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Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1897-05-12

The g7tn annual FESTIVAL Of the Turn.
sartunth was held atStyEeuis last week
The attendance was very large.
'ss f1forma ton las reached San Fran.
cisco that points to The probability Of a
match between Corbett and Choynski
Farmer, Martin Burns DEFEATED Dan
s. Mcleod Of California, in wrestling
match fer the wor1dSs championship,
i'm Davenport, Ia.cJ yIsiyl5ads
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.LANsp .oEFIcE an fARsHALL, aINN...

3 - n IoSi 1Ns -l41 ~
lsT Notice is hereby given that the follow
Intention to make final proof in support of,
his claim, and that said proof will bemades
ems County, Mimi, at Morris, Mimi, on
Friday May 21st 1897, vizi Walter Dean d
homestead application No. 1921 for the
He names the following witnesses to &
prove his continuous residence upon and
cultivation of said land viz: Gust Aim Y
Alfred Wolff DaYid Radslif and John
Keck, all of Ch0kio, Mimi. sAit S4t9 - 9s>'A-
ggg3 II l09 IN P6 SHEF,A RID Reotster2 =
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gY 20 ~ 81 fsA [lst
lCRIMlNAL NEWS.

Il As.4t n
Life prisoners at Saltwater have i'm
creased In number from 43 TO 48- during
the past year. slas9 q base
The two Fow11gsrs. pa bankers Of west
Superior, have been arrested, charged
with mAsapprop fiating bank funds -
August Normand, who murdered
members of the Hillstad family, near
7Larimore. N d. has been captured
Pat Casey. Deadwood saloohkeeper
who had been notorious character in
the Black Hiifs FOR u years las SUI !.
sided
Ex-State Grain Inspector Andrews of
Illinois, has been indicted in Chicago
an The charge Of etnbezzfing state
fnnds ,s6aafJlaI ETC N 1I33aa
TwovaluaB horses were stolen from
Peter Rltsto1l near Cando. N. D.. and
taken oyer INTO Manito 8 on ers are
-tr.ftn1ffrf - 5b15fEt8@ III l9WoG 4 ti5xsjs4 8
'sBaronness Won Turkheimpl charges
&Hr husband. Won Arnoldt the detect-
lve. with attempting toinpoison her
Twhilei cr0ssing Atlantic Do ao13 If
Jim Parker, the notorious train rob
ber. and two other desperado es escaped
: 9ram jail at Phoenix, a., g., wounding
the jailer and district attorney. ,l.5 l5s5
Rufus p. Vassar, grandson of the
.f0nnder Of Vassar college at POUCH.
Reepsie, NJ, Y i is under arrest at San
Franeisco, charged with enlightenment.
de claims the Cd arge Is false;
T. H Arnold, vice president and
airector Of the defuAef First fional
hank Of <Mfnoess D. s0Was. arrested al,
Ka:lsas City, and will a en- ,baec I. ia.
ahsnot 10 be tried for faIsifying the
IS ~ lords of the bank
4sle Turkish military commissioners
F'eve agreed towinaTease the army tor
y, 200 men. gsbngS jsa Bot f645ggaoo 81
AAe Term ID 4 and Russia will back
g aaa il ltt hs peace
a<2faoaAlsf0 49iob d h1gdigE s9HuI bngsJn
4 force Of 5000 Turkish troops now
rccupies Volo from which fRPss r i lEsg
reaseat 5asS9t oWee shk;oz aof ssIudgT snaqf3
g
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1897-05-12
Price, Of wheat at Duliuth.

IL WHEA T2-Cash, No. hard. 761c; No.
4 Northerns 76Ne.; No. 2 Northern, 74lc;
No. 3 spring, 7oAG@714ci rejected, 53I !
6859e; to arrive No l hard, 76Lc; No. |
Northern; 1764cs May No.oilt hard 5634c;
No. l Northern, 1870; July, No. Il North
ern,.s FAC: September, n o. Northern.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1897-05-12
LAMB OFFICE Arm !, sf1NNdl

% III ett+e5 AprIEIH, IeJF. AsttLtlA eI3I1 IIt4a
Notice is hereby giyenithat the fo1low4ao
Intention tomake final proof in Support Of m
his claim, and that said proof win he made d
before the Clerk of District Court for
Stevens County, Mimi, at Norris. Mint9 !
on Saturday May 80 1897 viz: Gottfrid
1elsper, homestead application No. 12946
Range A. atFFss III Vas5-2E71fsFl 1TTu44
Hef nanles9 the fold win g witnesses hoo9
prove his continuous residence upon and
cultivation of said land. Wig Marthiasi19
Rittera John, sBrewni Barney Ritter and I, +
David Rads1fH, all of Medina Post Office,
Minnesota 3gQfI Igf al 9red1 5fjd Tow
y 4~o++. &c. p. SHEPARD, Register.
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Grain prices at minneapolis.

clWfEA P4 Mayo ctgsed q % zessT July,
-73A Ia IL nc; September -s6Hc. On
Track No.n harde 75c;o 0NoerH North
ern, 741c, No Northern, 74Ic.
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! .MARKEgrooUoFATH
yGraia 9pridsas e Miluaukae.

s9a So Grain Prices az Milwaukse.
: oFLOJ1 44ssSteady. ,e..aztaa. svi
! WHEAT Tt (No342 spring, z51<c; No.
Northern, 1910 July, 7sXc
,CORNlAtd13 24ci. s7fftta 52s1
Al OATS7UNe. sfwhite, el1at02s1Ic.
BA RLEY-No. q 32N@33c; sample Of
track 25lD3 iJ5e lW fiS97 lRGll
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1897-05-12
I've !! STOCK Prices at 81. pant

e HOGS Market weak; quality good,
Yards cleared early Ranga Of prices.
S5.5503.70. "a Z ST CssKt - AEe
CATTLE-Strong and active more
fat cattle stock aUdS feeders Wanted sI!.
II ranged az s., 50 tSSE Cor stSsksfssis'
! $2.75aS. 90 for COWS; ". 75@s90 for heif:
9ers, 10 stgEI stssffT 40 s5sa a2Iu
,8 Market strong sheared mutt
sA75 s51 t141l eisi55y ssi.51S ~
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1897-05-12
4IIIITa6fngI the Afa5rk.

oss II y bot Rome BY il, Bessie 4
said a husband TO his etteuandi big-
gerfhalfs fHd6n u wait for me. ION ii s
81 fsThats ] Won & said Bessie gibl
,n "a lSI1i But III cpmef fog youiIs +
ssn Het was punctual, as usuaib4ss
Household Words.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1897-05-12
'HoMBMS1F MICROSCOPE
How to .Manpfactpfe y EIagpifyfhg, class
M Al Af6r Is cents. 1AFl

III -
How t' Mfpr tI ! t.espisthe Glass
tl-.,,.sssss,1.,l $500. s,,,,, Ia, i,
- $50 ~ - { nioAO'
~ less q @svoin pt'F tsuly Gsssy Sask
ana an interesting 5 ona Iheaalrsl
step ~ ~ buy some tFtie holt9W
glass bafisWlth stems to them st they
are used in the manllfacture of aTtiz
/ fetal bowers. AS they are sold f6r
81 song bu iii 81 several. i d orde ITO, nave
4 choice One S4hat IL frees M M, N
sc,,a a, te,as a. a., b,,bblas NINA y
80 ~ q, o,, .l1 ~ cjlolS,I,
Is ..-,s's y 4 !, = I
y ol1 = 81 Mi lI7
pls asii y SLY >, agou q shSt az r.
10 ~ ~ arsla.s " az aA
eelalhs .u0ssaeiiA n. ~ az ois 109 .sE'
- lug 1alA ~, ~ NV y.
= oa ~ = 5,Ns az : gslP e. - tleqtiy
1872 n Yt1Ihl Z aAsl Sssl ~ SVsSseV;
9 SpyiI w s FIVE ssftn Wy iii pou =
.isee s aI1q a 4S13 ~ oaA f .s qn "a
h II XII ah ~ Sss 81 e T1
n.y. W. W. ~ ~ wasr d 1Il !sgq
t g4tfs IoI FsW sec0dlHs III utIl y
y n I.aN VIII b1i W9F t F1pe Ine ou[sld9
peril .t9s aHu 0lu FHe glP PfIfI
yer sn fFf qSinle on VII Inc WAFER WAFER
Dolls; $500 ,,e,c,,s ~ III sI,,aro ,4t.
Iou nusg new luRe1 once more ore
INTO the colug water Wnen,a II the
water as p9ltln me dlglie apparatus
becomes comp1etely ntied aslrcools.
Ii any ar qetnalh sl III mes lope re-
peat the spolllnag ana aplunglng INTO
Waqtseag 3 lH aH1s aSsone l9l9l g me enc a
EWlIn ineesWaAl anu 1ouen .WlLh seal
ing. Mak, - E aa az wafer tlghG. as
me incorporation .lsetoa NJ a hold
eF TO the Lens Ior s.soil HIS now that
Y IS nlled Win wafer.
take a round, smooth cork-one
from a vide hotfless Cut1oH from the
pes92 enc a piece aatflne lafger9than
In99 ala1he1erioI Ltne llSele lens'I lIhei
Two nat Iaces OF the CORK shouldtbe
quite paEaAeI otherWlse the image
formed EbyatAe 4enstWl Il be lndlst1netd
Ne3t fpoTe q mole through the center
OF the eark1ey l1nde Ito make. lt.lnto|
a tube HheIgbest way to do, thisis
70 Gemmenee the hole Wlth9a redhot
WIRE anadt1en enlafgeslf With "a tiny
penkplfe' sniaq bQa 9Iss2 t8ar9 s5lEtt %
Having made9theocork cylinder
to TYour Liking, enlarge the hole at
oneend and cutaslitin the fat .poRt,
ton to admit the, stem of thele
40 that the surface of the globe.isl
almost, but not quite, leVelwith the
other fatjsurface OF the cork. aGfl
The lens must first be lblackened
SO as to destroy the ) false light
which would have the effeetof blur
ring the image. IS This is done by |
4ha o-0ox,ho4;O,a r;-,o1o. |
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1897-05-12
Poultry, Butter and Eggs.

i Live poultry dull turkeys. 5000;
chickens. lei ducks, Co. eitfg3of3 y littl
Butter Jsteady;l crsansriesJ ll@l5eo
Eggs Steady. fresh $40 YItia1 .evis;a Is,
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1897-05-12
LAMB eFFIeE9 AT aAFsf4AI1, AfNN.s


Notice is hereby given that Ithegfolfowrfe a
ing named settler has filed notice of his
his claim and that said proof will be made, 90
before the Clerk Of District Court for
Stevens County0 MinnEs at Norris AIintI.J 90
on Saturday May 22nd, viz: Thomas f.
Brennan, homestead application Nd 1g249 ~
for f the ction a. IPwpshi pA2S1
! He qnanleaItbeifbI 4oHinsa witnesses tbegs
prove his continuous fresidencegupon and q
Gultivatfon of Said land, viz John EfnneE -
Kelley, all of Morris Post ONCE, MINI.
Il efl5 70 GCfP eSHEPARD, Register ]!
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1897-05-12

The powers have notified their am
bassadors at Athens. to takeysteps for
the stopping Of the Greco. Turkish war
sit is reported in official circles that
Queen Olga has sent a telegram to the
car solicitating the mediation of
Russia. IS ysss II. 49,
$ Germany's conditions have been ac-
copied, by Greece. Among them is
consent to autonomy for Crete. This
practically insures Intervention by the
poyefssS
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1897-05-12
NEWS OF NOTED PERSONS

General Wheaton formally retired
from the army kpnq1 Saturday. after Al
years ofsseryi Ices e. SsssS
Judge Gpff ofNWest Virginia is as
signed by Punor to the national SUI
prene court as Justice Fle1 success
ssor. oLgsSzEs2 s -
J. Bryail is slowly recover
ing from the INJURIES received at st.
Augustine, Fla. They were more sell
Gus than supposed
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1897-05-12
n Live Stools Prices az I Chirago.

s HOGS ~ Market activeso g21a@6c lower1
2 Sales ranged at S37593 971f for lightsl
= 8 5@3s92S5 yfore mixed II % 1904 .9of fon
heavy; So, 1903 6D9for rppgh,af. eroe 40l
Market steady to- loo sloWersl
Sales ranged at ses8,So@ 90, 70 for lheeyess
81 9o@45o for cows and heifers; ST. 15n
a 80 for Texas steers; 81. 1904. 90. n dtri
stDckers and feeders II 5RFsW tsp
s SHEEP Sheep market steady lambs.
10c lower
I Sales ranged at $2.5O@4.9o for native.
sheep; S3.50@4 % for Westerns; $3.50
81. 5;5 m t3s Gsz a9H50 liz 95tI 3Ei
5ilJ 9]GXUtl.fT T7rr-7 IL 9tlJ 9aitB9l9l
i Grain and Provision PriceE ~ Chicago. 8
b5WHBAFA-A May, a4hc.iq aJt1nee ao7sc:l
iJniy,b '7s4cs September seSIs6; lDeeetnl
her, 70Hc. .Goen
9qsCoRN-M May, s41sc; July, s42So; Sep
,'s5 os AL ss ssss 7GabIu tAas
TEN hRrnslB }4GS gard yata yeh1 :asobi Iuoy 1os
P0R siB 81 Ai K ,54t ;3 td 5ss e
esmbar, $8t65asw anoi1neydi be1bnun owl 10 talf
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Ycs4 4gnE SRI ) G}sSyy~ 8 IS
FOREIGN News.


A project is on foot 60 unite Brazil,
Chill, Peru and Bolivi8 by railway.
Over 900 Galiciaif immigrants are
expected to arrive ineWinnipeg, Man.
this week: = znfS
Germany has appropriated 40 900
marks with which to create reserve
OF field artillery. ass1aras1s
Serious disorders have broken out, in
several places in sgain~in conuecsiom
with the municipal elections now IN
progress@Y d ~ u eaFFEF s. =
The Trans yaaI efern n1ent has re.
spealed the itnnligrattbn law, <reliievii
the tension between Il hat, cpuntry al
England gssasaqS ~
The government of9hili has offered
a premium.of IS 800, 600 yearly Is any
person Whe may diseeveEsa new use for
Nitrate in large quantities.
A dispatch to the London, Daily Mali
from Berlin says The ga sh1att Isl an (
fhorlzed to announce that NJ Fanre's
PROPOSED visit=to StPetersB6rg has
been abandoned. ~ 4.-'sA"-
The Episcopal, the established cilurcHs
Of ENGLAND lis the only demon inafiona
to be recognized at the religious rsefv9
ices to behold at st. PauPs cathedral
on the occasion of the queens jubilee. g
The Spanish queen rles regent h has R Issued
a decrees authorizing the raising Of
$4,000, OOO1tp be secured by thecustoms
anties of Spain to Ineetsthe cost ofmif.ia
mary operations il. Cuba and the PHI!
ippine islands
The correspondent Of the London
Standard learns that 4 circular has
been addressed by the SheiKHua 1 Islam
to the Imafns in Censtantinople and
the provinces which .foreshadows, the /
SPECIFY approach Of holy war, the
sacred ed let for proclaiming which is 1
already bsiiig prepared .tl1oW 5dt 10
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1897-05-12

,FUOAhK1N - Fg-rr-- a,E--e o.
Attorneys. f'tA1 1890
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1897-02-12

age of attendance at meetings is high
er than that of any previous Council.
The money expended during the past
year in improvements, costing over
$50, 900, was all handled carefully and
the work was done successfully, in
deed, you may say ably, certainly eco
nomically and honestly. Every dollar
is represented by voucher on file.
The same duties are performed at
Youngstown, Ohio, by Il board of four
o&cers at salary of of $500 per year,
and it can be safely said that the work
of the Youngstown board last year was
not done better or more economically
than that of the Council here. 1t takes
at least one term in the Council for u
man to learn the city business, become
familiar with the law, study the pro-
cedure for conducting improvements by
assessment, and it would be for the
best interest OF the city to send every
man of them whose term is out back to
serve another term If they will consent
to remain. CITIZEN.
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1897-02-12
ePIeRAMs OF col. Carl tR.
Northerners Don't Know How to Treat u
Canvasback.


Canvasback.
The following are some Of the epi-
grammatic remarks of Col. Carter which
are preserved in the recent version,
says the Chicago News:
'My fire is my friend and sometimes
it seems my only friend; it talks to me
for hours until we both get sleepy to-
gether and 1 cover it up with it's gray
blanket of ashes and then go to bed my
self"
"Salt yo' food, sub, with humor, sea-
son it with wit and sprinkle it all over
with the charm of goodfellowship, but
never poison it with the cares of yo'
life. 1t is an insult to yo' digestion,
besides bein', sur, mark of bad breed
in'.''
"When you are gettin' old and have
no wife to love you and no children TO
make yo' heart glad, a wood fire, full of
honest old logs, every one of which is
doin' its best to please yo', is n great
comfort"
"I1ill yo' glasses, gentlemen, and
drink to the health of that greatest of
all blcssings-a true southern lady
"Jelly, with a canvasback? No. sub,
not suspicion of it. a pinch of salt,
a dust of cayenne, then shut yo' eyes
and mouth and don't orcn them sept
fo' drop of good rcd wine. 1t is the
salt marsh in the early mornin' that yo'
are tnstin, sub, not molasses candy.
Yo' rowthcners don't really treat cam
vasbaclt with any degree of respect.
Yo' ought never to come into his pres
ence when he lies in state without taltin'
off yo' hat"
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1897-02-12
a CARELESS PETITIONER.
Signed Paper Asking for His Own Re-


Signed Paper Asking for His Own Re-
moval.
81 saw in one of the papers the other
day." said Griswold street lawyer to
Detroit Free Press man, something
about the careless way in which most
men sign petitions and it reminded me
of rather remarkable case in an Ohio
city.
"a shrewd but unscrupulous member
of the bar fixed his ambition on gov
crnment Office in the place and caused
to be circulated, as quietly as possi-
bic, several petitions asking for the re-
moval of the incumbent of the post, on
fairly plausible preteXt, duly set
forth.
"These petitions were placed in the
hands of co-conspirators, who found
little difficulty, owing to the careless
ness mentioned, III getting numerous
signatures. They were forwarded to
Washington, and the head of the de,
parhncnt to whom they were referred
submitted them to the congressman of
the district in which the Office was To-
Gated. That gentleman, being u warm
inoval was asked, sent the petitions to
him, without as much as examining
them, but with The suggestion that the
official scan them carefully and quick
ly get up counter petitions in his own
favor. The official received them in
surprise, for the scheme had been so
quietly worked that he, being n man
deeply absorbed in his duties, had real
ly not heard of them. And on running
over them he was dumfounded to find
his own name among them. He then
vaguely recalled signing n petition for
something or other, without question,
1 realized that lie had been cleverly
duDed into asking for his own removal
by y sharp fellow who knew enough
about this failing of the average man
to Ii submitting the petition to him,
purely as a joke. The official had no
trouble getting stronger petitions ask
ing for his retention and he kept the
place"
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1897-02-12
TIE FIRST CHURCH.

The evening sun sinks slowly o'er the hill.
sit and watch the last long rays of light,
Until the lazy shadows climb the hill,
And kiss the City Water Tanks goodnight.
The twilight softly deepens into grey.
An ancient church from view now disappears,
Whose sacred towers are going to decay
Whose hallowed bells have chimed hun
dred years
Electric lights now glimmer here and there,
The College clock now tolls the evening
knell,
While soft and sweet upon the frosty air
There comes chime OF solemn changing
bells.
'Tis service time, the church is all aglow.
Belated forms now pass within the door.
The choir begins to sing so soft and low,
hymn my mother sang in days of yore.
But, old church, few have thought it worth
the while
To even write one kindly word of you.
Because you look so quaint and out of style,
Pride leads their minds to other ones more
new.
AS for myself, always love to look
With pride upon your weatherbeaten towers.
Thy history is but an open book
With which I spend the evenings leisure
hours.
Fond mothers for the erring ones have prayed
In solemn tones before thy alter rail
There, too, babtismal hands We're gently laid
There too, hath stood the bride IN snowy
veil,
Since you We're conseCrated unto God
No human mind can ever comprehend
How many feet your hallowed aisles have
trOd
That now within the tomb await the end.
Oh Sacred Ediice, to memory dear,
Oh fitting emblem of Century,
Today you stand without single peer
In Mariettas early history
j. NJ. SHAWHAN,
MARIETTA, o Jan. 81, 1897.
WHEN bilious or costiye, eat a Cascar-
ct, candy thartic ure guaranteed.
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1897-02-12

a public meeting, in the interest of
organization among wage earners, win
be held at the City Hall, Tuesday eve
ming, February 10th, at Z y. IN. Rev.
f, A. Coil and Mr.. A. D. Follett viii
deliver addresses. ReY. Mr. Coils sub
ject will be Mutual Interest Illustrat.
ed by the Evolution of Dress. 1t
will be of particular interest to the
ladies, who are especially invited. No
charge for admittance. Every body
cordially invited. Thurs. Sat. Tues.
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1897-02-12
A SHOCKING FATALITY.
JOHN sullivan struck and Killed by u.
81 .. $. w. Train.

john sullivan struck and Killed by Il.
IS .. $. W. Train.
The west bound passenger No. on
the y. & O. S. W., which passes here at
1914 o'clock, struck and instantly
killed John Sullivan who was walking
on the track near the trestle east of
the X. iG NJ. junction. His body was
badly mangled, and thrown quite a
distance by the train. The engineer
signaled by the whistle for the man to
ge5 off the track, but being deaf he did
not hear the warning until it was to
late. The remains were brought to
undertaken Newsom's establishment
and prepared for burial Mr.. Sullivan
was about IS years old and lived in
what is called section 4. lie had been
an cmploye on the B. & o. $. w. road
for many years. Athens Gazette.
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1897-02-12
FRIDAY, FEB. I2, 1887
A CITIZEN or THE IVES t SIDE SPEARS
IN DEFENSE OF Ills LOCALITY.

IN DEFENSE OF Ills LOCALITY.
EDITOR OF MARIETTA DAILY LEADER
An article in Thursdays Leader
under the heading of "Street Talk by
Young Girls" is direct slur and insult
to all citizens of the West Side; and the
person who wrote it is guilty of gross
ignorance or malicious spite work.
From the article one would infer that
the West Side was composed of nothing
but dens of iniquity and the wives and
daughters but common prostitutes.
Does anyone suppose for one moment
that we will stand idly by and allow
such reproach cast upon our good name?
No, never, and we now propose that the
person who was responsible for that
article retract the statement or be pre-
pared to furnish the proof
CITIZEN OF THE WEST SIDE.
The article referred to in the above
communication has, it seems, stirred
up quite feeling of unrest on the part
of our West Side citizens for which we
are regretful. The writer of the arti-
Gle, who probably had good intentions,
made the mistake in mentioning any
particular locality; and was perhaps
too strong in the language used.
There is no question but that a
reasonable watchfulness of the actions
of many of the young people-boys and
girls-fXes it as fact in the mind of
the observer that too great freedom of
conduct in many cases prevails This
however, does not apply to the West
Side any more than to the East Side,
nor does it apply peculiarly to Marietta.
1t is simply chargeable to the times,
and the same condition applies to the
wide world.
In arguing indirectly for a curfew
ordinance, our contributor waXed
rather too enthusiastic. Citing the
West Side was due only to the authors
geographical position on the city map.
The condition of affairs referred to
by the contributor is not the worst
thing citizens have to contend with,
either. Did you ever sit by an open
window in the summer season, and be
forced to hear the language of the pas
sers-by on the sidewalk? We have;
and at times it is simply dreadful.
Men and boys seem to be carefully
careless in the way they use language
eXtravagant ia yulgarity and bias.
phemy. There is law to reach just
such cases, and it would profit the com
munity if an offense OF the kind were
some time prosecuted.
Referring again TO the communion 7.
tion above, it win be apparent 10 every
reader of the article complained Of that |
Citizen is very njudiciou, in his in
dignetion and imputcs to the first
writer statements that were not ut
tered, no specific charge was made
against West Side girls the wives and
daughters" of that side OF the river
being first bronEht into the subject by
"Citzenn himself, and it was not even
intimated that a single den of in
iquity" ever existed in that community.
The intention OF the writer of the
"Street Talk letter was to do good
and the only reference she made to the
West Side--for it was a she" and
wife and mother-cannot be construed
to reflect on one citizen more than
another, whether he live on either side,
East or West.
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1897-02-12
CITY ADVANCEMENT.

ED. LEADER
Marietta is now fourth grade, second
class. In other words one remove
from q village. There is nothing in
that especially damaging. In Massa-
chusetts there are many municipal
tiles classed as villages with more in
habitants than this city and many a
city in the eastern state was not chart
eLed as city until it had more inhabi-
tants than we have. Still, under the
Ohio classification 1t seems little in
congruous that we should remain Il
grade below our class If we have
10, 900 Inhabitants we can be advanced
to the next grade. The procedure pre-
scribed by statute for this advancement
is as follows: A petition, signed by at
least 200 free holders, presumably
voters of the city. must be presented to
Council. Thereupon the proposition
must be submitted to a vote at regu-
lar election If the majority are in
favor Of it, then the Conncil must order
a census taken; and if it is found that
there are 10000 people or over in the
city, then the Council may proceed to
assume the position assigned under the
statute.