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Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1899-11-30
..R'Ey.S OF S'4I1l'N

Alex Mcclure is again laboring for
his brother, William, at the store in
the Station.
The young people met at the Rob
ert Sizer home, Tuesday evening to
practice singing.
Willis Grace, of Greeley, shelled
ana hauled five hundred bushels of
corn to the Station, this week.
P. G. Harris is away this week
looking at a small farm somewhere
north and east of Valley Junction.
Old Mr.. g Whew, smell UNI bref' -
was seen galivanting about the Sta
ton, just at the noon hour, Tuesday
Miss Ollie Black departed, Tuesday
morning, to visit with her grand
mother, at Zenosville, Boone county,
Iowa.
Willis McAtfee and wife will eat
Thanksgiving turkey at the home of
the lady's parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
George Gerard.
Miss Rose Tyler is teaching school
in district number two, Cameron:
and her sister, Miss Cora, is teaching
at Sharon Center.
Jap SINNERS good friends turned
out, Wednesday, and completely
surrounded the quantity Of corn that
was out in the field.
The Village Blacksmith, Uncle
hon
made other Improvements about his
home, in Old Hamlin.
1t is understood that Rev. Cham
bers will begin a seres OF revival meet
ing at the Methodist church, in Old
Hamlin, sometime next week.
William Owen, the Junior, wears
grin Of large dimensions and his face
shines as bright as yon moon. New
boy baby born at his home OH last
Friday.
Theo. Morrow has been offered
$4,000 per acre for the place where
Will Young lives, but whether Will
will move or no is much mooted
question.
Harry Percy, Will Young, O. p.
Tyler. Henry Young and Fred Heile-
man were among those who attended
Ed. 4oung's sale, over in Greeley, on
last Tuesday.
The Secretary of the Mason CITY
meeting writes Buttermaker Fred
Heileman that his share of the cash
prize will be between fifteen and
twenty dollars.
Mr.. E. j. Fenton, over at Old
Hamlin, has raised up his house, put
a stone foundation under, treated it to
a new coat of shingles and otherwise
improved his residence property.
Uncle Clark Wilson, James White,
W. Fl. Warner and Thos. Owen were
at Extra, Monday, attending the
Methodist Quarterly Meeting, as rep
resentatives of the Old Hamlin
church.
William Berry, cousin of William
Mcclure, whose home is at Lincoln,
Illinois, passed part Of this week
with that gentleman and family, at
the Station, and returned to his home
the latter part of the week.
At the Quarterly Meeting, in Extra
last Monday, it was decided to have
preaching at the Methodist church,
in Old Hamlin, every Sunday hereaf-
ter, 50 Sunday School at two O'Clock
in the afternoon, and preaching at
three.
Frank Tracy and wife and son,
Stuart, came over from Guthrie Cen
ter, last Saturday, and visited with
Harry Percy and family until Sum
day afternoon when they drove down
TO Extra to visit with his sister, Mrs.
V. B. Hellyer.
Uncle Joel Crees and his good wife
went to Marine, last Saturday, where
Mr.. Crees went to visit William Ber-
ry, a former neighbor, who was very
ill. Mr.. Berry's lamp Of life went
out at the dawning of the day, Sun
day, and Uncle Joel stayed to the
funeral of his friend and then came
home Tuesday evening.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1899-11-30

Before placing yOnr orders
tor monumental COsL; g1Ue as
u call. Only the best grades of
foreign and domestic marble
and granite Nsed. SNtisfuc-
ton guaranteed IN material,
workmanship and price.
GRANTS ATLANTIC
MARBLE and
GRANITE Works,
4flNlltic. IO,ctI.
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-12-30
WEST NORFOLK.

The Christmas entertainment of the
Baptist Church was held in the Ladies'
Hall Wednesday night. The weather
being unfavorable. the attendance was
not as large as on former occasions.
One of our townsmen of many sum-
mers got leave of absence last week
and took a delightful trip up the James.
and after enjoying himself at the diff
ferent entertainments and spending
some time with his-best girl, he return
cd home highly elated over his visit.
Mr.. III. L. Tilghman. general manager
for the Iilshman Lumber Company.
who has of late been in Georgetown, S.
G., looking after the company's plant
there, is in our midst this week. He
orce lived here, and whenever he comes
we feel like he is "home folks"
Rev. v. G. Borgamin, who has been
in the Retreat for the Sick for several
weeks, we understand will fill his ap-
pointment next Sunday in the Metho-
dist Church.
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-12-30
AMEND THE PETITION.

The Case Of the City Against the
POI tsmouth Street Railway Company.
In the City Circuit Court yesterday,
in vacation, Judge r. r. Prent heard
the petition of the city OF Portsmouth
for a mandamus to compel the Ports
mouth Street Railway Company to
make its tracks conform to the grades
of the streets in the Fifth Ward.
The City Attorney, Captain Happier.
represented the interest of the city and
Mr.. A. p. Thorn lep resented the street
railway company.
Mr.. Thorn demurred to the petition
on the ground That it t forth that the
Local Board of Improvement of the
Fifth Ward had given notice to the
street railway TO reconstruct it's tracks.
and asusmed the authority of COM
pei ng 1t to do so, when 1t should have
been the City Council, which assumed
authority in the matter
He also took issue with Captain Hap
per on several other points in the pc
II / n, but judge Preniis overruled all
the objections made, with the cxcep-
on of the one made above, which was
sustained.
The petition was Withdrawn by Cap
tain Happier, so that he might amend
1t, to make it appear that the city or
dcred the railway to conform to the
grade instead of the ord ar coming from
the Local Board, with the consent of
the Council, as recited in the petition
presented.
Judge Prentis said with this amend
ment he felt that he would be able to
grant the mandamus asked for
The matter will be further heard in
the Norfolk City Court Wednesday,
January 10th.
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-12-30
FUNERALS YESTERDAY.

me funeral Of MIR. James w. T. Land
took place yesterday afternoon from his
late residence on Green street. Tho
services We're conducted by Rev. +. w.
Mitchell. after which the remains were
taken to Oak Grove Cemetery for inter
ment, followed by members OF Grice
Lodge, I. Q. o. T.; Portsmouth Lodge,
No. 16. Is. OF p, and Montauk Tribe of
Red Men.
took place yesterday afternoon from the
residence of her son, No 635 Clifford
street. The services were conducted by
Rev. j. w. Mitchell, after which the
remains were inferred in Oak Grove
Cemetery
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-12-30
HE STOLE A STOVE.

Inst night, just about dark, word was
received at the station-housA that a
stove had been stolen from Mr.. Nor
man. who keeps n store at the corner
of Middle and South streets.
Lieutenant Only went on a hunt for
the man. and caught him with the
stove In his possession at the corner of
Columbia and Crawford streets.
The man gave his name as Joe Brink.
ley. He is colored and well known IN
the police. 1t was a cold night. and
once having 4 stove Joe thought the
road to comfort was comparatively
easy, and so 1t was for him, for he
soon found himself in jail, where large
fires are kept all winter.
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-12-30
AT ST. PAUL,s CHIIRcH

Services mt ST. Paurs Catholic
Church. King street. between Dinwid-
die and Washington streets, Sunday:
Low mass at 1880 a. m. Children's mas
at Q a. m. High mass at 1880 a. M.
with Marcos mass rendered by the
choir. Mercadantes grand italian yes
pers and benediction at 7:30 p. m. High
mass at midnight, at which time the
choir will render Ciiorzas mass with
full orchestral accompaniment. Low
mass at n. m. Monday morning New
Years day.. Rosary and benediction Mt
D p. m. In the afternoon
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-12-30

GILL & THOMAS SUE.
Seventy Thousand Dollars the Amount
Named as Damages.

~S'St'SS AAtotobho oolidTS ,tne
Named as Damages.
Yesterday, in the Circuit Court,
Messrs. Tunstall & Thorn, attorneys.
enttrsd suit for NJ ssrs.aGiil 6 Thomas,
the former lesses of the ferry, against
the city Of Portsmouth and Norfolk
county, in which $4,000 is the sum
named In damages for the city and
county's all ged breach Of contract.
The sutt1s understood to be connect
ed with the appraisement In which
Messrs. Messrs. Gill & Thomas were
awarded $4,000 for ferry improvements
during the ten years Of their incum-
bency: The city cons ders the app aise-
ment excessive, and has held the mat
ter up since last April. although 1t had
representation of its own choice on til :
board Of appraisement
1t is desired by those entering the
suit that the case come up under the
January rules.
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-12-30
PYTHIAN oFFIcERs ELEcrED

PYTHIAN OFFICERS ELECTED.
Atlantic Lodge No "a, X. OF p, of
this city, has elected the following Of
GERS to serve the usual term: A. w.
Locke, chancellor commander; e. r.
Sturtevant, vice chancellor; e. NJ. Good
son. prelate; c. p. Brownley. keeper of
records and seals; w. A. Culpepper,
master of finance; B. T.. Vaughan, mas
ter of cxchequer; e. L. Lash master
Of arms; a. r. Ball, inner guard;
DC seph A. Wallace. outer guard; J. w.
Simcoe. master of work; c. P. Brown
ley. w. c. Corbett and B. T.. Vaughan
trusees; II. L. Warren, delegate to
Grand Lodge.
Section 10. Endowment Rank. elect
ed c. S. Sherwood, president; c. P.
Rrownley. vice president, and w. A.
Culpepper. secretary, for the coming
year.
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-12-30

Charles r. Welton & Co. will remove
70 2os High street on January /, 1900.
Cut prices on underwear until then, (, 4
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-12-30
A RUNAWAY ACcIDENV

Yesterday morning a horse attached
ia buggy, in which there was q COL
ored man, ran away on South street ex-
tended and turned the buggy over,
throwing the man out. striking his head
against the railroad track, fracturing
his skull and breaking his arm. He
was carried i'm a house near by, where
medical aid was summoned. The horse
continued his flight until he reached o.
l.. Williams stables. Later In the day
the man was carried to his home in the
county.
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-12-30
"sklsLYToN IN THE CLosET."

The meetings for men and boys ut
the Y. NJ. c. A. Sunday afternoons con-
tinuc to interest many. During the
present year the meetings have been
held every Sunday afternoon, with graf
flying results. The closing services OF
the year will be held tomorrow after
noon ut o'clock Rev. Samuel Saun-
dcrs. pastor OF the Calvary Baptist
Church, will speak to men only. Sub
Ject, skeletons in the Closet" All
men are invited.
The Boys Gospel Army rally will be
held at 3 o'clock. All boys under 16
years or age are invited
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-12-30
COAL AND WOOD

Mesrrs. ]. e. Lowe & Co., dealers in
coal and hard and pine wood, adver-
tises in the Virginian-Pilot the very
best quality Of either article at lowest
cash rates, guaranteeing full measure
and weight and prompt delivery. Their
yards are on West Queen street. Con
sumers will consult their interest by
giving them a call. Phone 1850.
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-12-30

with her parents, will return to the
Blackstone Female Institute at Black
stone, Va, to-day.
The meeting of the City Council next
Tuesday night will be, 1t Is said. a very
interesting one indeed. Much business
of considerable Importance is to be con-
sidered.
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-12-30
Notice TO Shippers /!

Seaboard Air Line Forwarding Agency,
Portsmouth. Va. Dec. 18th 1899
warehouses of this company at Ports-
mouth and Norfolk will be closed. No
freight Will be received or delivered except
p. M. No per,shable freight or live
stock will DO received after p. m, FRI
DAY, December Goth. 1899, until TUES
DAY. January End 1900.
]. W. CONNELL,
de3o-2t Forwarding Agent
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-12-30
MARRIED AT PARSONAGE

Mr. w. ]. Rountree and Miss Myrtle
NJ. Rainey were married at the resi-
dence Of Rev. J. N. Latham, in Park
View, last night. The ceremony was
performed in the presence of a number
of friends
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-12-30

New Years day is good time Ia
make resolutions. You rent-payers re-
solve that you will not pay rent an
other year. but that you will pay Gil
your own home. Beautiful lots in all
locations for an Xmas present to your
wives.
We can furnish you lots and houses.
Call or address use and we will gladly
give you terms. The Seaboard Real
Estate Company, 21A High street Cup
sta.rs).
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-12-30

For cold in head. Capudine is a
speedy. safe remedy; also for all aches
IL and 25c. at druggists.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-06-26

pass on the property or interfere with the
business Of the John Ingle Coal Company
than they had to try to kill some colored
miners who came there from Kentucky. For
this outrageous assault the perpetrators, IL
they can be discovered. should be sent to
the pe%nitentiary. and If any of the wounded
men die they should be indicted and tried
for murder. Men who axe upon them
selves to decide that the sacred right to
strike includes the right to murder should
be given a dose OF Indiana law that they
will not soon forget, and II they violate an
order of court issued in advance for the
protection of private rights and private
property they should be taught a lesson
that will make them respect a judicial order
as long as they live.
1t was to be expected that a paper which
supported and still supports w. ]. Bryan
and the Chicago platform should affect
great Indignation at an order of court that
impinges on the sacred right of striking
miners to destroy life and property. The
Evansville Courier says.
The people of this city now have an OPP
portunity TO witness the working of gov
eminent by injunction. The Democratic
party In 1896 declared against this very
thing Doubtless many workingmen In this
city voted against the Democratic party and
In favor of the Injunction. Now they will
have an opportunity of seeing what they
voted for. The ~workingmen now
have a chance to ponder over their vote
In 1886. Those who cast their ballots for Mr..
Mckinley get now what they wanted then,
and they ought to be happy.
II there Is any considerable number of
w~orkingmen In Evansville who believe in
lawlessness as against law and desire license
to interfere with the rights and property
of others. whether individuals or corpora
tons, they certainly made a mistake In
voting with the Republican party. Their
place is with the Democracy. Most of those
who cast their ballots for Mr.. Mckinley
are busy now earning wages and as law
abiding citizens they are not likely to be
hurt by an order issued for the protection
Of legal rights. Government by Injunction
does not hurt anybody except those who
invite Its penalties.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-06-26

to earn a cent on the SIS Of every 800 for
which they are stocked. which represents
no earning capacity whatever. II such COM
binations should undertake to earn dividends
upon the fictitious capitalization. capital
would be invested in new plants to an ex-
tent which would bring disaster to trusts.
The Investor from its investigation has
come to the conclusion that practically none
of this common stock has been sold by the
promoters of the schemes to the investing
public. If this is SO. the promoters of those
so-called trusts have failed to accomplish
the chief end of their formation. so that
the collapse of the combinations will be far
less disastrous than IL millions Of these
watered stocks had been sold to the public.
Doubtless the action Of the banks In refus-
ing to loan money to those who would spec
ulate in these worthless stocks, and the
warning of financial and other papers nave
brought to naught the devices of the pro-
moters Of trusts.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-06-26
LAW AND MRS. MAVERICK.
Americans, English Criminal
Trials Seem Grossly Unfair.

New orleans I1IneS-DefuOcTdI
Strange how persistent agitation has
gradually built up an almost universal con-
Viction of Mrs. Maybrick's innocence" said
a prominent New Orleans lawyer. The
attitude of the British government Is very
dence.' they say In substance. and when
you submit any facts in rebuttal we will
consider a pardon, but not BEFORE
ITO an American any English criminal
trial seems grossly unfair. and 1 remember
the lawyers who went across to help de-
fend O'Donnell, who shot the informer
Carey. came back wild with indignation.
The procedure is so entirely different. The
judges there are allowed a latitude I'M
known to our bench and may lecture a jury
into any verdict they choose l will venture
the assertion, which may surprise laymen.
but which will be Endorsed by every we'll
posted attorney in New Orleans. that there
has not been a conviction in England dur
ing the past fifty years that would not be
set aside on technical grounds by the Su-
preme Court of Louisiana
IF Mrs. Maybrick had been tried in
America she would have been acquitted for
the simple reason that her lawyers would
have discredited the experts who swore to
finding poison in her husbands remains,
but 1t is a curious circumstance that hardly
one person among the thousands demanding
her release has the slightest knowledge OF
the facts of the case. The agitation in the
South has been kept alive chiefly through
sister. who formerly lived In Atlanta, and
who is a most estimable lady. Tn Queen
makes IL a positive rule, by the way, never
to interfere in applications for pardon. SO
all personal petitions have been absolutely
futile"
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-06-26

The most costly leather in the world
Is known to the trade as piano leather.
The secret of tanning this leather is known
only to a family of tanners In Germany,
come almost entirely from America.
A friend recently remarked to General
Wheeler upon the small stature of most
prominent SOutherners. 81 once said the
| same thing to a gaunt cid cracker woman"
remarked the general, land she said 1t was
because they had to be raised mostly on
prayer and hickory"
Women are to be admitted to the Theo-
logical Seminary of Wittenburg College.
| one of the oldest Lutheran educational in
situations in the country, and upon COM
pletion of the course receive the degree OF
Il. D., the same as the men. When the
directors took action upon this movement
there was but one dissenting vote.
Admiral Sampson will net be admitted to
membership In the Military Order of For
eign Wars of the United States because. it
is said, he has failed 10 comply with one Of
the rules of the order, that every candidate
for admission shall file a detailed record of
his active service in any foreign war. Adj
miral Schley Is a member Of the order.
A young man of Ellsworth. Me-. allowed
himself to be mesmerized by a travelling
hypnotist recently and lay for twenty-four
hours asleep in the show window of one of
the principal stores in the city. For the
service he was to receive $40. While he
slept the city tax collector filed the neces-
sary legal claim for the $40. and the sleeper
awoke to find his poll tax for the past three
years paid.
A friend OF the late Ex-Governor Baxter,
of Arkansas, thus sums up his career: He
was driven from his home and State. a
no~ncombatant. He was arrested by his own
friends as a traitor, and the hangman's
halter dangled in his face He broke prison
and stole away, TO return as a ruler and
master: a nonparty man, compelled TO be
Republican in politics. and, finally. as a Re-
publican fated TO lead the Democratic party
to success and power."
During last year the trustees of Shak-
speare's birthplace purchased a copy Of the
first folio. paying 5000 for it. A copy of
the second folio was presented to the
trustees by Sir Theodore Martin. Among
the other presents of the year was a copy
of a work written by DIR. Hall. Shak-
speare's s~on-in-law, containing the authors
autograph. During 1895 1900 persons paid
admission to Shakspeare's birthplace In
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-06-26
THE STATE PRESS.

There were nc strikes for higher wages
under the last national Democratic admins
tration to speak Of. LAboring men were
glad to get a job at ANY old price" then.
-Rushville Graphic.
If commercial failures continue to decrease
in number. as is probable. the calamity
shouters will be refuting the records by
asserting that their failures nave not been
counted.-Lafayette Courier.
Bryan and a lot Of other people are "agin''
the trusts for political purposes. What the
country will really applaud and welcome will
be a remedy to prevent the organization of
such hurtful combines without retarding the
wave of prosperity or doing harm to other
people.-Fairmount News.
There were a number of farmers In the
city yesterday looking for harvest hands.
An offer of s. a day and board was made.
but even at that generous price II was a diff
hcult matter 10 find help. Fellows who stand
on the curbstone now and talk hard times
don't want work. They are professional
loafers.-Anderson Herald.
Moralizing on trusts does no good what
ever. Combining business interests is an
outgrowth of civilization and in some form
it will continue just as certainly as civiliza-
ton continues. There are and Will be abuses
of power thus acquired just as there are
in other fields of human enterprise, and
these must be met by such restraints as the
iadium.
During the year past 2i9 mortgages Of all
kinds were given in Perry county. while 251
were satisfied. ~Sixty-nine farm mortgages
were given. amounting to 4.e73. while
ninety-nine were satisfied, amounting to
S33.477. Last year there were 558 transfers
of real estate, valued at SS 81 Al; this year
there We're SO transfers, valued at $234, 252
So II statistics are any indication. there
Is more prosperity this year than last--Can-
Melton Enquirer.
The stockholders OF the Union Traction
Company he'd a meeting at the offices of the
company Friday morning. 1t was voted that
the capital stock be increased from $4,000,
the original amount, to s. 000.00o Amended
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-06-26
CONFRONTING A FELONY"
Was There . Wealthy Man Behind ths
Kidnapers Of Marion Clarke:

New York Press.
h moral evidence is now practically
complete tina the Barrows and Bella An
derson were the agents of some wealthy
principal in the kidnapping of Marion
Clarke. The existence OF q philanthropist
the remaining prisoners defense Is incon-
ceivable. The woman has no rich friends.
There is nothing about her or her offense
to make for her friends Of any sort, rich
or poor. That her expensive. defense is
being paid for by a co-criminal, who thus
purchases her silence. is a conclusion from
which il is almost impossible to escape.
The purse which Is opened thus far to
secure her silence would readily, have
opened thrice as wide to secure that of
row everything points to the not uncom-
mon case Of a desperate youth selling ten
years of his life for what to him seems
wealth for the rest of 1t. The case against
his accomplice being practically uncorrob-
grated In the fact Of conspiracy. His con-
viction has been one of those hurried and
sensational New York county affairs on
invariably grant a stay Of sentence and
the Court of Appeals nearly as invariably
reverses. Yet there Is no appeal, despite the
presence of acute counsel. All hands, In
Guiding the prisoners, are In a hurry to
get the matter over with. There Is not a
protest from the man nor a whimper from
his wife at such GREATNESS "railroading.'
The evident desire of the Barrow family Is
for the sentence to begin to run at the earl
lest possible moment.
fancy that the public is satisfied that they
have caught the real criminal In the Clarke
case or have even made the slightest effort
to catch the criminal they are e~gregiously
prosecution" Is what Is known to the law
as cOmpOupding a felony.