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El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1899-03-29

Business property ray Ing sS40-yesr-
ly rep tai for $4,000. Has d street 'front.'
age OF over $50 feet, plenty of room to
enlasge, thereby yielding gre sier in
come. Terms easy.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1899-03-29

43t feet on FL Paso street, two story
brick building store s on lower floor, 10
rooms above. Rents for 81 ,020 per year.
Price, So, 900: cash, balance long time
per cent.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1899-03-29

Two-story brick on North Stanton
rtreet. 6 rooms. Price, 81 300: terms
IN suit
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1899-03-29

Two nice building sites on N. Santa
Fe street for $500 each; easy terms.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1899-03-29
Candidate republican ticket Ell

Frank Clarke F. A Hamilton
Otto Rogers Joe II. Jeanette
De T. Minnett J. E. Nelson
John Adam Dieter F. G. MallOy
L. Flood John Neafcey
Sam Green.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1899-03-29

II you have cough, throat irrita-
tion, weak lungs, pain in the chest,
difficult breathing, group "r hoarte-
ness, let us suggest One Minuta Cough
Cure. Always reliable aud safe. Fred
Schaefer, Druggist.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1899-12-14
Death of Mrs. ]. c. Persons.

Mrs. Martha A. (Marsh), wife of j. G.
Persons, died at six o'clock Tuesday even
ing in the 10th year OF her age, after a
painful illness of nearly two years during
the last six months Of which Mrs. Persons
had been confined to the bed, suffering
from the cancer which caused her death.
She was a native Of Simonsville, but fol
thirty years had been resident Of Bel.
lows Falls, where her death has brought
sorrow to many friends. OF her immedi
ate family she left husband and one
daughter, Mrs. A. H. Leighton, also O
this place.
The funeral service will be held at the
house on South street Friday morning at s
o'clock, Rev. j H Reid of the Congrega
tional church ass sing Rev. F. w
Lewis of the Methodist church, in whose
membership Mrs. Persons had been fol
many years enrolled. The remains will bt
taken to Simonsville for interment in tht
family lot, where son and a daughter art
already buried.
The only near relatives expected from
away are q brother and sister Of the de-
ceased, p. T. Marsh of Simonsville anc
Mrs. Asbury Dustin OF Plattsburg, N. Y
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1899-12-14
BIakIey Not Convicted.

A mock trial was the attraction offered
by the Young Mems club in the vestry of
the Congregational chuch Tuesday even
ing. j. H. Blakley was arraigned before
Justice H. d. Ryder on the charge Of in
toxication. w. C. Belknap acted as pros
ecutipg attorney and George A. Weston
defended. The witnesses for the prosecu-
ton, Constable w. c. Smith, II. b. Davis
and F. E. Newell testified to having seen
the respondent grossly intoxicated on the
afternoon and evening OF December7. Con-
stable Smith arrested him in his famous
boat when in a comatose condition and
landed him in the cooler. Both Newell
and Davis saw him the same day much
the worse for liquor. The constable pro-
duced pint flask half filed with whiskey
which he found in one OF the respondent'e
pockets.
Witnesses for the defense were Edgar
Guild, E. L. Walker and DR.. Hill. Re
spondent testified that he visited L. S.
Hayes at his residence on the afternoon OF
December Z and talked insurance. The
heat Of the discussion generated dizziness,
and to alleviate this Mr.. Hayes gave re-
spondent a drink from bottle labelled
cordial" This increased the dizziness,
and respondent knew nothing more until
he found himself in the cooler. E. l.
Walker as an expert testified that insurance
agents invariably talk their victims insensi
BILE and then insure them. DR.. Hill testi-
fed as an expert on dizziness.
The jury consisted of D. M. Thayer, E.
A. Fairbank, Jay Wetherbee, E. P. Chap
man, George A. Brace and Miss Bertha
Capron. The court in his charge instruct
ed them to bring in verdict contrary to
both the law and the evidence, and acting
on these instructions they brought in a
verdict Of not guilty.
Local hits characterized the hearing,
and an enjoyable evening wa, passed by all.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1899-12-14

The F, b. F. company received word
last week that the horse stolen from the
.table of L. w. Brown recently was in
middleton, Mass. Mr.. Brown went down
Thursday but the horse did not prove to be
his.
The next meeting of the Young Mems
Climb will be held December 26 at 7.30 P.
~ There will be debate on the follow
inc question: Resolved that England is
justified in the war in Africa. Aft rm-
alive. DR.. Edward Kirkland and Edgar
Guild; negative, DR.. A. l.. Miner and w
G. Belknap.
The two foxes, the property Of George
BALKAN Of Walpole, exhibited a few week,
ago in the show window of the Wales Casl
Store, were purchased the first of the weel
by C. H. Osgood and now make a part o
an elaborate window of the New Departure
Trunk company at 7S Summer street, Bos
ton.
The genial George M. Cory played thu
role of host with marked success yesterda,
afternoon at his home in Saxtons River. H,
proyided, no doubt with some feminine as
s;stance, bountiful old-fsshioned boile'
dinner and invited in H. d. Ryder, G. H
Robb, George A. Weston,C. H. Williams
Clarence Blakeslee, j. HI. Holton, c. L
Barber and John F.Alexander. In speak
ing of the dinner none of these gentleme
can find adjectives sufficiently laudatory.
is said there is no longer any doubt abou
Mr.. Cory's reelection as selectman.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1899-12-14
The Benefit Supper.

The benefit supper given at Odd Fellows
hall for the benefit OF the Harriet Good
ridge Home for girls at Westminster by
the young ladies Of the several churches in
town, last evening, proved to be success
full affair. There were $50 supper tickets
sold, netting $37 so; personal and church
contributions in money besides brought the
sum up to nearly $50. The expenses were
inside OF $40 probably, which will leave
$50 at least to be given to the home. 1t
seems but just to give the names of these
who were instrumental in carrying out
this good work. From the Congregational
church the committee we're Nellie M. Da-
Wis, Gertrude King and Mary Dascomb
walters, Miss Petty, Miss Thayer, William
Hayes. Episcopal church committee,
Josie A. Derby, Elizabeth Butterfeld
walters, Miss Webb and Miss Farmer
Methodist church committee, Mrs. A. w
Coolidge, Miss Finlayson; walters, Mis-.
Wheeler and Miss Bodine. Universali.
church committee, Eta Labaree, Mrs. w
is. Durham; walters, Cora Shedd ant
Grace Church. Baptist church committee
Mrs. =. w. Cox. Miss Foster; walters
Miss Fas,ett, Miss Young and Miss Dodge
Tbs committees wish to extend thank
to all who so generously and willingly fur
nished food, and assisted in various capaci
ties in carrying out the affair, and particu
larly to the Odd Fellows, who SO gener
ously gave the use of their hall.
The matron of the Home was preser
with the girls, who sang several time, an
gave some Rotations during the suppe,
which were we'll received by the audience
The girls realized about $40 from sal
Of pictures and fancy articles. The suppe
was highly spoken of by all who psrtooo
of 1t.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1899-12-14
Windsor County Court.

December Term, 1899.
Hon. James M Tyler, presiding judge.
Hon. Milo n S; Buck Asst Judges.
Jay Read Pembcr, clerk.
Fred B. Pingrea, deputy clerk.
Romaine A Spaford, sheriff.
D. G. Jones, high bailiff
John H. Mimms, reporter.
The court came in on Monday after
noon, the 18th inst, with jury OF 81 men.
The case of Elizabeth Spencer VS.. Charles
A. Sperry was called and jury empan-
nelled. The Judge instructed all OF the
jurors as to their duties, giving them
special caution as to talking about the cas-
es, or permitting any one to talk to them
about pending cases.
In the Spencer vs.. Sperry case, the de-
clara'io was read and a brief statement
made by Mr.. Davis on behalf OF the PLAIN
tiff -tt,ng forth the circumstances and
character of the injuries sustained by her,
a broken and dislocated ankle, April Is,
| 1897, at Q lechee, VT, and the treatment
thereof by DR.. Sperry. The claim is that
DR.. Sperry neglected to do his duty as
physician aud surgeon This is met by
denial OF the defendant. DR.. Sperry has
since died and the defence is made by the
executrix. William P. Dillingham; and
Gilbert A. Davis represent the plant IF and
William E johnson and w. B. c. Stick
ney the defendant. This case will proha-
bly, occupy several days, ard will be fol-
lowed by Lynds VS.. Plymouth, an action to
| recover damages by reason of the alleged
insuffcency and want of repair of bridge
in Plymouth.
The grand Jurors are still in session
this tuesday, morning. There was no
petit jury in attendance after the first day,
and very little business transacted before
the court.
In the criminal department, three young
men, each less than eighteen years of age
appeared and pleaded guilty, and were
placed in charge of the probation officer,
Fred G.. Souhgate, Esq One was placed
in charge OF his father, another in charge
of his guardian, and taken home and given
chance to become good and dutiful citi-
zens. Another is temporarily in charge
of Jailer Thomas until a proper place can
be found for him. These proceedings are
taken under recent statute and the cases
will be watched with much interest. The
design Is to reform the young men who
have gone astray, to give them one
more chance, and is in the line of the
more enlightened method of dealing with
young offenders. tits generally conceded
| that there is not much reform" from con-
finement and hard labor. with all its priva-
tons and exclusions from society.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1899-12-14
PLENTY OF 1T
LOTS MORE PROOF LIKE THIS,
AND IT IS ALL FROM BELLOWS
FALLS PEOPLE.


"The proof of the pudding is in the eating
of it." If any city or town in the Union has
sufficient proof on the following subject it is
Bellows Falls. Genuine merit is finding its
reward in the hearty endorsation of local cit
liens. When people right here at home,
statement like the following for publication,
it is proof convincing for the most skeptical
Read this testimony:
George A. Hatch of Center street says
II was troubled with terrible pain across my
back for several years. On account of it, it
was often hard matter for me to get up if l
sat down any length Of time, and had to
support myself in some way in order to rise
always felt it more severely before storm
In nv work do considerable lifting and
stopping, and if was not careful got q
twinge in my back which made it lame for
days. could take no comfort nights for l
had to bolster up my back before 1 could get
any rest. was also bothered with an annoy
ing kidney weakness. l doctored and used
many remedies but could find no rest. My
wife saw Doan's Kidney Pills advertised and
got them for me at Andrews drug store and
insisted upon my trying them. 1 did so and
they relieved the annoying kidney weakness
and the pain in my back disappeared.
Whenever overwork myself or feel lame OF
sore across my back 1 take two of Doan's
Kidney Pills at night and by morning the
pain is gone"
For sale by all dealers. Price so cents.
Foster Milburn Co, Buffalo. N. Y, sole
agents for the United States. Remember the
name-Doan's and take no other.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1899-12-14
An Appeal Taken.

Auditing property owners on Pine street
are not satisfied with the amount of dam
ages awarded by the selectmen of Rocking
ham arising from the cut made in building
the electric road, Those joining in the ap-
peal are E. G. Fairbank, A. j. Parker,
G. H. Burr, and George A. Wright. I'm
der the statute hearing will be held be-
fore Henry g. Lane in Westminster on
January 6, he being justice in an adjoin-
ing town. II thought advisable he will
appoint three commissioners to award dam
ages who will report to the county court
and their report will be final.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1899-12-14
Annie O'Connell Estate.

STATE OF VERMONT The Probate Court
Westminster, IS. for said District To
all persons interested In the Estate Of
Annie O'Connell of Rockingham, In said dis
trict, an insane person. GREETING.
Whereas, Herbert d. Ryder Guardian
OF Annie o'Connell of Rockingham, in said
district, has flei his petition in this Court
setting forth that the sale of the whole of the
real estate OF said ward for the purpose Of
putting the proceeds thereof at interest will
ne beneficial to said warl and all persons in
terested in her estate, and praying for license
to sell the same. Whereupon 1t ia ordered that
the same be heard at the session of said
Court to be held at the Probate Office in Bel
lows Falls on the 9th day of January, A. d.
1900, when and where you may be heard in
the premisesif you see cause.
ZINA I'll. ALLBEE, Register.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1899-12-14
Tuesdays Rainfall.

Minard Pond water gained by Tuesdays
rain. My record shows that 81 of an
inch of water came in about three hours.
By taking the Farr brook water shed Of
1O2 acres, MiDard's pond and water shed
of 14S 1-2 acres, on this area of land there
fell last Tuesday 5,101,611 gallons Of
water; 60 per cent of this amount j.
2 600, 696 gallons, which will find its way
into the reservoir very soon. the ground
being frozen, and will furnish 5000 person,
each 40 gallons per day for 25 days, and
as much longer as the persons will use care
in not wasting water by stopping all leaks
in the water fixtures about their premises
A. Ii. b.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1899-12-14
MASONIC GATHERINGS.
District Deputy Cowles Present Banquet
Tomorrow Night.


Tomorrow Night.
There will be regular communication
of Lodge OF the Temple, No. "a, this
evening at o'clock. The first degree will
be worked, and Dennison Cowles of Brat
tleboro, district deputy grand master, will
be present. There will be regular COM
munication Of King Solomon's lodge, No.
45, tomorrow evening at 7.30 sharp. The
third degree will be worked.
This is not the annual district meeting
as stated in Brattleboro paper last week
but an official visit of the district deputy.
The district meeting is to be held in Brat
tleboro January IL.
A union banquet will be served in Towns
hotel immediately after the work tomorrow
evening, All Master Mssons are invited
to be present.
MENU.
Providence River Raw Stewed in Cream
Pottage la Refine
Olives Celery White Onions
Chicken Salad
Macaroni pItalie
Roast Young Turkey, Cranberry Sauce
Potatoes Mashed in Cream
Hubbard So,ash June Peas
st Louis Ham Ok Tongue
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1899-12-14
United States Bankruptcy Court.
Gilbert A. Davis, Referee.

Saturday, December 8, 1899.
The hearing on the specification. of the
oppositions of George w. Spear of Hart
land, VT, creditor of Charles A. French.
bankrupt. to the discharge of .aid bank
rupt. which has been adjourned from time
to time at the request OF the parties in inter
est, came on to be heard on the above
date. E. b. Finn appeared for Mr..
Spear, and Edward F. Buck for the bank
rupt. The hearing lasted nearly all day,
and finally was adjourned for the purpose
OF taking the testimony of other witnesses
who were not present at the time.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1899-12-14

Hoods Pills cure liver ills the non.irritating an
only cathartc to take with Hoods Sarsapariils
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1899-12-14

R.I.P.A'N.S. 10 for five cents at drug
gists'. They Danish pain and prolong life.
One gives selief. No matter what's the mat
ter, one will do you good.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1899-12-14
DIED..

In Bellows Fails. December Il, Mrs j G.
Persons, aged 60 years, 10 months and 10
days.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-01-25
NORTH TOPEKA.

Elmer Eldridge has returned from
Kansas City. ~
J. E. Watts went to WakaruSa today
on a business trip.
Mr. Ault of Meriden was a north side
visitor yesterday
W. H Hurless is out after ten days
siege with the grip.
Mr.. Cal Matthews is i'll with the grip
at his home, 927 Kansas avenue.
Born, Monday, to Mr.. and Mrs. George
Finch of Monroe street, a daughter
G. w Petro went to Rossville today,
and from there will go to St. Marys.
Miss Laura Morgan of Taylor street
has recovered from an attack of grip.
Miss Ora Caldwell has been quite ill
at her home, north of town, with the
grip.
William Hulett has gone to San Mar
cial, N. M, where he will work for the
Santa Fe.
Mr. and Mrs. ALI. Page have moved
from Kansas avenue and Saywell street
to 1928 Tyler street.
Harry Small returned to Delavan
Park, Jackson county, yesterday, after
a short visit to his parents.
Mr.. and Mrs. William NJ. G. Lane
left yesterday for Winfield, where they
will remain for some time.
A little colored boy was run over yes
terday about noon by Rock Island
freight train and had his ankle mashed
The accident occurred on the Curtis
street track.
The Brave Boys club met last Sat
urday evening at the home of Mrs. Rea-
gle and an unusually interesting pro-
gramne was given. Roll call was an
swered by quotations from 1st Cor
inthianS
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-01-25

sion resolutions were called up for ac-
ton. The first one read was Wheatley's
resolution. Mr.. Fairchild moved as
substitute an anti-expansion resolution,
reciting the fact that the war with
Spain was not begun with any intention
of acquiring territory, and quoting part
of a congressional resolution to that eff
feet The same resolution was intro
duced yesterday as a substitute for Har-
ris' expansion resolution, and Mr.. Har-
riS moved that his resolution be substi-
tuted for everything else of a like ma
ture.
This was ruled out of order and then
members made points thick and fast.
The discussion was brought to a head
by a motion by Mr.. Brooke to table
Fairchild's substitute. Speaker Osborn
warned the members that if the motion
prevailed the original resolution would
also be tabled. The Populist members
demanded a roll call, and the motion
carried by a vote of 70 to SS. All the
Populists voted against the motion to
table and also the following Republi-
cans: Benefiel, Bradbury, Hef1ey, Ma
son, Reid, Richardson, Seaver and
Wheatley.
Several of these explained that they
did not wish to see Mr.. Wheatley's res
olution carried to the table with the
substitute.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-01-25
MUNICIPAL TELEPHONES.
The Wichita Member Pushing a Bill
to Provide For Them.

Representative Babb, of Wichita, to-
day introduced into the house his bill
authorizing the acquisition, ownership
and operation of telephone systems by
counties and cities, either alone or in
conjunction with other counties and
cities.
The bill provides that when 81 per
cent of the resident tax payers of
county shall petition the county COM
missioners to establish county tele-
phone system, they shall buy or con-
struct such a system connecting all the
towns and villages in the county and
put in Individual phones when desired.
The charge for the phones shall be ten
per cent above actual operating expen-
ses and repairs, the profits to be APP
piled to the extension of the system.
In case a county does not adopt the
system within six months after the law
goes into effect, any city can establish
a municipal system on petition of 81 per
cent of the resident tax payers
Judge Babb has made study of the
telephone question for several years
and is convinced that a public system
can be established which will give much
better service than private systems at
a scot much below that paid to
private companies now.
I'm the course of a few years., said
Judge Babb, "a majority of the coun-
ties of the state will have adopted this
system and it will be possible to talk
all over the state. The cost of the
phones will be very small. 1 am con-
WINGED that the instruments can be pur-
chased for $3.50 each. The cost of
phones to subscribers need not exceed
Sc or So per year, and for that a person
can talk all over the state. Such
system would be of great benefit, es-
pecially to large companies which pay
heavy taxes, because they generally
have use for quick communication to
places which would have no phone sys-
TENS without this law"
To show what can be done in the way
of a cooperative telephone system,
ceived by A. S. Fisher of Wichita, from
George F. Bell, lecturer for the State
Grange of illinois, Mr.. Bell says:
I'm reply to yours of the 9Th will say
that every farmer owns his own tele-
phone and the line to the central office,
for there must be a central Office the
same as in any office. Two, three or
of a line and come to central on one
wire, but the very best way is for each
man to have a single wire to central
The central Office is provided with a
switch board which may be paid for in
several ways. We charge every line
coming into central So. This pays for
the drop on the switchboard. Then each
telephone pays the central so cents per
month for making the connections.
Thus Sc per year pays the expenses for
one year, and we have no other ex-
penses. We have been using the tele-
phone for three years and it has not
cost US one cent for repairs. We began
with three telephones and now there are
more than $500 on the connection, and I
The cost of construction of the lines
does not exceed 81 per mile for the line
complete, and you can get telephones
at from So up"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-01-25
TOPEKA PARK BILL.
Text of the Measure That Gives the
Fairgrounds to Topeka as Park.

The senate committee of the whole
has recommended for passage Senator
Anderson's bill authorizing the city of
Topeka to vote bonds and construct an
auditorium.
The bill is in full as follows:
Section 1. The mayor and council of
any city of the first class are hereby
authorized to sell any real estate be-
longing to such city having a population
of not less than 10000 nor more than 49,
900 Inhabitants upon such terms and in
such manner as shall be deemed for the
best interest of said city.
Sec. 2. The proceeds arising from
such sale shall be applied only to the
purchase of a site and the erection of
a public building for said city.
Sec. 3. The mayor and council of any
city. of the first class are hereby au
thorized to issue the bonds of such city
in such an amount, of such character
and denominations and bearing interest
at such rate as they may determine,
for the purpose of purchasing site or
erecting a public building for such city,
or both.
Sec. A. No real estate of the value of
two thousand dollars or upwards shall
be sold, nor bonds issued under this act,
until the proposition of making such
sale or the issuance of such bonds, or
both, shall have been authorized by a
majority of the legal voters voting
thereon at a general election, or a spec
ial election called by the mayor and
council for that purpose.
Sec. 5. The proposition for the sale
of any real estate or the erection of any
public building, or both, shall be in
cluded in the mayors proclamation for
the election, at which election the form
of the ballot shall be as provided by
section 16 of chapter 129 of the laws
of Kansas, 1897.
Sec. 6. All electors qualified to vote
for municipal officers, including both
male and female, are hereby deemed
and declared legal voters and
are hereby authorized and Quali-
fed to vote at any election
held under the provisions of this act.
Sec. z. This act shall only apply to
cities of the first class having not less
than 900 nor more than 10000 inhab1t-
ants.
Sec. 8. This act shall take effect and
be in force from and after it's publica-
ton in the official state paper.
The bill was so amended as to apply
only to the city of Topeka. 1t has been
sent to the house for consideration