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Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1901-06-19
HOUSE OF DELEGATES.

TO the Citizens Of Clarke Il WWrren:
| respectfully announce myselfa candidate
for the Virginia Legislature, TO represent the
two counties of Clarke and Warren in the
House of Delegates, and solicit your support.
If elected, promise to do all within my
humble power 10 serve your interests.
BLACKBURN SMITH.
TO the ToterS Of Clarke d Wdrrea:
| hereby announce myself candidate for
the democratic nomination for the House of
Delegates TO represent the counties of Clarke
and Warren, subject to the action of the
democratic primaries, and will be grateful
for the suifrages of the people. l have al
ways stood for the interests of the people in
all contests, and if the democrats select me
as their standard-bearer and am elected,
promise TO devote my every effort 10 faith
ful performance Of the duties devolving up
on as the peoples representative.
JOHN II. CASTLEMAN.
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ne c rcuit Court of Clarke County.

n the { rcuit Court of Clarke County.
against I''H'
Il. j. Pierce and Others ....... Def,e
!, John NJ. Gibson, Clerk of said court
certify that the bond rennired Of tho SUI
Commissioner by the decree in said canse &c
I'D day of May, 1901, has been duly given.
Given under my hand this 10th dav of
June, 1901. .JNO. NJ GTRS0N CIa:L u
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Summer Normal Schools.

Summer Normal Schools will be as
follows:
school of Methods" at Staunton. Va.
July lst to goth. Local manager, John
III. Bader, Stanton.
al Manassas, July list to Goth. Local
manager, Hon. Geo. c. Round.
At Marion, July 1st to Goth. Local
manager, Chas. +. Anderson.
For Colored Teachers
- AT Petershnrg, June 10th to July 9Th.
President, j. II. Johnston.
AT Hampton, July 9th to August LIST.
Conductor, Hugh NJ. Browne.
Teachers having LIST or End grade GER
tincates may have them continued upon
presentation of certificates Of perfect at
tendance on any of these Normal
Schools. c. G.. MASSEY Snnt
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Commissioners Notice.

o . d.
Extract from decree Of May term 1901
OF Clarke Circuit Court
This cause is referred 90 one of the Com
misSloners in Chancery &C this Court. who i
directed TO ascertain and report
lll The amount now in the hands of ]
". SymOns, Admir-, Of Jas. VI. Willis decd
or which should have come into his hands
As such administrator
~ The debts against the estate of the said
Iecdt' III the order of tAcir priority, and 10
that end he shall convene The creditors 80
the said Jas. NJ. Willis decd.
90 Who are the heirs and distributes of
the estate of the said decedent and the
amount To which each If them is entitled
81 lie shall state anC settle the accounts
If the said }. W. Symons, Admir-, of Jas. NJ
ills, decd, and
90 Any other matter deemed pertinent nv
the Commissioner, or requested by any party
in interest.
Before proceeding Ia execute the foregoing
order OF reference. the Commissioner shall
first give notice of the time and place of his
proceedings hereunder by publication there
OF Tor four successive weeks in some news
paper published in Clarke County. Va.
which said notice by publication shall be
deemed equivalent To personal service upon
al parties IN interest anC 10 the creditors of
the estate of said Jas. NJ. Willis. decd.
The parties in interest and the creditors of
Jas. NJ Willis, decd. are hereby notified
THAT shall proceed To execute the provisions
OF the foregoing decree az my office in Ber-
ryvllle, Va, on Thursday, June 9th.
1907, at which time and place they are re-
quired TO be present.
CONRAD KOWNSLAR.
Com. in Chy.
r. NJ. Ward, p.q.
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The bilious, tired, nervous man cannot
successfully compete with his healthy
rival. DeWitts Little Early Risers the
famous pills for constipation will remove
the cause of your troubles. j. c. Avis.
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Office and Residence at Boyce, n. g. w
Ry-, Clarke County, Va.
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2S4 ACRES

p VelIg the same land on which the late Peter
Mcf1erce lived and died and known os ~,
"Poplomento' farm. This land is imnrov
ed by large and costly
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I AW OFFICE:
Geo. B. Harrison. B. L.,
UNIVERSITY OF VA. 1870.

Late OF the Richmond, Va, Bar, and late
Commissioner in Chancery for the Chancery
Court of said city.
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Ia ACRES

AND POLES lying in Clarke County Y,
adjoining the lard of Is. F. Humston 'fb"s
A. Hook ct ais and known as the knight
FOCKrH-A Tract lyingin Clarke Conn
ty, adjoining the lands of S : Thooas
L. Dorsey, Mrs. Larue ct ais, containing
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70 ACRES.
1872 ACREC&.

THIS land Is newly fenced in and improved
by 4 story Log Dwelling House. r. i
especially valuable a Grazing Land and hns
several me streams of water as we'll a. a
number of large locust trees available 81.
posts.
GHIRD-A Parcel of
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Clarke and L0adOll Co.'S, Va.
VALUABLE REAL ESTATE.

situated in Clarke and Loudoun Counties
Va, of which Peter NcPierce died seized.
FIRST-The Tract Of Land. known as
the Copenhaver Tract, lying in Clarke Coun-
ty, containing
Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1901-06-19

Montague's average majority in
county, 100,
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-06-17
TO TAKE A BATH.
Tramp Explains Why He Broke
Into a House.

Poughkeepsie, June 17.-This city has
long been famous for possessing a rail-
road station restaurant at which edible
sandwiches were for sale. Now it has
eclipsed itself by producing a tramp
who broke into a house to take a bath
Hugh Wright has just CON pleted q
house. All it needs is a, tenant.
Mr. Wright's small boy lost his base
ball through the parlor window and
climbed in to recover it. He heard
splashing in the bath room.
He crept upstairs and peeped. A be-
whiskered tramp was LAYING himself
with great delight. His ragged clothes.
his tomato can GROWER and his bag
gage, wrapped in a handkerchief, lay on
the bare floor.
The boy went noiseIessIy out and
found his father. Mr.. Wright picked up
a club and repaired to the bath room.
and surprised the tramp. The look of
joy faded from the face of the bather.
''All right, boss" he said, Il suppose
you're going to have me pulled, but L
don't mind. I've had a. bath that is
worth going to Jail for
And I've seen a sight worth the price
of admission" exclaimed Mr.. Wright
IA tramp taking a BATH
I broke in here to take BATH said
the man, and here's a three-cent cake
of soap I bought to help me-
Mr. Wright was so astounded that he
pardoned the tramp on the spot.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-06-17

been clerk to Trainmaster Robins, be-
comes clerk in the Office Of P W. Sayre,
superintendent of bridges and buildings.
H w. Nation, who has been record
clerk in the office of Superintendent
Mcclellan becomes chief clerk to Train
master Robins, L. L. Collins succeeding
to his former place. J. G. Updegraff,
who has been in the Office of Mr.. Sayre
will take the place vacated by Collins
as stenographer in Superintendent Nc
Lellan's office The change is effective
at once
Conductor verlin is laying OF.
Switchnlan g. V. Bentley was off duty
Sunday
James Sellman, who spent a few days
Of last week in Kansas City, returned
this morning to his place in the cinder
pit.
Blacksmith helpers at the shops held
a meeting at Trades Assembly hall Sat
urday night for the purpose of taking
steps toward securing an increase in
wages. The meeting was secret, but it
was learned that no definite step was
taken toward securing the raise. Help
ers now receive $1-25 to $1.75 per day.
A charter has been granted to the
Shawnee, Oklahoma and Indian Terri
tory Railway company of Shawnee, Ok
Two lines will be built; one viii exten
from Coalgate, I. T., to Dodge City,
Kan, via Shawnee, Guthrie. Enid and
Alva; and the other from Shawnee to
Wichita Kan, via Stroud, PaWhuSka
and Pawnee, Ok
1t is rumored that the Memphis Frisco
consolidated road viii establish offices
for the Kansas City. Clinton and
Springfield branch at either Clinton or
Springfield.
Burr Lewis, day boiler washer, has
been out two or three days on account
of sickness.
Next Thursday has been set as the
day upon which the Memphis and FRS
co shareholders are to receive their
collateral holdings under the merging
plan.
Engine 496 is in for repairs.
Kansas City roads ran excursions to
Leavenworth and Topeka Sunday.
Charles Jones returned Saturday
night from a ten days Jaunt in Benton
county, Ark. Jones spent the time fish
ing along the streams of the Ozarks,
and reports a most enjoyable trip. He
was with a number OF Argentine rail-
road men.
Engineer Frank Randlett was in from
Usage City Sunday.
Russell Jennings, clerk to Trainmas-
ter Ives of Emporia. was in Topeka
Sunday evening on his way to Kansas
City where he will spend q few days.
Fred Munsie of the Santa Fe general
offices will leave this evening for Chick
asha, 1. t., where he will spend few
days.
All of the Topeka switch engines were
at work Sunday.
Roy Haynes, of Leavenworth, has en-
tered the service of the Santa F'e, and
will work under. Resident Engineer
Meade. Haynes was a member of the
Twentieth Kansas and since leaving
the army has been in the employ of
number of southern roads.
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Rural Free Delivery Has Passed
Experimental Stage.
Four Thousand Routes to Be
Established This Year.
KANSAS IS WE'LL UP.
Has Been Favored By the Gov
eminent Thus Far.
System is Being Improved and
Its Usefulness Extended.

WASHINGTON. D. c., June 1.-THE sys-
tenn Of free delivery of mail at the
farm homestead is developing in the
United States by great strides. and IS
already becoming an important fea-
ture of the business of the postofhce
departn ent. With but very few excep-
tons success has attended these rural
free deliveries throughout the states to
such an extent that now the clamor
for installing new routes is greater
than ever before.
Considerable pressure IS brought to
bear by most every senator and repre-
sentative in congress in behalf of ap-
plications for the establishment of
many hundreds Of new routes, and con-
sequently the work has increased to
such an extent that a large force of
extra employees will be added TO the
rural bureau the first of July to cope
with the increasing demands. Already
about 1000 rural free delivery routes
have been established and in opera
ton in 10 states, ana the NUMBER Tor
the service pending consideration
reaches over 5000 cases
Not only because of the fact that this
new service is of great benefit and con-
venience for the farmer Sre the con-
gressmen making strenuous efforts in
their states to secur additional service
Of this kind, but because the estab-
lishnlent of these routes in the district
is considered by the people as con-
gressionaI favors and hence figures as
an important political factor in fur
thering the interests of the representa-
tives. The result is great pressure is
being brought to bear from all sides,
and the department is literally deluged
with applications backed up by de-
mands.
The number of routes in operation
UP to the present time, together with
fl7a he
service under consideration, is given in
the following table:
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Canadian Pacific Trackmen Strike.

Montreal June 17.zOficials of the
trackmen's' union announced that be-
tween 5000 and $500 of the Canadian
Pacific railway company's trackmen
struck today for an increase of wages.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-06-17
ABoUT RAILRoAD PEoPLE

Fireman Packard has gone to Beat
rice, Neb., for a visit of two weeks.
Joseph Horribly has gone to Chicago
and Danville, ILL.,, to spend several
weeks. He was accompanied by Mrs.
Horribly.
William Crook. who runs the drill
press in the machine shop, was off duty
Saturday afternoon on account of an
injured eye.
The Missouri Pacific pay car spent
Saturday night in town, returning south
Sunday morning.
John McKenney, a clerk in the mill,
has returned to work after an absence
of a few days.
Bert Barnett, a timer in the coach
shop, has taken a leave of absence of a
few weeks and will go to Illinois and
Indiana to spend the time.
At Peabody, the Santa F'e has been
extending some of its switches, relay
ing its track with heavier steel and
making other minor improvements.
John David and John Hepp of the
lumber yard have decided that they can
make more harvesting and have quit
the Santa Fe with the intention of go
ing west.
Duke Jones, of the machine shop, has
taken a layof and will spend some
weeks in the region of the great lakes.
The Rock Island is said to be secur-
ing the right of way for the proposed
extension from Platte City, Mo, to kan
sas City. Engineers for that road are
also making estimates for a bridge
across the Missouri river at Parkville,
Mo. The report that the Rock Island
will build a line from Platte City to To-
peka has been denied, but the claim is
yet made the line viii be constructed
There have been number of changes
in the clerical force at the eastern di-
vision offices. Lyndon Day, who has
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be seen. He said that for one month
and a half he had devoted himself to
her night and day.
''One morning at 2;30 o'clock heard
the detectives We're after her and
went to her house; / went to her room
and warned her against a man named
Williams with whom she had talked;
he was a. Pinkerton detective.
HAt another time I hired the largest
safety deposit box could find and shut
up in it everything Of a compromising
nature, and other valuables." His
statement caused giggles in the court
Hansen. told in detail what he had
done for Mrs. Ketcham and her cause
in the days before and after the death
of her husband; he went over the hir-
ing of detectives, the securing for wit
nesses who might be valuable if the
will was contested. the long hunt to
rescue Joe Kellar. the butler who had
been kidnapped by the police" and his
who either wanted to get into the case
or who were being urged by others pre-
tending to be interested
LETTER FROM DEFENDANT
He brought out these details in fol-
lowing the questions OF his counsel
who took up the in portant items in the
bill of particulars. Some of these have
been the cause Of more or less mirth
in the court room A new letter. writ
ten by Mrs. Ketcham, was offered ia
connection with the signing Of the VIII
1t was written on light green paper
bearing the Ketcham crest, and read-
MY Dear-A new idea has entered
his head He wants to know just what
you want for having written those
papers I told him / would send for
YOU and let him talk with you but he
says he has no desire to meet you. OF
course, I repeat our conversation. be-
cause I know you care nothing about
what he says. However, it VIII be as
well for you to write a, formal letter,
which I can show him. AS ever. NJ
Sunday, October 81, 1897"
The he referred to was John r
Ketcham.
ITEMS IN THE BILL
Among the items in the bill Of par
ticulars which were gone over are:
November 15-Advice concerning
women who called recommending Jacob
Kern as attorney.
"Noven Der 16--Advice concerning in
advisa Eflity Of defendants retaining and
employing criminal lawyers Of note
November 17-Advice concerning
defendants action (Mrs. ketchanl)
during absence Of D. c. Hansen from
city.
Consultation with Jacob J Kern,
who came to this plaintiff and attempt
ed to nave only hve minutes talk With
defendant and fix her good and proper.
and make her put up all kinds of
money and who also claimed knowl-
edge of poison in the stomach OF late
John 3. Ketcham, and demanded
large sum of money
Hansen was charged by Attorney
Trude with having stolen Mrs. Ketch-
ANS love letters and other documents
when he left the house. and the witness
retorted, Il did not did mott" At
tcrneys Trude and Pam fell into bicS-
erings at another time and called each
other names, after which they Quieted
down and resumed the more serious
phases of the trial.
Perhaps it was fortunate for the COM
fort of Hansen and his attorneys that
q session of the juvenile court COM
PEELED an adjournment until Tuesday.
for the chief witness was in no condf-
ton to have stood the certain ham,
mering and cToss-fire which Mr.. Truds
would have given hina.
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Chicago, Burlington and Quincy
Builds Inspection Engine.
viii Be Used by Brass Collars
on Inspection Tours.
LOCOMOTIVE AND CAR
Experiments With It Have Been
Successful.
Other Railroad Items Both
Local and General.

The c. 3. & @. has just completed at
it's shops at Aurora, H., an inspection
engine for the use of w. @. Brown,
general manager of that system, to be
used on inspection tours. This fact was
noted a few days ago, but the details
were not given out until more recently.
This engine is a combination of To-
connective and passenger car. The III
Spector'S cab extends to the extreme
front of the engine and from the glass
doors at either side in the front q d.
rect view can be obtained of the road
way, allowing the ties, rails, ballast
and the like to be inspected almost as
along the tracks. Steps leading from
the doors in the front of the cab fur
nish easy descent from the engine if
a detailed observation of any part of
the track is desired.
The engine is merely one of the COM
pany's locomotives rebuilt, supplied
with a new boiler and fitted up for the
purpose mentioned The driving wheels
are 81 inches in diameter and the
truck wheels % inches, the latter being
made of cast iron. The boiler is of the
straight crown type, Of steel, 46 inches
outside diameter at the smallest ring,
and is adapted to a. working pressure
of 100 pounds. The dome on the boiler
is removed from its usual position, to
the rear, and occupies a place in the
engineers cab. The hrebox is 66 inches
long, Oo14 lDCQeS IN anu al OTQS
a heating surface of SS.5 square feet.
There are 161 tubes. IA inches in di-
aneter, furnishing a heating surface of
81 square feet. giving the engine in
all $685. square feet of heating surface.
The firebox has a CRATE area of 1872
square feet and the cylinders are 16 by
"a inches.
The cab for the inspection party is II
feet rs inches long and 9 feet 8 inches
in width. Four revolving chairs are
placed on either side of the cab, while
cushions on the elevated portion in the
center over the boiler will furnish ac-
commodations for eight additional peo-
pie.
The engine is equipped with electric
headlight, incandescent lights in the
observation end, in the cab and below
the running board for convenience of
the engineer in oiling. So far it ap-
pears to be a success, and there seems
to be no doubt that it will afford salts
factory facilities for the officials who
desire to inspect the road.
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FUNERAL OF MRS. LEE.

The funeral services for Mrs. Martin
/ Lee who died at her home Friday
morning were held Sunday at 4 o'clock
at the Residence, No. 514 West street, by
Rev. J. D. COuntermine. pastor of the
First Presbyterian church, of which Mrs.
Lee was a member, and Rev. DR.. Bailey
an old retired minister, friend of the
Lees.
The caslzet containing the remains of
the late Mrs. Lee were placed in the front
parlor. Flowers were there in great pro-
fusion. A quartette composed Of Mr.
James Moore. Mr.. H L Shirer. Mrs. Geo.
W. Parkhurst and Mrs A. M. Warner
sang several sacred selections.
The paIlbearers were Mr.. A T. Wag-
goner. Mr. Spingue, Mr.. J. D. Walker, Mr.
l. B. McClintock, Mr.. Albert Watkins
and Mr.. N. H. LOOMS. Burial was in To-
peka cemetery.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-06-17

II VIII be seen by the above table that
Illinois leads in number of routes es-
tablished and number of applications
under consideration. Iowa is second
Indiana third. Ohio fourth. Pennsylva-
mia fifth, New York sixth Michigan
seventh, etc The average route serves
from 700 to 500 people, and with the
present establishment it is estimated
that the daily delivery Of mails is pro
vided for at the scattered homes of
about three and a half million of rural
population.
The last session of congress apprOpri-
ated $500, 900 for the enlargement and
maintenance of the rural service for
the coming fiscal year. commencing
July next The pOstoffice officials esti-
mate that this appropriation will en-
able the establishment of about 4,U00
additional routes before July 1902
In an interview with Mr. A W
Machen, superintendent of the United
States rural delivery service, in sum
marking the results attained in this
new service for the farmers, he said:
Rural delivery has now been suffi-
GENTLY tried to measure its effects The
immediate and direct results are clear
" apparent. It stimulates social and
business correspondence, and SO swells
the postal receipts It's introduction is
invariably followed by a large increase
IN the circulation of the press and of
periodical literature. The farm is thus
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-06-17

is caused by a arrangement Of the nerves.
Lichtys Celery Nerve Compound is an
extract of celery combined with other
efficacious medical ingredients resulting
in a nerve medicine of rare virtue and
wonderful in its prompt and soothing cur
alive effects. 1t Will make you sleep.
Sold by George w. Stansfield, 632 Kansas
avenue; Marshall Bros, lis Kansas ave.
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is caused by a arrangement Of the nerves.
Lichty's Celery Nerve Compound is an
extract of celery combined with other
efficacious medical ingredients resulting
in a nerve medicine of rare virtue and
wonderful in its prompt and soothing cur
alive effects. 1t viii make you sleep.
Sold by George w. Stansdeld, $50 Kansas
avenue: Marshall Bros, lis Kansas ave.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-06-17
Denver. COLORADO Springs and Pueblo

Round trip tickets on sale at Santa
Fe depot at rates and on days shown:
June IS to 80, $500; July 1 to 9, $500;
daily, $24.00 All tickets good to Oc-
tober 81, and for stop-overs west Of
Pueblo on going trip. Proportionate re-
auctions to Salt Lake City and Ogden.
Call and get copy of "A Colorado Sum-
mer."
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-06-17
Homeseekers' Excursions The Santa
Fe Route

June 4 and IS. will sell tickets to
points in Arkansas, Arizona. Indian
Territory, Louisiana, New Mexico,
Oklahoma, Texas. Rocky Ford Colo.
and points east thereof in Colorado, at
rate Of one fare plus $500 for the round
trip Final limit q days. Stop-overs
going. See agent A. 7. & S. r. Rly-
for particulars.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-06-17

Biflxins (whO is giving a party)-What
do you get an evening for waiting at
entertainments
Waiter-F'ive Ehillings, sir; but IL
there is to be singing, / must ask six
sir.-Tit-Bits.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-06-17

a prolific writer and was well known by
nearly all, having been engaged in the
newspaper field in Topeka. and the
author of several volumes.