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The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1901-04-11
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Miss Mabel Grimm Of Sunbury spent
Easter in town with her parents.
Dr. John c. Amig and wife of Lewis
town visited their parents in Franklin
over Easter.
Miss Amanda Wittenmyer is visiting
her sister, Mrs. Dr. |. G. Barber, at
Danvillc.
| Jas b. Wet2el, mail agent between
Baltimore and New York, was in town
last week.
Frank Shambach of Franklin town
ship dropped in to subscribe for the
Posi- last Friday.
Rev. ID. +. McLain and family left
Monday for their new field of labor at
Liberty, Tioga Co., Pa.
Prof. b. II. Keller, Principal of the
Lcwisburg business College was in
Midileburg last Thursday.
Miss Libhie Dunkc!berger aud Mrs.
Carbon Seobold are spending this week
in Philadelphia and New York.
Mrs. II. b. McWilliams of McVey-
town is visiting her parents, james Nj.
Van Zandt and wife in this place.
w. II. Bower, Assistant General
Manager Of the West Virginia Central
Railroad, was visiting Mrs. Catherine
Bower in Franklin during the past
week.
Foster Riegle, who had been black
smithing at Adamsburg, has relin-
quieh his work on account of failing
health and came back to this place to
| reside.
Daniel Bolender, proprietor of the
Central Hotel, last week bought an
eighteen pound carp and made supper
Saturday night at which some Of the
towns celebrities feasted.
Isn't President Hadley wrong in as
serting that the great majority of the
American people are gentlemen? We
were under the impression that about
hal of them were ladies.
James Magee, one of the merchants
Of Kreamer, and wife spent Sunday
wtl his brother ut South Bethlehem
and from there went to Philadelphia
to buy spring and summer goods.
Rev. S. p. Orwig and wife of Wat
sontown spent Easter in town the
guests of the formers brother, DR.. J..
w. Orwig and wife. Rev. Orwig has
many friends here who are always glad
to see him.
Governor stone has issued his spring
proclamation designating Friday, Apri
Is and Friday, 26 rs the days for Obser-
wing Arbor Days. The proclamation
calls forevery one to plant rs many trees
upon these days as possible.
Prof. f.. S. Wolf, who was principal of
the schools mt Centervile for the past
winter returned last Thursday to his
home in Dundore. He missed the morn
ing train but that gave him good ex-
cu,c to spend the day ut the county
seat.
NJ. Millner of Kantz is in the eastern
cities this week buying a large supply
offspring and Summer goods. Mr.. Mill
ncr is II wide-awakc business man and
the public generally will find ready at
all times, and especially now to offer
greet bargains.
Drs. II. w. Swcigart and J. r..
Hunter of Lcwistown, sailed on Tues
day from New York for Europe.
They expect to spend some time in
Vienna, taking special course in differ
ent branches of their profession Mt the
University of Vienna, aud will be absent
about four months.
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COURT HOT 81 CHIPS.

Mary ID. and Chas. y. Moycr, adm'rl
of Henry Moycr, to Jacob Iiustcr, n
acres in Middlccrcck twp, for Sl732.jO.
Henry \. OFT and wife to Jacob KuS-
ter, interest in IL acres and II pcrchcs
in Middlccrcck twp, for Sl7322.5 80.
\. Springman To Clara Woodlin-,
lots Nos Il, Is, ~ and 30, in Frccburg,
for $500.
J. G. l!oruhcrgcr, admir- of Jacob
Martin, ct. al. to Thomas X. Hornbcrg-
rr, l6 acres in West Perry twp, for
$50
Philip Amig and wife to Ernest
f'instcrhush, - acres and 20 pcrchcs in
Washington twp, for Sl23.75.
Abraham IIeiscr and wife to Lydia
Naglc, - acres in jackson twp. for
5000.
Letters Granted.
Letters of administration in the cs-
tate Of David Weaver, late of Washing-
ton twp, were granted to \. ii Trout
man.
Wills Probated
The last will and testamen. of John
A. Dietrich, late of franklin twp.
John Wittenmyer Is the executor and
Amanda Wittenmyer the sole heir.
Marriage Licenses.
81. Daniel Shook, NJ ddlecreek,
Emma j. Peters,
Thos. a. Hcrrold Independence.
Minnie f. Hunmcl,
'Mmi Mdi,h r: !, hsTpigrii s,h.,i, Perry twpr
&. \. Gembcrling, Sclnsgrove,
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Games + Kline, Mcclure,
,LizHic b. Long, Pcnn's Cave.
I NJ. Luther Bolig, Sclinsgrovc,
Elsyc f.. Mattrrn,
MARRlED.-April &, 10y Hrv. d. T..
McLaln, at the residence of Ahsoom
Snydrrin Middlcburg, Martin Luther
'olig and EIysc f.. Marttcrn, both of
SclinSgrovc.
April :, by Rev. {. G. Miller, Will
nam FRANKLIN k"plcr and Edith How
ell, both Of Perry twp.
April ith, in Chapman twp hv J.
NohI"r Peek, Thomas y. lIrrroId and
Minnie T.. ilunncI, hoth"t Ihdcpcmd-
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the statute uses the words legally
chartered and recognized" Both the
compliments filed their diplomas with
in the required time and asked that
certificates be issued, but the board
refused to issue them, claiming that
under the peculiar wording of the sec
ton they had a right to say whether
or not school should be recognized.
and that the word recognized" as
used, meant that the school must be
recognized by the board. The COM
plainants allege that this is not the
meaning of the statute; that it was
meant that certificates should be issu-
ed upon the presentation of diplomes
of schools generally recognized by the
public at large and which had been
legally chartered.
The case will be of interest to the
profession in the state at large, for the
reason that the board of examiners
have refused, in large number of In
stances, to recognize the diplomas Of
this and other veterinary schools, and
have insisted that the applicants must
pass stated examinations before re-
ceiving their diplomas.
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NEW LAW is TO BE TESTED.
keokuk Veterinarians Insist on Right
to Practice.

Des Moines, April 3.-Dr. c. J..
Hackett,o of Muscatine and Dr.D.C KRAFT
ger, of Fort Madison and Keokuk, have
commenced suit to compel the state
veterinary board to deliver to them
certificates to practice in Iowa as vet
erinarians. Mackenzie & Ryan, of this
city, are the attorneys and the case is
to be tried in Polk county courts. 1t
brings into question the proper inter-
probation, as well as the validity, of
the act passed by the Twenty-eighth
general assembly creating state
board of veterinary examiners and re-
quiring all who practice the profession
in the state shall receive certificates
from it.
The compliments are graduates of
the Western Veterinary college of Kan
sas City and hold diplomes issued by
it. Both have been engaged in the
practice of the profession in the state
for several years.
The statute requires that all veter-
inarians desiring to receive certificates
should have their diplomas and appli-
cations on file by a time specified, and
that upon their filing the certificates
should be issued without further ex-
animation providing the school issuing
the diplomas had been legally charter
ed in October, 1900. In another place
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Pella, where Mrs. Duke had been
nursing Mrs. VIM. Collins.
LATE Beggs has purchased the John
Smith property and VIII move to town
soon.
Alec Easton attended the birthday
dinner at the MCGEE home in Belknap
last Thursday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Calvin Moss were call
ed to their sons last week on account
of the serious illness of child who
is sick with lung fever. Very little
hope for it's recovery is entertained.
Mrs. G. w. Barber and son, Harry,
left last Friday for Bonaparte to visit
relatives and will on April s help to
celebrate Mrs. Barbers parents six
tieth wedding anniversary for which
the people of Bonaparte are making
many preparations.
Mrs. Phipps, sister-in-law of Mrs.
Glasbourner of this place died here
Saturday at a. m. after an illness of
few weeks. Funeral services were
conducted Sunday afternoon by Rev.
M. Downing of Bloomfield and the re-
mains were inferred in the cemetery
here.
Mrs. Beggs, who has been danger
ously i'll with typhoid fever is rapidly
recovering.
The little child of Mr.. and Mrs.
Isaac Kneidler is quite sick with lung
fever.
Mr.. Duncan, the Rock Island sec
ton boss, increased his force Monday
to five men.
Mrs. Hattie Smith moved to he,
home here from Floris last week.
Chas. Wilson, who has been on a
pleasure trip thru California, Oregon
and the Dakotas, returned last week
and is giving glowing accounts of the
country.
Lawrence Smith went to Belknap
to begin work on the section last
Monday.
Miss Mamie Hardy who is attending
the S. |. N. at Bloomfield, will be here
to graduate with her class April 10.
Mrs. A. F. Snock is i'll at her home
here.
Mr.. adm Mrs. Harry Truitt returned
Saturday from four days visit with
relatives in Bloomfield
t. Norris is moving his family from
Bloomfield to the Tom Ireland farm
east of this place, which he has re.
Gently purchased.
At the city election last week the
telephone franchise carried and it is
thought the lines will be put in soon.
There were no services in town last
Sunday night except the social meet
ing held at the Christian church.
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A Good Thinu.

German Syrup is the special pre-.
scription of DR.. A. Boschee, a cele.
brated German physician, and is &C.
knowledged to be one of the most for
tunate discoveries in medicine. 1t
quickly cures coughs, colds, and all
lung troubles of the severest nature
removing, as it does, the cause of the
anection, and leaving the parts in a
strong and healthy condition. 1t is
not an experimental medicine, but has
stood the test of years, giving salts
faction in every case, which it's rapidly
increasing sale every season confirms.
Two million bottles sold annually
boschee's German Syrup was intro
auced into the United States in 1868,
and is now sold in every town and vii
lage in the civilized world. Three
doses will relieve any ordinary cough.
Price rs cts. Get Green's Prize Alma
pac. For sale by w. L. Sargent.
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PEOPLES PULPIT.
uetter to Editor Mystic Letter in re-
gard to smallpoX.)

Out of six hundred exposures at the
show sixteen in our city have contract
ed smallpox. There has not been a
new case in those exposed at the show
for fifteen days. There will not be
any more cases from that exposure.
There were six cases developed last
week. These were exposed ~ home
while under the quarantine and there
may be a few more cases. There have
been twenty-five cases in Mystic to
date. Three were in bed over three
days, three were in bed three days,
eight were in bed two days, four were
in bed one day and four did not go to
bed with it.
This disease is not genuine small
pox. | have seen three epidemics of
smallpox and this is not the real thing.
The state board of health is right in
calling it smallpox and requiring all
local boards of health to quarantine it.
To do otherwise would throw down the
bars for the spread of real smallpox,
as the two diseases are alike in some
respects in the first stages. 1t is more
severe than chickenpox-much less so
than real smallpox. 1t was imported
here from Cuba and the Philippines.
1t is to be hoped that medical science
will soon find proper name for it. 1t
will always require strict quarantine
on account of its resemblance to small
pox. There are four bad and one good
feature about it. The bad ones are;S
First, the scare and excitement IL
causes in some localities; second, the
injury to business; third, the incon-
venience and loss of time to those un-
lo,, ,v&l, -,
tect against real smallpox, which is
proven by the fact that vac
cination will take on those
that have just had it. The
only good feature is it's mildness COM
pared to real smallpox. 1t has pre-
vailed in all parts of America for two
years. 1t has appeared in fifty coun-
ties and in two hundred towns in Iowa
in the last two years.
Every person in Mystic liable to
spread the disease is under quarantine
and will remain so until the danger
is past. There are many wild stories
about it having no foundation in
truth. No attention should be given
to stories from those not in a position
to know. No person having the dis
ease should object to quarantine, as
it is absolutely the only way to pro-
tect the public. The people of Mystic
have no disposition to conceal the
facts. 1t is as safe to come to Mystic
and Brazil as. any town in the state.
Brazil has two cases, Leetown two
and Bellair township one. These
cases are also quarantined.
This bugaboo is liable TO bite our
neighbors while they are having the
jim-jams. j. S. Wales, M. d.
Health Physician.
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was seen later with a hat of similar
make. Miss Street claims that she is
the victim of mistaken identity and
that she purchased the hat she wears
in Chicago before she came to Chart
ton.
The c.. B. & @. Railway company
has paid it's first payment of taxes to
the county treasurer for it's line in
Lucas county. 1t amounted to
S7,197.74, and was paid before the first
of the month. The treasurer reports
an extra rush of taxpayers, before the
penalty was attached, Saturdays bust
ness being about normal He receiv-
ed something over $4,000 on Tuesday.
and yet there are many who have not
yet paid and will be charged up with
the penalty
Jim Barry. the man that was brought
up from Lucas on Saturday, supposed
commission of insanity Monday and af-
ter a careful examination the board re-
fused to recommend his transportation
to the hospital at Clarinda, claiming
he was not insane, but only crazy
drunk, and as he had sobered up and
was no longer violent, they would not
nc JuSIllleu Ill SeuQlHS It'll W Llle HOS-
pital.
The Rathbone Sisters lodge of this
place held very interesting meeting
Monday night They took in four new
members and after the business of the
evening had been transacted, they in
dulged in social time, and later serv-
ed refreshments. This lodge has but
recently been organized here, but it is
rapidly forging to the front ranks Of
fraternal societies and each meeting
night sees from one to five new mem
bers taken in
The board of supervisors met in reg
ular session Tuesday. But little bust
ness was done as the day ives spent in
preliminary work and getting ready
for real business today.
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Pleasant Hill.

Pleasant Hill, April 4.-Rev. Wolf
preached Saturday night and Sunday
at the Pleasant Hill school house.
Dave Cotcott, Of Kilbourne, was a
Pleasant Hill caller Friday.
Ira Ritz, of Eldon, was business
caller here Monday.
Rev. Randolph closed the revival at
Selma last week.
Mrs. D. w. Writ is visiting in ST
Louis.
Miss Mabel Carson began the spring
term of school Monday, April 1, al
Pleasant Hill
Ray Mortain was a caller here Mon
day.
Clyde Algires made business trip
to keosaucua last week.
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Tunis.

Tunis, April Arnold Murray is
teaching the remaining three weeks of
school. The former teacher, ]. C.
Murray, resigned, having accepted a
position in Ottumwa
The men who are going to work on
the railroad track at Agency, were in
the neighborhood trying to buy feed
for their teams, but the farmers were
too high priced and they were seen re-
turning with an empty wagon.
Eliza johnson has lost two valuable
cattle as result of having been bitten
by dog.
Owing to the condition of the roads,
few persons are travelling around ex-
cept the mail carrier. who has never
failed to make his trip.
Miss Edyth Edmunds, of Ottumwa,
has been appointed to teach the spring
term of school at Round Point.
Joe Reeves cut his foot last week
while chopping wood.
John Foreman is working for Mr..
Reeves.
Miss Myrtle and Gertrude McCombs
came home Friday to visit their par.
ents, Mr. and Mrs. ]. s.. McCombs.
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Drakeville.

Drakeville, April 4.-Rev. G. w
Barber and family and Misses Lot
and Nellie Truitt were over night Wis
itors in Belknap Thursday.
Mrs. Jerome Woods returned
Thursday evening from Unionville
where she had been visiting her moth
er, Mrs. McMurry.
DR.. Jennings was called to Belknap
last Wednesday to council with DR.
Kemble of Bloomfield over the little
child of Mr.. and Mrs. Winter Moss.
Mrs. Julia Duke and children of OF
tumwa arrived here Thursday from
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auqua.

Keosauqua, April 3-The board of
supervisors are in regular session
here transacting the business of the
county. Monday they purchased the
Fisher Book typewriter for the clerk S
office that had been on trial in that
Office for several weeks. This is a
very fine machine and will soon pay
for itself, as it takes much less space
than it does with pen.
The board of trustees and town
council were in session Monday to
equalize the assessments.
H. B. FraZee, of Kilbourne, was a
Keosauqua visitor Monday.
Deputy Sheriff r. P. Ramsey was
in Bonaparte Monday on official bus.
mess.
JAS I. Israel, ex-county clerk, now
travelling salesman for Meek Bros.
wooden mills of Bonaparte, is in town
shaking hands with old friends.
M. White, former recorder, now liv
ing near Mt Sterling, was a Keosau
qua visitor Monday, with his son Har
ny, who is manager of the ]. P. Laps
ley & company store here
Frank Davis, who formerly lived
here but now at Eidon, was a visi
tor at this place over Sunday.
Joe Harrison, of Omaha, who has
been visiting with his sister, Mrs. T
I. Muir of this place, returned to his
home this morning.
The little daughter of MI. and Mrs
S. w. Manning is quite sick.
Hon. Calvin Manning, of OttumWa
was a recent Keosauqua visitor with
relatives.
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e airfield.

Fairfield, April 81. w. Stephen
son is moving his stock of groceries
from the opera house block and will
occupy the room in the Stever build
ing recently vacated by H. G. Davis.
Prof. and Mrs. Luce and Miss Bee
Brown left last evening for Van Vert,
Ohio, to attend the funeral of j. H..
Brown. who died at his home at that
place Monday. Mr.. Brown was the
father of Mrs. Luce and Miss Brown.
Special services are being held at
the Lutheran church each evening of
this week The services begin at 8
p. m. and continue one hour.
Pupils of the public schools are en-
joying a one weeks vacation this be-
ing the interim between the winter and
spring terms. Prof. Williamson and
quite a number of the teachers will at
tend the state teachers meeting at
Grinnell April 4-6.
The board of supervisors are hold
ing a regular session at the court
house this week. One of the things
to be transacted is to elect a janitor
at the court house and considerable
rivalry and interest seems to be man
ifest in regard to this. 1t is said
that there are over 20 applications
with some of them accompanied by a
| long list of petitions. The board will
probably appoint the janitor tomor-
row.
Mrs. C. B. Marson has shipped her
househod goods to her former home
at Stephenson, Mich. where her hus-
( band is now engaged in business, and
I she herself left for that destination
/, on the Rock Island last evening
! A change of yenu has been taken in
/ the case of Woodmanse and Hewitt
/ Manufacturing Company VS.. Jefferson
1 county The case will be tried in
Wapello county and the papers have
been filed with the clerk of that coun-
ty. The case arises out of the re-
fusal of the county to pay this COM
pany for work done at the county
farm on the ground that they did not
do what the contract called for.
N. S. Gilmer, as surety on a note,
will be compelled to pay something
over $500 according to the decision of
Judge S.oan in the Smeaton case,
which was tried in court last Thurs
day.
All the old officers will be retained
under the newly elected administra.
ton, except that DR.. Hague will act
as physician on the board of health
! instead of DR.. Groves.
James Speer of Rock Rapids is Wis
iting friends in this city.
! Ernest Daggett and Miss Doty,
both prominent young people of OF,
tumwa, were quietly married last
evening in this city at the home OF
DR.. Hinitt After the marriage cere.
mony the newly welded pair left for
Chicago on wedding trip.
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tell you just how I have found the
west, the country in which fortunes
are awaiting the homeseekers.
Yes, indeed, this is what the people
of the eastern states are led to be-
lieve; but if they only knew the false
information they are reading they
would. no doubt, hesitate before be-
lieving.
l have been here long enough to find
out that the information which the
railroad companies, mine owners and
real estate agents are distributing
turnout the eastern states is simply
fake.
| have seen and talked with scores
of men, who have come here with the
intention of buying land, but have not
spoken to one who has found the coun-
try as represented.
/ started out to the great Crystal
mine yesterday to get work and got as
far as Davenport, and there met man
mine for three years.
He stated to me that this mine had
never amounted to anything, and did
not think it ever would.
understood that there were several
in Iowa who were interested in this
mine, and | think, from what | hear,
that they will be lucky if they become
millionaires in the next hundred years
to come.
relied on the great talk of this
mine, but now l rely on what see.
There have been between ten and
twelve hundred people passed thru
here since | arrived
Several of them stopped over here
and | have been asked by more than
one man who has come from the east
for money enough to buy meal with.
1t is simply heart-rending to see and
hear some who are here now without
work or money, and tell how they have
left their families and have been led
into this trap.
| Yes | say it is nothing but trap,
| for they are here and cannot get back,
for the railroad fare is twice as much
as it cost them to come out here.
There will be but few, think, who
will take up land in Washington, for
| it is not as stated in railroad circulars
at all
The people can come from the east
if they want to, but | can truthfully
say that nine-tenths of them will find
the country as l have represented.
1t is only boom to get the country
settled up.
have not seen any soil yet where
corn can be raised to any advantage
| it is wheat, and if that fails, it is star
walton to the poor people.
l intend to work here for while
but would Motif had millions, buy a
farm in this section of the world.
The other boys are at Pennington
now, working, and | will go there to-
morrow.
| think | have said enough about
Washington. and had better close. fol
fear you will not come out next spring
l hope this letter will find you we'll
and enjoying life, as it leaves me.
Answer soon and tell me all the
news. AS ever yours,
V. V. Mclean,
81 Front Ave.,
Spokane, Wash.
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FROM WASHINGTON.
Letter From v. v. Mclean to a Kirk
willie Man,

v. V. Mclean, of Spokane, Wash
ing has written an interesting letter
to Kirkville man concerning the west
and the state of Washington in par
ticular.L. ]. Jones, of Kirkville, sends
the letter to the Courier. 1t will give
people good idea of the climate and
resources of the state. 1t follows:
Spokane, Wash, March 18, 1901.
Cousin jedi will now endeavor to