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Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1902-04-10
ST. LOUIS coRRUPTIoNIsTs.
A Sensational Report Is Made by the
Grand Jury.


st. Louis, April 7-Most sensational
charges are made by the February
grand jury, which has been investi-
eating bribery and Official corruption
in the municipal assembly, in its final
report to Judge O'Niel Ryan in the
criminal court. These indictments, al
ready made public. were returned:
Bribery-Robert N. Snyder.
Attempted bribery-Edward Butler,
John II. Becker
Perjury-George J. Kobusch.
The report declares that the peo-
Pile Of st. Louis have but vague con.
ception of the extent to which corrup-
lion and venality have for the past ten
years existed among their sworn offis
GERS and public servants. II finds the
true condition of affairs to be almost
too appalling for belief. A tribute IL
paid to Joseph W. Folk, the circuit
attorney, under whose leadership the
investigation is being made.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1902-04-10

After the Brooklyn women got
through hugging and kissing Fiddler
Kubelik he was SO limp that he
couldn't walk alone. 1t is beginning
to look as if the poor boy may in fu-
ture be able to fiddle only under police
protection.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1902-04-10

, An Illinois teacher inflicted corpor-
al punishment on a pretty girl pupil,
and then they were married. The
sudden development of love on the
part of the teacher is understandable,
but how about the girl? Are We to
understand that that is the proper
way to WOO?
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1902-04-10

The sultan of Turkey is giving away
some of his wives to faVorite pashas.
The sultan has a large supply Of old
and slightly passe wives that he can
spare Just as we'll as not, but hasn't
he wit enough to see that his method
of getting rid of them may be tho
cause OF a good many of the troubles
that are cropping out in Turkey?
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1902-04-10
Attach Hosford Property.

Dubuque, April captain Hosford.
who has been missing from the city
for more than week has returned.
He says he will be able to meet any
and all obligations and that he has
been in Kentucky sick. The Citizens
State Bank got out an attachment
against all of his property as soon as
il was known he was here.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1902-04-10
ELKINs GETS A PARDON.
House Finally concurred With Senate
in Pardon,

Des Moines, April 5.-The house yes.
terday reconsidered its action of
Thursday and concurred in the senate
resolution granting a pardon to John
Wesley Elkins, who in 1889 murdered
his father and mother. The vote was
4S to 80, while the vote of Thursday
was Al to 46 against. A telegram was
sent to Elkins at once. 1t was said
in the legislature that his incarcera-
ton was Illegal from the beginning,
because his age was ~ years. and the
courts have held that a child under
IA years cannot be held legally ca.
pable of crime. The action of the leg
islature was great victory for Sen
ator Whipple, who Championed the
pardon.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1902-04-10
Youngest Mayor In State.

Mt. Ayr. April 4.-henry Clay Beard.
who was recently elected mayor of this
city at the recent municipal election.
is but "a years of age and is said to
be tie youngest mayor in the state of
Iowa. Mayor-elect Beard is a success.
full young attorney. graduate Of the
law department of the State Univer.
sity of Iowa and a popular young man.
His administration gives promise of
a success.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1902-04-10

A Baltimore lady donned an SIS new
hat for a promenade and wondered
why the first admiring glances on the
street were changed to stares.
Eventually she found that the hat had
dropped of. and search for it prov
ed vain.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1902-04-10

Two men have declined the assist
ant postmaster generalship with its
salary Of $4,000 a year. 1t isn't likely
however, that the office will have to
be left vacant permanently because of
a lack of applicants for the job.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1902-04-10

A gentleman Of the name OF Moss
has been seated in the national house
of representatives from a contested
district in Kentucky. Congress proud.
Iy points to the act that 1t gathered
him.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1902-04-10
IoWAN GOES TO RUSSIA.
Davenporter Appointed to Represent
U. S. at Red Cross Convention.

Davenport, April 4.-B. +. Tilling-
hast, prominent citizen of Daven.
port, has been appointed as one OF
seven delegates to represent the Unit.
ed States at the coming conference of
the Red Cross society which is to be
held in ST. Petersburg, Russia, May
6 to 20. His certificate of appointment
has arrived and he has sent his letter
of acceptance. Mr.. Tillinghast will
prepare to leave in week or two for
Washington and from there he will
proceed with the other delegates to
-. Petersburg in time to be present
at the opening of the conference.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1902-04-10

In a city in Russian Poland stu
dents set fire to the schools and at
tempted to lynch the teachers. The
Chicago small boy who has supposed
that he held the record will have to
give up the competition.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1902-04-10

The latest literary quip is an ar
gument that the poems of Robert
Burns were really written by Adam
Smith, author of The Wealth OF Ma
tons" 1t is as plausible as most of
the books on the Baconian origin OF
Shakespeare's plays.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1902-04-10
Victim of Lemon Extract.

Newton, April AID. White Of
Lynnville. was found dead from the
effects of drinking too much lemon
essence. Death came at the end of
drunken debauch and the coroner
thought an inquest unnecessary. De
ceased leaves large family.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1902-04-10

A big piano factory in New York has
Just burned down. OF course, when the
company gets keyed up to the right
pitch they will have a new factory on
the string.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1902-04-10

1t is said that there are more than
2,000, 900 brands of cigars on the mar
ket. The campaign cigar, however. al
ways smells the same, no matter what
name 1t goes by.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1902-04-10

! The Bacon enthusiasts will sniff, OF
course, when they hear that a quarter
Iy magazine devoted to Shakespeare
and Stratfor-on-Avon is about to ap-
pear in London.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1902-04-10

Mason City. April 5.-Duncan Rule
OF this city has announced his candi-
dacy for congress. he has been a
leading republican politician in this
section for a number Of years. Mr..
Rule has an opponent In ,le person Of
James Il. Blythe OF this city. and in
Congressman Haugen, the present In
cumbent.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1902-04-10

A bigamist in Lima, Ohio. has ask
ed the police to arrest him because he
wants to be punished. A jury might
decide that the poor fellow has suf-
fered enough already.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1902-04-10

Congressman Moodys declaration
that he hardly knows the bow from
the stern of a war vessel is frank, at
all events. And he hasn't begun
hItching up his trousers yet
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1902-04-10

Colombia evidently wants to impress
the world with the idea that its revolu-
ton is to be taken seriously, for it has
issued orders that all news must be
censored.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1902-04-10

! The growth Of the concentration idea
has induced the invention of the whis-
Ky tabloid. Eventually the invitation
will be to take chew instead Of a
drink.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1902-04-10

Colorado's legislature has adjourn
ed, IN order that the rural members
may put in more time boring for OIL
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1902-04-10

The story Of the tramp who stole a
bar of soap is preposterously conflict
ing. Either he was not tramp or he
did not steal bar of soap.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1902-04-10

Emperor William has taken a par
ticular liking to buckwheat cakes, but
wait until brother Henry tells him
about baked beans. Goldfish. Mulligan
stew. terrapin and escalloped oysters.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1902-04-10

The new society recreation called
progressive peanuts is not the first
shell game introduced into society.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1902-04-10

To a photographer belongs the dis
'tinction of being the only man in
tAmerica who succeeded in making the
prince look unpleasant.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1902-04-10

; The principal motive in writing n
novel nowadays seems to be that the
'author may get the benefit of the
dramatization.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1902-04-10

Philadelphia expects to have a sub
way under construction within a year.
philadelphia is not so slowi
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1902-04-10

A Baltimore man was suddenly
struck dumb while swearing at his
wife. 1t is not stated whether she used
abe rollingpin or a flatiron.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1902-04-10

Young Mr.. Havemeyer. who sent his
lcoachman to represent him in court,
discovered that the law is no respect
ier Of nillionaires.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1902-04-10
Was a loss up for Mayor.

Blockton. April Al. NJ. Bean won
the mayors chair by a toss up here,
the vote being a tie between him and
d. F. Ford. One represented the peo-
pies ticket and the other the citizens.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1902-04-10

II Joseph Chamberlain Is not blank
liar what kind of a distinguished
statesman is he? Ireland pauses for a
reply.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1902-04-10

n John l.. Sullivan has really quit
drinking for good, it means an awful
loss to the breweries and distilleries OF
the country.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1902-04-10

An Omaha man has invented a
whisky tablet. Take two in a glass
of water, and the earth is yours.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1902-04-10

The sale OF Lmburger cheese has
Been forbidden in Louisville. KY.
IHoch. Louisville!
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1902-04-10
GRAND AMERICAN HANDICAP.

Kansas City, April III. C. Hirschy,
with a handicap OF 20 yards. won the
great American handicap and thus be
came the champion wing shot of
America. The last man to stand up
with him in the shoot-oif out of the
fourteen men who had clean scores
yesterday was @. G. Spencer. OF st.
Louis, also 20-yard man. who finally
failed TO kill his fifty-third bird,
towering outgoer. Spencer will re.
ceive second money. r. o. Heikes, of
Dayton, Ohio. third; J. d. Pollard.
Chicago. fourth. and J. l.. Owen of
Gushing, Okla. fifth.
Sistersville daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1902-1905, 1902-12-23
Christmas.

If the greatest of Christmas fes-
t!val means anything 1t IS that joy
shall fiji, every heart on the re-
currence of the day dear to all who
believe In Christ's mission upon
earth.
Most of us are sure of happy
Christmas. We have been favored
through the year and at It's close
we rejoice over the bestowal of
mary blessings, But many will
have dreary time of 1t If left to
themselves. Poverty and affl ction
have lsid a heavy hand upon them
ia,d, ne sacred anniversary would
De a meaningless event, traVes!y
en- the Christian religion, 1t 1t were
permitted to pass as the other days
Of the year are in dejec'ion and
suffering.
To make 1t different from other
days those who sit In cold nd
hunger duty devolves upon the
Christian whose store enables him
to share with his less favored
brother and to make his lot on this
day of days one of gratitude and
contentment. In no other way can
he glorify so we'll the festival and
add to his own happiness. The
men and women who sit around a
plentifully supplied table and a
lcheerful 6reside on Christmas fud
exceeding pleasure In the thought
that they have aided poor family
to pass the day happily. If You
have not experienced this cousola
ton, dear reader, do not let this
Christmas pass without the happi,
ness that comes as the reward OF
well doing on this occasion of re-
Ijoicing. Make your poor neighbor's
Christmas merry as we'll as your
own
Sistersville daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1902-1905, 1902-12-23
GEORGE STURGEON
Killed at SmithfieId by Dick Starkey. As Usual
There was Woman in the Case.
sTARKEY NOW CONFINED IN COUNTY
JAIL AT NEW MARTINSVILLE.

George Sturgeon is dead and
Dick Starkey, charged with hiy
murder, is In the county jail. An
old fashioned country dance was
given about a mile from Smithheld
Saturday night 10 which the entire
neighborhood was invited. Ali OF
the swaius and buxom lass!es gath
cred to spend the evening and
among those present were George
Sturgeon and Dick Starkey. The
trouble started over a young lady
refusing to dance with Sturgeon
and profered her hand to S'arkey
and a commotion started among
those present which eliminated
into free for all fight. The lights
went out and the men began to
shoot and the women commenced
10 scream.
When the lamps were again lighted
1t was found that Sturgeon was Is
ing OH the floor with bullet In
his abdomen. Starkey was charged
with the shooting and the men
started In pursuit and several shots
were fred at him One of the bull
lets passed through his left hand,
inflicting a painful wound. When
the shooting commenced cries of
kill him! kill him! were heard,
Starkey attempted to get away, but
was arrested and taken to New
Mariipsville and is now lodged in
the county jail. A telephone mes
sage was received this morning
from Suitb6eld tha. Sturgeon was
dead.
Sistersville daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1902-1905, 1902-12-23
HOLIDAY SEASON
Social and Other Events That
Are Booked to Occur during
the Holidays.

Social preparations for the holi-
days In the city are about COM
pleted, and will be on scale that
augurs a week OF uninterrupted
gayety. A number Of balls, re-
ceptions, dinner aud card parties, in
addition to numerous other elabor'
ate occasions of a high social ma
ture. The Virginia club will give
their annual ball during the holl-
days at the Botel Wells, which
which will doubtless be a swell af-
fair. On New Years eve the Co
tilion club will give a grand
ball In the City Hall: The
Knight Templar will close
the festivities of the holiday
week with a reception and banquet
at their Temple on New Years eve
ming, and which vii be folio we'd by
dance in the Auditorium The
following cards have been issued
for the occasion.
Yourself and Wife are expected to be present
at the New YeaIs Reception to be given
New Years Evening
Eight to Twelve O'cl,ck
Asylum Mountain State Commardery
January I, 1923.
On the afternoon previous to
Christmas tie ladies of the Needle
work Guild will conduct In the
City Hall al interesting entet;aln-
ment and distribute useful and
other gifts among poor children.
Contributions for the distribution
will be received by the Guild up to
the last minute. The destitute
children will also be abuudantly
supplied with good things to eat
aud useful articles TO wear at st
Pau!s' Episcopal church, where
there will be general gathering
of sll classes.
The annual Sunday school treat
for the children Will take place In
some Of the chnrches on Christmas
day, and taken altogether the holi
day week IL Sistersville promises
to be one of much feasting and
n1errimert.
Sistersville daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1902-1905, 1902-12-23
TURKEYS SCARCE
The Christmas Turkey Just a Little Too
High in Price. Mt Only This, but All
Meats Have Advanced in Price.

High in Price. Mt Only This, but All
Meats Have Advanced in Price.
There Is every indication that the
festive holiday bird will take little
higher roost on the price list
Christmas than 1t did Thanksgiv-
ing. The fact is, 1t has already
taken a higher place and Is now
selling at I8 cents per pound
dressed, when on the last men
toned holiday they could be had
as low as 16 cents. It seems that
the usually heavy demand for tur'
keys Thanksgiving almost cleaned
them out In this locality.
One of the reasons of the In
crease In this city Is attributed by a
local dealer, is the fact that turkeys
are so high and scarce at Wheeling
and Pittsburg, consequently farm
ers In this vicinity have shipped
their poultry TO the market which
offers them the best prices Con-
servative dealers claim the price OF
turkeys tomorrow will reach rs
cents pound at Pittsburg. There
Is always a scarcity Just before
Christmas, but this year looks Ike
there Is a good reason for it, as
S ock Is limited and country folks
are holding out for stiff prices.
Many OF the farmers of this sec.
tion were so elated at the prices
they were getting Thanksgiving
that they reckoned not for the
morrow and let their stock all 60.
At present it Is not possible to tell
just how high the prices will go
and they may 60 much higher than
Is expected.
The principal reason for the
scarcity, however, IS said to be the
corner In the market effected by
some of the far seeing dealers Of
this section. It is said that a
month ago all the turkeys In the
surrounding country were brought
up ahead tor Christmas, and that
now they are In the hands Of few
dealers. These dealers have the
situation entirely in their hands and
1t is thought that they will hold
the price up to the highest notch.
The turkeys that are used here are
brought In from the surrounding
towns. They are local dealers but
buy through the agency OF the
husksters, who MAKE a house 10
house canvass of the country dis
tricts and bring the farmers down
to the lowest figure for their tur-
keys, trying to buy up the whole
lot at a certain rate per pound.
Some of them are bought on foot
and others prefer to buy them
dressed.
Sistersville daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1902-1905, 1902-12-23
TURNED DOWN
Was the Scheme of Wheeling Parties to Secure
Franchise in New MartinsviIIe.
THE NEW MARTINSWLLE, SHTERSVlLLE
AND MIDDLEBOURNE RAILWAY co. WIN.

Yesterday the voters Of New
Martirsville, decided by vote to
grant a franchise for an electric
railroad to New Martinsville, Sis.
tersvllle and Middlebourne Rail-
road Co. The parties contesting
this election was the New Martins
Vile Light, Heat and Power Com
pany, composed OF Wheeling peo.
pie. The people decided by vote
of 273 to 90 to grant the franchise
to the company represented by Mr..
Miller. The contest was very warm
and exciting. The opposition had
many carriages ont and spent a
good deal of money but the people
would not be hoodwinked. This
action will expedite matters and Is
the one thing we wanted to make
the railroad sure. Everything Is In
favor of TIE road now and we ex-
pect inside the next 90 days to see
men at work grading. John A.
HowaTd's company. which made
such blow about building road
was not In the fight When there
was nothing to DO but to blow
hot air, Johnny played full hand
Just as be did with Us for year.
but when 1t came down to agreeing
to do something and to put upa
bond that something would be
done, johnny went into his hole.
He did the same thing with our
people. He held Us up about one
year on hot air but that's all there
was to 1t. He may think it paid
him to do this but we don't think
II will. Mr.. Miller is going to build
the railroad as sure as anything
can be and It will be built very
soon. We congratulate him and
his company on their great victory
over the cheap Wheeling crowd. .,
Sistersville daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1902-1905, 1902-12-23

The pumerous friends OF Vincent,
the eleven year old SON Of Mr.. and
Mrs. Levi Howell, who reside about
two miles south Of the city, will be
sorry to learn he Is confued to his
home by severe attack Of typhoid
fever,
Sistersville daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1902-1905, 1902-12-23

Charley, the two year old child Of
Mrs. Gordon, of the South Side,
died at an early hour this morning.
Interment will take place at Oak
wood cemetery tomorrow morning.
The deceased was a member of the
Harrison Mutual Burial Assocla-
ton.
Sistersville daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1902-1905, 1902-12-23

Miss Iva Fay Benner left today
for Salem to visit her sister, Mrs.
J. W. Harper, for few weeks.
She was accompanied by her two
nephews, Masters Alvin and Fred
Harper, who have been visiting
their grandparents and going to
school here.
Sistersville daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1902-1905, 1902-12-23

]. w. Duty, the newly elected
county court clerk, returned from
Pittsburg last evening where he
had been for the past lew days
transacting some important busi-
ness matters. Mr.. Duty left for
his home at the county seat this
morning.
Sistersville daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1902-1905, 1902-12-23
Christmas Services.

On Thursday morning In the M.
E. church, at 7 O'Clock, there will
be communion and praise services,
immediately a'.er which will follow
the annual treat of he Sunday
school chil.ircn 23 1T
Sistersville daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1902-1905, 1902-12-23

George Morrison and family, of
the South Side, will leave the city
tomorrow morning for Plttsburg
where they will spend the holidays
with relatives. Mr.. Morrison Is the
general superintendent of the Mu-
tual OH and Gas company.
Sistersville daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1902-1905, 1902-12-23

A. J. Smell wanted TO attend
party, but was afraid to do so on
account of pains In his stomach
which he feared would grow worse.
He says: II was telling my troub-
les to a lady friend, who said:
'Chamberlain's Collie, Cholera and
Dlarrhoea Remedy will put you In
condition for the party I bought
a bottle and take pleasure In stating
that two doses cured me and en-
abled me 10 have a good time at
the party" Mr.. Smell IS a resi-
dent of Summer Hill, N. y. This
remedy Is for sale by e. W. Grier
Sistersville daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1902-1905, 1902-12-23

The river is In fine boating
stage and both the through and
local packets are respin2 a harvest.
The holidar trad h,> h '-l ueusu.
ally bIl.k t0E ;Ue past weeE.
Sistersville daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1902-1905, 1902-12-23
MAN KILLED
In Gas Explosion In Ritehic County.
D?eTrimert


". J. Wright, superintendent of
the Shawmut Oh Co., whose Offices
are In the Muhl=man building on
Fourth street, received a telephone
message Wednesday night from
Ritchle county, informing him that
there had been gas explosion at
one of his company's wells on Devil
Hole and that two employees had
sustained serious injuries, and one
of them, man named Ayres, was
unconscious and was thought to be
dying The other mau, Eddy, had
both legs broken and was other.
wise injured, but not thought to be
fatally hurt - Parkersburg News.
PENNsBoRo, W. VA. DEC. a.
Hiram Lynch, one of the men who
was injured by the big gas explo-
sion at Rutherford, this county, on
Henry S. Wilson's railroad, died
Saturday night. The auputation
OF his les did not save him, as the
sboc& was too great to survive.
R'chard Edo, the other young
mau who was 50 badly hurt in the
same accident. Is very low, and II
Is not belfevs d ne eau survive.
This affair was one OF the most
tragic ever occurring in Ritchie
comfy. The gas pipe was torn to
pieces for some distance by the
furce of the explosion.
Sistersville daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1902-1905, 1902-12-23

AS old Santa has TO be sure OF
getting there, it is safe to say he
will reject the proposition to trade
his reindeer for an auto.
Sistersville daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1902-1905, 1902-12-23

Our tnrnnged streets throughout
ia:t eeeniug and today were ha?py
l;vlgg pictures of prosperity.