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Warren sheaf., 1903-05-28
First publication April 80, 1903.
Probate Notice.
ER LIMITING TIME TO CREDITORS

ORDER LIMITING TINE TO CREDITORS.
. AND FOR HEARING ON CLAIMS, ETC.
State OF Minnesota. County of Marshall SIS
IN nPropate Court. Special Term, April 25th 1903.
= IN tne matter of the estate of ER1CK A.
Letters OF Administration on the estate of
Erlck Erickson. deceased, late of the County
OF Ma:Shall andState of Minnesota being grant
ed to Christina Erickson
1t Is ordered, That six months be and the
same IS hereby allowed from and after the
date OF TINS order. in which all persons having
claims or demands against the said deceased
are REQUIRED to file the same in the Probate
Court OF said County. for examination and
allowance, or be forever barred. ~
1t IS further Ordered. That the 31st day of
ocIoper' % E'o5 at 10 o'clock A. NJ, at Special
Dnh Term OF said Probate Court, to be held at the
Propate ONCE in the City of Warren in said
county. pc and the same hereby is appointed
as the time and place when and where the
sa!d Probate Court will examine and adjust
sald CLAIMS and demands. =.
And 1t is Further Ordered, That notice of
such nearing be given to all creditors and per
sons interested in said estate by forthwith
pupnsmng this order once in each week for
three successive weeks in the Warren SBEAF
a weekly newspaper printed and published at
Warren in said County
Dated at Warren, Minn. this 25th day of
April. 1903. N' oA
By the Court:
oEALJ PETER Fl. HOLM
~ Judge of Probate
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support. 81 don't know" she said, "but
one of the boys is to be the plaintiff,
and, goodness me, the sailors have been
fixing him up big blond wig all the
afternoon. o, it will be such fun. Mr..
La Verne is the one, too, for defend
ant. It's so absurd thinking Of him
as wife deserter and all that. o, I do
hope they will begin right away
But down in the smoking ca bin there
was trouble. Harrison had been abb
ruptly told by DR.. Martin that he
could not and would not play the part
of the plaintiff in the case. Harrison
fairly shieked. s'Why, Martini he
said, ''you were the one that suggested
the whole thing, and now you're 60
ing to quit after I've fixed everything
up. Pretty hole you've got me into
Martin waited awhile, and then said,
as if a sudden idea had seized him:
81 say, Harrison, you know my cousin
who came on board at Honolulu and
has been sick in her ca bin ever since
would go ahead and take the part.
That is, if you will promise to say
nothing about it. She is fully as tall
as am and she has real golden hair,
so she won't need the rope wig, and
she can wear her own clothes much
better than I can wear those of that
big, fat stewardess. Then she'll daub
on the red paint pretty strong, so that
it will look as though she is made up,
and as no one knows her, who can say
that it isn't me made up for the part p
Harrison made jump for Martin
and shook both his hands convulsive-
1y. "Quick, of course, all right, go
ahead and have her get ready at once"
The august court, who was south
ern politician going out to Singapore
as consul, had appeared in the salon
and seated himself on his throne.
Then the lawyers had appeared and
indulged in a few preliminary wran-
giles, and the jury had taken its place
and was Immediately accepted without
any quibbling. The bailiff appeared
in charge Of the defendant, who was
faultlessly arrayed and who had waxed
his mustache SO that it stood straight
out, and he smoked a dainty little
cigarette Of the regulation stage vii
lain kind. Every woman in the salon
said CO." in breathless fashion and
applauded gently.
Harrison, the counsel for the plain
tiff, walked in briskly and took his
seat. Ready for trial, your honor.
Call the plaintiff in the case, Mrs. John
A. La Verne
A woman dressed in black and heav-
lily veiled stepped majestically down
the aisle and took her seat in the wit
Warren sheaf., 1903-05-28
.Bv PA,liP MANILA

TT ARRISON was hunting all over the
the ship to get some pieces of old
rope to tear into strands and out of
which to manufacture a beautiful
blond wig of long, wavy tresses.
The ship was three days out of Homo
iulu and still eight days from Japan,
and, according to all time honored Gus
toms and traditions the psychological
moment had arrived for the mock trial
in the salon after dinner that night.
Harrison had worked all day fixing up
"a case. He had picked La Verne as the
proper victim for the defendant. La
Verne was tall and dark, with black
eyes and mustache, and Harrison
thought he would make fine defend
ant for either a breach of promise case
or wife desertion. He was popular
with the women on board, considered
Ethe prince Of good fellows in the smok-
ing room, and altogether what Har-
rison termed a 'bright and shining
mark" DR.. Martin, a young dentist
going out to Shanghai, was to be the
lady in the case whose deepest, truest
and sincerest affections had been torn
into tatters by the designing La Verne.
DR.. Martin was slight in figure, with
smooth, girlish face, and Harrison de-
<cided that if he were dressed in one
of the stewardess' dresses and adorned
with the blond wig he would make an
extremely dashing and lovely plaintiff,
calculated to arouse the tears of the
.sternest juries.
That night after dinner the Japan
sese sailors and the Chinese walters
ceased glaring at each other long
enough to move the tables around and
arrange the salon to look like court.
Then the passengers who were not to
take part in the trial except as audi
sence came trailing in and took their
seats, whispering excitedly as to what
a good joke this was on dear Mr.. La
Verne and how much fun it would all
be, and who in the world was to be the
plaintiff.
Old Mrs. Muttsford, who was the
-newsiest and busiest little woman on
the ship, whispered to everybody with
lin reach that the case against Mr.. La
Verne was to be for desertion and non
Warren sheaf., 1903-05-28
Odd Animals.


A Morley, Mecosta county, cat has
an appetite so fastidious that she re-
fuses beefsteak for diet and milk as
washdown, and will eat only CO.
coanut butter and boiled mincemeat
and drink nothing but grape wine,
says the Detroit Tribune. The most
singular thing about tabby's refusal
of beefsteak is that she is not a ho-
tel cat, but an inmate of a private
family. For a contrast, we note a
Deerfeld dog that devours a greedy
meal of raw potatoes and looks
around cheerful and refreshed. His
case recalls an advertisement where
in the owner offers for sale a white
bulldog, with the assurance that he
''will eat anything; very fond of chill.
.ireD.''
Ger1nany's Basket Makers.
Basket making employs half mil
lion persons in Germany, where the
wages range from 18 shillings to So
weekly for skilled workers.-Indus-
trial Journal.
Warren sheaf., 1903-05-28
Quite Appropriate. A

Popjoy- Ny wife keeps scrap-book
in which she writes down all the cute
things our little boy says.
Askington-H'm! Why do you call
it scrap-book?
ooh, we quarrel every time over
which side of the house he takes his
smartness from. Woman's Home
Companion.
Warren sheaf., 1903-05-28
Most HealthfuI state.

The most healthful state in the
union is Iowa, with a mortality rate
of 90 per 1000; and the least health
full state is Louisiana, with mortal
ity rate Of 2o.65 per 1000. - Washing
ton Star. ss
Warren sheaf., 1903-05-28
tt1rst publication May II, 19O3.)
Notice.

i2iS. SSaiea 1 6lds for constructing bridge on
:? p w WIZ SGulee IN town of Warrenton, on sec
tloh @ nne between Sections and 4, will be re-
ceyea ya oy s the Town Clerk and viii be opened
Oh JGae ist, 1913. at O'Clock A. M. Plans and
speccael0ns VIII be seen at Lundgren, Wit
1 tensten a q Co.'S office. at Warren, also at the
Town % Glerk's office in said town.
tnG Town Board reserves the right to accept
or reject any or all bids
. AARON john HN. Chairman
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Why He Failed.

Jinks-Why did young Pudney faila
I thought he was doing we'll.
Binks-He was until he spent too
much time reading the advice to young
men on how to succe cceed.-Judge.
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As Bad as They Make 'Em.

Knicker-Why do you think Jonea
the meanest man afloat?
Bocker-He keeps collection of
plugged coins to put in his trousers
pocket at night.-Brooklyn Life.
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The Wonders Of Radiun.

The Wonders OF Radium.
The wonderful newly discovered
substance, radium, from which con.
stant invisible emanation takes place.
is capable of sending its rays through
from eight to ten inches of solid iron.
Warren sheaf., 1903-05-28

The men sat in the smoking room
that night for long time discussing
the mock trial.
La Verne isn't such a bad actor.
either" one of them was saying. ..He
plays a joke out to the end, too. 1 Just
met one of the Chinese boys moment
ago carrying lot of legal looking pa
pers that La Verne had given him down
to Martins room, keeping up the joke,
you know, about the $4,000 fortune" !"
Tribune.
Middletown transcript., 1903-07-04
OUR TEACHERS

The Board of Education hon
ored itself on Wednesday even
ing in the unanimous choice OF
Miss Ida V. Howell to succeed
Mr.. W. ]. Beckett as principal OF
the Middletown Schools. Miss
Howell is a graduate of our
schools, and has had experience
as teacher therein, sufficient to
qualify her for the promotion.
In the selection of Mrs. Ruth n.
Rhodes to fill the vacancy in
Department No. 9 the Board has
reelected another graduate OF
the schools and a former teacher,
who always gave satisfaction.
The reelection of the other teach
ers was expected, but is never
theless gratifying to the parents
and pupils. With the present
staff, there is no doubt that the
schools will be better than in the
past, although the standard has
always been high.
Middletown transcript., 1903-07-04
MIDDLErowN, DEL, JULY 4, 1908.
A LOWER TAX RATE

In spite of an increase in ex-
penditures of at least S11 900 for
the construction of new roads
and $4,000 for the repair of mill
dams, the Levy Court was able
to reduce the county and poor
tax rate from 20 to IS cents on
the $100 of assessed valuation.
This is a direct result of honest
county government by a Repub-
lican Levy Court, and is a decided
contrast to the Democratic mis-
management in the city of Will
mington. When the Republicans
secured control of the Levy
Court, they found that six months
receipts for taxes had been used
to liquidate the floating debt COM
ing over from the preceding fis-
cal year. In other words the
county was six months in arrears
with it's bills. At the expiration
of one year, it was found that
the tax rate could be safely re-
duced 10 cents per 500, and at
the close of the second year an
other reduction of 5 cents is
made. With the same business
management in control for the
next year, lis almost a certainty
that another 5 cents will be taken
off. On the other hand the Dem
ocrats in Wilmington's City Coun-
Gil found surplus, andafter four
years of control, the new Council
faces a deficit of more than $780,
900. This is only history repeat
ing itself so far as this county
and the city of Wilmington are
concerned. Democrats create a
deficit; Republicans build up a
surplus.
Much of the credit for the con-
dition in county affairs is due to
the business methods introduced
by ex-President M. N. Willis,
who has labored hard to get the
business done according to law.
And his successor, Mr.. Chandler,
with the help of Mr.. Hopkins,
has ably carried out the plan of
work introduced by Mr.. Willis.
Middletown transcript., 1903-07-04

The TRANscRIPT $1.00 per year.
Middletown transcript., 1903-07-04
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SASSAFHAS

Mr.. Robert w. Johnston's eldest son
Lloyd is lying very ill.
Teachers examination will take place
in Chestertown July 9Th and 9th.
Mr.. Preston Shallcross, of Philadel-
phia, is visiting his uncle Jacob I. Shall
cross.
Mr.. William Wierd, Of Baltimore, is
visiting Mr.. Boulden Crancroft, near Gee
ilton.
Mrs. John F. Ernest was entertained
on Monday by her mother, Mrs. |. Gun
kel, of Warwick.
Mr.. Alexander T. Laws visited Chester
town relatives on Tuesday and Wednes-
day Of this week.
Mrs. Frank Bablett is lying dangerously
ill at her mothers near town, with no
hopes of recovery.
The Maryland State Bar Association
will hold their State Convention at
Ocean City from July 9TH to 9th.
1t is a tremendous relief for us to have
some bright weather again, after three
weeks rainy weather.
Mrs. |. Gunkel and daughter, Miss
Bessie, leave on Tuesday next for an ex-
tended trip to Denver, Col.
We are pleased to state Mrs. John
Tarbutton who has been quite sick for
some days is very much improved at
this writing.
Mr.. and Mrs. William H. Spry were
entertained on Sunday for the day by
his sister, Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Allen
near Cecilton.
Mrs. Lection and daughter, Mrs.
Frank Weeks, of near Kennedyville,
we're entertained on Monday by Mrs.
Frank Sylvester.
Mrs. Louis Dreka has ,been suffering
for the past several days from being
poisoned by ivy oak. She is somewhat
improved at this writing.
Chestertown has become the financial
centre of the Eastern Shore. The state
ments of the three banks show deposits
of over a million dollars.
Wednesday night last the Millington
NJ. E. Church celebrated the John Wes-
ley bi-centenary service. DR.. G. T. Wyatt
of Middletown, addressed the audience.
The friends of Mr.. Stephen Boyer
heard from him Wednesday, and as yet
there is not much improvement since he
left for Asheville, N. G. He will remain
for some months yet.
Messrs. Williams and T. Colescott, Of
Philadelphia. called on Mr.. and Mrs.
Robert S. Griffith on Sunday afternoon
en-route for visit to their farms near
Chestertown, driving the entire distance.
Owing to the death of Mrs. Robert w.
Johnston, Children's Day services were
postponed until this Sunday, July 5th
A very fine program will be rendered,
and it is to be hoped the old Rehoboth
NJ. P. Church will be full to the doors.
There was quite number come last SUM-
day evening and were disappointed.
Middletown transcript., 1903-07-04
BOHEMIA MANOR

Mrs. A. B. Berry spent last week with
Wyoming friends.
Miss Halle Gray has been quite i'll but
is slowly improving.
Miss Elizabeth Swing is spending some.
time with Philadelphia friends.
John J. Williams is spending this week
with his brother near Kirkwood..
Master Pierce Berry is the guest of his
sister, Mrs. Julian Jones at Betterton,
Md
Miss Evelyn Spear, of Chesapeake City,
is the guest of her cousin, Miss Edna
Spear.
Mrs. William Collins is spending some
time with Baltimore and Washington
friends.
Mrs. William Ban and three children,
Of Baltimore, are visiting her parents, Mr.
and Mrs. Robert Donaldson.
Mr.. Edgar Ellison has returned to Will
mington after spending sometime with
his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Ellison.
Miss Linda George is very i'll. She is
threatened with pneumonia, but we hope
her physician will get it under control
before it develops.
Middletown transcript., 1903-07-04
WIDOW OF JACOB TOME WEEDS

In tile presence of only immediate re-
laliyts and few personal friends, Mrs.
Evelyn S. Tome and DIR. joseph Irwan
France, of Washington d. G., were mar
ried Wednesday at the palatial home Of
the b ide, Rev. DR.. A. S. Mowbray, pas
tor OF Tome Memorial NJ. E. Church, be-
ing the officiating clergyman. The we'd
ding was very quiet one and without
any ostentation. Following tile ceremony
an informal reception was held. after
which DR.. and Mrs. France boarded the
Atlantic City Express. Mrs. France is
the widow of the late Jacob Tome. foun-
der of the Jacob Tome Institute. Port
Deposit, Md. which he endowed with sew
eral millions of dollars. She is the only
woman in this country serving as presi-
dent OF national bank.
Middletown transcript., 1903-07-04
THE IOWA REPUBLICANS

"The platform adopted at the
Iowa Republican Convention on
Wednesday shows in it's con-
struction the experienced hand
of Senator Allison. While not
differing in spirit from the Iowa
Republican platform of last year,
it avoids phrases that, when sep
arated from their context, give
ground for cavil and are open to
Misrepresentation. Iowa is for
protection this year, as it was
for protection last year, and it
treats the tariff as it should, not
as a fixed and finished Chinese
wall, but as an adjustable safe
guard to be modified when
changed conditions make a mod
ification wise and proper.
"The Iowa platform Of last
year declared Sin favor of such
changes in the tariff from time
to time as may become advisable
through the progress of our in
dustries and their changing rela-
tions to the commerce of the
world" This idea is repeated in
more compact phrase in the Iowa
platform of this year, but it is
interpreted by the additional
sentence: "Duties that are too
low should be increased and
duties that are too high should
be reduced. Free traders will
find little comfort in this, as the
only tariff change commendable
in their eyes is tariff reduction.
"This tariff plank in the Iowa
platform embodies the true Re-
publican doctrine. 1t waa given
nearly the same expression in
the national platform of 1896, on
which Mckinley and Hobart won
a triumphant victory. That
platform points out that protec-
ton does not mean a definite and
permanent tariff schedule. 1t
said: "The question of rates is a
practical one, to be governed by
the conditions of the time and Of
production; the ruling and un.
compromising principle is the
protection and development of
American labor and industry"
The Republicans of Iowa and the
Republicans of the entire United
States rest on that statement of
their party's protective policy.
"The entire Iowa platform is a
clear and admirable expression
of Republican doctrine and pol
icy. The Iowa Republicans are
fortunate in their leadership.
They seem to breed out there
public men Of a superior kind in
unusual abundance. The con-
vention was able to congratulate
the State on its two members of
the Cabinet. For four years
past it has also had the Speaker
ship. Governor Cummins, who
has just been renominated, has
found the executive chair of
Iowa sufficiently exalted to win
Middletown transcript., 1903-07-04

for him a national reputation,
while in the United States Senate
Iowa combines Delivers ready
eloquence with Allison's long
experience, sound judgementand
great influence. 1owa's position
in the coterie of States is there
fore commanding one and the
platform of the Republican party
there has national influence
Philadelphia Press.
Middletown transcript., 1903-07-04

ALL OF WHICT
Middletown transcript., 1903-07-04
cEcIIrnN


James H. Smith spent few days Of
this week in Baltimore.
c. II. Messicki is travelling through the
South on business trip.
Rev. George Anderson, of Lewes, is the
guest Of his brother, William Anderson.
Enoch Richards, of Smyrna, was en-
tertained on Monday by Fred Hoover.
Miss Gertrude Colvin, of Wilmington,
is visiting her aunt, Mrs. John Taylor.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Cavender are
entertaining their neice from Baltimore.
Miss Ada Pearce, of Elkton, is apend-
ing sometime with her aunt, Mrs. James
Watts.
Ralph Pearce, of Elkton, visited his
uncle, James Watts, on Saturday and
Sunday.
Miss Desdemona Boulden was enter
tanned by Mrs. Dollie Clayton during the
past week.
Misses Daisy Hoover and Mamie Pierce
were entertained by Miss Myrtle Temple
man this week.
Mrs. Wilbur Woolleyhan, of EarleviIle,
spent Tuesday with her mother, Mrs.
Patrick Anderson.
Mr.. Chandler, of Baltimore, was the
guest OF Charles Griffith and family few
days of the past week.
Misses Cora and Elizabeth Anderson
spent Saturday and Sunday with their
cousin, Mrs. William Brown.
Miss Georgiana Walmsley who has
been spending the past month with Elk
ton relatives has returned home.
Miss Alice Storr, of Baltimore, has re-
turned home after spending sometime
with her sister, Mrs. R. Ne Black.
Mr.. and Mrs. Byron Bouchelle, of
Chesapeake City, spent Saturday and
Sunday with his grandmother, Mrs. NJ.
E. Ferguson.
Miss Elizabeth Lake has returned to
her home in Chesapeake City after hay
ing been the guest of her grandmother
for several weeks.
Don't forget! A lawn fete will be held
in the parsonage lawn this evening, July
18th: The feature OF the evening will be
musical and patriotic speaking. Ice
cream and cake will be for sale by the
ladies. All are invited to come.
Little Preparation for Peach Crop
The Pennsylvania Railroad will make
but little preparation for the Peninsula |
peach crop this year. Experts have |
looked into the probable yield, and find |
it will be very small. Heretofore many |
cars have been fitted out for the principal |
fruit shipment from the State, and loss to
the farmers by the small crop will also be
felt by the railroad company.
Middletown transcript., 1903-07-04
ST cEnacre

A. N. Sutton spent Saturday in Phila-
delphia.
Miss Anna Stewart was in Wilmington
on Friday.
Edward Gam was in Wilmington part
of last week.
Mrs. George Vincent is paying visit
in Fairytown, N. Y.
Miss Sara Milligan is entertaining Miss
Margaret Carrick, of New Castle.
Rev. ]. R. Milligan and wife, spent
part OF last week in Wilmington.
Mr.. Jessup, of Swathmore, Pa, was an
over Sunday guest at the Manse.
Mrs. James Scott, of Bethel, Nd,
visited friends here on Thursday.
Mrs. D. G. Wolf and son, Irving, are
visiting relatives in Baltimore, Nd.
Miss Mabel Stewart, of New Castle, is
visiting her aunt, Miss Elizabeth Riley.
Miss Mollie Taylor has returned from
weeks stay with relatives at Delaware
City,.
Mrs. Allen and daughter are spending
sometime with her mother in Trenton.
N. j.
Miss Elizabeth Riley has returned
from several weeks stay with Philadel-
phia friends.
Mrs. Ii. G. Dolson and Mrs. Aida
Jones were guests OF Middletown friends
on Wednesday.
The Ericsson Line steamers have
started their summer trips from Philadel-
phia to Baltimore.
Mrs. James Garman is in Trenton, N.
j., where she will remain for sometime
with her sister, Mrs. Hutchinson.
Mrs. James White and daughter, Miss
Effie, who have been visiting relatives at
TESTERS Corner, have returned home
Mrs. H. C. Dolson, Mrs. Aida Jones
and daughter, Miss Mabel, were visitors
at q. j. Nandegrlfts, near Port Penn, on
Friday.
D. B. Stewart and daughter, Mrs. Mar
garet Reybold, were entertained by
friends in New Castle on Wednesday
evening.
Mrs. Margaret Jackson and grand
daughter, Miss Merriam Hill, left on Fri
day for London Grove, Pa, where they
will remain for sometime.
Mrs. Charles Wright and daughter,
Miss Ida, and their guest, Miss Lizzie
Stewart, left for Baltimore, Md, on Fri
day, where they will remain for ten days. |
Middletown transcript., 1903-07-04
Inquest Into Smiths Death

Coroner Mccormick Monday night
held an inquest into the death of Peter
Smith, the boy who was shot at the New
Castle workhouse on Monday night, June
22d. The jury returned the following
verdict:
Resolved, That Peter Smith came to
his death as result of gunshot wound
inflicted by person unknown to the
jury.