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The Bellefontaine Republican. [volume] (Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio) 1855-1905, 1904-04-08

rand. The II. -. bF..;s: MS i'..i
With an - oil the c,ii. The icih bran!
vas u dumbbeil. Runner aud rUrIor |
,;ucna Vista: county = an ugly custom
..r-,leClart,i that 10 was easy to change
she I,ar-O To the dUiuhheli. The air
around Fort Norton became rife with
things other than mere rumors. includ-
ing some very bad whisky. And JUS
tice. as drink craZed COW punchers
sometimes see II. works with appalling
sudlenneSS.
RumorS travel faster than half drunk
en- cow punchers who stop At each sa-
loon To drown their threats In bad
whisky and twenty-five horsepower
machine will travel faster than either.
That was why the mob that had
started out to hang Ben Hcth as a sort
OF climax for the annual roundup came
upon the Comet its owner his valet
and his chauffeur two miles beyond
Heth's ranch. They We're still hunting
for Heth. after havin. raZed his ranch
cabin The Comet was piled high with
luggage. a couple OF dress suit cases
showing above the boxes. and rubber
blankets. which filed in the body of
| the machine Thatcher explained in 4
casual way that he was trying some
| new roads aud might be gone week
or more. The cowboys sent him on
| his way with Il volley Of shots. They
were bent ON more serious work.
The Comet shot along the country
| road. through the soft twilight and the
| limpid moonlight. straight across the
state line into Nebraska. At precisely
| the same time the Overland limited
| was carrying a white faced but deter
| mined girl over the same state line.
Thatcher insisted upon giving away
the bride aud receiving the first kiss
| after the ceremony. lie said it was
| due for excess baggage on the best run
the Comet had ever made. Then the
i great red machine. its owner. his
| chauffeur .nd his valet rolled back to
| For. Norton without the impressive ar
| ray OF luggage and Harvey Thatcher.
/ tenderfoot. from New York. announced
that when a certain bunch Of uhuiti-
/ gated fools had finished their annual
| spree and had recounted their blank
ETY. blank calves the bride and groom
would come back 10 Fort Norton. at
which time the damages claimed by
said groom for injury done his proper
ty and his reputation would he paid or
the sheriff OF Buena Vista county ana
one Harvey Thatcher. Esq. would
know the reason why. whereupOn said
Harvey Thatcher promptly rose in the
estimation of the cowboy element. and
his hOrseless vehicle was forgiven him.
The Bellefontaine Republican. [volume] (Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio) 1855-1905, 1904-04-08
TO THE REPUBLICANS
OF the Eighth Congressional Dis
triCt of Ohio.

A convention OF delegates representing the
Republicans OF the Eighth Congressional Dis
trict, is hereby called TO meet in the city OF
Ftndlay. on
TUESDAY. THE 18th DAY OF APRIL. 1904
Beginning at 10 O'Clock OF said day. for the
purpose OF nominating candidate for Con-
EreSS in said district the nomination OF a can
dldate for presidential elector. and for the
eject ion OF two delegates and two alternate
delegates 70 the Republican National Con-
ventton to be held at the city OF Chicago. on
June q next. and for the transaction Of such
other business as may properly come before
the convention
Each county will be entitled 10 representa-
rion in said convention on the basis Of one
delegate and one alternate for each one hum
dred votes and for each fraction OF ~ or more
votes east fer Myron T Herrick. for Govern
or. n the preceding November election. as
follows:
Champaign County. 5i29 votes. "a delegates
and "a alSernates-
Delaware County. s552 votes. b delegates
and b alfernateS-
Hancock County. 1858 votes. 20 delegates and
- altern4teS-
Hardin County. 4ss4 votes, 43 delegates and
q alternateS-
Logan County. $50 votes. Al delegates and
Union County. as votes. b delegates and
y zlternates-
The delegates and alternates to said Con-
vention shall be chosen in such manner a
Committees OF the several counties compos
ing said district
The temporary organization as selected BY
the Congressional Committee i as follows
Cbairman-Hon- Arthur H. Jones Of Della
ware
secretary-James b. Johnson. OF Irbana-
Sergeant-at-Arms-JOh ". BLY, OF Findlay
BY order OF the Congressional Committe,
OF the Eighth Congressional District. the 0ti
day OF February. 1894
$ : DEATON. Chairman
II L WOODRURN.
THEO- TOTEM
". p BOWMAN
n : CONkLIN-
J. c. HOVER Secretary
The Bellefontaine Republican. [volume] (Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio) 1855-1905, 1904-04-08
For Sale.

Two tracts of pasture land. Both
parts of the farm known as the Jo-
siah Austin farm near East Liberty.
The first tract of so acres near Mid
dleburg known as the Phelps place.
The second 49, acres near the village
of East Liberty. For terms apply to
ELIZABETH AUSTIN and SARAH J..
FREER, East Liberty, Ohio, or if by
mail to C. A. FREER, Collinwood, o.
The Bellefontaine Republican. [volume] (Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio) 1855-1905, 1904-04-08

Above farms are well improved. fine rich
soil. on pike roads near railroads towns
schOOl and church. u cash. write for farm list
and further Information Wm Fleming.
Greensburg. Ind
Laundry. in a town OF Zoo population.
worth twice the money il Will take 10 buy Il
best OF reasons for selling. L. R. Fleming.
Greeusburg. Ind. Jan d. 1904.
The Bellefontaine Republican. [volume] (Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio) 1855-1905, 1904-04-08
Attention. Farmers!

Call on Kerr Bros. and get prices
of Clover Seed, before you sell
The Bellefontaine Republican. [volume] (Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio) 1855-1905, 1904-04-08

"Flinch." the new parlor game 45c,
at Rea's, South Main. paw
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1904-05-30
in TOWN.

Edmond Randall, the ittnerate'
minister who has been reading the
Bible in the. saloons and on the
streets, worked hard Saturday even
ing and Sunday. He read nearly
the whole New Testament through
and sang aanulnber of hymns He
walked the streets reading and max
ing the people hear whether they
wanted to or not He has been IN
the work for many years and is short
in nothing but finances.
His record shows that he served a
term in the penitentiary at Mounds
vile from June 1867. until May IS.
1900. when he was released by com
mutation. He was sent to the asx-s
ium at Weston IN 1851 and was re-
leased Il in $50 on bond. His wife.
was divorced while he was in the
penitentiary and she died VIII he:
was in the asylum
Saturday night he8 walked the
streets with a liant Re Diogenes.
Of old, looIdng for u, N fbnes falsat,s!
AS AN from min gton saw M
and reIrla Tked til he sould
two lanterns TO fSld such a thing IN;
FairmoTtt
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TlR /;
WAITING
THE COUNTY COURT w RRos;
.cEED At ONCE WITH II E:s5ss
PIER AT THE SUSPENSION
RRIDGE-B. o. MUS
ACT AT ONCE OR MO-
At ~ L.

The County Court VIII hold a
meeting within the next few dasss
to let the contract for the erection
of the pier at the west end OF sleS
Monongahela bridge att rs plasssg
The Court is ti-ed of wa On sti isss2
sowness OF the B.. & g: 4, IS 80
ing to start the work. certain
time was given the b. @ !. ~ He Re-
Pittsburg meeting and local deIlo1I
last week. The B.S&s q tried te5 lltlssj
the Court but It would not work at1s5s
the conference ended wit ilout IN vi
action being taken. Tow ort3ears
ance has ceased to be q Writ III
the Court and it intends 70 ST art.
the work at once the q. S. s5sss 81 q
wants to accept the q q tioriaiS
20 feet and build the pier 5onits
is willing, but the work mus begin
at once. Theway the 81 nts
to do is to take $4,000 or
worth of the county prop rty and
pay about $1,000 in hnii d ing II Il ss pi er5
but that kind Of til ing does III % Tor.ss
With the Court. So now wi u be-
up to the B. & o. to speak or forey
er hold its peace =,
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You are Cordially Invited.

out having, as their chiefs had. the
chance to write their names on the
tablets OF fame; the men who march
ed and fought, in the ranks, who were
buried in long trenches on the field Of
battle, who died in cots marked o1tly
by numbers in the hospitals; who. If
they lived, when the war was over:
went back each to his task on the
farm or in the town, to do his duty
in peace as he had done it in war:
to take up the threads of his working
life where he had dropped them when
the trumpets Of the nation pealed to
arms. Today, all over this land our.
people meet TO pay reverent homage
to the dead who died that the nation
might live; and we pay homage also
to their comrades who are still win
us.
All are as one now, the sons OF those
who wore the blue and the sons OF
those who wore the gray, and all can
unite in paying respect to the memory
of those who fell, each of them giving
his life for his duty as he saw it; ard
all should be as one in learning from
the deaths Of these men how to live
usefuIly while the times call for the
performance Of the countless neces-
sary duties of everyday life, and how
to, hold ourselves ready to die nobly
should the nation ever again demand
of her sons the ultimate proof of 10y.
atty.
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Concluded From First Pase.>

where the artillery formed on the
ridges; where the cavalry fought;
where the hills We're attacked and de-
Tended; and where, finally, the great
charge surged up the slope only to
break on the summit in the bloody
spray of gallant failure.
But the soldiers who won at Get
tysburg, the soldiers who fought to
finish the civil war and thereby
made their countyymen forever their
debtors. have left us far more than
the memories of the war itself. they
fought for four years in order that on
This continent those who came after
them. their children and their chill
dren's children, might enjoy a lasting
peace. They took arms not 70 destroy'
but to save liberty; not to oVerthro"'
but to establish the supremacy OIL me
law. The crisis which they taced
was to determine whether or not TINS
people was fit for self-government anu
therefore fit for liberty. Freedom IS
not a gift which can be enjoyed save save
by those who show themselves sWor-i
thy of it. In this world no privilege.
can. be permanently appropriated by
men who have not theSpoTer and the.
viii successfully to assume the re-
sponsibity of using it ari IN MS l:s
recent admirable little volume on free
dom and response ility In democra q 6
government, sPTesid lent Hadley OF Yale,
has pointed out hat the frefdomi
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1904-05-30

which is worth anything is the free
dom which means self-government and
not anarchy. Freedom thus conceived
is more constructive force, which
enables an Intelligent and good man
to do better things Than he could do
without it; which is in its essence the
substitution OF self--estraint for ex-
terna1 restrGint-the substitution or
form Of restraint which promotes
progress for the form which retards
it. This is the right view OF freedom;
but it can only be taken If there IS a
full recognition Of the close connection
between liberty and responsibility IN
every domain Of human thought 1t
was essentially the view taken by
Abraham Lincoln, and by all those
who, when The civil war broke out.
realized that i'll seIf-governing democ-
racy til ose who desire to be consider
ed fit to enjoy liberty must show that
they know how to use it with modera-
ton and justice in peace, and how 10
isht for it when it is jeoparded by
malice domestic or foreign levy
The lessons they taught us are les
sons as applicable IN our every DAY
lives now as il, the rare times OF great
stress. The men who made this field
forever memorable did SO because
they combined the power of fealty to
lofty ideal with the power of showing
that fealty in hard, practical, com
mon sense fashion. They stood for
the life of effort, not the life OF ease.
They had that love of country, that
love of Justice, that love OF their lei
Iow-men, without which power and re-
sourcefu1 efficiency but make a man
a danger to his fellows. Yet, in addl-
ton thereto, they likewise possessed
the power and the efficiency; 1or
otherwise their high purpose would
have been barren of result. Ihey
knew each how to act for himself
and yet each how to act with his tel
lows. They learned, as all the gener-
alton of the civil war learned, that
rare indeed is the chance to do any
thing worth doing by one sudden ana
violent effort. The men who believed
that the civil war would be ended II
ninety days, the men who CRIED loua-
est "On 10 Richmond, if they had Tie
right stuff in them speedily learned
their error; and the war was actually
won by those who settled themselves
steadfastly down to fight for three
years, or for as much longer as the
war might last, and who gradual iy5
grew to understand that the triumph
would come, not BY single brilliant
victory, but by hundred painful a lad.
dious campaigns. In he East ana
IrY,4t+s $40 ,r,JTr, n dyanced and
recoiled sway ed from 81 deSto side a1ei;
again advanced;; alon the coasts s tsatae
black ships stood endIessly OF and
before tn hostile forts; generals I'D asala
admirals emerged into he q tghty8 each
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to face his crowded hour of success
or failure; the men in front fought;
the men behind supplied and pushed
forward those in front; and the final
victory was due to the deeds of al
who played their parts well and man
fully in the scores of battles, in the
countless skirmiShes, in march, III
camp, or in reserve, as commissioned
officers or in the ranks-whereVer
and whenever duty called them. Just
SO it must be for us in civil life. We
can make and keep this country wor-
thy of the men who gave their lives
to save it, only on condition that the
average man among us on the Whole
does his duty bravely, loyalty, and
with common sense, in whatever posi-
ton life allots to him. National great
ness is of slow growth. 1t cannot be
forced and yet be stable and endui'-
ing: for it is based fundamentally
upon national character, and nation
al character is stamped deep in
people by the lives of many genet
atoms The men who went into the
army had to submit to discipline, had
TO submit to restraint through the
government of the leaders they mad
chosen, as the price of winning. so
we, the people, can preserve our li1-
ertyT and our greatness in time OF
peace only by exercising the virtues
of honesty, of self-restraint, and or
fair dealing between man and man IN
all the ages of the past men have seen
countries lose their liberty, because
their people could not restrain and or
der themselves. and therefore forfeit
the right to what they were unable To
use with wisdom
It was because you men OF the CIVIL
war both knew how 20 use liberty
temporarily and how to defend 1t at
need that we and our children and
our children's children shall hold you
IN honor forever Here, on Memorial
Day, on this great battlefield, we com
rnemorate not only the chiefs who &C.
tually won this battle; not only Meade.
and his lieutenants, Hancock and Rey'
nolds and Howard and Sickles, and
the many others whose names flame
in our annals; but also the ch1eIs5
who had made the army OF the Poto-
mac what it was, and those who aiter-s
ward led in the campaigns which were
crowned at ApponattoX; and TURNER
more those who made and used 1ts Sis
ter armies; Mcclellan, with his eN-s
traord;na1y genius for organization;
Rosecrans; Buell.; Thomas, the uI;-
yielding, the steadfast, and that great
trio, Sherman. sherid dam and last and
greatest of all, himself the 81
lent soldier who hanme r-like blows VS.
finally heat Town ven the proves
Of the men who fought ailist b mn
Above alive meet here to pay iloir,:s
sage TO the officers and ,eII istests assia
served and so1gli and iea, ~ n
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should grasp the opportunity
get ciosersto these beautiful russ.
They are fascinating 81 every os,s;;SSs
worth Investigating vyF1etli you sssshs
to buy or not.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1904-05-30
is SIXTEEN l6
Lots in Morrow Place at
the originalPrice. From
$4,000 TO $4,000.
Marion RealEState Company
Real Estate Transfers.

E. Mendel Hamilton to Alonzo C.
Smith, interest in property on Hamil-
I ton street; consideration. S1.nO
.Alonzo c.. Smith and wife to John
IS. Price. property on Hamilton
street, consideration, $3.50.
Hamilton and wife to Jack
Snodgrass, property in South Fair
view; consideration. $3.50.
The Pennington DEVELOPMENT Cons
pany to. Thomas sta1ey, property IN
North View additionsto Farming min on;
onsideratton s q ~
s5sI ha Fe d good saloon for5saIe that is
doing nice business gat good bar,
gain Hi H. LAM ham.
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GARNER w. FLETcHER iERE
He VIII BE. Married on n ext
day

Garner w Fletcher, for 5ss
of years connected It'll sth
mont Coal Compa ana 1867
held the Important posi- Ton eshief
Engineer Of the Hut Crimson gpaIg
Company, was in town ssatur 81
route to Pottsville Which
place he vii Ode iss
Louise sVetter, 81 ednesaa ssllss
s1st. ssss.
s5 81: MIR fletcher IA Irtnozl lsasss
fall and has sine been Iocat esl sats
Somerset Several 4
friend ia scIt
Ing RECEIPT ols Iaster
tn AZ sort Of
bells II n
some fne - 1!
place
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w eve Suits
Fr 81 so
Z o $500

s That possess all the good qualities
you would wart to find.
Goats have long narrow lapel
padded shoulders and fronts that will
hold their shape. Vests cut high.
with or without collars.
Pants made with turn ups and bet
straps attached.
l,omespuns ard worsseds in gray,
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L he Proper
s rt OF
SUMNER SUITS.

Whether yoa go TO Niorsantown,
Grafton OF stay at home you want to
be dressed right on "oeco-ation Day
You want easy, comfortable fitting
clothes, full eff snap and style, and you
don't wart to pay too much for them
either.
The San Francisco call., 1904-04-21
MAKE FIGHT AGAINST
A WOMAN SECRETARY

OAKLAND, April 20.-The Portu-
guese colony was in evidence in the
police court to-day when the trial of
Maria T. Pereira, former secretary of
Oakland Council No. 1. Portuguese
Protective Union of California, was
commenced on a charge of unlawfulIy
Withholding the records of the coun-
Gil. Isabelle Pimentel. president of
the council. was the chief prosecuting
witness.
Attorney Lemos. for the accused
woman, hinted at conspiracy.
Conspiracy, bosh.' exclaimed At
torney Coffey, for Mrs. Pimentel. IF
the books shall be surrendered we
will ask to have the case dismissed
right now
The taking of testimony was con-
tinued until Friday afternoon after
Mrs. Pimentel had been on the stand
for three hours. Attorney Coffey
declared the financial accounts of the
council were in a tangle.
The San Francisco call., 1904-04-21
PROMOTION COMMITTEE
GUESTS TO BE NUMEROUS
Prince Luigi of Savoy, Cousin of
Italy's King, Is Expected to

be Present.
Prince Luigi of Savoy has been in
vited to attend the State dinner to be
given by the California Promotion
Committee at the Palace Hotel Satur-
day evening. April 80. He is a cousin
of the present King of Italy. Accept
ances have been received at the head
quarters of the committee from as far
north as Eureka and as far south as
San Diego. All sections are interested
in the function. Among those who
have signified that they will attend the
dinner are the following:
W. S. Green. president, and w A. Beard.
secretary of the Sacramento Valley Develop
ment Association; Victor A. Scheller president
of the San Jose Chamber of Commerce: L b
McMahill. secretary of the California Central
Coast Counties Improvement Association; r.
=, Lathrop. vice president of the Central Coast
Counties Association c. r. Smith president
OF the Alameda Advancement Association; Ed
win stearns secretary Of the Oakland Board
OF Trade. From the San Diego Chamber of
Commerce-Dr Edward Grove d. r. Garrett
son. A. q. Mason. e. E. Bergin, z. A Horn
heck. From the Yolo County Chamber ~
Commerce.. w. blanchard w. p Craig. r.
T, Leake. Charles W. Thomas Also John 81
Aatheson of Los Angeles, Fletcher A CSItler
of the Humboldt County Chamber of Com
merce Of Eureka, A. Frank Neate of the
Fresno County Chamber OF Commerce. Goysr-
nor Pardee, David Starr Jordan BENJAMIN ID
Wheeler and Charles F. Lummis
The San Francisco call., 1904-04-21
DOLE WILL CONTEST
ENDS IN FAILURE
Plaintiffs Are Unable TO Show Undue
Influence or Establish His
IncomDetcncy.

OAKLAND, April 20.-The contest
brought TO set aside the Will of the
late Elbridge Dole of Haywards re-
suited in a failure this morning, Judge
Greene granting a non-suit after the
plaintiffs had put in their side of the
case. The estate is valued at about
$4,000 and it was said that Dole was
incompetent 10 make a Will and had
been unduly influenced in making it.
In granting the non-suit Judge
Greene said that the matter of undue
influence had not been established and
the proofs brought of Dole's failure of
mind did not extend to the period at
which the will was made. nor did they
show that he did not know the value
and character of his estate and the
names OF his relatives.
Dole left the bulk of his estate.
with the exception of requests aggre-
eating $4,000, TO Mrs. Mary Dole, his
sister-in-law, and her son, Walter
Dole, with whom he made his home
for several years prior TO his death.
Seven nephews and nieces living in
Bangor. Me, were dissatisfied and at
tempted TO have the Will set aside.
The San Francisco call., 1904-04-21
Mystery of the Empty Sloop
Found at Point Richmond
Is Cleared Up at Oakland
SOUTHEASTER'S VICTIM
Body Found in Bay Is Rec
ognized by Mother as That
of Robinson ID. Melville
Oakland Office San Francisco Gail,
Ills Broadway, April 20.

The body Of the man found floating
upon the bay waters at the foot OF
Jones street last night was ideatified
to-day as that Of Robinson d. Melville
OF 46s Twentieth street. Oakland Il
was recognized by Melville's mother,
Mrs. Sarah A Melville. her daught ar.
and Armand Camet OF 6l0 Fourth
street, Oakland.
This identification clears up the
mystery that surrounded the fiBaing of
q sloOp floating bottom side 1D At Point
Richmond on Sunday. April 10. In the
boat were a pair ~ shoes and coat,
indicating that "a ;Ean had been
drowned. Nobody appeared to claim
the boat. however, and the circuln-
stance might have been forgotten,
along with the thousand other bay
mysteries. had not the body been found
last night.
The body was without coat or shoes,
and II was at once concluded that there
must be some connection between it
and the tragedy Of the overturned boat
This turned out 10 be correct when j.
Il Cooper OF 60l Third street. Oakland,
partially identified the remains this
morning as that of a man named Mel
Vile, or Melvin. who had visited his
saloon. Through the Efforts Of Cooper
the drowned mans relatives were To-
Gated and subsequently they completed
the Identification. Melville's mother
said that her son told her a week ago
saturday. which was April 2, Of a con-
templated trading trip up the bay. She
had not heard from him since. be-
lieving all the time that he was work
ing his way about the harbor. She
Csve her sons age as 2S years and his
nativity as Salinas. Melville is sup
posed TO have lost his life In the storm
that prevailed on the bay two weeks
age.
The San Francisco call., 1904-04-21
LADIES ARE HOSTESSES
AT SKETCH EXHIBITION
Reception at Press Club Is Well At
tended by Art Lovers of
the C3fv

The ladies of the hoard Of managers
of the Children's Hospital were the
hostesses yesterday afternoon at the
Press Club. The function was delight
fully carried out and several hundred
ladies from the wemen's clubs of San
Francisco and Oakland viewed the
pictures on exhibition.
Refreshments were served, and Mr..
Anslow, Miss Weston, Franz Adelman
and Willard Bachelor entertained the
guests with music. The sketch exhibit
will be open to the public on after
moons and evenings until Saturday aft
ernoon, when admission will be by card
The pictures are being rapidly sold.
and it is expected that the entire col-
lection will be disposed OF on the last
day. The cards issued for Wednesday
are good for the Saturday function.
which will close with an entertainment.