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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-03-17
EXHIBIT May
Be SENSATIONAL
Dark Things Hintcd at i'll House
Cloak Rooms About In
vestigation. !,
vestigation.
tBy Associated Press.)

tBy Associated Press.)
KS WASHINGTON, march, little special
committee OF the IIouse on
the postoifce report has II is under
stood, received the report known as 5'"'eN-
hlbit a. 81
This document never has been made
public, and the feeling created among
members by the thorough manner In
which tho special committee is dealing
With the task ASSIGNED 1t, is growing
somewhat intense. s63
Revelations OF new "deals'' are limited
at IN the cloak rooms. In tie meanwhile
the special committee Is carrying on Its
work behind closed doors. An MI day ses-
sion was held to-day, fter adjournment
Chairman Mccall announced that the
committee had addressed q letter to each
member Of the House mentioned in tho
report. requesting him II he SO desiret
10 make n statement to the committolS
either orally or In writing, touching the
correctness OF the statement In the, re-
port, 5lS SYkt FEfSt ~ tt{EffH t{8 tft
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-03-17
BOB EVANS
VERY P.R|iO|U.D|i.| |. J |
bc Up Uncle SAINTS Warships Made =
,nd Pit II Proper Run That Stirred lighters
Shape. ss6 3lood. .8sss
THOUSAND
MILES: :::
q "a ----L----- y. s
~ iH1lrt 5ii3s}
EIGHT.
Not n olt Was C)ut 81 u Place ace
After5 This iI'ri Great
Il Ships hese. sS5ss 33s33sS
NV 4 1, ss.ociatcd q Press $ 81

Fs CBy Associated Press.o
y; WASHINGTON, .. c.. March 6.--!The
I Navy Department has published q re y y
port from Admiral Evans. lii which he
invites attention TO the record made on
the recent trip OF the battleship and
cruiser squadrons from Yokohama. to-
Honolulu and thence to- Cavlte covering
Il distance OF practically $500 miles in.
8mid-winter. The Admiral says:
During the run from Yokohama to
Honolulu the seas were the worst / have
ever experienced and continued pracu-
cally throughout ths entire run. The
weather condition from Honolulu to
cavite were better, and on the whole.
the trip was an easy and comfortable
one, During this run of practically $500
rules from Yokohama to Cavitc, no re-.
pairs or overhauling were done upon the
engines or any OF the vessels by any out:
side force and only such was done by
the force on board each vessel rs could,
be taken In hand during the short time
: Of the stay Of the vessel at Honolulu
when that occu pied In coaling. The sl,e.di
maintained Sby the battleship squadron
from okohamnA to / Honolulu was l2 IL
knots. Tho batteship squadron arrived
III C;avits, after this rim Of $500 miles
9ir as good condition as when At started
out from Yokohama and was ready for
any service that It might he ca led upon
. to perform. The same could be- said o t
the cruiser squadron with the, exception.
I o. the Cincinnati, which needed a new
I ali. pun n rod. fits22 e 3S Y. s
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-03-17
lO|.)|LDv.l||iR|'GIII|..lv''|..I||..AI||I. / |. 4. ] 4
WAR RECORDS [ | ] ]
SEC RETARY o OF + RECORDS e e 30!
The Law, the Officer and His His!
Pointed Circular 70 Pa n
triotic Sfirgillialls

MINOR Robert W. Hunter, llo WIS Y; re.
cently appointed secretary of Sirsiniaa l,Lr gin 2
military records. and who las this week &c {
entered upon the dlsch arg.. Of his '1n- u
ties has issued ~ short and pointed cir
ycular or address To Virgnii'anlss'
The circular. whichis a.imarvel IN brey--
ityE and con cisenesa, is addressed:
"To all Nirginians, Of whatever rank, al1+
who served In the military, marine or
naval service OF the Confederate tSates'
anc to the widows. daughters. relatives
and friends of deceased Virginia Confed-
crate soldiers
The address Is as follows:
Tho Congress of the United States has
provided that IA complete rosie 81 tfe ts
officers and enlisted men OF me stllnlloh mo,
and Confederate armies shall be made
und er the direction of the Secretary Of
War and the Secretary O War has a ap-
n1IedE ia tho Governor Of Virginia to aid
him IN his work by furnishing such rolls.
records and other material as ss5 wollld
show the ma mes and numbers Of tho
troops furnished by Virginia TO the Con-
fcdernt, army aud, tnasmu CHIT ~ tne no
q Governor has been enabled TO comply
With this request only to q very ted
fextent because of the incompl pleteness Of
tho records In tho Var Department and nc
III tho archives Of the State. the Cen -itl
eral Assembly OF Virginia, realizing tho
necessity$ot prompt action. Z and retie,c'-
inl tho Just pride Virginia feels IN tho
yaior Of the soldiers who served In tho
Confederate army. In obedience to tho
cali Of their state: and desiring to pre-,
serve their record with their II names 6. g;1 ants
Sthelr history, by an act approved March
+, 1904, " authorized the Governor upon
THE Recommendation Of the commander ll t'
of tho Grand Camp Of Confederate Net-
erans Of Virginia, To- appoint 9''a Y seen o
ftary of9virginia mil itary who VIZ
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-03-17

81 London hears that Russia is mass'ng
5lllcr&troops beyond the Yalu III preparh.
33Stjon for the grea t land ba tile that must
come with opening Of spring wea ther---,,-,, =,
u la3erlln upiyersit' 'ca expel Il Russian male
and ifemaJG students, declaring former to
lie spies. and police saving lat ter are
8lcndng lives Of immoral ST. PctGrs-
$lurG ma d at men Ion of a aba ndonmen OF
s Port Arthur, saying IT Is n stock jobbing
scheme----lo sscngors from. ca injured pas
sengcr steamers returning TO Port hrthllr
T,Isclare the Japanese cavalry rld!cillous
witlt the small, weak horses and LITTLE
rIders--1lussinn traitor shot for. selling
secrets to5Japancse: was captain IN Rus
B Sian army and so far the first known OF
Ills kind on either sid de----tnerlcan MS warp-
8ed to get toutsofsthc hostile country before
tits too ate-T tive Spight, OF
Arjssissippl, !, charges the North With far
3Erea ter wrong, TO the negro than South
lnver d ii, and says the ,Rooker WASHINGTON
dinner incident did far more to intiame
negro passions than anything that has
takes. Up day il discussing tho Wood
nomlnation----7y! Virginia ongrresssmen want
The urinary nlan given q faiy 4, trial and
say g con ntloll VII not Interfere with L
Many members q Gongres;s; coming Y
larxeM fap scale a and strike
tioyernor, of New York Y let nothlng ~.
i-r- lchmphd youth tai kos 5hpnoors at lIar-
kynrd,-rr- Yale TO play ball With Virginia
cnllegians. " S
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-03-17
MAKE GRAB ||'
ROPER ? I'''.''YI
Over One Hundred Applications. atoms,
Filed 3iY esterday in II en-
rico County s3
.,,.,,cr (-ould NOT 1Throw Film lover One #Hu
EVEN |STHOsE IN THE LIST.
Highland Park Conn and and
Northside Land Colnpa n
Arc B otll II; yollY:cd ',:9l II: :e1ss s,,4s8

Under tho odions landgrnb bbers law D-
hplicatlons were filed In Henrico 5yester-
day for over one II hundred pieces OF prop
erty. tile delinauencies OF which a have
been discovered in the land Ibook of, 4 Ii e
county Al lS3 IN ts;
The long list includes the d names or
many we'll known property hold lders, and
men and women. black and white. and
corporations, too. arc OF the number. The
Highland Park Company and the North
side Land Company arc both in tho tolls.
Tho applicant for the entire immense
bulk of land is the Tax Title Company,
ct Richmond, which is 4 lso applying for
!sthe other property y a llcady listed
The List.
Papers filed yesterday apply to tho fol-
lowing: Sarah E.SAllen, Alexander An
dersom, Henry Adams. II Warwick Ander-
son, Mrs e.. G.. a Hey j . II. Hurton.S.T i.
sIT. Burton, j. II. Burton. Tllonlas Butler.
Frank p. Bradley, John r. BossieuS,
John Bly, JosophgA. Bnnks,S julia BROWN
Charles Booker, Sadie; NJ. Hall NJ Henry
Bowling III. Rowling, Wash owing, n III
B. Burton. NJ loses Garter, Henry oleniitn,
Samuel Christian, May RI Carter, Y y
Snlothy Campbell. Pat Cnrnegie. NJ.
Az C.renshaw, Mercer COSBY. Frank y az.
Cunningham, g. g. Dickel, r R.B l. e. DAYS
Charles Eukcr ~. Il. Elicit Arc her El-
llson, Ed, Echols, & r., II. I5lnlore. p. IT..
.IIllctt. P% NJ. " Enbnnk, IshanlS L. 81 torl,
ERu,, c.. GurthriEht, Rosnnina Gwa thmeE,
James a. Green, u. w, Gillian, George p.
Gaines, Ro. II. q iilliam. John nj. Garrnnt
l(three times, Mel lie tiarrant. /. j. NJ Gary,
r.. Fl. Gay Virginia Hopklns James
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-03-17
..kl|UlV.Rl(E, / won | J. n
I'Ii|E MATCH.
Inc. HoNoRs WERE Il 4. &. VEN. IN
Candidate for Fistic5 II Iollors8 Was
5s2s4 Loudly Cheered 4bJ tile
Crowd, ,.ss 3s3.;ss 5ss

y Iowyer met his first defeat last night;
but it was mot his Wa erloo 3sa
h Jack. sAIunroc, tie s .Beaut from D. . utte,""8
was tie victor, although IT, was not a q
victory, as straight wrestling ina tcfles :'
50. 333 3 s iss5
I'd Dwyers got tho first fall in thlrty-oln'c one
and ,one-duarter minutes; 4 Nunroe got the
second in eighteen minutes. Sheer
strength, did 1t for Mnnroe. and science
for Dwyer.
Hes a wonder said Munroe. i'll refer
ence to Dwyer. "Quick as flash. strong
and with great endurance. He's the
greatest proposition ever ran up ~
against, and don't think he has an
equal on earth his size "a
81 A1unroe knows something about wrest-
ling. He was given to 1t before l,e went
into boxing on the Pacific coast But bis
tactics III the match last night were
those Of man who depended more upon.
his superior weight and strength than
upon the scientific parts Of the game,
and he got $500 for II.
Dwyel wnded him IL whole lot, !, and
kept him busy using Ills powerful body
and arms 4 I St}s Il 81. l
a man gets winded quicker aud more
In a wrestling mattel" said Munroe,s
nthan he does in ~ boxing match. MI
the muscles In his body arc brought into
play In a wrestling match; not so in n
boxing match'5 X $ (;
Il Dwyer had two or three close calls on.
$AIunroe before the final Sfal was made lie
and from the viewpoint Of tho audiences
which was the largest yet. 1t looked like
a down. but Referee Payne was eminent
ly fair and neither wrestler had II kick
coming. i5 III rs I, ,5l5ss IA
neck and head, and time after time he
caught the clever RlchmondcI from the
back with llIs brnwnyy arms and carried
him over by sheer strength. But pwyor.
was there and his lightning switches
kept the; big man guessing. 5t S
Some Kisses We're given on Munroe's
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-03-17
BRIGHT RICHM0N o YOUTH
WINNING HARVARD H0NORS

Especial to The Times nispateh) 3 4
CAMBRIDGE, MASS, March l6.--i
Among the students announced to-day,
by the Harvard University fatulty ms
having completed the work necessary to
secure the bachelor OF arts degree, ana
assignment nf Il II commencement part 6
with NJ distinction, iH Walter Russell
Bowle, Of Richmond, Va, who has heoni
prominent IN college life sinco his en-
france at Harvard, He has Away s TODD
high In scholarship. has won sci scholarships
and academic distinction, and has held q
4 number, OF student nf ices. besides .slsay NJ
\ Ing paris In cole SO lays. " sss
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-03-17
MUST. c LEAR HOUSES 81.
FROM OLD POINT
"A lfsl,,enials m Thy

II Especial I to The Times-D Dispatch
II NI;lVPOFST ND esNVS Vt,,,3 Alateh ~ "
fnarders have been received lat Fort Mon
10 roe from tho War Department., callip
for tho removal from the ressryat lon Bpf
ina 'ten houses NOW standing between
The 7st.IAlary Star Of the Sea Church. ana y
the resdence formerly tlrcuPie by ee M
feTal Marye. The houses must he re-
moved by May lsG Their sites NIL pc
converted sinto II pa arli in connect tlor WI q
tho Improvement IS now being made 81
Hoccuried by M enbers M has post Il bald
and sl1y serg geants who live on the Teser-
u on With thfir anil lleS n y
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-03-17
sEC'Y Mall ORY'sS PORTRAIT
PRESENT TED TO MUSEUM

!, TIo Il, stephen RI llory, senator from
FLORIDA, has presented 81 to the a Conred- y
crate Museum a life size portrait OF his
distinguished father, Of tho san,a name,
who was Secretary Of tho navy for the
,by a. celebrated artist several years be-
fore tia war, Vi Il @{s X
The Museum is collecting tho portraits
Of the Confederate Cabinet. Three have
been secured and others arc promised.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-03-17
READY l',|| TO HANG
. HENRY WILLIAMS |. ! ! ] | }
|No Military Will be Asked for
to Guard
IIiln
! fspecial ,.s q 3 5The h, T1imes-pispatch,)

Especial to The Tirnes-p pispatch,)
RoANClISptY VA, March Al prapa- I
5rations for the hanging 4 s the negro Wl1-
.lianls are ,complete, Tho flnlshlng3
touches were made nl the scaffolltd Er,-
5gneer Clark, who is 10 tie the knot,
carried the rope lome With MN nnu ,1Ne
MI Iioayo FOR Lynchburg Tomorrow nI-
.ttfn.,rr tarnoor, accompanied by The Times Dis
patch Correspondents aond VIII tting the
negro hore Friday lnorrlng. NO Smillr.
.tary will he asked for, n. ,
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-03-17
tsoutll Never Derlied Negro the stt1lIl'd,I3I
I555 n Right Make an Honest sSsS, III,
.SE "a 3;yi I, D. 8;s
FEOOD #GOESsF Or I n EATH N
l.. WITH UN GLO led 4 HANDS. "A !! . 5,
Says an Of His Stamp Vollldss
Not Hesitate to 10 b Politi-s8s;8 ~
n cal 1 Opp prl,Y lle SEA- sH
3ss 55.sS sion of the e ousc I
Of Unusual In ~

III, ssociatetl II j, ross "

IS@ 3 s5s
5 By Associa ted Press NJ sSl2S tsS
,y-, I = = c.roN i, r,3 (, h; d. l,I
3, I, .,s % ~
|Sof he posto flee l,pro rS
sspig III or Mis- sissipp5 iscussed the lie
~! g, i 4 q, #
- ~ l Y, s I. ,.., n. y, n.
satq ile
South from, tle charg.s8 y rbart ts lils
g t'i's
|8lenied the right tosYpte and to hold Ollie
|sbut#not tic right 4 to work for8nr, homes Eas
Il 4, 9. Il : .t
.sas
stnt "
lsoutrageous@ crimes, I, he sal sGabu &f1eynEs
because they want to-: work = -
lynchings lie salt that H sonnet lines W.
South. He referred to tho Wilmngtol,.s b
Delaware. ynching last year q nd :s To- II
tile Subsequent attacks on Il lles negro Bset-s45
|itlemert, This never occurred $i In tile ssN
South, he said len the sgllil M
has paid the penal of aHf lIls crime
kthat is an endsof con tin,ied
mob n 3 satisfied oes no tsSwreals
|indiscrfminatG3 Nengear ces upon tile ipno Mi
I5ccnt because 4 hey belong n to- thes same
lSraceSn the RcrimlT EIe said that
like tho people 81 the NSrt b ths Speopls
|tnf% thsS Sout 1, DON'T go out
lin ono hand and III gun the ther,b nd sA
pointing the gun tgt d efenseless pomeiIIss
ard children and shoot them as they fleeB
for their IVES Ho said II this had
CURED %ins New York 8cit ty@ IN 1900 and Si1 es
referred to d number Of ynchngs NJ n
had Y occurred In Z. thes n orth, Including n;
atliose Is Danville, III, q nd Sprngf leld. .
Ohio o,SandS said !nsictS pe% %prejud Ice fndsHs
n Fl or But One C. Criirlc .S Nh
# s. :. 4, q #
:, !, !,
nnso5, ~ nroi,-s
,osition. I do not think that hat .isnehInss for
any ther crlme than the nameless ons,f5S
against wonlanhood ought ever 7 Q ocel,r.S5s
In al others the courts or the cointrass
are al ample and genera WI us, $ WI
to punisl Il "a .i a. N s$5
n II tne so
tnl and 5tlestrlc g tha IS dear te'
OF ma y
lnsth s.
lI 81
l'.
W
y, y, y.
~. n - 4, 4,
:
liz Ntm.ti, { I Ewell & S.sss
IN Mr. splrht spoke q st,,s attsnnt ,,eS
3ccrtal whi Ito 2 q pnt the nsE
on, socia
iefGrrtng TO the occa sion Hen Be''lser
Washington dillodi nt tlle
l'resldent a. shld . y
ono incident had done lrorr ln fam'sM 4
the pass Ions nfs theS g sit, ND give
crted den OF 9l1ls Importance ana
his tn socia la q "a ,iS
nnythlr< that had been en- done fer s.
ter. sea s 84 81 @ sis Il M
Booker and Teddy. .sS 3S \ ss3s yssI$
~, ss roo ~, ~ ,a,, AZ 81
e q ~ nnar yit,, thsl pras dent e II
Y, y. IL M I'd les ~ IN r:ls @
.r,,,,,. J. 80 s, ynrs 3,
liz r,a ,nned aorr, Z 4, 1.
4 ~ 1liid not IN u more So Il n, as.,i f
ses III =, ~ ~ u - Nh,
l., : -
4, y, .rh,, I,
III ~, sor,ai ana
~ M - ,.,s ,i,s.
snrous ,,.,n dsa,h ,isI,,ncn nvsrt
theln' sooner. IN g .u.er' x, Z, -
y, as
II
sClEnHtlB E,'Gtu|c dGolIfE1llst N4iol NsfV ES|,'
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-03-17
4 North Carolina.

Judge Purnell condemns NlcBee and
Finch for misrepresentation In presenting &
the appllca tlon for rcceiverkhip Of the
Atlantic and North Carolina Railroad and
Will himself dismiss the case-II he ar aa..
thorough overha,iIn ". Matthews.
Of Durha m. becomes o. voluntary bank
rupt--1heN State tic Committee
gEat her att Raleigh; Greensboro likely to
\ lie place OF convention meeting not much
AiniS favor Of general prlmar ries---,C olonel
Harris to applySt United Sta tess Court for
writ or scrror3in Da niels case. a.8 s3i5
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Alleged Fugitive. q.

ELL Saunders, n negro. was nrres ted yes
sns d fugitive from Justice IN Petersburg;
TlIc!wlllgbe turned oyer 70 Ghlet tiatit =
te-day, Y n y ss
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1904-02-12
Corres]po ondence. !. - =.
INDIAN LAKE.

Mr.. Peter Larson, who is living in
Bigelow township is very aillng and
his recovery Is very doubtful. y.
Messrs. Matt Braytap and Fred
Coyour were transacting business
in Worthington, last Monday.
Miss Josie Thompson left last
Monday for Owatonna, where she
is attending the Pillsbury Academy
Mr.. Walter Saxon left last Tuesday
for Allamakee County, Iowa. where
he will visit q few weeks with his
sister Mrs. 8. g. Anderson. =
The death of Mr.. Carl Brink, which
occurred last Thursday, though not
unexpected, is very sad as he was in
the prime of life and one of our best
and most respected citizens.
Miss Hannah Ericsson, Missionary
from Sweden, after holding very in.
teresting meetings at the Baptist
Church for the past two weeks, left
last Monday for Slayton where she
will hold revival meetings.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1904-02-12
Kes Of Beer a Week.
Saloon Men Alarmed Over Re-
suits at Marshall, MINI.

More than 400 conversions have
result lted at Marshall from the reviv-
al meetings Of the Rev. William
Sunday, the Chicago evangelist, un-
der the auspices of the. Methodist,
Congregational and Presbyterian
churches, and held in the auditorium
of the high school building. An
audience of nearly 1,50O people has
crowded the hall every night. The
meetings will close next Sunday
evening.
The converts include prominent
business men, county officials and
lawyers, besides men and women
from all classes and walks of life
The work has been so effective that
one saloon man remarked that one
keg of beer would last week since
Sunday came to town.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1904-02-12
THE COURT, !,

The time for filing cases for trial
in the District court expired Mon
day night. There are thirty one
cases on the jury and court list, b.
sides this there are two shooting
cases, one forging case, few divorce
cases and some others to come b.
fore the court. It means an inter
esting and long term, probably re-
quiring more time than the term
permits. +. :..@.ss
The following is a list Of the Jury
calendar: O. j. swanson against
Omaha road; Nicholous Reese vs G.
X. Reickhoff; Appeal Of A. s. Wood
in ditch proceedings; Henry Aqse
vs. Douglass Elevator Co.; John
Buhner vs. Alexander Cofet; w. n.
Guyse Va Mary Olson; Colman Lbr.
20. vs Geo. Cutter; N. P. Bromley
VS. p. j. Runser; Annie E. Sullivan
VS. Albert Mangles; Martha Hunt Va
j. g. Murphy; J. L. Manch vs. J. 4.
Murphy; State VS. A. e. Todd; J. E.
Darling vs J.R. Langley; H.G. Nor
man VS. Nels Sorem ct al Hans Han
gen VS. John Hotz; E. A. Hartly vs
John Sahlbom; j. j. Parson vs &.
W. Wilson ct al; James Porter vs.
Jno. Maher ct ux; J. A. Atkinson vs.
j. E. Darling; ". Fl. Brown vs. Mel
vim Hovey.
Court cases CIV. Murphy VS. J.B.
Gerbper; Emma Chute VS. CIR. Cur
ran ct al; FL Blackman VS. Samuel
Brooks ct al; Jno. Gund Brewing
Co. vs. Bennett 4. Evans ct al; E. j.
Knudson VS. s. d. Perkins,; Norma
Burnett VS. Albert G. Burnett; A. l..
Rasmussen VS. Oren' Gowen; Robin
son Straus Co. vs Richie M. Max
we'll Emma Pease VS. Jos. McKeever;
Anton Jansen VS. Theo. Hamm; j. E
Darling vs A. H. Clark.
Court sets Monday. -.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1904-02-12
BIG CORN OF HENRY co. IOWA

BIG CORN OF HENRY co. IOWA.
The contest for the three biggest
ears OF corn has just closed and was
won by a. H. Holland Of this county.
the three ears weighing 3 lbs. 8 o.. :,
of shell corn which would require
48 ears to shell 56 lbs. Zone bu.)
Mr.. holland deserves great credit
for his good showing Of such fine
corn. Mr.. Carl Holland, his son, 16
years old, ,cribbed 100 bu uof this corn
in hours. Mr.. Holland had 80
acres that went eighty bushels to
the acre.--New London Farmer
Times.
Mr.. Holland is a brother Of D. NJ.
Holland of this county.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1904-02-12
Contagious
Dr.. c. s. Sheldon of Madison SAYS
it is Epidemic. il.

- Madison, Wis.,, Feb. 7.-Dr. G. S.
Sheldon, one of the leading physi-
clans of the city, says he has made
the discovery that appendicitis is
contagious.
He says the disease is Of microbe
origin and the only rational explain
ton of it is that it IS the result of a
germ that can be transferred. The
prevalence of the disease he believes
substantites his theory.
He says there is an epidemic of
appendicitis in this country.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1904-02-12

Diod-Mrs Caroline johnson, aged
75 died Friday morning Feb, S.
Deceased came to this county
about 1877. Her husband died
twelve years ago No children are
left For the past twelve years she
has made her home with John A..
Saxon. She has been sufferer Of
-Brights disease which resulted in
trouble causing her death.
The funeral will be held at the
home of j. A. Saxon, Sunday fore
noon at ten o'clock, Rev. Palmberg
of the Indian Lake Baptist Church
officiating.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1904-02-12
DIED
FssS., : z ii ,, : y.

Edgar Brock,aged about % years,
died Friday morning, Feb 5th, of ap-
pendicitis.
Deceased was taken with an at
tack about three days ago and was
in a very serious condition, past all
medical science. He had been sub-
ject to attacks previous to the last
one but thought nothing serious
would result from it.
He resides on farm about two
miles north Of the Boldly school
house. He leaves wife and a son
about one year old.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1904-02-12
CARD OF THANKS.

We wish to extend our most sim
cere thanks to the many friends and
neighhors who so kindly assisted us
in the sickness and death of our be-
loved husband, son and brother.
Mrs. E. 81. Brock and son Leo.
Mr.. M. M. Brock.
=. Mr.. and Mrs. s. Wilcox.
Mr.. and Mrs.. T. j. Wilcox,