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Smyrna times., 1905-10-11
BETHEL AND cHESwULD SURPRISE PASTOR
Give Rev. Alex. GOOdhand Handsome Set of
cIark's Commentaries After Social Evening


CHEswoLD, October 1O:-The social
event of the past week was the assem-
bling of about one hundred persons,
representing Bethel and Cheswold
Churches Friday evening at the par
sonage. The object of this gathering
was, if possible, to surprise Pastor
Goodhand, but more than this, the OBJ.
iect of this large gathering was to dem
onstrate the'love and esteem in which
he is held, by presenting him with a
set of Adam Clark's Commentaries, SO
essential to minister's library. r.
M. Cooper was chosen to make the
presentation speech and it has been
highly commented upon. In repond-
ing Rev. Goodhand was visibly affected
and in many ways showed his high APP
probation of the spirit on the part of
his people to thus remember him. The
event was inspired by an incident
which brought to Marian Dawson's
knowledge the fact that our pastors
library was without this work. With en-.
ergy and skill Mr.. Dawson canvassed
charge and a hearty response followed
his efforts with results as here given
Ice cream and cake was served bounti
fully throughout the evening.
Smyrna times., 1905-10-11
KENT POMONA GRANGE TO MEET HERE
Thursday, October 10th, VIII be the Date and
al Interesting Program Has Been Arranged

an Interesting Program Has Been Arranged
The Pomona Grange of Kent County
will meet with Smyrna Grange on
Thursday, October Goth. An all day
session will be held concluding with
the comforting of the Fifth Degree by
the Degree Team of Fruitland Grange.
The following program has been ar
ranged: Morning session-10.00 a.
M, Opening the Grange, Reading
Minutes, Address of Welcome by Sam
uel Murphy, Master of Smyrna Grange,
Response by Jacob H. Rosa. Master
of Milford Grange, Appointment of
Committees, Reports of Officers, The
Work of the State Board of Agricul.
ture by Hon. S. H. Messick, the
Grange and the Public Schools by
Professor John d. Brooks. Reports
from Subordinate Oranges; Afternoon
Session "a Fertilizer Talk by E. W.
Jenkins of Dover, Address, Professor
o. P. Close, Newark, Address, DIR. A
T. Neale, Newark, Address, Session
of the National Grange, Hervey
Walker, Master State Grange, Elec
tion of Officers. Reports of Commit
J tees, Place of next meeting, Miscel.
laneous business; Evening Session
Comforting the Fifth Degree by tn
Degree Team of Fruitland Grange.
Smyrna times., 1905-10-11
SMYRNA WHITE ERIBBONERS
JOIN MILFORD CONVENTION
LEFT THIS MORNING TO ATTEND TWENTY
SIXTH ANNUAL W. c. T. U. CONVENTION.
Miss Annie W. Sutton, Press Superintendent,
Prepares Special Exhibit of State Press
Rev. Robert watt to Give Address.

The Twenty sixth Animal State Con-
venticn of the Woman's Christian
Temperance Union will be held in the
Methodist Episcopal Church, Milford,
Del, commencing to-day, and contin-
uing over Thursday and Friday.
Prominent temperance workers from
all over the State, besides workers of
national prominence, will be in at
tendance and it promises to be very
interesting convention. Those in at
tendance from Smyrna are: Mrs. Liz
zie Stevens, Mrs. Emma Jerman, Mrs.
Wilmer Porter, Mrs. Joseph Smith
! ers, Miss Annie Sutton. The Con-
vention was called to order this
morning at II o'clock by the presi-
dent. Mrs. Emma E. Caulk. The rest
of the morning was taken up by pre-
| liminary work. The afternoon session
was taken up by the Reports of Com
mittees, State Officers, etc. Mrs. Caulk
will make the annual address and Rev.
G. P. Jones, pastor of the Milford M.
E. Church, will give the address oi
welcome. The principal address oi
this evenings session will be made by
Mrs. Adah Unruh, of Portland, Ore
gon, the National Organizer. To
morrow Thursday, will be taken III
in the reports of the treasurer and su
perintendents of departments and tn,
young peoples branches. Tomorrow
afternoon the principal feature will b.
the address of Rev. Robert Watt o
Smyrna, president of the Delawar
State Temperance Alliance and Cit
zen's League. Tomorrow evening
Rev. Anna Howard Shaw, of Philadel
phia, will give the principal address
Friday morning will be taken up i
reports, followed by the annual eleC
tion of officers. Friday afternoo
Rev. Alfred Smith will give th
principal address. Friday evening
noyel feature will be introduced,
| demonstration of the principles an
} methods of the W. @. L. U. Mis-
J Annie w. Sutton, of Smyrna, Pres
| Superintendent, will have an interes
. ing exhibit of the State Press. Speci
: music and singing will mark all ii
, sessions.
Smyrna times., 1905-10-11
JOHN c. BLIZZARD BUYS ANOTHER FARM.
Purchases the -. Davis" or "WeIls" Farm Of
1856 Acres Near Greenspriug for $1,000.

John c. Blizzard. the well7known
proprietor of the Delaware House has
purchased another farm. Through the
agency of b. D. Boyer, the real estate
broker, he has acquired the farm of
Mrs. j. Davis of near GreensprIng and
containing 1s6 acres. for considera-
ton of about $1,000. The farm is nicely
located and one of the best tracts OF
land in that vicinity. Mr.. Blizzard
purposes improving it aud will con-
vert it into a model fruit farm. Mr..
and Mrs. Davis will move away the
first of March next at which time Mr..
Blizzard will get possession.
Smyrna times., 1905-10-11
cHsswoLD WOMAN DIesFROM ApopLexY
Mrs Henry Williams Passed Out Suddenly
Wednesday Evening After EatIsg Supper.

CHEswoLD, October 1O:-Mrs. Mar
tha J. Williams, wife of Henry Will
liams, near Cheswold,s died suddenly
last Wednesday, aged62 years. The
sudden circumstances of her death de-
manded an inquest, which Coroner
Brady held Thursday, when apoplexy
was rendered by the jury as the cause
of death. Mrs. Williams maiden name
was ConwelI. She had previously been
in poor health with frequent attacks OF
Indigestion, which it is thought super
induced apoplexy. She leaves hus.
band and two children, Harry and
Mary both at home. She was buried
Saturday afternoon at Lakeside Gene
terry, Dover.
Smyrna times., 1905-10-11
VIII Compliment the Rev. J. |. EsiIiu.

The 10th anniversary of the pas
torate of Rev. j l.. Estlin of the Pres
byterian Church will be celebrated this
evening by special exercises at the
church. Charles Howell LeFevre,
ESQ. will make the principal address.
Smyrna times., 1905-10-11
rhIrlr.fixs Ks,t.r Pears fin a Basket.

CHEswoLp, October 9:-Claud II.
Pearson picked to-day from one tree
35 Kieffer years, which filed a FIVE
eighth basket to marketable shape.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1905-12-20

PFIsTER IS NOT GUILTY
Judge Declares Him Innocent Of Lar.
ceny as Bailee in the Render.
ing Co. Case.


Judge Declares Him Innocent Of Lar.
ceny as Bailee in the Render.
ing Co. Case.
Milwaukee, Dec. 16.-After a full
hearing of the case, acting upon mo-
ton by the defense to dismiss the de-
PENDANT after the state had rested,
Judge Brace decided that Charles r.
PfSter was innocent OF larceny
as bailee. The allegation of the
prosecution was that Pfister took
$4,000 belonging to the Wiscon-
sin Rendering company. He acted as
stakeholder in an effort by that COM
pany to obtain garbage contract in
Milwaukee, $4,000 being placed in his
hands. 1t was charged that he did not
account for $4,000 of it.
Pfster was the recipient of many
congratulations after the decision had
been rendered. In an interview Pfister
expressed himselfas follows: Zone can
comprehend the feelings of a man
falsely accused, sitting day after day
in criminal court, with the knowl-
edge of innocence in his heart, with
the officers of great state seeking to
convict him in any event. have only
to say further that hope that no in
nocent man will ever be obliged to un.
dergo the same ordeal. My Indictment
was false, cruel and inhuman, my pros
ecution worse"
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1905-12-20

previous year. The total amount
disbursed for pensions for the fiscal
year was Sal, 142, 1851, of which
amount $44, 1877, 166 was for navy
pensions and SO, 400, 900 was paid to
pensioners of the Spanish war and
1882, O22, 40 to the survivors of the
civil war, their widows and depend
ents. The total amount paid to
Spanish war pensioners since 1899
is 81, 996,1 1913. The total amount of
money paid for pensions since the
foundation of the government is
So, 800, $50, 022, and of this amount
So. IA, 1916, 405 has been paid on &C
count of the civil war.
No other government has ever
paid in like number Of years such
sum for pensions, and the gener.
Gus treatment accorded to the vet
Grams of this country has been the
wonder of all nations. Nor should
it be forgotten that while these men
were in active service they received
wages that were higher than any
thing ever recorded in history, and
more than twice as much as the
average wages paid to the soldiers
OF other nations even today. There
can be no gainsaying the fact, there
fore, that the American nation has
been more than ordinarily generous
in respect to it's treatment of the
men who were called on to carry an
army for it's maintenance and de-
Tense, while in the same connection
there is a pertinent reminder of
the wisdom IF maintaining a small
standing army. For instance, had
we since the civil war been under
the expense of force such as is
maintained by several of the
A1oA OPSoA HOWO'S, W0 WOulQ aOU
have been able, without serious
financial embarrassment, to have
aided the deserving veteran as we
have done. The So, 900, 900, 900 paid
out in pensions for civil was vet
Grams is greater by one-half than
the entire national 1obt todou
Many have been enabled through
the stipends to stave off actual
want, a great achievement when
we remember that many of the
heroes of Crimea ended their days
in British almshouses and the
soldiers of Napoleon begged in the
public streets.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1905-12-20
NEW RAILROAD
IN WISCONSIN
Map of Route Made Public-TOwns
Will Profit by Proposed Mil
Waukee Southern.

Milwaukee, Wis, Dec. 14.-The Mil
waukee Southern has made public a
map of its route, showing it's connec-
ton with the Illinois. Iowa and Min
nesota Railway company.
The new road is to form a junction
with the latter at De Kalb, Ill. and
as that road extends from Michigan
City, Ind, through Valparaiso. Joliet.
Aurora and north to Rockford it will
place Milwaukee in direct connection
with all the lines leading out of Chi
cago. 1t swings around the Illinois
metropolis, crossing ali of its lines of
railroads. 1t will, in fact, place Mil
vaukee in the position of the north
ern terminus of a belt line extending
from Kenosha, Racine and all the in
termediate points. ~
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1905-12-20
Money Musk.

In shirt of check and tallowed hair
The fiddler sits in the bulrush chair,
Like Moses basket stranded there
On the brink of Father Nile.
He feels the fiddleS slender neck,
Picks out the notes with thrum and check,
And thinks it weary while.
All ready! Now he gives the CALL
cries. Honor to the ladies!'' All
The jolly tides of laughter fall
And ebb in happy smile.
Do w-n comes the bow on every string,
First couple join right hands and swing!"
And light as any bluebird's wing
Swing once and a half times round
Whirls Mary Martin all in blue
And tinted eyes that tell you true,
Dance all to the dancing sound
She fits around big Moses Brown.
Who holds her hands, to keep her down.
And thinks her hair golden crown.
And his heart turns over once!
His cheek with Marys breath is wet,
1t gives second somerset!
He means to win the maiden yet
Alas, for the awkward Ounce.
sYour stoga boot has crushed my toe!
I'd rather dance with one-legged Joe,
You clumsy fellow!'' pass below"'
And the first pair dance apart.
Then Forward six" advance. retreat,
Like midges CAV in sunbeam street,
Ills Money Musk by merry feet
And Money Musk by heart!
'Three-quarters round your partner swing.'
Across the set!" The rafters ring,
The girls and boys have taken wing
And have brought their roses out!
Ills Forward ski" with rustic grace
All, rarer far Thanksgiving to place!
Than golden clouds of old point lace,
They bring the dance about.
Then clasping hands albright and left!
All swiftly weave the measure deft
Across the wool in living welt,
And the Money Musk is done!
Oh dancers of the rustling husk
Good night, sweethearts It's growing dusk
GOod night for aye to Money Musk,
For the heavy march begun!
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1905-12-20
NOTICE TO CREDITORS,
~ State of Wisconsin. Grant County

NOTICE TO CREDITORS,
~ State of Wisconsin. Grant County
Court SIN Probate.
In the matter of the estate of Esther Dun
can, deceased.
Letters of administration on the estate of
Esther Duncan, decd, having been issued
to George Horton. of Patch Gre We. Wis,
of said Esther Duncan. Diseased ae are al
lowed and limited by, order of this Court
until and including the third Tuesday of
May. 1906. being the 18th day of said month.
to present their claims and demands againts
said Esther Duncan, deceased. to the
county court for examination and allow
ance.
Notice is also hereby given. that the
claims and demands SO presented will be
examined and adjusted by this court. at
the office Of the County Judge, at the court
house. in the city of Lancaster, in said
county. on the 4th Tuesday of May. 1906.
Dated, this 10th day of November 1905.
By the Court. E. B. GOODSELL,
County Judge
Brown & Brennan Attv's. for Adm
Qst ms. Nov. 18th: last ms. Dec. 2Oth.)
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1905-12-20
PENSION STATISTICS.

According to a statement just is
sued by Pension Commissioner
Warner, death is now diminishing
the civil war pension srolls at the
rate of more than 80, 900 per year
During the month of EOctoberialone
the number of pensioners who died
was 4,7O4, of which 2,9150were civil
war veterans. The reduction OF
the rolls would be more apparent
were it not for the allowance Of new
claims. Thus while 2,915Igveterans
died during the month of October,
the actual decrease in the number
of old soldiers drawing pensions was
1887 for the reason that 1,028 new
names were added to the list.
The pension roll reached it's high
water mark on January 81 of the
present year, when there was a
total of 1,004, 1876 names enrolled on
the list. Of this number, however,
an appreciate proportion were
veterans of the Spanish and Philip
pine wars. The north enrolled in
the civil war nearly 100000 men,
thus indicating that less than half
OF them have been pensioners at
any one time. The last considerable
increase was due to the ''old age'
system under which any veteran
over sIxty-five years of age,
whether disabled or not, is entitled
to stipend. Before that, disability
had to be proven. Mr.. Roosevelt's
order let in thousands upon thou
sands who suffered no wound dur
ing the war. Many of these are
self-supporting, while some are
even wealthy. But the heroes of
the war of the rebellion are passing
and the general sentiment was to
favor all alike with a testimonial of
their patriotism at a period when it
was sorely needed.
The annual report of the pension
bureau shows that during the last
fiscal year the number of pension
certificates issued was 1876, 242, of
which $4,000 were original. The
annual value of the pension roll
June 80, 1905, was $136, 745, 225.
The term annual value means the
amountof money required to pay
the pensioners for one year. Dur
ing the year, 43, 1856 pensioners were
dropped from the roll by reason of
deaths and otherwise On June 80
the rolf contained the names of
684, 7OS Survivors of the civil war,
a decrease of over 5000 from the
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1905-12-20
Notice.

Having disposed of my entire
millinery stock and retired from
business, those knowing themselves
indebted to me, are requested to
call on Mrs. A. J. Mitchell at her
dressmaking shop and settle ac-
counts. MARY WILHELM.
98t2
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1905-12-20
Notice to Settle.

All knowing themselves indebted
to the Nathan Grocery Co. are
hereby notified that accounts should
be settled at once. 99tf
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1905-12-20

FARMS for sale in Galloway coun-
ty, Missouri. Good farms cheap.
Write for information. $3.50
HARRIS & GUTHRIE,
9Sw4 Fulton, Mo-.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1905-12-20
A New Train to Los Angeles.


The Northwestern line and the
Union Pacific put on a fast through
train via Salt Lake, beginning Dec. 18th.
A solid through train from Chicago to
Los Angeles will be placed in service
over the Chicago. Union Pacific g.
Northwestern line and the newly open
ed Salt Lake route IS. p, L. A. &. S.
l.. Il. R.) leaving the Wells Street Sta
ton, Chicago, every day in the year.
at lO:O5 p. m., and arrive at Los
Angeles at 4:45 the third day. The
train will be electric lighted through
out. The equipment is new from the
Pullman shops, and includes Pullman
standard drawing room, sleeping cars.
one Pullman tourist sleeping car, and
a composite observation car, with
understanding room and Booklovers
Library, through to Los Angeles with
out change. ALI meals in dining car,
la carte service.
This train is an especially desirable
one for tourist travel carrying both
tourist sleeping cars and standard
drawing room Pullman of the latest
designs.
The route Of the new train is over
the only double track railway between
Chicago and the Missouri River.
through Council Bluffs, Omaha and
Cheyenne to Ogden and Salt Lake
city, and directly across Southwestern
Utah and Southern Nevada, into the
citrus fruit region of California, pass
ing through San Bernadino, Riverside
and Pomona to Los Angeles. This is
a new and desirable routing, and Sc
cures to the traveller the advantages
OF the best that can be procured in
railway travel over the pioneer line
from Chicago and the enjoyment of
new scenes and excellent train service
over the new Salt Lake road.
Personally Conducted Tour to California.
Exclusively first class tour under
The auspices of the Tourist Depart
ment, Chicago, Union Pacific & North
western line leaves Chicago, Wednes-
day, February 7th, spending the dis
agreeable portions of February and
March, in the land of sunshine and
flowers. $4,000 includes all expenses,
railway fare, sleeping cars, meals in
dining cars and hotels expense. Serv-
ice first class in every respect. Persons
starting from points west of Chicago
can join the party at some convent
ent point. Write for itineraries and
full particulars to S. A. Hutchinson
Manager, 90 Clark St., Chicago, Ill.,
Excursion Rates fur the Holidays.
Via the Mort hwestern line. Excur-
sion tickets will be sold at reduced
rates December %, %, "a, %, 80, 81,
1905, and January /, 1906, good return
ing until and including January 4, 1906,
to points on the Northwestern line, in
Guiding G. st. P. M. & o. R'y., to points,
on the Union Pacific r. R. east of and
including Cheyenne and Denver.
points on A. Z. & S. f. R. r., Denver
d Rio Grande r. r., and Colorado
Southern, Denver to Trinidad, in
elusive. and Colorado and Southern
points, Grin Jet. to Cheyenne, inclu-
sive, also to points on D. S. S. & a.
R'y. and Mineral Range r. r. Apply
to agents Chicago & Northwestern R'y.
Subscribe for the Herald now.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1905-12-20

GO to Burns if you want holiday
goods cheap. I
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1905-12-20
FOR SALE,

DR.. 6. G. NARROW has so
fine Barred Plymouth Rock
BOOSTERS for sale on his farm
south of town. He also has
a few White Plymouth Rock
BOOSTERS that he will sell.
These birds were all Matched
from eggs procured from Mrs.
Shimmins, Henry Belz and
Frank Turner, and need no
further recommendation.
G. c. NARROW.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1905-12-20

SMOKE Mississippi Bubble and
Victor cigars. Cost cents aad are
strictly first-class. Try one. 30f
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1905-12-20
Black Silks

27-inch Black Chiffon Silk in beautiful
luster, the guaranteed kind, splendid for
full dresses at S1.1O
We have other black silks at SOC, 75c,
$1.0O, $1.25 and $3.50.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1905-12-20
Pocket Knives

Of guaranteed quality 75c, $1.oO, $1.25,
$3.50, $1.75, $500 and $3.50. The
cheaper kind SOC, 25c and 1Oc.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1905-12-20
Excursion Rates for the HOLIDAYS.

Subscribe for the Herald now
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1905-12-20
Dress Suit Gases

All genuine leather Suit Cases splendidly
made and full brass trimmed for $500
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1905-12-20
White WaiStingS

The popular waistings are White Bril-
liantine, Wolfe Albatros and Henrietta.
The prices are S1.OO, S5c, Csc, 6Oc SOC.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1905-12-20

Guaranteed for two seasons wear, yard
wide, in gray, brown and black for 81. so
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1905-12-20

we can still show very credtabe line of Ladies Coaks
Reduced in quantity and reduced in price Don't wait
your size will be gone. l-5 off in price
The Cairo bulletin., 1905-08-02
STOCKS
ALONE ADVANCED
BUT NO GREAT LEADERS WERE
IN THE LlsT-coPPER sEcuR.
tiles STRONG IN ALL THE
MARkETS-cLoSE VASE EASY

New York, August 1.-The stock
market again demonstrated its good
absorptiye powers today during the
preioG when profit taking sale were
sbeing made to meet the new demand.
Specialties We're the feature of the
market as on the day before ad in
the list that there were few of the
great speculative leaders that moved
widely enough TO call for special com
ment.
Copper securities were strong in all
the markets Of the world based on
the advancing price and the extraor-
binary demand reported for the pro
duct. The price of copper advanced
sharply in London and In New York
the price was marked up II cent a
opund following the cimilar advance
yesterday, Response IN Amalgamated
Copper was uncertain and the dealings
in that stock We're not on an unusual
scale, United States steel securities
We're firm but sluggish. Granger
stocks seemed to be affected by crop
uncertainties, although the wheat was
comparatively free from damage ru.
mors. Rust reports came from Cana
dian sources and Canadian Pacific was
sharply depressed in consequence.
Eastern railroads stocks were relative,
~ firm. The publication Of the wealth.
or bureaus weekly crop bulletin was
q signal for a general recovery in the
market, the conditions there reported
being regarded as extremely favor
able. Money conditions were not per-
ceptibly altered Payment to the gov
eminent on a periodical maturity of q
Central Pacific not makes the sub.
treasury a large gamer from the mar
ket on operations thus far reported,
but the government interests payable
| tcllay will operate as an offset I'm.
| responsiveness of the general surface
lof the market to propping up of indi-
yidual stocks as much as anything
else led TO spilling out of stocks Id the
final hour which decided the course
downwards after the varying fiuctua.
tions Of the day and the closing was
easy, number Of grain carriers show
| ing point losses on the day.