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The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1905-04-07

s1s Geo. S. Fry was home from
Loogootee to spend Sunday and
returned Sunday evening.
rS The teachers Of the public
schools came home from Indiana
polls Saturday.
rs A force of men began the
work Of grading North Main ST.. +,
Tuesday. preparing it for the
rock.
raA- Rev. Fintan Wiederkeir O..
S. B.. of Ferdinand was here
Tuesday as a witness in the Ferd-
Inland case.
Id- Alois Gugsell moved this
week into the Krauss property
on Newton st., which he recently
purchased.
ios Judge Ely spent Sunday at
his home in Petersburg and re-
turned TO Jasper Monday to open
court.
New line Umbrellas and Rain
coats now on sale at Sondermans.
Fine large potatoes delivered
To any part of the town for 35c
per bushel. Joseph Buchart.
ACCIDENT: While saving a
limb off a tree in his yard Mon
day morning John Halter fell
and fractured his shoulder blade.
sT NJ. w. Fields, Esq, an at
torney of Princeton, has been at
tending court in Jasper this week
defending the Southern Railway
in damage suit.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1905-04-07

Frank Limbach VS. Southern
railway for damages, trial by
Jury. lasting for three days after
all the evidence was submitted,
the case is dismissed by the Plff
Judgment for costs for defend
ant.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1905-11-23

relatives, but neglected to state that he
had been taken by force and that he
had been given no opportunity to ex-
plain his p~redicament to his fiancee.
She could not understand the painful
situation created by his absence. He
had promised to send a carriage for
the wedding party, and none having
come, rather than delay the ceremony,
she, in all her wedding finery, had walked
to the scene of the nuptial ceremony,
only to find 1t a place of desolation for
her. The minister did his best to COM
fort her, but his words were unavail-
ing, and, sorrowfully, with the we'd
ding fnery painfully inco1gruous on
North Bennington streets, she, still a
maid, with her sister and friend,
tramped back to her boarding place.
Public Sides with Old Man.
The next day Bennington and
North Bennington awoke to the mari
tai tragedy which was being enacted
in their midst and the citizens wit
messed the efforts Of O~ctogenarian
Huling to attain his hearts fondest
desire. First amused, then angered,
the residents eventually took sides
with the old gentleman and applauded
his determination to maintain his
rights.
The charge of ~intoxication was set
tied without difficulty, there being no
evidence to substantiate the allega-
tion, but an application was immedi.
ately made for the appointment OF a
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1905-11-23

ised bride and secured the document
which told the world that the commu-
nifty placed no restrictions on the
marital union of the man and woman
Then the wedding day was set. Great
secrecy was observed; the town Off
cial who issued the document was
sworn to silence, and the minister was
urged to divulge to no n that the
ceremony was to take place. The
day came, and then the old gentle
coupled with his announced intention
of clothing himself in his best attire,
as the afternoon wore on, aroused the
deepest suspicious Of his housekeeper-
the aged widowed sister-in-law. He
skillfully evaded her sharp questioning,
but she was not satisfied with his re-
plies, and posthaste sent a message for
mi of the interested relatives. An
examination of the town clerks records
disclosed the whole situation; the truth
was laid bare. Apparently the old man
and his fiancee had outwitted the en-
tire array Of relatives-the license was
issued, the minister engaged, and the
groom-elect only awaited the coming Of
the would-be bride, for the final part
Of the asnorous chapter.
How best to prevent the dreaded
event was the question uppermost in
the minds Of the distracted relatives.
They had before them only two or three
hours at the utmost, and whatever was
to be done must be done quickly. Right
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1905-11-23
POLITICAL EDITORIALS.

1.-THE candy trust can't pay its
1ebts." "Its creditors will probably
have to be satisfied with a little taffy."
Buffalo Enquirer.
The idea of MIR. Roosevelt editing
the talk of Mr.. Root, to prevent indis-
Greet utterances, is the most humorous
phase of the newly-decreed white house
censorship of cabinet interviews
Charleston Post.
Secretary Shaw says it is the 0
tective principle and not the specific
rate to which the republican party is
pledged. A good thought, but it is the
specific rate the tariff reformaa are
after.-Cincinnati Enquirer.
Some of the cabinet officers have
already broken away from the presl-
dents order of the closed mouth. At,
tempts to make Secretary Shaw keep
silent in three or four languages obvi-
ously contravene the constitutional pro-
hibition of cruel and unusual punish
ments.-Hartford Post.
The newspapers of the southern.
states heartily indorse the policy OF
President Roosevelt for railroad rate
regulation, especially so since his
southern tour. 1t has always been good
democratic doctrine that the orpor
tlons must be controlled in the interest
# all the people.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1905-11-23

again, this time at Fairbanks" he add
Cd. When l left he had some proper
ties that were paying handsomely and
the indications are that he will quit
81, 000, 900 to the good.
Some years ago Bill cleaned uI
SS45, 600 in Alaska, but like many 9TH
CTS who made fortunes quickly, he let
the money slip through his fingers.
I'm about one year after he became
an accredited millionaire, Saltwater
Bill was a tramp. Wine, women and
cards brought his downfall.
But he was game, and went back to
work again, and for the second time
Dame Fortune smiled IN his direction.
He is on easy street now and will
doubtless leave the north before long
with a gripful of dust"
Many Butte men remember Swift
water Bill" as the man who gained
notoriety in this country through his
reported marriage to all of the four
Ia More sisters.
The La More sisters at one time ap.
peared at the Casino in this city, and
rumor had it that saltwater Bill"
married all four.
He persistently denied the rumoI,
hut the story was spread broadcast
throughout the United States.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1905-11-23
INTERRUPTED DEATH SCENE
"Little Eva" Displayed Her Versa
tility Before Taking Final
Flight.

The introduction of songs and dances
into plays in which they have no leeiti'
mate place is not a new practice by any
means. 1t dates back to much earlier
days of the drama. And there have been
instances when the interpretations were
OF a somewhat startling sort. A number
OF ~well-known actors were discussing this
subject when one Of the oldest Of the
party said: Boys, let me tell YOU that
the tendency is not a new one. 1t is
older than most of you, and no exam.
pie OF it that / have seen lately has
been as startling as a case | saw in
southern Illinois years ago. We were
out with a one-night-stand piece, and
attel a long. jump had landed in a small
town very tired and very anxious for ex-
citement. The manager told us that
there would be no afternoon rehearsal.
as an Uncle Toms Cabin D had
the house for a farewell matinee. This
was gust what we were looking for. and
decided to attend in a body. The show
preceded in the usual way up to Little
Lva's death-bed scene. L see a great
light, and angels, all singing says little
Eva. Tell me what dey be sinpin'.
honey, says Uncle Tom. Then little Eva
descended from her deathbed and exc
cuted as lively a song and dance as one
could ask for. When she had finished
ard acknowledged the thunderous ap-
Elause OF the audience, she returned to
her couch and the death scene con.
tinued."
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1905-11-23

guardian on the ground that he was
incapable of managing his W affairs,
Probate Judge Carney selecting 8. N.
Hall, cashier of the North Bennington
national bank, for the position. Mr..
Huling, not unnaturally, made a de-
cided objection, claiming he was per.
fectly competent to manage his bust
ness and insisting that if he wanted
to get married it was his own affair
and did not concern anyone else.
Nevertheless, his contention was in
effectual and Mr.. Hall took charge of
his estate. The old gentleman then
sought an opportunity to see his at
torney, but even this privilege was
denied him, and all one afternoon the
citizens Of Bennington witnessed the
edifying spectacle of the old gentle
man being restrained from consult
ing with a lawyer.
His Rights Restored Him.
Such a condition of affairs could not
exist for long, and within a few
days, by the aid of Miss Bissell, Mr..
Huling was enabled to see his u
sci, who promptly called the attention
of the probate Judge to the situation
and peremptorily insisted that the old
gentleman's rights be granted to him.
To relieve the pressure Miss Bissell
was advised to bring a writ of habeas
corpus, which she did, and after the
hearing the judge decided to dissolve
the guardianship, a physician testify.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1905-11-23
Marks of a Grilse.

Some of R~ecreation's sporting contem.
poraries have published letters of cor
respondents who desire to know tbs
marks by which a grilse may be dis
tinguished from a salmon. To an old
fisherman the problem presents no diff
ficulty, The grilse has a deeply cleft
tail, while that of the salmon, even
when the fish is small, is more nearly
square. In the case of an aged fish, the
tail is actually convex Again, the
scales of the grilse are detached with
great facility; you cannot handle a
grilse without the scales becoming de.
tached in quantities, while with an
adult salmon the scales are
lively firmly attached. Then there is
an indescribable something about tina
shape of the grilse that distinguishes
it at once to an experienced eye. IT Ia
%slighter, with a smaller, sharper head.
The body is less flexible. Size is no
guide to the grilse, as on some rivers
grilse are fully as heavy as thc small
salmon, though this is contrary to the
general rule in Canadian streaE,s.-J.
Perley, in Recreation.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1905-11-23

at this point one of the laws of the
state of Vermont came to their
aid. 1t is that on complaint a
warrant charging intoxication may
issue, and a police officer is empowered
to serve this at any time or place within
the jurisdiction where he has authority.
Relatives Get Out Warrant.
Without delay the opposing relative
hurried to the office of a magistrate
and there made oath that on such and
such a date Columbus Huling, of North
Bennington, had been intoxicated IN
the streets of Bennington. A warrant
was made out and given to a police
officer, who went in the relatives car
riage to the octogenarian's residence.
While intoXication is a misdemeanor.
and an officer cannot forcibly enter a
mans house with a warrant for such
a minor crime, the Vermont law makes
an exception in regard to drunkenness,
and the Bennington policeman went d.
rectly into Mr.. Huling's dwelling and
asserted his authority.
Entreaty was of no avail, expostula-
ton was useless. The police officer in
sisted that Columbus Huling should ac-
company him, and he did, pathetically
glancing back at the little house where
he had anticipated 70 much happiness
as he climbed into the carriage before
the door. In Imagination one could
almost observe Cupid waving him a
fearful farewell, Into Bennington rode
the sad but wrathful prisoner and his
captor and d~isembarked at the Put
nam house, where. in comfortable con-
finement, the d~isheartened groom
elect was kept over night.
Bride Finds Bridegroom Missing.
An hour after his departure the eX-
pectant young woman who was to be-
come Mrs. Huling, clad in garments of
snowy white and accompanied by her
sister and a girl friend, climbed the hill
on which the Huling dwelling is located.
The trio was the observed of all OBJ
servers, and seemed not unwilling to
let the populace know that a most mo-
mentous event was to occur. At the
house the party was ushered into the
parlor, and in a few minutes was Joined
by the pastor of the Baptist church,
who was to perform the ceremony.
Where was the groom? The house
keeper could only say that he had gone
to Bennington a short time previously
in the carriage of one of the opposing
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1905-11-23
Mr. Hultng,s first wifi. a,es ,bo,. ~,

Mr.. Huling's first wife died about ten
years ago and shortly afterward his
child, a son. Frank, passed away. He
only relatives are three OF four nieces
and nephews, and itlwas among them, Il
was confidently felt, that his wealth
would be divided, as there has been .
sort of tradition in the Huling family
not to devote any large sums to public
b~enefactions. Under the Vermont laws
the surviving member of a married
couple receives from the estate $4,000
and one-half the remainder absolutely.
This means, of course, $1,000 more than
one-half. Consequently Columbus Hull
ing's nephews and nieces will receive
less than one-half what they would il
he had remained in single blessedness,
and if his wealth is correctly placed at
$1,000 600 this indicates a loss of over
500, 900 to them.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1905-11-23
Octogenarian Takes Bride OF
Twenty-Four Despite OBJ
jections of Relatives.
LOVE FLAME STILL BURNS BRIGHTLY AT 81
Columbus Huling of North Bennington. VT,
Wins Pretty Jennie Bissell with Aid of His
Comfortable Fortune-Mercenary Kin Use
Every Means Available to Prevent Mar
riage. But Without Avail.

observation-disclosures Columbus Hull
ing, of North Bennington, VT, is an
o-ctogenarian, he is amply able to
manage his own affairs. This fact
he proved to his mercenary relatives
wren he successfully overcame the
ruiserous obstacles placed in mis- way
by them and welded the young maid
en- OF his choice.
Columbus Huling is at present in
his eighty-frst year, while his pretty
bride, Miss Jennie Bissell, a blooming
lass, has but just recently celebrated
her twenty-fourth birthday. Huling's
%neighhors are %applauding him for his
sturdy defiance of almost every form
Of opposition and carrying out his OBJ
ject.
When the aged bridegroom, a wild
over for several years, decided a short
time ago that he needed another part
ner to complete his happiness, he cast
his eyes around for a suitable girl. In
stead of youthful charms to attract her
he offered to share his fortune, esti-
mated at 5000, 600, with any young
maiden who was willing to accept him.
and of whom he approved.
octogsnarian Meets His Bride.
In his quest he had become acquaint-
ed with Miss Bissell, and two months
age he received the joyous news that
she was willing to take him.
While a working girl, she has much
grace and charm OF manner. and in
face and figure is good for l~9aSculine
eyes to gaze upon. Not a whisper ever
has been heard against her character,
and many of the young men of the
town had cast sheepish eyes in her
direction long before the octogenarian
dargled his glittering gold before her
vision.
Yet the devoted swain who won her
consent found that much was be-
fore him besides the trembling yes"
he so ardently petitionad for.
The law must sanction the contract
the couple were willing to enter into,
and, while nothing in the statutes
could bar the union the preliminary
red tape proceedings involved more or
less publicity which might give
designing relatives an opportunity
to wreck the old gentleman's gay
ly bedecked bark of happiness.
Attempt to Prevent Wedding.
Still, bravely and defiantly, he went
before the town clerk with his prom
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1905-11-23
TREATMENT Of Porto Ricans.

Z. This country's treatment of the Porto
iiicans in the matter of nationality
Elone is enough to make them a dis
contented people. That treatment
has been shameless, for it has
virtually deprived them of nation
atty. When their island belonged
to Spain they were Spaniards and were
recognized as such in Spain, where
they could sit in the cortes. Here, al
though they welcomed annexation to the
United States, they are regarded as
aliens under the treasury departments
Interpretation Of the law. We hold that
that Interpretation is repugnant to the
constitution and that the supreme court
should so decide. 1t is expected that
that tribunal will pass upon the cues
ton this year. But in the meantime the
Porto Rican is a man without a cour,-
try" He should not have been placed
in that anomalous position
Union and Advertiser.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1905-11-23

white beds are women and girls who
are awaiting or recovering from opera
tons made necessary by neglect.
Every one of these patients had
plenty of warning in that bearing down
feeling, pain at the left or right of the
womb, exhaustion. pain in the
small of the back, 1eucorrh9a, dizzi-
ness, ~iatulency, displacements of the
womb or irregularities. All of these
symptoms are indications of an IN
healthy condition of the ovaries or
womb, and if not needed the trouble
will make Roadway until the penalty
has to be paid by a dangerous opera
ton, and a lifetime of impaired useful
ness at best, while in many cases the
results are fatal.
The following letter should bring
hope to suffering women. Miss Luella
Adams, of the Colonnade Hotel, Seattle,
WASH, writes:
Dear Mrs. Pinkham:-
"About two years ago I was a great suf-
ferer from a severe female trouble, pains and
headaches. h edoctor prescribed for me and
finally told me that I had a tumor on the
womb and must undergo an operation if I
wanted to get well. l felt that this was my
death warrant, but l spent hundreds of dol
lars for medical help, but the tumor kept
growing. Fortunately I correspondent with
an aunt in the New England States, and she
advised me to take Lydia E. Pinkham's Veg
etable Compound, as it was said to cure tu-
mors. l did so and Immediately began to
improve in health, and l was entirely cured,
the tumor disappearing entirely, without an
operation. l wish every suffering woman
would try this great PREPARATION
just as surely as Miss Adams was
cured of the troubles enumerated in
her letter, just so surely will Lydia E.
Pinkham's Vegetable Compound cure
every woman in the land who suffers
from womb troubles, inflammation of
the ovaries, kidney troubles, nervous
e~xcitability and nervous pro~stration.
Mrs. Pinkham invites all young
women who are i'll to write her for free
advice. Address, Lynn, Mass.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1905-11-23
after MEALS
Sure Sign That Dr.. Williams Pink Pills
Are Needed to Tone Up the
Digestive Organs.

Loss Of appetite, distress after eating,
shortness of breath, a feeling of utter
weakness-these are symptoms that are
familiar to most sufferers from stomach
trouble. Too often the ordinary doctors
treatment serves but to weaken the dis
eased organs.
The new tonic method Of treating dis
orders of this kind does not aim to do the
work of the stomach, does not demand
that the food be pre-digested, but builds
up the weakened organs, SO that they can
do the work that nature intended.
Mrs. 10. Law, of No. 1874 North street.
Horton, Kansas, says: Gin 1897, while
we were living OIL q farm in this neigh
borhood, I became generally debilitated
as the result of overwork. I had serious
indigestion, lost my appetite, suffered
from a sense of suffocation and from OBJ
struction of the circulation, so that arti-
fetal means had to be used to restore it.
After suffering for months without find
ing any relief, I tried a box of DR.. Will
liams' Pink Pills of which / had read in
a newspaper. The first few boxes made
me lots better, and after using the third
box I felt entirely well.
II am now in excellent health and am
able not only to take care of my house
but also to assist my husband in a store
which he has lately taken. DR.. Williams
Pink Pills cured me and I can recon-
nerd them. They are SO simple, SO
easily taken and SO prompt in their &C.
ton"
Remember DR.. Williams'P Pink Pills do
not act OIL the bowels. They make new
blood and restore shattered nerves. In
this way they carry health and vigor to
every organ and fiber of the body. They
are sold by all druggists or will be sent,
postpaid, on receipt Of price, 90 cents per
box; six boxes for $3.50, by the DR.. Will
liams Medicine Co., Schenectady, NY.
"MN. -LL.H
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1905-11-23
Black Bats Fill Woods.

The woods in the vicinity of Ian.
caster, ILL.,, are thick with strange
winged creatures like bats. They are
Of various sizes, specimens killed
weighing from two ounces to q pound
and a half. They subsist ON squirrels
and sometimes invade chicken houses
for prey. They are Of nocturnal hab-
its, very few being seen in the day
time. AS they fly at night their eyes
emit a strange light, and, when com.
ing toward one. resemble balls Of fire.
Several persons have been badly fright
ened by them.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1905-11-23
Is A AGAIN,
"Swiftwater Bill" Noted Montana
Character, Once More Finds Him
self on easy Street"

Butte, Mont" Saltwater BiR,' ss
one time a well-known character in
Montana, is on his feet again, and will
probably become a millionaire for the
second time in his meteoric career"
SAID E. F. Willis of Fairbanks, Alaska.
Eyes, Saltwater Bill as struck II
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1905-11-23

Hewitt-Why did you cut that fellow
who just bowed to you?
Jewett-I was getting back at him.
he performed an operation on me awhile
ago.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1905-11-23
HOSPITALS CROWDED
MAJORITY OF PATIENTS WOMEN
Mrs. Pinkham's Advice Saves Many
From this Sad and Costly Experience.

1t is a sad but
fact that
e avery yea r
brings an in
crease in the
number ofopera
lions performed
upon women in
our hospitals.
More thanthree-
fourths of the
patients lying
on those yUnw
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1905-11-23

Mr.. Richfello-Miss De Slimm ia ey-
identity a woman Of many fine points.
Rival Belle-f should say SO. Cid
yos see her elbows?~N. Y. Weekly
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-10-28
The Presidential succession.

Walter Wclimau predicts ;hat Pres
ideut Roosevelt Will have gotten ~
FAR away from the republican party in
1908 that there will be nothing lefr to
the democrats but To nominate him.
leaving TO the opposition the ALTERNATIVE
Of indurSing his candidacy and max
ing his election practically unanimous.
President Roosevelt has had many
hOnorS in his time. but none quite so
remarkable as this.
The successor of Theodore Roosevelt
may be- some one now undreamed of
by the general public. says the Louis
Vile Courier-Journal Grooming for
the presidency" has hitherto made
against the groomed The first seven
presidents came in a kind of historic
succession. Then there followed after
Il long chapter. a whole boOkful Of ac-
cidents
\ most interesting volume might be
complied entitled The Romance of
the White House" American presf-
dents. hardly less than European SOY
,re.gns. seem Ia be born to the pur-
pie" - -C ctlvanistic school of the
o.ogy wanted a knocRdown argument
ia sGproTt of the doctrine OF predesti-
nation IL would find IL in the lives of
the chief magistrates of the United
States-notably in those who came af