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Smyrna times., 1905-01-18
TWO LITTLE SMYRNA BOYS
MEET DEATH BY DROWNING
UNTIMELY END TO HUGHEY WALLACE AND
WILLIE FORAKER ATLAKE COMO.
Nentured on Thin Ice and Both Boys Go Down
Together in the Presence of Earl Delaney
Who Gould Not Give Assistance.


A sad drowning accident took place
at Lake Como Sunday morning when
two small boys Hughey Wallace, aged
10 years aud 8 months, son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Joseph Wallace and William p.
Foraker, aged 19 years and 6 months,
son of Mrs. Eliza E. Foraker, came to
an untimely end in attempting to slide
on some thin ice. The accident oc
Cured about eleven thirty o'clock. 1t
appeared that Willie Foraker, after his
mother had dressed him for church
went out to play aud soon joined
Hughey Wallace and Earl Delaney,
the small son of Daniel Delaney of this
town. They went down to the Lake
and cut across the fields to RansOm's
Cove. At this point part of the ice was
very thick but extending across the
pond was a space about thirty feet
wide which had been open and had
only frozen over the night before
Hughey Wallace and Foraker we're
displaying their youthful skill at
sliding and showing Earl Delane who
was on shore how they could venture
on the thinner ice. The supposition
Is that they struck an air hole for thev
both went down together. Foraker
succeeded in pulling himself up on the
ice and was entirely out with the ex-
ceptiOn of one foot when Wallace grab
bed ahold af him and they both went
under together. Little Earl DELANEY
was helpless to give them assistance
and after seeing them come up for the
second time and disappear, he ran to-
ward town as fast as his little legs
would carry him to give the alarm.
Soon crowd gathered and an effort
was made to recover the bodies. 1t was
not until about one clock that John
Still and one of the McAfee bows sue
ceeded in graphing young Wallace's 5
body. The latter was warm when
taken out of the water and every effort
was made by DR.. Frank Gardner and
others to resusitate him but to no
avail. Foraker's body was not recov-
cred until an hour and half later
when John Wick discovered it about
twenty feet distant from the hole where
both were drowned. The bodies were
taken IN charge by Undertaken FAIRIES
and Monday afternoon Coroner Brad
ley was summoned and held an IN
quest. Charles j. Sudler was foreman
OF the jury and Edward T. Porter was
secretary. After hearing the evidence
OF Earl Delaney, the only eye witness
to the drowning, rendered verdict of
accidental drowning"
There is general sympathy expressed
for the families of abe bereaved. The
boys were boon companions, and were
one and inseparable. They were both
pupils of Miss Elizabeth Mcdowell at
the Smyrna Public Schools and were
regarded as good and behaved
boys. As an evidence of the esteem
IN which they were held by their young
playmates, fund was started Monday
morning at school to get some flowers
to be here in time for the funerals.
which will take place this afternoon,
the one of Hughey Wallace to be
at one O'Clock interment in Glenwood
Cemetery; and the funeral of Willie
Foraker to be at two O'Clock and in
terment at Glenwood Cemetery.
Smyrna times., 1905-01-18
MRS. NEHENIAHc DAVID PASSES Away.
Stricken "ith raraly SIS EsTsy This Morning
From "hch She Died suddenly IN ~ rear

Stricken "ith Faraiy sis EsF'y This Morning
From y Nhich She Died suddenly 10 ~ rear
Mrs. Rachel J. David. wife Of Neae-
miah G. DAVID a we'll known farusr
near Severson's Church. died suddenly
this morning from a stroke Of paralv-
sis in the 62nd year Of her age Five
weeks ago she received the first stroke
which rendered her helpless and this
morning she received a second stroke
which resulted in her death. Mrs.
David was a laughter Of WIlliau2
Hickey, of Templeville, Nd, and va
popular with all who knew her. Shs
was a good mother and Is survived bv
a family of nine children as follows:
Mrs Harry Kennedy. Wilmington:
Mrs. John Lurty, Biackbird: Mrs.
john Faulkner, Miss Ida David. Miss
Ella David and Messrs. Horace, VII
liam, John and Charles, all Of this VI
cinity. Mrs. Samuel Shorts. another
daughter died about ear ago. Fu-
neral services will be held AZ the resi-
dence Of her husband near SeversOu's
Church Friday mOraing at 10 O'Clock
and interment will take place at Silver
Lake Cemetery, Dover.
Smyrna times., 1905-01-18
Y.ntOn Lumbermen Buy Large Tract.

KENroN, Jan. 17:-Messrs, E. q.
PaverIv. and Z. H. Walker, lumber
dealers have purchased tract of wood
land near Pennington and will move
their mill there during the present
week.
Smyrna times., 1905-01-18
KENTON HUNDRED cOLLECTORsHIP FIGHT
A Number OF Candidates For The Office Now
Held BY p. A. Moore OF CheswoId.

CHEswoLD Jan. 17:- Messrs Frank
Pratt, W. ID. Venn and 81 w. Tunis all
of Clayton are announced as candidates
for the Collectorship of Kenton Hun
dred of which Cheswold forms the
southeast corner. There are other
candidates for this appointment the
names of which we did not learn but
was told the woods are full of them.
Frank A. Moore of Cheswold is the
present incumbent.
Smyrna times., 1905-01-18
Stesmsr Brady Bsia OvsrhauIed and Painted.

Steamer George F. Brady of the
Smyrna Transportation Company
which has been forced into winter
quarters by the ice in the river, is be-
ing overhauled and renovated by Har-
vey Jones painter and paperhanger.
She will resume her trips when
weather permits.
Smyrna times., 1905-01-18
KENYON EPwORTH LEAGUE CONFERENCE.
cheswOld Names Full List Of Delegates aad An
Interesting Program is Being Arranged.

CHEswoLD, Jan. 17:-Miss Lille
Bishop, Mrs. d. H. Boyce and Mr.. G.
b. Moore were elected by CheswOlS
Epworth League as delegates to attend
the Working EpwOrth League Con
Conference" which is to be held in
Kenton Church, February 18th Mis-
ses Minnie CattersOn, Ethel HsrdcastIa
and Mrs. f. A. Moore were chosen
their alternates.
Smyrna times., 1905-01-18
EPISODE OF BLAcKBIRO LUMBERMAN
When william FOrtner's Carriage Broke
Down He Soon Got Another and Continued.

BLACKBIRD, Jan. 17:-Mr. William
Fortner. the busy lumber man, whose
business requires great deal of riding
met with an unhandy accident the
other day. When quite a distance
from home a carriage wheel broke
down and he was unable to proceed.
A small boy was seen approaching
plaving with a carriage wheel on
stick. Mr.. Fortner by emptying his
rockets of all small change secured the
wheel which proved to have no box IN
it. Mr.. Fortner with his wheel was
barely able to reach home.
Smyrna times., 1905-01-18
CHARLES J. SUDLER GIVES A TAFFY PULL.
A Number of His Young Friends Gather at the
Home of Mrs. Laura Temple For Frolic.

Home of Mrs. Laura Temple For a Frolic.
Charles J. Sudler entertained few
of his friends at the home of Mrs.
Laura Temple last Saturday evening
with ''Taffy Pull" The pulling, to
say nothing of the taffy afforded an
evening of consummate pleasure.
Those present were: Misses Sarah Yo-
cum, Ella Smithers, Rena Williams,
Anna Beckett, Elizabeth Jones, Elva
Armstrong, Bertha J. Price; Mrs.
W. W. Hynson, Mrs. Laura Temple
Mrs. Rebecca Lee, Messrs. W. W.
Hynson, George W. Payne, G. S. Fa-
ries, Charles J. Sudler.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1905-01-20
OUTLOOK is BRIGHT.
Weekly Review Shows Trade Cnndi
ticns Continue to Do nni+a
Satisfactory.

New York, Jan. AR. G. Dun & Co.'S
Weekly Review Of Trade says: ''Erratic
weather produces irregularity in retail
distribution of merchandise at many
points, and southern business is quiet
because of the depression in cotton, but
the general outlook is considered very
bright Manufacturers report that con-
fdence is warranted by the number of
new orders, while deliveries on old con-
tracts are of satisfactory volume. The
best news comes from the iron and steel
industry, while footwear factories are
busy wooden mills in exceptionally good
condition and activity is assured among
cotton spinners as soon as the raw ma
terial market becomes settled.
Failures this week numbered 324 in
the United States, against 1924 last year,
and % in Canada, compared with "a a
year ago.
Bradstreet's says: Activity in indus
try, particularly iron and steel and al
lied trades, furnishes a contrast to con-
ditions in distributive, in which there is
some irregularity with seasonal quiet
ness predominating in all but a few sec
tions. The undertone of the general sit
uation is, however, one OF strength, the
potential demand is thought to be very
large. stocks in all hands are light and
the feeling is one of confidence"
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1905-01-20
CHOSEN FOR SENATE.
Action of Indiana Legislators Insures
F'ection of Beveridge and
Hemenway.

Indianapolis, Ind, Jan. 12.-Only 40
minutes we're required by the republic
can joint caucus Wednesday night to
organize ard nominate two candidates
for the United States senate-SenatOr
Albert J. Beveridge to succeed himself,
and Congressman James A. Hemen-
way, of BoOnville, to fill the uneXpired
term of Charles w. Fairbanks, vice
president-elect. Senator Beverage and
Congressman Hemenway will be elect
ed January II.
Sacramento, Cal, Jan. 12.-Frank P.
Flint (rep), of Los Angeles, was elect
ed United States senator to succeed
Thomas r. Bard on the first ballot
taken by the legislature in joint ses-
sion Wednesday.
jefferson City, Mo Jan. IA the
caucus of the democratic members of
the state legislature, United States
Senator Francis M. Cockrell was nom
mated 20 81 cceed himself.
Hartford, Conn, Jan 13.-Former
Gov. Morgan G Bulkcley mas been
chosen as the nominee of tbs REPUBLICANS
or he c1aslENS~ i e'At syeneE5.l 21ooenElg fol
United States senator, to succeed Joseph
r. Hawley, who will retire from public
life On account of i'll health
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1905-01-20
REIGN or TERROR IN RUSSIA.
Tifty-Eig Assassination Reported
in Past Two Weeks-Reforms
Demanded.

st. Petersburg, Jan. 14.-Many indi-
cations are at hand that the revolution
airy reign of terror so long expected and
anticipated with the deepest fear and
trepidatiOn has begun. Fifty-eight as
sassinations in the last two weeks is the
sanguinary record piled up in the cen
trail and southern provinces. Since the
fall of Port Arthur this feeling of unrest
and dissatisfaction with the bureau
cratic form of government has been more
pronounced. The people are clamoring
and have been demanding from time i'm
memorial reforms which will give them
greater freedom. From all parts of the
empire come reports of political assas-
sinatiOns, including the taking of the
lives Of police detectives, tax collectors
and other minor officials. Just what the
result of these incipient uprisings will
be time alone will tell. In many quar-
ters, as has been stated in these dis
patches on several occasions, it is felt
that one of the greatest and far-reach-
ing results must be the ending of the
far eastern war 1t would be impossible
for Russia, with her hands more than
filled with troubles at home, to attempt
to further carry on the war
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1905-01-20
WAS NOT A BRtBE.
Niedringhaus Tells of Brewers Contri-
button to Campaign Fund
in Missouri.

St. Louis, Jan. 14.-In a long state
ment under oath Thomas X. Niedring-
haus, chairman OF the state republican
committee and caucus nominee Of his
party for United States senator, denied
the charge that he had accepted a cam
paign contribution of $21 900 from st.
Louis brewers to influence legislation.
The statement was made at special
session of the legislative committee ap-
pointed to investigate
Mr. Niedringhaus declared the money
accepted from Adolphus Busch and
Otto Stifel, two brewers, was personal
loan to himself Had the republican
party failed to carry the state, he said
he would have been personally response
BILE for half the sum named.
The loan was made at dinner given
by Adolphus Busch to Senator Charles
w. Fairbanks. Mr.. NiedringhauS was
facing personal loss by reason OF the
failure of certain republicans to con-
tribute to the campaign fund. Mr.. Busch
volunteered to guarantee $12, 500 to pro-
tect the chairman, provided he and Stifel
each would raise $3.50. His offer was
accepted. This, Mr.. Niedringhaus de-
clares, is the only basis for the charges
made by Representative Grace.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1905-01-20
MUST ANNUL SENTENCE.
United States Demands Freedom for
American Sentenced by Hay
ten Government.

Port Au Prince, Hayti, Jan. 14.-Mr.
Powell, the American minister, has in
formed the government of Hayti that
the United States government refuses
to recognize the validity of the SEN
tence In contumacy to Is years at hard
labor pronounced by the Haytien court
against Jaeger Huber, an American cit
lzen, for alleged completely in bond
frauds charged against the administra-
ton OF former President Simon Sam
and officers of the bank of Hayti. The
United States demands the annulment
OF the sentence, under pain of energetic
intervention. The demand has caused
much excitement.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1905-01-20
minneapolis JswnaL
IN CONGRESS.
A Brief Resume of Proceedings in
the Senate and House of
Representatives.

Washington, Jan. 1.-THE session of
the house Tuesday was given over al
most entirely to discussion of the bill
reported by the committee on banking
and currency Ito improve currency con-
ditions." The impeachment charges on
which Judge Charles Swayne will be
tried were presented.
The senate continued consideration of
the joint statehood bill, the chief &C
complishment being the acceptance of
most of the amendments suggested by
the committee on Indian affairs.
Washington, Jan. 12.-An amendment
to the army appropriation bill providing
that retired officers above the grade of
major should not receive the full pay of
their grade when assigned to duty with
the militia of the several states brought
on a discussion in the house Wednes-
day of the appointment of Lieut. Gen.
Nelson A. Miles as inspector general of
the state of Massachusetts. Several
nclnbel deciare1 that he amendment
was directed especially at Gen. Miles,,
but Mr.. Hui, who introduced it. insisted
that he had no such thought in mind.
The amendment was adopted.
The attention of the senate was Iii
vided between the statehood question
and governmental regulation OF rail
| foods. All amendments TOT atebe3e
bill, except That relating to liquor traffic
in Indian territory were agreed TO-
Washington, fan 13.-The legislative,
executive and judicial appropriation bill
was on Thursday read at length in the
senate, and there was considerable dis
cussion of the civ! service question aNd
the provision for an investigation of
foreign trade conditions by the depart
ment of commerce. The bill for the en-
couragement of the mercant marine was
reported
The house of representatives devoted
its entire session to discussion of the i'm
parchment charges against Judge
Charles Swayne, of the Northern district
of Florida.
Washington, Jan. 14.-Upon conven-
ing Friday the house of representatives
nonconcurred in the senate amendments
to the Philippine government bill. and
sent the bill to conference Further con-
sideration was given to the impeach-
ment charges against Judge Charles
Swayne.
The senate passed the legislative. ex-
ecutive and judicial appropriation bill
and also a number of private pension
bills.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1905-01-20
WAR ON FIREWORKS.
Fire Chief Croker, of New York, Urges
Prohibition of Their Sale
and Use.

New York, JAN 14-Chief Edward F.
Croker, of the New York fire depart
ment, has recommended to Fire Com
missioner Hayes that steps be taken at
once to prohibit the use of all fire
works, except firecrackers, on July 4.
During the week of July 4, 1904, he says,
there were 305 fires in Greater New York.
of which 1928 were traceable to fireworks.
Mr.. Croker states that S46 persons were
injured by fireworks on last Independ-
ence day. At fire headquarters it was
said that Chief Cookers letter is the
first step in a campaign which he pro-
poses to wage against all fireworks at
all seasons in this city. New York is
the largest fireworks market in the
country, and the industry is said to rep
resent an annual expenditure in this city
of $2,00O,000
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1905-01-20
PROVES GREAT POWER
When Regular Medical Treatment
Failed, DR.. Williams Pink Pills
Cured Her Rheumatism.

Hundreds of people afflicted with rheu-
matism have spent years under the care
OF excellent physicians in vain. Then
they have settled down to the conviction
that 1t is fastened OH them for life. Mrs.
Dlnsmore was not willing to join the.
ranks OF the hopeless merely because her
doctor did not know how to help her.
Here is her story:
" -Four years ago I suffered greatly
with rheumatism in my hands and
knees. After had been sitting while
my limbs seemed so heavy could hardly
walk on the first attempt. So long as I
kept moving was all right, but Just as
soon as stopped, something seemed to
settle in my knees and make them ache,
My hands were so bad I couldn't touch
the palms Of them Oh a fiat surface; they
were swollen and panied So
"Did you call in physician?"
81 doctored steadily for over year;
then one doctor said: You have taken
medicine strong enough to kill almost
anything Still, it did not kill ME nor
the rheumatism.
How, then, did you get rid of it?"
AT different times I had read in yari-
Gus publications about DR.. Williams
wonderful Pink Pills for Pale People.
and finally decided to try them. I took
them steadily for four months in ac-
cordance with the directions. By that
time l was completely cured"
"Have you been free from it ever
since?"
"Since then have had but one slight
return of my trouble, and a box or two of
the same pills made me bright again.
Mrs. +. A. Dinsmore lives in hearty
enjoyment of her recovered health at
Woburn, Mass, entirely freed from the
grave anxieties that rheumatism always
brings. When it appears in but single
joint it shows that the blood is in faulty
state i'll the whole body. 1t may at any
moment break out elsewhere, and one of
the dangers is that it may break out in
the heart and then the result must be
fatal The only security is to keep the
blood all the time in perfectly sound
condition.
DR.. Williams Pink Pills make healthy
blood. All other relief is superficial.
This is thorough. These pills are sold
by all druggists.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1905-01-20
ALL CROPS GOOD IN WEST
ERN CANADA,
potatoes the Finest Ever Saw -

owing to the great amount Of inter
est that is being taken in Western Can
ada, it is we'll to be informed Of some
OF the facts that are Bringing about the
great emigration from portions OF the
United States.
The Canadian Government have az
thorized agents at different points, and
the facts related in the following may
be corrobors cd On spr.ia.=sssn. At tie
same rlme they VIZ 1se ...,le to quote
you rates, and give you certificates
emitting you 70 low rates on the diff
ferent lines OF railway. The following
letter copied from the North Bend
(Neb) Eagle, is an unsolicited testi-
monial, and the experience of Mr..
Austen is that OF hundreds OF other
Amer Cans, who nave made Canada
their home during the past seven or
eight years:
81 presume some may be interested
to know how we have progressed this
year in the Canadian Northwest. We
have no complaint to offer. We have
had a good year, crops were good and
we have had delightful season.
threshed from my place $3.50 bushels
of grain. My oats made 65 bushels per
acre and weighed 421a pounds per
bushel. My wheat made 311h bushels
per acre and is No. 1 quality. My
barley made about 80 bushels of good
quality. My crop is a fair average OF
the crops in the Edmonton district.
Cali crops were good here this sea-
I
and all vegetables adapted to the
climate. We have had very fine fail
but no exception to the rule as the fall
season is, 1 think, the most pleasant
of the year. We have had no snow yet
| NOV. 81, and have been blowing and
working the land preparing for an
early seeding next spring. Last night
the mercury dropped lower than any
previous night this fall and this morn
| ing there is a crust OF frost On the
fields sufficient to prevent field WORK.
No doubt many would imagine that Al
berta had put on her winter overcoat
before this and that the people were
wrapped in furs, but it is only ques-
ton of time when this country will not
be looked upon as an iceberg, but
country fit for the best of mankind to
live in.
eve are now assured of transcon-
tinental railway, which is to be buiit
to the Pacific during the next nve
wears. The Canadian Northern ROAD
is graded to within seventy-fiVe miles
of Edmonton. 1t comes from W1nnl-
neg. and will reach us next summer, SO
with one railroad already at hand, the
second to reach us in less than year,
and the third to penetrate our city ano
open up this country to the west across
the Rockies to the coast within nVe
wears. we surely have reason to belleVe
that the country is progressing.
every respectfully,
81. J. Austen"
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1905-01-20
HIGH HONOR FOR
an Illinois MAN
CONGRESSMAN WARNER PLACED
AT HEAD OF PENSION DE-
PARTMENT.
Bristow Quits Postal Service to Ac-
cept Commission to Make Investi-
cation of Trade Conditions and
Freight Rates.

Washington, Jan. 1.-THE president
Friday appointed Vespasian Warner to
be commissioner of pensions. Mr.. War
ner is now member of congress from
Illinois. Mr.. Warner is from the Nine
teenth district of Illinois and was re-
elected last November for the fifth
term and was strongly Endorsed by the
state delegation and by prominent mem
bers of the G. A. r. and other organiza-
lions of ex-soldiers.
New Position for Bristow.
Washington, Jan. 14.-Joseph l.. Bris-
tow, fourth assistant postmaster gen.
eral, on Friday rendered to the presi-
dent his resignation as an officer of the
postal service to take effect on the Goth
instant By an executive order issued
late in the afternoon President Roose-
welt designated Mr.. Bristow as special
commissioner to make an investigation
into the present trade conditions and
freight rates between the Atlantic and
Pacific coasts and between the west
coast of South America and the east
coast OF the United States, and Europe,
to determine the best policy of manag-
ing the Panama railroad The an
nouncement came at the conclusion of
an extended conference between the
president, Secretary Taft. Mr.. Bristow
and Senator Long, of Kansas. After
the conference at the white house. Sen
ator Long said that the transfer of Mr..
BristoW from the post office department
to work in connection with the proposed
lsthmian canal had been under consid-
Grafton far long time. Mr.. Bristow
has had interviews with the president
and Secretary Taft regarding the mat
ter, but his final determination was not
reached until Friday His decision 70
accept the special commissionership
was fastened, it is understood. by the
transfer Thursday of the division of
post office inspectors from the bureau of
the fourth assistant postmaster gener-
al to the direct control of the postmas-
ter general himself. Mr.. Bristow re-
garded the issuance of the order of
transfer of the division as reflection
upon him. That the order as to the
ms. actOrs' div -tul was not issued
with the idea of humiliat ting Mr. Bris-
tow is evidenced by the presidents &C
tion or Friday.