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News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1905-09-20
Pension Facts

Interesting pension facts are sent
out from Washington. The official
records show that on January 21
last the pension roll reached the max
imum number in its history, 1,0O4,-
1856. The annual report of Pension
Com missioner Warner shows these
facts:
During the year the bureau issued
185,242 pension certificates, over
$4,000 being originals. ~
THE annual value of the pension
roll on June 80, 1905, was 1885,
745, 295. BY the term annual va ue'
is meant the amount of money re-
quired to pay the pensioners then on
the roll for one year.
During the year 1888 pension
ers were dropped by reason of death,
3O,324 being survivors of the Civil
War. s4..
ION June 80, 1905, the roll cob
tanned the names of 684, eos sur2i-
vors of the Civil War, a decrease of
over 5000 from the previous year,
"The total amount disbursed for
pensions for the fiscal year was SAL
142, 961, of which amount 81. 1885,
166 was for navy pensions and So
409,998 was paid to pensioners Of
the Spanish-American War and $133-
022,17O to the survivors of the Civil
War, their widows and dependenk
The total amount paid to Spanil b
war pensioners is SILL 96,19S
THE total amount paid for pen
sions since the foundation of the
government is $500, 860,022,' 3d.
IA, 1916, 405 being on account OF the
Civil War.
"The total number ofclaims allow
ed original and increase, under Ord&
No. IS, known as The Age Ordef,l
since that order went into effect
April, 10, 1904, up to June 80, 1905,
was 65,612.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1905-09-20

The announcement fthe candidacy
of Percival w. Clement for governor
appears to have created fair sized
ripple but no storm. No one ques-
tions his right to be candidate or
disputes the common sense of the
platform he has announced. Plenty
there be however who say that
the Proctors are so strongly in
trenched and that Fletcher D. Proc
tor has so many personal friends
that Clement is simply putting his
head against a stone wall to go into
the fight. The Banner is not inclined
to this view however. 1t is too ap-
parent to all that Col. Proctor has
at present the point of vantage and
what would ordinarily be considered
a nice safe lead, but one need look no
farther back than the campaign of
1902 to prove that doubtful things
are mighty uncertain and no candi-
dacy can be at all sure of results nine
months before the convention meets.
bennington Banner.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1905-09-20
EAST CAMBRIDGE

Miss Mae Howe of johnson spent Sunday
at Herbert Scott's.
Rev. L. n. Elliott Of Waterbury was at his
farm in this place the first of the week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Eugene Quinn from Underhl
Center visited her sisters, Mrs. N. j. Nye and
Mrs. c. L. Demeritt over Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Richard Demeritt and daugh-
ter OF Plattsburg visited at the home of his
iather, A. Demertt, the past week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Richard Demeritt of Platts-
burg and Mr.. and Mrs. G. L. Demeritt of this
place spent last Monday with their brother,
Albin in johnson.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1905-09-20
NORTH HYDE PARK.

Byron Lambert has the sympathy
OF all in his great misfortune in the
loss Of an arm.
Not much news this week worthy
OF mention. We have been absent
most of the time.
Remember the auction sale at VIM.
Hodges Friday afternoon. Sale pos
tive, free lunch and a chance for
great bargains.
The marriage of Leon Bailey and
Miss Jennie Davis took place to-day.
Both are worthy young people and
have the best wishes of host of
friends.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1905-09-20
CENTERVILLE,

We have nice school, Miss Mudgett
gives good satisfaction.
Miss Ida Collins was at home over
Sunday from her school at Stowe.y
Mrs. B. w. Mudgett has returned
from Richford, where she has been WIS.,
iting relatives.
The nurse at "Breezy Hill" has re-
turned to Burlington Dolph is thought
to be somewhat better.
Murray Colkins' wife has arrived from
Boston and they are stopping for the
present at the home of Murray's par
ents. The young lady is very favorably
impressed with Centerville and its sur
roundings.
Rev. Geo. Hunt, Presiding Elder of
this district, will preach at the Center
vile school-house on Sunday afternoon
next at three o'clock. This will be a
rare treat for the people of this place
and the Elder should be greeted by a
full house. Everybody invited.
That was funny mix-up at that corn
roast here last week. When the Nor
risville party that came up in the mule
team went to go home they found they
had got the mules hitched up wrong,
the nigh one where the off one should
have been. 1t was no 60, and shift
had to be made. The question is what
caused that mistaken
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1905-09-20

According to the Government crop
report this years harvests will be I'M
usually heavy. High percentages OF
yields are indicated in all directions.
The farmers, with those engaged in
other occupations, have no reason
to complain of the returns their in
dustry has earned for them.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1905-09-20

In spite of the earnest plea of Rev.
DR.. Washington GLADDEN., protesting
agaist the acceptance of the Rockefel-
Ter gift, the American Board of For
eign Missions of the Congregational
church has tabled all resolution per
tanning to tainted money"
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1905-09-20

1t is estimated that the war Just
happily closed cost Japan 225,000
men and $7OO,OOO,OOO in money
while the cost to Russia was 1885,
900 men and $S5O,6OO,OOO in cash.
And the happy ending was all due to
President Roosevelt, who attempted
what almost everyone thought was
the impossible when he undertook to
bring about peace.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1905-09-20

The Governor of Kansas and other
officials in the same state. are return
ing their railroad passes, because the
recent Republican state convention
adopted a resolution that State Of
fcials should not accept such "cour-
tesies." Gee, if that should. become a
popular clad" in other states
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1905-09-20
News and Citizen
MORRISVILLE AND HYDE PARK
L. n. LEWIS EDITOR
WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 20, 1905.

Gov. Bell rode to the Rutland Fair
Grounds in an OK cart last week. He
made a great impression with the
farmers. Keep your eye on the Gov
ernor, Kittredge, He might be do
ing something over on the east side
to capture the farmer vote.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1905-09-20

The, attention of all of our readers
is called to the advertisement on page
seven of this paper. 1t deals directly
with the big mail order stores in the
larger cities. Some very pertinent
questions are asked the patrons of
these stores and other interesting
facts are also given. If there is any
thing that will knock the growth and
prosperity of any of our Vermont
communities galley west" it is
patronizing these catalogue houses,
even if the goods bought may be had
at a smaller sum, which is not al
ways true, than asked by the home
merchant-the man who buys the
stuff you raise and who pays, as a
rule, the price you ask. Read the
adv. and "think it over"
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1905-09-20

The President is justly indignant
at the conduct of a Frencbman, the
correspondent of a Paris paper, in
attributing to Mr.. Roosevelt state
ments in regard to the peace negotia-
tions which he never made. In
singing terms the author Of the
" fake" is rebuked, and his abuse of
a privilege denounced as Thorough
lv dishonorable." 49,. ....
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1905-09-20

The names of George F. Leland of
Springfield, and Geo. H. Proutv
of Newport have thus early been
mentioned" as suitable men for the
position of Lieutenant Governor on
the Republican ticket next year.
Either of these men would we'll and
ably fill the position. There are
others also who would honor that
place. Among them we note Speaker
Mortified of Newfane, James Fisk
Hooker of Brattleboro and Col.
Porter N. Dale of Island Pond. All
of these least siders" are excellent
men. There's plenty of good timber
for this office on the east side of the
mountain.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1905-09-20

The schoolmaster is abroad in the
Philippines. A writer in the Review
Of Reviews says: Nothing in the
whole history of our six years So
journ in the archipelago is more en-
couraging than the warm welcome
accorded to the American school
teachers, followed by the recent rapid
growth of the insular school system.
The Importance of the work that
is being done in theislands by Ameri-
can school officers and organizers is
very imperfe-tly understood in this
country. The fact that more than
half million children and Youths
are now enrolled in the Philippine
public schools can only be appre-
ciated in its true significance when
we remember that instruction in
English is required in all grades, that
greater part of the teaching is done
altogether in English and that at
tendance at the school is entirely
voluntary.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1905-09-20

The president of the collapsed
Swanton National bank has been ar
rested. He has con6scated couple
of notes amounting in value to few
hundred dollars. The Rutland News,
in commenting on this says:
"This looks like petty larceny, in
comparison with the magnificent
footing of the three other Verm ont
banks-at Rutland, Vergennes and
Watebury-in recent years. The
Swanton banker is not entitled to
membership or any recognition by
the Society of Bank Wreckers. If
these charges of picayunish larceny
against him are true he is simply a
plain The. .-...
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1905-09-20

A lady's train has to take the back
track. f~.yte
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1905-04-25
Death Of }. W. Mcpherson.

j. w. McPhearson. who has resided
in this city for number OIL years. died
last evening of pneumonia He has
been suffering with the dread disease
for about a week and the past few
days has shown signs OF Improvement
He suffered relapse yesterday and
passed away last evening.
Mr.. Mcpherson came to this CITY
from Dayton to accept a position at
the State Prison OF late he has been
employed at different vocations and
has been on the night watch in this
city on number Of occasions
Deceased was native of Missouri,
about fifty years of age. he left nc
relatives in this section OF Nevada
The many friends OF the deceased will
regret to learn of his untimely death.
The funeral arrangements have not vet
been made.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1905-04-25

Students Of natural sciences in Great
Britain are just now engaged in a
series OF experiments to prove whea-
Their the divining rod. By means Of
which many persons claim to be able
to locate underground streams, and
some also to discover copper, gold etc.
is really what it has been asserted to
be.
They propose to ascertain by care
full trials with accurate instruments,
whether there are any unusual con :
ditions, electrical. vibratory, or as re-
CARDS temperature in the earth, near
where water or minerals are to be
found
Unhelievers have scoffed their fill
at the "dowser, as he is called III
England, and have stoutly maintained
/ that the whole thing was a matter of
guesswork, the location for a we'll
being picked out purely by the lag
| of the LAND But scientific experts
now agrue that after all there may
/ be something in it. They point out
/ that many people are especially sen
sitive to atmospheric conditions and
old wounds and corns frequently in
dictate changes that are not appreci
ated by the other senses
So eminent an authority as Sir
William Preece has suggested that {
stream of water underground may pro
duce vibrations which are apparent L
certain persons peculiarly constituted
and similar conditions may be preseh
where gold is located So now scien
lists are hard at work to determine
whether there may not be absolutel
sure methods of finding mineral d.
poscits by scientific observations in
stead of being guided solely by geo
logical lore
If that happy day ever arrives mir
ing may become the exact scienc
which many investors in wildca
schemes know to their sorrow it hithe
to has certainly not been
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1905-04-25
NEVADA HoNoRED.
William }. Bryan Thoughtful OF Silver
State.

Wlltsdm !. Bryan THOUGHTFUL o. oUVS'
state.
President Stubs of the University
of Nevada has received letter froca
w. J. Bryan stating that Phil S. Ben
nett, a wealthy citizen Of New Haven,
had left, under the provisions OF his
will, $4,000, to be given to the twenty
five leading colleges of the United
States and asking if Nevada cared TO
be placed on the list.
The colleges that accept his money
are expected to invest it in the bes:
possible way.
The annual proceeds of this invest
ment is to be given to the writer OF
the prize essay on the principals OF
free government. Thus far nineteen
colleges have taken advantage OF the
offer and its effect has been to stimu.
late the study of the science of gov
eminent in these institutions.
Mr. Bryan agrees to conclude Ne
vada in the list if the Regents care t.
take up the matter.
At recent meeting Of the students
they decided unanimously in favor Of
accepting the gift and it is now ex
pected that the matter will receive
further consideration at the next meet
ing of the Regents
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1905-04-25
Big Storms.

SAN FRANCISCO, April 24.-Telc-
graphic word from over the coast is
to the effect that another big storm IS
sweeping over it. In Colorado the
storm is the heaviest in many years
and considerable damage has been
done to railroads and crops In south
ern California a heavy rain has caus-
ed number of small wrecks on the
roads and damage is reported among
the orchardists. A storm of this mag
nitude coming at this time of the
year is unusual and the railroads and
the farmers were unprepared for such
condition.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1905-04-25

just notice the 46 cent shirt sale
at the Emporium.
A. NJ. McCab is reported seriously III
a t his residence in the northern part
Of the city and fears are entertained
for his recover
The circus train had considerable
difficulty in getting out of here Sunday
morning. Two of the big travelling
cars ran off a switch in the yards and
it VS. nearly seven o'clock before the
train Went on its way.
The Meyers Mera cntile Company
sold their big grey delivery horse
to the Norris and Rowe people. who
seemed to think it was just what tn ay
needed and paid handsome price 70:
the animal.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1905-04-25
Will Leave Battle Maintain on Line.

The Southern Pacific is ballasting
the track between Argenta and Battle
Mountain This piece of road was the
section left by the company when the
reconstruction work was under way.
the intention being at the time to build
a cut off from Stone House to Argenta.
leaving Battle Mountain off the line
The ballasting on this section indi-
Gates that this project has been aban-
doned for some time at least 1t will
take about two months TO complete the
work
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1905-04-25
Married..

Yesterday afternoon at the home OF
the brides mother. Miss Hazel Crisler
become the wife of Hoyt p Smith, one
The marriage surprised a number
of the young lady's friends. but they
were on hand at the train and shower
ed the happy couple with rice and con-
Sratuat,ons. The young lady is not
only handsome. but is an exceedingly
bright woman. Her quick retorts and
witty sayings have made her many ad
mirers. The young people have the
best wishes of the many friends in
this city
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1905-04-25
oaE SHIPMENTS.
Prod ress Of the Railroads Out Tono
pah Way.

PROG PRESS Of tho Railroad. ,..r Out 70"0
pan Way.
The ere shipments over the Tono-
pah re lroad this week aggregated
1851 ito 9. Of which IS tons came from
GolTfel The shipments are divided
as folo -: From Tonopah-Tonopah
Co1hpaI !. $50 tons; Tonopah Exten-
sibn, l45 tons; ntana-Tonopah, 27i
TOMS: Midway, Sc tons; Belmont, 80
tons; Jim Butler, 10 tons From
Goldheld-Goldfield Ore Sampling
Company, Is tons From Lone Noun
1ain-NevadarA Alpine, 80 tons: Bacon
& Price. IL tons
Broad-guage ties have been lait
within eighteen miles of Tonopah, ant
lies are now being received at the rat,
of iId0 a day-Miner.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1905-04-25
Narrowly Escaped Death.
Charles McQuigan narrowly esca]

Charles McQuigan narrowly escaped
death by suffocatiOn while loading ore
cars at the c. & c. shaft Friday In
some manner runway used in loading
box cars from the ore house fell down,
carrying McQuigan with it. The door
of the chute was open and before he
could get out OF the way several tons
had poured out and buried him Will
ing hands quickly began the work OF
rescue and he was soon dragged from
his perilous position, and in a short
time was none the worse for his thrill
ling experience.-Enterpr
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1905-04-25
HAS he FOUND TT
Tho Old erifosle Mine 10 Again Die
covered.

covered.
j. w. Heron. who halls from Port
land, Oregon. and who has devoted
the last two years to prospecting in
the Bull Frog region is certain that
he has discovered the old "Brifogle'
mine, in searching for which SO many
prospectors have given up their lives
on the desert and the story Of whica
is known to every mining man in the
country
The famous mine was originally dis
covered by an old prOspector named
Brifogle According to the story
told, he worked the mine for short
time and extracted ore that showed
fabulous values Being in need of
food he left the property to go to a
supply center, but ON returning was
unable 70 find his hidden treasure,
After years OF futile efforts he gave up
the search in despair, with the results
that reports have been circulated from
| time to time to the effect that the
mine has been rediscOvered Thus far
such reports have been found to be
| incorrect
Mr.. Heron, who arrived in Gold
| field yesterday, however, is confident
that he has found the famous property.
He brought with him a sack of sam
pies taken from the surface OF the
claims, three ASSAYS of which show
values ranging from $3.50 to $1O5 IN
gold. He has relocated the property
and states that it lies fifty miles south
of this city on the west slope of the
Grapevine range Of mountains. He
states that he found on the property g
shaft with depth OF eighty feet which
bears every indication of having been
sunk many years ago. The ore at the
bottom of the hole, he states. gives
exceptional paintings and he is at
present having assays made Mr. Her
ron further states that the vein ira
versing the property varies on the
surface from one to five feet and that
the formation is granite and Sedimen
tary. Pieces of the specimens fro:,
which assays were made show free
gold which is visible to the naked eye
-Goldfield Sun.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1905-04-25
An Operation Necessary.

G. w. and Mrs. Richards. arrived
safely in San Francisco last Thursday
but the reports from Mrs. Richards
injured limb are anything but salts
factory. An examination revealed the
fact that the bones have not properly
united and she will be compelled to
go to hospital and have an operation
performed for the purpose Of straight
ening the broken bones.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1905-04-25
Attempted Murder.

An Italian arrived from Reno Friday
night and about 10 o'clock became en-
gagged in quarrel with a countryman,
during which he drew a razor and at
tempted to slash the Comstock man
across the throat. A scuffle ensued and
the after received a bad cut across
the hand A woman of the tenderloin
was the cause of the trouble No ar.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1905-04-25

Edward Rowe. an engineer on the
Southern Pacific. recently made the
run from Carlin to Ogden in five and
one half hours. The maximus rate of
speed was 81 IL miles an hour for
$50 miles the rate was 70 miles an
hour. There were five heavy coaches
and palace livery cars in which rod,
Dr. H. Stewart Webb. the New York
railroad te-Independent
with missionaries of all denominations
They have started getting in at the
south end and according to letters re-
ceived in Phoebe there will be an in
fux from the north. May the good
Lord deliver us,-Pioche Record.
William Hoy. Colorado mining
man was induced to play poker by d
couple OF Reno bunco men Friday
night and before Hoy realized who his
opponents were they feeced him of
$50
Fresh strawberries at Davey and
Maish's.
The King Of England, recently paid
over $4,000 for race horse tha-
could hardly get inside the distance
flag. Experts pronounced it touched
in the wind 1t would look to mos:
men that the King himself who was
touched.
1t dOsent matter what the condition
of your pocket book is you will b:
able to dress in style since we have
reduced our Is cent shirts to As cent:
at the Emporium
The Car OF Russia announces thai
he can find no one in his realm whom
he can trust. The trouble is that hi
has all these years never tried the
common people.
Stop and look at the shirts yo,
can buy at the Emporium for 46 cents
Joe Plat. has his show window
filled with the latest in fancy hos
for men. The prices are more thai
reasonable.
The Carson Gun Club won the mattel
with Sheridan at the local range Sun
day
Notice Of Annual Meeting.
The annual meeting of the stock
holders of the POGO TEMPO Minin
and Milling Company will be held a
the Briggs House, Carson City, Ne
yada, on Saturday April 90, 1905.
Alfred Karge, Secretar
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1905-04-25

The new lines Of footwear now be-
ing Unpacked at Ed Purlingtons sur
pass all previous records in new ami
snappy footwear goods that are as
good as gold Ladies, Gents. Misses,
Boys and Childs Of all grades. Here
is the place to buy your footwear
His prices are below all competitors.
Tickets are out for the Eagle Ball
on the fifth of next month
The next social attraction will BIZ
the Band Dance on next Friday even
ing
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1905-04-25
Sandbaoged and Robbed.

Otis johnson was sandbasged and
robbed in Reno az an early hour yes
terday morning and his body placed
on the main track of the S. P. bu:
johnson revived and crawled away fro:n
the roadbed a few minutes before a
train passed. He said he did not know
who his assailants were and that they
secured $40
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1905-04-25
Run Out Of Goldfield.

GOLDFIEI.D, New, April 22.-Sam
DOdse, who was a deputy sheriff dur
inf the Carbon county. Colorado, coal
strike, was ordered to leave GOldfeld
to day by men claiming to represent
the local miners. lie left this after
noon for TOnopah