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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-04-04
Plucky Boy Averted Train Wreck

A heavy property loss and probably loss
of live was ayerted by the timely action of
Clyde Kirk, twelve years old near Hadley,
Greenville, Pa, Monday night High water
washed away about 100 feet OF the Lake
Shore roadbed near the boys home. Kirk
discovered the danger and. hearing a train
approaching, tore off his coat and tagged
the engines running light just in time to
avert a disaster. The roadbed was washed
air.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-04-04
WORK AT NOEL HOUSE
ANNUAL MEETING OF COMMIT
TEE HELD Yesterday.

The annual meeting OF the Noel House
committee WAS held yesterday at $50
o'clock at the residence of Mrs.. William
Boardman, 1901 r street. A largo audi
e1ce gathered to hear the addresses and 10
view tho stereopticon Illustrations OF the
work accomplished.
Mrs Richard Davenport presided and IN
troduced Mrs. Amelia A. Ryan. resident In
charge, who spoke of the conduct OF the
work and particularly of the joys OF the
gymnasium.
Mr.. James B. Reynolds who is making a
study of social conditions In this city. gsve
history of the origin of settlement work
In London and it's later development IN
Boston. New York and at Hull House N
chicago aud strongly appealed to the all
oienee for the cause OF social service. Not
merely contributions of money for the en-
dowment or support of social settlement
houses. but the setting apart of a portion of
ones time In the interest of useful and
1nspir1tfnS intermngling of the classes he
said, was but a natural human claim and
duty
Mr.. Edward Glflllan spoke of tho various
activities Of Noel House, which were shown
by lantern slides. Twenty-four clubs are
maintained, including basket making COOK
Ing. garden library, Kitchen garden sew
ing, carpenters, telegraph and various sth-
letfc clubs. More than 600 children in the
past year have responded to the invitations
OF the residents to enjoy the playground
the gardens. the library. the gymnasium
and the baths.
Voluntary subscriptions.
The committee, OF which Mrs William
boardman Is treasurer and Mrs Richard
Wainwright acting secretary, has in mind
at present the securing of voluntary sub
Scorpions for the support of the house.
Among the other members OF the commit
tee are Mrs Bayard, Mrs. Boardmaa Mrs.
Davenport, Mrs. Deland. Mrs. Fairchild
Miss Gilman, Mrs. Gilfillan. Mrs A. F. A.
King, Mrs. Randolph Mckm, Mrs. F. Moss
Mrs. Herbert Pierce, Mrs SyInons Mrs
Oliver, Mrs st. George Tucker and Mrs
Wordsworth
"A Junior auxiliary, OF which Mrs. David
Falrchild is president and Miss Ethel Leupp
secretary and treasurer. has a membership
devoted to carrying on classes Of instruc-
ton, providing entertainments and using
annual dues for the benefit of the house
The aim of the efforts of the committee
Is to establish locally the sources of in
fiuence found so successful III other cities
AS Mrs. Boardman says, From the In
fiuence of these settlements and the knowl-
edge the residents gained of the real needs
OF the people. much good has been done
i'll assisting m establishing Fairgrounds,
recreation places, Juvenile police courts,
summer camps and increased school facili-
ties. and giving parks to people"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-04-04

at Burlington. VT, voted to demand of the
contractors an eight-hour day to succeed
the present nine-hour day. and a minimum
wage of 40 cents an hour, to take the place
of the present minimum rate of 40 cents
The contractors are given until April / to
comply with the demands.
An Increase of 1900 members during the
last two years is the record made by the
brotherhood of Railroad Freight and Bag
gagemen of America. While the organiza-
ton is especially strong east of the Missis-
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diate establishment of a system whereby
the voters in general may instruct by ref
erendum vote. The system is the advisory
initiative and advisory referendum, and can
be installed by a mere majority vote in the
national House and Senate. and forced ac-
ton by the United States senators can be
secured through instructions.
The great strategic feature of this pro-
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Ex rresieen; c. / L

are effective. political bureau under the
direction of the American Federation OF
Labor Will soon be established IN Wash
ington, and will try TO make its influence
felt in every congressional district George
II. Shibley, president OF the Peoples Sow
ereignty League, has issued statement
bearing upon the authorized announcement
of the American Federation of Labor that
Il Will question every candidate on his atti-
tude toward legislative questions affecting
organized labor. Mr.. Shibley says:
Few realize t6ct tho Is isratsca = t,1e
people mems 4 csnp1.gA for tire i'm ne
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slppi river, plans have been adopted 10 build
IT up In the far west. Six organizers will
soon be at work in that part of the United
States.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-04-04

William r. Weiser. fifty-three years old,
while preparing for a trip to Atlantic City
Sunday night in his apartments In York.
Pa. dropped dead. Mr.. Weiser was q re-
tired banker and was OF one Of the best
families In York.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1906-11-09
Pay Your Poll Tax.

Iimes-Democrat; Only ii short time
remains in which the poll tax for tbis
year can De paid in time to admit the
debtor to the privileges of the fran.
chse. There is a general election two
years hence, in which a president and
congress and state and city officials
are to be elected. Those who wish 70
participate in that election, which will
be one OF the most important ever held
10 thls country. must pay their polI
TAX before the expiration of the pres.
ent year. So far the payments have
been disappointing, although unusual
efforts have been made to provide
conveniences for those who owe the
The state and city this debt.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1906-11-09
1--WE HaHe Met the Enemy and We
Are His'en.O

In the words of the poet, eve have
met the enemy and we are bis'en ),
We fought the good fight and hav.
lost We do not believe that apv man
or woman in Welsh has any doubt az
to where we stood in the recent con.
hlct, yet we endeavored to misuse no
man, order or business enterprise
we had no fight coming upon our
local dealers, BELIEVING that thew are
conducting as well REGULATE saloon
as Is to be found in most towns Our
night was for principle and not against
men. 1t is the wish of the people OF
ward two, as expressed by the major
Ity OF the votes cast last Tuesday. that
The saloon should remain a factor in
our midst. We yield with the best
race possible to the expressed wish
II the people. as we bel;or- t,,a- v,r,
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1906-11-09
Thornwell.

Mrs. j. a. Titbitts is on tho s;o,
list this week. " VIC Sicf
Election was held in the s. W, Hopse
Office Tuesday. We hope the cause
was successful. ~ o""se
Ed Morris, the manager ofthe Soutb.
western plant, was Lake Charlas
visitor Monday. 'es
Mrs. w. P. Read spent pleasan,
afternoon at the home of Mrs Row
Tibbitts, Saturday. IVY
Mrs. Il. McManus and her mother
Mrs; Craig, were calling on Mrs 7
A. Tibbitts Monday evening.
- Little Miss Ethel Neal is stayipp at
we nome OF Mr.. Sherman for the nur.
pose Of attending school.
ochool commenced Monday with a
N s1ou attendance for the first day with
MRS 10y Tibbetts as teacher.
, Mr.. Lee finished threshinr on his
plant last Saturday and is MAKING
preparations for returning to his hnme
tnd family in Kentucky for a few
months rest and vacation. ~"
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1906-11-09
SeriOns Accident Result of a Runaway

Mrs. W. W. Welsh, of Lake Charles
well known in this vicinity, sustained
very serious injuries as the result Of q
runaway Monday. Mr.. and Mrs
Welsh had driven from Lake Charles
to Bell City and had stopped at the
watering trough to water the horse
which they had obtained from one of
the Lake Charles livery barns. The
horse experienced trouble in drinking
and Mr.. Welsh removed the bit from
MS mouth in order to permit him more
freedom in drinking. Immediately he
started running and soon broke loose
from Mr.. Welsh. After running some
distance the buggy was overturned,
THROWING Mrs. Welsh to the ground
with such force as to fracture the
shoulder blade and render her uncon.
scious, a condition in which she re-.
NAMED for about four hours. After
much difficulty Mr.. Welsh secured the
assistance OF DR.. LaTour, who was
calling on patient about q miles
from the scene of the accident. He
then secured a spring wagon and
brought his wife to this city where
they caught No. 8 to Lake Charles
DR.. Watkins, of that city, reduced the
fracture and the patient is making as
'ood progress as could be expected
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1906-11-09

Messrs Zim Davis and H. Fl. Nees
ley OF Jackson, Michigan, arrived in
welsh Thursday. Mr.. Davis is one
OF the prosperous business men OF
Jackson, and member of the Board
OF Directors of the Central City Oil
Company, operating in the Welsh Oil
Field, Mr.. Neesiey is director of the
Central City Savings Bankand Treas
urer OF the Central City Oh Company.
These gentlemen are down here look,
Ing over conditions relative to drill
Ing a new well on their Company
lease.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1906-11-09

The largest supply of school tablets
ever seen in Welsh, at the Journal
r01h SIRE.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1906-11-09
The Churches.
Methodist Episcopal Church.
There's No Use.

talking, you can't beat, Herbine for
the liver. The greatest regulator ever
offered to suffering humanity. II You
suffer from liver complaint, if you are
bilious and fretful, its your liver, and
Herbine will put it in its proper con.
dltlon. A positive cure for consti.
patton, Billiousness, Dyspepsia and
al ills due to torpid liver. Try a
bottle and you will never use anything
else. Sold by Billion Bros.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1906-11-09
News.

Mr., and Mrs. D. w. Gum spcn
Tuesday in Welsh.
Jno. Crumpacker made business,
"Trip to Jennings Saturday.
Messrs. Warren and Lawrence
fo"Ier drove to Lake Arthur Sunday.
Miss Claudia Gordon, of the Welsh
faculty spent Sunday with the Misses
Ellis.
D. w. DeVilbiss is improving his
ldFm north OF town, by erecting new
barn 44X34 feet.
Mrs. Neeley, living north of town
WHO has been sick for the past two
months, is still confined to her he'd
Inc Roanoke Hotel is undergoing
the throes of rejuvination-,anerin1
aad paIoring-a much needed inn
provement.
Mr. and Mrs. Compton very pleas
antIy entertained several young neo.
PIE at their home east of town, Snn-
day afternoon.
Luther Bleven, who has been em-
pIoyed in The Roanoke Mercantile
nj
oo's' seore, left Wednesday evening
or his home near Alexandria.
Gums and Whittelsey's tbresbinc I
vas completed Monday noon, T. ic ,
Z that 800 acres of rice was >
nreShed without serious delay at apy .
lme during the process.
lev Brigham, pastor of the United i,
'rethren church, OF this place. lef, :,
Wednesday morning for Glenmor.
"a at which place the conference ~ y y
cid. 'n ~ oelng j
~, h
Inc guardians of the Roanoke nub.
. School' Misses Robinson and Find.
y, at.enoed the monthly District a
ssoclatlon OF Teachers, at .JenninaS n
They report the NEXT mess =
'g to be held at Welsh. ''e' l.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1906-11-09
School Notes,

Miss Amy Radeke was enrolled as
one of "us" Monday.
Our work is progressing nicely at
school and examination will BEGIN
Thursday.
Ollie Singleton has been absent
from school since last Thursday on
account of the illness of her brother.
Earl WEIGH was absent from school
last Friday because he had to hunt
up his COW. Earl works we'll where.
ever you put him.
we note marked absence of visi-
tors in the form of parents, they hear
or our work but will not visit our
school to see it for themselves.
Our new teacher, Mrs. Simmons,
arrived last Friday and took up her
duties Monday as teacher of the room
Miss Anderson has been teaching for
the past two weeks.
Our library is coming out fine. The
grades have list of certain books
prescribed by the State for supple.
mentry reading, and we ALWAYS have
a crowd ready to procure books every
tuesday and Friday afternoon.
We are glad to welcome Nellie /
)'Connell back to our ranks after an
absence of six or seven months, dur
ne which time she has travelled quite .
extensively in the east visiting Boston
md other eastern cities.
Inc literary society of our school is 6
olng nicely. Last Friday week the 7
thcerS were sworn in, and a comm }
tee OF three was appointed by the (
resident, to report program by y,
tuesday, for the coming two weeks req J
ar meeting. Another committee of G
rec was also appointed by the same b
hcer to have a program ready to q
port at the next regular meeting for } )
e following two weeks. Parents 4
me ont and see our school work, SS
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1906-11-09
Bell City News.

Mr. James Wright, of Iowa. was in
town Sunday.
We are having splendid weather for
harvesting now.
Rev. H. Bernard left for Lake Ar
thur Monday evening.
Misses Ida and Alzena Norris are
still on the sick list.
| Rev. Robt. P. Howell was business
visitor in Bell City Monday.
Mr.. Thos. Cox was a business Wis,
itor at Hayes Monday morning.
Rev. VIM. Bennett, of Kinder, was
the welcome guest of Mrs. Thos, Cox
Sunday.
Mrs. c. Simon was the welcome
guest of Mrs. J. Mitchell SATURDAY.
and Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. Zuolle, of Oklahoma,
were the guests of Mr.. John Hayes and
family Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. E. j. Miller, of Nav
vile, were the guests of Mr.. and Mrs.
Isaac Derouen Sunday.
Mrs. Rebecca and Rita Walker, ;
and brother, Hugh, were the guests of
Miss Bell Cox Sunday afternoon.
Rev. j. W. Mexican, of Santa Fe. {
New Mexico, came in Thursday and a
$ assisting in the meeting being held. il
lere. q
Key. VIM. r. Chase came in We'd d
eSday evening and has been hold
no night meetings since "Wednesday d.
light, till Sunday. OF
Rev. Louis Nav left Monday norm 1t
lS for Athens, Louisiana, where he p. p'
as married to Miss Azalie Dance on -
night at the brides home. - -
tn
"A serious accident happened here of
onday morning. Mr.. and Mrs. re-
eSley Welsh, of Lake Charles. came tn,
10 see about some land. and while co.
'terlng their horse, the bride being
I, the animal became frightened and
n OF, hitting 1.-THE corner of a fence
rowing Mrs. Welsh out with such
rec as to dislocate her shoulder r
Mt She was unconscious about y
hours. They started to Welsh q =
out O'Clock in the afternoon '''
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1906-11-09
There Is No Reason.

why your baby should be thin and
iretful during the night. Worms are
the cause of thin, sickly babies. T. is
natural that healthy baby should be
fas and sleep we'll. If your baby does
not retain its food, don't experiment
with collie cures and other medicine
out try bottle of Whites Cream Yer.
and you will soon see vonr
oaby have color and laugh as il
should. Sold by Billion Bros.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1906-11-09
LOCAL NEWSgCoNTINUED.

On account of the L. NJ. parade. No
Vember Is, round trip tickets will be
sold via the Southern Pacific to Hons
Ton Tor S2,5O Good going on No. )
November l3 and return on any REQ.
ular train up to November Is.
lev, j. B. Brock, former pastor of
the Baptist church at this place, but
now located at Plaquemine, passed
through here Tuesday enroute for the
baptist State Convention held at
Lake Charles this week.
A skull has been unearthed in Me-
braska of d prehistoric man "of the
lowest order of intelligence" AS he
didn't advertise, Or even subscribe for
the paper further details concerning
him are lacking Lake Charles Press
{. A. Austin returned Tuesday
morning from Aurora, Illinois, where
he was called on account of the death
OF Mrs. Austin's Uncle. Mrs. Austin
VIII not return for some time as it is
necessary for her to remain until the
estate shall be settled up.
F. J. Unkel hauled out d large straw
rack load of gallon syrup cans to his
place to be filled with the products of
us new syrup plant. He expects to
'e able to put up product that will
make place for itself on the market 1
II this section of the country.
Three nen heavily armed with win.
hester rifles and reyoIvers were re-
orted to have been found sleeping in "
re woods near the bayou Monday "
light. The sheriff was notified of the "
'ct, but as they had lost no such men !"
effort was made to investigate the u
fair. II
Saturday Mr.. and Mrs. H. Fl. Pheg. fr
y, OF Jennings. who have been Wis., di
ng in California for some weeks. tn
opped in Welsh on their return trim, W
ley spent Saturday at the home Of 81
A. Anderson and Sunday at the SC
me Of J. B. Lee. m
Mr.. DeBourg, the popular druggist III
the Cooper Drug store, was a bust. %
IS visitor in Sulphur Monday. Mr.. %
'Bourg is offered fine position ~
ere as manager ofthe new drug v,
're which Dr. Perkins is arranging -,
build, to take the place of the Pal. n
e Drug Store, which burned down -
re few days ago. n'
jtaude Singleton, who was shot in
arm Halloween night. is improv. "V
as rapidly as could be expected
er medical consultation it was de. T
ed not to amputate the arm, but II mo
necessary TO remove about three VIZ
hes OF the distal end of the humer- ,oS
and the alecranon process of the or
q. Unless some Unforeseen com. 20
alton sets in, there is little doubt A;o,
OF ultimate recovery. mo,
atkins and Powers finished thresh. We
their 800 acre crop Tuesday noon locs
threshed out about $500 sacks con,
crop has caused gooddeal of as i
ussion and considerable money tigh1
changed hands on the result OF men
'ut come of the crop. 5000 sacks ware
the amount that it was expected ity c
this farm would make, but owing the S
9 loss on account of the, heavy our
mt. Suo s.@'
of tn
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1906-11-09

good citizen should We a.. r..,, :,
TO Join hands with all psrti,., IT, an.
enterprise that will make Welsh bio.
GER better and more prosperous,
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1906-11-09
POr Sale.

$50 acres of rice land. Ell Sec. 10,
Ip9 ), L +, by ". p. Weber or T. C.
Gill, Lake Charles, La. %
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1906-11-09

A fine line of new box stationary
J;.st received at the Journal Book
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1906-09-15

tive. Many sudden
deaths are caused
by it-lleart dis
ease, pneumonia,
heart failure or
apoplexy are often
the result of kid
11ey disease. If
kidney trouble is
allowedto advance
the kidney-poison-
ed blood will at
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1906-09-15

iedVs.
The young clerk hired Harry NJ. Sill
Der to be his guardian in order that
he might have some one to ask
whether he could be united with Miss
Wawzon. He did not ask Mr.. SLIDER
whether he would say Yes or NO
before he hired him, nor did he bring
his prospective bride for inspection. 1t
was purely a legal and business
transaction.
Upon position from Mr.. Mikna,
Judge Halsey appointed Mr.. SLIDER
guardian. He required that Mr.. SLIDER
put up bond of $50, according to law,
that he would properly answer all
questions asked by his charge and
care for such property as the young
man might have until he AAeomss OF
age.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1906-09-15
The Cause of Many
Sudden Deaths.

There is a disease prevailing i'll this
country most dangerous because so decen-
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1906-09-15
spooner Offers His Services.

Madison, Wis, Sept. 7.-Senator
Spooner called at the executive Office
in the capitol and rendered his services
to Governor Davidson for the speak
ing campaign which will begin soon
and continue until the election next
November 1t is expected that Sena-
tor SpoOner will be heard in num-
Der of places throughout the state dur
ing the campaign. He is, however.
wanted in many other states and will
probably be on the stump most of the
time from now until election.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1906-09-15
Used the Mails to Defraud.

Milwaukee, Sept lot. E. Cameron,
having Offices in the Sentinel building.
this city, was arrested by Deputy
Marshal Edward Glontz on complaint
of Postof1ce Inspector Ralph Bird.
who charged Cameron with illegal use
of the mails. Cameron is supposed to
be a stock and bond broker and he is
alleged to have defrauded several peo-
pie out of sums aggregating over $1O,-
600.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1906-09-15
Old Capitol Is a Cow Stable.

Platteville, Wis, Sept. 8.-Jenkin
Lloyd Jones, who. with other Chica-
goans, is travelling by team over the
country, denounced Wisconsin for per-
hitting the old territorial capitol at
Belmont to be used as a cow stable.
He said it was disgrace to the state.
Mr.. Jones urged his hearers to start a
movement to rescue the historic build
ing and preserve it for the state.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1906-09-15

FARM FOR SALE: We offer on
arm of 164 acres, miles east of Cass-
vile, for sale. All under cultivation,
newly fenced, good 11-room house.
good horse stable and hay sheds,r good
water, running water in pasture.
Call on or address,
N. A. BARNES & Son,
7etf Cassville. Wis.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1906-09-15
HAD TO GET GUARDIAN
John Mikna Needs One Before He Can
Wed--AH Obstacles Overcome.

Milwaukee, Sept. S.-John Mikna, a
clerk living at 743 Fifth avenue, has
obtained permission to be married.
This sounds like an extraordinary
thing for a man to do, but under the
Wisconsin law a man without parents
ls placed in a peculiar predicament if
he be under age.
John Mikna was without parents
and without a guardian. He is a clerk,
20 years old. These circumstances, IN
der the law, prevented him from mar
rying without obtaining somebody's
permission. Mary Wawzon, his sweet
heart, was willing, and in this case
it was not the girl who must ask for
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1906-09-15

FOR SALE: Two desirable resid
ences, pro perty of the Budworth estate
located l block south of court house;
city water; desirable location. Inquire
of AL BUDwoRTH,
Lancaster, Wis. 7tf
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1906-09-15

tack the vital organs, causing catarrh of
the bladder, or the kidneys themselves
break down and waste away cell by cell.
Bladder troubles almost always result
from arrangement of the kidneys and
a cure is obtained quickest by a proper
treatment of the kidneys. If You are feel
ing badly you can make no mistake by
taking DR.. Kilner's Swamp=ROot, the
great kidney, liver and bladder remedy.
It corrects inability to hold urine and
scalding pain i'll passing it, and over
comes that unpleasant necessity of being
compelled to go often through the dav,
and to get up many times during tile
night. The mild and the extraordinary
effect Of Swamp Root is soon realized.
1t stands the highest for its wonderful
cures of the most distressing cases.
Swa1np-Root is pleasant to take and is
sold by all druggists i'll ffty-cent and
One-dollar size bottles. You may have
sample bottle of this wonderful new dis
covery and book that tells all about it,
both sent free by mail. Address, Dr. Kill
mer & Co., Binghamton, N. y. When
writing mention reading this generous
offer IN this paper. Don't make any
mistake, but remember the name, Swamp
Root, DR.. Kilmer's Swamp-Root and the
address, Binghamton, N. Y, on every
bottle.