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Retained for pensioners $780,
Surgeons Report

Thsreport of Dr. Lucretius II. Ross,
the physician in charge, to President
Hugh Henry follows:-
81 herewith submit my report cover
ing the two years e1dingliJune 30,
1906
"During this period there have been
81 deaths among the members Of the
home and two deaths while the mem
bers we're away on furlough. The
causes of deaths we're as follows:
heart disease, II: cysistis, 5; apoplexy
4; general debility, 3;erysipelas, 2; tn.
berculosis, 2; gangrene, l; intestinal
trouble, 1; locomotor ataxia, cancer
of the jaw, /; arthitis deformans, /.
The number of patients treated in the
hospital is 81; the number treated in
their rooms, Is. Except for the two
cases each OF erysipelas and tubercu-
losis which resulted fatally, there
have been no contagious diseases
among the members.
''There are now % patients in the
hospital: Five with heart disease; three
with old age; two with dyspepsia; two
with rheumatism; two with kidney dis
ease: two with paralysis; one with al
coholic neutritis; one with locomotor
atax;a; one with diabetes msllitus;
one with gangrene; one with general
debility; one with cancer and one with
a broken leg"
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omcial. Say Bank i. sound.

NEW BRUNSWICK, N. j., Nov. Is.
During run on the State bank here
several prominent citizens assured sus.
picious depositors that the bank was
entirely sound and warned them that
those who insisted on withdrawing
their money would lose six months In.
terest, payable Jan. 1. Many citizens
then forced their way to the teller's
window and made large deposits to
show their faith in the bank. Con.
gresham Benjamin f. Howell, vice
president of the bank, said there was
absolutely no reason for distrust in it.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1906-11-15

In reporting the debate or capital
punishment the Burlington Free Press
correspondent says: Those who favor.
ed the bill ard made strong pleas In
It's behalf we're Mr. Hulburd OF Hyde
Park, Mr. Darling OF Chelsea, Mr.
Jackson Of Barre city, Mr. Senier OF
Montpelier, Mr. Finn OF Springfield,
Mr Bole Of Coventry, Mr. Shaw OF
Marlboro, Mr. Archibald OF Manches.
ter. Convincing arguments against
the bill we're made by MIR Brown OF
Pownal, Mr. Griffith OF Poultney, Mr.
Hamlln Of Cornwall, Ar Kicker OF
Groton, Mr. Chase Of Greensboro and
Mr. Cameron OF Proctor. For lofty
lights OF eloquence MIR Hulbord easI.
ly excelled, but no more convincing
argument on either side was made than
that OF Mr. Brown OF Pownal. lie gave
such positive evidence Of the faith that
was Ia him that he must have clinched
many wayerlng votes.
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FORESTERy TRAINED ELKS.
Won all Three Strings in Ten Pin Match Last
Evening.

The Foresters and the Elks rolled a
match OF ten pins at the Corbett-Gren
nan alleys last evening and the For
es.ers were easy victors, winning all
three strings to the match. Both teams
nave experienced several changes since
the matches began and it is impossible
to draw any deductions on team play.
Gddington, Bum and Massoit made
some good scores. The tabulaton
follows:
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Mr. Csrr of St Johns5ury urged be-
fore the general committee Wednesday
IN amendment to the automobile law
that applicants for license should
show they are competent to run ma
chine. Mr. Battell and Mr. Cady OF
Middlebury, aid MIR Sturtevant OF
@eybridge also appeared before the
committee.
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French omcinl held For Fraud.

PAPEETE, Tahiti, Nov. 15.--M Co,
ram, treasurer Of the French colony OF
Tahiti, was arrested here on charge
Of embezzling colonial funds. Follow.
ing the arrival Of the steamer Mari.
posa from San Francisco on Oct. %
there was serious brawl, participated
in by $50 Tahitians and Tuamotu Is
landers over the division Of labor In
discharglng the vessel. One native
was nearly beaten to death, and Others
were severely injured.
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Mr. Finn of Springfield got "rattled"
on the Sen te amendments TO the Por-
ter bill exempting savings bank depos-
its, aud finally on a motion TO lie un'
Gil they could be figured, the chair said
ne hoped Il he had any friends in the
House they would vote in favor OF the
motion. Speaker Cheney Strengthened
out the bill In few minutes this morn
ing
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sultan Thanks Bandit RnisuIi.

TANGIER, Nov, ia report here
says that the foreign board of Moroc-
co has recognized Raisuli as pasha Of
Arzilla. A letter Raisuli received from
the sultan only thanked him for the
rapid restoration of order at ArZilla.
officials contradict various reports of
the growing hatred Of the natives
against Christians.
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Russian convict sailor. Escape.

CRONSTADT, Russia, Nov. 10. =
Twenty-Five sailors who were sentenced
to hard labor in the mines for life aft.
err having been convicted Of participa.
ton in the August mutiny escaped while
awaiting deportation. They were al
lowed to visit the baths under an es.
cort of sixteen soldiers and overpow.
cred and disarmed the guard, killing
one man. The convicts then donned
civilian clothes and disappeared.
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Church Movement to Reach Masses.

Church Movement TO Reach Masses.
NEW YORK, Nov. 15.-Dr. Madison
C. Peters announced that as soon as
the Baptist Church of the Epiphany
of which he has beens the pastor fol-
the past year, vacates the present site
on Madison avenue and after establish
ing the congregation in new location
he will inaugurate movement to
reach the unchurched masses regard.
less of race or creed. For this pur.
pose he has leased the Majestic the
alter
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1906-11-15

Doau's Regulets cure constipation,
tone the stomach, stimulate the liver,
promote digestion and appetite and
easy passages of the bowels. Ask
your druggist Tor them. % cents a
box.
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capacity.
Rules of Admission

/. Application for admission shall
be made on forms provided by the
Home.
2. Must be q Vermont soldier or
have gained residence ia the state
and hold 40 honorable discharge.
3. A soldier drawing a pension OF
mors than sl2 a month, cannot be sd.
mitted, unless his condition is such as
10 require medical treatment and be
admitted TO the hospital, Applicants
under this rule shall be examined by
she surgeon OF the home ana his 1nd
ings 10 the case shall be 90 ] ADD con.
elusive as to whether he Is or is not a
proper subject for treatment at the
hospital.
4. A soldier with any degree OF 10.
sanity cannot be admitted. The sur
geon OF the Home on request OF the
superintendent shall examine the ap.
plcants and his findings shall be final
duu COuCihoiNt - W tuN HAtablOu VI
applicants sanity or insanity.
5. a soldier having been a member
OF another home cannot be admitted to
this home until the expiration OF six
months, without the approval OF the
president OF the board OF trustees.
o. A soldier who has property or
means OF support will not be admitted
without the vote OF tbs board OF ad.
mission.
I. Soldiers who have been dishon.
orally discharged from any home can.
not be admitted except by the vote Of
the board OF admission.
June 30, 1906, the members of the
home were drawing pensions as fol-
lows:-
Seven at the rate OF 81 per month,
u at So, s at $40, 43 at sl2, 2 at sli
and 2 at SIT.
Total amount OF pensions drawn by
inmates I ON July |, 1904 TO June 30,
1906, inclusive was $40 O76.5O
Balance o. hand last report 1852 80
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1906-11-15

Doorkeeper B. NJ. Chase is receiving
the sympathy of the members OF the
House in the death OF Ralph True, his
10 year old grandson who was buried
on Tuesday, having died after short
illness with appendicitis.
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pliy,ard In south CaroIiun.

SPARTANBURG, s. c., Nov. ia
heavy snowstorm here was accompa-
MED by biting north winds. The TEN.
perature has dropped to % degrees,
and many water pipes in residences
are frozen.
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ION Reasons For Mans Lack of Inability Neglect
LEGISLATIVE NOTES
lew, Of Interest In and About the State Cap.
itOl.

News Of Interest In and About the State Cap.
ilol.
The Bennington county msmbers
who voted against the abolition OF
capital punishment were Brown OF
Pownal, Bentley OF Sunderland, Beebe
OF Dorset, Carrier OF Readsboro, Far.
ringtonsot Searsburg, Harris Of Land.
grove, Hay OF Rupert, Madison OF
Glastonbury, Huntington OF Shafts.
bury aud Webb OF Arlington. Those
who voted In favor OF doing
away with the death penalty are Arch.
bald Of Manchester, Drysdale OF Ben.
Frame OF Stamford, Rooney
Of Woodford. Hurd OF Sandgate and
OF wlnhail did not vote.
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Mistaken For a Deer and KILLED.

MALONE, N. Y, Nov. 15.-H. ]. Buell.
of Constable. while hunting in the
woods at Kushaqua, was mistaken for
deer and shot He died instantly.
Buell. was thirtyfour years old. He
had been In the woods for several days
with a party of hunters from Consta-
BILE.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1906-11-15

Montpelier, Nov. l4-Seventeen bills
we're killed today in the House and
seventeen passed and business in the
Senate to correspond. A long hard
days work had its inevitable result
and Speaker Cheney spoke hopefully
of Thanksgiving adjournment. An
other railroad bill was passed today
compelling railroads to install cross
ing signals or gates when sslectmen
decide that public safety demands it.
The bill taking the limit off deposits
in the savings banks, after being
amended in the Senate, was again
passed on for signature. An unobtru
sive bill providing an appropriation
of $4,000 year for school and insti
tute for instruction in elementary agri-
culture was passed on to third read
ing without attracting any serious
attention. A bill was introduced in
the House from the committee Cd public
health. 1t provides severe penalties
for selling diseased meat. Public hear
ings and committee meetings fill up
every available hour and room in the
state house.
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Goe. to honolulu a. librarian.

EAST LIVERPOOL, o., Nov. 49,
Miss Gertrude Baker, librarian of the
Carnegie library of this city, has re-
ceived the appointment of librarian of
the government library at Honolulu
and will leave shortly to assume her
duties.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1906-11-15

The Barre city iudgeship is yet un.
decided. There are three candidates,
Judge Fay, the preseDt incumbent, II.
W. Scot: and + r. Davis, and their
friends are many and are working hard
10 their behalf. 1t is reported about
the capitol that the contest lies b 'tween
Messrs Scott aud Davis.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1906-11-15

Mr. Hatch OF STAFFORD welded the ma ;.
let in the speakers chair Wednesday
moroing. Mr Porter OF Wilmington
was in the chair during the debate on
the capitol punishment bill.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1906-11-15

Torturing eczema spreads its burn
ing area every day. Doar's Ointmen
quickly stops its spreading, instantly
relieves the itching, cures 1t perman-
emily, At any drug store.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1906-11-15

Torturipg eczema spreads its burn
ng area every day. Doan's Ointment
quickly stops its spreading, instantly
elieves the Itching. cures it permant
ntly. AT any drug store.
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PILES cuRaa IN q To1iDAYs.

PAZO OINTMENT is guaranteed 10 cure any
case OF Itching, Blind Bleeding or PrS9truding
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1906-11-15

The members VI the Bachelors club
Of the House are wearing gold hair
pins which they have adopted as the
emblem Of their organization.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1906-11-15
S20.633.00

Which was disposed OF as iollows:-
Paid TO pensioners
present S2975.50
Paid to pensioners
dependents 4iS397
Paid to furIoughed
pensioners 5ls7.60
Paid to discharged
pensioners 2S3l.95
Paid to admins
traitors 6l7.73 SIG, O9s,75
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Foresters

Total pins-Foresters. 2O25; Elks
1888. High roll, Massoit 1856.
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Superintendent's Report

The report of Superintendent TIL ON
as Harmon to President Hugh Henry
contains complete inventory of the
stock and farming implem ents belong
ing to the homo and complete list OF
all the bills paid during the Two years.
The superintendent states that the in
dications for the present winter are
that the home will be taxed to its full
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Weather

Snow tonight. Friday fair.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1906-08-23
South Dakota has the proud record

| South Dakota has the proud record
of not having single bank failure to
record during the past year, while the
deposits show the surprising amount of
$50 per capita, an aggregate of $35 000,-
600 for tine state. Considering South
Dakota is almost purely an agricultural
state, that there are no extensive manu-
| featuring or commercial interests with
in its boarders, that is most remark
able showing.
Q. +. Flynn at itinerant umbrella
member, was run down and killed by a
Northwestern train near Washington
He was seen walking on the track in
the evening, unconscious of the trains
approach or willfully counting death,
paying no attention to the whistle.
When the engine struck him it cut off
both his legs and split his skull, killing
him instantly. The remains were
buried at Huron.
The management of the new mica
factory at Custer, is about to inaugu-
rate a novel scheme to obtain extra
help. At present only about fifty boys
and girls can be obtained, and several
of these will quit work when school
opens next month. As the factory
could nae with profit three or four
times that number, it has been decided
to establish boarding and rooming
clubs, one for the girls aud one for the
boys, and to put responsible. people in
charge of them, so that the children
may be well looked after outside of
working hours.
An old artesian well at Frankfort
which broke loose several years ago and
threatened TO engulf the town has
broken out again, and for the second
time menaced the citizens of that place.
The first time the ground caved in for
the space OF an acre, making hole l50
feet deep. The same well is responsible
for another hole, one and a half blocks
distant from the first. At present it is
twelve feet in width and of unknown
depth and the ground continues to Gave
in. There are a number of houses in
the vicinity, and it is feared that il the
hole continues to enlarge some of them
will be engulfed.
A remarkable function was the
grandma day" given at the home Of
Mrs. 9. E. Erickson, of Elk Point.
Forty-eight grandmothers, six of whom
were great-giandmothers, was present.
They were entertained by music and
reading, but that which created the
most amusement was the quilt-knotting
contest in which each one Of the guests
bad to tie as many knots as she had
grandchildren aud great-grandchildren
Mrs. John r. Wood was awarded the
prize, she having twenty-five grand
children and twenty-five great-grand-
children. Mrs. Phoebe Hayes won the
prize for being the oldest grandma
present, her age being So years.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1906-08-23

@. Z. Stemler, of Plankinton, has
commenced suit against j. b. Mikesell
for alleged damage to his character A..
few months ago Stemler left Piankin-
ton and went TO California, and after
his departure Mikesell is alleged to,have
made detamatory statements concern
ing Stemler's indebtedness to him as
the result of their being in the stock
business Stemler asks for damage of
81, 500.
A young woman from Norway, who
intended going to Woonsocket, r. i.
through mistake was brought to
Wornsocket, s. d., distance of about
| 800 miles beyond her destination. The
girl, upon the mistake being discovered
was placed aboard train and was
started for her correct destination. The
girl could not speak English, but had
fastened to her clothing tag which
gave her destination as Woonsocket,
r.. /.
II. Ensign, of Omaha who represents
an Omaha packing house, was arrested
at Canton Sunday by Sheriff Opal on
orders received from Sheriff Cook. of
I, Mitchell. Deputy Sheriff Kennedy, of
Grand Rapids, Mich, arrived at
Mitchell looking for Ensign. He is
wanted at Grand Rapids, Mich, on
charge Of deserving his wife and child
which is penitentiary offense in Mich
igan. Ensign has employed attorneys.
to resist extradition
w. Small, the state pure food
commissioner, in his campaign against
filthy slaughter houses has called to his
aid DIR. ID. w. Robinson of Pierre, sup.
erintendent of the state board of health
who has prepared and sent out the fol-
lowing letter of instruction to the sup
eNntendents of the county boards Of
health over the state IN has come to
the notice Of the state board of health
that the slaughter houses and premises
in many localities throughout the state
are in such an unsanitary condition as
to endanger the public health. You
are therefore requested to visit and
inspect all slaughter houses within your
county and require the following sug-
gestions as basis of safe sanitary con-
dition: "First-A plentiful and uncon-
taminated water supply. Second
Proper and adequate drainage for both
the slaughter house and the premises.
Third-A thorough cleaning ct the
slaughter houses and premises of
manure and offals after each butcher
ing. "Fourth-Each slaughter house
should have watertight floors, which
should be washed after each butchering
ample sub-drainage and clean white
washed or painted walls. I'VE suggest
that the different county boards OF
health, ESQ far as possible cooperate
with the state pure food commission in
out these instructions"
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1906-08-23
Fire Saturday night DESTROYED the

Fire Saturday night destroyed the
large general store of James Murphy,
Hitchcock, causing loss estimated at
$4,000. The origin of the fire is not
known. 1t started in the rear of the
storeroom, and when discovered had
made such Roadway that its progress
could not be checked. 1t is said that
no insurance was carried either on the
building or stock.
The South Dakota Funeral Directors
association in Sioux Falls elected the
following officers; President w. #.
Hubbard, Chamberlain vice presidents
l.. ID. Miller, Sioux Falls; Walter
Broadbent, Mitchell, S. r. Smith Lead I;
secretary and treasurer L. j, Shaw,
Watertown. The next place Of meeting
will be decided by the executive COM
mittee.
The council OF Mitchell has decided
by resolution how many saloons Nit
chell is to have in the future. At the
councll meeting an application was pre-
sented for the eleventh. saloon, and il
was met with protest on the part OF
citizens. The council, however, granted
the license. immediately after reso-
luton was adopted to the ereot that
nc more saloons be licensed
A party OF hoboes attempted to hold
up an automobile party west of Ashton
by throwing broken glass in che road in
order to pzncture the tires and make
the approaching machine helpless. The
occupants of the car saw what was
doing put on full speed and fortunately
passed over the glass without damage.
The hoboes had TO do some quick
climbing to escape being run down.
A band of robbers visited Glenhsm
some time In the early hours Sunday
and broke into saloon operated by
Phillip Lutz. The cash register and
slot machines were, rifled and aSout 80
in cash stolen. There was a consider
able sum Of money in the safe, which
they failed to open, although there are
evidences that an attempt was made.
The robbers got away, leaving no clue
behind.
The fourth regiment is in Fort Riley,
Kan, to take part in the regular army
manouvers. The tents were struck at
the call of the bugle last Friday md
within twenty minutes the entire COM
mand left the state camp ground and
was in the march to Watertown. The
regiment -bivouacked for the night in
the baseball park, sleeping in their
shelter tents, and Saturday boarded the
special train which was to take them to
the manouvers. The Fourth will be In
camp at Fort Riley eight days. Return
ing, the special train will drop the
companies of as the cities where they
are stationed. and the soldiers will
therefore not be seen in Watertown
again until 1907.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1906-08-23
NEWSY STATE NOTES.

Contracts have been let for So, 800
city hall for Parkston.
Brown county has more horses than
any other county in the state, the mum.
Der being 15,1l4.
A fine new German Lutheran church
is nearing completion four miles north.
east of Hartford.
Joseph j. Slechta, formerly of Hart
ford, has been appointed deputy consul
general at Rio de Janerio at a salary OF
81 800.
Dr. Robinson, of Pierre, superinten-
dent of the state board of health, has
issued an order requiring the slaughter
houses to clean up.
Warner Osborne, of Yankton is South
Dakota's members of the national
council of administration of the Grand
Army of the Republic.
| Mrs. Ellen McCumber, an aged
insane woman, walked fifty miles into
the in terror from Fort Pierre under the
delusion that she had to take up a
homestead.
The Fischer ranch in Hand county,
consisting of 1850 acres, has been sold
to Jerauld county parties for So, 600.
The owners bought the land few
years ago for $3.50 to "a an acre.
Through the efforts Of the state
board of railroad commissioners Rock
Island passenger trains will hereafter
stop at Shindler to carry miikcans to
Pipestone. Complaint was made by
the farmers.
A 20-year-old lad named He0ry G..
Murphy, of Anoka, Mimi, was captured
at Evarts with driving horse and
buggy ne had stole at Dickinson, n. d.,
in daylight. He was taken to Dickin-
SON by officers.
The chairman of the San Francisco
relief fund committee has requested
Governor Elrod to send statement of
all funds forwarded to that place from
South Dakota, general checking M
being in progress.
The first threshing machine ever to
be operated in Stanley county started
last week with a small run Of oats
raised near Fort Pierre. The owne r
says he has enough contracts in that
county to keep his machine busy all
fall
Frank Trenholm, of Henry, died Sat-
urday as the result of the explosion Of o
gasoline tonch. The explosion which
occurred last Sunday came while Tren-
holm was using the torch to inspect the
interior of a threshing engine. The
burning gasoline was thrown over the
mans body, setting his clothing afre
and infiicting burns which caused his
death after he had fingered week.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1906-08-23

David Williams, President.
John Williams, Vice President.
A. T. Cooper, Cashier.
Real estate loan With privilege
Of partial payments. No delay
in furnishing money and clos
ing loans.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1906-08-23
FARMERS AND MERCHANTS BANK.
Webster, S. d.

David Williams, President.
John Williams $,