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The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1906-12-27

She thing that wOrries Walter Well
man Is thar he might pass the pole 81
ais balloon and not be able 10 stop.
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1906-12-27

Peary says be prefers dogs to air.
ships Not as a steady diet but for
hauling.
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1906-12-27
Mlnor Dbl. In sennte.

Warrington. ID. G. The senate
Tuesday devoted nearly four hours TO
the consideration OF unobieoted bills on
is calendar. The result was The pas.
sage OF a number Of measures OF
minor importance Among those passed
was one authorizing a government loan
o. $1,000, 900 10 the Jamestown Tar
centennial exposition company and an
other providing for an Investigation u
tho industrial. social, moral. education.
al aud physical condition of women
and children workers IN the United
states
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1906-12-27

Washington. d. CA bill appro.
prlating 81, 100000 FOR the Alaska. Yu.
%kon-Pacihc exposition 90 DO held in
Seattle In 1909 was introduced In
the house Thursday.
Smyrna times., 1906-02-28
IMPROVING SMYRNA BUSINESS STANDS.
Thomas H. Wilson Who Succeeds 10 the Old
W. M. Lewis Stand Making improvements.

Thomas II. Wilson Who Succeeds 10 the Old
W. M. Lewis Stand Making improvements.
Three of Smyrna's business stands
have been undergoing marked i'm
provements the past few weeks. Thos.
H. Wilson who succeeds to the old W.
NJ. Lewis stand recently occupied by
@. S. Martin, Will have a nice looking
business place when the carpenters
and painters get through with it.
Senator Garrett Foxwell owner of the
building, has given orders to COM
pletely renovate the old building. A
private office has been built in the
store, and partitions have been so ar
ranged as to give ample room for
carrying on business more system
atically. The exterior and interior of
the building will be painted, all the
old signs will be torn down and the
whole building under the direction of
the painters and paper hangers will
be materially improved. Mr.. Wilson
takes hold of this old agriculture stand
with the good wishes of his friends
and with the prospect of being hust-
ling business man. The business stand
of Edward G.. Walls, the clothing and
shoe dealer is also one of the neat i'm
provements now going on in Smyrna.
AS previously stated Mr.. Walls has
increased his floor space 1900 feet by
the building Of an extension and add
ing shoe department which has beer
fitted up with modern ideas. The
whole effect will make neat and de
cided appearance in his store. During
the past week Mr.. Walls installed q
steam heating plant to his store under
the direction of George W. Taylor
The Improvement to the old Tschud,
stand resently purchased by John E
Philips Jr. is an addition to Commerce
. street. An entire glass front has beer
added to the main building which viii
be used by Mrs. John E. Phillip
notion store and the effect gives an at
tractive and business-like appearance
Smyrna times., 1906-02-28
SMYRNA TROLLEY LINE TO
Be EXTENDED TO REHOBOTH
PROMOTER CLICK CLOSES A DEAL AC.
DURING SUSSEX COUNTY FRANCHISE.
Surveyors Who are Down as Far as Milford
Will Continue the Survey Through Sus-
sex Connecting With Georgetown.

During the past week the Smyrna,
Kent County and Delaware Bay Trac-
ton Company completed deal for the
purchase of the franchise granted by
the Levy Court of Sussex County and
at once plans were entered into to ex-
tend the line from Milford to Reho-
both. Constructing Engineer Deegan
and his corps of surveyors had gotten
as far as Milford with their survey and
this week they will begin work on the
route from Milford to Rehoboth via of
Milton with a spur connection to
Georgetown. The proposition now re-
solves itself into the biggest trolley
deal ever undertaken in Delaware and
we understand from President Click
that the finances are all completed and
everything arranged to build the line
from Smyrna via way of Dover, Mil
ford and Georgetown to Rehoboth
without delay. 1t will take several
weeks before the survey is complete
and this must be filed with the Secre
tary of State when the Company takes
out its charter. AS much of the materia
is being arranged for ahead of time a
possible. Despite the desire of Promote
Click to get the material in hand, con
siderable experience is being had t.
get the ties. Orders have already bee
placed for 25, 900 or 10000 ties but tn
: contractors are unable to furnish ther
as promptly as is wished. Mr.. Glicl
will leave for New York this week t
place an order for rails. The Compan
is now preparing to meet the Tow
: Councils of the various towns through
:. which they will pass to get the RICH
of way through their main busineI
: streets. The legal end of this matte
a is being attended to by the Company
: attorney, Charles Howell LEI VI
II Esq.
Smyrna times., 1906-02-28
MUNICIPAL ELECTION HELD
QUIETLY MONDAY TERNOON
ALL THE CITY COUNCILMEN AND TREAS
URER COOPER WERE REELECTED.
e. N. Fowler was Elected AssessOr-TOtal
Votes POIled Was Only Is, the Smallest
That has Been POlIed In Several Years.

Smyrna had an annual municipal
election Monday afternoon but out
side of the closing of the bar-rooms
one would have hardly known it, from
the lack of interest that was taken. A
total of only % votes was polled and
all the Councilmen were reelected
unanimously except the First Dis
trict representative who had one
scratch" ticket against him and that
for John W. Tucker. There was no
contest and this may be taken as a
compliment by the CouDcilmen elect
who had the endorsement of the peo-
pie of Smyrna for the able and con-
scientious administration of affairs
during the past year. There was
really no need for a contest Every
member of the old Council did his
duty in looking we'll to the interest of
the town and since they had taken on
improvements to the Electric Light
plant and had the finances we'll in
uduu, ~ WAC OuO llSub duu plOpCl lhu
they should be returned to complete
the work that they had taken up will
such success. During the coming
year the new dynamo is to be payed
for and after this, other improvements
will engage their attention. Man,
are hoping the Opera House will com
in for a share as new stage scenery AM
other things are badly needed.
In addition to re electing all tn
Councilmen, Treasurer E. V. Coope
was reelected by a unanimous vote
: e. Marriott Fowler was elected asses
, sor, but has since refused to serve an
? another assessor will have to be chosen
The vote was as follows: First Di
| trict, John G. Stockly 6, John v
) Tucker l; Second District, Samuel
| Reynolds, A; Third District, Harry
Grieves A; Fourth District, Joseph T
y Wright 8; Fifth District, John P. HUI
(. son 5; Sixth District (where two Cou
e cilmen are elected) James @. Robins,
2, and Charles P. Thornley, 2; IRE
surer, E. V. Cooper %; Assessor E.
Fowler %. The election took place
9 the Alderman's Office from to 5. Y
u Denney HAZEL was inspector, W.
I Davis and George f. Brown we're ju
: ges, and w. E. FARES and Willif
. Scout were clerks.
Smyrna times., 1906-02-28
HOFFECKER DAMAGE SUIT VERDICT.
Kent County Sympsthizes With J. T. tiOi-
fecker, of Dover Against Whom Judgment
Was Given by the Superior Court.

Kent County SympathiZes With j. 7. HOfs
fecker, of Dover Against Whom Judgment
Was Given by the Superior Court.
Few of the multitudinous damage
cases tried in the Superior Court of
Delaware attract the wide public in
terest that was manifested in the case
of Howard Farrow, through his next
best friend, Horace G. Farrow. versus
Joseph T. Hoffecker, decided Monday
afternoon in New Castle county when
Mr.. HOffecker was adjudged guilty
and required to pay judgment of $500
and costs. Public opinion has strongly
asserted itself at what is generally
termed gross injustice to a good citi-
zen. Mr.. Hoffecker was hauled from
his home in Dover to WilmingtC n,
outside of his own county and COM
PEELED to face a strange jury, go to
enormous expense and worry, and pro-
badly suffer the priceless penalty of
shortening of his evening of life for
accidentally infiicting an injury upon
little boy which the best physicians
in Dover (and there are some good
ones in the State capital) swore that
the boy did not feel the next day. A
suspicious dog, running about his
store few days after a mad dog scare
in town caused Mr.. HOffecker to get
out little cat rife, which contained
loaded shot cartridge, wadded with the
finest bird shot, only half as big as a
small pinhead. As he fired at the dog
he wanted, the little Farrow boy, an.
active little fellow, dashed by running
at an angle from his gun, and caught
some of the load in his scalp and neck.
DIR. p. S. Downs extracted two of the
fine shot and testified that the injuries
were not at all serious. 1t is very
common, in the small cities and towns
of the State where the, Is not police
on every corner and where the towns
are overrun with worthless dogs, as is
Dover, for citizens. particularly corner
stores, to keep loaded gun close al
i hand for a mad dog. r. W. Ewing
and other Dover merchants have shot
several mad dogs by dsshing out o.
3 their store aud firing in the middle o.
u the street, on the theory that mao
3 dog is not to be argued with, no NOR,
{ so suspicious or ''itty" dog. Tht
Hoffecker case has already started al
agitation for an amendment of the con
stitution requiring similar suits to b
Id brought in the defendanl,s ov
l.. county. - -
Smyrna times., 1906-02-28
REV. TURNER ON "THH MODERN NOVEL"
Dover Minister Leciured Before the Ladies of
the Twentieth Century Club Friday.

power MtnlSter LecluTeu before Tue LADIES OIL
the Twentieth Century Club Friday.
The Rev. Joseph b. Turner lectured
at the Club room last Friday afternoon
upon ethics of the Modern Novel"
The lecture proved an interesting re-
view of novels and some literature
from the time of Jane Austin to the
up to date" volume of the present
day typifed by "The House of Mirth. "
Mr.. Turner seemed to think the COM
munity at large would be much better
off for not indulging in tho promis-
cuous reading of many of the volumes
afoat upon the literary market of the
day, as they serve only to suggest I'M
thought of doubt and pessimism in the
mind and leave a bad taste in the
mouth. The lecture was enjoyed and
appreciated by many of the Club mem
bers and number of guests. Cor. Sec.
Smyrna times., 1906-02-28
cHEswoLD's PATRIOTIC SONS CELEBRATE
Hold an Enjoyable Banquet and Render APP
propriate Exercises on Washington's Birthday

CHEswoLD, Feb. 27:-Our Patriotic
Order Sons of America held in their
hall Thursday evening in commemora-
ton of Washington's birthday ban
quet at which the members and few
invited friends Toasted and had royal
good time. About fifty were present
with fair representation of the fair
sex. Beside the social and banquet,
music rendered an important part in
which two vocal solos by Mrs. Ollie
d. Loose were most enjoyed. Many
of the members responded to the call
of George G. Anderson the toast mas
ter with speeches rendered in most
happy vein.
Smyrna times., 1906-02-28
PRETTY HoAR WEDDING NEAR TOWNSEND
Miss Carrie iiurd, Daughter of Mr.. aud Mrs.
Geo. turd Webs Mr., William Morris Collins

A beautiful home wedding took place
at residence of Mr.. Mrs. aud George
Hurd near Townsend, at high noon last
Wednesday, when their daughter, Car
RE Lee, was united in marriage to
William Morris Collins, prosperous
farmer of this vicinity, The house
was tastefully decorated, the colors be-
ing white and pink and green. Miss
Catherine Hutchinson played the we'd
ding march and the marriage cere-
mony was performed by Rev. j. w.
Jones. Miss Ethel Hurd, sister of the
bride, was bridesmaid, aud the bride
groom was attended by Mr.. VIM. Paxton
Middletown. This bride was dressed in
dark blue lansdowne, while bridesmaid
wore blue mohair. After sumptuous
banquet the newly married couple
took the Norfolk express enroute for
WILMINGTON, Philadelphia and other
points. The bride was the recipient
of many beautiful presents. The
brides travelling dress was gray cloth,
hat and gloves to match On their re-
turn they will reside on farm neal
Townsend.
Smyrna times., 1906-02-28
SMYRNA ORANGES FIRST ANNIVERSARY.
Celebrated With a Well Rendered Program
and Some Speech Making last Saturday.

$50"
Last Saturday being the first ami
versary of Smyrna Grange, No. 81.
The literary committee prepared very
appropriate program which was rend-
cred in the evening as follows: Sing
ing, Grange Choir; Address, DIR.
Estlin; Recitation, Miss Elizabeth
Price; Recitation, Miss Ada DeVenish;
Solo, Mr.. Harry Blendt; Reading, Mr..
Marls Stats; Vocal and instrumental
Music. Mrs. J. E. Carter and Mr.. w.
Il. Massey; Recitation, Mr.. Reyner
Slaughter; Solo, Mr.. "A. Latta; Solo,
Edward Latta; Duet, MIR. and Mrs. Nj.
Ford; Address, Mr.. Hervey Walker,
master of State Grange; Address. Mr..
Burt Cosden, overseer of State Grange.
In conclusion Mr.. J. e. Garter pre-.
scented State Master Walker with 9
petition signed by all members invit'
ing the State Grange to hold its next
meeting at Smyrna.
Smyrna times., 1906-02-28
LENT BEGINS TO-DAY, ASH WEDNESDAY.
Services Announced For ST. PEERS Parish
During Lent-Preschers to be Present.

During LeBt-Preachers 10 De Preseni.
Lent began to-day, Ash Wednesday,
and services were held this morning at
7,30 o'clock and at 10 O'Clock. This
evening the Rt. Rev. Leighton Cole
man, Bishop of Delaware, will be pres
ent and give a special sermon. Ser
vices will be held during Lent as fol-
lows: Sundays: first and ffth-Holy
Eucharist, 10.3O a. m; E. p. and S.,
100 p. M; second, third, fourth and
sixth Holy Eucharist, 7.30 a. m.; M.
P, Litany and S., 1920 a. M; E. p.
and S., 7.30 p. m. Wednesday-M, P
and Peuitential Office, 1000 a. m.
Mondays, Thursdays and Saturdays
4.SO D. N. Tuesdays and Fridays-7.30
p. m. Holy Week-Monday and Tues
day-10.00 a. M; 430 p. III. Tuesday
1000 a. m. 7.3O p. m. Thursday
Holy Eucharist, 1000 a. M; E. p,
80 p. m. Good Friday-The Services
of the Passion, 200 to 800 p. M
Easter Even, 10 a m; Holy Baptism,
430 p. m. Easter Day-7.30 and 1899
a. m. ;7.3O p. M; Chhildren's Service
$50 p. m. On March 2nd the Veneer
able George @. Hall of st. Johns
Church, Wilmington, will be present
and preach. On March 18th Rev. Ed
ward Il. Noble of Philadelphia; March
Goth, Rev. William J. Hamilton, OF
Delaware City; April End, Rev. Will
liam H. Higgins, of Laurel.
Smyrna times., 1906-02-28

g. Reynolds Stevenson has three
ducks which were Matched July the 4th
last year that are record breakers.
These three ducks have layed over so
eggs and one of them now is the
mother of fine brood. of ducklings.
Smyrna times., 1906-02-28
SETTLED WITH KENT COUNTY, OyfRssHRs
One Oyerseer Returned $40 Which He Declared
He Could Not conscientlousIy Use.


Kent's Levy Court yesterday made
settlement with the no road overseers,
appointed at the beginning of the year
under the old road system. The
amount expended by them on the
county roads was shown to be s15, 942.31
in 1904, as against SIT, SOe. 81, in 1903,
the court having cut the allowances.
Commissioner Knots said of the
years work on the roads that while the
system had its enemies and had been
pronounced Anticipated, some perma-
nent roads had been built with these
moneys, hills had been cut down to
grade, clay roads had been constructed
and low places had been 'soiled."
Sand flats had either been removed or
covered in many parts of the county,
Stag, cinders, brick or clay having
been used as the surface covering with
excellent results. One road oyerseer
returned about $40 that he could not
conscientiously use in the road work
assigned to him.
Smyrna times., 1906-02-28

The ST. Peters Sunday School
has purchased piano for the use of
the school. The instrument was pro-
cured in New York City last week by
Rev. G. v. Gilreath and is expected
in few days.
Smyrna times., 1906-02-28
Revival Meetings. Close at Asbury Al. H.church

Thereyival meetings closed at Asbury
M. e. Church last Sunday evening.
Owing to the bad weather last Sunday
the class of practitioners will not be
taken in until next Sunday morning.
The evening service will be given over
to the annual missionary exercises.
Smyrna times., 1906-02-28

CONTINUED ON FIFTH eAqn.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1906-08-24
Mine Coal in River.

The people in the vicinity of Mer-
rflls ford are mining coal out of the
bottom of the river. They are not get
ting a chunk now and then, but are
hauling tons and tons of it away each
day. So far as is known Merrill's
ford is the only place in the state
where miners may dress in bathing
suits and load coal into boats instead
of into cars While this is not the
way they actually get the coal out, il
would be possible for them to do this.
AS matter of fact, they drive their
teams out into the stream and haul
great chunks to the shore, where they
are broken up and loaded into wagons
to be hauled to the farm homes or
brought to the city and sold. The coal
is. of the best quality and crops out
In the river bed, where the people pry
up chunks that weigh from 200 to 700
pounds, fasten them to the rear OF a
wagon and drive ashore. 1t is nc
trick at all to get load in an hour.
The question as to whom the coal be-
longs is one that so far has bothered
no one. 1t is probable that it belongs
to the state, but as long as the state
doesn't say a word the farmers and
others will appropriate it to their own
use.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1906-08-24
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Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1906-08-24
Missing for Seventeen Years.

After an absence of eighteen years,
during seventeen of which no word to
indicate that he still was alive had
reached his relatives, John Campbell,
much changed by the ravages of dis
ease and hardships of various kinds,
which he underwent during the Boer
war, suddenly presented himself
to his wife and children at Sioux City,
who had thought him dead. Campbell
went from Sioux City to the Pacific
coast in 1888. The wife, who had not
seen him since then, and who had
kiven him up as dead, swooned when
she was confronted by her long miss.
ing husband. Campbell says he was
in the famous siege of Kimberly, and
he carries medal to show his service
Several children live in Sioux City.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1906-08-24
Crushed Under a Grader.

Marion Jones, employed on a rail-
road grade at Maynes Grove, north
east of Iowa Falls, was almost in
stantly killed by being crushed under
steam grader Jones Lived at
Maynes Grove and had been farming
in small way. Finding work slack
at home, he had engaged with grad
ing gang in charge of Des Moines
contractor, and was working on a
steam grader. He had gone under the
machine to adjust some machinery
when chain broke and the elevator
fell on him. He crawled from under
the grader and announced that he was
not injured, but five minutes after
wards he was dead. He had been
caught under the heavy machinery
/ and had been injured internally. Jones
, was about forty years old and is sur
vived by widow and a large family
Of small children.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1906-08-24
ROMANCE is DISCLOSED.
stenographer for Manager Of Des
Moines Concern Bride of Suicide.

Moines Concern Bride of Suicide.
The tragic death of j. w. Brown,
manager OF produce company of Des
Moines, has brought to light a series
Of romantic incidents and ultimately
disclosed the marriage OF Brown to his
Btenographer and boollkeeper, in Min
neapolis, last November, one month
after the death of his first wife.
Browns dead body was discovered
lying in the bathroom of his house.
The head was swathed in towels and
rubber tube ran from his mouth to
the gas jet on the wall. The corpse
was discovered by his second wife,
who WAS formerly Miss Sarah Lister.
Miss Lister has been for years EN-
ployed by Brown as a stenographer
and bookkeeper When Browns first
wife died last October, as she lay on
her death bed, she eXacted promise
from her husband that he would mar
friend of the family. 1t was the de-
sire of the dying woman that her lit
tie daughter might have the care of a
mother whom she knew would be low.
| ing and tender.
The promise made was kept within
a month, Brown and Lister going to
Minneapolis, where they were mar
ried. The marriage has been kept a
| profound secret, however, and was
only disclosed by the tragic death of
the husband.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1906-08-24
Explosion Kills a Bride.

Mrs. Henry Brown was burned to
death by the explosion of gasoline
stove in her home at Burlington. 1t
is thought that she attempted to fill
the tank while the stove was lighted
and that this caused the disaster. She
was alone in the house when the acct
dent occurred, and when the neigh
bors were attracted by flames burst
ing from the windows and had sum-
moned the fire department. the fire.
mon found the woman lying dead upon
the floor, burnt to crisp. She was
twenty years old and had been mar
ried only few months.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1906-08-24

Under strict analysis Cannon g key.
note speech, to which every republi
can candidate for congress is expected
to sing In harmony-but to which
some will not and others dare not
produces this residum: The schedules
are not sacred and should be changed
when conditions demand. They
should not be changed in prosperous
times because they will bring on a
depression, and they should be chang
ed IN times Of depression only to be
raised in order to restore prosperity
st. Paul Dispatch.