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River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1907-05-30

Amazing revelations of a conspir-
acy TO defraud the United States of
millions of dollars worth of mineral
and timber lands will be laid before
the grand juries of half a dozen
states within few days. The
frauds, it is alleged, will involve in
criminal charges the names of men
high in business and political cir
cles. They include: One United
States senator, one former United
States senator, a man reputed to be
one of the wealthiest men in the
world, a railroad man known from
the Atlantic to the Pacific, two of
the wealthiest lumber barons in the
United States, numerous smaller
fry, including railroad officials, coal
operators and men at the head of
fuel companies.
The face on the copper cent is
supposed by most people to be that
of an Indian. 1t is not. 1t is the
face of an actual person, girl by
the name of Sarah Longacre, whose
father, James B. Longacre, was en-
graver in the United States mint
at Philadelphia from 1923 to 1910.
In 1885 some Indians were shown
through the mint. Sarah Longacre,
then a young girl, was attracted by
the headgear of the chief who took
it from his head and placed it on
that Of the girl. Thus adorned her
which was from that time engraved
upon the cent.
Quite a number of villages and
small cities in the state have what
is suggestively called a Boost
Club" These clubs are composed
exclusively of ladies, we believe.
Their object is something similar to
that Of our Improvement League,
while they seem to take a little
wider range and work directly for
building up the industries of the
town. One of their articles of
agreement is to buy at home, to
speak a good word for the home
town and to defend the reputation
of it's citizens.
Chr. Tanberg of Spring Valley
says that this spring reminds him
of the one forty years ago. In that
year there were no leaves on the
trees until June. Hay was good
crop that year, grain was also good,
but corn did not mature. Spring
Valley Sun.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1907-05-30

Texas seems 10 maintain the rep
utation given it by Gen. Phil. Sher-
idan-as having characteristics at
tributed to the internal regions.
Tornadoes have been cavorting over
the state all the spring. On the
25th of this month a half a dozen
of these terrific storms were pres
ent in the northern part of the state,
occasioning severe damage to pro-
perty, killing fifteen to twenty per-
sons and injuring several score
more
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1907-05-30

The continued cold weather is
discouraging for the tender feath-
cred songsters recently arrived from
the south. Not only do they suffer
from the severity of the cold but it
is difficult for them to find sufficient
food to sustain life. Insects are
very scarce. Upon only one day,
two weeks ago Sunday, were flies
and other insects seen in any great
numbers. AS consequence of this
trouble induced by the unfavorable
weather dead birds are frequently
seen, evidently starved.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1907-05-30

A change in the bounty law took
effect May l. The animal must be
brought to the chairman of the town
within six hours after killed. Scalp
must be removed, including upper
eye1ids. This must be done in
presence of one witness besides
chairman. Animals cannot be
brought in before a. m. or after 4
p. m. They must be presented to
county clerk and register of deeds
for bounty.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1907-05-30

A Pennsylvania Dutch cl ergyman
was in the habit of giving out two
lines of a hymn at time for the
CHI DIR to sing. One dark, rainy day
he could not see the words and said:
Mine eyes ish dim. l cannot see.
| left mine specks at home" The
choir, supposing this to be the
hymn, struck up the tune of COM
mon meter. The minister bawled
out: "Mein Colt, Mein Colt! Dat
ish no hymn. l only said mine eyes
wash dim" The choir sang these
two lines, the minister saying: II
dink the debil's in you all. Dot
wash no hymn to sing at ALL"
Some of the Democrats of ST.
Croix county are kicking because
Assemblyman Anderson voted for
Isaac Stephenson for United States
Senator. Anderson did just right
by so yoting-he represented there
by majority of the people of the
county. True, he was elected on a
Democratic ticket, but by Republi-
can votes. St. Croix county has,
according to the vote in the last
presidential election, 1859 Demo
Gratis and 1898 Republicans, Re-
publican majority of 1879.
Twenty universities in the United
States have each over 5000 stu
dents; seven have oyer 1900 and
two have over 5000. Harvard Uni
versity has 5,343 and Chicago Uni
versity has 5,079. The University
of Wisconsin was credited last year
with 3, 166 students and the Univer-
sity of Minnesota with 4,025. Tenn
pie College, over which Russell
Conwell is president had 3,107.
This year the Wisconsin University
records $500 students.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1907-05-23
He Fought at Gettysburg.

David Parker, of Fayette, N.
Y, who lost a foot at Gettysburg,
writes: Electric Bitters have
done me more good than any
medicine l ever took. For sew
eral years / had stomach trouble,
and paid out much money fol
medicine to little purpose, until
| began taking Electric Bitters.
/ would not take $500 for what
they have done for me-" Crane
tonic for the aged and for female
weaknesses. Great Alternative
and body builder; sure cure fo.
lame back and weak kidneys
Guaranteed by VIM. Kipp's Sons
druggists. SOC.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1907-05-23
Otterbein.

John Hetzler and family spent
Sunday with Mr.. Hetzler's father.
Nelson Brown and family and
R. H. Siler of West Manchester
visited 7. L. Howell's Sunday.
Curt Grubbs and wife visited
Mr.. and Mrs. Hoerner near New
Paris Sunday.
Allen Hetzler and family spent
Sunday with George Roberts and
family near White Water.
Peter Hawkey and daughter
Lottie spent Saturday and Sun
day near Gordon.
Mrs. S. r. Roberts is on the
sick list.
Perry Nisonger and family
spent Sunday with Charles Hoff
and family.
Rev. Huddle called on Charles
McClear Friday.
Ezra Slifer and wife visited
Charles McClear and family Sun
day.
Mrs. T. L. Howell, Sarah Bow
ers, Sarah Peara and Miss Myr-
tie Howell were Greenville shop
pers last Saturday.
Mrs. Sarah Bowers of West
Manchester and Miss Myrtle Ho-
we'll from Twin Chapel visited
friends in this vicinity from Fri
day until Monday.
Roy Murray, Miss Jessie Freed
and Miss Treuary, of New Mad
ison, visited John Gillian and
family Sunday.
Quarterly meeting will be held
at this place next Saturday and
Sunday.
T. I. Shiguro, the Japanese
missionary, now at a Dayton
seminary, gave us an interesting
talk Sunday night on the relig-
ion, manners and customs of his
native country.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1907-05-23
Obituary.

Emma Keckler was born near
Fort Jefferson, Ohio, February
Is, 1867, and departed this life
May 9, 1907, aged 40 years, 2
months and IA days. She was
the only daughter of John and
Julia Ann Keckler, late of this
county, and was married to w. E.
Ayers July 13, 1887. To this
union there were born eleven
children, two of whom preceded
her to the spirit land. She and
her husband lived in this county
until November, 1904, when the
family removed to Tennessee for
a short time, thence to Salem,
COlumbiana county, Ohio, where
she died, after a lingering i'll
ness of some nine months. She
fully realized that the end of her
life on earth was near and ex-
pressed herself as satisfied to
meet her Savior.
She leaves a husband, five sons
and four daughters, three broth
ers, two half-sisters, and many
relatives and friends to mourn
their loss.
The funeral sermon was preach
ed by Rev. Delos S. Ferguson to
a large audience at Fort Jeffer-
son and her body was laid to rest
in Oak Grove cemetery.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1907-05-23
CREENVILLE, OHIO. THURSDAY, MAY 20. 1907

the rolls many of the old clerks
who were fit for no other duty,
and partly from fossilism, which
was loath to change an old sys-
TEN. Now, however, the rec
ords are to be copied in type
writing instead of manuscript.
1t is said that it will effect a saw
ing of about fifty percent in mon
ey and sixty percent in time.
Many of the old clerks, it is
thought, will have to go, and this
will be a hardship, but it will ex-
pedite the business of the Inter
ior Department. vastly,
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1907-05-23
A Hard Debt to Pay.

81 owe a debt of gratitude that
can never be paid off," writes
G. S. Clark, of Westfield, Iowa,
"for my rescue from death, by
DR.. Kings New Discovery. Both
lungs were so seriously affected
that death seemed imminent,
when l commenced taking New
Discovery. The ominous dry,
hacking cough quit before the
first bottle was used, aud two
more bottles made a complete
cure" Nothing has ever equaled
New Discovery for coughs, colds
and all throat and lung COM
plants. Guaranteed by VIM.
Kipp's Sons, druggists. soc and
$1.OO. Trial bottle free.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1907-05-23

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Fort jefferson.

Thinking there might be some
of the Journal readers would like
to hear from the old Fort once
again, we offer the following
items of news.
Miss Katharine Fitzgerald has
returned from three months
visit with relatives in Dayton.
Miss Addie Combs of Ithaca
was calling on friends here last
Sunday.
Mrs. Thomas Noggle is very
low at this writing. She is max
ing her home with her son John,
who lives on the Robeson farm,
south of town.
Mr.. Weaver and wife of Green
vile were the guests of John
Hathaway and family Sunday.
Rev. Ferguson and daughter
Jessie were at Hollansburg and
New Madison Sunday.
The Epworth League service
will be conducted next Sunday
evening by Miss Opal Baum.
Everybody invited.
We haven't as yet learned what
arrangements the committee has
made for Decoration Day servic-
eS here.
Dan Shelter is putting in a cis-
tern for S. Victor.
Oscar Victor has a new buggy
and the girls are all smiles.
Quite number of the boys
from here attended the ball game
at New Madison Sunday.
Harley North was home from
Dayton a few days last week.
Miss Daisy North has been on
the sick list for several days,
but is slowly improving.
Miss Clara Reigle is working
at John Noggle's this week.
Mrs. Lydia Bobenmyer has
gone to Union City for a weeks
visit.
Ruby Devilbliss was the guest
of Blanche Deleplane Sunday.
May 20. VENUS.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1907-05-23

The commencement exercises
of the Greenville High School will
occur Thursday evening, May 30.
Admission charge S5c. Tickets
on sale at Huhn & Pointner's.
Seats reserved after 7:3O am.
Monday, May q.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1907-05-23
WASHINGTON LETTER.

The weather is still a little cool
for the usual crop of brain storm
stories that grow up with mid
summer, but some of the ener-
getic political alarmists came out
last week with a sensation in the
shape of a yarn that Secretary
Cortelyou was a secret enemy of
the president, that he had been
strengthening himself to make
the race for the presidential NOM
ination next year, and was quiet
ly doing all he could to handicap
Secretary Taft in Ohio. This is
about as farfetched a story as
could be imagined. 1t may be
true that Secretary Cortelyou has
presidential ambitions, who has
not? But he is clever enough not
to entertain them for 1908. In
fact, even his enemies will ad-
nit that Mr.. Cortelyou is too
clever to ever do an impolitic
thing or attempt the impossible.
1t has been said of him that he
was so smooth he had to wear
sandpaper pajamas to keep from
slipping out of bed. And that
would not be in keeping with try
ing to wreck the Taft boom or
start himself in the race in 1908.
AS a matter of fact, Mr.. Cor
telyou, the president, and Sec
retary Taft are all good friends.
Mr.. Cortelyou is much the young
est man of the three. He came
from a White House stenographer
to be a cabinet officer, and that
is doing very we'll for a man
scarcely turned forty. 1t is quite
on the cards that he may try for
the nomination in 1912, if he is
alive and well then, as there
seems every probability he will
be. But it can be safely said
that he is not injecting himself
into the Ohio fight at this stage
of the game.
Senator Fairbanks launched
his boom in a modest way at
Philadelphia last week. 1t is in
teresting to note that he spoke
strongly IN TaVOf OF expansion
and "the present commercial pol
icy" which is another way of
saying that the tariff must not
be touched. But the world does
not seem to have been disturbed
in it's orbit very much as the re-
suit of the announcement.
One of the most serious things
in the political line is the report
that desperate efforts are being
made to line up the coming trans
Mississippi convention in Denver
against the president and all the
western policies of the Admins
tration. It is generally believed
there is something in this. But
the movement is thought to come
Il
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1907-05-23
Gettysburg.

carrie mckee ana llleZ myers
visited a couple of days at Ada
last week.
The Trio Concert Co. will give
a sacred concert in our Methodist
church on the evening of June 6.
This company is made up of three
blind men, who are specialists in
vocal and instrumental music,
and as the Sunday school of this
church will be a beneficiary in
the proceeds,-.I bespeak a gen
erous patronage, as the funds
accruing will be devoted to a
good object. Let every person
help in making the venture a big
success.
Our Township Sunday School
Association will hold a conven-
ton in our M. E. church on June
2 at 2 O'Clock pm, at which an
excellent program will be rem
dered. On the following Sunday
ChiIdren's Day exercises will be
observed in the same church.
On last Saturday morning a
hail storm visited this place, ac-
companied by a considerable rain
fall, since which it has been con-
siderably cooler. This morning
the mercury of some thermome-
ters marked a temperature be-
low the freezing point. This is
very cool for the time of year
for vegetable growth. Corn
planting is we'll nigh done, and
it is coming up slowly.
Arrangements are about COM
plete for the observance of Dec
grafton Day at this place. W. F.
Hufford of Ada has been en-
gagged as the orator of the day,
and he is reported to be an ex-
cellent speaker.
The remains of Joseph Ryan
and wife, late of Webster, dying
at the residence of DR.. C. F. Ry-
an of Versailles, on last Thurs
day, within a few hours of each
other, were given burial in our
cemetery last Sunday, funeral
services being held in the M. E.
church at Webster, of which they
were life members, conducted by
Rev. Keyes of Versailles circuit,
attended by a large concourse Of
relatives and neighbors. These
aged people filled an important
place in the community of which
they were members, and lived tt
a ripe old age, and served thei
generation we'll. Peace to thei
ashes.
May 21. XOB
The Journal aud Cincinnati POI
both year for ~ 90.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1907-05-23
Christian Endeavor Convention.

The annual convention of the
Darke County Christian Endea-
vor Union will be held at Anson-
ia, Ohio, Tuesday, June A, 1907.
Everybody invited.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1907-05-23
VOL. 75-EstabIishedi832.
The Conference FizzIe.

"A
Dick called a conference of Re
publicans to meet at Columbus
but two days before the appoint
ed time, he called it off. Why
did he call the conference? Why
did he call it off?
His own statement is that the
conference was intended to pro.
mote harmony in the party, that
seeing no hope of accomplishing
the desired end the thing was
called off. The chairman may
be correct as far as he is con-
cerned. He wants harmony and
peace in the party, but wants to
dictate the terms, and the Re-
publicans of Ohio are tired OF
Dicks bossing.
Is there need of a conference
at this time? Certainly not to
produce harmony. The Repub-
licans of Ohio are nearly unani-
NOUS on the candidacy of Secre-
tary Taft next year. Senator
Foraker seemed, a while back, to
have an idea that he himself
would be selected as the Ohio
favorite son, and under this
pleasing delusion wanted to have
the matter tested by a popular
vote, but the senator's friends
discovered that Secretary Taft
had already won the hearts OF
the Ohio Republicans, and that
Senator Foraker would not have
the ghost of a chance in compe-
tition with the war secretary.
What then? Well, something
must be done to mollify Senator
Foraker's feelings. He can not
be endorsed for a presidential
candidate at this time, but could
he not be endorsed to succeed
himself in the United States Sen
ate? Cox and Dick put their
heads together and concocted
the conference harmony scheme;
the cardinal points to be, Taft
for the presidency, Harris for
governor, and Foraker for the
senate. A great scheme this
for Senator Foraker, at least
for it would give him a pretty
sure hold upon the senatorship
for another term. Would the
Taft crowd agree to this? Byno
means. The cry went up all ov-
er the state, mo bargain for Of
fice." Dick heard it, and the
+ difference was recalled.
There was no need of a con-
ference to find out the state OF
feeling as regards Taft. The
whole state is for him, and fol-
him enthusiastically. No other
name can be mentioned with his
to command SC. great a unanlml'
ty. Governor Harris has no ser
ious rival for the governorship'
These two could be easily en-
dorsed in a conference of Ohio
Republicans at this time; but
Senator Foraker's endorsement
is a different matter. Ohio does
not want to do it just yet. 1t il
premature. tits no time to nom
mate a senator. Let us not bt
hasty.
Furthermore, Senator Foraker
has become, to large numbel
of Republicans, persona MOI
grata. There is no use minclni
words about it, for at this tim
Senator Foraker has lost his hol'
on the state of Ohio. The stat
that gave Roosevelt such an en-
ormous majority can not b
nleased with the able, but bitter
antagonism to the Administra
ton by Senator Foraker. Doug
las forfeited the support of hi
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1907-05-23

|
corporate interests of the west
any not from the people. SEN
ator-elect Guggenheim, a men,
ber of the Smelter Trust family,
is said to be one of the prime
movers in the affair. The rail
roads that have been headed off
in their efforts to grab hundreds
of thousands of acres of govern
ment coal lands and the lumber
interests that have been balked
in the same way of timber grab
bing schemes are all said to be
interested. 1t is to the advan-
tage of these people to make, all
the western policies of the Ad-
ministration appear in as bad a
light as possible. They have
more chance in attacking the for
est reserve orders than in any,
thing else, and an effort is being
made to mislead the public as far
as possible regarding the govern
ment policy in handling public
land of all sorts and especially
the forests. Senator Carter of
Montana has been one of the
most active of the anti-Adminis-
tration workers in this line and
he has been getting maps made
of the forest reserve areas (maps
made at government expense, of
course) and is using them in a
campaign of so-called education
among western people.
The president has tried a num-
ber of times to make it plain that
his only object in withdrawing
big areas of the west from home
stead entry has been to keep
them intact till expert geologists
and foresters could determine
their exact nature and value with
a view to keeping them from fall
ing into the hands of Spectators
and reserving them so far as was
desirable for the benefit of the
public in the future. Special ar
rangements have been made for
grazing cattle under proper su-
pervision in the forest reserves.
There is, Of course, a great deal
of valuable agricultural land in
most of the reserves, and pro-
vision has been made for opening
this to settlers as fast as possible.
The settlers have realized the ad-
vantages Of a homestead in the
midst of a forest reserve and the
government is alive to the ad-
vantage of having some settlers
located in the reserves. Hun
dreds of thousands of acres of
coal and other mineral land have
already been recovered from mo-
nopoly by railroads and lumber
companies that had no right to
them, and altogether it would
seem to the average man that the
western public had Jared pretty
well at the hands of the Admin
istration which is trying to safe
guard western land interests. OF
course, many Of the big interests
that have suffered in their career
of land stealing and speculation
are ready to misrepresent the
case to the western public if they
can. But a number Of the pres.
ident's ablest lieutenants are go
ing into the west to present thu
situation to people in it's true
light and it is not likely that the
Denver convention will be STAN
peded into any anti-Administra
I tion resolutions.
I The most startling innovation
I of years is taking place in tn,
Land Office and the Patent Office
These are two places where ther
is an immense amount of copying
of records done, and up to dat
it has all been done by hand
partly from a desire to keep O
Z # i " taI
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1907-05-23

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Rollman Tobacco Planter at the fac
tory. Guaranteed to give satisfaction
in every respect. Get the best and save
from $40 to $15. Z A. RoLIMAN,
West Manchester, Ohio. 43w3*
s~ Read our clubbing ofers.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1907-05-23
A Significant Prayer.

May the Lord help you make
Bucklen's Arnica Salve known
to ALL" writes J. G. Jenkins, of
Chapel Hill, N. C. 1t quickly
took the pain out of a felon for
me and cured it in a wonderfully
short time" Best on earth for
sores, burns and wounds. 25c
at VIM. Kipp's Sons drug store.
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The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1907-11-11
WAITSBURG MAN DEAD.

Austin c. Hescock of Waitsburg,
ST. Mary's hospital yesterday morn
ing. Austin c. Hescock of Waitsburg,
who has been receiving medical treat
ment at ST. Mary's hospital for sever
al weeks pas, died at that institu-
ton yesterday morning at 2;3O
o'clock.
Deceased was Ga years Of age and a
well known resident of the Waits
burg country, where he has lived for
many years. He is survived by wife,
one daughter, Miss Daisy Hescock and
by five sons, Lee and Hervey of Wal
Iowa, ana Harvey, Clarence and LeoL-
ard of this city.
The body was shipped to Waitsburs
this morning and the funeral services
were held from the Methodist church
of that city, Rev. Brumby, pastor OF
the church. officiating. 1nterment was
made in the Waitsburg cemetery.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1907-11-11
PERSONAL MENTION

J. w. Hitchcock of, Starbuck, is IL,
the city today.
F. M. Dalton, of Waitsburg, is in
the city today.
Mrs. H. H. Turner, was visitor
in Weston, Saturday and Sunday.
c. Goodwin of Freewater. was
ruest in the city over Sunday.
R. D. Moore of Pasco, is in the city
for a few days business visl,.
Mrs. C. F. Palmer of Freewater, is
in the city visiting with friends.
Mr.. and Mrs. Pat Tierney of Free
water. were guests in the city yester-
day.
Frank Kellogg left today for Spo-
Kane where he will visit the remain
der of the week.
Mr.. and Mrs W. E. Cahlll OF Day
TON were in the city over Sunday
visiting with friends and relatives.
d c.. Sanderson of Freewater, edl-
for of the Times" published there,