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Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1907-07-25
BoNAPARTE.

Deaconness Lillian Jones Of Chicago
filled the pulpit of the Methodist
Episcopal church here on last Sunday
morning.
Mr. and Mrs. D. w. Riggle have
dence property in East Bonaparte for
$625.
Miss Georgia Mohler entertained
her Sunday school class at a picnic
Tuesday.
Thomas Weeks of Salem was a
business visitor here yesterday.
Ellis Rowe Of Stockport was the
guest of relatives here Monday.
Miss A. Pearson of St. Louis is Wis
iting her brother, Vida Gates and
family.
Mrs. Sarah Stahl and daughter have
gone to Keokuk for an extended visit
with the Elmer Stahl family.
Messrs Alden Watts and William
Weir were Keokuk visitors Monday.
Mrs. M. Ferguson Of Bloomfield is
the guest Of her daughter, Mrs. Ed
Chapman.
Mrs. Thos. Christy and daughter,
Miss June, are guests at the B. F..
Ketchum home in Pennington.
Miss Eff1e Cox entertained number
of friends Monday evening in honor Of
Miss Alice Catcott of Peoria, Ill.
Miss Margaret Clark of Des Moines
arrived yesterday for visit with her
aunt, Mrs j. B. Edwards.
Mrs H. q. Rees Of Keosauqua Is
spending a few days with her sister,
Mrs. Clarence Davis.
Mr. and Mrs. Van Norris visited
friends in Keokuk yesterday.
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PULASKI.

Pulaski.-The new dynamo and ma
chinery for the electric light plant ar.
rived here Monday and was taken t.
the old mill and put in position.
Clod Power, who has been attend.
ing medical school at Iowa City the
past year returned home Monday even.
Ing to spend his vacation with his
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Andrew Power
Miss Lillian Kennedy of Bloomfield
visited Letha Howard over Sunday.
Mrs. James Milligan. and daughter
Hazel returned to their home ir
Bloomfield Monday, having visited
Mrs. Milligan's parents, Mr.. and Mrs
S. Brunk since Friday
Miss Elmer Andrew left Saturday
evening for Kahoka, Mo-, where she
will visit her brother, Pete Andrew
and family for few days.
Miss Vina Altitude returned tt
Bloomfield Monday after weeks
visit here with friends.
Mrs. Carrie Boyd and children re-
turned home from Bloomfield Monday
evening.
Rev. Dunkelburger filled his regular
appointment at stiles Sunday.
Miss Lola Hunt went to Moulto1
Friday for an extended visit with rela
tives.
Mr.. and Mrs. Isaac Gortineer and lit
| tie sons of Cumberland are visiting a
the parental Gortineer home in this
| place.
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Popular Excursion to
the Twin Cities

On Saturday, Jtly 81, the Iowa Gen.
trail will run their next popular excur-
sion to ST. Paul and Minneapolis, leav-
ing Oskaloosa at 1920 p. M, arriving
Minneapolis Sunday 500 a. m, and st.
Paul, S:35 a. M, at the exceedingly low
rate Of $3.50 for the round trip. Tick
cts good to return on any regular train
not later than No. 2, leaving ST. Paul
900 a. M, Minneapolis, $40 a. M.
Tuesday. July 80. This will enable you
to see all the points of interest around
the Twin Cities.
A Pullman sleeper will be attached
to train and those desiring reservation
can obtain same on application to
agents. Rate for double berth, accom-
modating two people, only s1.00.
See your local agent about tickets
and reservation.
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LEGAL.
ORIGINAL Notice.

In the District Court of Iowa In and
for Wapello County. August term,
1907.
Bessie Belford Plaintiff, VS.. Edwin
Bedford. Defendant.
To Edwin Belford:
You are hereby notified that on or
before the first day of August, 1907,
the petition Of the above named plain-
tiff will be filed in the office Of the
clerk of the District Court of the State
Of Iowa, in and for Wapello County,
claiming of you a divorce on thu
grounds of desertion and adultery and
asking alimony in the sum Of One
Thousand Dollars, or Fifteen Dollars
per month, and that she be awarded
the care and custody Of one minor
child, and such other and further re-
lief as the Court may deem just. (Ses
petition.)
And unless you appear thereto and
defend before noon of the second day
Of the next term. being the August
term Of said Court, which will COM
mence at Ottumwa, Iowa, on the 28th
day of August, A. D. 1907, default will
be entered against you and Judgment
rendered thereon.
Dated this 9th day of June, 1907
Steck, Daugherty & Steck,
Attys. for Plaintiff.
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Mrs. GoeIdner Summoned.

Mrs. Dora Goeldner, wife of Charles
Goeldner. living one mile east Of Sig
Quincy died Sunday morning after an
illness of but two days duration. Mrs.
Goeldner was 28 years old and sis
ter of County Treasurer Herman F..
Schwenke. The funeral will be held at
the home at 2 o'clock Tuesday. July
20.
Mrs Chris. Wickenkamp and daugh-
ter, Corda of Burlington arrived in
Sigourney Monday morning for brief
visit with relatives. -.
Chris Terrell Of Lancaster visited In
Sigourney Monday.
Rev. O'Connor's 11-months-cld boy
died Monday morning after a brief ILL
ness. The funeral services were held
at the home Tuesday morning and the
Rev. O'Connor is pastor Of the Church
of Christ.
Mrs. Will Hamilton and son Edgar
arrived home Monday morning from a
six weeks visit in Washington and
Idaho.
James Lockridge of Delta arrived
yesterday from Belgium. He brought
with him seven head Of thoroughbred
horses.
j. F Bray and wife Of Grinnel
spent Sunday at the parental Thomas
, Kelly home.
George Rama of Lancaster was ir
| Stgourney Monday.
| Charles Mackey has purchased the
Miles Atwood farm four miles north
west of Sigourney.
Miss Maude McVicker was passen.
ger for Oskaloosa Monday morning.
| Miss Grace Farmer of Oskalooss
spent Sunday with her parents here
| Marsh Swails and wife Of Webster
were in Sigourney Monday.
Frank Strong of Lancaster was {
| Sigourney caller Monday
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PLAN BIG
EXHIBIT
AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY OF DA-
Wis COUNTY WILL HOLD I'M
MENsE FAIR IN SEPTEMBER
WILL GIVE MANY PRIZES
Premiums Will be Awarded to Win
ners in all Kinds of Contests, Stock
and Other Exhibits - Interesting
Schedule of Races is out
From "Wednesday Daily

From Wednesday Daily
Much interest Is being attracted in
this vicinity toward the fair to be held
September 10, II, IL, and 10 at Bloom.
field by the Agricultural society OF
Davis county. Great preparations have
been made for the show and an elabor-
ate and interesting program has been
arranged by the officers of the fair.
Following is the program for the oc.
casion as SHOWN in the complete
pamphlets just issued.
First Day, September 10.
Tuesday the first day will be day
Of general preparation and it is expect.
ed that all stock and articles to be ex.
hibited will be on the grounds by night
to have them there.
Wednesday, Second Day.
September IL will be ex-soldiers' and
children's day when all ex-soilders and
children under fourteen years of age
will be admitted free Following are
the exhibits of the second day. All
horses and cattle will be exhibited in
the show ring in front of the amphi
theater at the same hour on different
parts of the tracks.
9:30-horses and cattle, males, class
es Is and 4, S, 6 respectively.
10:00-horses, males, classes IL, r.
and 10.
10:30-cattle, males, classes 1, q
and 3.
horses, class IA.
11:00-jacks, jennets and mules
class 49,
1:O0-2:4O trot, purse 5000.
2:25-pace, purse 5000.
Running half mile and repeat. purse
SIS.
Thursday, Third Day.
9:00-cattle. female, classes 4, s, an6
e:oo-horses, females, classes II, /:
and 13.
1o:0o-cattle, females, classes /, {
and 3.
1O:0O-horses, females, class Is.
10:00-horses, class Is.
1:00-2:25 trot, purse $780,
Free for all pace, purse 5000.
Running half mile and repeat, purse
S75.
Friday, Fourth Day.
9:00-cattle, classes and s.
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was accompanied by Miss Katie Bat
tan, who will visit friends here.
Mrs Edward Moses returned Sun
day from visit in Des Moines.
Miss Alvida Norlander returned
Monday from a visit in Centerville.
Miss Ethel Bessey Is visiting
friends in Centerville
Walter Oakley and Miss Celia Grail
we're united in marriage Tuesday
evening at the brides home west of
town.
Miss Edith Walsh was an Ottumwa
caller Saturday.
Drs. Dobb are shipping their house.
hold goods to Illinois where they ex.
pect to make their future home.
On Saturday evening a game OF
ball was played between Hiteman and
the Ottumwa Red Sox, the score being
6 to 2 in favor Of Ottumwa. They
played again Sunday, the score be
| ing to in favor of Hiteman.
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with the mower as it Is down so badly
the binder can not be used. There
will be considerable loss in rye as the
farmers having fields of 1t could not
get in it in time to harvest 1t. Soap
Creek was badly out of bank Satur-
day and Saturday night. The crops
along the bottom lands of the creek
will be greatly injured.
Mrs. R. H. Listetor and little daugh-
ter Mary who have been visiting With
friends at Sumner, Mo-, returned home
Saturday evening, accompanied by
tor, who has been i'll for the past sew
eral weeks, and who will visit here a
few weeks with her sons, G. E. and r.
H. Lisetor.
Miss Bessie Fleming Of Milwaukee.
Wis, came in Wednesday night to
spend the summer with relatives and
friends.
Mrs. cordie Reno and infant son.
and her sister, Miss Blanche Rankin.
visited near Lancaster, Mo-, last week
with their cousin, Mrs. Hardin Burns.
Miss Alta Longcor spent several
days last week with her grandparents,
Mr.. and Mrs. R. A, Barber Of near
Drakeville.
Mrs. Ora carnes OF Des Moines
came Saturday evening for two
weeks visit with relatives.
Mrs. Emma Williams and daughter
Eta of Drakeville were the guests
of Mrs. Elmira Morris Thursday.
Mrs. Bert Smith and Mrs. Walter
Wilkinson of Floris syent Sunday with
Mrs. ]. E. Johnson. Little Miss Larue
Johnson returned home with Mrs. Will
kinson for visit.
Miss Ethelyn Hardin and Mrs. G..
3. Lisetor returned home Tuesday
from visit with friends at Sumner,
ia6 hnYna
by Mrs. Lisetor's little sister-in-law.
Charles Longcor visited with friends
in Bloomfield Sunday.
The telephone lines In this vicinity
are still badly crippled by the storm.
DR.. c. c. Heady reported here Sun
day morning the death on Saturday
night of Philip Rothenstein Of Bunch.
The cause Of his death was blood pol
soning. Mr.. Rothensteln and family re-
sided here for a short time several
years ago.
Miss Bessie Keethler of Drakeville
called at the Mrs. Elmira Morris home
one day last week while on her way
home from a two weeks visit with
friends in Ottumwa and near Evans,
where she visited her sister, Mrs.
Boles. Her little niece came home
with her.
r. A. Barber of near Drakeville was
a Belknap caller today.
q. H. Middleton left yesterday for
Purcell, Kansas to dig a well for the
Rock Island. Mrs. Middleton daugh-
ter Ruby and son Curtis are visiting
relatives at Seymour.
w. A. Wishard is an Ottumwa visi-
tor today.
Mrs Wayland and son of Ottumwa
are the guests today of their cousin,
Miss Emma Smock.
Mr.. and Mrs. T. c. Cree Of Bloom
field visited here Sunday with their
daughter, Mrs. Orla Burns and fam
lily.
Mrs A. T. Smock and daughter,
Ruth were Bloomfield visitors Thurs
day.
The Misses Merna and Sylvia My
ers and brothers Cecil and Alva went
to Bloomfield Thursday to visit their
mother, Mrs. Charles Dodd, who is III
at the hospital.
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FREIGHT RATE
is CHANGED
MINIMUM CHARGE OF FORTY
CENTS AFTER AUG. 10 FOR IN.
TERsTATE BUSINESS.

Beginning August the minimum
car load tonnage on third-class freight
and all higher grades will be changed
from $4,000 to 10000 pounds. This
will bring the rate in the state on
the same basis as the interstate CLASH
fication that has existed for number
of years.
A new freight tariff has been re.
ceived by the railroads operating in
the city that will take effect on Aug
10 changing the present tariff to forty
cents as the minimum charge to any
interstate point. The rate for state
business will continue to be twenty.
five cents.
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HlTEMAN.

Hiteman-Misses Margaret and
Minnie Phillips, Jessie Torrance and
Rilla Amsbury left Monday morning
for a visit in Colorado.
Mrs. ]. S. Morgan visited in Hooking
last Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. D. l.. Thomas of Bux
ton visited relatives here Sunday,
Prof. Ernest Coad of Abba was q
Hiteman caller Wednesday.
Jim Jones of Abba was a business
caller here Wednesday,
Mrs Eliza Wears returned las
week from Lucas where she has beer
visiting friends and relatives. She
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MARKETS BY ASSOCIATED PRESS
Chicago Live Stock Market.

Chicago, July 24.--Cattle-Rec
10000; steady; beeves, s4.65@735.
cows and heifers. s1.5O@5.4O; stockers
and feeders. s2.s0@5.00; good to prime
steers, $5.75@7.35.
Hogs-Receipts. 23OO0: 5n1Oc high
er; light, $s.o5@6.40; mixed 5000
6.35; heavy, s5.50@6.25; good to choice
heavy, ss.15@6.25; rough. s5.5o@5.s5;
bulk sales. s6.o0@6.25.
Sheep-Receipts, $4,000; strong, $3.50
5000; yearlings, s6.1o@6.75; lambs,
'$575@7.60.
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Chicago Produce Market.

Chicago, July 24.-Wheat, September
opened, 91@91h; highest. 92A; low
est, 81; closing, 92h.
Corn-September opened, So: high
54A.
Oats-September opened, $3.50
3S1s; highest, 80; lowest, $685.; clos
ing, S88s.
Pork-Jhly, s15.4o; Sept, $3.50.
Lard-July. 1912; Sept. 1927.
Ribs-July, 1856; Sept, $S.S0@s.S2.
Rye--Cash, Sc.
Barley-55 @65.
Timothy. flax and clover not quoted.
New York Butter and Egg Market.
New York, July 24.--Butter, quiet,
easier; street price, extra creamery
|25h; official prices creamery common
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9:00-horses, classes II and 10.
10:00-cattle, classes 9 and 10.
10:00-any unfinished business.
11:00 grand parade Of premium

stock.
1:00-free for all trot, purse 5000.
2::35 pace, purse 5000.
Consolation running for starters and
nonwinners in previous races, purse
SIS.
In addition to the above program
premiums will be given for all kinds Of
farm produce and displays, domestic
displays, machinery, poultry, sheep,
swine and everything usually shown
in contests Of this nature.
Special arrangements are rapidly be-
Ing completed by the committees in
charge to handle immense crowds at
the fair and meals will be served on
the grounds to those wishing to spend
any entire day at the fair.
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ing in line with his new duties and
shows marked amount of intelligence
already. The team was given run
last night In the cool of the evening
and developed a marvellous speed
notwithstanding the fact that 1t was
Herm the Seconds first trip to tina
wagon. The new horse weighs Just
ten pounds more than his mate, the
later weighing 1885 pounds
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PEOPLES PULPIT
From Wednesday Daily

FTOm Wednesday Daily.
have heard that there are stories
circulating throughout the city that
Pauline Hansman, who was burned
with gasoline and died last Saturday,
was buried on the county's expense
and want the public to know that
these stories are not truthful. / and
my sister had her buried and we stood
all the expenses; neither were Mrs.
Judson. Pauline and her grandmother
in destitute circumstances. The little
girl did not support her grandmother.
(Signed) Edgar Judson, City.
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"HERM" HAS A MATE.
New Fire Horse is Purchased to Run
With the Beautiful Bay Named
After Aid Rrepohoref

Chief of the fire department, Henry
Schmidt, has added another new horse
to his stables. Herm the Second, the
new animal is beautiful bay and is a
dead match for his mate, Herm the
First He was purchased from John
Proud, who resides north of Ottumwa
near Salem.
The team will develop into pair OF
winners, if the calculations of the
members of the fire department come
true. The new horse is rapidly fall
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Chicago Butter and Egg Market.
Chicago, July 24.-Butter, steady;
creameries, 21@23A; diaries, 1S1s q
221a.
Eggs-strong, 1sK@15.
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BlDWELL-.

Bldwell-Daniel Kerr and Miss
Clara Lathrop attended the Morrell
picnic in Ottumwa last week.
Rolla Lewis visited friends in OF
turnwa Saturday night.
Mrs. G. r. Chisman Is still in very
health.
Charles Johnston, Henry Oswald,
Thomas Odenbaugh, James Johnston
and Roy Gates visited relatives and
friends in Chillicothe Friday.
Grant Garfield Is quite i'll.
Mr. and Mrs. John Chance of South
Ottumwa is visiting at the Lloyd Smith
home.
Mr. and Mrs James F. Knox Of High
Point visited relatives here last week.
Herald Galland Is patient at the
Ottumwa hospital, being operated on
there Saturday for appendicitis. From,
all reports he is getting along nicely.
William Smith and family OF Mum
terville We're guests at the William
Grooms home Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Scott Johnston visited
Sunday at the Bert Ross home near
Blekesburg.
Mr.. and Mrs David Grooms of Chill
licothe visited at the John Grooms
Miss Fannie Williams is on the sicl
| list
Elmer Rose and family Of Pleasant
Hon7e visited at the c. r. Chismar
Mr.. and Mrs. Curtis chisman Of
| ! ...,.., Visiting relatives
here.
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rom Wednesday Daily.
Carl Carpenter Funeral.

Private funeral services over the re-
mains of Carl Carpenter, two months
old son of Mr.. and Mrs. Horace Car
penter Of 230 East Fourth street who
passed away yesterday evening were
held at the family residence at 1920
o'clock this morning. Interment was
made in Ottumwa cemetery.
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TODAYS' MARKETS

(This market Is furnished by Cas-
sidy G. Gray, Members Chicago Board
Of Trade. Local office, Rooms 10 and
10, Leighton Bldg. Telephone 933. e.
r. VoiRt resident manager)
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CHICAGO Cash Grain Market.

Chicago, July 24.-Cash wheat No. 2
red, 90k @91k; No. 3 red, 90@90h:
No. hard, 1914 @901ss No. hard, 50
@Ssh.
8 yellow 81; No. white ont quoted;
No. yellow, 55; No, 3, 53%.
Oats-No.2, No. and No white,
not quoted; No. white, 43@45h.
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New York Poultry Market

New York Poultry MARKET.
New York, July 24-Poultry, alive,
steady and unchanged; dressed. irregu-
lar; chickens 1923; fowls, 12Q15;
turkeys, 1904.
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to extra, 2o@24s; imitation creamery.
firsts, 211a@24
Eggs-Firm, unchanged
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Social and Band Concert to be Held

social ana band concert TO be feio.
Belknap.-The people of Sherman
chapel will give an ice cream social
and band concert in Wagner's grove
just south Of the church on Saturday
night, August 3, the proceeds to be
given to the minister. Rev. John Ran
dolph, who has been quite seriously
Ill for the past several months. Ev-
erybody is invited to attend. Excellent
entertainment will be furnished
throughout the evening by the Belknap
band.
Mrs. J. N. Putnam, who was very i'll
with typhoid fever Is reported some
better. Mrs. Charles Dodd is also re-
ported as improving in health.
Mrs. George Shull Of Red Oak and
sister, Mrs. J. w. Foote and children OF
Ottumwa came Friday evening to Wis
it their parents MIR. and Mrs. William
Dodd.
Quite a heavy wind and rain storm
visited this locality early Saturday
| morning Many shade and fruit trees
| were blown down and limbs were
broken off from many others, and sew
eral outbuildings were blown down
| The weather had been extremely warn
and sultry owing to the excessive
amount of moisture already on the
ground. Oats and other small grair
and corn was badly blown down. G
] L. Hancock is having his oats cut
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LOCAL MARKETS.
WHOLESALE PRlcEa

| FURNISHED by John Morrell & Co.,
Ltd, at II a. m. July 24.)
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1907-06-05
A SONG In Your Soul.

1.-THE Higher Thought Center of London
announces that sure cure for worry
care and nervous prostration Is to sing q
song In ones soul.-News Item.I
Do not worry and fret when your nerves
are upset
BY these clustering. blizzardy May days
Or fray yourself out getting peevish about
The infrequent recurrence Of pay days.
If your friends all unite with nendish
delight
On your tenderest feelings to trampIe.
Just merrily troll a low song in your
soul
A ditty like this. for example,
In Maytime. in Maytime. the gloamings
81 a-gloam;
What OF II IL the blizzard comes and blows
away your home?
Tomorrow probably viii bring more trou-
bic than today.
So lit tune and gayly Groom your tri-
fling cares away.
When you've snapped all your wealth in
exchange for bad health
And your nerves with sheer agony
culver
And the surgeon says. Eyes, can cure
you. / guess
BY excising your lights and your liver"
Just dig up laugh as Gu cheerily quaf
Your bumper Of good anaesthetic
And MARBLE lay as you yield 10 its sway
To >" air that is sL'iv pathetic:
Please, Mr.. Doctor leave httle Of me.
Don't take all my machineree.
For need throat 10 drink with,
And need some brains to think with;
30. please Mr.. Doctor leave a little OF
me.
james J. Montague ia New York Amer.
team.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1907-06-05
First publication May %. 1913.
PROBATE NOTICE.
Notice of application for letters of ad

Notice of application for letters of administration
VERNON COUNTY COURT-IN PROBATE.
State of Wisconsin, county of Vernon, 81.
In the matter of the estate of Robert N. Smear
ly. deceased
On this 18th day of May A. ID. 1907. upon read
ing and filing the petition of Robert Snearly, q
son, stating that Robert N. Snearly. late Of
the county of Vernon died intestate about the
9th day of February 1897. and praying that Willis
Roberts be appointed administrator of the estate
of said deceased.
1t is orderrd. that said application be heard be-
fore at a special term. at the probate Office In
the city Of Viroqua, on the nth day of June A.
ID. 1907. at 10 O'Clock a. m.
And it is further ordered that notice Of the time
and place appointed for hearing said application be
given to persons interested by publishing a copy
of this order for three weeks successfully ia the
Vernon County Censor. a newspaper printed in
hearing
By the Court. ID. o. MAHoNEY. County Judge
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1907-06-05
Tho Greatest warships In the World.

Tho Greatest Warships In the World.
Congress at the last session author
lied the construction of two 10000 ton
battleships. Full details Of the plans
and specifications are not given to the
public, but it Is known that they will
be twin vessels, more formidable than
the British Dreadnought and with a
speed of 81 knots. While congress
only asked for the submission Of
plans for a ship superior to the Dread
nought, the navy department consid-
cred the new Japanese and Italian
monsters as we'll Some details are
given in Harper's Weekly. 1t is GER
tain that the twin ships will carry ten
and possibly twelve twelve-inch guns
and a secondary battery of fourteen
flve-inch rapid fire guns, four three
pound salutlng guns, four one-pound
semiautomatie guns, two three inch
field pieces. two thirty caliber machine
guns and two submerged torpedo tubes.