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Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1907-09-12
FOX RIVER BAPTlsTs MEET.
Annual Session Boins Held in Bloom
MISREPRESENTATION Comprises
Thirteen Churchee

III
Thirteen Churches.
Bloomf1eld.--The annual meeting Of
the Fox River Baptist association held
with the Baptist church here. opened
Friday morning and continued over
sunday. The association comprises
thirteen churches. ten in Davis, two in
Wapello and one In Van Buren, county,
each being represented by messengers,
accordine to Its numerical strength.
There are over fifty messengers and
ten ordained ministers In attendance.
Inc Friday morning session was de.
voted to Organization and the election
Of ofticers. w. M. Wrav Of Bloomfield
being chosen moderator and w. L.
roster OF West Grove clerk and treas
urer s. =. Wilcox of Des Mo,nes
state missionary OF the church; Wilson
Mills, state Sunday school superinten
dent: Mrs. Miller, state secretary Of
the Baptist Woman's Missionary So
ciety; Miss Reid, from the Woman's
Home Missionary and Training school
at Chicago, and Prof. Shaw of Central
University, the Baptist school at
Pelia, are present to represent their
work. On Sunday mornine S. e. will
cox occupied the pulpit at the Metho-
DIST church. speaking on the state mis-
sion work and Wilson Mills spoke at
the Baptist church. The evening SER
vices at the Baptist church Sunday
evening We're in charge of the State
Sunday school SUPERINTENDENT.
Other News Of Interest.
John Mvans returned last evening
from Centervtlle, where he was called
to attend the funeral Of his cousin,
Robert Evans, who died of heart fail
IRE Wednesday evening.
Ruth Allender returned Wednesday
from a visit with relatives in Des
Moines. She was accompanied home by
her aunt, Mrs. Ed Carruthers, who will
remain in Bloomfield for week or
two. while Mr.. Carruthers is making
ARRANGEMENTS for their removal to
Centerville.
Mrs. Elizabeth Puders returned to-
day to their home in Hedrick, after an
extended visit with her daughter Mrs.
8. A. Hutton.
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. A. Wilkinson attend
ed the Eldon fair last week.
Lowell Hill and Ruth Bride of Bel
KNAPP will leave the first of the week
to enter the Iowa Wesleyan university
at Mt. Pleasant.
linston today to enroll rs student In
Elliott's Business college.
Mrs. Elizabeth Reynolds Of near
week and will occupy the AltheidFIaS
Drakeville will move to Bloomfield this
week and will occupy the Altheide
property In the north part OF town,
recently purchased by H. A. Wishard.
Mrs. Earl Evans and little daughter.
who have been visiting relatives here,
returned Wednesday to their home in
Kansas City.
Mrs. Charles Foltz Of Belle Plaine
Kansas, Is visiting her daughter Mrs
A. D. Holiday.
Mrs. A. w. woolard left wednesday
evening for Holbrook. Neb.. to visit her
sister. Mrs. Thomas Barnett, and
brother Pollard Patterson.
Frank Chandler of Danville. Ia, was
in town last week on business.
Mrs. Myrtle Myers and Miss Hazel
Browhard of Ottumwa are visiting
their aunt. Mrs. Mary whybrow, and
uncle, Jerome Brouhard, and will re-
main during the county fair.
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. K. Van Harlingen
have moved to Moulton. where they
have purchased the Henderson Res
To-, o.,k
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1907-09-12
BELKNAP NEWS ITEMS.

Belknap.-The Misses Mary AMI
Pearl Putnam and Miss Marie Har-
bour Of st. Louis left Sunday morn.
ing for their home after an extended
visit with relatives and friends.
Miss Zoe Mcconnell and brother
Rollo attended the state fair at Des
Moines last week.
Hon. John F. Lacey of Oskaloosa,
James Dysart, ST., Isaac Swinney and
Mrs. F. P. Baer Of Ottumwa passed
through here Friday morning on their
way to Drakeville to tatend the Old
Settlers reunion.
The new band stand was complet-
ed last week in time for the bands
use Thursday evening
Mrs. B. ]. Crandell of Philadelphia
and Mrs. ]. ]. Roll of Pratt, Kansas,
has arrived at the bedside their faith
Ter, j. N. Putnam, who is very low
with typhoid fever. Clyde Putnam Of
California is on the road here and
It is thought that Harry Putnam and
sister, Olive. who are both in Col
orado, the latter at Denver, will be
here soon. Mrs. ]. N. Putman's health
is still improving as much as could
be expected.
Walter Galpin of Lenora, Oklahoma,
came this morning to the bedside of
his sister, Mrs. Charles Dodd, who is
lying at the point Of death from can.
Ger. Her mother and all her broth
ers and sisters with the exception
|of one sister, Mrs. Tom Heady of
Floris, who is very i'll herself, have
been at her bedside doing all that
loving hands could do to alleviate
her suffering
Mrs. o. G. Bell, son Berl and little
daughters Esther and Pauline and
Miss Cora Bell accompanied the
formers son Roy, who is on his way
to North Dakota to see the country.
and daughter Edith, who is to teach
lat Highland Center, as far as Ottum-
wa, Saturday. Miss Edith expected
to begin her school this morning.
Mrs. Sarah MCGEE entertained the
following guests at dinner Friday:
Mrs. Emma Owens of Trenton, Mo-;
Mrs. Clara Burkhalter Of Ottumwa:
William MCGEE of Rapid City, South
Dakota; Mrs. George Phillips and
Mrs. James Hurst of Ottumwa AMI
Mrs. j. N. Mccormick of this place.
Mr.. and Mrs. Will Landerback left
Thursday with Mr.. Landerback's faith
Ter, Lowern Landerback for Clayton,
III. Mr.. Lowern Landerback is in
very poor health and was being taken
back to his former home. where a
number of the relatives still live.
Miss Ella Dunlayy of Bloomfield
was the guest Friday and Saturday
of her sister, Mrs. A. T. Smock.
Mrs. Carl Guile and children Of
Trenton were the guests last week
of Mrs. Guile's sister, Mrs. Orla Burns
and family.
Eli Harbour and family and Jake
Conner and family visited in Ottum-
wa last week at the home Of Mr.. and
Mrs. Jesse McCreery
R H Lisetor has been given the
position of night agent at the depot
to have charge of the old Office in the
depot.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. w. Hoffman of near
Bloomfield spent Sunday with the lat
tiers sister, Mrs. G.. D. Conner.
Mrs Warden Bolivar and daughter,
Ruth, of F1oris, spent aSturday night
and Sunday with Mr.. and Mrs. ]. E.
Johnson
Miss Wannetta PUTNAM entertain
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1907-09-12

The customs office has made the
discovery that ten dolls are being
imported into the country to one
Teddy Bear. This is an indication that
the dolls are regaining the favor that
:. Tickle public trrned for season to
the pet bearing the name OF our
henored executive 1t will also be
reassuring news to those apprehen-
slFe persons who saw in the Teddy
Bear a menace grim spectre that
mad arisen to lure the children from
practicing their mother love on tho
dolls.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1907-09-12
amt my fault" Evangelist Jones has
gained lap on Evangelist Sunday.

Director Sage of the Iowa weather
and crop service says that every year
forty millions Of dollars are wasted
In the corn fields of Iowa because the
farmers think only of the ears on the
corn stalk and not of the other valu-
able material. Mr.. Sage says the farm
ers OF Iowa are not farming as in
tensely as the farmers In many of the
other states.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1907-09-12

noon IN nOnOr OF Miss Marie Harbour
and her cousin, the Misses Mary and
Pearl Putnam all of st. Louis.
Harry Mccormick of Kansas City,
arrived Saturday night for a visit
with his grandparents, Mr. and Mrs.
| j. NJ. Mccormick He is a son Of
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Mccormick.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. F. Mum attended
the Old Settlers reunion at Drakeville
Friday and Mrs. Mum carried off one
/! of the three fine rocking chairs given
| in honor of being one of the three
Oldest settlers present. having came
here in the spring of 1843.
Mrs. John Reno and infant son,
Harold, expect to leave this evening
for Ottumwa, one her way to her
home at Ft Custer, Montana. She will
be accompanied as far as Ottumwa by
her father, H. G. Rankin.
Miss May and Master Merit Nc
Carroll of Ottumwa visited here last
week with their cousin, Mrs. j. j.
Combs and family, and near Drake
vile with their aunt, Mrs. Julia lr.
win and family.
| School began here this morning
with Mrs. j. B. Mccormick as prin-
cipal and Miss Zoe Mccormick rs
primary teacher.
Miss Bessie Fleming left this morn
ing for Ottumwa.
Of Ottumwa were early callers this
morning at the home Of G. H. Hughes.
while on their way home from Floris
where they spent Sunday. "A
Harold Norris of Eldon spent last
week with his grandmother, Mrs. Ell.
mira Morris. His father, E. C. Morris
spent Thursday here with him.
w. s. Cummins left this morning
on business trip to Fremont.
| Mrs. ]. e. johnson and children
spent Thursday at Elmer Wares
near Bloomfield.
A. w. Rankin, who has been spend
ling some time in Bloomfield at the
home Of his daughter, Mrs. Ora Dun.
lazy, and Mrs. Rankin, who has been
visiting around among her children,
were expected to return home today
Mrs. Emma Owens left yesterday
for her home at Trenton, Mo-, aud
Mrs. Clara Burkhalter left this morn
ing for Ottumwa and William Nc
Gee left yesterday for near Drake
| Vile, to visit at the home of his son,
in-iaw. Frank Brown
Mrs. Emma Williams and daughter
Eta, OF Drakeville, were the guests
Sunday night Of Mrs. Elmira Morris
Mrs. Williams and little daughter, lief:
this morning for months visit with
Missouri friends.
Leonard Smock spent last week al
Chula, Missouri, with Mr.. and Mrs
Eugene Simmons and his little son
Galen.
Mrs. Amanda Lester of Bloomfield
called on old friends at this place
one day last week.
John Foster of near Pulaski, was a
Belknap caller one day last week.
Mrs. VIM. Post returned home Sat.
urday from visit with friends on
Soap Creek.
David Mum Of Soap Creek is fixing
up his property here in Belknap pro
paratory to moving into 1t.
Ira Rankin expects to attend school
in Bloomfield this fall.
| Mrs. George Phillips and Mrs
James Hurst Of Ottumwa were the
guests last week Of Mr.. and Mrs. Nor
rison Mccormick They were Joined
on Sunday by Mr.. Hurst, all return
ing home that evening.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1907-09-12

daughter Addie. spent Sunday at tn.
home of Wren Aries.
Bert Wilkinson marketed hay II
town Tuesday.
Mesdames James Rush and W. j
Rush visited Mrs. Ella Spangler one
day last week.
Misses Rosa, Dora and Leona
Schwartz visited Nettie and Clara
BOSNIAN Sunday
Mrs. John Phillips. Mrs. Wyatt and
Mrs Ira Haning visited Mrs. e. Han
inc Friday.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1907-09-12

Evangelist Bob Jones. brother Of
Ine late Sam P. Jones of Georgia sur
Er1sed a congregation in Decatur. I'll.
py pouring the contents Of a glass Of
water over his hands after preaching
q sermon on the furies Of hell, accom-
Ianying the action with these words. .
IA wash my hands Of you. have
done my duty by you If you want
70 continue on your road to hell it
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1907-09-12
PULASKI.

Pulaski.-A number of people from
Davis county attended the Eldon fair
last Thursday.
Born, recently, to Mr.. and Mrs. Bert
Perkins, a daughter.
The remains of Mrs. Chaplin, an
aged woman Of this locality. were laid
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1907-09-12
HoSTETTER'S
STOMACH BITTERS.

at once. : 1t will enrich the blood,
steady the nerves, induce refreshing
sleep, and then good bye to head
ache" 1t also cures Dyspepsia, Indi-
,gestion, costiveness or Malaria, Fever
and Aaue.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1907-09-12
IoWA,s KILLING ERosrs

Tho Dubuque Times has complied
this list Of killing frosts in Iowa dur
Ing the last thirty-fve years, Des
Moines being the point of obserya.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1907-09-12
PAckWooD.

Packwood- Mrs. J. /. Warren re-
turned to her home at Ottumwa Sat-
urday, after pleasant visit with
friends here.
Miss Vina Chandler went to Fair
field Monday to spend the week with
old friends and attend the old settlers
meeting.
Rev. o. G. orcutt is attending the
Methodist Episcopal conference at
Burlington.
Mrs. j. A. Norman and daughter
returned Saturday from Arbeta, Mo,
where they had been with relatives for
two weeks. They were accompanied
home by their two nephews, 10 and
Ralph Harvey.
Miss Dsila McClintic left Tuesday
for New Boston, where she will teach
this year.
Daniel schooley of Abingdon was a
Paokwood caller Monday
David Roth Of Fairfield was in town
Tuesday.
Or. 4. c. Moorman and son, John,
left Tuesday for Emmons county, n. D.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1907-09-12
Sick Headache
AMONG WOMEN.

Is quite common occurrence, in fact
many of them believe 1t is absolutely
necessary to have their "sick headache
days" This mistaken idea will soon
be dispelled If we can persuade sucE,
women to try
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1907-09-12
John Brown pies.

Bloomfield. John Brown was born
in Richland county, Ohio, August II,
1926, and died at his home
in Bloomfield, August 80, 1907,
aged 81 years and Is days. He grew
to manhood in his native state and
was there married, Oct. 18, 1853 tt
Miss Unity Knox, who survives him,
In 1867 he came with his family.
where he settled on a farm az miles
west of Troy, and resided there until
about eleven years ago when they
moved to this city. He had been i'll
feeble health for several years, and
for the past few months had been con-
fined to his bed, requiring constant
care and attention. He was very pat
lent throughout his sufferings and the
end came SO peacefully that the fam
lily scarcely realized that death was
near. He leaves a wife and eight
children, James of this county; VII
son of Parsons, Kansas; John of
Weatherford Okla, VIII of Milton,
Mrs. Emma Huffman, Miss Lea
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1907-09-12

great blood medicines Mercury Potash Arsenic
other mineral These
dangerously affecting upseng the diges.
sometimes damage eating
tissues Of the body the use Of S. S.
This medicine enjoys the distinction
purely vegetable blood remedy the market
healing
and fields gathered under supervision Reu
and all blood diseases and disorders S. s. safe
ills
For than forty
Purifier and the Greatest of all Tnc
blood glad to all who desire
Will medical
THE SWIFT SPECIFIC CO.. ATLANTA, GAa
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1907-01-19

able Of any people with foreheads 10
that they should allow their supply
Of food to pass into the hands Of one
speculative interest, says Charles Ed.
ward Russell in powerful article
written by him in the Appeal to Rea.
son. You can understand how care.
less community might tolerate q mo.
nopoly Of some things, how II might
endure to have its transportation, for
instance, or its electric light, control.
led by one ownership, for men can
live without sleeping cars or arc
lamps; but that It should tolerate a
monopoly Of the primal necessity Of
food is beyond comprehension and
without precedent. Even naked sav.
ages have uniformly been too wise
for that, and the only nation that has
ever submitted to such q monstrous
condition IL our own.
From thousand illustrations Of the
Injuries We all suffer from this idlotic
arrangement let us cite one.
There IL no way Of communicating
disease to the human body surcr than
through infected meat tissue. Some
Of the worst and most destructive ba.
GILL that prey upon mankind are com.
mon among the animals he eats for
food. Cows have tuberculosis and
spread vast quantities Of It through
the human population. It 10 20 com.
mon among cows that the wise and
the forewarned will use mono but ster.
ilixed milk. What Ii hog cholera
among swine Ii merely typhoid fever
In men. Trichinca In hogs polsons
human beings. Both these diseases
IRE common among swine.
Worse than ali these, and more
deadly, ID another fact that 10 seldom
commented upon because Il II too up.
palling to dwell much upon. What IL
called "lumpy jaw" In cattle II simply
cancer. The germs Of cancer are
communicable. Many cattle have
'lumpy jaw" Any animal witt,
'lumpy jaw" IL unit for human
food.
This opens field that demands the
immediate attention OF the govern.
ment. Cancer IL the most terrible Of
all diseases. After It has reached a
certain stage Of development II 10 ab.
solutciy incurablc. Its progress to
that stage may be without the pa.
ticnt's knowledge or suspicion. Its
advance beyond that stage cannot
even be checked. It Stays Its victims
with the most horrible torture.
In this country the recent increase
Of this most terrible Of human af.
nlctions has been something to alarm
us oil. 1t was once rare; Il now
threatens to become common. In the
Cincinnati hospital, In the year 1870.
II, the number Of cancerous patients
was one In 5S7. In 1904 the number
was one In 273. In 1870. when the
total population Of the city was 2l8,.
230, the number Of cancer cases 70.
ported at all the institutions was 42;
In 1900. with q total population OF
1909, the number Of cancer cases
reported at all the institutions was
i0S, and In 1908. with about the same
population. the number was 207. I
append the table that shows this 40.
t0nlshing increase.
Here Ia similar report from two
well.known hospitals elsewhere:
ROOSEVELT HOSPITAL, NEW
YORK.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1907-01-19

honor-even murder-to poison the
water supply Of country. Is It any
better to poison the food supply? II
ls time that the public mind should
develop conscience In this direction "
Speaking of Beef Trust tuberculosis
rend the following from the Health DE.
partment Bulletin, November 4, 1905 |:
"The total amount of meats con.
demned during the period was 1.343,3
pounds. OF the principal causes Of
condemnation. ~ PER CENT WE'RE
FOR TUBERCULOSIS, ~ per cent for
MISUNDERSTANDING jaw--and 4 per
cent for hog cholera"
~e1A
Health Department Bulletin, Dec. o.
1905: ~ total Of 147.00O pounds. Of
meats was condemned and destroyed
during the past week. under the su.
pervislon Of the department inspectors
ut the Union Stock Yards. This In.
cludcs 4,0S3 pounds Of governmental.
spcctcd cut meats shipped from pack.
Ing houses In the West for Chicago
city trnde and canning"
-
,
Im nep"r''"e"' n"''eu"' No'en'
'e. 1850, 80, ivn'
struction Of food supplies unfit for
human con.umn,,on Imr,n, Tho no.,
,hrn" ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS - .n" n',s,,,,,'.,.,' @ p"", %,
Stock Ynr,I. in.uoct,on Auv,,.t > r,t
by order NJ Tho CommI..,ono..-hnvc
rcnched i,nm.n,o nronortIor. ,n,,c,, nm.
NJ fooI .tiiI rcoci,o. tho ,rorrot oriv
snch animal. on6 mani. n. .ho,v ,r,,..
nnthoIooIc condition.. roco,r,,oh,o hv
tho mixed eve. nre now cont,omned r..
cI,itio. eor ,u,cro.co,,I, ,.,,o-..o-,, ..,.
nminnt,on hnve not vot hoon ro.torod
".rhe Union Stock Words cItv in,ucc.
tors condemned and destroyed 30 parts
OF beef carc,'sses, 3 hogs and q cattle
WHICH HAD BEEN PASSED BY
THE GOVERNMENT INSPECTORS.
Tho total stock yards condemnatiOns
amounted 70 l1o.sOS pounds"
f"rts OF beef carcasses !"
III o'her words II nus been ana Is
the practice to cut out the cancers and
tnoerc'''ar t''mors ana let the rest Of
the cnrcnss 20 10 the people for food
Anu yet We call ourselves civilized.
~
Health Department Bulletin, Dec
10. 1905:
"The department has made q new
ruling In regard to 'lumpy Jaw OF
actinomycotic animals. Hereafter al
eAamnatioh' aegeneration OF TN
iesion' with cavity formation, contain
lug pus' VIII DO condemned ana 10
s'royed'
heretofore only those with gen
erai ihIectioh were destroyed
EA
Health Department Bulletin. Nov
80, 1905:
"Stockyards inspection OF ments 10,
Chicago retail markets was resumed
by order OF the Commissioner nj
Health on Aug. Z, ult., with two de
partment inspectors employed. Or
Oct. 7 three additional INSPECTORS were
nut to work. and Oct, 10 authority
was given nv the Finance Committes
of the CITY council for the emnIov
ment of six more.
"Between Aup. and Nov. 10 n
grand total of 2,7sl,l07 pounds OF
iOod supplies were condemned ana de-
stroyed as uhwhOlesOme, diseased Oi
otherwise unfit for human food"
Q
Health Dcnortmcnt Ru,let,n Tao
10, 1907:
"Followiny "a n summ.rv n, ,,a,
food condemned and dostrovo5 drr,no
tho week.
"A, ,ho r,,, s.oo,. v.,u ooo 49,.
-. wa,ah, 200 ,no ,n" 30" u",,,',s. a. ooo .s GOV
'," Wv, "s 80 sns o" po"""'' "'- noss'
255 pounds; 1918 pounds cut meats.
Total, 231 $50 pounds.
"At city retail markets-1S, ,O3O
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1907-01-19

II the Beef Trust thinks that the
people will abide by the fake reports ~
investigations made by womens cluhs
college professors and association, com.
posed Of so'called business men +, r.
greatly mistaken.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1907-01-19

II the laws regarding the selling o,
diseased meat were enforced tie Ref
Trust would now be In JAN.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1907-01-19

The Beef Trust must be downed.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1907-01-19

The Beef Trust will find It hard
70 get resting place when the peo.
pie Of this country rise against It,
AZ they surely will. The people of the
whole world are crying for its exter,
ninatiOn.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1907-03-31
Dinners Are All the Vogue,
Even TO Middle
Classes.
No Other Amusement Has
Gained More Than Pass
ing Notice,
High Church Clergy Organ
iZe Crusade to Halt the
Demoralizing Game.

LONDON, March 30.-The craze for
bridge is greater than ever this spring
No other amusement has succeeded IN
gaining mere than passing notice and
the number of new bridge clubs organ
lied since New Year is really appalling
The latest and most expensive club Is
10 have its headquarters in a magnlh
cent mansion adjoining the new ''tsoe
station in Krightsbridge. an enormous
rental being paid therefor. Ten rooms
are to be fitted up for bridge. and the
list of members includes some Of the
best bridge players in society.
Bridge dinners are all the vogue. and
a series of progressive" dinners has
been arranged by Lord Halliburton, one
OF the most indcfatigable devotees to
the game. He invites a certain number
of expert players 10 dine with him
and The other players give dinners 10
the same people in turn, the result being
that three and sometimes four evenings
a week are devoted solely to bridge.
The game is being played by suburb
antics in the railways trains, and even
in some OF the west end theaters, where
box parties while away the long inter
walls between the cats of musical com
edv. High play Is increasingly popular,
especially among women.
An anti-bridge crusade is being organ
lied b, some of the High Church clergy,
so demoralizlng are the results of eX-
cessive bridge in some society circles.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1907-03-31
PEERESS' REVELATIONS
AFFECT DRUCE CASE

LONDON, March 30-The sensational
bruce case. which has been dragged
through the courts for years, is reported
to be on the verge Of collapse in conse-
Uuence Of the sensational revelations
made by a well-known dowager. peer
ess regarding the late Duke Of Port
land, whose title and estates are claimed
by Thomas bruce, an Australian work
man.
So confident was bruce of winning his
case and so complete did the evidence
seem that a number of wealthy men
were induced 20 form syndicate to
hire legal talent TO night the claim
through the courts.
1t now appears. however, that new
light is thrown on the solitary life of
the mysterious Duke of Portland, which
proves CouclusiYeiy that he was not
leading a dual existence as Thomas
bruce. the proprietor of a department
store in Baker street, for some years
before his death.
The bruce claim has been based on
the fact that when the Duke grew tired
of playing the double role the death"
according to the claimant. was an ernptv
coffin was buried at Highgate Cemetery
and for years he has been trying TO
secure permission to open the grave.
The present Duke Of Portland has left
Welbeck abbey fer a three months
yachting tour.