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Milford chronicle., 1908-02-07
Why Not Have Large Celebration ?


For many years past there has been
no celebration in Milford on the Fourth
OF July of any moment, and the citi-
zens seem to have lost all j~terest in
making the town up-to.date in this
particular. In the years that have
past, Milford had the reputation of be-
ing the leading town Of the State in
such celebrations and everybody in the
adjacent towns and surrounding coun-
try always looked forward to coming to
Milford on such days. Why not revive
the old spirit and custom and have an
old time home gathering such as will
attract the people for miles and miles
around. There is but one thing i'm
perative to have real Fourth Of July
celebration, and that is to wake up and
agitate the matter until systematic or
ganization is formed for this purpose.
This paper intends, though it may
seem early, to agitate this matter from
now on, or until some definite plans
are made up 10 insure the biggest
Fourth that Milford has ever known.
Let us get the expressions of the people
N this matter and every possible sug-
yesliOn for making it q grand success.
By starting the movement now, aud
citing the people know about its pro-
yress from week to week, we can fill
he town with people aud have a regu-
ar home gathering and guarantee
good time.
Milford chronicle., 1908-02-07
OUR NEW POSTMASTER
AND HIS ABLE ASSISTANTS

Postmaster Frank W. Davis, who was
recently appointed to the custody Of the
Milford POslOffice, was born near this
town, in Sussex county, and is the only
son of Col. and Mrs. Mark H. Davis.
Mr.. Davis received his early eduea-
tiOn at the public schools Of this town,
and after years Of constant application
to business, became so thoroughly in
touch with the members OF his party
that the Republicans Of his district in
1904 elected him to represent them in
lower house of the General Assembly
II was while a member of this body
that he became closely ideHtified with
his party and received recognition as
one Ofthe leaders Of bis district.
Milford chronicle., 1908-02-07
Church News.

Unavoidable circumstances will pre-.
vent Father WaldIOn from celebrating
mass in Milford this month. Parishon-
ers please note. Due notice will be given
of date for next month.
Feb. 9th 18th Sunday after Epihany)
mathis, litany and sermon, 1870 m.
Sunday School, . p. M; st. Faiths
Guild, Tuesday evening Christ Church
Guild, Wednesday evening ; st. Steph-
ems Chapel, 49O p. m.
Avenue NJ. E. Church.-Divine ser
vice 1880 a. m. Sermon, "Uur Lord IS
TRANSFORMATION" At 7,3O p. M, ser.
mon, "The Religion of COnquerOrs.
Choir practice and Official Board meet
ing, both this Friday evening at 30.
Presbyterian Church.-The subject
of the sermon on Sunday morning will
be, "What Paul had learned Of God by
Experience" Sabbath School lesson.
"Christ and the Woman Of Samaria. "
Evening meeting, "Ministering to the
sick and Stranger"
Baptist Church.-Subject for morn
ing service, "Christ Outside and Why"
Text, Behold, 1 stand at the door, and
knock if any man hear my voice, and
open the door, will come in to him,
and will sup with him, and he with
me-" Subject for evening service, "Per-
sOnal Need of the Saviour" Text,
III lnrd HaIrn Ne y
Milford chronicle., 1908-02-07
SHE DECLARES HUSBAND
THREATENED TO KILL HER

The Philadelphia North American OF
Friday, January 3Ist, reports the fol-
lowing concerning a former Milford
young man and his Philadelphia wife
ut was an unhappy state of domestic
affairs revealed in the desertion court
yesterday when Florence Marine had
her young husband. Raymond Marine,
salesman for a wholesale meat firm at
Eighth and Callowhill streets brought
into court as defendant in a suit for
support.
"Mrs. Marine declared her husband
had abused her and threatened her life.
She said he had tried to make her drink
coffee in which she was positive there
was poison To substantiate this, Mar
garet Decker, cousin, who lives at
74OO North Second street, testified that
Marine once said he would rather give
his wife cyanide Of potassium than ice
cream.
Marine, on his side, declared the
disputes were the result of too much
father and mother in law. He called
Mrs. Alexander, his wife's mother, on
.he stand, and she tainted Immediately
'fterward. Marine said he never heard
II cyanide Of potassium, and that his
wife was employed in a drug store.
Judge Stake finally made an order for
he husband to pay his wife So a week,
'rovided she left her present employ
nent."
Milford chronicle., 1908-02-07
Lost Valuable Horse.

Some days ago the roam colt of Joseph
E. Holland stuck a nail in the upper
part Of its head and the animal was
taken sick on Wednesday morning Of
last week and died Friday morning Of
lockjaw, which is supposed to have
been caused by the nail which it had
thrust into its head. About a year ago
Mr.. Holland was offered $3.50 for the
animal and it is said that it was valued
at from S40O to $780,
Milford chronicle., 1908-02-07
A Welsh Bidding.

ga Welsh Bidding" will be held at
the residence Of Mrs. Thaw on Tuesday
evening, February 1lth, from eight to
ten o'clock, for the benefit of st. Faiths
Guild. The admission will be ten cents.
"In olden times in certain localities of
Wales, the bride, a week or so before
the wedding day, sends 'biddings' to
all her friends. These friends come,
bringing with them, household gifts,
etc." The bride, bridesmaids and at
tendants will be in costume. To be fol-
lowed by the sale Of the gifts-aprons,
cakes, refreshments, etc.
Milford chronicle., 1908-02-07
Grange Meeting.

Considering the weather, there was
good attendance at the Grange last
Saturday, some thirty members being
present. The time was largely taken
up initiating new members. There was
q short discussion on winter planting
of blsckberries. Next Saturday the
topic will be "Fertilizers how to buy
and use Them" under the leadership
Of B. F. B. Woodall.
Milford chronicle., 1908-02-07
Elect Old Directors.

The Milford and Philadelphia Trans.
portation Company met Wednesday
evening and elected for the ensuing
year the same directors, with insUuc-
tions to pay all bills and repairs the
steamer may need and start running
the same as soon as weather will permit.
The directors will meet this evening
and elect the crew for this year.
Milford chronicle., 1908-02-07
Administrator Appointed.

Herbert D. Litzenberg has been sp-
pointed administrator Of the estate Of
his mother, Mrs. Lucy H. Litzenburg,
who conducted a millinery business ia
Elkton, Maryland. The estate values
at 1000 and will be divided between
her two children, Mrs. J. Lynn Pratt of
Milford, Delaware, and Mr.. LItzenberg.
Milford chronicle., 1908-02-07
At the Ferry.

Be ready with your ticket to get on
board-"At the Ferry" is coming. A
laughable production by home talent.
Gate opens p. m. at Armory Hall,
February 26th.
Milford chronicle., 1908-02-07
Obituary..
MUTJER.
Tuesday.


Mrs. May Daisy Mutzer, aged 25 years,
died at her home in Camden, N. j., on
Sunday evening, February End, 1908,
of consumption. She leaves husband
but no children. Mrs. Mutzer was the
daughter Of the late Robert Sammons
and wife of this town and a sister to
Mrs. Harry H. Still. The remains were
brought to Milford yesterday. Funeral
services will be held at the home of her
sister this afternoon at o'clock, Rev.
Howard t. Quigg officiating. Inter-
ment will be made in Odd Fellows
Cemetery.
SHARPLESS.
Wesley n. Sharpless died at his home
No. $40 West Eighth street, Whining
ton, Delaware, on Thursday afternoon,
January Both, 1908, from typhoid fever,
aged "a years. The deceased was a son
Of Mr.. and Mrs. E. M. Sharpless of
Mendenhall, Pa, and mason by trade.
He was a member Of Hope Lodge, No.
21, 1. o. o. F. and Lafayette Lodge,
No. 2, X. of P. Of Wilmington. He
was married in 1907 to Miss Estella
Hillman, the eldest daughter Of Mr..
and Mrs. James Hillman Of Milford
Delaware, who survives him. The
remains were brought to Milford on
Saturday and conveyed to the home Of
her parents Funeral services were held
at IL 30 o'clock Sunday afternoon, Rev.
Howard T. Quigg officiating. Inter-
ment was made in Odd Fellows Gene
terry, the Odd Fellows conducting the
last sad rites at the grave. The floral
offerings from friends were beautiful.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1908-02-01

is not altogether a local affair,
as charter members will be en-
rolled from Lees Summit, Hol-
den, Slater, Marshall, Lexing-
ton, Higginsyille and many
other towns The temple here
win be known as Naishapur No.
1873 and a lot of other things un-
pronounceable A Dokey (the IN
is SILENT band has been organ
lied here and will give a konsert
in front of the K. of P. Castle at
an unexpected date. The band
will also be heard at the train
when the K. G. lodge comes in.
The d. O. K. X. is an auxiliary
of the K. of P. lodge. Odessa
Democrat.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1908-02-01
ROUGH WORK
Ben Scott, cOlOred, Tried To Work Crude
Game On Creusha " & Young.

Friday afternoon about 1870
some one called up Crenshaw &
Young's drug store and asked for
Albert Young.
This is Chal Young he said. "a
colored boy named Ben Cole will be
in about 2 O'Clock. Give him SIS and
| will be in tomorrow and pay you. y
"All right, said Mr.. Young; but he
knew that the voice was not that Of
Chal. He Immediately called up
Chal at the farm for co~rroboration.
10mPtiJ at : O'CLOCK a negro
walked into the store and asked for
Sl5' giving the name of Ben Cole. Mr..
Young questioned him and soon
learned that this negro was Ben
Scotland that Ben Cole was at a
saloon. AS a matter of fact Ben
Cole, who works at the Young farm
was not in town Friday.
II think the sheriff had better at.
tend to this suggested Mr.. Young,
%whereupon Scott made a break for
tie door. He went down Eleventh
street to the alley, then west to High.
land avenue and came back to
town. Meanwhile Mr.. Young had
called up Sheriff Kinkead.
The negro was arrested without
difficulty and taken before Justice
Hicklin, who fined him SIS. Had he
obtained the money, the penalty
would probably have been a term IN
the penitentiary.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1908-02-01
COLUMBIA FOR cOWHRD
Dave Ball Cannot Find Anyone There TO
Circulate Petition for Him.

A gentleman who is here at
tending supreme court relates an
incident at the expense Of Col.
Dave Ball who is a candidate for
the Democratic nomination for
governor, which shows the prac,
tical unanimity of the Democrats
of Columbia for Hon, VIM. S..
Cowherd for governor. This gen
tleman says that a few days ago
a prominent citizen and Demo
crat walked up to a crowd of
Democrats and made inquiry for
q Dave ball man. Inare was not
one present, all being for Cow
herd The question was then
asked why he wanted a Dave Ball
man and he replied that he had
received a petition from his
friend, Ball, to be circulated in
in Columbia for signatures and
being for Mr.. Cowherd he could
not circulate it himself and that
he had so far been unable to find
a Dave Ball man to circulate it.
This gentleman says that Mr..
Cowherd is a fayorite with the
Columbia people where he at
tended the state university and
is well known. He says the sen
timent is practically the same in
other parts of Boone county.
Jefferson City Tribune.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1908-02-01
Team Ran Away.

Friday afternoon a team
hitched to the old delivery wagon OF
Sailing Brothers ran away in East
Lexington. Richard Stating was
contemplating the purchase of a new
horse and had MIN hitched up with
one of the regulars. In the wagon
was Mr.. Stating, his baker Mr..
Barth, and the man who owned the
animal in question.
Some way the harness became dis
arranged and the team ran away
until it dashed into a fence at
Twenty-third and Main streets.
Those in the wagon were thrown out
Mr.. Stating received an injury in
the arm, Mr.. Barth in the back and
the other man in the head,
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1908-02-01

in a letter to the editor of the
Democrat in regard to his bill
recently introduced in Congress
to prevent the printing of any
thing but the return card on en-
velopes, the Hon. Champ Clark
said; L fear that my bill will fail
together with my bill proposing
to remove the duty from white
paper, wood pulp and all the in
gradients used in the manufact-
ure of news and book paper. All
the Democrats in the House will,
| am quite sure, support these
measures at all turns of the
wheel, but the majority (Repub-
lican) in the House is opposed. If
three or four Republicans on the
Ways and Means Committee
would join with the Democrats
of the Committee we could kill
the paper trust with this bill
There will be no relief from this
most obnoxious of all trusts until
the people arise in their might
nc SiSos a DvnOCIdUic rouse.
Mr.. Clark, Mr.. DeArmond, Mr.
Lloyd and all the other Demo.
Gratis of the Missouri delegation
are willing and anxious to afford
some relief for the people, but
the Republican members are on
ly willing to vote to aid the
trusts. - Bates County Democrat
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1908-02-01
Professor James Battie.cry to the
Colleges.

To have spent ones youth at
college and be unable to scent
human excellence unless labeled
or ticketed is a shipwreck Of the
higher education, says the au-
thor Of ''Pragmatism,7 in the
February McClure's He con
tinues:
The narrowest trade or pro-
f%essional training does something
more for a man than to make a
skilful, practical tool Of hint
makes him also a judge of other
mems skill. Whether his trade
be pleating at the bar or surgery
or p~lastering or plumbing, it de-
velops a critical sense in him for
that sort of occupation; and get
ting to know this in his own line
he gets a faint sense of what
good work may mean anyhow.
Sound work, clean work, finished
work, feeble work, slack work.
aham work these words express
on identical contrast in many
different departments of activity.
In so far forth, then, even the
humblest manual trade may be-
get in one a certain small degree
of power to Judge of good work
generally.
Now, what is supposed to be
the line of us who have the higher
college training? Is there any
broader line-since our educa-
tion claims primarily not to be
narrow'-in which we also are
made good judges between wha
is f~rst-rate and what is second
rate only? What is especially
taught in the colleges has long
been knywn by the name of the
'humanities.
You are made into an efficient
instrument for doing a definite
thing, you hear, at the schools
but, apart from that, you may re-
main a crude and smoky kind Of
petroleum, incapable Of diffusing
light. The universities md col
leges, on the other hand, all
though they may leave YOU less
efficient for this or that practi-
cal task, sptfuse your whole men
tality with something more i'm
portant than skin. They re-
deem you, makesyou well-bredi
they make good company Of YOU
mentally. n they find you with q
naturally boorish or caddish
mind, they cannot cave you so.
as a technical school may leave
YOU
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1908-02-01
They Hit the Wrong Town.

In order to have a jolly good
time a quartette of Lexington's
young equally divided as to
sexes II visited our town Mon
day evening and at once pro-
ceeded to make themselves con-
spicuous-in fact too much so
for the high moral code that
governs the actions of City
Marshal John Larkin, who at
once proceeded to abbreviate
and tone down the conduct OF
the aforesaid quartette by in
Producing them to Mayor Mann.
who after placing a small fine
advised the Maynard ones tc
hike back to Lexington, and the
order was obeyed with alacrity
The parties were grown men
and women of a species that are
becoming too numerous by far,
and tbs a pity, It's true, Yelling.
ton has no use for such charac-
ters. Wellington News.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1908-02-01

There was not as much in
terest manifested in the mask
skate given here by the /. F.
F. Club as was last year, there
being only eight couple on the
floor masked. But everyone
present seemed to have a jolly
good time. The prize to the
lady for the most unique cos
tune was awarded to Miss Dora
Gordon of this city. The
onion or prize offered to the
gentleman with the most comic
costume was given to DIN L.
Bales Of Odessa Grave
Banner.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1908-02-01
Little Ills
Of Children

Mothers and all others who have chill
dren about the house cannot do their
families a better service than to learn of
simple and reliable remedies that correct
children's ailments. Many grown peo-
pie are suffering today for the ignorance
or negligence of those who had CHARGE
OF their bringing up.
Children are prone TO consultation
and If it isn't corrected early. me how,
els get in the habit of not working nor
nally and soon chronic consultation
results that may last off and on all
through life. Then children eat almost
continually and as a consequence indi.
gestion sets in soon followed bv worms
or stomach pains, or diarrhea, or any one Of a
dozen other troubles. To say that II will rioht
tselt Is putting altogether too much falth M
enanee II Is toying with the ehild's present
and future health.
A better way IS to give the child a dose Of
som ethirg intended TO cure that very trouble.
and nothing better for the purposel ii k,o,yr 49,
Dr, Caldwel's Syrup pepsin. Il never orines
put acts gently and as Il has a pleasant faete
me cnnd VIII not refuse to take Il. Buy "a so Cont
orA bottle Of your druggist and save the child
nyn sicAness. lou should remember that D
cnho whose stomach Is Ia woodworking orderi
net likely 70 catch colds aud fever disease.
MR.. Curry, q Irovbridge, H., attributes the
remarkable health OF her child 10 DR.. Caiavyeii :
syrup fcpsin, which she gives rerulafiy M these
disorders. Mrs. Evetsole. o Hinsboro. li, a
lAus % say tnat tne present good condition ol
ner nye-yeal-old boy Is entirely due to This won.
deftul remedy. Try It IN your own famiiv NM
see : you cannot share these opinions. Fverv
bottle is guaranteed 10 do exactly aawo claim
ana the purity OF ingtedlcrtsi 10 also vouched for
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1908-02-01

A temple of the Dramatic
Order Knights of Khorassan
will be instituted in this city on
Thursday, February g., by
Haiaz Temple No. 10 Of Kansas
City. There are only four Of
these temples in the state and
it is quite a feather in Odessa s
cap to maintain one here. 1t
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1908-02-01

We have several broken lots in
children's suits, age 4 to IA, which we
are closing out at greatly reduced
prices. II. Sinauer.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1908-02-01

Arbuckes' is a tremendous
organization that results in
economy, and gives coffee
drinkers in the United States
the cheapest good coffee in the
world.
We have our own offices in
Brazil, charter our own vessels
that bring the coffee to our
own docks in Brooklyn, own
our own stores where the green
coffee natures and improves.
ArbuckIes' Ariosa Coffee
is not touched by human hands
-it is cleaned, sorted, roasted,
packaged and weighed by in
genious machinery, mostly
cgnstructedby our o~wnmachin-
15s ll or own shops.
The package is for your protection,
tlae you may be positive that you re-
ceiye the genuine Arbuckles' Ariosa
Gotfec every time--no matter where
YOU buy ID or what price you pay. We
will tell you where you can buy
Arbuckles' Ariosa Coffee if you have
trouble in finding it.
ARpucE1p BROS. New york city
The daily sentinel., 1908-07-25

the land. I hope that forever the
sheep will be kept off the ranges in
Mesa county (at the same time de-
ploring very much the murder of
Peter Swanson in connection with
this case); and I also wish which is
odd no doubt that the Japs will be
kept out of Mesa county also. That
Jap restaurant on the corner there in
Grand Junction dosen't speak well
for our town. So while the
people from Iowa are going to unite
in celebrating on August 1 in Fruita,
(although / came from there ! have
once called it a Jap town for it had
so many of them working on the pipe
line); / just wish on that day /
could whisper for all to unite, to
discourage Jap labor in Mesa county
for it will only be for the ultimate
benefit of all concerned.
81 don't know what success the
Chamber of Commerce of Grand
Junction will have in getting Monu-
ment National Park established;
call it already the National Monu-
ment Park and am doing what / can
to advertise it and great cause con-
nected with it too, and, as you per-
sonally know, am not seeking the aid
of a smelter trust senator. That
brings us into politics and so l better
close.
"Yours respectfully,
JOHN OTTO"
The daily sentinel., 1908-07-25
OTTO, MONUMENT CANON
HERMIT SPEAKS ON RESORT

but In the fall / will try and COM
mence again and continue work al
ready started. AS | said / left by
moonlight for Grand Mesa, am
pretty sure you know yourself how
grand it is on top of Grand Mesa in
the summer time-cool and real
charming on Grand Mesa, the grand
est of all mesas, Mesa county, Colo
rado-and l might add U. S. A.
ut soon will be Centennial Day.
and, as you know the Centennial
many there are in bloom on top of
the great mesa.
Sometime ago | saw an article in
the Grand Junction Herald about
when the time comes that an electric
line will run up the Plateau and also
on top of Grand Mesa'-it well may
be some day, but l would suggest
that we first have decent trail so
man can take a capitalist up there
in ease and comfort The present
trails are simply fifty years behind
time. They are 'horrid' and
ought to know. | have looked over
a route, and intend to lay out trail
from Palisade direct up to the top,
not any of 1t exceeding a 10 per cent.
grade, to be named The Columbine
sade early in the morning and pick
Columbines at 10 or II o'clock. It's
no dream about this trail ] crossed
the mesa and went out on most of
the points and looked it over; went
on top of the rim by Mesa Lake and
thence over to Alexander: from there
by the Leon and downward in Big
Creek to Collbran. / went to see the
forest supervisor to find out about the
lines. MY proposed trail will not
come under their supervisor. ] can
go right ahead and build it without
any red tape ] am not so awful
anxious about start ng as yet and am
going to see Palsade people first
to dig up a lttle-for it's to their
interest If it ever comes to a scenic
railway to the top 1t will have Pali-
saie for its terminal most likely and
as | said most anyone would be
ashamed to ask a capitalist or
philanthropist to take a ride up there
over the present trail $50 per cent.
in some places). 1t all needs adver-
tising and good trail (not for stock)
is the best it can get for start and
it won't cost very much.
''As | said its not far from Cen
tenial Day and in connection with
this our great Grand Mesa that we
are all interested in (for Grand valley
wouldn't be so grand IL it were not
for the hills ana mountains around
it,
"The range on top is the finest in