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The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1908-07-02
.HAWKEYE STATES
F|Rsf BORN CHILD
?. e. Andrews Gives Some
Facts of a Much Mooted
Question.

Des Moines Register and Leader:
The first born Hawkeye' question
has started again, with the claim that
Samuel A. Ayers, deputy state auditor
back in 1870, who served several years,
born near Fort Madison, March IL,
1885, was the first whte child born in
Iowa. said l.. f. Andrews. A q mat
ter of fact n law, Iowa then had no
legal existence. 1t was a part OF Mich
igan territory until 1888. But be that
as 1t may, the claim is not well found
ed, as there were several births ante
dating that Of Ayres, according to my
record. S. Barney Hamilton was born
at Fort Madison in 1911. He died at
Pratt Creek, Dakota in 1854. His father
was chaplain of the United States ORA
goons stationed at the fort, which was
established IN 1903, abandoned in 1872,
and the troops sent to Fort Armstrong.
Caroline Dennis was born November
29, 1918, in a tent of an army post then
stationed at Council Bluffs. Her father
was q soldier at the post. The. COM
mand was afterwards sent to st. Louis,
then to Fort Smelling. She grew to
womanhood in the barracks and a few
years ago was living in st. Paul.
John Adams, born in the soldiers
barracks at Council Bluffs in 1898, was
residing in Wapello the last / heard of
him. His father was with the garrison
stationed at the Bluf1S.
Margaret Stillwell, born November
20, 1929, at The Point now Keokuk,
grew to womanhood there, married DR..
e. r. Ford, raised a family of three
children, ard died there May IS, 1865.
Eleanor Galland was born February
4, 1890, at 'Au-we-pe-tuk,' now Gal
land, a railway station in Lee county.
She grew to womanhood, married
twice, and as late at 1896, was living
in Ottumwa. Her father was a well
known physician.
John, III. Ludlow was born Septem-
Der 80, 1881, at Ludlow's landing, the
present site of Muscatine. He was a
soldier in the Mexican war, in the First
California cavalry during the civil war,
and for many years a resident OF Des
Moines, at 1872 East Walnut street. He
was a member of Croker post, q. A. r.
Mrs. J. S. Byrnes, late of White
water township, Dubuque county, was
horn on the present site of Dubuque,
January 10. 1893. H..
Mrs. Emily Morgan Haskell was
born on a farm 10 miles west of Du-
buque, October 16, 1884. The midwife
who attended her birth lived to the
& of Ill.
"Abagail Gray was born at Burling-
ton March 8, 1885. She was a daugh-
ter of John b, Gray, who had the honor
Of naming the city of Burlington after
the city of Burlington, VT, his birth
place. She was living in Abba the
last l knew of her.
Il think these are sufficient to es-
tablish the priority of birth so far as
relates to Ayers, but he vas a splendid
and popular official all the same, for l
used to run against him every day in
my repertorial rakings at the old state
house"
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1908-07-02
JOAN or ARCS PRISON.
Foundation Of Ancient Tower Dug Out
in Convent Grounds at Rouen.

" SSNNSt ~fSSNtNS 20"
The prison of Joan of Arc has just
been located near Rouen. The founda-
tons Of the. ancient tower in which 1t
was have been discovered and opened
up through some new construction
work undertaken by the government In
the grounds of the Ursuline convent,
'frem which the nuns have recently been
expelled. .... %. ~.
The workmen in digging for the new
foundations came upon a massive wall
enclosing a circular space with a diam
eter of about SO feet. When his was
cleared of earth a well was found in the
center measuring six feet across and
about 80 feet in depth. Water rose in
it clear and cold as 500 as the earth
had been cleared away from the bot
tom. VIZ. .E
When the a"ntiquarians got busy they
identified the wall as the foundation of
a building which vas known for ages
as 1.-THE Maids Tower" A document
dating back to 1871 was produced,
which, taking it. for granted that this
tower had been the prison of the Maid
of Orleans 210 years previously, gave a
description and measurements of 1t, in
Guiding the well. which Enthusiastically
match the ruins just eXhumed.
The structure appears to have stood
unchanged from the death of Joan in
1431 to 1890, when it was reduced to
ruins in the course of a siege. In 1859
the city leased the site on which the
ruin stood to Louis Mouchard.
In 1880 he appears to have stopped
paying the rent. The greater part of
the ruin was cleared away about this
time, but as late as 1889 a visitor writ
ing about the place mentions the fo%n-
dation of the tower as visible and
speaks of the well. After that 1t was
filed in with earth and later the. site
became part of the nuns garden and
the existence of the ruin and the tradi-
ton attaching to it were forgotten.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1908-07-02
Nothing Too
Good
For the ~ 2.
American People
IKE "A IN proving that the American people recog
nize, that what is BEST FOR THEM Is none too good.

" ~

nize, that what is BEs FOR THEM is none too good.
Why this enormous patronagea 49,,
The answer Is simple: CaScarets are pure, clean, SWEEP,
mild, fragrant, harmless but effective little tablets for the treat
ment and cure Of Constipation and all Bowel Troubles. lhey
are put up in neat little enamel boxes, easy to buy, easy to
carry I'm vest-pocket or PURSE, easy to take and easy OF action,
always reliable, always the same, they work while you sleep
and wake you up feeling fine in the morning.
They not only regulate the movement and stimulate the muscular walls Of
out and destroying ali disease germs that breed in the accumulated nth unless
promptly and regularly discharged. Therefore, they are a great preventive OF
disease, and may be taken continuously as a precautionary measure
effect January l. 1907. is a GOOD LAW and means better and PuRER
drugs for the American People. We endorse 1t and will live up to 1t IN
SPIRIT and LETTER-an easy task. as we have always cen ctuated
by the same principles and no changes are required IN or III" of pack-
We adopted OUR OWN PURE DRUG LAW in 1896 when the first
box of Cascarets came N the market n hVe n'eo du "oTN'o Anu p0-
duced under il ever since. -, c....-... r. NJ
the greater in PURITY, QUALITY and MEDICINAL MERIT han any
other preparation for Bowel trouble in all the world
This should be a great argument for any one. to try CaseaHs AT
ONCE, and be healthier and happier for it. Some people have CHkONIHC
CONSTIPATION with all the horrors derived from 1t; others have HAS-
ITUAL CONSTIPATION from carelessness- and neglect, put nearly
EVERYBODY has OCCASIONAL .CONST!PAiloN, wmcn II no
promptly taken care of is liable to result tin its degeneration INTO ue "oFse
forms and cause great suffering and perhaps death
Cascarets, IL taken patiently and regularly, will remedy IL OF tnese
awful troubles. but IL taken promptly at the very first sign OF an Irregular:
fy Of the Bowels, will act as the FINEST PREVENTIVE eVr uscoVere
andswin keep all the machinery running in good oroe' 10
We advise you to get a little 1Nc box of cascarets TODAY and carry
if In your purse r vest pocket Take one when you tela ytmng musuA
about your bowels. Your own druggist will sell you the little po4 naer
GUARANTY Of satisfaction or money refunded All dFuggses' W." I'' 'V6
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1908-07-02
SUFFERED TWENTY-FIVE YEARS

With Eczema-Her Limb. Peeled and
Foot Was Raw-ThOught Ampu-
tntion Was Recommendations
Life Saved by CUttcura.
81 have been treated by doctors for
twenty-five years for a bad case of
eczema on my leg. They did their best,
but failed to cure it.. My doctor had
advised me to have my leg cut off. At
this time my leg was peeled from the
knee, my foot was like a piece Of raw
flesh, and I had to walk On crutches.
I bought a set Of Cuticura Remedies.
After the first two treatments the
swelling went down, and In two
months my leg vas cured and the new
skin came on. The doctor was sur
prised and said that he would use
Cuticura for his own patients. 1 have
now been cured over seven years, and
but for the Cuticura Remedies l
might have lost my life. Mrs. j. B.
Renaud, PIT Montana St, Montreal,
Que, Feb. 20, 1907"
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1908-07-02
unselfish Tea rs.
From the Boston Globe.


, President Samuel p. Colt of the
United States Rubber company was
discussing in New York the amicable
trade agreement that has been made
between his firm and the international
Rubber company.
TT is best" he said, for competitors
to agree to be fair and honest with
one another, and this agreement Of ours
is q fair and honest one. 1t is not like
those wherein, two rivals, while pre-
tending TO be fair, yet knife one an
other continually in the back. Such
hypocritical agreements remind me Of
two children, I'VE little boys ! know.
They were lunching, Billy and Jack,
and when the butler brought on the
dessert 1t was seen that there was only
enc orange in the fruit basket. In
stantly Billy, the larger boy, set up a
loud bawlipg.
Nov, what's the matter?' said the
governess. What are you crying about,
Billy?'
Elm cryin',' Billy answered, because
there's no orange for Jack"
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1908-07-02
Io the nicar. "EarewsILn

Farewell, old derby, friend o. mine,
You thing of faded dents and dintsi
Which 1 bought cheap In SO
And have worn steady ever since
The summer season comes apace
And so, by fashions iron law,
1 now must get. to crown my raceI
A straw.
But, derby, though we part today,
IN not forget the faith you've kept,
For warming me in work and play,
- In hanging round meswhile I slept,
Full many a gust has tossed you, hat.
On travels through the windy blue,
Full many a portly dame has sat
On you.
I've found you loyal, kind and true;
| owe you many a playful rhyme;
I've pasted greatly into you,
I've talked through you a-many q time.
Goodby! l start to weep . . But then
It's not goodby this trip at all!
Hat, au revoir! Wen meet again
Next fall. .
Richmond Times-Dispatch
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1908-07-02
LYDIA e. PINKHAM

No other medicine has been SO
successful in relieving the suffering
of women or received so many gem
uine testimonials as has Lydia E..
Pinkham's Vegetable Compound.
In every community you will find
women who have been restored to
health by Lydia e. Pinkham's Veg
etable Compound. Almost every
one you meet has either been bene-
flied by it, or has friends who.haye.
. In the Pinkham Laboratory at
Lynn Mass, any
see the files containing over one mil
lion one hundred thousand letters
from women seeking health, and
here are the letters in which they
openly state over their own sigma
lures that they were cured by lydia
E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound.
Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable
Compound has saved many women
from surgical operations. 1
Lydia 4. Pinkham's Vegetable
Compound is made from roots and
herbs, without drugs, and is whole
some and harmless.
The reason why Lydia E. Pink
hams Vegetable Compound is so
successful is because it contains In
gradients which act directly upon
the feminine organism, restoring I'D
to a healthy normal condition.
Women who are. suffering from
those distressing ills peculiar to their
sex should not lose sight of these
facts or doubt the ability of Lydia
K. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound
to restore their health. y
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1908-07-02

Detroit post, G. A. r.. has in it's possess
sion one of the most interesting relics of
the civil war perhaps in the country in
the shape of a SCARED and torn trunk of
a red oak tree which is supposed to have
stood in line of the hot fire of confederate.
and rifles when Longstreet forced
back the left of the union army at Chicka-
manga in September, 1868. The trunk Of
the tree, as il now appears, Is about 20
feet in diameter and was cut in 1898 three
feet from the ground. Embedded in one
side are three solid round shot, evidently
fired from a ~12-pound Parrot gun, and
three three-inch steel projectiles, probably
from a ri1ed cannon, the butt end of
project about two inches. The
trunk is also scanned and scared by nurner-
Gus bullets, and fragments of shell can
be seen in many places.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1908-07-02
Theft He Couldn't Deny.

. EAShA ~ 1NNNh . SOAAP"iNAis
The attorney for the defense looked
keenly at the witness who was testify
ing for the prosecution. Your name,
If / understand you correctly" he said,
lis Horace Hinsey. Is that right ?"
Yes, sir"
Did you ever live at Nashua"
Yes, sir" "a.
And in Wilmington before that?"
Yes, sir"
rested on a criminal charger"
mo, sir!" Indignantly answered the
witness. "Never!"
Did you ever commit an offense for
which you might justly have been ar
.csted?"
Never, sir"
Mr.. Hinsey, is it not a fact that you
once stole from o u own father"
Here the attorney for the prosecution
interrupted, but the witness chose TO
answer.
NO, sir!" he exclaimed. Never in
my life!" ,....
Now, MI. Hinsey," said the lawyer,
suppose / should tell you that l know
of a case when o did steal from your
father"
Instantly the witnesses brow cleared.
Gentlemen" he said, turning to the
jury, he's right. l remember now.
When / was about 8 years old 1 stole
half a dozen eggs from my fathers gro
Gerry store, took them down under the
bank Of the creek, cooked them and
helped eat them. This lawyer, who
was a boy then, not only helped me
steal those eggs but put me up to steal
ing them. How are you, Jim?"
The judge and jury Joined in the
laugh that followed and the rest of the
examination was conducted on more
friendly lines.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1908-07-02
In Asparagus Time.
the New York Times.


Senator Beverage, at a dinner in In
dianapolis, said during the course Of
asparagus:
This asparagus is superb. It's flavor
helps us pardon F~ontenelle." "
"Fontenelle?" murmured a
lady, in a puzzled voice.
Yes, F~ontenelle,' said the well read
senator. Don't you know the story?
Listen, then. -
"Fontenelle lived to be 100. He at
tributed his longevity to asparagus. AS
the consumptives go in for milk and
eggs, he went in for asparagus-thrice
daily-as long as the season lasted.
Archbishop Dubois had almost an
equal love for the pale, sweet sticks.
He liked them with a dressing of drawn
butter, but Fontenelle preferred vine
gar. and Oil.
Nine. de Tencin once invited these
two, asparagus lovers to dinner. Half
ne asparagus purse was prepared
with oil. and vinegar. the other half
with drawn butter, and on F~ontenelle's
arrival the hostess explained this arr
rangement to him.
But just as the dinner hour arrived
there came a pallid messenger from the
a~rchbishop's house. The good Arch
bishop of Dubois was dead.
Dead" cried Fontenelle. NJ
Dead The messenger dolefully re-
peated.
Really dead?' said Nine. de Tencin.
Alas, yes, madam; dead irrevoca-
bly, answered the messenger.
n he won't be here to dinner
murmured Fontenelle.
Naturally not the messenger
agreed. =,
Fontenelle leaped hastily to his
feet. He a to the door, and opened
1t. Then he shouted across the hall to
the white-capped cook in the kitchen:
Baptiste, all the asparagus with oil
and vinegar!'" ,
H1rr. Winslowys, SOOTHING sxRUh fur Chidrsn
teethingj sotteng the gums, reduces AZ
aJs pain. cures wind COLI. ~ cant o bottle (
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1908-07-02
A Cold Lunch.
From ~Lipnincott's.

The pupils of a distinguished pro-
fessor of zoology, a man well known
for his eccentricities, noted one day
two tidy parcels lying or their instruc-
tors desk as they passed out at the
noon hour. On their return to the lab
oratory for the afternoon they saw but
one. This the professor took carefully
up in his hand as he opened his lee
ture.
In the study OF a vertebrate we
have taken the frog as a type. Let
us now examine the g~astrocnemius
muscle of this dissected specimen"
So saying. the professor united the
string of his neat parcel and disclosed
TO view a ham sandwich and a boiled
egg.
But l have eaten my lunch" said
the learned mar bewilderedly.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1908-07-02
WIDOWS,upder NEW LAW Obtained
PENSIONS BY w EosM "; mS5 5!
An Eye to Business.

An expert golfer had the misfortune
to play a particularly vigorous stroke
at the moment that a seedy wayfarer
skulked acros the edge OF the course.
The ball struck the trespasser and rem
dered him briefly insensible. When he
recovered a $5-bill was pressed into his
hand by the regretful golfer. "
"Thanky, sir" said the injured man
after a kindly glance at the money.
An when will you be playin' again,
sir?" =
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1908-07-02
"An Authority" Defined.
From the PhiIadeIphfaA Rerord

n,Iring the early fdays of Rio T,,,
~rnIliyan's service in the House Of Rep
kesentatiyes there occurred a discus
Zion between him and Representative
'Alexander of Buffalo, touching the
rieht of a third representative to pose
|as an authority on finance. Sullivan
Insisted that the member in question
had every right to speak like an oracle.
What is your definition OF an au-
thority?P suddenly asked Alexander.
MY notion Of an authority instant
Nv retorted Big Tim, lis q man who
bluffs beyond my limit"
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1908-07-02
Takes Time.

From the New York Times.
1t is true that the civilized world Is
gradually shedding it's superstitions, but
the process is slow. We have in this coun-
try the finest hospitals in the world, sur
gerry n pathology are in a high state
of development, but we have countless
citizens, of more or less eminence, who
carry potatoes in their pockets to cure
rheumatism.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1908-07-02
YourDealer for Aliens Foot-Ea.e

A powder to shake into your shoes. 1t rests
Sore. Hot. Gallons. Aching. Sweating feet
and Ingrowing Nails. Aliens Foot-Ease
makes new or tight shoes easy. Sold by all
Druggists and Shoe Stores, 25c. Sample
mailed FREE. Address Allen s. olmsted,
LIE Roy, n. Y.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1908-07-02
Didn't Want to. Pay More.

', hrom Judge. $500 ~
p
I'm glad, Judge, that this is not a
higher court" 49,
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1908-07-02

Sign in Stone street, New York:
Panama Hats, Bay Rum and Shovels."
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1908-07-02
There is NOTHING TOO
GOOD for the American

GOOO lot LHC NHICIICdM
people-that's why we started
to make Cascarets Candy
Cathartic. The first box made
it's appearance in 1896, and the
enthusiastic endorsement Of
the people has been bestowed
upon Cascarets ever since.
The sale today Is at the
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1908-07-02

Invest So monthly in Oklahoma farm
lands. Agents wanted. Write for particu-
lars. G. w. Deming Inv. Co, Tulsa Okla.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1908-07-02

A giant blue crab of Japan measures
II feet across h nippers.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1908-07-02

s1rs. WinsloyUs, SOOTHING sxRut Fur ChiIdrsn
teethtngj sotteng the gums, reduces AZ
aJs pain cures wind COLI. ~ cent o bottle
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1908-07-02


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The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-02-08
HAD NOT FORGOTTEN
Perry Freeman Showed That
He Remembered Tricks
Of the Trolley Trade.
TO AN EMPLOYEES RESCUE.

Attorney r. J. Freeman, who is an
ex-street car and traction official,
showed this morning to some aston
ished passengers on west bound city
car, that he had not forgotten all the
tricks of the trade. When the car
arrived at Twentieth and Main streets
it was not boarded by a conductor,
consequently the motorman was a
greatly perplexed employee of the COM
pany.
Il can't run the car and act as con-
ductor, too he stated. The passen-
gers looked pleased-they could get
along quite we'll without conductor
To relieve the motornaan>s embar-
rasSment, Mr.. Freeman came CALAMITY
to his rescue. I'll run the car and
you collect the fares" he said to the
pilot of the alleged street car. MI
Freeman then stepped to the front
platform, released the brakes and ap-
piled the Juice In this manner
the car was skillfully operated until
it arrived at the corner of Eighth and
Main streets.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-02-08
JAPS WANT To
AID IN WELCOME
Wish to Make Expression of
Their Good Will.

Los Angeles, Cal, Feb. S.-Japanese
residents Of Los Angeles and south
ern California requested the local re-
ception committee for permission to
assist in welcoming the officers and
the men of Admiral Evans's fleet up
on their arrival at Los Angeles. There
are about 5000 in southern Cali
fornia, said secretary Shohachi ANU
of the Japanese association of Los
Angeles desired to make expression OF
decide what part to give the Japanese
on the reception program.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-02-08
MEN WILL WHISTLE
SACRED HYMNS
Big Mass Meeting Tomorrow
Afternoon.

Tilman HObson, the evangelist, will
speak to men only at Grace NJ. +.
church tomorrow afternoon at three
O'Clock. subject, "A Square Deal" The
men will sing, hum and whistle. All
men are invited. Here are some of
the notices given Hobson by the press
of the country:
Not only men and women but the
boys and girls listened with rare at
tention all completely charmed by his
winning speech and native eloquence.
New York Observer.
Hobson stirred the human sea, that
sat spell-bound under his eloquence
to their depths.-Rock Island Union.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-02-08
Racial Diacrfmina

A small French Italian coastins
steamer was proceeding on it's way.
The passengers We're of various ma
tionalities-English. American. French,
Italian and one large German. Most
of the male passengers were gathered
in the smoking room when the steward
appeared at the door and with a bow
announced. Dinner. 1t is serve"
The English and American contin,
gent arose and started toward the din
ing saloon. The steward. seeing that
his announcement had not been under.
stood by all, continued. "Messieurs
c'est servi.' and as a portion of the
passengers still remained seated. III
pranZo g servito.'
The French and Italians followed the
English and Americans, leaving the
large German in solitary state,
"Himmel"' he muttered hungrily. rs
it dot no German mans gets some
things to eat on dis boat, helm ?''-Har-
per'S Weekly.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-02-08
MRS. EDDY LOOKS
UPON TEMPLE
For First Time She Gets a
Glimpse of Great Edifice.

Boston. Feb. S.-For the first time
Mrs. Mary Baker Eddy yesterday
caught a fleeing glimpse of the new
temple in Falmouth street. Since she
has been living in Newton she has
been taking her drives in the vicinity
of her new home. Yesterday orders
were given that the drive should be
extended into Boston, that she might
see the exterior of the structure in
which she is so greatly intere sted.
1t was at best only a brief glimpse
that Mrs. Eddy got of the great edi-
flee, for there was no stop at the
church. The pair of blacks attached
to her closed carriage were brought
to a slower pace as they passed the
building and then went out of sight
down Falmouth street.