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The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1908-11-12
SEWING-MACHINE NEEDLES

For all makes Of machirc- at five cents
per package. and everything else per-
tanning to sewing machine at greatly
reduced prices Look Tor the Big =.
Singer Sewing Machine Co. 900 Main st
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1908-11-12

You can cure dyspepsia, Indigestion,
sour or weak stomach. or In fact any
stomach trouble If you will take Kodol
occasionally. Try 1t todey on our guar
sntee. We know what It will do for
you. Sold by N. NJ. Lewis aud W. l..
Bond.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1908-11-12
NOTICE

Washington Camp, No. 81, p. 0. S. oil
A.. will hold an oyster supper and enter
tainment at their hall at Lance z. o.,
Stafford. Friday evening, Nov. l3, II fair;
il not, Monday night following, begin
ming at z o'clock.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1908-11-12
$500 REWARD

VIII be given for information that will
lead to the conviction OF any one caught
hunting on the farms OF l.. W. Landram,
B. T. Hall, s. W. Burgess, 4. f. Morri-
son, @. Fl. Morrison, NJ. b. Rowe. j. 7.
bowman. o31l1m-s1t
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1908-11-12

Undertakes and Embalmers
No. 719 Main St., Freder-
icksburg, Va. Phone SO.
Across from Exchange Hotel
and next to Western Union
office. Telegraph and tele-
phone orders receive prompt
attention. Open day and
night.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1908-11-12

DeWitt's Csrbolized Witch Hazel Sslve
is the best salve for piles. Be sure you
get DeWitts. Sold by. NJ. NJ. Lewis
and W. l.. Bond.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1908-11-12
WAS INSURED FOR $4,000

Steamer Mabel W. Gouldmsn, which
was burned at Wheaton Saturday night,
was insured for $4,000.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1908-11-12
JOB PRINTING

We print everything from g book to-
a visiting card on the power presses OF
vhs Free Lance. Send Us your orders.
The Free Lanes.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1908-04-09
SUICIDE AND MURDER,

Mrs. Frances Kabe was found muir
dered at her home in FalIisington, Pa.
The WOman's husband is serving a
term in Jail for larceny. There is no
Clew to the murderer.
Edward A. Watring of Somerset, Pa,
shot and killed Dennis NJ. Weimer, his
stepfather, and then ended his own
life with a bullet Watring was re-
Gently released from the aImshouse,
apparently fully recovered from u
mental disorder
Because he suffered from a stomach
complaint from which he believed he
could not recover, Charles Stephan of
Racine, 20 years DID, son Of a leading
family, ended his life by shooting him
self in the right temple with a reVoi-
yer. Before death he wrote a note to
his folks in which he asked forgive
ness for the act.
In a signed statement Louis T. w.
Archer, the negro ex-convict Of EN-
poria, Kansas, reiterated his recent
charge that two other negroes planned
the murder of J. S. Collins, the veal
thy Topeka real estate man for
whose killing John Collins, the uni
versity student, is now serving a life
sentence.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1908-04-09
LABOR AND INDUSTRY,

At conference Of the general solic-
itors of all Missouri railroads it was
decided to renew the fight against the
2 cent rate law.
The Chippewa Valley Railway Light
and Power company has filed propo-
sition with the city clerk of Eau Claire
to reduce the cost of arc lights S72 20
$50.
The Master Builders association OF
Kenosha has declared for the open
shop" for the reason that they will be
unable to pay the union scale of so
cents an hour for carpenters.
At meeting of depositors of the
that the remaining assets should be
sold at public auction. It is under
stood that the remaining assets of the
bank are worth only about $4,000.
The Chapman and Dewey Lumber
company of Kansas City entered a
accepted rebates from the Frisco rail
road and paid a fine Of $4,000 and
costs amounting to $158.63.
To do away with the expense OF
maintaining three telegraph operators
at some of the little stations on its
lines, the Duluth, South Shore and
Atlantic roat is considering the advIs-
ability Of installing a telephone sys-
tenn.
Preparations are being made for the
extension Of the breakwater and the
removal of the bar at Sheboygan,
which VIII form part Of the extensive
work that will be done by the govern
ment to the rivers and harbors on the
west shore OF Lake Michigan this sea-
son.
It is estimated that the United
States corporation is shipping at the
rate of 100000 tons of steel a year
to foreign ports. The export business,
it is said, is keeping $4,000 more Of
the steel corporations employees al
work than would be the case if no
steel were going abroad.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1908-04-09

and Assessor Mic Faust will have no
opposition. There are two candidates
for treasurer, Richard McCarty and
Mic Haupt.
The following ticket has been placed
city offices of DodgeyiIle to be voted
upon on April Z: Mayor A. S. Hearn
and w. V. Powell; clerk, Henry Hal
verson and Thomas Sims; treasurer,
J. H. Bartle and J. H. Cornish; asses
sor, z. J. Bennett and James F. Smart.
The fight on the license question in
this city is hard. The indications are
that the city will go dry.
The following ticket has been placed
in nomination at Oseola: Frank o.
Nagler, president; w. G. Ashton, A L.
Thomas and Frank A. Marsh, trustees;
Capt. F. Wilke, clerk; A. A. Head,
assessor; B. A. Head, treasurer; W.
G. Reilly, supervisor; Jean A. Sleeper,
justice of the peace; William Messen-
ger, constable. 1t is expected that the
license question will be an issue.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1908-04-09
MUST STAND
. TRIAL IN OMAHA
GOV. HUGHES HoNoRs REQUEST.
TON FOR RETURN OF AL
LEGGED CLAIRVOYANTS
CHARGED WITH HAVING SWIM
DIED NEBRASKA WOMAN
OUT OF $4,000.

Albany, N. Y, April 5.-Governor
Hughes Saturday honored a requisi-
ton for the return to South Omaha,
Neb., of Clarence Hester, otherwise
known as Professor Landa and other
names, and Pearl Hester, on a charge
OF obtaining money by false pre-
lenses. They are under arrest in
Buffalo.
According to papers submitted to
the governor, Mrs. Anna Offermann
of South Omaha, consulted Mrs. Hes
ter, who advertised herself as a ciair-
voyant, for the purpose of obtaining
information as to the possibility Of
the recovery of a sick child.
Mrs. Hester, it is alleged, became
very friendly with Mrs. Offermann
and informed her that there was
$4,000 concealed about Mrs. Offer
mann's farm and by means OF certain
ceremonies and with the aid Of her
business associate, Clarence Hester,
this money could be located, provid-
ed $4,000 cash was produced.
Mrs. Offermann provided the money
and in return received a metallic
box. Hester told her, it is alleged,
not to open it until the next day
when it would enable her to discover
the location of the hidden treasure.
Meanwhile the Hesters left Nebraska.
The box contained scraps of paper
and old metal.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1908-04-09
OBITUARY.,

Former Mayor George R. Persons,
who served in the common council Of
Ishpeming, Mich, for nineteen years,
is dead.
Col Maurice S. Langh0rne, aged IS
years, who commanded the Eleventh
Virginia regiment during the civil
war, is dead at Lynchburg, Va.
Mrs. Eliza Trask Hill, for years
prominent in the work of the Women's
Christian Temperance union, and as
a member of the Society of Kings
Daughters, died at her residence IN
SomersviIIe, Mass. She was 68 years
CID
Romance Greeley Shumway is dead
at Poo, Ill He was born Feb. II,
1882. in Ohio, and moved to Illinois
with his parents at the age of 4 and
settled near Rockford. In 1888 he
opened q private bank in Milledgeville,
which is now the Subway State bank.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1908-04-09
FOREIGN.

The federal railway tunnel through
the Ricken mountains, near Lake Eur
ich, Switzerland, has been completed.
The Cancellation and arbitration
board governing the Schottish iron
trade has agreed to a reduction in
wages of ~ per cent.
Conventions between Toxic and the
United States and Japan and Great
Britain covering trademarks and pat
ents will be signed shortly.
The Winnipeg Electric Railway
company is about to close negotiations
for the salt Of its plant at Winnipeg to
the city, including the street railway,
electric light ana power plant The
deal involves many million dollars.
The Official Gazette at Toxic has
announced that on April 30 payment
will be made of 100000 yen, about
Sl0,000,000 as the first instaIlment of
the redemptions of the 100, 100000 yen
national loan which natures next Dec
ember.
The steamship Panama brought
news of a volcano in Guatemala, so
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1908-04-09
WASHINGTON.

1t has practically been decided %
the navy department that the HeeC
shall make a short VISIT 10 Auckland,
New Zealand, on It's way from Samoa
to sydney Australia.
Because OF lack OF prison accommo-
dauons the navy department has been
reduced 10 the extremity OF dlsCharg-
ing all prisoners VINO have served At
least Ouu-thlrd OF Jner sentences.
The proposed establishment i'll the
department OF the interior Of a Du-
eau OF mines and mining was unanI-
mOus.y but unonicIauy couCurred III by
the house committee on mines ana
mining.
A resolution was introduced III the
house by MT. runner OF Illinois, calling
on the ways and means Committee 10
report to lne house u Dill to repeal all
duties on wood pulp and print paper,
to the end that action may be taken
thereon at the present session OF COZ
gress.'
a favorable report was ordered by
the house naval committee on a bUI
authorizing the secretary of the navy
TO receive, on behalf OF the navy, gifts
OF SILVER services, colors, etc, rendered
to vessels of the navy by states, mum
icIpailies. and other corporate bodies.
The object OF the measure IS to Oil
cjaliy define such gifts as being the
property o. the United States.
The house committee on foreign al
fairs voted to report fayorab.y the di@-
Iomatic and consular approgriauons
biu carving an apDroDrlaton OF S.,
100000 which is S4,S.O0O less than the
amount asked for bv the state denart-
meut and SS66.OOO in excess OF the
APPROXIMATION for 1905. The bill as
PASSED bv tbe committee raised bv ten
per cent the amounts which consuIs
NAV exDend annually for rent.
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Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1908-04-09
CANADIAN PACIFIC
RAIL WAY THROUGH
WITH THE UNIONS

Winnipeg, Man, April 5.-The Ca
madam Pacific railway has decided to
break with unions which have a mem
bership in the metal trades employed
in the Canadian Pacific railway shops.
The company has abrogated the
agreement entered into last Septem-
Der giving a months notice to the
unions from the great lakes to the
Pacific coast. While the company
asserts no reduction in wages or in
crease in hours will follow, the I'M
ions have called meeting from an
over the system and will appeal TO
the board of Cancellation of the labor
department at Ottawa to negotiate.
Thousands of men are affected and
the delegates already here declare
that a strike is probable. The for
mer agreement granted a niie-hour
day and a 31@ cents an hour wage in
crease.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1908-04-09
Farmer Gets Warninu.

Oshkosh, Wis, April 5.-Henry G.
Miller, a prosperous farmer living in
the town Of Winneconne, has received
a letter through the mails, ordering
him to pay $4,000 and put it in a
place under the Skeleton bridge in
Oshkosh, near Butte des Morris, be-
fore April 8. Dire threats are made
in case of failure to follow the direc-
lions given in the letter The letter
was written from Oshkosh and states
that unless the demands are complied
with, Mr.. Miller's buildings will be
destroyed by bombs and Mr.. Miller
and the members Of his family shot
to death. The communication states
that the society authorizing the letter
has over 300 members in Oshkosh.
Mr.. Miller is considerably worried
over the matter and has reported it
to the sheriff Of the county.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1908-04-09
HAPPY WITH COOKE.
FIoretta WhaIey Declares Wife Of
Former Rector Was an Obstacle.

FIoretta Whaley Declares Wife Of
Former Rector Was an Obstacle.
San Francisco, April 5.-Floretta
Wha,ey, who eIoped with Jere Knode
Cooke, formerly pastor Of st. George S
church Hampstead, L. l. in an inter-
view published under the name Of
IIoretta w. BalcoIm, the name now
taken by Cooke, says: MY life since
leaving Hampstead has been happy.
feel that am as truly married to Mr.
BaIcoIm as though the ceremony had
been performed before an altar, and
by seven bishops. God has surely
Joined US and no human agency shall
put us asunder. If Mrs. Cooke ever
obtains a divorce we will be married
before the law.
Il have no resentment against
Mrs. Cooke. She is only the woman
who married my husband before
did She was an obstacle in our way
and we had to get around her. We
lave done 50, and the only thing we
could ask of her is that she should
make it possible for US to be married
and take our place in the world as
we would like to.
Il naturally grew to love Mr.. Bal
com. Three years ago we decided to
come away and began saving money
to do SO. I was not IS years Of age
and we waited until that time.
The world has not treated me bad
ly since I came away. 1 am happier
as l am than l would be if l were
back home and l do not regret COM
ing.
MIR. Balcolm was never my legal
guardian. He was my spiritual adj
wiser and rector and nothing more in
that capacity. Since 1 left Hemp
stead he has been able to support
me adequately. While we have not
lived in luxury, we have been com
Portable, and Mr.. Balcolm has had no
trouble in making a good living for
the baby and me-"
Mrs. Balcolm, as she styles herself,
says there is no truth in the stories
tina, they had a hard time making a
living. Balcom she says, is an ex-
pert workman and makes $3.50 a day.
She says that when her estate is set
tied she will have between 100000
and s150,000.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1908-04-09
May Reject the Prince.

New York, April 5.-Prince Helie de
Sagan's chances for marrying Anna
Gould are said to have declined since
the divorced wife of Castellane has
met the diplomacy of her brother Ed
win. Nine. Gould resented the blunt
opposition of George and Helen Gould,
but since her conferences with Edwin
she has signified her readiness to lis
ten to the counsel of those who are
seeking to dissuade her from being
married to the prince She now frank
ly admits that she does not know her
own mind regarding the prince.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1908-04-09

long extinct that its name has been
forgotten, having recently broken out.
The people living at San Fillipe, at
the base of the mountain, are fleeing
for their lives.
The japanese emperor has bestowed
upon the late Durham White Stevens,
the decoration of the Grand Rising
Sun the highest order in Japan. The
Japanese government will give $4,000
to the family of the murdered diplo-
mat and the Corean government will
give them $4,000.
Members of the Society of American
Artists in Paris are rather more
amused than otherwise at the prom
inence given to America in the efforts
of a group of younger American pain
tiers to promote the formation of a
new society in Paris to down" the
prestige Of the older body as the ar
bitter of American art abroad.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1908-04-09
LATE NEWS CONDENSED
- szazzxaz6 A
- - ------&
DOMESTIC.

The anti-toDacco trust growers are
declared TO be destroying tobacco
plant beds in Ohio.
Nine Italians charged with dynamit-
ing a residence at WaIbrook, Md,
were placed on trial.
Hot air explosions from windows
and doors in the faces Of hremen
mounting ladders caused injuries 10
ten OF them at a fire in a seven story
brick building in Boston. The loss
is estimated at between $4,000 and
100000.
Matt Ozenitch, a miner at Hough-
ton, Mich, was fatally injured by a
piece OF falling rock, and died in the
hospital
Fire on the Joy line pier in East
river, New York, and an adjoining
pier, resulting in the injury Of several
fremen and a loss Of $4,000,
Gems and jewelry valued at $4,000
were stolen from the show window of
the Fifth avenue, New York, store Of
pikran Kelekian, Persian consul.
Express rates in Indiana are re-
duced on an average of between 10
and II per cent. in an opinion and
order issued by the railroad commits
sion.
DR.. Goldthwaite, United States
quarantine officer at Mobile, Ala, was
notified that the quarantine against
Cuban ports originally announced for
April /, has been deferred until
April 6.
A number OF important commercial
organizations throughout the country
have communicated with the Mer-
chants association Of New York, ap-
proving the action of that organiza-
tion in opposing the Aldrich cur
rency bill
Clifford Borros who told the police
that his home is in Rockford, Ill, at
tempted to commit suicide in the
Englewood police station by taking
poison. Nothing is known of the man
except that he asked for shelter at the
station, saying he was ill.,
State Attorney EgglestOn Of Con
necticut, said William F. Walker the
treasurer who embezzIed $54f,882
from the savings bank of New Britain
and who is being held by the Mex
can authorities, had applied for a
writ Of ampara, which if granted
would delay his eXtradition at least
six weeks.
General Richard c. Horne, who was
acquitted last week of the charge OF
numbering H. J. Groves, managing
editor of the Kansas City Post, was
taken to st. Joseph, Mo, and viii
be placed in the state asylum for
the insane. Horne was acquitted of
the murder of Groves on the plea
that he was insane at the time OIL
the shooting.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1908-04-09

his wife were living at Curtis, Neb.
Soon thereafter he left the country I'M
der a cloud. For ten years he paid
the insurance premium, but his wife
could not locate him. About five
years after Ellison left, his wife pro-
cured divorce on the grounds OF
desertfon and later married William
Gray at Toluca, III. After three
months the couple separated and the
woman came to Peoria. As the law
presumes man dead after seven
years absence, Mrs. Gray sued for the
policy. The insurance company con-
tested the case and stated that the
man was alive in Canada. The de-
movement came yesterday afternoon.
A recorcilia lion was affected and it is
probable the couple will remarry.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1908-04-09
NOT A SERIOUS INVASION.
Officials at Washington Not Alarmed
by Columbian Affair.

Washington, April 7.-While the
United States has guaranteed the in
dependence Of Panama, it has not
guaranteed her independence of all
obligations as a sovereign nation in
her dealings with other nations.
With this view predominant among
officials here, the reported invasion
by Columbia of the frontier town Of
JuradO is looked upon as not being in
itself a "Causus belli," but rather as
an inevitable warning to Panama to
awaken 20 the necessity of becoming
an active party to diplomatic negotia-
tons for the amicable adjustment Of
numerous open questions pending be
tween herself and Colombia and Cos
ia Rica. No apprehension is enter
tanned that the reported Colombian
invasion" has any serious signifi-
canoe.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1908-04-09
Man Fatally ScaIded.

Marinette, Wis, April 5.-While the
outlets to a large pulp cooker al mill
number six of the Menominee Mari
nette Paper company Saturday after
noon was being opened, a cylinder
head of an engine blew out, covering
q number of employees with scalding
steam. Cornelius Borst was immedi-
ately killed August Steber and Frank
Reinke were terribly scalded, and may
not recover. Five others were slightly
injured. Borst was married and
leaves seven children.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1908-04-09
POWDER BLOWS Up
VARSITY BUILDINGS

Minneapolis, Mimi, April 5-A pow
der magazine in the University Of
Minnesota exploded Saturday evening.
The building was completely wrecked
and windows in the law and chemis-
try buildings and in the assay build
ing of the mining department were
shattered. No one was seriously in
jured. The cause Of the explosion is
unknown.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1908-04-09
ATTEMPT TO ESCAPE TRAIN
WHEELS COSTS HIS Ii

Eau Claire, Wis, April 5.-Duncan
Peterson of Strom, aged "a years, died
in this city, where he had been brought
after train had run over both Of his
legs. Peterson was standing ON the
edge of the platform in front of the
depot when he slipped just as the
train was pulling into the station. Had
he not tried to extricate himself he
would have escaped serious injury,
but in his excited efforts first one leg
slipped nnder the wheels of the train
and then the other.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1908-04-09
GERMAN LANGUAGE
MUST Be SPOKEN
COMPULSORY IN ALL PUBLIC
MEETINGS IN TIE FAITH
ERlANO.
PASSES REICHSTAG
AGAINST OPPOSITION OF
CENTER PARTY,

Berlin, April 5.-The reichstag
Saturday, 200 to 179, adopted section
VII. of the governments associations
bill.
This ection declares that the Ger.
man language is compulsory In all
public meetings in every part of the
empire, except in case of information
al congresses or election meetings.
Further exceptions may be permitted
during the next 20 years after the
PRONUNCIATION of the law for those
districts where SO per cent. of the in
habitants. speak a language other
than German, but in these cases the
authorities must he notified that the
meeting is about to occur and also
what language is to be spoken, so as
to allow a competent police reporter
to be present.
The debate lasted all day and I'M
til nearly 10 o'clock last night. The
discussion was sharp throughout, and
went on amidst continual agitation
and interruption. The so-called
bloc" supported the government
against the opposition of the social
lists, the Poles and the Centre party.
When the result of the division was
announced a scene of widest tumuIt
occurred, the house separating in the
greatest excitement
The result of the houses action on
this section has been awaited with
intense interest throughout the en-
pire, owing to the fact that it affects
100000 non-German inhabitants
comprising Poles in the eastern
provinces, Dane in the north, French
in Alace-Lorraine in addition to less
important races not speaking German
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1908-04-09
SAY DEAD MEN WERE
VOTED AT PRIMARIES

Kenosha, Wis, April Tn a state
ment issued to the public Mayor James
German, defeated for the democratic
nomination for mayor and appointed
as a member of the committee to in
vestigate the charge of Illegal voting
at the primary election a week ago,
declares that not only were men
brought into the city from Racine,
Pleasant Prairie and Somers and
voted. but men who are now serving
sentences in Jail in Chicago and men
who have been dead for years appear
to have voted. Hundreds of Illegal
votes are declared to have been cast.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1908-04-09
MAN SUPPOSED LONG
DEAD RETURNS ALIVE

Peoria, H., April 5.-In the circuit
court here the New York Mutual Life.
Insurance company produced James
Ellison, dead to his wife for years.
She was suing for 5000, the amount
of policy, and On seeing Ellison rec
ognized him and the case was dis
missed. Twenty years ago Ellison and
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1908-04-09
Babe Swallows Clock Key.

Sheboygan, Wis, April while
amusing herself with an alarm clock
the 6-months-old daughter of Mrs.
Greiner succeeded in swallowing the
heavy brass key used in winding the
timepiece. The key was removed
with the aid of pair of forceps, the
sharp edge on the key badly lacerat-
ing the child's throat