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Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1908-03-07
TO REPEAT WET OR DRY FIGHT
Winchester Anti-ssloon Folk circulat-
inc Petition.

Winchester. Va, Feb 2S.-The Anti
Saloon league. Of Winchester yester-
day began circulating a petition for
the requisite number Of voters TO sus-
tain a local option election.
Judge Atkinson will be asked TO or
der an election which means a repeti-
ton of the bitter fight wagei here two
years ago. when the city went wet by
majority OF only 30 votes out of a
total Of nearlv 1000 cast. Both sides
are thoroughly organized and the con.
test will likely be close.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1908-03-07
OFF TO MICHIGAN
J. n. Keans Engages With U. S. Fish
Commits sion

Mr.. ]. Humphrey Kearns left here
last night for Worthwhile, Mich, not
far from Detroit, where he will be en-
gagged in one of the fish hatcheries TN
der the direction of the U. s. Fish
commission. He will be absent from
home for an indefinite time.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1908-03-07
TO FooM BRYAN IN MARYLAND
Committee Appointed to Campaign
for Delegates for Him.

Baltimore, Feb. 29.-The executive
committee of the Maryland Democrat
ic association, the state organization
in the interest of William j. Bryan,
met last night and appointed a COM
mittee of 100 citizens of Baltimore,
and each of the counties in the state
to take charge of campaign to Sc
cure Bryan delegates from Maryland
to the Denver convention. The first
meeting of the committee will be held
in this CITY March ;.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1908-03-07
Y. M. c. A. Bulletin.

Contractor S =. Ellis began to exca-
vate for the new Y. NJ. G. A. building
on West King street yesterday.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1908-03-07
Building Notes.

Electrician Harry S. Shade has the
contract for the wiring and electric
lighting fixtures for the new Stone
Settlement Home.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1908-03-07
MRS. FERD. GERL|NG DEAD
Aged Lady Passes Away Early This
Morning
IS BORN IN GERMANY
sJosepr Messman, Former Martinsbure
-Je@sler Dies in Washington
Buried Here.
Buried Here.

Mrs Margaret Elizabeth Gerling,
gldow d Ferdinand Gerling died this
snorning at her residence, 212 West
king street, in the 72nd year Of her
4ge Death followed a serious attack
Of grlppe and bronchitis conhn3ng her
10 bed for the last three weeks.
Surviving are two sons. William and
,8oau GeTling, this city; also one sis
ter, Mrs. Mary Hager East Burke
street, and eleven grandchildren and
two great grandchildren. Among her
grandchildren Is Bernard Gerling,
whom she raised
Funeral Monday at 2.30 p. m. in
the Lutheran church, conducted by
Rev Charles S. Trump. Interment in
Green Hill cemetery
Mrs. Gerling was the daughter of
Frederick Benhardt and was born In
Wdtenberg, Germany. In 1853, when
she was but II years of age, she and
her sister, Eve deceased, emigrated
10 America and came direct TO Mar
tinsburg, where her two other sisters
mad preceded her. and resided here
ave1 since.
In 1854, not long after her arrival
here, she married Mr. Gerling, who
was a native of Germany. and who
lied tn this city about Il wears ago.
Arc fte@1;no'. ,,a,a,,ta ,,1.,,,.a q, . ~
mind in the old country and died there
She was a member of the Lutheran
church and was a very estimable
woman A wide circle Of friends will
ament her death.
" Joseph A. Messman.
Mr., Joseph A. Messman former
well known resident and feweler of
Afartinsburg. died Friday evening at
$3.50 O'Clock at his home In Washing
son, aged 81 years. The cause of his
death was a cancerous tumor of the
aeck.
The deceased is survived by his |
wife, Mrs. Catherine Messman, and
one daughter, Mrs. Gordon; also one
brother and two sisters: Cornelius I
Messman, Mrs. Chrales Smutz and
Mrs Annie Smaltz. all of Cumberland /
Mr. aIessman was born in Cumber
land. When a young man he anne to
MartinsibuIg and learned watchmak
ing and engraving. He resided ere
twenty years and became well known
as workman and a citizen. He re-
sided in Washington for the last eight
wears He was member of the Cath.
olic church and for eighteen years
sang in st. Joseph's choir. He was a
popular man and upright in charac-
ter and the news of mis- death caused
much regret among his friends here.
The national prohibitionist. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1907-1911, 1908-04-16
LOCAL OPTION TOO LOCAL
How the Patchwork System Oper-
ates in Michigan

Traverse City, Mich, April 1O.-(A
press dispatch)-This weeks local-op-
ton elections have produced an inter
esting situation in the village of Wex-
ford, which is located at point where
four counties adjoin. Benzie and Man
istee counties did not vote on local op-
ton, but Grand Traverse and Wexford
counties did, the latter going dry and
Grand Traverse wet" Willis Sanford,
Wexfords village saloonkeeper, will
have to move his place of business only
few rods to leave the county of Wex-
ford and locate in Grand Traverse.
And if Grand Traverse county had also
gone dry" Sanford could have moved
into either Manistee or Benzie counties
without leaving the village.
There is only one other saloon in the
village and its proprietor, Albert Kulpp,
has no need of moving, as his property is
in the Grand Traverse county portion of
the village.
The national prohibitionist. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1907-1911, 1908-04-16
A Birmingham Item

1.-The Hon. S. D. Weakley, former
Chief Justice of Alabama, awitimg from
Birmingham, April a.
Since our raid of last Saturday night,
which caused the closing of all the clubs,
crime has decreased again. Yesterday
the police docket of arrests for the pre-
ceding day showed only two (2) arrests
for trivial offenses, and no other arrests
of any kind. This is the smallest i'm the
history of Birmingham The clerk of
the public court calls attention to this
in today's Age-H erald, and the same pa
per shows new corporations with capital
of 100000, 100000 more than for the
same period last year. We are convict
ing violators and all are getting full
penalty. The sheriff and chief of police
are actually cooperating, and strong
public sentiment is behind law enforce
ment.
The national prohibitionist. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1907-1911, 1908-04-16
A SALOON OUTRAGE
Gang of Dirty Men and Women AS
sault Preacher

TUMocK, CAL, April 3.-(Special
correspondence)-On Wednesday of
this week this town was the scene of
one of the most indecent exhibits that
the liquor business has ever made in
the state of California of its lawbreak-
ing character. The Rev. J. M. Hilbisn
pastor of the Methodist church, was at
tackled by a gang of men and women
toughs and seriously injured.
The cause of the attack is the fear
less attitude which Mr. Hilbish has
maintained toward the saloon evil and
his outspoken utterances against drink
and its kindred vices.
The first assaiants were three wo-
men who are employed in disreputa-
BILE restaurant and who claimed to be
defending their reputation against re-
marks which Mr.. Hilbish was said to
have uttered concerning them. These
women fell upon Mr. Hilbsh in the
street with horse whips and beat MIN
seriously, while they poured out tor
rent of the vlest sort of language.
which would seem to have justified any,
thing that anyone could say derogatory
of their character When the women
retired gang of men bruisers fell
upon Mr.. Hilbish and very nearly COM
pleted the work of killing him. Some
OF the assailants were arrested and
taken before an injustice of the peace"
by the name of Donkin-not Donkey
who placed them under bail bonds in
The national prohibitionist. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1907-1911, 1908-04-16
LOST $500
Buying Medicine when Right Food
Was Needed

Money spent for "tonics" and 'bra-
GERS to relieve Indigestion, while the
poor old stomach is loaded with pastry
and pork, is worse than losing pocket
book containing the money.
1t the money only is lost it's bad
enough, but with lost health from wrong
eating, it is hard to make the money
back
= Michigan young lady lost money
on drugs, but is thankful she found
way to get back her health by proper
food. She writes:
Il had been victim of nervous dys-
pepsia for six years and spent three
hundred dollars for treatment in the
attempt to get we'll None of it did me
any good
Finally I tried Grape Nuts food, and
the results were such that, if it cost
dollar package | would not be with
out it. My trouble had been caused by
eating rich food such as pastry and
pork
The most wonderful thing that ever
happened to me, | am sure, was the
change in my condition after I began
to eat Grape-Nuts. I began to improve
at once and the first week gained four
pounds. sosl4l
Il feel that I cannot express myself
in terms that are worthy of the benefit
Grape-Nuts has brought to me, and you
are perfectly free to publish this letter
II it will send some poor sufferer re-
lief. such as has come to me-"
Name given by Postum Co., Battle
Greek, Mich. Read "The Road to
Wellville,' in pkgs. There's a Reason"
The national prohibitionist. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1907-1911, 1908-04-16
THE SALOON IN REAL LIFE
Another Item of the Damning Count
Against the Liquor Traffic

From the Herald, Grove City, Pal
George Hedglin of Lone House
Crossing, four or five miles southwest
OF town, went to New Castle on Satur-
day, with the thirst for drink in his
veins and forty-fve dollars of hard
earned money in his pocket. When he
left New Castle in the evening he had
two quarts and two pints of whisky
on his person. twenty dollars of his
earnings were gone; and he was deeply
intoxicated. His wife at home is near
ing her hour and there are three little
ones, and there is dearth of many
things. The vampires had twenty dol
lars of Georges hard earned money,
and sent him home a sodden maniac
to his helpless wife and children.
At Lone House Crossing he was put
off the train with care, and warned to
keep away from the track and was
directed homeward This was all that
was seen of him till in the morn
ing. Poor Mrs. Hedglin! Her little
ones slept, but her sleep was ftful
She wondered what kept George, and
yet she knew The dog too was having
a restless time. and deep in the night
the mother got UP to look about. The
dog dashed away to the railroad and
the anxious woman followed And
there her poor sodden husband lay on
the track, with one arm severed and
both legs ground off That poor purple
hand of the several arm was the very
hand she took on her wedding day.
Ye stars which keep your holy virgils
till the Sabbath dawn; we holy angels
that never slumber, pity the sorrows
of woman in her grief; and pity, oh,
pity, poor soul now sinking unprepared
into death! The poor mangled wreck, in
stead of realizing his dread position
and lifting up appealing eyes for mercy,
fancies he is in fight and the ashen
dying lips are venting threats and
curses.
The phone summoned help. The train
crew returned The poor mangled man,
lowering between life and death, was
gathered up and started for the hos
pital at New Castle While the train
moved along between Leesburg and
Volant at 4 on Sabbath morning, and
the farmers in their good homes on the
hills were in deep sleep, tragic death
was taking place in a baggage car.
George Hedglin was breathing his last.
0, mother with your little ones, God
pity yCu
The national prohibitionist. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1907-1911, 1908-04-16
Poor Mans Club Notes

Beginning January 1, 1908, and end
ing April 10 Goo days. the liquor traf-
fc in Minnesota has made the follow
ing record:
Dead-91.
Injured-72.
lnsane-7.
The comparative records made by the
liquor business in license Minnesota and
Prohibition Kansas, beginning March 1
and continuing Al days is:
Dead-Kansas, l. Minnesota, 80.
lnjured-Kansas, 2. Minnesota, 80
lnsane-Kansas, 0. Minnesota, 3.
The national prohibitionist. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1907-1911, 1908-04-16

the enormous amount of $3.50 each.
Whether the cases will ever be brought
to trial and what the outcome will be,
it is at present impossible to say.
Turlock certainly has grave necessity
of indicating her standing as a civilized
community.
The national prohibitionist. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1907-1911, 1908-04-16
April IS, 1908.

sumedly selling liquor in violation of
law
In Knoxville, Tenn, where Prohibit
ton went into effect few months ago,
the police court records, according. to
the press dispatches, make the following
showing of fines for drunkenness dLr-
ing the first three months of the wear
1907 under license and the correspond
ing no-license months of 1908:
The national prohibitionist. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1907-1911, 1908-04-16

INTEREST BEARING NOTES

teen Of them voted dry"
Birmingham, Ala, had a great law
enforcement meeting on Sunday, April
5. Governor Conner was one of the
speakers.
The supreme court of the state of
Alabama has declared the states Pro-
nibition law, which will go into effect
on January 1, 1909, constitutional
Of eighty-four Nebraska towns voting
on the license question forty-seven voted
no-license. Six towns went back from
no-license to license, but twenty-four
that had been license towns went no
license
The city council of Birmingham, Ala,
has before it bill for an ordinance to
forbid soliciting orders for liquors, adj
vertising liquors by posters or in news
papers, or keeping liquor in any place
Of public resort, including clubs.
The horse-racing fraternity have an
nounced that since Decatur, Illinois,
has gone dry" the great races to have
been held there in July will be called
off. You can't have horse-racing, they
ooy' OutoiuS eH OPCi loWI. OOi
Decatur
The total revenue to the city of WASH
ington from the liquor traffic. not count
ing the fines wrung from its victims,
reaches S471,629 per annum. The cost
of Washington's police department, ex-
else board courts, prisons, charities and
insane, totals $1O66,3S1.
A meeting of representative church
people in Atlanta recently appointed
committee ito learn, systematic, tabu-
late and publish the actual material
facts touching the operation of the Pro-
nibition law in Atlanta and the whole
state during the months that it has been
on the statute books"
In Hartford, Conn, on April Z, the
no-license proposition was defeated by
a heavy majority but the no-license vote
was increased from 1854 in 1907 to g.
244 The license advocates made a ire
mendous effort and, lawfully or unlaw
fully, polled more than 1000 votes more
than were ever cast for license before.
In spite of the fact that Aiken county,
South Carolina, opened up dispensary
at the end of the bridge across the Sa-
vannah river from Augusta, Georgia, as
soon as Prohibition went into effect in
that city, arrests for drunkenness "fell
off, 20 percent in January and 20 per-
cent in February as compared with the
records of 1907
An Indiana woman, whose husband,
while drunk, committed murder and is
now serving a life sentence in state
prison, has been given a verdict of
$4,000 against the saloonkeeper who
sold him the liquor. That possibly
means four years living. After that
she will have no means, save the poor
house, of getting anything from the
voters who made the saloonkeeper sa-
loonkeeper
Among the Wisconsin towns that are
recently voting nolicense are La Fargo,
Readstown and Viroqua in Vernon
county, and Viola, just across the line
in Richland. Marinette and Peshtigo
for the first time in their history con-
Quoted uO-l1cenSe carnations and
The national prohibitionist. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1907-1911, 1908-04-16
Spread the Truth Broad. Cast

In response to repeated urgent re-
quests The National Prohibitienist
has prepared
THREE GREAT LEAFLETS
Being Compilations of Official Sta
tist1cs relative to the Liquor Traffic.
They are the strongest documents
that have been published in many
years for general distribution and
should be circulated by the hundreds
of thousands.
Bombard the Enemy zvith Facts
Here is the ammunition:
Leanet NO. 1o1:
"PRoHTBITIoN SUSTAINED"
A Study of Massachusetts, Statistics that
snow S Prohibition Under Difficulties to Be
Superior to License at Its Best. Reprinted
from The NATIONAL PRoHIBIrroNIsr of
December 10, 1907. pages. Price per
LOCO, $1,000; per 100, $3.50; per dozen,
soc; each, &c.
Eeafet NO. 1o2:
TIN THE BALANCES"
:. A careful Study of Comparative Stats.
tics, showing the Economic Weakness Of
the Liquor Traffic. Using Census Returns
80 AAA..loiS aS Typical state. Reprinted
from THE NATIONAL PRoHIBIr1oNIsr Of
February 30, 1908. pages. Price, per
LOCO, $1,000; per 100, $3.50; per dozen,
zoe; each, &c.
Eeadet NO. 1o3:
"THE DRIHK TIDE AT TIE
A study of the Enormous LIQUOR Con.
sumption and the APPALLING Liquor Bill of
the American People in 1907. Reprinted
from The NATIONAL PRoHIBrrIoNIsr Of
March s, 1908. Is pages. Price, per
1000, $500; per 100, $s.Oo; per dozen,
These leaflets are printed in con-
venient size to fit into business en-
velope.
HoaV Many of Each Do You Wants
Order at once from
THE NATIONAL PRoHIBITIoNIsr.
81 Washington ST., Chicago.
The national prohibitionist. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1907-1911, 1908-04-16

In response to repeated urgent re-
quests The National Prohibitionist
has prepared
The wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-????, 1908-05-02

that firm is Roy O. West Keep that
name in mind.
Another lawsuit is pending in the
circuit court of Cook county that has
a peculiar relationship to the suit of
Walter Merritt 1t is a mandamus
suit brought by the Illinois Tax Re
form Association in the name of tax
payer against Roy O. West remember
the name). Fred W. Upham. and F.
D. Meacham. constituting the board of
review of Cook county. to compel them
to do their duty and assess the person
al property stock holdings of Cyrus H
Mccormick and eleven others. who. to-
gether, own more than ninety per cent
of the s1a0, o0o. 900 of stock in the In
ternational Harvester company.
The suit names the following per-
sons as joint defendants. and sets forth
the amount of stock at its fair cash
value held by EACH
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1908-02-19
SYNOD Y. P. S. MeetinQ

The Y. P. S. of the Synod Luther
an church held joint meeting last
Monday evening. The attendance
was large and the meeting was a
success in every way. The Ladies'
Quartet, consisting of the Misses
Marie Railson, Helen Sather, and
lnga Grangaard, and Mrs. j. R.
Peterson, sang a beautiful anthem,
which they have also by request
consented to render at one of the
Sunday evening services. Miss FL
len Syse gave a character sketch of
Gen. Washington, and this was an
able effort. A humorous selection
was given by Lillian Boyd and was
we'll received by the audience.
Rev. Jordahl, who had been invited
to address the meeting, gave brief
but very interesting talk. The rev.
erend gentleman based his remarks
on a line from one of the Latin
poets, and the delivery was made in
a very able manner. The program
for: the evening was concluded with a
musical selection by Miss Anna Ras-
musson and vocal solo by Florence
Neuberger. The receipts Of the
evening amounted to nearly $500.
The committee on program hope to
secure Prof. George Markhus to
speak at their next meeting, which
will be held March l6.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1908-02-19
Entertainment I'm Dist. 2.

The evening school in Dist. 83,
town of Lake Lillian, will give an
entertainment in the schoolhouse in
said district on Saturday evening
of this week, Washington's birth
day. The following program has
been prepared under the direction
of the teacher, Victor Knutson:
Selection, Orchestra
Operetta. The Sailor Boys Return"
Song, Sweetheart, ''Male Quartet
Play, "Hans Won Smash"
Selection, Orchestra
Play, ''The Angel of Love and the
Heart of Stone'
Song, Good Night, male Quartet.
The persons taking parts in the
various plays are Messrs. A. B.
Walner, S. B. Aspaas, Albin Erick-
son, w. Blomquist, o. Wahlquist
and Victor Knutson, and Misses
Ethel Root, Hattie Erickson, Vera
He'd, Hulda Williams and Amanda
Williams. The male quartet is
composed of Messrs. Ernest Heg.
lund, Haldor Hegstrom, Albert Wal.
ner and Andrew Kingstrom.
The program is an unusually in.
teresting one, and the spacious new
schoolhouse should be packed. AL
are invited.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1908-02-19
paid for farmers produce. If you have never
tried to see what THE FAIR will do in order to
get your produce, bring your next supply to u.s.
..... ALL WE ASK is A FAIR TRIAL
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Is e :: NH zlFrlNCS

Svea, Feb. 1.-THE coffee social
at Ostrom's place last Thursday was
we'll attended in spite of the muddy
roads. About $1,000 was realized.
O. O. Nelson of Hallock, Kittson
county, came down Wednesday,
Feb. II, to visit with friends and
relatives here for some time.
Miss Alma Freeberg has gone to
the metropolis. We understand she
will take up a course in dressmak-
ing there.
Miss Julia johnson spent a few
days at her home here, returning to
Willmar Friday to resume her stu
dies at the Seminary.
Mes@rs. 0. Nelson, E. Swenson
and A. Swenson visited at our
school last Friday.
The Y. P. S. held a special meet
ingon Friday, Feb. Z. It was then
decided to meet at the homes, the
first Friday of each month.
N. w. Nelson Of the Svea store
has been visiting relatives and
friends at Faribault, Red Wing and
other places.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. 0. Nelson, Mr..
and Mrs. E. Swenson and Messrs.
0. Nelson and A. Swenson visited
at the home of p. 0. Nelson last
Saturday.
E. R. Rasmussen put up the phone
in our school last Saturday.
Mrs. Jens Olson, Edith and Anna
Olson have been sick with the
grippe.
The Eighth grade stuccnts oi
Dist. IS are busi]y preparing fo,
the county examinations, which
will be held next week.
A number Of our farmers attend.
ed the Gustafson auction last week,
and others are intending to attend
the Glarum sale next Friday.
The Misses Mayme and Edith
Westerberg gave party to about
thirty of their friends last Sunday
Social games were indulged in thru.
out the afternoon and evening
They all report very good time.
Miss Emma Anson, primary
teacher in Dist. IS, was reported i'll
last Saturday but is now GONZALES.
cent.
Rev. J. O. Lundberg and delegate
departed for Minneapolis last Mon.
day to attend the Minnesota Con.
ference, in session there this week
The directors of the Svea cream.
cry were in session last Tuesday.