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Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1908-11-21
SIX RULES FOR THE JUNIORS

l. Use one side of the paper
only.
2. Write neatly and legibly, using
ink or sharp pencil
3. Number your pages.
4. At the bottom of the last page
write your name, age and address.
s. Always tell whether you are a
Daily Junior or a Tri-Weekly Junior.
6. Address the envelope to Editor,
Courier Junior, Ottumwa, Iowa.
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oLETHA is FOND OF SCHOOL

Dear Courier.
l like to go to school every day |
can. l have one brother and one sis
ter My brothers name is John and
my sisters name is Wilma. My
brother is 16 years old and my sister
is 8. l go to Brush college to school,
There are 25 scholars in my school.
My teachers name is Clark Bonar,
and my seat mate is Leila Archer.
Your friend,
Oietha Russell, age 10.
Milton Ia z E No 8
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SOME 4slLLY" SUNDAY posTALs

No doubt many of the Juniors have
seen the noted evangelist's pictures on
the post cards in the city drug stores.
Well, the first fifty Juniors writing the
best stories on one of the following
subjects will receive Billy Sun
day postal:
November.
Turkeys.
cranberrles and where they grow,
etc.
Pumpkin.
Celery, and how it is cultivated.
The Billy Sunday postals will be
sent out as soon as the stories are
received
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Dear Editor:

Dear Editor:
have never written to your paper be-
fore. / am going to school now and
my studies are reading, spelling. gram
mar arithmetic, geography and mus
ic. We have four months school this
winter AS our school did not start I'M
til late they had both terms together.
There are ten scholars going to school
now. l have a half mile to go to school.
l will close for this time.
Frank Zuehlke,
Libertyville Ia, box Al.
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FRED's FIRST LETTER.

Dear Editor
| am little boy seven years old.
go to the Betterton school. MY
teachers name is Miss Dawson. My
Dlaymates are Lucy Canny, Max
Tools and WILDER Ellsworth. I have a
dog. His name is Shep. He is black
and white. He is good dog.
My papa takes the Tri-Weekly
Courier. Well. will close, hoping to
see my first letter in print.
Your Junior friend
Fred Robertson age :.
R. R. No. /,
Agency, Iowa.
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COTTAGE PUDDING.

One cup of sugar,
11a cups of -four,
l tablespoonful melted butter,
- cup of milk,
9 eggs, beaten separately,
l teaspoonful of baking powder,
Y teaspoonful of vanilla.
Elizabeth Burtchby,
Alt5SS Ia.
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GEMiA WRITES OF CLASSMATES.

Dear Courier:
I thought I would write as l have
never written before. I go to school
at Brush college My teachers name
is Clark Bonar. We lave twenty-five
scholars in my school. My seatmatc
is Delta Wilson. l am at school today.
| have one brother he is sixteen
years old. His name is Wray. Well
will close for this time.
Your little friend
Genia Hull, age IL.
Milton Iowa
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ABOUT TURKEY.

Dear Juniors and Editor:
Turkeys are very pretty. | have
seen two kinds of turkeys. The white
turkeys and the changeable colors.
think they are very pretty. | like
them to eat. We are going to have
one for Thanksgiving dinner l think,
! hope the juniors and editor will have
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NOTICE.

a farm of 70 acres. go to school at
Oak Grove No. 5. Our school has been
going on for two weeks now and
have neither been absent nor tardy My
studies are reading, history, arithme-
tic, grammar music and spelling. My
teachers name is Guy Archer, and I
like him fine.
Emma Zuehlke.
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r. F. D. No. 4.
Charlton. Iowa.
TURKEYS.

Dear Junior
l am going to tell you all | know
about turkeys and hope it will be
good enough to get one of Billy Sun
days post cards.
Turkeys are fowl and very deli
cate when little Mamma has to be
very careful Of hers when little to
keep them out of the damp and cold,
but when grown they make a fine
roast They feed the first six weeks
on cooked feed and on corn bread TO
keep their stomachs warm use cey-
enne pepper.
Margaret McMullin, age 9.
r. r. D. No s.
Ottumwa Iowa.
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now, clear your pretty eyes and Wen
go to the dining room and have nice
supper. Isn't it fine thing that you
should have found a mother just as I
found SOM"
And Billy could only look up and
smile into the sweet face of the good
woman who was henceforth to be his
own dear mother.
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HAS A PONY, PIG AND CHICKEN.

Dear Editor
Well as I have written before. |
will write again. l received a postal
from the Courier. think it was very
nice and | thank you very much for
it.
I have a pony, pig and chicken for
pets. The Dony's name Is JiD. The
pigs name is Pet. The chicken S
name is Betty
Well, | will close
Respectfully yours,
Warren Mccormick, age -.
R F. D. No 1. Box II.
Trumbull Neb
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Vera Kendall.
Agency Ia, r. No. 2.
SUGAR COOKIES,

IO|FHIN OOOTNIIO'
4 eggs,
cups sugar
6 tabespoonfuls of milk
l cup lard or butter,
4 teaspoonfuls baking powder,
Muriel Fleig.
Richlanf Ia, r. NO. ..
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A NEW JUNIOR.
Libertyville, Iowa.

Libertyville, Iowa.
Dear Editor:
This is the first time ] have ever
written. I am not subscriber Of
your paper, but l thought / would
write. am farmer girl and hive on
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JUNIOR RECEIPTS.
MOTHERS DROP CAKE.

Three eggs,
y cup sugar,
l cup butter,
- cup sweet milk,
3 cups flour,
II teaspoonful baking powder,
Beat eggs and add last,
Flavor to taste.
Mabel Skinner,
Agency, Ia.
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BOSTON TEA CAKES.

egg, we'll beaten.
2 tablespoonfuls sugar,
teaspoonful butter,
l cup sweet milk.
: teaspoonful soda,
2 teaspoonfuls cream of tartar,
2ia cups flour.
Bake in jam pans.
Jessie Carter.
Y Diamond, Iowa.
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BROWN CAKE.

l cup brown sugar,
2 cups of -four,
! cup sour cream,
2 small eggs,
l teasponful soda,
1 cup chopped raisons,
teaspoonfuI cloves,
] teaspconful cinnamon.
Icing.
Vera Kendall
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PHILADELPHIA NUT CARMELS.

Aged 9.
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r. r. D. No. s.
Ottunwa Iowa.
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Respectfully yours,
BEATRlCE'S FIRST LETTER.

= w ttf
Trumbull, Neb., r. Nc. |.
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Grace Hankins, age II.
Blakesburg, Ia.. r. h. No. l.
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AURELIA'S PET is PUSS.

Aged II.
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GEORGE WASHINGTON.

Milton, Iowa.
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Aged 10.

Bessie ROBERTSON.
Agency, Ia, r. r. No. L.
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Goldie Roberts,
Charlton. Ia, R.
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FRANKS FIRST LETTER.

Selma, Ia, r. +. z No.
Aged IA.
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-03-23
AUTO INTO
TREE To AVOID
HITTING WAGON
Four Men Shaken Up in Accident
for Which They Were Not
to Blame.

A large Jackson touring a bearing
the number 16,493, N. j., and containing
four men, met with an accident today
at Smith street and Belleville avenue,
Bloomfield. The occupants of the ma
chine, who refused to give their names,
but, who, it is believed, reside in this
city, escaped with a few bruises.
The auto was speeding along Belle
vile avenue in a westerly direction,
when a horse and carriage was driven
by Arthur Hall out of Smith street,
and, it is said, instead of keeping to
the right, he drove directly in front
of the big car. The driver of the lat
ter, to avoid a collision, risked the life
of himself and companions by turning
sharply to the left.
The automobile dashed into a tree
with much force. and the men were
thrown head over heels out on the hard
macadam. The hood of the machine
was broken, and the front of it also
demolished. The damage was tempo
rarily repaired and the party then
drove back toward this city.
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-03-23
WARNS LABOR UNIONS
AGAINST DEMAGOGUES.
Rev. Adolph Roeder Says Great
est Danger to Movement Is
from HOtheads.

The union labor movement is threat
ened by demagogues and by hotheads,
according to the Rev. Adolph Roeder,
who preached on Labor yesterday at
the New Church, Orange. Said he in
part:
Human nature measures and is meas
ured VI to lower standards when left to
itself than when carefully controlled
and held in check. There is no group
of men which does not contain certain
factors of violence and of d~emagoguery.
Hence labor finds itself facing the seri-
Gus question of the elimination from
places of power within its ranks of
those who are by nature violent and
who advocate violence. 1t is impossible
to eliminate these men altogether.
They exist in every group of men. Not
even the ministry is free from them,
as witness the recent hysteria which
killed the local option bill. Never was
a bill more palpably killed by its own
friends, simply because in their way
they gave way to violence; and vio-
lence, while 1t nay temporarily terrify
or interfere, never really obtains any
results. Intelligence always masters it
In the end. And whether tina violence
comes from the alien classes, who come
TO America and fight shadows here
which do not really exist here, or
whether 1t emanates from those who
are criminally inclined, as in the case
of Orchard and the men back of him, 1t
ever Injuries the cause in which 1t is
exercised"
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-03-23
LADS ON TRIAL
FOR ROBBERY OF
ORANGE GROCER
Edward Reilly and George Nc.
COrmick Charged with Steal
ing from Formers Uncle.
TOOK TRIP TO IRELAND
ON MONEY, IT'S CLAIMED
Mistaken Identity Is the Defense
Put In-TwO Brothers
Look Alike.

That Edward Reilly and George Nc
Cornlick, two beardless youths, first
robbed Michael Murray, a grocer, Of
AL Scotland street, Orange, of 5000 and
then took a trip to Ireland on the
money, was charged by Assistant
Prosecutor Wilbur A. Mott before
Judge Ten Eyck in the Court of Quar-
ter Sessions and a jury today.
The grocer was robbed August Is
last, and some time after the beard
less youths came back from their jaunt
on the other side of the "big pond
they were arrested.
Mccormick is a nephew of Murrays
wife and knew his habits. He had lived
with his uncle for a year and when the
robbery was reported was suspected, at
Reilly also knew Murray's habits.
J. Randolph Woodruff represented the
youths and declared 1t to be a case of
mistaken identity. He induced Reilly's
brother to change seats with him, Ed
ward Reilly, SO that the witnesses
could not tell the alleged offending
brother from the n~on-offender.
Mr.. Mott objected, and Mr.. Wood
ruff shouted:
"I am not going to have any fake
identification here"
And I'm not going to have any fake
witnesses here, either" was Mr.. Motifs
rejoinder.
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-03-23
MUSIC 500 YEARS OLD
HEARD in MONTCLAlR.
Novel Lenten Service Held Yes
terday-Small Fire in a
CObbler'S Shop.

There was a musical service held In
the First Congregational Church,
Montclair, yesterday afternoon, which
consisted of ancient music of the fif-
tenth, sixteenth and seventeenth CEN
turtles, appropriate to the Lenten sea-
son.
A still alarm yesterday called out
the men of Hose Company No. 1, of
Montclair, with hand fire extinguishers,
for a fire in a cobbler's shop, at 644
Bloomfield avenue, nearly opposite the
fire house. The blaze was extin-
guished. with a loss of about $50.
Miss Bridges, president of the Phila-
delphia branch of the Woman's Board
of Foreign Missions, addressed the
Missionary Society of the First Con-
gregational Church, Montclair, this
afternoon.
Miss Gladys Munroe, of Greenwood
avenue, is spending this week with
friends at Railway.
Mrs. Arthur Truax, of New Mexico,
who has been visiting Mrs. Charles r.
Truax, since the beginning of Deem
Der last, will shortly leave for her
home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Alexander Williams, of
Valley road, have returned from a six
weeks visit to Florida.
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-03-23
DOCTOR BUSHES
To AID Of SICK
! MAN. IN FLORIDA
Aged John Eastwood, of Belle
vile, Reported to Be in
Grave Condition.
SON AND PHYSICIAN
ON WAY TO HIS SIDE
John H. Eastwood and DR.. H. B.
Vail, a Relative by Marriage,
~. Left Last Night.

Word was received in Belleyille last
night of the serious = illness in st.
Augustine, Fla. of John Eastwood, one
of the most prominent men in Belleville
and head of the Eastwood Wire and
Chemical Manufacturing Company. !.
Several kilograms were received dur
ing the day by his son, John II. East
wood, telling of the mans condition,
and late last night the son and DIR. II.
B. Vail, of Befleviile, whose wife is a
niece of, MI. Eastwood, left for st.
Augustine d. . - ess
Mr.. Eastwood and his sister, Mrs.
Harvey. are stopping at the Hotel Mag
nolia in that city. They, have been
there six weeks.
r When Mr., Eastwood left Belleville
he Complained only of a slight cold.
The nature of his illness is, not known.
He is about eighty-nine years old, and
has been in Belleville nearly sixty-one
years.
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-03-23
CITIZENS CENSURE
SCHOOL BOARD FOR
ALLEGED NEGLECT
Blame Officials for Delay Over
New Schools and for I'M
safe Fire Conditions.

The MontcIair Board of Education
was severely ~censured Saturday night
at a meeting of citizens of that town
for allowing. the schools to become un-
safe in case of fire and for the, delay
over the erection of new buildings.
The meeting was called to hea the
report of a committee appointed at a
Montclair, October 10 last. The COM
mittee consisted of Decatur M. Sawyer,
chairman; George Wildwood Murray,
w. I. Lincoln Adams. George j. Carr,
DR.. Leslie Love, Arthur Harris, John
Carlson, Charles w. Anderson and
Herbert NJ. Lloyd, and was appointed
to investigate the cause of the diff
ferences between the Board of Edu-
cation and the Mayor and Town Coun-
Gil, whereby the erection of necessary
school buildings was being delayed to
the detriment of the pupils. The re-
port of the committee completely vindi-
Gated the Mayor and Council and
strongly condemned the members of
the Board of Education. 1t was ac-
cepted and the committee continued
by a unanimous vote. ft4. s
Lack of proper fire protection al the
schools was brought up by George Da
Cunha. There were talks on the sub
ject by Starr J. Murphy, Frederick T.
Gates, George w. Murray, H. F. Hollo-
way, James owen, C. Alexander Cook.
G. H. Baker and others. All favored
immediate action by the Board of Edu-
cation in removing the dangers which
Mr.. Da Cunha declared have made
death-traps of some of h schools, but
they opposed the adoption of a reso-
luton offered by Albert A. Fitch, cen
surfing the School Board for criminal
neglect, and favored the resolution,
which was finally adopted. F. Gordon
Smith read the report of a fire inspec-
tor OF the city Of New York whom he
had employed to visit the schools, and
this report confirmed Mr.. 'Da Cunha's
statement of the dangers at the school.
Mr.. Carter will petition President
Roosevelt directly to obtain restoration
of the honor that was torn from him..
1t has been known among his friends
for some time that he has refused re-
peated offers of high salaries from en-
cheering concerns that recognized his
ability. He would not accept them
while his reputation was under a cloud,
and he always has declared he would
devote the rest of his life, if necessary,
to removing the stain on his name.
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-03-23
Crrx NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS..


PuBIIc NOTICE is hereby given that the fol,
owing proposed ordinances passed a second
reading and were ordered to a third reading
az a meeting of. the Board Of Street and
wafer commissioners, held March II, 1908:
an ordnance to provide for the grading
curDing and Tagging OF
NINETEENTH AVENUE
from springfield avenue to the city line.
An ordinance to provide for the grading,
curDing and tagging of
CLIFTON AVENUE,
from GRAFTON avenue to Verona avenue.
An ordnance to provide for the grading,
curbing and tagging of
MILLER STREET,
from Avenue c to New Jersey Railroad ave-
An ordinance to provide for the grading.
GRANT AVENUE
from Hunterdon street to Peshfne avenue.
An ordinance to provide for the grading,
curbing and tagging of
FOURTEENTH AVENUE.
from city line to Devine street.
An ordinance to provide for the having of
PESHINE AVENUE.
from BfgeloW street to Hawthorne avenue.
with brick pavement on a concrete Foundation.
: An ordinance to provide for the repaving7 Of
SUSSEX AVENUE.
from High street to Summit street with 4aI-
ford pavement.
FRANK ]. BOOK.
Fres,oentS or the Board of Street and ;Water
. WIN. E.. GREATHEAD.
Mcnzl-5t Clerk of the Board.
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-03-23
BOY RESCUES HIS
BROTHERANDCHUM
FROM WATERY END
Three Brooklyn Lads Near Death
in Pompton River While
Canoeing.
FREDERICK SOUTHARD
PREVENTS A TRAGEDY
Pulls Out His Two Companions,
Who Could Not Swim,
When Canoe Overturned.

Frederick and Frank Southland, of
1888 Dean street, and Sidney Mapes, of
119 Albany avenue, all of Brooklyn, had
a narrow escape from drowning Satur-
day afternoon at Mountain View.
The young men left Brooklyn Satur-
day to go canoeing on the Pompton
River. They had gone but a short dis
lance down the stream when the boat
struck a snag and was overturned.
precipitating the occupants into the
water.
Frederick Southland struck out for
the shore, and upon reaching it dis
covered that his brother and Mapes
were struggling under the boat. They
we're o. able to swim. He jumped
into the water again, and, after heroic
efforts, got each to the shore.
The young men were cared for at a
farmhouse, and later returned to
Brooklyn. The boat, although it did
not sink, could not be found yesterday.
Their ~overcoats, which contained con-
siderable money and their return
tickets, were not recovered.
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-03-23
Mr.. ELLIOTT
WILL NOT LEAVE
EPISCOPAL FOLD
Says He Will Stay Unless Put
Out Because of His New
Beliefs.

Wearing his Episcopal cassock, the
Rev. John Wood Elliott, late rector Of
All Saints Episcopal Church, Orange
Valley, today talked to a reporter in
his new domicile, the rooms of the
Circle of Divine Ministry, studio build
ing, Main street, opposite Baldwin
street, East Orange. The clergyman
gave up his residence at the rectory of
the valley church last week and on in
vitation of the Circle of Divine Min
istry moved his effects to the society's
headquarters, where he will reside tenn
porarily. A New York clergyman
preached to the All Saints congregation
yesterday, as no successor to the Rev.
Mr.. Elliott has been secured.
Have you resigned from the Epis-
copal ministry" was asked.
mo-" was the smiling reply, 81 have
not"
DO you intend to resign from the
ministry"
II have no such intention" continued
Mr.. Elliott. 81 do not intend to leave
unless they put me out.
This Circle of Divine Ministry is not
a sect. and it had been organized be-
fore I came here" continued Mr..
Elliott, $50. of course. l cannot be
accused of leading any new sect.
There are nan Episcopal church
members who attend here regularly"
The Rev. Mr.. Elliott declined to dis
cuss at the present time his plans for
the future.
The situation at. All Saints Church
remains unchanged. No call has been
extended to any clergyman as success
sor to Mr.. Elicit. The Rev. DR..
Lownes, of Fifth avenue, New York,
who preached yesterday, is an ordained
clergyman, but has no charge. He is
now engaged In church literary work,
and will again occupy the pulpit next
week. Several clergymen are being
considered as rector. but only in an
informal manner.
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-03-23
SEWER
DEAL IN ORANGE
IN CARTER CASE
Former Army Captain Denies
knowledge of Father-in-law's
Connection with Work.

Oberlin M. Carter, formerly captain
in the United States Engineer Corps,
who will seek restoration to the army
and to his rank as a result of the III
dication lie received in the decision of
Judge Kohlsaat, of Chicago, handed
down Saturday, which released $45, 900
worth of securities, claims hat he had
no connection with an alleged crooked
sewer contract in Orange, as charged
at the time he was ousted from the
army.
I'm the trial before Judge Kohlsaat
l exposed the whole plot of which l
was the victim" said Carter, accord
ing to a Chicago dispatch.
II showed that I was entirely igno-
ant of he connection between Robert
F. Westcott, my father-in-law, and the
contractors, Greene and Gaynor. These
contractors had been in business in
Savannah long before I was detailed.
They got the harbor contract, but the
testimony shows how 1 held them to
it and how it cost them several hun
bred thousand dollars more than they
had expected.
1T appears that Greene and Gaynor
also had a contract for a sewer in the
city of Orange, N. j., where Mr.. West
colt lived. He was a most influential
citizen in the city, and he protected the
contractors from Interference by the
authorities. Then they became con-
nected in a business way. But West
colt never told me anything about it.
/ was absolutely ignorant of the rela-
ton until the charges were made
against me.
"Then my wife died, Inc Mr.. West
colt paid over to me all of her estate,
and her share of his property. 1t is
true that he testified that he had W.
paid any money to me. The receipts
tell a different story. But there are
men in high places who know why he
did that"
Carter is now living in Chicago and
will push his fight for reinstatement.
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-03-23
WaaL B,gosh Jes' Hear
Tibet Air Chicken Crow

and listened, and again came the
sound.
"Well, that's lucky" CALCULATED the
farmer, as he started to take the har-
ness off the horse again. Kent then
looked around for the rooster that he
supposed had erowed. He visited all
parts Of the place, but no male mem
Der of the feathered tribe could he dis
cover.
"Darned funny" he unused. 1.-THE
place must be b~ewitched." Finally he
concluded to keep a close watch ON a
group of hens, in the middle of which
was a big Plymouth Rock, which
seemed to be acting rather strangely,
All of a sudden he saw the hen hap
Its wings and then crow loudly. He
could scarcely believe his eyes, but
then the performance was repeated,
and the Plymouth Rock strutted about
seemingly proud Of its achievement.
Jasper now believes IN nature fakes.
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-03-23
%OyERHEATED STOVE
STARTS FIRE in STORE.

An overheated stove, it is thought,
started a fire in a drygoods store owned
by Joseph Fa gin in the old Mansion
House." at Main and Rutgers streets,
Belleville. at 2 o'clock yesterday after
noon. When the firemen reached the
scene some, of the; stock was burning
and the shelving back of the store was
ablaze. After twenty minutes, work the
blaze was gotten under control. The
damage to the. building, it is estimated,
"a about $3.50, n sthe losses to stock
and fixtures, due mostly to water, was
about. $780, :, -.