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Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1908-12-01
New spsskershlp Contest.

New Speakershp Contest.
Not since 1900 has there been a
contest over the speakership. but the
prospect this year Is for one warm
enough to make up for lost time.
Following Speaker Bowen's admins.
tration the speakership was conceded
to Mr.. Eaton, who had been defeated
In 1900 Following him George w.
Clarke, who was elected lieutenant
governor Nov. 8. was given the
speakership without contest. After
him N E. Kendall was elected with
out a contest But one of the reasons
why the members OF the Legislature
have gathered SO early for the special
session of tomorrow is the prospso
tive contest over the speakership Of
the new house
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1908-12-01
Reduesd sentence Zen Years.


The supreme court has modified
the decree of Judge Brennan OF the
Polk county district court In the
criminal case against Lem Whimpey
convicted OF an assault upon Rachel
Gross. domestic employed near the
Saylor mines The defense appealed
from the thlrty-year sentence impos
ed by Judge Brennan. and through
his attorney. James F. Rice. Whimpey
tried to secure his release.
The allegations made as grounds
for appeal was that the evidence die
not support the sentence Impose II
was alleged that the assault was mol
sufficiently resisted to make the
crime that of rape. The court held
that the point was not we'll taken
but thought that the sentence wa!
too heavy anG reduced 1t to twenty
years.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1908-12-01
soeelaI Session Lasts Two Days.


The special session or the iegisla
ture which meets Tuesday. November
"a, may last for two days instead Of
one. The executive council will be
gin to canvass the vote ut the late
senatorial primary on Monday. and
probably will not finish the work IN
time to report to the legislature. II
this happens. the legislators will ad
journ for day to receive the report
The Des Moines members are arrang
Ing the program for the special ses
sion. nobody else being on the ground
to do 80.
Bleakiy Makes Appointments.
The positions in the office or the
auditor Of state. appointed by the au
ditor. are nearly ali complete. In
most Instances 1t Is reported that the
positions rendered have been accept
ed. The work Of the office, which
has gone on go admirably under the
administration OF Governor Elect b
f. Carroll, Will be continued with the
same degree OF exceilency. The slate
will be announced some time nex1
week, ii is believed. Auditor tlec,
J w. Bleakly will be in the city at
tending the adjourned session OF the
Thi1ty-second extra general assembl.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1908-12-01
Merchants Ask Committee.

Merchants ASK Committee.
Men engaged in the mercantile bust
ness will ask the lieutenant governor
and the speaker OF the house in the
Thirty-third general assembly tc
create a new committee to which
may be referred matters pertaining
to the business In which merchants
are engaged
A few years ago new committee
on telephones and telegraph com
panies was created. There now ar.
committees on agriculture, banks, In
surance. corporations. mines. phar
macy building and loan. manufact
ures, horticulture. forestry. etc, Thu
merchants now ask for commute,
on mercantile business
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1908-12-01

The appointment or John Shortiey
to succeed Judge w H Fahey Of the
superior court at Perry has been made
by Governor Cumm1ns Judge Fahey
has resigned and while L. D Giddinss
Of that city. has been elected to serve
his term does not begin until Jan
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1908-12-01

Board HAS Power Over r. r. Depots.
The state railroad commission In
Its decision ordering new Rock
Island depot built In East Des Moines
holds that the board has full power
over the established stations OF rail
road companies, and can require new
structures to be erected when the &C.
commodation OF the public requires
1t reaches this conclusion through
careful consideration of the statute
regulating the power Of the board.
1t defines, first what a railroad sta,
ton is. "a place where railroad
trains regularly come to stand fol
the convenience of passengers. etc,
Is in contemplation of the law rail
road station" decides the board. The
commission is. by express grant
authorized to require IAN addition tc
| or change In such station where 1t i:
reasonable and expedient In order t
| promote the security convenience
and accommodation OF the public"
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1908-12-01
Makes Recommendations.

Makes Recommendations.
Des Moines.-ln the biennial report
Just issued and filed with the COVER
nor the state board OF control makes
the following recommendations:
That the commandant Of the Iowa
Soldiers home be given power to III
dorSe and collect checks, certificates
of deposit and other paper left in his
hands by members OF the home who
die intestate.
That the state law conflicting with
the federal law relating to the collec-
ton Of pensions of soldiers maintain,
ed in the state home be repealed
That children committed TO Sol,
diers' Orphans home be treated as
wards and placed in new homes when
1t Is advisable
That private contracts with per
sons responsible for support of child
rem who are sent to the state homes
be abolished.
That no child guilty OF wrong I'm
der ten years of age shall be com
mitted to the Industrial schools.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-11-16
BENNINGTON BRIEFS
News Of the Town and Village ToIo
Briefly for Busy Readers.

Frank Newton was in North Ad-
ans Sunday.
Abe satter was in Hoosick Falls
over Sunday
Misses Ethel Lindsay and Bessie
Green were IN Piltsheld Sunday
Mrs. +. A. Marsden of Pleasant ST.,
is recovering from a severe cold
Miss Sadie Mann of Hillside street
visited in North Adams over Sunday.
Misses Minnie Maher and Catherine
Mcclure visited friends in Pittsheld
Sunday
MIR. and Mrs. w + Pelter Of Park
street spent Sunday with friends in
Woodford
Lawrence Moore and sister Flor
ence Of Weeks street visited in Pow
nal over Sunday
Mrs. Barbara Moore of South St,
has gone to Watervliet TO visit her
son, Edward Moore.
Richard Costello Of Lawrence Mass.
visited his father, William Costello
OF Mill street over Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur J. Holden Of
Bennington Center have returned
from a trip 20 New York and Wash.
ington.
Goodall Hutton and Misses Bridget
Mcl.aughlIn and Nellie Prendergast
spent Sunday with friends and rela.
tiyes In Dorset
MIR. and Mrs. Earl A. Howard Of
Main street visited his parents, Mr..
and Mrs. Freeman Howard of Shafts
bury over Sunday
The extension to the sewer running
south PIG feet from Elm street is
now completed. Winslow a Craven
had charge of the work.
Mrs. Phalen Of West Rutland who
has been a guest Of the Misses Gren-
nan OF Spring street for the past few
days. returned home Saturday
Miss Clara Winslow. daughter OF
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Ninslow OF
Grandyiew street who mas been ser
iously IN OF scarlet fever at the home
OF her grandmother on Main street for
the past few days Is now improving
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FOREST FIRES KILL DEER
Found Dying In Adirondack Woods
With Hoofs Burned OF

'i~fi 'iSeiS III tlNh VII
Plattsburg. Nov 16.-Those who
have been over the burned tracts in
the Adirondacks since the forest fires
OF this fall report sad sights among
the scenes of general devastation.
The wild animals, even those who
were not surrounded on mountain tops
or cut off by the flames in some deep
rayine and thus killed, suffered sew
erely and ultimately died 1t is re-
ported as uulsual TO find dead deer
or dying with their hoOfs burned OFF
and Cnly stumps upon which TO walk.
. here are two theories OF how this
casualty 70 the deer and other quad.
rupeds could occur. Some hold that
the deer, driven by the flames from
places Of refuge were forced TO plung
out across tracts but recently burned
over and covered with a layer OF dead
ashes an inch or so thick, which form
ed q crust over live Goals and no,
rocks aud stones concealed from the
animals and extending for miles in
the line OF their flight. The constant
plunging OF the deer's hoofs through
the dust and into the hot embers and
Goals beneath burned their feet ull
they could run no farther and fell ~
perish miserably, either by starvation
or from their injuries.
Another theory is that after the
rain, which leached through the ash
es forming q bed of I've in some in
stances quite thick. also formed q
death trap for the deer forced to run
through il. The I've might have eaten
into their flesh above the hoofs OF
produced a sore in the burns previous
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ly received, which resulted eyentu-
ally in the falling off of the hoof as
%he panic stricken animal continued
to plunge over the rough country
Deer that have been shot in the legs
have been known to struggle along
for miles before they were Overtaken
and put out of their misery by the hun
ters who had wounded them. The
poor animals burned and blistered and
eaten by the caustic I've, had none to
kill them and persisted miserably.
Assistant State Superintendent of
Forests. Ernest II Johnson, who has
been over the region traversed by the
forest fires which destroyed the tim.
preserve i'm Hamilton county. and
which is known as the Lone Lake
West fire also saw some Of the dead
deer with their hoofs burned or eat
en- of, and said that he found also
some domestic cattle belonging 10 the
residents cf hat section that We're
on the outskirs of the forest, and yet
had their legs burned Just above the
hoof. The burned track IN this reg.
ion extends for ten miles IN one dir
ection and for a width of from TWO
and a half TO three and a half miles
How many deer persisted as above
described may never be known
Some OF the COWS OF the inhabi-
iants of the burned section were so
badly burned about the udders that
they could not be MIXED, the burned
flesh and skin coming Off I'm the hands
of the mixers.
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ElRE An ELMER 4. RuDp,s
House Slightly Damaged BY Fire
Started From Defective Flue.

FNONhN 9NHWANI ~
Started From Defective Flue.
A disasterous fire was averted Sun.
day afternoon at the home Of Elmer
II. Rudd. a farmer In the west part of
the town, by the timely assistance OF
neighbors who formed a bucket bri'
gade to extinglish the flames caused
by a defective aue.
The chimney In MIR Rudd's house
caught afre early In the morning
and after running its course, as fires
OF this sort usually do, II was thought
that the danger OF the house catching
fire was over. About two o'clock IN
the afternoon. when the members OF
Mr. Rudd's family had gathered Tor
reunion, the odor OF smoke was
smelled about the house, and on In
yestigation FIRE was discovered TN the
roof OF the house adjoining the chin
ney. Telephone calls were sent TO
all the farmers IN the vicinity. In
short time a number of farmers had
gathered and were beginning to hghl
the flames with bucket brigade
from the well In the yard. In TINS
manner the flames were soon eXtin
gulshed and a serious fire avoried
The loss which was slight
was caused chiefly by smoke
and water as the flames had not
gained any head way when put out.
II was fortunate that the IRE did not
occur during the night or while the
family were away from home.
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ALEXANDER DRYSDALE & SON
MANS BODY CUT IN Two
Young Italian Was Attempting to
Board Moving Freight Train

Vergennes, Nov. 16.-Peter Pedro an
Italian workman aged 81 years, was
run over by a freight train in front OF
the local freight depot Sunday after
noon and his body cut In two. Pedro
worked on the underpass last summer
and then went to Burlington where he
is said to have a brother He return
ed here a week ago and began work
on the railway section. He was an
industrious and sober man and saved
his money to send to his parents in
Italy. Sunday afternoon he wished to
60 to Burlington and in q seeming
spirit of bravado tried to swing on the
train while II was in motion. He lost
his hold and was Instantly killed as
the wheels passed over him.
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THREATENED TO SHOOT FAMILY
Boy Not Permitted to Hunt Deer
Sent to Industrial School

Middlebury Nov Thames Nal
10y of Salisbury, a hoy of 10 years Of
age. was sentenced to. the industrial
school at Vergennes SATURDAY. morn
ing by Justice Of the Peace a. W
Dickens of this place FOR eight years
or the remainder OF his minority. He
was charged with stealing 81 from VIM
Holland, his foster father.
The boy had a rifle and II Is said
that he threatened to shoot members
of the family because he was not al
lowed to 90 deer hunting.
The boy was taken 10 the industrial
school by Constable Fred Sumner OF
Salisbury
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-11-16

Kennedy's Laxative Cough Syrup
moves the bowels gently. Contains
no opiates. 1t is pleasing to take and
children especially like the taste, so
nearly like maple sugar Sold by d.
A. Ward.
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WEATHER FORECAST
Probabilities for This Section for the
Next "a Hours

For eastern New York and Western
Vermont partly cloudy tonight. Snow
fiurries in north portion. Tuesday
fair
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VACCINE SUPPLY EXHAUSTED
Montpeller Physicians Obliged 70
Send 10 Boston for More

Montpelier. Nov. l6.-As the result
of the smallpox scare there have been
80 many applications for vaccination
that the supply Of vaccine is exhaust
ed. Il has been necessary ,o send To
Boston for fresh supply.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-11-16

Regular communication OF Mount
Anthony lodge No. 10 +. and A. NJ.
Tuesday Nov. II. at 1880 p. m. Work
On first degree.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-11-16

yuuaicAs 80. 80. .,,..,
-FOUR" Cold Medal Flour aVhA.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-11-16

G q - ~ - H 7 n.
snrs the 4, Inc Knd Yau Have Amays e1Ts
l'','''' &[NZAzII1>
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w ANTED-SltuatOn by young lady for
w general hOnsewOrk or secOrd work
Address "a Bradford 81 Tel. 1877 ~. rot
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LOW PRICED
ADVERT Isl NC
WANTED

IA, ANTED-To hear from owner having
w good farm tor sale Musl have large
rOomy farm house In GOOD condition Give de.
s"rlption ana location OF property and price
wanted, Robert I. White, North Bennington,
VI. lttl
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TO RENT

VNO RERT- SetenrOom houie on Silver st.
/ Gas service. Inquire Of NJ z. Armstrong.
$40 Gage ST l0t6
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FOR SALE

LOR sALE-A fine bargain 10 a used plan.
! ola will sell for 500 on installments II
taken at once, regular price thU. We vii put
Il on any upright piano. and without any knOWl-
edge OF music anyone can enjoy the latest Op
cratic selections. marches, Valtzes; and your
piano will the be kept In use instead OF Away
remaining silent because none knows how 10
play Cali ana hear II. and try II yourself
Afternoons and evenings Cluett sons. lit6
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WANTED Position by capable man, an 2
w wife as cook; man has experience m
outdoor work stable and lawn Best OF refer
ences, Cali ii7-M u-ti November 70, 1918
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-11-16

AAEN WANTED for automobile driving
Nl and repair business; SO for road driving
course, easy payments largest and best school
correspondence course for home study send
stamp for cata Ogue Boston Auto School,
500 fremont ST. Boston.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-11-16

NNTANTED-A woman as h usekeeper by
w mlddle-aged man without family, IN
small farm. homo for the isht one, and
good wrges. Address K T.. Taylor, Arlington,
Nt:R. +. ID. q 8Jf
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-03-30
TOOK TIME TO DO KINDLY ACT
Proof That New Workers Can on DC
casions Be Chivalrous.

That New Workers are not in toe
much OF hurry all the time to be
thoughtful and kindly was illustrated
the other day in Nassau street, when
the wind was playing such havoc with
umbrellas that man with taste for
statistics counted just ten blown into
wrecks in the space Of 25 minutes, says
the New York Press. Just as this d.
verting spectacle was at its height
In front of the quick lunch restaurant
a poor woman, with basketful Of
newspapers hung over one crooked arm
and baby snugged up close to her
body in the other, came down the
street trying to make way against the
wind and still shelter the baby under
shabby excuse for an umbrella.
Just as she was In front of the res
taurant particularly fierce blast OF
wind blew the umbrella backward
carrying the baby's cap off with 1t
Instantly one man bolted from the
door of the restaurant to her aid, two
men on the sidewalk grabbed for the
tiny cap and a fourth started on q
jump across the street to the woman's
aid. Two of the men put the cap or
.he baby's head and another held the
umbrella over the mothers head while
they We're doing 1t. The fourth mar
looked as II he had been injured deep
ly by not having a hand In the good
work He salved his hurt feelings by
putting coin In the baby's fingers
Then every one in sight looked as
pleased as Punch, and the traffic wen,
on its wind-blown way.
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x. Of c. sALL
Arrangements are About Completed
For Annual Entertainment.

Arrangements for the second annu-
al concert and ball OF the Bennington
Council Knights of Columbus to be
held In Academy hall on North street
Easter Monday evening, April 20, 1908
are about completed. Prof. George c.
Woods orchestra will furnish the mu-
sic for the occasion.
The hall will be handsomely decor
ated by the North Adams Decorating
Co., under the supervision of John
White OF that city. A banquet will be
served in the spacious council cham
bers of the X. of G. rooms by Caterer
Spalding Of North Adams. The follow
ing committees will have CHARGE
Reception--John H. Kelly, chair
man; William Gibney. Walter Nevis,
Edward Lonergan, D. A. Guiltinan,
John p. Morrissey, James B. Lee. A.
c. Lamarre. N. ], Morrissey, W. j..
Meagher. John Mulligan, Edward La
franchise, John Nash, John Purcell,
Frank Moore. Russell Dunn, B. A. Quin
Ian. Nj. j. WEIGH. Martin Mahan, John
O'Brien, DR., Frank ]. Hurley.
Floor committee-P. j. Prendergast,
floor director; aides, Joseph McDer-
mott, John O'Donnell, N. w. Edgerton,
Joseph j. Daley, Walter Houran, John
p. Ryan, John B. Harte, Joseph Cum
ming, Robert Carney, and William Lun-
dergan.
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DISTRICT WARNING
School Meeting to be Held Next Tues
day Afternoon.


School Meeting to be Held Next Tues-
day Afternoon.
The legal voters of the Bennington
Graded School District are hereby no.
tilted and warned to meet at Graded
School Hall In said District. on Tues
day, March 81, 1908, at Q O'Clock In the
afternoon. to transact the following
business:
LIST. To choose a moderator for the
ensuing year.
End. To hear the report of the Aud.
itors. Trustees and other officers Of
said district, and take action thereon.
I'D. To see what tax said district
will vote on the Grand List OF said dis.
trict to defray the expenses of its
schools, and to pay the present debt OF
said district, and determine the time
when such tax shall be collected and
paid to its treasurer.
4th. To see II said district will vote
to collect Its taxes under provisions oil
Chapter 30 of the Vermont Statutes
and amendments thereof.
9th. To elect clerk, q treasurer
a collector Of taxes, one or three aud
itors of said district, and to all all w
cancies in the Board of Trustees ol
said district caused by expiration Of
term of Office, resignation, death. re
moval from said district, or otherwise
9Th. To transact any other proper
business found necessary when met.
Leroy g. Brant, Clerk.
Bennington, VT, March 81, 1908.
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EAST ARLINGTON

VA. Stacy has returned from visit
In Dandy.
c. l. Hendee OF Bennington was in
town Thursday.
e. L. Myers left Monday for Cohoes
where he has position.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. N. Shaw of Man
chester were In town Thursday.
Mrs. Helen Farnham of Bennington
recently visited friends In town.
f. Soules and family have moved to
their new home at Manchester Depot
Edward Sculley Jr., has been con-
fined to the house several days by i'll
ness.
Carlton Hendee Jr., of Bennington
is with his grandparents, Mr.. and Mrs.
M. o. Scutt.
Mrs. s. X. Gray is entertaining her
brother and sister, George and Eliza
beth Thornton.
Mr.. Nicholas who has been the guest
of Silas Horning the past week has re-
turned to New York.
Mrs. Eugene Andrew of North Ad-
ans has been the guest of relatives
in town for few days.
f. p. Webb has been spending sew
eral days in New York where he at
tended the Smith-Khon wedding.
Several men from this village are
Ixxrn, hi Ix.v lr Id. ..A
while work is slack in the Hale chair
factory.
Mr.. and Mrs. Luther Arnold has
been spending the past week with her
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. T. ]. Hoyt in
Manchester.
|. The Misses Winifred, Eva and Nellie
Grout. Frank Walsh and Roy Grout
OF Burr and Burton seminary are en-
joying short vacation at their home
here.
Mr. Woodward of Manchester has
purchased the Garfield farm and the
Hard homestead In the south part of
the village and expects to take poss-
ession at once.
The death of Mrs. BENJAMIN Stafford
occurred Friday evening after an Ill
ness OF several weeks. Mrs. Stafford
was another Of the old residents, being
past 81 years of age. She is survived
by her husband. At this writing no
funeral arrangements have been made.
Mrs. Hermon Webb, one of the old,
est residents of the town passed away
at her home THU sday morning. Mrs
Webb had been in feeble health all win
ter and earlier in the week had a sew.
ere stroke of paralysis from which she
never rallied Mr.. Webb's death oc
CURED only few weeks ago The
funeral was held Sunday at IL o.
clock in the Congregational church.
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SURELY A COMING FlNANclER.
Little Need to Be Alarmed About
Boboy's Success in Life.


Bobbys parents had forbidden him
TO accept presents of money from
casual visitors or strangers. The WIS.,
Itor to his home was attracted by the
boys bright face and who wished to
show his approval by offering Bobby
HIS stray pennies. was politely but
firmly told any other kind OF present
would be welcomed, but that the boy
was not allowed to take gifts of money.
The parents explained that they wish
to keep the innocent boy untainted by
the lust for money, which he would
only souander on harmful sweet-meats.
However, in cases where Bobby had
rendered. an actual service he was per-
mitted to accept. remuneration when
offered, as his parents reasoned that
the laborer Is worthy OF his hire.
A nice old lady who was friend OF
the family noticed Bobby passing one
day, and, calling him in. asked him to
run down to a nearby store for her
Bobby executed his commission and
returned promptly The old lady was
pleased.
"That was very nicely done, Bobby
and you are bright lad she said,
fumbling in her purse. Now here is
penny for YOU
Bobby drew himself up with dignity
my price for doing that kind Of an
errand," he said very distinctly, lis
dve cents"