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The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-02-04
SHAREHOLDERS MEET
IN ANNUAL SESSION
Telephone Company Elects
Directors.
Directors Organize BY Elseting Old
Corps Of Omcsrs for the
Year.

The annual meeting OF the share
holders OF the Marion County Tele-
phone company was held last night
In the office OF the company at the
Masonic Temple. The reports read
by the various officers showed the
company to have passed another very
successful year.
The following directors were re-
elected: Warren G. Harding, d. r.
Crissinger, James r. Prendergast, H.
'B. Hane, c. H. Nonrls, John A.
Schroeder, Fred e. CUTLERY, S. Il.
Barlow. F. A. Huber, Oswald VOL
lenweber, James w. Scott. George w.
King, and A. e. Cheney. The d.
recotors organized, by electing George
w. King. president; s. F.. Barlow,
vice president; Oswald Wollenweber,
treasurer, and d. NJ. Odaffer, secre-
tary and general nianager., Agnes
Hannegan was sppointed cashier: A.
j. Berry. wire chief. and Name Eng
lish, chief operator! ~
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-02-04
ANNoAI MEETING
10 Held by the Department Com.
pauy Steekholders.

The Stockholders Of the Marion
III lt1ltmsut n,mpany ,hebd their
annual meeting, Monday night, at
the office OF the company. A report
of the years business was read. The
report was very grxtitying to all the
stoclSholdersi The company feels
that 1t will be better able to serve
the people this coming year than
ever.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-02-04
No Primaries Will be Held
In Marion County.
CONVENTION ABANDONED
Delegates Will be Named by
the Committee.
Committee will Meet This Evening
and Declare off the Primaries
Scheduled for February II.

AS result of the resolution pass
ed by the state centra | committee
yesterday, the primaries, scheduled
for February IL, will be called off
at meeting of the county republi-
can executive committee to be held
tonight.
The committee has had the plan
Of calling off the primaries in view
for some time as there is no contest
in this county but has been wait
ing for the state committee to
authorize the elimination of the
primary.
1t was told by a committeeman
touay that the action calling for
primary election of delegates to the
state convention will be rescinded
and the delegates certified to the
board of elections will be certified
to the state committee. Under this
=, plan 1t is unnecessary to hold a
mass convention. An of the dele
gates are instructed to vote for
Taft.
The committee was severely GEN.
sured for planning to hold the pri-
maries after the fight was given up
by the Foraker faction, on accoun,
of the great expense involved.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-02-04
A MORAL TO THIS STORY
Oscar Moral, Of Moral Sustains a
Severe Fall.

Oscar Morral, the son of Mr.. and
Mrs. s. Moral, OF the village of
Moral, had his collar bone broken
and the left shoulder dislocated in
an unfortunate accident occurring
about 5 o'clock Monday evening. The
lad was skating on the sidewalk. He
was sailing along at high speed
when the skates struck a bare spot
on the walk. He was thrown back
wards alighting on his lett shoulder
DIR. j. w. Jolley was called and his
examination disclosed that the boy
sustained very serious injuries. The
lad will recover.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-02-04

WHITE FLAG at Mckinley lake.
1-16-tt
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-02-04

to the benefits received and the
commissioners will report to tina
city council.
An ordinance to issue the follow.
ing notes 10 the City National Bank
was then taken up and adopted, for
sanitary sewer on Superior street,
$3.50; for paying costs Of sidewalk
improvements, @S;50O; for paving
McNilliafhs Coutt, yi,s4S and for
paving Park Boulevard, s4,15O. The
notes will fail due in two months
and carry interest at the rate of six
per cent per annum. " "A
An ordinance authorizing the city
|audAor to issue the following notes
to the F'ahey Bank company was
adopted. For a sanitary sewer be-
tween Oak and Prospect streets,
$3.50; for paving Elm street. $4,000;
for the George street paving, $4,000;
and for sewer and cellar drain on
Balm avenue, $1,4oO.
Council then concluded borrow.
ing money by adopting an ordinance
to issue two notes to the Marion
Savings Bank company. as follows
A note to pay for the sewer on
Avondale street, S2,616 and note
for s116.S7 to pay for sanitary
sewer on Walnut street.
The money will be used to pay
Tor improvements ordered by the
former council. The notes will be
taken up, two months later when
refunding bonds Will be issued.
Lawson DeLauder called atten-
tion to the question of a sewer on
Davids street which has been on
the tapis for some time. He said
that the remonstrance filed with
council was signed by persons hav.
ing no legal right to sign, notwith.
standing that fact the petition for
the sewer contained the names OF
owners of thirteen feet more than
half of the distance the sewer is tt
run. He asks that council instruct
the Service Board to proceed with
| the Improvement as he is being In.
jured by the dilatory tactics. Mr.
NAPLES introduced an ordinance tc
J proceed with the improvement bu,
the ordinance was only given ont
reading as several of the council
men thought the city solicitor should
Investigate the remonstrance and re
port at the next meeting before an.
action is takeh.t The sewer Is tC
run from Sugar street to the pres
ent terminus on the west side O
Davids street. The sewer will no
be laid in the middle of the street
las 1t would be necessary to plac,
1t under the street car tracks, which
would more than double the cost
1T is claimed. -
A resolution OF the sinking funt
trustees appointing s. II. DeLon,
clerk, at salary of $40 monti
was read and referred to the financ'
icommittee.
The report of the mayor for tn,
month Of January. showing a tota
collection in city fines amounting
to $S3 was read and placed OF
Ill. W. .t
I, Mr.. Ranall brought up the stree
lighting question stating that tn
gas tights were not being properi
cared for 1t developed that som
OF the lights are without mantle
and that others are without globes
Several of the ,councilmen stated
tha' lights in the vicinity of thei
hones burned night and day ant
others were not lighted at all. i
was decided to instruct the compan,
TO iemedy the trouble at once.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-02-04

Polo Tonight. Ladies' 15c.
Tu-Thur-tf
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-02-04

Try ADMIRAL ooET1n.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-02-04
A FRACTURED WRIST
Sustained BY Mr.. Hannah Potter
of LaRuo.

4 Mrs, Hannah Potter q 1Mue,
was the Victim OF painful accident,
occurring ther home in that town,
Monday evening. While mounting
the steps leading into her home she
slipped on the ice and fell heavily,
breaing the bones Of the right wrist.
She also sustained several severe
body bruises. DR.. William Shera, or
LaRue, was summoned and rendered
necessary surgical attention.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-02-04

Dance tonight in Schwinger's hall.
Orchestra music. Ladies 1Oc. It
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-02-04

The Peking Electric Company Is
TO construct street railways in the
Chinese empire. The capital OF L.
4 100000 taels has been subscribed by
Chinese.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1908-02-07
CONGRESSIONAL
Topics In the House..

Topics In the House.
Speaker Cannon laid before the house
applications from the Wisconsin. Iowa
and Nebraska legislatures for the call
ing of a constitutional convention to
adopt an amendment to the federal con-
stitution providing for the election of
United States senators by direct vote
Of the people. The three documents
We're referred to the committee on the
election of president. vice president
and representatives in congress. Thir-
f, ty-one states are required to make such
application before a call can be made.
The house passed a bill appropriating
$25O.OOO for an immigration bureau at
Philadelphia.
Democratic politics figured largely
when Champ Clark Of Missouri, refer
ring to the newspaper talk about shelv-
ing Bryan for the sake of the party, an
nounced emphatically that ION the 9Th
Of July we intend to nominate Bryan
FOR the presidency" This was greeted
with great applause and cheering on
the Democratic side. When this dem
onstration Had ended the whole Re-
publican side applauded enthusiastical-
~, with broad grtns on their faces, in
dicating that nothing would be more
acceptable to them than the nomina-
tion of Bryan. Taking up this chal-
lenge. Mr.. Clark said that he would bet
his head that there were not ten men
on the Republican side who would get
up and say who they We're going to
nominate for president. Boutell of
Illinois took up the gage by. saying,
while you will nominate Bryan in
July. we will elect Cannon in Novem-
ber," adding that every Republican in
the country would vote for him.
Editor Watterson of the. Louisville
Courier journal was the recipient of a
marked demonstration Of applause on
both sides when he appeared in the
house, he having been & member many
years ago. Following this incident,
Mr.. Kimball. a new Kentucky member
on the Democratic side, amused the
house by predicting not only the cleo
ton Of Bryan, but the selection Of
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1908-02-07

mind. On rigid cross examinat On by
Jerome some new points were brougll,
out. and Evelyn admitted that she
thought Thaw rational at that time,
but on the whole she showed remark.
able facility in avoiding the pitfalls
laid for her and never lost her nerve.
The mother of the defendant, broken
in health and feeble, went on the
stand to tell Of the unfavorable cir
cumstances Of Harry's birth. but the
effect Of this line was Offset somewhat
by Jerome's reading of an affidavit she
made during the first trial when they
were trying to prove Harry insane In
which the family faint of insanity was
denied. Then began the testimony Of
the alienists for the defense.
Two Cent Fare Law Void.
The two cent railroad fare law now
in force in Pennsylvania has been de.
clared unconstitutional by the state
supreme court in an opinion affirming
the decision of the common pleas court
Of Philadelphia rendered last Septem-
Der. The court in reviewing the case
says that the lower court found that
the act does inl:stice to the cor
pOratOrs in that it reduces the returns
from the property to such an extent as
to render it unremunerative. 1t fur.
Their says: "'The corporation is entitled
to make a fair profit on every branch
Of Its business subject to the l4nita-
ton that its corporate duties must be
performed We though at a loss. What
is a fair profit is a highly complicated
and difficult question. The court be-
low availed itself Of all the best evi-
dence that was offered or shown to
be o%btainable, considered 1t with eX-
emplary patience and care, and its
conclusion that the enforcement of the
act Of 1907 against the complainant
would do injustice to the corporators
is beyond criticism" The law was ell
acted by the last legislature, the bill
passing both houses by a practically
unanimous vote. The railroads fought
the bill vigorously, and after it became
a law the Pennsylvania railroad insti-
tuted suit in the common pleas court
of Philadelphia restraining the county
Of Philadelphia from enforcing the
law. The railroad contended that the
law was unconstitutional in that it
was unreasonable and con%fiscatory,
and this contention was sustained by
the court. The county then carried
the case to the state supreme court.
which has now sustained the lower
court. The decision was by a vote of
4 to 3.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1908-02-07

III a AICAo IA O"-
kota.l
the winter safely; the other, to run Il
grade of stock that shall make the
largest possible returns in the shortest
time.
Not only must these cattle mature
early. but they must be of u quality
that will dress a good percentage OF
beef. This means that the cattleman
will need to raise high grade cows and
supply the very best bulls he can Sc
cure. If pure bred SC much the better.
In many instances the cattleman will
need to grow cattle for the eastern
feed yards. In producing such cattle
many of these men will find 1t neces-
sary to improve their herds greatly.
for quality and not quantity is what
the eastern feeder wants.
What has been said of cattle holds
equally true of horses. Today there is
almost no place for the small horse or
''cayuse." while good animals are in
demand. That II can afford to raise
good horses on the range has been
demonstrated by a stockman living in
western North Dakota. During a pc
riod of low prices for range horses this
man bought a higlr priced stallion.
With this animal and nine range mares
of average size and quality as a nu-
cleus he built up a fine herd. When
the stallion died he was replaced with
two registered Percherons, which con-
tinued to build up the herd until it
was one of the finest herds of range
horses in the United States. One of
these stations is shown in the figure.
When this man got his first horse his
neighbors believed that he had made
a serious mistake in buying SO ex-
pensive an animal. For several years
while he was building up his herd, at
which time horses were of almost no
value, he was considerably in debt.
AS his stock began to improve and the
price of horses increased he began to
realize We'll from this herd, and dur
ing the last two years he has sold geld
ings in carload lots at $125 a head un-
broken. In the summer OF 1906 he
sold his entire herd, 227 head, at $50
a head straight for all branded stock.
an unusually high price for range
horses. There were two mares of his
own raising in the herd for which the
buyers refused $3.50 unbroken. This
man estimates that his first stallion
made for him many times what he
paid for it.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1908-02-07
Watterson as Bryan's secretary of the
treasury and the choice of Champ
Clark as the next speaker of the house.

| WattersOn as Bryan's secretary of the
treasury and the choice of Champ
| Clark as the next speaker Of the house.
Affairs In the Senate.
The long expected letter from Secre-
tary of the Treasury Cortelyou in re-
Spouse to Il state resolution of inquiry
was received by Senator Aldrich after
Senator Tillman had engaged iii aus
tic comment on what he characterized
as the sccretary's d~isobedience. Cor
telyou's letter expressed the desire and
intention to submit Il complete response
to the resolution not later thar the en-
suing week and pleading overwork Of
the department as the excuse for the
delay.
The senate passed the Tillman reso-
luton directing the secretary Of the
treasury to report the number of ma
tional banks placed in the hands Of re-
ceivers since Jan. 1, 1898: the capital
stock of each and the names and COM
pensation Of the receivers md their
attorneys or employees.
Senator Taliaferro called the atten-
ton of the senate to the fact that
Postmaster Northup of Pensacola con
tinued to hold Office Notwithstanding
that his nomination had been formally
rejected by the senate March .. 1907.
This. he said. was a violation of all
precedents.
The finance committee has indicated
its intention to report favorably the
Aldrich currency bill. with numerous
amendments. one of which is to permit
the issuance of S5oO.OOO.OOO circulating
notes instead Of $25O.O0O,OOO. The tax
will be made progressive, with a max
imum of 8 or 10 per cent.
Senator Hansbrough of North Dako-
to asked that the department of com
MERGE and labor he relieved Of the duty
of investigating the affairs of the har-
vester trust, as this order stands in
the way of prosecution by the depart
ment of justice. During the ensuing
debate the senator said that the har-
vester trust had gone into North Da-
kota politics and was laying wires to
capture the delegation to the Repub-
llcan national convention. threatening
to defeat him for the senate because
he had pushed a request for its prose
cution.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1908-02-07
Tests With Barley.

At the Montana experiment station
the average results of a two years test
with twenty-three varieties of barley
showed that Guy Maybe, a dark ker-
neled hulless variety, gave the largest
yield. New. Zealand, a two rowed high
grade brewing barley, stood second.
The hulless varieties produced the lar
gest quantity of feed. The two rowed
varieties gave much larger yields than
the six rowed varieties, and in the six
rowed sorts large yields of grain were
associated with large yields of straw.
The average results show Il yield of
1.25 pounds of straw for each pound Of
grain in the two rowed varieties. 1.S1
pounds Of straw to each pound Of
grain in the six rowed varieties and
one pound Of straw to each pound of
grain in the hulless barley. Early ma
turing varieties gave in general light
yields.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1908-02-07
MUCH SOFT CORN.
Tso Poor For Commerce and Will Be
Fed on Farms.

Tso Poor For Commerce and Will 30
Fed on Farms.
Much question having arisen as to
the conditions Of the corn crop. which
the completion of husking has revealed.
the American Agriculturist. aften an
independent investigation upon this
point. reports in part as follows:
1t Is the almost universal testimony
of the correspondents in the important
corn states. and particularly in the
Ohio and Missouri valleys. that the
quality Of the crop is wen poorer than
was believed a month ago. Completion
of husking emphasizes the fact that
the grain this year is unusually i'm
mature. soft and full of moisture and
that it is not of a quality to insure its
safe keeping.
Heavy Farm Feeding.
The comparatively high prices ruling
having led some to the opinion that a
larger part of the crop would be market
ed in commercial channels than usual.
the returns upon this point in a decided
majority of cases were that more than
the ordinary percentage of this years
crop would be fed upon farms. This
is accounted for by the poor quality of
the crop. which renders a large part of
it unavailable for commercial purposes.
by the liberal supply of hogs and cattle
for feeding purposes and by the fact
that on account of its inferior nutrftive
value a larger amount than usual must
be fed in order to accomplish the same
results.
Fortunate Districts.
On the othey' hand. in a good many
localities, particularly in Kansas, Mis-
souri, and the more southern part Of the
belt where the crop dried out better.
the present disparity in price between
corn and fat hogs and cattle makes the
sale of corn more attractive, and there
are indications that it will be sold
close and animals carried over for flu
ture feeding. This tendency, however.
apparently is about Offset by the fact
that animals already fitted for market
r being held and further fed because
Of the recent low prices for fat stock.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1908-02-07
COMMERCIAL
$4,000 600 In Certificates.

According to a statement prepared
by President Alexander Gilbert of the
New York Clearing House association,
from Oct. 90 to the close of December,
1907, the association issued certificates
to the amount of 8 100000. These
were not all in use. however. ut any
one time. and Mr.. Gilbert places the
to effect their exchanges at $T4,ooO,G0o.
The retirement of these certificates has
been rapid, and the amount now out
standing is much below the above fig
ures. The issuance of these certificates,
Mr.. Gilbert says, furnishes the best OBJ
ject lesson of an emergency currency.
one that is perfectly secure and II that
can be put into effect without any com-
plicated bank machinery.
Providence Bank Suspends.
The New England Trust company of
Providence. Il. l.. failed to open its
doors Jan. 20, and Justice Sweetland of
the superior court appointed John r.
Hilton. its treasurer. temporary re-
ceiver and set a hearing on the ques-
ton of making the %receivership per
manent. To weather the financial
storm of last October the company in
vokcd the rule requiring ninety days
notice of withdrawal of deposits,
Morgan Closed Toronto Bank.
The immediate cause of the recent
suspension of the Sovereign Bank of
Toronto, Ont. is said to be the refusal
Of ]. Pierpont Morgan, acting for him
self and the Dresdner bank. to make
any further advances, though 1t Is
thought that the sum of 100000 would
have enabled the bank to pull through,
The present debt of the bank to the
Morgan interests is $2,241,000.
Dramatic Trust Formed.
An organization has been formed for
the purpose of effecting practically a
control of the dramatic material need
ed by the hundreds of play companies
In America. Miss Marbury, the play
broker. is president, and the company
will have Offices in New York, With
branches in Chicago, London, Paris.
Berlin and Vienna. 1t is said that the
''trust' already controls about nine
tenths of the foremost playwrights Of
England, France, Germany, Austria
and Italy, and the number Of authors
enrolled on the books runs into the
hundreds. The intention is to handle
no Enacted plays, but merely dramas
with regulations already established.
Why Lawson Quit.
In a letter to Editor Ridgway, pub
lished in the February Everybody's.
Thomas w. Lawson tells at length the
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1908-02-07
Alfalfa Yields.

In cooperative tests with farmers at
the Maryland experiment station the
reports received show yields ranging
from two and n quarter to seven tons
per acre. One farmer reported a yield
Of five tons per acre on a field Of six
ty-six acres seeded twelve years ago.
The results of incubation tests showed
the value of using alfalfa and sweet
clover soil for this purpose.
OF the farmers reporting 100 had
good stands at the time Of making
their reports. while 36 had been unsuc-
cessful. OF the successful parties 81.
used manure. 68 lime, 81 commercial
fertilizer, 80 commercial fertilizer and
lime. 50 manure and lime. 80 manure
and lime and commercial fertilizer, z
I nurse crop. Al soil incubation, and
Sc seeded In the fall.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1908-02-07
BIN FOR SHIELDED CORN.

others. r. H. Mitchell sends to Coun-
try Gentleman the accompanying illus
tration of an arrangement to meet this
need, submitting it for what it may be
worth.
AS may he seen, it is a bin with a
slanting floor, having cracks perhaps
an eighth of an inch in width, divided
into compartments by hollow parti-
tions.- A trough, A, makes it conven-
lent to shovel up the corn. The parti-
tion B, the end c and the sides u and
E should also he Stats an eighth of an
inch apart. The divisions B could be
made Of two inch Turing strips nailed
on both sides of the same for battens.
The width of each compartment
would have to be determined by en-
pertinent, but probably eight inches
would be about right. OF course the
depth and height would be a matter Of
convenience.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1908-02-07
whe, "prammers" Come Easy.

At the Players club in New York
one evening there was a guest from
out. of town, a playwright well known
for his extraordinary facility in turn
ing out the alleged 'drammers' that
do the ''ten-twenty-thirt' circuits. 1t
is no uncommon thing for this pro-
plays annually.
Some one %innocently asked the play
wright il it was rather difficult to find
new ideas for his plays.
"Really I don't know" was the frank
answer of the man who has made
thousands of dollars from his dram
mers." II have never tried it."-New
York Tribune.