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Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1908-01-07

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on his raincoat he sought Stillman.
Bring your niece over to my place
tonight. There's trouble In the MIR and
I'm prepared for it."
"She hasn't returned from her ride
yet. I'm afraid she's caught In the
storm" The judge gazed anxiously
into the darkness.
During an the long day, the vigilaktes
lay in hiding impatient Mt their idle
ness and wondering at the lack of eff.
fort made toward their discovery. not
dreaming that Mcnamara had more
eieyerly hidden plans behind. When
Cherry's note of warning came they
gathered In the back room and gave
voice to their opinions.
.There's only one way to clear the
atmosphere said the chairman.
"You bet" chorused the others.
fThey've garrisoned the mines, SO let's
go through the town and make a clean
Job of it. Let's hang the whole out
At to one post"
This met with general approval,
Glenistere alone demurring Said he:
II have reasoned it out differently, and
want you to hear me through before
deciding. Last night I got word from
Wheaton that the California courts
are against us. He attributes 1t to
influence, but whatever the reason, we
are cut of from all legal help either
in this court or on appeal. Now, sup
pose we lynch these officials tonight,
what do we gain? Martial law in two
hours our mines tied up for another
year, and who knows what else? May
be a corrupter court next season. Sup
pose, on the other hand, we fall, and
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1908-01-07
Mail Orders.

Mott & Co., want your Mail Orders
Special attention given them. Send for
samples and Ladies' Home Fashion
Sheets. Very truly yours,
2tf MOTT & Co.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1908-01-07
CASTORIA
For Infants and Children.
The Kind You Have Always Bought
s s;.s. e: :. Az14z7z1
Don't Try Uncertain Recipes.

1t is entirely unnecessary to expsri-
ment with this, that and the other re
recipe. Get from your grocer, for IL
cents, a package of "OUR-PIE" Prep
aration Lemon, Chocolate or Custard
for making pies that are sure to be
good. s4w4
Smyrna times., 1908-09-23
NEW EPISCOPAL BISHOP
TO Be CONSECRATED SOON
REV. r. j. KlNSMAN WILL BE ELE-
WAITED WEDNESDAY, OCT. %.
All the Diocese of the Country Have
Been Heard From and Arrange
ments for Conservation Made.

Presiding Bishop Tuttle of the
Episcopal Church, has notified the
Rev. F. Kirkus, rector of Trinity
Church, Wilmington, that the
conservation of the Rev. DR.. Fred
erick J. Kinsman, bishOp-elect of
Delaware, will take place on October
%. Says the Evening Journal:
Details of the conservation have not
been announced. The confirmation
by the standing committees of the
diOceses of the country of the
election has been received and
Bishop Tuttle is now seeking to
obtain the consent of the majority of
the bishops. This formality is
certain to be favorable and it is
expected that report will be made
to the Rev. K. J. Hammond, chair
man of the standing committee of
this diocese, early next month.
The conservation will take place in
Trinity Church. The conservation
of an Episcopal Bishop is most
impressive and is of high interest
to the church at large. Many notable
church dignitaries from this and
other diOceses will attend. Five
bishops are to take part in the cere<'
mony, the presiding bishop, of
course, being among them. DR..
Kinsman is now in Maine. He will
take possession of Bishopstead as
the head of the Episcopal Church in
Delaware Immediately after his
conservation. The date for the
conservation of DR.. Kinsman has
been awaited with much interest in
this diocese as the result of his visit
several months ago. His liberal
churchmanship as made evident dur
ing that visit, makes him, in the
opinion of Episcopal leaders here, a
worthy successor of the late Bishop
Coleman.
Smyrna times., 1908-09-23
OLD VEHICLES FOR FIFTY CENTS
Anybody in Dover Can Now Enioy A
Carriage Ride at This Price.
Relics Over SO Years Old.

Dover, Sept. 19.-Any poor man
in Dover, and particularly the negro
citizen whose income is limited, can
tomorrow enjoy a ride in a carriage.
all his own. Carriages, handed
down from the time of George
Washington those which had to be
entered with some ceremony in
which step-ladder must have
figured were sold to-day. between
IS and 100 of them, by Auctioneer
Forkum, in settling the estate of
William r. Cahoon, Jr., a carriage
builder. Those of a pattern over
fifty years old sold for fifty, eighty
and ninety cents each a fine
family carriage of the vintage Of
1842 sold for S5.85. A doctors
phaeton, in which once rode a proud
physician with his negro slave driver.
was knocked down at sixty cents to
Emory ScOtten. In fact Mr.. Scotten
got most of the big bargains in car
riage antiques. There were a mum
Der of up-tO-date carriages sold also,
and those of the CahoOn make brought
high prices, for none was ever turned
out of the deceased S factory, now d
thing of the past, unless thev were
made to be worth between 500 and
$3.50 in every point Of construction.
Smyrna times., 1908-09-23
WEDDING AT WELLINGTON
Miss Florence Goodwin Walls Becomes
the Wife of William Weist.

Miss Florence Goodwin Walls Becomes
the Wife of William Weist.
Millington, Sept. 22.-The Metho-
dist Church at Millington, Md, was
the scene of pretty wedding Satur-
day afternoon, when Miss Florence
Goodwin, daughter of James Walls,
was married to William Weist, the
Rev. Mr.. Prettyman officiating. The
ceremony was witnessed by a large
number of relatives and friends.
The recessional, from Lohengr in,
was played by Miss Estella Rice, of
Wilmington. The bride entered on
the arm of her sister, Mrs. Gussie
Paradee, of Easton, Md, who gave
her away. The bride wore white
lace, en- train over white satin, with
lace veil. She carried a shower
bouquet of Bride roses and lilies of
the valley. The bride was also attended
by her neice Miss r. Blanche
Safner, who carried her ring on a
silver pate. The ushers were two
brother of Mr.. Weist and J. Dawson
Walls; brother of the bride, and
William Rice, of Wilmington.
Smyrna times., 1908-09-23
DUCK CREEK HUNDRED VOTE
NEARLY ALL REGISTERED
ONLY Io4 NAMES HAVE TO BEPUT
ON TO BRING REGISTRATION UP
Total Qualified Vote, However May
Reach Upwards of 1000 Owing to
Addition of New Names on Lists

The September registration took
place Saturday with the result that
333 names were put on in Duck Creek
Hundred, 169 by Registrar John S.
Anthony and 164 by Registrar George
w. Cunning. This added to the Au-
gust registration of 511 makes a
total of 844 names which are qualified
to date. Two years ago the total
vote in Duck Creek Hundred was 948
and to bring the present registration
up to this figure 1O4 names must be
added the last remaining registration
day in October. Those in a position
to know say the total registration will
be fully 1000 votes this year. A
number of new names go on this wear
for the first time and a number are
becoming registered who have not
voted on account of the S1.0O regis
tration fee. AS this tax has been
eliminated, more voters have quail
fled and the Registrars have been
able to get the names on earlier than
usual. This time two years ago the
Duck Creek Hundred vote was not
more than half qualified. Leaders of
both parties are active in getting
names on and both are claiming a
majority of the names qualified. AS
but one more Registration Day
remains these leaders will be up and
doing and while little remains to be
done, it is needless to say that the
district will be secured for everv
possible vote. By the time the next
registration takes place, the full
ticket of both parties will be in the
field and this will give inspiration
to those who have delayed the matter.
Nearly 20, 900 names are now on
the Wilmington registration list for
the November election, the exact
number being 9,847, as compared
with IL, 397 in September two years
ago. The registration on SATURDAY.
aggregated 2,541. This abnormal
registration indicates a possibility of
a padding of the lists in some dis
tricts, by men being registered more
than once, that is in several districts,
which might be done without the
knowledge of the registration officers,
but close watch will be kept for re-
peaters and arrests will be made if
the evidence can be obtained of du-
plicate registration. 1t is believed
that if repeating was done the guilty
parties used fictitious names. In
Kenton, Little Creek and the Dover
Hundreds, the registration is far in
excess of two years ago and all in
dications point to large vote. The
last chance given those who have not
yet registered will be on Saturday
October II.
Smyrna times., 1908-09-23
TOMATO AND PEAR SHIPMENTS

Market Active at CheswoId And Large
Quantities Are Being Shipped
Cheswold, Sept. 21.-The receipts
of tomatoes on our siding were the
heaviest of the season from the first
to the middle of last week, and the
Keiffer pear receipts because of their
frequently announced failure, was
the greatest surprise of the season
for volume. One fruit buyer
loaded twelve cars of pears last week
and began loading the first of this
week. The delivery of phosphate
from the cars also adds greatly to the
activity about our siding. How the
vast quantities of phosphate is pro-
duced is to the average mind a mys-
terry unless it be derived from mines
in the earth, as coal is.
Smyrna times., 1908-09-23
SMYRNA BOY DAMAGED BY FIRE
Oscar Grant Has His Place of Business
In Chester Pa, Wiped Out by Fire

Last Saturday morning at $50
O'Clock, fire was discovered in the
store room of the establishment of
Oscar Grant, at Chester, Pa. The
fire had gotten such headway, and
the fire department were so long in
getting an engine on the scene that
the building and contents were des-
troyed. Two horses were taken out
of burning stable at great risk.
Mr.. Grant is the son of Mr.. and Mrs.
w. B. Grant of this town. He
started in business on the first of
July last, and was much encouraged.
The origin of the fire is unknown.
When the building which was largely
frame work was opened and entered
the first floor was a mass of flames.
This floor contained second hand
furniture, junk and rags, and it is
supposed that the fire started among
these. Five valuable bull pups
three weeks old were burned. The
building was covered by insurance,
and there was $400 covering the stock,
but the loss in the stock is over
81, 800. The total loss is estimated
SO, 500.
Smyrna times., 1908-09-23
STATE CAMPAIGN is NOW ON
"Wet" and DRY" Question is Likely to
Play an Important Part in the Cam
paign-Fights for State Attorney

Pa'S"-T lsntS Tor state attorney
The State campaign is now in full
sway, it having formally started with
the nomination of a ticket by the
Democratic State Convention at
Dover, last Tuesday. From now un-
til the day of election the battle will
wage actively, the injection of per-
sonalities into the campaign having
aroused the forces, especially in the
Republican camp. The respective
nominees for Governor are both Sus-
sex men, ex-State Senator Simeon S.
Pennewill, the Republican nominee,
residing at Greenwood, and DIR. Ro-
land G. Paynter, the Democratic
selection, being a practicing physi-
clan at Georgetown. A similar con-
dition prevails as regards the nomi-
nees for Representative in Congress.
William H. Heald, the Republican
nominee, is an attorney at Will
mingtOn, while ex-Congressman L.
Irving Handy also has his law office
in that city. A hard fight is being
waged for Attorney General, Frank
H. Davis, of Dover, being the Re-
publican nominee, and Andrew C.
Gray, Wilmington lawyer, and the
son of Judge Gray, being the Demo-
cratic choice. A recent letter pub
lished by Attorney General Robert
H. Richards of Wilmington, in which
he criticised the capability of Mr..
Davis, is the cause of renewed ac-
tivity in Republican ranks. AL
though the wet and "dry" ques-
tiOn was decided at the special cleo
tiOn throughout Delaware last year
when Kent and Sussex counties went
dry" and rural New Castle county
and Wilmington remained "wet" this
issue has been injected into the pres
ent campaign by the "dry'' forces
with vigOr. At both State conven-
tions the "dry'" leaders were in
evidence endeavoring to get the re-
spective parties to include local op-
tlOn planks in their platforms. In
a general way they succeeded, both
parties mentioning the issue in their
declaration of principles. The de-
feat of Alexander M. Daily of Dover
for Attorney General, would, it was
expected, result in a third ticket be-
ing placed in the field by the ''drys"
with Mr.. Dal y as their nominee for
this Office. 1t has been decided, how
ever, to not to do this. Mr.. DAILY is
the choice of the local optionists be-
cause he was the State chairman of
this element at last years election.
The third ticket was proposed aside
from the regular Prohibition State
ticket. 1t is probable that the
"drys'' will endorse such men on
each party ticket as are favorable
to their cause. While the voters gen
eraly will stick to party lines, es-
pecially in a Presidential year, the
"wets' and the "drys" will, never
theless, as last weeks developments
show, be factor at the election in
November. Wilmington Sunday Star.
Smyrna times., 1908-09-23
TOMATOES COMING IN LIVELY
Hoffecker Cannery Now Working on
Full Time With Busy Prospects.

Tomatoes began TO come in much
livelier last week and the Hoffecker
Cannery is now one of the busiest in
dustries in this vicinity. The factoy
is running on full time and despite
the increased capacity by the addition
of the latest and most improved ma
chinery, between 5000 and 1000
baskets were carried over from Satur-
day until Monday. One reason for
the quantity of tomatoes is the fact
that the ]. H. Hoffecker Canning
Company has taken over the contracts
of the Hotfecker Brothers & Hall
which factory (The Smryna Landing
Factory closed down over a week
ago. The Hoffecker Cannery will be
busy from now until frost.
Smyrna times., 1908-09-23
KENT's SPECIAL JURY DRAWN
Four SmYrnian's Drawn to Serve in
Capital Gases To Be Tried


Capital Cases To Be Tried
Several capital cases, notably the
Manluff murder case, will be tried
at Dover next month, and the follow
ing special jury has been drawn to
serve in those capital cases: First
district-Joseph R. jefferson, Edwin
w. Mcdowell, George H. Dick.
William A. FAIRIES. Second district
Noble T. Jerman, Joseph C.
Cowgirl, Richard M. Cooper. Third
district-John T. Reihm, John E.
Wilson, Gamaliel Garrison. Fourth
district William Marvel, of Emory.
Howard Stanley, Alexander Maberry.
Fifth district-James v. Carson,
James H. Hazel, Cecil C. Fulton,
William G. Postles. Sixth district
John Clones, Thomas C. .McGinniss.
Samuel H. Lester. Seventh district
George W. Mason, John w. Down.
ham, Robert j. Lindale. Eighth
district-Frederick A. Hubbard, Asa
c. Rogers, William B. Donovan.
Ninth district--James Andrew Smith.
Edgar L. Cain, Arlington L. Wix,
Noah Cain. Tenth district-Wilson
M. Vinyard, Henry w. Pusey, Perry
?. Richards, Charles G. Prettyman.
Smyrna times., 1908-09-23
sMYRNIANs HEAR W. j. BRYAN

About Dozen Travel to Harrington to
Hear the Peerless Leader"
Thursday was "Bryan Day" in
Delaware and those who did not 90
to Wilmington Thursday night to
hear his speech at Shellpot Park went
to Harrington in the afternoon and
came home more delighted with
Democracy's candidate for the Presi-
dency than ever. There were fully
10, 600 people in his audience and
remarkable and gratifying thing to
some of our Smyrnians went to Har-
rington, was that in all that vast
crowd that overwhelmed the town,
not drunken man was seen during
the day. This speaks we'll for local
option in Delaware.
Smyrna times., 1908-09-23
HOME COMING DAY AT AS6URY

Annual Reunion of Sunday School on
Oct. 4th Will be Red Letter Day
Home coming day in Asbury M. E.
School will be observed the morning
of Sunday, October the fourth. A
souvenir card of invitation will be
sent to every scholar, and to all on
the cradle roll: There will be a
special offering for the new library
fund. 1t is planned to make this
the most successful home coming
day the school has ever had. Keep
the date in mind, October the
fourth, at ten thirty in the morning.
Smyrna times., 1908-09-23
AGED WOMAN BREAKS HER ARM

Miss Annie Rash Aged 80 Years Stun
bled and Falls Over a Clothes Prop.
Miss Annie Rash, aged about 80
years, who resides with her niece
Miss Annie Griffin on Delaware
Street, fell in her yard yesterday and
broke her left arm between the elbow
and shoulder. Dr. Arts and DR..
Dwight reduced the fracture. The
accident was caused by stumbling
over a clothes prop. Owing to her
advanced age her condition is very
serious.
Smyrna times., 1908-09-23
NEXT SUNDAY AT AsBURY

Morning and Evening Topics and the
Special Musical Features of Evening
The subject at Asbury NJ. E.
Church next Sabbath morning will
be an Unfailing Law, or the law
of Labor and Reward, a practical
call to effort in the service of God
and His church. The theme and it's
discussion should arouse and stimu-
late to renewed and earnest effort.
In the evening the subject will be
"The Seven Wonders of the World,
with modern applications, The
Junior choir will sing, Katherine
Price singing the solo. Mr.. Carlton
Walls will furnish cornet solo.
Smyrna times., 1908-09-23
GEO. c. ROTHWELL DEFEATED
Failed to Land the Nomination for Cor
oner of New Castle County.

George c. Rothwell of near
Smyrna, prominent Democrat of
Blackbird Hundred who made a gal
liant fight for the nomination for Cor
oner on the Democratic Ticket of
New Castle County, is receiving the
sympathy of his friends over his fail
ure to land the. nomination. His
friends claim he should have had
majority of 95 in the County. Last
week Mr.. Rothwell entered contest
against his opponent Thomas NJ. Col
Inns but when a recount was about to
be made it was found the ballots had
been burned and Mr.. Rothwell's claim
could not be proven The latter
claimed that the total vote in the
Eighth Ward of the city should have
been 120 instead of SO as published
and that this would have given him a
majority over Collins.
Smyrna times., 1908-09-23
WORKMEN ELECT NEW OFFICERS
George M. Stevenson Elected Repres-
entatiVe to The Grand Lodge

George M. Stevenson Elected Repres-
entatiVe to The Grand Lodge
At meeting of Mizpah Lodge No.
16, A. o. U. W., of this town the
following officers were elected for
the ensuing year: Past Master George
H. Dick; Master John S. Griffin;
Forman Edward T. Porter; Overseer,
Joseph B. Hum; Recorder, E. M.
Fowler; Receiver, w. B. Start; FL
nancier, G. M. Stevenson; Guide,
Frank P. McCawley; Inside Watch
Harvey w. FAIRIES; Outside Watch,
L. Frank Boyer; Trustees, Joseph B.
HUM, Edward T. Porter, J. Edwin
Hof:e&lzer; Representative to Grand
Lodge, George M. Stevenson; Medi-
cal Examiners, DIR. Thomas C. Moore
and DIR. ]. w. Clifton.
Smyrna times., 1908-09-23
BOHEMIANS LABOR ON FARMS
Canning Factory Help Being Retained
to Work on Delaware Farms.

Canning FACTORY Help Beng Retained
to Work on Delaware Farms.
Delaware farmers have begun
to employ Bohemians and other
foreign laborers who were recently
brought to this state to operate the
canning factories, but have now
been thrown out of this work by the
sudden shortening of the tomato crop.
The foreigners have been first put
to cutting corn, one of the hardest
and heaviest all-day jobs the farmer
has, and they are giving satisfaction
almost everywhere. 1t is believed
that many of them will be retained
this State as farm laborers and
houses will be built for the accommo-
dation of the families of those who
are married.
Smyrna times., 1908-09-23
Wild Geese Harbingers of Winter.

The appearance of large school
of wild geese, nearly every day
this week, flying south as fast as
their wings could carry them, is
taken here as the old longshoreman's
sure Indication of long and severe
winter. The geese are flying much
earlier this year than usual.
Smyrna times., 1908-09-23
HISTORY OF BASEBALL AS
PLAYED BY SMYRNA BOYS
SMYRNIANS AND FORMER SMYR-
MANS WHO WERE IN THE GAME
Serial Story on the Old Time Baseball
Game Written by Thomas S. Start
-BoY-hood Franks Recalled.
CONTINUED FROM LAST WEEK.


On August l, meeting was held,
and the following officers elected:
President, William Norris; Secre-
tary, George Cunning; Treasurer,
John C. Mannering; Manager, E.
S. Richards. On August l, 1903,
the season opened with the Dover
Club. A large crowd attended, and
music was furnished by the Smyrna
Cornet Band. Players: Lassell,
3b; Richards, cf; Slaughter, 1b;
Peterson, c; Hargrove, IS;
McAllister, p; Price, If; Stevens,
2b; Osborne, rf. Dover: c. Hoover,
3b; Cariss, c; Donohue, cf Carroll,
IS; F. Hoover, 2b; Lafaette, 1b;
Johnson, rf; Lewis, If; Williams, p.
Score by innings:
5B3yfF; 5Syfaa. J 9 3 9 9 - 81
At Smyrna, August 4, 1903.
Score by innings:
MIlg2Td' smg2na. 6 . . II
Batteries: Milford, Doughtery,
Dougherty; Smyrna, Slaughter,
Price.
At Dover, August 5, 1903.
Score by innings:
s&yfaa. sR2ySE ! = : 9 8 S-s S-s
Batteries: Dover, Griffith,
Cariss; Smyrna, Osborn, Slaughter,
Price.
At Milford, August 6, 1903.
Score by innings:
sm5P1a. &ll52Ha, 8 9 S-aa S-a
Battery; Smyrna, Osborne, McAlis-
ter.
At Dover, August 8, 1903. Score
by innings:
5Syfaa, R6yfT; 9 9 S2 3 81 81
Battery: Smyrna, Slaughter, Nc
Alister.
At Smyrna, August, 10, 1903.
Score by innings:
R2SSTi BSyf6a, g 3 60 9-ls !-s
At Dover, August 15, 1903. Score
by innings:
gSyfs.. R2yfEi e
Battery: Smyrna, Osborne, Hart
man.
At smryna, August II, 1903. Score
by innings:
gSSfna. R2SfT HGSS S5S 81
Battery: Smyrna, Slaughter,
McAlister.
At Dover, August 18, 1908.
Score by innings:
R3sfFi 5SyFna 7s ga "a
Batteries: Dover, Williams.
Cariss; Smryna, McAllister, Hart
man.
At Smyrna, August 10, 1908.
Score by innings:
SSy sSyr1a Castle ! ~ ~
Batteries: Smyrna, McAllister,
Hartman.
At Millington, August 20, 1903.
Score by innings:
Smyrna 0 / 2 Q 0 I } . -
A Smyrna, August 81, 1903.
Score by innings:
R2gsTi sSyfna, g SSS % 90
Batteries: Dover, Lewis, bought
cry; Smyrna, McAllister, Hartman.
At Dover, August %, 1903.
Score by innings:
5%yfa.. BHyfE 9 9 60 $50 SS--ss
Batteries: Dover, Lewis, bought
cry; Smy ma, McAllister, Hartman.
A team composed of local players
was organized, and on August 20,
1908, visited Millington, and played
the club of that place. Players
Harvey Cole. p; Herman Turner,
C; Aaron Reynolds, 1b; John Start,
2b; Bayard Jones, 3b; Jay Lassell,
IS; George Grant, cf; Scott Wilds,
cf; John Wilson, rf. Score by
innings:
sSs0"' Smyrna, Q ! Q 9 I 9 Q . . 9 9 9 0-5 o-
Very little interest was shown in
baseball in 1904. A club was
organized of local players. The
players names are not recorded.
At Smyrna, May 80, 1904. Score
by innings:
Milington, 2 O O O 1-6
smyrna, O o 1 0 o.
Batteries: Millineton, Smith.
Fox; Smyrna, Inman, Price.
William Inman the Smyrna pitcher
STRUCK out l3 of the MiIlington
batters.
AT Smyrna, July 4, 1904, two
games were played with the Dover
CONTINUED on FIFTH PAGE.
Smyrna times., 1908-09-23

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