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Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1909-02-18

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Evening journal., 1909-01-21
MANY MARRIAGES
in THIS FAMILY

Special 10 THE EVENING JOURNAL.
DOVER. Jan. 2l.-Hymen has played
high imks during the present winter in
the family Of Mr. and Mrs. George T..
Honecker prominent farmers residing be-
tween Dover and Smyrna.
The Thanksgiving holiday brought about
the wedding Of his daughter, Miss Anne
Hoffecker, to Reynolds Reed. al Armory
Church. Dover, by Rev. j. A.. Buckson.
To-day the marriage Of his son. William
o., TO Miss Elizabeth Ross Parsons took
place at her home IN Dover
On Saturday of this week. his son, Geo.
Thomas Honecker. Jr.. viii become the
bridegroom Of Miss Edna Marvel. the
daughter Of William II. Marvel. of West
Dover.
And there arc two more children who
are acting very suspiciously, so much
so that the father almost breads to see
the Easter holiday around. Mr. Honecker
is a firm believer in the blessing Of matri-
mony but pauses to remark that this is
''all too sudden"
Evening journal., 1909-01-21
MISS KANE NURSES
MESSINA INJURED

Miss Florence Kane. formerly OF Will
mington, now of Philadelphia. who was
in the Italian earthquake district, has un-
consciously revealed herself a heroine in
letters to friends in this country. She Of
fered her services to the italian govern
ment as a nurse, and they have ian ac-
cepted. In a letter to a friend in Philadel-
phia she says.
For the wounded we can do little. The
hospital conditions are mdescribable. It is
ghastly. but We do what We can and
just say II is good to feel how the Amer
leans and English work together when
they meet an emergency. There Is also a
Russian woman here who Is trump.
Molly Miss Moss) and l have volunteered
to go 10 Messina, but I am afraid they
won't take us for a while The dead are
massed in the streets, they say. and men
are needed 10 lift stones etc. But we do
not know and we may go down in day
or so and I'll let you know"
Mrs. j. IT. Stadelman. OF New Castle.
has received a letter from her is-year-old
daughter. Henrietta. an art student, who
was in the afflicted district.
Evening journal., 1909-01-21
A DEAD, 10 HURT
in SECOND BLOWUP


NEWARK. n. j.. Jan. 2i-Four men
we're killed and ten others injured. one
fatally, when several tons of dynamite
in one Of the buildings Of the Forcite
Powder Works a dupont concern. at
Lake Hopatcong. The detonation OF
the huge mass of explosives shook the
country for miles around and blew ths
building containing it to atoms OF the
fourteen men working in it not one es-
capped death or injury
The explosion occurred in one.
story frame building where sticks of
dynamite were stored. While il prob.
ably never will be definitely known
lust what caused it, it is presumed
that one Of the sticks of dynamite piled
in the structure was Jared from its
resting place and exploded. dctonatirg
the whole mass. There were three or
four tons Of dynamite In the building.
and the force of the explosion was
terrific.
The bodies OF the men killed were
mutiliated beyond recognition. Several
Of the other workers in the building
were blown considerable distances. and
it is considered remarkable that only
one of them. James Boyle, received
fatal injuries.
Evening journal., 1909-01-21
HURRYING WORK
ON new OFFICES
Water Department Mus Va
cate Present Building as
Government Wants It

The construction Of offices for the Wa
ter Department in the old pumping sta
tion at Sixteenth and French streets
has been begun by workmen under Chief
Engineer Kienle. The work will be
hastened owing to the desire OF the
government to occupy the old Federal
Building at Sixth and King streets
The exterior Of the old pumping sta
tion will be veneered with eight inches
Of brick which will be coated TO accord
withe the other part OF the building. The
new Office building will have an area OF
55 by 56 feet. The interio. will be wholly
remodeled.
The accounting offices of the Water
Department Will occupy the first floor.
The second floor will be used for the
drafting room, and for the Offices OF
the chief engineer. foreman OF construc-
ton and the water commission. A sub
station I'm the center Of the. city for the
payment Of water rents may be MAIN
tained.
Evening journal., 1909-01-21
Sports
BILLIES TO BE
in THE GAME
WilIiamspOrt Sports Give Up
$1,000 and More is
forthcoming

WILLIAMSPORT, Pa, Jan. 2f--Com.
mon Council chamber was not big
enough TO accommodate the crowd that
gathered tonight in response TO a call
for public meeting in the interests
of Tri-state baseballSclub in VIII
Transport.
The meeting was opened by Secre.
tary Gray. and he told Of the situa
tion, describing tho losses the directors
have had to make mp during the pas;
years ana the plan OF financing this
years club. During the past thres
years six directors have gone down
in their pockets for a $4,000 loss
Director Thomas Page also made a few
remarks and after subscription papers
had been passed around the meeting
adjourned.
Tho plan OF financing this years
club is TO have the merchants and
other business men of the city sub
scribe $4,000 and the other $4,000 neces.
sary TO start "A club the directors will
furnish over $1,000 has been already
subscribed and the remaining $1,000 will
be forthcoming within a few days.
The success of the meeting means
that Williamsport win again be in the
race and that Coughlin, the former
Detroit player. viii be the manager. A
large number of big league players
were In attendance. among whom was
Lew Ritchie, of the Philadelphia Club,
who is wintering here.
Evening journal., 1909-01-21
PLAY BASKETBALL
IN MUSIC HALL

The Wilmington Athletic Club will
play the FIRST game Of basketball in its
new quarters. Music Hall. Third and
Connell streets tonight West End will
be the opponents and a lively game is
expected.
Wilmington's lineup win be: Morgan.
Miller, Lyman, forwards; Turner, CEN
tire; Mcdaniel Garner. guards
on Saturday afternoon the soccer foot
ball team connected with the club will
play tho Eddystone team. at chester.
The team and followers viii 20 up on
the car which leaves Fourth and Market
streets at 13O o'clock Saturday after
noon, arriving at Chester about
O'Clock. The lineup Of the team will in
all probability be Smith. goal: Simms
and Carson. full-baclss; McDougall.
Eckman and Warburton, halfbacks:
Kennerly, Helms. Evan, Thorpe and
Pendrin forwards
Evening journal., 1909-01-21
BOWLING
BASKETBALL
BASE BALL
BROWNSON HAS
A FAST SCHEDULE
Next Game will be on Fri
day Night with
WeStviIIe

Tho Brownson basketball FIVE will
play the westvillc, New Jersey, team
on Friday evening. This team is COM
posed OF Philadelphia League stars
under the management of AL. Davis. OF
Stra;ton.
on next Wednesday evening the
Brownson win play the Mclrose five az
Camden, n. J.
Hahnemann Medical College will be
the attraction on Friday. January %,
and the lockwood five. the indepen-
dent travelling champions Of the East
are booked for Wednesday, February
3rd.
In addition TO these games Leo Hag
gertys North Philadelphia team, conf
posed OF Gowdy and Mink Of Stratton
Ford. S. Hagearty and l.. Haggarty OF
North Philadelphia. VIII try conclus-
ions on Friday. February 9th. other
scheduled games are: u. of p. scrubs,
wednesday. February 10th; Catholic
Lyceum. of Camden, Friday, February
10Th
Evening journal., 1909-01-21
NEWSY DOINCS
OF NEW CASTLE
GrangerS There Tell Of Good
Roads and Other
Subjects

Special TO THE EVENING JOURNAL
NEW CASTLE. Jan. 2L-New Castle
Grange held rousing meeting last even
ing in the Rose Hill chool. The attend
ance was good and the social programme
was feature of the occasion. The grang-
ers among other things. talked over the
splendid condition Of the county roads
because in former years IL was difficult
to get TO market. Since the Levy Court
built stone roads the trouble has dsap-
peared.
Burglars were scared away from the
residence OF Mrs. Meredith on Tuesday
night The telephone wire had been cut
50 that no alarm could be sent out but
fortunately Mrs. Meredith had not retired.
young man who had been calling on his
friend met stranger about 1880 O'Clock
near that part Of the city and il is sup
posed that he was one Of the men who at
tempted TO gain an entrance to the place
In the basement of ST. Peters Church
this evening the annual supper viii be
given by the women of the parish. Tur-
keys and chickens have been slaughtered
FOR the feast
Euchre players Of Division No. 8. A.
o. H., on February IS. win play series
with Division No. in Eden Hall Will
mington. Although John f. Splan holds
the blue ribbon for the Forty Acres a
local player says he will teach him some
new tricks.
The attendance at the bazaar OF Ivan
hoe Division Uniformed Rank. X Of p.
last evening was large and the musical
programme was excellent.
New Castle win have its full share Of
bills before the Legislature.
Houses rocked to and fro here yester-
day morning and the panes Of glass fell
from some windows following the ex-
plosion at Gibbstown.
Evening journal., 1909-01-21
BY THE WAYSIDE

A High School boy is wearing a bright
cent for a scarf pin, and when one OF
his classmates asked him last week.
what is that a badge ofT' hit answer
er, THAT is plain. It's my mounted
copper. Git up"
There are hfty-three Fridays booked
for this year and only one Of them
falls on the thirteenth day Of the month.
That viii come in August Had two
come that way last year and two in
each Of the three years previous, but
didn't hear of any particular bad luck
attending the combination.
"OnIy a hand mirror should fine place
in sick room, said doctor, land It
should be one nattering to the patient
the kind for instance, which. If the face
is too broad. will lengthen it a little.
And the patient should only be allowed
to look in the mirror at propitious times.
Many a patient has been frightened lit
trally to death by his haggard reflection
has looked, sighed. and renounced
hope. But many another patient in a
really bad way--really desperate. too
being given a look at homself just after
he has taken a stimulant has bucked
up wonderfully Tn fact. sickroom
mirror wisely HANDLED. is a curative
agent, while recklessly handled it may
kill"
put your head on my shoulder" B"
begged the newly accepted, "and let me
lean on your pompadour. It's such a
lovely pompaour."
IAN right" she sighed, but be just
a little careful. There's a wire mattress
in it. but I'm not quite sure how strong
it is"
Evening journal., 1909-01-21

Patrick Powers. one of the injured
men, said that when the explosion took
place he and John Bradley were in the
mixing house. loading sulphur and
saltpetre into wheelbarrows.
Hurled Into the Air.
Suddenly" he said. James Lane.
who was working just outside, yelled
to us to look out. 1 ran out the door,
and the next moment there was a great
noise, and / was thrown ten feet into
the air, which seemed to be seethins
with flames. My clothes caught fire.
/ landed in a lot of mud
Il managed TO tear off everything
but an undershirt, and then ran and
jumped into a snow bank. / saw Joel
Bates lying near me. He was i'm bad
shape. The skin had been peeled from
one arm, and showed the muscles, torn
and bleeding"
Evening journal., 1909-01-21
GETTING IN FORM
FOR HOPKINS MEET

Special to THE EVENING JOURNAL.
NEWARK, Del, Jan. 2l.--on Satur-
day. January 80. Delaware College will
be represented in the relay meet OF the
Johns Hopkins University. in Baltimore.
The trials for the races were run OF
yesterday. The relay team will be com
posed Of KID II; Jones', oe; Manning.
Il; and Prouse. 'oe. captain. +. vii
son, II, is entered IN the iOO-yard ana
22o-yard dashes. Walls. II. in the 40
yard and Sso-yard runs. Watts. II, IN
the 4i0-yard and mile rum Ennis. II.
and McCafferty. l2 In the if0-yard. milo
run and iOO-yard dash. The team o.
poets 10 make good showing as IL Is
training hard on the track in the gym
nasium. Cross country runs are taken
twice week in order to give the run
ners wind. The next run win be taken
ON Friday afternoon when Captain
Prouse will take the entire squad TO,
a run.
Evening journal., 1909-01-21
SULLY OFFERS JEFFERIES
$4,000 TO BEAT JOHNSON

BOSTON, Jan. 2L--John l.. Sullivan has
again astounded the sporting world. lie
has offered a purse Of $4,000 for a fight be-
tween Jeffries and the colored Johnson.
All previous reports emanatng from the
camp of the once great fighter have been
to the effect that he is dead broke" The
announcement that he Is willing to offer.
unaided. such a respectable purse dlspels
all doubt as to his financial condition
John l.. Is sincere In his desire to have
a white man wrest the title from John
son. The knowledge that dark-skinned
man holds the laurels no once wore hurts
the grand old man more than he is win
ing to admit. lie says the size OF the purse
viii cripple him for all time, but he does
not care If johnson is beaten.
Evening journal., 1909-01-21
HOSPITAL GETS $4,000
UNDER II. C. JONES' WILL

BY the will Of the late Henry c. Jones.
the Delaware Hospital will receive siO-
0o0 for the endowment Of room and the
addition of another bed
For many years Mr.. Jones had an
nually endowed a room at Delaware
Hospital at an expenditure Of $3.50 II
was one Of the best rooms in the hos
pital and has been known as tho Henry
c. Jones" room. In accordance with Mr..
Jones' desire. as expressed in his will.
the name Of the room will be the Anna
Frances Jones" room. in honor OF his
first wife Seven thousand dollars OF
the bequest is TO be used for the main
tcnance OF the room. In memory of his
daughter Bessie. 5000 is TO be used for
the support of a cot in her name.
Other details OF tho VIII have not been
made public, but Il is understood that
the remainder OF Mr. Jones' property
has been divided among relatives. No
appraisement has been made Of the cs-
tate.
Evening journal., 1909-01-21
DYSPEPSIA
No One Can Have That Healthy Glow
If Digestion is Imperfeet-Try the
Money Back Cure.

Nine times in ten stomach derange-
ments are responsible for sallow COM
plexion, duh eyes thin body, and color
less cheeks.
1t Is the stomach that supplies nour-
ishAg blood to the muscles, the nerves
and skin. If the stomach is healthy.
plenty Of nutritious matter will be alb
sorbed by the blood If IL Is not heal
thy. the food win ferment, and undi-
gestcd, the food wiz pass along
through the bowels, furnishing so little
nutritious matter that the blood be-
comes impoverished, and the glow of
health vanishes.
If you suffer from nervousness, sick
headache, belching Of gas. sour taste
in the mouth, heaviness after eating.
or any other miserable stomach dis
turbance. you need Mi-o-na, the mighty
cure for Indigestion, and the sooner
you get it the quicker you will be
healthier and happier.
II will relieve any distressed stomach
condition almost Immediately. 1t will
cure if used according to directions.
Miller Drug co. sells it for so cents
a large box, and they think enough of
/ II TO guarantee il TO cure Indigestion.
sea or car sickness, vomiting of preg-
nancy or money back.
Read these sincere words:
My food did not digest. but fer
mented, making gas. which pressed
against my heart, and on many occa-
sions / expected to die. doctored
and used remedies without success or
relief until using Mi-o-na, was
cured"-Mrs. Nina NJ. Henderson. 2ss
Powers ST. Benton lIarbor. Mich.
"Mi-o-na sold in every town in Amer
ica."
There isn't now. there never was.
there probably never will be. such a
Joyous remedy for constipation as
Booths Laxative Pills. % cents a box
at Miller Drug Co.
Evening journal., 1909-01-21
BASKETBALL SCHEDULE

Following is Friends School basket.
bail team schedule:
January %, West Chester High
school. home: January 26, open; Janu-
airy 20. Baltimore Friends School
away; February ,. open; February 0,
Brown Preparatory School, home,
February .. open, February II, Balti'
more Friends school, home; February
16. Chester High School, home; Febru'
airy 19 Phillip Brooks School, away,
homeFebruary %. Cedarcroft School.
home: February %. Cedarcroft School.
school. home; March ,, Friends Select
school. away: March 6. Wenonah Mil.-
tary Academy. home; March 12 Phillip
Brooks School, home.
Evening journal., 1909-01-21
ITALIANS TO HELP
AFFLICTED BROTHERS

An entertainment win be given this
evening under the auspices Of the Joseph
Mazzini Cub IN the hall at Third and
King streets. the receipts 10 be devoted
to helping the Italian earthquake suf-
ferers. The expenses Of the entertainment
will be met by Generoso Verderama and
John Sofia.
The Young Mems Italian Democratic
Club viii also give a benefit entertainment
on Saturday evening at No. 17i4 West
seventh street on February II there will
be another entertainment given in German
Hall The money will be sent to Italy
The comittee in charge of raising funds
Is meeting with success.
Evening journal., 1909-01-21
Sports
EASTERN LEAGUE
WANTS TRENTON
Said to Have Eyes on the
Territory for
1910

Although ther ule giving the Eastern
League and American Association
rights to draft territory was interpret
ca 10 mean that their drafts could only
be drawn from the class A leagues
under them a dispatch from Indian
spons states that the Eastern League
will next year try 10 acquire Trenton
from the Tri-state and Syracuse from
the New York state League. Th,
dispatch says:
Talk has been revived i'm certain
quarters regarding the possibility of
another city taking the place Of St
Paul in the American Association az
the conclusion of the coming season.
II is said that in case the Minnesota
capital doesn't deliver in the matter OF
attendance this year. the city will lose
its franchise.
This is one of the reasons the a. ..
and the Eastern League made such q
strong fight 10 be allowed TO draft ter
ritory from the other circuits Of the
National Association.
From the same source 1t has also
been hintoG that either omaha of the
Western League OF Memphis or Nash
willie Of the Southern would replace
ST. Paul. If that town fell down again
this year.
The Eastern League is also fighting
for new territory. Montreal is deao
one. and If the franchise is withdrawn
from that Canadian city. IL win force
baseball out Of Toronto. II is planned
TO draft Trenton Of the Tri-Statc
league ard send the Montreal fran
chiso there. and there is talk Of moving
the Toronto club TO Syracuse. This
cannot be done at this time but the
move is likely 20 be made next win
ter.
Evening journal., 1909-01-21
WHERE MAJOR LEAGUE
TEAMS WILL LOOSEN UP

All Of the major league clubs have now
decided where they will train next
spring. Some Of them will divide up their
time at couple Of cities. but the places
where they will start actual work ars as
follows:
National League-New York. Marlin,
Tex; Chicago. Shreveport. La; Cincin-
natl, Augusta, Ga; Pittsburg, Hot
Springs, Arb; ST. Louis. Little Rock,
Ark; Boston. Augusta. Ga. Brooklyn.
Jacksonville, Fla; Philadelphia. Southern
Pines n. c.
National League-New York. Macon.
Ga; Boston, San Antonio. Tex. Athletics.
New Orleans La; Washington. Calves
ton, Tex; Chicago. California; Detroit.
Hot Springs; st. Louis. Houston. Tex.
Cleveland Mobile and New Orleans.
Evening journal., 1909-01-21
CONSIDERING
COURT HOUSE WORK

It is probable thatthe matter Of making
alterations 10 the interior Of the New
Castle County Court House will be taken
up at the next meeting of the Levy
Court. Commissioners Dennison and Per-
kins looked the building over yesterday.
Before any definite steps are taken, how
ever, plans will undoubtedly be drawn by
an architect and the matter submitted to
the public building committee.
Evening journal., 1909-01-21
Atlantic LEAGUE After Readine.

HEADING, Jam ZI.--The AtIantIc
League has not as yet given up Read
ing as one Of its circuit towns for the
coming baseball season They arc try
ing to secure w. A. Witman's circus
maXimus to play their games. Mr.
Whitman says they are welcome 10 the
grounds II they pay him the price he
thinks he ought to have for the place.
Evening journal., 1909-01-21

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and lengthens eyeiashes changes gray
or faded hair to its natural color, pre-
vents thin hair. stops itching, removes
dandruff, scurf Of scalp, pimples. and
makes the hair Of any man, woman
or child long, heavy. silky and beauti-
fully glossy. Fill out free coupon and
mail to-day.
Evening journal., 1909-01-21
DELAWARE TO PLAY
FRANKLIN-MARSHALL
speclal 10 rnE EvENINe JouRNAL.

NEWARK, Del, Jan. 21--In Della.
ware College gymnasium on Saturday
evening Delaware and Franklin and
Marshall win play their annual basket
ball game. The visitors come with a
good record for the season, having
played six games and won all. Della
ware has played two games so far.
winning one and losing one. The team
is hard at practice this week and ex-
poets TO be i'm good enough form to
defeat the college boys from Lancaster.
Dolaware's line-up will be picked
from the following players: Houston.
Hagner, Eliason, Ward, McGarvcy,
Haley and Greenwood.
Evening journal., 1909-01-21
DOG CATCHERS
NOW ON THE JOB

Al dogs who cannot show a tag for
1909 will be gathered mp beginning to-
day by Dogcatcher George Kopp. There
are many dogs that are not vet licensed
and II the dogcatcher is going to ROUND
them up he will not be idle for the rest
OF the year. Il is estimated that 1000
dogs remain to be tagged.
Evening journal., 1909-01-21
DUPONT TEAM
NAMES DIRECTORS

The following directors of the DUPONT
baseball team have been elected: +. e.
Shallenbergcr Z. L. Garrett, l.. Lyon. j.
II. Chesley. A. r. Hart and ]. L. Addlcks.
Sd.
The directors win have charge Of the
baseball team during the season and will
meet soon to elect officers and managers.
Evening journal., 1909-01-21
NEWARK SEES
FANCY SKATING
Special to THE EVENING JOURNAL.

NEWARK, Del, Jan. 2i-In the
skating rink at Newark last night Miss
Emma Lindsay. Wilmington's we'll.
known young woman skater, gave an
exhibition of fancy and trick skating
She performed some feats on skates
which seemed almost impossible When
she slSated through a maize of lighted
candles she envoked great applause
Several of Wilmington's slSateRs were
also in attendance, among whom wer,
Messrs. Weldin. Leonard and Cloud
Music was furnished by the Newark
Orchestra.
Evening journal., 1909-01-21
Eriends vs.. West Chester HIGH.

on saturday afternoon Of this week
Friends school viii play the basketball
team representing the West Chester High
school AS West Chester has been play
ing FAST bali all season a very fast game
IS looked forward to. Friends school has
one OF the fastest teams in her history
this year and It is hoped that good
crowd win witness the game. Tho game
win start at $50 o'clock in the gymnasium
mt Fifth and West streets.
Evening journal., 1909-01-21

Attend The games of cards, under the
auspices Of the Junior Board, HIomeo-
pathic Hospital, tomorrow at the Hos
pital. Play ing starts at $50 o'clock
Evening journal., 1909-01-21
HIGH SCHOOL WINS
EFROM COLLEGE FRESHMEN

At the rink last night the High
School basketball team defeated Della
ware College freshmen, 10 to II.
A preliminary game between the
Cooper Institute five and High School
scrubs resulted in tic score of p to
2o The line-un follows.
Evening journal., 1909-01-21
Refinishina Furnlture.

J. & J. \. Harmsn Company. 40 I
King st. are rehnishing old furniture {
TO look likefnewf
Evening journal., 1909-01-21

Goals 4-Mearns, I; King, I; Walther.
i: Edgar. ?; Taylor, I; Marshall ..
Foul goals-Kyle, 8. Timers-ratnal
and Hodgman. Wyatt.