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Mountain Home maverick. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1906-1911, 1909-07-01
ATLANTIC FLEET ASSEMBLING.
Two Months Of Practice for Jackies
and Monster Fighting Machines.

Washington.-Wit two months of
hard work before it, the Atlantic bat
fleship fleet is assembling in Hamp-
ton Roads. Va, for the summer ma
neuverers, which will be extensive
and exhaustive. The feet may be di-
v1ded Into two squadrons to fghs
against each other, and dozen tor
pedo boats will make attacks on the
big battleships, whose officers and
men will be required to exert ex-
IRENE vigilance also to guard against
the stealthy little submarine torpedo
boats, four of which, with parent
ships, are attached to the fleet
Under Rear Admiral Seaton Schroe-
der, commandments chief of the At
lantic feet, will be nearly half hun
dred ships of war. ranging in size
from the big 16,000-ton flagship Con
necticut to the little seventeen-ton
eubmarine Tarantula.
Mountain Home maverick. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1906-1911, 1909-07-01
TO PREVENT FOREST FIRES.
Watchmen to be Placed at Lookout
Stations on Mountain Peaks.

Washington. -Working along the
line of securing the greatest results
in protection against fire, with a min
imum of expenditure, the forest SER
vice has decided to establish on the
most advantageous points of the ma
tional forests in the west a series of
lockout stations from which news of
the breaking out of forest fires can be
telephoned to forest officials.
Since all these stations will COM
mand a view of the country for miles
around the work of detecting and ex-
tingushing fires in their incipiency
viii, by this plan, be greatly expo
dited, with the result that many thou
sands of dollars worth of valuable
timber will be saved annually.
Mountain Home maverick. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1906-1911, 1909-07-01
CARRIED TO SEA BY WHALE.
Whalers Have Experience Which
They Do Not Care to Repeat.

New York.-Six whalers from New
Bedford, Mass, long given up for
dead, We're brought safe to land here
by the White Star liner Celtic.
On March 10, OFF the west coast OF
Africa, Antoine Penna, third mate OF
the brig Sullivan, and his boats crew
OF five men were carried so far by
whale to which they had made fast
that the ships outlook lost them in
the twilight.
With but one days rations and no
water they drifted six days before
they were picked up by the steamer
Max Brock, so weakened that they
bad to be carried on obard. The
Brock put them ashore at Teneriffe
and they have been the rest of the
time making their way home.
Mountain Home maverick. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1906-1911, 1909-07-01
ctoudburst In Iowa Sweeps Founda.
tions From Several Houses.

Des Moines.-A cloudburst on Sun
day swept half-dozen residences
from their foundations, flooded eel
lars. reached depth of eight inches
ON the floors of dwellings and tore
UP a halfGnile OF Chicago & North
western tracks at Vail. A large livery
barn was swept zoo feet down the
main street and left standing across
the thoroughfare. Sidewalks were
swept away and the damage will
reach thousands OF dolalrs. In
places the water is two and three feet
deep in the middle OF the principal
streets
Mountain Home maverick. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1906-1911, 1909-07-01
Mexican Bull Fighter Killed by En-
raced Animal.

Mexico City-Alfredo Sanchez. a
well-known bull fighter. was killed at
the local bull ring here Sunday after
noon The bun knocked Sanchez
down and hooked one horn through
the body. penetrating lung. The man
was taken to the hospital inside the
bull ring, whore he died within a few
minutes ri Titi" another bull fight
er in the same performance, was badly
injured when bun jumped fence
in pursuit of him and gored him in
the head
Mountain Home maverick. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1906-1911, 1909-07-01
Oscar Lewisohn Not Killed in Europe
as Was Reported.

New York.-A cable message from
Oscar Lewisohn. reported Thursday
night TO have been killed in an auto
mobile accident on the European COM
tinent, was received Friday by Martin
Nogel. attorney Tor the I-ewisohn
family here. The cab3egram reads:
Ascot. England--No foundation in
report. Both we'll Oscar"
Mr.. Vogel stated that efforts were
being made to locate Jesse Lewisohn.
elder brother of Oscar. who is known
20 be on the continent
Mountain Home maverick. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1906-1911, 1909-07-01
Enraeed Stations Engage in Battle to
the Death.

Lynchburg, Glenwood, fa7
nous stallion, which was imported
by James r. Keene. engaged in bat
tie Saturday at Forest, near here. on
the farm Of Duyal Radford, with
Champion. a heavier stillion. and was
killed The animals got together by
accident and Immediately began fight.
ing. rearing on their hind legs and
'nF iFn Wild heastS Cbamnion
finally secured a hold on the other
stallion's throat which he held until
he dropped dead
Mountain Home maverick. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1906-1911, 1909-07-01
Twister Followed by Cloudburs,
Which Floods the Country.

West Point, Neb.--St Joseph's
dozen residences were seriously dam.
aged by a tornado which struck this
town Friday night 1t was followed
by a cloudburst, which flooded the
streets, tearing up sidewalks and do
ing other damage. Reports from the
surrounding country show that many
farmers suffered loss of buildings. No
casualties are reported
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1909-11-18
Doctor John H. Britts Dead.

Doctor John H. Britts, the noted
physician and surgeon of Henry coun-
ty, died at his home in Climon Sum
day morning of heart disease. He
was years old, an ex-Confederate
soldier. He was a native of Indiana,
but had lived in that county for fifty
years. In the war he first served as
Captain at Company D, Hurst's Third
Missouri Regiment, and later achiev-
ed prominence as a surgeon in the
Tennessee and Mississippi campaigns.
In 1882 the Democratic party, by an
unprecedented majority in this dis
trict, sent him to the Senate. He
was the author Of the geological sur
very bill and served on the Geolog-
ical Board for eight years. In 1888
he was elected sMayor of Clinton,
and also gave long service on the
School Board. He is survived by a
widow and three daughters. Funeral
was held Tuesday afternoon.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1909-11-18

school and IS one OF the Rich Hi
graduates that IS making good and )
record for her school She has 3
very quiet and orderly room with !
good interest.
AT Bracmey school they were
practcing their program for a Die
supper to be given the 18th. They
have fine program and all who hear
it will be repaid for all the trouble of
going as well as ! chance for pie.
Miss Lottie Young of Butler is teach
ing the school and has her pupils
doing good work. They took up all
work given them with good viii
and made creditable showing.
In this weeks visits at least one
teacher was giving more attention to
teaching the pupils how to study
than the average teacher does. The
child must know how to study. If he
does not know how to get at the
work assigned, it is the duty of the
teacher 10 prepare them for il. Oft
times it is well for teachers to look |
into this part of their work. The
assignment Of lessons is one thing
and the showing of a pupil how to
attack the lesson from the most ad-
point is another. II really
requires more skill to show pupil
how to study than to test him in
recitation. Intellectual education has
two fold purpose; to furnish the
mind and to form it.
have been requested to give the
aw concerning the admission of nom
esident pupils. The law leaves this
n the hands of the board with GER
ain restrictions. The law is as fol-
ows: The board may admit pupils
ot residents within the district, and
rescribe the tuition fee to be paid by
ne same. Provided, that the follow
lg children, if they be unable to pay
iition, shall have the privilege of at
ending any school in this state in
'hich they may have a permanent or
'mporary home. First, orphan chill
rem, second, children bound as ap-
third, children with only
ne parent living, and fourth, chill
zen whose parents do not contribute
their support.
Miss Ella McCune in her quarterly
port adds that she has had only
rec tardy marks registered for the
larter. This is fine showing and
eaks well for the teacher and pu-
Is. Can any school show a better
cord. Miss McCune teaches Pleas
t Valley in Elkhart township. !
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1909-11-18
Real Estate Transfers.
Warranty Deeds.

"~AAeusy OcS<AH.
CHI Cooper to Joseph R Neu lot 8
blk Atkison's End add Butler $3.50.
RH Grimstead to Joseph BIocher
155 a sec 8 Elkhart twp 5000.
Sarah E Hornbuckleet al to w B
Reynolds lots 2, ~ So 2, 8 and 9
blk II and all Of blk 81 Prairie CITY
$500.
C B Briscoe to Robert E Briscoe
240 a secs 25, Is andS5 Walnut 81,
Robert Briscoe to C B and Lucinda
Briscoe 24O a sec Is, Is & IS Walnut
81.
Adam 9 Ely to Frank H Corum pt
lots 3, 4and s blk MontQomerys ad
to Butler 1850.
WSAEB Ratslin to John Hows-
er 50 . sec 8 New Home twp tl2OO.
Jessie B Stuirt Ia George Depue
lots ], 2asA4iblk l South Drs1cl
4li00
Cyrus Witherow 10 Asa w Tewers
70 = 80 s. Wat Point twp 9l,e6a
Charles O wlllker - E A Smith
l0t1 10 XII hlk eMerwh lHoa
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1909-11-18

AS q preliminary to the
design of A BETTER SEW.
ING MACHINE than had
ever been built, the inventor
spent years in the study and
analysis of A LII other
makes heretofore accepted
as standard. Their points
OF advantage and their
points of weakness were
carefully noted. ALL the
good points of ALL the
the other makes are COM
bined in the FREE" and
the weak points avoided or
amended.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1909-11-18

In the FREE" we have a
sewing machine as nearly
perfect and as nearly ''trou-
bleless" as can be achieved
by human ingenuity. aided
by long experience and un-
limitedreSources. Note the
INSURANCE AND GUAR
ANTY given with each ma
chine. mentioned below
something heretofore I'M
heard of in sewing machine
selling.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1909-05-08
The FUNDERBURK PHARMACY
Becomes Agent for
FAMOUS ANDES REMEDIES.
Enterprise Shown by Ian
casters Progressive Druggist
Large Stock of Famous
Medicines Now on
Hand.


the
Andes
o
leading
that the
the will by
De
Andes the noted
de,buk Pharmacy with appointing for
Audes' medicines.
all
endless chan
Inc 9reaC ANDES whose life
but he
where he at the ST. to
published
trouble,
the Funderburk Pharmacy be to f.,
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1909-05-08
Assaulted Young Woman.
Man Narrowly Escapes
Lynching Near Day
ton, Ohio.

Dayton, O.. May 5.-In lone
ly spot just outside this city
and within a quarter of a mile
OF her home, an exceptionally
pretty married woman, twenty
TWO years old, was assaulted late
today by aman who gave his
name ss John Norris.
The alleged crime took place
in sight of number Of children,
who raised an alarm, which
brought several farmers TO the
scene, and the man was captured
by them after a thrilling chase
of over two miles, in which the
pursuers and the assailant swan
a stream and exchanged pistol
shots. Deputy Sheriff Leo res
cued the mau from the infuriated
captors.. and he is now in Jail.
He has been identified by wit.
nes es.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1909-05-08
WHEN KITTY SINGS.

When Kitty sings. by tings.
It's then tho wei.lin rings!
I've never heard II ring, but we'll I know
iwould ring IL Kitty's voice had half |.
show.
When Kitty sings. By Jocks,
The very woods and rocks
The sounds prolonX
And add wild eltin echoes to her song,
When Kitty sings the lark
Stops singing in the park
Full well he knows no one would hear or
For him when Kitty's voice is ringing
there.
When Kitty sings, you know.
Even the stately crow
Forbears to cav
Just from respect. the rogue. for har-
mony's law!
When Kitty sings 1 swear
And sink down i'm despair.
For when her voice my heartstrings smite
sit entranced; cannot write
1 sometimes wish she'd stop,
But hint dare not drop
For fear she'll GO
FOR Kitty is our cook, you know!
will s. Gidley in New York Times.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1909-05-08
Georgia Deputy Sheriff
Kills Prisoner in Cell,

Albany, Ga, Nav 6.-Ely
Holmes, q desperate negro pris.
oner in the Lee County Jail at
Leesburg, was shot 10 death this
afternoon in haBd-to.hand
fight with Deputy Sheriff II ID.
Logan, In dark cell in the Jail,
"a fight in which the iuser could
not leave the cell alive Both
men realized this accordiug to
Deputy Logan and wnen his
chance came he killed the esro.
He had entered Holmes cell
and the negro attacked HIM, it
was SAID, with stool, beating
the officer numerically before
the latter could draw his pistol.
Then IA fight began for its pos
session, which ended when De D.
uty Logan Ired and the negro
dropped to the cell floor dead.
The officer was exonerated.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1909-05-08
Farmer and Wife Die
Fighting Fire.

Goshe, Ind, May 5.-The bod
is of Samuel Hoover, farm er.
and his wife, were found in the
ruins of their bur ns barn today
by neighbors. Coro ner Siauffe r
said he would return verdict
that MIR. and Mrs. Hoover died
while fighting the fire, caused
by spontaneous combustion.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1909-05-08
Unity Items.

Mr.. Editor: Please allow me
space in YOUR valuable pape. for
few dots from this section. The
health of the commonly is
good. The farmers are about
done planting. The small grain
crop Looks favorable.
Mr. James Hallman of Lyles-
vile, N c.. is visiting his pa
rents, Mr.. and Mrs. n. II, Hall
man, of The Unity section.
Our friend Mr.. J. II. Caskey
is stuck on merry widow in
this section. Spring chick ems
are plentiful, so come again,
uncle John.
BY the way we have an expert
saw mill man who runs his en-
eine, saws, bears off lumber,
turns logs and rolls sawdust and
saws 20 logs day, but We think
he cO1ld beat that il he did not
put in 80 much time talking
to the girls. News Reader.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1909-05-08
How to Build Up Worn.
Out Soil.

Yorkville Enquirer PROT.
la w. Williams, superintendent
of the Farmers Cooperative
Demonstration work in South
Carolina has sent Mr.. G. j Hugh
es, the county agent, the follow
ing suggestions for building
up worn out soil, which suggest.
ions Mr.. Williams would like to
see put into effect in this county:
Pan i. Select a tract OF worn
out soil, as much as FIVE acres, if
possible. Break TO a depth OF
inches aud SOW broadcast 100
pounds OF lime. or 400 pounds
of high grade acid phosphate per
acre. Harrow well and sow in
b uck " heat, ! bushels per acr,
Tuln this crop under when in
fu'i bloom to- a depth Of S inches
and SOW another crop Of buck.
heat. Turn this crop under
when in full bloom, but not later
than te ore the first frost, to
depth of 3 or 4 inches. Follow
with a winter cover crop of rye
or wheat.
Plan 2. IF desired, SOW broad.
cas-, , bushels of cow peas and /
peck of sorghum seed, OF II
bushels ot buckwheat per acre !;
iuIn under the buck " heat when
in iull bloom and the COW peas
when first pods begin TO ripen.
Follow with cover crop OF
crimson clover.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1909-05-08
Luminous Idea.

"Grigsby," says the friend, "I'll be
hanged III i can see how it is you al
ways get the best there Is TO eat i'm ey-
cry restaurant you patronize, and yet
you never tip the walters cent"
I've got the greatest scheme on
earth" says Grigsby proudly
what is it,"
"lf youI promise not to give it
away" replies Grigsby, "I don't mind
telling you that when | give my order
l pretend to be the owner OF rival
staurant."-Chicago Post.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1909-05-08
In tho Heavyweight Class.

Tenderfoor Cvatching funeral pro-
cessiom-Do You always have four
horses to the hearse? ,-s 80
Alkali Ike--Not always. The passen-
ger in there came out to this country
Dragging that he was the champion
lightweight of the world, and one
night when he got too pert One Eyed
Bill pumped him so full Of lead that 1t
took the extra team of horses to pull
the hearse.-Harper's Weekly.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1909-05-08
FOLLOWING Orders.

Now" said the magistrate. "you
must testify only to what you know;
no hearsay evidence. Undcrstand"
~ "Yes. sir" replied the female wit
. ness.
Your name Is Mary bright. be-
lieVe. Now, what's your ageT
II won't tell you. I have only hear
say evidence on that ,"-CathOlic
Standard and Times
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1909-05-08
Wy oman Confesses to Steal
ing Pair Trousers and
Burning Barn.

Knoxville, Tenn, May s.
According to he confession OF
Laura Luton, young white
woman employ ed as domestic
In the family of O. o Browder,
residing near Sweetwates, she
set \ to a barn and hest we'd
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1909-05-08
Showing His MettIe.

A man with bronze complexion
went up to girl with a silvery voice
and had the brass TO attempt 10 kiss
her. She resisted and. giving him q
steely glance, called loudly for cop,
per. "Onc Of the finest quickly ar.
rived on the scene and. with irony in
his voice made the man his prisoner.
"Alas," cried the unfortunate. my
happiness Is ore!"-Yale Record.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1909-05-08
Rev. 8. W. WiIIiamson's Letter.

Rev l. w. Williamson, Huntington, w.
Va, writes: This is 90 certify that used
Foley,s Kidney Remedy for nervous ex-
haustion and kidney trouble and am free
to say thet 1t will do all that You claim for
II. Foley's Kidney Remedy has restored
health aud strength to thousands of weak.
run down people. Contains no harmful
drugs and is pleasant to take. Funder.
burk Pharmacy. E. w. Hammond a. Co.,
Heath Springs. s.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1909-05-08
Lucky Atlasl

Teaeher-Now, Johnnie, can you tell
me who Atlas was? l.
johnnie (aged nine)-Yes, teacher.
He was the man believed to support
the earth on his shoulders.
Teacher-He supported the earth, did
he?s
Johnnie Yes, sir.
Teacher-Well, then, who supported
him? ~.
Johnnie, (after thinking little while)
Il suppose he married rich woman.
New York Times.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1909-05-08
Not Overanxious.

An old Kansas citizen who had been
henpecked all his life was about to
die,s His wife felt it her duty to offer
him such consolation as she might
and said, John. you are about to go,
but will follow you"
II suppose so, Manda," said the old
man weakly; 'but, so far as am coil
cerned, you don't need to be In any
hurry about it,"
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1909-05-08
Little In Comparison.

"1ts fact" said Towne, that my
wife is able to dress ON comparatively
little money! "a
~ "Whatl, exclaimed sMarryat. ooh
come now! What do you mean by
comparatively littler' ~
Il mean on little compared with
what she thinks she ought to have."-
Catholic Standard and Times
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1909-05-08
A Sure Sian.

Wilmington woman recently reach.
ed the conclusion that the attachment
OF certain policeman for her cook
must he investigated lest it prove dis
astrous To domestic discipline.
DO you think he means business,
Mary she asked
Il think so, num-" said Mary. Hes
begun to complain about my cookin',
mm."-Harper's Weekly.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1909-05-08
A Sportsman Draws the Line.

"A farmer has TO take chances like
any other business man." said the citi
zen who is interested in the uplift.
Yes answered MIR. Corntossel
I'm willin' to take all kinds OF
chances. | answer most every eircu.
lar anybody sends me. But never yet
Shad the nerve to depend on free distri.
button seeds for my summer vegeta.
bles. es."-Washington Star.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1909-05-08

Hoarseness. bronchitis and other throat
troubles are quickly cured by Foley's Hoa-
ey and Tar as it soothes and heals the in +.
famed throat aud bronchial tubes and the
most obstinate coughs disappears. In
sist upon having the genuine Foley's Hon.
ey and Tar. funderburk Pharmacy, E.
W. Hammond X Go. Heath Springs. 4.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1909-05-08
Then He Shut Up.

II say. captain" said smart youth
en- an ocean vessel, when you board
vessel. where do you get the tim
berT
From the ships log, OF course" an
swered the captain.
And the smart youth kept his face
closed during the remainder of the
voyage.-Detroit Tribune.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1909-05-08

$1,000 worth of property. She
had stolen pair of trousers from
the hou' containing $3.50 which
had been found minus the mon-
ey, aud in order to give her an
opportunity to restore the money
she started the fire to dist
the attention Of the family
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1909-05-08
Effective.

You are certain 1t was not your
auto that sent this man to the hos
pital?"
"Sure thing. your honor" replied the
chauffeur airily, III my machine ha'
hit him he'd have gone to the morgu
Philadelphia Ledger.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1909-05-08
His Idea Of Moderation.

"Chawlie is determined not to be-
come slave to the cigawet habit,
don't you know
How many does he smoke. deah
.boyT"
Hes combining himself to one every
'othah week, don't you know."-Cleve-
land Plain Dealer.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1909-05-08
His Occupation.

"Yes, lie was once professional
Baseball player"
Whats he doing now?"
He puts in most OF his time hunting
FOR people who are willing TO listen
while he tells them what a great man
he used 10 be."-Chicago Record Her
aid. u.
"Why, Lushley, l am astonished to
see you outl The last thing | heard
about YOU was that the doctor bad
9yen you up"
XWell, he has. He-er-tOid me the
other day he had charged up my ac-
count toSprofit and loss
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1909-05-08
Hopeless Case.
His Role.

tThe actor OF the stranded troupe
ptested at the prospect OF footing
Hss.
Syour kicking" said the man
a. Patiently. You signed as
orgentleman, didh't youT' -
revshia Ledger
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1909-05-08

Il have never married because can.
not love man who is not truly brave
and heroic"
II see. And you have never found
any one brave and heroic enough
Kansas City Times.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1909-05-08
8 Ths Prim. fAeoa.sitx.

mo matter whether inventors use
Sails or motors on their airships, there
is one thing all viii have to do"
What is thatf'
4 llse the wind."-Baltimore Amer
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1909-05-08
The Versatils Growi.

Whats that dog dol ma
''EIe is, eat * HIS "
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1909-05-08

Who. you We
,snd it to -