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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-11-25
WatertOWn

Mrs. Frank Sovey is entertaining
her mother. Mrs. Woodtuff of Camap-
che, Iowa, for a few ddyG
Mr.. and Mrs. Jack johnson Jeff the
latter part of the week for 4 two
weeks visit with Monmouth relatives.
Mrs. T. ]. Schafer entertained Sun.
day her sister, Miss Pearl Derrick If
Rock Island, and Sherman Tnucen Of
Sherrard
Rev. Mr.. Stevens and wife of Milan
were entertained at supper Monday
evening at the home of Mr.. and Mrs.
w. NJ. briggs.
Mr.. and Mrs. r. H. Johnston OF
Bowling spent Saturday night AMI
Sunday forenoon with the latter's Sis
ter, Mrs. T. ]. Schafer.
A reception was given Monday even
ing at the home of Mr.. and Mrs. w. G..
Ausbrook for Rev. Mr.. Stevens and
family of Milan, pastor of the MethO-
dist church here.
Miss Edith Cohen and E. Seliner,
who were married in Rock Island last
Thursday, will make their ho-1s Il
WATERFOWL.
Clarence Hodgens is enjoying a visit
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-11-25

from his father, w. S. Hodgens of
Galesburg
Mrs. Hadine and daughter, Miss Hill
da of Port Byron, were here to attend
the funeral of Mrs. John Swanson last
Friday.
Oscar Anderson is enjoying a visit
from his cousin, Arthur Swanson Of
Grantzburg, Wis.
The Athletic club has issued ihvfsa-
lions for a dance to be hcld Thanks
giving night at NJ W 4 nall in Water
town.
Miss IAl,idh Chilberg of Bishop Hill
is visiting in Watertown.
TIE little daughter of Fred Graham
10 sick with the measles.
Truman Hogus recently entertained
a few of her young friends at birth
day dinner.
Mrs. Philip Pierce was hostess to a
party of Davenport friends last Sun
day.
Thanksgiving services will be held
at the Watertown Baptist church
Thursday evening at 1880. Rev. MI.
Stevens, pastor of the NJ. e church,
will preach the sermon.
On the occasion of his seth birthday
Fred Woolenzien was very agreeabiy
surprised last Sunday when about 20
of his children, grandchildren and
friends gathered at his home to help
him celebrate. An elaborate dinner
and supper was partaken Of and an
enjoyable time was had.
Mrs. w. w. Pearsall, Miss Mary
Pearsall and Naoma Gambler of Port
Byron visited with relatives here the
last of the week.
The little, son of Adolph Breecher is
seriously Ill.
Mrs. Johnson, who is staying with
her daughter, Mrs. w. H. Willis, spent
last week visiting in Carbon Cliff.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-11-25
SilViS

Ground will be broken in the spring
for a new Methodist church two blocks
east of the Baptist church on lot do
mated by the Silvis Land company.
Electric lights will be installed IN
many of the residences soon. The
work of putting up the necessary
wires is about completed.
Mrs. S. Bull and daughter, Miss Kit
tie Bull, spent last Monday at Osborn,
where Mrs. Bulls daughter, Mrs. John
Brown, continues quite Ill.
The play THE Union Depot" given
here by the Royal Neighbors Wednes-
day evening and repeated Thursday
evening was we'll attended and great
ly enjoyed. Following is the cast of
characters: Joe Cannon, bootblack,
Joe Mccartney; depot master, Fred
Ball; ticket agent, Milton Ball; Mrs.
Chattermuch and daughter Maria. Mrs.
Guy De Bourcey and Helen Flynn;
strolling Italians. Willie McKendrick
and Mildred Thomer; Willie and his
aunt. Rudolph Watkins and Mrs. Hav-
ry Hill; the coons. Mr. and Mrs. Will
Corbin; Uncle Joshua and Aunt Sar-
ah, Mrs. H. H. Coles and Charley
Carey woman at lunch counter, Mrs.
May Shannon; Deacon Longface, MI
ton Carey; school girls, Kitty Bull,
Mrs. Ruff, Grace Warren; the dude,
Cannon Crone; Professor Learned.
Frank Shannon; woman with the
baby. Mrs. NJ. w. Pennel; the prima
donna, Florence Altman; Mrs. Needy,
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-11-25

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women to take Lydia L. Pinkham's
Vegetable Compound" i MRS. EMMA
WHEATON, Vienna, w. Va.
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pound, made from native roots and
herbs, contains no narcotics or harm
full drugs, and to-day holds the record
for the largest number of actual cures
of female diseases of any similar medi-
cine in the country, and thousands OF
voluntary testimonials are on ME IN
the Pinkham laboratory at Lynn,
Mass, from women who have been
cured from almost every form of
female complaints, Inflammation, ui-
ceration, displacements,t ibroid tumors,
irregularities. periodic pains, backache,
indigestion and nervous prostration.
Every such suffering woman owes 1t to
herself to give Lydia f. Pinkhams
Vegetable Compound trial
If you would like special advice
about your case write cOnfiden-
tial letter to Mrs. Pinkham, at
Lynn, Mass. Her advice is free
and always helpful.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-11-25
yuma

Mr.. Van De Velde, who has been
threatened with typhoid fever, is out
of danger and is improving very fast.
Rose Hill Aid society met at the
home of MIS- D. B. Noah last Wednes-
day afternoon. \ large number Of
members were present.
Dr.. Rankin Of WatertOwn visited at
the home of Ambrose Scarf last week.
A good many friends from this vicin-
ity attended Louis Michael's funeral
at Rose Hill Sunday afternoon.
Simon Bencher, who has been sert
ousIy i'll for the past week, was re-
moved to the city hospital at Moline
last Wednesday. He is reported bet
ter.
Miss Bessie Bealer of Rock Island
spent from Friday until Monday visit
ing friends in this vicinity.
Grandma Behrendt is i'll.
The mite party held at the home of
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Edwall last Fri
day evening was well attended.
Louis Carpenter Of Panora, Iowa. Is
here visiting with his brother Clar-
ence.
Mrs. Samuel Devinney of Moline is
on a visit with friends in this vicinity
this week.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-11-25
East Moline

Rene Speybrook and family have re-
turned from an extended visit in Eu-
rope.
A. Fritchle and son Clarence return
ed Friday night from Cherry, M.
Fritchle going back to Cherry Sunday
morning.
Mr.. and Mrs. Bricelain, who are Wis
iting their daughter, Mrs. A. Morton,
leave Thursday for an extended visit
at Garrison, Iowa.
Jennie Martin Of Clear Lake, Iowa,
has come to spend the winter with her
aunt, Mrs. Pershing.
Mrs. Sophia Kendt of Wyoming has
been visiting her niece, Mrs. Edith
Morsette.
Mary's church opened Saturday even
ing with a large attendance.
Mrs. James Howard has been sick
the past week, but is somewhat i'm
proved.
Mrs. Gilbert Cole and children have
returned from a visit at Fairfield,
Iowa.
G. F. Shilling and son Arthur are
working in Blue Island.
F. j. C1endenin and A. Bergholtz
have returned from Springfield, where
they have been attending the grand
lodge of Odd Fellows.
Rev. Mr. Henry of Moline will begin
a series of meetings at the Christian
mission next Sunday evening
Mrs. Edith Morsette drew the quilt
given at the Harmony camp bazaar in
Moline.
Rally day was observed by the Ply
mouth Sunday school Sunday, there
being over 100 children in attendance.
E. D. Kessler of Walnut and c. E.
Williams of this city are loading their
car preparatory to moving to Clay Ceh-
ter, Neb.
Dewey Dahlberg Of Gable is here for
a visit with Clark Fritchle.
The parents meeting called by the
teachers of city last Friday evening
was largely attended and was a sue
cess in every way. The talk on read
ing given by Miss Coffey Of Macomb
was both entertaining and profitable.
After the program the teachers served
coffee and cake.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-11-25
HillSdale

Mrs. William Schuck and baby are
Moline visitors this week.
Dick Mercer, who is firing on a
freight train out of Galesburg, visited
over Sunday in Hillsdale.
George McMurphy accompanied his
sister, Mrs. Trice, to her home in Bro
ken Bow, Neb. Mr.. McMurphy will
make an extended visit in the west
with relatives.
The Misses Clara and Eva Mercer
of Erie were HiIlsdale visitors over
Sunday.
Mrs. Marion Mumma and children
returned to WATERFOWL Saturday eve
ming after a week spent in Hillsdale.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Passmore and
son, Robert, spent Sunday in Water
town at the home of Mr.. and Mrs.
David Scott.
Miss Martha Baker of Rock Island
is visiting this week at the home of
Mr.. and Mrs. John Liphardt.
Louis Baron expects to leave here
the first of the year for Canada. Be
fore going he will have a sale of his
fathers stock and machinery Dec. T..
julius Englebrecht viii run the farm
next year.
Mrs. Manda Martin of Rock Island
is visiting this week at the home of
her son, Mac Martin.
Earl Wilkins ard family are we'll
and happy. Earl is manager of a
24O acre farm near Boulder, Col
They like the country very much.
The Hillsdale school will give a
Thanksgiving program at the school
house Wednesday afternoon.
Miss Ensle had a program and
box sociable at the Poplar Grove
school house Tuesday evening.
Charles Wake has rented his farm
next year to Joe Wreath. Charlie
viii have a sale at the farm of all
his farming material and stock Jan
II.
Fred Stuert, Jr., will have II head
of horses to sell at his sale Dec. Is.
Mr.. Stuert viii quit farming and
move to Hillsdale the first OF March.
Mrs. Rica Rice is quite sick at her
home with typhoid fever. A trained
nurse IS in attendance.
John Butter is spending this week
with his family in Urbana, III.
NJ. H. SmOllenger Of Iron Grove,
Neb., was in HiHsdale last week
looking after his farm and calling on
old friends.
Howard S. Passmore, the months
old baby Of Mr.. and Mrs. George Pass
more, died Thursday afternoon Of
complications following pneumonia
after a ten days illness. The funeral
was held at the Methodist church. Rev
Edward Morton officiating. Burial
near Port Byron in the Presbyterian
cemetery.
Grandma Ashdown is visiting this
week near Milan with her daughter
Mrs. Clara Liphardt.
Mae Martin was a Rock Island Wis
itor Wednesday.
Ethel Farber is quite sick with
rheumatism. She has been in the hos
pital for a number of weeks in her
home town in Dakota.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-11-25

Mrs. Ada Thomer; Mrs. Arminity
Fish Well, Mrs. Dick Bell; Mr.. Smith.
the widower, and his four childrc7.
Fred De Bourcey, Vernon Rsid. Louis
Harris, Ethel MnCcIhen, Myra Mich
OILS; Mrs. GsITdieus, Mrs. VIII Corbin;
country bride and bridegroom, Jim
Hin and Mrs. Harry Loose; brides
sister and her beau, Milt Carey and
Mrs Fred Ball; Hans and Mike, Leroy
Hogleson and Lester Crawford; Helen
Eighty, Mrs. Mort Pennell; her two
aunts, Martha and Maria, Mrs. Charley
E. Roach and Mrs. Walker; Helen's
husband, Harry Field, Cannon Crone;
college boys, Frank Shannon, Lester
Crawford, Leroy Hogleson, Charley
Carey, Milton Carey.
]. Lee Sellers has returned TO Sill
Wis to work after a several months
absence at Bureau Junction.
The Baptist Ladies' Aid society had
a special meeting for work at the
home of Mrs. Rumsey Friday after
noon.
All the news all the time-THE
ARGUS.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-11-25
g NEWS OF THE NEIGEIBORS

main at home and debate the Du-
buque negative team. Mr.. Cast is
coaching the boys, his debating ex-
perience having well fitted him for
this work and good showing is ex
pected.
Put Out of Theater; Hurt.-Attor-
ney Charles T. Cooper is at St.
Luke's hospital under the care of
Drs. Lambach and Schroeder suffer-
ing from bad fracture of the right
hip, occasioned by his forcible eject
ment from the Princess theater at Tues
day evenings performance. IN a
dispute over seat, Mr.. Cooper was
elected from the gallery by two
watchmen. According to his story he
was pushed down the stairway in
such a manner as to fall and sustain
the above painful injury. He was
removed to st. Luke's hospital in a
carriage.
Patch Still Missing-The where
abouts of Charles E. Patch, who mys-
teriously disappeared while collect
ing accounts of the Davenport Fish
& Oyster company. is still sealed up
in the mystery Of his disappearance
Mrs. Charles z. Patch, the girl wife,
when seen was highsounding in her
praises of her husbands qualities as
to honesty and faithfulness. He
has either been killed or his mind
has gone wrong" she emphatically
declared. He has been suffering
with an abscess in his ear for some
time and 1 believe that this is a
cause of deranging his mind, although
I have never known of his being at
all insane before. He has worked for
the company a long time and if he
had wished to be dishonest he could
have had $1,000 many times, for his
days collections often amounted to
this much"
Girl Shot, Is RecoVerinq.-1Iiss Fan
ny Larkins, the 14-year-old daughter
of Mrs. Z. Larkins of 329 y Fourth
street. is recovering as we'll as could
be expected from the effects of the
accident in which she was shot by
her younger brother last Saturday.
The bullet is lodged in the muscles
Of her neck and as soon as she is in
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-11-25
Me0A
MOLINE

Special Election calIed.-A special
election to name two school board
members to fill vacancies will be held
Saturday afternoon in Silvis. Two
members recently resigned-O. G. Pike
moving TO Chicago and IvaI Rife TO
Rock Island. 1t Is to elect members
to fill the unexpired terms of these
two men that the election is ordered.
Make Elevator Castings Here.-A
contract was closed whereby the Bar
nard & Leas Manufacturing company
will in the future manufacture all
castings for the Moline Elevator com
pany. The elevator company does
not operate foundry, and all castings
have heretofore been manufactured
and shipped in from Chicago. The re
quirements of the company is about
% tons a week, and the securing of
this contract by the Barnard & Leas
concern will mean an increase in the
working force in the foundry of 10 or
Is men.
Committees Are Named.-A special
commission of the Moline club was
held Tuesday evening to further the
work OF organization. There is earn
est enthusiastic interest in the COM
mission, the attendance of u of the
10 members rejecting a fine spirit and
willingness to work. Committees
which had been instructed to arrange
for various details gave reports and
the following standing committees
were announced: Executive, chairman,
vice chairman, secretary; finance,
William Butterworth, o. F. Anderson,
E. r. Morgan; new enterprises, G. w.
Champion, c. S. Trevor; tri-city con-
ference, F. G. Allen, w. A. Meese, n.
A Greene; municipal and legislation,
F. A. Herbst. C. G. Anderson; rail-
roads. E. E. Morgan, II. S. Fristoe;
athletic field, c. S. Kerns, NJ. r. Carl
son. With the organization of the
commission well under way, attention
has been turned to important consid-
Grafton for the welfare OF Nome.
Special committees are engaged IN
propositions of immediate attention
and public announcement will be made
when results have been gained.
o.
Strikes Bonanza IN West.-Julius
Anderson of Rock Spring, WyO., is 10
the city visiting his brother, Oscar An
derson. 1924 Sixth avenue. julius left
here three years ago and has been
prospecting in wyoming. He believes
that he has struck it rich in the dis
coveTy of a four foot vein of cok1ng
coal.
Obituary Record.-AIrs Clara Louise
Sandberg died Tuesday at the city hos
pital. following a lingering illness with
stomach trouble She was born n
Sweden in 1S45. She came to America
with her parents IN 1864 and had re-
sided here ever since. She joined the
Swedish Lutheran church when quite
a young girl and had been a devout
Christian all her life. Two sons, F,
E. and c. t Sandberg of this city,
survive. She also leaves two brothers,
J. Ferry of this city and c. A. Ferry
of New York City. The funeral will
be held at $3.50 Friday afternoon from
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-11-25

l.. H1DkndU1 y V eye
table Compound.
Eleven years ago l
was a walking
shadow. had been
under the doctors
carebutgotnorelief.
My husband per-
suaded me to try
Lydia f. Pinkham's
We ia BILE Com
pound anditworked
like a charm. 1t re-
lieved all my pains
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-11-25
A scaIded eoy,a shrleks

Mortified his grandmother. Mrs. Maria
/ aylor of Nebo, KY, wro writes that,
when all thought he would die, Buck
lens Arnica Salve wholly cured him.
InfaIlible for Burns, Scalds, Cuts,
Corns. Wounds. Bruises, Cures Fever
Sores. Boils, Skin Eruptions, Chill
blains, Chapped Hands. Soon routs
Piles. Csc at all druggists.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-11-25
DAVENPORT

Bowling and Billiards at "Y."-At
r meeting of the Y. NJ. c. A. direc-
tors it was voted to equip the bill
lard alley and purchase billiard and
pool tables for the rooms that had
been provided for those games in the
planning of the building. The equip
ment will be purchased at once, con-
tributions to cover the cost having
already been made. In making their
decision, the directors concluded that
these games, innocent in themselves,
would help to draw young men to the
association building.
Oroiway Is IndicteG.-The grand iurv
reported at 8 p. m. yesterday after
being in secret session for more than
two weeks. They returned indict-
ments against seven prisoners, in
Guiding Harry o. West, alias H. N
Drdway, and found no indictment
against Oliver Petersen, charged with
larceny by embezzlement. The pris-
Dners against whom indictments are
returned and the charges. are as fol-
lows: Harry o. West, alias H. n. Ord
way, uttering forged instrument;
Buryan Leath, colored, attempt to
commit great bodily injury; Robert
Dennie, Arthur Stegeman and Mil
ford Gray, uttering a forged instru-
ment and false pretenses; Henry s.
Hoist, assault with intent to go great
bodily injury; Title Shoemaker,
grand larceny.
Form Debating Leaque-The Day-
export high school together with the
high schools of Dubuque and West
Waterloo have formed a triangular
debating league. Each school will
have two teams, one negative and
one affirmative team, and the debates
will take place on Feb. %. The sub
iect to be debated by this league is
the commission plan of city govern
ment. The Davenport team has been
at work since school opened on this
5ubject and should be prominent
factor On. Feb. %, the Davenport
negative team will so TO West Water
loo while the Affirmative team viii rG
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-11-25

better health an X-Ray picture will
be taken and the leaden pellet lOcat-
ed
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-11-25

the home of c. T. Sandberg, 1917 Four
teenth street. Rev. L. A. Johnston
will offciate.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-11-25
OWES
HER
LIFE TO
Lydia E. Pinkham'S
Vegetable Compound

Vienna, w. Va. - 81 feel that / owe
the last ten years of my life to Lydia
The daily sentinel., 1909-05-11
MAY FIND POT OF GOLD.
Especial to The Sentinel. |

Cincinnati. May 1.-THE excava-
tion for the building of st. Francis
church. in Dayton, KY. a suburb, is
being watched by many who believe
a pot of gold was buried under that
site after the raid of General John
Hunt Morgan and his band of con-
federates. near the close OF the Civil
war.
The property belonged to the late
Matthew Macarthur. noted southern
sympathizer- There was a subter-
ranean passage leading from the
house. and 1t is here, the passage hay-
ing long since been filled up, tfrat
the treasure is supposed to be.
The money was left. 1t is said, by
conferedate named Caldwell, who
had been sent north to pay the troops
OF General Morgan, then in this vicin-
ity He stopped at the Macarthur res
idence and, his presence being dis
closed. he secreted the gold, said to
amount to several thousand dollars.
and escaped, intending to join Cen
eral Morgan. the latter being killed
in tennessee about the same time.
The daily sentinel., 1909-05-11
ORIGINAL ls HAVE oNE-rH1Rp.

Washington, May l1.-Of the ss
million people in the United States.
Alaska included. about one-third live
In the 13 original states. according
TO statement made today by the bu-
reau of statistics of the department
OF commerce and labor.
Another third live in the states
created from the territory ceded to
the common union by the original
states. and the remaining one-third
IN the area added by purchase or an
nexation. q
1908 there We're 754.S9S 600 acres 81
unappropriated and unreserved ,a,d
OF winch almost one-half was in Alas,
ma. o. $4,000 acres in Nevada. 46- :
o32.ooo in Montana. 44.77S. 900 IN
New Mexico and 42,73s,000 in Ari-
The daily sentinel., 1909-05-11
RIO GRANDE TRAIN NO, 5
TODAY COLL|DED WITH A
FREIGHT TRAIN AT M|NTURN

There was n collision this mornipg
at O'Clock, Just inside the yards n,
Niinturn, between Denver and Rio
Irande west bound No. 3, and =
switch engine to which was attached
long string of cars. The accident
might have easily proven very serious
put as II was no one was badly hurt
aithough several were painfully in
Jured and much damage was done -
the engines and the cars. Severai
Srand junction people were on board
The passenger train entered Tho
yards and apparently through Some
ms MISUNDERSTANDING of orders The
switch engine and its string os co.,
was on the main track. Before e;tha,.
train could be stopped the two on
glnes met head on. The passenon..
train was making pretty good to
slowly. ~ moving
The impact was severe 90
Many people who were standi,g -,
IN the cars of the passenger tra,.,
We're thrown heavily to the fIoo,. a.si.
Dadiy bruised. Others were th,...''sl "iu
rom their seats Two women ,.',..'
were in the toilet room were thro,..s' wo
against each other and their hs".n
The daily sentinel., 1909-05-11

striking together, each Lady was
painfully bruised. Another lady va
pushed against a mirror, which brok .
and cut her face.
The two engines were badly dam.
aged. the pilot of each engine being
wrecked. ICING
The smoking car of the passenyer
tram was badly wrecked, being liaSr-
ally torn in two. Fortunately thor.
We're very few people in this car and
none We're injured. No members os
'he engine crews We're injured.
"A caboose that was alone ,,
the middle of the train of cars he;,s1.
puIied by the switch engine was nr,c.
.icaiiy iifted from its trucks and
!ammed into flat car. loaded With
lumber which was just ahead os ,.n
capoose- Several other cars ,yers
badly damaged. were
a big force of workmen fro,,, a.
sInturn shops was put to worL as
once making repairs. No. q xvns "a
seu out with a new engine and can,e
INTO Grand junction only aha,,t ie
hour late. out an
The escape of No. 3 from, a..
astrous accident was indeed q na, us
one. Had both trains been ,,,n,,t''~
rapidly then the result yvou,d ,s ,s
peen fearful to contemplate. lave
The daily sentinel., 1909-05-11
A BIG VICTORY FOR
THE LUMBER FIRMS
IRr .Associated Press. ]

Washington, May 1.-THE decis-
ion announced by the interstate COM
merce commission today sustaining
contentious of the lumber interests of
Montana for the establishment by
railroads of the Northwest of differ
entails ON rates similar to those made
in the Spokane case.
The ruling of the commerce COM
mission will have an effect OF lower
ing rates ON all lumber and forest
products from Montana Nails both
east and west and will afford them
the advantage approximately of two
cents per hundred pounds over mills
in the Spokane group ON eastern
shipments.
Railroads are required by the com
mission to establish differcntials moi
later than August I and to maintain
same for at least two years.
The daily sentinel., 1909-05-11
A HORRIBLE MURDER
lRv Associated Press. !

Providence. II. l., May 11.-Ter-
ribly battered was the body of Mrs.
Laura T.. Rogestcr, Cranston, II. l.,
woman, found in an old Hebrew
cemetery near this city today and
marks ON her neck indicate that the
woman had been strangled. The wo-
mans clothing were torn and the po-
lice express the opinion that She was
murdered somewhere on the road and
her body afte1ward dragged 20 the
cemetery.
Investigations made by medical ex-
perts showed that the woman had
been cI'imiHally assaulted.