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Semi-weekly herald., 1909-10-25

The new copies of the state school
law have been received by County
Superintendent Mrs. Pulford The law
grants these to members OF the school
board only.
Semi-weekly herald., 1909-10-25

William Cole OF Sllverton left foi
Denver this morning in response to q
telegram received yesterday stating
that his daughter. who is III at st
,Ioseph's hospital. had suffered re
lapse and was in a very dangerous
condition
Semi-weekly herald., 1909-10-25

Mr. and Mrs. J. 4. Hughes Of Boone,
Semi-weekly herald., 1909-10-25

James 7. Strawn. the d. a. r.. q
agent at Pennington. returned from
California last night where he has
been on pleasure trip for the past
two months. He left for Pennington
this morning.
Semi-weekly herald., 1909-10-25

Mrs. p. w. Quick of Little Rock.
Ark. returned home this morning
after after two months visit with
her daughter. Mrs. H, A. Weaver at
Mancos. Mrs. Quick is delighted with
this section.
Semi-weekly herald., 1909-10-25

Mrs. J. r. Outlet and daughter
Miss J. Outlet of De Witt, Mo. ant
Mis- q. Outlet of Cortez arrived from
the east last night They left fol
Cortez this morning.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1909-03-04
New Tariff Schedule For Lumber

Washington, Feb. 1. The Ways
and Means committee has arrived
at a final decision relative to the lum-
ber schedule. The duty in the new
bill will be 81 per 1000 feet on rough
lumber, while the duty on manufac-
tured lumber will remain as in the
present law.
There was a very strong feeling
in the committee in favor of admitt-
ing all rough lumber free of duty
but upon the argument of Clifford
Pinchot, Chief Forester of the United
States. The 81 duty was put on.
this is for the purpose of keeping
out the rough, cheap grades of lum-
Der. that come in from Canada and
Mexico, and, the opinion of Mr..
PiDchot, it will stimulate the
American operator to lumber more
thoroughly.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1909-03-04

ture, will serve as a guide both to the
park extension commission in effect
ing amicable purchases and to The
court and jurtes where condemnation
proceedings are necessitated by re-
fusal of property owners to sell at a
reasonable figure.
The bill provides that net more than
100000 a year shall be expended dur
ing five years. This Will not only com
plete the purchase OF the property
within The total appropriation of ST.
100000 but is expected TO provide the
ground ready for parsilS, as the ma
terials in the buildings viii pay for
clearing them away. Coyoraor
Stuart's experts have escima,ca that
the properties can be boag-lt for 81,
So1,450. The total appropriation in thc
Fox bill, therefore, is ample for all re
quirements.
AS fast as the property is purchased
and cleared it viii be entered upon ly
the board of public grounds and build
ings for the purpose of converting it
into park. This work viii involve
comparatively little expense. as the
board is already equipped with COM
petent force of engineers and garden
ers. Even the plans are well thought
out. for the extension of the park has
been regarded for several years as
bound to come and there has been more
or less getting ready for it on the part
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1909-03-04
The Legislature 6rist.

Amount the numerous bills int
duced in the legislature the followil =
are of interest to your readers, son9
of which have been passed in the
Senate: Making it unlawful to sell
liquor to a person visibDy affected
with drink, an babitual drunkard
or minor with heavy penalty. IF
minor misrepresents his age he is
liable to a fine of $40 to 500 and i'm
prisonment of one day for each dol
lar of fine imposed if not paid. $25,
90 fine for paying for drinks for an
other person. Crhis is termed the
antitreating act.) The local option
lists have agreed to have a bill pre-
sented to vote on the question OF
granting licenses by boroughs and
townships and if carried against IL
cense, j not prohibit di5til!er.
les and I, ,ies from mauufactur.
ing liquor and beer if located in the
dry districts. The license in thai
case to be issued by the state to
manufacturers. Making il mis-
demeanor to hire a team from n
| liveryman is told of the excess US
age of the time of returning the
team; extending the right of emf
nent domain to sewerage companies
to enable Them TO condemn or pur-
chase land to erect disposal plants.
Amendment to the constitution
abolishing spring elections and hav-
ing township and borough elections
i'll November every second year, but
not in the same year that township
and borough elections aretheld. All
officers for term of one wear now
will then be for two years and those
for three years will be held for four
years. Some of the state office
terms will also be heightened. The
State Treasurer now holds office for
two years but would then hold it for
four. Bill for selling rotten eggs,
making it misdemeanor, punish
able by heavy fine, except where
they are sold and had been
decayed unknown to the seller. Re
quiring adulterated paint to be
properly labeled under a penalty.
Cutting the milage of Sherifs in
counties of 100000 population from
20 cents mile to 12 and allowing
only ohe milage for each trip no
matter how many papers are served.
This is the bill advocated by the
auditors and commissioners of Erie
county. Increasing the marriage
license fees from 80 cents to $500.
/ CIhis bill has been killed.) A num-
Der CT pension bills have been pre-
sented and if any one them is passed
it is likely one that fixes the pen
sion to $500 per month to all sur
viving soldiers resident in our state,
irrespective of the time of service.
This will not include emergency
men.
Senator Sproul is bent in earring
out the suggestion of those who are
Waging war on tuberculosis that
there shall be no splitting in public
places. He introduced bill, max
ing penal ofiense punishable with a
fine of from 81 to So for any one to
spit in a public hall, street car,
steam car, railroad station or trolley
station. In default of payment the
offender is sent to jail from one to
five days.
-Four years ago similar bill pre-
pared by senator Sproui was passed,
but Governor Pennvpacker vetoed
it on the ground that there are too
many penal laws. There are city
ordinances covering the offiense, but
the Sproui act is Il general law anQ
covers the rural districts.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1909-03-04

The poorest policy and the worst
economy is to keep the children out
of school. Every day lost has it's
manifold effect; the knowledge
gained on that day is missed, pupil
is thrown behind, because OBSCURE
aged has bad effect on the class
and the very habit is to be avoided.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1909-03-04
PaFk Extension Will Give Trae et
eTs Chance to See Building.
NO MONEY WILL Be WASTED
GoV. Stuart Will Supervise the
Buying of Property. 81

harrisburg, Pa, Feb 26.-With I'll
adoption of the Fox bill. which is no
wen on its way through the legisl
ture, the extension of CAPITOL par
can be started without delay. The bi
provides for the appointment by TIL
governor, with the approval of tn
senate. OF commission of three con
petent citizens, to acquire the propert
lor the state. The commission will b
vested with the full power of the stat
TO take land by condemnation wher
IL cannot be purchased amicably.
The fact that the naming of the com
is left entirely with the gov
ernor is a guarantee that the enter
prise will be carried out with tn,
same business-like care and capacit,
that has marked other features of the
Stuart administration. AS in the case
Oh other committees appointed by him
Governor Stuart will keep in persona
touch with the work of this body. All
he acts of the commission will bs
SUBJECT to the governors approval.
AS to the prices that are to be paid
or the properties within the area oil
ne proposed extension, the detailed
'epoft OF Governor Stuart's three Ell
'erts, already presented to the legisla
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1909-03-04
Death Of Charles Lashbrooks.

Charles L. Lashbrook of 725
North Jay street, Rome N. Y. He
had been ailing for about two weeks
with what was supposed to be rheu-
matism but was able to continue at
his work as foreman Of the printing
office Of the school for the deaf where
the Deaf Mute Register is printed,
until Saturday, and shat night he
took to his bed, congestion OF the
of the heart and lungs developing.
which were the causes of death. Mr..
Lashbrook was born in Macomber
st. Lawrence county, March 10th.
1864. A severe attack Of scarlet
fever at the age of 6 years, left him
deaf and dumb. He learned the
printers trade and in that trade he
was expert. He was at one time
employed at this place on the Sui
Ivan Republican by Mr.. Cheney,
and was classmate and close friend
of J.P. Kennedy of Dnshore.
For three years he was foreman of
the Malone Advocate, 3. paper pub
lished in the interest Of the School
for the Deaf at that place. On Aug
ust 1st. 1894. he married Miss Anna
NJ. Seifert, who with his aged
mother at Cape May Vincent sur
wives. Also three brothers.
President elect Taft has selected
for his administration a Cabinet of
unusual quality and exceptional
strength. Great politicians and lead
ers of factions have been assembled
in previous Cabinets. The earlier
Presidents down to and including
Lincoln aimed to secure in their
councils the maxiuin amount of
political strength within their party.
Mr.. Taft has not considered that.
He does not feel the need of
strengthening himself politically.
He looked for efficiency and ability
for his Cabinet and he found it. A
profound lawyer himself, he has re-
5pect for lawyers of theright caliber
and quality He recognizes them
at sight and ne has summoned for
his Ministers the strongest aggre-
CATION of lawyers who ever sat
around a presidents council table.
SenaCOr KNOX, whom the PreSi-
dent has selected as his right hand
man, is one of the great lawyers of
his generation. His high reputation
at the bar won him the Attorney
Generalship. His successful and
brilliant career in that office gave
him new distinction. In the SEN
ate he has shown a high order of
intellect and has treated every qucs-
ton that he discussed in the light OF
pure reason and with the force of
iilColSCdDle lOSlC.
He alone would make any Cabi-
net a strong one, but the new Presi-
dent is not content with single
great lawyer in his Cabinet. He
has associated with Mr.. Knox four
other lawyers of the first rank in
their profession. No stronger ag-
gregation of lawyers than Knox,
Wickersham, Dickinson, Nagel and
Ballinger can be found associated on
the bench or at the bar in any part
Of this country.
A dog belonging to Seymor Bel
lows. who lives on farm near East
Canton, became violently mad
while shut in the barn Thursday
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1909-03-04

+ the officials in charge of the public
roperty. Under these circumstances
here will be no occasion for hiring
igh-priced engineers and landscape
ardeners.
The extension will carry the park
tom it's present eastern limit 1000 feet
the main line tracks of the Penn
'lvania railroad. This will open up a
weeping view of the most imposing
ate capitol in the country to hun
Ieds of thousands of persons who an
tally pass this point along the great
'enue of transcontinental vtravel
hese include people not only from all
Ter the United States and the world,
1T also the bulk of the inhabitants of
snnsylvania, who are especially in
rested in the state capitol, and who
I'm now see it only by stopping OFF
etween trains at Harrisburg. Passen-
er trains at this point run at neces-
arily reduced speed, because they are
ither approaching or just leaving the
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1909-03-04

Blame for % per. cent. of all the
forest fires in the past six years is
laid upon the rail roads by the De-
partment of Forestry in data sub
mitted to the State Railroad Com
mission on this subject. In 1907
the percentage was Al, and it is be-
lieved to have beeen as large last
year, although the figures are not
yet complete. The data is to be
used in prescribing forest fire regu-
lations for railroads, and each road
has been asked by the railroad COM
what it is doing to prevent
fires.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1909-03-04

On Thursday vast concourse of
citizens will be in WASH
ington to witness the ceremonies at
tendant upon the Inauguration of
the new president. Thousands of
those who desire to tell their great
grand children that they were at
the national capital when Taft was
inducted into Office are now enjoying
the side shows and being taken in by
the hotel, restaurant and boarding
houes keepers, Pennsylvania ave-
n'e resembles the principal street of
a county seat town during court
week, and the pavencnts and side
walks echo with tho sounds OF
weary feet as the crowds pass from
one point of interest to another.
Fl -',i --:Ai-A-,-.-, &c fha district of Col
umbia regard an Inauguration as
their harvest time. The stranger
within the gates of the capital city
is an easy mark for the miners and
of Washington. All is grist
which comes to their mill. Ordi-
naiily the owners of places of re-
freShmentS and amusement in Wash
ington have only members of con-
gress and Office hunters as patrons,
and there are not what are termed
bonanza producers, but when an in
occurs then is the real
harvest time of the Washingtonian;
then it is that he lays the stepping
stones which lead to life compe-
tence.
Prices of things Inauguration visit
ors want do not rise, they simply
soar. A ham sandwich which at
other times is five cents i'm Wash
ington restaurant is worth its weight
in gold to the hungry and helpless
stranger. "A pie when can general
be bought for 10 cents becomes as
valuable to the restauranteur on in
auguratiOn day as bunch of stock
in the Pennsylvania railroad. All
other prices go up until even the
most skilled aviator is made to get
4 glimpse of them. Some of the
BEST families in the national capital
got their first start on the road to
he millionaire club through dispos-
pg of eatabies and other things
o the people who make a pilgrim
lge to Washington to see the pres
dent take the oath of office.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1909-03-04

A dog belonging to Seymor Bel
lows. who lives on farm near East
Canton, became violently mad
while shut in the barn Thursday
night of last week and Lit and killed
Il fine calf which was to have been
taken to market the next day. He
also bit very valuable cow, which
will have to be killed. He chewed
the feed boxes and posts in the barn
The dog was killed and the head
sent to State Veterinarian, DR.. Leo
nard II. PiersOp, for examination.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1909-03-04

harrisburg station. and with the park
extending for distance of five city
docks, abundant opportunity would
ae given for full view of the beau
liful structure that is now hidden be-
aind buildings of the poorest class.
AS the members Of the legislature
aave studied this and other phases Of
,he proposition they have discerned
that this is not only good business
move, but is matter of interest to
he people of the whole state. And
since the plan has been worked out
with so many safeguards against ex-
-ravagance and with an economy of
which clears the way
financially. the last vestige of opposi-
ion has faded away and there is prac-
,ically unanimous approval of the
project.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-11-09
A MABRAv REPLICA.

Federal Authorities Unearth a Get
Rich Quick Syndicate at Sioux City.
Sioux City. Nov. 9.-What may turn
out to be a rival Of the Mabray swindle
syndicate. which recently put Council
Bluffs, New Orleans and several other
cities in the hmelight, is believed to
have been unearthed by the federal au-
thorities of Sioux City. With the ar
rest of George w. Cole and F. s. Hall,
the authorities believe they have sue
ceeded in laying hands on two of the
cleverest defrauders who have operated
in this section of the county for sew
eral years and it is only after a search
of over three years that these men have
been located.
According to a statement of j. A.
Tracy, deputy United States marshal,
this pair of alleged swindlers have been
opening stores in different cities thru
out the country and, after contracting
as large debts as they thought possible
with wholesale dealers, have closed up
and moved to another city. They have
been operating retail store in Green
vile, Iowa, for some time, according
to Mr.. Tracy and 1t is thought were
preparing to make a change when the
Sioux City federal authorities inter-
cepted them.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-11-09
LINDEN schAFER, WHO KILLED
HIS STEP MOTHER, SENT TO
REFORM SCHOOL.
WILL BE KEPT At ELDoRA
UNTIL q YEARS OF AGE
Shows That Shooting of
Mrs. schafer Was Partly Accidental
Youth Reared in Ignorance and
Poverty and He Is Considered IRE
sponsible.
Special to Times-Republican.

Special to Times-Republcan.
Clinton, Nov. 9.--Linden Schafer, the
16-year- old Calamus boy who shot and
killed his stepmother, Mrs. Nina Belle
Schafer, will be taken to the state re-
formatory tonight or tomorrow. Young
Schafer thus escapes trial and certain
convictions on the murder or man
slaughter charge.
The murder of Mrs Schafer, aged
% years, the stepmother of the Gala
mus boy, aroused deep indignation
thruout the county a few weeks ago,
but investigation by the county attor-
ney, w. j. Keefe, revealed the fact that
the Staying OF the woman was partly
accidental, If not wholly so. Reared in
poverty and ignorance, the boy is held
irresponsible by the Clinton county
authorities; and he will be sent to Ell
dora, to remain In the state industrial
school until he reaches the age of 81
years.
A remarkable statement was issued
to the press by the husband of the
victim the day of the funeral He said:
"Linden's shiftlessness started the
trouble which resulted in my wife's
death My wife was hard worker.
The day she was killed she had run
the separator all morning. The state
ments that she was poorly and thinly
dressed were true. She had no clothes
only those she had on when she died.
We We're very poor. The undertaker's
work was wonderful, and the woman
made as pretty a corpse as T. have
ever seen. She did not have a pauper's
funeral. We are poor, but we managed
to give Nina decent burial. The
| tragedy has broken up my family
Linden will go to the reformatory. ant
the other children will be taken tC
state institutions. The old home. poor
as it was, will be our home no more
But 1 do not complain. I am goins
away. and in some far-away place,
will ltry to begin life over again-anc
forget the past"
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-11-09
Northern Io1un Items

township; Lawrence Little. Wool
stock, director district 9, Wall
Lake township; Mr.. Bamford Belmond
director district l, Belmond township;
Charles Babcock, Clarion, director dis
trict s, Lincoln township; /. H. Iehl,
Bows, director district 4, Vernon town
ship; o. w. Weeks, Clarion, director
district 4, Lake township.
GAINESVILLE.
After operating continuously for tfir-
ty-eight years under the management
of Louis Simmer. the Butler County
Bank of GAINESVILLE is now conducted
under it's new title. THE Butler County
State Bank" having recently been in
corporated as a state bank. Mr.. Slim
mer will stay with the institution as
president, but will not be so active as
heretofore in its management. The Of
ficers are: President. Louis Simmer:
vice president, c. II. Ilgenfrtz; second
vice president. o. G. Perrin; cashier.
Fred Seitz; assistant cashier w. l..
Asher.
Sioux City.
Samuel Calvin professor in geology
at the State University of Iowa and
state geologist, and b. Shimek profess
sor of botany at The state university.
We're in Sioux City on IL visit of
geological research this week and pack
ed for shipment a fossil tusk of a
1nastodon which has been on exhibition
in the rooms of the Sioux City Academy
of Science and Letters for several years
The tusk was found by Plan digging
a well on q farm near Mapleton, Mo-
mona county, Iowa, several years ago.
The digger discovered, along with the
tusk, a tooth and portions of the skull
Of the mastodon.
Forest City.
One of the most notable church meet
ings Of recent years and one in which the
quiet earnestness of the congregation
found unusual expression was the mis-
sion meeting at the Winnebago church
in Mt Valley township, which closed
Sunday. The meeting was opened
Thursday and thru the four days which
it continued the capacity OF the church
was taxed to the utmost to accommo-
date the large attendance. At the Sun
day service the usual offering for the
benefit of the mission cause was taken
The sum realized was $2.lO9. without
doubt the largest single Offering ever
taken in this county.
Clarion.
! In the case in the district court
against G. Burns, the supposed burglar
shot by DIR. Theodore Roosevelt, the
| jury disagreed, standing eight for CON
| viction and four for acquittal. Burns
story was that he and Clyde Shower
man, his companion, We're dead heading
| their way and at Fort Dodge had got.
ten on a box car which they supposed
would go to Omaha, but instead 1T cam,
to Clarion Arriving here about mid
might they went up town to get some
thing to eat. when they saw Il igh
about ten feet square In the rear of tn,
4 Roosevelt residence. They. supposn;
lit was fire. ran up the alley to tn
rear of the house when a man sho.
Another man was seen by them TO run
around the corner OF the house an,
disappear. Burns will have to go I,
ijail and remain until the Decembe
i term Of court unless he can secure bal