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The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-12-13

Heartburn, Nausah. Wind In tho Stomach Sea.
sickness Sleepleasness arising from Indigestion,
al dscomfOrts Of Dyspepsia They arc COMPOSED
Of the best diRestives oArnlnRfiyoa aud correct
ives and are agreeable and econoniienl Put no in.
thiee Sizes lDc. 25e and 81 Sold Us an druggists,
end sent promptly by mail on receipt Of price By
o. 4 HOOD CO. Mfg Chemists, Lowell Mass.
II Made BY Hood It's Good.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-12-13
From Washington, D. G., to
New York, Saturday
AND RODE IN FREIGHT CAR
John R. Early, Suspected Of Having
Leprosy, Could Not Be Carried By
Usual conveyance--Every
Precaution Taken.

New York, Dec. 10. The bin Of lading
may have read something like thiss
John r Early, former soldier in the
United States army, alleged eper place
Of shipment, Washington, y. G Deliver
to Dr. +. Duncan Buckley, No. 53i Madi.
son avenue. New YORK"
In whatever way the bin Of lading
was worded Early, piece Of freight,
arrived here from Washington Saturday
morning in freight car. He was trans
ported by the Baltimore & Ohio railroad,
and he paid $50 for It's special delivery.
He had the car all to himself save that
soldier Of the Salvation Army 10 Wash
ington accompanied him.
Paid Freight with Pension Money.
Early weighs about 100 pounds, and
the Baltimore & Ohio freight car win
carry fifteen Or twenty tons. But this
creature, Stunned, had 70 pay the
freight" and travel isolated in the cell
like car TO pay the freight, he drew in
Washington 1896 back pension due him
for lighting in the Philippines.
"All the money have In the world
said this animated bit Of baggage, with.
out emotion
Or. Buckley, who knows mach about
diseases Of the skin. has declared that
Early is not D leper Equally learned
ply sicians Of the medical department Of
tie United States army think Early has
leprosy. but they are not sure 0f i.
Lately he has been living with Ms wife
and child in Virginia, but be was under
guard
Or. Buckley was credited with saying
Saturday night that the pension Office
check given to Early was fumiqated be-
fore II was handed to him. OF course,
il lie has ieprosy, the cheek should have
been iianigatcd before he paid ii over
for his private freight ear DR.. Buckley
would not tell Saturday night where
Early was in hiding.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-08-09
A SANIMIs BOOM
FOR GOVERNOR
New Elk Leader is Home and Being
Mentioned as Candidate for
Iowa Chief

LIE MARS, Iowa, Aug. 9.-The
special train bearing the last of the
Iowa Elks returning from the Los
Angeles convention reached LeMars
with the newly elected grand exalted
ruler, ]. U. Sammis on board. Special
trains from Sioux City and on all
divisions of railroads in northwestern
Iowa carried many enthusiastic Sam
mis- supporters to LeMars to welcome
home the new head of the big fra
ternal organization. His friends are
singing his praises and following upon
the heels of his latest victory he has
been launched in gubernatorial
boom. Sioux City politicians are at
the head of the movement, and believe
that the vim and efforts put forth to
defat Hermann at Los Angeles will
make Sammis the strongest possible
candidate for the governorship.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-08-09
GREATEST YEAR
FOR PROSPERITY
Senator Depew Predicts That the Uni
ted States VIII Have Pros
porous Time.

NEW YORK, Aug. s.-"America
will see the greatest prosperity in It's
history" declared Senator Depew who
with his wife sailed on the Philadel-
phia for Europe. with the aid OF
Taft, the senate has enacted tariff
law which will accelerate the great
est prosperity in the history of the
country. If the consumer pays more
during the coming year for necessi-
ties, 1T will not be because of the tar.
iff, but because the demand will be
so great on account of the prosperity,
that the manufacturers and mer-
chants can charge more.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-08-09
PICNIC WAS
A LIVELY ONE
Seven Reported Killed and Many In
jured AS the Result Of a
Battle.

MINNEAPOLIS, Mimi, Aug. O.
Seven men are reported slain and
many wounded as the result of a ter
rife battle which started at a picnic
at Chanhassen, ten miles from this
city, Sunday evening.
A special train was made up at Z
o'clock loaded with every available off
Ger and deputy sheriff, and FASTENED to
the scene, as the reports said the bat
tie was still raging. At that hour five
persons were dead and two additional
have been reported since
Owing to the remoteness of the
place. details could not be had until
the return Of the special train, but
men who came for aid and returned
with the officers said everybody was
fighting savagely and that women and
children were not being spared by the
drunken contestants.
1t is said tae fight started on the
dancing platform AND rival factions
Immediately made wholesale AFFAIR
of it. Il s.a
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-08-09
BALLINGER is
BEING GRILLED
irrigation Congress tias Startling De-
veIopments at the Opening
Session Today.

SPOKANE, Wash, Aug. "a SEN
sational resolution demanding that
Secretary Ballinger explain exactly
his attitude toward the reclamation
service in answer to the charge that
he is inclined to turn over his SER
vice to professional politicians, prom
ises to make historical the irrigation
congress which convened today. For
ester, Pinchot and Ballinger are the
chief figures Of the fight, Ballinger
alleging that Pinchot is trying to
run the interior department" Pinchot
says that Ballinger is unfriendly to-
ward reclamation.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-08-09
DEATH FOLLOWED
HIS RELEASE
Samuel Smith Died While Enrouts
Home After Being Released From
the Iowa Penitentiary BY
Governor.
HE DIED IN CANADA
He Was Taken Sick on the Train
While Going to Rejoln His Wife
and Daughter in an East
ern City.

DAVENPORT, Iowa. Aug. 9.-Sam.
uel Francis Smith, former mayor OF
davenport, embezzler of trust funds
and son of the author of america
just released from the state reform.
atory at Anamosa. vas taken Ill at
Toronto, Canada, while passenger
on train bearing him to Newton
Center, Mass, where his wife and
daughter reside, and died in a hospital
in the Canadian town Sunday.
Gov. Carroll suspended his sent.
ence last Thursday because Of his
old age. Convicted of embezzling
trust funds in Davenport five years
ago, he had served five years Of his
eleven years.
Six years ago Samuel Francis
Smith was one of the most highly re-
spected citizens of Iowa A former
mayor OF Davenport, brilliant law
yer, banker. pillar in the church.
he had many friends and few enemies.
| Son and namesake of the man
whose pen phrased the words OF
Americas national hymn, he was an
honored member of the Sons Of the
American Revolution Sprung from
proud New England stock, Mr.. Smith
and his wife were among the most
prominent people of Davenport. Their
palatial home was the scene Of many
social events.
They had one child, daughter, on
whom they lavished wealth. lhd-
denly whispers began to spread 1ol-
lowed by open charges. Smith vas
| placed under arrest. Examination Of
his books showed that he was a de-
faulter to the extent Of 100000 Of
| funds intrusted to him.
He admitted his guilt and asked
for speedy trial. He did not ask for
mercy.
MRS. Smith, to appease creditors.
sold her mansion in Davenport. She
: and her daughter have been support
ing themselves at Newton Center by
keeping boarders
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-08-09
Six People Drowned in Michigan on
Sunday While Attempting to Keep
Cool From the Torrid
Wave.
MOSTLY ALL CHILDREN
Young Folks Took to the Water and
Accidental Drowninss Were the
Result Of Their Out
inss.

DETROIT, Aug. Six are dead in
Michigan today as the result of at
tempts to keep cool yesterday. The
heat was oppressive and early today
the city was nearly deserted.
Willet Taylor. aged thirteen, was
drowned at Bay City While trying to
rescue Tommy Laroque, aged eleven,
who was drowned.
Frank Brandstrom. aged nineteen,
was drowned while swimming in Twin
Lake.
Two unidentified men were drowned
at Grand Rapids and Niles.
Julian Burian, aged three, was
drowned in a cistern at Saginaw
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-08-09
BURDETT SUFFERS
FROM THE PAIN
The Popular Preacher.Humorlst i.
Kept Under the Influence
Of Opiates.

REDoNDo BEACH, Cal, Aug. g.
The condition OF Rev. DR.. Robert J
Burdette shows no Improvement and
Is causing his friends the greatest an
xiety. The pain from his injury is so
severe that 1t is necessary to keep
him under the influence OF opiates. In
quiries have come from all over the
country since the news was made pub.
lie that he was SO i'll as to be obliged
to place his resignation as pastor.
though not as preacher, In the hands
of the Temple Baptist Church board
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-08-09
Advocates That the Next Republican
Convention Will Take Up the
Tariff Revision Cues
tion.
WILL BE AN ISSUE
Declares That the Next Republican
Convention viii Take Up the
Tariff Revision Cues
ton.

CHICAGO, August 9.-senator Cum
Minis, of Iowa, started home today
after advocating war by the
insurgents" against the "standpat-
ters." He said the insurgents cam
paign has just begun and that
the tariff revision will be big
tissue at the next Republican
convention. The insurgents intend TO
work for further revision from time
to time, but not general revision for
ten years. 1t is his hope that by that
time they can elect enough members
of Congress to insure the right kind
of revision They will support Taft
whom they consider as progress
sive'
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-08-09
Mother Wrote That Her Dead Boy
Returned to Her and Told Her
He Had Not Committed
Suicide.
THE LETTERS ARE READ
Mothers Writings Were Brought Out
In Open Court and Permitted
To Be Made Pub

ANNAPOLIS, Aug. 9.-The fight
between Lawyer Davis. representing
MRS. Sutton, and Judge Advocate
Leonard reached the breaking point
To-Day when Leonard insisted that Mrs.
Sutton's letters charging one of her
sons companions with murder he
made public. The letters wore read
at the secret session on Saturday.
Davis and Leonard were both angry
during the argument of the admission
OF the letters, and Davis contended
it was personal concerning only the
writer and the recipient. Leonard
declared that other officers mothers
were concerned also and ordered the
letters read.
When the stenographer began to
read, Mrs. Parker hurriedly left the
room. Mrs. Sutton kept her eyes up
on the letters on the desk. One ad-
dressed to Harry Schwartz said to be
clerk in the paynlaster's office Of
the navy department, was dated Port
land, Oregon, March 1S, 1908. five
months after Sutton's death. She
said she had found Schwartz's name
among "Jimmy's" effects and she was
asked il he was friend.
The letter referred to the fight on
the campus, saying "Just before jim
my died he wrote his father: Dad
dy / feel they're going to get me. but
never mind, for If have fair chance
they'll know I've been there" Other
passages were: Il think people will
know in the end what kind of people
run the army and navy and how they
shield the pack of low brutes. Adams.
Osterman, Utleys, when there is
enough to convict them This caused
ripple of laughter. 81 think Utley
engineered the fight and it was all
planned in advance" Major Leonard
relieved the stenographer and read
some of the letters. They appeared
to lay special emphasis on saying that
Sutton's spirit came after death and
told her it was not suicide.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-08-09
CASTLE CASE
NOT FOR TRIAL
Craig VIII Not Appear Before the
Grand Jury and That
Ends II.

NEW YORK, Aug. 9.-It is probable :
that Mrs. Melville Castle will never
come to trial for the shooting of Craig.
at the Waldorf-Astoria. Magistrate
Butler today postponed the case until
tomorrow when it was announced that
the woman will waive the preliminary
case and go before the grand jury.
A close personal friend of Craig's will
post the woman's bail and it Is
expected that Craig will refuse to ap-
pear before the grand jury and the
case will be dropped.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-08-09
SUNDAY WAS
HOTTEST DAY
Chicago Record Broken When the
Mercury Climbed up to SO
Mark.

CHICAGO, ILL.,, Aug. all local
heat records for this year were broken
Sunday when the thermometer regis
tered SO degrees at 4 O'clock in the
afternoon. The former high mark for
1909 was 90 degrees, on July 20. Con.
ditions were somewhat relieved by a
breeze that reached its maximum ve-
locity-twenty-one miles an hour-at
1928 p. m.
AS night came on, only slight re-
lief was felt, as the thermometer reg
istered 81 degrees at 8 p. m.
Only few prostrations and no
deaths were reported.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-08-09
SOME NEWS OF
TODAY IN IOWA
Ex-convict Killed by Tran-Brlck
Mason Killed by FalI-Editor
Dead of Paralysis.
Especial to The Gate City.1

Especial to The Gate City.1
KNOXVILLE, Aug. 9.-Taylor
Moltsworth. aged so an ex-convict
was instantly killed by Burlington
passenger train He was intoxicated
at the time. He was formerly part
ner of "Satan" Andrews and grad
uate of the inebriate hospital here.
COUNCIL BLUFFS, Aug. 9.-Aug-
.ust Pollock, brick mason. fell from
street car and was killed his skull
being fractured.
ALLEN. Aug. o-M ]. .Aurry, law
yer. editor and former member of the
state legislature is dead, paralysis be-
ing the cause
CEDAR RAPIDS Aug. s.-Henry
Donnelly, a prominent retired farmer
was drowned at Walker yesterday
while fishing.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-08-09

relation of waterways to railways and
Tue industry and trade of these wa
terways and furnish such material in
tne way OF documents and Illustrations
as Will assist. not only the National
waterways Commission in making its
report to congress, but the National
Rivers and Harbors Congress in carry.
ing out Its platform which calls for
comprehensive policy of waterway
development on the part Of the feder.
al government.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-08-09
Weather Conditions,

There is large area of low pres
sure on the Pacific slope, and a
marked depression moving up the
northeastern coast, with an area OF
high pressure over the upper lake
region and central valleys.
There have been scattered showers
through the south, from Arizona east
ward to the Atlantic, and in the lake
region and portions of the Missouri
valley.
The warm wave continues over the
northern portion of the country. and
is extending to the eastern states,
while it is moderately warm In the
southern portion of the country.
Conditions indicate continued warm,
fair weather for this section tonight
and Tuesday.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-08-09
WOMAN WAS
MURDERED FOR LOVE
Body identified as That Of Mrs. GIa.
han, Whose Husband Sus-
poets an Ex-Convict.

DETROIT, Aug. 9.-Fred Glahan to-
day identified the body OF the woman
aged thirty found at Hamtrack, a SUBJ
urb of the city yesterday as his wife,
who disappeared on Saturday. Gla-
han suspects an ex-convict whose
name is not given whom he says
threatened to murder her because his
love was rejected. The woman's
skull was crushed.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-08-09
TAFT PLAYED
GOLF TODAY
Attended To His Correspondence, Had
Game and Then Went For
Auto Ride.

BEVERLY, Aug. e.-Taft attended
to his correspondence today and golf
ed with w. X. Boardman; John Hays.
Hammond and his eldest son. Robert
Taft this morning. This afternoon ne
automobiled with his wife.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-08-09
TWENTY EIGHT
WERE INJURED
Two Collisions Resulted In Many Pas
sengers Being Bruised and
Manned.

CHICAGO Aug. 9.-Twenty-eight
we're injured. several seriously. in two
collisions today when street cars col
lided at the west side bridge and in
iured twenty-five, and when a Wis
consin Central passenger engine col
lided with the Pennsylvania mail at
Deerfield H., this morning teleseop-
ing two cars and injuring three per-
cons
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-08-09
Not Eorecastina.

"Is it true, Mrs. Thrycewed, that
you got your final decree of divorce
this morning?" asked the woman re-
porter, briskly. "Final?" naively in
quired the gracious lady; now,
would not say that-you know, my
dear. may marry again! -Illustrat-
ed Sunday Magazine.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-08-09
BEVERLY is
PUTTING ON AIRS
/, little Town Where Taft Spends the
Summer is Feeling Like
Bio City.

BEvERLY. Aug. 9.-Beverly began
nutting on airs after the arrival of
Taft The hotels Immediately increas-
ed their prices from 50 to SO per day
and hackmen advanced the rate from
25c to SOC for station trip. The
presence of the Cuban and Chilian
ministers who are spending their va.
cations in the neighborhood has add
ed to the diplomatic atmosphere.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-08-09
BRUTAL MURDER
IN CEMETARY
Woman's Head Beaten to Pulp
While Decorating Grave Of Her
Father.

ROCHESTER, N Y. Aug. s.-As-
saulted whilep lacing flowers on her
fathers grave, Miss Anna Schumacher
aged seventeen. was beaten to death
with rock Saturday. The body was
found today in a shallow grave In the
Holy Sepulchre cemetery, the aead
beaten to pulp.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-08-09
Anti Saloon League Of Omaha Charges
Mayor and Officials with Fail
ure to Do Their = ~
Duty.
MAYOR is NOT EXCITED
Dahman Says That the Complaint to
the Governor is Brought
by "Four Flush
ers."

OMAHA, Aug. 9. s.-Demanding the
removal of Mayor nahlman and the
five police commissioners, c. j. Car
back, w. F. Wappich, W. j. Hunter
and Fred Hoye. the anti-saloon
league today filed a complaint with
the governor. They charge that the
officials fail to enforce the daylight"
saloon law. The mayor calls the COM
plainants -four fushers."
CIV. F. Wappich is a former Keokuk
citizen, who but recently was elect
ed to office in Omaha and who has
wide circle of acquaintance in keo-
kuk.)
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-08-09
CANNON NOT
READY TO QUIT
viii Lecture at chautauquas and Will
Not Retire Until tine People
Ask 1t.

DANvILLE, Aug. s-speaker Can
non declared today that he was not
ready to retire. When his constitu'
ents want him to retire they will have
to say so. He intends lecturing at
Chautauquas.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-08-09
THE WEATHER.

indications For Iowa. Illinois and Mls.
souri,. Wired From chic-go.
For Keokuk and vicinity: Fair to-
night and Tuesday
For Illinois: Generally fair tonight
and Tuesday. Slightly cooler tonight
extreme north portion.
For Iowa: Generally fair tonight
and Tuesday.
For Missouri: Fair tonight and
Tuesday
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-08-09

King Not Sold.
CHICAGO, Aug. 9.-President Eb-
belts of the Cubs today denied that
Brooklyn has bought Killing.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-08-09
Anything to obIiae.

In divorcing foo! and his money
most of us are willing to be named az
corespondents.-New York Press.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-08-09
Daily River Bulletin.
Stage Height Change .Wea'h'r.
Local observations

Local Observations.
Aug. Bar. Their. Wind. Weather.
8 Z pm 30.07 sc S PIT Cldy
s Z am. 30.12 II S Clear
River above low water OF 1864 8 feet
6 tenths.
Mean temperature, so.
Maximum temperature. 81.
Minimum temperature, 10.
The river will remain nearly sta,
'tionary
FRED q. GosEwIscH,
q Observer.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1909-01-25

the legend "hc spurred his stced
and plunged in" But he plunged In
over his head. with his horse under
him.
Il was bcdraggled swain that
stood in the presence OF his lady love
a few moments aftcrward Lieutenant
Grant took it all goo humorcdly
enough but there was sturdy Sc.
riousness In his usually tNinkline
eyes that must have suggested. per
haps. to Julia that he had come ON
more serious business for the teas.
ing did not last long John carried
him off to find some dry clothes.
and when ne returned ,hc usually
natty soldier looked scarcely more
like himself than he had when he
came out of his bath
or course. this rouscl moro laugh
ter. which the soldier took u the
same good part. but those rosy tell.
tale cheeks of his reddcuod. as usual
with him when the inward state of
his feelings did not agree with his
outward composure
| think It shows something OF the
character Of the man thai Lieutenant
Grant should not have allowed his
rather outrc appearance at the house
Of his sweetheart that night to have
mstcadied his purpose GOO coming
there when be left the barracks he
han IL In his mind to offer the lady
his hand and heart llr offered IT,
Nothing in the world could have
prevented him. probably. since hc
had once had IL in his mind. II was
characteristic Of the man. as his
campaign of after years from Spott
sylauia TO AppomattuN showed
Grant was often most slow and hes
ilatiug i'm his efforts TO come To q
decision but when that decision was
once made It was irrcvocablu and act
cd upon Immediately
It is. perhaps, not necessary "a
say that when Lieutenant Grant
rode away from white Haven the
morning after he took with him what
he had gone after Circle Magazine
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1909-01-25
BATH TUB BUILT FOR TAFT
WILL BE PUT ABOARD THE BAT
TLESrlP TO TAKE HIM TO
PANAMA-A MONSTER

Washington, Jan 25.-The navy de-
partment, approaching the great diff
iiculty Mr.. Taft has experienced Ill
his travels OF getting bath tub of
sufficient proportions TO accommo-
date his modest requirements, has
decided that its prospective command
cr in chief is entitled to a real bath
tub on the battleship when he makes
his visit to Panama soon, and has
ordered from the establishment of
Jordan l.. Mott, lis Fifth Avenue,
New York CITY, specially prepared
white enamel bathtub of huge dimen-
sions.
The manutaotuYen decLares the
bath tub will hold four ordinary men
and Is the largest they have ever
turned out. / is I feet. one inch
long Al inches wide and weighs a
ton.
Manufacturers do not make Taft
size bath tubs for the trade, and as
the presidcnt.elect will probably find
1t rather embarrassing to use the one
now at the White House when he de-
sires to make his ablutions. there is
no reason why II should not be trans
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1909-01-25
Order for Hearing Petition to Sell
Real Estate.

Real Estate.
State of Oklahoma, Carter County.
In County Court.
In the Matter Of the Estate of Tho
burn and Forrest Donnell.
Now on this 18th day of December
1908. Edwin l.. Deem, having filed
herein his petition for the sale of the
real estate described in said petition,
for reasons in said petition stated.
1t is ordered, That said petition be
and is hereby set for hearing on the
18th day Of February, \. ID. 1909 al
10 o'clock a. m, at which time all per.
sons interested in said estate are re-
quircd to appear and show cause, II
any they have, why an order should
not be granted for the sale OF so
much Of the real estate of said Tho
burn and Forrest Donnell as is nee
essary for the reasons in said petition
stated.
II is further ordered, That a copy
of this order be published for three
successive weeks in the Weekly Ard,
moreite of Ardmore, Oklahoma.
|, r. MASON,
1S-3w County Judge