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The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1909-03-11

The effect of the poor weld of
last years potato cropin this sec
ton is being felt in a general
shortage and consequent high
price of that com modify. The
prevailing price is 81 a bushel. -
Many of the farmers not only
have no potatoes to sell, but are
themselves compelled to buy po,
tatoes for seed and for use IN the
family, which is a condition with.
out parallel 10 many years.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1909-03-11
HeIp En- Along.

The ladies of the Green Hill
Presby terrain church will hold an
oyster supper at Harrisonyllle
Saturday evening, March 18th.
Proceeds for purpose of repair
ing interior of church. This is a
good cause.-the church Is weak
and needs your help.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1909-03-11

JOWu. oeylar drug store.
Read the Racket Stores new
advertisement for Court week.
Watches, clocks and iewelry re
pared. Get it done at The IRWIN
Store.
w. II. Evans, Hustontown's ir-
repressible buggy man, has a
new advertisement IN this week S
paper that Is well worth perusing
if you want a buggy or wagon.
HIDES WANTED. - Highe t
market price paid for beef hides,
horse hides, wildcat skins, and
all kinds of grease, at Paul Wag-
ner's Tannery, McConnellsburg.
A party of fifteen young people
of town went down to Daniel B.
McQuade's, in Ayr, Tuesday ev.
enlng, and spent a few hours
very pleasantly.
Joseph E. Mellott, two miles
nsrth of Gem, in Belfast town
ship, has for sale a fine fresh COW
fresh the first Of March. The
COW can't be beat for milk and
butter.
HlDES.-James Sipes & Sons
pay the highest market price
for beef hides at their butcher
shop IN McConnellsburg, also
highest price paid for calf skins,
sheepsklns and tallow.
j. +. Richards, who has been
conducting a shooting gallery in
Clevenger's building, installed a
few days ago, box-ball alley.
The boX-ball is much like the
old fashioned tenpln alley.
Don't forget Mrs. Truax's sale
in the Meadowgrounds, Friday,
March 18th. > head of horses,
5 cattle, 7 hogs, farming nipple
ments, apples, potatoes, &c. Sale
begins at 10 o'clock.
FARMLAND WANTED Single
man, start with $50 month with
chance of better wages if snited;
Is minutes walk from Johnstown,
good locality, and desirable job.
Address ADAM KEPPLER,
r.. f. d. 5. Johnstown, Pa.
Rev. VIM. A. West, D. D, will
preach IN the Presbyterian
church next Sunday morning and
evening. 1t will afford the people
of McConnellsburg great deal
of pleasure to greet the Doctor
again.
We say without hesitation that
DeWitt's Kidney and Bladder
Pills are unequaIed for weak kid,
neys, backa che, Inilamm nation Of
the bladder and all urinary disor.
ders. They are antlseptic and
act promptly in all cases of weak
back, backache, rheumatism and
rheumatic pans. Accept no sub
stitute. We sell and recommend
them. Trout's drug store.
Rev. l.. II. Rice, who has &C.
cepted call to the McConnells-
burg charge, Reformed church,
will begin his work by preaching
IN the Reformed church in town
next Sunday morning at l0:30,
and down the Cove at Hebron at
2:3O p. m. You are invited TO
these services.
Grant Baker is going to have
another big sale this spring
along sometime in the first part
Of April. Grant usually waits
until the other sales are pretty
well out of the way, and then he
has the whole field to himself.
You will see his advertisement
IN the sale register.
William Kelner. of Belfast
township, was in town Monday
buying hardware for his new
barn. Mr. Kelner, who owns and
lives on the Abner Mellott farm,
has the foundation completed,
and the carpenters, John Bard
and force, will go TO work on the
superstructure the first OF April.
IL will be bank barn, 40x50, and
sixteen feet TO the square.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1909-03-11
Sale Register.

on the farm known as the Mollle
Lyon farm, near West Dublin, on
the State Road, A miles west of
Hustontown, 9 head of horses
and colts, IL head of cattle, Z
hogs, wagons, buggies, harness,
farming implements, hay, gram,
and household goods, &c. Sale
begins at 9 O'Clock sharp. Credit
10 months. A. l.. While, auction
eer.
Saturday, March 13, D. H. Pat.
terson e. Son will sell a carload
OF fine handmade buggies at their
store at Webster Mills. Sale be
gins at 10 o'clock. See advertise
ment in another column.
Monday, March 15.-Schnebly
& Hege will sell op the John
Grove farm, mile south of Welsh
Run, Franklin county, valuable
brood mares some of which are
with foal and the rest are fine
young mares, also some fine
young horses. Large lot of cat
tie, among which are ) register
ed Short Horn bulls, and balance
is fine young cows-both fresh
and sprlngers. A fine lot of Reg
istered Berkshire Thoroughbred
Sows and Bears.
Tuesday, March 16, Mrs. M.
A. Kelly will sell at her residence
in McConneIlsburg, household
goods, wagonmaker's tools, etc
Sale begins at 10 o'clock. A. L.
While, auctioneer.
Wednesday, March II, Samuel
H. w. Scott, having sold his farm
and intending to remove from
the State, Will sell at his resi-
dence on the Peach Orchard road,
3 miles northwest of McConnells
burg, horses, cattle, hogs, sheep,
farming implements, hay, gram,
and household goods. Sale be-
gins at 9 o'clock. Credit 10
months, AL. While, auctioneer.
Thursday, March 18, Allen
Grlsslnger, intending to quit
farming, will sell at his residence
two miles west of Three Springs,
on the road leading to Rocky
Ridge coal bank, 3 horses, 3
mules, 4 head of cattle, wagons,
sleds, harness. farming lmple-
ments, corn by the bushel, &c.
Sale will begin at 9 o'clock, a. IN.
A reasonable credit will be given.
Saturday, March 20, Mrs. Del.
la Bru baker will sell at the resi-.
dence of John Campbell, Sr., IN
Dublin township, a Merry-go-
Round, Square Tent, Band
Horns, Marionetts, Silversmlth
desk, stool, and tools; Room stove,
a baby carrlage-good as new,
lot of dishes, and other house
mold goods too numerous to men
ton here. Sale begins at 1 o.
clock. A. l.. While, auctloneer.
Thursday, March 25, G. J. Mel
lott, intending to quit farming
and give his entire attention TO
his store, will sell at his residence
at Gem, 2 good horses, a good
COW, farm implements, wagons,
harness, stoves, and many other
Sale begins at 10 O..
clock. Credit 8 months.
Tuesday, March 80, Ahimaaz
Runyan, having disposed of his
real estate and intending to quit
housekeeping, will sell at his res
ldence at Needmore, farming i'm
plements, household goods, &c.
Sale begins at 10o'clock. Credit
6 months. A. L. While, auction
eer.
Tuesday, March 30, Rev. S. 3.
intending to remove
from the County, Will sell at his
residence, 4 miles south of Nc
Connellsburg, horse, a COW, a
surrey, an open buggy, a spring
wagon, sleigh, harrow, cutting
box, bone cutter, lot of household
goods, and many other articles
Sale begins at II o'clock, noon.
Credit s months.
Tuesday, April 6-Grant Bak.
er will sell at public sale at his
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Horse run DOWN. Rough in
hair? Seylar has the "Tone-.up."
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The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1909-11-11

j. J.. Ocheltree, cashier Of tia Middle.
ton State Bank, was found dead Mon
iday about noon In the woods short
disisnoe below the wagon bridge which
'erosses the river near Middleton He
had beea dead only few honrs when
discovered. Tie held a 3s-cal,ber revol.
yer clntched In bis hand There was .
bullet hols In Ma right temple.
The books OF the bank we're In good
shape and up TO tho present no irregu-
larities have bqen discovered that
would have caused the rash act.
ocheltree was So years old and leaves
q wife and daughter. He bore au I'M
blemished reputation aud had many
friends.
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ReQp{e sae Events
BEING 4 bRIEF RECORD on rHE fAsf wgEK


ruby Eebehah lodge mot in iho I. O
., y LsiI Tuesdey night. MIRA. Ear
@tafeiser. delegate 70 Tie recent Crane
lodge, gave Der report 10 Tho lodge.
A spirit OF exceptional Development
ssen2 to have ssis'd ppon this city
Improvement is every where noticeable.
Progress is our waIcIworsi. Enterprise
and activity are the attributes al the
oommunilles.
}, X. WlIbur, Of Nampa, has
purchased the controlling inter
est IN the Parma TeIsphonscom-
pany OF T.. NJ. kirkpatrick and
viii Immediately jnstalI a cir
cpiar top pole With q cable which
will supply the city. Other ex-
tensiye improvements will be-
made on the country lines and
the line extended wherever it is
thought necessary. Mr.. Wilbur
will take up his residence here
and will personally manage the
work az he Ia an experienced
man with many years Of practi-
cal work.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1909-11-11

Mr. and Mrs. W. d. Hathaway
aho recently came here from
Washington. have named their
fnneh the 'Glsnwood." Thes
are the kind 81 people that help
2 community Ia tho attributes
OF good citizenship.
All farmers should have . dis
fnetise name for their inrn-
The name, coupled with thnt 4
The owner should be painted on
an arcl. oyer the main entrance
al lcakf.
Ills would soon make In 4.
hauc known in the immediate
tp;ghhorhool. aud ia order to
impress Il upon ths mind OF peo-
plp at q distanc, the our,r
sliunld wt printed lstterheads
and Envelopes With return card
~ tile upper leit-hnhd corner.
The cost sispr blank paper would
is Insignificant compared with
The resulting advantages.
OWNERS would be thereafter IN
dncsd to beautlIy their places
murh more than they would
otherwise, 10 their greater enjoy.
'i'sni and THE enhnnceliient e
tbs property In valae. They
wna''l also prove better sellers.
web kuown iaFms fetching from
10 70 q per cent moro than IN.
named oi ike ,alue.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1909-11-11
Interviewed

Don ii. Bark, irrigation engi.
neer, offsce OF experiment sta
tions, United States Department
OF Agriculture. who has been
looking over this section in the
interests OF his Office, was in town
saturday an1 gave us the follow
Jog pointers which we will pass
along,
The main thing is to have the
proper amount 81 moisture in
the soil at all times. Soils vary
so that each man must handle
his farm differently. Some
would perhaps need bat two irri-
cations a year. scmo one ana
some none at all. More fail by
supplying too much than by not
giving enough. | avn iavestigat.
ing at present the raising OF al
falia seed. This data, after be.
ing collected, Nill be published so
that il will be available for al.
! believe that there are hall a
million acres OF laud in Idaho
that will he found adapted to
tle successful production OF al
ialia seed. Each man must
study his individual soil con
ditlons aud handle his land nc
cordingly
Our data will he published and
we shall use the information
gained to advantage on our ex.
pertinent stations and prove on
disprove our theories and in two
or three years at the most
should be able to tell each man
how to handle his soil.
There viii always be a market
for alfalfa seed. j. T. fairfield
OF Owyhee had 9S acres of seed
on an s0-acre farm, this made
2lo bushels, and figuring up his
profits he saps that his farm is
netting him this year Figuring
IN the whole S0--seed was raised
upon only 81 acres) Is per cent
on q valuarion OF $3O0 per acre.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1909-11-11

David Dick was a Caldwell sis.
itor Wednesday.
c. + AIi,ehell was a Boise sisl.
tor Thursday.
chas. Dice Of Fargo has pur.
fhnsi a 50 acre tract from +.
y. Flax AZ Roswell
Fr.d Smith who Is working Tor
The idnh0 Land Co, vent over
% Fargo sunday.
4 as poor srense Of a chicken 4,
tefmiiied 20 run loose 10 town. ,l,.,
s'nnpi nais g leas, oue enem, ont ~
<sooi osiehbor
D T. Fisk went up to the en-
isalcity The frs, OF the week ON
"a ''risi business trip.
7hsdnnce given at the o,,era
hcnse last Friday evening was !
spelers socially az wei as fnan.
e.a'lF all attending enjoying
'l' 'pselyes thoroughly.
Den II. BARK irrigation engi-
qegf office 81 experiment sta.
i'ons. Y. ). Department Of Agri.
culture. vas in Parma the latter
part y the week collecting sam.
ples q alia'ia seeds and other
grain seeds.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1909-11-11

Thoroughbred brown leghorn
coekerels for sale $50 by Pat
iarratty.
For Sale--Day and night field
glasses, cheap. APPLY at Il Q
Herald office.
For Sale-Two fresh COWS, /
Jersey, l Holstein. Mrs. E. II.
Healy at Sebree ranch.
Fursl Tursl What furs? Cat
turs TO make kitten breaches.
pay the highest cash price for all
kind OF furs. | also pay cash for
the bounty.
c. 5. Davis,
Caldwell, Idaho.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1909-11-11
NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION.

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR,
U. S. Land Office at Boise, Idaho,
Sept. H. 1909.
NOTICE is hereby given that Pieter
Mugs Van De Nicer, of Parma, Idaho,
who, on April 7, 1868, made Homestea
Application No. 637s, Serial, No. 02Ssl,
for VIZ SE4, Section 7, Township 3 N,
Range W, Boise Meridian, has fled
notice of Intention to make Final Ere-
year Proof, to establish claim to the
land above described. before u. s.
Commissioner Geo. w Stoyel, at Csit,
well, Idaho. on the 18th da5 OF Nos
vember, 1909.
Claimant names as Witnesses!
q, J. Lee. James IL Palmer, Elmer
Hamilton, and Fred C.. Plat. all bf Para
ma. Idaho,
VIM. Balderssoh.
RrelsterI
First Publication. October 81, 1851.
Last Publication. November 10. 1909.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1909-11-11
NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION

peFPAaFTaNtENF OF THE INTERIOR,
U. 8. Land Office, at Boise, Idaho,
September %, 1909.
NOTICE is hereby given that Samuel
A. Bartles, OF Parma, Idaho, who. on
March 20. 1908, made Homestead Entry
No. 1888, Serial No. 028Ga, for Nl6SE1<
Section IL, Township N, Range 5 ",
Boise Meridian. has filed notice OF in
tentiop to make Final Eve year Proof, to
establish claim to the land above de-
scribed, before Il. s. Commissioner Gee.
". stovel, ct Caldwell. Idaho, on tie lst
day Of December, 1909.
Claimant names as witnesses:
Ezra I Delyria. James N. Palmer,
David q; sabin, Malry =. Hunt, all Of
Parma, Idaho.
VIM. Balderston,
Register
First Publication, October %, 1909
Last Publication, November 25, 1909,
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100000 ACRES
CAREY ACT LANDS

To be opened for settlement
at Medbury, Idaho, ON Novem-
Der 10th, under the King Hin
Extension Irrigation Company
Reduced rates viii be made via
Oregon Short Line. See agents
Tor selling dates. rates and fslr.
er particulars.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1909-11-11
NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION.
DEPARTMENT or THE INTERIOR.
United States Land Office.

Burns. Oregon, Oct her %, 1pC9s
Notice is hereby given that the State
OF Oregon has filed in this office its ah-
plication (Serial No. 03Sl5) to select,
under the provisions OF the Act Of Con-
gress, approved August IA, 1913, and
acts amendatory thereto, the
NW4SW1 and Lot 4, Sec. 81, T. p S.
r. 46 F., w. M.
any and all persons claiming adverse.
ly the lands described, or desiring Ia
object because Of the mineral character
OF the land, or for any other reason,
to the disposal to applicant, should file
their atfidavits of protest in this Office,
on or before the expiration OF the period
Oh publication.
WIN. Fare. Register
First publication, November 4. 1909.
Last publication, December 2, 1909.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1909-11-11

NOTIOE FOR PUBLICATION

pFBARrNEsT or THE IsTEBIoe,
Y. s. Land Office at Boise, Idaho,
September 30, 1909,
NOTICE i hereby given that Charles
Z. bagley, OF Parma, Idaho, who, on
March rs, 1903, made Homestead Entry
No. 1891, Serial 10. 09s8y, for n 1sNE14,
Section la, 'ToWnshipg y, Range CIV,
Boise Meridian, has filed notice Of in
tent'oh to make Final flve-yeaf Proof,
TO establish claim to the land above de-
scribei, before George ". stovel, II. s.
Commlssioher, at Caldwell. Idaho, on
the 2nd day OF pecember, 1900.
Claimant NAMES &c witnesses;
Samuel 4 Eariles, James ". Palmer,
William 0. Coffman, Ezra 7. pelyria,
all OF Parma. Idaho.
%m. Balderston,
Register.
First Rubl loation, October %, 1909.
Last Publication, November Is, lec9a
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1909-11-11

Arrangements have been
made Whereby The Parma.
Roswell brslge uhik being
repaired WI be kept open
during the work by the ci,i-
xens OF Parma. This move
i one n the right dirosion !
as Il shows the public spirit |
Of tho basine~s men Of this }
city and aill he appreciated 3
~ the residents across the !
river This ia 60 Il great B
xay toward cemsnsing elos- 1
~ ihan ever the Dor ds OF !
friendship between the RIOS. ;
well aud Parma dlsttic,s. (
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1909-11-11

on the fony Tuesday
i Earl starcher. the populn
jsouth side rancheS, was n CnId
Iwrll yisitor this week. lie say
1.-THE county seat il o bustlipI
place at present.
4 C.. b. stennenbcrg CT Emmett
land Fred Rowland OF Caldwell
Iwere down tho Hrst Of the weel
hunting quail on orr happ,
hunting grounds
| u. q. Castator resigned from
the dictatorship OF the Farmers
Co-operatiys Ditch Company
nnd w. n. Stokes was appointed
IN his place,
George Omstead, spporintcn.
Ident oi the 0. n. l.. died at Hot
Lake, Ore Monday Of bright
Idisease. The funeral was held at
pocateI!o Tuesday aiternoon.
Mr., and Mrs. Chester McCar.
they moved to Boise Friday.
They have purchased n house
land lot on Harrison Douhvarde
land VIII make their home there.
A petition was circulated by
the business men OF Parma this
week, and numerously signed.
requesting the resignation OF
+. NJ Small. station agent OF
the 0. ). l.. In Parma.
Mrs. s. +. Rounds and child
rem will leave soon for Salt Lake
where they will make thelrhome.
They have made many friends In
Parma who regret their depar
ture and wish them well In their
new home.
Someone has trnthiully said
that nothing bit q mint can
make money without ndverfis-
ing. II might I've added that the
mint coulln'f do IL II 1t didn't
put It's competitors IN jah.
Mr.. and Mrs. NJ. Smith have
sased m 81 acre farm near
Noius and moved up this week.
We wish them success IN their
new line Of work Mr.. Smith has
been local telephone lineman for
nearly two years.
Ms Flora Fix Gilbert died
~ her home Ia Roswell Tues
lay Of consumption She was I
- years and q few months
I'D Her husband, o l. Gilbert
.ook the DO IL TO Gilbert, Iowa,
heir old home, for interment
Mrs. II G. Blateliley OF Cala-
veil was In Parma this week the
yueet OF Mrs. L. NJ kirkpatrick.
'he Is organizing q Canyon
'ounty Alumni oithe Chatauqua
'ircle There were Gye gradu.
ties IN the Parma circle who
we're admitted to member ship.
Ralph Fouch returned home
his week from Meridian whore
'e has been the past month
working ON the extension Rilen-
'augh canal which Is being ex.
ended five miles. the width on
he bottom TO average Ave feet.
lie says a large number OF men
md horses are needed ON this
work.
Tnree fine motor cars passed
Trough Parma Monday after.
loon. They We're line looking
'ieces Of car.crait or at least we
bought SO from the fieeting
'llmpse Of them. They followed
he prevailing style aud went
Trough our town with a snow
'ou see me, now you don't" rate
Il speed.
Mr.. Judson. residing near Par
ma, keeled over Thursday after
loon just outside the Saratoga
rom an attack OF heart trouble.
'lessrs. McNitt and Noble ran toll
us ass istance from the barber
hop across the street and a doc
or sent for. Nc. Judson, how.
yer, was pretty well recovered
y the time the doctorarriyed. IL
'aldwell Tribune. II
Parma is a very busy at pres.
M. Two large warehouses are
icing built on the Heights, and
rround il heinz hroksn for a. 49,.
The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1909-10-04

jects. than fisheries or even the
North Pole. 1t would result In a saw
ing of many millions to the people
OF the basin and would be the solu-
ton to the rate problem. We should
no longer boast of the wealth of this
great country IL we can not get in
and stop up the great leaks to our
vaults, for what is the use of making
money If we have to give the major
part of 1t to get the results.
What Is needed Is the ereation of q
good healthy sentiment along this
line. AS. long as the people-the
Jones who pay the freight-plod
meekly on, those who ride don't care
how rough. the road Is; We need to
become less selfish. and get a larger
and stronger interest in the general
and common veal. What will help
the whole will help the unite and a
great general saving will result in a
little good to all and wonderfully in.
crease the wealth and desirableness
OF our country.
Every county and town adjacent to
the Columbia river ought to have an
open River Association" and eiu-
cate, agitate and propagate until we
get results. not promises; we've had
enough of them, what we want are
results.
Yours for-an open river from the
British line to the sea.
%. NJ. THOMSON.
The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1909-10-04
SUPREME COURT
CONVENES !.

r Washington, Oct. AFTER a four
months vacation the supreme court
of the United States convened today
for the term of 1909-1910. No Of
fetal business was transacted beyond
the admission of attorneys to the bar.
Tomorrow the call of the docket will
be begun and the presentation of ar
guments in contested cases will be In
order. Associate Justice Moody is
not expected to be able to resume his
work on the bench this fall, being
confined to his home by illness, and
it is likely that Justice Harlan will
be prevented from setting On the
bench the greater part Of the term,
as he also is In i'll health.
A number of interesting cases are
on the docket for the present term
Foremost in public interest are the
railroad rate cases. Another case of
interest Is that of former Sheriff j.
F. Shipp of Chattanooga. Tenn, and
his five co-defendants, who have been
cited to appear before the supreme
tribunal to receive sentence for con-
tempt Of court in connection with the
lynching Of the negro Johnson.
The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1909-10-04

Aberdeen, s. d.. Oct. I'm a half
dozen towns of the north central part
of South Dakota and the adjacent
territory of North Dakota registra-
ton was begun today for the lands
of the Cheyenne River and Standing
Rock Indian reservations, which the
government has thrown open to set
tiers. The registration points are
Aberdeen, Pierre, LeBeau, Mobridge
and Lennon, In South Dakota, and
Bismarck, North Dakota The regis
tration is to continue until October
90. and two days later the drawing
Will commence here.
The tract to be opened comprises
more than 100000 acres, much OF
it desirable farm land. The tract is
approximately one hundred miles
long, in the two states, and forty
miles wide. 1t is bordered on the
south by the Cheyenne river and on
the north by the Cannon Ball river
and is divided into three sections oy
the Grand and Moreau rivers.
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THIS DATE III HISTORY


1716-Samuel Shute became gov
ernor OF Massachusetts and New
Hampshire
1777-British defeated the Ameri-
cans at battle Of Germantown.
1819-Francesco Crispi. a noted
leader in Italian politics, born in ST.
ely. Died in Naples. Aug. IL, 1901.
1S22-Rutherford B. Hayes, nine
teenth president OF the United States
born in Delaware, o. Died in Ere
mont. o., Jan. Is. 1898.
1830-Independenc of Belgium
proclaimed in Brussels.
1862-Battle of Cornith ended in
a victory for the Federals.
1871-University of Alabama re-
organized and opened.
1891-The Chilean steamer cit
alta" released on bonds and left San
Diego for Valparaiso.
1898-Battleship Illinois launched
at Newport News.
s. 1905 Austria-Hungary notified
the powers of the virtual annexation
of Bosnia and Herzegovina. 49,