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The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1909-09-08

Jim McGoff, alias Woods. alias
Skoog was arraigned before Justice
Rollins last Monday. He offered to
plead guilty to breaking and entering
the Christensen shop but only for the
purpose of getting tools which be
longed to him. The olea was not ac-
cepted and he was held to the Grand
Jury under $500 bonds. He told a
queer story of his life and gave the
appearance more Of q mental light
weight than of criminal. He gave
the court an exhibition of buck and
wing dancing. told of life in the navy
and said he was always getting into
trouble. He maintained however.
that it Was q case Of Bnb. he's
always TO blame. His story was
conflicting Id sBvsSssfisl respects and ~
Mayor thought best to hold him.
Sheriff Cummings tells us that thor
ouRh examination convinces him that
he is not the man wanted in Wyoming.
Last week some boys were indul Ring
in the manly occupation Of teasing one
Of our mental unfortunates. One Of
the boys threw stone. not with in
tent to hurt anyone or any thing but
the stone bounced off the cement walk
and broke the large Sx10 plate glaes
window in the Review Office. The
new glass will cost in the neighborhood
Of seventy-five dollars and it will be
an expensive lesson to the youngster.
However you cannot blame the boys
very much when they see some Of
their elders spending half their time
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1909-09-08
TAPS ARE SOUNDED
FOR MAJOR HOLMES
"a WELL KNOWN GRAND ARMY MAN
PASSES Away.
PIONEER OF CHARTER OAK
Loving Comrades from Grand Army Post.
Loving Comrades from Grand Army Pests
Tenderly Garry Body Of Ola Veteran
to The Grave.

On Thursday. September End,
another old soldier was mustered out
of life's service.
Major" G. w. Holmes had been
sick for several weeks. After the
first illness he seemed to rally SO that
he was able to sit up. But the last
week he had been growing weaker
and weaker until the end was hourly
expected. His children were notified
but only three of them were able to
be at his bedside when he died. Mr..
Holmes was born in Madison county,
N. Y. October 26, 1888, and was
the only child of VIM. and Hannah
Holmes. The father died years ago
and the aged mother lived with her
son at the time of his death. When
Mr.. Holmes was boy Of eleven the
family moved from New York to Wis
eonsin AM settled near GAINESVILLE.
Two years later they moved to 10
Daviess county, Illinois. and in 1857
came to Iowa and settled at De Witt.
Clinton county. Clinton county was
his home until 1888 when he came to
Crawford county and settled on the
farm near Charter Oak. On July a,
1866 Mr.. Holmes was married to Miss
Mary j. Aukeny Of Ogle county. Ill.
To this union were born eleven chill.
dren. five of whom with the wife sur
vive the father and husband. These
are Mrs. W. D. Stupas If Orchard,
Neb VIM. H. Holmes, whose address
10 unknown. d. A. Holmes of Ute.
Iowa, Mrs. S. M. Stouffer Of Sac City
and Mrs. Harry E. Bowen of Ong.
%. III August Of 1862 Nj. Holmes
SeilMted all Z member Of Company d
Twenty sixth Iowa Volunteer Infantry
and was mustered out Of service on
July z. 1865 He participated in
numerous battles and skirmishes.
prominent among which were those of
Arkansas. Post, siege Of Vicksburg
and jackson. Miss. He was taken
prisoner at Bloomington, Maryland.
but was paroled soon after.
About nineteen years ago Mr..
Holmes left the farm and moved his
family to Charter Oak. where he
went into business. During his life
he held several Offices of trust both
in township and city. At the time
Of. his dc ath he was member of
the Soldiers Relief Board. He be-
longed to the vandever Post Of the G.
A. r. at Ute, Iowa.
The funeral services were held In
the Methodist church at ten o'clock
Saturday morning, conducted by Rev.
a. ]. Barkley. The casket was draped
in the colors for which the old soldier
had fought so many years ago. H.
II. Yeager, F. Dubois. L. Mas.en-
brink, ]. T. Shropshire, L. = JvAsa
and Theo. Drake acted as pAll .,earers.
Comrades from Denison and Ute came
to pay their last respects to their old
friend.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1909-09-08
RECEPTION FOR THE ELDER
The Deloit Methodist Church viii Give a Re-
ception to Elder E 5. Johnson.

A n .
Although the town of Deloit doas
not rank as the largest in Iowa, yet
it has some up-to-date people living
there and among them. The pastor
of the M. F.. church is named Rev.
Howe. and he came from Kossuth
county to Deloit. Being Young and
full of enthusiasm he has given the
people his best endeavors as a pastor.
The latest undertaking to arouse in
terest in the church at Deloit is a re-
ception to be given the presiding elder
or district superintendent, Rev. E. S.
Johnson. Saturday, Sept. II. The
membership will provide a great pic
mic dinner and all present ought to
have good time.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1909-09-08

trying to show off at the expense Of
haif-wits. But then, some men only
appear witty when contrasted with q
fool.
We wish our subscribers, all of
them, would fee, at liberty to make
use of the columns Of the Review.
We would like to publish the news
of all the people. We are not mind
readers. however, and whole lot OF
good news is going to escape us un-
less our subscribers tell US about il
themselves. The Review is interest
ed in you and will be glad to print all
the news concerning you and youl
family il it can only find il out.
With next SuBsd Dr. sjensiI piial
have completed BIS hrsts yesr as psstoi
Of the Methodist church at Denison:
He will attend the annual conference
at Ames next week. 1t will be need
less to say to those who have been ac-
customed to worship with the Metho.
dist people that DR.. Senseney has
measured up to the high expectations
of bis friends in the past year. BE
is not only deep thinker and earnest
preacher but man Of stainless Chris
tan character and this has made him
q tower of strength in the community
He, of course, will return to tDenison
for the coming year. The prayer
meeting on Thursday evening Of thil
week will be iu the nature Of an ex.
perience meeting on the past year OF
work.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1909-09-08

C. p. Lorenzen and Mike Burk left
on Tuesday on a lnsl i, ospecting tour
in South Dakota. ,hey will be gone
week or ten days.
,Savery { Wit =" Il -, done big
business sau'., re of tenn
perance O. INKS this s.mauer. They
have conducted their business on the
largest scale that has ever been tried
ia this part of the state and they are
now reaping the reward in large de-
mand from scores of towns. We are
pleased to note the prosperity of this
little manufacturing plant.
The Special Sale of furniture at
Solomon Furniture Co. is great sue
cess. For the last two weeks they
have been busy packing goods. Every
day you see goods going into the coun-
try. and also loads of furniture going
to depots to be sent to nearby towns.
Mr.. Schnoor, the manager of the firm.
says that this has been a real success
full sale SO far, and no doubt the last
week will be the best as manywere not
informed of the sale till after it is
started. therefore Mr.. Schnoor has ex-
tended it till September 18th.
Fred Soehl is home again for two
weeks visit He is still enthusiastic
fconcerning Oklahoma and thinks Guth-
Irie has : splendid future in store for
Lie. He says il 10 now town Of thirty
Thousand. with some large mapyfac-
turing plants and good solid backing
for continued prosperity. He thinks
MuskoRee will be big city in the fu-
ture but he is not SO enthusiastic
about Oklahoma City. He tells Us
that the Petersens are prospering fne-
ly. Mrs. Petersen spent the summer
at her old home in Milwaukee. Mr..
Soehl seems to have the same uucom-
plimentary opinion of Gov. Haskell as
lis held by Frank Fee and other Okla
homans with whom we have talked on
the subject.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1909-09-08

nearly every farmer ia the county and
was one of the best known men in the
county. The fact that he was so
many years IN the employ Of one firm
speaks well for his business relations
with his employer and the fact that
he was able to 60 among the farmers
of the county year after year and sell
goods shows that they had confidence
in him. Mr.. Christy was born in
Shanango county. Pennsy ylvania, June
|3, 1874. He came to Denison April
9th. 1883. He was married on Novem-
ber 20. 1871, and to him and his wife
seven children were born: Emory of
st. Paul, MINI. Albert Of Wendte,
South Dakota. Ernest of Denlson,
Maggie and Sadie, deceased. and Liz.
zie and Robert both of Denison. Mr..
Christy was kindly. friendly man. q
good father and husband and a man
who had many friends.
Funeral services were held at the
home this afternoon, Rev. C. E. La
Reau of the Baptist church officiating.
Miss Mahala Saellbaker
At one O'Clock this morning occur
red the death of Miss Mahala SHELL
baker in her eighty-second year. Miss
Snellbaker had been in feeble health
for many months but as she lived
alone the seriou condition Of her health
was hardly realized until recently.
ALTHOUGH she was possessed of one OF
the finest farms in tie county, Miss
Snellbaker lived very frugally and
denied herself most of the luxuries
and many of what we usually deem
the necessities of life. It is said that
before coming to Denison she met With
financial, reverses which took away all
of her hard earned fortune save the
farm in Crawford which was of little
value at that time. 1t was during
these days that she schooled herself tt
that economy which abided with hel
long after the necessity for economy
had passed. This land which is nov
worth tidy fortune is tract of 2O'
acres purchased from the government
at 81 25 per acre about fifty years ago
/ Miss Snellbaker was born near Can
ton, Ohio, and her remains are to b
1 taken to that city. Her only relativ
.Eis . nephew. Rev. William &. Rieler
,;I.of Monterey, H1ew Mexico. who iss noy
fon ais ny ~ tSSa u fjedt "a! liiisan i,
ceedingly eccentric woman. Miss Smell
baker was bright, well-read, a goo,
talker, possessed Of keen intellec
and an excellent memory. Even afte
she had passed the four score mark sh
kent fully posted on current eyenst
She was an ardent republican. an
she could give god reasons for he
political faith. She was . constan
reader Of the Review and she KEEP
copies from week to- week for refer
ence and re-reading. She had ha
many SORROWS in her life and thes
inclined her TO live more and NOR
within herself. We know Of no crea
ture to whom she ever did an injur,
and we can but remember her wit
Kindness and with regret that her lif
did not fall upon more pleasant places
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1909-09-08
THREE AGED PEOPLE
CALLED BY DEATH.
mrs CYNTHIA BROWN DIES As RESULT OF
A FALL AFTER A BRIEF ILLNESS.
ALEX CHRTTY ALSO SUCCUMBS
Mss Sae1baLer, i Woman of Much Wealth
~ Many Eecenirieities Dies Il Her
nane After 4 Protraeted Illness.

During the past week three Of our
older citizens have been called by
death. Mrs. Cynthia Brown died at
the home Of her son. D. F. Brown,
Mr.. Alex Christy died at his home
near the city park and Miss SMELL
baker died at her home Oh Broadway.
Mrs. Cynthia Brown.
Cynthia Crook was born at Holland.
Erie county. New York, on January
97th. 1922. With her parents she was
one Of the pioneer settlers Of Illinois
going to that state in 1882 when it
was LARGELY wilderness and the In
dians were all too frequent visitors.
She grew to womanhood at the site of
what is now Prophetstown. Ill. In
1889 she was married to David B.
Brown and they lived in Illinois and
in Iowa until the death Of the husband
at Tama City in 1881. Mrs. Brown
was the mother Of ten children, five
Of whom. four sons and one daughter
survive her. They are 81. G. Brown
Of Chicago, j. Wesley Brown of Mar
shalltowi,. Iowa, c. E. Brown Of Des
Moines. Mrs. Carrie E. Powell of Car
roll and D. F. Brown of this city.
Mrs. Brown has resided with her sor
in Denisop for many years and it wat
at his home that she died on the morn.
| ing Of Sunday. Sept. 5th. Her last
| illness was brief and was the result o1
la fall. Mrs. Brown was an earnest
Chvistian woman. having been con
iyertad when she was nineteen. Sh!
Was . stypscalk pioneer woman Of thos
asss says hich witnsssed q
birth 81 Aes i i ~ pi Y lNorthss ct. 81
Funeral services were held al th.
home a Taesday afternoon. Rev. ]
81. Senseney, pastor of the Firs
Methodist church. Of which she wa
a member, officiating. Hers was .
goud life we'll lived and she has gon,
to sure reward.
Nj. Alex Chrisy.
On Mcday occurred the death of on,
of the best known men in the county
Mr.. Alex Christy. He had been il
for Soma time, having been afflicted
with esnasF Of the stomach. A shor
time agu hs underwent an operation
but the disease was too far advance.
fou orp~<,o.,, - .,,n ~ ~ E.n,, - : ~, ,,o
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1909-09-08

On Friday evening Mrs. ]. P. Con-
ner honored Mr.. and Mrs. d. w. Nc
Ahren by inviting number of their
intimate friends for a bridge party.
Six tables were filled and all enjoyed
a ,ol!y time. Elegant refreshments
were served at late hour and all en-
loved visit with this popular couple.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1909-09-08
Besiiuniias Auto Day.

permanent sale of pure and wholesome
candies, good enough for everybody,
at IL cents the pound.
The Balle- Rrodersen Co.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1909-01-29
CROSSED OCEAN ALONE AT FOUR.
Small Boy Did Not Know His Mother
Until She Spanked Him.

One of the passengers who walked
down the gangplank of the steamship
New York when she locked here Sat
urday was William G. Hanbury four
years old, who crossed the ocean
alone, says the New York Press.
Among the persons waiting on the pier
10 greet incoming passengers was
Mrs. Hanbury, his mother. With a
cry of motherly love she rushed to-
ward the sturdy youngster with out
stretched arms. She had not seen
Linn for three years. During that time
he had been living with his uncle in
Regent street, London. Mrs. Hanbury
was grieved when she discovered that
her boy did not know her.
Let me alone" the little fellow ex-
claimed, tearing himself loose from
his mothers embrace. Il don't know
you and l don't like you
To escape his mother he ran into
the arms of Herbert Hickwell, stew
ard OF the Kew York, and cuddled
there for protection. With the assist
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1909-01-29
BRIGHT SIDE TO BUSINESS.
Occasional Flash of Humor Enivens
Chase After Dollar.


It Is supposed that business letters
are deficient in humor. Still there
have been exceptions, and the latest,
sent by a member of the well-known
wholesale soap-making firm of (let us
say Cake & Son, is one OF the most
brilliant. A retail dealer in small
way had sent for a consignment Of
their goods: Gentlemen Che writes)
"wherefor you have not sent me the
sope? Is it bekawse you think my
money Is not so good os nobody elses?
Dam you, Cake & Son! wherfor have
you not sent the sope? Please send
sope at once, and oblige yours respect
fully, Richard Jones. P. S.-Since
writing the above my wife has found
the sope under the counter"
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1909-01-29
DESCENDANT OF PENN's FRIEND.
Ancestor of a Philadelphia Clergyman
Was an Adviser of Founder.

Almost within a stones throw of
the plot of ground where William
Penn made his treaty with the Indians,
and In church whose membership
consists mainly of descendants of old
colonial settlers, a historical sermon
was preached Sunday night on the
life of William Penn by a clergyman
who boasts of being the great-great-
grandson of one of the Pennsylvania
founders dearest friends and counsel.
ors. The church is the Emmanuel
Episcopal at Girard avenue and MARI.
borough street, and the minister Rev.
Edward Giles Knight. :,
According to the clergyman, there
has always been a Giles knight. About
so years ago, because one generation
forgot to name any of the boys Giles,
one of the family had his first name
changed by special act of legislature
Giles Knight, the first, came to this
country with William Penn in the good
ship Welcomesin 1852, and when the
compact with the Indians was made
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1909-01-29
HOME COUGH CURE.

Go to your druggist and get one-half
ounce Concentrated pine compound,
two ounces of glycerine, half pint of
good whiskey; mix it up, and use it
In doses of teaspoonful to a table
spoonful every four hours, shaking the
bottle each time. Any druggist can
supply ingredients.
The Concentrated pine is a pine prod.
uct refined for medical use and comes
only in half ounce bottles, each en-
closed in round case which is air
tight and preserves the fluid in it's full
strength, but be sure it is labeled Con
centrated." A prominent local druggist
says he has filled this prescription hun.
dreds of times and has seen it work
wonders.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1909-01-29
500 Reward. 500.

The readers OF this paper will be pleased to learn
that there Is at least dreaded disease that
has been able to cure in all its stages, and that Is
Catarrh. Halls Catarrh Cure is the only positive
now known to the medical fraternity. Catarrh
being a constitutional disease. requires q constitu-
tonal treatment Hairs Catarrh Cure Is taken in
ternay. acting directly upon the blood and mucous
surfaces Of the system thereby destroying the
foundation of the disease. and giving the patient
strength by building up the constitution and assist
ing nature in doing its work. The proprietors have
much faith in its curative powers that they offer
One Hundred Dollars for any that 1t fails TO
Send for list OF testimonials
Address F. J. CHENEY & CO.. Toledo. O.
Sold by all Druggists. 75c.
Take Halls Family Pills for constipation.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1909-01-29

San Francisco through yelling, shoot
ing crowds quite as fearlessly as Far
ley, who was used to that sort of thing.
After a few weeks Farley's men had
gotten control of the situation, and
job. The strike was not actually over
for two or three months, however, and
finally it was crushed completely, ow-
ing to Calhoun's iron nerve and tenac-
ity of purpose. 1t passed into history
as one of the most bitterly fought
traction strikes in the history of
America.
Then came the earthquake and fire,
and shortly after this was the alleged
bribery of the supervisors, for which
Calhoun is to stand trial. The earth
quake had damaged the cable system
so that it was not possible to repair
it except at cost that practically
would ruin the tramway company.
There are 16 steep hills in San Fran
cisco, and it was thought by many ex-
perts that an electric system would
not work successfully, as the cars could
not be controlled on the heavy grades.
But the overhead trolley was the
cheapest means of rehabilitating the
transportation lines. Therefore Cal
houn made formal application to the
city for the privilege of installing that
system. The matter languished. The
former owners of the property and
others saw chance to buy it in cheap
and may have used various means OF
delaying the granting of the new fran.
chise that Calhoun asked for. Mean
time money was flowing into San
Francisco from all parts of the coun.
try for the relief of the sufferers from
the great disaster.
The Alleged Bribery Deal.
Just about this time Calhoun depos.
tied some 100000 in the United
States Sub-Treasury, which was the
only financial institution open, all. the
banks having been put out of bust
ness temporarily by the earthquake
and fire. Whether the money was for
relief purposes or bribery is the ques
ton. 1t is alleged Calhoun paid this
money with the full knowledge that
Ruef and Schmitz would get it, and
that the trolley franchise would be his
in return. Sure enough, Ruef and his
followers did get hold of this $500, 200
and the board of supervisors granted
the franchise for the overhead trolley
that Calhoun had prayed for. The
cars of the United Railway are run
by that sort of motive power to-day.
That, in brief, is how the alleged bri.
berry by Calhoun came about.
The mayor of the town was Eugene
Schmitz, once orchestra leader in a
concert hall, and later the boss of all
the labor organizations that ruled San
Francisco. Ruef was a Republican
ward politician. Ruef and Schmitz
got together and Ruef showed Schmitz
how money could be squeezed from
San Francisco like water from a wet
sponge. The whole machinery of the
municipal government was organized
TOR plumber with unequaled thorough
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1909-01-29

was an earnest adviser of his chief.
Like William Penn, Giles knight had
quarreled with his father, then mayor
OF Bristol, England, over religious mat
tiers, and he sought refuge in this land
that he might worship his Creator in
his own way, and when and how he
pleased
In his sermon DR.. knight did not
touch upon his relationship with the
colonist, but devoted his talk to par
uculars of PENIS early life
Another member of Emmanuel
church proud of his ancestry is John
P. Eyre, one Of the vestrymen, whose
great-grandfather at one time owned
the very spot of ground on which
William Penn first landed.-philadel-
phia North American.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1909-01-29
MckinIey's Surgeon Honored.

A dinner to celebrate the twenty
fifth anniversary of Dr. Roswell Park s
connection with the University of Buff
falo was given in that city a few
days ago. DR.. Park will be recalled
by many people as one of the surgeons
who attended President Mckinley aft
er he was shot at the Pan-American
exposition.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1909-01-29

ance of Edith Denwick, the steward
ess, Hickwell had cared for the little
boy on the voyage to New York Mrs.
Hanbury advanced once more, but her
boy refused to have anything to do
with her.
why, don't you know me, Willie?"
she inquired. I'm your mamma"
You're not, and don't like you,"
the little fellow said, and he cuddled
closer to Hickwell.
Finally Mrs. Hanbury became angry.
She took the youngster, gave him a
spank or two, hustled him into cab
and started up town with him. By
that time Willie felt as though he
really had met his mother and that
she knew how to refresh his recollec-
ton
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1909-01-29
No One But the Emperor.

While German resident was criv.
ing an English friend from Frankfort
to Hamburg, motor car passed at a
terrific pace, raising cloud of dust.
"Ah,' said the German, there goes
our emperor" How do you know?"
inquired the Englishman. do you
suppose anybody else could raise q
dust like that?" was the reply.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1909-01-29
The Use of a Eat Man.

Il don't know whether I'll like Jack
or not when l see him again." said
she. He wrote me he was getting
fat. I hate fat man"
"A fat mans all right" said the boy
who was playing cards on the floor,
when burglar gets in. A fat man
will scare a burglar"
But" she demurred, I'm not mar
rying man just because he's good to
scare burglars with. am II"
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1909-01-29

SPOHN'S DISTEMPER CURE will
cure any possible case of DISTEMPER,
PINK EYE, and the like among horses
of all ages, and prevents all others in the
same stable from having the disease. Also
cures chicken cholera, and dog distemper.
Any good druggist can supply you, or send
to mfrs. so cents and $l.00 bottle. Agent.
wanted. Free book. Spohn Medical Co.,
Spec. Contagious Diseases. Goshen. Ind.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1909-01-29
Where There's a Will

Helen's mother passed her the cake,
and when the little one went to reach
across the plate for the largest piece
her mother said: Always take the
piece nearest to you, dear"
well, then, turn the plate around,
was the answer.-Delineator.