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Smyrna times. [volume] (Smyrna, Del.) 1854-1987, 1909-03-31
DOVER METHODISTS CLOSE
DOOR AGAINST HOFFECKER
WESLEY CHURCH TRUSTEES
HOLD FAST TO LlGHTBOURN
Ownership of Church Property Valued
at $45, 900 to be Tested in Court.
Sunday Services in Opera House

sunday services IN opera mouse
The order of the trustees of Wesley
M. E. Church that there would be no
services of any kind in that edifice
Sunday was carried our to the letter.
The minister sent to the church by
Bispoh Moore, at the recent Whining
ton Conferenc, Rev. E. L. Hoffecker,
appeared and sought admission to the
edifice was refused. The few who are
contending that the church should ac-
cept the conference appOintee arranged
for services in the Dover Opera House,
which is but a short distance from
Wesley church, and to the Opera
House they went with Rev. Mr. Hof-
fecker and District Superintendent S.
M. Morgan. At the morning service
the congregation numbered less than
forty, while in the evening there
were less than fifty. Without any
formalities whatever Rev. Mr.. Hof
fecker took theplatform and announced
his text, from Philippians, first chap
ter and twenty verse, as fol-
lows: "Only let your conversation
be as it becometh the Gospel of Christ ;
that whether l come and see you or
else be absent l may hear of your
affairs, that We stand fast in one spirit
with one mind striving together for
the faith of the Gospel. No reference
whatever was made during the dis
cotrse or after to the affairs of Wes-
ley Church, other than the minister
stating that any who desired to see
him could do so at the residence of
a relative where he was stopping.
Out of the number present at the
morning service there were but three
of the officials of Wesley M. E.
Church, two trustees and one steward,
the latter the manager of the Opera
House. Mr.. Hoffecker made no effort
whatever to gain admission to the
church for the evening service, bu
District Superintendent S. M. Morgan
tried the church door, but was me-
with the same condition as Rev. Mr.
Hoffecker experienced in the morning
that of a closed and barred door
Legal steps have been begun by thu
Conference through District Superin
tendent S. M. Morgan, of Dover
DR.. Morgan Monday visited Attorne!
General Henry Ridgely, who has tn,
case in hand. The trustees of Wesle!
Church have been informed of thu
proposed proceedings, but are stant
ing firm and defiant in their position
While it has been contended by many
that the deed to the Wesley Churcl
property as it relates to the Churcl
and Conference, may seem partial t
Conference, it has been discovered
by counsel for the trustees that, not
withstanding this binding clause
there is another clause in the dee
upon which the trustees are hopin
to hold in possession the $45, 90
church property including the grea
organ.
Smyrna times. [volume] (Smyrna, Del.) 1854-1987, 1909-03-31
HALF MILLION FOR GOOD ROADS

Kent County Can Borrow 100000 of
This Amount for Road improvement.
During the last fifteen minutes of
the Legislature a good roads bill was
passed. 1t authorizes Kent county
to borrow 500, 600 for road improve
ment. A similar bill for Sussex
county was passed yesterday. This
with the $500, 900 New Castle county
is to borrow means that half million
dollars will be spent on the reads the
next two years throughout the State
This right is granted in connection with
the present law which gives each dis
trict $1,000 for every $1,000 raised by
citizens of said district.
Smyrna times. [volume] (Smyrna, Del.) 1854-1987, 1909-03-31
Dies From the Kick Of Horse.

Townsend, March 3O.-While at
work in his stable at Townsend, Tues
day. William Bratton, As years old,
was kicked by horse. He was 50
badly injured that he was hurried to
the Delaware Hospital, Wilmington,
but died within a short time alter
he was admitted.
Smyrna times. [volume] (Smyrna, Del.) 1854-1987, 1909-03-31
NEXT SUNDAY AT ASBURY

Rev. Robert Watt D. D. Will Preach a
Sermon In Harmony With Palm Sunday.
Next Sunday being Palm Sunday
the morning service will be appro-
pirate to the day. The chancel will
be decorated and the pastor will
preach on a Palm Sunday message,
"Christ Lifted Up, the Worlds
Mightiest Attraction. Hon. Walter
o. Hoffecker will sing 1.-THE Palms
In the evening Mrs. Efiie Lambert,
a National Organizer of the Woman's
Christian Temperance Union who
visited Smyrna two years ago, will
deliver an address. All will be in
terested. A special invitation is ex-
tended to the public to be present.
Smyrna times. [volume] (Smyrna, Del.) 1854-1987, 1909-03-31
CHANGE AT PHILLIPS STORE
John &. Philips Takes The Store Va
Gated BY His Wife and Enlarges

Gated BY His Wife and EnIarges
John E. Phillips will move this
week into the large store which has
been run by his wife as a notion
store. Mrs. Phillips discontinues
business and the room she vacates
will be taken over by Mr.. Phillips
who will conduct an up-to-date Gents
Furnishing Store. Mr.. Phillips will
still continue the newspaper and per-
iodical business and by taking the en-
tire store property will be enabled to
give better and more satisfactory
service than ever.
Devils Lake inter-ocean and Devils Lake free press. (Devils Lake, Ramsey County, N.D.) 1905-1909, 1909-04-30

use the pitchfork more so that you
will be able to handle the bat better.
Jim r.. please don't eat peanuts on
second base but play ball. .:r.> 5ss s.-.
/ Capt. Haase please make men obey
orders instead Of running down Jack.
rabbits as you are. wanted ON the. dia-
mond. Charlie you are small but you
are always there with the goods. .:% =
IA Joe Adabl sprained his foot playing
ball Sunday. Hope that he will re-
cover soon. -. 3.5 ~ ~ " V; y
Mrs. Thomas Lyons returned from
her home in st. Paul to her farm in
Dry Lake last week. =
We have heard from our old neigh
Dor "a. Folks who is In Lethbridge;
Canada. 5,. :.s ~;
4 The farmers here have started to
work in the field and will start drill
Ing this week. ST.. .s. - !, sgss
= Mr.. Louis Haase had some spring
wheat in but the frost has killed it
this spring, but the winter rye is doing
fine. 5.=; 3s$#5ss ~ W.T.. =. : !, "''. i;
Devils Lake inter-ocean and Devils Lake free press. (Devils Lake, Ramsey County, N.D.) 1905-1909, 1909-04-30

seven And 81 sbillions 81 & dollars the
farnars ~ Inc B II He'd & states paid.
more n nan i billion dollars lasta wear
IN $esti nnate,, n exnerts tn had
America Inc good roads 81 France ftat
cost co,,l \ S. ave been Kent VIII, fou III,
hundred n millions, n Thus ina agrie,,]-
tnrists ~ fhis com, try nav Al an,,,,al
Devils Lake inter-ocean and Devils Lake free press. (Devils Lake, Ramsey County, N.D.) 1905-1909, 1909-04-30
A. TYPICAL AUTO ACCIDENT.

= 90
81 a. 14-year-old girl stepped; from a.
Milwaukee street car and was struck
and killed by an automobile. i$ssz
=; No amount Of absent mindeness and
wool gathering by a thoughtless child
excuses a chauffeur for any lapse Of
care on his part, The notion that the
failure Of one person to exercise the
highest. degree Of prudence absolVes
another from any Of the plain duties
Of common sense and humanity s. is
barbarous. Y. s.,55 II ss.: :5 ssssas
The Milwaukee accident was stypi;
cal, probably OF a majority of these
automobile killings. Their frequency
suggests the belief that a driver Of an
automobile needs quite as much prud.
ence and should have just as much
consid ration for the rights, infirmities
and mental lapses OF other people as
pedestrians themselves are required L
have. s :5.s; S!5 81. 5 sasj1
Devils Lake inter-ocean and Devils Lake free press. (Devils Lake, Ramsey County, N.D.) 1905-1909, 1909-04-30
1 SALE OF LAND.

h Notice Is Hereby Given, That IN
pursuance Of an order made on the
9th day Of April; A..S E. ~ 800, By the
Hon. John. II. Henry; .Judg e Of the
County Court, III and for the County
of Ramsey, State Of North akota,
the undersigned, the Adminis rators5
Of the estate: Of Catherine Allen, de-
ceased, late of the Township OF
Grand Harbor, in the County of Ram
sey and State Of North Dakota, will
on Saturday, the 18th day of May 1A..sss
d. 1909, at q o'clock in the afternoon
Of that day, at the front door Of the
Court House in the City Of Devils
Lake County of Ramsey and State OF
North Dakota, offer for sale and sell d
at public auction to the highest bid
der for cash, subject to existing
liens, subject to confirmation BY the 4
Judge of said county Court, all that
certain lot, piece or parcel Of, land
situate, lying and being In the Town:
ship of Grand Harbor, in the County
of Ramsey and State OF North Dakota
and described as follows, to-Wit:: fsAszS
Lot 1--WE ~ Section Twenty-Five
%(22),; the Southwest quarter of the,
Southwest quarter of Section Twenty
three .(23), the West half Of the
Northwest quarter. and Northwest 4
quarter of Section Twenty-six (26).s2
and Lots one, two and three Il, 2 and
- of Section TWenty-seVen (27), In.
Township One Hundred and Fifty-four
(154), North Of Range Sixty-tlye 1861,
West: i TO- { ~ >ss st
Dated April 9th, A. D.&1909. ;si: 4
5ss CHARLES q. TAYLOR,
Administrator Of the estate Of Cath;
crime Allen, deceased. sss 5s}3;
Devils Lake inter-ocean and Devils Lake free press. (Devils Lake, Ramsey County, N.D.) 1905-1909, 1909-04-30

organize it. Most of this capital, esti-
mated to amount to s10,000,000 in the
state will be lost because there is no
indemfying clause in the law. s%.T
The liquor men may be expected
to fight the law upon the theory that
it takes private property without due.
process of law. But the presidents
are against the theory and on that
lone issue the "wets' may be expected
to lose. Prohibition laws have gener-
ally, been held a proper exercise Of
the police power of the state. The
courts point out that liquor manufac-
turers have motive, from the very
nature of the business as a licensed
calling, that they are within reach of
this rolice power at any time. n
The total loss of such an amount Of
capital cannot but be severe blow
to the state Of Tennessee. In addition,
that state will suffer aE1oss Of q mill
ion a year In revenue. This Is not so
serious, since there are always other
modes Of taxation whereby the deficit
may be made up, and If the claims of
the prohibitionists are true the books
will soon balance again through the
gains in economy of administration
incident to the wiping out of the chief
breeder Of crime in the state. This
estimate of gain, however is based up
on the general enforcement of prohi-
bition and prohibition is never en-
tirely enforced. -'.t
1t would be interesting to watch a
community or state in which prohibi.
ton did really prohibit, to see wheath
er it brings the gains in manhood, the
/; increases in industrial efficiency, the
reductions in public charges for jails
almshouses and courts, which the
"drys" are free to vaunt In their cam
| paigns. Unfortunately, there are nc
| such communities, and so long al
( there is freedom of travel from STATE
to state, there will be none. Prohibi
ton must always be of doubtful eff
cacy so long as liquor may be movet
from one state to another, thus des
troying the carefully complied stalls
tics Of the dry state.--Minneapdli
Journal. s.. Z.
Devils Lake inter-ocean and Devils Lake free press. (Devils Lake, Ramsey County, N.D.) 1905-1909, 1909-04-30
WHAT PATTEN DID,

The sum of actual information from !
the wheat pit is that James A. Patten
Is in New Mexico and the price of
wheat for May and July deliveries has
fallen. Less the amount considered
there is as much wheat as when Patti
en- began his operations. He began
by buying. Buying is the one argu-
ment that supports the prediction of
higher prices. Patten bought first and
talked afterwards. He said there was
a shortage. He emphasized this state
ment by declaring the new crop pros
poets were poor. =,
The quantity of wheat available for
the worlds use Is known with reason
able certainty. There are daily re-
ports of the visible supply. The am
cunt in the bins of the farmers is es-
timated with fair accuracy. But what
were figures in the face Of the calm
assertion of this man who supported
his contention that there was not emo
ugh wheat by buying at any price?
There was no one to deny or dis
prove his accertions What he said
about present supply as we'll as alb
out crop prospects-concernin which
he was supposed to have some particu-
lar information-was accepted sblindly
by everyone. Only Secretary of Agri-
culture Wilson was incredulous. He
had his own ideas and his own sources
of information. But what were mere
farmer agents of the Government
when against the wheat sleuths of a
!. wizard willing to buy at any price?
Secretary Wilson was wiped off the
slate. His remarks were. the vapor-
ings of mere official.
Sd Many continued to buy wheat un.
der Patterns leadership. Cries of al,
arm were raised. Cash wheat com.
manded ridiculous prices. There was
talk of bread famine. Congress was
d appealed to. Patten remained calm
He insisted there was no corner and
resented Indignantly the charge Of
Z manipulation. He said he was buying
II wheat because it was going higher
& and it was going higher under the
Z operation Of the memorable law$e,
B supply and demand. s -- -. l.: :,= (
s.: Patten was apparently the one au
5thority on wheat. What he said wa!
gospel. Any one with a ssupply o
u wheat or anything else can get ricl
BY convicting people they should Blu!
S. his goods at high price. 5..3 .s= & 81
Patten seems to have done 1t, Hay
Ing done If he has vanished and hi
web Of delusion vanishes with him i
Devils Lake inter-ocean and Devils Lake free press. (Devils Lake, Ramsey County, N.D.) 1905-1909, 1909-04-30
TWIN BLoTsz ON CIVILIZATION.
ITO stay indignation at the merciless


massacres in Asiatic Turkey FIT is
necessary to resort to philosoph and
secure the substitution of pity for
vengeance. Forgive them, they know
not what they d." may be Indifferent
consolation, but there seems tosbe no
chance Of Intervention and hence no
recourse save hope that the vigilant
Young Turks will make an end or the
erule of the vicious old Sultan. =,
4 But the crimes of Moslem fanatics
IN Turkey are more easily forgiven
than the crimes of the reactioni in In.
human Russia. There the Govern
Fment,? supposedly Christian, operating
through the law, is Epracticing murder
with as much zest and determination
as marks the Armenian 2 massacres.
PitfIess executioners build gibbets and
hang unfortunate in the view or other
unfortunates whose turn will present.
Enc cruelty manifested at A1eppo
is only quantitatiyely worse than that
ia the Russian prison at Sebastopol,
where there have been 20 executions
since last May. The testimony Of NJ.
Camatidze, a deputy in the second
Duma, incarcerated there, Illustrates
condition So revolving that It would
be- a cause for foreign intervation if
Russia were not a great power. As it
is I'VE, can only align Nicholas n and
Abdul Hamid as twin blots On Modern
civilization. The only difference be:
twe en them is one is ranked as a
Christian and the other as, a Moham
Devils Lake inter-ocean and Devils Lake free press. (Devils Lake, Ramsey County, N.D.) 1905-1909, 1909-04-30
Valley City Normal Notes

y While Miss FISH back was here@en.
couraging the girls 81 the Z. M. q. III
an advisory board for the organic q
was formed The board IL composed
Of President cFarland, Professor
Randels and Professor Buffum, and
Misses Hill, McG regor and Riee, Oh
the faculty, and sof Mrs. Charlton An
dreWs, Mrs. r. Heidel and Mrs,
Frank White, Of the City. 1t III the
plan of this board 70 secure the SER
vices o. Il local secretary during the
two months of the coming school year
Vi help the girls III this busy time,
with their association problems.
Some interesting talks on the old
fashioned sugar camp have recently;
been given s. chapel ~ President Nc
BFarland. ri,
The April BnllstIn issdeyoted to the
coming summer school which win iii
doubtedly be the. biggest ana best ID
lthe history of the instit tuition. the
May bulletin viii be the last regular
issue. the June number being devoted
Ito the annual ogue. E3
The faetlty has decided to1 Issue 4
lhandboog 81 general Inf rrnafion for
students next year.
Iftll cords helpers from among
tie faculty Isrofesaor Johnson and
Hiss Deem have oras nizad d bird
study club of ever sixty nasmbera; Ill.
yidsd into tsn groups sach undsr 4
conductor tor Held ssogss ana All meet
Devils Lake inter-ocean and Devils Lake free press. (Devils Lake, Ramsey County, N.D.) 1905-1909, 1909-04-30
LOSING INVENTIONS

If America must have a big and ex- \
pensive navy it ought to be one thoro-
ughly modern in character, accepting
with eagerness and adopting with en-:
thusiasm the wealth Of invention off
cred by our most ingenious mechani-
clans. -~'.~ s-. - i, z I; @ >... s
The navy bureaus are conducted up
On another system. The officials in
charge agree upon the need of liberal
appropriations, but they maintain an.
attitude Of hostility toward all that is.
new, receding only after criticisms and
The Maxim gun was 1ostto this coun-.
The aMxim gun was lost to this coun-
ty through the conservative bureau
Gratis. They have now permitted Jap
an to obtain the latest improvements
in the Holland submarine boats, the:
inventor being repulsed BY the navy
department. .5.5 81 III
Turbines, tested and tried in the:
British navy, six or seven years ago,
- - - u II
have lacked ole-hearted endorse.
ment in the United States naval bur-
eaus. Reluctantly a concession was
made In the bull ding of three seoul
cruisers 60 that two Of them should be
lifted with turbines. Id the 24-hour
full speed test, last week, the vessels
with turbines completed the trial In
tgood shape, but the third having the
reciproc ating style Of engines was
forced TO drop out because Of injury to
machinery.
There Is q large question whether
fthe United States need keep Up "a
navy which gives us the second place
/ / I'M point OF strength, Leading the mill
tary Germany the chi dishly ambi
tious Japan and France, compelled by
geographical position to pour millions
into ships Bit the navy we have
saouid be of the best type of vessels
and carry me most efacaent equip
d melit.
Devils Lake inter-ocean and Devils Lake free press. (Devils Lake, Ramsey County, N.D.) 1905-1909, 1909-04-30
'chautauqua Cottage For Sale.

{ chautauqua Cottage For Sale.
Cottage contains furniture ready
for housekee ping. Has iron water
tank piped into kitchen. Also bath
house. Best location. g. D. White,
1905, 3rd Ave. South Minneapolis
MINI. ,%...:* 2 :5Ia '- i.
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ing several times d week for discuss..SII
ion and sinstruc ion. The club? is I
thoroughly alive. and interest in out
door study grows keener every day
@ The chapel hour Is furnishing many
treats Mr.. Hayward, High school In
spector, has recently addressed the
students on the need of preparation
for the teaching Of Agriculture ii our
schools thru out the entire state;
while Mr.. 3. Taylor Of Bismarck,
deputy erintendent Of public in
struction for the state, gave valuable:
information as to the rapid increase In:
the demand for teachers in North
Dakota, and urged the good that might
come of Normal graduates teaching IN
the rural as wei as in the town and
city schools 1. NJ s.$5 # 55 4: 81 a; 5
ssS At the second period Friday morn
ing the school viii assemble in the
Auditorium to hear the first Of the
series Of programmes to be rendered
by the literary societies as q feature
In the winning Of the BroWnson prize.
The young men Of the E.sB. G. society
appear first, followed by; the Atheneum
society Saturday and the Clionian and
Eclectic societies next Tuesday and
Wednesda {. 5;s.:S ; 40: 7 NJ, '' !.
a Enthusiastic plans for a stirring
base ball season are under way and
the young men are making high spir-
its over the prospects,. .!, $..'s. y = -
An operetta in two acts, The Egyp-
tian Princess. was given by the Nor
NAL G1ee Club in the Auditorium Mon
day evening under the direction Of
Miss Amidon, and afforded most pleas
ing entertainment to a large audience:
Devils Lake inter-ocean and Devils Lake free press. (Devils Lake, Ramsey County, N.D.) 1905-1909, 1909-04-30

II PRICE 10 H BAD DADS.
70 market q crop production worth
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1909-11-10
LATE AcRIc AND STOCK NOTES

1t will cost no more to grow colt
than calf.
Put blanket on driving horse now
to keep his coat short and glossy.
There are several ways to break q
colt but don't let man do it with a
club.
Of all things, a horse hates to lie
down in filthy bed. By nature he is q
cleaniy animal. He iswofthy of good
clean bed every day that he lives.
These are great days for the farmer.
With cattle the highest they have been
in twenty seven years, hogs away up,
sheep market strong, the farmer Ger
tainly has reason to wear broad smile
of contentmeRt. Dairy butter is bound
to go over so cents. Cheese IS high
In fact everything the farmer has
brings a good figure. and we are glad
of it. They deserve it The Viola
News is frank in the,above statement.
Wisconsin tobacco growers are send
ing ia to the college Of agriculture of
the University of Wisconsin the results
Of this years experience. in growing
tobacco from the g 600 samples of i'm
proved seed distributed by the Niscon-
Sin college last spring. Approximately
20 per cent Of the tobacco crop Of the
state was grown from seed furnished
by the college authorities, who are in
terested IN checking up the results of
the experience of Wiseonin growers
with this improved seed. Future eff
forts to improve the varsity will be
determined partly by the results re-
ported by Badger tobacco growers.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1909-11-10
Theatrical News

Among the plays Of American author
ship, which have found favor among
the amusement going public, few have
excelled in point of criticism and finan-
cial returns that which is credited to
Brownlee q Reeds romantic western
melo-drama, THE Texas Cattle King"
which received its first production in
New York City, where it had remark
able run, during which period it re-
ceived the strongest endorsement of the
metropolitan press.
The scenes of the play are laid in the
Lone Star state and the great south
west western life is protrayed in a
vivid and life like manner by an ex-
ceptionally strong company of players,
carefully selected fer their ability to
portray their respective roles. The
special scenery is a marvel of the ,enic
painters craft, fifteen hundred square
yards Of scenery are used. The play is
interpreted with many bright and
pleasing specialties, new songs and
dances. This excellent production comes
to Viroqua, Wednesday, November II.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1909-11-10
GRIEF FOR OTHER connumrrEs
Death and MisfOrtunes overtaks Two
Good Men

Jas. Chambers of Retreat, had the
misfortune to have one of his hands
badly crushed in corn shredder. He
was feeding a shredder on the premises
of Chas. Wakefield when the accident
occurred The injured man was hurried
to the office of Dr. Eyert where the
amputation of one finger and part of
another one was found necessary. The
member was pretty badly lacerated,
but the doctor expresses hope of being
able to save it.-De Soto Argus.
Word was received here by the fam
lily of Peter Hemmersbach of the death
of their son Jacob, who had left this
community four years ago to make his
home in South Dakota. Cause of his
death was from suffocation by gas,
which was in well that he was drilling.
1t seems that Hemmersbach was let
down in the well by comrade, to try
and straighten some pipe and when
about six feet down, he was overcome
by gas and lost his hold and fell. No
help was at hand and the comrade was
powerless 20 aid the unfortunate man
for he had no rope around him. When
removed few hours later he could not
be revived. Cashton Record.