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The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1909-08-12

G. f. Hall, principal of the high school
at Wells River for the past three years,
has gone to Topsfeld, Mass, where he is
to be principal of the high school.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1909-08-12
NEWS OF VERMONT

The Franklin high school will open
September g. The directors have secured
the services of E. s. Boyd, of Dundas,
MINI. as principal.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1909-08-12

Antoine Green, aged 96 years, died at
his home in Lowell August 6, after a
long illness. He was the oldest resident
in the town and was born in st. Cesaire
Que, June Is, 1918.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1909-08-12

Excursion to. Missisquoi Park. See
advertisement on page 7.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1909-08-12

The Rev. T. H. M. Ockford, of Lyndon
vile, son of the Rev. Thomas Samuel
Ockford, the rector of st. Marys church,
Mortified, has accepted call to the
rectorship of Coventry parish, containing
two churches, namely, st. Stephens,
Paramount, and st. Marks, Kingston, in
the diocese of Easton, state of Maryland.
He expects to enter upon his duties
September l.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1909-08-12

Dishonored platform pledges are poo
property for any party.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1909-08-12

E. r. Lape, a successful young physi-
clan of Fair Haven has decided to locate
in Swanton, and will go there so as to begin
practice by September LIST. Dr. Lape
graduated from the medical department
of the University of Vermont in 1905 and
has been practicing ever since.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1909-08-12
Stomach Trouble Relieved.

Mrs. r. j. Ballard, Pryor Creek,
Indian Territory, writes: 81 am happy
to tell you that keep free from my old
stomach trouble; feel no catarrhal
symptoms at all. L am able 20 do my
work, eat and drink what l want, and
re joice that found sure cure in your
valuable medicines, which ] failed to
aud in the best of home physicians"
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1909-08-12

at least" To all of which we may well
say Amen.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1909-08-12
Vermont Waterman

Open space rates the Daily Morning Journal.
Fixed Waterman running by the will be
cents inch.
CARROLL ]. SWAN Penn Mutual Building, Boston
Special Representative
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1909-08-12

Rev. J. G.. Dukes, Pastor OF the uni
tartan Church OF Pinetown, n. c.,
writes:
"My wife has been in very bad stats
of health for several years, and nothing
eeemod to do her any good until she
began to use Peruna one month ago.
Since then the color has returned to her
face, and she is gaining in flesh every
day, and believe she is well woman
to-day.
"My little boy, ten years old, was palo
and had but little life. He began to
use Peruna the day his mother began.
To-day his face is rosy, and he is out in
the yard running and jumping with the
vest of the children"
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1909-08-12

Excursion to Lake Champlain. See
advertisement on page z.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1909-08-12

The Vermont Soapstone Corporation
has practically decided not to utilize the
water power at Cambridgeport but will
cart the rough stone to Saxtons River
The old wooden mill owned by M. P
Barry will be rented, side track put in
and electric power used.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1909-08-12
Readsboro Company Prosperous

The chair company at Readsboro is
making good progress in the erection Of its
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-11-15
SUPREME COURT TO DETERMINE
WHETHER FRATERNITY IS
CHARITABLE INSTITUTION.
STATE SEEKS TO COLLECT
INHERITANCE TAX ON REQUEST
Member Of Order Bequeathed Property
to Lodge and State Tax Was Levied
Lower Court Said Fraternity Was
Charitable institution and Tax Was
Therefore illegal.

Special to Times Republican
Iowa Falls, Nov. lbs a Masonic
lodge a charitable institution? This
question will be answered by the SUI
preme court of Iowa and will settle a
point that the lower courts have an
swered in the affirmative. The ques-
ton is raised in connection with the
levy of the state Inheritance tax on
property willed to an Iowa lodge by a
member of the order. Under be-
quest, a deceased member of the Ma
sonic fraternity willed his lodge some
of his property.
The state officials sought to collect
the Inheritance tax under the state
law but it was resisted by the lodge
on the grounds that the lodge was a
charitable institution and therefore eX
empt under provision of the inheri
lance tax law The lower court sus-
tanned the contention of the lodge, but
the state officials have appealed the
case to the higher court for final
decision which will be watched with
interest, not alone by the Masonic fra
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-11-15
MARsHAI1TowN. IOWA. NOVEMBER
half Of the citizens Of Eldora. Alden.

half of the citizens Of Eldora, Alden,
Owasa and Iowa Falls.
The complaint is fled In hopes of in
ducing the railroad company to pro-
vide decent service on its division from
Clifford to Alden. For several years
the public in this county has suffered
from the bad equipment and poor train
service provided by the company on
this division and of late the service
has grown worse and the action is filed
in hopes of securing some relief.
The equipment for passenger traffic
consists of one combination baggage,
express. mail and passenger coach at
tached to mixed train. Little regard
appears to be paid to the operation of
train on schedule time and results in
serious inconvenience to the public in
this county. especially.
The trouble seems to lie in the fact
that one train and one crew are
forced to do all the work on the d.
vision and with the heavy traffic the
road has the equipment and crew cam
not do the work without seriously dis
turbing the company's train schedules
Better equipment for passenger traffic
and operation of trains on somewhere
near train schedule is aasked in the
petition.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-11-15
Southern Io1ua Items

Rev. Gertrude Won PetZold, acting
pastor of the Unitarian church here,
and but recently come from England,
and Senator Shirley Gillillind of Glen
wood, have signed contracts to con-
duct joint debate before chautauquas
in Iowa and Missouri next summer.
Newton.
Mrs Fred Klomburg. three miles
north, was quite severely injured while
assisting in picking corn while a little
son was driving. The team started to
run and in an effort to get into the
wagon and assist the boy, Mrs. Klom
burg was thrown to the ground and
both the front and hind wheels of the
wagon passed over her body. She was
severely bruised about the chest and
abdomen and for time 1t was feared
fatally so. Fortunately no internal in
juries were sustained.
Council Bluffs.
The heartless beating of a crippled
horse that could Lift disabled left
front foot only with painful effort and
also seemed to be suffering from an in
jured back presented a pitiful sight
near the Burlington passenger depot
The sad plight of5'the animal did not
appear to have much effect on the
driver, a young boy, who sought with
| terrific blows of a lash to make the
dumb sufferer do what was impossible
under the pain it evidently was under
going. The affair was loudly branded
as one of the most disgraceful scenes
ever witnessed on the streets of Coun-
Gil Bluffs.
Knoxville.
Nick Koopmans, aged about II years,
a mule driver in the HaWkeye mines.
two miles east of town, was frightfully
| injured in an accident. He was max
ing one of his regular trips, hauling
| five loaded mine cars, each containing
about one and one-half tons of coal.
He was riding the tail chain" between
the mule and front car. and attempted
to make a flying switch. While the
cars We're on section of the down.
grade and spinning along at lively
speed, young Koopmans unlocked the
chain which connects the mule with the
cars, "sloughed' the animal off into
a cross entry, thus allowing the cars
to run free. The idea was to throw
/
points a short distance ahead, but that
intention was never carried out. The
moment the hook of the chain was dis
engaged from its fastening the
boys foot slipped and he was thrown
squarely under the loaded train, but
| fortunately between the rails. There
| is only a space of six or eight inches
between the car aXles and the roadbed
and in that narrow trap, face down
ward, Koopmans was caught and drag
ged for a distance of nearly fifty feet.
the whole weight of seven and one half
tons of coal pressing down upon him.
Whensrescued from his perilous po-
sitfon and taken out into the fresh air
j it was found that he had received ser
iosu internal juries. but strange to say
not a bone was broken or a limb
MANNED.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-11-15

Monticello.
An early morning fire did $500 worth
Of damage to the building, and $3.50
worth of damage to the household
goods at the home of George Graham.
Abba.
Ed Young has sold his 100 acre farm
farm in Bluff Creek for $50 an acre.
M. c. Williams, of Libertyville, is the
lucy purchaser.
Upton.
Brennan Bros. and G. w. Sissel got
together on another big land deal when
the latter sold them his farm of 1853
acres south Of town at s135 an acre.
This farm adjoins the quarter section
purchased by Brennan Bros. from Mr.
Sissel the week previous. Mr.. Sissel
cleared an even $4,000 on his farm.
Knoxville.
j. T. Robuck has sold his 113 acre
tract two and one-half miles east of
town clarence Hons old farm) to
Oscar Jones, at $3.50 per acre. On the
following day Mr.. Robuck purchased
the James Gee farm of ninety-five
acres, one-half mile northeast of the
inebriate hospital. paying s14O per
acre therefor.
Des Moines.
On Dec. it is expected that the first
number Of Des Moines' new weekly, the
National Democrat, will appear. The
paper will support democracy in all it's
phases and will be managed and con-
trolled by a number of the most prom
inent democrats in Iowa. William
Porter, well known all over the United
States as q forceful political writer,
and w. A. Hutton of Des A1oines, are
the editors.
RichIand.
The 2-year-old child Of Mr.. and Mrs.
George Snyder, living southeast of
Richland, was terribly burned. The
child was in a rocking chair and made
his way to the stove, where he pulled q
kettle of boiling water over himself.
The flesh and skin were almost cooked
and parts Of the flesh are leaving the
bone. 1t is hard at this time to estimate
the seriousness of the INJURY but ply
sicians hope to save the child's life.
Hedrick.
Some unknown party broke into the
@. depot and carried away 17S tickets,
suit case, a small sum of money, and
several other small things. The en-
trance was made thru a window Most
of the tickets and the suit case were
found a short distance from the depot.
The %" detective was in Hedrick and
went to Sigourney that evening over
the Milwaukee and it is thought there
is clue to the robbery.
Lenox.
President E. E. Reed of Lenox Col.
lege, says the experiment of teaching
agriculture has proven success. Len
nox was the first to try the experiment
in Iowa. He believes there is as much
educational value to be had for pupils
studying agriculture as in studying the
dead languages and much more benefit
The college will continue the course
as 1t is proving eminently successful
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-11-15
CHICAGO e NORTHWESTERN

: , - - .
CHICAGO e NORTHWESTERN
GOING WEST
No. Overland Limited 80. 1853 a m
No. 3-Paciflc Express ...... $500 a m
No. Los Angeles Limited
daily ............ $3.50 M
n. 13-Chicago & Des Moines
Express ...... ........... 5:o4 p m
No. 11-Colorado Special 1892 p M
No. 15-Fast Mail .......... 1858 q m
No. 29-Omaha Passenger =. 1925 q m
No. 43-Freight 80. .......11:75 q m
No. 21-Dakota Passenger :. 1870 q m
No. 5-Oregon and Wash
ington Limited .......... 5:26 D m
GOING EAST
No. 2+Overland Limited go. 5:13 m
No. 16-Chicago Limited. ..11:25 D m
No. Atlantic Express. 1855 D. m.
No. s-Los Angeles Limited
daily ...... ............ 1922 a m
No. 12-Chicago Special 80. 9:15 a m
No. 10-Chicago & Omaha. .12:36 q. M,
No. 14-Chicago Express -. 1882 m
No. 6-oregon and wesh-
ington Limited ........... 1903 m
No. 3o-Cedar Rapids Pas
senger ...... ............ 3:11 p m
No. 42-Freight ............ 1850 m
No. 22-China & Japan ....11:4s p m
Nos. a.. 4s. 13 and IA daily exoest
Sunday.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-11-15
AAMPToN's NEW BAND.
Director Paul Has Built Up Strong Or.
ganization-The Personnel.

Special to Times Republican.
Hampton, Nov. 15.-Since coming to
this city few weeks ago. Fritz w. A
Paul, teacher of music, has been far
from idle. For several years the town
has been without a band, altho all adj
mitted that plenty of talent was at
hand and only awaited a competent
teacher to develop it and make 1t USE
full. This Professor Paul has succeed
ed in doing. Those who make up the
new band, are as follows Fritz W. A.
Paul. director, baritone; Roy Wescott,
cornet; Charles Banker cornet; Roy
Thomas. cornet: Ray Shaffer. cornet:
r. E. Walker, clarionet; Harold d. Bald
win, piccoio; Rudolph Behn. trombone;
Henry Burmeister, tenor; w. e. YEN
ter, E fiat bass; Roy White. alto:
Harry Webb, alto; Willie Jackson,
alto; Frank Bartlett, bass drum; Earl
Hunt, snare drum.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-11-15
nm .AHv
TRAVELLING MAN ARRESTED.
Salesman For keokuk Drug House
Charged With Theft of Grip.

opeCldl 10 L LHcS-NepuUllCdu.
Creston, Nov. ID. r. Dunlap, a
travelling salesman for Keokuk drug
house, is under arrest at Corning,
charged with the theft of a suit case
from the Kirkwood hotel in Des Moines,
about the last of October. The grip
belonged to another travelling man, F.
NJ Barron, who travels for the Bluff
City Lumber Company, at Pine Bluffs,
Ark, but whose home Is at Carroll 1t
seems that when Dunlap left Des
Moines with the grip he went to Alton,
and from there wired the Kirkwood
to know if his grip had been found yet,
but said nothing about having a
strange one in his possession. This
furnished a clue to the hotal people
for the missing grip, and Dunlap was
trailed here and there and finally was
found at Corning. In the meantime
Dunlap had made no effort to find the
owner of the grip he had taken, pre-
sumahly, at first by mistake and while
in Clarinda, he burned the contents Of
the grip, which consisted of clothing
and valuable papers. A s35 kodak he
says he left at Conway.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-11-15
AUTO DAMAGE SUIT ON TRIAL.
Man Who Was Injured Wants $4,000
From Auto Owner.

From Auto Owner.
Special to Times Republican.
Nevada, Nov. 15.-The next case to
come up in district court is damage
case resulting from teams scare at
an automobi The case comes from
down near Sheldahl and is docketed
Neinier vs.. Mosbach. Some months ago
q horse being driven by Ne!mier be-
came frightened at an automobile driv-
en- by Sam Mosbach. Neimier got ont
OF the rig and held the horse by the
head. Mosebach. thinking that he had
the animal under control, drove by
The horse reared and plunged and in
the mix up dragged Mr.. Neimier into
a barbed wire fence and he was badly
injured. Two thousand dollars is the
amount that Neimier considers would
recompense him for the injuries he suf-
fered, both mentally and physically. to
say nothing of the damage to the horse
and rig The parties to the suit are all
we'll known in the southwest part of
the county.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-11-15
JOKE NEARLY FATAL.
Young Bridegroom Fastened in Room
and Nearly Suffocated.

Special to Times Republican
Clarion, Nov. 15.-Fumes of formal
dehyde nearly suffocated Arthur Ora
helm. young tailor of this place
Draheim had just been quietly welded
to Miss Hazel Howe. a number of his
young men friends learned the secret
and he went to his tailor shop to elude
them He locked himself In and they
retaliated by tieing the door with rope
and forcing formaldehyde thru the key
hole. His bride of few hours learned
of his predicament, summoned Sheriff
Leonard and rescued him from a stu
alton which might have resulted in
tragic fashion. While they had ORA
helm taking forInaldehyde fumese the
young men were entertaining his bride
at a theater. She became suspicious
and escaped them, thus learning of her
husbands danger.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-11-15
x. c. AT CHARLES CITY.
Glass Of Sixty five Initiated and Big
Banquet Given

Special to Times Republican.
Mason City, Nov. 15.-A special train
over the Milwaukee took over 100 To-
cal knights of Columbus to Charles
City yesterday morning. At Charles
City they assisted in initiating class
of sixty-five new members from all
over this section of the state Mem
bers of the order from many cities
were in attendance and after the IN
itiation a monster banquet was held.
Work in the first and second degrees
was exemplified by the local degree
teams. The excursion party returned to
this city at an early hour this morn
ing
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-11-15
Gamblers Fined in Court.

Special to Times Republican.
Logan, Nov. l5.-County Attorney
Smith and Sheriff Rock have been do
ing business in compliance with off
cia obligations. Saturday Messrs
OConnor and Smiley plead guilty like
wise Porter the first of the week and
each was fined 1915 and costs for main
tanning places where gambling was
permitted at Missouri Valley The frs.
of this week number of young lads
from Boyer and Douglas townships will
be given a hearing for the alleged Of
Tense of gambling.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-11-15
Harrison County Again "Dry."
to Times Republican

Special to Times Republican
Logan, Nov. 15.-Harrison county is
again dry, The dryness of the county
is due to the action of the anti-saloon
forces of Missouri Valley filing revoca-
ton petition papers here.
The fight led by the school and
church people of Missouri Valley and
directed by County Attorney Thomas
Corwin Smith. of Logan, and Mayor
Amen of the Valley, is now on.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-11-15
SUED FOR COMMISSION.
Farmer Backs Out After Buyer is
Found and Faces Lawsuit.

Special to Times Republican.
Mason City, Nov. 15.-Alleging that
B. V. Mead, the owner of farm in
the south part of the county, instructed
them to sell the farm for him for
$4,000 and that he refused to sell when
they found him a buyer who was ready,
willing. and able to buy at that price,
Stauufer & Nelson, a real estate firm
OF Swaledale, has brought suit against
Mead in the district court Of Swaledale,
judgment in the sum OF $1,000, the
sum they claim that is due them as a
commission for their services in finding
the defendant a purchaser for his farm.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-11-15
Big Dredge Being Installed.

Logan, Nov. 15.-A dredge eighty five
feet long, and twenty mine feet wide is
being installed adjoining Logan on the
south in the Latta drainage district of
the Boyer river engineering project
The machinery is expected the last of
this week.
The engineering project of the Latta
district contemplates the Strengthening
of the Boyer river.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-11-15
PETITION FOR RELIEF.

Hardin County Towns File Complaint
of Poor Service on "slippery EIm."
Special to Times Republican.
Iowa Falls, Nov. 15.-One of the re-
cent complaints filed with The Iowa
railroad commission against the Chi
cago & Northwestern comes from this
city and is died by F. q. Foster. on bee
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-11-15
RAILROAD TIME TABLE
CHICAGO GREAT WESTERN
"MapIe Leaf Route"
1nYNrn SnYYnNr1

No. 1-st. Joe and K. c. Linn
1LeQ QUO m
No. K. G. Mail & Express 6:45 o IN
No. 5-St. Joe Express 500. 1925 a m
mo. S3-Way Freight .....e 1855 y M
GOING NORTH
No. 2@Chicago and st. Paul
: Limited 5000. .l1.o5 p m
No. Chicago and st. Paul
Express .......... ...... 1887 m
No. 8 Observation-Disclosures. 1920 p m
EMO. Sway Freight ..... 1880 p m
Except Sunday. Effective Oct. 81.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-11-15

ternity but the public at large, as de-
filming a charitable institution within
the meaning Of the Inheritance tax
law
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-11-15
IOWA CENTRAL
NORTH BOUND
Leave

Twin Cities Mail tdaily)... $50 q M
Mason City Mail lex. Sum-. 5:s5 D m
Twin Cities Limited daily 1880 a m
Local Freight Eek. SUM- 1900 ~,
SOUTH BOUND
81 LOUIS and Kansas City
Mall (daily) .............. $3.50 m
Peoria Express (ex. SUM >. 900 M
(dalV 80. .............. $40 m
Local Freight Eek. SUM- ...12.50 n m
STORY CITY BRANCH
Leave. Arrive.
lex. SUM- ................ $3.50 a m
$40 p. m. Mixed lex. Sum-. $40 p m
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-11-15

Charles Carothers, salesman, for the
Churchill Drug Company of Burling-
ton, in charge of the paint department,
has been at home quite sick for the
past two weeks, threatened with pneu-
monia, but is much improved today.
and hopes to be able to resume his
work in another week.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-11-15
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Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1909-06-24

You can find everything in the Kodak
line from the one dollar Brownie up.
Every one Of them the latest model.
See them at Jackson's.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1909-06-24
PLACED IN LIBRARY.
Original Constitution Of COnfederacy Now in
Washington.

Washington, June 21.-There has
been deposited in the library of Con-
gress and placed on exhibition in the
manuscripts division, the original en-
crossed permanent Constitution Of the
Confederate States of America"
The constitution was adopted March
IL, 1861, by the Confederate Congress
at Montgomery, Ala. and signed by
delegates from South Carolina. Georgia.
Florida. Alabama, Mississippi. Louisi-
ana and Texas.
When the capital was moved to Rich
mond, it was carried to that city, and
upon the evacuation of Richmond was
sent, with other papers, farther South,
where it was rescued by Mr.. F. G. De-
Fontaine, of Chester, S. c., from a
band of looters.
Mr.. DeFontaine kept this and other
documents for some years, and, in 1883
1t passed into the hands of Mrs. G. w.
j. DeRenne, whose son, Mr.. W. J. De-
Renne, Of Savannah, Ga, now owns it.
and has recently deposited it, as a loan,
with the librarian of Congress.