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The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1909-04-02
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The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1909-04-02

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The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1909-04-02

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The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1909-04-02

To postpone lynching in order not
to "desecrate the Sabbath" gives us
another unique insight into the various
forms Of mental consistency.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1909-04-02

Orange and Raisin Pie.
Peel one large sweet orange and cut
In small pieces. Add one tablespoon Of
-four, two tablespoons of sugar. Chop
and cook one cup of raisins and add
to the orange. Bake with two crusts.
Soothing Syrup the best remedy to use
fer their children during the teethinE
period.
Now there Is to be an apple combine.
but It will not come up to the old COM
bine Of the apple and the crisp upper
and lower crust.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1909-06-23
DEATH OF MARY E. GRIFFIN
Well Known and Dearly Beloved Young Woman
Yields to Death After Brief Illness

On Thursday afternoon. June 1th,
after an acute illness of less than two
hours duration Miss Mary E. Griffin
was numbered among the dead. For
some time she had been in poor health,
suffering from stomach and kidney
trouble. She was not considered
dangerously ill, however. and the
news of her death was great shock
to her many friends. She was the
daughter Of Mr.. and Mrs. R. Thomas
Griffin and was born in Memphis,
Tenn, July 11th, 1864. She came
to Crawford County with her parents
in 1879 and had resided here since
that time. She grew to be help
full, faithful woman, ever ready to
respond when sickness or sorrow
made help necessary and she won for
herself distinct place in the affec-
tions of large circle of friends.
Funeral services were held on Fri
day forenoon at St. Rose of Lima
church. Rev. Father M. j.. Farrelly
officiating. The church was crowded
with friends from many parts of the
county who had come to pay theil
last tribute to a beautiful life o.
self-sacrifice. devotion and kindness
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1909-06-23

he went to the home of his son. DR..
Frank, Of Dixon, Neb. DR.. Frank
thought it would be better to consult
u specialist and took his father to st.
Joseph hospital in. Sioux City. He
remained there for some time and then
decided to visit his nephews, Drs.
Martin and D. D. Talcott. at Crofton,
Neb., for few days before returning
to Arion. Just the. evening previous
to his death he spent the time in
pleasant conversation with his friends
in bis usual genial manner. He rest
ed we'll during the night until eight
o'clock Thursday morning, when he
suffered q stroke Of apoplexy. passing
away peacefully shortly after.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1909-06-23
HARDING CASE CONTINUED


Judge r.. M.'Wright Of Fort Dodge
Was on hand Tuesday forenoon pre-
pared to proceed at once with the dis
barment case against p. W. Harding.
The defense was represented by Ex-
Judge s. M Ewlood Of Sac City and
Lou n. Salinger Of Carroll. The de-
tense first aksed continuance until
July 18th. The prosecution stated
that it was ready to proceed with the
trial. Judge Wright said it would be
impossible for him to hear the case on
july 18th and the case was set for
FridRE June 25th. Later on account
of Illnessi the family of the defend
ant and to enable him to secure GER
tain depositions the case was contin-
nd until August 2 tn.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1909-06-23

ing the trade of mason in which his
father is past master. He became
an expert. workman and commanded
excellent wages. For the last few
years he had acted as foreman and
at Mapleton he was at the head Of
the brick-layers. He was marri ed to
Miss Alice Dodge and their home
was happy one. Leon was COM
panionable, whole-hearted. straight
forward young man. He did his work
we'll. paid his debts. provided for him
home and was loyal to his friends.
Besides his wife. he leaves father
and mother, five brothers. three Sis
ters and numerous other relatives to
mourn his untimely and tragic death.
Funeral services were held at thu
First Presbyterian church on Sunday
afternoon and the large seating capac-
ity of the church was filled to over
flowing. Members Of the A. o. U.
W. acted as pail bearers and his fell
low firemen acted as an escort Of honor
Rev. ]. James DePree. preached .
tender. thoughtful sermon, full Of
words of comfort for those who
mourned. The appalling suddenness
of the tragedy cast q deep gloom over
the community bringing one and all
face to face with the problem Of
Death. The Review joins with the
community IN expressing its sympathy
for those bereaved.
In the brief hour before his death
Sully showed his thoughtfulness fol
others in his anxious inquiries as to
the other workmen. his living mes.
sages to his wife and his admoni.
tions to those who had BEEN unde,
him in the work. B
Relatives from ont Of town wsr,
Il. w. Seryoss Of lows City. M
Dave Reilly u omaha, Nj. and Mr.
Banner Of Council Bluffs, llrs. 4. II.
|lSsryoes of Council Blnlts and lra
Mamie Watsoon of vail.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1909-06-23
TWO BRAKEMEN
SHOT BY BUNS
MIDNIGHT TRAGEDY ON MOVING TRAIN
NEAR VAIL
One MAN DEAD ONE IS DYING
Two Negroes Arrested Al Manila Charge Each
0ther With Firing the Fatal Shots

Shortly after midnight on Saturday
night two brakemen on the Chicago
and Northwestern east bound freight
Number ia were shot during an en-
counter on tank car soon after the
train left the Vail yards. Two negroes,
Henry Clark and Chesley Hubbard are
under arrest and there is no question
but that one Of them fred the fatal
shots.
Of the two brakemen. Lee c. War
ner of Boone was killed almost in
stantly, for by the time the moving
train stopped at West Side he was al
ready cold in death. The other brake
man, Avla c. Brechtel still lives.
He is in the Carroll hospital with q
bullet lodged in his spine. He is
completely paralyzed and while he
may linger for some time it is said
that his recovery is impossible. The
double tragedy was discovered by the
conductor Of the train who missed his
crew. started back over the train only
to find them. the dead and the dying.
lying prostrate where coward's hand
had shot them down in the blackness
Of the night.
The train was stopped at West Side
and the body Of Warner was removed.
Three hoboes who were found on the
train were arrested. They all told
the same story that the crime had been
committed by two negroes who had
jumped from the train. Word was
sent out all over the county at once
and drag net was thrown out for any
stray negroes who might be found.
Two suspects were, arrested, one at
Arion and one at Denison and on Sum
day morning Clark and Hubbard were
arrested by Manila officer.
The inquest over the body Of War
ner was held at West Side early Sun.
day morning. County Attorney Klink-
er. Sheriff Cummings and Jas. Sims.
stenographer. making quick automo.
bilestr to be on hand. A. r. Pat
! terson. John Malloy and Edward Peters
were the coroner's jury.
VIM. Mccarthy was the first wit.
ness. He testified to finding the body
of Warner. He also testified that
Brechtel told him they had been shot
BY big fleshy niger about one-halt
mile east Of Vail.
DR.. C. L. Patterson testified to the
wounds which had killed Warner. He
said Warner was cold when he ex.
amined him when called after the trair
reached West Side. He said Warner
waA shot in the right shoulder. close
to the neck, the bullet penetrated the
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1909-06-23
Carl 1ka,ks

Mrs. W. B. Evans wishes the Re-
view to voice her thanks and appre-
citation to the, choir for the beau tifu
music and the many friends for the
floral tributes and for the kind SYM
pathy which has sustained her so
greatly in her bereavement.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1909-06-23
chest cavity, severed the aorta, struck
the large chest wall and lodged in the

chest cavity, severed the aorta, struck
the large chest wall and lodged in the
kidney.
Geo. Williams, John Svec, Henry
Kissock and G. T. Baker, all of whom
were beating their way on the train.
testified to hearing three or four shots
fred and all of them laid the shoot
ing to two negroes who had left the
train. They described with fair ac-
curacy the men arrested at Manila.
The body Of Warner was taken to
Boone Tor burial and Brechtel was
taken to the Carroll hospital.
All the officers in the county were
on the lookout for negroes with orders
to hole. any black man who might be
found. EARLY Sunday morning two
darkies walked into the Milwaukee
depot at Manila. They inquired about
trains and bought tickets to Omaha.
They then walked out into the yards
and sat down on q pile Of ties. It was
here that they were arrested by Off,
Ger Burlington.
Word was at once sent to Denison.
The fact that the men could not give
q straight account Of themselves and
the fact that one Of the men was seen
to throw away q revolver when he was
arrested made the officer sure that he
had tho riuht man
They were brought to Denison and
placed in Jail. It was Sunday after
noon in the presence Of Sheriff Cum
mings, County Attorney Klinker, two
railroad detectives, Messrs. Stewart
and White. and the editor of the Re.
view that the two rnen told their stor-
les admitting their knowledg. of the
crime. but laying the blame upon each
other. Later Clark was taken te
Vail where cartridges were founG
along the side of the track as he
claimed they would be. He was ther
taken to Carroll where Brechtel identi-
fed him as one of the two negroel
who had been on the train and sale
that he corresponded in build and sig,
to the man who did the shooting.
Hubbard was detained here on Sunday
night and on Monday he was taker
to Omaha to corroborate his story q
told to the officers on Sunday after
noon. A colored man who was will
them when the revolver was bough
WAS brought back to Denison OF
Tuesday and the men who were beat,
ling their way and who heard th
shots frsd were held - witnessea
Henry QarRs Story
Az he leaned against the bars o
the steel cage on Sunday afternoon
Henry Clark was certainly q pitiabl,
and wretched sample Of humanity
He is the genuine African type, goo,
sized, rather fieshy, black as the ac'
of spades, Negroid features. kink.
wool, fiat nose. with large spreading
nostrils. lips an inch thick. He wa
thoroughly scared and cowed. Hi
hands worked nervously his moutl
was 30 dry that he spoke with difficult
ty and the whites Of his eyes rolle'
with fear. Clark was told that h
was under arrest in connection will
the murder of Lee Warner and wa
asked if he wished to answer question
of his own free will. with knowledg
CONTINUED on page l2)
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1909-06-23
THIRTY FOOT FALL
KILLS SULLY SERVOSS
DEFECTIVE ScAFFoLD CAUSES FATAL ACCl.
DENT AT MAPLETON
FIVE MEN FACE SUDDEN DEATH
Seross is Killed, Melton Badly Injured while
Others Escape With Cuts and Bruises

At ten minutes Of six, just little
before quitting time, five masons.
working on the new Catholic church
at Mapleton were thrown nearly thir-
ty feet to the ground by break in q
defective scaffold. Leon (Sully) Ser
voss. foreman Of the pricklayers,
stood on the north end under which the
ledger board broke. He was thrown
to the ground and the ends Of heavy
planks fell on his chest crushing it
and inficting injuries from which he
died at half past seven the same
evening. Lewis Servoss, his brother
escaped with slight bruises and was
the first to get to his feet. He pulled
the planks off from his brother. ran
for pail Of water and carried the
injured boy into the yard of the Catho-
lie parsonage. Here other help was
soon at hand and Sully was taken to
the parsonage and made as comfortable
as possible. He was fully consci BUS
until the last moment and at his re-
quest religious consolation was ex-
tended him by the good priest. The
injuries to Jerome Melton were also
serious. His leg was broken, two
ribs were injured and he sustained
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The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1909-06-23

Mr.. and Mrs. Strahan gave q six
O'Clock dinner on Saturday night AZ .
compliment to Mr.. and Mrs. Hart, Of
Boulder. Col. Pink roses we're the
table decoration and good dinner.
such as Clinton county people seem to
be masters Of, was served and much
enjoyed.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1909-06-23
A Crievious Disappointment

The Review is greatly disappointed
at the non-arrival of engravings of
DR.. W. B. Evans and Leon servoss
ordered from Baker Bros. Engv. Co.
of Omaha in plenty of time for this
issue. The portraits will be printed
next week.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1909-06-03
The Oldest Brakema

John Elphick, the first railroad
brakeman OF the United States, has
just died at his home In Poolville,
New York, at the age Of 81.
He began work on the Mohawk &
Hudson railway from Albany to
Schenectady In October, 1880. His
wages were SIX cents q day and
board, 12K hours being accounted a
days work. Board and lodging
G ost at that time about 81 per week
After following the occupation oil
brakeman for the greater part OF bis
life. Elphick retired from railroad
work in 1880 and had since resided
In Poolville with q daughter, Miss
Luch Elphick, who survives.-Post.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1909-06-03
School Notes.
By P. NJ. Allison, supt. Schools.
COUNTY GRADUATION.

COUNTY GRADUATION.
The papers written for Rural
Graduation has been graded and
statements Of grades, made by each |
applicant, mailed TO them. One
hundred thirty four took the ex-
animation. Seventy OF them made
passing grades, seventeen less than
last year. Much of this falling Of is
due, no doubt, to the influebce OF she
Spelling Contest. Those who made
100 per cent on spelling this year are
as follow; Joseph Hanna, Of How.
srd township; Ruby Isaacson, OF
Vest Point; Cora lrlck and Roy Dun
ham, OF Shawnee; Bessie Minor, OF
Charlotte, and Lena Mouse, oiGrand
River. The examination consisted
o: five questions and twenty words,
she words IN count "a so per cent on
the grade. Lost year the exsmins-
.inn consisted OF fifty words, which
counted 100 per cent. One pupil
spelled all the words last year, while
eighteen spelled all Of this years list.
Those who spelled all the words this
year are: Ruby Isaacson, Of West
Point; jessie and Garry Burch, OF
Pleasant Gap; Belle Alexander, OF
Spruce; Lulu Blsckmon, OF East
Boone; Joseph Hanna, OF Howard;
Luells Conrad and Edward McCune,
OF Elkhart; Cora Trick and Roy Dun
ham, OF Shawnee; Marie Jensen,
Bessie Minor, Glenn Pahlmsn and
Maud Silvers, OF Charlotte; Lena
Mouse and Minnie McGill, OF Grand
River, and Clay Hlrni and Agnes
Eddy, OF Prairie.
The graduating exercises will be
held In Butler, June the 9Th, at s
O'Clock In the evening. State Super
lintendent OF Schools Howard A
Gass will be present and deliver ar
address to the class. All people In
terested In education are invited tC
hear him, Supt. Gas Ia at the heaC
OF the school work OF the state auC
will, no doubt, say something OF In
terest so all.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1909-06-03
Circuit Court Notes.

The case Of John F. Boles against
the Kansas City Southern R. R. was
continued until the next term OF
court.
Three suits against the Missouri
Pacific Railway were disposed OF
Wednesday. c. NJ. Decker securing
q judgement for $63 80. T. P. Green
judgment for $50 90 and ], L. Flu
gift for $65 90.
The case OF Harlan Hsrshaw
agains. the Missouri Pacific railroad
was tried Thursday before a jury
and took up much of the day. A
verdict for Harshaw was rendered
for $124.27.
Sly Nichols convicted at recent
term OF carrying concealed weapons
was discharged from Jail having
served twenty days In payment o.
the costs OF the case.
The case OF W. V. Duvall vs.. the
Kansas City Southern was continued
to the next term by agreement.
Cases against seven insurance
companies In which E A. Royce suet
for losses sustained by fire In Rici
Hill were called. Judgment In bill
favor against the Lumbermens ln
sursnce company rendered To-
ST. 1925, against the Illinois Banker
lior $3.50 and against the Hanove
company for $1,125. Four case
against the Hanover, New Hamp
shire and st Louis Fire Insuranc
companies were continued to tn
next term.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1909-06-03
T. C, BOUlWARE,

Physician and Surgeon. Office
North Side Square, Butler, Mo.
Diseases OF women and children
\ specially.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1909-06-03

From Dee Donnohue, OF this city,
Who was one OF the auctioneers at
the Hsrshaw public sale OF Poland
Chinas at Butler Saturday we learn
that the stock sold at exceptionally
good prices, the top price being 1915
for a gilt that was bought by man
by the name OF Baker near Pleasant
Gap and the average for the 100
head sold was $50 81 each o F.
Piepmeier, the successful young
breeder near Appleton City, bought
seven head; Rome Donnohue at Hud-
sen, 1; Clay Mauck, Fred Heisermsn
and Jared Griggs. well-known stock
men and farmers near Appleton City,
got one each from the herd. Har
shaw has established wide reputa
tion as successful breeder OF this
class OF swine, and he is OF the char
acter OF man with whom breeders
and everybody else likes 10 do bust
ness. Appleton City Journal.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1909-06-03

It. Before had taken one bottle l
was better, and now l am completely
cured. ELENA V. HENRY, Route No.
g. Adrian, Ga.
Why will women take chances with
an operation or drag out q sickly,
half hearted existence, missing three
fourths of the Joy Of living, when they
can find health In Lydia E. Pinkhams
Vegetable Compound?
For thirty years 1t has been the
standard remedy for female ills. and
has cured thousands of women who
have been troubled with such all
inents as displacements, Inflammation,
liberation, fbroid tumors, irregulari-
Hes periodic pains, backache, ind1ges-
ton. and nervous prostitution.
n YOU have the slightest doubt
that Lydia e. Pinkhams Vege-
table Compound will help You,
Write to Mrs. Pinlkham at Lynn
Mass.. for advice, Your letter
will be absolutely confidential
and the advice free.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1909-06-03
Low One Way C0loniSt Rates.

To points In Arizona, British Colum-
bia, Colorado, Idaho, Mexico, Mon
tsns, Nevada, New Mexico, Oregon,
Texas, Utah and Washington, fare
greatly reduced through services op
Grated over she Missouri Pacific via
Pueblo and she Scenic Route. The
Denver & Rio Grande II you are
contemplating "trip West let me-
figure with you to day. | can save
you time, trouble and money. Call
at office Or write me will be glad to
assist you. E G. NANDERvooRT.
Agent.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1909-06-03
oLLowING IsCORRECT TIME OF TRAINS

Freight trains do not carry passengers.
All freight for forw srding must be at deoe,
not later than eleven O'Clock a. m. or be held
for following days forwarding Freight for
Interstate Division must be delivered before
1--WE O'Clock p. m, No freight billed for this
train In morning. +. c. VAsDERvoORr,
Agent.
The Missouri Pacific have through
package car service which delivers
merchandise from New York In But
Ter on the fifth morning out, fourth
morning delivery from Cincinnati
and Cleveland. third morning from
Indianapolis and Chicago, second
morning from ST Louis. VIII be
glad to furnish you routeing orders
which will insure quick time.
E c. Vsndervoort, Agt.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1909-06-03

John Melvin, one OF Appleton
townships pioneer, most extensive
and successful farmers, speaking OF
crop prospects and business condi.
tions said Friday: "In all my exper.
fence In farming don't think have
ever known time when the soil
worked better than 1t has this spring
and during the past week everything
he's made q remarkably rapid growth.
Corn is coming up splendidly, while
wheat, oats and other small grain
shows q marked improvement, now
promising q much larger yield than
appearances earlier In the season In
dicated. The acreage of corn plant
ed is In all probability much larger
than ever before 10 the history OF the
county, and II We are favored with a
normal crop In this country will
have lots OF corn to market In the
fall and winter. 1--WE always like to
meet up with optomistic men like
John Melvin. They always leave q
fellow feeling better and moro hope
full for the future as q result OF hav'
| ing been In their company.-Apple'
ton City Journal.