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The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-08-26

Al. Kiedaisch has returned from a
business trip to Des Moines.
Mr.. and Mrs. r. F. Arey of Chi,
cago are visiting at the home of Mr.
and Mrs. Fl. e. Freeman.
Miss Leona Schulz has returned
home after a very pleasant visit with
relatives in Rock Island.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1910-03-10
DORSET

Ralph Clark of Rupert was in town
Monday.
Mrs. Jennie Kinney of West Rupert
is visiting relatives here.
Judge Kent left Tuesday on a bus
mess trip to Bennington and Pownal.
Mr.. and Mrs. Berne Davis and
daughters OF Manchester were in
town Sunday.
Guy Towslee has moved his family
to North Rupert where he will be en-
ployed at farming.
Mr.. and Mrs. Theophile Comba will
be missed after their winters So
iourn here. They have returned to
New York
Mr. and Mrs. John Stone have NOV
ed to their hill farm while their son,
F. G. Stone will occupy the house va
Gated by them.
We understand there are to be nn
merous changes in residence this
spring which as yet, we are not auth
orized to report.
1t is reported that the Snyder home
stead which wasrsold some time ago,
will be occupied by members of the
Woods family in June
Frank Norton has completed a very
convenient cupboard pantry at the
hall for the Grange which will great
ly facilitate work at their festal gath
erings
Mr. and Mrs John Whitcomb and
daughter, Mrs. Charles Nichols and
family have moved from the Snyder
tenement to one of the quarry houses
on Birch HILL"
Washington Pomona Grange will
meet in Rupert March 18th. Many of
the local grange are planning to at
tend and are reminded to carry their
baskets of provision.
Miss Ada Sheldon is assisting at
the home of F. F. Gilbert The young
members of the family have recover
ed from the measles with which they
were recently afflicted.
George Lee who has accepted a
business situation at Graphite, n. Y
will be missed as salesman at Arm
strongs store. His Office at the
Grange will be filled by Alfred Sey
mour.
March 10th the married members
of the Grange will have the meeting
in charge. The committee appointed
to preside over arrangements are
Mesdames Simmons, Phelon, ant
Batchelder
There was a noteworthy thunder
storm here Sunday night presaginl
cold weather so say the predictve
The "soft-billed' robins and buC
birds have been seen often during
the recent balmy days.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1910-03-10
CLAIM FEE WAS TOO LARGE
Charge Against Mrs. c. F. Shelton
Formerly of CuttingsvlIe


Rutland, March 1O.-Mrs. c. F.
Shelton of Albuquerque, n. NJ, was
admitted to $1,000 bail by United
States Commissioner j. A. Merrill
here Tuesday afternoon to appear
before the next session of the United
States court in Vermont on the
charge of claiming an exhorbitant
sum for assisting neighbor in OBJ
tanning a pension. Mrs. Shelton ar
rived here on a train Monday night
She was accompanied by a trained
nurse, because of i'll health and J. b
Newhall, deputy United States mar
shal of New Mexico She was taken
| The Bardwell Hotel.
Mrs. Shelton then Priscilla r. Nav
of Cuttingsville was indicted at the
February 1909 term of federal court
a Burlington She had then left the
state and the government officials II
Vermont have since been on the look
OFT FOR her. Not until recently was
she located.
The order for her removal TO thi'
state was signed by Ira A. Abbott
associate justice of the supreme cour
OF New Mexico. 1t is said that sh'
got 800 as a pension fee.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1910-03-10
MRS. SUSAN A. BENTLEY
AGED Resident Had Lived in Sand
gate Since a Child

About six o'clock Tuesday evening
February Is. the messenger Of death
very suddenly and Unexpectedly re-
moved Mrs. Bentley from the COM
munity where she had lived long
and useful life.
Mrs. Susan A. (Barber) Bentley
was born in Greenwich, ~ Y, May
%. 1885. She was the oldest of ten
children born 10 Royal p. and Lydia
(Bakerl Barber When only a child
she moved with her parents TO Cam
den. n. Y, and later came TO Sand
gate where she has lived most of the
time since. June g. 1857 she was
married to Willis S. Bentley with
whom she lived nearly fifty years.
They were making plans to celebrate
their golden wedding in a few weeks,
when Mr.. Bentley died of apopleXy
three years ago.
Before Mrs. Bentley's marriage she
was a teacher and after her marriage
she was a model helpmate employing
the virtues of thrift and economy in
the home and being of great help to
her husband in the political offices
which he held in town apd county.
Mrs. Bentley was the mother of
five children, three of whom are still
living, Ray and Charles of Sandgate
and Hollis of Hebron. n. Y. She is
also survived by five sisters, Mrs.
James Mattison, Mrs. James Warner
Mrs. Edward Wells, Mrs. Jerome
Zones, and Mrs. George Curtis; one
brother Herbert Barber, sixteen
grandchildren and seven great grand
children.
For many years Mrs. Bentley was
consistent member of the Metho
dist Episcopal church. She was held
in high esteem by her many friend:
and acquaintance and because of he
cheerful disposition was a great fav
orite with the young by whom sh'
will be greatly missed.
The funeral was held from the NJ
f. church, Rev. c. II. Mead officiating
assisted by Mr.. Ball. The bearer
were three sons and three grandsons
Interment was in Hillside cemetery
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1910-03-10
EAST ARLINGTON

Charley Seeley has been quite i'll
for a few days.
Mrs. C. A. Eddy is confined to the
house by the grip.
The condition of l.. b. Graves re-
mains about the same.
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Shuffleton
spent Monday in Bennington.
George Carey is very i'll at his home
in the south part of the village.
A daughter was born to Mr.. and
Mrs f. l.. Buck Monday, Feb. 2S
Mr.. and Mrs. George Cole of North
Adams were recent visitors in town.
Mrs NJ. o. Schutt has returned
from a two months visit in Benning-
ton.
Mrs. l.. d. Dean has returned from
New York where she has been the
past year
The marriage of d. G. Barney and
Miss Riddle of Bennington occurred
Wednesday, March 2,
Mrs C. II. Mead and little daugh-
ter are visiting at the home of her
mother in Worthwhile, N. Y.
Jesse Wilder, Frank Walsh and B..
]. Hayden are among those who have
been housed by the grip this week.
The funeral of the youngest child
of Mr. and Mrs. George Hayes was
held last Wednesday Burial was In
the family lot at West Arlington
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1910-03-10
Estate of Joseph H. Loring.
NTATE OF YERMnNT.

NTATE OF VERMONT. The Honor
, District of Bennington. ~. I able Probate
Court for the District aforesaid:
To the heirs ana all persons interested in the
estate Of Joseph III. LOring, late of Bennington
in said District deceased Greetings:
WHEREAS. application hath been made to
this Court in writing by Henry $. Bingham,
Administrator, praying for license and author
ity to sell all Of the real estate of said deceased,
20 wit: The equal undivided one half interest
of the said Joseph II. LOrng I'm and to all and
the same farm lansd and premises owned in
common with Henry VI. Tuttlc az the time of
the decease Of the said Joseph II. Loring and
known and commonly called the Loring and
mttle farm. said lands having been conveyed
to the said Loring and futile by deeds of
conveyance from John p HarwOod and Mary
Houghton; Also the equal undivided one half
interest Of the said Joseph II Loring in and ia
those certain premises situate on the east side
of Depot Street in the Village of Bennington
IN said town OF Bennington whereon are locat-
ed the barns, sheds Office building and store
houses now and for many years used and Occur
pied by the said J. H. LOring and Henry VI.
| Tuuttle under the firm name Of j. II. LOring
4 Co.; representing to said court that II
would be beneficial to the heirs and all persons
Interested in the estate of said deceased, to sell
said real estate and convert the same into mon
ey.
And bringing into Court the consent and ap-
probation In writing, of all the heirs TO said es
tate residing In this State. and setting forth the
situation of the real estate.
wHEREUPON. the said Court appointed and
assigned the 18th day of March, 1910. at the
Probate Office in Bennington in said District. 10
hear and decide upon said application and petit.
ton, and ordered public notice thereof TO he
given to all persons interested therein by pub.
fishing said order, together with the time and
place of hearing, three weeks successfully In
the Bennington Evening Banner, newspaper
which circulates In the neighbOrhood of those
persons interested in said estate, all of which
publications shall be previous TO the day.as-
signed for hearing
THEREFORE,, you are hereby notified TO ap-
pear before said Court, at the time and place
assigned, then and there in said Court 10 make
your objections TO the granting Of such license,
If YOU see cause
GIVEN UNDER My HAND at Bennington IN
said District, this 2ith day of February, 1910.
GRACE b. HOLT, Register.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1910-03-10
LICENSE LAW INVOLVED
U. S. Circuit Court Decision in Fem
Bankruptcy Case.

Rutland, March 10.-The United
States circuit court of appeals has
handed down a decision in the case of
the Garrett-Williams company of
Baltimore, Md, VS.. ]. Edward Cops,
trustee of the bankrupt estate of
Fred Fem of Rutland. This was one
of several cases, in which liquor deal
ers were interested, growing out OF
the Fem bankruptcy. The appeals
court reverses the decision of +. H
OBrien of Rutland, referee in bank
ruptcy, and Judge James l.. Martin
of Brattleboro, who disallowed GER
tain bills against the estate on the
ground that the plaintiff company
had no license under the Vermont
statutes to sell liquor in this state
About $4,000 was involved.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1910-03-10
Physicians are Naturally preludIoes

against proprietary or advertised
medicines, as the sale of these remed-
les decrease their incomes.
However, this may be, the general
public is benefited by the use of such
standard medicines as Lydia E. Pink
hams Vegetable Compound with its
wonderful record of thousands of
cures among suffering women. We
are very glad to say, however, that
there are hundreds of honest physic-
ians in the United States who do not
hesitate to recommend such medi-
cines
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1910-03-10
YOU CAN CURE THAT BACKACHE

Rain along the back. dizziness. headache and
general languor. Get package OF Mother
Gray's AUSTRALIAN-LEAF. the pleasant
root and herb cure for all Kidney. Bladder and
Urinary troubles. When you feel all run down,
tired, weak and without energy use this remark
able cOmbinatio on OF natures herbs and roots.
As a regulator IL has no equal. Mother Gray's
Australian Leaf is sold by Druggists or sent
by mail for 30 cts. sample sent FREE. Ad-
dress. The Mother Gray Co. Leroy. \. Y.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1910-03-10
COMMISSIONERS NOTICE, .

y Estntc OF AItTHVN z. NW EEL.
The undersigned, having been appointed by
the Hon. Prohaie Court for the District Of Ben
nington, COMMISSIONERS, 10 receive, exam
Inc and adjust the claims and demands OF all
persons against the estate OF Arthur G. Sweet
late OF bennington. in said District de
ceased, ana all claims exhibited In onset there
TO, hereby give notice that we VIII meet for the
purpose aforesaid. at the First National Bank,
In the town Of Bennington in said District,
August next, from 2 o'clock 7. NJ, until 4
o'clock 7. NJ. on each of said days, and that six
months from the 18th day OF February, A. d..
1910, is tlle time limited by said Court for said
creditors 20 present their claims 10 us for eX-
animation and allowance.
Dated Mt Remington, this 18th day of Feb
ruary, 1910
HOMER II. WEBSTER
JOHN ROBINSON,
Commissioners.
The new era., 1910-04-28
GEN ERAL.

Prof. William G. Sumner Of Yale
died Tuesday.
The Duke Of Connaught will visit
this country in August.
Mark Blackwell is still alive in a
Wilson, Pa, hospital, with bullet in
his brain. ae
An agreement has been reached
which will avert strike on the Lack
awanna railroad.
School children Of Montclair, N. j.,
will vote on whether the town will
celebrate the Fourth with fireworks or
not.
Col. Duncan B. Cooper. convicted OF
killing Senator Carmack of Tennessee,
was pardoned by Governor Patterson
Wednesday.
The terms proposed by Mayor Rey-
burn of Philadelphia have been accept
ed by the carmen and the strike de-
clared off.
Editor Claude B. Hay OF Moore
house, Mo-, ended a three-year feud
with DR.. L. w. Hart, mayor. by killing
him.
The Roosevelt Rough Riders have
been called to meet at New York city
June 18th to goth to welcome their
colonel home.
Richard Croker will return to his es-
tate in ireland.
The Portland, Me-, Express says
Senator Hale may follow the example
of Senator Aldrich and retire at the
end of his term.
A lot of New York brokers have
been summoned before the special
grand jury to tell what they know
about the big cotton deal.
Two sons of Philip Badali, veal
thy Italian of Williamsburg, Pa, were
found dead in bed Wednesday. The
coroners office decided they died OF
poison.
tional Tube Company at Lorraine, Ohio
returned to work Monday.
During disability single employees OF
the steel corporation will receive 35
per cent. of their wages and married
men so per cent.
Inc governor Oh new jersey mas
signed the bill prohibiting the employ
ment of children under fifteen years
old in factories at night.
Mrs. Rosa Marquardt, twenty, of Ak
ron, Ohio, who killed her two-year-old
child Tuesday, gave as reason that
the spirits kept bothering her.
The International Harvester Com
pany on Friday paio its quarterly div
idend of one per cent on $4,000, ,0O0
capitalization.
The new era., 1910-04-28
Gen. Eugene Ensley Dead.

Alamosa-Eugene Engley, formerly
attorney general of Colorado. died at
his home here Sunday afternoon. He
was flfty-seven years old. His birth
place was Brattleboro, Mass. AS a
lawyer. journalist, miner and public
official in many capacities, he made
his name well known among the citi-
zens of this state where he lived near
ly forty years. He lived in Denver
Alamosa, Durango, Creede, Cripple
Creek and Telluride at different per
iods. Although the last few years OF
his life were spent in the retirement
of study and reading in his famous
library at Alamosa he has always been
reckoned one of the foremost citizens
of the state.
The new era., 1910-04-28
Fruit District Reports In Tabloid

La Junta.-The frost killed all the
early fruit and there will be none in
this section excepting where smudge-
pots were used.
Fruita.-The fruit Is pretty well
protected from the frost. The smudge
pot did noble service. in fact, they
were not necessary.
Grand Junction.-A general inspec-
tion OF the orchards shows that the
smudging saved ninety-five per cent of
the fruit from the cold wave.
Delta-Reports are that fruit was
little harmed, even In places where
the smudge pots were not used. I'm
less there is damage by frost the crop
will be much larger this year than in
1909.
Loveland.-The freeze killed most
of the apple crop in this locality.
Early cherries are damaged, but the
late one are practically unhurt. Few
people in this locality were equipped
for smudging. The raspberries were
uninjured.
The new era., 1910-04-28
sport.

Jeffries was 35 years old Friday.
Ruelbach has nearly recovered.
The st. Louis Browns have released
jackson to Dallas.
The American and National League
seasons are in full swing.
All National league games sched-
uled for Monday were postponed.
Jack Johnson was acquitted in Chi
cago on the charge of auto speeding.
The Chicago U. football team is
planning an invasion of Japan next
fall.
Owing to the bad weather, Jack
Johnson has ceased training till he
reaches the coast.
Raoul De Rouen, the French wrestler,
defeated Cara Ezet, the Turk, in two
straight falls, at Cleveland, Ohio.
st. Louis National League ground Of
ficers will eject spectators who make
remarks reflecting on the merits OF
players.
The Chicago Sox ended their prac-
tice trip Monday, and will work at
lOLlt uOW uuJll Lu0 ScdSOu OpeuS.
Billy Papke is training for his fight
with Klaus at Jeffries' quarters at Ben
Lomond, Calf.
Henry M. Wheaton, exYale player.
thinks more tinkering with the foot.
ball rules is necessary before it will
be possible to save tle present for.
ward pass across the line of scrim-
mage and still provide an adequate and
proper secondary defense for the de-
fensive tackles.
The railroads have informed Tex
Rickard that they will not sell admis
sion tickets to the big fight along with
transportation tickets.
The first of the three Agnew-Per
kins bills designed to prevent oral
bookmaking passed the New York as
semply Wednesday 98 to "a.
Adj. Gen. Frank M. Rumbold. OF
Missouri. has presented magnificent
trophy to the National Rifle Associa
tion for competition in the champion
ship regimental team match at Camp
Perry. Ohio, next August.
The new era., 1910-04-28
WESTERN.

A jury has been secured for the
Swope murder trial at Kansas City.
Ex-Judge Thos. ]. Anderson Of Utah
died at Sawtelle, Calf. Wednesday.
A Northern Pacific wreck just out
OF Spokane killed eight and injured
seven. a
The Rock Island and Santa Fe will
each spend several millions for i'm
provements in the West.
Four persons were injured, one IA
tally, when an automobile went over
a twenty-foot embankment near Seat
tie.
DR.. G. T. Twyman, one Of the states
most important witnesses in the
swope murder case at Kansas City,
died Monday.
VIM. D. Bates. an official OF the
Texas Oil Company. shot E. B. Boon
at Houston, Tex. Wednesday. He
likely will die.
The China-Japan mail leaving San
Francisco Saturday night was held up
and robbed of nine pouches of regis
tered mail at Benicia.
The Fairbanks expedition to Mount
Mckinley reached the summit April Sd
and having returned say they found
no trace of DIR. Cook having been
there
Miss Ruth Frances Wilson, eighteen,
was attacked by an unknown man on
the street in San Francisco, and hor-
ribly disfigured by dash of carbolic
acid in the face.
The Rio Grande shifting its channel
at Ell Paso and leaving a part of the
city on the Mexican side is the cause
of a diplomatic controversy between
the two republics.
Though reports have been printed
that the Lucin cutoff across Salt Lake
was to be abandoned by the Union Pa
cific, such action has not yet been de-
cided upon.
Expert accountants who have just
finished the examination of the books
of former City Treasurer William ].
Baehr of Kansas City, Mo-, who died
recently, report deficit of $63,4SO.
The South Dakota Stock Growers
Association, in session at Rapid City,
adopted resolutions favoring the for
nation of state organization Of land
owners to encourage and foster the
practice of dry farming.
A steel safe containing diamonds
and jewelry and money estimated to
be worth between $50, 900 and 100000
lost In the tidal wave which destroyed
the seaport Of Indianola, in Calhoun
county, Texas, in 1875, has been re-
covered from the gulf.
The new era., 1910-04-28
WASHINGTON.

Rear Admiral Schley still asserts
his belief that DR.. Cooks claims were
genuine.
1t has been reported that Senator
Aldrich will retire from the Senate
March 4th next.
Spanish War Veterans will try to
induce Col. Roosevelt to accept the
presidency of their organization.
The nineteenth annual congress of
the Daughters of the American Revo-
luton Is in session this week.
The House on Monday passed the
Mccall campaign publicity bill, with
Representative Mann of Illinois the
only negative vote.
The Indoor Rifle Shooting Team
championship of the United States
was won by the Rocky Mountain Rifle
Club of Butte, Mont.
The engineers of the United States
geological survey have begun a study
of means to prevent or diminish losses
in the United States from floods. They
estimate the annual damage by floods
at $100,O00,O0O.
. Formal testimony was given Tues
day before the Senate committee in
vestigating the high cost of living that
cold storage is the great equalizer of
prices, while at the same time an in
formal declaration was made that cold
storage is the controlling factor in pro-
ducing high prices.
The new era., 1910-04-28
FOREIGN.

The cables report Mr.. Pinchot as
leaving port Maurizio smiling.
London theaters will eject women
who refuse to remove their hats.
Emperor Franz Joseph of Austria
entertained Colonel Roosevelt Friday.
A cable from Costa Rica Thursday
night says a series OF earthquakes,
about thirty, had been experienced in
the last twenty-four hours; that peo-
pie were frantic and damages to the
extent of $1.OOO.OOO or more had been
sustained
All foreign owned buildings in
Changsha, China, have been destroyed
by fire. with the exception Of the Brit
ish consulate. All the buildings. rent
ed by foreigners have been looted. The
London Times correspondent says the
American missionaries are missing.
The new era., 1910-04-28

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and extremely nervous. A neighbor
recommended Lydia E. Pinkham's
Vegetable Compound to me and have
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much better. Mrs. r. KINNIsoN,
Brookville, Ohio.
Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Com
pound, made from native roots and
herbs, contains no narcotic or HARM
full drugs, and to-day holds the record
for the largest number of actual cures
Of female diseases we know of, and
thousands of voluntary testimonials
are on file in the Pinkham laboratory
at Lynn, Mass, from women who have
been cured from almost every form of
female complaints, inflammation, ul-
ceration, displacements, fibroid tumors,
Irregularities, periodic pains, backache,
indigestion and nervous prostration.
Every suffering woman owes it to her
self to give Lydia E. PinkhamS Vege-
table Compound trial.
If you want special advice write
Mrs. Pinkham, Lynn, Mass, for it.
1t Is free and always helpful
The new era., 1910-04-28
COLORADO STATE NEWS

o. H. P. Baxter, Pueblo pioneer,
died there Friday at the age of 75.
Leader is new postoffice estab-
lished twelve miles northeast of By
ers and is in charge OF Mrs. Matilda
Woolsey.
A petition to organize the Bear
river irrigation district has been
granted by the Routt county Com
missioners.
Settlers on Fertilization creek.
Routt county. are applying for the. es-
tablishment of postoffice on the
Skiles ranch.
Yampas' new waterworks are near
ing completion and call has been
published for meeting to organize
a fire department.
Automobile service has been estab-
lished between San Acacio, the pres
ent terminus of the San Luis South
ern railroad, and Questa, N. M.
The Boulder Commercial Associa-
tion and Chautauqua authorities will
send lecturer on publicity trip
through Kansas, Oklahoma and Texas.
An irrigation district in the neigh
borhood of Lay and Maybell is in pro-
cess Of formation. Water will be Sc
cured from the Elk river.
Windsor farmers have pledged milk
from 1000 cows for the condensed
milk factory to be built by new York
firm, probably in Windsor.
A new town will be established
twelve miles east of Num- and thirty
five miles west OF Grover. on the pro-
posed new Burlington line.
The Montrose Commercial Associa-
tion will act with the local l. o. o. F.
lodge to try to get the State Odd Eel
lows Home located at Montrose.
Denver Catholic churches and socie-
ties have assumed the task OF raising
100000 for the new House OF the
Good Shepherd, soon to be built.
Brush ladies have Somerset club.
The report of recent meeting gives
the name of the member having the
highest score, but the accomplishment
is not named.
The postmaster at Greeley has de-
cided that general delivery boxes at
his office will not be rented to school
girls. This privilege has been a scan
dal-breeder all over the country.
The Colorado Springs Council has
passed an ordinance permitting physi-
clans to make emergency calls at
high speed. If they display the proper
signal.
John Hill of Evans attempted sui
eide while respondent. Securing q
rope, and throwing it over rafter of
the room, Hill tied one end around
his neck and stepped on table. The
neighbors arrived in time to prevent
Hill from strangling to death.