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who took part in the fray. But IL he
keeps silent it is conclusive evidence
IN their minds that he cannot stand
investigation, and is-establishes his
character beyond doubt. It is ac-
cepted by them as sufficient voucher
that he is member in good standing
in the brotherhood of crooks, and he
is then admitted into full fellowship.
Shortly after the melee one Of the
crowd suggested to Butts that he call
in the police. He promptly replied:
No police for me-" and the detective
was thereupon received without hesi-
tation or mental reservation. During
the next seven or eight months Butts
worked with this gang of counter
letters as shower Of queer.
Counterfeit showers" as they are
called, usually travel in pairs. One
fellow carries the bogus money and
remains outside, while the other
takes one bill, enters d place of busi-
ness, purchases some trifie, tenders
the counterfeit note in payment, and
receives change in good money. II
this precaution were not observed,
the possession of other counterfeit
money, in case of detection and arrest,
would indicate guilt and lead almost
inevitably to conviction.
Detective Butts, howevers did not
pass any counterfeit money but used
instead a good bill in the place Of the
one he received from the carrier.
That was kept for evidence, and in
this way he deceived the Queersmen
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If you need Medical Advice, write to
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Address Munyon's Doctors, Munyon's
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GRAPE VINES FREE

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HOIST BY HIS own PFTARD

URING the sixties and
and the early seven
ties of the last CEN
fury, counterfeiting
blossomed into one Of
the fine arts. and to
such perfection was it
brought that, in many
instances. it was ex-
ceedingly difficult to
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QKLAHOMAIAND OPENING. Governments
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1910 Send 81 for description Of land, map and re-
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1910-09-03

been badly burned about the hands
and arms
During the evening the lamp had
been filled and was left burning on a
stand IN the room. Mr. Werdertz no
tiCed that the lamp did not act prop
erly and he turned the wick higher.
For a time the lamp behaved better
and the family retired for the night,
leaving the lamp burning.
Mr.. Werdertz states there must have
been an explosion and that II was this
which awakened him. The lamp naa
hcen broken before he awakened but
he cannot remember whether he was
awakened by the report of the eX-
plosion oil whether 1t was the flames
which aroused him.
At first II was thought that the
lamp had been filled with gasoline i'm
stead of kerosene. but Mr.. Werdertz
states that there was no gasoline
about the house and II the lamp was
filled with gasoline, the mistake was
made by the person who sold gasoline
instead OF Kerosene.
The damage to the room was only
slight and no more serious results than
burned arms and hands were suffered
by any member of the family
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1910-09-03
Fireman Walcutt Dies of
His Injuries.
CASE A REMARKABLE ONE
When Hurt he was Expect
ed to Die Any Hour.


After making a fight against death
that physicians say is nothing less than
marvellous, Fireman A. walcutt, who,
week ago Friday night. had his skull
crushed when he Jumped from a
Hooking Valley engine at Harpstel
died shortly after o'clock this morn
Ing at the Sawyer sanltorium where
everything possible was being done TO
prolong his life.
Walcutts wife was with him when
he lied. She came here from Van
Vert the tay after he was hurt and
has been at his bedside the greater
part of the time since. When wal
cutt was examined by surgeons it was
not thought that he would live six
hours. He was unconscious for over
forty-eight hours and since that time
has at intervals been I'm a semi-con-
scious condition and able to recognize
his wife at those times. Occasionally
he could understand things that were
said to him.
The surgeons say that II Is remark
able that he lived so long after the ac.
cident. His skull was crushed in
They say that none of the vital CEN
ters of the brain were badly disturbed
else the man would have died within
"a few hours after being hurt. He had
remarkably strong constitution
which also tended to prolong his life.
Walcutt was firing the southbound
Hooking Valley passenger train which
arrives here at 7:22 p. m. Above
Harpster a thresher outfit and engine
went dead" on the track and being
without lights those in charge of the
Cutfit colld not signal the approach
ing passenger train. When the crash
seemed inevitable Walcutt jumped
from the fast moving train. The en-
gineer did not jump and was unhurt.
Walcutt was brought here when the
train was able to proceed and his wife
was called by telegraph The fireman
was 32 years of age. He had been
running through here on the Hooking
Valley for several years and was well
acquainted. Though mis- home has al
ways been in Van Vert he has been
living for the past three years in CO.
The widow and a brother and sister
Of the dead man will take the re-
mains to Van Vert this afternoon at
i:20 o'clock. The body was prepared
for burial at the Hess q Markert un-
lcrtaking establishment.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1910-09-03
LAD FALLS FROM
A LIGHT POLE
Virgil Mealey is Quite Bad
ly Injured.
FOOT STRIKES A LIVE WIRE
Was Doing Circus Stunts
on the Gable.
Ideas Secured at the Circus We're BE.
ing Put into Execution When tho
Unfortunate Thing Occurred.

Probably securing his ideas from
some OF the mid-air acts in the Fore
paugh & Sells circus. on Thursday.
Virgil Mealy climbed the electric light
pole at the corner of south Prospect
street and Duluth avenue. Friday ev-
ening and attempted to Skin -the-cat"
ON the cable. He would have succeed
ed without mishap had his foot not
come into contact with n live electric
wire. sending the current through his
body. Howard Robertson. playmate,
was with young Mealy at the time and
with his foot he endeavored to shove
the wire away from his friends foot
and break the connection. but he re-
ceived such a shock that ne was
forced to desist
For time the Mealy lad clung to
the cable. but his hold gradually
loosened and he fell TO the ground. a
distance of about forty feet. In his
fall he struck another wire which
served to break the fall and threw
him over onto the lawn. Here he
rolled about for some time his move.
nents being convulsivc In nature, due
to the heavy charge Of electricity
winch had passed through his body
while In mid-nir.
Young Robertson summoned assist
ance and the lad was picked up and
taken to his home on south Prospect
street. Dr. II. c. NJ. Lewis was called
and made an examination No bones
we're broken, but II Is feared he sus-
;ained internal injuries. symptoms of
which will develop later.
The two boys. who are fourteen
years of age, had been playing dur
ing the afternoon, as they were when
the accident occurred. and had per-
formed their stunts without mishap
and 1t is probable nothing serious
would have happened had not young
Mealeys foot come into contact with
the live wire.
The lad is resting comfortably to-
day. though the exact nature OF his
injuries cannot be determined for
day or so, His condition Is consid-
cred critical.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1910-09-03
Monuments-sis East Center street
MILK CANS ARE
BADLY SCATTERED
Horse Belonging TO Edward Augcn-
stlnc Makes Mad Dash.

Edward Augenstine. who resides
south of the city, had very unpleas-
ant experience early this morning on
Delaware avenue. when his horse
which he had left standing on the
street IN front of the residence OF Miss
Grace Spaulding became frightened
and made a mad dash down the Del
aware pike.
The wagon to which the horse was
httched was overturned and practical
iy demolished in front of the entrance
to ST. Mary's cemetery and one of the
shafts caught in the iron fence around
the Marion cemetery. This checked
the animal until Mr.. Augenstine
caught him by the bit. MIX cans
were strewn promiscuously along the
route taken by the horse.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1910-09-03
Dates For Registration are
Also Fixed.
VOTERS MUST ALL QUALIFY
Four Days Set Apart of the
Work.
Election Board Holds Very ImpOr-
tant Meeting-Elcction Officials
VIII be Selected septcmbef ~

The board of deputy state supervi-
sors of elections held a meeting at
headquarters Friday evening and fix
ed the days for registration. selected
the registrars. paid some unlmportant
bills and fixed the time for receiving
the bids for supplies.
October 6, 13, 21 and g were liked
as the registration DAYS for the city.
On one of these days all persons who
are not registered in the precinct In
which they reside will be required to
register or be disqualified for voting
on election day. These dates are for
all removals, changes, new voters and
persons who have moved into the city.
All registrars are required to meet
IN the election board headquarters over
the Marion National bank, September
IS at o'clock to be sworn in and
receive Instructions. At that time the
Judges and clerks for the fall cleo
tion will be appointed. In the city
precincts the two old parties VIII each
name one person for judge and one
for clerk and these with the registrars
Will compose the election officials. In
the country precincts the parties will
S'lttl tNo tdNi lOi JN'bNS o''
one each for clerk These persons so
selected will serve for one year. Sep.
tomber 2s, at o'clock IN the evening
bids for furnishing all supplies for tho
fall eleo tion will be received and open
ed and the date for awarding the con-
tract for printing the ballots will De
set at that time.
The registrars wrn were selected al
the meeting Friday evening for the
city precincts are as follows:
First Ward.
Precinct a. w. A. Clcmons. u: Da-
vid w. Haberman. ID; Pet. B, Emer-
son Krause. r.: Patrick j. Monahan.
ID; Pet. c, William Kerr, X; George
W. Ncely, d; Pet. ID. John Byers. r.;
George ODonnell, ID: Pet. Il, Rollie
Prcttyman, r; L. b. Zachman, ID.
second Waiyl.
Precinct A. Thomas II. Griffin. r;
Dennis f. Ryan. d. Pct u. James w
Wertz, r. Michael Moran. ID: Pet. g,
Watson Ireland. r.; James r. Lutz, ID
Third Ward.
Precinct A, Rev. W. Simpson. II:
william j. Fies. ID: Pet. B. G. w. Da-
wilson, II: Charles Hartman, ID; Pct
c, John Bland, II; Fred S. Grabiel. ID:
Pet. ID, w w Reading. II: william
Norris. ID; Pct T., Harry Lott, r; $. l.
Davis. ID.
Fourth Ward.
Precinct A, Arthur n. williams. Il.
Jacob J. Schoenlaub, ID; Pet. II. JAS
L Wctzel, Il; Julius Butz, d. Pet. c.
Elmer j. Knauss, Il; Harley E. Peters.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1910-09-03
BUILD 4 PARTITION
INSIDE Of THE ROOM
Dividing Wall is Not on the
Lot Line.

Space About n Foot will be Left the
Whole Length OF the two Busi-
ness Rooms.
Some one erred when the line was
fixed between the lot on east Center
street, just opposite the courthouse,
belonging to Strelitz, and the one just
east OF II belonging to n. H.. Buck, OF
Delaware. The Strelitz room is oc-
cupled by Thibaut Brothers g. Mautz.
The Buck room is the one which was
formerly occupied by the Golden
Eagle.
The line of Strelitz Is about one foot
east of the east line of the wall d.
vidlng the two rooms. This condition
has been known for some time and diff
ferences have been sought to be adjust
ed, but not successfully. The owner
of the Golden Eagle room has deter
mined to construct a partition on the
lot line. leaving the small open space
of about n foot, through for the entire
length of the. rooms and force Of
men was put to work this morning
building the partition.
The Buck room has Just been leased
by Bogardus 4 Selby, and within a
short time. or as soon as the parti-
tion is constructed. they will equip a
strictly up-to-date billiard parlor and
put in a fine line of cigars and to-
baccos. 1t is their intention to make
the place one of the most inviting
and best kept billiard halls In the
city.
A carload ofSancy peaches Monday
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1910-09-03

Beautiful fall millinery at MarioD's
busy millinery store. n most complete
stock and still more coming every day.
Some very clever HiIbtlOO turbans and
many other Dobts tailoresl hats. Many
large hats. all bh>ck or twO-toned,
beautiful wings and fancy feathers.
Persian and tapestry Nihimings and
many handsome ornsmehts of oriental
designs. We are leaders In style, low
est prices and largest assortment.
II Mrs. Jennie Thomas
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1910-09-03
AW0kE TO FIND HIS
i ROOM IN FLAMES
William Werdertz Has a
II Thrilling Experience.
lamp ExplOIes Setting Fire TO the
Drapcrics and the Room In which
he Slept.

! william .w'crdSrtz,t of Oar street,
lasyakened this morning about two
o'clock TO find the curtains and dra.
arries in his sleeping room all ablaze.
lie jumped from bed. tore down the
burning curtains and threw them from
the room: then he seized the remains
lof a kerosene lamp which was lying
hh the floor, hurting 1t out of the win
Hpw In few minutes he had ex-
aHSuishcJ tho flames. though he had
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1910-09-03

arms.
Coulter was at one time a law part
rer, together with General T. ~. Pow
ell, of Columbus, of John DeGolleN
of this city The firm operated in Mt.
Gilead. and was known as Powell.
Coulter & DeGolley. Later Mr.. Pow
ell moved to Columbus, where he be-
came known as one of the keenest
lawyers In the state. Coulter and De-
Golley went to Gallon and later MI.
DeGolley established law offices in this
city where Coulter is also well known.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1910-09-03
Don't Eat Soap.

Every now and then you get a
faint taste of soap in something you
eat. That Is because the pot or
skillet or saucepan has beer cleaned
(?) with ordinary yellow soap. and
II has left trace of the rancid fat
and nauseating, rosln In the vessel.
If Hewitt's Easy Task soap is used.
the cooking untensils are made alb
solutely clean and Rtiseptically ster-
ilized. Families than luse Hewitts
Easy Task soap seldd& have a doc
tor bill to pay, because 1t drives out
disease germs with the dirt" One
cake OF it is worth two OF other
sorts.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1910-09-03
The Warner & Edwards Co.

board of education. the mayor and
the chief of the fire department made
a tour of the school buildings, fnding
each one In excellent shape for the
opening of school on Monday. II was
stated that members of, the board wiz
comply with the state building inspec-
tors recommendations just as soon as
possible. A larger enrolment than in
any past year is looked for in the
schools
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1910-09-03
Adjutant F. w. Seller.

morrow evening he will preach in the
tent on Prospect street following the
street meetings in which he will also
take a prominent part Adjutant
Seller has been in the army work for
the past thirteen years. part of that
time being stationed in New England.
He has gained quite reputation as
a composer of sacred music, his pro-
ductions being used quite extensively
by all the army posts.
The seating In the tent Is free and
all will receive cordial welcome.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1910-09-03
WILLIAM MASSIE
GETS HIS DOSE
Jury Finds Him Guilty OF Kicking
His Better Half.

II took the jury liz Justice c. E
Gompfs court just thirty minutes to
return verdict of guilty against VIII.
liam Massle. who was on trial for hav-
ing kicked his wife In the breast. The
testimony showed that Massie declared
he would kick her brains out, but that
poor craftsmanship with his foot
landed the blow on her breast. strik-
ing a self-inficted wound which had
not healed.
The case was given to the jury at
> o'clock and at $3.50 the. verdict OF
guilty was returned.
Justice Gompf fined Massie 500 and
costs and sentenced him to four
months IN the workhouse.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1910-09-03
ADJUTANT SELLER
is IN THE CITY
VIII Conduct the Calyation Army
Street and In the Tent, Sunday.

Adjutant +. w. Seller, of Cleveland,
one of the most prominent men In the
Salvation army work in this part {
the country. will be the leader of the
street and tent meetings in this city.
over Sunday. This evening and to-
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1910-09-03
A Nan Of Iron Nerve.

Indomitable%w will and tremendous
energy are nevec found where stom-
ach. liver. kidneyAand bowels are out
Of order II you wit these qualities
and the success they bring. use DR..
Kings New Life Pills, the matchless
regulators, for keen brain and strong
body. 25c at Tschanen Bros.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1910-09-03
PROMINENT
LAWYER DIES
James Coulter, of Gallon was For
mer Member of the Firm OF Pow
ell, Coulter a DeGoiiey.

James Coulter. oldest member Of the
Crawford county bar and well
anown and wealthy attorney. dropped
NJ. Il. church In Gallon. Friday even
Ing Mr.. Coulter. was attacked with
heart failure and expired IN his wifes
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1910-09-03

Special sale Of, buggies for the
month of September. including dis
count on all of our 6wn make. Never
before has a discount besh offered on
our handmade buggid This Is an op-
portunc time to get hand-made bug
gy at the price of cheap factory one.
Houghton- Merkle Co.. north Main ST.,
oppositet Catholic church.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1910-09-03

Our nobby fall suits are here for
your inspection. s22 values. S149S;
si5 values. s3.9S. Herman Bros. cut
price store. l22 s. Main. 9.2-2t
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1910-09-03

Follow Ne crowd and Dodgerighi
Inn. the shoA whfre good sodas anC
candies are to\Rf had. II
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1910-09-03

A carload ofSanoy peaches Monday.
II. T. Lewis a. W 1.
Newark post., 1910-08-10

hum IVES less familiar than when on
his porch al home, ami his precaution
seemed SO unnecessary .hlt he dis
carded the ne. although he did stt.N
to the quinine
Before tn. first no-ta al that he
had hoped to avoid bal him in It's
grasp. An amy surgeon, we l-ycrsed
IN tropca diseases, a rived in time to
SATISFY his Question ngs lie pu,lctured
an ear.Iote, collected a drop Of b,ood
on glass slide, d went cff to his
III Ctos,opc
The ma, a a. pa as,tes are eating
TIP your rel c9rpCsies WIS the ver-
die that followed with advice to leave
and the informal Oh that there are two
kinds Of malat2a-ane of which eau be
killed by quin;ne and the otItc- can
not
In such ways the American engi-
neer has purchased the Information
that a resident IN the tronics must live
behind the mosquito bar.
How a.ert one mist ever be and
what a victory to come of such con-
queroEs as the quotation from the re-
cord of the band in Brazil proves
them to be.
Newark post., 1910-08-10
A Horses S Prayer

4 square deal for the horse is the
petition VIII CT the Western Pennsyl-
vana Humane Society has put into a
icrvent-equine prayer and has posted
in stables in various cites. It reads III
part as follows;
To thee, my master offer my
prayer: Feed me, water and care Tor
me, and when the days work is done
provide me with shelter, clean, dry
bed and a stall wide enough for me to
lied own in comfort. Talk to me.
Your voice often means as much to
me as the reins. Pet me sometimes,
that | may serve you the more gladly
and learn to love you. Do not jerk
the reins and do not whip me when go
ing up hill. Never strike, beat or kick
me when | do not understand what
you want, but give me chance to un-
derstand you. Watch me, and if | fail
to do your bidding see il something is
Newark post., 1910-08-10
S THE AMERICAN TACKLES
THE PROBLEM ABROAD.

The American abroad has acquired
reputation for protecting himself
and others from the infectious influence
Of these insects which abound i'll our
climate only during the sumner
months The work which has been
and IS being done III the canal zone (of
which we have read so much) is mere
ly a repetition Of what Is gong on in
all the tropical sections.
A recent numEcr OF the World S
Work tells us Of band OF 600 Ameri-
cans who are laboring to complete by
IgIl the running OF steel rails through
& tropical forest. or twelve thous
and miles from home. Thew are sue
ceeding because they realized tha
mean ng Of the proposSon and pre-
pared to cope with its difficult es in
telleently
Their first action, after choosing
the site for the town. was to sewer it
AMI furnish it with hltertE running
water supply All green hands were
given a course OF lectures in regard
to conditions, conduct and the hy-
gene necessary in the tropics. For
fifty years the Climate of the dstric
has keen standing off the progress of
Bolivia and Brazil Three expedi-
tons have been forced to disperse on
account OF the fevers. The success
of the present effort IS undoubtedly
due to thn wisd;m and foresight mani:
tested throughout til. Nho,e expedi
ton
Herbert M. Lone in writing of it
calls it a marvellous record, for II
scite Of ''the fact that the work OF the
xped.tiCn is beirg done under TIL
alost trying cond ii MS does not seem
to interfere with the general good
h alth of the men
Clearing virgin tropical forests, Ia
oring in teening swsnps or by the
side of mala-ial river bottoms, or en-
crunter.rg swarmS OF pestiferous in
secs ard reptiles are tasks of trying
and even dangerous nature. Neverthe
less, the total casualties Of the force
during the two years that it has been
in the field amounts to only seven,
three of which were from accidents.
The percentage of cases from sickness
is equally low. and recovery from at
tacks of fever have been almost in
variable Out of all the white force
engaged only twenty-three cases OF
lever have been reported. Tbs con
trasted with the record OF former ex
redition, when there were at one time
in less than { month. th,rty-thrce cases
of fever at its base of operations, is
enough to fl those responsible with
pride
The story is tod OF an American
who landed on notorious y dangerous
coast of Africa with the de- that the
fever came from mosquitoes and the
determination to escape it. He back
ed his proposition by setting up his
mosquito net and taking his daily five
grains of quinire To his surprise the