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News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1910-10-26

There are many in Lamoille county
who sincerely mourn the death of ]. J.
Monahan of Underhll, who died at the
Fanny Allen Hospital Oct. 18th of gen
eral debility. He was frequent visitor
at this county and had occasional bust
ness at our county court. He was genial
and courteous and his Irish wit made him
good at story telling.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1910-10-26

Mrs. .. 5. Smith was taken to Burlinp-
ton Thursday for medical treatment. She
was accompanied by DR.. J. Morgan Mr..
Smith and Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Smith.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Drugg have been
visiting relatives in Barre the past week,
During his absence Mr.. Drugg was kicked
upon the leg by horse, badly tanning
him.
About forty members of the Woman's
Relief Corps from Montpelier and Water
bury attended the district meeting here
Friday, the Montpelier chapter doing the
ritual work.
Mrs. o. S, Smith has been taken to the
Mary Fletcher hospital for treatment.
Mrs. Smith went by auto and was accom-
panied by Mr.. Smith, Mr.. and Mrs. f. E.
Smith and Dr. j. G. Morgan.
At the Congregational Church on Sum
+ day morning next, the Rev. A. G.. Corn
well Will preach the second in the series
of sermons on THE Vital Principles of
Life" In the evening he will give an
sddress on "Our Missions in Other
Countries; the Story of 100 Years of Toll
and Sacrifice"
Among those who attended the district
meeting of the Order of the Eastern Star
at Jeffersonvlle last Thursday were Mr.,
and Mrs. E. c., Russell, Mrs. Mae Chaplin.
Mrs. G. F. Eddy, Mrs. George Sanborn,
Mrs. A. g. Morrill,, Mrs. Abbie Warren,
Mrs. G. A. Riley, Mrs. George S. Mar
shall.
Mrs. Byron Russell aged 81 years died
Friday night after a brief illness. Fun
eral services were held Monday afternoon
Rev. j. Q. Angel officiating with burial
in Riverbank Cemetery. Mrs. Russell
is survived by her husband, a son, NJ. p.
Russell and by a daughter. About two
years ago Mr.. and Mrs. Russell celebrated
the siXtieth anniversary OF their marriage
and both have enjoyed remarkable health
through their long life.
The program for the meeting of Mans
field Mountain Grange, Saturday after
noon, will be carried out by the charter
members, who will be asked to tell some-
thing they like and something they don't
like about the grange. There will be
history of Mansfield Mountain Grange by
Mrs Geo. S. McAllister and a history of
the charter members by Mrs. F. Campbell.
Frank Rogers of Wallingford was found
guilty of petit larceny in the Rutland
county court last Thursday afternoon
after trial jury lasting two days. One
of the witnesses who testified against the
respondent was so years old. 1t is claim-
ed by the State that Rogers entered a
house in East Wallingford owned by W.
G. Stone and stole wooden shirt, some
underwear, and music box. He was
seen wearing the shirt and
this led to his arrest.
While Fred May of Bolton and friend
from Bethel were hunting Tuesday after
noon they came upon large black bear
and two cubs. The old bear showed fight
and May let fly at her with charge of
bird shot, then the men took to their
heels. AS the bear was gaining on them
they discarded their guns and haversacks,
which were filed with gray squirrels,
and thankfully escaped with their lives.
A large number of hunters will go out to
round up the bears and recover the
abandoned property.
HAVE You ?-Haveyou any disc
tant friends who do not take the
NEWS AND CITIZEN? If so, send us
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The Fireman's Fund Insurance Com
pany reports fire losses for the week end
ing October II in the United States of
s2,412,0OO with small fires totaling $780,
600,
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1910-10-26
News and Citizen
WORTHWHILE AND HYDE PARK !.
I. n. LEWIS, Editor aad Manager

1t is announced that Walter Wellman
will soon begin lecture tour and the
members of the crew of his airship,
"America," will go into vaudeville. Of
course, The purpose of that balloon trip
is now clear
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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-08-30
MADE A BIG HAUL.
Federal Officers Arrest Gang of Kan
sas Postoffice Robbers.

Wichita. Kan, Aug. 30.-Federal Of
ficers made the final close-in on
gang of postoffice robbers they have
been following for two years when
they arrested John Callahan, alleged
leader of the gang, in this city this
morning Dan Carney, William Carson
and Blank Ryan were arrested near
Wymore, Neb., at the same hour where
it is said, they were engaged in pre-
pairing nitro glycerine for use on safes
Frank Williams, Smith Wilson and
one other were arrested at Marysville,
Kan. last night Chief of Police
Frank S. Burt of this city, was engag-
ed by the federal officers to act as
"go between" and he claims he re-
ceived stolen stamps from Callahan
and took them, he says. to bank
president of this city. who. he says,
sold them. 1t is alleged that $4,000
worth of stamps were disposed of in
this city last spring. United States
Marshal Mackey says the bank presi-
dent case will come up at the Septern-
Der term of the federal court in this
city. He has not been arrested All
the alleged yeggmen under arrest will
be taken to Topeka tomorrow.
The bank president admits buying
some stamps from Mr. Burt and also
saws he re-sold some of them but he
| claims he did not know they were
stolen. He says the chief OF police
| said he got them on rewards for max
| ing arrests and in other legitimate
ways. The bank president says other
bank officials were present when the
stamps were bought from Mr. Burt.
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HEADS THIS WAY.
Col. Roosevelt Leaves Denver on
an EaTsly Train.
Stops to Lay a Y. NJ. C. A. Cor.
nerstons at Pueblo.
SPEECHES EN- ROUTE.
Short Stops Are Scheduled at
Usage City and Ottawa.
Jumped onto the Supreme Court
and Press at Denver.
SPEECHES EN- ROUTE.

Denver. Col. Aug. 30-Despite his
strenuous day at Denver, yesterday,
Theodore Roosevelt was UP bright and
bearing him to Osawatomie, KAN, being
scheduled to leave here at 7:45 o'clock
this morning.
The trip to Osawatonaie, which will be
reached at 9:35 O'Clock tomorrow morn
ing will be broken by an hours stop at
lay the cornerstone of the Young Mems
Christian association building.
Notwithstanding the shortness of the
visit of the former president, Pueblo.
the second city in the state in point of
population, has made elaborate prepar-
ations to greet the former president
The Roosevelt special will be stopped
at Mineral Palace park, where a parade
will form at the head of which Mr..
Roosevelt will proceed to the Y. NJ. c.
A. building. where he will deliver
short address. After the cornerstone
ceremonies are completed, Mr. Roose-
velt will be driven to the Union depot,
where his special train will be in readi-
ness to continue the journey to Osawa-
tonne. ~
utes each are scheduled between Den
yer and OsaWatomie, the principal
towns being Colorado Springs, Col, and
Horace, Usage City and Ottawa. Kan.
At OSawatOm1e, Mr.. Roosevelt will
dedicate as a state park the battle
ground on the outskirts of the town,
where in 1856, John Brown stood off
band of proslavery guerillas.
Mr.. Roosevelt will be in Osawatomie
for several hours, and one of the most
important speeches of his western tour
will be delivered there.
l,.~ Lays. a Corner Stone. ~
Pueblo, Colo, Aug. 30.-Warning
the people of New Mexico and Arizona
against the danger of having an iron
clad constitution not easily amended,
Colonel Roosevelt took occasion to
speak of the affairs of those new states
here today, explaining that he will be
unable on this trip to visit them.
A large crowd of people met the
colonel at the station and he was
escorted to the public park. where a
stand had been erected for this oc-
casion.
Colonel Roosevelt said:
'T want to call attention to the ad-
mirable work done by the forest ser
vice in connection with these great
forest fires. Not only has the forestry
bureau done everything humanity pos
sible with the preparation given it, but
in fighting fires, the men of the ser
fN11+irre6 m pa 1c EjOhfN
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duty at this time to make declarations
of faith and these declarations OughI
to reflect the sentiment expressed ut
the recent primaries by a vast ma
jority of Republicans.
Insofar as 1 am concerned my vote
and influence in this council shall be
in favor of positive, unequivocal, PLAZA
statements saying exactly what we
mean and meaning every word we say
So that no man need be in doubt as to
what our party represents and where
We stand in the great battle for
decency, honesty and progress which is
now being fought out in every state in
the Union
Helps Whole Nation.
1.-THE results of the recent primary
election in Kansas have been helpful
to the whole nation. You have set
pace for your sister states by taking
firm stand for right things in a fearless
way. Republicanism in kansas Is
synonym for government by, OF and for
the people.
"AT the legislation enacted during
the past six years under the leader
ship of our party has been calculated TO
protect the rights and promote the
welfare of the masses OF the people oI
this commonwealth
sHrhe inheritance tax law was en-
acted during the last night of the 1egis-
lature of 1909 and did not have the con-
sideration that was due law OF SO
much merit. 1t is the plain duty or the
legislature to readjust the burdens or
the law SO that they will not fall upon
those unable to justly bear those
burdens.
"The issues involved in the recent
campaign which were endorsed by an
enormous majority of Republicans pro-
vide for the legislation that Will enapie
the people to recall unworthy or IN
competent public servants; to increase
the power of the state to control pub
lie utilities of a statewide character,
and to vote direct in November for the
election of United States senators, to-
gether with many other worthy meas
ures, all of which are calculated to
further increase the power of the aV-
erage man and take from the profess
sional politicians the opportunity to
I gain undue advantage.
mo better illustration could be found
to show the tremendous value of the
direct primary law than the result OF
the recent campaign in this state. !
am grateful beyond expression for the
vote of confidence which I received at
this election and congratulate in un-
measured terms our citizens upon the
nomination of men to represent us in
national matters who stand fearlessly
and earnestly for the best interests not
only of Kansas, but of the average man
in this great Republic.
''The one problem that overshadows
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Measured by the little standards Of
men he may have been insane, but IN
the avenging purpose of heaven ne was
the chosen instrument to right
wrong. With the torch of libertv held
in implacable and unrelenting hand he
was Gods own incendiary to purge the
land with fire. John Brown sleeps
shadowed by a great rock at North
Elba His grave is a shrine. Misun-
derstood, reviled and despiSed ne nveu
life apart from man. beyond their
touch, possessed of one purpose, and
died a martyr for it's fulfillment."
Drill by X. N. G. Troops.
A drill by the troops of the Kansas
National guard opened today's pro-
gram. Concerts by the Thirteenth
regiment band were sprinkled in be-
tween the speeches, patriotic recita-
tions and songs that held the atten-
ton of a crowded battlefield through
out the day. At noon the woods along
the Marais Des Cygnes river. which
John Browns men forded in precipit-
ate haste. were dotted with groups at
basket lunch. About the grounds long
lines of motor cars and carriages were
parked ready to carry their owners
home to do the chores. Following MT
Waters address. Mrs. Anna Heacock,
of Parsons, department president of
the relief corps, who was leader for
the movement which resulted in the
buying of the park. made a short ad-
dress.
Congressman w. A. Calderhead
spoke on the advisability of the state
giving particular attention to the
beautifying of the park.
Tonight there will be addresses by n.
E. Harmon of Wichita, commander Of
the Kansas G. A. r., and Sarah E.
Staplin, president of the Relief Corps
Theodore Roosevelt is expected to ar
rive here at $50 tomorrow morning.
First he will be taken to visit the old
cabin of John Brown. then will take
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every political consideration at the pres
ent time is the question of the power
to control and regulate the trusts, mon
opolies and combines which plunder and
rob honest men and women whose brain
and toll made this Republic the great
est nation on earth.
Exposure of Graft.
L hope this convention will make a
conservative statement of facts that will
lay bare and expose to naked view the
most gigantic system of graft and plum
DER that has ever been tolerated or
endured by any civilized people in the
history of the world. Every person,
assoclatlon' or corporation who gains
control or any necessity of life and COM
pels the public to pay one thousand dol
lars, or one million dollars in extor-
tlonate prices for food, lumber, steel, or
steel products, or other necessities of
NE is as much a criminal and should
De punished in the same way as a hold
up man who forcibly takes your purse
Experience has shown that it is
Impossible for the states to secure evil
dence to prosecute the real criminals
VINO form gigantic combinations in re-
stra1nt of trade. We believe it is the
duty of the federal government to
prosecute these criminals and send
them to prison wherever the facts will
justify such action and in addition
thereto to appoint receivers for such
concerns and take over the manage
AAAOAS VI lhSSS lTuSIS ana -nOnODOllGS
with a view of fixing equitable prices
on all products SO produced and sold.
The laws of the federal government
need strengthening in this end. Mem
bers of congress and senators should
be instructed to work for, and support
such measures. The payment of fines
against monopolies and trusts as a
means of punishment is in large
measure charge against the consum-
er of their product and does not reach
the end desired. Any public servant
who trif1es with the rights of the pub
lie in matters of such tremendous i'm
portance, whether he be judge, prose-
cutting attorney, or member of con-
gress, should be promptly retired to
private life.
"I hope this convention will declare
emphatically against the life tenure
of office for federal judges and let
the voice of Kansas Republicans ring
out strong and clear for the protec-
tion of equal rights and opportunities
of every American citizen.
''It is our duty to recognize the prin-
cip1e laid down by Lincoln when he
said that the rights of labor are su-
perior to the rights of capital, and I
trust that we will not forget in our
declaration of principles today the
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part in parade with a military escort
At about 2:30 in the afternoon he will
be introduced by Governor W. r.
Stubbs of Kansas and will make the
speech dedicating the park. During the
day from the same platform where Mr.
Roosevelt speaks addresses are to be-
made by Clifford Pinchot and James f.
Garfield.
At o'clock the ex-president will
board special train for Lawrence.
where as the guest of Governor Stubbs
he will spend the night.
Captain Waters Address.
Capt. J. G. Waters address follows
in full:
JOHN BROWN.
The Christ upon the Cross
Has bleSt the gallows tree;
There comes to him no loss,
, Who dies to make men free.
From humble walks of men.
And they. Seo With e blade royrI or pen' sp''ns
Have made the ages ring.
Brave soul take heart and hope,
And battle for the right:
For up the stormy slope
Is won the shining. height.
Oh, fishers by the sea.
Jehovah ne'er forgets-
The time may come to thee,
To leave thy broken nets.
And what of death to fear.
Where heart and duty CALI
And what is life'S short year,
When man for men must fall!
The gibbet arm. a rung
In that high altar stair
BY angels downward flung
Thy feet to upward bear.
There came to Kansas in response
to a loud and defiant call. lovers of
liberty from every zone plodding
their here RI nd der
its banner and to wreSt, in fair fight,
the new territory from the thrall and
disgrace of slavery. They were poor
in purse, and they found here a still
spirit, strong of arm and of brave and
undaunted heart. They came with a
Bible in one hand and a Sharpe's Car
bine in the other, with set purpose to
make Kansas the home of free men,
to make freedom national. to echo the
prairies with the chime of Sabbath
bells and to erect on every gracious
eminence, up the long divide, the COM
moner's university. the public school.
No state ever had such happy aug
ury of settlement. Many of the other
states had been settled without a
ouickened pulse, without occasion for
high sentiment, and with but little
thought of any vaSter concern than to
better the material fortunes of the new
conner. The people who settled Kan
sas, left behind them the dross of life
its percentages and increments, its
avarice, its selfishness, the sinister and
base, and bore with them, uplifted to
be seen of all men, as did the tribes
of Israel, the Ark of the Covenant. in
which reposed, beyond the reach of a
poIluting hand, the love of an Al.
mighty God, and a consuming passion
for liberty. No giants could have beer
better panoplied for battle and nc
warriors could have donned a better
mail than fhey. The nravers of q Ijh.
erty loving people encompassed then
about as a pillar of cloud by day and
Gods eternal right famed it's pillar
| of fire by night Their Red Sea was
lot to be crossed dry shod; the waves
| fconfin,ted or, Page Tunl
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JOHN BROWN DAY
Anniversary Of Battle of Osa-
watomie Is Celebrated.
People Flock to Little City From
Every Section.
j. G. WATERS, ORATOR.
Topeka Man Sings-the Glories
of Kansas.
Tells of Early Struggles Of the
Pioneers.
Ex.President Roosevelt to Dedi-
cate Park Tomorrow.

Osawatomie, Kan, Aug. 30.-Not
since that time 81 years ago today
when John Browns men withstood
ten times their number of Missouri
guerillas in the woods at the edge of
town, has Osawatomie been so excited.
Today the celebration of that anniver-
sary began. The town stretched itself
and is holding thousands of visitors
from all parts of the state. perhaps
half the crowd of at least $4,000 per-
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JUST "A LITTLE RAIN.
The Temperature Takes Drop After
That.

Except for a few brief intervals the
sky was clouded today. and the temper
ature at 2 o'clock was three degrees
lower than at z O'Clock this morning
After jogging UP and down the mer-
curry settled at n degrees.
A slight rain fell between the hours
of and 8 registering H inch precipi-
tation. This had the influence of low
ering the temperature which remained
about 20 degrees lower than yesterday.
The forecast of the weather bureau is
for still cooler weather, party cloudy
and with probable showers tonight or
tomorrow. The wind is blowing II miles
an hour from the north.
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weather indications.

Chicago, Aug. 30--Forecast for
Kansas: Partly cloudy, with prob
ably showers tonight or Wednesday.
Cooler tonight
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place in Han of Fame.


This was the last stanza of a poem,
John Brown" by Eugene Ware, re-
cited this morning at the celebration
by Miss Bessie Yeater. The prophetic
the base of the statue it is now pro-
posed shall glitter in the hall of
fame. The resolution for the monu-
ment was presented by George p.
Morehouse of Topeka, and presented
by Major j. B. Remington, whose wife
is related to John Brown. 1t asks the
appointment of five old soldiers as a
legislative committee to urge the erec-
ton of the statue
1t was here at Osawatomie that the
incipient conditions that precipitated
the civil war began. 1t was here that
John Brown, come out from the east,
settled and built his cabin, organized
his forces and began his fight for free
dom. That Kansas, since that time
when she struggled with herself as to
which side she should take in the fight
which almost rent the union, always
had been a turbulent state, unnistake-
able in her views and ready to take her
share of the responsibility in any ma
tional question was the principal point
emphasized by Capt. Joseph G. Waters
of Topeka, the speaker of the day. Mr..
Waters even went so far as to say that
it was Mr.. Roosevelt's serious handicap
that he was not born in Kansas.
Conceived in struggle, turmoil and
poverty he said, rocked in a turbu-
lent cradle, nourished at the breast of
war, encountering all that is adverse
in nature, the advancement of our peo-
pie has been proportionate to their I'M
pediment. The spirit of Kansas holds
the nation in its meshes.
Tomorrow an even greater audience
than this will be addressed by an ex-
president of the United States, illustri-
ous.. honored in all lands and especially
loved in Kansas. 1t is his own serious
handicap that hewas not born in Kan
sas, for he has the genuine Kansas
spirit. He has made the world respond
to his touch. He is an instrument OF
the worlds peace. We glory in him as
a magnificent specimen of an Ameri-
can citizen. And tomorrow he will be
honored by the great state that cradles
our birth and urns our ashes.''
Summing up the career of John
Brown, Mr.. Waters said:
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sons expected here tomorrow at the
second day of the celebration when
Theodore Roosevelt will make the ad-
dress which will dedicate to the state
as a park the. wooded hillside where
the battle was fought.
The battlefield, for half century a
peaceful pasture, where cattle grazed,
today was inundated and it's turf
trampled to the hardness of pavement
by loyal Kansans. who filled the maze
of new pine benches under the trees
and heard the speakers tell of the
states glory and praise its first hero.
So much enthusiasm for John Brown
has been awakened that a movement
for statue of the western abolitionist
in the hall of fame at Washington was
started by resolution at the morning
session.
'tFrom boulevards
O'erlooking both Nyanzas,
The statued bronze shall glitter in
the sun
With rugged lettering:
JOHN BROWN OF KANSAS
He dared begin; he lost, but, los
ing, Won.'