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Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1910-11-25
THE ROMANCE OF BARRED WIRE

tak NOnANNG W oNnoLU VIM.
Mrs. Joe Gliddeu threatened to do
something ou,landlsb IL Joe did not
keep the pigs out Of her cabbages and
onions.
That was back in the sixties.
So one day Giidden drove to the
hamlet OF Dekalb. ILL.,. three miles
distant, with an idea In his head. His
horse had cast a shoe. In the shoe
stuck a nail. Why not stick sharp
nails through wire and thus keep the
pigs olt OF Mrs. G;lidden's garden
Joe wanted 10 talk about 10 with Isaac
Eliwood. the hardware dealer.
Ellwood listened and then said. III
get the patent, Joe, will you give me q
half INTEREST,""
Joe agreed.
That evening Isaac Ellwood ex-
planned the idea 10 bis sife. who said:
But the nall slips. Take two wires
and twist them around the nail"
Moreover. the bright woman sug-
gested the use of coffee mill to twist
the wires.
So that next day Mr.. and Mrs. Ell
wood took big coil Of wire and a
new coffee mill from the store and
went out to Joe Glidden's place.
Glidden fed the wire into the coffee
mill. EIlwood turned the crank. and
Mrs. Giidden stuck In the barbs at the
right time
That day they made enough barbed
wire to fence one side of Mrs. Gid.
den's garden. and. taking q sample,
Ellwood went TO Washington.
Which was the beginning Of a billion
dollar business-the American Steel
and Wire company.
The FIRST machine. an Improvement
over the coffee mill. was set up in the
rear OF Ellwood's store. Afterward
capitalists bought out Gliddeu's share,
and the big company was organized.
And the story reads right along just
as beautifully as before
Ghdden got lot OF money and
stayed In DekaIb. Ellwood became a
multimillionaire and stayed in De-
kalb. And nobody who really needed
money ever appealed to Mr.. or Mrs.
Ellwood in vain.
Then the other day Mrs. Ellwood
died And somehow Isaac Ellwood did
not care to I've any longer.
He called his children about him, d.
vided bis fortune. willed large sums to
charity. and a few weeks after his
wife passed away he died.
Which is the end.
And this postscript: In a day when
men are accused OF robbing widows
and orphans and stealing according to
law the story OF Isaac and Mrs. Ell
wood is one worth while.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1910-11-25
The Barefoot BURGLAR,

Have you seen the barefoot bur.
gierr' asks the Florida Times Union
We have. We caught her in the act
yesterday morning. the three-year-old
miscreant. as she stole up to our bed
stole kiss. shook her tousled head
and said. IF you don't get up. dad. you
won't get any bre'fes'." - Allentown
(Pa) Democrat.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1910-11-25
The POWER OF SUGGESTION.

81 am well"
Do you appreciate what force may
be In such a declaration? Suppose. on
the other hand. you should say
81 am sick"
You repeat the statement again and
again. By and by you begin to be.
neve Il. and you end the thing In bed.
Eyes; there Is truth I'm 1.-The new
thought" suggestive therapeutics"
and all those modern cults that en-
phasize the power OF the mind over
the body.
Not only does the mind affect the
body: II Affects itself.
When one realizes this subtle power
OF suggestion It will not do to say. ut
makes no difference what one be-
heyes." 1t matters tremendously.
1t Is a fact that persons attract III.
ness TO themselves by constantly
thinking about It. They fx images of
disease IN the mind They not only
predispose themselves to disease, but
lessen the power OF the minds resist.
ance.
Ono should learn to be master of
himself under all conditions
BY practice one may be able TO throw
or the symptoms OF an ordinary In
disposition by refusing TO accept the
symptom and holding clearly In mind
the opposite thought health.
Have you not sometimes insisted
that you would not give up until your
work was finished. to find before the
Job was done that YOU felt better. Had
yon given up and gone to bed you
would have been really Ill.
4 The overcoming power of mind IN a
workable power.
Elizabeth Barrett Browning. the
poetess, literally kept her fraiI body
alive by mental affirmation.
Robert Louis Stevenson would NOT
give up bis work even when sickness
put him on his back Much of his best
work was done In bed. Most men
would have given up and died.
theodore Roosevelt. the robust was
q puny boy OF New York. His win
power took him to the plains to build
up physique.
"nat lonesome world this had
been II only those had worked who
"felt Ike itr'
VI course the power OF mind has its
limitations. and the practice OF sugges.
tion may be carried 10 ridiculous ex
tremes. But
Bear this In mind:
xou are captain on, the deck of your
own vessel. Storms and currents NAV
oenect your course. but ron are mas.
'es OF the voyage and its destiny.
Never give I'D the shipi ttsgFsSs.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1910-11-25
hsIpina him A,ono.

What ia all this straw doing In the
roadway? Somebody sick p asked the
man passing.
Easy" said the man Mt the gate.
holding up warning fiuger. There's
young man calling on my daughter
tonight who has been coming to see
her Tor SIX years. He's very easily
frightened We hope he's going to
propose tonight. and we are taking
every precaution against his being star,
tledG"-Yenkers Statesman.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1910-11-25

l.
DIS prisoner refuses TO give his oc-
cupation. SIR" remarked the police OF.
deer TO magistrate.
Why don't you say what YOU sreY.
asked the magistrate OF the Individual
In the dock.
Cos It's superfius. amt it?'' was the
grinning reply.
DO not understand you," retorted
the magistrate. with dignity.
"No?" said the prisoner. with ola.
waited eyebrows. Then you're as had
As the police themselves. II youu
scnse me sayin' 50. SIR May 1 ask
what the charge against me isY'
3 You are charged with stealing .
table and two chairs" said the maeis.
trates
nen there yer are" grinned the
cheerful gentleman In the dock. .pm
furniture mover. amt Iy"-London
Tit Bits. "
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1910-11-25

vigor and cheerful
ness SOON disappear
when the kidneys are
out of order or dis
eased.
Kidney trouble has
become so prevalent
that 1t is not unconi-
mon for a child to be
born afflicted with
weak kidners IffhA
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1910-11-25
Unsalfsh.

Mrs. Backbay-Why are You leav.
Ing US, Bridget 4 Boston .Cook-Ms
reasons are philanthropic. want to
give some wan else a chancet at the
joys OF living with yez.-Harper's Ba
Ear.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1910-11-25
A Family Jar.

Neighbor - What is all that row
willis7Ma's canning fruit, and pa.s
food inspector. and he's trying to tell
her how she ought to do it.-Phiiadel-
phia Bulietin.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1910-11-25
Her Sick Frjsnd.

II didn't get to bed until midnight =
Sitting up with q sick friend?'
well. yes. with q loyesick friend"
answered the girl.-Kansas City Jour
nal
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1910-11-25
IN NORFOLK STOP At
..ag 1.-THE ATLANTIC"

Most conveniently located Hotel
CORNER MAIN AND GRANNY SITS
Rooms $1.0O and $3.50.
American Plan $3.50 and $500.
Fine Cafe Qynn's) newly fitted IN
on first floor.
Rappahannock Valley people make i,
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1910-11-25

child urinates too often, if the urine scald.
the flesh, or if, when the child reaches An
age when 1t should be able to control the
passage, 1t is yet afflicted with bed-wet-
ting, dependupon it, the cause of the diff
Guilty IS kidney trouble, and the first
step should be towards the treatment of
these important organs. This unpleasant
trouble IS due to diseased condition of
the kidneys and bladder and not TO a
habit as most people suppose.
Women as well as men are made miser-
able with kidney and bladder trouble.
and both need the same great remedy
The mild and the immediate effect of
> wemp-Root is soon realized. 1t is sold
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1910-11-25
Maryland, Delaware & Virginia
RAILWAY COMPANY.

RAILWAY COMPANY.
baltimore, FIRE.
EANtEN ericksburg. Nor.
sssssy folk and tsnp.a.
hammock River Routes.
Schedule in effect November nlo.
Ratio. TAPPAuANNOCK a FNED.
steamers leave Baltimore Pier . LdYb, =.
as ,oii 9 weather permitting, SUNDAY -
ives est, anSSsd s and Thursday 4:SO p. m. q
PPt o,nee' Clinton. weems. MillenbecS. McrrT
wonasl 0 q w; Moran. Durham. Urban.
rrort, Sharps, Bowlers. Wares. weiifor.,s
ss sid nn a. m. MAYORS Hole. B'ar5
wimoSt t'e 2; r. aaytons. SLeedstown. saunder+
way; Hay Mount. Hop Yard. PARLIAMENTARY, "-
son Mnna ivaVing on sunday does not SOP
at 1880 8. m. ie'e Aeed't"wn
BALTIMORE-sHARP
Leaves Baltimore wednesda, ,oo
wbos IT. Eng. White Stone. Burhsns. Hurtona
BaLTIMORE-TAPPA -
Steamer leaves Baliim ore Fyidav s.ao,
iOn nOr'n End, Mil Crerh White sto,oP - IN
TONS. Urbanns, MOnaskon wbcaI,nnaans Bur
Nlew' Sharps, TappahJ u mock wafer
FkEn'G. TAPPAHANNOCk G.
,rn S.e%aners lesve Fredericksburg snr,.,
Hon Yard thursday 2p. IN. for Rstc;jfY.s'
Royal, GreenIa SynySgH cunt, Port Conway, port
Nav'ors 30 a.: m, Lay tons Carriers. Biantjc;1
weIIforts w =; M Tappabannock $50 a. m
T nay rort' Wheaton, Water View. M1n. a; ~,
Merrv n ie.V y. m, HurhHns MiIIenbe,.,'
l,yinEton. wee@S, wife si s, a0%"n Nm M9r.ns,
''S p. m, North E"d 6 p. m. WestIsnd |re"k
satnrt,ay IN m naltimore Tuesday ThIrSday and
TAPPAHANNOCK-R.
TSesd ine a, ,1 % Iappahsnnock, 7:ao a. M.
wwsres, bowlers. sbarps go n m sr s' ps
Burton whhIerview- MoEaskon *U rhanna.
"Senns, white Stone. Mill T!reef NoN,h ro1
oaS mor ny IN baltimore Wednesday and FRI
sto, 's es fI TO baltimore on Thursday will M,
sup al oroanna and Bay Port "'' nut
Neutrality-suspicious..
Leiye Sharps 80 n. m. Thursday for wha.,
TONS R,irIaview Mo askon, Urbanna Hnr
hito S,n ns' mllenbcck Weems TryInotnn
'O"e' WILL Creek, North End
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS..
sa ,.eaSe Tappahannock. weather perm,,,,n,
V vo1~.e,s. shar ps. Ray Port WbcaIton' wi'as
A. NV; NV, monaskon. Urbanna Burtons i,rhana
Irvinefon' woeny tr1lnt, Ottoman, Moraus,
North End. WesfIand. S'""e' mih creek,
,lHv a ~ -" ~ " sIeamer will leave Norfolk Mon
hannoct s, weatner permitting. for Tappa
60 NJ stopping at landings a. aboy, ex-
Sirt gerry Point, Ottoman. Morans and Ia
,o III, stopping at Bowlers, Wares and we'll
'o rus on return trip to Baltimore on Tneadsys
rffreight will not DO received in NoTf1lE
"'.or p' m. on sailing DAYS.
mn, anls timetable shows the time. at which
steanlers may be expected to arrive AZ n nj A.,
IT. s, rom tue several wharvce, but thcir ar
ynsrs OF oeparture at the times stated is not
rcsnonsiLI' e noI ooes the company hold itself
arising therefrom my N""Seque"ces
Freight received In baltimore until In
ON sailing days. ~S'' " w.
W. ~. SCoTT. Agent Frederickspurg,
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1910-11-25
LANCASTER UNION LODGE ~ :
SHOPPING FOR LADIEs

Save travelling expenses and hsv.,onr
shopping done by Mrs. j. p. Meaniay
EZO4 OAK ST.. Baltimore. She is in
close touch with The beat stores and Can
save our ladies' money on their purchases
samples sent upon request.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1910-11-25

:" m f~~VOtt Home Of swamp Rooa
including many of the thousands Of testi-
monial letters received from sufferers
who found Swamp-Root to be just the
remedy needed. In writing DIR. Kiimer
Il Co, Binghamton. N. ", be sure and
mention this paper. Don't make any
mistake. but remember the name. D,
Kilmer's Swamp-Root. and the address
6snghamton, N. Y, on every bottle.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1910-11-25

hygiene can prevent more crime
than any law.-Munsterburg.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1910-11-25

Kidney trouble preys upon the mind.
discourages and lessons beauty
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1910-11-25
Culinary.

How Gid that story you cooked up
10 Tell your wife pan outY,
Naturally In family stew."-Ba,.
timore American. n" y
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1910-11-25

py druggists, IN hfty-
cent and one-dollar
size bottles. You may
have a sample bottle
by mail free. also a
pamphlet telling all
about Swo ,uv,-Hco<
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1910-11-25

When you consent. consent cordial
S.-Abbstt,
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1910-11-25
Baltimore, Chesapeake & Atlantic
-EaHsE RAILWAY co.

hhhCE
In effect June 9TH, 1910.
n Steamer leaves Pier Light Street whox,
,Dan,he, every Sunday and Weducs,iay
mcniner permitting. for treeport anJ in,",s
meulate landings AS follows: N '"'cr
leave baltimore m Mia a M - -
saIh!sons IA. I1pcrs 3. nlackweIIs q ~ Il''
ION 4. Tlmbs 10 RcedVille IN HarIi,lee
nhrNeys 10. Grace Point z 10 IL, ,sI,n, ~ =.
nNharnock !;:N. Ocrans 10 Jncks,ns r,.S -,
H. cricket Hill II % Calls III AZ Eish =. ,
J.. M, kuarks i.O. Warehouse 1 az cnosa. ,...S
Green Point 2.l5. Stampers 30. BianJs = =
rive Freeport 40. "S d AT
returning, steamer leaves Freenort ,oup,
timore and int rmediate landinSs ,.,a, or r naI-
N n a riusy. wei,' her permitting us follows.
Leave Freeport z n. no. Hams m Sttows'
Sis ..Jos SrTen Point 7.45. CshlT,.ls \ WI
~ o NJ ~. huarks s.45, Fitchetts M CaiIIs
~ CTicket Hill Id 45, Jacksons Greet N nH
! ~ us m, kilmarnock Lao, Crs, a. poin,,
49, . ~ ION HardinHs 3. HarVeys3 I6 Eia
ne 1,Oo, limos 40. Reedville Z Mia IN
In 4i s Wolls o-4a Ilpers q, Sampe OF, a.. srpiy.
III baltimore next morning. arrive
IRIS time table shows the fines a, ,,.,.,.
S.osinSrs may De expected to arrive nj md IL
r,, ALoin the several wharvcs, bur lheir az
,,'s "a OF departure at the times stated ia no.
suaI ahtee o, nor does tho COMPANY hnId ~, NJ
responsible Tor any delay OF any eo1sanua a,soii
arising therefrom. consciousness
, Freight received in Baltimore nm s.u,.
days until 40 j. IN. on saiiinR
WILLARD THOMSON. Gen. Mansvo.
~ AZ; bEAvEN. Agent, Baltimore
Con. Freight and Passenger Agent
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1910-11-25
She Is gentle and patient.

she Is gentle and patient.
Can you blame her-thls silent. faith
full drudge-if she wants her payf
Not an envelope on Saturday night
No. no: not that.
What, then?
The love and gratitude Of those for
whom she tolls aud suffers and sacri-
ices.
When you think Of the loveless
homes where she is not. only denied
her pay. but is abused besides. it
makes you want TO organize the union.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1910-11-25
Observation-Disclosures

~ steamer, leave Tappshancool, -oo
W Hesaay ana Ihursday srUppingat Wa,ISorls
whesIi, nowWiers. Sbarps 800 A. m, *Iiay port
R,rto, Wateryiew. Moraskon %ITrbanns
wwurton' Rurhans, MiIienbecK IryI,.s,1ns'
Arriyn " ~, stone. Mill Greek. Moth E1d'
day mor ny IN baltimore Wednesday and Fri.
sto,' sa ITs 20 baltimore on Thursday will M,
s'op AT orbanna ana Bay Port. WIN not
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1910-11-25
Observation-Disclosures
TAPPAHANNoCK Nn,,

ton " ,tn,ps 9't a. IN. Thursday for Wheal-
~ hs, nuIrhans, Mi'lenbcck Weems' ir"i,at.in
" "IIc SiOne, Will Creek NnrfI, EI,.i 'I"s0Oh'
The searchlight., 1910-03-18
.OOOOooOoooOOOOOOoOo
: Dane Valley Items :
OoOOOOOOSSooOOoOOoOS

Rev. N. Damskod will be here and
preach Good Friday March IS.
The Ladies' Aid held their bazaar IN the
Dane Valley school house Monday March
9TH the ladies of the church are about 500
to the good as a result.
L. Petersen and Sam Fryhling call,d at
the home OF Mr.. and Mrs. A. p X. Dien
Monday on their way out to the homestead
of Ole Thorp.
Quite few of the bachelor friends of
lens Fladberg called on him at his home
stead last Sunday.
NJ. Nilsen called at the y. Nilsen home-
stead Monday.
Mr.. oelkar and family visited at the
home of Mr.. and Ms. Peter Jorgensen
last Sunday.
Quite few homeseekers have been here
the past week looking over the country
with view to locate.
The following we're callers at the home
stead of Mr. and Mrs. Oelkars last Sunday
evening: Miss Mary Rasmussen, !. Flad-
berg. L. Petersen and Sam |. Fryhling.
N. Olsen will work for Kew. Iohanson the
the coming spring and summer.
T. johnson is doing carpenter work this
week for Rev. Brede Iohanson.
| A number of the farmers are out in the
field breaking and plow,ng this 18th day OF
March.
Mr.. and Mrs. +. S. Reed and baby were
out from Culoertson and called at the
home of Asmus Thompson last Sunday.
N. Christensen called at the N. Nilsen
homestead Tuesday Of this week.
| At the last meeting of the Danish Lu-
theran congregation a singing choir was
organized to lead the singing AT the se.vic-
es on Sundays. They appeared for the
first time last Sunday.
Some Of the young folks were callers at
the home Of Mr.. and Mrs. Lars Salvervold
last Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs Hans Rasmussen OF Blk
horn. Iowa. will arrive here on Saturday
Of this week and move on to the farm that
they purchased from John Bewich last fall.
Chris. Hansen has returned from the
Brorson High school near Kenmare. N. ID.
Fred Nilsen who is attending the same
school will return about April Ist.
Peter Nilsen has been breaking horses
for Rev. Brede Johanson the past week.
A greeting from Dane Valley to the
Dagmar correspondent.
The searchlight., 1910-03-18
Culbertson, Montana.

the movement along sane and prof
liable lines.
Professor F. B. Linfield. direc-
tor OF the state experiment station,
declares that the most important
point in the settlement OF new
lands is in getting people started
right; telling them what crops to
expect first while they are getting
on their feet.
"The railroads are cooperating
in the movement. For the two
years the state legislature has ap-
propriated $1,000 toward farmers
institute and other extension work.
the Northern Pacific railway has
given s., 600, the Great Northern
railway 81, 900 and the Milwaukee
railroad 81. 900, making $40. 600 in
all.
The searchlight., 1910-03-18
Another Big One.

Another big real estate deal was
pulled off in Williston the past
week when H. v. Smith the land
man, sold to Charles Schumacher
the elegant brick mansion OF Carl
A. Wittmeier, located in the
Witrmeier addition, and which was
valued at SIo,ooo Including one
block of ground, Mr.. Schumacher
transferred his former home on
West Broadway to Mr.. Wittmeier.
Mr.. and Mrs. Wittmeier expect to
remove to Culbertson, Mont,
where they will make their future
home and where Mr.. Wittmeier is
engaged in the Mercantile business.
Mr.. Schumacher expects to occupy
his newly acquired home the COM
ing month.-Williston State.
The searchlight., 1910-03-18
EFFORTS
APPRECIATED
Spok q ne Spokesman Review
Writes IN Editorial on Con-
ditions In nOntana.

Spokane. Wash,, March I5-
That the efforts of the people oi
Montana in assisting the residents
Of neighbor,ng states in the up
building and development Of the
northwest are appreciated in Spo-
kane is evidenced in the senti-
ments voiced by Major Edwin A.
Smith, editor OF the Twice-a-Week
Spokesman Review Of this city In
an editorial in . current issue Of
that journal. He writes as fol-
lows:
with It's fine valley lands for
fruit growing. with its broad valley
land for general farming under III
CATION, with its emp,re-like areas
to be brought under cultivation
by dry-farming methods, Montana
Is waking up to her agricultural
possibilities.
The agricultural college and
experiment station At Boxeman are
taking advantage Of this awaken
aaG. and are seeking not only to
eaeoarage but to guide and direct
The searchlight., 1910-03-18

A Warning.-If you don't want to buy
law suits to establish your rights to your
lands or lots. insist that you are given an
abstract of title. so that you know that
your title is perfectly clear from the time
it was patented by the government. before
you pay over your money. Our records
are complete and up to date in all respects
and we send out all work promptly. neat
ly and accurately. Valley County Abb
sirac,ing. Co.. R. E. Johnson. Prop. Glas-
gov, Mont.
The searchlight., 1910-03-18
Patriotism of Valley ca
News.

From the Glasgow Democrat
The Valley County News. one
OF our leading weeklies in North
East Mo tsna enjovs the unique
distinction OF being the first among
us to CO Itract 10 do the County
printing aud furnishing of station
cry and supplies tor Valley County
the ensutn. wear 10 aimo>, nothing
We say "atmost 20 ",ng," in that
the bid OF the News" specifies
such important items as Pruning
of Letter Heads" COMMISSIONER
Proceedings" Stationery Sup
plies" etc under the provision
no charge. Hence the Board of
County Co nmissioners acted Judi
ciously y an'i tor the has, interests
OF the county when 1t award. d The
County contract printing 10 tn.
"News." For our own bid we
have only t'ls 10 say by way Of
appreCrarIon-ltw was 20 extremel,
| low that had the Board accepted it,
We would no doubt have lost mon
ev, and we want 10 thank the Com
| missioIers for their limeis con-
sideration of our finances.
1t is fortunate from every poln,
OF view that the formative agencies
tor the up building OF Valley Conn
ty are showing signs OF simplica
ton and reduction to a certainty.
| VIVA, the Citizens aud voters oil
the County expect from the Com
mission.rs and other Office holders
in these DAYS of the eounty's gov
tn and development Is definite and
clear economy. Commonly the
County printing item is looked up
on as ''grair" and grave sp-cula.
ton is curren; in the public mind
as to the amount OF the Countys
money the official paper makes
out OF the contract. The several
bids submitted TO the commission.
ers in this years spirited contes,
tor the printing were unusually
low, giving a sufficient warrent to
the fact that the economy measure
in this item at least, is to be made
the notable feature in Valley Coun-
ty. II is gratifying therefore to Ie-
cord the patriotic spirit of the Val
ley County News and commend the
economic measures of our board of
County Commissioners s.-Glasg ow
Democrat.
The searchlight., 1910-03-18
CASES DISMISSED
G. F. Owens Called rlark Thomas
q Vile Name and Got Licked
That's All.

Mark Thomas. Chas. Jarvis. Herbert
Sherer and Fred Courchene had an exam.
inaiion before Judge Mathews Saturday on
charge Of assault, in the second degree
upon the person of c. F. Owens on the
morning Of the 25th of February.
This case had caused considerable COM
ment from the stories told by Owens in
regard to the affair. When he told his
story on the witness stand. however, it was
different. being lamentably weak. He
controadicted himself in several instances.
He positively asserted. however that Marx
Thomas had assaulted him by hitting him
with his fist in both eyes and behind the
ear. Upon cross-examintion by Attorney
]. L. Slattery. Owens said he did not
think he had called Mark Thomas vile
name just previous to being assaulted.
The bartender at the Eagle Saloon at
that time. was also called as witness for
the state. He testified that he witnessed
the affair and saw Mark Thomas strike
Owens. Upon cross examination he ad-
mitted that Owens had called Thomas a
vile name. discrediting his mother. just
previous to the assault.
DIR. Johnson was called also by the state
and testified that Owens had received
several bruises at the time mentioned but
that he had received no grevious bodily in
jury. County Attorney Thomas Dignan
appeared for the state and L. Slattery
of Glasgow and Paul Babcock Of Culbert-
son for the defense. Attorney Slattery
told the conrt that it would not be neces.
sary to put on any witnesses for the defense
as the state had no case and moved for
the dismissal Of the defendants.
After a few moments consideration
Judge Mathews dismissed the cases again $
all four OF the defendants as to the charge o.
assault IN the second degree with the
recommend that Mark Thomas be held fol-
simple assault.
Nothing whatever has been done by the
state in regard to the recommend of tn,
judge. as il was probably considered tina
a man is justified in assault when anothei
calls him such vile name.
No evidence was introduced connectin,
Chas. Jarvis or Herbert Sherer with tn
affair in any way.