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Omaha daily bee., 1910-12-31

ENiMETsBURG-P. o. RefselI has re:
ceived the appointment as postmaster OF
this city, succeeding L. Fl. Wayne.
EsTHERVILLE-Lewis ]. Berge and
Tilda Brown, two popular young people
Of the city were married last night oy
Rev. n. Pye OF the Methodist church.
EAGLE GRovE-Mrs. Mary Root: aged
80 years, and the oldest living member OF
five generations, ali of whom are alive
died at her home here yesterday She was
one of the oldest residents OF the county
EsTHERVlLLE-Nnss Emma stsmmer
of this city and MT Athel Houk or Belle
Plain Ia. were married at the nome OF
the brides mother, Mrs. Kate Miller or
North Twelfth street. They will reside Al
Belle Plain.
AMEs-Tn order to get in touch with the
practical farmers and exchange ideas with
them Prof. Kennedy OF the animal nus
bandry department, is spending Two qAys
OF each week during the winter III shOrA
course work
! AMES-Benginning in January, Prof. A.
| V storm OF the extension department.
! will meet by appointment county suPeI-
and fifteen teachers in each
county to arrange with them for teaching
agriculture in their schools.
EsTHERVII.LE-M and Mrs. J. b.
Smith OF Halfa Monday celebrated thelI
large number Of relatives and friends were
in attendance who left many costly pres
ents as a token Of esteem in Which MI
and Mrs. smith are held
.
/ Brown and Prof Edward Mckenney, ar
rived In the city today and will this even
| ing open up a series OF meetings at the
Christian church, assisting the pastor,
Rev Devoe. These men have had unus-
uaI success in evangelistic work
/ ESTHERVILLE-At the home OF Mr
and Mrs ole Handeland Of this city,
| Christmas day was celebrated as the
/ twenty fifth anniversary OF thar mar
| rage All their children and few friends
were i'm attendance, who presented Mr..
and Mrs Handeland with a number or
nice pieces OF silverware
| AMES-A Guernsey Breeders association
was organized at Ames last week. The
| purpose OF the association Is TO promote
I the interests of the breed. Judge w. b,
] Ouarton OF AirOna is president, with Fran
els Kerr A. H., 'O9 OF Manila, as secre-
tary Two meetings year will be held,
/ one will be held during the summer at the
/ farm OF some member and the other al
Ames during the winter.
! MARSHALLTOWN-Pr B. J. Lam
bert head OF the department OF en-
gineering Of Iowa state university, Iowa
city. was today employed by the city
I council 20 prepare plans and specifications
I for It's proposed water power plant. Prof
/ Lambert estimates the plant Will cost $ll'-
| 600 completed and that II will have a min
imum capacity Of $4,000 salons a day and
Omaha daily bee., 1910-12-31

Labor Federation Reforms.
The State Federation OF Labor plans
several reform measures for urging upon
Omaha daily bee., 1910-12-31
BYERS SUGGESTS CHANGES
1owa's Attorney General Would Have
Court Procedure Simphfied.
JUDICIAL DISTRICTS REARRANGED
Believes work of Judges should he
More Evenly Divided--List of
Governors PardOns Is
From a Staff Correspondent

(FrOm Staff Correspondent)
DIES MONIES, Dec. 3O.-(special Tee-
gram -Attorney General Byers, in his re-
port, made at the conclusion of four years
in office, recommends some additional leg
islation in the direction of simplifying
court work.
A general revision of the laws Of the
state regarding practice and procedure in
court by repeating every provision that
permits delay as a matter OF right, is sug-
gested. lie would have the judicial dis
tricts rearranged so that the work of the
judges would be more evenly distributed.
He would increase the salary Of the at
torney general and his assistants
The Iowa law against trusts and COM
bines should have added 10 1t a provision
for securing the evidence OF violation of
laws. He also suggests that In regard to
the liquor laws there is great need Of some
additional federal legislation so that II
will not be possible for men 10 carry on the
illegal traffic in liquor In dry territory
List of Pnrdons and Paroles.
During the biennial period ended June 80
last Governor Carroll and his two prede-
oessors granted only fourteen pardons and
issued twenty-seven paroles. The business
OF this department Of the governors office
was greatly reduced because of the in
creased business taken over by the Parole
board.
District Court Law.
At a meeting Of the District Court Clerks
Association of Iowa a committee on legis-
lation was elected, whose business will be
20 make an effort 20 have a law passed
providing for a four-year term for dis
trict court clerks instead OF two years
Beats wife, Ends Life.
Lewis Cole Of Lisbon. la, Indignant be
cause his wife sued him for divorce todaS
beat the woman insensible with neck
yoke, then shot himself, dying instantly
The woman viii recover.
Prohibition Plans.
Plans for securing a fund OF $4,000 TO be
used in securing prohibition and the repeal
OF the Iowa mulct law were made today
by the prohibition state central COMMITTEES
In session here. II was also planned to
purchase an automobile for holding open
air meetings in various sections OF the
state.
The prohibiuonists Will not unite with
the Anti-Saloon league, Constitutional
Amendments association or any other non
partisan temperance organization.
Repeal of MuIct Law.
The repeal OF tbe Iowa mulct law hy the
coming Legislature will be demanded by
the prohibiuonists Of Iowa at confer
ence OF the state central committee Rno
other workers which viii be held here TO-
morrow. This will be asked rather thar
resubmission Of the constitutional prohibi
tory amendment al this time.
New Pardon Hoard Member.
Governor Carroll has appointed ID. {
Mott Of Marengo, member OF the stat,
pardon board In place Of the late Pardon
A. smith Of Green county. Mr.. Mott wa
formerly member OF the Iowa Legislature
from Audubon COUNTY and Is now edito
Omaha daily bee., 1910-12-31

The Legislature Among them is a bill TO
toquire that street cars be equipped with
airbrakes. In the last legislature this
measure was defeated by lobby organ
lied for that purpose. The federation will
also back a bill for a commission to ex-
anime and license barbers
Omaha daily bee., 1910-12-31
New Pardon Hoard Member.

Governor Carroll has appointed ID. e.
Mott Of Marengo. member OF the state
pardon board In place Of the late Pardon
A. smith OF Green county. Mr.. Mott was
formerly member OF the Iowa legislature
from Audubon county and is now editor
Omaha daily bee., 1910-12-31

The repeal OF tbe Iowa mulct law by the
coming legislative will be demanded by
the prohibiuonists Of Iowa at confer
ence OF the state central committee ana
other Workers which viii be held here to-
morrow. This viii be asked rather than
rosubmission of the constitutional prohibi-
tory amendment al this time.
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WOMAN'S CLUB MEETING.
Mrs. Walton and Mrs. DinsmOre Hos
tesseS.

The Woman's club held its regular
meeting in the Library parlors We'd
nesday afternoon, March so, with Mrs.
Matte A Walton and Mrs. Laura H.
Dinsmore serving as hostesseS.
A very Interesting program was
carried out, under the direction of
Miss Mabel Robinson, as follows:
Piano duet, Mrs. Rose Merrill and
daughter, Miss Marcia Williams; en-
core. piano solo, Miss Williams: sec
retary's report; papers on Who's
Who in American" first, In Invention,
Mrs. Della L. Bartlett; second, In
Music, Mrs. Fannie G. Wildes; poem,
"a Song" James Whitcomb Riley,
read by Miss Mabel Robinson; third
paper, In Literature, Mrs. Sarah L..
Eaton; recess. After song by Miss
Fancher Sawyer. accompanied by
Miss Lizzie Webb, the papers were
continued with the fourth, In Art, by
Mrs. Alice e. Mitchell, who showed
reproductions from the originals of
the noted American artists; fifth pa
per, In Philanthropy Miss Hannah r.
Page.
After this most interesting program
the next meeting was announced as
the annual meeting and 1t was voted
by the club to hold 1t in the COngre-
gational church parlors at p m.
The business session and election of
officers will be followed by program
of interest, including paper by Mrs.
Ellen Sawyer on her recent trip
around the world; also monologues by
other members.
The hostesses appointed for this
meeting are Mrs Alta s. Elliott and
Mrs. Mary c. Stinchfield.
The club supper will be served at
6 o'clock by the Congregational Work
ing League, and all members who
wish to take guests too the supper are
requested to notify the Secretary on
or before April 8.
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County News
Continued from Page Ten.)
,esse sesesees sssssssessss

The funeral was helA Tuesday after
noon at o'clock, Rev. F. T. Crane
officiating. and the burial was in Sun
set cemetery in this village.
DEATH OF MRS. ELDER
Mrs. Edith Elder died, Monday night
at her home In Dover, y. H.. after a
short illness of acute Brights disease.
She was taken on the Friday night
previous. on her return from trip to
Boston.
Mrs. Elder was born in Lexington.
Oct. Q. 1861. the daughter of David and
Olive (Albee) Pierce, and her early
life was passed in Embden and North
Anson.- After her marriage to n.
Foster Elder, they lived in Madison
for several years. and went to Dover.
n H.. about fifteen years ago where
they have resided ever since.
Mrs. Elder was prominent in the
Methodist church of which she was a
member, in the organization of Odd
Ladies'. and In several societies. Be-
sides her husband and one daughter.
she is survived by two brothers and
two sisters. George A. Pierce of New
Portland. Frank Pierce of North An
son, Mrs. Emma Berry of Embden and
Mrs. Clara Weeks of Arson. The bur-
ial was at Dover.
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The MISREPRESENTATION is not cam
ned goods from Washington. and is
not paid for at so much per inch. We
gladly confess that our matter may
be none too bright and none too meaty
and none too helpful, but 1t can never
be said of it that it is put out in the
empty spirit OF insincerety or with
sinister designs.
We quote two paragraphs from the
Journals canned matter. II Sena-
tor Hale can read these two para
graphs and not blush for very shame,
he ought to be recalled from Washing
ton and relegated to the limbo of
forgetfulness. Here they are. Hold
your nose.
Hannibal HamIin and William Pitt
Fessenden became national powers.
So did Blaine and Tom Reed and 80
has Eugene Hale, whose influence to-
day in the national halls of legislation
Is greater than the influence that has
ever been achieved In the past by
other of the intellectual giants who
have represented the Pine Tree
State"
E. Hale of Washington, D. c., in
spired that passage. Probably dictat-
ed 1t in his private Office in Wash
ington. The journal and others
swallow the whole mess and call 1t
good
One more excerpt. and we are done:
Maine needs her best at Washing
ton and by his experience, his power,
his prestige. his great ability, his wise
craftsmanship, and his loyalty to his
state Senator Eugene Hale answers
this demand as no other can"
There is just one other demand
which Senator e. Hale will have soon
to answer and that will come from the
people of the State of Maine. That
demand will be for retirement.
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LOCAL ITEMS.

Miss Hazel Leavitt' left Tuesday on
a trip to Boston on business connect
ed with the Beck Entertainment Blu
rueau by which she is employed. 1t has
been arranged by the members of the
High school to engage her to train
them in another play similar to
Union Depot" to, be given within a
few weeks for the bemafit of the Ath-
letic association.
Charles Smith, and Edward Snow,
seniors at the University of Maine, are
spending their Easter recess visiting
electrical plants in Massachusetts,.
About forty from U. of NJ, who are
taking the Electrical Engineering
Course, are ON this tour. There are
several professors accompanying
them, who have charge of certain
number of students. The various
groups GO to different cities.
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SOL0N.

The young son of Bert Goodrich
met with an accident last Wednesday
while playing in the stable with his
little sister. They got an axe and in
some way cut the first and second fin
ser off also an end of the thumb.
Charles Clark Is suffering with a
very bad cold.
There was a short Easter concert
given by the children of the Congre-
gational Sunday school last Sunday
noon in place of the usual Sunday
school.
The schools in the village opened
Monday after short vacation.
Call and examine our new line of
round top tables. leather dining
chairs, Bullets, sideboards, hall trees,
chiffonniers. genuine leather Turkish
rockers and couches, brass and iron
beds, quartered oak. curly birch and
cherry bureaus and commodes and
everything in the plush and willow
furniture line. We bid on furnishing
homes with reliable goods. Kennebec
Furniture House. Bingham.
The Sunday school of the NJ. e.
church will have an oyster supper in
the vestry Wednesday evening April
6. Entertainment free
Mr.. Emery, representative of the
Civic League. will occupy the pulpit
at the NJ. e. church Sunday morning
April In the evening there will be
a union meeting at the Congreg ational
church at which he will give an IL
Illustrated lecture.
At the regular meeting of Northern
Light R2bekah lodge Saturday even
ing, April 2, there will be refIea, sal
of the degree staff. All members are
requested TO be present.
George Litchfield is spending the
week in Harmony on business.
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NEW ApyERrIsEMENTs.

If-Chas. F. Ward Co.
Sign Painting--Hariie Annis
Garden Seeds-M. Ii. II eselton
Petticoats--W. II. Ordway.
Truest Test-A. r. Jewett.
Foreclosure--David Clukey.
Pianos. N. g. l. ]. Smith.
New Lot--W +. Robbins Co.
Farm for Sale-E. A. Strout.
Legal Notices--W. r. Seekins.
Horses for Sale-A. b. walker
The Point-First National Bank
Spring Sale-Dyer Dry Goods Co
Spring Overcoats-Tra A. Norton.
Cook Wanted-Mrs, Edith :. shepherd
Contest. L. Bass Publishing Co.
Opening-Skow. Department store.
interest-Skowhegan Savings Bank.
Carriage Repository. H. Lancaster.
Farm Implements-W. r. Whitney q
Son.
store for Young Men-Smith & Bus
sey.
Home Observation-Disclosures Furni-
ture Co
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Ellingwood. who was the committee
In charge of the program. There was
an attendance of 20 members. and 3
visitors, who seemed to thoroughly
enjoy this Wilcox meeting. the quo
tations, the readings and the words
of the music all being from the writ
ings of Ella Wheeler Wilcox.
Following Is the program: Sketch
of Ella Wheeler Wilcox, Mrs, Jane
Parsons; reading. Wishing" Mrs.
Olive Williams; reading, Mission"
Mrs. Eta Berry reading, Unanswered
Prayers" Mrs Laura Rowell; singing,
Laugh and the World Laughs With
Mrs. Winifred Locke; reading, You
Never Can Tell" Mrs. Martha Jud-
idns; singing BE Careful What You
Say" reading. Which Are Your"
Mrs. Blanche Chapman; reading,
"Life's Harmonies." Mrs. Alice Foss;
reading, Christ Crucifled," Mrs. Ag-
mes Johnson; singing. Beyond.
At the business hour the resigna-
ton of May Hilton, as treasurer. was
received with regret. all being sorry
that she Is soon to move away. Mrs.
Ellingwood was chosen to take her
place. One of the members suggested
post card shower for Mrs. Burnham
Fox. who is a helpless shutin from
rheumatism. All cheerfully respond
ed by sending an Easter card. Mrs.
Eta Chapman then served ice cream
and cake for the benefit of the treas
ury with satisfactory results. The
next meeting will be with Mrs. Laura
Rowell, April 6.
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BETHANY BAPTIST CHURCH.
George Merriam. Pastor.
Residence, so Madison Avenue.

Telephone. 1888.
Morning service at 1915 with SER
mon by the pastor Sunday school at
~. Christian Endeavor meeting at g..
Evening service at l.
The Womans Missionary Society
win meet Friday afternoon at 2.30
o'clock with Miss Clara Morrison at
her horne on High street All ladies
of the church and congregation are
invited to attend this meeting.
On Friday evening the Y. p. s. c. E.
win hold a social In the chapel where
the members of the society and their
friends viii be welcomed.
Regular prayer meeting at 1880
Thursday evening.
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ATHENS.

Mrs. George Tibbetts left here Mar.
IS for her former home in Gloucester,
Mass, to pass the summer. Mr.. Tib-
belts will join her after few weeks
when syrup making Is done and the
farm work we'll begun. Leonard Tib-
belts and family will remain on the
farm which the brothers purchased
last fall of Frank Gardner.
Mrs. Loudfoet left Wednesday. Mar.
%, for her former home In Philadel-
phia where Mr.. Loudfoot will join
her later to the regret of many
friends he has made during his year
here.
There was special music at the Sun
day morning service and the pastor,
Rev. Mr.. Loudfoot, gave fine dis
course from Go quickly and tell His
disciples that he Is risen from the
dead" The pulpit was decorated
with ported plants.
Amos Chapman returned from
Kineo last week with IA pairs of oxen
to add to the pairs previously
bought and now on sale.
E. F. Wescott sold a nice pair of
oxen last week.
Scribner Gaylord celebrated his
seventh birthday Monday afternoon
March %, by giving a party to his lit
tie friends. Ten enjoyed the pleas
ant afternoon with him and the fine
treat of candy and apples and left
several presents as reminders of their
visit.
ATHENS GRANGE.
Athens Grange met in regular ses-
sion Saturday afternoon. March 26.
On account of the dangerous condi-
ton of the roads only about forty
were present but pleasant meeting
was held. Under business the matter
of q Fund" for the support of girl
at Good Will farm was brought up
and the Lecturer, Sister Abbie Farm
er, appointed to receive contribu-
tions in aid of this worthy object. The
program presented by the Lecturer
consisted of three selections by the
choir a piano solo by Ida Barker,
recitation by Alice Foss, reading by
Eta Cooley, and What are the three
best crops to raiser discussed by J.
f. Corson, j. E. Chapman, Llewellyn
Eaton, Alden Buchanan, Almon Whit
tier, George Hight, B. p Barker, Abb
bic Farmer and l.. c. Elliott The
question for discussion at next meet
ing is (which is the most profitable,
cows, sheep or hens?"
BAPTIST AUXILIARY.
The Baptist Auxiliary met Wednes-
day afternoon, March 23, with Mrs.
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CENTENARY
METHODIST EPISCOPAL CHURCH.
Fred A Leitch. Phi D.. Minister.
Daaidanoa. TX Ialand AVanua

FREQ "A. LeltCn, IN. ~, minister
Residence. Is Island Avenue.
Morning sermon at l045. Subject
"Christ's Balm for the Worlds Sor-
row."
Bible study at IL. Layman's Bible
Glass at r. Epworth League at s.
Evening service at o'clock. Sacra-
ment of the Lords supper. Baptism
and Reception of Members.
Practitioners meeting Tuesday 7.30.
Prayer service. Thursday. 100.
Next Friday evening there will be
rally service in the Epworth League
vestry at which Mrs. Annie M Frost
of Pittsfeld will be present and give
Symposium on The Value of the Ep-
worth League to the Church. There
will be short papers by each Vice
President and special music Refresh
ments will be served at the close.
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THURSDAY, MARCH 81.
Canned Goods from Wash
ington

The Fairfield Journal and certain
other county and state newspapers
owe their readers an apology
In the Journal of March IS appears
a long, fiattering editorial on "Sena-
tor Hale and the State of Maine" That
editorial Is probably the same identical
piece of merchandise which was Of
fered to the publishers of The Inde-
pendent-Reporter by certain Hale
managers, the same to be paid for at
so much per inch! Inasmuch as it
was offered to us at so much per inch
we shall presume that the same offer
was made to other newspapers which
have seen fit to spread 1t before the
eyes of their readers.
Frankly this is the kind of canned
goods that The MISREPRESENTATION
err does not like worth a cent. We
do not like to have our editorials
manufactured in Washington, shipped
through Maine by the way of Bangor,
and then distributed at so much per
inch to the honest-minded citizens of
Somerset county We do not believe
the people of Somerset county take
kindly to this sort of business.
What was the nature of the article? ?
Suppose you were in Senator Hale's
shoes, which, you should thank God,
you are not, and you knew that the
people back home on the old farms
were beginning to kick because you
thought you had a mortgage on a SEN
atorial job for life, and suppose 1t
had always been your custom to COM
mercialize the papers of Maine, that
Is, buy them up by frequent gifts of
paid matter. and you should decide to
do 1t again, under these circum-
stances, what would likely be the ma
ture of the article you would instruct
your lieutenants, and henchmen. and
hangers-on, and political grafters,
and money-hungered woe-be-gones
to prepare for publication?
The most flattering things that
could be said about you, wouldn't
you?
Well, that Is precisely the nature of
the article which Senator Hale had
prepared for the Fairfield Journal.
Senator Hale probably reasoned,
too: Now the Journal hasn't very
large circulation and SO I'll have them
distribute some extra papers through
the country districts.
The word went out; the shekels
rolled into the Golfers of the Journal
and the honest-m minded Somerset
county farmer gets sample copy of
the Journal in which he reads of
what that newspaper editor says Of
the Hon. e. Hale!
That's Hale's way. 1t was always
his way It's cheaper to buy news
papers and bumfoozle the individual
voter than to play the man and the
honest representative.
1t may be the Journals way to pub
hsh such culch; it isn't the way of The
Independent-Repo
Let this be remembered: Whatever
appears in the editorial columns of
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CARD OF THANKS.

We wish to express our heartfelt
thanks to the friends and neighbors
who showed their sympathy for us in
the loss of our beloved wife, daughter
and sister; ALSO for the, beautiful
floral offerings. We would like to
thank our pastor, Rev. B. B. Merrill
and the Eastern Star for their as
sistance In conducting the funeral
ceremony.
Richard Weller,
Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Mitchell,
Mary Mitchell.
Ethel Mitchell.
Skowhegan. Me-, March 30, 1910.
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Church Notes
sssesssssesssessssssessses
ISLAND AVENUE CONGREGATIONAL
CHlyLGH.

Benjamin B. MerrilI, Pastor.
Residence. 11S Main st.
Telephone. 1913.
Morning worship at 10.45e Sunday
school at IL Conservation meeting
of the Christian Endeavor society at
6.
Evening service at T. Special music
and Evangeistic address by Mr.: JUDD
SON Packard,
Prayer meeting this evening at
1870
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Alder tassels, the blossoms of this
spring, were picked at the Eddy yes
terday. Pussy willows in March or
even February are no novelty but
when were Alders ever so daring?
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FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH.
Robert Morris, Pastor.
Residence, IA Main Street.

htSIutIICt, n 2IdIII Oh cVt'
Morning service at 1915 with SER
mon by the pastor, Subject: The
Mission of the Acts" Chorus choir
under the leadership of Miss Florence
Wyman. Sabbath school at u. Phila-
thea Bible class for young ladies at
IL.
Young Peoples Society at o'clock.
Praise and prayer service at o.
clock.
Regular prayer meeting at 1880
Thursday evening.
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DEATHS,

Skowhegan-March IS. Mrs. Richard
Weller, aged &c years.
Skowhs gan--March 29 infant child
of Richard Weller.
Everett Mass.-March %. Martha
Elizabeth widow of Thomas L-eavtt.
aged so years. / month, / day. Funeral
services will be held at her residence.
Al Forest avenue. on Friday, April l,
at p. m. Relatives and friends are
invited to attend.
The Forks-March "a Billy Farley
North Anson-March % Mrs Edith
Pierce Elder. aged AZ years
North Anson-March g. Alice, wife
of Erastus McKachnie aged 20 years.