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Smyrna times., 1910-03-09
How Good News Spreads

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son, of Elizabethtown, KY. every
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Bitters, because l owe my excellent
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effect cure every time They
never fail to tone the stomach, reg
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ulate the liver, invigorate the
nerves and purify the blood. They
work wonders for weak, rundown
men and women, restoring strength,
vigor and health that's daily joy.
Try them. Only SOC. Satisfaction
is positively guaranteed by Benton
W sldon, druggist, Smyrna, Del. o.. -.
Smyrna times., 1910-03-09
Lightning Boasts Chickens.

The barn and tool house on the
farm of Smith Applegate, in South
Burlington. N. j., were struck by
lightning They were both bainel !. bit
two buildings nearby were s'ved One
hundred chickens were roasted in the
flames
The Charles Mix new era. (Wagner, Charles Mix County, S.D.) 1???-1911, 1910-06-17
County Auditor

If YOU are not satisfied after using
according 10 directions two thirds Of a
bottle ni Chamberlain = Stomach and
Liver Tablets, Won can have your mon.
ey back. The tablets eseanse and IN.
gestion, regulate the bowels Give
vieorate the stomach, improve the III
tbs ~ trial and get well. Sold By all
aea aers
The Charles Mix new era. (Wagner, Charles Mix County, S.D.) 1???-1911, 1910-06-17

have H. s>ea the sand uit III
n,IIes vest % town for tue next
year. | will keep IT clean SO any
Que wishing sand can load Il
without any bother, and will
charge for two horse load 35c
and four horse load soc. For
special prices on large lots
come ard see me at Wagner.
Frank Patton.
The Charles Mix new era. (Wagner, Charles Mix County, S.D.) 1???-1911, 1910-06-17

hsrebv is called u meeti X o.
the qualified voters residln x
within said territory to be held
at the Naeve building on lot nine
in block three in said proposed
tow OF RAvinla on the 9th day Of
June 1910 10 a etermine whether
such terri .ory shall be a in.
corporated town That ten days
notice Of said election and
meeting be published IN the
Lake Front Booster a news
paper being designated - the
newspaper most likely To give
due notice Of said meeting aud
election and BY posting up
notices of election in at least
!, ten Of the most pu bile places in
! said town That at said cleo
(, tion the polls shali be opeced
at nine o'clock in the forenoon
and kept open until four o'c'ock
in the afternoon continuously
At said election the vote shall
be by ballot having ther son
the words ''For Incorporation"
Yes or the words "For In.
corporation" No
Datee at Wheeler s Oak this
2ith day of May 1910
J G Campbell
chairman of the Board of County
Com missioners
On motion the Depository
bond OF Ravinia was approved
There be ing no bond fled bv
p J Haggerty whose place of
business was designated as a
depository for school books on
April 9th on motion the same
was annuled and the application
Of J II Dueschele approved
On motion the petition fer
bridge across Pease creek on
the section line between section
l3 twp 81 range 67 and section
Is twp % range 66 in Rhoda
twp vas allowed
On motion the petition for
bridge across Platte creek ba-
tween sections - and 30 in car
roll twp was allowed
; On motion the petition for
bridge across Platte creek lie
tween section 35 in Forbes twp
and section > "a Platte twp was
allowed
On motion the foilow wing bi Is
were allowed
Wneelet Courier $i3 L.
Vim Crakes transpor.a
ton for Hill family IS IS
Standard Bridge Co
bridges and mateial 960 20
w Ahrens money ad-
vaned fer the care OF
John Woods paupor - 90
c W Ahrens money advan-
I'd for the care Of se,tt
; family 5 90
G w Ahrens perdium CON-
mittee work and mileage 30 90
h r WyniA perdium com
mittee work and mileage 10 10
JTCATpbeil peraium com
mittae work and mileage Is i5
! On motion the polling place
for the second ward in aud for
the city of Wagner South Da.
kots was or iered changed from
tie oflics d! the tloete I.um Der
co 10 tue Mckenna n achiuery
building in block eight AT Il Q
Attest H q Wilson
County Auditor.
If you are not satisfied after using
according 10 directions two thirds Of
pottl. ni Chamberlain = Stomach and
Liver Tablets, yon can have your mon
The Charles Mix new era. (Wagner, Charles Mix County, S.D.) 1???-1911, 1910-06-17
Proceedings P Of the Board of
County Commissioners.

The board met in special ses
sion at the office Of the count,
auditor persuant TO notice legal
~ given at one O'Clock D IN Tues
dav oath 1910 for the purpose
Iof reviewing the incorporation
proceedings of the proposed
town Of Raviuia aud TO do any
other business that may come
before the Board at that time
present J I Campbell K F Wy
MIA { W Ahrens II q Wilson
county auditor.
After the minutes OF the last
meeting were read and approx
ed the following business vas
transacted
There having been presented
to the board OF county mmis.
sioners OF the county Of Charles
Mix q survey and map Of the
territory hereinafter described
asked to be incorporated as
town under the name OF til 9
town of Ravinia. and also al
said time there having been
presented to said Board III coun.
ty commissioners petition
$ gned by Que third of the qnsli-
fed voters residing within said
territory asking that said terri
9ory hereinafter described be
incorporated as town under
The name of Ravlnis and there
also at said time and place hav
ng been prese nted to said
board q census of the residents
of said town as shown on the
25th day of April 1910 and said
matter coming on for hearing
before satd board of commits.
sioners'rt a regularly called
meeting of said Board held at
the Office Of the county Auditor
of said county in the town OF
Wheeler in said county on the
Goth day of NJ ay 1910, and it a,
pearing to the satisfaction OF
said Board of county commits
sioners from the census SO
taken Of said territory so pro
posed to be incorpora ted as a
town that was within said ter
ritory on the 25th day Of April
1910 one hundred legal resi-
dents and more than thirty
Qnal,ied voters within said ter.
ritory and It appearing further
to the salts faction of said Board
that the said survey. map, cen
sus and petition for said incor-
poration were posted in a con
spiclous plale in said town for
Q period of thirty days imned.
lately prior 10 the 24tn day OF
May 1910, and 1t appearing to
the satisfaction OF said board
that al Of the proceedings ask
ing for said incorporation have
been strictly conducted in ac.
cordance with law. it 10 there.
fore upon motion OF G. w.
Ahrens and seconded by CO.
com missioner X. +. Wynia that
moved and carried that the te-.
ritoro described in said pesiliou
and survey, to wit: Commenc-
ing 1t the south east corner of
the south west OF the north
west quarter Of section (-)
thence running east 10 the
south east corner Of the south
west quarter OF the north east
quarter OF section nine t9)
thence south to the south east
corner OF the south west quart
er of the south east quarter Of
section U6) thence west TO the
: nth east corner Of the south
vest quarter OF section seven
teen (l0 thence north To u,ac,
4 beginning all in township
ninetvsix (96) rrnge slxty:our
(64) Cha- 'es Mix county South
Dakota shall with the assent Of
4 AA~@(
The Washington times., 1910-06-18
MOTION PICTURES SHOW
Fl. MYER ROUGH RIDERS
Exhibition at Fort Gives Good Idea of Daring and Rec
less Riding of American Troopers and Work
of Artillerymen.

over snake-ran fences also aroused
much enthusiasm. In one Of these pic
lures a rider takes a tumble as his
mount refuses jump; but, instead Of
failing heavily 10 the ground. ne lands
on the fence. and before TIE TideTless
horse has time TO turn awav, he officer
Is on his back again. This exhibition
proved highly amusing.
These pictures were taken at Edalls,
Va, fourteen miles west Of the fort
The other pictures were Of the First
Squadron OF The troop ana the Second
Squadron OF the Third Field Artillery.
The cavalrymen were shown going
through their famOcI and thrilling bare
back monkey riding and their fancy
drills. The pictures also showed the
artillery dashing along dusty roads and
across rugged fields; loading and firing
and demonstrating all Of The various
other arts known 70 this branch OF the
service
Capt G. c Barnhardt, adjutant Of the
post. was In charge Of the exhibition.
and prominent among the invited guests
were General BiXby. chief Of engineers:
Colonel and Mrs Duncan. Colonel and
Mrs. Beach, engineer stan, and Captain
and Mrs. Marshall
The same pictures were shown I'm the
riding school Thursday night FOR the en-
tertainment OF the enlisted men and
their friends.
The Washington times., 1910-06-18
DEATHS

THURSDAY June Is. 1870 VII
LIAM THOMAS. husband % RocheI Baker.
aged eighty years.
BOHN-Ou FRIDAY. June IT, 1910. after O.
short illness. JOSEPH EOH<. s. sod
son o. Joseph A and Corr v Rshl aeed
-hlr-y-tIree years
Notice Of funeral hereafter
DONN-On wednesday. June -. 1910. az s-s5
p IN al his residence, Brentwood Nd
JAMES EUGENE. the son OF Oliver A
and Susie v Dom
EGLOFF-On Friday. June t. 1910 a. his
residence. 20 = street southeast. LEON
Funeral from Mr.. Zurhorst's funeral par
Tors. Sol East Capitol street. Monday June
90 Funeral private Kindly omit flowers
LIE COAIPTE-On Friday June H. $50 VIC
and James Laird Le Compile, Of Cambridge
Nd
PERCE-On "Wednesday. June Is 1910. A.
Garfield Hospital. FRED B. PIERCE. hus-
band - Hattie Y Peroe. residing at No.
$40 81 street northwest
THURSDAY. June IS 1910. al Sis
a. u.-. JAMES W REED
REVELLS-On wednesday. June Is. 1870 at
II ~ a m, ar her residence los IT street
northwest MARIE p. the daughter Of A5-
die J. and The late Mai T. O. EeveIIs and
EranldauEh-er Of Lucinda Brooks
WATTS-Departed this life on Friday. June
i, 1910. At lo-l5 o clock, az her home, Tux
edo. Nd, VIOLET MAY WATTS beloved
daughter OF Jacob and Matte r Watts
aged thirty-hve years. eleven months ana SIX
days
Funeral services VIII b. held al the
Tuxedo Methodist Church. June o. an rI-s1
o'clock. Interment ar Cdentou. Nd.
AnliCUion sore. Ions time she bore
Physicians tried fin vain
Until death came 20 her relief
And eased her o. her pain.
By Mother and Father.
A precious one from US has zone
A voice we love IS srileG-
place IS vacant in our home
Which never can De HIe5.
By Brothers and Sisters
Baltimore. 10. papers please C0py.)
VFEST-SudGeuly. On ThursEav June Is rlra
at ] p M. WILLIAM II WEST yr e1n
OF William H West and the late Cltherine
West.
The Washington times., 1910-06-18
COLLECTING FUND
TO RAISE MEMORIAL
Statue of Archbishop Carroll to Be
Placed on Georgetown Uni
YerSity Grounds.

Announcement was made today that
the work Of collecting the funds for a
S15.cG0 memorial statue OF Archbishop
John Carroll, 90 be erected In the
grounds at Georgetown by the alumni
Of the university, has been begun, and
that committee chairmen in various
cities have reported great progress.
Archbishop Carroll was the founder Of
the university. According TO present
plans. and If subscriptions continue as
they have begun. the dedication Of the
statue VIII take place this coming win
ter
George a. Hamilton is president Of the
subscription committee; John A Con-
way, treasurer, and Charles J Murphy,
secretary.
Those soliciting contributions in differ
ent cities are. John s. Agar. Robert J.
Collier. and James Duras. New York:
James +. Callahan, Chicago: Judge Den
worth. Seattle; James Gray. Little Rock
Alfred Grina. New Orleans: former Gov
ernor Higgins, Providence. R. l.: Mayor
Daniel LAWYER, St Paul: William A.
McG-ath, Philadelphia. Hon. a. w
Madigan, Kansas; Walter s Martin
san Francisco; Julius r Walsh. ST
Louis; William ]. QUicksaH Wash
ton.
The Washington times., 1910-06-18
CONTEND
FOR CAPITOL PLAZA
Entire Amount of So, 100000
Item Fought for in
Conference.

While the conferees on the sundry
civil bill are still in disagreement over
the proposed appropriation OF S3,600,0O
for the enlargement of the Capitol
grounds, it was stated with authority
today that some appropriation would be
made for this Improvement
The exact amount of the appropria-
ton. it is said, is the issue. The House
conferees want 20 cut IL down, whereas
the Senate members of the committee
are anxious that il shall remain as in
serted in the bill by the Senate Appro-
priations Committee. They are taking
the ground that IL any appropriation
at all IS made, DO should be large enough
20 carry the whole idea into effect.
Agreement was reached with regard
10 The Fine Arts Commission for the
District An amendment was proposed,
however, making Spencer Cosby, Super
iutendeut Of Buildings and Grounds, an
eN-OfdCiO member OF the commission
and disbursing officer OF the commits
SiOnS funds.
The sum OF $4,000 was allowed for
the commission, which is 70 study and
recommend economies in Government
THIS was President Taft's idea.
II WIS decided 10 cut down the ap-
preparation for the orphan asylum IN
the District from $1,000 TO S25,000 The
House conferees insisted upon this re-
ductiCu.
The Washington times., 1910-06-18

Motion pictures have been taken Of
the officers and men OF the Fifteenth
Cavalry, stationed at Fort Myer, which
show evidences Of horsemanship and
daring more thrilling than the riding Of
various foreign troopers, so frequently
shown on the motion picture screen.
That the American troopers are high
" proficient I'm rough riding and the
various daredevil tests Of horseman-
ship is demonstrated by the pictures re-
Gently taken Of the Wife enth's troopers
by the American FitaGraph Company
and shown at Fort Myvi last night.
Three series of the pictures show
eight young officers engaging in the
most thrilling kind of rough riding.
one Of the series portrays them riding
their mounts down the sides Of high
ernbankments at an angle Of about nine
" degrees. To make these descents the
riders were forced TO throw their heads
back upon their horses backs, as the
sure-fOOted cav airy mounts slid down.
Every one Of the riders went through
this difficult test without a fan, and the
pictures called for much applause from
the spectators.
The leaping across wide streams and
The Washington times., 1910-06-18

see Colonel Roosevelt What did I want
MIN to see them fOr2 why, I went
there 10 ask him how I could get a
oill introduced into Congress prohibiting
NE murder o. little children IN the bis
mills Of the country
Not Received by Roosevelt.
Mr.. Roosevelt did not see me. OF the
children either. Now, II that had been
President Taft, he would have given
us an audience. And, do YOU know.
with a sudden Frightening Of the coun-
tenance)r Il believe, what's more, Mrs.
Taft would have given those children
some lemonade ass5 cake. No. Pres
ident and Mrs. raft never would have
let those ChilCr.r %n away so dIsap-
pointed, Ike Roosevelt did"
Mother Jones B We for the children
led her also TO ,ae South. where. in
order TO study their condition she
worked side by side with them for four
teen hours day IT, the cotton mills or
Alaoama and South Carolina. This was
IN the old days Of unrestricted child
stone unturned 10 inform herself thor
OuEhly Of the conditions there before
setting about righung them
IL was less than eighteen months ago
Jnat Mother Jones became interested In
Mexican political refugees TO the United
states With characteristic energy she
set about investigating their cases, and.
once her sympathies had been enlisted
IN their behalf, in raising money for
mem By Superhuman effort. speaking
before labor unions and telling her story
70 any man or woman who would listen.
she succeeded il raising a fund Of $4,000.
which VIII be used i'm their behalf
during the recent shirt-Waist strike in
Philadelphia and New York, she was in
the midst of the fight, ''mothering'r the
hundreds OF shirt waist makers and do
ing what was within her power TO ale
Vlate their suffering For more than
twenty-five years she has conferred
with Presidents of the United states In
Dehalt Of her children, the workers: has
Influenced legislation. directly and f1Jj@
recty, in their behalf, and has Suffered
and rejoiced always with faith in their
cause.
haEe you ever Erltten the story Of
your lfe?' was asked her.
nave been so busy I have never
had time" she answered.
The Washington times., 1910-06-18
MONITOR PURITAN
TO FIND NEW BERTH
White Elephant TO
Be Taken to Hamp-
ton Roads.

The monitor Puritan, which has been
anchored at the foot Of Seventh street
for several years. and upon which the
District OF Columbia naval militia has
been allowed 10 use for practice cruises.
has SO persistently threatened TO settle
in the mud Of the Potomac that the Of
hc,aIs Of the Bureau OF Navigation OF
the Navy Department have decided 10
move the ship 10 Hampton Roads,
where she may lie In a safer berth.
IL is a weIl-klown fact that the local
channel is not deep enough 10 allow
bartleships or heavily armored cruisers
to steam UP the Potomac any farther
than Alexandra. and f. was only by
dint Of some rather clever navigation
that a vessel Of the Puritau's type was
pushed intoo the shoaI water Of the har-
Dor al the foot Of Seventh street
For the first time i'm three years the
monitor had her fun complement of
men on board yesterday. During the
next ten days she VIII be painted afresh
and other preparations made for her
cruise 10 Hampton Roads
At low tide the Puritan has been al
most constantly aground. This settling
at low water became So threatening
that the department finally decided that
AllN1o sue VIE 4Eal4hhtA ~ DEEPER
water she would sink in the soft mud
bottom OF the Potomac and become a
helpless derelict
The Puritan cost 8. 10000 nearly TWEEN
" years ago, and she IS equipped with
powerful armament, including four
twelve-inch guns and starbOard and
port batteries Of smaller Caliber-
Like all the other monitors. she was
built for hdrbor defense primarily, but
IT was never intended that boat of her
size and displacement should be put at
anchorase az a point where at low tide
her keel touched bottom and where she
threatens 10 sink for good
The Washington times., 1910-06-18

DlsconJented with life in a small place.
the girls said, they had decided 10 r1ri
away, and go to Baltimore where they
hoped 10 fnd employment. They had
khoWn each other for some time, and
LOT me last Few days the Westall girl
had been visiting in Martinsburg
Both wanted TO come to the citv 10
live At flrst they thought they would
come 10 Washington. But Washington.
they learned. did not offer many on
pOrtunities for a girl 20 find emplovment.
so they decided to go to Baltimore.
Boarding a train at Martinsburg about
O'Clock last night, they arrived in
Washington before 1 O'Clock this morn
ing
Asa McKeever, the Powell girls
grandfather, with whom she lives in
Martinsburg, is an engineer on the
Baltimore and Ohio. He arrived in
Washington on his regular run lust a
few hours after his granddaughter. He
went to the House Of Detention and
took her back to Martinsburg
The Westau girl is the adopted daugh-
ter Of railroad man in Brunswick
She IS still at the House Of Detention.
The Washington times., 1910-06-18
WEARY OF SMALL TOWNS
GIRLS START FOR CITY
Baltimore Preferred to Brunswick and Martinsburg, But
Washington Police Detan Runaways and Return
Them TO Their Homes

Bessie Westau and Pearl Powell, each
fifteen years old, We're very much sur
prised early this morning. when De-
tective Sears walked UP to them as
they stepped from a Baltimore and
Ohio train at the Union Station. The
girls actions had attracted the atten-
ton Of the detective. VINO thought they
we've strangers in the city and that he
might direct them TO their destination.
IT'S all of, Bess," said the Powell
girl when Sears asked her. where she
was going.
IF We had only got to Baltimore it
would have been al right" the other
replied.
80 you're rUnaways," the detective
remarked, taking each girl by the arm.
wen, you won't go to Baltimore this
time
They were taken 10 the House Of De-
tention, where the Westall girl said her
home was in Brunswick. Nd. while the
Powell girl lives in Aartinsburg.
The Washington times., 1910-06-18
BOARD OF TRADE
TO RECEIVE TEXANS

Plans are being considered by the
Board Of Trade for the entertainment OF
party Of Houston, Tex, real estate
men, numbering in the neghborhood of
lbs who will visit Washington August 9.
Just what viii be done for the South
ern visitors has not been determined
but ii is probable that the entertainment
Will take either the form Of reception
or an automobile ride about the -city
The Texans are members Of the Hons
ton Real Estate Exchange. and viii
make tour of the principal cities OF
the United States during the month of
August They will be headed by Minor
Stewart and George NJ woodward
president and secretary, respectively. OF
the Houston Exchange.
The Washington times., 1910-06-18
SENATOR MCCUM8ER
TO LEAVE HOSPITAL
Expected to Be Out in Two Weeks
and Leave for Home
July Is.

are of the opinion that Senator Porter
j. McCumber VIII be able TO leave for
his home, in North Dakota, about
July j..
Senator MCCUmher has been confined
at the hospital for several weeks, as the
result Of an operation II was stated
today that while the Senator IS imDrur-
ing very slowly. his condition is such
that he viii be able 10 leave the fnstItu-
ton within the next two weeks.
II was expected that the Senator
would be moved 10 his home in this city
this week, but a slight relapse, suffered
several days ago, VIII necessitate him
staying at the hospital several days
longer.
The Washington times., 1910-06-18
CLARA WARD LOSES
ANOTHER HUSBAND
Former Princess Chimay
Mourning Departure of
HandSOmeSt Man"

PARIS. June B.-AnOther chapter in
the sOmbeT rOmances OF the once beau
utUl Clara Ward. OF Detroit, was re-
Vealed here today when the woman, now
the wife Of PeDplno RfcciardI. OF Naples,
made known that she had been deserted
by her husband. who accused her Of an
intrigue with the family butler
Ricciardi was known as the hand
soonest man in Naples" He married
his wife shortly after her desertion by
the gypsy viOlinist. Rigo. for love of
whom she deserted her first husband,
Prince Chimay, and become a social
Outcast II is reported that Ricciardi
has made absolutely no provision Cor
his wife. though he is a man Of con
siderable wealth.
Signora Ricciardi received a CORE
spendent today and 70 him protested
her innocence Of the charge made
against her BY her husband These
NeapOl tans are so jealous she eX-
claimed. with dramatic effect. Il was
never guilty Of any misconduct with our
butler, but / couldn't convince Pep
piDo.'
Here the woman broke into tears, and
SEEING picture OF her husband from
her dresser, she kissed 70 ferveutly.
''Oh, he was such handsome man. "
she continued IN a parONysm OF grief
HlgO never touched my heart Ike Pep
pine did I admired RICO, but I loved
PeppinO with all my heart
"Peppino made me dye my hair black
would have done anything for him
knew trouble was brewing for me the
day before he left me. 7 broke two mir
rOrs- I rave written 10 him, but he
refuses 10 answer my letters. If he
continues TO ignore me I viii marry
again, for ] cannot remain alone No
body can understand me, for I'm not
Ike other people"
RICO. the former gypsy husband, IS
now IN the Western part OF the United
States conducting a band He ran away
with woman in America after desert.
ing his wife. and this woman is now
being sued Tor divorce.
The Washington times., 1910-06-18
DECISION DELAYED
IN BALLINGER CASE
investigating Committee
Holds Observation-Disclosures
Not Ready TO Decide.

To learn what progress is being made
by The members IN reaching a decision.
g meeting Of the BaiHnger- Pinchot IN
yestigating committee was held today.
All the members were present except
Senator's Root and Flint
To was found that some Of the com
mitteemen had not finished the reading
OF the briefs II was decided 10 adjourn
until g-30 a. m. next Saturday
II in the meantime Chairman Nelson
learns that the members are ready To
make a decision a meeting may be call
ed on an earlier date