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The Washington herald., 1910-05-22
Country Correspondence
SLAB CITY.

Jemima Peppers OF Hickory Corners
went over 70 visit Mrs. Sam Hankins
al Willow Cross Roads last Sunday. and
while there was TUX down sick with a
bilious spell and has been in bed AZ
Hawkins for nearly a week. Mrs.
Hankins says that she wishes 10 good
ness that when folks comes 70 visit
her they wouldn't get sick on her hands.
Jasper Tarbell got vishiously butted
by his old ram sheep while he was
staudin in the pasture leaning over the
fence watching his corn sprout last
Sunday mornin. Sinst then Jasper can't
set down and take any comfort IN It
unless he has got two or three cushions
under him
Arioch Perkins had col; 70 Iacera;e
itself by running into a barb wire fence
last week AriOCh SAYS ne calkilates the
colt will know what a barb wire fence
is the next time It comes TO one.
Hester Jones has nuralgia in her
face. Hester says she would rather have
nuralgia in her face than rheumatis in
her back, like she had a spell ago.
Jabe Romans says that when II gets
a little warmer he Is going 70 have his
hair shingled. Jabe has his hair shingled
every spring about this time.
VOX POPCLL
The Washington herald., 1910-05-22

skunk outen the cellar, but Lem said
he didn't have q spark OF manhood
left, or any ambishion or nothin else,
and so far as he was concerned, he
felt 50 cussed mean and disgraced he
didn't care whether he lived or died
Lem he hung around the barn all day,
while Mrs Brown went and hunted up
Seth Dewbcrry. our heroic town con-
stable, and told Seth she wanted him
TO eject that skunk from her cellar. but
Seth said that If II was a desperate
criminal he would do Il, but as for a
Shank II was outen his jurisdicshion
altogether. The next night 70 Mrs.
Browns great Joy, the skunk departed
OF Its own accord through the same
winder whence II come, and while the
odor which It left behind will linger
about the premises for some time 20
come, there Is some satisfacshion n
knowing that the animal has departed.
As for Lem, he gets mad and flies of
the handle every time the skunk incl
dent IS menShioned.
The Washington herald., 1910-05-22
H0Ck'S Horse Baked on Hin

Heck Piper, from Snake Bend, who
allus likes 10 show off in public, come
driving into Bingville tother day lickety
split behind a new horse he had
snapped for recent Heck driv down
Main street with his head up in the
air, the eynosure Of ali eyes, until sud
denly the horse baked right in front
Of Hen Weathersby's store, where sew
eral of our most respeckted citizens
was setting out on the front piazza
watching the performance. Heck was
good cal took down at first, but he
struck the horse with the whip and
then the animal began TO kick in the
shafts. Heck put up the whip and got
out and tried to lead him. but the horse
would not bulge. Then Heck got back
in the buggy and tried to coax the
horse along, but he wouldn't coax worth
cent-he just stood there with his
ears laid back, stubborn as a mule
BY this time quite a crowd had col
lected and was laughing at Heck and
making all manner Of fun of him, and
as for Heck he was Inundated and dis
graced in the extreme Finally Heck
got outen the buggy, and leaving the
horse standing there, went into Hen
Weathersby's store and bought some
cigars, but he hadn't any more than
lit one until the horse turned around
and started for Snake Bend on the
run. As a result Heck had TO walk back
home amid the jeers of the entire
populashion of Bingville, who had
turned out TO see the fun and to joke
Heck, until he was outen town. We
presume Heck will avoid Bingville in
the future
The Washington herald., 1910-05-22
FOV,S RIDGE

Everything is quiet on the ridge at
the present writing.
Old man Witherspoon is down with
general ability.
Lige Peterson has second hand corn
shelter for sale
Miss Emily Winters IS keeping com
pany now with Sam Wilson Has she
throwed you over, Rufe?
Melanchthon West has felon on his
thumb and a bunion on his left foot.
Melanchthon says that misfortunes
never come single and that it never
rains but II pours,
Hen WHITLEY went of on a hard
cider spree again last week and for
two DAYS afterward was sick in bed.
Hen Whittleby ort TO be ashamed OF
hisself. He is a disgrace to this neigh
borhood
This is all the news we can think Of
at the present writing.
i'm DANDY.
The Washington herald., 1910-05-22
Narrow EICapG for Bale

Bale Hawkins, while carrying a fork
full Of hay into the stall where he keeps
his 2-year-old colt tother ev'g, seen a
rat run along near one Of the stringers
over head, so he drapt the hay and
struck at the rat with the fork, but
missed the rat and hit the colt on the
runp and the colt up with both hind
feet and kicked al Bale as hard as It
could kick and just missed his head
by a fracshion of a inch, but before
the colt could kick again Bale was
outen harms way, but he says he just
stood there shaking ike he had the
palsy and as pale as a ghost to think
what narrow excape he had had from
sudden death. Bale says that colt has
The Washington herald., 1910-05-22

got too much spirit for him and h(
don't know but what he would sell {
II he could get his price
The Washington herald., 1910-05-22
The BINGVILLE BUGLE
Bright, Breezy, Bellicose, Busting

The Leading Paper o. the County.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-08-25
DESPERATE ATTEMPT
TO KILL HIS WIFE
Particulars OF the Shooting in Quincy
Yesterday Which VIII Likely
Result in Murder.

Quincy Herald: The expected hap
pened this forenoon, when Henry Mers
made an attempt to murder his wife.
The elimination of domestic infelici-
ty was reached when Mers drew a
revolver at his home, Fourteenth and
Jersey at 9 o'clock and began firing at
Mrs. Mers. She fed across the street,
running, screaming, in northerly d.
rection and lodging into narrow
areaway between Nos. 1872 and 1874
North Fourteenth street, followed by
her husband, who. in the areaway, shot
at her twice She ran into the kitchen
of the home of Miss Fannie Rey-
nolds, No. 1874, and slammed the door
shut and bolted 1t. Thwarted in fol-
lowing her farther and his revolver
empty, Mers left the premises and
ran south on Fourteenth to the alley
between Jersey and York and thence
went west. He was heard from at sew
eral points always in northeasterly
direction from the scene Of the shoot
ing and was captured on Eighteenth
street between Spring and Oak at
shortly before 10 o'clock by Chief
Koch in his auto, accompanied by De-
tective scharnhorst. The officers APP
preached the fugative from the rear
and were upon him before he was
aware of their presence He was car
rying his coat over his arm and calm
ly smoking q cigar When Chief Koch
started to search him he volunteered
the information that the revolver
was in his coat pocket. 1t was found
there. empty, with the breach bro
ken. 1t was 8 new weapon, purchased
last evening, and he was not used to
Its mechanism, evidently having been
unable to snap Tire chamber cylinder
back into position after breaking It
to reload. In another pocket were
found five loaded cartridges
DR. Schullian was summoned and
/ had the wounded woman removed to
s.. Mary's hospital. She had three
bullet wounds in her body and her
condition was reported as being quite
serious. The trip to the hospital was
made in the police ambulance.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-08-25
CITY SCHOOLS
To OPEN soon.
Everything About Ready to Keep the
Children Busy for the Coming
Terms of the School
Year.
A LARGE ENROLMENT
Pupils viii Find Several Changes
and Plenty of Room-Hlnts to
All About Work for
Coming Year.
A LARGE ENROLMENT.

School in Keokuk will open on Mon
day morning September II, at nine
o'clock. This year it is expected
that the enrolment will be larger
than ever and a large number of little
folks who have never before attend
ed school will this fan be old enough
to don little bingham pinafores and
the little chaps, trousers and with
slate and sponge clatter to the school
door.
This year will be the longest school
term since the commencement of the
school system in Keokuk. as is a we'll
known fact at a meeting of the board
OF education this spring, it was de-
cided to lengthen the school year
couple of weeks.
There are a few changes in school
arrangements which it is well for
parents to take notice. The pupils
of Washington became well settled in
their new quarters last spring. The
old Mckinley school will prove COM
Portable and roomy place for the
classes in Domestic Science and Man
ual training.
About Boarding.
Each year there are a number of
teachers and pupils who wish to find
/ board and room at the commencement
| Of the semesters and any citizen hav-
| ing rooms to rent and board for those
In need of them will confer a favor
by letting the superintendent know
about them.
Class work is coming well into line
and for the most part, school teachers
are in the city and preparing their
! fall work programs.
/ The High school faculty is always
very glad to talk over school condi-
tons with any one interested in the
regular high school work, which in
I cludes the various elementary and
higher branches.
Every reasonable effort will be
made to accommodate pupils in their
i district in regard TO distance. How
ever it is practically impossible as
conditions will arise when transfers
are made necessary. If this should
be SO, it will be done only to meet
| the best conditions for all concerned
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-08-25

Constipation causes headache. nau.
sea. dizziness. languor. heart paIpita.
ton. Drastic physics grippe. siclen,
weaken the bowels and don't cure.
Doan's Regulets act gently and cure
constipation. 25 cents. Ask your
druggist.
Omaha daily bee., 1910-12-29

ready 10 the past Until therefore. law
shall provide a pension, an office or "a
sinecure, the post of honor for an expires
ident is the private station. one of our
presidents, a man of character and dignity.
retiring at 81 years Of age, thus 'propounded
and thus solved our problem, as he greeted
his old neighbors on returning home from
heard he said. what Is to become of the
man-what is he to do-who, having been
chief magistrate, returns at the end of his
official term to private life? II seems to
me that the answer is near at hand and
sufficient: Let him, like every good Amer
lean citizen, be willing and prompt to bear
his part In every useful work that will pro-
mote the happiness and progress of his
family, his town. his state, and his country
With this disposition he will have work
enough to do, and that sort Of work which
Yields more individual contentment and
qualification than belong to the more con-
splcuous employments OF the life he has lett
behind"
Omaha daily bee., 1910-12-29
Train from West
Wrecked; Holiday
Mail Destroyed
Congressman from Iowa, Nebraska
and Minnesota Find that Fire De-
stroyed Some Of Their Letters.
From a STAFF Correspondent

lfrOm starr correspondent
WASHINGTON. Dec 2S-tspecisl Tele-
graml-On the night Of December p, rail-
road postoffice train number IS was
wrecked through collision IN the Chicago
yards and the wreck caught fire, abso-
lutev destroying much mail matter.
Echoes Of that disaster through the United
States mail are now reaching Washington
I'm the receipt Of charred and partly burned
letters. nearly all having only a sufficiency
Of address remaining to enable the eX-
perts in the Postotfice department to de-
cipher and deliver.
To-day Congressman Dawson of the sec
ond Iowa district received bunch Of ten
letters from the Washington postoffice
which had been I'm this particular wreck,
Mr.. Dawson is wondering whether he has
received all letters that may have been
addressed to him which we're upon that
train.
Congressman Kustermans secretary also
has received several letters addressed to
Mr.. FISHERMAN from Wisconsin towns
which happened TO escape fire, both badly
charred. other members Of congress from
Iowa, Nebraska and Minnesota and their
secretaries have been advised by friends
at home that a gift from Santa" was en-
route. but up to date these presents have
not been received and they are now Of the
opinion that their Christmas membranes
were on the mail train which was par
TALLY consumed by fire in the railroad
Today Congressman Dawson Of the Sec
yards at Chicago.
Omaha daily bee., 1910-12-29
Man is Locked in
Vault to Save Him
From an Angry Mob
Man Charged with Assault at Weston,
Va, Rescued by Militia and
Lodged in Penitentiary.

CLARKSRI- RG. W. Va. Dec. 2s.-WU-
liam FURRY. who was saved from the ven
geance Of the mob. gathered at Weston TO
lynch him for the alleged assault on Flora
Anglin. member Of one Of the most
prominent families IN Lewis county, was
brought to TAIL here this morning by =
Clarksburg company Of the National Guard.
He was kept here for two hours when a
train was due for Moundsville. the seat Of
the state penitenuary and when that ar
rived. he was placed on board lie was
closely guarded during the journey and will
be kept in the penitentiary until the time
for his trial,
WESTON. Va. Dec. 27-wiliam Furby,
negro. for hours tonight was between
two fires, death AZ the hands OF a mob
or suffocation in the iron vault OF the
express office at the local railway station.
outside the little building a crowd of sew
eral hundred persons waited from after
noon until late In the night, demanding
the life OF the prisoner for the alleged
assault and attempted murder Of Miss
Flora Anglin, daughter Of a prosperous
farmer
While the mob waited, a large squad Of
special deputies and the sheriff's posse
guarded the express of'ice and, kept the
negro locked IN the express safe, where
ne had little air TO breathe For hours
the crowd waited but for want of a leader.
II failed to move with sufficient force TO
dislodge the deputies and take possession
Of the negro. They stormed the place
several times breaking all the windows
and forcing open the doors but we're un-
able to gain access to the safe The only
hope of the authorities to get the pris-
oner to the jail at ClaTksburg, as they in
tended to do when the mob collected, was
In the arrival of state troops An order
was issued early in the evening for the
mobilization OF the militia at several
points, but although special trains were
provided, it was doubtful II the soldiers
would reach the scene before early
morning.
1t was the appearance Of Mr. Anglin.
father OF Miss Anglin, an aged man, upon
the platform OF the. station, telling the
crowd that the story OF his daughter was
as true as steel, which set the mob Wild.
Prosecuting Attorney Swint made at
tempts to appeal to the people from a
truck on the depot platform, but the truck
was drawn from beneath him and the
crowd yelled him down.
Omaha daily bee., 1910-12-29
new TAX RETURN BLANKS
Ross L. Hammond Sends Out Notice
to Corporations.
NO UNDUE PUBLICITY GIVEN
Returns Upon which Excise Tax H. to
he Taken Arc Requested OF Cor
porRtions-Oniy Persons
Conserved May sec.

Ross J.. Hammond. collector for this dis
trict is now making arrangements for the
collection Of the federal excise tax from
corporations In Nebraska. The blanks for
making corporation returns showing the
net profits upon which tax IL TO he paid
for 1910, have just been Issued to the cor.
porations In the state from the collectors
office IN Omaha.
These blanks are a little different from
those issued last year" said Mr. Ham
mond, but It is not expected that there
will be as much confusion on the part Of
corporations in making proper returns this
year as last
The objection to publicity urged by
many corporations against making these
returns has ben largely eliminated for this
year by a ruling Of the Treasury. depart
ment made only a month ago
when the law providing for payment
OF this tax was first enacted Il was sup
posed that the returns made by corpora
lions would be open for the inspection Of
the public generally, when filed i'm the de-
partment at Washington. but congress
failed to make an appropriation for prop
erly filing and indexing the returns, so
that that portion OF the law was prac-
tically nullified. The new ruling Of the
department more definitely fixes the limita-
lions under which publicity may be made,
and these returns will be open to the In
spection OF the proper officers and en-
ployes Of the Treasury department but
where access is desired by an officer or
employe OF any other department, applica-
ton for permission to inspect such returns
must be made by the executive Of the de
partment desiring 1t, and transmitted to
the secretary Of the treasury.
Also, the secretary Of the treasury may,
upon showing of proper cause, permit in
spection Of return by a bona fide stock
holder, but since this is a personal mat
ter this privilege cannot be delegated to
anyone else. a little more freedom will be
granted with respect to returns of com
panies whose stock is listed upon any
recognized stock exchange for the purpose
OF having the shares dealt in by the pub
lie; also as to returns Of corporations
whose stock is advertised in the press. or
offered for sale to the public by the cor
poration itself"
The first collection of this tax was made
last year. The work was done so thor
osshly that nearly the last dollar assessed
against Nebraska corporations was paid
promptly
There are 8,7OO Nebraska corporations
that will be compelled to make returns to
the collector upon their 1910 business These
petitions are to be filed with him not later
than March 1. The penalty for delay after
that date is 50 per cent OF the tax due the
government,
Omaha daily bee., 1910-12-29
Packers Lawyers
Attack Dismissal
of Suit in Equity
Defendants Insist Bill Was Supple
mental to injunction Proceedings
and Trial Should Proceed.

CHICAGO. Dec. 2S.-Attorneys for the
indicted meat packers who are accused OF
having formed, in the National Packing
company, a trust for restraint Of trade, to-
day appeared before Judge Kohlsaat IN
the United States circuit court and attacked
the governments dismissal yesterday OF
the dissolution suit in equity against the
National company.
Attorney George A. Buckingham told
the court that It was the packers posi-
ton that the equity suit really was a sup
Elemental bill to the injunctional pro-
ceedings several years ago before Judge
Grosscup and was In the nature Of a con-
tempt charge.
Assistant United states District At
torney James r. Wilkerson denied that a
prayer for contempt judgment was con-
tanned in the bill and insisted on the right
Of the government to dismiss its BILL since
he declared, no answer thereto has been
filed or issue joined The government, he
said, had paid the costs. Arguments will
be heard by Judge Kahlsaat Friday.
Omaha daily bee., 1910-12-29
TWO DIE OF DRINKING LIQUOR
Wine at Christmas Feast Supposed 80
Have Been AduIterated with
Wood Alcohol.

NEW YORK, Dec Pa man and a
woman are dead and two other men are
seriously Ill today in hospitals as result
OF drinking liquor said to have contained
wood alcohol at lover west side Christ
mas celebration on last Monday night The
dead are Mrs. Maria Del GudIcia, % years
old and Rocco Del Marco. The condition
of the other two men is said TO be serious.
All attended a Christmas feast, for which
the host had laid in large store OF wine.
Of which the party drank freely, Soon aft
orward four members OF the party were
taken violently III. Mrs Del Gudicla died
last night and Del Marco early today.
Omaha daily bee., 1910-12-29


unless some international action was
token. The acquisition by American rail-
roads of Canadian terminals and by Ca
madam railroads of American terminals
and lines present increasing difficulties.
Under existing circumstances it is not pos
sibe to compel either railways or express
companies to establish joint through routes
and ratesto. and from points in the two
countries. In other words neither an
American nor a, Canadlan carrier may be
required 10 furnish to ashipper through
bill Of lading from any point in one coun-
try to any point in the other
The, reasonab lepeAs yOfl the International
rates, which ordinarily ARE a combination
Of the rates Focal tdf each country. can be
determined only by eircuitous proceed
ing instituted before the commissions of
both countries. No power at present exists
that can require carriers engaged in inter-
national transportation 10 establish reason
able through joint rates and to apportion
them among the participating carriers in
the event they cannot reach an agreement
among themselves --.-
Out Of this situation, grew the idea Of the
creation of an interDstlonal commission
which hould have supervisory control over
the railways and other common carriers
doing an international transportation bus
mess. ..r'
Omaha daily bee., 1910-12-29
ASSOCIATION REJECTS YEIsER
Vain Fight Is Made to Have Attorney
Made. Member

Vain Fight Is Made to Have Attorney
Made, Member.
John o. Yelser came forth into promi-
nence I'm a fairly sensational way at the
close of the convention yesterday Of the
Nebraska State Bar association, the rejec-
ton Of his candidacy for membership, be
ing the theme Of two hours parliamentary
debate and wrangle. The convention itself
did not act on his application. II was the
executive council. which is composed of the
officers, which acted, and whose rejection
under the constitution al II now stands. is
final.
Matthew Gering started the ruction by
rising to inquire what had become of Mr..
Yeser's application. Mr.. Gering under
stood that the executive committee had
acted adversely and he wanted to know
why it did not report on the matter at
the time 1t reported favorably on other
candidates .'sf''' .'.e.f
President Ryan read athe Substitution.
which provides that the executive eonneH
shall act on applications for MEMBER
| shin and shall report TO stte association on
candidates. which 1t favors: There is no
provision favor reporting on those not fay
ored or rejected, and by implication, at
least the council Is not to report in sueh
cases
h This seemed to sew up Mr.. Yefser's
| friends They attempted to whip his sa-
/ tanic majesty around the stump in a num-
| Der of ways, but ruling by President
/ Ryan, or a point OF order from the floor
! put kibosh on every one OF half q. dozen
/ ingenious attemps made by James E. RAFT.
! Tom HOLSTER s. A. Searle and several
others Finally, Mr. Searle started IN TO
amend the constitution and found once
! more an impasse. The amendment had 10
40 to the executive council and be reported
back at the next annual meeting
! Isn't this body bigger than the constitu-
| ilon demanded one member. II was At
this point that 7. j. Mahpneyy asked the
feiserites to remember that ttey were
! lawyers and ought to show some respec,
/ Tor their own Jaws. .-.. 49, ,N-.
! Mr. Gering moved to instruct TIE commit
tee to report adversely, or at least 10 re
! port. r. w. Breckenridge chairman O,
the committee, said he would saw that the
committee had found adversely. but 50
far as giving reasons, which A. " Shot
! wei demanded. he would sit tight till the
crack OF DOOM" ere he would let 20.
/ Finally Mr. Yeser himself withdrew his
application. This action is spite work -
he said. 1t comes about because Of my
activity in the Dennison case, and he
cause of Mr.. Ellick's bond company
A. G. Ellick, the secretary treasurer of
the state Bar association heard this refer
ence to himself impassively and made no
comment to the convention. After adjourn
ment he declared
''feiser's statement is unfounded and
maliciously false. II is part and parcel
of his gallery playing. --- 80
II was MI. Ehick who recently preferred
charges against Yeiser accusing Yeisef
OF subornation Of perjury. But II was no:
Mr. Ellick who spiked Yeiser's applica ton
when II was up before the executive eoun-
Gil, II was another member Of the council
who is known 70 have instigated the un-
favorable action.
Omaha daily bee., 1910-12-29
AGRICULTURAL ENGINEERS
ELECT NEW OFFICERS
}. b. Davidson of Ames, Ia, il Chosen
Secretary of the American
Society.

LAFAYETTE. Ind. Dec. 2S.-Farm ma
chinery was the subject OF the closing
days session Of the annual meeting Of the
American Society Of Agricultural Engn-
GERS today
Officers elected weTe President, c. A.
Ocock, Madison, Wis; first vice president
w. f. McGregory, Racine, Wis; secretary,
J. b. Davidson. Ames, la.