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Licking Valley courier. [volume] (West Liberty, Ky.) 19??-current, 1911-03-30
SuprSerne Sgsst Work.

On Saturday evening e'ehA
justice receives from the
chief justice an envelop2
containing the names of n
cases the chief justieo Las
decided to allow the stices
to write the opinions CT, and
the chief justice also "otifies
the justices Of the hour of
the conference on Mon3ay
morning. The conferences
are usually held in the con-
ference room under locked
doors. The chief justice
presides, and cases are taken
up Or postponed according to
the wishes of the justices or
their readiness to consider
them. Each justice is fur
nished with a lock book, in
which he may enter the de-
tails of a case. the record of
the vote on conference and
the final disposition. On a
case being assigned by the
chief justice to a justice to
write the opinion Of the
court the opinion when writ.
ten must be agreeable to the
| justices. If not the dissatis
fled justice will promptl!
write a dissenting opinion
In some instances four o
9 the justices have each writ
|; ten a dissenting opinion, bu
3 the usual custom is for on
!. to write it and announC
that the others concur.
Before a case is reache
lo for argument the justice
I'd familiarize themselves wit
its records and briefs, an
when one is directed
at write the opinion he make
no no a study of the case, long
" short, asitsgravity demand
Licking Valley courier. [volume] (West Liberty, Ky.) 19??-current, 1911-03-30
Alwsvs safe Investment.

BENJAMIN Franklin said: III man
empties his purse into his head no
man can take 1t from him. An In
yestment in knowledge always pays
the best interest" Home, friends
education, health, honor, and religion.
these are the ministerins angels that
alone are worthy to wait upon the soul
crowned with the sapphire glow Of
Immortality.
Licking Valley courier. [volume] (West Liberty, Ky.) 19??-current, 1911-03-30
ilNoWs.s

Enid, Okla, Jan. 14-During
the,past eight years dried-up
mummy, on a shelf in an under
taking establishment in Enid has
been one of the main objects of
curiosity in the entire southwest,
because of the fact that just !
prior to the death of the nal
claimed to be John Wilkes Booth,
assassin of Abraham Lincoln.
Not a day has passed since the
death occurred but from one to
score of persons have called at
the morgue to see the mummy,
and w. B. Penniman, the owner
of the establishment who en-
balmed the body, is kept busy
relating the story to many yisi-
tors, even from other states,
who have made the trip to Enid
purposely to see for themselves.
Many who knew Booth ii his
lifetime and who hire see him
both on and off the stage, have
called and none has ever denied
the resemblance between< the
dead man and the actor.
David E. George, by which
name the man was known in life
in both Enid and Ell Reno, COM
mitted suicide at the Grand Ayt-
nue. hotel, in Enid, January 80.
1903. After takirg the rti
which ended his life, Ce'
made a deathbed statement Ga,
he was John WILKES Booth AZ
outlined his life since the assass
nation of PresidentL Lincoln. T.
statement was made to Mrs Hhl.
mer and Mrs. Simmons OF Z: K
and was published widrly - I
time, creating sensation
ghout the entire counrry. (;
first came to Enid on Doc,Ai..
8, 1902, and remained 1t -" no
tel until his death. Prior +
that time he had lived about
year in Ell Reno and Hydro. wher
he-did odd jobs as a painter. A
El Reno he was asked to partici
pate in some amateur Theatres
performances, having shown
knowledge of such things, anC
in fact, he did rehearse the pei
sons who appeared in the plays
Georges first appearance !
Oklahoma was in 1901, shortl
after the opening Of the Kiow
and Comanche Indian reserv'
tions to settlement. He hom
steaded a claim near Hydro,
Caddo county, and did paintir
around town for a livelihoo
Prior to going to Ell Reno he so
Licking Valley courier. [volume] (West Liberty, Ky.) 19??-current, 1911-03-30
A VALUABLE GIFT.

To the first fifty subscrib-
ers, new or old, who pay
their subscriptions a year in
advance we will give sree
of charge a years subscrip-
ton to the Southern Agri-
culturist, Nashville, Tenn,
worth so cents.
e pos lively have only
80 subscrip.!ons to this fine
semi-non ly farm paper to
dispose of in Il is way, and
the first calls will get them.
Do you want one?
Sample copies of the Sou
thern Agriculturist may be
had free of charge at this Of
flee.
Licking Valley courier. [volume] (West Liberty, Ky.) 19??-current, 1911-03-30
The HiHareneR.

ITS funny what direrenr. II
makes" said the woman, whether
We are eating dinner with the man IN
the little blue kitchen, or at table
drote. II he feeds his ear with his
spoon IN the little blue kitchen We go
into fits, but look at him now! Eating
his spaghetti with his bread stick and
wipinS his fingers on the table CLOTH
and l don't care at all. Do your
Licking Valley courier. [volume] (West Liberty, Ky.) 19??-current, 1911-03-30
Tn. Waltz In London.

The lancers, Quadrllle. polka and
mazurka. once popular dances. have
now aimoa. disappeared from the bali
programs oi fashionable London. The
American twostep TO some extent has
taken the place Of the polka, but the
dance most In favor Is the waltz.
which, according to an Italian expert,
the Epglish people seem 10 dance iikN
psrsoaS v . dream
Licking Valley courier. [volume] (West Liberty, Ky.) 19??-current, 1911-03-30
Reasonable.

Two Irishmen one day went shoot
Ing. A large flock of pigeons came
flying over their heads. Pat elevated
hls piece and, firing, brought one OF
them to the ground, "Arrah!' eN.
claimed his companion, what fool
you are TO waste your ammunition,
when the bare fall would have killed
him!"-Plck-Me-Up.
Licking Valley courier. [volume] (West Liberty, Ky.) 19??-current, 1911-03-30
Clever Scheme.

Our sales OF Indigestion tablets fra
hlling off rapidly" said the propi.
2ior of the patent medicine establish,
..ent. I'VE mist do something "a
countersct it." why not start fac
tory for the -r7anu,acturc OF chatting
distes?' sucges ed he advertising ex.
pert.-Philade.l..;a Record.
Licking Valley courier. [volume] (West Liberty, Ky.) 19??-current, 1911-03-30

Teach us to know the healing inhu
ence of beauty, and SO TO realize the
Insldious evil of all that mars the
landscape; comprehending, too, that
ugliness, wherever found, is opposed
to the harmonious development OF
mans thought and to the design oil
Thy creatiop.---Edward Irving Earring
tom
Licking Valley courier. [volume] (West Liberty, Ky.) 19??-current, 1911-03-30
Train Holdup In ore,s.,

Conductor Boles on the Salt Lake 4
Ogden railroad, near Delsna, Ore, no
ticed a person trying to flag his train
one day recently: when the train
came to a standstill no found, not .
highwayman, but his wife, who rods
nom Mayger, thee miles, TO get him
% come ro~e an kill skunk which
she had shut up in tho chicken coop.
Mark knocked oG and dispatched the
lntruder-Mayger @.ter to Clatskapl0
Chief.
Licking Valley courier. [volume] (West Liberty, Ky.) 19??-current, 1911-03-30
To Mark Poison Bottle.

When you purchase q bottle of pol
son run a brass headed tack into the
top OF the cork. 1t serves as marker,
and children will be more cautious Oh
the marked bottles. II tho label comes
of or is dlscolored the marker re-
mains as a skull and crossbones warn
lng
Licking Valley courier. [volume] (West Liberty, Ky.) 19??-current, 1911-03-30
Senator McCreary And The Gov
ernorship.

Nov that Congressman Stanley
has made up his mind not to run
for Governor anu it is as clear as
the noon day sun that the people
are for Senator McCreary, why
not drop all this agitation and
let McCreary have the nomina-
tion by ger sral and popular ac-.
clamation. The News was not
for him at the OF set, but very
much in favor Of the nomination
of Ben johnson and never hesit-s
ated to say so upon any and all
occasions. When Mr.. Johnson.
elected to retire fromthe contest,
we became the advocate Of Sena-
tor cCfeary, because we beliey-
ed that of allDemocrats seeking
the nomination he is the strong
est and surest of victory at the
polls inNovember. We believed
further that no more honest
conscientious man could be se-
lected and none who would or
could fill the Office to better satis-
=
faction of the people Of the Com
monwealth. He had been tried
before in the same position and
the record he left behind him was
such as to commend him to the
people for another term Of Gov
ernor. In fact his record in all
positions of honor and trust has
been such as to admit of no doubt
that he is the peer of any Demo-
crat in the State and that we
take no chances in electing him
to any office, however trying the
conditions. He is as active today
as he was twenty years ago, is
in robust health and is as capab-
lie physically and mentally as he
was chief executive Of the State
twenty-five or more years ago.
Let's all get together, nominate
McCreary by acclamation and
elect him by an old time
Democraticm cmajosfty. Park City
Licking Valley courier. [volume] (West Liberty, Ky.) 19??-current, 1911-03-30
ICTEN

We have a number Of fSims,
boundaries of timber and
town lots for sale which we
have not the space to adver-
tise. If you want to buy
real estate call on us and we
can show you what you
want whether we have pub
lished a description of it or
not. H. G. CoTTLE & Go.
Licking Valley courier. [volume] (West Liberty, Ky.) 19??-current, 1911-03-30
Rlnhtl

Does It do any good to worry' II
does. II gives the doctor q chance
TO earn the price OF neal ticket, the
maker Of dyspepsia dope a chance to
work of his truo% upon your system.
and eventually 1, giges the srave-dig
ger q Job. OF course It pays 70 vorrJ
--Las Angeles Exp. ess.
Licking Valley courier. [volume] (West Liberty, Ky.) 19??-current, 1911-03-30
On a MILEAGE sssis.

The proprietor OF restaurant In
Munich has adopted a novel method Of
paying his walters. Instead of re-
ceiving fi&ed salary each man will be
paid according TO the number OF miles
which he covers in the course Of his
work.
Licking Valley courier. [volume] (West Liberty, Ky.) 19??-current, 1911-03-30

To avoid the trouble bsset.Ipg COM
passes on steel ships the mcal OF
which defects theN needle, German
-h,psaior. .hasudeyiseA a neSdlelsss ont
ofakz.t1 IL 2yss ksaep ;es s.ss s..s
allel to the eail1's AXIS. = 10
Licking Valley courier. [volume] (West Liberty, Ky.) 19??-current, 1911-03-30
,ntermlnable LeavetakInu,

Hope is born and dies at least II
times in a mans heart before the
woman who is calling on his wife, and
has risen to go, reacheS the front
gate.-Atchison Globe.
Licking Valley courier. [volume] (West Liberty, Ky.) 19??-current, 1911-03-30
Cts Off the Ignorant.

e California Legislature
s,si md Jas Governor
the Australian
1s lii''.. which eleminates
~ " sablems from the
- conlpels the cleo
~ lis 4lprk oppo-
~ Of each can
sbemhe desires
u v,te. The printing of
political embien1s on a bal
lot such as q rooster or a
log cabin, rs nothing but
difference B ignorance and
sometimes to yiciousness,
and it is a wonder that all
Of the states do not abolish
it. The short ballot and the
of devices seems
to be the work Of the near
future everywhere,
Licking Valley courier. [volume] (West Liberty, Ky.) 19??-current, 1911-03-30
Too ar.., . e:.s,r.

Every once ir y'i.Ie 80
VII e takirg the s.. - ''"''
play would sfer' =,
s,css moaey, o. e. J " >
slcGs l. ,lN3'' Ne;'
tain pc-stn IL -. IA
voice Tal,s s:;ili SsG ..sA, -, 80. u ths
house: "Eey. I'LL how asSut that
Ave you owe ne?
Licking Valley courier. [volume] (West Liberty, Ky.) 19??-current, 1911-03-30

When a young man tells g'sl that
he'll love her forever and ever, no
doubt he believes he Is telling the
truth at the tlme,-Chicago Daily
NeVa, tk..,l
Licking Valley courier. [volume] (West Liberty, Ky.) 19??-current, 1911-03-30

- 4 - Z -
his claim for ST, 500. The people
Of Hydroremember him as a very
eccer tric man. To Editor Will.
ans q the Hydro Review he
ma, a positive statement that
Jci. W,kes Both. wno assassi-
mated Abraham Lincoln, was not
q j; a:.d thai wh4n -he barn,
il ~ Booth 4. mi. ed to
10 'cs,, stak.Dir ! - yas j,lrn-
Cd. Prnh was ,,ots, -. a,,nrge
was veey emphatic in his state
ment, although but little atten-
ton was paid to him at the time.
Following the suicide of George
in Enid, the Mayor Of Ell p.eno
received a letter asking for fur
ther particulars regarding the
suicide. The letter was signed
Mrs. Charles Levine, '.and she
claimed that Booth was her faith
er. From what could be learned
at the time she was a vaudeville
actress. In Nashville, Tenn,
Mrs Levine afterwards told the
story as in her letter to El Reno.
She said her mother, Mrs. Louisa
Booth, formerly Payne, of the
Cumberland mountain section of
Ternesse. She married q man
named John Wilkes Booth, as
she claimed the family record
would show, in 1872. They went
to Sewanee and from there to
Memphis, where finding the de-
tectives on his trail, he disap-
peared. About five months later
a daughter was born, being NAM
ed Laura Ida Booth, now Mrs.
Levine. She went on the stage
as a child and did not know un-
til the suicide at Enid was pub
lished that she was a daughter
of Liucoln's assassin. Relatives
in Tennessee sent her clippings
of the suicide in elid, telling her
that George was her father, be-
ing the man who had married
Louisa Payne. Mrs Levine then
began al Investigation and be-
came collvinced that John Wilkes
Booth and the suicide were the
F. L, B Babel a. tftorney of
Memphis, Tenn. Who assisted
Mrs. Levine in her Investigation,
stated to her in letters that he
had represented John Wilkes
Booth as his attorney pn several
occasions since 1870, knowing
him intimately for years after
that date Bates came to Okla
homa, atthe request of Mrs Le-
vine, and identified the Enid sui
eide as the man whom he had
represented in the courts. An
other person to back up the mat
ter can q forward at the same
time u, Mrs. Martha J. Payre, of
Tu,':;: "a, Teal, E.o says
thai was aware tnat hel
dc =, ) husband vas John
W. :. h. ~ &. timc q
G 'ath T! Nh =.
j. n:'
p y, -. ,;:;G {.
tx st o. Mrs nc, h
tod All interesting .'.Jfy of tn
man w!'o claimed 20 be E. ),
idsnt.. Ing t. G Enid icid,. a
as the same. According to hi
report, booth located in Ger
: Rose, Tex, about five years al
: ter the assassination of Lir:"lr
: a ;gtrc,5 ~ a stock o. {
C H.: E. man IN
@ Sir. |. afterwa.
t. -. "a; y"'rj b.
r - 6,'coy.'e
v ;, Il AZ e
il :. - R,ss. ard cause
!" IT, IS Of Snyder, who, Il
0 81 eti eyed 10 be the own,
Licking Valley courier. [volume] (West Liberty, Ky.) 19??-current, 1911-03-30

- be sa.d OF the mod
= 4u.ot be said to be lack
~" While the sncients
,t:'.o'. 20 prove that they
IL: gods. we do our best
la We have descend
.ss-London Daily
Licking Valley courier. [volume] (West Liberty, Ky.) 19??-current, 1911-03-30
LANGUAGE or ylB YANKEES.


B. A9LIulnN 1ONEuu ADIOdA
Lieut. Gov. Woodruff and Wu.
T,no. Fang .the Chinese minister .wer,
oa,..o,,,,I f,;n,a. r,ho,, sr.ra 4Eu,.L..
~ : ..1s.a. .. ..o.,;,,. !. ~. ssIoN.;.
.boat two -, :. .So sna far,.sd -, ,rls - !.
H closely as their dlverse interests
and distance apart permitted. Re-
Gently II hotel corridor they we're
chatting when several acqusintancef
Of Mr., Woodruff approached ard were
presented to the distinguished diplo,.
nat. After a few miilutes' ccnyersa-
lion one Of them said MinisterWu
Pardon me, hut may | ask if you
learned English in America or at
homer
Il learned the iangasge in China"
replied The minister.
ut Is wonderful.pi said the ones.
Licking Valley courier. [volume] (West Liberty, Ky.) 19??-current, 1911-03-30

This may take a few days or
months. The opinion is die
tated, and after being type
written it is corrected, boil
ed down and revised; anoth-
er copy is then made, fur
ther revised and sent to the
printer. In order that the
compositors who set the
type may not know the de-
cision of the case the fore
man sets up the last few
lines of The opinion, locks
them in a safe, and after
the opinion is set up he adds
them to it, takes two proofs
and forwards them under
lock and key to the justice.
1t is again read and revised
and so12.-mes completely
altered End returned to the
printer, corrected by The lat
ter al J. nine rayises sent TO
the justice.
If the opinion is now sat-
isfactory to TIE Justice a Coz
py is mailed to each member
of the court. These arc
Returned to the justice with
the notations of the justices,
and the opinion is revised o.
changed, if need be, to cor
form to their views. IL
there be a dissenting ortso..
ion the justice writing the
majority opinion holds it un-
til the dissent is completed.
IT Then on Some MOnday,
the court being in session,
the justice announces an op- /
Union in the case, giving its
number ard title, 2the-l |
proceeds to read 9Th
70 the doEespe ay
'be present.. q
dissenting cpil
J ~ 11''k 1''' iI the nam
THE justices who concur 4h
him. Afterward the Official
reporter pf thecourt sends a
verified copy of the option
Ito The publishers of the 81
tied States supreme courr,
reports, and the case finally
becomes one Of thousands in
Athe ! " libraries to be read
49, o oment or
ae fofgrtteai NEE de-
tail. Independent. ~
A VALUABLE GIFT.
To the first fifty subscrib.
, ers, new or old, who pay
Licking Valley courier. [volume] (West Liberty, Ky.) 19??-current, 1911-03-30
.s Advice.

- the cask and
Ill. but be saw.
.,r a. the bottom
> Let the price
: b, sufficient, and
or,ther call In wit
.tp+-Heslod.
Licking Valley courier. [volume] (West Liberty, Ky.) 19??-current, 1911-03-30

G T. Sir. !, afterwA.d
t.. -. ";j yI'sj b. a
r -: 9,scoy''ed
v :, IL "a" 60
IL :; 80 R,ss. ard caused
IT, IS OF Snyder, who, the
81" eti eyed 10 be the owner
c : Sat'iishment wtcre 'he
" -; M g.at, 0n, L. at
B -. aa, icGfia Ii, ae,
h0we"er, Snydei was innocent,
"a .ressule was brought to icar
upoa Booth to 90 to Tyler, Tex,
to testify in Snyder's behalf.
This he refused to do, finally ad-
hitting to Attorney Bates that
he could not oppear in a settled
community for the reason thaV
he was then in exile in conse-
quence of his crime. This was
the beginning of the acQuaint'
ance. From time to time Booth
disclosed more and more Of the
history of his crime and escape
The statement was made b!
: Bates that Booth took the name
: of St. Helen, while a cowboy il
Texas, from the Island Of st
Helena, where Napoleon lived il
exile, Booth being a great ad
J mirer of the Corsican, In relat
Licking Valley courier. [volume] (West Liberty, Ky.) 19??-current, 1911-03-30

III ,eI V WIo ITCl II
tod All interesting .'.Jiy of the
man w!,o claimed 20 be E. :,
idsnt. Ing t, G Enid st icid, as
as the same. According to his
report, booth located in Gen
Rose, Tex, about five years al
t.:r the assassination of Lin:..ln,
n ,...nL =. u a StooL "a. 4.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-09-27
WRIGHT PLANE {
 TO BE FLOWN
 HERE TOMORROW
Flights at Bridgeport AerOdrome to Continue Two Days,
 Possibly Three
Exhibition Open to Public Flights May be Made by Pas
 sengers on Payment office

Flying a Wright biplane, the first ever seen in Bridgeport, Aviator Al Welch, one of the most famous guides of the Wright school, will give two and possibly three days of flying in this city, beginning tomorrow. A number of prominent citizens will fly as passengers with Welch, that being the principal purpose for which he was engaged to come here by the Aero Club of Connecticut.
 'sThe Aero Club is bringing MT. Welch here at "a considerable financial loss,'' said R. T. Crane, 3rd. today, chairman of the committee of arrange ments, 'fbut the club believes 1t is do- ing an educational work in Keeping up the interest in flying and at the same time Is affording its Rembers an op- portunity to experience the thrills of aeroplaning'
 MT. Crane stated that the meets will be open to the public for ans admis- sion fee of 50 cents, and also that anyone desiring to make flight with the aviator may do so on payment of a fee of $30. The individual flights will cover three or four miles and the aviator will not take any chances on doing fancy stunts, while carrying passengers.
 When the exhibition was first ar- ranged, 1t was decided to confine the whole thing to members and friends of the club, but for the purpose of encouraging an interest in aeronau- tics, the meet finally has been thrown open to the public. as stated, on the same terms as to members of the club 4
 The flights are to be made at the Bridgeport Aerodrome, (formerly Nut meg. Park, on the Boston post road, two miles east Of the c1ty's center. Trolleys pass the entrance to the park.
 Part of the grounds will be reserv- ed for members and others wishing to fly. The rest of the grounds will be open to the public
 The time of the flights will be from T to 10 a. m. and from 3 to p. m., those being the hours when the wind is steadiest and flying the safest. The flying is scheduled for tomorrow, Fri day, and probably Saturday.
 Aviator Welch is regarded as one of the safest men in the business. His speciality is in teaching the science of flying and in carrying passengers on trial flights. He has made hundreds of flights and never has met with an accident.
 Applications for a. flight may be made to R. T. Crane, 3rd, care of the Crane Valve Company, or at the Aero drome.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-09-27

to any lack of provision as far as human foresight could make for the absolutely safe movement of trains supplemented by specific printed in structdons for the government of em- ployes. The cost of settlement of death and personal injury claims will impose no burden on the operating expenses as ample reserves have been made out of the income of previous years for just such a contingency through the establishment in 1906 of an accident and casualty fund.-
 Incidentally, this foresight is what has given President Mellen his high stand in the railroad world. The statement of the Accident and Casual ty Fund discloses that the fund 1n- creased $434,638. ST during the year and paid out claims amounting to $285,639.88. Reserve on hand for outstanding claims is $740,SOS.69.s
 The increase of wages granted to employees" continues President Mel len, '-has added very materially to the cost of conducting the business and the expected offset to result from increases of freight rates failed of realization because of the refusal of the Interstate Commerce Commission to consent to such increases This failure recalls the retrenchment cam paign waged by MT. Mellen during which thousands of employees were discharged.
 The property has been we'll main tained during the year and is now in fine condition" he said in the report, .and capable of handling a very much larger volume of business than has so far been offered. In fact, any ad- ditional business within the range of reasonable expectation can be hand led with economy and efficiency" This means that President Mellen be- 1ieyes the road can easily carry more than the 83,193,164 passengers car ried earning revenue during the year and the 23,257,041 tons carried of freight earning revenue.
 The total property assets, says the combined general balance sheet, are $385, ,T96, ,800.62. The total working as- sets June 30, 1911, were $108,59S,- 742.79. The total mortgage, bonded and secured debt is $252, 1925, ,591.50 and the total working liabilities June 30, 1911, S36,469, ,098.16. Total stock and premium realized since July |, 1909. is included in the list of liabfli- ties at s176, ,025.47.
 Returningsto the Presidents report, he says that the capital stock of the company has been increasedN during the year by s56. 6.920,400, the addition of 569, ,204 shares
 Fifty-fve grade crossings have been eliminated as follows: New York;. l.; Connecticut, 36; Rhode Island, 1, and Massa chusetts, IT.
 President Mellen takes up in de- tail the years improvements, promI- nent among which is the construct ing of the New York Connecting Rail- way, in partnership with the Penn sylvania Railway Company. This road is designed to be the new route for the interchange of traffic be- tween the Pennsylvania and the New Haven systems in lieu of the present fr4 rI,< I,- the Pennsylvania System on the west bank of the Hudson River and the New Haven System at Harlem River and Oak Point. Also, this improve ment, to cost s20,0O0,000, will give York passenger station of the Penn sylvania at 32nd street and Seventh avenue.