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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-07-13

The hot weather" SAYS the Water
loo Reporter. has had a sort OF siz-
zlin geffect on candidates for governor
in Iowa Not a new name has bee q
mentioned in two weeks y sure sign
that rain is needed even for this crop"
Sierra County advocate., 1911-06-02

]. c. Devere, about thirty
two years of age, whohas been
living with his mother on a
homestead claim eight miles
southeast Of Deming, shot
himself through the heart
Tuesday afternoon. He left
home about one o'clock with
his shot gun and was found
by Albert and Alfred Reah
about seven miles from Dem
ing in the road at the corner
of the Reah place at 7 o'clock.
He had evidently been dead
some time when found, There
was no reason assigned for the
deed, except he was mentally
MISUNDERSTANDING Head
Headlight.
Sierra County advocate., 1911-06-02
The Bat Guarded FsiEes Of
EsaOntezNgasa-

One of the richest silver
mines on the coatinet remains
unworEed for the apparently
absurd reason that il is guard
ed by bats
How formidable this obsta-
Gle really is, however, has
been demonstrated at the ex-
pense Of ventulesome explo-
rers who have at one time or
another made at effort 0 enter
the mine.
The nine is situated ii
western Mexico, in the Pro
VII &c Of Sinaloa. lis known
as the Sivrjo Mine and is
more than two &C turies Old.
IN lie early pat Of the lSth
century il was worked 1t a
great profit.
Over IS IS, coo, 900 worth
Of ore was obtained in a com
paralivcly short period and
the property WAS finally aban-
ed only because flow Of va
er which was encountered.
and which the inexpcrt mine
workers Of that time we're un-
able to overcome.
There can be but littledoubt
that there are still millions OF
dollars worth Of pre- cious ore
to be obtained from this old
mine, but SO far the bats
that iutest it have made all in
vestig ton out Of the .ques-
ton.
There are millions of these
bats in the mine. Every night,
shortly after dark, they begin to
emerge from the shaft in one
long, dense column 1t takes
fully FIVE hours for the host to
makeitsway youth this fashion.
While they are rising theypre-
sent the appearance Of a col
umn of black smoke and they
are visible for miles around.
individually, Of course, these
bats areentirelyharmless The
danger lies in their vast num-
bers. Intrepid explorers who
have ventured into the mouth
Of the mine have been almost
sufocated by the swarms Of
loathsome creatures which fell
upon them.
10 eater the mine in day
time, when the bats are in pos
session, is suicidal. To at
tempt it at night, after the
bats have temporarily left it,
is to invite other dangers due
to unf .miiarity with the lay
out OF the ancient shaft.
But, in any event, there is
very little opportunity to ex-
plore at night, for it is after
Sierra County advocate., 1911-06-02

IL o clock before the bats are
all out, and long before day
light they begin to return in
great numbers. No explorer
has been able to penetrate the
mine sufficiently to ascertain
Jast what the prospects would
be of working il tprohtably.
Some years ago party Of
American engineers who had
heard OF the mine endeavor-
ed to investigate it during the
daytime and barely escaped
with their lives. Myriads of
the bats, disturbed in their
day sleep by the intruders, fell
upon them in such numbers
that they all but suffocated.
BY crawling on hands and feet
they eventually succeeded in
making their escape, but no
one has since had the courage
to repeat their experiment.
Although the bats are rot
blind, as is commonly sup
posed, their eyesight is keen
er in darkness than it is in the
light. ! his fact, however,
makes exploration Of the mine
in the daytime no easier than
at night, for in the depths of
the old mine it is always dark.
The presence of an intruder
in the mine is Immediately OBJ
served by the frightened bats,
and they become entirely de
moralized through fear, drop
ping from their places in such
numbers as to render a mans
escape alllostimpossible.
The expedientusually adopt
ed in cleaning out bat-infest-
ed places is to smoke them
out. Whether this plan would
work successfully under the
conditions existingin this mine
is problematcal, but there is
a great fortune waiting for
some one who can rid the an
cient mine of its strange body
guard.-Los Angeles Exam
lner.
Norwich bulletin., 1911-04-07

 notified that when he kreceivee his commission the name of the postofhce will be changed to Bradford.
 Dennis Murphy of New London was business caller in Westerly Thurs: day.
 William H. Morris of. New London visited Westerly Thursday.
 William A. Wilcox sold Thnrsday to Mrs. Addie Price of Mystic the Charles Palmer place on Pendletcn Hill
 orangizer E. A. Smith spoke to the prohibitionists of Westerly ThuKDday evening, in a private residence in Williams street.
 :, The members .of. Phebe Greene ward chapter held their regular 1nonthly session in Memorial building Thurs day afternoon. Job Thorp. the Pawcatuck plumber, whose business has been closed sev- eral weeks by attaching ched1tore, has made an offer of settlement. His debts aggregate $17,000 and he offers basis. This plan is agreeable to some of the larger creditor4.
 The following have fbeen summoned from Westerly as jurors for the April term of the superior court for Wash ington county: Henry S. James, AL fred Wills, Arthur c. Stillman, Will jam E. Burdick. grand jury: John T. Mauran, Charles B, ChampIin, George E. Champlin, George F. Coon, James Benzie, Frank P Mallon. Robert E.. Mason, James Jolly, Otis H. Chapman, petit jury.
 Congressman Utter has presented the petition of the Polish National al- 1iance, No. 11S0, of Woonsocket, against legislation affecting farther r.a frfo icvro the petition of Fletcher w. Lawton, Henry K. Litt1efield and John T. Gard : ner, against the passage of the Taft reciprocity measure, because of the serious effect it may have upon the fishing industry centeriDg in New port.
 Congressman Utter delivered a lit- Monday night, which served to bring him into the 1imelight. and which met with flattering reception He spoke in favor of the selection of commit tees by committee on committees, tn- stead of by the speaker, and said that in his opinion, this method would re- suit sn the management of the house more in accord with the views of the people of the country.
 Hearing was given Wednesday aft ernoon before the state senate com mittee on corporations. upon the aci in amendment of the charter of tht Pawcatuck Valley street railway com pany, authorizing the issuance of re. funding bonds to the amount of $150,. 1 GOO. The proposition was heard al l length and some opposition arose or the part of Boston bond house which had representative at tho 1 hearing. The committee will give thu 1 matter more consideration before re. 1 port IS made to the senate for action T. <
Norwich bulletin., 1911-04-07
We ReeoDer Furnitur< and do Carpet Laying

of the standing committees, to be re- ported on at the next monthly meet ing
 There were three marked features m the old form of city government to which attention should be given:
 First-Politics was the leading at traction, not only in the election of the mayor, council and other members of the city government, but in f1ercer measure in the selection of police men, firemen and scavenger. Politics i, tore the city to pieces every year, ward being arrayed against ward, clan against clan, and interest against interest. The needs of the city commanded secondary considera- ton.
 second-Every thing moved leisurely. Such thing as hurry was unknown, matters of importance were referred to the committee having supefvision and the more important it was the longer time the committee. would take for it's consideration. Nerytlling drag routine work of allowing accounts al the sgtllar monthly meetings. Third-Responsi6ility was never def initely fixed This was particularly noticeable at the approach of cleo tions. Any ofdcial standing for re- election was apt to be lax in his du. l ties: The police did not see things l neither did the judge. The prosec1lt Ing attorney was remiss; in fact, fol two months preceding the electiQni the city might as well be without gov. | crnment as to have one conducted st inconsiderately. The elective onfcial.
 looked to thh people for votes. Their reelection being mere important thar
 tho city's business, the. city suffered. l Let us contrast these with the com. 1 mission form of government: First-There is. mo roistics in oul l government. It is all business iron ! start to finish. E
 Second thing moves prompt ly. The council is always in session
 always ready for work. Any proposi
 tion coming up is given attention without delay, so that 1t takes no long CT to determine matters than a zclerl
 requires to serve a customer in tn store:
 E Thfrd-The departments of the gov ernmont are assigned to different com nlissioners, who are supreme in tiiei sphere and are held respon sibIS, fo 4 the conduct in their lines. other com 1nissioners having no voice unleas tn
 matter is Of more than ordinary i'm pOrtance Under commissiGp, DenisOn la
 made more progfess in three year
 than under twenty 6f the old style.
 ALEX W. ATHESoN.
Norwich bulletin., 1911-04-07

f1iG 6 i4ss the eaetexn secttep of
 EfEe town and # is suxG Gested that care Isbe given In the selection of the name Efor the fifth christening.
Norwich bulletin., 1911-04-07
aovERNMENT BY
 .ist COMMISSIONERS
(Continued from Page Four.1

tContinued from Page Four.)
 police, street commissioner, taller. judge of, police court, city attorney and city engineer elective by the people, and the terms of office. were arranged so that.-a about one-half of them were elected each year. The council. con- sisting of s, 12 or 20 men representing wards and others elected at large, were divided by tho mayor into com mitteeS, .eAch committee having some special duty to oversee. One. commit tee gave consideration to water works, anotf1Grrtp police, or sewers, finance or fire apparatus The policemen, fire msn and scavenger were elected by the scounc4l- 3e
 Under this system the council met once month. Any business present. cd, unless urgent, was referred to one
Norwich bulletin., 1911-04-07
~Talma" Poneee Silk was manufactured to retail for $1.35 a yard, and it is worth it, toe. Fashionable folks recognized its value at once and introduced it as the most beautiful and practical weave of the year.

"Tama" Pongee Silk and has the soft finish crepet admirably adapted present fashion, unexcelled its wearing Silk is the fabric of the hour for both and house beautiful material for tailored evening You find color liking sss of spring shades including black natural tan Sale Starts This Morning at 8.I5 o'clock quality ~ralma" and the price 5sc yard instead of $135
 Because of the extraordinary price and in order equal chance procure silks they will be shown the sampled hour of the
 Displayed special tables just inside trance
 SEE WINDOW DISPLAY
Norwich bulletin., 1911-04-07
CONGREGATIONAL CONFERENCE
Wednesdays Meeting of Six Churches With Plainfisid Church hconference Ends Forty Nirth Year.

Ends Forty Nirth Year.
 The conference of the six churches met with the Congregational church in Plainfiald on Wednesday. This meet ing marked forty nine years of it's
 history The rainy day reduced the
 usual attendance to about fifty in
 number The hospitality of the church
 was abundant and the tone of 5the
 meeting of high spiritual interest
 Morning Service. At the morning service Rev. George
 Benedict of Central Village conducted the devotions, and Rev. C., A. Northrop
 of Norwich preached the sermon, from
 the text Philippians 2:4, Look not
 every man also on the things of
 others" Minding one own business may. include being busy about the in terests of others, in the divisions of industries of the work of teaching, and
 of the ethical interests of public well fare.
 Prof Marsh of Yales the explorer. took an interest in the welfare of In- dians in the west Prof. HamHn, the missionary, baked bread for the sol
 dicrs in the Crimea, Marcus Whitman
 rescued by his long journey over
 northwest territory from the Hudson Bay company, Lord Shaftsbury and Henry Bergh have given larger con captions of the Christians business by measures to prevent cruelty to children and animals. These social claims enforce the pre- eepts of the Bible and reveal the plan of God as seen in St. Pahl's c0ncep- tion of Jesus Christ who took the form of servant of humanity. Here is the Christians business and the special opportunity of the country church is ministering to all the inter ests of the community
 inspiring Music. Several anthems were finely render ed by the choir, How Amiable Are Thy Tabernacles and Lift Up Your Heads, o Ye Gates as also solo, The Plains of Peace, by Walter MusgraVe. Afternoon Service. In. the afternoon session at the praise service led by the scribe, Rev. MT. Benedict and Brothers Henry Buck and Shepardson took part. T Rev. C. F. Darbsr Hoard. Rev. c. H. Barber, of Danielson in an address entitled What Think Ye of Cfr-st? spoke of personal relationship ta Jesus Christ We must sec. Him ad He is fa) as manifested to take away sins, (b} as personal friend and hetp- Ter to all who receive Him, (c) as our deal and pattern.
 He vas followed by Messrs sam- ffard. the pastor. Peck, and Smith of l, Westminster.
 Hsme and Sunday School. h discussing the topic Two Cradles Los lixm in the absence IsQfs th aSSiEned lcadSE tho discuseion :se* ID tsae :consider4ticn ef the <home
 aHa SsGnz14y sschool &ss tw6 4aurceel ol
 CT [ cssS Ere and sesv
Norwich bulletin., 1911-04-07
MILD LIQUID CURES EczeNt
Skin sufierers! Drcp Creepy Sal,
 and Nasty Medicines. Il


 That mild, soothing liquid, D.s D. D: Prescription, stops the awful itch with the first drops. A pfescription of iac- knowledged value. s~5.s Get trial bottle att25c. 1tewiH take away the itch right away and you viii steep soundly. We assure you person- ally of the merits of this remedy. for we KNOW. smiths Prescription Co.,, 2O5 Main Street.
Norwich bulletin., 1911-04-07

If$ 1tz41l& . tz4zz the eaHtefn section Q1 the town and 1t fs spxGested that care for the fifth christening.
 Tho paweatuck river ahovs tho Broad street dam and in the StIllp1an-: <viIIo vicinity is full to the upper edge of the river bank. As result the. ordinarily care for the surface water are held back and the result is over flow upon private property and the leecning of water into the cellars of residences, giving basis for general complaint to the town authorities. relief would be the removal of the Broad street dam, which has been of no practical use for many years.
 Thursday morning, shortly after six O'clock, about 150 of the strikers as- Contractor Dotolo and remained there until Doto1o's teamo were driven away In the direction of Quarry hill to load crushed stone there for Watch Hill.
 Then the strikers marched down to Beach street, halting at the Foster place, where the town stone crusher h in.soper4tion and where the strikers places have been filled with non- union men. Here. they saw Policeman Nit eheu 6h duty and they left the main highway fo take short cut to East avenue, the route by which the teams- fers drive to and from Watch Hill, perhaps with the intention of intini- dating the drivers of the Dotolo teams as the strikers do not seem to notice the drivers of teams owned by farmers and employed by the town.
 In anticipation of this move, Police man Mitchell, accompanied by High way Commissioner Chesebro,. in the latter's automobile. started for East avenue. They arrived in time to see the strikers emerge from the woods near the Thompson place. the most isolated spot on the avenue. The presence of the officer had a quieting effect, and the teamsters continued un4 molested.
 There are nine teamsters employed in driving teams and carting the crushed stone and they have been making tho trips at long intervals from each other It is now arranged that the teamsters shall start from each end of the route at the same time and keep together This precaution has been taken to strengthen the de- 5ense in case of attack.
Norwich bulletin., 1911-04-07
Local Laeonics.

Local IaconlcS.
 George B. Mcdonald of New Lon don was a visitor Thursday in West erly.
 rey and wife house and lot off East avenue.
 Pitcher John Frill of Potter Hill left for Jersey City, Thursday, to join the Jersey City team of the Eastern lea que.
 William Segar. has presented a fine wall clock to Franklin lodge of Masons to replace one given by him some years ago and consumed by fire
 There was rainfall of 2.05 inches in Westerly during the storm that ter minated "Wednesday night, according to the records of Everett Barns.
 Floyd Church. age 4, son of MT. and Mrs. George W. Church of Hope Val ley, was seriously scalded Wednesday by upsetting a kettle of hot water.
 Benjamin Kerr, an employe of the sCottren plant, cut his right hand a few days ago. After the wound was dressed, blood poison developed, and he is now in the Rhode Island hospital for. treatment.
 Superintendent Coon is getting Will summer time. The settees that were covered with snow day before yester- day were occupied as places of rest on Thursday.
 Cases of scarlet fever at Potter Hill Ayondale, Quarry HiI,. Oak street and the Shore road have been reported to Lewis Stanton, health officer, and pre- cautions have been taken to prevent spread of the disease. Representative Langworthy of West erly has presented resolution to pay a. bill of $1S.75 of the Westerly Savings and Loan association, for office rent o1 deputy sheriff Referred to commit tee on accounts and claims. 9Westerly's vote was divided in the house vote on the tuberculin test bi1 which was passed by a vote of 55 tc g, some legislators dodging the vote Representative Murphy voted for tho bill and Langworthy in opposition. The Laurel Glen postoffice- has beer discontinued and service will be giv en by rural free delivery from tn, North Stonington postoffice. The fec of Mrs o. B. Main, the retiring post mistress. figured up $49 for the pas year.
 Enoch w. Vars has been reappoint ed postmaster of the Niantic postoffic, and his bond was forwarded to tn, 1 department Thursday. He has beer
Norwich bulletin., 1911-04-07

MiddIetswn--JudEe Pezrne and
 Rroeeeutinx Attorney William Js 61leets Of tho citys court Monday
Norwich bulletin., 1911-04-07
Henae and Sundey 8eheeI.

h discussing the topic Two Gradies :oss GCngfeeationalix lixm, in the absence of tt1 2 asSigned leAdSE tho discussion .1fss ID ts. consider4 4ffcn ef the hom4
 I'M <SsG nzlAy sschool &s tw6 qeurcoef oS
Norwich bulletin., 1911-04-07

In. the afternoon session at the praise service led by the scribe, Rev. MT. Benedict and Brothers Henry Buck and Shepardson took part
Norwich bulletin., 1911-04-07
SILK SALE 0f the Year! 1000 YARDS OF THE FAMOUS ''TALMA" SILK
 for 58C a yard
 Actual $1.35 Goods
Actual $1.35 Goods

The silk business peculiar No does than half dozen others swoop down and try duplicate it. and a "Talma' Slk of the seasons avore but like all good things has its imtators The of this silk weary originating and for others appropriate for their they decided single few reputable in parts the country and let them sell "Tama," the original beautiful "Tama" ridiculous price, We the fortunate Norwich
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1911-09-30
THE LOUNGER
4 II + 49, ***

- -
There is an old saying. Laugh and
grow fat" and I am afraid that II I
was to see Sam Bernard every even
ing for a week. I would lose all the
willowy attractiveness Of my figure.
and be classed as large. but it would
be waste of time to say anymore about
It except that everybody laughed and
laughed again.
/ Did you go to the faculty concert at
the Auditorium last Tuesday? II you
did not I feel sorry for you as the
violin playing Of Mr.. Lampert is real
ly great, and I think 1t will be q long
time before Grand Forks will hear
anything better in spite Of the great
artists that are brought to this town at
various times.
Great credit is due the management
Of the Wesley college artists course
for securing as their opening attrac.
ton the world-renouned singer Nine.
Gadski, who IL one Of the greatest of
operate vocalists. her date here IL
now definitely settled for Friday, octo.
Der 81.
OF the coming attractions at the
ant Of the entire season 10 the sheehan
English opera company. Mr.. Sheehan
has been heard here on several occa-
sions and will be specially remember.
ed as the leading tenor In Madame
Butterfly" and his support includes a
number Of well known singers.
Next in order comes THE White
Sister" in which Viola Allen was seen
last season. Jeanne fowler ID the
star this season and it 10 worth re-
membering that Miss Allen has COM
plete control Of the choice Of the star
who follows her in the part, and also
is consulted as { the rest Of the com.
pany.
Another Of the welcome attractions
promised 10 Mis- Grace Van Studdi.
ford in THE Paradise Of Mahomet."
There Is nc need Of saying anything
more about her as she 10 well remem
bored here from the time she sung
RED Feather"
David warneld opens his = in
New York on October ~. He will
again be seen in The Return OF Peter
Grimm"
Robert Hichens. author Of The
Garden Of Allah" has arrived In New
York to be present at the initial per-
Torrance OF his play at the Century
theater.
The two hundreth performance Of
The Deep Purple" in Chicago will be
commented with souvenirs, I wonder
II we will . 1t here this season?
Grain Of Dust" opened the season at
1.-THE Olympic theater, Ct. Louis. ana the
consensus Of opinion 10 that Mr.. Hack.
EFT has q play that will serve him for
q long time to come.
England seems to be in the middle
of the stream Of good luck this year
and the reports from that side Of the
pond are all good. 1t seems as II the
English theater-goers are at last TAX
Ing kindly to the American plays. al
though THE Concert" which 10 one OF
the big successes on Broadway was not
very kindly received. but still there is
Therehave been two Shakeipearian
REVEALS already. by Sir Herbert Tree,
and he has apparently hit upon the
popular demand Of the theater.goers
a. tho papers have not been able to
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1911-09-30

ner. It has all the beauty and fra
GRANGE Of the peaceful convent life
ana again 1t pulsates with the fiery
spirit Of the tmpetuous soldier -lover.
The great conflict between q woman's
earthly and spiritual love IL fought
through four inspiring scenes that
hold the auditors spellbound in their
seats and never for one second loses
Its gripping interest until the final
curtain fall and the audience leaves
the theater happy in the thought that
the right has been DONE" 1.-THE
White Sister" affords opportunity Of
acting Of superior quality and gives
Miss fowler q chance to demonstrate
her right to her position as the most
beautiful American emotional actress.
The production Is strikingly pictur-
esque and presented with the same
minute attention to detail that char
%acterized the original Liebler & Co.
production In New York.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1911-09-30

THOUGHTS OF OTHERS.


There is a large variety of snoh. IN
the world. but when an army Office
is &c afflicted, he usually goes the
unit, and doesn't need to take las.
som o any Of the others.
Ten college boys are walking ,ror,
NASHVILLE to Kansas to work in the
harvest fields. When they get there
tney Will be too tired to work. and
Will have a darn good excuse.
While there are large profits in in.
tensive cultivation, the area must he
larger and the soil more fertile than
tnat AFFORDED by the average chin IL
the experiment Is to be a success.
There is such a thing as a daurh.
ter who works harder than her moth.
er; there are a number of shiftless
mothers. although they stay at home
and attract less attention than shift-
less fathers.
That Iowa farmer who squandered
two farms and a bunch Of ready mon
ey Tor kisses and caresses, seems to
De a piker In other respects than
kicking because he didn't get his
moneys worth.
n would v know how much
PRESIDENT Castro Is enjoying life in
the capitals Of Europe were It NOT
for the enterprfsing correspondents
who accuse him Of starting q rebell-
lon in Venezuela every few weeks.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1911-09-30
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