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The Washington times., 1911-05-09

President Taft had announced that he
would make no engagements for that
June day upon which occurs his silver
wedding anniversary and now fifty boy
hood friends announce that they will be
in town that day to help him celebrate.
The Washington times., 1911-05-09

Brother Warner rises to remark that
while Washington is 1.-The imperial city"
Its citizens have too little respect for
the Sabbath day, and so joins forces
with that member of the Supreme
Court who recently raped the Sunday
dinner and its frivolities.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1911-07-05
BOA CONSTRUCTOR AT LARGE.
Monster Serpent, Escaped From
Circus, at Large in Western
Iowa.

Algona, Ia, July Some two OF
three years ago, as the report goes
circus which was giving a perform.
ance down in the Call pasture, al.
lowed a mammoth, vicious boa con.
strictor to escape from a large cage
of reptiles on exhibition. There had
been a performance with the snakes
and through little carelessness, the
door of the cage was not properly
closed. The largest boa Of the lot
which, by the way, was an ugly crea-
ture, managed to slip out of the cage
and get away before the loss was
discovered by the showmen. There
was no trouble in following the
course of the snake as there was
plenty of evidence by the wide trail
it made through the grass and
weeds. This eventually led, by a
meandering course, down to the
bank of the river, and although two
of the showmen were said to have
remained here a couple of weeks,
searching all the time for a sight
of the unruly reptile, never again
was glimpse of the serpent seen
until last Wednesday evening
While couple of we'll known citi-
zens, gentleman and his wife, were
fishing down near the Henderson
ford, Just at the close of day, their
attention was attracted by a great
commotion in the water at the roots
of a good sized tree not far distant
from them. Suddenly the head and
part of the body of a huge snake
appeared out of the water. 1t wound
its body around the trunk of the
tree and made it's way upward to-
ward the branches. The reptile is
said to be as large around as a
mans leg and not less than fifteen
feet in length. While climbing the
tree, the snake made lunges at the
trunk as if in anger and tried to
tear chunks out of the bark.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1911-07-05
Wedding ut RidSeWay.

AT seven o'clock this evening al
the home of the brides parents, Mr.
and Mrs. NJ. o. Libbey, will occur the
marriage of their daughter, Violet
Opal to Mr.. Severt Anton Anderson
Rev. Young of Eldora performing
the marriage ceremony
The bride has grown to woman
hood in Ridgeway and has many
friends who are interested in her
marriage, and who will wish for her
a large share of the joys of life.
Her husband has been identified with
the business interests of Ridgeway
for number of years, being a men,
Der of the firm of Bakken & An
derson, general merchants.
Mr.. and Mrs. Anderson leave in
the morning for Minneapolis, where
they will spend about ten days at
tending the Civic Celebration.
Upon their return home they will
commence housekeeping in the p
Ramseyer house, and will be at
home to their friends after July 20.
The marriage of the young people
will call forth the best wishes OF
wide circle of friends.-Review.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1911-07-05
WIPES OUT FAMILY.
Boy Shoots Mother, Sister and Him.
self in Ottumwa-Suicide Pact
Suspected by Officers.

Ottumwa, June 30.-Elza Cram
bilt, 10 years old, of Eddyville, while
demented, shot and killed his moth
er, fatally wounded his sister
Gladys, and committed suicide. The
girl has a bullet in her brain, from
which she was expected to die before
morning.
A letter written by the mother in
which she states that these auto
men have got us into trouble, / fear
and someone will have to take care
of things here" leads relatives to
think that the purchase Of a ma.
chine by Eliza for 1880 last Sat-
urday, for which a note in part pay
ment was given, has so preyed upon
the minds of the mother and son
that the compact of their double
death was made.
In the letter left by the murdered
woman, detailed instructions were
contained about the care of the $50
acre farm owned by herself and two
children.
The husband and one other son
died three years ago an hour apart
of pneumonia, and when the 10 year
old lad bought the automobile it so
worried the mother that she is be-
lieved to have urged him to end the
life of both.
The daughter is supposed to have
pleaded with her brother to exter-
inmate the whole family when she
realized that her mother was dead.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1911-07-05
TOWN STIRRED BY SCANDAL.
Superintendent of Schools of West
Union Alleged to be Or
dered From City.

The town of West Union in Fay
cite county, is stirred up as it has
never been stirred before over a
highly sensational and decidedly I'M
usual incident in the departure from
years past superintendent of the
public schools. Clevenger left town
in an automobile on the advice OF
Sheriff Clark and City Marshal Dan
iels, it is claimed, and after two
young men of the town had threat
ened Clevenger that If he did not
leave town by that evening he would
be mobbed. Whether there is any
truth in the report or not rumors
have been rife for a long time con-
Meeting Clevenger's name with un-
due intimacy with some of his girl
pupils. The brother and brother-in-
law of two sisters whose names have
been mentioned in connection with
the superintendent, are the ones
who ordered Clevenger to get out of
town. When the train designated
for the superintendent to take had
gone, and Clevenger did not board it
at the station, the sheriff and mar
shall visited Clevenger at his home
and advised him to leave and avoid
trouble. Clevenger is said to have
been armed with big revolver. Cle-
venger left town in an automobile.
County Superintendent R. H. Belk-
nap says that there is no doubt in
his mind but that he will be asked
to revoke the state certificate of the
teacher. Clevenger had been elected
to similar position in the Eagle
Grove schools for next year and E.
Schaffer, an Eagle Grove attorney,
and president of the school board,
has been to West Union to investi-
gate Clevenger's record and the
rumors concerning him.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1911-07-05
Close Call by Lightning.

Warren Parish had as close a call
from being struck by lightning dur
ing the severe thunder storm Friday
morning as he cares to experience.
He was sitting about a half a foot
from the window when a bolt of
lightning struck the porch and en-
tered the west part of the house, 60
ing both upstairs and down. 1t pass
ed down the window casing where
MIR. Parish sat, tearing it off. Mr..
Parish was thrown from his chair
to the floor and the top of his head
slightly burned, but suffered no SER
ious effects, farther than an i'll feel
ing in his head all day. The pic
lures were thrown from the walls,
and a large lamp broken. This ex-
plodes the old theory that lightning
always strikes the highest place
Nashua Post.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1911-07-05
Finds $3.50 After 30 Years.

r. d. Means of Muscatine, Iowa
spent year on the land now known
as the Taft ranch in Dimmit county,
Texas thirty years ago
The country was a wild section OF
Texas, infested with outlaws from
Mexico. If one had anything of
value it was necessary to keep it
hid and carrying money was danger
Gus. While sojourning here Means
received $3.50 in gold and to be sure
he would keep it he placed it in a
ginger can and cached it in the
ground.
Coming away hurriedly, having to
get out owing to marauders, the
money was left. Four weeks ago
Means returned, leaving the train at
Artesia Wells, a small station near
the eastern border of the Taft ranch.
He went at once to the spot where
he had catched his gold and with
very little digging unearthed it, The
money was intact
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1911-07-05
Nip BOOtleggerS.

Clear Lake, July Enlarged with
bootlegging, two young men whose
names appear on the records of the
magistrate as James Olson and AL
bert Parker were arrested Saturday
night by Marshal Hyde, when he
raided on the south shore their
place, securing 1913 bottles of what
some people call beer. For some
time this place has been under sus-
picion and about o'clock on Satur-
day evening the raid was carried
out. The stock had been replenish-
ed in anticipation of the Sunday
trade and there were a number of
thirsty ones about the Saratoga yes
terday. The hearing is set for July
9th.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1911-07-05
A SURGICAL FEAT.
New Elbow Joint Manufactured Fol
George Yenter of Oxford.

Iowa City, July 3.-All records of
surgical science in Iowa were shat
tered here when Iowa City surgeons
created new elbow joint for George
Yenter, aged "a, resident of Ok
ford.
At Mercy hospital, Drs. Donovan,
Lampe and Peters performed the OPP
Grafton, the first of its kind in Iowa,
and one of the very few in the his,
tory of surgery in the country.
Mr.. Yenter fractured his right ell
bow seven years ago by a fall. Ever
since it has been absolutely stiff and
deformed. Three months ago, he
fractured it again, when a horse
jerked him when he was leading the
animal by a rope. This increased
the deformity. Since then the arm
has been in a plaster of Paris cast.
The trio of doctors created a new
elbow joint, and it is as movable as
is eliminated. This was the modus
operandi: The old, diseased joint
was removed. On the ends of the
bones new surfaces were sculptured,
similar to the normal. Tissues from
outside the joint, muscle, fascia, lig-
aments and part of the joint capsule
itself, were transplanted to the ends
of the bones. This was done to make
new coverings for them.
A new capsule for the Joint was
also constructed. New tendons were
made and attached to the bones, to
bring about the proper leverage, and
now, few hours after the opera
ton, the elbow works as though hea-
ven had bestowed it upon Mr.. Yen-
ter. He seems a new man.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1911-07-05

A friend is an acquaintance who
does not tell all he knows about you.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1911-07-05
EyeSight is Restored.

Nashua, July 3-Conditions some
times change by apparently slight
causes. Now comes the news that
Mrs. John Hennigan has her eye
sight restored and she can see just
as good as when she was a sixteen
year old. OF late she has been cough
ing very hard, caused by a checking
sensation. A few days ago she had
one of these spells come on and for
a few minutes she thought she was
going TO choke to death, but like a
flash of lightning her eyesight was
restored and the coughing has near
ly left her. 1t is condition hard
to account for but very gratifying to
Mrs. Hennigar.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1911-07-05
Valdez College

Opens Aug. 2Sth. Business, Short
hand and Normal courses. This year
a speciality will be made of a one
year teachers course. 60 students
in the Business course and so in the
Normal were prepared last year for
active work. Many obtained posi-
lions the very day they completed
their course. Send for illustrated
eatalog.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1911-07-05
About This Time Every Summer

About This Time Every summer
we look our stock over carefully and
have a clearance sale, and dispose of
all the summer goods we can. The
prices have to be marked away down
that goes without saying. We have
marked prices so low that it really
is a mistake for customers not to
get some of these goods at such ex-
tremely cheap prices. We are clear
ing summer goods in every depart
ment-selling fine Hart, Schaffner &
Marx suits much less than wholesale
price. Other suits are also reduced,
giving better suits for $1,000 than
any ever sold in the United States.
$50 pair of odd trousers, selling at
about the price of the cloth. Good
cravenette coats for $500, worth
$3.50. The best lot of furnishing
goods ever sold, such as soft shirts
Of the real fine Suiesette quality at
Sl.0G, worth double the price. A fine
lot of soft negligee shirts at soc,
which can not be bought for less
than 75c anywhere in America. The
fact is, July must be a busy month
for us, though it will not be any
financial profit to us. We are deter
mined to reduce stock, and if you
come now, it will be to your own
advantage. Everything we sell is
guaranteed. Yours,
BEN BEAR.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1911-07-05
Mother and Widow at Is.

Grinnell, June 24.-Married when
but 10 years of age and now but
is, with a 16 months old child in
her arms and widowed, is the ter
rible plight of the girl wife of Chas.
Hawman, young laboring man who
passed away in this city the other
day. Hawman was %. The couple
came from Missouri recently.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1911-07-05
Sauerkraut Day.

Ackley World: A meeting will be
called soon to consider arrangements
for Sauerkraut Day as a number Of
inquiries are coming in regarding
attractions for this annual feast day
that has advertised and made Ackley
famous from one end of the United
States to the other.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1911-07-05

Right in your busiest season when
you have the least time to spare you
are most likely to take diarrhoea and
lose several days time. unless you
have Chamberlain Collie, Cholera
and Diarrhoea Remedy at hand and
take a dose on the first appearance
of the disease. For sale by all med
icine dealers. July
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1911-07-05
Those Who Take Foley Kidney Pills

For their kidney and bladder all
ments, and for annoying urinary ir-
Irregularities are always grateful both
for the quick and permanent relief
they afford, and for their tonic and
strengthening effect as we'll. Try
Foley Kidney Pills. r. A. Engbert-
son. July
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1911-07-05

For summer diarrhoea in children
always give Chamberlain Collie,
Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy and
castor oil, and a speedy cure is GER
tain. For sale by all medicine deal
ers. July
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1911-02-03
SEVERAL ARRESTS
ARE TO BE MADE

New York, Feb. 2.-Warrants for
the arrest of offocals OF the Central
Railroad of New Jersey of, the Dupont
De Nemours Powder company and
others involved, will be issued in
Jersey City tomorrow, in connection
with yesterdays explosion that caused
the death of more than 80 persons, ac-
cording to a statement issued tonight
after conference between the Jersey
City police and the corporation at
torney. The warrants. 1T was said
will charge manslaughter, criminal
negligence and violation of the city
ordinance.
Agents of the Dupont De Nemours
Powder company, the prosecutor of
Hudson county, New Jersey, and in
spoctors of the bureau of explosives
of the ordnance bureau of the war
department, started separate investi-
cations today into the explosion of
dynamite yesterday at the Communi-
paw piers of the Central Railroad of
New Jersey.
No arrests had been made tonight,
no cause for the explosion had been
fixed and no additional bodies were
found. The list of dead and missing
stands at about 33, an the property
damage is about $l,000,0O0.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1911-02-03
Eighty in Ono Bunch.

According to A. Il. McFatcridge the
lands of the Biackfcet Indian reserva-
tion, so head of steers which had
floundered In single snow drift We're
counted by him from the train which
brought him to Helena from Browning
yesterday.
Driven by the blzZards, thousands
OF cattle focked along the right-of-
way, and several times the train was
brought to a standstill while the cat
tie. half starved and hali frozen. were
driven from the tracks
Livestock companies, allowed to pas
ture cattle on the reservation by vir-
tue of special permits. 1t Is said, will
suffer great losses.
OF the 5000 head of range cattle
owned by the Sun River Land II Live
stock company. 1t Is feared hundreds
will be lost. Officers of the F'loweree
Cattle company. which also has ap-
proximately 5000 head Of cattle on the
reserve. also fear an enormous loss.
Although the Indian ranchers disposed
Of a great portion of their hay last
fall. most of them still have enough
on hand to carry them for some time
Many Indians. however, have large
herds on the range, and for these few
hopes are entertained
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1911-02-03
HOUSE MEMBERSHIP
TO REMAIN AS NOW

Washington, Feb. "A house men,
bership of 39l, as at present, was the
congressional reapportionment plan
agreed upon by the republican caucus
of the house tonight. The proposition.
made by Mr.. Campbell Of Kansas, was
first defeated So to 81. but later re-
considered and adopted, 70 to 55.
About $50 republican members OF the
house attended tonight 10 decide upon
the party policy as to congressional re-
apportlonment on the basis of the latest
census.
The first bill considered was that re-
ported by Mr.. Crumpacker of Indiana,
chairman Of the house committee on
census fixing the house membership
after March 3, 1913, at 433, on ratio
of population to representatives, Of
211,S77. as against 194,ls2, AS at present.
This includes Arizona and New Mex
leo, and any new states after the date
fixed will be additional to the ABB,
which is the lowest number that would
prevent any state from losing repre-
sentative
Mr.. crumpacker explained his bill in
detail to the caucus. He showed how.
under the 433 plan, no state would lose
member, New York would gain six,
Pennsylvania four, California and
Oklahoma three. Illinois Massachusetts,.
New Jersey, Texas and Washington two
and Alabama, Colorado, Florida, Geor-
gia, idaho, Louisiana, Michigan, Min
nesota, Montana, North and South Da :
kota, Ohio, Oregon, Utah, Rhode Island
and West Virginia one each.
This action, together With the defeat
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1911-02-03

1--WE have gone far enough now"
said Vice President w. V. Besler of
the Jersey Central Ito be certain that
neither we nor the authorities will
ever know what caused the explosion.
We know that the railroad cannot be
held responsible.
"As common carriers, the law re-
qures us to accept explosives at the
published rates and under the super
vision and regulations of the ordnance
bureau Of the war department, with
which we complied.
"Once we had delivered a car at
the terminal and the consignee had
come with his waybill to take possess
sion and had broken the seal of the
car, as he had done in this case, 1t
was out of our CONTROL"
On the other hand, the authorities
point out that the state statute regu
latng explosives refers specifically to
its manufacture aud storage, but II a
freight car Is adjudged to be a place
of storage, the owners of the car are
amenable.
Prosecutor Garyen said that the
finger of suspicion already pointed to-
ward certain persons and hat they
could not escape If they were Sc
! minded"
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1911-02-03
LABOR IN PROTEST
AGAINST JUDGE
WH|TFORD
TEN THOUSAND PEOPLE IN DEN-
YER MARCH PAST COLORADO
STATE HOUSE.

Denver, Feb. 2.-The monster labor
union parade through the streets OF
Denver today, In protest against con-
tempt sentences by District Judge
Greeley NJ. Whitford. was enlivened
by a demonstration of socialists at
the state capitol.
Led by u band playing the same
airs. the socialists marched around the
capitol building several times singing
the Marseillaise. Their leaders shout
ed rs they marched:
I'VE are now marching around the
capitol Four years from now we
Will march inside
President John Mcclellan of the
state Federation or Labor, who pre-
sented the charges To the legislature
against Judge Whtford, on which inn
parchment proceedings were asked,
was grand marshal of the parade. Be
tween eight ana ten thousand members
Of labor unions participated in the
marching.
Practically all construction work in
Denver was at "A standstill this after
non as Il consequence.
The striking coal miners of the
northern Colorado coal district had the
place Of honor ut the head of the pa
rade. 1t was against 16 of their
brother unlonsts that Judge Whitford
imposed u sentence of one year each
In the county Jail at Denver for violat-
ing an injunction prohibiting strikers
from interfering With non- -unionists In
the coal fields.
At the conclusion of the parade
which passed the city hall and the
capitol building in turn. mass meet
| ing was held in the Auditorium and
addresses delivered by Ex-Governor
Charles $. Thomas, who Is now a can
didate for the United States senator
/ ship; l.. G. McCulloeh Of Columbus
| o, organizer for the United Mint
| Workers Of America, and John M
ONeill, editor of the United states
/ Miners Magazine. Governor Thomas
/ spoke on the abuse Of the injunction
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1911-02-03
A|RSH|P IS BUILT
FOR VALLEY
FLIGHT
PRESIDENT ELDRED TELLS OF
PLANS FOR THE MISSOULA-
HAMILTON SERVICE.

"The first aeroplane, the one that
we call the runabout, will be here
about April 90, maybe IA little earlier.
1t Is all ready TO ship now. but |
want to be here when 1t comes, and
| have to go back 10 Michigan before
can come here 10 stay any length
of time. The plane Is finished and as
soon as | am ready To come back to
Montana 1t will be started so as 10
get here as soon AS ! do. You Will
see it flying In the Bitter Root be-
fore the 1st of May"
So spoke Fred &. Eldred, president
Of Eldred S Co. and of the kalama-
200 Aeroplane company, which Is
making the airships that are to fly
between Mlssoula and Hamilton this
summer. Mr. Eldred spent yesterday
in Missoula with w +. Cobban, after
a sojourn of fortnight in the Bitter
Root valley. lie VIII leave tonight
for Kalamazoo.
This first machine" continued Mr..
Eldred, has a l2-foot spread, with
four-foot planes, superimposed; thus
it is a model blplane. We make our
machines with more curvature than
any other that | know Of; it Is orr
own design and is proving practical
and popular. The plane will have two
distinct speeds and Two distinct pow
ers the low speed Is As miles an hour
and the high speed is 6G miles. The
carrying power of this machine at low
speed is l,5oO pounds; this will sup
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1911-02-03
REBELS ARE IN FORCE
Federal Troops Dynamite Train Carry
ing insurreetionisss. Killing Several.
American Nurse Obtains Permission
to Bring Wounded conbatants to
Hospitals In EI paso.
BULLETIN.

El Paso. Texas. Feb e.-Roports
here tonight. believed to be authen-
tic, are to the effect that the in
surrectos Will attack Juarez at a.
m. and that messenger from Oroz-
co To the German and American
consuls was arrested by federal Of
Ulcers on reaching Juarez and is now
held incommnnlcado. So far as
known, the insurrectos have no ar
tillery capable Of bombarding the
city and no fear Is felt from this
source.
There are no insurrectos apparent
IN the immediate vicinity of Juarez,
and the general opinion prevails In
I'll Paso that the expected attack will
not materialize until after daylight
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1911-02-03
.PAROCH|AL SCHOOL
DAMAGED BY FIRE

Butte, Feb, s-tSpecial)-St. Jo-
sephs church and parish school build
ing. in the souA part of town, was
damaged by fire late last night. The
fire caught from the furnace. The peo-
pie Who got 10 the place first worked
hard to put out the blaze until 1t got
beyond them and then called the fire
department. Tie roof of the building
fell in and the interior vas soaked with
water The insurance will cover the
loss. Lee Sanger, son of the chief, and
Joe Boos, fireman, were ON the roor
when it started to cave in and just
had time to jump for the fire escape.