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Semi-weekly herald., 1911-10-19
ELCo ECHOES.

On account of the high water anc
irregular mali service, no items from
tlcc were sent in last week.
Aside from the loss of tie Bondad
Fridge this setfian was damaged very
little by the Recent flood. Mr. Perez
who lives on the Reynolds ranch lost
some oats and an unoccupied store
house on some ranch was DESTROYED
Mrs. Dave Days home was moved a
short distanca4 The west span Of The
Bondad brideeifloated down about ten
rods and is nosi on dry ground. The
east span Wen down the river about
three-quarterssof mile and lodged
against some frees on the west side
on Joe Smiths land. These parts of
the bridge are practically uniujuqed.
Since the switch is across the river
from the settlement, this bridge is not
only a convenience but necessity.
The mail for the Elco postoffee
which serves pf badly forty-fvt fam
BissiSs Hiss qsliaat5 r. aa5ifs hs' bin j
local freight.
Owing to bad roads and no train
service, Rev Marvin Johnson Of Az
tee did not fill his appointments at
Elco last Sunday.
]. Frazier and family, Mrs. James
Craig and family, Misses Edna
Nephew, Xina Frazier, Verna Red
ding and Emma Probst attended Sun
day cchool at Riverside Sunday aft
ernoon.
The Riverside Sunday school will
give an entertainment Oct. % to raise
money to purchase an organ for the
Sunday school.
Mrs. Emma Frazier, our efficient
postmistress, who has been i'll for the
past week, is now much better.
Xina Frazier and Lloyd Anderson
of the Durango high school spent the
week end with the home folks.
Robert Allen of Riverside spent a
few days with William osgood.
Frank Woods of Aztec has sold
his ranch at Elco to a man from
Texas who will build a dwelling house
and make other needed improvements
Ed Roberts and family have return
ed To their homestead to spend the
winter. Mr.. Roberts was fortunate II
Getting his household goods dowr
from Durango on the last train ant
across the bridge not more than foul
hours before the bridge went out.
Frank Reynolds, Robert Frazier, w
osgood Walter Anderson and Mrs )
Frazier have made business trips t.
Durango during the past week.
Semi-weekly herald., 1911-10-19
Denver MAN
MURDERER?
Authorities at Ellsworth,
KS., Believe They Have
Clue at Last

Western Press.
ELLSWORTH, Kas., Oct. 1s.--Did
former Denver man murder the,
showman family of FIVE with an axe
lat Sunday night and is he also re-
sponsible for the killing Of nine 9th
ers. including the six at Colorado
springsq This is the question the
authorities are asking, while conduct
inp search for Charles Marzyek,
wen educated Slay, who was the for
mer husband Of Mrs. showman's sis
ter, but who was divorced by her.
3ir. and Mrs. Snowman on one occa-
sion we're witnesses against Marzyek
ri the trial. He was married to his
former wife Minnie Kratke in Dem
ver on July, 1898, and since obtain
[ ing divorce she has remarked.
Semi-weekly herald., 1911-10-19
ATHLETICS
FAVORITFS
Fans Declare Philadelphia
has Pennant Grabbed
No Game Today
Western Press.

PHILADELPHIA, Oct. 1s.-All
fandom here declares the Athletics
have already practically won the base
ball series and that all is over but
the shouting. They point to the fact
that in every game Philadelphia out
batted and out-fielded New York.
At noon today a stream Of peo-
pie started out to the grounds in the
rain to witness the fourth game.
The total receipts are now nearly a
quarter Of a million dollars for the
series, one hundred thousand of which
goes to the players and this sum may
be doubled if the series should run
the entire seven days.
The weather today is appearing so
cold and drizzly that shortly after
noon it was decided to postpone the
game until tomorrow.
Semi-weekly herald., 1911-10-19
FIRST REAL
ENCOUNTER
RevOIutlOnists Drive Back
Imperial Troops From
City of flankow
Western Press.

western Press.
Hankow, Get 1s.-The first battle
since the arrival of the impe. ,eI
troops from inc north WIS +, n,r!,, IT,
Gay on the north 5tnF Of the Han
iiver, just west Of this city 1t was
decisive and the revoluti,nists rem.
porariiy drove the imperial troops
lack from their pos,dor, but in do.
ing SO 1t exposed -hoir rifle ammuni-
uon and they wee compelled t. re-
treat on their oase a5 WA chang
The revolutionists with infantry and
artillery attacked the government
troops which were reinforced from
the Chinese warships in the river and
Supported by the gdns of The flee,
Semi-weekly herald., 1911-10-19
NOTE FOREMAN OF THAT JURY.

"The fix of many Of my estimable
Republican brethren in congress, who
want to revise the tariff, but are
afraid of the gentlemen who conduct
the highly-protected infant indus
tries said John Sharp Williams, re
minds me of a neighbor of mine, down
ia Mississippi, who went to prayer
meeting one night.
"After the spirit got to moving he
rose in his place and said: Friends
would like to confess my sins, bu'
the grand jury is in session.
"'Go ahead shouted the leader, &c
ahead, brother, the Lord will forgive.
az know replied the penitent, 'bu
He amt on that grand jury"
Semi-weekly herald., 1911-10-19
1912 fight
COMMENCES
Progressive Element Of
Republican Party Start
La FOIIette's Boom
Western Press.

Western Press.
CHICAGO, Oct. s.-Bitter excoria-
ton of President Taft, promise to
carry the fight for the presidential
nomination to the American ireside
and plea for the aid of American
women marked the opening here last
night of the CAMPAIGN of the progress
sive element of the Republican party,
as it styles itself, to nominate Sen
ator LaFollette as the Republican can
didate for president.
Semi-weekly herald., 1911-10-19
NO SEMI WEEKLY HERALD
ISSUED THIS WEEK

OwingSio the fact that there is a
print paper famine staring this plant
in the face, that we could not now
be running except for the fact that
the Democrat has provided us with a
few bundles of paper which we hope
will last US until our carload, which
is somewhere on the way, arrives, we
were forced to drop the Mondays is
sue of the weekly for the time being
Semi-weekly herald., 1911-10-19
WILL ATTEMPT TO GET
kAiL THROUGH IN ONE DAY

Postmaster W. W. Parshall was 4
passenger on the eastern this morn.
ing bound for Lumberton. Mr.. Par
shall said he had just received in
struetions from Washington, author
izing him to establish route in the
best possible manner, by stage. pack
train, or by transferring mail by
means of the work trains. He expect
ed to so TO Lumberton horseback to
see if route through Navajo canon
is feasible, in order to get the mail
through in one day.
Semi-weekly herald., 1911-10-19
WITNESSES
PLENTIFUL
Two More Found Who
Can Positively Identity
James B. MCNAMARA

Los ANGELES, Oct. 1s.-James
d. Mcnamara has been iden-
lifted by two Witnesses as the man
seen in San Francisco and Los An
seles Immediately prior to the de.
siiuctien Of the Times building on
Che morning Of Oct. /, 1910. One of
the witnesses is B. Bardicker, bar
Der employed in the Metropolitan shop
at San Francisco. He told Assistant
District Attorney Hill, who accompan-
led him to the court room, that he is
certain MeNamara called in his shop
one afternoon about Sept. 26 and was
shaved by him.
The greatest secrecy was maintain
ed regarding the Identification of the
other witness who was brought into
court by Detective Samuel Brown to-
day and who, after studying the fea-
lures Of Mcnamara for more than an
hour, declared, He's the man.
Semi-weekly herald., 1911-10-19
N. DS.f|GAT
WITH FISTS
State Board Of Health
Meeting Ends in Battle
Royal --WOoding Fired
Western Press.

Western Press.
DENVER, Colo, Oct. ia fierce
fight between Vice President DIR. ia
cob Campbell of Boulder and DR.. D. b.
f. Wooding, the deposed lying-in hos
pital chief, ended the meeting of the
state board of health last night After
the two men were separated by the
united efforts of the other members
of the board special session was
called and charges preferred against
Dr. Wooding and he was dismissed
as inspector of the board.
Semi-weekly herald., 1911-10-19
GENERAL HALE IMPROVING
Western Press.

Western Press.
DENVER, Colo, Oct. 1s.-Physi-
clans attending General Hale, strick-
en- by apoplexy two weeks ago, report
that he is improving daily and has a
fair chance of recovery. He is fully
conscious but unable TO speak.
Semi-weekly herald., 1911-10-19
TO
TIL: RESCUE:
Guggenhoim Uses His In
fIuenCe to Restore Our
Mail Service

Western Press.
WASHINGTON, D, c., Oct. 18.-
Senator Guggenheim has taken every
effort here to improve mail conditions
in southwestern Colorado. He de-
clares the department will have reg
ular connection made with all the
flooded sections at once at any cost
Semi-weekly herald., 1911-10-19

Ths Republicans nominated the fol-
lowing county ticket at Aztec Tues
day: For representative, w. H. Chris
man; sheriff, L. II. Miller; treasurer,
w. w. ONeal; probate clerk, John
Graham; commissioner, first district,
Simon Martinez; second district, j. H.
Masters; third district, George e. Al
len.
Semi-weekly herald., 1911-10-19

The MEMS Brotherhood Of the M.
3. church had very interesting ses-
sion last night. There was spten-
did program, and a large attendance.
Semi-weekly herald., 1911-10-19
Western Pross.

Los ANGELES, Oct. 1s.-lames
2 AaNonIatp probably viii not go on
the witness stand, according to good
aethorify, today The hint Of Attor-
nay barrow chat THE defendant could
sit mute whils tlse prosecution at
temnted % show that the building
was blown np by dynpsdi,ess IS held
g se Q torecast of the pians Of The
4eispss . stand pat 81 the theory
taas the Times building disaster was
fausej by gas and that the defend
ant knew nothing al.aut II
Semi-weekly herald., 1911-10-19
4 nAan goLr.
xssiFg feilsss. BY tho name Of
Z Tsssis flIEy . n Il ftffc hosIa1s k1

1sfscprhcious conusLicu- Inc scrap oc-
cGrrea in front Of the postoffice at
about 2:so this afternoon and Riley,
whose conduct would indicate that he
had been drinking, accosted Bowman
no he came along the street and after
n few words struck Bowman in the
face. Bowman then went after the
man and laid him unconscious in the
street with one or two blows with
his fist. Riley was picked up and ta-
Ike ninio the Jemison and Sanford
building and from there was taken TO
to one Of the hospital and word comes
TO us, just as we go to press, that
he has never recovered consciousness.
Bowman was placed under arrest.
Semi-weekly herald., 1911-10-19

w. r. MaIoy is business visitor
today from Bayfield,.
Semi-weekly herald., 1911-10-19
DEATH OF WILLIAM HAYS.

William Hays Of the Animas valley
died last NIGHT at l O'clock at the
ochsner hospital On Saturday last
Mr.. Hays was taken with terrible
pains in the intestlnss when nearing
the city With lond Of produce and
by the time he reached the SNYDER
store had to be helped out Of the
wagon. He was taken to DR.. Oehs-
ner's office and then to the hospital
where il was found he was suffering
from straneulation Of the bowels and
that night he was operated ON. lie
survived tho operation in good shape
and began to mend and up to last
evening continued to improve, but ut
7 o'clock be took a turn for The worse,
dying ms above surrounded by his
wife and family,
Deceased was one Of the enterpris.
ing and substantial farmers of the
Animas valley where he has resided
the past four years, standing high Ia
the estimation Of all who know him.
He leaves a wife and 81 children. be
sides his father and mother and broth
er, p. J. Hays, the latter of the Ami.
mas valley, the father and mother re-
siding at Allison. or the Six children
two daughters are married one 10
Richard Griggs leasing on tha Ed
gar Buchanan ranch, and oHc. Nollie
to Zoe Freed l7 residing on Ping
hrrst ranch Tine other four ghffdrcn
live 1t heme, the eldesi boy Of absns
6 end The Youngest boy Of abauf
fwe nnd haif gsarq
Mr Hays was about 50 Yeqss o
arc No erraneemerte haVe
made tor lliq in04 al waiting ipaf I
rival of the aged father and aaiher
Fhe afe. aspected erpm Allison thisf
evening. K
j,s |, ' ~;
--ay. train inen,f%ho ass, IT, Il6si-
ton 20 know sa. that lecomotive 2SfK
was not sent out of'tne DURANGO yards (
morning with broken 1
flange on one Of the wheels Of the (
tender.
Until a careful examination is made
Of the engine the cause Of the de-
railment will not probably be known. |
II is quite true that one Of the wheels |
has broken flange, but it is on the /
wrong side of the locomotive to cause
the derailment, and consequently it
is more likely that the flange was
broken at the time of the accident,
when the engine turned over.
Milford chronicle., 1911-06-09
HOLD
Their Spring MEETING.

The Delaware Optical and Optome-
trical Association held its Spring meet
ing in Milford last week, holding its
session in the new Optical Office Of
Samuel &. Evans, Jr., south Walnut
Street. Representative men from all
over the State were in attendance and
the session was one Of unusual interest.
DR.. Saumel NJ. D. Marshall gave a
demonstration Of the Anatomy OF the
eye, with carefully dissected specimens
and also exhibited essential parts. of
the human eye on prepared slides, with
large compound microscope. The
Doctors remarks ere carefully followed
and vote Of thanks was rendered him
for the courtesy shown the society.
James d. Stroud Of Wilmington read
valuable paper on "The 0 O.ular Mus
eles, their Nee is and Resources and
Ernest P. Collins OF Smyrna read a
paper on "Hypermetrohla" which was
followed by q discussion OF this subject
by John H. Martsch Of Philadelphia,
,. Z. Evans, Jr., aud others
The meeting closed with a demon.
stration Of Subjective Testing with
trial case by MI Martseh with Mr..
Elwood A Davis, Wilmington as sub.
ject Harry A Frast, Wilmington was
elected a member Of the Association.
The setiOn OF Governor Penne will in
appointing the new State Boaid Of
Examiners OptOmetry was commended
and a vote thanks rendered him. The
new Board is composed Of James D
stroud, Of Wilmington, Ernest P.
Collins Of Smyrna, Samuel &. Evans
Jr Of Milford
Milford chronicle., 1911-06-09
Dover WILL HAVE A
STEAMBOAT SERVICE

John P. Wilson. OF Philadelphia has
purchased the steamer Caroline. form
erly the Emma Reit, which was built
in this town by the Vineyard Shipbuild
ing Com pany in 1899, from the Mary
land, Delaware, & Virginia r R Com
pany, and will use il between Dover
and Philadelphia. This boat has had
an event'ul history in the past. The boat
was known as the Delaware aud while
Tied up at the wharf in this town, sew
eral years ago she was burned, but was
soon rebuilt 10y the owners and chris
tened the Emma Refs A lew years
ego when the railroad interest got con.
trol Of the boat line, known as the
Weem's Line, which ran up the Rap
pahannOck River in Virginia, the EN-
ma Refs was purchased by them, re-
chTisIened the Caroline, and put on
their line to com pete with another
small boat which was owned by in
She accomplished her
purpose, in nosiDg out the ether line,
aud since then has been used in various
trades. The boat is a good little boat
and just what Dover needs.
Milford chronicle., 1911-06-09
READY FOR SUMMER SCHUOL.

The Delaware Summer S 'hool for
1911 will be held at the Wilmington
Conference Academy Dover, beginning
June 2lst and closing August lst The
officers and faculty will be E L. Cross,
principal; Superintendent + L HARD
esty, OF Sussex county, written arith-
metic English grammar and pbysi
ology; Professor George s. Messer.
smith, OF Lewes. psychology and civics ;
Superintendent j. E Carroll, mental,
arithmetic, geography, and spelling ;
Superintendent A. r Spaid, history,
botany and nature study; Miss Jesne
L Garrabrant, drawing, paper folding,
paper cutting and mode ling. Miss
Eleanor b. Forman, an Instructor in
the State Normal School, Farmville,
Va will have charge Of methods in the
First, Second and Third grades Miss
Eleanor l.. Brill will again have charge
of~the "Model School," in which she
will teach children Of the first aud
second grades in the presence of teach
ers who wish to observe this work by
the most modern method.
Milford chronicle., 1911-06-09
YOUNG NAN BUYS nice HOME.

The 2S acre farm located at the
Eastern boundary OF the town of Mil
ford, which Was owned by the late
Thomas w Powell and wife, and which
was a cozy home where they e. 'yed
life thoroughly by raising poultry,
was sold this week by Mrs Powell to
Herman Sharp, a son Of Roland p,
Sharp OF Cedar Neck district, for $500 90
cash in hand paid. The purchaser is
about 80 years old, and he has made
every dollar OF the money he has in
vested in this farm, from grain and
fruit farming in conjunction with his
father While many think the price
large, yet knowing the ability Of the
Young man, it is q safe bet that it will
pay a good per centage on the money,
BE we'll as afford very pleasant home.
Milford chronicle., 1911-06-09
STATE PRINTING BIDS.

Bids were received for State printing
at the office Of the Secretary Of State on
Wednesday OF last week Many bids
were receive for the small jobs, bat on y
three bids were putin for the larger ones:
Mercantile Printing Company OF
WilmingtOn-CorpOratiOn Laws, page,
Sl.27; School Laws, 81 43: Adjutant
Generals Report 500, whole.
Milford Chronicle Publishing Com.
pany-RepOrt OF Auditor OF AccounIs,
81 q State TTessurer's Report, 81 90 /;
Constitution OF Delaware, 81 so; School
Laws, 81 75 Delaware Agricultural So
ciety Reports, 81 so.
DelawaTean Company, Dover-COr
porstion Laws 81 55; Report OF Audi
tor OF Accounts, 81 40 State Treasurer's
Report, 81 30; Constitution, 81 3O'SchOol
Laws, 81 SS Registration and Election
Laws, 81 So +; Report Of State Board Of
Health 81 25; Insurance Laws, 81 "a
Delaware Banking Laws, 81 so.
Milford chronicle., 1911-06-09
OUR CARD BASKET
Personal and Social Functions
During the Week

Charles Gilchrist and family are Wis
iting James B. Gilchrist
Miss Art Morrow, Of Oxford, Md, is
visiting Miss Mary Richardson.
NJ L. Watson, OF Seaford, was the
guest Of COvey & Watson last week
Mark H. Davis, Of Philadelphia Wis.
tied his sister, Mrs. Draper this week
Mrs. Annie Lofland and daughter
Maud, were Philadelphia visitors this
week
E Warren is spending few days
in Baltimore, Washington and Phila.
delphia this week.
Mrs Caleb Burchenal, Of Wilmington
is visiting her parents Mr. and Mrs.
Joseph F. Holland.
JAMES o. SalmOns, Jr., Of Dover
spent Sunday with his parents Mr..
and Mrs. James SalmOns.
Mr. and Mrs. D. H. Holland have
moved to their summer cottage at
Slaughter Beach this week.
Mrs John Truitt, has returned from
Philadelphia hospital where she
underwent a successful operation.
Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Voshell and
daughter Lillian. Of Wilmington, are
visiting Mr.. and Mrs J. Frank Trice.
Mr. John H Martsch Of philadelphia
spent few days with Samuel &. Evans
Jr last week enj ying the bass fishing
on Heaven Lake
4 Mrs. Anna J johnson spent q few
days with her husband Captain Charles /
E Johnson, at the Delaware River
Pier, Wilmington.
Miss Adellan Jones, who has been
her uncle Rev. W. H. Savage,
for some weeks, has returned to her
home in AccOmsc County Virginia
Miss Ruth Phillips, daughter Of Mr..
and Mrs Charles Phillips, Of Milford,
is visiting her uncle, Edward Phillips,
Esq OF Brooklyn, n Y and will pass
The most OF June there.
MIS-. William Buell., Of near Milford,
las gone to Mobile Alabama where she
will pass several months visiting her
On Samuel Buell. who is chief engineer
u a large refrieerating plant in that
.ity where he has been for nearly ten
'esrs past
Milford chronicle., 1911-06-09
KENT PETIT JURORS.

The following petit jurors have been
drawn by Jury Commissioners Masten
and Dawson for the July term Of the
Kent County courts:
First Representative district-R o.
P. Wilson, John D. Reynolds, Francis
Z. POstles.
William Z. Mason, J. .hn
Taylor OF T. X John W. Derrickson
Third-Robert Darrah, J. Herman
Wilds, George w. Thomas.
Fourth-W. P. Green, W. T. Gear
Manship Rash.
Fifth-Joseph H. Harper, Fank Mar
tin, George w. Tebo.
William B Gruwell, Alex F.
Meredith Of Jacob, Harry Masten.
Seventh-H. X. Hargsdine, 1. T
Cooper, Benjamin Hartman.
Eight-Frsnk Cham bers, William
q. Salevan, Howard Wix
Ninth-Theodore Harrington. James
A. Griffith, n j. Harrington.
Tenth. I. Robbins, Clarence Cub
bage, David Frank Marvel
Milford chronicle., 1911-06-09
SHORT LOCAL items
Condensed News Paragraphs
of a Local Nature

Excursion season opens next month
Every place hut Milford has Board
OF Trade that il active.
The School Elections in Sussex will
be held Oh the last Saturday in June ;
oath. This is off elal.
Children's Day services will be he'd
at Millwood Church sunday June llth,
at 2. 80 D. m Everybody welcome.
Emory Powell has bought Of Henry
Burton. a residence on West Fourth
Street, North Milford. Terms private,
The Alden Branch Of the Sunshine
Society will meet with Mrs. H. L..
Bunstein Friday evening June 9th at
7SO
The coal man has bad his run Of profit
and the next in order the ice man.
Man isnever satisfied. He must either
be wsrm OF ccol
The ladies of Prospect Church will
hold a festival on the lawn near the
church on Friday and Saturday even
inps Of this week
Even in an of year, a strawberry
grower at Georgetown is reported as
having cleared $4,000 already from
one acre planted in Strawberries
The Ladies Aid OF Reynolds Church
will meet at the home Of Mrs. Lizzie
Jefferson 10 Milton this Saturday night
June, 10Th All are invited to attend
Special Children's Day services will
be held on Sunday next June llth, in
the Chapel NJ. E. Sunday School at
2 O'Clock, infant baptism. Everybody
welcome
The new railroad station which has
been built this season at Laurel, Della.
ware was, opened for use last Sunday.
How many long years will pass before
this can be said for Milford?
Mr.. B NJ. Cain, Of Lincoln, Della
ware Phone l44 left at our office this
week box Of tine largest Strawberries
we have seen this season. Of the Mascot
variety; they were very large, nicely
colOred and Of delicious flavor.
The entertainment given in the Bap-
tist Church Sunday evening was one Of
the finest ever given in Milford. The
seating capacity Ofthe church was taxed /
to its utmost while the aisles and vesti.
bule were filled A large map Of the
United States, drawn by some OF the
young ladies, hung on the wall back OF
the rOstTum and upon it was built up
a beautiful lighthouse, showing during
the recital of the emblematic piece by
the fourteen having parts. This exer-
else was interspersed with song and
portrayed the work Of the American
Baptist Publication Society"
Milford chronicle., 1911-06-09
CHILDREN'S DAY.

Children's Day services will be held
in the Presbyterian Church on Sunday
morning next, June l1th, at II O'Clock
to which all are invited. The follow
ing will be the program
Organ NOluuthly ...ss. - - AteA1f -
Singing, IAN Hail our Festal Day" School
prager and Lords Prayer Rev. II. l.. Bunsten
scripture Reading.
Exercises by Primary Department
singing, "God is Love-. "..................Sc School
Scripture Reading.
singing tChildren's Day" Mrs. Russelps Class
Recitations by Primary Glass and Juniors.
VtoIfn Solo Miss Florence Hammond
Singing. "The Gail OF the Children" School
"GOds WondrOus Love-"
Antbem ................C Church Choir
Address. ss....................h rev. n. L. bunsteln
Offering for Sunday School Extension.
Singing, "The Children's Prayer" ,"..... School
Benedction.
Sessions Of the Sunday School will
be held hereafter at 10 a. m. until fur
ther notice.
JAMES B. GILCHRIsT, Supt.
Milford chronicle., 1911-06-09
OUR HIGH SCHOOL PAGES.

This week we are publishing two
whole pages devoted entirely to Milford
Public Schools We wish to thank
the managers Of the High School
Annual, the EldolOn, for the use Of the
cuts Of the faculty, classes and indlvId-
ual pictures Of the graduates. The COPY
used on the last page of the school sec.
tion is taken from the the "Eidolonn.
and is used with the consent Of the
editors. Many other interesting topics
are discussed in the book, which Is now
for sale at the Red Star Drug Store.