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The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1911-09-13
THE REGISTRATION LAW.

As an indication that legislation is
not 90 immediate panacea for civic
evils, Mont ana's new registr alton law
serves as a timely example. 1t would
seem that the Legislature has given US
as good a permanent system of regis
tration as could be constructed under
the constitution. It's aim was, and
every good citizen hopes it's ultimate
result will be, to make fraudulent vot-
ing very difficult and put q premium
on the votes OF citizens with sufficient
community interest to take the trouble
to register.
The law was fully described when
put in operation, and the voters we're
warned through the press that they
must be registered at the county
clerks Office at least 80 days before
any election. This vas put before
them in article after article, through
out the state press.
Now comes Miles City with a special
election to authorize bonds for a
bridge. Not such a thing as to stir
q community, yet of great material
Importance to the county. The other
day only q few hundred had registered
and later advices tell OF twenty.six
more registrations In several days. 1t
will mean that relatively few Of the
community can vote.
In Butte a news story not long ago
set forth that only a few hundred had
registered, and explained how the six
or eight minutes necessary to register
necessitates registr alton of a portion
OF the voters every day, if the full
vote Of the county is to be on the
books by next fall. In every other
county indications are that the voters
are backward in placing their names
on the big books.
Yet the convenience of registry uu.
der this law is much greater than un-
der the old. There need be no crowd.
ing just before the books close, If the
voters are interested in their govern.
ment from day to day, as they should
be, and not merely when the workers"
herd them to the polls. The ~intoler-
able nuisance Of registering for every
election is done away with.
On the whole it seems to be an i'm.
mense step forward from the regis.
try law that Montana was so long
burdened with, an Inheritance from
the days when the community had just
ceased to be a territory. Ultimately
the law must have good effect. But it
depends on the voters, especially those
in the more %populous districts, whether
the first election or the first two per-
y haps, will be farcical under this plan.
1t is q duty that every voter owes, not
alone to his own immediate commun.
ity, but to the state and to the future
residents Of the state, to see that q
reasonably full vote is registered be-
fore the election of 1912. And it will
only be by special efforts that this will
be done. Every a who has q bit of
interest in the government of Mon.
tana and its municipalities should reg
lister now, and INCREASINGLY urge his
acquaintance to do likewise.-AnR.
conda STANDARD
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1911-09-13
Hail Four Feet Deep.

CHEYENNE, Wyo., Sept. 4.-Horse
Creek reports q storm which left hail
four feet deep over q wide area of
country at the foot of Round Top
mountain. Crops are destroyed for Q
radius Of 20 miles and stock killed by
the score, while the damage from wind
IS enormous among the farm houses
of that section Of Wyoming
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1911-09-13

For bowel complaints in Children
always give the Chamterlain's Collie,
Cholera and DiarrLoea Remedy and
castor oil. It is certain to effect q
cure and when reduced with water and
sweetened is pleasant to take. No
physician a prescribe a better
remedy. For sale by all dealers. n
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1911-09-13
Government Land Lottery,

MINoT, Sept. 6.-B. Click of Fox.
holm, N. D., drew homestead No. l in
the Berthold Indian reservation today.
This is the fret choice in 1000 claims
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1911-09-13

and is said to be worth SlO, 900 to the
lucky man..
Robert Hanna. con of Congressman
Hanna, and Douglas Devine, son of
former Governor Devine, were blind.
folded and drew the numbers alter.
nately from the great pile of envelopes
strewn over the platform.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1911-09-13

Water right blanks-only correct
form published-for sale at the River
office.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1911-09-13

AS usually treated, a sprained ankle
will disable a man for three or four
weeks, but by applying Cham erlain's
Liniment freely as soon as the injury
is received, and observing the direc.
tions with each bottle, a cure can be
effected in from two to four days. For
sale by all dealers.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1911-09-13
PUBLIC LAND AND MINING
CASES.

II you are interested in any contest
or any matter before the Interior De-
partment, write to Clark & Wright,
registered land lawyers, oo2 F Street
N. w. Opposite Gen'l Land Office,
Washington, D. c. Free information
about contests and where to obtain
scrip, locatable upon public lands,
without residence or cultivation.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1911-01-07
State Gun Clubs To Combine

Organized gun clubs OF Maryland
will hold meeting at the Hotel Cas-
well, Baltimore, next Tuesday even
ing to form Maryland State Sports
mems Association to be an auxiliary
to the lnterS State Association. The
purpose of the move is to combine
trap-shooters into a body to control
matches and Journeys on a sports
manlike basis and aid in the enforce
ment OF the game and fish laws. The
new body will be formed OF organized
bodies which will give tournaments for
sport only. H. Linn Worthington, of
Rising Sun, y corresponding with the
Secretary of the Inter-St Associa-
ton as othe admission OF District Of
Columbia Clubs irto the Maryland
body, which will likely be composed Of
the following clubs Baltimore, Pros
pect, Rising Sun, Salisbury. Princess
Anne, North East, Hagerstown, Cum
berland, West Forest Park, Westmin-
ster and Cedar Grove Gun Clubs and
the Analostan Club OF the District OF
Columbia. The Interstate body,
composed of makers OF guns, ammu-
milton and powder, aims to promote
real sport at the traps and gives $780,
900 annually for distribution to State
organizations on the basis Of the State
population.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1911-01-07
Charged With Confidence Game

L. M. Hunter arrived in Havre de
Grace on Christmas Eve and regis
tered at the Hartford House, after be-
ing rejected at Hecht's Hotel, for not
being able to pay in advance. In the
evening he sought TO borrow SIS from
the Bank & Trust Company for holi-
day needs, but was refused the ac-
commodation. On Tuesday OF last
week he called at the Gambrill Tex
tile Mills and professed to wish to Sc
cure an interest in the concern. While
there he was informed that mail had
come for him from Washington, and
leaving ran up against Washington
special officer, who wanted him on a
charge of skipping bill at the Hotel
Raleigh in that city. Last Thursday
he was identified by w. T. Corwith,
Secretary and Treasurer OF the Great
er Charlotte, On. c. Commercial Club
as man who had beaten two banks
OF that city. He was held until Fri
day when he was turned over to an
officer from Charlotte and taken there
Tor trial Hunter is said to be about
40 years Of age, a smooth talker and
well able to win the confidence Oh
average people.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1911-01-07
Living In Fear And Hope

The ice on Monday had broken on
the Susquehanna as far down as Tur-
key Hin Falls. below Washington
Borough. A jam formed between
Turkey Hill and Sa.e Harbor. For
thirty miles above it the McCar's
Ferry dam holds the ice in check. The
grinding roar can be heard for miles
By noon Thursday the river had risen
rs feet at Safe Harbor, and further
rise OF 6 feet would, it was said food
the lower part of the town, the cen
tire of the danger on the river. River
men say the freshet alone will move
the ice south OF Long Level unless the
dam should give way. There is no
ice below the PerryvGe- Havre de
Grace bridges, but above them is a
solid sheet OF it that a strong tug or
ice boat could break easily Governor
Crothers, at Mayor Armstrong; re-
quest on Wednesday, directed the ice
boat, Baltimore, to hurry to the Sus-
quehanna to break the ice around the
bridges. but the cruise ended at Havre
de Grace, where, ii is said, q. repre-
sentative OF the American Ice Com
pany met the captain OF the craft. The
Governor assured the Mayor that, de-
spite the ice company's protest, the
captain Oh the Baltimore had orders
to break the ice around the bridges
Conditions are said to be very similar
to those OF a year ago.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1911-01-07
CHURCH SERVICES

*Church OF the Good Shepherd,
Chesapeake City. Service tomorrow
Sunday at 7.3o p. m.
*Revival services will be held each
evening next week in the West End
Chapel, Elkton, beginning at 7.3o
o'clock. A cordial invitation is ex-
tended to everyone ior each OF these
services.
*Elkton M. f. Church, Rev. H.
y. G. Wester6eld, Pastor. Sabbath
School at West End Chapel, oI5 a.
m; Preaching at the Church, 1890 a.
IN. ard 7 90 p. m Sabbath School, ,
p. m. Epworth League Devotional
Service, 6.45 p, m. All welcome.
*St. Paul's M. F. Church, Esrevile,
Rev. o. E Jones, Pastor. Services
for Sunday, January 8, as follows:-
go a. m, Sunday School; go a. m,
Preaching by Pastor. Zion M. E
Church. Cecilton, Md, Rev. o. E.
Jones, Pastor $50 a. m, Sunday
School; 2,3o p. m, Preaching by Pas
tor; 7 p. m, E. l., followed by Revival
services. Subject OF sermon, "The
Marvel OF Unbelief." Revival services
to continue through the week.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1911-01-07
CIRCUIT COURT
Resumes After Recess Judges Divide
In James Case Brothers Figure
In Ejectment Suit

The Circuit Court upon reconven-
ing on Monday morning after the holi-
day recess, with Associate Judges W.
H. Adkins and p B. Hopper on the
bench, took up the last case upon the
Criminal Docket-State VS.. Spencer
James, colored, of Newark, Del. James
had been found guilty by a jury at
the September term OF breaking and
entering William B. Walton's store at
Iron Hill, on the night of August IS
last, when goods to Ahe value OF
$26.43 were carried off in a wagon
by horse stolen from his brothers S
nearby farm. The tea mwas traced to
a strip OF woods on the Heiser farm
near Newark and later found abandon
ed. Search for the goods led to their
discovery in James house, on New
London avenue, Newark, where he was
arrested, and waiving extradition, he
was brought to Elkton jail His de-
tense was that he bought the goods,
which he hauled in hired team to
his home in broad daylight, from John
Brookings, coolred, whom he knew
as Jones, and who claimed to be TAX
ing them to commissary OF B. & O..
r. X. hands, near Newark. The State
sought to show that there was no such
man as Brookings known in Newark.
James secured a new trial on the
ground, urged by his counsel F. B.
Evans, Esq, that the States Attorney
used certain language in the opening
OF the case which might or rather must
have biased the jury. James at his
second trial elected to be tried by the
Court. The testimony was practically
the same as given at the first trial,
save that Justice Lovett and Town
Baliff Reel. of Newark, testified that
John Brookings, colored, who said
that he worked on camp car on the
B. & 0. r. r. was a witness in an
assault case heard by the Justice in
June Last. Testimony in the case
closed on Wednesday, and argument
by Mr.. Evans was heard at a night
session, the State submitting its case.
On Thursday morning Judge Adkins
announced that the Court was divid-
ed i'll opinion as to James guilt ,one
Judge not being convinced beyond
reasonable doubt that he was guilty
OF any offense or which he could be
convicted in Maryland. At the same
time. Il " could not Le convicted. l.
! was difficult to see how any shrewd
party could be convicted OF larceny.
The alternative in James case now
was new trial or trial in Delaware,
by consent OF Counsel, for receiving
stolen goods. James was remanded
to Jail.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1911-01-07

town. was the recent guest Of Mrs.
William +. Davis.
Miss Lydia Shockley, OF Whining
ton, spent the holiday with her grand
mother, Mrs. A. E. Shockley.
Mr.. and Mrs. John B Graham. Of
Charlestown, Md, have. returned to
their home after spending the Christ
mas holidays with their daughter,
Mrs. George H. Mattingiey, 8I8 Jack
son street. Wilmington. They took
Christmas dinner with their grandson
GeoFge Bernard Mattingley. and wife
Cd S<L Jackson street at which there
were present iour generations of the
family. Mr.. Graham rs 80 and his wife
% years OF age, but despite their adj
vanced age they are both hale and
hearty. While in the city they visited
Mr.. Augustus Dennis. cousin of Mr..
Graham, who is 90 years, and Mrs.
Dennis who is 81 years OF age. The
writer hopes they all may live to en-
JOY many returns of the Christmas
festivities.
Miss Elizabeth Pierson is visiting
friends in Philadelphia and Chester.
Mrs. Harry Wilson ana son, of
North East, have been spending some
time with relatives here.
Miss Mamie Wilson. of Philadelphia,
spent Sunday and Monday with Mrs.
L. M. Haines.
Miss Annie Wells, OF North East,
was an Elkton visitor on Tuesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. W. Anthony have
been spending some time with Mr..
Harry Davis and family at Ridley
Park, Pa.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1911-01-07
Bidders For State Bonds

The Board of Public Works on
Monday disposed of $3.50 900 OF State
bonds, 100000 for State Highways,
$25o,ooo for the State Insane Asylum,
both series bearing interest at 4 per
cent, and 100000 State Sanitarium
bonds at 8 I-2 per cent. All the bonds
mature January I, 1926. The Safe De-
posit & Trust Company, OF Baltimore,
secured $5oo,ooo OF the a per cent bonds
on bid Of Ioo.46 and Townsend
Scott & Co., of Baltimore, the residue
on a sliding scale OF bidding Baker.
Watts & Co. and Hambleton & Co.,
of Baltimore, secured the State SAM
tarium 8 I-2 per cent issue on joint
bid OF o4.452. Bidders appeared from
New York and Boston but Baltimore
concerns male the best offers.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1911-01-07
WEDNESDAY,.

Argument in State VS.. james was
deferred unit levening, and the suit OF
William B. Davis, vs. Edgar ]. Davis,
sons OF the late Iohn Ward Davis, OF
the First district, to GelLrm;nr T. re
L. - acres OF land OF the estate Of
ter father, claimed by hoth pA.lIcs
JUL w. Ewing. torew.r; ). 4
Gillespie, H. d. Jackson, Charles
Mohrlein, r. T. Cameron, w. B. Wier,
John E. Zeb.ey, David St. Clair, c. l..
Ellison, Harry Scott, William Ster-
rett and c. A. Heatzig. Messrs. w.
T. Warburton, Fred T. Haines and
Omar D. Crothers appeared for the
plaintiff and Messrs, w. S. and +. B.
Evans and Albert Constable for he
defendant The case originated i'll
equity proceedings brought in 1905
and much testimony was taken before
II. NJ Mccullough, Esq, But the
Court held that as the matter at is
sue was a question OF title it belonged
to the law side OF the Court and, ac-
cordingly. granted an injunction II
May, 1908, William B. Davis restrain
ing Edgar ]. Davis from interfering
with him n the control OF the prop
erty in dispute OF which Sheriff J. W..
McAllister was made receiver, in or
der to care for the growing crop, and
directed William B. Davis to bring a
suit in ejectment to determine the
question OF title.
John Ward Davis, father of the liti-
giants, who died in May, 1907, owned
four farms in the Ceciton section,
containing 1923 acres. BY his will he
left all his real estate for life to his
widow and one-third OF his personal
estate absolutely. After her death his
son, John W., was to receive the
Price farm and $I,ooo his son, Edgar
J., the Cash Corner farm. except IS
acres south OF the Cash Corner Ginn's
Corner road; his son, William B. the
Pearce farm and nten acres OF wood
land ;his grand-daughters, children of
William B. Davis, the home farm, Ed
gar j. was also to take IS acres OF
woodland. John Ward Davis pur-
chased the Pearce farm in 1880, to
which he added portion OF the Cash
Corner farm in 1884 This portion
figured in the controversy as Lots Nos.
/ and 2, and No. ?, over which the
dispute as to title arose, contains 22
acres, William B. Davis claimed that
it belonged to the Pearce farm, all
OF which he wanted, and Edgar J.
Davis that it belonged to the Cash
Corner farm.
Jurors not sworn in the Davis case
were discharged until Monday morn
ing at 10 O'Clock, when the suit OF
Lewis & Richards VS.. the Charles A.
Sims Company is set for trial.
Before the jury in the Davis case
was sworn counsel engaged in argu-
ment over amending the plaintiff de-
csration which with their opening
statements consumed the time up to
the recess.
After the recess DR.. A. E. Scott, Of
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1911-01-07
Boy Skater Drowned In River

Dobson, the I3 year old son Of Will
liam Hawkins, OF Havre de Grace,
while skating on the Susquehanna with
his younger brother on Saturday af-
ternoon, ventured too far down along
the bay shore, where the ice was
treacherous and the elder boy went
through it into the water. His bro
ther called for. help and, though sew
eral persons arrived within four min
utes, he was drowned One man
caught his clothing with an ice hook
but the handle broke, and he again
went under. The body was recovered
about an hour later. George Pendle-
ton, OF Perrvvlle. and others also
broke through the ice but were gotten
out safely.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1911-01-07
Cross Suits Brought For SANDER

Editor William J. Price, Jr, of the
Centreville Observer, has entered suit
in the Circuit Court of Kent county
for $4,000 against L. Wethere\ Bar
roll and Hope II. Barroll, ESQ., his
father, for alleged slander in pubh;h-
ing certain letters based upon an ed
torial in the Observer some month";
ago, relating to l.. W. Barroll, who
entered cross suit for like damages,
on like charge, against Mr.. Price. in
the Queen Anne's Court last week.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1911-01-07
Standard Package Law In Force

The Standard Package Law, regu-
lating shipments of fruits, vegetables,
etc, went into effect on January 1. All
goods not shipped in such packages
must be stamped "Short Measure. in
three places. A fine of So is prescrib-
ed for every failure to comr''- with the
'7,s provisions.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1911-01-07
Red Hill Fire PROBING Plant

The National Fire Roofing Company
which recently purchased the Foard
farm on Red Hill, containing vast clay
deposits, it is understood. has pur-
chased from the P, B. &W. R. R. an
eleven acre tract OF land near the 'B.
J." tower, east of Elkton, for, it is
presumed, the location of its pro-
posed local plant.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1911-01-07
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Johnson. Cecil Kirk. w. G. Jones. For
the defendant-Edgar J. Davis, Powell
F. Johns, Alfred McGavie, James T.
Watts, Charles Robinson, Ross Ham
burg, George c. Young, w. Thomp-
son, Kenneth Price, Harry D. Budd
After the recess the case came to a
sudden end, the parties to the suit
having agreed to arrange terms OF
settlement of their differences.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1911-01-07
COMPTON-SENTMAN.
JAMISON-KNOTT.

Mr.. James S. Jamison, of Fair Hill,
and Miss Elsie NJ Knott, OF Locust
Point, were married on Wednesday
evening, November 81, 1910 Rev. G.
P. Smith, OF Lewisvile, Pa, PERFORM
ed tn ceremony.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1911-01-07
FRIDAY.

Trial OF Davis VS.. Davis was re-
sumed. Aloysus Price, who knew the
properties from boyhood, testified as
to the Pearce and Cash Corner farms.
Mrs. f. ]. Davis was called and was
about to testify as to John Ward
Davis refusal to have the boundary
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1911-01-07

stone marking the li.ies between Lots
1 and removed, when objection was
made, and lengthy argument followed.
Counsel for defendant contended that
all evidence that would enable the jury
tc determine to which farm the dis
,puted 22 acres belonged was admis-
sible for purposes OF information and
to determine the extent OF the two
revises. Couiysel for plaintiff held
that John Ward Davis in the clause OF
his will devising the Pearce farm to
William B. Davis had given its boun-
dares so as to ncluGe the disputed e2
acres of the Cash Corner farm and
that outside evidence was needless and
inadmissible Mr.. Constable held that
the clause devising the Cash Corner
farm. gave all of it to Edgar J. Davis,
save the IS acres willed to William B.
Davis. The will added the IS acres 10
the latter's share OF the property and
reserved the 22 acres in the formers.
Court reserved its decision till after
the recess, which was taken till I3o p.
m.
The following witnesses were sum-
moned in the case several Of whom
the plaintiff failed to call, and most
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1911-01-07
WEEKS WEDDINGS
FUTTY-ARRANTS.

Mr.. Harry Futty. of North East, and
Miss Edna Gertrude Arrants daugh-
ter OF Mr.. and Mrs. John w. Arrants,
OF Upper Elk Neck, were married on
Saturday evening at Elk Neck M. E.
parsonage, by Rev. D. J. Moore. They
left after the ceremony for their home
in North East. where fine supper was
enjoyed by large company OF friends,
who rendered them many tasteful and
useful souvenirs and general best
wishes.
FADELY-WORTH.
Mr.. Charles o. Fadely and Miss Ar
ME M Worth, both of Havre de
Grace, were married on DeceRbc. 2c
At the M. E. parsonage in that city, by
Rev. w. " Mallalieu. The bride wire
brown broadcloth suit with hat and
gloves to match. and carried white
carnations. Mr. S. M. kimble and
Miss Annie Fadely were the attend
ants. After January IS Mr.. and Mrs.
Fadely will be at home in Perryville
COMPTON-SENTMAN.
Mr.. Walter Compton. of near Kirk
wood, Del, and Miss Ella Sentman, OF
Fair Hill, were married on Wednes-
dav last at the home OF the bride. On
account OF the recent death OF the
groom's mother the wedding was quiet.
kev. Y. P. Smith, OF Lewisville,
performed the ceremony.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1911-01-07

OF whom tor the
be heard. For tn
Scott. James A I
Davis, James Az
guson, James G
Thornton, Rev.
Taylor, Noble F
Jones, J. c. Pric
Fred Moore, "
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1911-03-04

Goals from the held-Keiser, 3; At r
lllnson, Il Haley, .; Prater, / Rico,
I. Mickey 4; Hume, 3 Alexander /.
Goals from fouls--Atkinson, g. Rico,
3. Refree and umpire, alternating,
Marion, Bert Curtiic; Kcnton, Boul-
ton. Time of halves twenty minutes.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1911-03-04
GIrI,s Gnnlc.

The Junion- Freshmen team, led by
Miss Susan Garbersun, defeated the
Sonon- Sophomore giles in an interest
ing contest before the Reds game
and between the halves. The tinal
score was nine To five. The pretty
High school maidens. crossed in their
neat athletic uniforms, showed the
crowd that If woman cannot vote
she can join with the men in their
athletic persuits. They also proved
that they We're versed In the finer
points of the basket ball game.
Sperning bumps ana bruises pay
ing no attention to tnelr ,isheveled
tresses, thinking only of the coveted
ring above their heads, they went
into the game with vigor and vim
that would be lesson to many Of
teams of the Other sex. The girls
played under a different set of rules
than the boys uses in order To MAKE
the game less manish and occasional
ly were compelled To do tight
wire walking stunt to keep from
steplng into forbidden territory.
The girls played unusually well
considering the fact tnat up TO a few
weeks ago many OF them had never
seen basket ball game and not
one OF them had witnessed girls
contest. Politeness reigned supreme