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The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1911-08-25
Mary H. Courtney Starts
SHIT Today.
SAYS CONTRACT WORTHLESS
Claims Cunningly Lrawn
to Cheat.
Asks Court TO order J. Il. Dpsnec'
tu Pay .ck Money-Pu'6h has
Was Made In May f9O9--Si5O Has
Already ,ftn Paid--Court News.

James r. Bolander is defendant In
n suit brought in the court of com
mon pleas by Mary II. Courtney, this
morning. and is charged with trying
to cheat and defraud the plaintiff in
land deal. Mrs Courtney's At
torneys are Crlssinger & CUTLERY.
The plaintiff says that on or about
the twenty first day of May, 1900, she
entered into an alleged contract with
Mr.. Bolander to buy II acres of land
in Pleasant township which he claim
cd to own. She was to pay $S,O2j for
the land, which is known as the John
W. Showers tract.
Under the terms of this contract,
which the plaintiff says Bolander had
"cunningly drawn with intent to
cheat and defraud her" she paid him
$3.50 May 2t, 1909 the date of signing
up for the transfer and 5000 July 2S,
1909. She asks that the court order
Bolander to return this money with
interest at per cent from the date
of payment and that she be given
such other relief as the court may
deem Just.
The plaintiff states in her petition
that in the contract or pretended
contract" into which she entered with
Bolander, there is no description Civ
en- OF the premises intended to be
sold by Tie defendant to the plaintiff
nor can it be ascertained from the
contract what land, II any the defen-
dunt agrees to or sells 70 the plain
tiff and that the contract is so un-
certain as to all of its terms that
specific performance cannot lie had
of il. She said that the contract was
so cunningly drawn that sac had nc
idea of It's worthlessness until art
er she had paid the money she seeks
to recover.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1911-08-25
Progrcs.ivc Democrals.

All grocers sell Glover Leaf.
S-15-eodtt
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1911-11-22
Quicksand

Cuicksand differs from beach and
other sand in that the individuais
grains have become worn by water
or wind until the normal facets and
angles have been abraded and each
gran has become more or less spher-
ical. The coefiicient OF friction is thus
reduced to the minimum and the bed
does not pack when dry and when wet
behaves like fluid. The depth of
quicksand is conditioned by the depth
of the hardpan or other compact ma
terial upon which the sand rests. In
building operations on the lower end
of Manhattan island quicksands are
encountered more than 100 feet In
depth Near Pueblo. Colo, in 1875, a
train was drawn by a derailed loco
motive into n quicksand and was swal-
lowed up beyond discovery. although
probed for to a depth of fifty feet
In certain smaller littoral quicksands.
bodies viii, h have been engulfed are
in time brought to the surface at the
edge of the shivering sands. This Is
due to the structure of the containing
bowl Of rock which permits n sluggish
circulatory movement of the plastic
mass
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1911-11-22
THE TURKEY TROT"
IN NATIONS CAPITAL.

Washington, Nov. 22-Considerable
comment has been caused in social
circles of the national capital by the
inclusion of the turkey trot' in the
program of a ball to be given tonight
by a club which includes in its mem
bership many of the leaders in the
younger set of Washington society.
The turkey trot" has frequently
been denounced as immoral by settle
ment workers of New York and other
cities, who have sought to have it pro
hibited at the public dance halls fire.
quented by working girls.
The cake-walk and the boisterou5
buck-and-wing dance will both find
favor in the lest society of the capital
during the season just opening. Other
features will be the inclusion in the
cotllons of the polka and similar
dances, and the graceful minuet will
be revived.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1911-11-22
RAILROADS ARE TIGHT WADs

Chicago, Nov. 22.-Western rail-
roads are becoming tightwads in the
matter of reduced fares for holidays
and to conventions and expositions,
and a meeting of Chicago business
interests will be held tonight to pro-
test against the action of the passen-
ger men.
Members of the Western Passenger
Association have decided that if Chi
oagoans want to spend the Yuletide
seas son with paw and nav back on
the farm, they must pay full fare, anu
If paw and nav" want to come TO
town they must do likewise. In short,
there will be no Christmas or New
Year holiday fares this year in West
ern Passenger Association territory,
which embraces, Illinois, Iowa, Mis-
souri, Minnesota, North Dakota, South
Dakota, Montana, Wyoming, Utah,
Colorado and Nebraska. The same ac-
ton was taken by the roads last year
Cities all over the West are up in
arms against the refusal of the asso-
citation to grant special rates to vari-
GUS explosions and conventions. The
Methodist General Conference, to be
held in Minneapolis next May, was
refused its application for special
fares. The National Western Stock
Show at Denver, the Texas Land EX-
position at Houston, both to be held
in January, and the cement shows in
Chicago and Kansas City were also
denied special rates.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1911-11-22
AMUSE NE is
"The Common Law"

The Common Law" which comes
to the Colonial Theater next Friday
night, November "a, is by far the best
play written in recent years. Unlike
many of the parlor plays, which are
so common and filled with so many
inconsistent things, The Common
Law" deals with subject which in
all probability is the most widely dis.
cussed subject of the universe today.
The play is full Of heart interest
and shows how great is the love Of
a woman for her kith and kin and
those near and dear to her.
Miss Irene Daniels, who plays the
part of Jane Adams in The Common
Law" is one of the youngest women
on the stage The part of Jane Adams,
as portrayed by her, IS with as much
feeling as one would have were their
brother in the same predicament
There have been scores of plays on
timely topics many have had divorce
as a theme, more of them have had
love as a theme; but in the production
of THE Common Law" it is the first
time this theme, which is the greatest
crisis now facing humanity has been
used.
Every man and woman, whether
single, married or divorced, or con-
templating either, should see The
Common Law" for in it there is a
lesson to be learned which will never
be forgotten.
Seats were placed on sale YESTERDAY
and from the present outlook good
house is assured
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1911-11-22
R|CHES0N TO RESIGN

Boston, Mass. Nov. 22.-lt is be-
lieved that the resignation of the Rev
DR.. Clarence v T. Richeson, under in
dictment for the murder of Avis Lin
nell, will be accepted at the next bus
ness meeting of the Emmanuel Baptist
church of Cambridge. DR. Richeson has
formally rendered his resignation as
pastor of the congregation and has
urged that it be accepted. The matter
will be acted upon day after tomor'
row.
At its last business meeting the
church declined to accept the Rev.
Richeson's resignation by a vote OF
30 to 10. The women of the congrega-
ton brought all their influence to
bear against the acceptance of the
resination lest the case of the minis
ter in the courts be prejudiced.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1911-11-22
Had Enouqh Of Law.

A gentleman who Is now general su-
perintendent Of railroad began life
by trying to practice law in Missouri
village. One OF his first cases was be-
fore his father. who was a justice Of
the peace. After n stormy wrangle be-
tween the young attorney and his ad-
versary the old gentleman decided the
case against his sons client. The young
man gave vent to some expressions Of
indignation. gathered up his books and
started to leave the room. His father
pushed his specs on to his forehead
and began mildly to lecture him. say
Ing:
Young man. do you expect to make
your living practicing law?'
The son. who had by this time reach
ed the door, shouted back as he re.
tired from the field:
Not before such'a blamed fool court
as this"
He abandoned the law and engaged
In railroadiug with great success. =
Green Bag.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1911-11-22
A DISTRESSING ACCIDENT
A Carpenter on Myers Building Run
Over by Train and Both
Legs Broken.

A most deplorable accident oo-
Cured at late hour yesterday after
noon in this city, resulting in the
manning for life of middle-aged
man and seriously affecting the future
of a large family dependent upon
him.
Mr.. G.. Schaefer, one of the carpen-
ters on the new Myers building being
erected near the Carnegie library, was
run down by a train en- the Houston
& Texas Central sdetrack just back
of the building and both his legs were
broken. His right leg was broken in
two places, at the ankle and just be-
low the knee, and the left was broken
midway between the ankle and knee,
the bones of both being terribly
crushed by the heavy wheels OF the
car that passed over them.
From the best information the re-
porter could get, it seems that MI
Schaefer started to cross the track
right by the end of car standing on
the siding, and as he did so, the en-
CINE that was further down on the
siding kicked the car back onto him,
knocking him down and catching him
beneath the wheels, with the results
above stated.
He was attended at once by Drs,
Oliver. Mondrick and Sims, and made
as comfortable as possible. He suf'
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1911-11-22
Texas Should Respond.

We trust the state will respond as
promptly and literally as possible to
the needs Of A. & NJ. College. We feel
that there is no more important an
institution in the state than this col
leee, ard it has always beel run on
hort ration5"; the boys sleeping in
tents and contending with various in
Let Texas, for once, be
liberal with this school and erect a
finer hall than the one destroyed and
make other necessary improvements.
-Seguin Enterprise.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1911-11-22

V. Armstrong returned to Dallas to-
day after looking after his farming
interests in the Brazos bottom.
Robert Armstrong returned today
from short visit TO Houston on legal
business.
Mrs. J. A. Mcqueen and Miss Hettic
Smith returned today fromsa pleasant
visit to Mrs. Gus Street, Jr., in Hous
ton.
Mrs. ]. J. Pipkin went to Waco to
day to attend the Baptist General
Convention.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1911-11-22
YOUNG LADY BROKE ARM.

Miss Bette Thorndill of Brennan,
niece of Dr. and Mrs. r. H. Harrison
had the misfortune to break her arm
this morning at Pitts Bridge, in the
Brazos bottom, where she is teaching.
The injury was received by falling
from a small foot bridge over which
she had to cross in getting to the
school building.
The news was telephoned TO Bryan
at once and Mr.. ]. f.. Covey carried
DR.. Harrison out in his automobile to
attend her injuries. She was resting
comfortably at last reports.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1911-11-22
WIFE CALLS FAUST INSANE.

st. Louis, Mo. Nov. 21.-An inquiry
into the mental condition OF Anthony
r. Faust, q wealthy restauranteur
known as Tony" Faust, was begun
today before Judge Holtcamp in the
probate court. The inquiry is the re.
suit of charges made by Mrs. Faust,
who alleges that her husband is in
sane and Incapable Of looking after
his business affairs. Other members
OF the Faust family agree with the
wife that Mr., Faust is insane In the
opinion CT the medical experts, it is
said, Mr.. Faust has been afflicted with
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1911-11-22
AVIATION MEET ASSURED

The Commercial Club of Bryan.
through the efforts of Secretary l.. NJ.
Hewitt, has just closed contract with
Frederick e. Young of New York City,
who represents l.. w. Bonney, Nels
j. Nelson Glenn l.. Martin and sew
eral other of the worlds best bird.
men, for three-day aviation meet
December l4-16, inclusive, to be held
at the Dellwood Driving Clubs park.
Bonney is the young free lance aviator
who created such a sensation at the
Houston meet last week and the one
who met with an accident while carry.
ing passenger that completely
wrecked his $4,000 machine.
Mr.. Young states that Nels J. Mel
son, the man chosen to fly here, is in
every way one of the best aviators in
the game today, being especially
adept at fancy flying, etc. He operates
| q Curtiss type biplane with a 60-horse
power motor capable of flying at from
sixty to seventy miles per hour, and
one of the most graceful appearing
machines while in the air. The ma
chine with the aviator weighs 1918
pounds.
Nelson is flying this week in Mobile,
Ala, and Mr.. Young has seve: dl tele-
grams from the president of the asso-
citation there stating that his work has
been of the highest possible order and
that the crowds have been immense.
1t is probable that the machine and
the aviator, together with his me-
chanics, etc, will be in Bryan two Or
three days previous to the dates set
for the flying and no doubt the people
Of Bryan will be given an opportunity
of seeing this wonderful heavier
than-air" machine with which man has
become so proficient in operation that
he actually defes natures laws o:
gravity.
1t is understood that the price of
admission to these flights has been
placed at very nominal figure, ana
no doubt the people of Bryan and sur
rounding country will all avail them
selves of the opportunity to see the
greatest achievement of man today
the actual flying Of machine of such
an enormous weight.
There is something fascinating
about the actual danger of such flights
that is very APPLY described by large
poster recently placed on the bill
boards of one of the larger cities
which read: Yes they fly tomorrow
The death daring, spine chilling,
nerve-tingling birdmen."
The aeroplane as a drawing card
has proven the greatest attraction OF
the day. and it is an assured fact that
with nice weather Bryan will be the
scene of great activity during Aviation
Week.
Mr.. Young looked over the grounds
at Dellwood and states that ihey arc
good with the exception of few
hazards, but there is just enough OF
the element of danger to make flights
all the more interesting.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1911-11-22
cute paresis for several months.

acute paresis for several months.
Tony Faust is one of the best
known men in St Louis. He is the
son of the late Anthony Faust and a
brother OF Edward Faust, vice presi-
dent Of the Anheuser-Busch Brewing
Company. When the elder Faust died
several years ago Tony" Faust sue
ceeded him as proprietor of catering
company and several large restau-
rants.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1911-11-22

fered great pain, but through it all
seemed not to think of himself but
frequently expressed the great anx-
iety he felt for his wife and children.
Mr.. Schaefer was sent to Houston
last night, Mr. VIM, the contractor
for the building, accompanying him,
SO he could be near his family and
have the advantage of hospital service
and trained nursing.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1911-11-22
FOR SALE.

ceGar tijiI Stock Farm, containing
1875 acres of land within one-haIf
mile of city limits; one mile road
front on Ursuline Avenue; plenty of
timber; good barn, farm house and
ether improvements. This is an
ideal place almost in town.
Ntout thirty read of registered and
high grade Jersey cattle, mules,
horses. hogs and other livestock.
farm implements, etc.
my home on Caldwell Street, praetic.
ally new containing four lots Of
ground, good barn, etc. The resi-
dence is modern and up-to-date in
every respect. Contract for cement
walks las been let and when
grounds are completed will be one
OF the most attractive homes in the
city. Only eight squares to Main
Street with cement walks all the
way.
The above property will be sold at
reasonable prices.
NJ. e, WALLACE.
For prices and terms call on or write
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1911-11-22

Every lady in BRYAN and vicinity is invited
cakes. he only restrictions that you
COTTOLENE as a shortening instead of butter.
Have your cakes of Bryan Power Co. before
100 o'clock Tuesday After all cakes entered
bers will be placed them prevent partalty. All
cakes will be cut and judged strictly on merit by the civic
club The following grand prizes will be awarded.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1911-11-22
Judge and Mrs. w. G. Tailaterro
went to Houston this afternoon
BRYAN COTTON MARKET.

The cotton market remained mac
tive today with slight change. For
spots Use, middling basis, was the
prevailing price.
-Cottonseed, $l4.00 a ton.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1911-11-22
p R | Z e $

= " z Z =
baking Cake will be awarded 100 pounds
Coffee Donated
baking best Cake will be awarded 200 pounds
carnaton Flour Royal Garden Coffee Donated by
6rosdon.
baking the Fruit Cake will be awarded 200 pounds
Folses Golden Gate Coffee Donated
by Bell
baking Loaf Cake will be awarded 200 pounds
Old Master Coffee Donated by Myers
DEVILS Food Cake will be awarded 200
snborns Tea Donated
NJ. Lawrence
II Of baking the best cake
for first and second prizes
Mr.. j. j. Ripe, special representative of the N r. Fair
bank Company makers of Cottoene, will call the la
dies and explain the of Cotoene For further infor
nation call Mesdames H. G. Rhodes E. j. Fountain Seth
Mooring P. S. Park, contest committed.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1911-02-14
TASTE FOR GOOD READING
This Should Be Result OF a chiId'a
Training and With II He VIII
Educate Himself.

From the total training during
childhood there should result in the
child taste for interesting and i'm
proving reading, which should direct
and inspire its subsequent intel
lectual life. That schooling which
results in this taste for good read
ing, however unsystematic or eccen-
trio the schooling may have been, has
achieved a main end of elementary
education; and that schooling which
does not result in implanting this
permanent taste has failed. Guided
and animated by this impulse to ac-
quire knowledge and exercise his
imagination, through reading, the
individual will continue to educate
himself all through life. Without
that deep-rooted impression he will
soon cease to draw on the accumu-
lated wisdom of the past and the new
resources of the present, and, as he
grows older he will live in a mental
atmosphere which is always growing
thinner and emptier. Do we not all
know many people who seem to live
in a mental vacuum-to whom, in
deed, we have great difficulty in at
tributing Immortality, because they
apparently have so little life except
that of the body? Fifteen minutes a
day of good reading would have
given anyone of this multitude a
really human life. The uplifting of
the democratic masses depends on
this implanting at school of the taste
of good reading.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1911-02-14
PoLlTENEss, INDEED.

In little commune in Brabant is
to be seen big notice board at the
entrance of the town. On it appears
the following notice to automobiles /;
lone hundred Kilometers an hour. I"
When we know that 100 kilometers
equals rs miles it scarcely need be
added that the wit of the commune
has added a nought TO the notice.
But the palm of original notices, We
learn, belongs 10 little English
town. On the board one reads
"Please drive slowly" Fifteen hun
dred yards further on is another
board, bearing the words, 'Thank
you" AS the French journal from
which we take the story observes, it
is an exquisite example of politeness.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1911-02-14
) 20 b q
TINE TABLE.
TRAINS GOING NORTH.

No. 52-St. LOUIS Express, 9:51 q. m
No. 54-St. L. Fast Mail, 1923 q. m
No. &C. & st. L. Linn, 5:25 a. m
No. 56-Hopkinsville Ac. S:55 .. m.
No. 94.-Dixie Flyer, 6:18 p. m
No. 9O-Evansville-Ho pkinsville
Accommodation 4:20 p. m.
TRAINS GOING SOUTH.
No. 5l-St. L. Express 5:35 p. m
No. 53-St. L. Fast Mail 5:33 a. m;
No. sc. &N o. Lin. l1:s6 D. m
No. 55-Hopkinsville Ac. 7:O5 a. m,
No. 95.-Dixie Flyer, 9:28 ami
No. 81 Observation-Disclosures
Accommod 9:l0 Q. m
No. 81 and s4 connect at st. Louis and other
points west.
No. 81 connects at Guthrie for Memphis lin
points as far south as Erin and for Louisvi
Cincinnati and the East.
No. So and IS make direct conn At Gut
rie for Louisville, Cincinnati and ali point
north and east thereof. No. So and IS also CON
uect for Memphis and way points.
No % runs through to Chicago and will aot
carry passengers to point South Of Evansville.
Also carries through sleepers to St. Louis.
No. 80 through slsepers to Atlanta, Macon
Jackson vile, St. Augustine an Tampa, Fla.
Also Pullman sleepers 70 New Orleans. Con.
meets at Guthrie for points East and West. No
20 will not carry local passengers for potts North
Nashville Tenn
&c. HOOE. Agt.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1911-02-14
OFFENDING BLACK BOTTLE.

A church member in a lonely dis
trict of Saskatchewan absented him
self from services for some months.
On being approached on the subject
ne said he was sorry, but it was i'm
possible to attend any more. He
was pressed to give reasons, and at
length said it was owing to the bad
conduct Of the experimenting clergy
man and catechist.
He and others had witnessed them
drinking when driving round on
their visits. They had passed a
black bottle from hand to hand. 1t
was impossible to attend the minis
try of such men, Inquiries proved
that the offending bottle" was a
pair of field glasses with which the
drivers surveyed the surrounding
country and tried to locate the vari-
Gus churches, shacks and trails =
Sunday at Home.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1911-02-14
LITTLE COLCR THERE.

81 notice by official order from
Washington that enlisted men of the
regular army must wear their dress
uniforms when off duty in city
Streets" said the man whose mill
tary interest is based on real serv-
ice. "But the plain citizen need not
think that the soldiers in full dress
are going to add vivacity and color
to the streets, as do the red and gold
warriors in European cities. Moth
ing like it. The order merely means
that khaki and olive drab uniforms
are not good form hereafter. The
gorgeous dress uniform of the
American private is a little more
stunning than that of a sleeping car
conductor, but not as nObby as the
garb of hotel bellboy."
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1911-02-14
CHARACTER IN "PENDENNIS"
How the Supposed Prototype of Foker
Pestered the Author Of
the Book

Mr. Arcedeckne, the prototype of
Foker, piqued at being portrayed as
in "Pendennis," took every occa-
sion of annoying its author by fa-
miliarity Of manner.
One day when Thackeray was sit
ting in the smoking room of the Gar
rick, in his favorite attitude, his legs
crossed, one foot pointed in the air,
and surrounded by admirers, Foker
advanced, and hailing him with,
"Well, Thack, how are you?" struck
his match at the same time on the
sole of the upturned foot and pro-
ceeded to light his cigar-a liberty
which Thackeray very much re-
sented.
1t was he, of course, who on hear
ing Thackeray say he was feeling
somewhat nervous as to the success
of his lectures in America, called out,
"I'll tell you what you want, Thack.
You want a piano "-Brookfeld,
Cambridge Apostles"