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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-05-26
" MAI GEN OSTERHAUS ~
OLDEST Or CIVIL WAR GENERALS
Still LIVING.
Still LIVING

long will our civil war veterans last? In
what year will the last survivor of that
bitter struggle be finally mustered out?
By an ingenious system of computation
Mai. Gen. Frederick c. Ainsworth, who
lately retired as adjutant general of the
army, some time ago figured out this very
point for the assistance of congressman
concerned with pension legislation. AL
saw civil war service had never been of
ficially determined, Gen. Ainsworth con-
cluded, after considerable research, that
2.213.3 65 individuals were engaged on the
Union side, 2.12s,94S of these being in the
army and "a. All in the navy. AS 1854, 116
of these died and 121 ,9S6 deserted during
the war. there were ], 727.353 Union vet
Grams alive at the time of the grand re-
view at the end of the struggle. AS our
pension statistics have never accounted
for any known proportion of civil war
survivors, since many veterans, because
of prosperity or from sentimental mo-
tives. have never applied for pensions.
there was no accurate guide to the death
rate Of this class of men. So Gen. Aims
worth sought to apply insurance tables
for the expectation of life to the entire
class of survivors.
Two questions now had to be consider
ed by the general: Would the shock of
battle, the hardships and privations of
field. camp and prison bring the 'expec-
tation of life for these veterans below
the average? Or were these survivors
selected class, which by the law of the
survival of the fittest might expect
life above the average for duration?
The general split the difference and de-
termined that the probable average dura-
ton of life was about the same for vet
Grams and non-veterans alike. So he ap-
piled hfs tables and determined that
there will be 423, 727 Union veterans left
in 1918. 251. TIT In 1920, 1903 in 1925.
81 .O33 in 1880, 6,296 in 1885 and only $40
in 1910.
The last civil war veteran will die in
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war twice, for the colonies twice and
president of the council couple of times.
He was secretary of state for India. lord
of the admiralty and lord privy seal. He
became such fixture in public life that
the liberal leaders hated to break with
him and from force of habit included him
in their governments. Only death, at the
age of eighty-three. broke his firm hold
on Office.
Yet this great peer was descended from
humble Yorkshire tradesmen by the IA
miliar name of Robinson. who became es-
tablished in York. They were a shrewd
family, however, and almost without ex-
ception added to their fortunes or watered
their red blood with blue by alliances with
many of the oldest families in the north
of England. Ultimately the strain be-
came a power in the land, and between
the present holder of the marquisate of
Ripon and the lowly Robinsons of York
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Zled old fellows that see Taft and Roose-
welt, Clark and Wilson and the others
as far back through the haze of time as
our sages of today now see the actors
of the great civil war drama.
*
What a funeral that will be, when the
last survivor o the civil war answers his
last roll call-v neither he be buried in the
uniform of the bl,'- or of the gray. Very
few of us now IF mature years will live
to see the spectacle. The century run
for this last signal honor will be spirited.
Hundreds of old dodgers will be in the
running and as they fall by the wayside,
one by one, the whole nation will look
on, agape, to see who gets the laurel
wreath.
But after this last survivor has passed.
we will still have several generations of
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1916. according to this interesting COM
putation. OF course, Gen. Ainsworth' 8
figures cover only the Union army. In
asmuch as our Union veterans have been
better cared for than those of the Con-
federate side. and as there were about
a half million more Union than Confed
crate troops in the war, it might be as
sumed that the last civil war veteran will
wear the blue.
How old will this last survivor be, if
these figures prove true? He will live
to see the eighty-fourth anniversary of
Sumter and the eightieth anniversary of
Lees surrender. This would mean that
if sixteen when the war broke out and
twenty when it closed he would die at
the age of one hundred-an assumption
not at all extravagant. According to the
official records, pension claims have late
ly been allowed to civil war veterans as
old as 1O3, 107 and even los. Indeed, the
great longevity of pensioners. as gen
eral class, is proverbial. Assurance that
needs of life banishes that anxiety of
mind which Is the forerunner of disease
and physical collapse.
So it may be said that Gen. Ainsworth's
figures are conservative, to say the least.
Many survivors of the civil war were
boys of only sixteen. and even younger.
in the last year OF that struggle. In l94o
such of these as survive will be ninety
SIX Such as reach their hundredth BIRTH
days will live until 1910 and there is good
reason for the prediction that there Will
be some with US in 1850.
X
The last surviving pensioner of the war
of 1912, Hiram Cronk of Ava, n. Y. died
as late as May IL. 1908. at the age of 105
years and 16 days. according to the pen
sion rolls If his record is equaled by
any of the younger veterans who enlisted
in the war of secession at sixteen, during
the last year of that struggle, we will have
a civil war veteran with us in the flesh
forty-two years hence, or as late as the
year 1854 But Hiram Cronk, that last
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minister is one of the greatest offenders
The Grosvenors are traced back to a Nor
man family that flourished as long ago as
the year 912, and IL IS declared that the
patriarch of the house was an uncle Of
Rollo, the famous Dane As a matter
Of 70 81 he
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when it is known that during Mr.. Glad
stones second term as premier the Mar
quis of Ripon was governing India. There
was hardly a position in the British cabi-
net that he did not fill at one time or
another. He was secretary of state for
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daughter of Hewitt. was hanging her
bird cage out of the window she lost her
balance and toppled into the swiftly run
ming Thames. Osborne was near at hand
and. kicking off his shoes, he jumped
to the rescue of his masters daughter.
Anne was saved and the two were wed,
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Special Correspondence OF The Star.
LONDON. Nav
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Osborne succeeded his father-in-law, be-
came immensely wealthy and was elected
lord mayor of London. His son was
knighted his grandson became a baronet
and his great-grandson a baron, viscount,
earl. marquis and the first Duke of Leeds
Thus but two generations separated the
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Yet this proud and naughty man num-
bers among his direct ancestors such
humble personages as William lie Smythe-
some, farmer; William Smitheson. farm
er; Ralph Smithson, tenant farmer and
Anthony Smithson, yeoman. A son Of
the latter. Hugh Smithson. came to Lon
don and found a job in a haberdas sherry,
made fortune and was created a baro-
net. Four generations later another Hugh
Smithson wooed and won Lady Elizabeth
Seymour and with her the Percy name
and estates. Later he was created the
first Duke of northumberland. Had the
original Hugh Smithson stuck to the
farmer life of his ancestors and not
come to London to retail hats and era
watts. starched shirts and stiff collars his
descendant in these days probably would
be blowing his modest two-acre farm in
stead of lording il over half dozen OF
the finest castles in the country and close
upon a million acres of the finest Eng
lish land.
The present Duke OF Leeds is passion
ately fond OF the sea. Most OF his time
is spent cruising about the world on ;IiS
palatial yacht One wonders IL his fond
ness for the water has any relationship
to the circumstances surrounding his,
lowly ancestor who founded the fortunes
of the ducal house of Leeds. Edward Os-
borne came to London from a Kentish
village TO serve his apprenticeship in the
Philpot lane establishment of William
Hewitt, merchant.
Shortly after Osborne Joined the estab-
lishment the business was transferred to
larger quarters on London bridge-not
the present structure. 1t need hardly be
said. but the one famous In song and
game as being in imminent danger of
falling. one day while Anne. the fair
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rate of 100 a day. AS deduced from the
best figures procurable the death rate Of
our Confederate veterans must be about
seventy a day. This means a grand total
Of more than seven per hour-more than
one every ten minutes.
In the vast cities of graves to be dec
GRATED this year, those of our civil war
soldiers and sailors alone number p
$4,000. If dug side by side they would
constitute a great metropolis of the dead
more populous than Chicago. Berlin or
Vienna OF these graves, some 1920, 600
have been dug since the surrender of
Appomattox.
To help lay wreaths upon these millions
of comrades tombs there will be sur
viving on Memorial day, this year. but
about $4,000 civil war veterans-some
5000 less than could pay this tribute a
year ago. And of these about 10000 are
Union and about $4,000 are Confederate
veterans The average age of these sur
vivors is now past the seventy-year
mark, and the grim reaper is exacting in
terest fir n the veteran armies at an an
nual rate which has gone above per
cent During the past spring the death
rate of our Union pensioners alone has
risen close to $500 in single month
tMarch). for spring is always the hardest
month on people of advanced years-even
harder than winter. Midsummer too,
exacts heavy tribute from this class
more than 3,1Oo pensioned survivors of
the Union army having answered their
last roll call in August of the past year,
whereas the monthly average of their
deaths for the months of last autumn
was scarcely above 300 from which
there was steady increase through last
winter and this spring.
Diminished by such a Death rate, how
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IODden once SAID, Inc fTltIsH drlstoC-
racy was Graded behind city counters"
Dukes, marquises viscounts earls and
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Percy, the second largest land owner in
Great Britain, and one of its richest men,
who counts himself of equal birth with
the kings of the world is one of the few
remaining specimens of the old British
aristocracy which is so rapidly disap-
pearing before the Irresistible march o.
modern democracy. The old feudal sys-
tenn Is to his grace as real and as living
today as In the days of his ancestors. one
of whom chummed with William the
Conqueror. In these days. when events
move so rapidly in England and the
nation has little time to waste with men
of the dukes stamp, he is chiefly known
to fame a doughty fighter for wha:
he believes to be his rights.
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MARQUIS OF LINCOLNSHIRE,

MARQUIS OF LINCOLNSHIRE,
Who, although his name IL CARING
ton-thankS to an ancestor who liked
"a better than Smiths descended
from plain John Smith, q Nothing
ham draper.
haronets, although they do not always
like to be reminded of the fact, are link
ed with humble farmers, small trades
men and ambitious, but fiat-pursed ap-
prentices.
No better case In point could be found
than that Of the Duke. of Sorthumaer-
land The head Of the proud family OF
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BY JOHN ELFRETH WATKINS.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1912-07-10


Rixey and Seaton held the
Pirates in check, but their team
mates failed to put over the ne
cessary runs.
Max Carey is making the Pitts
burg fans forget all about Fred
Clarke's hitting. He smashed
single and triple.
Nap Rucker is one hard luck
pitcher. He gave the Reds
seven hits and one run, but lost
his game:
Suggs, who started for Cincin-
natl, retired in the second because
of a stiff neck. HUMPHREYS re-
lieved him, and was good.
Marsans drove in only run of
the game with a single after
Bescher had doubled.
Cards won two games in one
day, more than they usually win
in a week, Boston being the vic
tim.
First contest was a pitchers
battle, but the sluggers held forth
in the second. St. Louis tied the
score in ninth and won in 18th.
Red Sox had a hard time beat
ing Browns, getting winning tally
in ninth.
Speaker won the game for Bos-
ton with a single in ninth with
two men on. He also got two
more safeties, being tied by
Yerkes, his teammate.
Washington thurnped the Maps
twice in the same place and
gained tighter hold on second
place.
First game went II innings
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1912-07-10


during the afternoon, three COM
ing in the first game.
Walter Johnson pitched against
Kaler and Mitchell In the second.
He was hit harder than usual, but
frightened up in the pinches and
also famed nine of his opponents.
Detroit beat New York easily.
Mullin became sick from the heat
in the fourth and was relieved by
Works:
George tore off a triple and
single before he became sick.
Mcconnell, who pitched for
New York, also must have felt
sick. Crawford stung him for
three hits and Cobb for two.
Sterrett, the first baseman New
York secured from Princeton
University, seems to be find. He
banged three hits yesterday and
handled l6 chances.
Eddie Cicotte, sold to the
White Sox by Boston, says he
will not join Callahan's bunch.
Sounds like the usual stall.
Jimmy Coffroth, the coast fight
promoter, has offered a big purse
for Woigast-Rivers fight in San
Francisco, Admission day, Sep
TENDER 9. Tom Jones, Wolgast's
manager, has not decided
whether his man will accept.
Jesse TannehiIl, brother of Lee,
who pitched on several big league
teams, has been released by South
Bend of the Central league. Tan
nehill was batting over 800, but
was said to be a disturBer.
Novv comes GEORGE EnoIe
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1912-09-16
(First published Sept. IL 1920
NOTICE oF sHERIFF,s SALE.


Whereas, On the 10th day Of Sep
lember. 1912, an order Of sale was duly
issued ont Of the District Court OF
Grady County, State Of Oklahoma, in
a certain action therein pending,
wherein the Deming Investment Com
pany was plaintiff. and R. NJ Hobbs,
Fora Cole, Clemie Cole (minorl, J, w.
Howe. J. NJ Hobbs. and Lewis Hines
we're defendants being case No. 2ST6
tEerein), commanding me, the under
signed Sheriff Of Grady County State
Of Oklahoma, to advertise, and sell
witaout appraisement, according to
'aw, he following described real prop
cry, situate in Grady County, State Of
OBlaf ema, to-wit
Fhe Southwest Quarter OF the North
wesl Quarter, and Lot -Four. in Sec
tion 5, Township G North. of Range s
West I NJ;
To satisfy a certain judgment render
ed IN said action on the End day OF
March. 1912, III favor Of plaintiff and
ag, lit defendants. R. NJ Hobbs, zora
cole and Clemie Cole. for the sum o.
s53760. with interest thereon at 10 per
cent per annpm from the date thereof
and for the further sum Of $1,000 as
attorneys fees, with interest thereon
at 6 per cent per annum from the date
thereof, and for the costs Of said
action,
Now, therefore, notice is hereby
given that on the 14th day Of October
A. d 1912. at o'clock j. M at tht
liront door Of the County Court House
in the City Of Chickasha. Grady Uoun
ty, Oklahoma, / viii offer said above
mentioned and described real property
for sale, and sell same to the highest
| ana best bidder for cash in hand, sub
leot to certain mortgage now helt
by ella N. Burr in the sum Of 100000
is in said Judgment and order Of SAT-
directed.
4 Witneas ng hand The 18th day Q
4 September, Al p 1912.
JOHN G. LEWIS,
Sheriff Of Grady County
Oklahoma
/ Bv 7. "a. THOMPSON, Deputy
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1912-09-16
(7lrst published Sept. 3, 1929
ORDER FOR HEARING PETITION
TO SELL REAL ESTATE.

state Of Oklahoma, Grady County.
In the County Court
hi the Matter Of the Guardianship Of
Roy Fisher, a Minor Geo. W. Fish
or Guardian
Now. On this. the 3ist day Of Au-
gust. 1912, Geo. w. Fisher as guar
dian Of the estate Of the above named
minor, filed in this Court bits petition
asking for sale Of certain real estate
belonging to Roy Fisher, a minor, and
In said petltior described. and having
in said petition asked for a hearing
thereon; ana the court after having
examined said petition, Is Of the onin-
Ton that me same Is sufficient in law,
and that a hearing should be had
thereon.
Now. therefore. It is hereby consld-
cred. ordered, ad1udged and decreed
that said petition be and the same Is
hereby set tor hearing on Monday,
lhe 20th day or September. 1912, at
the office Of the Judge Of the County
Court IN the County Court House IN
the City Of Chickasha. Grady County
Oklahoma. at which time the next d
kin and al persons interested IN said
estate are required TO appear and show
cause. If any, they have, why such
petition should not be granted and an
order thereon made.
II Il further ordered adiadged and
decreed that notice Of such hearing %
given by publishing a copy Of this or
der in the chickasha Daily Express fol
at least tgenty-one days prior 70 aalt
date. aud BY posting copies Of SAID
order IA three public places in Grady
County. Oklahoma. and BY mailing 1
j COPY Of same to the next Of kin ant
persons interested in the estate OF sait
minor, as shown BY the petition here
IN filed.
/ leeal) n. M WILLIAMS.
s-82id Judge OF the County Coost
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1912-09-16
Glorious News

comes from Dr. J 7. curtiss, Dwight,
Kan He writes y have cured bad
cases Of eczema in my patients with
Electric Bitters, but also cured myself
by them Of the same disease feel
sure they win benefit any case of eel
zema" This shows what thousands
have proved, that Electric Bitters Is a
most effective blood purifier It's an
excellent remedy for eczema, letter,
salt rheum, ulcers, boils and running
sores. It stimulates liver, kidneys
and bowels, expels posonsy helps di-
gestion, builds up the strength Price
80 cents. Satisfaction guaranteed by
Brown q Co. d&w
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1912-09-16
Land and Loans

Two brick buildings; business prop
erty in chickasha to trade for land
l50 acres, price s1750 per acre,
worth $50.
Several tracts Of land (large and
smalD to trade for income property.
Have private money to loan IN city
property; must be good also low
rates on farm loans.
FOR sALB-70 acres raw bottom
land; 40 acres tillable; 6 miles oi
good town. Price $3.50; a bargain.
Two automobiles 10 trade for land d
Chickasha property
Well improved 160. close good towr
in Grady county to trade for small
tract near Chickasha.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1912-09-16


Il you're a Merchant you favor Homs
Trade.
Il you favor Home Trade youn fight
for Il
Il you Fight For It Right youlI get it.
Il you get 1t you1l be Helping Yourself
4 you help yourself you'n hurt ths
Man Order Trade.
II you hurt the Mail Order Trade yonI
be WISE
II You are wise You WIN Advertise.
u You VIII Advertise in your HONS
Paper youll get Home Trade.
70 "IB" about this last ons-iea :
OTNCH
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1912-09-16

tFirst published Sept. 6, 1912.
ORDER FOR HEARING PETITION
FOR SALE or REAL ESTATE.
State Of Oklahoma, Grady County. In
County Court
In the Matter Of the Guardianship Of
Charles Campbell Tuttle, Minor
James Fl. Tuttle, Guardian
Now, on this the 5th day Of septeln-
Der, 1912, James II. Tuttle filed in this
Court his petition asking for the sale
Of certain real estate belonging to
Charles Campbell Tuttle, a minor, ard
asked in said petition for a hearing
thereon; and the Court after having
examined said petition IS Of the opin-
ion that the same Is sufficient in law
and hearing thereon should ba
granted.
Therefore, 1t is hereby considered
ordered, adjudged and decreed that
said petition 50 filed be ana the same
is hereby set for hearing on the st5
day Of October, 1912, at the hour q
10 O'clock a. M at the County courf
room in the city Of chickasha, Gtaa,
County, Oklahoma
It Is further ordered that notice q
the hearing Of such petition aforesaid
be given by publishing copy Of -aH
order in the Chickasha Daily Express
for at least three weeks prior to tax
date set for such hearing, and by post
ing copies Of such order in three pub
lie places In Grady County, Oklahoma
for at least 81 days prior to said hear
ing; and also BY mailing to the mex
Of kin as shown by the petition. copis
Of this order.
fSean N. NJ. WILLIAMS,
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1912-09-16
(First published Sept Q. 1929
ORDER FOR HEARING PETITION
FOR SALE OF REAL ESTATE.


state Of Oklahoma, Grady County In
the County Court
IN the Matter Of the Guardianship Of
Holmes Paul Tuttle, a Minor. james
H, Tuttle, Guardian
Now. on this. the 5th day Of septem-
Der, 1912, James II. Tuttle filed In this
court his petition asking for the sale
Of certain real estate belonging to
Holmes Paul Tuttle, d minor, and ask
ca in said petition for 4 hearing there
on; and the Court after having exam
ined said petition, IS Of the opinion
that tho same is sufficient in law. and
hearing thereon should be granted.
Therefore, Il Is hereby considered,
ordered. adiudged and decreed that
said petition so filed be and the same
is hereby set Tor hearing on the 5th
day Of October, 1912. at the hour Of
ten o'clock a. nj. at the Court room
ia the city Of chiekasha. Grady Coun.
ty, Oklahoma.
It is further ordered that notice 81
hearing Of such petition on aforesaid
BE- given BY publishing q copy Of this
order in the chickasha Daily Express
for at least three weeks prior to the
date set for such hearing, and by post
ing copies of such order Ia three pub
Tic places In Grady County, Oklahoma
for at least 2l days prior to said
hearing; and also by mailing 10 tht
next OF kin as shown BY the petition
lcopies Of this order
(seaD nj MI WILLIAMS.
! a9-aId Judge
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1912-09-16

eight (2s) in block numbered Two ~
in the Ireton Addition to the City Of
Chiekasha, Grady county, Oklahoma,
and for the sale Of said real estate to
satisfy the said judgment, with inter-
est, costs, and attorneys fees, and as
in said petition prayed
Witness my hand and seal Of SAID
Court hereto affixed this 26th day Of
August A. ID. 1912.
(seai) J. r. CALLAHAN,
Clerk Of District Court.
TERNDON q DURBIN.
Attorneys for Plaintiff. 8-27-21t
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1912-09-16
ITIraI 1abIIahed Aagaat 4. I9I2.l

tFirst published August 27. 1922
SERVICE BY PUBLICATION.
IN the District Court Of Grady County.
Oklahoma.
The Midland Savings and Loan Com.
pany, Corporation. Plaintiff. rs.
Arthur c. Hale, Arthur Z. Baldwin,
and William I. DIETRICH, Defendants.
No S00S.
The State Of Oklahoma to Arthur G.
Hale. Greeting:
You are hereby notified that you
have been sued by the above named
plaintiff in the above named court
and that you must answer the petition
Of said plaintiff filed ii the office oi
the Clerk Of The District Court OIL
Chickasha, Grady County. Oklahoma
on or before the 10th day Of October
1912, or said petition viii be taken al
true. and Judgment will be rendered
against you and in favor Of said plain
tiff, on bond and mortgage for the
sum Of Three Hundred and Ninety-twl
and 2S-l00 Dollars tsss22S), win n
terest thereon at the rate Of ten pc
cent per annum from the first day o
June, 1912. and for the foreclosure D
mortgage upon real estate in SAT-
petition described, lo.wlt. loNi NUN
befed tMenty-seyen tn and twenty