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Milford chronicle., 1912-03-15
STAYTONSYILLE.

Isaac Dawson, one of our Oldest citizens
died of paralysis Thursday, March 7th
Age 7S years and 2 months. Funeral
Sunday, Rev Hauhn delivered a verv
able and helpful sermon. His remains
were laid to rest at Odd Fellows Gene
terry. Funeral director Isaac White.
Joseph Komorowske made a business
trip to New York City this week.
Miss Mayme Clifton left Monday for
Baltimore to select spring millinery for
one of the large millinery stores in Sea
ford, where she is employed.
Fred Noble, who has spent the
winter in Camden NJ, returned home
Monday
There will be a box social held at
Redman School house Thursday evening
March 2lst. If stormy Friday evening.
The proceeds are for painting the ex-
terror of the building and picnic. Come
out and help the good cause along, Laura
CalhOOn, teacher.
Asbury Donovan is visiting friends
in the neighborhoOd.
Miss Alice Prettyman and Cora John
son of Houston spent Thursday and Fri
day with Mrs. William C Davis.
Sheriff Buell. of Georgetown. spent
Saturday and Sunday with his son
Norman.
Milford chronicle., 1912-03-15
HEBRON.
(Near Gecrgetowp.)

we are still having winter.
Clarence King spent Sunday with his
father, Wingate King.
Charlie Wilkins, of Georgetown visi-
Ted his brother Christopher Wilkins last
Sunday. ''''' '''-'
, Willard Messick and son Edgar, spent
saturday and Sunday with Robert Lof-
land and family, at Greenwood.
Mrs. Edward Wilson, who has been
ing.
lsaah Kitchens, who has been sick, is
improving.
Lorenzo Kitchens and wife spent Sun
DAY with her sister, Mrs. Alice Wilkins.
James King is visiting his daughter,
MRS. William Wilson, at Georgetown.
Mrs, Hiram D. Short spent last Mon
DAY with Fred Short and family.
Granville Messick and Otis King at
tended party at Bridgeville Monday
evening.
John Day spent Sunday with his sis
ter at Cannons.
The stOrk visited the home of Adol-
phus Gordy and wife and left a baby
girl.
Miss Maggie Warrington gave a party
70 large number of her friends last
saturday evening. The evening was
spent in playing games and music. At
laUe hour refreshments were served,
and all returned to their homes hoping
10 Oe with her agand soon. JAY BIRD.
Milford chronicle., 1912-03-15
FELTON,.

George Waldman has returned home
after a very pleasant trip among the
beautiful orange groves in the southern
part of Florida.
Miss Jennie Warren is entertaining
her friend Miss Minnie Wright, of Har-
ringtOn.
S. Delong and wife entertained num-
Der of their friends on Sunday.
Mrs. Catharine Chapman is still on the
sick-list
: Mrs. A. Villbrardt has been a severe
sufferer from poison. We are glad to
say at this writing she is much better.
DIR. S. T. Cubbage is still on the sick
list.
Harry DelOng and wife have returned
to their home in Philadelphia, after
spending a week with his parents, S.
Delong and wife.
Vaughn Sharp spent Sunday with his
brother at Houston.
Clifford Milbourn and Willie Hugg,
now occupy the meat shop which they
Milford chronicle., 1912-03-15

so stormy, and the best reason of all,
because it was so we'll liked.
NJ w. Welch has been sick for the
past week. but is improved at this writ
ing.
W. F. Hadley, of Wilmington, has re-
turned home after spending a few days
with friends in town.
Mrs. Addie Wright, of Seaford, has
been visiting Mrs. E. B. Wright.
Miss Miss Mary Hazard has returned
from Atlanta, Georgia, where she has
been spending the past two months.
Milford chronicle., 1912-03-15
Friday, March 29fh, A. D. 1912,
AS
ARB0R AND BIRD DAY:

and do request that this day be observed by all
public schools private schools. colleges and other
institutions by the planting of trees the sdornment
Of the schools and public grounds and suitable ex-
ercses having for their object the advancement Of
the study Of arbor culture and the promotion Of the
spirit of protection to birds and trees.
IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF,
l. Simeon s. Pennewin, Gov
ernoro of the State Of Delaware,
have hereunto set my hand
and caused the Great Seal Of
the State to be hereunto af-
fixed, at Dover this seventh
lsEALI day of March. in the year Of
our Lord one thousand nine
hundred and twelve and in
the year of the Independence
Of the United States of
America the one hundred
and thirty-sixth
SIMEON S. PENNEWILL.
By the Governor;
Charles S. Richards,
Secretary of State.
Milford chronicle., 1912-03-15

purchased from Clifford Outten. We
wish them success in their new business.
The supper held in the K. of P. Hall
last Saturday evening, by the ladies of
the FELTON, M. P. Chuch, was a decided
success in every respect.
S. A. Harrington has been very sick.
but is somewhat improved. M. E. C.
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Milford chronicle., 1912-03-15
ARBOR AND BIRD DAY
PROCLAMATION.

After the disappearance Of the blanket Of snow
which has covered mother earth for so long period,
we are reminded that the various trees and shrubs
win soon put forth their buds and blossoms and
the song Of the birds will again be heard.
In order that may fully appreciate the bene-
fits to be derived from these messengers Of spring,
and the attention which should be given to their
care and protection,
l. Simeon S. Pennewill Governor Of the State Of
Delaware do hereby designate
Milford chronicle., 1912-03-15

face of How would any taxpayer Of Kent
much S, county like to have his individual
aone and money expended on proposition
0nIv no more definite than a resolution
spring { given authority to an employee to
l Olras aP build a bridge, or any kind of work
degrees for, say, FIVE hundred dollars and
The without any specification as to what
should Should g kind of bridge it should be, and
work VIII then the bill to be paid by him
start for without ever submitting an item
0u w nI.dszed bill as to its cost, other than
started hve-e bare statement that the indi-
two dogs alual had spent five hundred dol
We Tsacbacs Yye5s in building bridge as per the
on the 5th tthority given in a resolution as
dogs for thsove stated? That is precisely
,pain Win What the Levy Court of Kent county
meters. las done in several cases, and it is
, IN ordeyOur money which is being used to
Iegree Of pay bills of this kind. 1t is no
The trip wonder that Kent county has nearly
rees re- oece fifty thousand dollars worth of debt
emperatur certificates out, not bonds authoriz-
ance ed but debt certificates, on which
,bera 0r 'ne we interest is being paid, and as long
9th we were Ihe shady practices which have
lso made prevailed for two years past in the
bicb n,a Levy Court Of that county is toler-
ute impo:ated, the waste of the peoples money
ong the will continue. The Kent county
rtbeT son Levy Court needs the light of pub
The nex licity let in upon it.
Milford chronicle., 1912-03-15
RoADs generally are bad t.

ROADS generally are bad to
: avel over in all parts of Delaware
,ltnere stone or shells have not been
used as material to improve them.
This is an object lesson to the
people who pay taxes. In Kent
County over $50, 900 was spent
last year on the roads, and now look
upon their condition. In the four
years since the democrats got con-
Milford chronicle., 1912-03-15


tops THE appointment of Comptrol-
inc Ter for Kent county was a very bit
ii ter pill for the Democratic party, at
least for that part of the party which
? d dominates the policy of the Levy
Court, and ever since the law was
~ ~ passed every obstacle has been
ou placed in the way of the Comptrol-
a, Ter so as to prevent him carrying
Iv the law into effect. As a matter of
in fact, the Levy Court of Kent county
mos riding rough shod over the law as
X VT was enacted, and simply keeping
without the clutches of the court.
The law as now operative clearly
says, that each bill before it shall
NJ be paid must be submitted as an
9 itemized account; but this is ignored
and evaded by resolutions author
aa izing special allowances for mem
Ia bers to pay for doing specified work,
pui without having specifications or
:. plans submitted. This the Comp
J troller will certainly refuse to pass
b s. with his endorsement or he will be
st guilty of dereliction Of duty. It
s would be well for all persons to re-
Is member, of whatsoever political
y n'i party they may belong, that the
lis comptrollership has come to stay in
ion our county governments, while the
5s Levy Courts, as now organized in
Kent and Sussex counties, may, and
Wa should be abolished.
Milford chronicle., 1912-03-15

By the Governor
Charles S. Richards,
Secretary of State.
Milford chronicle., 1912-03-15

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The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1912-08-01
DECREASE IN DEATHS
Report of Dr.. Kepford Will Show
Falling Off of Lung Trouble,

A report which DR.. +. A. Kepford,
state anti-tuberculosis lecturer, is
preparing, will show that there has
been a decrease in deaths from pull
monary tuberculosis during the past
year. In 1910. in Iowa there were
All deaths in the state by pulmon-
airy tuberculosis and 1,479 case of
death from all forms of tuberculosis.
In 1911 there were 1907 deaths from
all forms, but 100 of these were not
pulmonary tuberculosis of the trans
militant form. These show a decrease
of twenty.four cases in the form of
tuberculosis which is transmitted,
though slight decrease in the total
number OF deaths from tuberculosis.
DIR. Kepford says: This report is es-
pecially encouraging by reason of the
fact that doctors are now much bet
ter informed upon the subject than
formerly. We had expected the re-
port to show an increase, as so many
more cases have been diagnosed than
heretofore"
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1912-08-01
Changing The Grade.

The pavement in the alley on the
north side of the post Office is be-
ing torn up, to put II on grade. This
pavement Is made of a layer of con-
crete with course of brick grouted
with cement. This combination is
one that would last for ages and 1t is
almost impossible to tear 1t up. When
II Is relaid It will take new brick al
together, as those taken out are so
broken up as to be unfit for use. The
grade as laid down in the plans for
the post Office did not correspond with
the grades Of the streets so the city
changed the grade of the alley part
way along and left the rest as II was
originally. This left a sag in the pave
ment. which after a rain Is always
full OF water The city Is now trying
10 remedy this BY changing the grade
Of the alley 70 carry the water on.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1912-08-01
RUSSIAN RELIGIOUS FRENZY.

Russia has a state religion, and the
Car is its most devoted follower and
the great empire is called one of the
civilized countries of the world, but
there are some things which place the
Car on the same grounds as a saw
age. In Kieff, man named Joshin-
sky, an industrious Hebrew, is accused
of numbering a Christian baby in or
der to obtain its blood to be used in
some religious ceremony of his people.
The Russian is so barbarous, mediaev-
al and base, that there is no justitica-
ton for respect of other nations for
Russia. 'Tis true that in the early
days of New England people were per-
secuted for witchcraft, but such fool
ish belief is now decried by people
with ordinary common sense. The
heather Romans prosecuted the early
Christians, who the former said kid
mapped and murdered Roman infants,
in order to employ their blood and
flesh in the sacrifice of the mass!
Such was the charge of the Roman
authorities-and innocent men and
women were put to death to atone for
the fancied crime.
Wherever the frenzy of religious
prejudice has been aroused against
prosecuted people, this charge has
been revived. The Hebrew Joshin-
sky has been charged with 1t at Kieff
He is known by all intelligent men to
be innocent. 1t is said that more than
one Russian Judge has pronounced
the accusation false and absurd, and
has ordered Joshinsky's release, but
that by order of the Gar, who is I'M
der the influence of the prosecuting
Black Hundred. the program-makers,
the man Is held closely in prison,
awaiting an illegal doom which may
be worse than death.
In behalf of this ACQUIRED man, an
appeal has been made to the Christian
ministers OF America. They are asked
by the chairman of a Jewish commit
tee. to preach and agitate against this
medialval outrage. IL is to be hoped
that they will respond unreservedly
and actively to the call, and that their
voices will be heard denouncing this
barbarity. Russia needs to be sum-
moned once more to the bar of civil
ICED oDinion
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1912-08-01
NEWS FROM NEARBY
ITEMS OF GENERAL INTEREST
GATHERED BY WlDE-AWAkE
HERALD CORRESPONDENTS IN
TOWNS AND COMMUNITIES.
ADAMS.


Harley without and wife are the
proud parents of a fine IL pound baby
girl, born July II.
Mrs. A. B. Hanna has returned to
her home in Oskaloosa.
Mrs. w. J. Billick was recent
visitor at the Holman Lee home.
Mrs. E. J. Allgood is visiting at the
home of her son, Alfred, near Monte
yuma.
Alfred Allgood and son Merrill Wis
tied over Sunday at Ross Allgood's.
Mrs. w. A. Hover spent Tuesday
at Ralph Allgood's.
Glenn Billick has a new buggy.
G. w. France, J. w. Hanna and
family spent Sabbath evening at J. N
Allgood's.
Harry Hanna is rebuilding his house
The old house has been moved onto
a new foundation and will be reroofed
and four rooms and two porches will
be added, making a coy eight-room
residence.
E. T. Hanna is building new gar.
age.
The carpenters will begin on New.
ton Krizer's new residence next week
J. w. Hanna was in town with hogs
Saturday.
Several from this vicinity attended
the social at Wymore Saturday even
ing.
Krizers will start their threshing
machine the first of the. week.
The Adams Grange held their regu
lar meeting Thursday evening.
The play, Aunt Susan's Fortune
was given by Mrs. Lottie Hanna, Haz
ell Lee. Lottie Hanna and Faye, Edith
and Helen Hanna
Mrs. Charles Allison gave the first
chapter of the continued story. There
was good crowd present
Ralph Allgood, wife and son Will
lam Sundayed at the parental Howar
home.
July 30. PANSY.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1912-08-01
STACK YOUR GRAIN.

Cedar Rapids Republican: The Re
publican and Times are going to be
presumptuous enough to tell the far
mers to stack their grain and to do
1t just as quickly as they can.
Two years ago millions of dollars
was lost TO the farmers because their
oats, after they we're in the shock,
were caught in series Of rains. The
oats were blackened and some of
them were softened so that they
could not be delivered at all In the
markets and millions OF bushels
which were received In the market
had ten cents clipped OF them be-
cause OF their damaged quality. The
Quaker oats people that year could
not use many OF the native oats and
had to send to Canada for the oats
they milled IN Cedar Rapids.
Waiting for the threshing machine
to come around is always hazard
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1912-08-01

wise men criticise in their folly. The
chautauqua has taught the people
many things that the wise men never
noted, and that they would never
have appreciated, If they had noted it.
They have taught good people in COM
munities the art of getting together
and of arranging and handling their
programs, of getting what the people
crave, and what they can use. The
lchautauqua has taught many very
busy people in Iowa the benefit Of
vacations, the blessings of rest, has
opened their eyes. to the folly of I'M
ceasing toll, when smaller amount
of exertion will supply all their wants
and leave a handsome surplus for the
lean years or the rainy days. 1t has
given many thousands glimpses of
something better than the success
which has in wide circles been con-
,sidered the only success worth striv-
ing after. 1t has brought so much
that is really good and it has brought
nothing that is bad. The cultured"
visitor from the east may find some
of the programs not to his liking.
Even our Iowa audiences do not al
ways get the best, but that is due to
the fact that the demand is greater
than the supply and it is problem
for the program committee that is
sometimes impossible of solution. But
about the very worst of the chautau-
qua programs, there is nothing that Is
not good in itself. And then what a
grand thing it is for the people to
assemble in vast crowds for weeks.
and there will be never a rough word,
never a disturbance of any kind
through long chautauqua session. Is
not that something worth learning,
worth cultivating, worth while?
Whatever the critics may have to
say, the loyal Iowan is glad to note
that the chautauqua is constantly
growing in favor and is ever becom-
ing greater power for good in the
community. If it does not always
teach very much, it is to be consid-
cred that many weary people crave
entertainment, more than they do the
acquisition of knowledge. and then
every chautauqua assembly will set
some minds to work. will start some
of the hearers on the road to self-im-
movement"
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1912-08-01
THIRD PARTY PLATFORM.

The question, what is progressive
platform II the Chicago and Baltimore
platforms are profoundly reaction
Iary?" is being answered semi-author-
atively, observes the Chicago Record
Herald. THE exrepublican members
of the third party have held state con-
ventions in Michigan and New Jersey
and have adopted platforms supposed
to embody the latest word of true pro-
gressiveism. They may or may not
in every particular represent the true
inwardness of national progressivism,
but as far as their platforms go they
are certainly significant.
What are the novelties, the de-
partures, of these platforms? These
and these only:
THE initiative. referendum and re
call applied to the nation as whole,
as we'll as to the states. (Mr. Roose-
welt, only a few weeks ago, was vehe-
mently asserting that the recall was
not advocated by him in the national
sphere at ALL
Government ownership and opera
ton of express, telegraph and tele-
phone service.
Government ownership and opera
ton of railroads and all other public
utilities in Alaska.
Woman suffrage.
"On the tariff and trust questions
the platforms have nothing new to
say. On social and industrial JUS
Itice' they are silent or vague. So the
net contributions to progressivism
are, as stated. the initiative, referen-
dun and recall-applied even to the
federal judiciary. not excluding the
supreme court-woman suffrage and
government operation of telegraphs
and telephones.
Are these novelties really ripe"
and sufficient to induce many republi-
cans and democrats to leave the old
parties and join the new one? Will
republicans fall over each other to in
dorse the recall of supreme court judi
ges? Time will tell. Meantime we
note that Governor Osborn, radical,
expresses the opinion that 60 per cent
of the republican progressives will
prefer to remain in the old party and
work along evolutionary lines for fur
Their reform"
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1912-08-01
THE cHAUrAuouA SEASON.

The chautauqua season is in full
blast in Iowa and neighboring states.
Here in the Hawkeye state, a num-
Der have been held, and with rare
exceptions. the attendance and the in
terest have been greater than ever
before" There have been so-called
wise men in the east and perhaps in
the west. who have looked at our chau-
tauquas and have turned up their
noses. and have jeered at Them" says
the Burlington Hawk Eye, (which sim
ply illustrates what a queer lot some
OF the so-called wise folks are, and
how they are lacking In real wisdom.
He who knows our state and our
people, and who occasionally looks In
upon chautauqua meeting, has long
since come TO the conclusion that the
is one OF the very best
things that ever came TO Iowa. and
hat II has come TO stay Let the
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1912-08-01
The REPUBLICAN, MARGIN.

In the last four presidential cleo.
tons Republicans far outnumbered
any other party. The Republican plu.
rality in this period never fell below
100000, nor the ELECTORAL majority be-
low IS. In any OF the four national
elections, beginning with 1896, the
Republicans might have lost many of
the states they carried, and still have
had sufficient majority. The Re
publican popular vote in 1896 was
7104,779, in 1900 7,2O7,925. In 1904
7.623As6. and in 1908 7,67S,90s Each
time the Republican total Increased.
On the other hand is the significant
fact that In the same four presiden-
tiai elections the Democratic total fell
on. Mr.. Bryan received 6,502.925 In
1896 and 6.409.104 In 1908. His cleo
toral vote was 176 In 1896 and 1872
In 1908. The Parker year was great
Democratic slump that need not be
taken into the reckoning, except as
showing that Mr.. Bryan Is much the
beat vote getter IN his party.
What has become OF this remark.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1912-08-01

G. F. Frey sold his property last
week to Albert Van Duren and ex-
poets to move to Des Moines the first
of September.
Mrs. Sarah Shoemaker sold her
house and lot to A. A. Van Duren.
Jim Wiser, of Harvey, moved into
the Fred Denburger property which
has been vacant for. some time.
Miss Ethyle Walker returned from
Chicago Saturday evening after two
weeks visit with her sister, Mrs. E.
E. Blake. Mrs. Blake and daughter
Erma accompanied her for a few
weeks visit at the parental Walker
home.
Mr.. Mathews, of Oskaloosa, and a
force of men are putting concrete
abutments under the bridge across
Muchakinock creek south of town,
and will put in a concrete bridge
across the creek east of town.
Mrs. J. D. Fleck is suffering from a
broken arm and badly bruised limb,
the result of being kicked by horse
she was unhitching last Monday She
had driven from Oskaloosa and was
putting up the lines when the horse
without any apparent cause kicked
her twice with the above result. No
one being at home, Mrs. Fleck crawl
ed to the house and called for help
by telephone. DIR. Syebnga rendered
the medical assistance and she is do
ing as we'll as could he expected.
Threshing is the order of the day
among the farmers. Oats is yielding
from So to so bushels per acre; bar.
ley 35 to As; fall wheat 40.
Mrs. J. E. Wander Zyl and children,
Mrs. Rene De Reus and Miss Marga.
ret Dykema of Paterson, N. j., spent
Wednesday of last week at the Will
Synhorst home near Eddyville.
Mr.. and Mrs. Water Walker, of
Wright, spent Sunday at the l.. S.
Walker home.
J. F. Shoemaker, of Brandsville,
Mo-, was in Leighton and vicinity last
week visiting his mother and friends
and telling us the good points of
southern Missouri. Jack is in the real
estate and fruit business; also post.
master at Brandsville.
Mrs. NJ. J. Price has been having a
serious time with an itching rash, but
is improving.
Mrs. Deaton and son, of Ottumwa,
spent Saturday and Sunday at the
E. G. Workman home.
July 81. Volunteer.