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The Holt County sentinel., 1912-04-19
Third. a'pilittal.

Arguments we're Al once begun. and
Prosecutor Alkirc opened Tor state:
followed 10y Il. l. Ninton and e.. Il.
Ellison Tor the defense: Il. u. bridge.
man for the state: John W. stokes.
defense: Frank rctrcr, state: Mr..
Bidgg. defense: Judge bFallOn clos.
ing Tor the state.
II was Just five O'Clock saturday
evening when tn. arguments closed.
sheriff McNulty and his deputy.
GciVin. were at once sworn by Clerk
Durham, to take charge uf thc jury.
and tie court submitted the three
forms ut a verdict. and these with
the instructions were taken by the
Jurors. Who retired TO consider the
ease.
Albert Mirkt VAS chosen foreman
and the instructions at the court
were first taken up aud thoroughly
enluircd into. being read 10y juilman
iIudsin. The first ballot showed
tot inst degree. for atIuittal and :
for and degree.
The second ballot. DNc each for a..
uuitial and Isl degree: ~ Tor 2nd de-
grrc.
Tie third ballot was for III de.
gree and II for md degree.
Tie next ballot all T. were for 2nd
degree. several ballots followed, som,
six holding out for - years. and ia,
last ballot all agreed on a ~ sears
term In the peniten,iary. reaching
their verdict few minute, after
O'Clock. when they returned to ia,
court room. and the crowd soon gath
cred and filled the court room an,
Judge Ellison read the verdict:
I'VE. the jury, lind the defendant
guilty Of murder In the second an,
ASSESS his punishment a, ~ years II
the pcniicn, larry
ALBERT MARKr, foreman.
Tie jury was composed of:
| Albert Markt, a farmer. 81 furbc
township.
Thos. Cain, Hickory: farmer,
Jesse Mcintyre, Noda~ay: farmer
| Paul Elliott, Lewis: farmer
VIM. simmons. Nodawal; farmer.
I;rrt smith, Nodaway: farmer.
| ". e.. SoullIwrll, clay: carpenter,
Ralph Collision. Clay: merchant.
j. l.. llodgin, Clay: merchant
| Fred kra"mcr. Nudaway: farmer.
Joseph Hatfield. clay: retired.
john Weller, Gay: sturkn,n
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On Cancels Milk Diet.

They tried me over the burning
sand-. In "a way that no man under
81 ands. ! mounted a camel and rode
u goat and | had "A thirst In my
bloomin' throat, They seemed To
think II was dandy sport, but the
stirrups we're too dog-gunrd short,
l,ui say, rode, and ! rode right
line. No pose they have that is just
like mine. passed Sahara and
watched |, 80. the way which We
went was not 81 slow. ! didn't stopas
! went along--in fact burst into
gladstone song, The sands were hot
and the sands were line: no voice
could M heard 50 far IA mine. ! saw
mirage and watched a star: they
said the trip wasn't very far.
The above Is the personal expert
ence of Judge ID. ". Porter. who took
the work In the spring ceremonial
session Of Moila Temple Of the Shrine
In 81, Joseph last week. The class
included 10, among whom were: u.
Il. Ruley. Of Oregon: Jess Kahn and
Frank Walker, Of Rigelow; d. w.
Porter. Vim. Weighiman and win
Locke, Of Mound City.
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Ib\> Wii.~,b>,

4 hroihrr.inlaw Of STANLEY: vas there
night of shooting: vii" and others
were IN the room Al llr sam" time.
Heard STANLEY say In reply 10 pncS'
IiunN asked bi Tom liridsrnan that
Nr>l shot him While hr vas IN bed:
thai Vest came IN the room and shot
him. stat hc did moi Insult wife: HAT
lr uull piu,ird her beg, pu cross
examination witness said hr got
knurk~ from STANLEY ~ taking hi-
u,,rruli uul at the room: they were
In hi~ pocket.
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e.. ", lERkiN>.

Said hc and STANLEY rode together Ia
the Vest home on December 3: and
that stanley said he was going 10 the
Vest home to have improper relal ions
with Mrs. Y. we omi, the exact
language On cross-eXaninat ion he
stated he and stanley met AT lIigelow
the day Of the lire, Dec. ;: II was
about 10 or u u, N. Stanley got In
near the Morris place and rode "A short
distance with him: that he wasa corl-
sin Of Vest. that he was living ON the
Ed. Cunning place, and that Cunning
was Vests brother-ln-law.
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PEARL BAR x ER.

She stated she saw Stanley going
N buggy toward Bigelow and heard
revolver shot; Was shot In the air, as
she saw the fash of the revolver. On
the afternoon Of the tragedy on go
ing through room where Mrs. Vest
and Mrs, Smith were, saw Stanley Of
fer to pinch Mrs. Smith, who said
she was too old for him to be pinch.
ing, On cross estioning she thought
Il was being done in joking man
ner. She says Stanley fired In the
air and recognized his voice.
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The defense AZ once filed their mo.
lion for new trial, and the court
sci the same for argument ~ ihc
coming April term.
Thus ends one of the lardc>,
fought legal battles ever witnessed
In the history Of our county. and ear.
ries one back Ia the light IN the his
torical John Lawrence case IN lsIG,
who Was charged with the murder oi
his father.
The state through its attorneys,
Messrs. Alkire, Pctrce. iiridgcmaI
and O'Fallon. are To he congral ulat ed
on their splendid effort and manage
men,, and outcome Of their side, Sc
curing a. they did u verdict for the
state. In such cases the state II
most always AT u disadvantage, and
their case was no exception 10 The
rule. but they handled It mas,crfully
and won II against great odds,
The defense showed cunning In the
very extreme In the manner In whicl
they handled their side, and surel!
Mr.. Vest feels grateful To them fol
saving his neck from the moose
Judge Ellison Is such a patient
man and his rulings were fair and i'm
paiial II seemed to the reporter
throughout the long, tedious trial.
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called, and after brief statement of
ner life, Of her illness from typhoid
lever and Of her baby's illness from
diplheria, she proceeded to tell her
story IN cool. deliberate manner.
iha, she had known Stanley i've or
>iX years. aud that Pearl BARKER
workcd for her and that Stanicy was
employed to- her husband ~ a farm
hand. That during the illness 81 her.
self and baby. had Il nurse. 4 Miss
burant. She was AT homc alone with
her baby and Guy STANLEY on the
evening of the shooting. After the
young people had left she put her
baby TO sleep: II was about Il o'clock.
Stanley was in lis room. shortly az
night clothes. and took hold of her
and tried TO force her into hi room.
She resisted ard freed herself, and
called him "a dirty dog" Size then
went out Of the house toy the back
door and around the house to the
front yard near tile gate. That her
husband came up TO the gate about
this time. and ~hp told him ri stan.
lct'~ conduct: Of 'he incident uf the
niGht previous, pnching her leg. and
uf Ill, conduct III the Kitchen iridI!
night. toward Pearl BARKER and Glen
lIurge and Of her hearing the ullcn.
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FRANK NE~r.

Tie defendant In thc ease took the
stand IN his own behalf, and after a
brief statement ~ Ia his age and life.
he began his side Of ilic shooting 10y
stating the story about finding his
wife a, the gate Weeping. Then Il"
put lis arm about her and asking HE
rau>r of her CRYING. She told him Of
>tanlry'> conduct uu Friday night
Saturday night and sunday evening:
that lie asked hi> wife whrr" STANLEY
Wa, and Nhc replied, that "hc WAS In
the house" That he and wife went
into the hOusr.around 10y The Kitchen,
and lac went into the room where
stanley was laying In bed: that lac
said to stanley, "WhN have iuu trca, .
replied. what IL Ia YOU, and said
"you ought To he killed" and Staule,
said "hop 10 II" and when asked by
his attorney what lac did then lee re-
Piled there was hnt one of three
things for him 10 do: 10 run and
leave his wife and child, shoot or be
shot, ;" HAT he then reached for his
shot gun which vas near, and fired
three shots. ON being cross examined
by Mr.. l'etrcc. he stated that Stanley
had his revolver In his left hand, tn
his back toward him, and lac was ~
ing partly ON his right side facing
the west: that no shells were In the
gun barrel, but we're In the magazine
and that he threw the shells from
the magazine into the gun and fired
three times.
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Vest Immediately gave bond In the
sum of -, 900, and he was released
and he and wife and baby spent the
night At the Hotel Woodland. and
Sunday morning they went to Mound
City, where, since the tragedy, they
bought property
The bond was signed by Mrs, liar.
rison, his mother, and his sisters,
Mrs, John Hall and Mrs. Harry llaig,
Ter. and husband.
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by Mr.. Petree. lie stated he got TO
the Vest home about Ip. n. Of the
day of the shooting. and on arriya.
t.cre. on being asked by Smith II hc
had called him over to take charge of
him. hc said he had: that he took
him to Ike Mn;un's TO see Robt l..
MiniOn: went back to the Vest home,
and Vest changed his clothes. lie.
Smith.stayed in dining rocmw hileNrsI
vent into another room. He did not
see either Mrs. Vest or Pearl Barker
while there.
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HIEN RIEEE.

a lad of IL. a cousin of Vest. Knew
STANLEY only a few months: he went
with Stanley during Watermelon s,a-
son in a buggy: on this occasion stan
les said certain things about NJ.
Vest. which Wa stated To the jury
aud too obscene Tor US to mention.
This language was again used 10y
stanley ia witness while digging 30.
taiyt~ later: all Of this referred To
having improper relations with Mr..
Vest. If he had 10 tear hrr eliot Ines
from her. He also took Pearl Barker
home from the literary on Friday
night: they were in To" kitchen Wien
stanley came in: stanley had fcNol
ser and pair Of knuck> and some
Whisky stanley was in TIE
habit of carrying a revolver. RcNul.
yer vas shown aud Identified ON
cru~~.eXamination the witness said he
never told anyone about these re-.
marks only Mr. Blagg: that Vest, :
and Burgc's exchanged visits ocra.
>iDnally, but never tod II To his IA.
thcr or 10 his brother Lcs,er-he told
IT Ia Mr.. Blagg in Mound city short
time before the trial. and that ncwas
working IN Mound city AT the time
he told Mr.. Blayg: that lac never init.
mated II 10 any Of the Vest family.
although lac knew Stanley was at the
Vest home and working there: that
he was at home Wien the parties
came from Fargo between and y =.
M; that 1t vas not very dark and 10
snow on the ground: that the phone
calls came about half an hour after
they came home. and his father and
Lester were In the house quite "A
bit" before they left for the Vest
home.
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-. " ADAMS


Knew both deceased and defendant
wa~ al the Vest home the night Of
the shooting: got there about q
o'clock: saw several persons there;
stanley recognized ne. He said ho
wa> shot all To II" lie said he
could not pray. and asked me ,otracl
him how TO pray. Heard him talk Ia
Tom Bridgclnan and Bert stewart.
At that tin" his answers were r..
>pOnSiyr. Heard Bridgcm,n ask linn
What caused the trouble. lie said,
NO trouble" If he had insul,cd his
wife. Ice said, "lic only pinchcd her on
the legs" Heard Iiridgcman ash how
Vest came to shoot him and hc an.
Swprcd. West came 10 the door and
said I'm going 10 shoot you,
Heard him say: Boys. I'm about all
in Heard nim say: boys. I've tax.
cn 4 chance on cui,in. and think ]
have Won" Heard him tell Judg,
Alkirr: II believe III get well II
blood poison don't set up
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Who Was deputy sheriff at the time
Of the killing: knew the defendant
and the deceased; that Vest called
him over the phone To come to his
place; he had killed a man; that he
went there and took charge of Vest;
took him to Mound City and held
him until next morning and turned
him over to the constable. who took
him TO Oregon. On atiOn
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TOM t,jtttHyI.NlNs

stanley vas lying on the he'd and !
heard him say: "fou'll have no
brother 10y tomorrow noon" that lac
had taken chance on "A cui,in and h.
lirycd lac lad won: that he asked Dr.
Hogan Ia give him something To r..
licye pain: hc said Vest shot him;
that Vest came IN room aud told him
he wa> going Ia shoe, him. and tia,
he pat three loads into him: said he
did not try 10 get in bed with Mrs
Vest. that lac pinrhcd her ley: wit
ness thought STANLEY unhcrsi ood
What lac was talking about. on
cros>.rxamina'ion the Witness said
Adams and others w,r" there AZ H.,
same ime hc was there and Stanlc,
seemed clear In his mind lues, ion
were asked and answered ~ intervals
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IurrulUra'rd tines" former a'rn"nt :
~ 10 ~lanlrN's statements and ~ adj
ditiuu heard him say hc wa> ready Ia
die IN hi~ crn>srNaninatiun Wit.
nr>s said STANLEY said there was no
cause for Vest hooling him and thai,
hr had not been intimal" with YES, :
wife, lie seemed raj ional
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Tie state closed its case here. and
1t was } O'Clock y. m. The jury re-.
tired. and the attorneys Immediately
got busy in preparing their insiruc.
tions. aud were completed and they
were submitted. Immediately follow.
ing the supper.
There were seven Instructions
which involved the following:
First. murder in tie first degree.
second. murder in the second dc.
gree.
Third. a'quittal.
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LEI: BLENINs:

Saw him on the floor and he and
Burge put him on the bed. He rec.
ogniled the witness and said. II am
dying: give me drink Of water.
lie also ~aid. Prank shot me all 10
pieces =" He seemed TO be IN lis
right mind: left there about 10 p. n.
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Count, Court

Regular T,rus. 'ir,l N,ndty, ~ I"hru
sry. Miy. August and November.
Henry T.. Wright. presiding inig".
Philip >rhip,lhaurr, judg" Isl district.
FRANCIS i uaskiii Judge 81 district
Frank l. I,iI.r r,rrk ~ county court
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County i,aai,i 81 tt.si,h

Henry T. Wtisli. president. .s..
Philip -chiutyhtu-r. vir"-pi">ii"nt
Francis i. Ia.Lili. ~ Uis'f.rt
&. L. Evans. county physician
Frank t. I,t,r. secretary.
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+. +. Wilson. :. |. Bunker. Mark
Graham. testified that >tcwart's rep
utation for morality. truth and We.
racity vas bad. Walker. Morris and
Freeman testified That Vests morals
were bad, but believed him truthful
and man square IN lis dealings.
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Mrs, tgIp, MII-pN

Was a sister Of deceased: was a. Vest
home night Of shooting: found her
brother on the bed lac knew me: hc
said. "I'm IN awful shape aud cannot,
last till morning" He va perfect
rational
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OFFICIAL DIRECTORY.
tir.ttitt curt

Convcnrs first Monday iu January fourth
Nundays In Aprii and August.
william e Ellison. rir'uit judge
Henry = Nlkif". pru'r riiug attorney
Edwin \ puuhim. - r,li' r'"fh
A. u NrSuIty shrrin
Harry VI irain ,t.upgfhphrf.
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Mrs, I.D,ki:Ml'Ei,.

u sister Of deceased, talked with him
while ON the bed and suffering, and
that lac said TO her: Poor. old Guy
was almost gone" lie seemed RI.
iional.
The Holt County sentinel., 1912-04-19
We regret TO learn of the

We regret TO learn Of the illness
of Judge George W. Ilibbard.
The taxable wealth of Missouri Is
one and half billion dollars. The
half billion is personal property,
which would escape taxation II the
single tax plan Is adopted
The Holt County sentinel., 1912-04-19

Pearl Barker Wa recalled 10y tie
defense and repeated the language
used 10y STANLEY IN the kitchen tlc
Friday night previous, it, obscene
character was such that We do not
care to publish. On cross cxamina.
ton 10y Mr.. PcIrce she stated stan.
ley had been drinking. and she had
been in the employ uf Mrs. Vest
about live weeks. and that Stinlr,
had been employed there also. on
the sunday afternoon ~ the tragedy
She thought stanley acted ~ II ht
had been drinking: that all parties
about the house seemed friendly
That she was IN and out If the room
occupied by Mrs Vest and Mrs.. smith
That during the trial, size was stop
ping ~ the home of \. Turhtermai
IN company with Vest. That sh,
never heard YES, say anything I,
Stanley about shooting him. Glen
l'urpr vas recalled, and told III,
story of the Friday nigh, affair In IN,
Vest kitchen. quoting tic Language
used 10y Stanley.
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MURDER IN I'd DEGREE
Continued from Page One

death" Never at any time thought
lac could recover. and did not think
he could live over u hours: lac lived
until about II a. IN. the follow ing
The Holt County sentinel., 1912-04-19
BIOGRAPHICAL.

Frank Vest, the young man charged
with the crime, Is ~ years old, a
splendid physical specimen, with
The Holt County sentinel., 1912-04-19
Arsivaland Departure OF Mails ut tho
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Arrivaland Departure OF Mails ut tho
Postofiice, Greg !, Mo.
Effective NnN"u -. imH
MAILS DE. 1lT.
80 a "a. Tor Dmth1 IuI intermediate
points, and al paints north, east
and west.
0Ioa IN. For 1t. Jr>"pn and intermediate
points
1900 IN, For all points south, east
aud west, except Tarkio aud
villisca branrha,.
iiA0p, ~. For allpoInt> north. wc,i and
east.
ESQ y. m. For Nillisra nortt,. mall IA all
points north. east. south and
west. except intermediate be-
tween Forest uity aud -, Joe.
: SOP. N. For all points north, south. east
aud west
Pouche, will lie exchanged ,~, ~osn Oregon
and Forest city pnst'i,i''>, ~ foiiow,;
Leave Oregon al +. -. NJ, and return NJ
s;Ss y. M.
Leave oregon at ts,o o. ~. aud ~, urn az
NAILS ARRIVE.
s,sS =. IN. Omaha Mails fum all poinb
north. east, south aud west.
lotsn ~ IN. .viliisca and rsrkio Valley
branches. Malls from north
east. south aud wrst.
ass y. ~, Mall from ali pala,s north west
and sast.
SIS y. IN. Main line X. O., ~. J0e, 4 G. u,
Mails from all po,ats, north
south, east aud west.
s,aS y. IN. Prom ~ J,,eph.
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Letting aid for the prosecution. but
he had said he would contribute to
help TO prosecute.
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Holt Iuuu'y population. n, ~
stat. tnN. i;r nu siv, valuation
County taN, 81 un tiS valuation.
County road taN. To- On tiiS valuation.
Average >'hupl ,aN levy ~ per si,1 valua
Non
County created rs act ~ Legislature, jtnu.
ary ~ i'V,
County named fnr paui~l RE" Holt. ~
Platte County.
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Collector ~ Ervrnur. Toward :. T"tfr.
County Treasurer. N-,ill" Dickson.
Recorder - Deeds, iohti VI. ;iibhard,
Commissioner ~ ~'hu"l> E,rl \. I,p'k,
publir Administrator. u, ", 'ummin>.
SUPER .ni"ud-ut ~ r,pr. ~ri.rtfu Carson.
Surveyor. John u. i'"f,,.
Assessor, Perry ". Ramsay.
Coroner. 'ha, " Wyupu. Maitland
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Circuit Clerk Durham was called
and read from the records Of the
April 1911 term Of the circuit court,
showing Stanley had been lined SIM
for unlawlully delivering inioNica,.
ting liquors, and having been paroled.
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The state in rebuttal called Clyde
Mckee and Frank Walker to the
stand who testified that Bert Stew
art did state to them that a 1000
proposition had been made to him
and that he had closed the deal with
Minton, Mckee on being questioned
by the defense, denied having con-
tributed anything TO assist In the
prosecution, nor did he know of any
activity on lle part of Walker In he
half of the prosecution. Walker on
being questioned by the defense de-
MED having circulated q petition So
The Holt County sentinel., 1912-04-19

Judge Ellison thanked ~" jury for
their patience, and loyalty 10 ,hc
state, and they wcrr discharged.
The Holt County sentinel., 1912-04-19

Both Mr.. Minton and Mr.. Stokes
were called to the stand and testified
that they had asked Lee Blevins
whether or no he, Blevins, had heard
Vest say anything about the affair
that he stated he had not. Here the
state closed, 1t being about 2:W p. m,
Of Friday.
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Mrs. Vest was recalled, and on he
ing quest toned by Mr.. Blagg, stated
when she told her story To Mr.. ", lle
was mad and excited.
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Count, Hoard ~ Education

tari \. Rock oregon.
!. 4. ,tps.u. Mound city
D. VI i.r,uk,. oregon.
Pocahontas star herald., 1912-04-19
PROPOSED AMENDMENT TO THE
CONSTITUTION OF THE STATE
OF ARKANSAS.

Notice is hereby given that the fol-
lowing joint resolution, proposing an
amendment to the State Constitution,
was passed by the General Assembly at
it's regular session OF 1911, and that
the same will be submitted to the cleo
tors of the State at the next general
election, to be held Monday Septem-
ber 9, 1912, for adoption or rejection:
Proposed Amendment Mo. l2
That the following article shall be
proposed as an amendment to the Con-
stitution of the State of Arkansas,
which, when agreed to by a majority
of all the members elected to each
House and adopted by a majority of
the electors of the State voting at the
next general election Tor senator's and
representatives, shall become a part of
the Constitution Of the State Of Ar
kansas:
"That all capital invested within the
next ten years in this State in the
manufacturing of cotton and fiber
goods in any manner shall be and is
hereby exempt from taxation for a pc
riod Of seven years next, after and
from the time the person, persons, COM
pany or corporations have begun the
business of said manufacturing"
The above resolution was filed in
the office Of the Secretary of State on
May 26, 1911.
Each elector may vote for or against
the above amendment.
Witness my official signature this
18th day of February. 1912
EARLE w. HODGES,
(Seal) Secretary Of State.
Pocahontas star herald., 1912-04-19
RHODE ISLAND REDS

Good thorougdred stock, care
fully selected and properly mated.
Laying strain. No breed is attract
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than the Rhode Island Reds.
have a fine flock of splendid fow els,
Eggs, so cents per setting of l5,
Terms cash. Visitors welcome
Call AMI see what you get or write
for full information. Address, E
Z. Tyler, Lorine, Ark, or call mt
by Mutual Telephone. Phone il
residence. so 4tp
Pocahontas star herald., 1912-04-19
MOTHERS

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A child with Worms is pa.c, slckly and
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the teeth while sleeping. The worst part
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Typhoid Fever, Diphtheria, Measles and
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full Of life. vim and cheerfulness.
Prico 2Sct. per bottle.
lance 2. es lard Prop. 81. Louis Nc.
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