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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-08-24

About thirty ladies Of the Nor
wegian Lutheran church gave sur
prise party at the homo Of Mr.. and
Mrs. S. Wilhau, 204 South Center
street. in honor Of Mrs. CLAUS Qualen.
of Slayton. Mimi, who has been visit
ing in the city with friends The eve
ming was pleasantly spent with vocal
and instrumental music and in social
way. Refreshments We're served by the
ladies' Mrs. Qualen was presented by
the ladies with silk dress. She left
today for her home.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-08-24

A reunion Of the Williams family,
the first time the members have been
together in several years. will take
place soon at the home of DR.. and
Mrs. ]. r. Billiard, 414 North Fourth
street. Mr.. George F. Williams, sher-
if of Adair county, Missouri father Of
Mrs. Billiard. arrived this morning
from Kirlksville. and will be Joined
within a few days by his two sons,
Mr.. Harley Williams. Of Kirksville,
and Mr.. Delbert Williams. Of North
port, Wash. The other daughter, Mrs.
H. A. Thornbury, Of Bridgeport, Conn.
is already in the city. having been here
for the summer at the Billiard home.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-08-24

Mrs. Winnie MOnteith and sons.
Robert and Thomas, and Mrs. Celeste
Fisher, arrived home Friday evening
from Clear Lake, where they have
been for two weeks visit at the E.
Tuifree cottage.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-08-24

Mrs. John Bandy and children, Rus
sell and Harry, Of Mediapolis, arrived
In the city Friday afternoon and will
remain for visit of few days with
the formers sister, Miss Luella NJ.
Pierce, at the B. B. Shollenberger
home. and also at the homes Of Mrs.
Bandys cousin and uncle, Messrs. E.
P. and George a. Miller
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-08-24

Miss Katherine ketchum and her
little sister, Annie Stewart Ketchum.
entertained several young lady friends
Friday afternoon at their home, 81
East Church street. in honor Of Miss
Ella Garvin. who is to be married Sept.
to Mr.. William Baldwin, Of Clarks
Summit. Pa. The young ladies spent
the afternoon in making coat hangers,
covered with silk. for Miss Garvin. The
house was prettily decorated for the
occasion with old fashioned flowers. A
two-course luncheon was served by the
hostesses. assisted by their mother,
Mrs. e. 8. Ketchum, and sister, Mary
Helen Ketchnm< and Katherine Ger
hart and 'Lauretta Nichols. THOSE
present from out Of town were Mrs. w.
L. Kinsey. of Eldora: Mrs. Harry voll-
mer. of Chicago: Mrs. Harry Hole. Of
Des Moines; and Miss Margaret Me-
r1uer. o9 scranton. Pa
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-08-24

Mrs. Carl Johnson, 307 West Linn
street, was given a "stork shower
Friday afternoon at her home by fouR-
teen Of her lady friends In the neigh
borhood. Dainty gifts for the little one
which is expected at the johnson home
were presented the mother. Refresh
ments were served during the after
noon by Mesdames Samuel Swanson
and Albert Corey.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-08-24

Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Adams, Of Ell
dora, were guests over night Friday
Of the formers sister, Mrs. w. NJ. Petit.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-08-24

Mrs. W. NJ. Marks, Of Omaha, who
has been visiting at the home Of her
sister, Mrs. B. B. Shollenberger. since
early in June, went to Waterloo this
morning to visit her sister, Mrs. J. w.
Harmsley. Mr.. Joseph Cooper. a
brother Of Mrs. Shollenberger. who has
been visiting at the Shollenberger home
for few days, returned home Friday.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-08-24

Mrs. E. P. Cross arrived home Friday
evening from Mason City, where she
has been for a three weeks visit with
the family of her daughter, Mrs. w.
P. James. Little Janet James accom-
panied her grandmother home for a
two weeks visit
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1912-04-26
Where Rests the Liability?

Certain individuals, as owners Of
property in the Swantown and Car
lyon fills, have begun actions in the
Superior Court of Thurston county
against the city to annul the local
assessments against such real estate.
It was stated by interested individ-
uals about two months ago that the
dredging company had negotiated its
bonds issued for the Swantown fill
improvement.
The grounds Of complaint alleged
by these owners are that the city had
no authority to proceed with the
so-called improvements. because the
lands within these fills we're not I'M
sanitary and that they were not
done in the interest Of public health.
The testimony in the Kaler case
against the dredging company DEM
onstrated this situation with refer
ence to the Swantown gil.
Regarding the Carlyon fill. it Is
not pretended that the gil improved
the sanitary situation Of the prop
erty embraced therein, but it was
made for commercial purposes solely.
rs later developments discover the
real purpose.
The matter OF the liability for the
payment of the improvement bonds
cannot be settled by any suit be.
tween the owners and the city, but
will be determined by actions on the
bonds brought in the Federal courts.
where the question OF liability win be
settled. perhaps. eventually by the
Supreme Court Of the United States.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1912-04-26
Is There No Remedy?

Mr.. hoffman in a communication
which appears elsewhere in this num-
Der of the STANDARD states some I'M
palatable truths and seems to have
formed the opinion that it is the
duty of selfrespecting people to dis
pose of their property at sacrifice.
and rent or get out, rather than sub
init longer to the domination of a
clique that have so long maintained
a policy of misrule.
1t is hardly fair to place all the
blame on Mayor and Council. They
probably cannot see that they are
led by the nose, and are probably do
ing as we'll as might be expected I'M
der the circumstances. Our former
Mayors have been better judges of
peanuts and tape. than political man
agement of municipal necessities.
They were simply engaged in a new
line of business, and found it easier to
drift than to direct. If Mr.. Mott
man would confine his energies to the
selection of tried and able men at
the polls, instead of allowing the
wire pullers to elect men that can be
controlled from outside influence,
probably individual and popular
rights would be respected, but not
otherwise. Can a stream rise higher
than the fountain-head? Can it be
expected that men who have their
lips twisted to say yea, can utter
nay when occasion requires? Hard
". Let US institute reform by Sc
Letting men of sound judgment, at
the polls. and make a business of it.
instead Of allowing matters to 60 by
default.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1912-04-26

THE Washington. Oregon Inter-ur-
ban has obtained right-of- way over
certain tracts of land from the County
Commissioners Of Lewis which COM
pletes the route Of the proposed
interurban FROM Kalama to Tenino,
and assures the hope that the road
will be completed this year from this
point to Vancouver.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1912-04-26
By request.
MOUNT RAINIER.
By MARY OLNEY BROWN.

By MARY OLNEY BROWN.
First published in the Pioneer and Dem
ocrat over half century ago.
Beautiful mountain, grand and sublime,
Thou standest in thy pride;
Thy base firmly fixed in the sdanlent rock
Thy head in the clouds thou dost hide.
Say tell me, how long since thou vast
upheaved,
From the bosom of Earth thou didst
rise;
Since the white SHOWS have constantly
crested thy breast
And thy head thou hast hid in the skies.
Was it when Earth in its primeval state,
First came from the hand of its God?
Ere the trees of the forest had spread
forth their leaves,
And the grass and the flowers decked
the sod?
How oft have l gaxed on thy snow GOV.
cred peak,
With rapture no language can tell;
And thought couldst thou once be per-
mitted to speak
OF strange things thou surely could tell.
Thou wouldst tell of the time when old
oceans tide
First rolled its bright waves to the
shore;
When beasts of the forest first rcamed
DER the Earth,
And the birds of the air did first soar.
Thou couldst tell Of the nations that in
ages gone by,
First dwelt in those valleys and plains,
But have passed from Earth like the
flowers Of the field
And nought Of their grandeur remains.
Save few hoary ruins and burial grounds
By trees of the forest o'ergrown;
That tell Us that since those nations have
lived
Long ages indeed must have flown.
But silent thou standeth, in grandeur
sublime,
And enraptured, I gaze on thee still:
While feelings no language Of mine can
express,
My heart.strings convulsively thrill.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1912-04-26

IT appears to be a matter Of life or
death between the supporters OF
Roosevelt and the defenders of Taft.
1t looks very much like q fight be-
tween a cougar and q bear-the cou-
gar having the bear by the tail.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1912-04-26

THERE seems to be but little doubt
that those in immediate command Of
the Titanic were to blame in inefficient
equipment of the big ship and the
extraordinary service they were re-
curing OF her.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1912-04-26
II Roosevelt. Why Not Bryant

William Jennings Bryan is one Of
the most remarkable. and certainly
one Of the most attractive, political
figures Of our time.
Il is mistake to suppose that he
il . man OF one idea. one enthusiasm,
or Of one cause. Nothing Of the
kind. Wherever his eye can discern
minority that is being oppressed,
wherever be can zee the first CLEAN
Of freedom struggling into the light
Of day, there be- . gladiator Of glad
iators, . man Of peace, . hater Of
aggression, is ready to draw his
sword and place it at the disposal Of
the cause. And when drawn, q very
keen blade weapon it il.
A man who. like William Jennings
Bryan, il the apostle not Of losing
but Of gaining causes, content for the
most Of his life to be- in minority,
but watching year by year. the pro-.
portions between the rival forces d.
minishing. and the minority of today
slowly developing into the majority
Of the future-a man who under
takes that role from conscientious
convictions, and with fearless con-
tempt of nOpular annlanse. IL alwavs
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1912-04-26

IT surely seems inappropriate for
Americans to ape the old countries
in selecting queens" to rule on all
festive occasions. It seems Q pity
that we have no position OF honor
to compare with absolute sover-
eighty, in this republic Of ours, when
the boast is political equality.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1912-04-26

IT is now said that had the look
outs on the Titanic been supplied
with binoculars, or even ordinary
spy-glasses. they might have seen
the iceberg in time to have avoided
disaster.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1912-04-26

A New JERsEY man was recently
jailed for kissing fifty girls in one day.
The authorities may have thought he
might soon be forming q kissing trust
under the liberal monopoly laws Of
that State, ana therefore it was ad-
visable to check bis greed,
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1912-04-26

A DAN0Eaous 6sAsoN. - All the
buds are shooting. Every flower il
said to have pistils and each spear Of
grass blade.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1912-04-26

TITANIC d an adjective Of or relat-
ing 70 titans, or tabled giants Of an.
cient mythology. hence means enor-
nous in size and strength. Car
pathia is probably derived from Q
range Of mountains in Central Eu-
rope. The Carpathisn system is 800
miles long and varying in breadth
from 100 to 300 miles.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1912-04-26

TIE Republican congressman while
bemoaning the lapse Of the Federal
building project for Olympia devote
an equal part Of their time to placing
the blame on the Democratic men,
bers. How thoughtful
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1912-04-26

A GRAVEL company with The title
OF the Keystone Land and Gravel
company has been incorporated at
Coupeville with . 500, 600 capital.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1912-04-26

EvEasrrSxIrH, Of Seattle, has been
appointed Judge Of the King county
Superior Court TO succeed Judge Will
son r. Gay, resigned, May LIST.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1912-04-26
How 1t Came to Be April 18.

The natal day OF q no less dis
tinguished statesman and patriot,
than of Thomas Jefferson, third Pres
ident Of the United States and
author OF the declaration Of indie
pendence, was when he saw the light
Of day. in 1743, April ID, ard now
appears in all old-time biographical
records in conformance Herewith.
and also In modern encyclopedias
and biographical works.
This is explained by the oft-re-
peated changes made in the calendar
Of the Christian era, in the endeavor
TO make It conform with the solar
system. The Cesarian calendar was
generally in use in ell European
countries. made 3664 days . year.
which was about II minutes too
much, an error which bad amounted
to about II days, when Pope Gregory
III. by brief ordered Oct. 9Th 70 be
called the 18th. and that the years
100. 1900 and 1900 should not be
accredited leap years. The change
from Julian to Gregorian reckoning
was made BY act Of Parliament IN
Great Britain in September l7b2.
the Sd day OF the month being called
the 14th.
So under this reckoning will prob.
ably endure until . necesaity exists
for again adjusting the methods 70
the solar year and it, Seasons.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1912-04-26
GEORGE C.. ISRAEL
Attorney at Law
Funk volland Bldg. Olympia. Wash.
NOTICE TO CREDITORS

In the Superior Court Of the State Of Washing
ingtOn In and for the County Of Thurston.
In re the estate Of Harriet K. W. Hope de-
ceased.
Notice is hereby given that the undersigned
has been appointed Executor Of the last Will
and Testament Of Harriet X. w. Hope, deceased,
and of her estate. and that all persons having
claims against the said deceared, or against
her estate. are required TO present the same to
the undersigned personally. or Al his residence
Bay, In Thurston county, Washington, or to his
attorneys, Messrs Troy & sturdevant, at their
Offices in Olympia, Washington, on or before
twelve months from the date If the 6rst publica
tion Of this notice OF the same will be forever
barred. n. W. HOPE,
Executor Of the last viii and Testament Of
Harriet r. w. Hope. deceased.
Date of first publication April 10, 1912. ST.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1912-04-26

Qnu xnNa I'm II nwn Hon. nsrne
Il seams th.. Mavo, pr;acfora /. a..
term;rad not - .1lov .hs o;.;...
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hava .rv yo;co = -. na.... 81
40. orils,a,l The c;ty cla.,, - ~
|ceed Nth tha vorl- rotv;.h..snd;n.
the f,l;no - /. nardam,,. .,,;, =
reatra;nt ~ onerot;or tha 1000, o.
signed being - comr,ata -. ~.
hafora the ra;rv saa.or .e.s !, hr.
the tr,,a raaeon t,a;rg that 10 10.
ever man;festad ~ srt;t,de a. -.
summing arhitrarv rovar + "a. -
WIN IN ) the controyar.v ~;.h ~
street railvav c,omnaov ,,a.sea A.
or,a,. for ,ha c;tv Mar.hs, q -. -,
the track and thru & "a ~. str.a.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1912-04-26

Z, Ii seems that Roosevelt carried
Nebraska By : big majority.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1912-04-26
Big Ships Improbable.

A comparison of the Titanic with
the Great Eastern, the mightiest
ship in the world up to the Sos is
interes ting a: this time.
The Titanic. true to its name, out
ranks all previous attempts at naval
architecture. She was SS2a feet
long, 80 feet beam, 175 feet deep
from keel to top of tunnels, and a.
900 tonnage. The hull was divided
into 80 water-tight compartment is.
She had nine steel decks, and had
accommodations for $500 passengers
and crew OF $780,
The Great Eastern was $50 feet
between perpendiculars, 692 feet on
upper deck, beam 50 feet, or width
11S over paddle boxes, bottom fiat
for 40 feet in width, without keel,
height of hull 60 feet. or 20 feet to
rOp of bulwarks. Framework, 35
ribs OF plate iron. 3 feet deep, ex-
tending from end to end of ship, 3 to
5 feet apart and crosS-ribs of similar
strength connecting these at inter-
walls. A double wall, or skin of iron
plate outside and inside the ribs,
thereby converting the whole hull
into a cellular structure. The plates
for this purpose were 10000 in num-
Der, some of them % feet long. Ten
partitions of plate divided the in
terror into IL water-tight compart-
ments, further divided by longitud-
inal partitions. Her engines had
IA feet stroke and was "a inches in
diameter. The paddle wheels were
IS feet in diameter by IL deep, 80
spokes. or radii and each propelled
by four engines and four boilers.
The propeller shaft were "a inches in
diameter and a screw Of correspond
ing size. The coal bunkers could
carry $4,000 tons. The smoke as
cended through five tunnels 100 feet
high by 6 feet diameter. The steam
was conveyed from boilers to en-
gire through pipe As inchess in d.
ameter. The engine could be worked
up to 1900 horsepower. She car.
ried 1000 yards Of sail as auxiliary
to steam-power. She was built by
the" Eastern Steam Navigation Co"
to maintain an ocean steam route to
the East around the Cape Of Good
Hope, to avoid the cost of coaling
stations. She had accommodations
for 1000 passengers, first-class, 1900
steerage and 400 officers. Leaving
Southampton June q, 1860. she
crossed the Atlantic in IL days. She
made in the next year many trips.
losing money all the time. She was
then employed by the Atlantic Tel
egraph Company as q cable-laying
ship the passenger-space being re-
moved to make room for the i'm
mense tanks in which the cable was
stored. In 1884 she was converted
into q floating concert hall. In 1888
she was sold at auction and after
wards broken up for old iron.
50 there seems to be nothing in
experience to encourage the building
Of these immense ships.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1912-07-03

Jumping to their feet, they faced
their employer standing agape
with establishment before them.
''You know all, presume
said Vivian.
81 guess l do" he answered.
Shall l send for a Minister"
Upon the authority of the old
adage that Silence gives con4
sent he dispatched a messenger
for the reverend gentleman and
the necessary papers, and while.
the dusty old tinepiece ehirned
the hour of II, Vivian Minsha1lI
and his pretty Maggie were pro-
nounced man and wife.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1912-07-03

bundle in a newspaper under his
arm
being a fly bull, yung doesent
wear no syuniform, and the judge
5dident know who he was at all
igess thesjudge had a kind of
erly morning crouch on too,
anyway he glars at yung and he
ses, who is that man walkin
around inside the rale, should
ike to know
: the clerk told him it was Off
ser gorge yung, and he had the
eyadence in the next case in the
package under his arm
wot mite this evidence be, ses
the judge. to, yung
its the stuff the guys copied,
your honor, ansers yung, there is
6 sticks Of dynamite in this bun
die and 4 ounces of nitro glis-
serene
wot hollers Judge coogan, how
dare you walk around in this
room with enough stuff to blow
us all to ballyhack, suppose sum
boldly should joggle your arm,
there wQuldent be no court nor
prisoners nor nuthing else, git
out of here quick
but, your honor, ses yung, this
here is evidence
lie take your word for it when,
you come to the stand, ses the
judge, now you beat it with your
evidence or ! will fine you 100
do1lerc for corteranf of court
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1912-07-03
The JUNIoR OFFICE BOY

, JT-J ,
any kind oflevadence was all rite
in court room, but it amt
speshely not in the harlem POI
leece court, sinse gorge yung
skared the daylites out of Judge
coogan and all the clerks and
stenogrefers and prisoners and
spectators
gorge yung is a detecktif, and
he dident have no idea to skare
nobody, he is a kind-harted man
witch does his duty and minds his
own dismiss as mulch as de
tecktif can
well, there was 3 guys got ar
rested for stealing from a con-
trackter that was bilding a hotel,
and they was setting waiting to
be tribe
while he was clearing up an
uther case judge coogan he see
gorge yung walking around in
side the rail where there dassent
nobody come only the criminels
and the witnesses, and he had a
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1912-03-21

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Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1912-03-21
Items of Interest.

The directors of the Martinsburg cream
ery have decided to quit the business aho
sell the plant.
Captain Roald Amundsen, Norwegian
explorer, announces that he has discov-
cred the South Pole, having reached the
GOAL the 4th of last November.
II is said that number OF buzzards
have been found dead in the mountains
in the vicinity of Harper's Ferry, having
frozen during the intensely cold weather
in January.
Prof. Manners. fortune teller. Spent
a few weeks in Hagerstown, and after ne
had absorbed about $500 from guliloie
visitors quietly slipped out OF town De-
tween dark and daylight.
Geo, P. Shirley, formerly OF this coun-
ty. who has been practicing law IN Par-
sons, w. Va. for some years past, VIII
locate in Charles Town the first OF Aprll
and practice his profession.
The State Tax Commissioner has fiied
a report of the audit of the finances OF
Logan county. There is shortage OF
sI3 900 in the accounts of the present
sheriff and his predecessors.
After trying saloons for the past year,
the city of Montpelier, Vermont, has voted
dry again. Six other towns voted Tor no
license. and of the 246 cities and towns IN
the State, only % will have saloons.
Mrs. Sallie V. Gregory, wife OF Crom-
well Gregory, died at her home near
Bedington, Berkeley county, last Friday.
aged 4S years. She was the mother Of
eleven children, eight of whom, win her
husband, survive her.
The Mountain Lake Park Association
has sold its property to syndicate Oh
West Virginians, headed by S. A. Moore
of Philippi, for $l37,5Oo. The place is to
be improved greatly, including the cree
ton of large new hotel.
The old Green Mountain hotel property
ON the east side of the Shenandoah river,
near Harper's Ferry, has been sold oy
W. F. Daley tc D. J. Howell. There
are 100 acres of land in the place. The
hotel building was burned some years
ago.