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The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-09-15
CHURCH MEETING IN
KEOSAUOUA SOON
Denmark Association of congrega
tlonaIists to Hold SEMI
Annual Session.

KEOSAUQUA, Iowa, Sept. IA
The semi-annual meeting of the Den
mark Association of congregational
churches, which includes all the
churches in southeastern Iowa, will be
held here September IL and Is. This
association Includes the churches at
Burlington, Ottumwa, Keokuk and the
smaller towns, and a strong program
has been arranged. Among the
speakers will be Rev. N. Osborne OF
Burlington, Rev. G. G. Williams OF
Keokuk, and Miss Margaret Slattery
OF Boston, the latter being In charge
lof the Sunday school institute.
The complete program Is as FOL
lows:
Tuesday, Sept. II.
| 400 D. m.-Devotional led by D. w.
Phillips.
$40 D. Reorganization and bust
ness.
s:45 D. m.-Paper, Rev. N. Osborne
D. D. ,r.,
liams, D. D.
Communion, v. H Ruring' A. "
Heddle.
Wednesday. Sept. 1s.
/ $50 a. m.-Devotionals, led by (
| H. Bickers.
S:45 a. m.-Business.
900 a. m.--teThe Place of Persona
Religion in the Redemptive Work O
1.-THE Church, w. D. Spiker OF OF
tumwa !.
/ $50 a. m.---"Church Federation Il
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1912-06-11
ANOTHER ATTEMPT
At HOUSEKEEPING
Philip J. Toomer Shot at Man This
Morning Who Was Trying
To Enter House

A burglar or burglars attempted to
enter the home of Philip ]. Toomer,
on Fourth Avenue, about o'clock
this morning. Mrs. Toomer was awak-
ened by the noise made by the marau-
der and calling Mr.. Toomer, the
latter proceeded to investigate the
cause. He walked to screen window
and saw man crouch down by a
small peach tree in the yard. Mr..
Toomer went to get his shotgun and
when he returned to the window the
men had taken to his heels. One
barrel Of the gun was discharged at
the fleeing man, but on account of
a column on the porch which obstruct-
ed the view, Mr.. Toomer does not
think he struck him. Another man
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1912-06-11

for some. form of religious activity.
The organization is similar to the
Christian Endeavor Society and the
Baptist Young Peoples Union.
The visit of the members of this
body of young Methodist to Hatties-
burg will be an event worthy of re-
membrance to those who take advan-
tage of the opportunity to meet and
mingle with an intelligent and active
body of young Christians.
The committee appointed to secure
homes for the visitors announce that
several homes are yet needed, and
they ask that any family willing to
aid in the hospitable entertainment of
these young people. telephone or other
wise advise Rev. Geo. H. Thompson
home, phone number 266-Cumber,
land.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1912-06-11
DIED FROM DANCING
The TURKEY TR0T

Atlantic City, N. j., June 11.-Mrs.
Agnes E. Day, twenty-one years old,
is dead at her home, 10 Mount Vernon
avenue, as the result of her desire to
master the turkey trot. Friends who
heard of her sudden death early Sat
urday morning learned that she had
been practicing the dance with her
husband Friday night, prior to going to
one of the piers to witness experts do
the trot
She was seized with a sudden pain
in her side, and stopped the strenuous
hop Then minutes later, when she.
with her husband, started from the
house, the young woman fell to the
floor unconscious. Before physicians
had arrived she was dead. Examina-
ton showed that she had burst blood
vessel in her side.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1912-06-11

was seen to run in a counter direction
and it is naturally supposed the two
were partners in the ATTEMPTED burg
larry.
An investigation of the premises
showed that the screen door to the back
porch had been tempered with, with
the evident intention of gaining en-.
trance to the house in that way. The
man is thought to have tempered with
the screen and then returned to the
window to see if the inmates of the
house had been aroused when he was
discovered by Mr.. Toomer as stated
above.
This is the boldest move the house.
breakers have yet made, as it was
bright outside with the approach of
daylight, when the man was discover
ed. After the recent excitement DC.
casioned by the series of robberies.
the work of the marauders ceased for
few days and it was hoped Hatties.
burg was rid of them, but this latest
bold attempt shows that such is not
the case and that the criminals have
simply waited for the residents to feel
secure again before resuming opera.
lions.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1912-06-11

Thomas E. Watson of Georgia, for
mer populist leader and presidential
charge of violation of the U. S.
postal laws, when asserting that his
object in printing and circulating the
prohibited matter, rejecting on the
Roman Catholic Church. was the up
lift of mankind" was answered by
U. S. District Attorney Alderman with
the argument that motive cannot be
legally plead as an excuse for viola
ton of law.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1912-06-11

If you like good clean comedy you
can find it at the Lomo theatre today.
Leah. The Suffragette," affords many
a good, hearty laugh. Leah becomes
Interested in "womans rights" and
after successful training, her husband
to perform the household duties, takes
up the cause in earnest. She proves
so enthusiastic that she soon becomes
a leader of her sex. You will have to
see this one. as it is too good to tell.
Confusion" is a comedy of errors,
caused by two young men advertising
in the newspapers under the same
name. One wishing for a job, the
other for a wife. Serious results are
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1912-06-11
DISCUSS DELINQUENT YOUTHS

Cleveland, Ohio, June 11-Promin-
ent authorities on deliquent, depen-
dent and backward youths are the
speakers on the program commenced
today by the National Protection AS
ISOLATION. The convention precedes
that of the National Conference on
Charities and Corrections, which opens
here tomorrow. The Federated Boys
Clubs of America also opened its an
nual session in Cleveland today, and
many eminent men who know kids"
will talk of plans for making happy,
healthy boys and citizens for the
future.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1912-06-11

fortunately presented just in time. by
the amiable newspaper manager. His
Chance to Make Good" the dramatic
story of an ex-convict's struggle
against a miscarriage of justice
through circumstantial evidence. An
exceptional story and acting. "The
Adventure of Van DYKE" a beautiful
story well told. Bill Gillett, the popu-
lar rag-time singer at the Lomo, has
two good songs selected for today.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1912-06-11
CONGREGATIONAL
CHURCH REVIVAL

The revival at the Congregational
Methodist church is growing in inter
est. Rev. M. j. Miller, of Union, Miss,
arrived last night and will conduct the
meeting. Rev. Miller is a man who is
filled with the spirit and he is not
afraid to declare the whole gospel
truth.
Come and hear him, he will do you
good.
Service hours have been changed
from 8 a. m. to IL a. m. and from 7:45
p m. to p. m. M. A. Massey.
Pastor.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1912-06-11

"Tenderfoot Bob's Regeneration" q
tale of the West and the reforming
power of a mothers love, will be fea-
tured at the Gem theatre tonight. A
new comedy called THE Frenchman,"
will also be shown, along with several
other educational subjects and new
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1912-06-11

songs by Miss Glen Miles. Matinees
are given daily at the Gem starting at
three p m. and are very popular, be-
ing attended by large crowds of ladies
and children. The admission at the
Gem remains five cents for adults or
children.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1912-06-11

mails or by common carriers, is evil
denced by the fact that bills prohibit
ing such transportation from one state
to another were introduced in both the
Senate and House of Representatives
in Congress, Friday last, with every
prospect of immediate passage.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1912-06-11
CONFERENCE OF
CONTINUED From Page One.)

zeal of the class of young people, who,
having attained college or high school
age, were disposed as rule to cease
to feel an interest in Sunday School,
but who nevertheless. felt the needs
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1912-06-11

DR.. J. Il. Bayls is on a visit to Hat
tiesburg, after several months spent
in Washington. where he has been
taking a special course before enter
ing the service of the government as
a surgeon in the Navy.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1912-06-11
City Bre0ities

Judge Paul b. Johnson left this
morning over the G. & S, |. r. r. for
Cooper's Wells expecting to spend a
week or more at that health resort.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1912-06-11

That moving picture films of the
Johnson-Fiynn prize fight scheduled
for July 4, will not be admitted to
interstate transportation through the
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1912-06-11

HoS i-l5-jewel Elgin, James Rose
case ladies' size gold watch. Case
engraved Return for reward 10 q.
w. Estes. W "
II
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1912-06-11
WANTS
TOO LATE TO CLASSIFY.

FOR RENT-Rooms furnished or I'M.
FURNISHED with bath; for boarders
OF light housekeeping. Apply kO4
Bouie street. - ..
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1912-11-16
FORMER TONOPAII
RAILROAD MAN Is
REPORTED INSANE
REPORT RECEIVED THAT GEO.
PoLKlNGHoRNE is SENT TO
SANITARIUM

George Polkinghorne, formerly a
conductor on the 'ronopah & Gold
field railroad, and a pioneer resi-
dent of southern Nevada, is reported
confined in California sanitarium,
having recently lost his reason.
Polkinghorne is well known in this
city, having lived here for a number
of years. He was born and raised
in Austin and emigrated TO Tonopah
during the early days of this camp.
he was conductor on the Nevada
Central road running from Battle
Mountain to Austin for years. and
when the T. & G, road was con
structed was one of the first con
.ductors to be employed.
At the time of the railroad strike
several years ago Polkinghorne went
ito Reno for time and was employed
en- the street cars of that city Later
he was the janitor of the Odd Eel
lows building. He was a member
of the Masonic and Odd Fellow
lodges of Austin.
A sister Of Polkinghorne also went
insane recently and is confined to
the same sanitarium in which he is
q patient.
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1912-11-16

viding hall, which amounts to prac-
tically nothing as in most cases the
county commissioners have rendered
the free use Of their respective court
houses.
The railroad figures that if
1.-THE of the farmers now cultivating
land in Nevada adopt the sugges-
tions of Campbell the shipments of
wheat barley and other grains wilh
be multiplied to such an extent that
the transportation of the surplus
crops will more than repay them
for the expense incurred in this
course of instruction.
One of the most interesting mar
ratives of dry farming was told at
the Wells meeting yesterday. This
caught the fancy of the wheat grow
ers of that district as il appealed
directly to their pockets. The case
was that Of two farmers in the vi
cinity of Hill City, Kan, during the
drought Of 1906 when the thermom.
eter ranged above 100 degrees for
so days. Two farms separated bv
road We're cited One employed
the Campbell system of soil culture
while the other pursued time honor
ed methods. The result was nothing
for the old timer who failed TO raise
single spear Of produce. Across
the way the yield was 421b bushels
to the acre. Where the Campbell
system was not followed total crop
failures ensued
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1912-11-16
SOUTHERN NEVADA NEWSPAPER
MAN ARRANGING LECTURES FOR
NOTED DRY FARMING EXPERT

John c. Martin left this morning
for Loyelock where he will. arrange
for continuance of the dry farm
ing lectures by Hardy w. Campbell
OF Lincoln. Neb., the renowned
father of scientific soil culture. The
first of the series of lectures have
been delivered at Wells. Metropolis.
Winnemucca and tonight Campbell
VIII appear before an audience of
representative ranchmen and farmers
at Lovelock. Then he will 20 to
Reno and thence to Minden and Car
son City with a side trip to Fallon.
Il time can be arranged to permit
OF the latter depression. After clos
ing his engagements in Nevada Camp
bell will go to Oregon where he has
contracted with the Oregon, Califor-
mia and Nevada railroad for half a
dozen lectures.
In Nevada the entire expense of
bringing the speaker to this state
and defraying his expenses while
here has been borne by the South
ern Pacific railroad land department
which is deeply interested in the
success of dry farming as solution
OF the problem found in many sec.
tions of the northeastern counties
where cheap land in abundance offers
most tempting inducements to set
tiers to come here and make their
homes in the heart of the sagebrush.
The only expense incurred by local
has been that of pro
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1912-11-16
SUPREME COURT
DECIDES FAVOR
TONOP All MAN
IMPORTANT DECISION is Rem.
DERED IN FAVOR OF w. j.
DOUGLASS
GoL0FlELD COURT REVERSED
ACTION INVOLVES SUM OF MON
EY LOST IN NYE & oRMsBY
COUNTY BANK
eoL0FIEL0 COURT REVERSED

An important decision has lust
Deen handed down by the supreme
court OF Nevada in the case of w.
j. Douglass, trustee, versus Thomp-
son, Morehouse and Thompson First
National Bank of Goldfield, l.. L..
Patrick, and e. o. Patterson. receiv-
er OF the Nye and Ormsby County
bank. Before the Nye and Ormsby
County bank closed w. ]. Douglass
deposited about $1,000 of the funds
of the Midway Mining company in
that bank on condition, however, that
the bank secure the deposit by giving
a mortgage to Douglass as trhstee
for the mining company, on the four
story building in Goldfield known as
the Nye & Ormsby County Bank
building, and also place Douglass in
possession of the building with right
to collect rents and apply same on
the Indebtedness
The bank gave the mortgage, plac-
ed Douglass in possession which con
dition continued for about year
when the tenants of the bank build
ing declined to pay rent to Douglass,
claiming he had no lawful authority
to collect until he had foreclosed
the mortgage and bought the prop
erty in, that the agreement between
the bank and Douglass to place Doug
lass in possession of the mortgaged
premises was opposed to public pol
icy and void
This contention was sustained by
Judge Somers of Goldfield, and iudg-
ment was entered against Douglass
in the district court Douglass ap-
pealed to the supreme court and
that court promptly reversed the
Goldfield court and held the agree
ment was not invalid or in any
sense opposed to public policy and
that it was perfectly competent for
a mortgagor to agree to the time of
giving the mortgage, to place the
mortgage in possession of the mort
gagged property and if the mortgagee
was placed in possession, he had an
absolute right to collect the rents
profits, etc, of the premises.
The action involves some seven
or eight thousand dollars There is
another action pending for fore
closure of the mortgage On the
case decided on appeal, II. X. Cooke
I presented the case for Mr.. Douglass
and Thompson, Morehouse anC
4 Thompson for the defendants.
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1912-11-16
JUDGE AvERILL
LEAVES FOR ELkO
To HOLD court
WILL PRESIDE AT TRIAL OF
PROMINENT RESIDENTS
CHARGED WITH ARSON

District Judge NJ II. Averill, ac-
companied by Court Reporter Mrs.
S. A. Gillespie, departed this morn
ing for Flko county. Judge Ayerill
Will preside at the trial Of the two
PrimeauXs, father and son, who are
charged with having set fire to a
store at Tuscarora several years ago.
William Dye, one of the defendants
in the case, has already been con
victed and is serving a term in the
STATE prison.
The former case was hard fought
and practically every juror in the
county was summoned before the
jury was completed. The same diff
ficulty is expected to be encounter
ed in the coming trial Mrs. Giles
pie will report the case District
Judge Drucker declared himself dis
qualified and secured Judge Averill
to preside at the trial, which is ex-
pected to consume fully a month.
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1912-11-16
Special to the Bonanza


MANHATTAN, Nov 16.-That the
southern Pacific company is about
to commence building a railway from
Palisade to Sodayille, connecting the
main line with the Los Angeles road
from southwestern Nevada, and plac-
ing Manhattan on a transcontinental
line, seems by concrete facts locally
observed, to be certainty which
will rapidly develop into reality.
Twenty Southern Pacific men en-
ployed in the engineering depart
ment, for more than week have
been located at Darrough springs,
26 miles from Manhattan, in Smoky
valley, and are known to be at work
either making preliminary or final
location of the route A force of
surveyors they stated were working
south of there are supposed to be
approaching the mouth of Peavine
creek, which is 10 miles from Man
haitian. The men at Darrough
springs are in charge of G. +. Coop
er an engineering official of the
Southern Pacific whose exact title
is not known here. The men there
are office employees of the engineer
ing and draughting department.
The presence of the railway locat-
ors at the springs was made known
in Manhattan, by John A. Moore.
owner of Moore's ranch, couple of
miles this side of there, who has
been selling them supplies. 1t was
Mr.. Moore whom they informed that
the surveying party was approaching
from the south, and among other
things Cooper informed him, Moore,
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1912-11-16
BALKAN STATES
Debating TO
THE TURKS
TURKEY WILL BE ALLOWED "a
HOURS TO ACCEPT PEACE
CONDITIONS
NO TIME WILL BE LOST
OTTOMAN GOVERNMENT REAL
izEs FURTHER RESISTANCE
is USELESS

tBy Associated Press)
SOFIA, Nov. 16.-It was stated
today that unless peace conditions
We're accepted by Turkey within "a
hours after their presentation, hos
tilities would be continued, as the
Bulgarian generals We're unwilling to
permit Turkey to gain valuable time
by wrangling over the proposal A
prompt acceptance may avert the
entry Of the Bulgarian troops into
Constantinople. 1t is believed Bull
garia has agreed to Turkey retain
ing Constantinople and the Darda-
nelles.
Fueitives Leave Constantinople
CONSTANTINOPLE, Nov 16.-An
armistice with the Bulgarians will in
all probability be arranged within
the next few days and be followed
by direct negotiations for peace.
The Ottoman government realizes
that further resistance can only pre-
iudice the POSITION of Turkey still
more, and might lead to even more
humiliation. All fugitives arriving
here are being sent by train loads
into Asia Minor Many foreigners
are leaving here for Europe.
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1912-11-16
BELMONT Ships
THREE TONS Of
BULLION BARS
SMALL FORTUNE is SENT OUT
TODAY TO THE SELBY
SMELLING WORKS

Over three tons of bullion was
shipped to the coast this morning
by the Belmont company The ship
ment, which weighed 134 pounds
over the three ton mark, was sent
out by the Wells Fargo company,
with the Selby Smelling company
as the consignee.
The bullion was in 81 huge bars
and the approximate value of the
shipment is given as s69,74O. Ship
ping bullion by the ton is now a
very common practice by the Bel
mont officials and also of the Tono-
pah Mining company. The bullion
from the latter company is sent out
from the mill at Millers, which ex-
tracted bullion to the extent of
S207 $50 during the month of Octo-
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1912-11-16
ROAD Will RUN FROM PALlSADF
ACROSS DESERT TO SODAvILLE

that he expected to be located IN
that vicinity and at work there for
the next Is months without, how
ever, stating for what purpose or ths
nature CT the work.
ii is believed that the railway viii
traverse the valley a few miles west
ward of Eureka, coming from Pail
sade almost on a bee-line to Manhat
tan If it does not come into tn
upper portion Of this camp, it a.
least will skirt the foothills anC
come up close to the mouth of Man
haitian canyon and run a spur into
town In such event it may make
a big town at the mouth of the can
yon and will be boon for the
whole district long dreamed of BY
those who have been here from the
first A main line will be of 81
much greater benefit to the camI
than local line, such as the Tone
pah and Goldfield railway connect
ing Tonopah and Goldfield with the
Southern Pacific at Nina and entail
ing an additional cost for freight
that the difference will cause this
city to surpass them in the race for
commercial supremacy Instead ct
Tonopah being the entrepot for this
place the situation to a certain eY-
tent will be reversed
The line from Scdaville to KeeleI
is being broad guaged and with thai
from the mouth of Owens river te
Los Angeles, along the line OF the
aqueduct, being in operation, Man
haitian soon will be on a trunk line
between Los Angeles and the great
cities of the east.
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1912-11-16
ROBERTS WILL HAVE NO
TIME FOR EXPERIMENT

Ed" Roberts will now have time
to get out in his back yard and ex-
pertinent with some of those stale
garden seeds which he has been so
literally heaping upon his desert
constituents for the past two years
Clark County Review
The writer Of the above evidently
referred to some future time. Should
he desire it, seed contributions will
be continued during the next two
years by Roberts
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1912-11-16
SECURES LEASE
sFIVE STAMP Mill
SMOKY VALLEY
PLANT STARTS TREATING ORE
FROM SMOKEY VALLEY MIN
ING COMPANY
Special to the Bonanza

Special to the Bonanza
MANHATTAN, Nov. 16.-The five
stamp mill of the Nevada National
Mining company at Millett has been
leased by the Smoky Valley Gold
Mining company, operating the Al
bion Millett mining property, and
treatment of ore thereat begun. 1t
is understood that the stamps com
menced hammering on the rock yes
terday.
d. d. Sullivan, manager OF the
Smoky Valley company and its prin-
cipal stockholder, was in Manhattan
Thursday with A. B. Millett and ad-
mitted that such was the case. He
said the ore was being moved by
teams to the mill already, having
started Wednesday and that the mill
would start the following day which
was yesterday He said the ore was
coming from the 400-foot level and
that it should average from sampling
about $2S ton. There will be a
straight run of 800 tons and probably
no pause then in the operation of
the mill,
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1912-11-16
Ed MALLEY
SENDS WORD He is
FEELING FINE
ST. MARY'S HOSPITAL
TO SECURE PROPER TREAT
MENT

Ed Malley, sheriff of Nye county,
who is in the St. Mary's hospital at
San Francisco, is reported as getting
along fine and fast recovering from
he recent amputation OF his right
arm. He entered the San Francisco
hospital that the wounded arm might
be properly dressed each day and
.hus expedite the healing.
a letter received a day or two
ago from Mrs Malley stated that
her husband was progressing nicely
and she thought they would return
to Tonopah in about a month. Nal
ley sent a postal to the boys in the
sheriff's office recently in which he
stated that he was feeling fine.
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1912-11-16
SUPREME COURT TO HEAR
NO MORE ARGUMENTS

Local attorneys have been advised
that the present supreme court will
hear no more arguments, and all
cases which have not been submitted
have been continued until after the
organization of the new court in
January. This action was taken to
allow the court to finish up all its
business before the membership is
changed.