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The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1912-11-12

Chenoweth will sell you your
Fall goods for less.
Adam Westfall, of Bull River,
was caller one day last week.
Spencer White. of White Pine,
was trading in t)wn Monday.
c. P, G.. Taught, an excellent
farmer of Sycamore, was bust
ness visitor here Saturday.
Save money on clothing at
Chcnoweth'S.
T. X. Dplield, of Chloe, vas n
visitor in town Z day or so last
week.
1t will pay you to trade at
llariman'S where they AL trade.
Knots Chenoweth, Of Euclid,
was attending to business affairs
here one day last week.
New Lot of Ladies Coats just
received at Chenoweth's.
e. l. Golf, of Big Bend, was
here on u business mission Mon
day.
UIey Parks, an enierprising
yt ing man OF Joker, added his
name to our cver-growing list
Ia week.
?. L. and e. w. Hall, two sub
stantiai brothers of Arnoldsburg.
were here attending to business
matters one day last week.
A number ofjnteresting school
reports are omitted from this is
sue en- account Of election crush.
They will all appear next week.
j. w. Pell and R. E. Hays de
parted Monday for the home Of
John S. Cain, below Chenille.
who're they will spend a few
days hunting quail.
AS We go to press, the County
court is engaged in canvassinp
the vote Of the county. We are
therefore unable to give the Of
fetal returns. but will do SO in
our next issue.
Judge w. II. O'Brien. of Rip
ley, came here on Saturday O.
last week to assist in canvassing
the returns of the general cleo
ton held last Tuesday.
Getyour underwear at Chen
oweth's.
Mr. ard Mrs. Gay Stalnaker
moved from Henrietta into the
Stump residence at the foot of
Main street last week. Mr..
Stalnaker is the present deputy
county clerk and we are glad tc
bave him and his estimable fam.
| lily as residents of our town.
Z. Z. Hays made a trip tc
Charleston the latter part of last
week, returning Sunday with his
brother, Richard, who has beer
severely i'll in a hospital at thai
pace for severhl days past
Richard is much improved al
this writing and will be able t.
go to work again in a short time.
With every Scot. purchase vol
get free chance on a $500
couch to be given away at Hard
mans.
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MAY CLEAN UP MYSTERY.

The mystery concerning The birth
place of the Venerable Bede, Eng
Jand's first historian, has a prospect
Of being solved if the ecclesiastical
scheme for excavating the founda-
tons near the ancient tower of St.
Peters monastery. Wearwouth. is
successful. The monastery was
founded in the seventh century. and
is now part Of the fabric of Monk
wearmouth parish church. The foun-
dations Of the building, believed to
have been part Of the monastery. are
situated near Tie west side of the
tower. and tlcy have never been ex-
plored. The uroarthing Of tie crypt
and Of interesting tablets and memo
rails is probable, and this may throw
light on the birthplace Of lhc Veneer
able Bede.--Loadon Graphic.
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Burrows Right

Sunday, oct q, at The resi-
dence Of Ellis Burrows on Pleas
ant Hill, there occurred a very
pretty wedding. Miss Hattie,
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Bur
rows, and Henry Kight. youngest
sen Of NJ. H. KiGht Of White
P.nc, were united in matimory,
Rev. a. WestlalI officiating.
May the oung couple I've lorg
and be happy.
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REMINISCENT.

"Good gracious, John, had you no
more sense than to take the caudi-
date ON that particular street ?"
"WhF should / not2
"Didn't YOU know they are using
q steam roller ON it?'
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Election Notes


Eighteen Democratic Congress
men elected in Ohio.
James M. Cox, Democrat, is
elected Governor Of Ohio.
Next Congress VIII be Demo
cratic in both houses.
Uncle Jo." Ca1noa has becl
defeated for Congress.
TAFT ran third. both in electo-
raj and popular vote.
Democrats elected Governors
in q States.
Progrcssives win fourteen Con-
grcesmen.
Socialists 'ose their only Con-
gresham, Victor Berger, Of Mil
wauhce.
President Taft announces that
nc will return to Cincinnati, his
home, and practice law.
Progressives won 0 ly one
Governor, Robert T. Hodge, of
Washington STATE.
The total cost Of holding thc
election for Calhoun county was
$1376.G5.
Woodrow vii on has been
elected President Of the United
States by the largest vote ever
given q Democrat.
Congressman E. B. Hll, of
Connecticut. father of the in
creases in the wool tariff, has
been defeated.
Women were given taa BALLOT
by ratification OF constitutional
amendments il Kansas, Mich;gn,
Arizona and Oregon, Lut failed
in Wise lnsin.
Serene Payne, Of New York,
author Of the Payne-Aldrich tar
if bill. was reelected to Con
gress ~ agreatly reduced major
ity.
Republican p' cdiction Of an i'm
mediately financial panic if Will
son was elected were not realiz-
ed. New York stock market
opened strong Wednesday and
American stock nj London were
on boo N.
Democrats have a majority Of
155 in House Of Representatives
The lineup Of Senate is as fol
lows: Democrats 40; Republi-
cans Al; doubtful 6; total mem
bership 9G.
Wilson will receive 40 votes
in electoral college, Roosevelt T.,
Taft 20.
The Legislature is Republican,
on joint ballot by is. The Demo
Gratis control The senate. how
ever. and there is hope.
The Prohibition Amendment
was ratified by rs, t73 majority
nearly three to oae.
Wilson plurality in West Wiz
ginia was 81, 900
Nick Longwo nth was defeated
| for Congress in the first Ohio Is
trio b. 95 votes.
Judge Mason is candidate for
United S ate5 senate to succeed
Watson. AS is Seymour Ed
wards, Davis Elkirs, n. 3. Scot
and others.
j. II. Price, Democr-t, wr.
elected sheriff Of Roare county.
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CAUTIONAL.

"Fcll, sir" said Mabels father
after A'gy had asked for the maid
ems hand, "she tells me She loves
you; but do you think you can af-
ford to pay for all the little Iuxuries
she is accustomed to?"
"Why, yos-that is. if she'll do
without the necessities. / cam" said
Algy.-Judgc' Library
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Reduction Sale!

will at greatly reduced price, during the next
80 days, sell The Famous Ball Brand Rubber goods
consisting OF BoOts, ana incl top Shoes Over
shoes OF ala Kind. Also Hats Underwear, Patent
Medicines, NoiionS etc.
VIII save yen money come and be convinced.
Z. [. MARSHALL.
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AFTER THE HUG.

IIe-Iou smashed two cigars in
my inside pocket just then
She That's nothingl You bent
a whole package Of cigarettes in my
corsagc Puck.
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EXPLAINED.

lIc-Tbcy say women's feet are
growing lteor.
She-Ihots because we're learn.
ing how to put them down.
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so HE WORKS THEM.

"Dibblo seems to have found an
easy lot in life"
Yes, his friends. They're an
easy lot"
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THE LAST CRY.

"Now what more do you women
want?"
Eve want to see some co-eds in
the Electoral College"
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eUlrAeLE REGRET.

"l'm sorry such a good fellow az
Pat should gct 81 a hole"
Yes; Is jsa pity such broth OF
q toy should be in the souD."
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Orders amounting to S432. 60
were drawn in favor of officers
holding election on Nov. 9Th.
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trsyga
VeR&4.- I1zezz4seAZ
Reduced.

II hear the Pudgerleighs are in
greatly reduced circumstances"
Are they? How did they lose their
money!"
"Oh, they haven't lost their money.
Mr. Pudgerleigh has had typhoid fever
and is a mere walking skeleton, and
his wife has been trying a new anti
fat remedy which has brought her
weight down nearly forty pounds. -
judges Library.
NATURE TIE EEST PHYSICIAN
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County Court Proceedings

day OF last wee';, ana with |
the exception Of Tuesday, e,ec-
ton day, was in session all of
last week. Commissioners
STUMP, Lynch, and Johnson
were present. Quite a cosidcr
able amount of business was
transacted. this being the road
term of court, and many orders
amounting to several hundred
dollars were drawn upon the
various road funds of the dis
tric'.
The following is brief sum-
mary OF the proceedings of the
court:
The following orders were
drawn on the county funds.
Buxton & Skinner Co.. 1884.
for stationary; Roy Stump, $500,
for repairing case in clerks office;
! George d. Barnard & Co., $51.
%, for election supplies; M. D.
= Fog!e, $500, for plumbing; G. w.
Taylor, $500, for painting
Brooksville bridge; S. w.
! McClung, $z.91 for freight and
postage; b. L. Jeffreys, 35 cents,
for repairing windows; Charley
Whytsell, $3.50 for voting booth
at Lynch schoolhouse: Want &
parr, $15.84. for county clerks
: office and courthouse; DIR. w. T.
W. Dye, $1,000 for lunacy
charge; r. j. Knots, $142.75,
for reporting births and
deaths; w. H. Jackson,
$2.25 for justice costs; C. C.
Starcher, So 20, for postage;
T. r. Stump, $500, balance on
work % inspector Of bridge;
Eustace Stump, $11.2O, for con-
veying Harry Allen to Wood
county jail; Howard Waldo,
Si1.80, for conveying jim Nc
Cunc to Wood county Jail; How
ard Waldo, SOS. 25, conveying
Charles Anderson to Reform
school; c. A. Jarvis, $1.O0, for
arresting Philip Davis; r. e.
Hays, $3.50 Davis and Selmon
to Reform school; J. T. Waldo,
$500, for guarding Jail; r. S.
Wease, So 40, H. F. Wease, 91.8O,
Dave Whipkey, $1.80, lunacy
case of Chas. Barker; A. r.
Hickman, $3.50, Harley Mace,
So so, John Cunningham, $1.5O,
B. F. Sturm, $500, by direction
Of Board Of Health; A. H. Min
ney, 81 so, j.. Wright, $1.C0,
Iuna>y case Of LYDIA Funk; ]. J.
Wright, So 80, peace warrant
against VIM Pringle: C. J.
Gamer, S1.90, ]. l. Powell, s. 40,
case against John w. Lynch;
G. ]. Gamer, $1.95. J. /. POKE ell,
S6. 80, case against w. F. Camp
bell; G. j. Gamer, $1.95, j. l.
Powell, $6.05, case against C. c..
Andersn; Roy Sturm, $29.18, and
Roy Sturm, 5000, for stone
work on Milestone bridge; Cal
houn Chronicle, S194.25, for
stationary ond ballots; A. G..
Mathews and Harry Smith,
$500, each, services as ballot
commissioners.
Canton Bridge Co. allowed
S3O00,00, balance on Grantsyille
bridge.
T. r. Stump presented receipt
showing that he had paid Chas.
Stump 8 10000 for approach to
Grantsyiile bridge.
c. A. Jarvis, Sheriff, filed his
report for quarter ending Sept
Both, 1912.
S. ". McClung, clerk, filed his
rer ort for quarter ending Sept.
3Oth., 1912.
Hotel license granted to Il.
Busch transferred to Geo. Fer
rell.
Cornelius Williams granted
leave 10 established ferry at An
/ namoriah.
Curt Jarvis filed report as dep
uty forest, game, and warden.
Right-a-way for road on yell
low creek, from Jackson Rich
ards ct al accepted.
Orders on the several road
funds Of the county were drawn,
the aggregate amount being set
opposite each district:
Sheridan district S234.74
Sherman " 1866
Center 352 81
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d { GalDomN C'bronitlc.
TT ESDAY, NOV. II 1912
GOALS AND PERSONALS.

G, them at Chenoweth's.
)hcy Vaaho.n, of Bull River,
W 4 visitor here Saturday.
lawrence Hicks, of Okla. was
isitcr here Wednesday.
Wool and Cotton Blsnhc's at
c. enowetA's.
R. p. Mollohan. left Saturday
fc few days visit with L. s.
" 1T and family of Gillip)ls
Mrs. w. II. Jackson, of Zig
S rings, was shopping here Sat
Il Jay.
We are recieving new Fall
G DDS every day.
C. L. Chenoweth.
Cleo Terrell, Of Ayers, VA
h re on business mission Sa =
u day.
Mr.. ard Mrs. W. ". Burrows,
Philips Ran, w>r4 shopping
h re Saturday.
Get your Blankets at Cheao-
V ath's.
Miss Mollie Terrell, Of Leaf
bank. vas u shopper here Sat
I 4 y.
All the latest styles ia Ladies
SIirts just arrived.
c. E. Chenowe,h.
Carr Shaffer, Of Mt. Zion, was
ansacting business here Mon
o2y.
Mrs. w. II. Campbell and
laughter, Miss Vera, Of N.cuc,
' ere visitors in town Monday.
Try q pair of Star Brand Shoes.
c. l. Chenoweth.
Take Your chickens, eggs,
] utter, potatoes, beefhides,
slceppelts, corn, to
NJ. II. Haldman
George Griffin. q prominent
business man of MILO, was at
,nding to business here day OF
70 last week.
Fred Gamer, 4 prominent
Dung business man of White
J inc, WIS 4 caller in town Fri
{ ay.
8 Drawer, Drop Head Sewing
IGchines. guaranteed 10 years,
$500. c. l.. Chenowcth.
Ira Connolly, of Richardson,
mo is taking q course in medi-
inc and surgery at Chicago, sub
:ribed for the Chronicle last
eek
L. II. Barnett, J. N. Kee and
iiss Edrie Kee drove down from
lenville Monday in J. Ernest
,elPs autimob:le to assist in pro-
afing the will cf w. H. Camp
lei.
j. +. FtrreIl, of Burnt House,
I'd Cleo A. Terrell, of Ayers,
Je. here Monday to probate the
ill of their father, who died a
ew days ago. The former quail
fed IS executor Of the estate.
See our new line of Mems
Over coats.
C. l.. Cheroweth
TIE Steamer Ella, belonging
Niles w. Stump, which has
,een moorcd at the local wharf
or several months past, sank
1hursday night when the river
ook a su3d n rising turn. A
orce Of men are at work this
week raising the wreck. The
oss will probably be $4,000
A communication from Indus
ry gees to the basket this
week on account Cf being I'M
igned by the author. We are
"lways glad to publish 1t s
rom all paris of the county, but
an evidence Of good faith the
writer's real name must be sign
ID.
l.. S. Witt. who formerly re-
ided at Minnora, bat now Of
,allipolis, Ohio, spent a few
avs in this county last week,
)oking in on the election and
isiting relatives and friends.
le is we'll pleased with his move
I'd his many friends in this
ounty vii be glad to know that
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Il. L. and L. G. Hamilton left
this morning Tuesday for
Charleston TO a.tnd the meet
OF the Grand Lodge Of the Mason
ic order.
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- NY i 70 &AkAl%
xIs-S4 u fAE}slN a. 1

- LEASCBE comes through toll
<l,A and not ~ 5cif-irdulgcnco and
Incidence. When ono gets t. love work.
'is NE - q h&ppy one. -RuS,.in.
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Report of the Grantsville school
for the first month. ending Oc-
tober %, 1912.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-07-24
UNION WILL
BE RECOGNIZED
An End Now in sight of Lone Fight
on Boston Elevated Rail-
road.

[ United Press Leased Wire Service.1
BOSTON, Mass, July 24.-Virtual
recognition of the street railway I'M
ion by the Boston Elevated, which
for years, under General William A.
Bancroft's presidency, has bitterly
fought labor unions, and reinstate-
ment of all striking employees who
have not been guilty of violence dur
ing the seven weeks strike, was
promised today by General Bancroft
and his board of directors. This de-
cision was reached after a confer
ence in which Governor Foss ana
Mayor Fitzgerald urged such action.
The announcement means that the
end of the strike is near. However,
District Attorney Pelletier declared
today that settlement will not de-
ter him from continuing his investiga-
tons into charges of perjury by Of
ficials of the road before the state
board of arbitration and Cancellation.
This body decided yesterday, after
an investigation that the elevated dis
charged men for joining the new I'M
ion, despite declarations sworn to
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-07-24
THROW RAILROAD
OUT OF STATE
Attorney General Hogan Does Not
Like the Way Pennsylvania
Is Acting.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service. ]
COLUMBUS, Ohio, July ID
Charging that the Pennsylvania rail-
road company has entered conspir-
acy with other roads to control pas
senger traffic in Ohio, Attorney Cen
eral t. S. Hogan said he was prepar-
ing to bring suit in the circuit court
to GUST the Pennsylvania from doing
business in Ohio.
My assistants have started to work
on the papers in the CASE said
Hogan. "Our Investigations, covering
some weeks, convince US that the
Pennsylvania is violating not only the
antitrust law of Ohio, but that of the
federal government as well. In It's
efforts to discredit and break down
the two cent fare law of Ohio and
other states, we charge that it is in
conspiracy with other roads In the
Central Traffic association and is at
tempting to dictate traffic conditions,
particularly with reference to excur-
sions.
AT the same time Hogan said he
would get into communication with
the attorney generals of Indiana, IL
linois and Pennsylvania With view
to investigating the inner workings OF
the Central Traffic association.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-07-24
Stone in Bladder Removed
Without Surgical Operation

In the spring of 1904, was con-
fined to my bed with kidney trouble
and thought that I would never recoy-
er took lot of medicine but did
not realize any benefit from anything.
| finally saw DR.. Kilmer's Swamp
advertisement and sent for sample
bottle and thought the sample bottle
helped me, SO bought more of the
medicine from my druggist, and after
using few bottles discharged very
large stone from my bladder.
After passing this stone my health
was very much improved and l have
been able to continue my business
without any serious sickness.
]. J.. KNOWLES,
Headland, Ala.
Personally appeared before me this
Sth day of September, 1909, ]. Lotus
Knowles who subscribed the above
statement and made oath that the
same is true in substance and in fact.
]. w. HIDDON.
Notary Public.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-07-24
MYSTERY OF
DROWNED GIRL
Insurance Companies do Not Think
candance Wheeler is Dead
at all.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service
DENVER, Colo, July 24.-That ev-
cry article of value belonging to Can
dance Wheeler, the New Yorker, in
Guiding costly gowns, jewels and per-
sonal trinkets, was secretly removed
from her apartments in two heavily
packed trunks few weeks before her
supposed drowning in Bowles' lake,
June %. was the claim today made by
insurance officers.
The mysterious incident coupled
with the knowledge that she was in
communication with the White Star
line of New York with reference to
departure of vessels for Europe, has
strengthened the belief of friends and
officials that Miss Wheeler was not
drowned but is still alive.
Every attempt to trace the baggage
has proved futile.
Another discovery that Miss Wheel
er often received mail addressed to
Ruth Heyden'' and Miss G. Wilkin-
son." suggested to the officials that the
shipment might have been made under
one of those names. An inquiry show
ed that it was not Wilkinson was
the name of her mother who had re-
married.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-07-24
MYSTERIOUS BAG
HELD BY POLICE
In 1t Are One Hundred Pennies Which
Were Stolen From the
Store.

limited Press Leased Wire Service
DECATUR, ILL.,, July 24.-Police
here are holding mysterious suit
case bearing the name OF George A.
Kimmel. Niles. Mich. on its side, and
containing letters referring to the
famous Kimmel case, in the hope that
the owner will claim his property. II
he does, he will be arrested on a
charge Of robbing store in Foosland.
ILL.,, from which 5000 worth of jewelry
and one hundred pennies were taken.
The one hundred pennies are also
among the contents of the bag. The
authorities are puzzled to know the
identity of the man who owns the case.
A mysterious stranger rented room
in Foosland one day last week and
took possession. He stayed until
Saturday when he gave up his room.
That night the store was robbed
The same night a stranger walked
into Osman, ILL.,. few miles distant
and checked suit case to Decatur.
The man was later identified as the
same one who had been rooming in
Foosland. Here the mysterious
stranger disappeared. The suit case
came to Decatur and the police who
had been notified, held it.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-07-24
BIGAMIST WILL
MAKE CONFESSION
EIoped With MlilionaIre's Daughter
While Having One Wife
Already.

( United Press Leased Wire Service.
KANSAS CITY, Mo-, July 24.-Jo-
seph Steinhardt, was arrested here
and is held for eastern authorities
on charge of bigamy. When pretty
Jessie Oppenheimer was kidnapped
from in front of the Hotel Edward
here on the night of July IA, by her
millionaire father, Henry Oppenheim-
er of New York the leash began to
tighten around Steinhardt. Open
heimer took the girl almost from un-
der the eyes Of Steinhardt, hustled
her into an automobile and then to
the train
Today Steinhardt waived extradi-
ton and declared he would make a
cleen breast of the entire affair.
Steinhardt said he married. the OPP
penheimer girl in New York on June
IA, and arrived in Kansas City July
/ Q. Oppenheimer arrived here week
later and kidnapping his daughter, hur-
ried back to New York, informing
Mrs. steinhardt No. i. A bigamy
charge was then filed.
steinhardt asserts that a separa.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-07-24
RESOLUTION NO. rs.

BE 1T RESOLVED, By the City
Council of the City of Keokuk, Iowa:
That it is necessary and advisable
to make the following improvements,
to-wit
Construct a three-foot cement gut
ter on the east side of Grand Avenue
from Seventeenth street to Belknap
Boulevard, and on the west side Of
said Avenue from Seventeenth street
to the lane, about IT'S feet from Sew
enteenth street.
And that the cost of the same be
assessed and levied as a special tax
upon the real property abutting upon
the alleys, or adjacent to the streets
in which said improvements are
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-07-24
Y.W.C.A. NOTES
The Moonlight Picnic.

I The Geneva Club moonlight picnic
party, given at Rand Park last night,
was most pleasing event. On such
a night, it was wise to seek a spot
like that, where the cooling breezes
played fantastic tricks with the un-
braided locks of the girls and changed
the prevailing sultriness Of the air at
many points, into balmy bower of
pleasantness. The menu cards. had
there been any, would have borne
announcement Of many choice dishes,
including pickles, which would have
tempted queen in her fayorite ban
quet hall. The Geneva girls were
well represented with a good attend
ance, and each one of them was de-
lighted with the success of the picnic.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-07-24
BLAME PLACED
ON THE WOMAN
coroner's Jury In Order TO be Doing
Something, Casts slur at the
Ladies',

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service
CHICAGO, July 24.-Tket only men
operators be employed in railroad
signal towers was one recommendation
of the coroner's jury in the case of
the thirteen persons killed in the
wreck of the Overland limited on the
Burlington railroad at Western
Springs on July IA. The jury found
no one specifically to blame for the
wreck but Coroner Hoffman said the
engineer Of the mail train which
crashed into the Overland limited
used poor Judgment in running at such
high speed where he could not see
signals. Poor Judgment was also
used, the report stated, in stopping
trains No. 4 and 2. Mrs. F. A. Wilcox
tower operator, had admitted to the
coroner that she stopped No. 4 be-
cause she misinterpreted a train
order and was compelled to stop the
limited on that account
FIagman Frank Woodwork, Of the
wrecked train was criticised for not
going farther back of the train when
it stopped in the fog and tagging down
the mail train which was due there.
The report says:
The jury recognizes the necessity
of rapid travel, but it believes that the
public should be safeguarded more
carefully. A revision of signals is
recommended to make such wrecks
Impossible"