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The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1912-03-12

ready made a created Board OF Trade,
created by the campaign will surely
work for the good Of the city"
q. o. Magic. general manager OF the
Wheeling Traction Company. vas
present and vas next called upon for
remarks. He said.
This campaign appeals TO me a.
being M OF the best things for the
city. This organization has done
much for the city and the campaign
IL putting nev life into ~. other
cities AZ awakening 20 the advantages
% diversified industries. and the more
activity We have In wheeling the
more fsctories ve a bring here
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taken q frten6iy Interest In this move
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The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1912-03-12
OPENING DAY OF
COOKING SCHOOL
SIMPLER METHODS OF COOKING
EXPLAINED.
Lessons VIII VII o.. Continues Fe,
Ten weeks With ore Lesson
Wesk

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The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1912-03-12

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The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1912-03-12
COUNTY COURT


Fred o seamon was ap. >lnted en-.
ecutor Of the estate Of Can 4, Sea.
mon bond 500
Minnie : Riesier vas appointed eH.
ecutor u the estate % y 4. Riester:
bond was fixed ~ $4,000. Appraisers
Frank q Riester. DR. q ID Davidson
and Alfred = Richards
Eme D~~nnis'on. -admiuis'rairix 81
ne estate q Elizabeth Dennlston.
bond . 20Na
William y Hrurp az appointed
guardlan % Rog. nora and Mamie
Norsnan orphans - John Workman
bond S1.ee0
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The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1912-03-12

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The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1912-03-12

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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-03-24
EOREWORD.-E. D. Malone desire

EOREWORD.-E. D. Malone desires
to state that both the injunction
for restraint and for the libel action
has been withdrawn unreservedly by
Professor G. E. Challenger, who, being
satisfied that no criticism or comment
in this book is meant in an offensive
spirit, has guaranteed that he will
place no impeachment in the way of
its publication and circulation.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-03-24

been the thought of such father in law. l am
convinced that he really believed his heart that round
The Chestnuts three days week of his
and especially hear his upon bmetam subject
upon which he by way of being authority.
For hour that evening
chrup about bad driving good the token value of silver
the depreciation exchange
Suppo he cried with feeble violence that all the debts the
world called simultaneously and immediate insisted
under conditions would happen them?
gave the self evident man. upon
which he jumped from his chair eproved Irish vty,
which made impossible for him discuss reasonable subject
meeting.
At last alone with Gladys and the had
All that evening had felt like the soldier who signal which
will send him forlo hope hope of victory and fear of repuse
alternating in his mind
Copyright by A DOYLE
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-03-24

feeling begins tmdy and dust companions heritage from
old wicked violence hand hand The
bent head the the aeng the figure
these and the unshnkng and frank reply the
signals of Even short life had learned much
had inherited that which call instinct
Gladys full womany quality Some judged her to be
cold and hard but such thought That deicay
skin colorng that the
liquid the full but exquisite pal the gmata of passion
there. But sadly conscious that had never
found the of drawing forth However, what might
should with bring head tonight
She could and better repused lover than
cepted brother.
SO far thoughts had carried and about to break tie
silence when critical dark looked
round the proud head shaken in smiling eproof 81
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-03-24
CHAPTER l.
There Are Heroisms All Round Us"

AR. HUNGERTON, her father, really was
wi the most tactless person upon earth,
"a fluffy, feathery, untidy cockatoo of
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-03-24

Coy, right. 1912. by A. Conan Doyle.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-03-24

She sat with that proud, delicate profile of hers
outlined against the red curtain. How beautiful
she was! And yet how aloof! We had been friends,
quite good friends; but never could 1 get beyond
the same comradeship which might have estab-
ished with one of my fellow reporters upon "The
Courier, '-perfectly frank, perfectly kindly, and
perfectly unsexual My instincts all against a
woman being too frank and at her ease with me.
1t is no compliment to a man. Where the real sex
Franklin's paper the statesman., 1912-04-27

wide fame as lecturer. His favorite
subject is up the Ladder Of Free
dom," being rapid glance at the
struggles Of the race in this country
from 1919 to the present time. Rev.
Mr.. Smiths work as lecturer is high
ly indorsed by prominent ministers and
educators. The lecture is Illustrated
with pictures showing the condition of
the race in slavery days and the prog
ress which it has made during forty
seven years OF freedom.
Yhe services Of the lecturer are in
great demand by both white and col
ored people. 1t gives the former bet
ter idea Of what the race has accom-
plishcd as free citizens as well as the
hardshfps which the race underwent as
slaves 1t wins friends for the cause
Of justice and equality before the law
for which the colored people must con-
tinue to contend for as long as their
rights and privileges are 1eopardized
by race discriminating public upon
the unreasonable ground of color.
Rev. Mr.. Smith is virginian by
birth and is well educated. AS pastor
he has done good work OF uplift
among his parishioners. Some of his
friends have endeavored to induce him
to give up. lecturing and devote his
whole time to the ministry, but he says
that he feels called Of God to do both.
He is man of great ambition and is
as thoughtful as he is ambitious. He
is preacher of known ability and the
author Of several pamphlets on various
subjects.
Franklin's paper the statesman., 1912-04-27
ru.k.o.. Gommenc,ment Proar.ra.

rusksass commencement Programs.
The annual commencement exercises
at the Tuskegee (Ala.) institute VIII
begin on Sunday. May 20. at which
time Bishop Robert Strange Of VII
mington. N. c.. will preach the com
mencement sermon. On Monday. the
9th. the annual exercises at Phelps
Hall Bible Training school Will De
held. On Tuesday evening. the 2Sth.
the BOSTON Trinity church prize con
test will be held. and on Thursday. the
aOth, the regular commencement e.
cises of the academic and indust
departments will be held. The ann
address is to be delivered by Ma.
Robert R. Motion. commandant
Hampton institute.
Franklin's paper the statesman., 1912-04-27
POLITICS IN ARKANSAS.
State and County Leagues Organized
to Fight "Grandfather CIauss."

State and County Leagues organized
to Fight "Grandfather Clause"
The fight for political freedom from
the proposed disfranch isingamendment
No. II to the constitution of Arkansas.
which is to be submitted to the voters
Of the state next fall. is on In full in
so far as the cOlOred citizens are con-
cerned. The amendment in question
embodies the grandfather clause"
having for its aim he disfranchise-
ment of the colored men of voting age.
The fight is being vigorously carried
on by Lawyer Scipio A. Jones of Lit
tie Rock and other able leaders of the
race throughout the state. among
whom are George H. Moore, DIR. ].
P. Robinson and T.. w. Daniels. State
and county leagues are being formed
in order that proper instructions. may
be given to all the people. Women
are eligible to- membership in these
organizations. and they are giving the
men genuine support. Contributions
are voluntarily given to meet the neces-
sary expenses
The following declaration in the form
is being used for the instruction Of the
leaders and members of the state and
county leaders-viz:
Whereas Our government. the greatest
government on earth, was established
upon the theory that taxation without
representation is unjust; and.
Whereas. 1t is declared. in the organic
law that all men are created free and
equal; and.
Whereas The proposed constitutional
amedment. No. IL. proposes to strike down
their underlying and fundamental princi-
pies; and,
Whereas, The adoption of said proposed
amendment means the taking away from
our people the right to take part in or
voice their sentiment in any way In con-
nection with government affairs. notwitlr-
standing the fact our people pay a large
per cent of the taxes. that their labor has
been largely instrumental in converting
the forests of the state into fertile fields,
that their labor has produced and Is still
producing a large per cent of the states
wealth and that own large per cent
OF the assessable property of the state:
and,
Whereas The defeat of this proposed
constitutional amendment means more
than anything that has transpired since
the emancipation proclamation was is
sued: therefore. be 1t
Resolved, That no stone be left unturned
to defeat the said proposed constitutional
amendment and that organization shall
be effected in every county and township
in the state for the purpose of informing
our people Of the importance of defeating
said proposed amendment and Of appeal
ing to the fair minded people Of the state.
whether Democrats or members of any
other party. to convince them of the un-
Justness of this proposed amendment
The constitution of the league further
70 fu tn HoFa fha
ratification Of the proposed amendment,
"the sole aim of which is the complete
Acknowledgement of the Negro voters of
the state. and, further. to build up an
association which shall subserve the best
interests of the people,
Franklin's paper the statesman., 1912-04-27
EVIDENCES OF PROGRESS.
Growing Demand For Services Of Rev.
w. s. Smith a. Lecturer

Jersey City, N. J.-That our people
are more and more beginning to appre-
ciate the educational value Of lectures
on literary, business and other subjects
from which they gain general informa-
ton is one of the encouraging signs of
the progress which they are making to-
ward the better and more important
things in the body polite. Lectures
given in the various Young Mems
Christian associations, churches and in
the public schools the past winter have
had an unusually large hearing.
Among the clergy the Rev. W. 8.
Smith, pastor Of the Monumental Bap-
tist church, in this city. has gained
Franklin's paper the statesman., 1912-04-27

Lynehinss illustrated on Post Cards.
Postal cards bearing foreign print
which reproduce In horrible detail
lynchings in the south are said to be
circulating in the United States. Ac-
cording to the description given. one
card shows a group Of seventy white
men and boys standing in semicircle
with the dead body Of coIored man in
the center Of the picture.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1912-03-15
HONOR JOHN ERICSSON
President Taft Will Be One OF
the Speakers; So Will
Eberhart.
Especial to The Free rross.l

Chicago, March 9.-President Taft
will celebrate the fiftieth anniver-
sary of the Monitors victory over
the Merrimac by dining in Chicago
tonight with over a thousand of the
countrymen Of Ericsson, the inventor
of the. Monitor. The Swedish-Amer-
lean Republican league will do hon.
or to John Ericsson and his "Yan.
kee cheeseboX" at a banquet at the
Congress hotel this evening, at
which the president will be the
guest OF, honor and principal speak
er. Today's celebration Of the semi
centennial of the great Union naval
victory included unusual naval ma
neuvers on the lake. The Illinois
Naval Reserves met Mr.. Taft on his
arrival here and acted as his escort
during the day. Governor Eberhart
will be one of the speakers also.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1912-03-15
PHONE VIA BARBED WIRE
Farmers Have a Unique Way Of
Communicating With
Each Other.

st. Paul, March 9.--According to
estimates made in the office of the
state treasurer yesterday the mum
Der of telephone companies doing
business in Minnesota will reach 900
by August l. Already 695 compa
MES have paid their 3 per cent
gross earnings tax to the state. The
tax collected from these companies
totals $163, O52.86.
The two largest companies paid
the state $1O9,S62 so this year. OF
this the Northwestern paid $40 ,O59 60
and the Tri-State $39,S02.97 Tive
companies were tied for the small
est amount paid the state.
Used the 6arbed Wire.
"A tax paid January 20 revealed
that there is one telephone company
in Minnesota which has no poles OF
wires stretched for the purpose, yet
it's gross earnings amounted to oven
500 and the company paid the state
a tax Of 81 cents. This company
is known as the Carlisle Barbed
Wire Telephone company. 1t is form
ed by a few farmers living near
Carlisle who have connected their
barbed wire fences and use them as
telephone lines.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1912-03-15
STATE ROAD IS DESIGNATED
County Board Has Acted on Petit
=. ton; Other Business.
From Thursdays, Daily. -, - -.

The board OF county commlSslon'
ers began their regular monthly
session. yesterday. The board held
a hearing on. the petition OF Charles
Steinkopp, asking that he be set Off
from district No. so to No. 81. -: !.
A delegation representing Garden
City, Vernon Center and Amboy
asked the board to- designate the
Mankato, Amboy> and. Winnebago
City road as Il state road. This. Pc
tition was granted. Also road be-
ginning at the corporate limits on
the easterly side of Madison Lake
village in section No. 36, was. desig-
mated as state road No. t., while the
road beginning at. Sterling Center to
Mapleton, to, be known as the Man
Sterling Center road, was des-
ignated as state road No. s..
The following made applications
for corrections on their assessments:
Christ Polchow, Swan F.. Nordgren,
Schwender Brothers, Glen Allyn, W..
RI. Macbeth, city; H. Griffith, Lake
Crystal; Clara Crane, Garden City.
These were approved. -s~. -.
DR.. Roy Andrews claim. for an
increase in salary on account of the
large amount of additional work,
was not allowed. .,s.'....<,
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1912-03-15
ATTORNEY A.. E. HAYES DEAD
Brother of Dentist Passed Away al
jamestown, NJ. D.
From Erjdav's Daily.

Attorney A. E. Halves, a brother
of DIR. E. L. Halves of this city,
died yesterday at hospital at
jamestown. n. d., of general debil-
ity and cancer He was n patient
at the hospital for seven years.
Mr.. Halves was native OF Port
land, Wis, and his age was sixty
three. He was graduate OF the
university at Ann Arbor, Mich. and
practiced his profession at Blue
Earth, Detroit, Mich, st. Paul and
Chicago. He was a resident OF this
county forty-three years ago.
A number of years ago Mr..
Halves went to Fessenden, N. d.,
where he practiced law until his
health broke down completely. He
is survived by one son, G. w. Halves,
travelling freight agent for the 500
road, with headquarters at Alexan'
dria, MINI.
The remains will be brought to
Good Thunder where the interment
will take place.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1912-03-15
NATHAN WEIGH ROBBED
Suspected Thief Locked Up at
Wells; Escapes From
the BastiIe.

Minnesota Lake, March 8--While
visiting friends in Easton Wednes-
day evening, Nathan WEIGH, a Win.
nebago farm hand, was held up and
relieved of deposit slip for 1925 on
"a WinnebagO bank and paper money
amounting to $55. The hold-up man
is said to have been William Tohr
or William Tower, formerly employ
ed by farmers in the vicinity of Min
nesota Lake, going by the name of
TOhr in the vicinity of Wells and
Tower in Easton. WEIGH Immediately
reported the hOld-uD to the authori-
ties at Easton. Max Case followed
Tohr to MapletOn and from there
to Wells. .<. .s..
Located Man in Saloon.
Mr.. Case located his man in one
of the saloons there and found that
he still had in his possession some
of the money alleged to have been
stoeln at Easton. Mr.. Case had the
man placed in the Wells Jail for
safe keeping until the first train in
the morning and upon returning to
the Jail shortly after the prisoner
had been lodged there, found his
man missing. 1t is said that Tohr
carried keys which were not found
when he was searched and that he
retained some of the Winncbago
mans money. The officers have OBJ
tanned no trace of the man. - '~
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1912-03-15
GUILTY OF PETTY LARCENY
James Ward Was Brought in BY
Officer PoIlei.
From Thursdays Daily. Z.

Last night OFFICER Pollei arrested
James Ward near the Chicago Great
Western freight depot, in the act
of stealing coal. 1t is said that
this. coal stealing has been going
On all winter He was brought to
the station and this morning plead
cd guilty to the charge Of petit
larceny. Sentence was deferred by
Judge 3 Comstock until tomorrow
morning at nine O'clock,
Lester Heath was arrested IN
front OF the John Lamm drug store
on the charge of yagrancy. He
pleaded not guilty and the trial was
set for tomorrow morning at nine
o'clock. ;...r
When Thomas, Jones was brought
to the station, i've brand new tin
cups were found on his person. He
was charged with vagrancy and
pleaded guilty. Judge Comstock
gave him ten days straight in the
county Jail. Jones mother at Phlla-
delphia has been trying to locate him
for Il long time as he left home three
years ago, and had sent a letter to
Chief of Police Donahue asking him
to be on the lookout for him.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1912-03-15
: March 1915.

ORDER LIMITING. TINE TO FILE
CLAIMS. = AND FOR HEARING
T. THEREON.
STATE OF MINNESOTA. County of
i Blue Earth, in Probate Court.
In the Matter of the Estate. of Mel
lie. Corbin, Decedent,
i Letters. testamentary on said es-
tate this day having been granted to
Wilbur A Corbin. - - =.
1t is ordered, that the, time within
which all creditors of the. above
named sdecedent may present claims
against her estate in this court, be,
and the same hereby is, limited to
six months from and after, the date
hereof; and that Wednesday, the
25th day of September, 1912, at ten
o'clock a. m, in the probate, court
rooms at the court house at Man
kato, in said county, be, and the
same hereby is, fixed and appointed
as the time and place of hearing
upon and the examination, adjust
ment and allowance of such claims
as shall be presented within the time
aforesaid. -
Let notice hereof be given by the
publication of this order in The Man
kato Free Press as provided by law.
Dated February oath, 1912.
/. ~. .~ EVAN HUGHES,
/ -..--. Sd. - -. Judge of Probate.
probate Seal) a.s
benjamin Taylor, Attorney.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1912-03-15
M'INT0sH TO SUCCEED M'CABE
Changes in State Dairy Department
.,.. - Are Predicted.


st. Paul, March 7.-Pressure is
being brought to bear on Joel G..
Winlkjer, state dairy and food COM
missioner, to reorganiZe his depart
ment and dispense with the services
of John d. MeCabe, assistant COM
missioner. Tt is believed that Fred
w. Mcintosh, secretary of the board,
resident of Mankato and per-
sonal appointee of Governor Eber-
hart. is slated for the position. Mr..
McCabe is 4 "hOld-Over" from the
Johnson administration.
Commissioner Winkjer refused to
confirm the rnmor this morning, but
said:
designations have been made in
this department in the past and are
possible in the future"
Mr.. McCabe declared that he had
not heard the ruInors, but he would
not be surprised if they were true.
Pressure was brought to bear some
time ago to the same end, but with
out his solicitation. he was retain
ed, he said. .. -
Some changes in the departments
were fOreshadowcd at a meeting OF
the board OF examiners last Monday.
1t was decided at that meeting that
the civil service rules do not apply
to McCabc or Mcintosh.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1912-03-15
JOPLIN is RELIEVED OF A GUN
Insane Man Too Free With Threats
at Redwood Falls,

Redwood Falls, Mimi, March o.
George Joplin, tile ditch digger,
who was released from the st. Pc.
ter insane hospital q few years ago,
was arrested by Sheriff Schueller
today and relieved of a 3s-callber
revolver with which he had threat.
ened to kill o. Olson, employed by
the local wholesale liquor house.
Joplin attacked and assaulted Earl
Whitman in the postoffice here a
few days ago and without the slight.
est provocation knocked him uncon.
scious. The authorities have the
man in charge and will investigate
as to his sanity. "
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1912-03-15

Butler; esteemed leading knight, j
b. Richards; esteemed loyal
knight, Frank W. Bates; esteemed
featuring knight, c. j. Laurisch; secre
tary, Fred W. Force; treasurer.
w. Postlewaite; tyler, Olaf Lund
berg: trustee for three years, w
J. Morehart; representative to the
grand lodge. Frank J. Thompson; al
ternate, Allan Jackson.
There was a large attendance al
last nights meeting. Following the
work of the lodge an elegant lunch
was served.