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The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1912-05-10
Missionary Conference Holding
Interesting Sessions.

! Interesting sessions of the Florida
Missionary Conference of the Meth
odist church were held yesterday in
the First Methodist church. One OF
the most important matters on yes
terday mornings program was the
annual address by Mrs. G. A. Hanson.
president of the conference. In this
address Mrs. Hanson reviewed the
work which has been done in Flor
lea in the last year and commented
on conditions throughout the coun-
try.
The report of the conference secre-
tary of the home department was
made by Mrs. w. F. Alexander. Mrs.
Holland gave the annual report Of
the conference secretary of foreign
work. The report Of district secre-
taries was then rendered and an in
stitute held. presided over BY Miss L.
r. Newman. Mrs. Emma Tucker
gave q Bible reading at the close of
the session.
In honor Of the missionary confer
ence the church was yesterday beau
tifully decorated, flowers being placed
around the altar and a big banner
being hung across the building.
Enjoyable Night Session.
Last nights session OF the confer
ence was particularly enjoyable. Aft
er an organ prelude the choir and
congregation sang the stirring mis-
sionary hymn, Publish Glad lid
ings." They were Joined by the
fresh voices of company Of young
women and girls who entered at the
front, came slowly down the center
aisle and took the space reserved for
them near the front II was a beau
tiful and inspiring spectacle and
caught the attention of all who had
assembled to hear the young people,
meeting, which was presided over by
Miss Ethel Mccoy Tribune.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1912-05-10
Woman's Club Busy.

The members of the Woman's Club
are busy today engineering the clean
up crusade. They are interesting
many citizens in the good work, and
all, realizing the Importance of a
cleaner city, are bending all their
energies in assisting in the work.
Tomorrow the children of the city
are invited to help the ladies'. and all
those desiring to assist in the clean
ing up crusade are asked to be at the
park at o'clock. At 4 o'clock in
the afternoon all will be treated to
ice cream.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1912-05-10

kpropos of Clean Up day. q mem
of the Woman's Club hands US
following poem:
cleanliness Promotes Goodness.
bund the room we five did sit
did preach whilst they did
spit;
eyd spit and chew. and chew and
spit
Is round the room We five did sit.
-. -. ...... ...'s.'.s
labored until he perspired
telling what the Lord required,
cleanliness and Heavenly wit,
en turned unto the stove to spit.
If brother John he argued that
|e should be clean" and then h.
spat;
$ all agreed that that was 1t,
then in unison did spit.
y d preach and prophesy and spit,
sit and spit. and spit and sit,
(il | nearly had q At
fear | should be drowned in spit.
said men do not love "quitter,"
seems to me 1t would be filter.
III Of those who sit and spit.
hid be more resolute and quit.
ant to treat all Just the same,
weaknesses attach no blame,
something's lacking in the greet
ing
those who chew and spit In meet
ing.
doubtful If a praise to Him"
b. filthy mouth and slobbered
chin,
list as modest and BETTING
rom a mouth that does less spit
ing.
80 my friends who sit and spit.
Fre better far to show your grit,
whilst the time Is on the wing
sit and spit, but sit and sing.
Hopeful.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1912-05-10
bALLADE OF A BACHELOR.

she was and divinely fair.
|ehf Of foot as a woodland fay;
bison girl with a modish air
b. that | loved and that said me
nay.
seems, ah me! but yesterday
stunning she looked in her
feathered hat!
p ten long years have passed
away,
Amaryllis is growing fat.
es dainty and figure spare.
Ppid's mouth and eyes Of gray.
Pish dimples and golden hair.
Ploe was blithe as q bird in May,
Dough I pleaded long for . single
"yea;"
used my heart as she would .
mat;
p Time adjusts all things, they
say,
chloe, too, is growing fat.
Exchange.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1912-05-10
Bedford Cord for Girls.

Bedford cord Is a material which is
o have q decided following Tor me
summer dressing Of girls who have
graduated somewhat from sash froeks-
Little frocks will be made OF Il, and
many Of these will have coats to
natch-long tailored affairs, buttoneo
high up to the neck, and possessing
genuinely protective qualities.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1912-05-10
The Long Glove.

80 many Of the smart little
tA3etA coats accompanying
dressy costumes have three
quarter sleeves that long silk
gloves will be sure to have grea.
popularity this summer. The
shops are showing delightfully."-
dainty glovewear In this line
long wristed affairs Of cham
payne colored silk with embroi-
dering In self color, or Of white
silk with white embroideries or
small cameo patterns embroi-
dered In black.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1912-05-10

C0lored hats Of braid with rolling
brim made on wire frames and
trimmed with changeable taffeta, are
used for darker hats. Immense bows
Of ribbon. with standing loops. form
the trims. Bordered and fancy rib.
bons are used for these big ribbon
decorations and loops arc wired to
keep them In the outstanding posi-
lions.
Although but one trimming material
Is used. or at most two. on this class
Of millinery-ample quantities are nec-
essary Of this single material. Bows
are very large, sweeping like wings.
from the body of the hat. But some
small fancy feather ornaments are ef.
fecuvely used on small shapes. They
are vivid in coloring as a rule. with
cerise and primrose the favorites and
the strongest Of bright greens next.
1t Is already settled that black and
white will have a great vogue In the
coming midsummer.
JULIA BoTToMLEY.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1912-05-10

\ nropos of Clean Up day, q MEM
of the Woman's Club hands US
following poem:
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1912-05-10

Il H.eoens Only IN Fiction,

It Happens Ohiy III evcSlous
II IL only In romantic fiction that .
man can work strenuously to the limit
Of his power and come home to b
sweet, sunny and entertaining.-H. q.
Wells In the American Magazine.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1912-05-10

thought In the way illustrated and tied
round the neck" with fine twine.
which 10 Afterwards covered with .
piece OF narrow ribbon tied In Q smart
little bow In front.
To complete this quaint little article
. small card Is suspended from the
neck on which Is written:
Once I was q merry thought grown
upon . hen,
Now I am . little slave doomed to
wipe . PEN"
the outer cape should be Of scarlet
cloth and the other two Of black cloth,
30 that the marks Of the pens will not
show upon then.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1912-05-10

RUST to look at the new shapes in
tailored hats transports ones to
midsummer. to visions OF
n beaches and mountains, to vaca.
ttone time and outings. The
shape Is the thing in these hats,
With trimming Of the simplest charac.
ter. Shapes have been carefully con.
sidered and are SO we'll balanced and
beautiful that trimmings are mere &C.
cessories used to accentuate Its lines,
to repeat or reflect its expression or to
acceLtuate Its peculiarities.
These hats must be properly poised
on the head and the trimming placed
to suit the face of the wearer. But 1t
must serve purpose on the hat and
not interfere with its hues or contra
dict them.
Two models In white and black are
shown here trimmed with white wings
and ribbon. The large round shape Is
faced with black velvet. The black
milans and hemps trimmed with white
are very chic.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1912-05-10
Titman Will Teach
e at Bartov.

~ O04 wv.
IS. Adele Doenitz and Miss Tit
nave arrived in Barlow and will
Up class in music. Both Of
ladies' are musicians of unusual
and considerable experience.
Doenitz is a graduate of Leip-
observatory of Music. She is a
ler of wide experience and is
successful in her chosen pro-
Pn She numbers among her pu.
ome OF the we'll known younger
0sers and pianists of this coun.
iltman is a graduate of the
conservatory of Music and
iso studied In New York un-
Ne Of the famous teachers in
ny She has had years of ex-
e and has made a great sue
her work Barlow Record.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1912-06-13
Home From California.

Mr.. and Mrs. Emil Bilharz returned
to Audubon Saturday after spending a
couple of months in California. They
were greatly delighted with their visit
and the only displeasure they encounter
ed was the illness of Mr.. Bilharz. He
was sick but a short time but neverthe-
less it interfered with their plans some
what. They have been in California
before and this time they are more than
ever convinced that the sunny climate
of California is conclusive to good health,
especially so during the winter months
when the climate in Iowa is subject to
various and rapid changes. They had
the pleasure Of meeting many old &C
quaintances, and among them, Mr.. and
Mrs. A. G. Ross. who expect to return
to Audubon the fore part of July. Miss
Carey will complete her high school
course the 2sth Of this month and she
will return to Audubon with them.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1912-06-13
Degree Of Honor Meets.

The ID. of H. held their regular
meeting yesterday afternoon at the
home of Mrs. Alex Ferguson, three
miles east of Audubon. Mr.. Fergu-
son came to town after the members
and on the way home gave them per-
mission to gather wild roses for dec
Grafton purposes. Inasmuch as the
day was the 74th anniversary of the
state of Iowa and the official flower
being the wild rose, the ladies were
observing day that meant much to
all Iowans. The ladies give Mr. Fer
guson a great deal of credit for the
decorations for 1t was through his
good naturedness and long suffering
that they were at all able to have any
decorations.
The noon hour brought to sur
face plenty of the good things of life,
and the large number of members
who were present can testify to the
fact that yesterdays meeting was one
of the most important and far reach
ing of any meeting held this year.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1912-06-13
Advertising Atlantic's Sociability Run

The business men of Atlantic are
going to have sociability run on June
II, 10 and FL. The trip will include
the towns surrounding Atlantic from
which the business men derive business
The trip will also include Audubon and
these Atlantic boosters will be here at
Ills a. m, Friday June 21st The pur-
pose of the trip is to get acquainted
with the people of the surrounding
towns and to let the world know that
the town of Atlantic is live wire.
Fifty automobiles will participate in
the run and at least 200 men will be in
the crowd. A band will accompany
the boosters to let the people along the
route know that they are coming to let
the people of the towns know that they
are present Audubon extends the glad
hand of fellowship to the citizens of
her sister city.
H. S. Rattenborg and d. E. Schrau-
ger and son, were in the city Monday
billing the town and making all neces-
sary preparations for good visit with
the people of Audubon. The excursion
will go from here to Extra where the
party will take dinner.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1912-06-13
Celebrate Their Golden Wedding.

Mr. and Mrs. Baltsen Thomson cell
citrate their golden wedding tnniver-
sary at their home in Sharon township
Friday afternoon, June It'll. Extensive
preparations were made for the occa-
sion and some three hundred guests
were present. A large tent was erect
ed on the yard where supper was serv-
ed, In the evening the young people
INDUCED in dancing and music for
this part of the program was furnish
ed by an orchestra.
Mr.. and Mrs. Thomson are worthy
people and have lived in their home
community number of years. They
have seven children, two girls and
five boys, all of whom were present
at the festivities. To say the least,
all who were fortunate enough to be
present had most enjoyable time
and Mr.. and Mrs. Thomson were made
to feel that so far as their friends
were concerned, they would be privi-
legged to live to celebrate another
fifty years of married life.
The neighbors and friends left
many tokens CT remembrance and
these will serve to remind them in
future years of that most enjoyable
occasion which came to them on June
Z, 1912.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1912-06-13
Farmers, Attention.

1 am now calling on old and new Gus.
toners with full line of RAwLEIGH
QUALITY PRODUCTS.
Over IS useful household articles.
The largest and most complete as.
sortment sold from wagons.
Before you buy any Stock Dip. Disin.
fectant, Stock Preparations or Poultry
Supplies, get my prices on bulk lots.
Everything positively guaranteed to
give perfect satisfaction or no sale.
If you need anything before reach
you, send me your orders or write or
phone me. Phone No. 10A21-22. 16-tf.
Rob't. Twist. The Rawleigh Man.
Audubon Ia.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1912-06-13
Seriously Injured in Runaway.

Mr.. and Mrs. Barney Deets, living
near Greeley center, were quite SER
iously injured Tuesday when theNteam
they were driving INDUCED in a run
away. Mr.. Deets and his wife were
seated in farm wagon and driving
through the field to the home of a
neighbor. The team Of colts became
unmanageable and threw the occu-
pants out of the vehicle. Mr.. Deets
was hurt about the head. and his right
arm was literally smashed, the bones
protruding through the flesh. His wife
was injured about the shoulders
Their condition was such that their
children were sent for. Two physi-
clans were called and administered
all that medical science had in store
This morning they are quite little
better, but It will be some time before
Mr.. Deets Is out OF danger.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1912-06-13
Kester Ladies Tailoring College. Con
Quoted by Mrs. W. W. Smith.

The SIS course includes the system,
with instruction in drafting patterns to
measure, and forty days of sewing on
your own or any other parties work.
All patterns furnished and instructions
given on all work.
The SIS course includes the system
with instructions in drafting. The sys.
tenn is perfect and has National rep.
Eutation.
The IS course includes ten days of
sewing for yourself or any other person.
All patterns furnished to customers. 1t
is not required, but the sewing is done
all at one time. Tuition payable in ad-
vance.
The SIS course gives forty days of
sewing for yourself or any other person.
Patterns cut to measure speciality.
The school is located over Jensen &
Viewers clothing store. Phone 81. 16-tf.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1912-06-13
Mayors Proclamation for Special Election.

PUBLIC NOTICE is HEREBY GIVEN,
by authority of a Resolution passed by
the Town Council at a regular meeting
June 3rd, 1912, pursuant to duly
signed Petition, that a special Election
of the town of Kimballton, in the Coun-
ty of Audubon, and State of Iowa, will
be held at the Landmans National Bank
within said Town, on the 18th, day of
July, 1912 from o'clock a. m, to Z
o'clock p. m, for the purpose of voting
on the proposition of constructing a
Water Works System within and for
said town and on the proposition of is,
suing bonds of said Town in sum not
to exceed Six Thousand Five Hundred
Dollars, $50, 100000 to procure the funds
to pay the cost thereof
At said Election the ballots to be used
will be in substantially the following
form.
Notice to voters; For an affirmative
vote upon the following questions make
a cross * mark in square after the
word Yes. For negative vote make
similar mark in the square following
the word NO
Shall the following public measure
be adopted?
Shall the Town of Kimballton, YES
in the County of Audubon and
State of Iowa, construct a mu- M
nicipal Water Works System
within and for said town? -
For the issuance of Bonds in YES
sum not TO exceed Six Thousand
Five Hundred Dollars, (S6, 10000 -
for Water Works System pur-
poses.
Against the issuance of Bonds YES
in sum not to exceed Six Thou
sand Five Hundred Dollars, u
(s6, 10000 for Water Works Sys-
TEN purposes.
Those in favor of issuing bonds for
Water Works purposes, will make a
cross ''X'' mark in the square opposite
For Water Works" etc.
Those not in favor of issuing bonds
for Water Works purposes will make a
cross tx" mark in the square opposite
Against Water Works" purposes.
Thomas B. Thomson, Mayor.
Passed and approved June 3rd, 1919.
Thomas B. Thompson, Mayor.
Attest: Hans Madsen, Clerk 23t.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1912-06-13
Hi Mendenhall Stricken With Apoplexy,

Word was received here yesterday
from Mission, Texas, by relatives that
Hi Mendehall had suffered stroke OF
apoplexy and that there was scant
hopes of his recovery. The message
urged his relatives to hasten to his
bedside If they chose to see him alive.
In response to the telegram, Aida and
George Mendenhall, and Mrs. Tom
Sweeney and Mrs. w. Brockway left
at noon yesterday. and hope to reach
the bedside of their father. The many
friends of Mr.. Mendenhall here and
elsewhere will continue to hope that
he may reach speedy recovery.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1912-06-13
Audubon Slips One Over on GRAY.

The Audubon ball club went to Gray
last Sunday afternoon to play ball and
when the game was over Audubon had
packed it away ~ to s. The game
started off with Gray in the lead where
they remained until the 5th inning
when our boys tied the score-the tieing
being gift from one (Col Penney who
was behind the bat for Gray Thegray
bunchput two more runs over in the
9th and our boys came back in the It'll
and tied it up again and in the sth put
over two more, not satisfied with that
they took their spite out on Kilcoin,
(he also working his best for Cray and
batted around in the 9th making total
of six runs in that frame. Gray came
back in their half and tried hard to tie
the score or go one better but their
efforts only Melted them runs and the
final count was as above stated ~ to 8.
This makes one game each for these
clubs and the saw off will be watched
with interest and If Gray uses the same
battery as last Sunday-well we think
Audubon has it packed away. Audubon
was well represented at Gray there
being some IS or so fans along to help
their team win. Following is the score
by innings: AsCS
Gray 1-0--1-0-0--2-O-O-4-S
Audubon O-O-0-l-l-0-2-2-6-12
Battery, Kilcoin and Penney. Booten
and Stafford. Umpire, H. Northup.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1912-06-13
Applications Coming in by the Thousands

Congressman w. r. Green writes us
that the government pension officials
are literally swamped with the tremen-
dous influx of pension applications
under the new age.service pension law
recently passed by Congress. In fact,
the deluge of applications has been so
great that it has been necessary for J..
L. Davenport, the highest pension off,
cial in the United States to side.track
the routine business of his office to
assist in acknowledging the receipt of
applications Each declaration is being
stamped Immediately upon its receipt
and the date of the stamp will determine
the order of adjudication.
1T is tremendous, said Commits.
sioner Davenport when commenting on
the matter, Already we have received
over $50, 900 applications and they are
coming in at the rate of $4,000 day.
We have estimated that about 400, 900
soldiers will be benefited by this new
law. 1t is obvious that even if 1000
cases could be adjudicated within the
Bureau for every working day in the
year, that it would take over a year to
clear all claims.
The work of adjudicating the claims
has already begun but Commissioner
Davenport says that the work will be
delayed in practically every claim under
the disability clause of the Act as it will
be necessary for the claimant to file GER
tain evidence to support his claim.
In making claim under the disability
clause of the law it is necessary to have
the fact so stated in the application
blank. Many have failed to do this
and it will then be necessary for those
who did not state this fact in the appli.
cation, to file a subsequent affidavit
stating that they intended to make
claim under the disability clause and
setting forth specifically the nature.
cause and degree of disability. All of
this will cause much delay and the
Commissioner says that it may be more
than year before claims under the
disability clause are settled.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1912-06-13

At the Gem Theatre next Saturday,
June 18th. at 8 pm. Showing Ancient
and Modern Methods of Harvesting.
This show is given through the cour-
tesy of the International Harvester
Company and will be shown FREE at
the Popular Gem Theatre, accompani-
ed by music. Farmers are especially
invited. We are making a special
price on all haying and Harvesting
tools as We are overstocked with Dain
and Deere Leaders and Rakes.
JAMES LAW. :.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1912-06-13
EIGHT PEOPLE ARE MURDERED
Victims Were Killed While They Slept
and Heads are Crushed to Pulp.

Joseph Moore, prominent Nillisca
citizen and business man, his wife and
four children and two Spillinger girls
were found murdered Monday morning
in the Moore home Their heads had
been mashed to a pulp, and an axe
covered with blood and human hair
was found in the house and is supposed
to have been the instrument with which
the crime was committed.
All were murdered in their beds.
There is no definite clue to the muir
derers, altho search has been made, it
is said, for one person suspected by the
authorities.
No robbery was committed, and it
seems clear that only desire for re-
venge could have prompted the murder,
unless the work was done bya mailman.
Owing to the terrible mutilation the
identity of the two women could not
at first be established. They were be-
lieved to be Mrs. Won Glider and her
daughter, relatives of the Moores, but
later they were positively identifie I'd as
the Spillinger sisters, daughters of a
wealthy farmer living a few miles from
Villisca.
Mr.. Moore was one of the leading
business men of the town and was en-.
gagged in the implement trade. The
family is one of the most prominent in
that section of the state.
Sunday night the Moores attended q
church entertainment in which their
children took part. They were &C
companisd home part of the distance
after the close of the program by
neighbors. The Spillinger girls had
remained with them rather than return
to their home late at night. There are
several homes located close by the
Moore home and great wonder is ex
pressed that the murderer could have
entered the place, killed the eight PEG
pie and escaped without an outcry be
ing heard.
Ihe parents OF the Splllinger girls
are Frustrated and have not been able
yet to leave their home to come tc
town to care for the bodies of theil
children, and the scenes at the Spill
niger home have been most distressing
Geo. M. Ross of Viola township is q
cousin of the murdered man and would
have gone to the funeral which wa:
held yesterday if word had reached him
n time. Mr.. Ross also knows the MAJ
whois held as suspect of the one com
hitting the crime