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The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1912-06-01
presented the


of Trustees, presented the d.
plomas to the graduating class. He |
spoke of the fact that $4,000 a year |
is being expended to make possible |
an occasion like this. While this is |
large sum, it is paltry if its expendi-
ture has helped you young ladies and
young gentlemen to build characters
of usefulness" He was gratf1ed that
in this class, there are so many
young gentlemen. 1t has not been the
custom here, to graduate boys. 1t is
a good sign to see this large increase
in the number of boys to receive d.
plomas.
The work of the Board and the Sup
erintendent has been to bring the
school to it's highest efficiency. 1t is
gratifying therefore that in addition
to the academic course, there has
been added music, drawing, domestic
science and manual training with
each under special supervision.
Congratulating each graduate, Mr..
Tally presented the diplomas in the
order here named:
Miss Eva May Coombs, Miss Mary
Christine Patton, Miss Alberta -Powe,
Nathan 16zrGo rdUf, IT CarTon we
Leod,s Miss AHnie-'Bavis,,s Miss~svera
Galbreath, Thomas r~JaeksoH Miss
Emmie Smith, Miss > Edith E'Vayior,
Miss Maurine az.iW eiborn# 5vhE
Davis, Miss Sarah Fogef VBert-E6mp
VIII Tatum, Miss Vesters Burnett, Ide
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1912-06-01

each little guests was given pink
and white ribbon roseate, which was
pinned on by May Cassatry Of Gulf
port and Elizabeth Breland. Assist
ing in serving the refreshments were
Mrs. Fred Wilson and Mrs. r. l.. Bre-
land.
Little Miss Lynn received her guests
at the door most gracefully. She wore
beautiful white hand-embroidered
linen frock, a birthday gift from an
aunt In Florida.
Many dainty presents were received
by the young honor guest.
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Wedding Invitations Issued.
Mr.. and Mre. Theodore Gibon, of
GAINESVILLE, Tenn, have issued invita-
tons to the marriage Of their daugh'
ter, Anita, to Mr.. George Waddell
Currie, of this city, which will take
place on the evening of Wednesday
June 18th, at o'clock, at the First
Presbyterian Church, GAINESVILLE,
Tenn.
The invitation is of widespread in
terest in South Mississippi, owing to
the prominence of the family of the
groom-elect, while he himself is we'll
known as a rising young lawyer. Mr.
Currie carried off the honors of his
class when he graduated from the law
department of Vanderbilt University
and was also an honor graduate from
the Southwestern Presbyterian Uni
versity at 'Clarksville. 1t was in this
little college town of GAINESVILLE, while
student, that he met and wooed his
bride-elect.
Miss Gibon is not unknown here
either, having visited Rev. and Mrs
e. J. Currie, the groom-elect's parents
on the occasion of the marriage o.
their daughter, Lois, to Rev. ]. N. Nc
Cord.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1912-06-01

Trotter. Frank Tatum, Covers Mea-
Welborn, Miss RuthpsC urrie. 3. W.
Polk and Miss Grace Massingaie.
Under the present system, the Hat
tiesburg High School has two gradu-
ating periods. Adding the class Of
twelve that graduated in January TO
the twenty-five who received diplomas
last night there are 81 graduates for
this session. Present indications are,
there will be at least eighty-nine to
graduate in the next session. Hatties-
burg is proud of her public schools
and especially proud of the splendid
work done in the session just closed.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1912-06-01
RAMSEY G. COMPANY,
LEADING UNDERTAKEN
prompt AMBULANCE SERVICE.
CHURCH SOCIETIES.
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The Woman's Missionary Society of
the Fifth Avenue Baptist church will
hold social meeting Monday after
noon at 8 o'clock, at the residence of
Mrs. A. S. Butler, on Hardy street.
The members are asked to bring their
sewing.
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The Catholic Ladies' Aid met Tues
day afternoon with Mrs. M. Rowan, on
Bay street and the members decided
to disband for the summer. During
the social hour the hostess served
pimento sandwiches and iced tea.
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Presbyterian church will meet Monday
afternoon at $3.50, with Mrs. R. S. Hail.
on Second avenue.
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Monday afternoon the West Minister
Aid of the Bay Street Presbyterian
church will meet at $3.50, at the resi-
dence of Mrs. c. T. Singleton, or
Buschman street.
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The Philathea Union will meet Sun
day afternoon at o'clock, at the First
Presbyterian church, on Main street
The program will be in charge of the
Philathea Glass of Court Street Meth
odist church.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1912-06-01
TWENTY FIVE GRADUATES
Continued From Page One.)

those who die annually from prevent
able diseases. We are wasteful in ef-
fort, wasteful in commercial and ma
terial resources, wasteful in education
al matters, yea, wasteful in church
energy"
Here the speaker spoke of the value
of team work as illustrated in the ma
tional sports, and said these had
taught cooperation, as the great ma
tional conservator. He paid tribute to
the standards of efficiency taught and
promoted by the German methods.
methods which have raised the stand
ard of human efficiency so high that
Germany, 10th rate power, is now a
leader of the world in many lines.
This idea of efficiency brings us a
balm. To commune with God and
think large thoughts, is the result of
right ideals. Closing, the speaker
used effectively quotation from
LEIGH Hunt, expressing in poetry the
thoughts he built upon.
Medal Presented Miss Massingale.
H. Katz, In behalf of the Interstate
Trust & Banking Company, OF New
Orleans, presented to Miss Grace Mas
singale gold medal awarded her TO
the preparation of prize paper on
, Southern Immigration"
Graduates Receive Diplomas.
} ]. r, Tally, President of the Boar
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1912-06-01

Mr. and Mrs. M. Galbreath have as
their guests. the latter's mother MRS,
M n Reames, and sister, Mrs. J, T.
Norris and her little son, Alton OF
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1912-06-01
TAP Lines DIVIDED
into two CLASSES
(Bp Associated Press.l

Washington, June LIN supple
mental decision of the so-called Tap
line" case the Interstate Commerce
Commission holds that forty lines,
which it named, are to perform trans
portation service for which they are
entitled to receive compensation out
of through rates. Thus the Commits
sion divides taplines into two classes
those which are purely industrial ia
cilities and those which may be con
sidered common carriers.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1912-06-01

Richmond Pearson Hobson, once
famous for the sinking of the Merri-
mac and for osculatory stunts, now a
distinguished representative from Ala
bama in the lower house of Congress,
has just succeeded Senator Thornton,
of Louisiana, as president of the South
ern Society at Washington
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1912-06-01

At Guthrie, Okla, May 10th. Silvey
Baker, aged 119, colored and formerly
slave belonging to the Lees of Vir-
ginia, passed away. She was born on
plantation near Richmond, Va, in
1893, and went with her son to Okla.
homa in 1898. Eight children survive
her.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1912-06-01

wife's sister. Rice and old shoes are
INDUCED in and when the couple re-
turn home the small grains of rice
on the. wife's hat recalls the love of
long ago and causes lawyer to lose
a case. "Everybody's DOM 1t Now"
is the orchestra selection for today.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1912-06-01

1t takes 1 minute and 4S seconds
to close one of the ASTON electrically
controlled steel lock gates Of the Pan
anna Canal. The lock leaf is 81 feet
high. 65 feet long and feet thick.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1912-06-01
ON THE SICK LIST.

Rev. H. H. Webb, who Is i'll with
typhoid fever at the South Mississippi
Infirmary, is improving.
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The friends of Mrs. w. w. Quinn
will be sorry to learn that she is crit
ically i'll at her home on Elizabeth
avenue.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1912-06-01
TO THE GIRL GRADUATES.

Little lass of fairest fanices,
Ere the joy of youth has gone,
Thrilled by girlhood's necromancies;
At the threshold of the dawn,
Many now, as life is starting,
Will advise you thus and so,
Pointed out to you, at parting,
Many roads that thou should'st go.
Heed them all, yet heed them merely;
There's another knows you best
Conscience will advise you clearly
Let her words outweigh the rest
Standing at the gate of morning,
Where the sunlight's falling clear,
Hear her gentle, kindly warning,
Let her linger always near.
Meier a sermon, long and weary,
Conscience preaches-'tis her way,
In a still, small voice" and CHEEKY,
Just word or two to say.
Listen when she speaks, intently;
She but warns you when she should,
Whispering to you softly, gently
Little girl, be good-be good
Skies, today, are blue above you,
May they always so appear;
God and all His people love you,
And will always love you, dear,
If you e'er but heed the warning,
And obey it as you should
Enter then the gate of morning,
All, but little girl-be good.
Exchange.
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Mrs. S. Burr spent Thursday in Ep'
ley, the guest of Mrs. L. L. Major and
Mrs. Stevens.
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Mr.. and Mrs. Butler McClanahan
spent Friday in Kolo, the guests OF
Mr.. and Mrs L. M. Nolan.
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Mrs. H. A. Powell and baby, Horace
left today for Atlanta, Ga, to WISH
Mrs. Powells father Mr.. Braswell.
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Eber Wilder, of Perkinston, is spend
ing the weekend with his mother
Mrs. J. F. Wilder, on West Pine street
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Miss Verna PEBBLES, of Philadel
phia, Miss, is visiting Mrs. Gillis, OF
Walnut street, and Miss Bessie Har
bour.
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Miss Matte Houston member o
the High School faculty, left today 10
LAUREL to visit her sister, Miss Gabrie
Houston.
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Mrs. NJ. P. Love and children, 10"
erv. Alice and David, are visitin
Mrs. Loves mother, Mrs. Moore, i
Clinton.
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Mrs. A. S. Carr and children lei
this morning for West Florida, wher
with Mr.. Carr, they will spend IN
summer.
Miss Elizabeth Coppock will leav
TODAY to spend some time with he
brother and sister-in-law, at lumbe
camp, near Picayune.
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Miss Amelia Thompson returned III
day night from Laurel, where she wa
tbe euest for a few days of DR.. an
Mrs Bailey and Mr.. and Mrs, D.
Fox
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Miss Rosa McDade, OF Entefpris
ia visiting her cousin, Miss Maud M
Dade, at the home of MIS- 3 H. 0u
lev, on Katie avenue
].
Dorance Major, of Epley, spent Fl
day here, the guest of Mr. Thomas
Jackson, on Court street, having con
IN attend the High School commenc
ment, Mr.. Jackson being memoer
the graduating class.
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Mr.. and Mrs. M. Galbreath nave
their guests, the latter's mother MI
~ n Reames, and sister, Mrs. }.
Norris and her little son, Alton,
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1912-06-01
City BreOities

Hon. J. n. Powers, state superinten-
dent of education, went to Purvis Fri
day evening, where he delivered an
address before the High School. He
returned here last night and was
again in conference with the State
Normal faculty today.
Messrs. L. B. Campbell, of Houston,
Texas, and ]. T. Foster, of Meridian,
are now members of the clerical force
of the Hotel Hattiesburg. Mr.. Camp
bell comes here from the Rice Hotel,
Houston, and Mr., Foster has been with
the Southern Hotel at Meridian and
the Edwards House, Jackson. Mr.. c..
A. Campbell who has been with the
Hotel Hattiesburg for several months,
, goes from here to Jackson, where he
will take up other business.
The twenty big fans and ventilators
and a good show was the means Oh
drawing another big crowd to the Gem
theatre last night Miss Glen Miles
was given quite an ovation when she
rendered 1.-THE Last of Summer" in
clear soprano voice. Illustrated
slides being shown at the same time,
this method being originated by Mr..
Herring, the Gems chief operator and
electrician. Tonight's program at the
Gem consists of feature Vitagraph
called "Their Golden Wedding" fea
turing Maurice Castillo and several
other Vitagraph stars. On the same
program a very funny American Pathe
comedy called THAT Houn' Dog" will
also be shown. Sights of Washington
D. c., the capitol of the U. S. and the
most interesting and beautiful city IL
America, along with new illustrated
spot songs by Miss Glen Miles ant
music by the Gem orchestra, will
round out splendid Saturday show.
The Pathe Weekly heads the bill a
the Lomo theatre today, having NOR
domestic news than heretofore and
few of the features are the Five-Mil
: Auto Race at Los Angeles; the Cor
federate Reunion at Macon, Ca; Avis
: ton at Monaco and other curren
! events of worldwide interest. job
! Bunny again is the laugh organ, al
pearing in the vitagraph Capital
3 jerks Diplomacy" and has happ
way of making everybody happy. H
brings about a happy reconciliatio
s between father and son. "Rice ar
y Old Shoes" is a very touching stol
L of young couple who are about to
It divorced when appearances demal
that they attend the wedding Of t
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-04-29
DOCKETS AUGMENTED
FOR THE MAY TERM

The common law and chancery dock
cts of the circuit court have been aug
mented by the addition of lis cases
since Saturday which was the last day
OF service prior to the May term Of
court. OF the lis new cases, A are
on the common law docket. and II on
the chancery side. OF the latter, 3S
or over one-half are divorce actions.
The increase in the number of di.
vorce actions filed during the last %
years is remarkable, though not
greatly in excess of the percentage of
increase in the number of marriage
licenses issued. Twenty-Five years ago
at this time Of the year. nine new di-
vorce actions were added TO the dock
ct, while there were as new common
law cases.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-04-29
BR0WNING'S "s0RDELL0."
Mystery of That Colossal Dsreliet on
the Ocean Of Poetry"

The impenetrable nature Of Robert
Browning's "Sordello." published in
1910, "a colossal derelict on the ocean
OF poetry" as William Sharp terms it,
has been the theme of many anecdotes.
Tennyson declared, writes Lillian Whit
ing in THE Brownings-Their Life and
Art" that there were only two lines in
1.-THE opening and the closing ones
which he understood, and they are
both lies" he feelingly added
Douglas Jerrold tackled it when he
was just recovering from an illness
and despairingly set down his inabili-
ty to comprehend it to the probability
that his mind was impaired by dis
ease. and, thrusting the book into the
hands of his wife. he entreated her to
read it at once. He watched her
breathlessly. and when she exclaimed.
Il don't know what this means; it is
gibberish," Jerrold exclaimed, THANK
God, am not an idiot"
A French critic, Odysse Barot, quotes
passage where the poet says. God
gave man two faculties" and adds. II
wish while he was about it Gcd had
supplied another-namely, the power
of understanding Mr. Browning" Mrs
Carlyle declared that she read "Sordel.
10" attentively twice, but was unable
to discover whether the title referred
to "a man, city or a tree"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-04-29
SNAKES ARE USEFUL.
They Are a Check Upon the lesse
REPTILES of the Tropjcs

They Are a Check Upon the Lesser
Reptiles of the Tropics.
What is the use of snakes? In their
going on their belly" the circum-
stance that so offended Bacon, lies one
of their greatest uses. because that, to-
gether with their internal formation
and external covering, enables them to
penetrate where no larger carnivor-
Gus animal could venture, into dark
and noisome morasses, bog jungles,
swamps amid the tangled vegetation of
the tropics, where swarms of the lesser
reptiles, on which so many of them
feed, would otherwise outbalance the
harmony OF nature.
WOndrously and exquisitely CON
structed for their habitat. they are able
TO exist where the higher animals
could not, and, while they help to clear
those inaccessible places of the lesser
vermin. they themselves supply food
for a number of the smaller mamma
liza, which, with many carnivorous
birds, devour vast numbers OF young
snakes.
The hedgehog. weasel. ichneumon,
rat, peccary, badger, goat, hog and an
immense number Of birds keep snakes
within due limits. while the latter per-
form their part among the grain de-
vouring and herbivorous lesser crea-
tures.-Harper's Weekly.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-04-29
Obituary
SCHMIDT FUNERAL.

The funeral services over the re-
mains of L. A. Schmidt were held
this afternoon at O'Clock from the
home of his step-daughter, Mrs.
George P. Garrison, 1919 Seventh
avenue. Members of John Buford
post of the G. A. R., turned out in
force 10 give military honors to the
deceased and most of the druggists
of the city and some from Moline
were present TO pay their last re-
spects to their late colleague. Rev.
W. S. Marquis of Broadway Presby-
terrain church was in charge of the
services. Burial took place at Chip
piannock cemetery. The pallbearers
were NJ. w. Battles, Jr., c. H. Sohr-
beck, William Ullemeyer, A. J.
Riess, H. o. Rolls, August Helm
beck, Daniel Corken and S. S. Par
ker.
During the funeral hour, drug
stores of the city closed out of re-
spect TO the memory of Mr.. Schmidt.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-04-29
PARISH ASSURED
OF A new SCHOOL

The securing of S1S,500 in sub
scriptions for the new St. Joseph pa
rochial school has made the erection
of same an assured fact and ground
will be broken June /. This sum of
money was raised in a weeks time
and together with subscriptions still
TO come in, will complete the entire
amount sought for, $40, 900.
SITE CHOSEN.
The school will be erected at the
rear of the church on Fourteenth
street, between Second and Third
avenues. The lot has a frontage of
100 feet and a depth of I'D feet.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-04-29
Hitch In the SXstam.

A Boston tramp has begging reduced
TO a system. He has his regular Gus
toners. He knocked at the door of a
house. The owner came out. AS soon
as he saw the tramp he said:
NOW, look here; last week 1 gave
you a nickel to stay away for ten days,
and here you are back again"
The tramp put his hand to his fore
head and was lost in thought for sew
eral minutes. Then he said:
You are right, colonel. Your as
sessment does not come due for a
week yet. When l get back to my
counting room I'll pay off my head
bookkeeper and discharge him. he
has neglected to give you the proper
credit on the ledger. New York
American.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-04-29
THINKING While AsIeen.

It is rather startling to hear that
man thinks as intelligently asleep as
awake, but no less an authority than
Sir Arthur Mitchell admits that think
ing is essential to life. says the Chi
cago Tribune. Thinking when we
sleep may be different from when we
are awake, but the process goes on
just the same. Man cannot think IN
less he is alive, and he cannot be
alive without thinking Dreams are
not as confused as we think. They
become confused from the standpoint
Of memory, but are not from the point
Of the dream organ Memory half
blurred in trying TO recall them makes
dreaming seem confused. Dreams
born under normal conditions are nor
NAL II is only those that are created
under abnormal conditions that are
strange, for. as Cicero said: 1t can
not be doubted the number of tr.IA
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-04-29
Theater Audiences

The tricks Of theater audiences have
been remarkably similar in all ages.
Alciphron, who wrote Of the later At
tic comedy, shows that the claque was
known then and also young men Of
the town" who took a malicious de-
light in kissing a play OF the stage.
Theophrastus, who died In 2SS 3. c.,
sketches among his Characters" the
man OF superior taste, whose pride it
was 20 hiss when everybody else ap-
plauded and TO clap when the rest
were silent, and the annoying person
who would hum or whistle an accom-
pauiment 10 every tune that pleased
him. And Aristotle himself refers To
spectators who brought out provisions
during the dull parts Of the perform
ance
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-04-29
Personal Points

Miss Mabel Lewis, who has been
visiting with friends and relatives at
Cedar Rapirs for several days, re-
turned TO the city this morning.
Joseph NJ. McQuaid, chairman of
the firemens grievance committee of
the Rock Island road, has moved his
headquarters to Chicago and estab-
lished them at the Lexington hotel.
Word has been received here by
Mr. and Mrs. E. B. McKown of the
birth of a son to Mr.. and Mrs.
Charles Moll at Oakland, Cal. The
child, their second, was born last
Thursday Mrs Moll was formerly
Miss Melnotte McKown.
Commissioner Jonas Bear has re-
turned from ColfaX, Iowa, where he
visited for a few days with his daugh-
ter, Miss Selma Bear. He reports that
his daughters condition is greatly i'm
proved and that she will be able to re-
turn home within a fortnight.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-04-29
THE AMERICAN FLAG.
Its Star spansIed Canton Is a Union.
Not Union Jack.

Not Union Jack.
Those who speak of the star span
gled canton on the American flag as a
union jack" do so enormously. 1t is
rightly called the union" but the term
Jack" is applied correctly only 10 the
similar canton on the British ensign,
in which the crosses of st. George, St
Andrew and St Patrick are superim-
posed.
The number of stars in the union of
our nag is regulated by the law passed
April 4, 1918, which provides:
That on the admission of every new
state into the Union one star shall be
added TO the union Of the flag and that
such addition shall take effect on the
4th Of July next succeeding such ad-
mission"
The Marine Journal says that the
origin Of the phrase union jack is IN
certain, but that the weight of evil
dence is TO the effect that it was de-
rived from Jacques or Jacobus, the
French and Latin names OF the Stuart
king, in whose reign the supertmposed
crosses OF st. George and St Andrew
were placed in the canton OF the Brit
ish nag TO indicate the union Of Eng
land and Scotland. In that generally
accepted view Of the case the name
appropriately belongs to that part Of
the British flag, but it is a misnomer
10 apply II to the canton Of the Ameri-
can dag, with which 'Jacobus Rex GER
tainly had nothing TO do unless sim
ply to set the example OF placing a un-
ion emblem on the canton"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-04-29
Police Court Grist.

-Four culprits who we're hailed into
police court this morning departed
with the weight of heavy fines sus-
pended over their heads pending good
behavior. Ira Slater, Rock Islander,
who loaded up with a pint bottle OF
vhiskey Saturday night and who con-
sumed contents OF said bottle yester-
day, much TO the discomfort of his
pedal eXtremities, was informed that
$500 would be the fine imposed upon
him should he offend again. His
mother complained against him.
Gus Fehr, a man with a fine ply
sique. was informed in like manner as
Slater. Fehr was so nervous from
the effects Of intoxicants that ne
could scarcely sign the jury waIy sr
and when he was informed that he
might have another trial, he could
scarcely utter his thanks TO the jus
tice
John Steffens Of Davenport and Har-