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Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1912-02-29
r. R. WILL ACCEPT NOMINATION
Replies to Letter Of Governors Ask.
ing Definite Statement-Note
was Brief But Positive.

New York, ". VI will accept the
nomination for president il it is
rendered me and | will adhere to this
decision until the convention has ex.
pressed its preference"
That Is Col. Theodore Roosevelt's
answer to the letter of seven Repub-
lican governors asking him to stand
for nomination. The eagerly awaited
reply was given out at Col. Roose.
velt's Offices here in his absence on
q trip to Boston. 1t was unexpected
ly brief, but definite.
The letter was TO the following gov
errors:
William f. Glasscock, of Nebraska;
Robert p. Bass. of New Hampshire;
Joseph NJ. Carey, of Wyoming; Char.
les S. Osborn, of Michigan; w. r.
Stubs, of Kansas. and Herbert s.
Hadley, of Missouri.
Efforts of Col. Roosevelt's friends
to induce him 70 make an earlier
declaration of his attitude on the pres.
idential question had been unavailing.
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1912-02-29
CARLOAD OF BEER WAS DlTCHEO
Attorney General Of Kansas Now
Seeking Owner Of Liquor Seized
at Pittsburg.

Pittsburg, Kan.-While out Scout
ing" Jerry tombstone, assistant attor-
ney general, found a refrigerator car
full of beer on a coal switch away out
in the country. tombstone started
out to find a telephone and call for
aid from the sheriff's office at Girard
to assist him in Selling the car. When
he came back he found a switch en-
CINE just hooking up to it and Or
dercd the engineer to stop.
The engineer paid no attention and
tombstone made a run for the cab.
He reached 1t and climbed in and be-
gan threatening the engineer. Just
then the rails parted and both the en-
CINE and the beer car were "ditched."
Now Johnsto1e and the other Of
ficers are trying to find out to whom
the beer in the car was consigned. A
railroad agent has refused to tell and
it is expected that he will be brought
into court with his records.
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1912-02-29
sedelia. Mo-. reports one death from

sedclia. Mo-, reports one death from
spinal meningitis.
Five passenger trains are snow.
bound at Enid, Ok, on the Frisco rail.
road.
Work is to begin on the interurban
extension from Cherryvale to Parsons,
Kan, within two weeks.
Sixteen inches OF snow are reported
at ST. Louis, with Q 40.mile wind and
a temperature OF "a degrees.
The ice in the Kaw river and it's
tributaries is breaking up. The river
rose seven and one.half feet in "a
hours at Topeka.
The Farmers COOPERATIVE union
held their annual meeting at Salina,
Kan.
Fire which destroyed the home OF
Frederick Clark at Sapulpa, Oh,
burned ,wo children, FIVE and eight
years Old to death and fatally burned
the parents and another child.
The Ohio supreme court confirmed
the sentence Of Rodney j. Diegle,
former sergeant.at-arms of the state
senate to three years in the p%eniten.
tiary for legislative bribery.
Regents of Kansas university ore
considering the building of an obser.
va'ory for the use Of students.
The house committee has inserted
the $50, 600, 900 appropriation for the
Missouri river in the river and har-
Dor bill.
The Merchants and Business Mems
club OF Erie, Kan, have started q
movement for the establishment Of q
creamery.
Weir City, Kan, has enjoined the
taking of coal from under the city be-
couse OF danger to business buildings
from settling.
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1912-02-29
Ask for Parcela Post.

SGlina, Kansas.-ln obedience TO
the instructions of the state con-
vention OF the Farmers Cooperative
and Educational union, which met
here, President McAuliRe telegraphed
the Kansas congressman and senator's
at Washington to use their greatest
%endcavors for the passing Of the par
cells post law and the law prohibiting
speculation in farm products.
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1912-02-29
Omaha Banks Consolidate.

Omaha, Neb.-Arrangements have
been made for the consolidation OF
the Omaha National bank and the
Corn Exchange National bank, under
the name of the Omaha National. Tho
combined capital of the two banks is
81 300, 900 and the combined deposits
about $4,000, 600.
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1912-02-29
Lusitania Il. Siereo Stor....

New York, n. Y~.--Eightcen hours
late, as the result of a terrific strus-
gle with wind that at one time at
tanned IA velocity Of $50 miles an hour,
the liner Lusitania has reached port.
The vessel was awash from stem to
stern in mountains OF water through
out the 24.hour storm. Every state
room was crowded,
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1912-02-29
Personal.


Of Senator Du pont, OF Delaware, is
about TO be started.
VIM. Lundy, 20 years old, confessed
TO the murder Of his daughter.in-law
at Olean, y. Y. and within an hour
became IA maniac.
Charles Stephens Of Columbus,
Kan. has rendered his resignation as
Cherokee county attorney, effective
March J..
Miss Forestine White an eighth
grade pupil, won the Commercial club
gold medal in the Ray county spelling
match at Richmond, Mo.
The grand lodge OF Kansas Masons
elected w. f. Hutchinson. of Garden
City, grand master at their annual
session in Topeka.
Prof. ]. ID. Wilson of the Kirksville
normal school is appointed superin-
tendent OF the Missouri training
school to succeed c. c. McClaughry,
who resigned.
Judge Grover at Lincoln Center,
Kan, paroled Watson Scranton, serv.
ing sentence OF a year for tarring
Miss Mary Chamberlain at Shady
Bend last August,
II. X. Barg. a farmer six miles south
of Eureka. Kan, was found dead from
exposure near his home.
Gov. Stubs named Prof. d. G. Por.
ter of Caldwell, the Rev. John Maher
Of Salina and the Rev. DR., s. 9. Estey
OF Topeka as new members OF the
state textbook commission.
William Orr, q pioneer settler died
at his home at Kirksville, Mo, on his
92nd anniversary.
Henry Reed died OF h%ydrophobia at
Nevada, Mo. from a bite receiyed in
December, A mad stone" rad been
used on the wound.
Chas Miller. for 20 yeara a hard.
ware merchant at St. Joseph, com.
mitted suicide by shooting,
VIM. Lake escaped from The state
prison at Lansing, but was captured
by guards at Walluls, Kan.
William Springer recently found AT
Little Rock, Ark, will contest his
fathers will leaving him only $4,000
OF a 81, 700. 900 estate.
W. G. Sherwood, n railroad detec,
tive was robbed and killed near
Joliet, III.
Gov. woodrow Wilson OF New Jer,
sey addressed a large audience at To
peka, Kan.
Three railroads and six other con
Germs were indicted for Relating BY y
federal grand jury in Chicago.
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1912-02-29
Russian Censor Again Active.

London, Eng.-It is said that the
censorship of the press in Russia has
been revived with all OF its former
severity and one of the first sufferers
was an American newspaper which
had a cartoon which it copied from
a humorous publication blOtted out OF
the copies mailed to Russian sub.
scribers.
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1912-02-29
SAVED FROM
AN OPERATION
How Mrs. Reed of Peoria, ILL.,,
Escaped The Sur.
geon's Knife.
Peoria, 1ll.-"I wish to let every one
know whatLydia E. Pinkham'sVegetable

Compound has done
for me. For twoyears
I suffered. The doc,
tor said l had a tumor
and the only remedy
was the surgeons
knife. My mother
bought me Lydia E.
Pinkham's Vegeta-
BILE Compound, and
today l am a well and
healthy woman. For
months I suffered
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1912-02-29
Teachers to Topeka.

Topeka, Kan.-The executive COM
mlttee of the Kansas State Teachers
association met here and decided that
the next annual meeting OF the asso-
citation should be held iu Topeka No
gembeg I, 8 aud Q.
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1912-02-29
FLASHES Of THE WEEK
j0TTinGS FROM KILOGRAMS
Interesting I.erns Gathered from All
Parts Of the World CONDENSED
into Small Space for the Ben.
eft of Our Readers.
Domestic .serAs.

Mass Forty others escaped.
Tho sac association of county as.
SCISSORS meets at Moberly, Mo, mex
week.
A passenger train arrived at Arkan.
sas city, Kan, after being three days
In the gQfoot snow drills near Hardy,
OK.
A delegation Of citizens from Ell
TasO. Ten. called OF the war depart.
men', demanding protection from
Mexican Ievolutionists.
Robbers broke into X. r. Ross
Jew c,ry store at Mercer, Mo, seCur.
ing only a few inexpensive trinkets.
The fifth annual session Of Missouri
County Highway Engineers is 20 meet
al Kansas City March Is and II.
An all day snowstorm at Bolivar,
Mo. was accompanied by continual
thunder and lightning.
At Sacramento. cal. women were
admitted Ia witness a prize igh', the
same as men
Two Michigan boys formed a human
chain and saved a playmate from
drowning. neal Muskegon, Mich.
The Wolncu's Trade Union league
plans he erection of a labor temple,
with roof garden and rest rooms for
girls in Chicago.
Standard Oil company is charged
with Tying to obtain control of the
Waters Pierce concern at st. Louis
In an effor' to perpetuate the trust.
\ nurse in a New York baby hos.
pi'aI confessed 20 poisoning the milk,
causing eight deaths in three DAYS.
\ Chicago railroad has begun &C.
tion against loan sharks, to protect
Their employees, and VIII carry the
fighl 20 the supreme court,
A kou'Hckian offers 500 for the
capture of his clipping daughter If
unmarried"
Galena, kan. schools at" closed on
eccount Of a scarlet fever epidemic.
There arc - cases in the city.
The Fulton. Mo, journal has been
sold to T.. II. Smith, formerly proprie-
tor of the Chula. Mo, News.
\ bill has been introduced in the
New Jersey legislature to levy a tax
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Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1912-02-29
Foreign Affairs.

The German Reichstag passed the
first reading Of a law making white
slavery an extraditable offense.
Gen Pedro mol Ospina. Colombian
minister 20 the United States has been
recalled.
Jules Vedrines broke the speed
record for monoplanes at Pau, France,
flying G. miles in 81 minutes.
An American tourist, was arrested
a. the Fortress of S%pandau, a few
miles from Berlin, as a spy, but was
later released.
A small steamer foundered near
Rangoon, capital Of Burmah. Fifty
persons We're drowned.
Sinaloa, Oaxaca and Yucatan are in
a state Of open warfare against the
Nadero government.
A Mexican National train was held
up and rommed at Ahumada. Mex.
The Pekin cabinet is alarmed over
a serious rising which is threatened
ear Mukden Manchuria.
Persia is offered a 81 900, 900 loan
in m Anglo.Russian note just pre-
scented to that government.
Sir Bertrand Dawson OF London,
physician to King George, will sail
for America soon TO study.
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1912-02-29
Mrs. Lynch Also Avoided
Operation.

Jessup, Pa. -"After the birth Of my
fourth child, l had severe organic inflam.
nation. Iwould have such terrible pains
that it did not seem as though l could
stand it. This kept up for three long
months, until two doctors decided that
an operation was needed.
"Then one of my friends recommended
Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Com.
pound and after taking it for two months
! was a well woman. Mrs. JOSEPH A.
LYNCH, Jessup, Pa.
Women who suffer from female ills
should try Lydia Z. P%inkham's Vegeta-
BILE Compound, one of the most success.
full remedies the world has ever known.
before submitting to a surgical opera.
ton.
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1912-02-29

from inflammation, and your Sanativs
Wash relieved me. ! am glad to tell
anyone what your medicines have done
for me. You can use my testimonial in
any way you wish, and l will be glad
to answer letters" - Mrs. CHRISTINA
REED, los Mound ST., Peoria, Ill.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1912-06-01

and Mrs. John Fehlman of Water VAL
lev were guests at the home of Mrs.
Leslie Gragg yesterday Mrs Patrick
Daugherty accompanied them to Water
Valley in the evening.
Max AhIgrim of Shelby was in Low
ell yesterday.
Eden Hayhurst, Frank Brown and
Carl Gobde1 were among those who at
tended the automobile races at Indian
apolis on Decoration day.
Daniel Lynch of Marion arrived in
Point with John B. Peterson, in the
latter's auto. He visited his family
over night and yesterday morning
went to Chicago to visit his son Alva
and family.
Mr. and Mrs William Hayden enter
tanned the following persons at dinner
Decoration day Charles Morgan and
wife of Savoyburg. Kan, their daugh-
ter, Mrs Walter Smith of Centerville
Mich, Jodie Hayden and family. Mer-
rift Sprague and family Nelson Ed
munds and family, ELI Edmunds and
family and Wallace Hayden and wife
all of whom are relatives.
Ed. Pixley, jeweler, and Sam Simp-
son. confectioner, transacted business
in Chicago yesterday.
| Mrs. Dan Durkee and baby of Chica-
go Heights are visiting at the home OF
Chas. Mason.
Cyrus Dickinson has gone to Eas'
Chicago to work at carpentering.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1912-06-01
WHITING AND ENVIRONS

ported as being quite i'll, suffering with
cancer of the stomach.
The Knights of the Holy Grail will
give an ice cream social in the parlors
of the NJ. E. church on Wednesday
evening, June 5.
Miss Almeda billiard was a Chicago
visitor yesterday.
The commencement exercises of the
Whiting high school VIII be held on Wed
nesday evening. June H. The class
this year consists of the following mem
ers; Misses Elsie A. Trowe, Edna NJ
! OHara and Henry HIATT. Edward c.
Gehrke, Ray G. Sailor. John F. Schach.
Richard Naef. Frank Greenwald and c.
f. Harris. The commencement ad-
dress VIII by Prof. L. f. Brown on
Uncle Sam" The class day exercises
will given Friday evening. June 7.
| Charles Cole of 18th street has been
laid up with injuries received to his
head while at work for the c.. L. &
f. railroad at Gary
The regular meeting of the D. of L.
will held this evening
| Mrs. ]. z. Miles and daughter Hazel
spent Thursday visiting with relatives
at Hobart
Miss Edna O'Hara is entertaining
Miss Courtridsht. a classmate from
| Valparaiso. who will leave in a few
days for her home in Ohio.
Mrs. Buchanan and two children were
guests of relatives in Hobart on Thurs
day.
Miss Emily tombstone went to Chica-
go yesterday to spend the week end Wis
lifting her aunt
Mrs. Max Stieglitz visited her moth
Ter, Mrs. Marks of Dixon, ILL.,, who is al
the north side hospital in Chicago
where she underwentan operation.
Misses Bessie and Mamie Setter were
guests of friends in Chicago or
Thursday.
The annual exhibit OF the whitins
public and high school was held yes
were attended by crowds of persons
and many compliments was given tn.
work on exhibition. The work in tn,
sewing, domestic science and manua
training was especially fine
The Whiting Saloonkeepers' assocfa
ltion held a very spirited meeting yes
terday, when thirty of the mem
, bers were present The association
were presented with the resignation o
Mike Kozocik as president, and foun,
t themselves called upon to elect anoth
er president. After several names ha
been presented, Pante Hara1ovitch wa
] chosen as president of the association
: in Mr.. Kozocik's place.
T. T. Lesser has returned to Eas
: ] Chicago 31-2
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1912-06-01
OFFER $4,000 REWARD

The Solace Remedy Co. OF Battle
Creek Mich. offer $4,000 for any case
OF rheumatism. Neuralgia or Head
ache that "Solace" fails to relieve. pro-
vided the sufferer is not over IS wears
OF age. This new, wonderful remedy
Is a recent medical discovery of three
German Scientists that neutralizes uric
acid and purifies the bloou. 1t is easy
to take and will not AFFECT the weak
est stomach. 1t is guaranteed under
the Pure Food and Drugs Law to be
absolutely free of opiates or harmful
drugs of any description. The Solace
Co. are the sole L. 5. agents and have
over two thousand voluntary testimon-
ial letters from grateful people Solace
has restored health. II has been tested
and prescribed by physicians here and
in Germany and has proven the surest
and quickest remedy for Uric troubles
known to. medical science. 1t is put up
in Csc, soc and S1.00 boxes. Sample
Boxes free IL 10c is enclosed to pay
actual cost of mailing. The company
is large, reliable one, doing i'm
mense business and refer to any bust
ness house or bank in Battle Creek as
TO their honesty and financial respon-
s1bility. Testimonial letters and litera-
ture sent upon request.
to call upon me for free consultation.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1912-06-01

ers' court. An extra amount of work
has been added to their regular labors
that of allowing the registration ex-
penses for the county. This item alone
will nearly double the amount of bills
the commissioners will have to inspect
and allow. and it begins to look ike
a continuous or two weeks court each
month. Certainly the business war
rants such a proceeding. as a little more
time spent in the consideration of i'm
portant questions would amply repay
| the additional sum required for a con-
tinuous session or the court.
The engagement of one of Crown
Points society young ladies to a Gary
, diamond being responsible for the
starting of the tale. Investigation
proved the report to be true and the
wedding will occur in the fall months.
Miss Bessie Rose entertained a party
of lady friends at her home on Main
street last evening.
| More than a few of the indianapolis
race tourists made Crown Point a
thanking up" station their return
to Chicago, and the drink emporiums
profted accordingly.
The volunteer hremen held their
regular monthly meeting last evening
but no business of great Importance
/ was transacted.
Contractor Parry has purchased a
new concrete mixer to be used on his
various jobs of concrete work during
| the coming summer.
| The Pleasure club was delightfully."-
entertained at the home of Mrs. Eugene
H Crowell on East Joliet street yester-
| day afternoon.
Mrs. Hiram Holton OF Englewood, Ill.
is visiting relatives and friends II
Crown Point over the week end.
Crown Point will not be we'll repre-
scented at the northern Indiana track
meet and oratorical contests at Soutf
Bend today, that is, not in the athletic
line at least Quite a few of the stu
dents went from here today, however
to witnes sthe events.
Crown Points baseball team will pla.
4 East Chicago at the Erie park ground.
this afternoon and the game tomorrow
| will be return engagement the local:
playing at East Chicago's park.
! John B. Peterson transacted bushes:
in Hammond yesterday
The marriage OF a prominent Crow
Point business man living on Cour
street to a young lady from the soutl
part of the county is being arrange,
for the middle of this month
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1912-06-01
SHUCkS
From the Diary of ST. Lencs

HEX Spence seq Teddy may be a live
wire. but he kin plainly see where he's
a-goin' Z electrocute tn gran dole re-
publican party this fall
Everybody tibet don't shout Teddy
loud 'nuff is er boss"
That Crewn Point will play an impor-
tant part as a transfer station for ex-
press when the Gary & Southern Trac-
ton company gets in operation has
been assured by a visit from the prin-
cipal officers of the Wells Fargo and
Adams Express companies recently. The
plan is TO handle all the Gary and north
part of the county express. carried by
the two above named express compa-
MES over the Gary & Southern line.
transferring from the Erie and Penn
sylvania lines here. The plan If car
ried out will more than double the
work OF Agent Bielefeld and 1t is quite
likely that assistants will be appointed
and Mr.. Bielefeld promoted to higher
rank
The dog muzzling ordinance passed
last year by the city council goes into
effect today and the marshal has issued
warning that the provisions OF the or
dinance will be enorced to the letter
of the law. without fear or favor. The
city council is also determined that the
law with regard to muzzling dogs shall
be enorced and have added their sane.
tfon to the marshars proclamation. Sc
muzzle your dog and save the authori-
ties and yourself and pet a good dea
OF trouble.
1t begins TO look as if the establish.
ing a brick yard in Crown Poin
fiction. The project. which was men
toned in these columns several week.
ago, IS materializing and the option Sc
cured the land yesterday by thos,
interested in the venture lends securit,
to the fact that the yards will be used
The county commissioners will NEE
on Monday for their June comm ssion
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1912-06-01
Robcrtsdaie Evangelical churc

Robertsdaie Evangelical church, Rev.
w. f. Wilhelm. pastor. Services for
tomorrow are as follows:
Sunday school at 1000 a. m.
Preaching at 100 a.
Preaching at 1880 p. m.
cordial invitation is extended to
all to attend these services
Mrs. Fred Eggers and Mrs. Peter
Benson were hostess at four o'clock
dinner, Wednesday afternoon. at the
home of Mrs. Eggers of Roberts ave-
nue.. Those present were: Misses
Newman. Noble. Putnam and mother.
Schoenmann and niece. Dahl. Thaw.
Keife Kimpton, Cameron, Professor
Leaning and Professor Anderson.
Miss Helen Honnacott. of Harrison
avenue, left Thursday for a few days
visit with relatives in Chicago
Glass night. which was held at the
Evangelical church last Wednesday
night by the graduates of the Frank
| lin school, was a decided success and
was greeted by a packed house. The
music given by the Hammond high
school orchestra and the songs by the
elias were exceptionally good was
also the Boatsman's song by Mr.. Lean
and Milford Moore Rev. w. e. Will
/ helms address to the class was both
| Interesting and instructive. "A Re-
lenting Mob" by Violet Golding. was
enthusiastically received by the audi
ence. The violin solo by Professor
| Anderson was rendered with great
skill and expression and was unusual
/ ly good. The Temple of Beauty,
| given by the graduating class was en-
/ joyed from the start to finish and al
| though Madame Princeton objects to
| having her name in paper. we feel we
| must say that it was one of the most
pleasing home talent attractions given
here in some time, the boys all taking
their parts in a most creditab1e man.
ner.
Mrs. Cowan and children of Indiana
boulevard. spent Thursday In Chicago
| visiting friends.
Mrs. S. Dickmeyer who has beer
| making her home with her sister, Mrs
Mile of South Chicago for the pas