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Mount Vernon signal. (Mt. Vernon, Ky.) 18??-current, 1912-08-16
NEGRO LYNcHED
TAKEN TO NEGRO HEADQUAR.
TIERS OF TOWN AND RIDDLED
WITH BULLETS.
Prison Guards Are Held Up BY the
Lynchers OF the Young Col
a ored Lad.

Columbus, Cat. z. Cotton, alias
I. C. McElhenny, 16-yC-r-old ne 5ro.
accused Of numbering Ce ron Land a
white boy, was lynched | : a mob of
40 men.
The lad had been found guilty of
manslaughter, and had been sentenced
to three years in prison. As soon as
the light sentence was imposed the
mob organized, and, marching to the
court house, overpowered the guards
and carried away the prisoner.
The court house was packed during
the trial. AS soon as court adjourned
many of the officials left. When dep
Eties started out with the prisoner on
the way to Jail they were surrounded
and disarmed and held in the court
house, while score or more of men
took the prisoner out to a street car.
On reaching the negro quarter of
town the passengers were ordered off
the car, which then proceeded few
hundred yards. Then the negro was
taken off and his body riddled with
bullets. The body was left there.
Mount Vernon signal. (Mt. Vernon, Ky.) 18??-current, 1912-08-16
BROWN MEMORIAL SCHOOL

Fall term opens Wednesday,
September II, 1912.
We are glad to announce that
Miss DodsOn will again be in
charge of the music department..
The many friends of Miss Os-
kamp, who regret, as we do, that
she cannot be with US next year
will be glad to know that the
domestic science department is to
have i'm charge a graduate of the
same school from which Miss o.
kamp came, Miss Mary Wauger,
OF Urbana, Ohio, who comes to US
highly recommended for this DO.
sition.
All who were in touch with the
school and knew of the excellent
work done by Miss Maxwell. re.
a!ize the benefit of kindergarten
training and will be glad to
know that the kindergarten will
reopen in September. We are
fortunate in securing for this DO.
sition Miss Sue Gregory Robert.
son, of Louisville, Ky.-We hope
that a large number of little PEG.
pie may be enrolled and that Miss
Robertson will receive the co.
operation and support of the
friends and patrons of the school.
After August 18th, vacancies
will be filled from the waiting list.
All former students who have not
made definite arrangements to en-
ter school should do so before that
date
We invite all who are consider.
ing the question of schools for
their daughters to send for our
catalogue, and ask about us. il
Brown Memorial School appeals
to you as one worthy of your
patronage. SEND for an applica.
cation blank and any other infor.
matioa. 1t win be gladly given.
Mount Vernon signal. (Mt. Vernon, Ky.) 18??-current, 1912-08-16
CINCINNATI MARKETS

Wheat-No. red s1O3@1.O6, No. 8
red s5@1.e9h, No. 4 red S5@95c.
+ Corn-No. 2 white S1@S11kc, No. 8
white SO@SORc, No. white 77@79c,
No.. 2 yellow SO@81c, No. 3 yellow 70
assoc, No. yellow ear 75@77Rc, No.
mixed 78@S1c, No. 3 mixed $50
781ac, No. 4 mixed 75@771ac, yellow
ear 78@S0c, mixed ear 76@79c, white
ear 75@7Sc.
Oats-No. 2 white 34@34hc, No. 8
33@3319c, standard white 1914 @34c,
No. white 31@33c, No. 2 mixed 800
S3c, No. 3 mixed S1h@32c, No. 4 mix
ed S0@a1hc.
Hay-No. 1 timothy $1S@1S.5O, No.
, timothy s17@17.25, No. 3 timothy
$1S.5O@19, No. I clover mixed $3.50
II, No. cloyer mixed $14Q15, No. /
clover S13@14. No. 2 clover $1O@11.
Cattle-Shippers $650QS75, choice
to extra s8.3O@S.59; butcher steers,
extra $6@S.25, good to choice $40
100, common to fair s425Q6.75; heif-
ers, extra $7Q725, good to choice Sc
@6.75, common to fair S3.25@5.85;
COWS, extra $5.35Q5.75, good to choice
$4.50@5.25, common to fair $2@4;
Gamers $2@3.25.
Bulls-Bologna s425@475, extra
$4.8505, fat bulls $5@5.50.
Calves-Extra 50, fair to good $40
S.75, common and large $4@S.25.
Hogs-Generally 10c higher and
slow. Heavy hogs $8.55@S.65, good to
choice packers and butchers $1,000
8.65, mixed packers $850MS.65. stays
$4.25@6.75, common to choice heavy
fat sows s6.25@775, extra $7.85, light
shippers $S.35@8.65; pigs Clio lbs and
less) s5.25@S.30.
Sheep-Easy and slow. Extra $3.50,
good to choice $3@3.5O. common to
fair $1.25@2.S5.
Lambs-Slow and generally 25c low:
er. Extra S6.95, good to choice $3.50
@6.50, common to fair $4@5.25, stock
ewes AZ 60m4 Ok
Mount Vernon signal. (Mt. Vernon, Ky.) 18??-current, 1912-08-16

Mrs. L. B. Adams, assisted by
Mrs. J. w. Brown, entertained with
a reception and porch dance for
theI visitors of Mt. Vernon. The
visiting guests were Misses Lavinia
McGraw, Junction City, Ky; Eve
Ign Howiey, Louisville; Florence
Joyes, Louisville, KY; Anne Shock
ency. Pleasureville, KY; Helen
Stevenson, Fl. Thomas, KY: Vir-
ginia Hoge, Frankfort, KY; Muriel
Rogers. New York, N. Y; Lena
Mcclure, Somerset. XVI Rich
ardson. Somerset, KY: Fan Jones,
Mibdlesboro, KY, and Mr.. Forrest
Stevenson, Fl. Thomas, KY.
Mount Vernon signal. (Mt. Vernon, Ky.) 18??-current, 1912-08-16
INFORMANT TURNS PROSECUTOR.

Detroit, Mich.-Edward Schreiter,
former clerk of the council committee.
whose confession caused the arrest of
Is aldermen in connection with al.
legged municipal grating, from now on
will assist in the prosecution of the
accused Detroit officials. Prosecuting
Attorney Hugh Shepherd made this
announcement. "Schreiter is now an
attache of the prosecutors office; you
might call him an assistant without
pay" said the prosecutor. The state
ment was made after the arraignment
Of the Is aldermen and Schreiter.
Mount Vernon signal. (Mt. Vernon, Ky.) 18??-current, 1912-08-16

T. L. Metcalf, editor .Corbir
Times. was at the fail Friday, &C
companied by H. H. Seavy the
progressive candidate for congress
from the eleventh district.
A. H. Basten was over from Ian.
caster Friday, and took in the fair.
He complimented the management
on the completeness of arrange.
ments, exhibits and attendance.
Will Smith aged IS, son of James
Smith contractor, was accidentally
killed at Greenwood, last Saturday
while assisting his father in Il e
erection of a building. The re
mains were buried at Berea, Sun
day. The young man was a neph-
ew of Henry Smith, postmaster at
Brush Creek.
Among the many AIR v;sito' S
from a distance we vote; Marion
Denham, Corbin; e. A. Davis, Ari-
IONA; NJ. T.. Miller, Floyd Miller,
Colorado; ]. w. Gentry. St. Louis;
!. E. Houk and daughter Miss
Thelma, jamestown Indiana; T. c
O'Mara and wife, Nashville; Elma
1 eichleiter, Springfield, Illinois;
Luther Mullins and wife, Coroin;
o. F. Sutton, Kansas; Mr.. NJ. c.
Williams wife and two sons, Som
erset; Noisy George Reynolds.
Corbin. There was a large num-
Der of others whom the writer
i'm. failed to meet.
Mount Vernon signal. (Mt. Vernon, Ky.) 18??-current, 1912-08-16

Uncle Tink Mullins has bought q
new grindstone. Wore his old one
out grinding his axe which he uses
in splitting up colossal potatoes
raised this year on a rocky point OF
ground. Seems as though the tubes,
which are as large as pumpkins, in
searching for room in which to
mature grew around and picked up
numbers of stones as large as q
mans fist. This accounts for the
dulled axe; hence the new grind
stone.
Mount Vernon signal. (Mt. Vernon, Ky.) 18??-current, 1912-08-16

There are good tunes in old
Rockcastle. Big crops. Big pay
rolls al the various crushers and
quarries. scattered along the all
roads and the K. P. works at Pine
Hill, all putting lots of cash in cir.
culation.
Mount Vernon signal. (Mt. Vernon, Ky.) 18??-current, 1912-08-16
TRAIN KILLS FOUR.

Mattewan, n. Y-Salvator Walk, an
italian, was struck and instantly kill
Train No. 106. At the inquest the en-.
gineer testified that Walk was the
fourth man TO be killed since the
train left Chicago.
Mount Vernon signal. (Mt. Vernon, Ky.) 18??-current, 1912-08-16

NOTICE: will be at the Mt.
Vernon Fair on Thursday Aug. 8,
to buy aged mules from 8 to
years. Anyone having a good
mule for sale please meet me there
on that day. ]. M. CREss.
Mount Vernon signal. (Mt. Vernon, Ky.) 18??-current, 1912-08-16
FIREWORKS EXPLOSION.

Auburn, n. Y.-SiX are dead as a
result of an explosion of fireworks
which were being prepared in the
Italian colony for a celebration in hon
or of the Feast of the Assumption. b.
the congregation of the Church of St
Francis di Assist
Mount Vernon signal. (Mt. Vernon, Ky.) 18??-current, 1912-08-16
CUT AND BRUISED.

Breton Woods, n. H.-Four per-
sons were injured when an automo-
bile In which they were riding on the
State road, between Twin mountain
and the Profile house, overturned in
attempting to pass another machine.
Mount Vernon signal. (Mt. Vernon, Ky.) 18??-current, 1912-08-16
GAS EXPLOSION COSTS II LIVES

Birmingham, Ala pocket of gas
exploded in the 18th right entry of the
Abernant mines, owned by the Aber
nant Coal Co., in Tuscaloosa county
causing the death of IL negroes. There
were about rs men at work at the
time, but the others got out safely
Will Yancey, colored, was at work
in tAe 14th right entry and was over
come by the hot after damp. He man
aged to get up again and grope his
way out. State Mine Inspector Mes
bitt was taken to the scene in an auto
Mount Vernon signal. (Mt. Vernon, Ky.) 18??-current, 1912-08-16

Apples of the Wolf River variety
which often attain the weight of
one and half to two pounds, were
in evidedce at our fair. They ale
top notchers for baking purposes.
The writer has three trees of this
kind bearing this jumbo fruit.
Mount Vernon signal. (Mt. Vernon, Ky.) 18??-current, 1912-08-16

From the splendid display of
fruits, vegetables and grains, at
our fair we are convinced that
everything can be raised in this
country, that can be pro duced in
any other Kentucky division.
Mount Vernon signal. (Mt. Vernon, Ky.) 18??-current, 1912-08-16

The address of natives o. Rock
castle now living in state of Texas,
is desired. Address Mt. Vernon
telephone exchange.
Mount Vernon signal. (Mt. Vernon, Ky.) 18??-current, 1912-08-16

NoTICE.-On account OF my son,
Herbert, being unable to handle
the ice business on account of his
health. 1 will, as soon as the present
car is gone discontinue handling
ice. My supply will be exhausted
about the first of next week.
w. A. Cox.
Mount Vernon signal. (Mt. Vernon, Ky.) 18??-current, 1912-08-16

LOST:-On the Mt. Vernon Fair
grounds pair of heavy leathe r
saddle bags. One dollar reward for
return to this Office or to J. W.
MAILER. Aug. I6-3t.
Mount Vernon signal. (Mt. Vernon, Ky.) 18??-current, 1912-08-16

Yesterdays crowd at the Brod-
head fair, surpassed anything in
the past. The crowd was nearly
double any one day heretofore.
Mount Vernon signal. (Mt. Vernon, Ky.) 18??-current, 1912-08-16

Just before going to press word
reached US ofthe marriage of Mr..
Walter Miller and Miss Anna Tate.
at Brodhead, yesterday afternoon.
Judge L. w. Bethurum performed
the ceremony.
Mount Vernon signal. (Mt. Vernon, Ky.) 18??-current, 1912-08-16

Whitley county will vote Sept.
FL, on the question of a $500 900
bond issue, fer road building pur-
poses.
Mount Vernon signal. (Mt. Vernon, Ky.) 18??-current, 1912-08-16

The vibration from the big blast
put off at Sparks Quarry, yester-
day afternoon was fslt at Mt. Yer.
non, and two miles further on.
Mount Vernon signal. (Mt. Vernon, Ky.) 18??-current, 1912-08-16

The air ship made pretty fligh
yesterday morning. Two more to
day if the weather permits.
Mount Vernon signal. (Mt. Vernon, Ky.) 18??-current, 1912-08-16

Evansville, Ind, Aug. IL.
Claude G. Moore, 90, a travelling
man, of Cincinnati, and Miss Mary
NJ. McClary, a music teacher, 20,
living at Mt. Vernon, KY, were
married here today by the Rev.
Charles Miller. pastor of the First
German Nj. E. church.
Mount Vernon signal. (Mt. Vernon, Ky.) 18??-current, 1912-08-16

While all who were connected
with the inauguration and success.
full management of the Mt. Yer.
non fair including stockholders
directors, officers and others de-
serve credit, it is difficult to give
names of ev ryone rendering aid
Roy ReaZley's name should appear
in the honor list, for his efforts ant
work done toward establishing our
FIRST exhibition in the fair line.
Mount Vernon signal. (Mt. Vernon, Ky.) 18??-current, 1912-08-16

L. T. Stewart says that that big
corn of H. j. Mullins is not one,
two. three, compared with some
he has.
Mount Vernon signal. (Mt. Vernon, Ky.) 18??-current, 1912-08-16

Whitley county will vote Sep
TENDER 2Ist on question of issuing
$500, 600 in bonds for building
roads.
Mount Vernon signal. (Mt. Vernon, Ky.) 18??-current, 1912-08-16

The K. P. folks at Pine Hill have
had telephone installed in one of
their bungalows. The call is OFF.
Mount Vernon signal. (Mt. Vernon, Ky.) 18??-current, 1912-08-16

Once you wear FISH )
GUARANTEED CLOTHES YOU
will always wear them.
Mount Vernon signal. (Mt. Vernon, Ky.) 18??-current, 1912-08-16
p L II 8 ON AL

Mr.. ana MIS-. mos. cherry
were fair visitors.
Miss Rose McCord will return
home next Wednesday.
Misses Bertha Hicks and Alice
Ward, OF Livingston, were FAIR
visitors.
S. w. Davis has been appointed
postmaster. at Mystic. Brecken-
ridge county.
Mrs. Margaret Griffin of Green
Hill, is visiting Judge ]. T. Griffin
aud Mrs. S. c. Franklin.
Mrs. Casper Adams, of Harrods-
burg, Ill. is visiting her parents,
Mr.. aud Mrs. S. H. Martin.
Miss Nell Carter was here from
Lebanon Junction during the fair
the guest of Miss Ruth Mullins.
A. d. Underwood. engineer, was
down from Corbin, to see the fair
and meet his friends and relatives.
James w. Gentry and wife re-
turned to St. Louis, Tuesday after
a weeks stay with home folks here.
Earnest Thompson has been
made foreman at Sparks Quarry.
"Jarhead" will get there alright.
Miss Leila Mullins of Paris, was
the guest of here cousin, Miss
Letha Lullins here during the
Fair.
A. L. Wilder, of Eubank, came to
the iair in his Ford automobile and
did some nice driving over the
race track.
"Beans" Collier, of Crab Orch.
ard, has charge of things at station
here while the agent was off to
Louisville.
Jim Gentry is at home for a few
days from ST. Louis, with his par
ents MIR. and Mrs Henry e. Gen.
Try on Richmond St.
]. A. Landrum and son, Chester,
went to Louisville, Wednesday,
where the latter goes to consult a
specialist on throat troubles.
Miss - Blanton. of Harlan, is
visiting the family of Henry Blan-
ton, near Bromo. She will enter
college al Moorehead in September.
Mr., and Mrs. D. F. Myers, OF
williamsburg, were the guests OF
relatives bare, while attending the
fair. They remained over several
days after the faif.
Miss Carrie Thompson and broth
ers Charles and Prewitt Were over
from Lancaster, during the fail
with Mr.. and Mrs. Willis McKen-
Zie.
Three of the children of Mrs.
-ames Robinson. OF Chattanooga
III Try, Sarah and Mary. are visiting
their aunt, Mrs. 5. d. Lewis. al
this Place.
Charley Shepherd. SON ol
Bingham Shepherd, was thrown
from mule, last week. and re-
neived a bad break OF one of the
bones of the eft arm.
Mrs. ]. w. Soutkard. of Hender
Sos, and Miss Rose Dolan, oil
Louisville. wereI guests of theil
sister Mrs. r. A. WEIGH, this
week. They will visit several
other places before returning te
their homes.
Rev. Geo. S. Watson, the pastor
of the Presbyterian Church, leaves
today for three weeks vacation
trip. His trip includes Detroit
Buffalo, and Fair Haven, N. Y
He expects to spend the create
part of his vacation with one of hi.
friends at Fair Haven, N. Y. OF
Lake Ontario. There will be NJ
preaching at the PRESBYTERIAN
Church while the pastor is on hi
vacation.
Misses Florence Joyes of Louis
vile. Evelyn Hawley of Louisville
Anna Shockency of PleasuIeville
Helen Stevenson of Fort Thomas
Muriel Rogers of New York, an,
Virginia Hoge of Frankfort
Messrs. Forest Stevenson of For
Thomas, Joseph and George Hop
per Of Stanford. and John Price O
Paris. were members of a jolly hous
party given by Miss Charlotte
Watson this past week.
Mount Vernon signal. (Mt. Vernon, Ky.) 18??-current, 1912-08-16

Premiums awards of the Brod
head fair will appear in our next
issue.
Mount Vernon signal. (Mt. Vernon, Ky.) 18??-current, 1912-08-16

Oliver, the high diver, and his
dog U-no, left Monday moring for
New York.
Mount Vernon signal. (Mt. Vernon, Ky.) 18??-current, 1912-08-16

Excellent order was maintained at
the fair Everyone seemed on
good behavior.
Mount Vernon signal. (Mt. Vernon, Ky.) 18??-current, 1912-08-16
LOCAL

Flora, Hall was jammed with the
choicest exhibits.
Mount Vernon signal. (Mt. Vernon, Ky.) 18??-current, 1912-08-16

Our county has fruits and pOta-
toes to throw at the birds and then
some.
Mount Vernon signal. (Mt. Vernon, Ky.) 18??-current, 1912-08-16

Fountain Wetmore Rainwater
is the name of a preacher. living al
Waterloo. XIV
Mount Vernon signal. (Mt. Vernon, Ky.) 18??-current, 1912-08-16
It's awfully hard for the average
man to keep his yellow streak.

Never forget that it pays to be
policemen if you don't mean it
Mount Vernon signal. (Mt. Vernon, Ky.) 18??-current, 1912-08-16

@. S. Griffin makes an excellent
ring master.
Mount Vernon signal. (Mt. Vernon, Ky.) 18??-current, 1912-08-16

Shorty Hiatt is there with the
goods as fair secretary.
Mount Vernon signal. (Mt. Vernon, Ky.) 18??-current, 1912-08-16

OwRSs.-Died, at the residence
of Marsh Owens, her grandfather,
last Saturday evening, Miss Jamie
Owens, aged IS, OF tuberculosis.
She was the eldest daughter of Will
Owens and leaves a father and
one brother and one sister. Rev.
A. J. Pike held funeral services and
the burial took place at Freedom on
Monday at II o'clock. when large
concourse of relatives and friend.
had gathered to witness the last sac
rites. One of the touching Incl
dents of the funeral was the six CIR
schoolmates of the departed one
who acted as pail bearers. They
were Misses Fannie Sowder, Marth:
Hilton, Martha Mckinney, Matti.
Owens. Bessie Mckinney and Jani,
Dillingham;.
Mount Vernon signal. (Mt. Vernon, Ky.) 18??-current, 1912-08-16

BIG BLAsT.-At Spark S Quarry
sometime this afternoon will be
fred the largest blast ever set off
in Roekcastle. Nine holes 1903
feet deep and six inches i'm diamater
loaded with six thousand pounds
of dynamite. This titaHic explo
sion will release more than thirty
thousand yards of stone from the
mouutain side, enough material to
load a train nine miles in length,
requiring fifty of the L. 4 Ms giant
locomotives to move it. The
Sparks Co bore with big augers. or
rather drills. and do things worth
while when they go after 1t and
they are continually on the 60.
Mount Vernon signal. (Mt. Vernon, Ky.) 18??-current, 1912-08-16

Entered at the Mt Vernon, Ky. Postotfice
as second class mail matter.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1912-11-26

city council of Webster City, Iowa
have prepared a plat and schedule
showing the assessments proposed
to be made upon and against abut-
ting property for and on account OF
the cost of the construction of the
asphaltic concrete pavement ON Elm
street, Webster City, Iowa, from the
east line of Wilson avenue to the
east curb line of Grove street, to-
gether with the cost of estimate, in
spection, notices and preparing the
assessments and plat. Said plat and
schedule show the separate lots and
parcels of ground abutting upon ELM
street from Wilson avenue to Grove
street proposed to be assessed, the
names of the owners thereof az far
as known, and the amount proposed
to be assessed against each lot and
parcel of ground abutting upon said
and said plat and
schedule are now on file in the office
Of the city clerk OF Webster City,
Iowa.
Notice Ia further hereby given,
that within twenty days after the
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1912-11-26

first publication of this notice all
objections to such assessments or to
the prior proceedings on account Of
errors. Irregularities or inequalities
must be made in writing and filed
with the said city clerk, and that
said city council OF Webster City,
Iowa, will meet at the city hall In
Webster City. Iowa, at s o'clock p.
m. on the 9th day Of December,
1912, for the hearing OF such OBJ
jections and the correcting OF errors
In such assessments, and that said
council will at such meeting after
hearing such objections make the
assessments as shown by said plat
and schedule as corrected and ap-
proved as by law in cases made and
provided.
Date OF first publication, Novem-
Der 14th, 1912.
Date for objections expires De-
cember 5th, 1912.
Published by order Of the city
Of Webster City, Ia.
H. M. Sparboe. Mayor.
R. p. Smock. City Clerk. 37f2
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1912-11-26

the backing of practically all office
holders, including United States
senator's and members of the nation
al house of representatives? With
nearly all Of the republican machin-
cry back of him, state and national,
President Taft was reduced to third
place in the race. There is nothing
in the returns that should terribly
mortify" Roosevelt. Mr.. Taft is the
man who should feel modification
at swapping the party upon whom
he forced his candidacy in the face
of the protest of nearly a million re-
publican majority at the presiden-
tial primaries
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1912-11-26
Net Spread for Murder Suspect.

Chicago, Nov. 22.-Police in ev.
cry city in America hunted yester.
day for John B. Hooters, So years
old, because Mrs. Emma Kraft, the
Cincinnati widow, who came to Chi.
cago to marry the man was murder
ed.
The police suspect she was killed
by Hooters in down town hotel.
She was robbed of $1,000. The
woman was beaten into unconscious
ness with hammer and died three
days later without explaining the
mystery OF the assault.
Positive identhacations Of the
slain woman were made yesterday
by Mrs. Kicker, Of Cincinnati, a
niece OF the victim and her daugh-
ter, Florence. In the county morgue.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1912-11-26

If President Taft can arrange to
have the presidential terms length
ened to six years before the fourth
of next March he will put good one
over on the democrats. Under such
circumstances as that the democratic
party can be depended upon to OPP
pose such a reform"
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1912-11-26

John Schrank, the fellow who
shot Roosevelt at Milwaukee, has
been declared insane by five Eek
perts," hence he will not be tried for
the offense, but will pass the re-
mainder of his days in an insane
asylum. That is worse punishment
than death.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1912-11-26

As it was William ]. Bryan who
nominated Woodrow Wilson for the
presidency and William Howard
Taft who elected Him, it is barely
possible that out of the opulence of
his gratitude the new president will
invite both gentlemen to seat in
his official cabinet.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1912-11-26

The county Jail over at Fort
Dodge is so full that prisoners are
required to double up" two oc-
cupying a cot. What criminal set
they must be over there. Here in
Hamilton county our Jail is with
out single occupant for months at
q time.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1912-11-26

Roosevelt is terribly mortified
that notwithstanding in two states
no vote could be cast for Taft, Cali
fornia and South Dakota, his popu-
lar vote was only 4 per cent greater
than Taft's.-Eagle Grove Eagle.
only" is pretty good word,
sometimes. 1t is estimated that
Roosevelt received 100000 to
Taft's 100000. That makes Roose-
velt's vote 12h per cent greater
than Taft's. Moreover, Roosevelt's
name was not upon the ballot in Ok
lahoma. He was in the same boat
there that Taft was in in California
and South Dakota. But isn't 1t rath-
er remarkable that man could pull
out of the republican national con-
organize a new party and
get more votes, both popular and
electoral, than the nominee of the
party that had been in unbroken
power sixteen years and that had
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1912-11-26

In view of the fact that the DEM
ocratic party declares protection is
unconstitutional it will proceed to
override the constitution at the
special session of congress next
April. Nobody expects the party
to cut out the protective features of
the tariff. The party is too coward
ly to do it, or even attempt It.