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The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1913-10-31

Democratic Candidate for County
Commissioner. A vote for him will
be vote to continue the good gov
eminent of the affairs Of Carroll
County.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1913-10-09
GERMAN MErHoDIsTs
MAKE ASSIGNMENTS

Mason City, Ia, Oct. 4.-The upper
Iowa district of the Northwest Iowa
German Methodist conference lost its
identity at the meeting of the con-
ference which has just adjourned at
Girard, la. The conference is now di-
vided into two districts known as the
eastern and western districts, the d.
viding line running near Garner, Ia.
The eastern district includes
churches Of eastern Iowa, Wisconsin
and Illinois. The western division COM
prises churches of western Iowa and
South. Dakota. Among the appoint
ments made We're:
Western District-George Vessel.
superintendent; G. Clause, C~astlewood,
8. D.; A. B. Westphal, Charles Mix
8. D.; +. j. Hoffman,, Crandon, S. D.;
w. j. Lock, Howard, S. D.; w. F. Bell.
Ing. Rapid City, S. D.; w. H. Klaus
Redfield. S. D.; John Bury, Rockaam
S. D.; e. s.. Shoemaker, Tolstoy, S
O.; Henry Hilmer. Webster, s. D.; E
w. Witter, Washington Springs, S. D.;
g. II. Lewandowski, Sterling, S. D.:
q. G. Hoyer. Wilmot, S. D.; w. Witta
Klemme and Germantown. Ia; F. H
Thiel, LeMars. Ia; Otto Johnson, Ode.
bolt, Ia; w. F. Feller, Sioux City, Ia;
d. G. Stef1er, Spencer, Ia; F. Schmoldt
Storm Lake, Ia; q. C. Clase. Varina
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1913-10-09
|lNTERE Or INCREASING -
IN SfLo CONSTRUCTION

EEE" AL ~ rEf
Anes. Ia, Oct. 3-That Iowa farmers
are taking . great interest in silos and
the feeding Of ensilage Is shown in
the many requests being received by
the state college at Ames for informa-
ton concerning the construction Of
silos. and the feeding value OF the n
silage. Two editions Of a special slio
bulletin have already been exhausted,
and a third silo bulletin, No. 141,
Modern Silo Construction" has just
been issued from the press to supply
the demand for the latest word about
silo building.
The new silo bulletin discusses all
the principal types Of silos, and gives
much practical information as to size
and location of the silo, filing the silo,
building the silos, together with plans
and specifications for some common
types.
The recent interest In. cooperative
creameries, and in the building Of
creameries of the most modern type,
has brought out a special bulletin on
Creamery Organization and Construc-
ton, Nc. 139, which gives complete
| plans for eight different types of
creameries that have been built in
Iowa and are giving good success.
Both the silo and the creamery bull
letins may be had by addressing the
Bulletin Section, Iowa State College.
Ames, Ia.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1913-10-09
HOG PLAGUE SERIOUS TO
SIOUX COUNTY FARMERS

Orange City, Ia, Oct. 3.-Sioux
county during the past seven or eight
weeks has experienced the wrost .epi-
demic OF disease amor hogs In its
history. Thousands of hogs have died
and there has been no way to check the
death rate The farmers have used all
kinds Of medicine, and many Of them
have tried vaccination. but in most
these measures have been tried
after the disease had started among
the herd and have done little good.
Some claim the disease is hog cholera
and others claim 1t is some lung dis
ease. Most farmers have burned. the
dead hogs, and often have burned a
hundred or more in one pile. A strange
feature about the epidemic Is that
many farmers who had from 100 to
500 hogs lost all but one hog. IT will
takeAthe farmers Of Sioux county two
or three years to get their hog business
on the same footing that 1t was before
this years epidemic. A great many
have sold all their pigs through fear Of
getting the disease.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1913-10-09
SoLON BLACK HAND CASES
ASSIGNED FOR HEARING

Scion. Ia, Oct. 3.-Tha last two Of
the famous black, hand cases from
Scion are on the criminal docket Of
the United States court, now In SEES
sion al Cedar Rapids. The case OF the
United States vs. George o. sCawley
was up last fall, but the other two
men under Indictment, Charles Ham
and Joseph Dyorak. secured q. contin-
uance, both last fall and last April.
Both these cases against Ham and
black hand outrages perpetrated on
John L. Adams. OF Solon, during the
summer and fall Of 1911. Mr.. Adams
received IL letters demanding sums OF
money ranging from $500 to $4,000.
and christening his life and that of
members OF his family II he did not
comply. A barn and contents valued
at $4,000 and a hay stack valued at
$500 we're burned on Mr.. Adams farm.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1913-10-09
DIES MONIES COUNCILMAN
INSTITUTES ISLANDER SUIT

Des Moines, Ia, Oct. 3.-An original
notice Of a damage suit for $4,000
for Islander mas been served upon At.
torney w. Johnston at the instance OF
Councilman Joseph I. Myerly, who APP
pears as plaintiff in the suit. 1
Myerly claims he has been damaged
In the amount named In the notice by
an article written by Johnston which
appeared in the Register and Leader
September930. The story In question
is one of several written by Johnston.
in which he attacked men and meth
DDS at the city hail. In the article in
question Johnston charged Myerly
with procuring large amount Of
earth, or dirt. belonging to the city to
be carriedstokcertain land or lots be-.
longing to the plaintiff. or in which
he was interested
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1913-10-09
THREE IMPORTANT CASES
in BOONE DISTRICT COURT

Boone, Ia, Oct. 3.-There are three
important cases assigned for this term
Of the district court which convened
in this city Monday.
The trial Of the self-confessed horse
thief, Thomas DicEerson, will be held
this term. Dickerson SO far has main
tanned a stoical Indifference to every
thing. Ee has refused to tell anything
about anyone except himself and 1t is
believed that he has used a fictitious
name.
Dickerson was captured after the
theft Of the Rocho horses in this city.
The case was long and tedious. In
the plumber an automobile, horses
carriages, wagons, harness and cloth
ing were captured. Others were i'm
plicated, bu the ring was not broken
up judging from the number Of horses
stolen since that time. One was stolen
from Story City Saturday night, to-
gether with new harness, buggy, robes,
buster, etc. Dickerson has not yet been
told Of this robbery a. yet by Sheriff
Reid.
Another important case set for trial
two weeks from today is that OF the
state against c.. Durant Jones, former
mayor Of Perry and prohibition candi-
date for governor. He was indicted
here charged with shipping a SMALLPOX
patient into this county to Madrid.
The third case is that Of John Biges.
charged with the murder Of Ollie Mar
tin at Moingona early in the spring.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1913-10-09
REMNANT MANUFACTURERS
HAS MADE BIG SUCCESS

Ames. Ia, Oct. 6.-The Tilden ZEN
nant factory, which was founded ten
years ago In an Ames tailor shop
owned by the Tildens and which now
ranks as one Of the three large Iowa
concerns that enjoy heavy accounts in
the east, will be moved into larger
quarters January 1. The plant, en-
ploying 200 operatives, Is now located
In the Tilden building at Main street
and Douglas ven A few days ago
articles Of Incorporation, providing for
q large capitalization, were filed with
the secretary Of state.
The reason for removal Is more
business than the plant car handle.
The statesmen have been Withdrawn
from their territory until the first of
the year because the output cannot
now meet the orders. The Tilden con-
Germ Is claimed by its proprietors to
be the largest concern in America de-
voted exclusively to the manufacture
OF pennant goods. 1t supplies most of
the largest mercantile houses In North
America
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1913-10-09
HEIRS FIGHT FOR
SHARE OF LARGE ESTATE

Iowa City, Ia, Oct. 3.-The attempt
Of Iowa heirs of the late Robert N.
Carson, Philadelphia traction magnate.,
to ecure their share Of an estate that
amounts to $4,368,6 27, has reached the
final stage. The case, on rehearinE.
has been argued before the supreme
SQUIRT at Philadelphia and submitted
for decision. 1t will be acted upon in
9. few weeks. Judge Wade, Of this
city, argued the case before the SUI
preme court.
Mr.. Carson left a. 900, 900 to found
q girls orphans school at Erdenheim.
Pa, and a $500, 900 bequest to his wife
The contesting heirs are the five sons
OF the late I. G. Carson, Of Iowa City.
a brother of the deceased, and the
grandchildren Of another brother, liv-
ing in the east. The Iowa contestants
are George s., Frank c., II. H., and
Robert N. Carson, Of Iowa City, and
Thomas B. Carson, Of Davenport.
The heirs are also fighting the con-
nection Of the Real Estate Title Insur-
ance & Trust company OF Philadelphia
with the moneys Of the estate. It is
alleged that the company has too
much at interest, and at too low a rate,
2 per cent.
The estate has Just paid a $4,000 at
torney's fee to Attorney General Bell.
Of Pennsylvania, representing the es-
tate. Attorney General Bell has filed
a motion for the distribution, Of the
estate according to the terms Of the
will,
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1913-10-09
COMMITS SUICIDE WHILE
VISITING WITH FAMILY

80, q resident Of Cresswater, Wyo.
committed suicide here yesterday by
drinking poison. The deed was done
in the presence Of his wife and he1
family with whom they had been Wis
ting since Monday. He died bidding
his wife goodbye and saying. II can't
stand it any longer" He had lost. q
considerable sum Of money lately and
despondency over this is believed t.
have brought about the determination
to die. Apparently the man had made
up his mind to kill himself before leav'
ing his home In Wyoming as the pois.
on was purchased there. There will
be no inquest
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1913-10-09
MASON CITY WOMAN
ADMITS MURDER OF
HERuTTlE BABY Girl
Finally Repudiates Weird Story
OF Masked Man Forcing Her
to Give Poison.

Mason City, Ia, Oct. AFTER a
herce grilling by the local authorities
today, Mrs. Aida Holcomb Burgess ad.
mitted the falsity Of the weird tale she
told last night, and which was at first
believed, about a masked man being
responsible for the poisoning Of her
baby. Mrs. Burgess now admits that
she poisoned the baby M took a little
OF the poison herself to carry out the
plan of deception outlined by her
Greek lover, Louis Chirikis.
Last night Mrs. Burgess told a story
to the effect that q man entered her
nome with a flour sack over his head
and ordered her to put poison in the
food Of Chirikts. who boards at the
Burgess home. When she declined. so
h said, the nan seized her little baby
girl and put some Of the poison in it's
mouth. SHE related that she rushed to
the defense OF the child and that the
man then seized her and forced her to
take a small quantity of the poison.
The baby died from the effects Of the
poison administered to it and Mrs.
parently quite III.
As Mrs. Burgess showed no indica.
lions of insanity the authorities were
at first inclined to believe that her
story was substantially true. Chirikis
admitted a love episode, in which q
man was Jealous Of him. and the at
tack vas credited to that source.
After the investigation had started,
however, a number OF things de-
veloped that aroused suspicious. Then
the third degree method was applied
to Mrs. Burgess and she broke down
from the story that had been con-
cocted. A murder charge has been
filed against Mrs. Burgess and also
against Chirikis as an accessory.
Mrs. Burgess claims that Chirikis,
who conducts a local meat market. is
the father of the murdered baby and
that 1t vas due to his threats that she
administered the poison. Mrs. Bur
CESS is only 10 years of age. Her par
to Almon b. Burgess on March
81, 1913. The murdered babe was born
July /.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1913-10-09
oPPoslTfON TO PARDON OF
CONVICTED MURDERER

Mason City, Ia. Oct. GA stubborn
resistance will be made to the petition
for pardon which has been asked for
by Jack" Shearer, who is serving a
life sentence for the murder OF Henry
Lacus. In the opinion OF the officers
and those who heard the evidence in,
h case and were acquainted with the
facts, they do not believe that Shearer
q been punished commensurate to
the crime committed. He has served
two years. and the report Is that he
has been q model prisoner. According
to the evidence, he secured the as
sistance OF his cousin, who&wAs not
strong In mind. and went to. the OUT
skirts OF the city. Lucas wasaonly 10
years ct age and#was the only support
OF Q widowed mother. The general
opinion 10 that Shearer did not mean
to Kill the boy, but to rob him Of the
money he had. When Lucas ap-
proache 6hAarers struck hiynsswithsaa
! and the blowsSWAe SO DeverAsthAt
# killed him. This was about;9 o'clock
In he evening. The murdered boy was
lifted into tho bugsyy Shearer had with
him and hiH upright form was placed
between the two mon and the rig
was drtven to the woods about q mile
out and dumped into a thicket. The
wa FOUND about ~ hours after
the murder. s
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1913-10-09
STOCK JUDGING TEAM
LEAVES FOR KANSAS CITY

Ames, Ia, Oct. Accompanied by
Prot. w. II. Pew, head Of the lows
State college animal h~usbandry depart.
mert. the Ames stock judging team.
which will compete with the student
teams from most OF the west and Ger.
trail west agricultural colleges, left last
night for the American Royal Stocl
exposition In Kansas City. The com.
petition takes place October 6. Tint
members of the Ames team are:sFloyt
Marchant, Scranton, Ia: Harley Walk.
er, Swan, Ia; A. J. Swift, R~idgeway
Pa; Wallace Reynolds. New Sharon
Ia, and H.R. Duncan, Ames, Ia. The
team was taken by way Of Sedaiia, Mo,
where preliminary Judging In mules
will be. done.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1913-10-09
BURGESS SURPRISED AT
HIS WIEE,S ADMISSIONS

Mason City, Ia, Oct. 6.-Murder is
y charge lodged against Mrs. Ida
Burgess, after the coroner,s
jury had made a pretty thorough ex-
animation INTO all the circumstances
connected with h case. Her confess
sion was that she poisoned the child
was compelled to do so by threats
on her life made by Louis Chtrikis
The child-mother, who is now to APP.
pear on this charge, is only 10 years
OF age, while her husband, Almond B
Burgess is 81 He was a v%eterinar,
surgeon at Amboy. Mimi, where his
people as we'll as his wife's people re-
side. He also was in the employ Of the
government as a rural mail carrier.
Burgess had been married twice. He
was infatuated with Miss Holcomb and
prior to their marriage he brought hei
to Rockwell and for some time she
stayed with his mother. In September
1912, Burgess moved on a farm thep
tenanted by Louis Chirikos, and worked
the farm. In a short time he took Mist
Holcomb on the farm and they lived
together as man n wife. Finally
they decided to get married and on
March 81 last the wedding ceremony
was performed. In July following 8
child was born.
Her story nov is that she was COM
PEELED to give the drug to h child be.
cause Louis Chirikos threatened to kill
her unless h did. She claims that
Chirikos was the father OF the chilq
and she was afraid IL she did not kill
the little one that Chirikos or some Of
his Greek friends would kill her. 1t il
stated that Chirikos has admitted that
he had had Illicit relations with her
Chirikos Is a Greek of considerable
wealth. He has two brothers In tho
city. AS yet only the woman is unde,
arrest, but Chirikos and his brother are
being held pending further examinas
ton. 1t appears that Burgess had the
utmost confidence in his wife and whel
the report reached him that h had
done the poisoning and had admitted II
he would not believe the statements.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1913-10-09
A OF PIONEER.

Hawarden. Ia. Oct. Mrs, H. ]
McManus,. n of the pioneers Of thi,
vicinity, died at her home in this city
at the age Of "a years. With her first
husband, Marion Leggett. the deceased
arrived in Calliope. Ia, in 1873, and.
with the exception Of a few years resi-
dent at Elk Point and Akron, had mada
her home here. Six children are stir
living. all but one OF whom were pres,
at the funeral. They are Mrs. w
N. Huse. of Norfolk, Neb..; w. L. Leg
gett, Of Grand Forks, N. D.: Harry L
Leggett, OF Dallas, s. D.; Mrs. Johr
Doctor, OF Seattle, Wash; Mrs. c. r
Allen, Of Durant, Okla. and Edward C.
Leggett. Of Sioux Falls. Her first hus.
band died 20 years ago., and a number
Of years later she was united In mar.
rage to H. J.. McManus, who %survivei
her. There was "a large attendance al
the funeral.
Mrs. Huse, a daughter, is the wife o!
the late w. N. Huse. publisher of the
News at Norfolk, Neb., and Harry A
Leggett, a son., was the late mayor Of
Dallas 6. ID. $50
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1913-10-09
ONLY THREE ACTUAL
VACANCIES SURE FOR
CONFERENCE ACTION
There win Be Many Changes
However, and All Interest
ed in Appointments.

Webster City, Oct. 3-The Northwest
Iowa Conference of the: Methodist
Episcopal church, in session In this
city. Is giving today over to business
sessions, foreign missions, pastoral
evangelism. temperance and Epworth
League work. The work on pastoral
evangelism was taken up yesterday
by President John r. Harmon, Of Nc
Kendree college, Lebanon. Illinois. and
will be continued by him In lectures to-
day, Friday and Saturday.
The session vas enlivened yesterday
by the presence in the city Of Or. E
Robb Gearing, editor Of the Northwest
ern Christian Advocate, who delivered
"a short impromDtu address. Bishop
Shepard Is unusually popular among
the members Of the conference. Yes
terday he honored the supply" minis
tery, Of whom there r quite a num-
mally introducing them to the confer
ence. F
A banquet will be given Saturday ev-
entng to the 20 candidates for the min
istry who have just finished their ex-
animation. Those who nave completed
two years work will be ordained As
deacons Sunday, while the four year
men will be graduated into the minis
try. Yesterday was the first formal
day Of the conference and today the
ministers and delegates settled down
to the regular business grind Of the
conference.
The Cedar Falls church, which is in
the Upper Iowa conference, is, making
a strong effort to get Rev. W. H. Spen-
&c OF Fort Dodge, which is In the
Northwest Iowa conference. II they
succeed more changes than anticipated
will be made In the Assignments Of the
latter conference. OF course the chief
topic Of conversation among the minis
tiers is the appointments. Nothing will
be known OF these, however, until
Bishop Shepard reads them mex Mon
day. The only churches absolutely
certain to have changes of pastors are
the First church at Sioux City and
the churches at Sac City and Britt.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1913-10-09
IOWA FACTORIES LARGE
ANNUAL=USERS OF WOOD

Ames, Ia, Oct. 3.-That Iowa, al
though an agricultural state, uses
more than $4,000, 900 worth Of various
woods annually in its factories and in
dustries. is the interesting fact
brought out in a study made recently
by the United States government for
est service in cooperation with the for
estry section Of the Iowa experiment
station at Iowa State college.
The sash, door, blind and general
millwork shops in the state are the
heaviest users Of wood, needing more
than $2,605, 900 annually. Planning
mill products reach q total Of $1,683,-
00o. Tanks and silos and vehicle parts
require each 100000 worth of wood.
Yellow poplar and other woods used
in making cigar boxes, cost Iowa man
ufacturers more than $4,000 each
year.
The government survey Of the wood
using industries, a complete directory
of all Iowa, wood using concerns. and
chapters on the Timber Resources of
Iowa." and the White Pine in Iowa.
have just been published in Bulletin
No. 142, under the tile THE Wood
Using Industries In Iowa" It may be
had for the asking.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1913-10-09
CLAIMED e. q. DUNN WILL
MAKE RACE FOR CONGRESS

Mason City. Ia. Oct. lit can be
definitely stated that the Congressional
contest in this.the Fourth, diststct will
narrow down between Gilbert n. Haul
zen. the present Incumbent and Ed
a. Dunn. who Wa .ast year democratic,
candidate for scyernof, and who came
q nearly beiAGa elected governor
Dunn wanted TO enteF the ,cOngreo-
sional race two ye@ES x aSStnaf
HaIfUen. but HIS friends insisted thSS
ne waa the man e run Tor guvernor.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1913-10-09
TWO MONTHS DELAY in
ISSUE OF CODE SUPPLEMENT-

Des Moines, Ia, Oct. 3.-The enor-
nous size Of the book and the great
care necessary in correcting errors and
noting explanations will cause a delay
Of about two months in the prepara-
ton Of the 1913 supplement to the
Iowa Code, according to Charles Will
cox, editor Of the code. The code will
have approximately $500 pages, twice
the size of the last one published. It
will contain the laws Of the Thirty
third, Thirty-fourth and Thirty fifth
/. general assemblies, in addition to the
supplement to the code Of 1907. The
law provides that 1t be in the printers
hands by October /, but this will be
impossible. A force OF from 8 to 10
people will have been engaged since
April 20 at an average expense Of
5000 q month. Mr.aWtlcox will receive
q salary Of $4,000 for experimenting
the work. The book will sell for 81
"a copy, and 10000 copies will be
printed. The big expense to the state
will be in the printing and binding
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1913-10-09
STATE AUDITOR NAMES
NEW BANK EXAMINER

Des Moines. Ia. Oct. &c. w. Will.
son. OF Des Moines, formerly connect
ed with the loan department Of thu
Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance
company in the office OF l.. H. Bush
was today named state bank examiner
by State Auditor John L. Bleakly. He
takes the position made vacant by thu
resignation Of G. A. Names, OF Cedar
Rapids who has secured a fine position
in q Cedar Rapids bank at an Id
vance in salary over what he was
earning from the state.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1913-10-09
HAWARDEN BOY KILLED
WHlLE PLAYING HUNTER

dorf. age II :saars, shot himself Re acci.
dentally late yesterday afternoon with
q small rife, and died during the night
as q result. The boy had been ..mak-
ing believe" he was hunting game near
the home OF his father, q farmer. How
the accident occurred is not known.
The bullet took effect In the right side
OF the body.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1913-10-09
Makes THREAT HE'LL
glMPEACA MCPHERSON;

Des Moines, Ia, Oct 3.-Hugh5
osBrien, i Rochester, n. ~, attorney.
haa#written Judge Mcpherson, OF the
Tinted states court, that IL the latter
gaoes not reopen abankruptcy3case In
y0ttUxnWA hewtll 90 before congress
Rnd deIsand the Impeachment 81 Nc
thereon He states that certain credi-
8 paid 100 pcr cent onsclaimxs
Aosthe exclusion OF others Judge Me-
Emerson today 1iIed an answer#sin
which no 1ays he does NOT recall the
defaii1s8GfSthe d but states ssthese
ihtsatSnre not ~persnasive g
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1913-10-09
RETURNED TO SHELDON FOR
TRIAL ONsEORGERY CHARGE

Sheldon. Ia, Oct. 4.-Sheriff Geister
has returned from Amigo. Wis, bring
Ing with him George Hoyt, who was In
sdictedaat the last session OF the grand
Jury for forgery. Hoyt, It IL charged.
forged the name OF Tom Bonner, q
farmer living q Sanborn, on two
checks Of IS each, drawn on the Sam
born Savings bank. The checks were
made payable to SELF and were cashed
at T. couple Of stores. The younE man
admits his guilt. Although q young
man, hes has q record In crime. having
been releasedY from the penitentiary
last April after serving three months'
operations being at Charles City.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1913-10-09

Officials of Swansea, N. T., have
decided t appoint to the borough
police force only unmarried men who
VIII undertake to remain single for
four wears.