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The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-01-07
MISCELLANEOUS

Wsnfed--To Buy 0ne or Two Old
feather beds for cash. Address
BEDS, care this office
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-01-07
SHOES. sHoEs, SHOES.

SHOES! sHoEsi SHOES:
ssmple Shoe sser~, $40 Sorsh Fifth
street Good shoes cheap. Mems
wurnens ard chiIdren's shoes re-
tailed at wholesale prices. GEO A.
BowDEN. @. EDWIN BOW DEN.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-01-07

aI.25

Buys an xs.rnea Weed Hester at
HOWELL BROS. see East Broad
street.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-01-07

We Have Hundreds of Fsrsus We want
TO sell on easy terms. Call at head
quarters when you want bargains In
farms. CAssELMAS Il co, 1913 East
Main street.
The Marshall republican. [volume] (Marshall, Saline County, Mo.) 1899-1914, 1913-12-12
EHHNNIAy. y.NEEDLEs

Talrpage Dewitt Ehrnman. cashiet
at the G. Il A. station and Miss Edith
o'Bfieh Needles were united in mar.
riage Thursday. December II at 2 D.
m. at the homo OF the brides aunt
Mrs. r. n. HaWk g. $50 South La.
fayette.
The ceieni ~ wa witnessed by the
immediate r,.a.iyss Of the family and
few close friends.
Mrs. Dan O'Brien OF st. Louis. fos-
ter mother OF tie bride. has been q
guest for several days at the Haw-
kin's home IN order to be present at
the ceremonj.
The bride is an accomplished young
lady. Is beautiful In character as well
as personal appearances and will
make noble helpmate to the man OF
her choice.
The groom is highly esteemed IN
this community and will receive the
congratulations OF a large circle OF
friends. Mr.. Ehrnman has had q
home In readiness some time for his
bride and they have gone to house
keeping In this city.
The Marshall republican. [volume] (Marshall, Saline County, Mo.) 1899-1914, 1913-12-12
JUDGE AND ''1 h. \
CLERKS FOR ELEC.


The polling places. and the judges
and clerks for the special election
called for Thursday. December 18th.
for the purpose OF determining whe-
ther or not bonds in the sum OF s.G.-
900 shall be issued for the purpose of
erecting or acquiring by purchase and
extending and improving an electric
lisht plant 10 be owned by the city
follows: ,I
In the First Ward at City Hall.
Judges: M. p. McGinnis. w. r.
Ehrpman. W. l.. Irvine. l.. NJ. Morrow
Frank Lisetor. J, b. Prior. Clerks:
y. w, Brown. w. s. Koontz. sidney
Berg. Frank Justice. y
In the Second Ward at Marshall's
Feed Yard. 81 u. Morgan ST. Judges:
q. L, Mason. J. J. Kirkpatrick, Robt
=. Hyatt. J. r. McAllister. Rdber,
clough, Hugh Hayes. clsfks n w,
r. Fisher, George Wheeler. ID nj Der
thoff ]. M. Marshall.
In the Third Ward at Ervlns car-
penter shop. los n, North ~ ! udses:
y. 9. Farrsll. w. WI Carpentpr. b. W
vaushn, Nike Jaeeby. Jxosb jFink
The Marshall republican. [volume] (Marshall, Saline County, Mo.) 1899-1914, 1913-12-12
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES

Fred u. seibert OF near Mt. Leon
ara and Miss Dora Armentrout OF
near Sweet Springs were married u,
the residence OF the officiating mlnii-
ter. Rev. Kokendoffer OF sedalla on
Tuesday. Dec. 2. The couple were
accompanied TO Sedalia by q brother
OF the bride and sister OF the groom.
James Armentrout aud Miss Emma
seibert They will make their home
at his fathers farm northeast of
sweet Springs. They are the son and
daughter OF Mr.. and Mrs. George
seibert and MIR. and Mrs. Louis Arm
entrout respectively. and have the
best wishes OF their many friends In
the county.-sweet Springs Herald.
The Marshall republican. [volume] (Marshall, Saline County, Mo.) 1899-1914, 1913-12-12
BI,OCkWAy-prLLEN

Married at the parsonage OF the
Rev. Speers at Arrow Rock. Mo-. on
the afternoon OF December G. Mr..
Earl II. Brockway and Miss NJ. Agnes
Pullen. The groom Is a genial young
farmer whom every one knows In this
community being the oldest son OF the
well known Mr. aud Mrs. Frank
Brockway, who live near Arrow Rock.
His bride is n sweet young trained
nurse. whose home Is in Bonne Terrc.
Mo. She had been visiting for some
time at the home OF her aunt. Mrs.
Jack Dysart. 800" ir.
The happy couple will be at home
to their friends at present at the home
OF the groom's father. later they are
to visit the father OF the bride. r. J.
Pullen In Bonne Terre. Mo.
The Marshall republican. [volume] (Marshall, Saline County, Mo.) 1899-1914, 1913-12-12
JOHN ALIsxANpnR tuo,.,

John Alexander. an aged colored
man of'Pennysille south OF Marshall.
died at the. Fulton hospital Saturday.
DECEMBER 9. The remains we're brou-
sht TO Marshall and burial took place
Tuesday afternoon at the PennyvIlle
cemstsry.
Alexander created a good deal OF
cYcitement last spring by wanting to
vet mhftied. lie was sdjndsed In
ssns By Jury selected by the county
court and sent to the Fulton hospital
fer the insane.
The Marshall republican. [volume] (Marshall, Saline County, Mo.) 1899-1914, 1913-12-12
kI\G-II,f,G

Joseph Mahard King and Miss MIL
dred Ervine Legg. daughter OF Mr.
and Mrs. John ID. Legg. will be mar.
ried at the home OF the brides
parents, south OF Marshall wednes-
day, December II.
The groom is the son Of Mr.. and
Mrs. June X. King and after Decem
Der 20, the newly welded couple will
be at home at the Peabody farm about
three miles south OF Marshall.
The Marshall republican. [volume] (Marshall, Saline County, Mo.) 1899-1914, 1913-12-12
AUTO ACCIDENT

Mrs. E.B. Parks of Slater was cal
led to sedaiia last Thursday morning
owing to an accident happening to G.
g Vaughan and family, Their auto
turned over and injured all In the car
more or less. Mr.. Stewart OF Pilot
Grove. received fractured skull: Mr..
Vaughan had an arm broken and was
badly bruised; his daughter. Miss
Daisy, had both arms broken and
their adopted small girl was also bad
ly bruised.
The Marshall republican. [volume] (Marshall, Saline County, Mo.) 1899-1914, 1913-12-12
llEAL EsTATE TRANsFERs

Rial Kirtiy TO Ernest johnson LOT
s. blk IL Bakers y u add to Slater.
10000.
/ |Rtese. =, wensel to chay,. ., wsnssl
stikIi q \ acres Assilpsd ssttFi;;ssS' fFsi ;,saS
(, onss WI run ii II n. stsels East
West. Part Blk J. 'I3snedick aud Ruff
add TO Marsbail. s 100. 90. w ''r
Elnoa Conway ct al to William
Nichols apd w N i-2 lot 9. block 8
eng Sec add MarshsiI. 100000.
Ds;on u Abney ct al TO Ciaud A.
Abnsy lot in Eek OF l0-B0-2r ti.-
10000. stt
Jas a. chaney TO Charles crowder
lot | Blk Herhdon Mo. $4,000
Afniatsard N, Ward 10 Lutte v,
Jackscs, an tpt 20 serss, ! io-40-ls
$4,000. & sli M n 4 y e
byron Early. IL Al I3y duar to Lutte
Y Y IaeSson | HInt 90 Acres, Same
Msqde 8, Gentry TO Minnie l.. Hook
inamIth lots ,'s and Blk. 3 seas.
90.
jack l., Hawkins TO Edward W.
Hawkins. 24o acres Secs. 26 and ~
Ibf-si ss5oo.oo.
Joseph King TO orson King. is Int
sec . ana l0-6O-le. e266s.Gs.
F. xus : 49,
The Marshall republican. [volume] (Marshall, Saline County, Mo.) 1899-1914, 1913-12-12
JOHN JEFFERSON SMITH

John Jefferson Smith was born in
Saline county. Mo-. Sept. 20. is4G.
lie departed this life Dec. 4. 1913. at
3'a. IN. at the ne OF 81 years. 2 month
apd'ia days. In. 1897 he united
with the Christian. church at Antioch.
NOW: Christian Union. lie leaves n
wife. one brother. Sam C. Smith. and
reiatiyes and. frjepds to mourn his
departure. The deceased died at the
rcssdence of his brother In aweet
sprinss. lie had suffered with
dropsy for abouta year and had been
down for about two months.-sweet
Springs Herald.
The Marshall republican. [volume] (Marshall, Saline County, Mo.) 1899-1914, 1913-12-12
iNrRoyEsIEyrs an LEXINGTON

The following article Is a, clipping
from the Daily Inteliigencer OF Lex.
ington. Mo-. issue of Dec. o:
That the Missouri Gas 4 Electric
sArvice Co. does not intend 10 be
caught mapping Is evident by the I'm
moyements being made at the electric
light plant. Since this company
bought the gas and electric plants at
this place q small fortune has been
snent In improving the service. and
now the company is busiiy engaged In
doubling the capacity OF the electric
plant, New machinery Is being In
stalled, including n new 200 X. W.
generator. a Ball high speed engine.
a 260 horsepower water tube boiler.
and a, new i25 foot stack has been
ereeted. A line has receNtly been
completed to Auji's mine east Of
town. which, viii hereafter be run
entirely by electricity, This COM
psny, Is now ths owner Of the Rich
iupnd plant .asd preparations Afe be-
ipS made W run q Lire sasf6tA hs
river and 4 SIMPLY Richmond. Lssinsr
ton Jlnetion, and Hardin 7 from the
Iextnston plant IN More improve
msuts, are. contemplated so as to ex-
tend their zone OF usefulness. and to
aid In developing the mining Indus
The Marshall republican. [volume] (Marshall, Saline County, Mo.) 1899-1914, 1913-12-12
oLD TIME FLANK cuLvn,rrr :.

Seeing this caption. some may be
ready tolexciaim here f. some body
going to agitate tbat culvert talk, no
indeed. Never owned an engine and
am not mixed up in that sauabble.
but have really wanted a cuivert talk
for at least ten years. Have been
waiting for some OF the tax payers to
sreak up. but they seem unconcerned
as to where their money goes. As I
am n tax payer. but not an office
seeker. nor cffice holder. I would like
TO be road cosnmiwioner a few days.
Having yjEifedin SIX counties besides
Saline, I can say we are behind In
culyeris. ana IN d general way, roads
as we'll. We visited family in Pettis
county a few years since and could
not help seeing the finely built con.
crete 'culverts everywhere we went.
After a while those people paid our
yisit back. and an the fair was on In
Marshall we asked them; glad we had
something as nice TO invite them to,
AZ this time we had only few really
safe drives. owing TO the automo obiles
We would see enroute and the boys
wanted their rigs and the tenant had
to have rig. no we seemed scarce OF
safe team for ladies' to accom- pany
us. but the gentleman visitor offered
Lis "city broke" steppers aud we were
grateful and for his thoughtful cour-
tehy. insisted on HIS driving. Hitch.
cd TO our new surrey and In this In.
stance II was we'll for such a drive, as
that was a memorable one. The alb
owe mentioned gentleman was used 10
driving In n hurry and those steppers
had been used to we'll rounded con-
crete culverts. NO he never halted
them at our awful wooden affairs, |
but ran over them until the frlghten-
cd shfieks from the three ladies' on
tho back seat caused him to investi- |
cate. and they explained. they were
being battered black and blue. but be-
fore he could bring his neck back In |
the direction OF his houses. we had
plunged into another. he said. dog
on IT," about this time I thought OF
bis kind'os cplverts and felt like va
Do when our baby acts up before COM
psny. but oo,sd not say Apy thing
for. Saline ts Ne garden. suot, !, a.
think instee4,of grandmother
lhsss rottsa suIysrtsl 'ssd running
them ike a bon' Ii. like shimmins
The river to get a drink" cut out this
Iussing. build good ones.
II you dislike 20 halt az bad rs I
10. am sorry for YOU. why you are
,earcely Ina good uot. TN you are
4 q culvert and must check. or risk
! broken back or broken rig. or may
30 get your horses foot IN an opening
here the dirt has washed away.
Dangerous Is not name. Go ahead
,oys. the tables will turn. We must
iave betters roads and cuiverts too
ind there never was victory without
lot OF clashing on oil sides--we
reed threshers al much as we need
ain and the best In put before them,
yhen we have them. Weeds and
inder brush at corners are view
breakers and unsightly. causing autos
ieedless anxiety. Ravines ut sides OF
Dads and washes should be checked.
'iready some OF our roads are almost
'ulleys. they have washed so deep.
NOW OF drain that might do q lot
4 mischief. but what Is every body's
'usiness Ia no body's business and 80
stays and grows larger.
A TAX PAYER.
The Marshall republican. [volume] (Marshall, Saline County, Mo.) 1899-1914, 1913-12-12
rRIyATN IiNE .nnApY

The private telephone line being
orilt by Fred Ludwig. Joe Brown and
Prown brothers. east OF Marshall on
route 5, was completed this week and
connections were made Wednesday
with the Bell company in Marshall.
the line 70 about miles long and
WIN be a xrsat convenience to the
parties conssrned.
The Marshall republican. [volume] (Marshall, Saline County, Mo.) 1899-1914, 1913-12-12
ORGAN RHclrAL

Mr.. r. q, Z, Utf VIII have an organ
recital a the Christian church next
suhdsy AFTERNOON, nsSsnbsr "a. at
three 3 o'elc6k. Iie vii be kssistsd by
M cisude \, FichEh6rn 81 N, ". @.
Ttt btokrAss VAL cpnsist Of vocal and
iastrrinentai sslection ana promlses
y bs ! tihs one. silver otlstins
WIN bc srscsived for the benefit Of
the 'nusic fund Or the church.
The Marshall republican. [volume] (Marshall, Saline County, Mo.) 1899-1914, 1913-12-12
DEATHS
MRS. pHrLLrr LAND

Mrs. Phillip Land. mother OF Nose
II. Land OF this city. died very sud.
denly at her home In Neodesha. Kas.,
Saturday. December 9, at 1880 a. m,
at the age of ~ years.
d Mr.. Land left Saturday morning to
attend his mothers funeral, which
took place Sunday. Burial was In
the Neodeshs cemetery beside the re-
mains OF the husband. who died about
a year ago. t..li,. ,.tffr,.r. .t ~
The Marshall republican. [volume] (Marshall, Saline County, Mo.) 1899-1914, 1913-12-12
NltHRE.0TT

Virgil Moore OF Sedalia and Miss
Marie OFT OF New Haven. Mo-. were
united In marriage Thursday, Decem-
ber Z, at the home OF the brides par
ents In New Haven.
The newly welded couple. who
have gone TO housekeeping at Sedalia,
have many friends here who extend
congratulations,
The Marshall republican. [volume] (Marshall, Saline County, Mo.) 1899-1914, 1913-12-12
cO.orERATIyE INSURANCE. co.

The Cooperative Insurance Co. OF
Saline and Cooper counties will hold
their second (2d) meeting December
27th. 1913 at J o'clock p. m. at
Forest Grove school house. Every
Ibcdy Invited 10 attend.
J, L. KEssLER. President.
lta J. r. Heumann, Secretary.
(DecI 2-19)
The Marshall republican. [volume] (Marshall, Saline County, Mo.) 1899-1914, 1913-12-12

s,>los ssslho.
"a SNeut Nichols to Robert Long II
.aorlo0 sec il-5i.2i. 1851.
hiW, q. Thompson to T. S. Harrison,
20 acres. i6-4o-22. $1,000.
Emma Hughs to Mary J. and Dan
lei Porter, lot SO blk g. Farris Add
Sweet Springs. Mo-, si75.
The Marshall republican. [volume] (Marshall, Saline County, Mo.) 1899-1914, 1913-12-12

scribers or renewals during the past
week:
!. Louh Cook, Il ., Sweet Springs.
2. Miss ". J. Sailor. Malta BEND.
3. S. r. Baker, Miami.
T. TN Bryap, n 3. Malta BEND.
3. IA. McAIlister. Sweet Springs.
6 Isas Huston. Slater
:. J. l.. Tichenor. Napton.
IS. q. w. Walk. Blue Lick.
%. Mrs. Ed Kcehart. n 6, Marshall.
10. Mrs. VI. u steel. n 6. Marshall.
IL. Chas. Shackeiford. Napton.
IL. J. T. Lewis. II :. Marshall.
13. Mrs. ". Il. Doan. II 2. Marshall.
~. Geo. Montgomery. u 3. Marshall
10. Joe Pittman. II 3. Marshall.
10. Lewis Slayer. Il 2. Nelson.
~. Arch Goodloe. II 2. Nelson.
rs. Clemence winkler. r I. Napton.
10. Henry Niemeier. II. I. Napton.
20. e. B. Ahlf. Sweet Springs.
81. VIM. NJ. Cox. u I. Sweet spgs.
p. j. l.. Knott. Il 3. Sweet Springs.
~. T. =. Pemberton. Lafayette. Ind.
20 Mrs. Lulu Green, u. 2, Nelson.
20. Mrs. VI. J. Drinkard. II. I, Miami
20. Ino. y. Wall. Norton.
% Miss Molly Hollywood. n. ., city
2S. ~. Il Johnson. Sweet Springs.
20. $. u. Clark. Sweet Springs.
20. Samuel Rothrock. r. 4. s. spgs.
~. W. r. Fritzgerald. II. :. s. spgs.
32. j. A. Wood. II. .. Sweet Springs.
~. w. A. Fisher. n. I. sedaiia.
~. 7. G. Jones. n. 2. city. a,
10. Theo. q. Kehkop. n. 4. Biackb'n
30. Henry Hinnah. u. q. Slater.
81. Theo. II. weln. Slater. r. 2.
5S. John shellenbeesar. n. .. city.
80. W. A. Hagedorn. Slater.
30. o. y. Butts. II. I. Slater.
~. u. II. Carr. II. I. Slater.
az. +. u. Parks. slater.
%. ormond Hupp. Slater.
44 smith Sullivan. II. 3. Slater.
90 Farmers Mutual Insurance Co.
20. Mike Keller. Il. 2. city.
a. Iohn'Q. Ruff. II. 3. city.
~ Mrs Il. X. Mcdaniel. city.
~. Theo. Staub. Malta Bend.
90 Herman kunze, X. I. Malta Bed
~ Gust A. Brown. Il. .. city.
-. s. j.. Gibson. city.
%. +. r. Pemberton. city.
lh manuel Wittrupp. city.
30. q. a. Renick. II. /. Malta Bend.
- I. \. Hulse. x. I. Sweet Springs
'S' l.. d. Green a Son. n. ., Nelson.
~ Henry Lange. II. 8. Sweet Spgs.
io' Ed. Shrader. II. /. Sweet Sings.
H. Mrs. II. 7. Sims. n. I. Sweet spg
" John Cook, II. ). Sweet Springs.
~. j. ID, Harre, 5Gi W. Boyd. city.
". Mrs. Il. q. Hicks, Allegan, Mich.
10 o. w. strodtman, $40 y. Elm
10. o. w. Strodtman, Kansas City.
10 Henry Akeman. II. !. Miami.
10 II. o. Wingfield. r. 9. city.
49, c. c. schupp. st. Aubert. Mo.
D. A. II. Leimkukler. r. I. Napton.
o. Lewis petry, Nelson. Mo.
l. Levi Kramer. II. 3. Malta Bend.
q Rubey Hudson, Il. /. Shackelfd
D. j. Il Heuman, r. I, Slater.
!. ID. c. Nixon. Il. 9. Marshall.
.. W. NJ. Vanburen, r. /, Napton.
b. Robt Dillery, II. 2. Gillian.
. Chris. w, Blumhorst, Slater.
s. Henry Boekstetter, r. 2, Slater.
.. w. II. Montgomery, Marshall.
o. f. w. Mecum, city.
Include the Republican office on
The Marshall republican. [volume] (Marshall, Saline County, Mo.) 1899-1914, 1913-12-12
NUMBER 81.
AMONG OUR 's
|. FRIENDS

The following names are new sub
scribers or renewals during the past
week:
The Marshall republican. [volume] (Marshall, Saline County, Mo.) 1899-1914, 1913-12-12

''"FV 0"U NVFuuIVHH OIIIVt on
your shopping list.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1913-06-21
POLICE COURT
c. D. Riley Comes Back with Jag
and Gees TO the Hi For Six
Months-Other Notes.

Police court yesterday morning Was
quite Unconstitutional after the many
thieves and pickpockets that have
been arraigned during the week. as
noting but DRINKS and disOrderlies ap-
Pearcd G H. Riley, Of Pittsburgh.
Was the first arraigned Since his
last appearance hc has grown a long
beard and attempted To- put one over
On Judge iiundt but to no vail. Ae
he has appeared three times within
the past six months he was fined $40
and costs and six months on the noll.
sam Fluse. drunk. drew s. and costs
or thirty days while Frank Roberts
and John McCatcheu. also drunk. we're
fined the minimum
Harry Rine. a cripple. was arrested
for being drunk but he managed to
explain H. some manner 10 judge
Huhdt and Wis dismissed John
Hunk. drunk. Mas fined 8. and co Is /.
G"urs" Edwards disordcrly. was fncd
the same, while John hoe. OF the up.
thcriy"r district. viii remain Oh the
hil for thirty days
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1913-06-21
EARLY STORE CLOSING.

large number OF the leading dry
goods stores in the city begin to-day
10 close at Elk o'clock This is an
innovation 40 far as Wheeling ia con-
cerned. an effort TO shorten the hours
OF shopping and thereby 20 avoid 4
portion OF the strain on the employees
resulting from the long day OF Sa,ur-
day. Wheeling IS good shopping
center and an Industrial community.
II may be that the proposed change
VIII not serve tho convenience OF a
large number OF shoppers. and (. so.
doubtless tho former hours on Satur-
day viii be returned TO. Nevertheless.
II is worth while for the merchants
20 make tho trial Shorter work DAYS
have become a ruln during the past
On or fifteen years. The old.time
merchant kept open from six in the
morning until ton n nisht. six DAYS
in The W"'k. The modern merchant
finds 10 poss.bi" L. transact much
larger business in much shorter hours.
L"' us hope 'ha; the shorter store
ia. IN Wheeling will prove n SUCCESS.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1913-06-21
GOV. HATFIElD's VISIT.

People OF Wheeling with unmistak-
able enthusiasm showed their appre-
citation yesterday OF the visit to the
city OF Governor Hatfield and MEM
bers Of the State administrator
During the few weeks that he has
occupied tho Governors chair, Gov.
ernor Hatfield has met an unusual
number OF perplexing questions and
has borne an unusual amount OF re-
sponsibility. lie has handled a very
delicate situation with great skill and
care. saving an enormous amount Of
money To the State. preserving order
and protecting life: at the same time
he has been harassed by vicious crit.
les and partisan assailants. The sol
id and substantial business men of
West Virginia realize the value OF the
work Gov. Hatfield has done and ap-
preciate. moreover. his determination
10 maintain law and order and to sup
press unnecessary and vicious agita.
ton. Governor Hatfield has made
good. and he has made good by at.
tending strictly 20 business. The In.
telligencer trusts that he will find in
his visit 10 Wheeling a little relaxa
ton from difficulties and cares that
have been heavy not TO say burden
some
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1913-06-21
Saturday, June 81, 1913.
THE ABANDONMENT OF TIE
FARM.

The growth Of city population At the
expense OF the small towns and OF the
country IS world wide. During The
past ten years the great western
provinces % Canada have added two
persons 10 tho population OF their
cities. while they have added one TO
the population os their country dis
tricts. In the province OF Ontario the
rural population has actually de-
creased since 1870. In Germany. Ber-
lin and a Few other large cities have
grown a a phenomenal rite. while
the country districts have stood still.
In the United States the population
OF the farms and ~ the towns under
$500 In all the states eas- of tho Mis-
sissippi and north - the Ohio river
has actually decreased. while The
cities Of above 900 have grown rap
Idly
Here IS a problem hat demands
the most serious attention n, our SCI
sntists and statesmen Farm Nfo
will no' t- made moro attractive
merely ~ o.. publication ~ learned
ESSAYS. nor ;.v tAa; matter is 81 Ger
tain than ary increase 90 attract ION On
the farm Will h.l.cc. 'rr i-re-.-..
ible fore. tha' s..ms 10 ruIl -ho
youn- and ambitions towards ,.o
cities Arc We ro. iu tic world n
genera Simply reproducing tic r...
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1913-06-21
NEW NEWS OF YESTERDAY

By E ]. Edwards

Il sometimes have che harmless
vanity OF thinking that my appoint
ment as a lieutenant In the United
states army by John c. Calhoun. when
he was secretary OF war IN the admin
istratiOn OF President Mnoroe. made
possible the saving OF Fort Smelling
from preconcerted attack by the In
dams OF the northwest IN the year
1885. II you trace directly from cause
To erect. Calhuon's choice OF me as
lieutenant did result In the saving OF
Frto Smelling"
II WAS the late General James Wat
son Webb. who died In 1884 at the
axe OF 81, nnrrating 70 some members
Of his family an incident In his mil
itary life associated with the rescue
OF FortSnelling
Calhoun appointed me as a lieuten-
ant In the army. although I had no
political backing and no one TO say
a word Tor me. / had a brief inter
view with Calhoun. and now realize
that Ia that interview he studied ms
SO that he miYht know whether he
would be Justified IN appointing me q
lieutenant I told him that my father
was n commanding officer In the Rev
lutionary War and On the stan OF
General Washington.
without any other communication
than the one I personally made 10
him he appointed me n lieutenant
and made out my commission. was
sent To Fort Dearborn as post adJu-
tant. ! went there by direct order
OF the secretary % war Mr.. Calhoun.
There remained for some eight OF
ten years.
"One day In midwinjer. I think Il
was In 1894. the commanding officer
at Fort Dearborn received au intima-
ton. probably from some friendly In
dian. that the Indians in tho north
west. including sTnoe OF the nercest
and INST vOindiCtive OF the tribes,
We're planning concerted assault
upon Fort Smelling. That fort was
built AT the headwI ters 70 the Mis-
siSSippi river. precisely at th- pint
where the city OF 81. Paul now stands.
il was tho main defense OF the rap
idly growing territories ~ the east
against the warlil,r Indians.
The commander ~ Fort Dearborn
asked for a volunteer 20 Eo at once
20 Fort Smelling and inform the COM
mander there ~: the Indian plot
At once volunteered The commander
Told me that there would hc many
dangers. somo - them OF attack 10y
Indians and some ~ them dlv 10 the
frightfully cold weather. for thc win
ter was one 81 unusual severity.
I asked for two horses. and one
died. on" 81 tho horses was 10 be
used az packhorse for provisions
Tn" g'Iid" WIS found. the horses ", re-
procured and substantial pack WAS