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The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1913-09-12

COUNTY OF LAFAYETTE-ss.
In the Circuit Court of Lafayette
County, Missouri, October Term, 1918, at
Lexington. In Vacation August 18th, 1913.
Irene Miller and Robert L. Edmondson-
Plaintiffs.
Mamie Kimberly, Emma Bledsoe, Ar
bert Babbitt. Cora Babbitt, Godfrey Bah
bitt, Alice Shafer,. .Thelma Waters, a
minor, Floyd V. ~Edmondson, a minor,
Charles l. ~Edmondson, a minor, Ray
mond Edmondson, a minor, Charles
Thomas. a minor, and Lafayette County,
MISUNDERSTANDING.
Now at this day come the plaintiffs
herein by their Attorney and file their
Petitionl alleging, among. other things,
that Defendants Mamie Kimberly, Ar
Albert Rabbit, Cora Babbitt, Godfrey
Rabbit, Thelma Waters, and Alice
Shafer are non residents OF the State OF
Missouri, and cannot be served in this
State in the manner prescribed inChapt-
er Twenty One l2ll Of the Revised Statu-
ties OF the State Of Missouri for 1909.
Whereupon 10 is Ordered by the Clerk
OF Said Court in vacation as follows; To
the said defendants, Mamie Kimberly,
Artemesia, Williamson, Charles Thomas,
Albert Rabbit, Cora Babbitt, Godfrey
Rabbit, Thelma Waters and Alice ShafeT.
You are hereby notified that the plain
lllb nave commenced q suit agalnSt YOU
in this court, the object and general ma
ture ot which is to obtain a decree of this
court for the partition and sale OF the
following described real estate situate i'm
Lafayette County Missouri, owned by the
parties hereto as heirs lat law OF Rob
ert w E"dmondson, deceased, towit- The
north west quarter OF the south west
quarter, and the north hall OF the south
west quarter OF the south west quarter.
and the north west quarter OF the south
east quarter oil the south west quarter,
and all that part OF the north east quarter
OF the south west quarter, lying west OF
the Old Missionary Road, all in section
eighteen 1851 Township forty-eight lIsl
range t~wenty-eight C2s,l containing one
hundred and seven tl0Il acres. more or
less; and that unless you, the said defen-
dants, Mamie Kimberly, Artemesia
Williamson, Charles Thomas. Albert
Babbitt, Cora Babbitt, Godfrey Babbitt,
Thelma Waters and Alice Schafer be and
appear at this Court, at the neXt term
thereof, to be begun and holden at the
Court House in the City Of Lexington, in
said County, on the 18th day OF October
1913 next, and on or before the first day
ton in said cause, the same will be taken
as confessed, and Judgment will be rem
dered accordingly,
And it is Further Ordered, that a copy
hereof be published, according to law in
the LEXINGTON INTELLIGENCER a news
paper published in said county OF Lafay-
cite for four weeks successfully, publish
ed at least once a week, the last insertion
to be at least fifteen days before the first
day of said next October Term 1918 OF this
Court.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1913-09-12
Miss Carrie LOOMS.

Teacher of Piano music. Fall
term begins Sept. End. Studio
over Luther Marshall's Drug
Store. Phone 236.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1913-09-12
Swimming Pool Open.

The Academy swimming pool
will be open from 2 to 8 o'clock
daily. Admission 25 cents.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1913-09-12
D OF PUBLICATION

STATE OF MISSOURI,
COUNTY OF LAFAYETTE-ss.
In the Circuit Court of Lafayette
County, Missouri, October Term, 1918, at
Lexington. In Vacation August 18th, 1913.
Irene Miller and Robert L. Edmondson-
Plaintiffs.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1913-09-12
COALI
CoALl
% PLATTENBURG COAL COMPANY a

We are prepared to furnish the
best OF coal, and solicit your patron
age. Orders promptly filled.
Office phone 122 - Mine phone BAT
GEORGE M. VAUGHAN
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]. W. SYnNOR,
Circuit CLERK.

A true o D from the record. Witness
my hand, and seal OF the Circuit Court of
Lafayette County this 18th day Of Aug.
ust, 1913.
j. w. SYDNOR.
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Circuit Clerk.

H. F. BLACKWELL, Attorney for the Plain
till.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1913-09-12

STATE OF MISSOURI,
COUNTY OF LAFAYETTE-ss.
In the Circuit Court of LAFAYETTE
County, Missouri. october term, 1913, at
Lexington. In vacation August 18th,
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FRUIT LAXATIVE
FOR SICK CHILD
California Syrup of Figs" can't
harm tender stomach,
liver and bowels.

Every mother realise% after giving
her children California Syrup Of
Figs" that this IL their ideal laxative.
because they love its pleasant taste
and It thoroughly cleanses the tender
little stomach. liver and bowels with
out gripping.
When cross. irritable. feverish or
breath II bad. stomach sour. look at
the tongue, mother! II coated; give .
teaspoonful Of this harmless fruit
laxative" and in few hours all the
foul. constipated waste. sour bile and
undigested food passes out Of the bow
els. and you have well, playful child
again. When its little system IL full
Of cold. throat sore, has stomach-ache,
diarrhoea. indigestion. colic-remem-
ber. . good "inside cleaning" should
always be the first treatment given.
Millions of mothers keep California
Syrup Of Figs" handy; they know =
teaspoonful today saves a sick child
tomorrow. Ask at the store for 30
cent bottle Of California Syrup OF
Figs" which has directions for babies.
children of all ages and grown.ups
printed on the bottle. Adv.
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SPORT.

Matty McCue OF Racine fought .
ten-round draw with Cal Delaney OF
Cleveland at Racine. Wis. They are
featherweights.
H. N. Farr. secretary OF the recently
organized Dixie Baseball leAgue
stated at Memphis that the leagues
promoters have decided to postpone
its start until the season Of 1915.
Percy Lambert. holder of many
world automobile speed records. was
killed ON the Brooklands motor race
track in London while making an ef.
fort to break the one-hour record.
Johnny Bitter Of Toledo, success.
fully defended his title Of lightweight
wrestling champion when he defeated
Harry Karton. the Chicago Greek.
taking two out Of three falls at Battle
Creek, Mich.
A fraternity basketball league was
organized at Boulder with G. Verne
Orr of the Boulder Y. M. C. A. presi-
dent The eleven national fraternities
of the University have been divided In
to two leagues.
Harry Vardon and Edward Ray. tho
English golfers. defeated Robert John
stone Of Seattle and James NJ Barnes
Of Tacoma. one up. in a four-handed
thirty-six-hole match on the links Of
the Seattle Golf Club.
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ciTizENs ORDERED TO HOMES
AND STREETS PATRoLED
~ MILlTiAMEN.
BOMB PLOT IS F0lLED
PROPERTY WORTH $4,000 ANr
MANY LIvEs IMPERILED
At TABAsco.
western N-w.p.p.r Union New. service.

Western Newspaper Union News service.
Trinidad. Nov, s.-Militia Saturday
night occupied the strike district at
der arrest. nfty-one were held for de-
portation from the southern Colorado
fields. two machine guns had been
seized and about 100 small arms taken.
The streets of Trinidad were patroled
by militiamen for the first time since
martial law was declared. No one was
allowed to loiter. and the principal
thoroughfares were twice cleared. The
strikers, who with cheers hailed the
appearance Of troops. surrendered fiji
teen arms.
Mike coota, Shot At Louisville.
Louisville Junction.-One man was
shot in the shoulder and $50 shots
fired into the Monarch mine No. 2. for
merly the Lucas mine, in an attack
from the outside early Monday morn
ing. The wounded mania Mike Coota..
The mine is owned by the National
Fuel Company.
Guards Discover Internal Machine.
Trinidad. Nov. 3.-The destruction
of a Colorado Fuel and Iron Company
coke washer, q $125,000 structure at
Tabasco. and the loss of life that prob
.bly would be attendant ON an explo-
sion, was prevented when eight infan-
trymen OF q force Of military guards
stationed at that camp discovered an
internal machine in close proximity to
the washer.
F The bomb was expertly made and
consisted Of q ten.pound lard bucket
filled with black powder In which
had been placed three sticks Of dyna-
mite with fuses attached.
The miners Of the Ludlow tent col
pny were given another twenty-four
hours to deliver up their firearms.
This announcement was made by Ad-
jutant General John Chase upon his
return from Walsonburg. where he
spent the day investigating reported
clash between strikers and nonunion
miners, and = report that strikebreak-
ers were being shipped into the dis
trict.
General Chase u convinced that
there are more firearms owned or held
BY the Ludlow strikers than were
given mp Saturday when the militia
moved into the camp. He declared that
Of the fifteen guns which had been
turned over to him. most Of them were
modern. high-power rifles. He gave 1t
ls his opinion that altogether there
are about twelve hundred guns being
held by strikers.
Guards Give Up Arms.
Regarding the matter Of disarma-
ment General Chase said that the op-
orators had made NO resistance at all
to the disarming of the mine guards
employed by them. and that the
guards and special deputies had given
up their arms readily.
On the other hand. he said the strik-
ers had not yet given evidence of good
faith, although he believed that John
r. Lawson. who has personal charge
Of the strikers camp at Ludlow. had
made an effort to collect the arms and
turn them over. Or -
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NOT AS BAD AS ALL THAT
Judge Rssents Attitude Of Funny
Men" as to Present Tendency

Judge Ralph 8. Latshaw squelched
In Kansas City the other day an In
cipient movement against the clos
lifting skirt with slash.
Marrow skirts don't mean immoral
ity." said Judge Latshaw. "one OF the
most vicious epochs was when hoop
skirts were worn.
why, I remember when 1t was con-
sidered immodest for q woman to ar.
range her coiffure so as to show her
ears. We have advanced. -,.a
I'VE have advanced. but we haven't
advanced as far as the 5okesmiths and
cartoonists would pretend.
Doctor said q pretty girl-so
runs the latest joke-doctor. want
you to vaccinate me. please. where 1t
won't show
..Humph.' said the gruff doctor I
guess you'll have to take 1t internally,
them"
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GENERAL.

Katherine Elkins, daughter of the
late Senator Stephen B. Elkins, was
married at Elkins. w, Va. to William
r. r. Hit. n. se3s.
At Decatur. ILL.,, few women took ad-
vantage of the opportunity to vote at
Decatur's most important city cleo
ton In recent years.
Leo N. Frank. sentenced to hang
for the murder Of Mary Phagan. was
denied a new trial by Judge L. 8.
Roam Of Atlanta, Ga.
Mrs. George Creel. wife of former
Denver police commissioner, and who
was formerly Blanche Bates. noted
actress. gave birth to baby girl in
New York.
Mrs. Jennie May Eaton was ac-
quilted of the charge Of numbering
her husband. Rear Admiral Joseph g..
Eaton. by verdict of the jury rendered
at Plymouth. Mass.
It IL up to the church, especially tho
Congregational church in America, to
put Albania, a decadent nation. upon
its feet/an lead 1t from its turbulent
past into peaceful future, declared
the Rev. Charles T. Erickson, q mis-
sionary from Albania. in an address in
connection with the national council
of Congregational churches at Kansas
City.
William Bramwell Booth, who sue
ceeded his father as head Of the Sal
vation Army, arrived in New York .
few days ago. on his first visit to
America. He will go direct to Winni-
peg and Toronto and will then return
to the United States, stopping first at
Chicago. He Is fifty-seyen years old
and for years was his fathers chief
lieutenant
After vain search Of three months
for information regarding his where
abouta. the friends Of Gen. Cipriano
Castro in New York are convinced
that he Is either dead or a prisoner in
q Venezuelan dungeon.
The sealship Oyster Company Of
New York and Boston. 3 s4.500.000 cor
poration. was placed in the hands Of
receivers on an application in the Fed
eral Court Of the Old Colony Trust
Company of Boston. trustees Of its
$2.600.0oO convertible bonds. The oys.
ter company defaultsd interest bonds
laat Julv
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FOREIGN.

ln m editorial the London Natioa
sharply criticises the policy Of Great
Britain In Mexico.
A dispatch received at Dallas, Tex.
says Chihuahua City. Mexico. has been
evacuated by federals.
James w. Gerard. the new American
ambassador. was received In audience
at Potsdam by the German emperor
at the imperial palace.
Colonel Roosevelt left san Paulo.
Brazil for Rio Grande del Sui. from
which place he will continue his jour
ney by way Of Montevideo to Buenos
Ayres and Chile.
An influential committee. which will
ask the British government to recon-
slider in regard to participation in the
Panama-Pacific exposition, was
formed In London.
Constitutionalists again invaded
Monterey and dispatches received at
Laredo. Tex, said they claimed to
have considerable portion OF the
city wrested from federal soldiers.
Charles Dean was acquitted in the
assixes court at New Westminster. B.
c., Of completely In the robbery OF the
New Westminster branch OF the Bank
of Montreal, September 10. 1911, when
$2S5,00O was stolen.
The first United States ambassador
to Spain Colonel Joseph E. Willard
Of Virginia. was received by King Al
fonso. Ambassador Willard later in
the day called on Premier Dato and
tho principal members Of the Spanish
royal family.
A shortage of food and fuel. with
its accompanying privations for the
poorer classes, is commencing to BE-
felt throughout New Zealand as re-
suit Of general strike OF coal miners
and lockers. Work has ceased in
most trades in every port Of New
Zealand.
A force of 600 revolutionists round
ed up. tortured and killed forty-seven
out of fifty mounted policemen sent
from San Luis Potosi. Mexico. to pro.
tect a ranch. Their mutilated bodies
were in many cases hung on trees.
The three policemen who escaped re.
turned to San Luis Potosi.
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well and hearty and weigh about
200 pounds. feel very grateful that
I found podds Kidney Pills and you
may publish this letter II you wish.
am serving my third term as Probate
Judge of Gray Co. Yours truly,
PHILIP MILLER. Cimarron, Kan.
Correspond with Judge Miller about
this wonderful remedy.
Dodds Kidney Pills, Soc. per boz At
your dealer or Dodds Medicine Co,
Buffalo. N. 7. Write for Household
Hints, also music Of National Anthem
(Enslish and German words) and 70
ctpes for dainty dishes. All 8 sent fres
Adv,
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WASHINGTON.

Vice President and Mrs. Marshall
liked their vacation 80 well that they
will start on another one to Phoenix.
Ariz. They will remain about eight
days.
Annual weighing of the mails at
railroad expense is proposed in a bill
introduced by Representative Lloyd of
Missouri. The weighing would re-
quire thirty working days.
The sale of interchangeable mileage
books with the requirement that the
coupons be exchanged for tickets be-
fore a journey is begun. was held by
the Interstate Commerce Commission
to be neither discriminatory nor in
violation OF the law.
Acting Secretary Roosevelt Of the
navy instructed Rear Admiral Fletcher
to place General Felix Diaz, the Mexi-
can refugee. and his party aboard a
New York and Cuba mail steamer af-
ter the ship leaves the last Mexican
port on her sailing. 80.
President Wilson let it be known
that he was waiting for things to take
uoAAhAtS ShuPS III hcAlCo ab result
Of the election and that the United
States government would not act un.
til informed in detail Of what took
place at the polls,
Women in governmental affairs
gained another victory when Mrs.
Crystal Eastman Benedict, suffraeist
OF Wisconsin and New York, was
added to the staff Of the Federal In
dustrial Commission.
Railroad blasting operations on a
tributary of the Fraser river in Wash.
Ington have killed more, than one mil.
lion salmon and prevented the spawn.
ing of between two and three billion
sockeye salmon eggs. Rocks dislodged
by the blasting blocked the stream and
caused the death Of the ascending
hsh.
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Sheriff Takes Away ouns.

Steamboat Springs Sheriff ChivinS
ton has refused to allow the mint
guards or the striking miners at oal
Greek to carry gun8. and disarmet
about twenty.uine mine guards ant
several strikers. He refused to ap
point deputy sheriffs from either sidt
but promiced the coal operators pro
lection in case they start up with non
union men.
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SHOTS ECHO I'm HILLS
AZ FIRE AND BlAsrs rERRiFy
MINE AREA.
bridge psstroysd, Dynamite Exploded
and Night Ralds Made
on Camp.

western Nswspepsr Union News servics.
Trinidad. Colo. Nov. 1.-The burn
ing Of Colorado q Wyoming railroad
bridge between Begundo and Primero
the explosion Of one dynamite boml
at Jerryville. on the outskirts Of 80
pris. and another on. the-tracks Of thu
Colorado & Wyoming railway neal
Segundo, asmidnisht q attack by strik
ers on the camp AZ Delagua were incl
dents which marked the first nigh
Of the encampment Of the Colorado
militia In the strike gone Of southern
Colorado.
The first military activity came
when detachments OF batteries A ant
B. artillery. In command Of Captain
Le Feyre Of Denver with two guns
were sent out In the direction Of Lud
low by order of Adjutant Genera
Chase. There they will reconnoitel
and establish position commanding
the country In the vicinity Of the
camp, which has been the scene oi
the most warlike activity among the
strikers. "a
The batteries will not remain per
mAnently ON tn0 8rOunO. -GeneTa
Chase announced that the order re
ouiring both sides to give up theiI
firearms must be complied with i'm
mediately.
Following the disturbances at the
Southwestern and Empire mines near
Aguilar and the robbery and burning
Of the postoffice and the destruction
OF the tipple and mine offices Of the
Southwestern Fuel Company. Adju
tant General Chase was advised of the
depredations Of the strikers from the
tent colony at Aguilar and receiving
reports that further trouble was antic.
ipated, dispatched 125 militiamen un.
der Major p. J. Hammock from Wal
senburg to look after the situation.
At the end OF the third day Of mar
tial law the situation within the
strike district assumed an aspect that
holds forth . promise Of contipued
peace and quiet. The general order
for the disarming OF strikers. mine
guards and special deputies II being
carried out.
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FROM rELEoRAPHlc REPORTS
THAT COVER THE wEEk's
EVENTS.
OF MOST INTEREST
KEEPING THE READER POSTED
ON MOST RTANT
CURRENT TOPICS.
Western Newspaper Union News ssrviea
WESTERN.

Captain Cornelius @. Collins was ar
rested at Chicago on charge Of for
gerry at the request Of the Baltimore
police.
San Francisco, the western termi-
nus of the Lincoln highway. celebrated
at a mass meeting the dedication OF
the route.
Charles A. Chaplin. who died few
day ago, left an estate estimated at
1861 900. according to the will which
was filed In Chicago.
Paymaster u. 8. Ammen, U. 8. NJ.
retired, died at the Mare Island hos
pital at Vallejo, Cal, after having been
treated for several months for tuber-
culosis of the brain.
John X. Rankin, for many years
head of the Crowfoot Indian agency in
Montana, and a veteran OF the Civil
war, died at his home Nat Lawrence,
Kan. He was seventy-five years old.
Sex hygiene, sanitation and other
matters Of health will be taught the
children Of the st. Louis public
schools one hour each week. 1t was
announced by the superintendent Of
schools.
The purchase Of two independent
oil companies in California. the Union
Oil Company and the General Petro-
leum Company. involving $110.000.000.
was consummated in London by Eu-
gene de Saba of San Francisco.
Irl Louck and Charles Underhill.
each thirteen years old. pleaded guilty
at Joplin, Mo-, in Circuit Court to hav-
ing murdered Phillip Burton. a hot
tamale vender. q year ago. and were
given life sentences in the peniten-
uary.
Another chapter in the nationwide
story Of the dynamite plots, which ex-
tended throughout the country and ctll-
minated in the fatal explosion In Los
Angeles in 1910, was written when the
case was called before the United
States Circuit Court Of Appeals.
An agreement for decrease in
wages is to be submitted to the fire
men and engineers Of the railroads
west of Chicago. when they meet In
that city November 10. with the Gem
eral Managers Association. to de-
mand increases in pay. according to
word received in Denver.
The will of Adolphus Busch. filed
In st. Louis, makes charitable be-
quests aggregating 100000 to num-
Der Of st. Louis institutions and
places the bulk Of the estate in trust.
naming Mrs. Lilly Busch, Charles
Nagel and August A. Busch trustees.
The estate is estimated at $4,000, 900.
Due to the death Of Charles G..
Gates, victim Of heart disease at
Cody, Wyo. Minneapolis, now num-
bers among its residents one of the
richest women In the world. The W.T.
dow Of Gates. who prior to her mar
riage was Miss Florence E. Hopwood,
will receive from her husbands es-
tate something more than 10000. 900.
She has been visiting at the home OF
her mother-in-law, Mrs. John w. Gates.
in New York.
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.penver Police Kun ossperado.

Denver.-A rain Of bullets from the
weapons Of five policemen who sur
rounded him near Twelfth avenue and
Elizabeth street brought death to Al
bert Preston, 80. negro desperate.
Sunday morning. Prior to this. Pres
ton had been racing over radius Of
twelve blocks in the Capitol Hill res
idence section, firing more than fifty
shots from two revolvers. holding up
one special police officer and shooting
another.
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s.rikers YIsld ovi.slx 70 Treops.

SkrlWerS ytoeo 0VeStit 10 ST00Pss
Walsenburg. Nov. Especial de
tails under the general command o.
Major Townsend. continued the dis
arming Of strikers and guards and hun
dreds OF miscellaneous weapons wert
stacked in one Of the tents at CamI
Walsenburg. The disarming has beer
~ peaceful as . Sunday school picnic
and the armed strikers and guards
that for . week faced each other
ready at any moment to fight to death
have spent the past two days loafini
around the streets and at their differ
ent headquarters. The entire Huer
fano county military district has beer
absolutely quiet since the hour thu
troop trains pulled into the RID
Grande switch yards. Even the usua
police cases have not been In svt
dence.
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ssnator cummins Attacks Prssldsnt.
baltimore.-At Republican rally
here Senator Albert B. Cummins Of
Iowa criticized President Wilson for
his alleged encroachment Of the execu.
tive power upon Congress.
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Marks Lincoln HIahway

Longmont- Secretary D. w. Thorn
rs of the Longmont Commercial Asso
citation has completed the marking Of
the Lincoln highway from the Lari
mer county line to Denver. the last
sign being placed at the end of Boule
ward F Of the capital city.
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Raspberriss Grow In Frost.

Ault.-Fresh raspberries from .
bush in her back yard were served te
guests Of Mrs. v. e. Taggart of the
Fairplay district near here. This II
the second crop the bush has yielded
which 1t seems Will be as large az the
first one. Frost has practically des
troyed the leaves on the bush, but Ii
il yet filled with berries not quits
ripe.
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MANS Eye oouosd Out BY Boar.

WaHs 9ye UouUeu O0s " 1UA's
Longmont.-As the reault of an at
tack by an enraged boar. John Rob
erts, q farmer living three miles south
OF Hygiene. was taken to the hospital
here with his left eye gone and his
face and neck badly gashed by the ami.
mails tusks.
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, preach Sermons on "oood Roads,"
Cheyenne.-Min1stera of Cheyenne
and other Wyoming towns through
which the Lincoln memorial highway
passes preached a good roads" ser
mons in response to proclamation by
Governor J. M. Carey.
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my breath wu
short and I had
chills and back
ache. ! took the
pills about q year
ago and have had
no return OF the
palpitations. Am
now SO years old.
able to do lots Of
manual labor, am