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Middletown transcript., 1914-12-26
A FINE SERMON

Rev. Dr. F. H. Moore on Sunday last
treated his hearers to two exception
ally fine sermons, at once instructive
and spiritual.
In the morning he preached from the
text in Luke 8:15 ''The people were in
expectation, and all men mused in their
hearts whether John were Christ or
no.
The speakers general thought was
that for the worlds salvation no mere
human being, though never so great
and good had been adequate. To prove
this he instanced three of the greatest
characters in the Bible, viz. Moses, the
great leader, statesman and lawgiver,
learned in all the wisdom of the
Egyptians" Samuel the bold and con-
secrated prophet who az the close of a
spotless life could demand of all Israel
"Whose OK have / taken, whom have
defrauded, whom have oppressed?";
and John the Baptist "that wonderful
saint, who was filled with the Holy
Ghost from his mothers womb, " and
who as the forerunner of Christ boldly
rebuked the Jewish people and Herbd
their Roman King, and proclaimed Him
who should save all men from th&ir
sins. mo human being, however gifted,
talented or holy was sufficient to be
the Savior Of the world-that, only the
Divine Infant in the Bethlehem manger
could be, because He stands pre-eni-
nent as the incarnated Son of Cod /
''God made manifest in the flesh. .
The Doctor closed with reference
to the fact that the 2OOth niverssry
of the birth of that flaming herald If
the Cross, Whitefeld, thr1
26th Of December 1914. -,
I'D the dramatic incideI
promptu sermon, shor Ne hfb
death, spoken as be stod q he stair
steps, candle in hand ll5out to 90 to his
ouch.
The spea' told Of a wit to White
IDS sdial place at sewburyport,
s, where through the glass sides
is cofin/the last mortal relics of
good man are visible
int Of space defers to later issue
ice Of the evening sermon with
ghly interesting references to
of Delaware foremost states
hundred years ago.
Middletown transcript., 1914-12-26
CORN SHOW

The first annual Corn Show of New
Castle County was held at Middletown
on Saturday, under the direction oi
County agent L: H. Cooch.
Twenty-three entries were placed OF
exhibition. Prof. Granthanl, Of Della.
ware College, judged the corn, and de-
livered an illustrated lecture in the
evening, using lantern slides showing the
different types, growth and yield OF
corn. The prizes were awarded as fol-
lows:
Ten ears yellow corn, first prize, Y.
C. Kohl, Middletown, So; ten ears yell
low corn, second prize. A. H. Donovan.
McBonough, 50; ten ears yellow corn,
third prize, C. f. Spicer Middletown,
81; ten ears yellow corn, fourth prize, J.
E. Bender, Midtown. ri bon; ten ears
white corn, first prize, R. w. T.imble,
Hockessin, SO; ten ears white corn, secon.
prize, John Sweetman, Middletown, 50;
ten ears white cap corn, first prize,
Fred P Williams, SO; ten ears white.
cap corn, second prize, J. F. Deakyne,
s2; single ear yellow corn, frst prize,
John Holloway, Newark, 81; single ear
white corn, first prize R. w, Trimble,
Hockessin, 81; single ear white cap
corn, first prize, F. P. Williams. Middle
town, 81; 80 ear exhibit of any Grange
or farmers club in county, Peach Bios
som Grange, Middletown, silver cup.
Boys Glass best ten ears, Lester
Burge, Middletown. 50; second best,
10 ears, Victor Kohl, Jr., Middletown,
81; third best, 10 ears, George C. Burge,
Middletown, 81. Best ten ears Sc ected
for exhibition-R. w. Trimble, Hockes-
sin, So; second best ten ears selected for
F. p Williams, Middletown.
So; third best 10 ears selected for ex-
J F. Deakyne, Niddletown,
ribbon. Sweepstake, R. W. Trimble,
pure registered sow pig do
mated by Delaware Experimental Farm.
Middletown transcript., 1914-12-26
TOWNSEND

Frank Hutchisoni of Ca Iisle, Pa, is
visiting his fatberhere.
Miss Ruth Richardson IS returned
home from a visit in Philadelphia.
James Pierce and wife, of Cecilton,
Nd, spent Saturday Eith Mrs. NJ. E.
Money.
'Izabeth Wilson, Margaret Hutehi-
md Essie Curlott spenk Wednesday
nyrna.
yer Fouracre and Nathaniel Rat
are visiting Frank Lattomus and
". this week.
s. Elizabeth Wahl, of Wilmington,
ending the week with her mother
Emma Wells.
alter S. Money who has been i'll
b typhoid fever the past three weeks
slowly improving.
mi. and Mrs. Webb and children, of
W Pleasant were guests of Bayard
Yatka and family Sunday.
Rev Burr and wife entertained last
Friday at their home d. B. Maloney and
daughter Miss Ethelwyn, D. B. Jones
and wife, Mrs. sallie Taylor, Walter E.
Hart and wife.
Middletown transcript., 1914-12-26
ODESSA

Mrs. George Davis was recent
Philadelphia visitor.
Mrs. Emily McClellen of Wilmington,
visited relatives here on Monday.
Miss Eliza Hurn. of Middletown,
was visitor in town part Of last week.
Mr. Gooden, of Smyrna, visited
friends in town on Wednesday last
week. I
Mrs, William Eccles, was he guest of
relatives in Wilmington several days
last week.
Mrs WilhamCregg and Miss Hilda
Gregg spent Monday last Fith friends
in Wilmington.
Yrs. Ella Smith, spent Thursday last
with her sister Mrs. William Hall in
Niddletown.
Miss Lillian Buckson, of Wilmington,
las been visiting her brother Mr..
George Buckson and family.
Mrs. R J. Mailly, has as her guests
this week Mr.. and Mrs. D. C. AspriI
and Mr.. Mailly Davis of Wilmington.
Mr.. James K. Orreh an II Miss Ina
Stats of Smyrna were Su bday visitors
with his brother Mr.. A. Le OrreH and
wife.
On Tuesday evening of next week
the St. Pauls M. E. Sunda school will
give their Annual Christmds entertain
ment and Sunday School t teat
At 6a'elock A. NJ, Chri9tmas Morn
ing a service viii be held ip St. Pauls
M. E. Church The Pastor Rev. H. C.
Shipley cordially invites, all who pos
sibly can to attend this ser(ice.
Middletown transcript., 1914-12-26
Musical PROGRAM

On next Sunday evening the ST.
Pauls M. E. Sunday School Of Odessa
win give a fine program Of music and
and Rev. H. C. shipley win preach a
Christmas sermon.
The school has been rehearsing the
Christmas Exercises for some weeks.
The selections are beautiful, cordial
invitation is extended to all, come hear
the sermon, come hear the music on
Tuesday evening 29th the school will
give its annual reception to the mem-
bers. and friends Of the Church. In
addition to the exercises by the school,
Santa Clause may appear
Middletown transcript., 1914-12-26
Schuman's var Views

Our jolly friend Charlie Schuman now
thinks the Germans are more likely to
take Berlin than Paris
Guess Charlie is right, he generally
is certainly he knows how to make the
finest kinds Of handmade harness.
Mr.. Schuman has a fine lot of brides
for farmers and others which be has
Just completed.
# that crazy Kaiser could only be put
intopne Of schuman's strong brides.
with Charlie to drive him tandem with
some farmers Missouri mule. things in
Europe might imprUve. +
Middletown transcript., 1914-12-26
Card Of Thanks

We desire through the columns of The
Transcript to thank the parents and
friends who so kindly assisted us with
the Christmas entertainment in the Pri-
mary Department of the Middletown
Public school, on Tuesday evening. The
receipts amounted tot$17, which viii be
used for improvements in the lst, Sd
and 4th grades.
Miss ELSIE R. JOKES AND Miss PRu-
DENcE LEWIS
Middletown transcript., 1914-12-26
MIDDLETOWN FARMS
Why Our Farmers Should PatrOnize
This Industry
HAS HELPED LOCAL DIARIES

40N31L UANIEN
Though The Middletown Farms :.
Middletown's finest industry means
much to the town, it in truth reans ,s
more to our farmers for miles around
! Therefore, for the public good The
Transcript thinks it advisable to omote
the argumment published by the Mid
dletown Farms in the Xmas npmhe,.
Showing why farmers sbould send
their milk to Middletown Farms rother
than ship to the City."
Nr, Frederick Brady would mot eau
SO himself, and so The Transcript ven.
lures to say it for him, that his we'll
known liberality and the lively intaras,
ne has always shown in the Delaware
farmers and in their concerns, together
with tbs useful object lessons of new
ideas in dairy and in farming. so often
given them by him, have richly earned
for him grateful reciprocity upon
their part.
l. We are now buying from Farmers
IN almost anyway they wish to sell. If
they wish to sell their milk to be used
for retail purposes, we buy it in that
way; first at an agreed price Der 100
pounds, with, cf course, the usual re-
duction under certain percentages of
outter-fat, and bonus when the milk
runs above standard; second, we will
BUY 1t at a given price per pound of
butter-fat. In order that they NAV
have their skim-milk back for feeding
purposes, we buy the milk at so much
per pound for'butter-fat, and sell them
back their skim milk at very nominal
price; third, if they prefer to haye own
skim-milk on the farm, they can use
hand separators, and sell us the cream.
2. In any CT these cases they will be
saved the expense of the extra cans
needed when shipping to the city. and
also the time and annoyance of meeting
trains to ship milk or to get back .
empties. -
3. We can always use their Whole
product, therefore they can always
dispose of ALL the milk they produce.
and at all seasons.
a. In delivering. milk to the MID
DLET0WN FARMS, full or partly
full cans, may be used, whereas in ship
ping, partly full can costs as much to
ship as full can. With us, Farmers
may at once clean their cans after en-
them. istead of receiving them back
with dirty or spoiled milk, days old, in
the bottom of the can.
5. They can get their butter at
wholesale prices.
6. They know when payday comes
they will get their money without delay
while with some buyers they may or
may not be paid promptly and fully.
Z. With US, if for any cause milk is
delivered in an unsatisfactory condition
it is known at the time, and there is no
such annoyance as hearing, days after
freight has been paid on the milk, that
they will get nothing for it, and, more
over, be forced to take another mans
say-so as to the alleged defects, ETC., in
the milk. All these questions are set
tied right at our milk window when the
milk is received; hence no disputes need
ever arise.
s. We always keep a supply of
Feeding Stuffs on hand of which the
Farmer can get any quantity from
single bag to carload, and have it
charged without the delay of sending
away for it, or of waiting for it to
come in.
These are, we think, sound reasons
for Farmers selling their milk to tha
Farms
Middletown transcript., 1914-12-26

Perpetual Motion almost the case
with those PRICE-CUT Goods, Winter
Clothing, Furnishings, Notions, &C., at
GLOBE CLOTHING STORE
before moving, Feb Is, into Town Hall
Middletown transcript., 1914-12-26
z New Centugy CIub

embers Of the New Century
about completed their arr
5 for donations to the Bel
Besides tie provisions.
G., many articlesof clothing
articles have been sent
them being seven sea5fs.
three bands, four pairs Of
nit stockings, one pair
five handkerehiefs. six
l's stockings. six hoaklar
Tvs night drassea
Several
Middletown transcript., 1914-12-26
GRANGE NOTES


On Friday evening December 18tt
Me 4Enual election of officers of Peac
Blossom Grana took place as follows
Worthy Overss ,er, F. P. Williams yoi
thy Lecturer, Miss Helen
Worthy Steward, George
sistant Stewswah, ~. s.
Frederick Br
kyne; Gatek
Ceres, Mrs,
Mrs. Alta
Helene P.
Steward, MRS 1M
The lecture hour W.
ing of sessions Of the Natid
and Pomona Oranges.
JIM. Armstrong, Fred Brad
May K Mcdowell and Wiss Es
Shallcross spoke Of their impress
the Nationa Grange.
R 81. Shallcross told Of the
Granre recently held in Dover
p Williams Of the Pomona held in
mingson. Dec. 4th-
The next meeting Friday nif
uary lst 1915 will be the ins
night the Ceres. Pomona, and
fcers Of 1914 viii arrange for
nents.
FLOBE CLOTHING ST0R4
moves into Town HALL,
1915. IT'S Big Stock Cic
rnishih0s. etc, is moving
you want good Goods Ch
,rnova on You
Middletown transcript., 1914-12-26
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The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1914-03-05
DENY PUBLISHERS NEW TRIAL
odicai Lose Appeal on OBJ
scenity Charge.

Cincinnati, March 4.-The United
States circuit court of appeals affirmed
the decision of the United States dis
trict court for the western district of
Michigan In the case of the United
States against the Tyomies Publishing
company, John Nummivouri, the busi-
ness manager, and John Salminen, the
editor. They published a miners
newspaper, the Latatossu, at Hancock,
Mich, the scene Of the present bitter
strike Of the copper miners, and It
was alleged they printed an obscene
cartoon. The lower court found them
guilty, fined the company $1,000 and
the two men 800 each and gave them
Jail sentence Of so days. The upper
court affirms the decision, holding that
there was no error prejudicial to the
defendants, and that they had been
fairly tried. The charge was that Of
sending obscene literature through the
mails.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1914-03-05
GUILTY OF MURDER
IN FIRST DEGREE
SUCH is VERDICT OF JURY THIS
MORNING AT WINTERsET.
TO Be SENT BACK TO DENMARK
Schools Of Muscatine Closed Because
Of Smallpox Epidemie--Iowa City
Elcpers Arrested and Will be
Returned to their Home.

Winterset, Mar 4.-"Guilty of MUIR
der in the first degree, with punish
ment of life Imprisonment" was the
verdict returned at 8:45 this morning
by the jury which for q week has
been trying Ed Cook, wealthy afrmer,
for Staying his friend, Charles Dri-
scoll. when the latter found Cook In
a compromising situation with Mrs.
Driscoll. The jury went out last
night after four attorneys had given
their arguments all day, and the court
had given Instructions. The usual mo-
lions for new trial will be made
and If refused, appeal will be taken to
the supreme court. The jury went
out at $3.50 and soon afterwards took
two ballots, finding Cook guilty of
murder on the second ballot. The
fifth ballot taken this morning fixed
his punishment at life Imprisonment.
When word flashed about the town
that the jury had decided, the people
made wild rush to the court room,
where the verdict was returned and
the jury polled. Cook took the SEN
tence without emotion and the verdict
gives general satisfaction. After the
jury had been discharged. they all
went to photographer and had a
group picture taken. The Judge set
week from tomorrow as the date
for pronouncing sentence.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1914-03-05
SEE LOPEZ IN PATIENT
Milwaukee Police Seek Identity OF
Mexican Held at Hos
ptal.

Milwaukee, March 4.-ls Ralph Lo-
pei, Mexican bandit who shot four citi-
zens and deputy sherifs at Bingham,
Utah, and for whom, since his escape
from the Utah-Apex mine, nation
wide search has been condr ted a pa
tient in the Milwaukee C~Lnty hos
pital? The police, through information
furnished by County Physician A. F.
Young, are conducting an investigation
and the patient, who says he Is Mex
lean refugee, wGs visited by Detective
Dennis Sullivan. While the police are
skeptical, they have wired to Utah for
a picture of the bandit. The suspect
who claims to be a stone cutter. was
injured by a train near St Francis ten
days ago, and taken to the emergency
hospital. From his statements | am
convinced he is concealing some
thing" said Doctor Young.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1914-03-05
BETTER CROSSINGS PLEDGED
RAILROADS PROMISE co.opERa.
TON IN REMOVING DANGER.
Counties to Help-Cost of Making
Improvements Estimated
at 100000.

DeS MOines, March 4.-Pledges to
cooperate with the state highway
commission in eliminating dangerous
grade crossings in Iowa, were given
by practically every railroad Operat-
ing in the state at q conference held
yesterday afternoon at the capitol at
the call of the railroad commission.
The railroads demanded and the high
way commission conceded that where
1t is deemed necessary to change the
existing highway so as to cross over
head or under the railroad tracks, a
part of the expense shall be paid by
the counties. -
The commission told the railroad
representatives that there are SOC
grade crossings in Iowa which are
dangerous and on which the grades
should be changed. Upon the esti-
mate of J. c. Davis, attorney for the
Northwestern, that changes of this
kind cost from $500 to $4,000 each,
the total cost of making over these
so crossings was estimated to be be-
tween $3,OO0,00O and $6,O0O0OO. 1t
was further estimated that if the
state undertook to do away entirely
with grade crossings the cost to the
railroads would be between $4,000.
900 and S100,O00000.
The talk of improving the grade
crossings Immediately brought up the
topic of finances. The railroads rep
resentatives argued that it is easier
for the counties to get money than
the railroads and that the counties
should pay portion Of the cost OF
changes wnere separation of grades
is necessary. Twenty-Five per cent
was thought to be reasonable for the
county to bear, although the railroad
men declined to bind their roads to
any proposition until it is made more
definite.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1914-03-05
FAMOUS GUNMAN SHOT DOWN
TEN GANGSTERS HELD AS RE.
suit OF HoLD.UP.
Four Burglars Are Taken After Bat.
tie With Policc-Ali Are No
torious Criminals.

New York, March 4.-Shot down in
the street, Cold Mine" Jimmy Cor
rigio, famous east side gunman, is
in the morgue here today and ten
gangsters are held in Jail, as the re-
suit of a holdup and shooting ARRAY
in the Tripoli restaurant Corrigio
was also known as Jimmy Curley.
He fell after shot heard by Rev.
Francis Edwards, rector of, Grace
church, who called the police. Nearly
one hundred people in the neighbor-
hood saw four men shoot the gang
ster down.. but w8rId~ give no infor.
nation.
Four Burglars Caught.
New York, March 4.-Fighting with
revolvers and clubs, the police of the
Greenwich street station early today
captured four desperate burglars
whom they caught in the act of bur
glarizing a Bowery jewelry store of
$4,000 in diamonds. At the police
station the men were identified as
thieves, notorious from, the At
lantic to the Pacific. Their pictures
in the Rogues Gollery showed them
to be Charles JOrden, aged "a, hab-
itual criminal; William Smith, alias
English Smithy. aged so; George jan
derna2e, aged %, and Mella Raffeato,
aged %.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1914-03-05
WOMEN BATTLE
FOR BALLOT
Mrs. Funk Leads Forces at
House Body's Hearing.
CALLED POLITICAL ISSUE
Mrs. Evans Of Boston Asks az Demo-
Gratis Can Afford to Shut Itself
Away From This Force of
Renewed PoWer7

Washington, March 4.-Proposing
that the Democrats adopt constitu,
tional amendment which would give
TO the people of every state, upon petit
ton of a certain percentage of their
voters, the right to decide whether
women of that state should have the
ballot, Mrs. Antoinette Funk OF Chi
tago, led the woman's suffrage forces
at the hearing of the house judiciary
committee on the proposed amend
ment granting the ballot to women
Mrs. Funk spoke for the National
American Woman's Suffrage associa-
ton.
Il know pretty much whether you
are going TO enfranchise us or moi"
she said, and you know that | know
that the majority party in congress at
present Is pretty. much committed to
the states rights doctrine, but his plan
which we propose simply puts it up
to the several states to answer the
suffrage question for themselves
What 1t would accomplish would be
TO eliminate great barriers which now
stand between the people and their
own rights to vote upon the question"
Says Legislature Failed to Act.
Mrs, Funk told Of the experience
OF the suffragists in Illinois where
the state constitution can be amend,
ed in only one article at any legisla-
tive session. She said the people
voted by 100000 majority six years
ago for direct legislation proviso In
the constitution but the legislature
failed on this instruction.
ut has been so for years." she
added. and when we 60 there now,
they say there are many other ques-
tons ahead Of ours, which must be
put before the people"
Mrs. Glendower Evans OF Boston,
addressing the committee, declared
that suffrage is a political issue in
most of the states and In the national
capital.
Can the Democratic party afford to
shut itself away from this force Of
renewed power and OF civic enthusi-
asm?" she asked.
Woman Warns Democrats.
Mrs. Christyal Benedict OF Ken
lucky, representing the Congressional
Union for Woman Suffrage, said:
You Democrats control the gov
eminent We do not want to en-
barass you personally, but for the
first time in IS years we are in a
position to press our demands. II
you adjourn this congress without vot-
ing on this issue it will be because
you have lodged the issue. Every
woman will know this. and I believe
the women in states where We have
suffrage will stand by u.s."
Representative Chandler, Progress
sive, of New York, suggested that
both the Republican and Democratic
parties were not favorable to woman
suffrage and that the women had bet
ter affiliate with the Bull Moose party
I'VE are not giving away our plans
or our thunder today" boldly re-
sDonded Mrs Pnnedict
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1914-03-05
JUDGE Is THREATENED
CHICAGO JuRiST IN ELLIS CASE
RECEIVES WARNING.
Fate Of Cincinnati Leather Manufzo-
turer, Who Killed Wife, 10 in
Hands Of Jury.

Chicago, March 4.-Warnlng to
Judge Petit that he will be shot in his
courtroom If William c. Ellis is found
guilty of wife murder, which was re-
ceiyed in a letter, caused a sensation
in the courtroom. Judge Petit made
public the following letter received
by mail:
Warning to Judge Petit: You will
be shot in the courtroom IL Ellis is
found guilty. Search all persons for
concealed weapons. overheard this
In a saloon at Clark and Michi San
streets tonight. JUSTICE"
Judge Petit refused to make any
comment on the letter. 1t was writ
ten on plain note paper and the char
acters were laboriously printed in pen.
Gil, evidently to conceal the hand OF
the writer.
The letter made a sensation among
the lawyers interested in the case, but
its contents we're not communicated
to the jury and no intlmation that any
letter had been received was given
the IL men who will decide the case.
Ellis broke down and wept aloud
In the courtroom when the defense
produced a Telegram ostensibly signed
by his wife and addressed to Fred.
erick Cauldwell. Brantford. Ont. It
was introduced by his attorneys and
the text had never before been heard
by Ellis. The original message could
not be found by the Western Union
Telegraph company, but officials of
that company rendered copy, which
was read by Judge Petit 1t was as
follows:
Cincinnati. o, Oct. 10.-Frederick
Caldwell. Brantford, Ont, Canada:
Arriving in Chicago alone on Sunday.
Will be on Pennsylvania. Cousin will
meet me at train.
Il. II. ELLIS"
Mrs. Ellis name was Eleanor Hosea
Ellis. -.
When the telegram was read Ellis
fell forward against the table and hid
his face in his hands.
Il knew It! l knew it," he cried,
and then broke into Q convulsive sob
bling. II .
The case is now In the hands OF the
jury.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1914-03-05
Form Traffic Association.

Cliuton, Mar. 4.--Thirteen traffic
men representing traffic interests in
eight Iowa and Illinois river towns
met here last night and formed the
Traffic Association of Upper Missis-
sippi River Cities. They will work
to secure united action OH traffic mat
tiers beneficial to them all. w. r.
Martin, of Dubujue, was made chair
man, and M. ID. Smiley, of Canton.
Secretary. A committee will repre-
sent the association la Washington
next week before the interstate COM
MERGE commission on the proposed
freight rate advances.