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The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-12-17
GIVEN LIFE TERM
FOR OLD MURDER

Clifton Forge. Dee, 16--Robert Wood =
run. alias Albert Jordan, who was ar
rested by local officers in this city a
few months ago on "A warrant sworn
out in Georgia charging him with muir
der in that state in the year 1906 was
sentenced to serve q life term In tho
Georgia Penitentiary, 1t VIII be re-
called that Woodruff was employed by
the Chesapeake and Ohio Railway in
this city and that at the time OF his
arrest was so far as known, living the
right kind of life and that suspicion
that he was Albert Jordan, the Georgia
murderer. was first aroused by the ap-
plication of his wife for a railroad pass
to their former home in the Southern
State, where the tragedy was enacted.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-12-17
STAUNTON is AFTER
MORE INDUSTRIES

stanton. Dec. 16.--Active work has
already been started by several of the
subdivisions of the different depart
ments OF the business league, and the
committeeman in charge of the work
hope to have some interesting an
nOuncements to make In the near
future of the work they have under
taken. The organization of several OF
the subdivisions has about been com J.
pleted, and as soon as the holiday rush
Is over the complete organization OF
the working forces OF the business
league win be gotten into shape for
the big campaign to be waged for the
upbuilding of stanton.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-12-17
MULES KILLED AND DRIVER
INJURED BY TRAIN

C;ordoHsviile. Va, Dee lB.---A team
belonging v George w Tramurn. ~
near Melton, vas struck by Chess
peale and Ohio train, No. as. about
q quarter Of mile south of Gordons-
yflla Tuesday afternoon, and the two
mules klHed and the driver, Chester
Lewis caIered badly injured. Tna
latter was taken to a hospital in
Charlottesville for medical treatment.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-12-17
MURRAY NORRIS DIES
AT CLIFTON FORGE

tSpecia 10 The Richmond Nirginian.)
Louisa va. Dec. 16.-Mr. Henry
&c. Morris received telegram this
morning announcing the sudden death
of his son, Murray. last night in
Clifton Forge. Mr.. Morris was rail-
way mail clerk. running from Wash
ington, ID. c., TO Clifton Forge. He
was a widower. and leaves two chill
dren. father, mother. two brothers
and two sisters Arrangements for
the funeral have not yet been made.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-12-17

Bristol, Dec. 16.--W. Fl, Martin. who
has for several years served the Vir-
ginia and Southwestern Railway as
general mechanical foreman at Noun
tain city, Tenn was this week trans
ferred TO st, Charles. Va. to he in
similar charge of the company's affairs
at that terminal, He will begin his
duties at st. Charles at once,
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-12-17
Cold..t Of Winter In Amh~r.t.

Amherst, Dec. 16.--Monday night was
the coolest OF the winter at Amherst
In some places around the village the
thermometer went to ten above zero.
The ground is covered with snow and
ice. which has melted very little today
Although travel is bad. many tobacco
wagons have passed through the viii
lage today,
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-12-17
LIES DOWN ON TRACK
BEFORE ONCOMlNG TRAIN

Train No I. on the Chesapeake and
Ohio Railroad, yesterday morning
struck and killed Oscar c. Ford. an
inmate of the National Soldiers
Home, near Phoebus. Ford had lain
down on the track and was not seen
by the engineer until too late to stop
the train.
The accident was reported to Super
intendent r. I. Ford here BY Con-
ductor Anthony. VINO was In charge
OF the trAiu.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-12-17

Petersburg, Va, Dec 1.-THE fun
eral Of James Albert Jordan. whose
sudden death occurred at the Peters
burg Hospital at O'Clock this morn
ing, will be conducted at the grave in
Blandford Cemetery at j o'clock to-
morrow morning Rev. Pembroke w
Reed will officiate.
Mr. Jordan was sixty-five years OF
age and a former member OF the
Petersburg police force.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-12-17
FIFTY X. Of c. r.xcmplified.

Richmond Council. No. 395, Knights
of Columbus. exemplified the third de-
gree upon a class OF Atty candidates,
the second held in six months, Tues
dav afternoon. State Deputy James
l.. Martin. of Lynchburg; District
Deputy Bailey, OF Petersburg; and
visitors from Roanoke were present
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-12-17

Bedford city. Dec. 16.-The Decent Der
term of court In Bedford opened with
the suit brought by Mr. Fitzroy Sit
well against Mrs. Thomas =. West for
malicious SANDER. The counsel for the
plaintiff agreed that the suit be com
promised, Mrs. West paying the costs
OF the case and 5000 damages. this
being the verdict given by the jury
last April in a similar case brought
by young SitweH against DIR. Thomas
West husband of the above plaintiff
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-12-17
New Hitchlng t.rounfl

Charlottesville. Dec. 1.-THE build
ing of a suitable place for the country
people to use az a hitching ground
has at last been contaminated, The
contract has been given to w r.
Lacy. who will begin work shortly
The location OF the ground In near
the Chesapeake and Ohio Railway
freight station.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-12-17


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The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-12-17
High school Entertainments.

Amelia, Dec. 1.-THE Amelia High
School will give it's first public enter
tainment on Friday night entitled.
Aunt Dinah's Quilting Party" Quite
large cast OF characters Is enrolled,
and a big time Is anticipated
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-12-17
Dayts--kilE.

Petersburg, Va. Dec. 16.-Miss
Fannie mex King. daughter of Mr.
and Mrs w. A. King. and Charles w
Davis, Jr., well known young
Petersburger. were married at Wash
irgton, today. Mr.. and Mrs. Davis
upon their return will reside on South
Adams Street.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-12-17

Mrs " G. Kabie and daughter. OF
stanton, are in Richmond to visit
Mr. and Mrs. l.. Il. Enslow. at High
land Park.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-12-17

GEORGE X Taylor. If. Mr., and Mrs.
w A Berry, Mr.. and Mrs. Lafayette
Mann.
snnonnce Engagement.
MIR ana Mrs. Caskie Norvell an
noance the engagement OF their sister,
SYLVIA Pctrovic, Of RaGusa, Austria, to
Mr. William Harrison Faulkner. Pro-
fessor ~ Gsrmanic languages at the
University ~ Nirginia--the wedding
fC take mace on Wednesday, Deem
her 23 In the chapel OF Holy Trinity
Church.
CoiIier--Tayior.
a pretty horne wedding took place
~ rsdal afternoon at G o'clock in the
hamc OF Mt aud Mrs. V. L. Taylor,
e24 Washington Street, Newport News,
when their daughter Miss Virginia
Taylor became the bride OF Mr.. Fay
Collier Thu parlora we're decorated
VS. th growing plants, ferns and Gu,
flowers The ceremony was performed
bN REV g. G. Reed. pastor of the First
Methodist tturch, and was witnessed
}r large company Of the friends OF
the hriae and groom Mr., w. r.
Taylor and Mr.. FLOYD Taylor were the
fetprE while Mr TAYLOR Wilson al
ionded MIR Collier as the best man.
Mas 18th Crone vas. the maid Of
Aonor Mrs George w Wray. Jr.,
presided at the organ,
Among ts1e out-of-town guests az
ending the wedding were DR. and
Mrs Henry Collier, Captain and Mrs.
Charles Caller Of Norfolk. Mr. and
Mrs " r Thomas, Mr. c. V Wood
and thu Misses Grace and Katie Ora
Y5ns Of Richmond,
Play Today.
The Ladies Of Crawford" is TO be
presented by me mbcrs OF the Business
Is rmen's Club of the Young Women's
Christian Association this evening. at
Atf5 o'clock, in the assembly room of
- Young Womeus Christian As
$50 citation, 6 North Fifth Street. The
play Is humorous and quaint the
srone being laid in Crawford Eng. In
$50 and the cast has beer trained
by Miss Lucy Henderson. Those TAX
Ing part IN tho PLAY are: Miss Erma
Barker Miss Sadie Parker. Miss
Nancy Niroi Miss Ruth Weed. Miss
Mary Niche Miss Irene Jackson, Miss
Ncrpa Jackson and Miss Doris
Shakespeare.
Vinsotl--Fowier.
i Last Wednesday pretty wedding
! was solemnized = the country home
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1914-05-06

will be furnished upon request to
the state game warden's department
at Pierre, South Dakota.-H. S. He'd
rick, state game warden.
John Roche and Carl Nellis, I'M
der the firm name of Roche and Nell
lis, electricians, have established
their stock of fixtures in the north
window of the Chicago 5 and 10
cent store. Their work shop is in
rear of Geo. Craney's barber shop.
They are in position to take charge
of all kinds of electrical work, and
as they are native Madison young
men their friends will be pleased to
note their prosperity in their line of
business.
A. Severson and wife, A. L. Heg-
dial and wife and Jacob Hegdal and
wife comprised a party departing
this morning on a three months Wis
it at their former homes in Norway.
The company was especially inter
esting in view of the fact that the
journey is a wedding tour in the
case of Mr.. A. l.. Hegdal and wife,
whose marriage was solemnized at
last evening by the Rev. Alfred
Nelson at the Synod Lutheran par
sonage, the bride formerly Mrs. Hill
da. C. f. Olstad, local agent of the
steamship company, was at the depot
to see that the party was safely
started on the long journey.
Mrs. Tierney, formerly a resident
of Madison, now of Portland, Ore,
sends The Daily Leader the follow
ing clipping from a Portland news
paper: Florence Tierney, of 1893
Hawthorne avenue. died following an
operation at st. Vincent's hospital.
She was the daughter of Mrs. Mar
garet Tierney, and a sister of Frank
w. Tierney of Walla Walla, Nellie
M. Tierney, Genevieve Tierney and
Mrs. C. S. Clark of Portland. The
funeral was Saturday morning from
st. Stephens church. Interment was
made in Mt. Calvary cemetery. Rel
atives from out of town attending
the funeral were Mrs. l.. c.. Helm
and Mrs, /. C. Jansen of Seattle, Mrs.
Frank w. Tierney and Mrs. d..
Broughel of Walla Walla. Florence
was a beautiful character and loved
by all who knew her. She had al
most completed her course in music
at st. Mary's Academy. The flowers
and floral pieces sent by her friends
were beautiful"
Supper and apron sale at Hexom
hall, Wednesday evening, May g., by
the ladies of the Episcopal church.
Supper 25 cents. Everyone invited.
Menu
Roast Beef S~uccotash
Mashed Potato with Brown Gravy
Perfection Salad Dill Pickles
Rolls Apple Pie Cheese
Coffee
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1914-05-06

Inv ms appointments NNIt
made and duly confirmed, Mayor
Waskey, Commissioners Kundert
and Johnson, voting yes:
A. NJ. McCallister, assessor.
VIM. Rae, city auditor.
II. II. Holdridge, attorney.
j. w. Walden, treasurer.
DR.. Duff, health officer.
A. E. Fuller, building inspector.
c. M. Klotzbach, pound master.
Grant W~inesberg. chief of police.
Ed. Sylvester, nightwatch.
A. w. %Sponholz, police justice.
L. s.. Martin. city justice.
C.. A. Trimmer, engineer.
Aug. Benson. street commissioner.
The library board was allowed to
hire a janitor at city park for five
months.
On motion commission adjourned.
Attest: WIN. Rae, auditor.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1914-05-06
Eat at Jacks.

For Rent. Six modern housekeep-
ing room over Guy Harris meat mar
ket. Inquire of Frank Ryan.
For Sale. Early Ohio and Snow
Flake seed potatoes, at McKinnon's.
For Sale. Household furniture of
all kinds, at sol West Seventh
street.-Ed. Farnham, owner.
. For Sale. Nine-passenger launch
fully equipped. First class shape
Guy E. Hanson, jeweler.
Wanted to Rent. Modern cottage
of five or six rooms.-E. L. Peck,
successor to JOS. Henkin, furniture
dealer.
o! You grape fruit. We now have
something that is fine. Extra fancy
Black Diamond brand. 10, 12b, Is
cen size.-Earle Kelly.
Get your seed potatoes from Nc
Kinnon. Early Ohio and Snow
Flake.
Position wanted as housekeeper,
or assist with work in Catholic fam
lily. Apply at this office.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1914-05-06

Thos. Grover, labor on line. 500
Election expense Judges
and board of registration 1890
w. A. Beach, election sup
pies ......... 1904
Printing notices and ballots,
j. +. Stahl ........... 1922
Printing notices and ballots,
+. l.. Mease. ......... 55.07
Grant Winesberg, boarding
prisoners 2.1O
Salaries of electric light en-
ployes ......... $4,000
Extra labor on line ...... $3.50
G. A. Trimmer, plans and
specifications for well 80. 1900
Western Electric Co., sup
pies 1907
w. 5. Mott, waste and pack
ing ..,............. 25.49
Standard Oil Co, 2 barrels
oil .....,............ 23.68
c. Reiss Coal Co. 70 tons
coal 331.16
ID. McKinnon, merchandise 1.25
C. l.. Colman Lumber Co.,
lumber ......... 1851
City commissioners, salaries
Tor april ............ 1866
City officials for quarter end
ing April 30............ 26S.75
Police salaries ......... 1000
L. t. Love, special police. 5000
Aug. Benson, street commits
sioner 5000
w. G.. Marquart, cement
work 1906
Baptist church, gravel .... S.25
L. S. Martin, Justice fees. 2.45
C. M. Thomas, drayage.. LOO
Telephone Co., phone rent. 200
Crescent Oil Co., belt dress
ing SIS
The following appointments were
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1914-05-06
Eat at Jacks.

Pineapples are fine now. Fancy
Cuban, ripe and healthy, at Earle's.
Wanted. Dining room girl at
Jacks Restaurant.
For Rent. Two good furnished
rooms.-Mrs. Grant Winesburg.
Regular meeting Hope Rebekah
lodge tonight. Lunch.-Emma I'm
zelman, N. G.
st. Katherine's Guild will serve a
Is cent supper at Hexom hall, We'd
nesday evening, May 6, from $50
until s o'clock.
Hans Erickson of Colman spent
the night in the city, returning home
by the morning train.
New advertisements today-Roche
& Nelles, j. G. Schultz.
Wanted. Yardman.-Lake Park
hotel.
Mrs. T. H. Buckholz was an ar
rival by the south train this even
ing.
Frank O'Neil and bride were
morning departures by the south
train, enroute to Salt Lake City and
other points west.
There is to be a meeting of all
parties and committees interested in
arrangements for Memorial Day to-
night at eight o'clock in u. d. Hold
RIGGS office.-Roy L. ~Palmerton,
chairman.
The Frantz Premier, the best
electric cleaner for the home you
ever saw, at the lowest price. Call
me by phone and let me demonstrate
it to you on your w rugs,-A. G..
H~allenbeck.
Only a few reserved stats left at
Smiths drug store. You'll have to
hurry if you want a seat for the
High School play at the Normal Fri
day night.
Born to Mr.. and Mrs. George Bag
ley of Franklin, a son. This is in
teresting in view of the fact that ii
is the first birth in the family for
The Presbyterian Aid society will
meet Friday afternoon in the church
parlors to tie comforters. All ladies
of the congregation are welcome.
Please bring needle, thimble and
scissors.
Township assessors and members
of town boards were in session with
the county commissioners today taxi
ing action in regard to matters of
assessment and discussing methods
of equalization. Secretary Chapman
of the state tax commission was also
in attendance.
The game and fish commission of
South Dakota has made arrange
ments to furnish fish for stocking
private ponds and application blanks
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1914-05-06

II am a lover of your godsend to
humanity and science Your medicine,
DIR. Kings New Discovery, cured my
cough of three years standing says
Jennie Flemming, of New Dover, Ohio.
Have you an annoying cough? Is it
stubborn and won't yield to treatment?
Get a soc bottle of DIR. Kings New Dis
coyery today. What 1t did for Jennie
Flemming 1T will do for you, no matter
how stubborn or chronic a cough may
be. 1t stops a cough and stops throat
and lung trouble. Relief or money back.
5Oc and $1.0O, at you druggist. Buck
lens Arnica Salve for Pimples.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1914-05-06
Child CROSSE reverishp sick7

A cross. peevish. ~listless child, with
coated tongue, pale, doesn't sleep :eats
sometimes very little. then again raven
ously; stomach sour: breath fetid; pains
in stomach, with diarrhea grinds teeth
while asleep, and starts up with terror
all suggests a Worm kilIer-soine-
thing that expels worms, and almost
every child has them. Kickapoo Worm
Killer is needed. Get a box today. Start
at once. You won't have to coax, as
kickapoo Worm Killer is a candy con-
lection. EXpels the worms. the cause
Of your child's rouble. csc, at your
druggist.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1914-05-06
LOCAL NEWS

Eat at Jacks.
Board and room $500 per week.
Mrs. r. A. Davis.
Wanted. Young girl to work at
Sugar Bowl.
Wanted. Housekeeper at once.
Apply at this office or phone 439 red.
For Sale. Baled hay. Inquire of
II. p. Hart or J. S. Thompson.
Another 5000 Perfectos and Club
House Martins, at Porter's Phar-
macy.
For Sale. Two store buildings to
be moved from PREMISES. X.
Leen.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1914-05-06
ECLECTIC SOCIETIES
To Meet In Madison May 20 and
81.

A joint session of the eclectic and
homeopathic state medical societies
will meet in Madison May 26 and 81.
There will be a banquet at the
Lake Park hotel Tuesday evening, at
which time the local physicians of
these schools will give the visitors a
fine program and Wednesday VIII be
devoted to reading of papers and
discussions.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1914-05-06
Most Children's Diseases Start with q

Restlessness - feverishness an in
famed throat and spasmodic cough may
be whooping cough in starting in. Give
Foley's Honey * Tar promptly. 1t helps
the children so very much, and Mrs.
Ships, ~Raymondsville, Mo. says: II
got fine results from 1t and Ii is a great
medicine for w%hooping cough For sale
by all druggists.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1914-05-06
CITY BUSINESS
PROCEEDINGS OF THE CITY
COMMISSION IN REGULAR
MAY SESSION.

Commissioners met in regular ses-
sion at the city hall Monday even
May 4th, 1914. Mayor Waskey,
Commissioners Johnson, Kundert,
and auditor being present.
Minutes of previous meeting was
read and approved as read.
City tr%easurer's report for month
of April was read and on motion ap-
proved, report being as follows:
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1914-05-06

DR.. Hanchette of Sioux City and
br. Wilmuth of Lincoln, Neb,, will
be the honored guests and take part
in the discussions.
DIR. n. l.. Baily of Lake Preston
is president of the Eclectic society.
and Or. Collins of Howard secre-
tary.
DR.. Faggie of Woonsocket is pres
ident of the Homeopaths and DR..
Lowe of Madison secretary.
The first session will be held Tues
day afternoon at the Commercial
club rooms.
All eclectics and homeopaths, and
all liberal physicians of the state are
cordially invited.
In fact any reputable Nj. ID. will be
most cordially welcomed, and a fine
program will be given.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1914-05-06
For SHERIEE.

| hereby announce myself as an
independent republican candidate for
sheriff OF Lake county. subject to the
will of the voters at the general cleo
tion.-Albert Budde.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1914-05-06
SENIOR A PLAY.
Normal Auditorium, Friday Evening.
May &.

Friday night, May g., at the Nor
NAL auditorium the high school will
present Miss Hobbs with the follow
ing cast:
Wolf Kingsearl Wesley Beardsley
P~ercival Kingsearl. Arthur Sterling
George Jessop. Clifford Powers
Captain Sands. Mason Daugherty
Charles ........ George Runkel
Mrs. Percival Kingsearl .......
Fern Johnson
Miss Henrietta Hobbs, Olga Andersen
Miss Millicent Foray
Estella Fitzgerald
Miss Susan Abbey -. Nellie SQuires
A Maid Servant. -. Hazel Kundert
Seats reserved at Smiths drug
store Wednesday, May 6, at 8 a. m.
The Senior Glass is furnishing
their Owl scenery for the class play
to be given at the Normal Friday
night. Under the direction of F.. E.
Larson two scenes are being painted.
n being an interior yacht scene
and the other that of a dwelling.
These are beautiful scenes, and con-
siderable time and money have been
spent considering that they are only
temporary.
Miss Hobbs" was produced by
Jerome X. Jerome and Ethel Bar
rymore played in the title role.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1914-05-06
THE CITY


Fair tonight and Thursday; not
much change in temperature; prob
ably frost west portion; fresh to
strong wind east portion.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1914-05-06

State of Ohio, City of Toledo, Lucas
County, SIS.
Frank j. Cheney makes oath that he
is senior partner of the firm of j.. j.
Cheney & Co, doing business in the City
of Toledo, County and State aforesaid,
and that said firm will pay the sum OF
one Hundred Dollars for each and eV-
cry case of Catarrh that canno be cured
by the use of Halls Catarrh Cure.
Frank ]. Cheney.
Sworn to before me and subscribed in
my presence, this 9Th day of December,
4. II. 1856. (SeaD A. w. Gleason.
Notary Public.
Halls Catarrh Cure is taken internal
ly and acts directly upon the blood and
mucous surfaces of the system. Send
for testimonials. free. Il. j.. Cheney a.
Co. Toledo, O. Sold by all druggists,
75c. Take Halls Family Pills for con-
stipatoin.-Adv.