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Middletown transcript., 1915-03-13
NlNIRGPS NEw SToIE

M. Banning q Son are now welcoming |
their patrons old friends and new ones
as weIl-in their new quarters in the
Comegy's building on West Main street
The store rooms have been entirely
renovated, painted, and papered and in
the main room, new shelving on three
sides built and ample counters provided.
A number of handsome, new glass
cases, filed with a pleasing display of
candies, bon-bons etc., on one side, and
soaps perfumes and ribbons, on the
other, add greatly to the appearance as
well as to the convenience of the store.
In the corner is biscuit and cracker
stand handily arranged.
The entire length of the main room is
flanEed ON one side by the tall shelving
neatly filled with clean, bright array
of canned goods of all kinds in their at
tractive containes of every pattern and
hue while above the shelving are tall
pryamids of cans symetrically piled up
till they nearly reach the ceiling and
still other goods pack the shelves
below. The effect upon the visitor as
he or she enters, is very fine-indeed,
it is not speaking too high a praise tC
say that the spectacle is quite the fin
est ever shown in Middletown.
In the large adjoining room in the
rear is more shelving loaded with al
sorts of household articles such as soaps
washing powders, stove polishes, blu
ings, cleansers, lye, blackings ETC., be-
sides fruits, vegetables, eggs, meats
cheeses, sausages and the like.
In still another good =ized room il
the rear, are to be found the vinegars
the molasses, syrups and salts, and I
self-filling oil tank, while the gasolin,
tank is so feet away out in the real
yard.
In the bulk window in front one be
holds an inviting display of fruits
soups, and cereals and canned goods
all attractively arranged to please an,
arouse the appetite of the beholder.
On the second floor are eight room
with shelving, filled with various goods
For example, in room No. / we find al
excellent display of wall papers; il
room No. g., Crockery-glass -tin-an
agate-ware of every nature.
In room No. 3. linoleums, rugs, oil
cloths, mattings etc., while No. 4, i
devoted to soaps, lyes, washing pow
ders broOms etc.
The remaining four roomseare utilize
for storing teas, coffees, spices catsur
pickles, canned goods, etc., besides fur
niture, dry-goOds etc.
The whole store impresses one highl
with its cleanly, orderly character, an
Mr.. Banning himself, assisted by fou
clerks and an errand boy, together wit
a boOkkeeper, can in the roomy mai
store give all customers prompt after
tion.
Customers from the country will fin
ample. .hitching room in the stores real
Middletown transcript., 1915-03-13
TOWNSEND

Mr.. Webb is the guest of DIR. J. D.
Niles.
Revival meetings closed Sunday night
last, after four weeks of service.
Mr.. B. G. Lockerman, of Washington,
D. c., has returned to his home here.
Miss Christine Slant has returned to
Medicho Chi Hospital, Philadelphia, as
a student for nursing.
George w. VanDyke and wife spent
Tuesday with their son Horace T. Van
Dyke and family, in Smyrna.
Mrs. Emma Finley has returned home
after spending several weeks with her
son Archie Finley and wife, near Phila-
delphia.
Mrs. Alice Hammond, of Baltimore,
Md, returned home after visiting Mrs.
Winfield Lattomus several days of the
past week.
Joseph Daniels and wife returned
home after spending several weeks with
their son Harvey Daniels and family, in
Wilmington.
Rev. Warren Burr will deliver Mis-
sionary sermon next Sunday, at 1913
A. NJ. In the evening, members of the
Sunday School will hold a Missionary
entertainment.
Mrs. Ida West and her Sunday School
class win hold pie and milk social, in
Ernest Weldon's restaurant, Saturday
evening, March 18th, also homemade
candies for sale. For the benefit of
Missionary funds.
Middletown transcript., 1915-03-13
CHESAPEAKE CITY

Mr.. Joseph E. Schaefer, Jr., is the
guests of relatives in Newark, Del.
Mrs. Edward Buckworth is visiting
relatives in CeciltOn, Md.
Miss Rebecca Lum is spending some
time with friends in Baltimore Md.
Mrs, Charles Cooling and children
have been visiting relatives in Elk
Neck.
Mrs. Harold Steele is visiting her
sister Mrs. Harold Sender, of Viii
mington, Del.
Miss Helen Windle visited her par
ents Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas ]. Windle
over the past week end.
Mr.. Thomas Sourhoff and family have
moved to Seaford, Del, where the
former is engaged in business.
Mr.. George Borem, of Wilmington,
DEL, spent Sunday last with his parents
N. W. and Mrs. William Borem.
Mrs. E. A. Beauchamp has returned
from the northern markets with full
line of spring millinery and reopened
the eureka for the season.
At recent meeting of guarAntors of
the Lyceum Festival to be given here
on the 18th, 18th and goth of March.
the following officers were elected
Hugh w. Caldwell, chairman of Com
mittee; S. S. Sawtelle, treasurer; Byron
Bouchelle, chairman of ticket sellers
committee; F. P. Conrey chairman of
advertising committe; H. W. Sherman,
secretary; Mrs. James S. Hopper,
chairman of Hospitality committee;
Mrs. Flora Briggs, chairman of De-
corating committee.
Middletown transcript., 1915-03-13
ON SATURDAY, MARCH I3, 1915
At 2 O'Clock, P. NJ.

AT O'CLOCK, L. M.
The following Real Estate and Personal
Property, to-wit:
Beginning at stone set in the line
of the land of the Delaware Railroad
Company and in the center of Green
street Thence with Green street north
eighty-five and a half degrees east, one
hundred and twenty feet to a stone in
the centre of said street. a corner for
this lot and land of William l.. and
Thomas W. Buckle. Thence with the
line of said Buckles land south four and
half degrees east, one hundred and
eighty feet to stone in the centre of
Enos street a corner as last aforesaid.
Thence with the centre of Enos street
south eighty-five and half degrees
west, one hundred and fifteen feet and
three inches TO stone in the centre of
Enos street and in line of the Delaware
Railroad Company land. Thence with
line of the land of said Railroad Com
pany north five and half degrees
west one hundred and seventy nine feet
and three inches to the stone in the
centre of Green street the place Of be-
ginning, containing within said metes
and bounds twenty-one thousand, one
hundred and twenty eight square feet
of land more or less.
Being the same lands and premises
which were conveyed to the said Hora-
ito w. Pharo, Cecil H. Green and
George F. Wilson by Indenture of Le-
titia L. Green, bearing date the twen-
tieth day of September A. D. nineteen
hundred and four, and now remaining
of record in the office for the Recording
of Deeds, in and for New Castle County
aforesaid, in Deed Record A. Volume
20, Page 120, reference being thereto
had the same may more fully and at
large appear.
One DeLaval steam cream separator,
good condition; 300 lb., cOmbina ion
churn, first class condition; set weigh
scales and cans, 2 cream and milk watts,
| small steam engine and boiler, steam
cream tester, lot of butter boxes, milk
cans and numerous other articles not
herein mentioned.
Prospective buyers may inspect prop
erty and contents of building by calling
on d. w. Stevens.
Terms will be make known on day of
sale.
EAnAHrnc1 OnCA nRrOvy m
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MQyIaR ~o FA@,HANERa
OFF,
St. Georges Hundred


The taxable residents of st. Georges
Hundred, and all persons liable to pay
tax in said Hundred, are herebS notified
that the Taxes for the year 1914 are now
due, and the undersigned Tax Collector
for said Hundred, will be at
AT AsPRIL's SHOPS IN ODESSA
EVERY MONDAY AND WEDNESDAY
During MAR, 1915,
From TO IL A. M.
AT R. g. CARPENFER's STORE, IN PORT PENN,
SATURDAY, MAR. 27 1915
From 8 to IL A. NJ.
A. G. cox's OFFICE. MIDDlETowN
SATURDAY, MAR. 9th, 1915
From 2 to 8 O'clock P. M.
EXTRACT FROM THE LAWS OF DELAWARE,
GOVERNING THE COLLECTION OF TAXES OF
NAV CASTLE COUNTY, SECTION 8, CHAPTER
30, VOLUME 81, AVIS OF DELAWARE, AS
AONDED:
Section 3-Thk all taxes paid before
he fret day of October there shall be an
Abatement OF five per censum. On all
taxes paid before the first day of Decem-
Der there shall be an abatement of three
per centum. On all taxes paid during the
month of December there shall be no
abatement whatever. And on all taxes
unpaid on the first day of January there
shall be added one per centum per
month until the same shall be paid.
GEORGE &. RHODES,
Collector OF TaxeA tor ST. Georges Hundred
Middletown transcript., 1915-03-13
Public Sale
Of
Real Estate
AND PERSONAL PROPERTY

The stockholders of the Farmers
Creamery Co., will sell at Public Sale,
on the premises, on West Green street,
in Middletown. Del.
Middletown transcript., 1915-03-13
HEAD OF
RrC tile

NC a tile
Grade Guernsey good mixers. have
raised every one of them, and will guar
antee them. heifer coming 2 years
old Guernsey stock. l yearling heifer
Guernsey.
HARNESS-2 sets wagon harness, 6
sets plow harness, l set carriage har-
ness, / riding saddle, 10 brides, 10 col
lars, l set double carriage harness, /
carriage pole.
900 lbs. of meat by the lb. 100 good
laying hens by the lb. roosters. 8
MuscOVy ducks and drake. 5 Indian
runner ducks and drake. 1-2 interest
in 25 acres of wheat in ground. Laura
heater, good as new. Grand Sun
shine cook stove No. 9 in perfect order.
Farming Implements
grain wagon, good order; l Deering
binder, goo order; Bickford & Hoff-
man drill, good order; Deering mower
good order; Disc plow, good order; l
Acme harrow, good order; i spring
tooth harrow, good order; l drag har-
row, good order 2 wheel cultiVators,
good order; hand cultivators, good
order; 2 Leroy ploWs, good order;
rubber tire buggy, good order; l york
wagon, good order.
Terms Of Sale
All sums of $40 and less cash, will be.
required; on sums over $40 credit of
months will be given, purchaser
giving bankable note with approved
endorser. Interest added from day of
sale. No goods removed until terms are
complied with.
W. K. L. TATMAN.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-02-02

Eighth Grade Classics Delayed
~ Printing Plant.



Notices were sent out today Coun-
Ffy Superintendent Eby, stating that
owing to the fact that textbooks in
Eighth grade classics and agriculture
study are not available credits in the
studies will not be required by pupil1
of the county this year. e
The agricultural and classical text
books were to have been off the pre1g
at the state printing plant by Sept. ~
1914. 1t ID expected by those in charge
of the printing plant that the books
Will be finished in q short time. The
agricultural textbooks have been de-
iayed owing to the fact that they were
partially rebuilt and reset. A delay In
the proOfreading ais also given rs one
of the causes OF the delay. 81
1t Is estimated that nearly 50,O90
school children in the Eighth grades
IN the state will not be able to obtain
credits in the two lines of study. HOW
ever, they will be awarded their diplQs
mas despite this fact, according to Mr.,
Eby. 81
Kicks" by newspapers and teachers tn
all parts of the state have been regis-
tered recently against the Little Kan
sans Primer which was one of the first
books to be printed by the state under the
new state printing policy.
The book is full OF errors" said Mr..
Ely today. II do not believe that it r.
the fault of the author. S
mo established book house could affori
to put out such book-we would moi
stand for 1t.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-02-02
FOR OPEN SEASON
Hendricks Bill Calls for Old
Plan in Kansas.
Asks Not More Than $4,000 q
Year for Game Department.

Robert S. Hendricks of Rawlins
county this afternoon introduced in the
house a bill restoring the open season
on game birds III Kansas and providing
that not more than $4,000 shall be
used each year for maintenance and
support of the fish and game depart
ment. In five years, Hendricks asserts,
the department has cost the spOrtsmen
of Kansas not less than $195, 900.
The Hendricks measure provides for
an open season on quail and prairie
chicken from November Is to Deem
Der Is and on ducks and geese from
October Is to November Is. Under the
law enacted two years ago, shooting of
game birds was prohibited for a period
of five years. The bill today repeats
that portion Of the game laws of the
state
Hunting licenses will remain the same
as under the old law, 81 for each year.
Under the laws before the act Of 1913, the
license fund totlled $4,000 to $4,000 q
year. Hendricks, however, provides that
not more than $4,000 a year shall be used
for maintenance Of the fish and game
wardef's department.. This sum includes
expense for upk6e5 and maintenance 81
the mammoth state hatchery at Pratt. All
license fees In excess OF 100000 a year
would be turned into the general revenue
fund Of the state under the terms of the
Hendricks BILL M
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-02-02

Gray Bill Through Both Houses
Ready for Governor.


Kansas real estate is to be assessed
TOR taxation every four years after
1913. The bill by Senator Gray passed
the house today and becomes a law aft
er being signed by the governor and
published in the statute book.
Under the present law, real estate as
sessments ARE made biennially. The
Gray bin Provides for quadrennial as
sessments of realty. Provision is made
In the bill enabling cities of the first
ana second class, operating under the
commission form Of government. to
take advantage of the new state law
by ordinance and provide for quadren-
NAL assessments.
The regular assessments of real estate
will be made in 1915 and again in 1918.
Thereafter real estate assessments
shall occur but once every four years
and the valuations placed ON realty by
assessors shall stand from one assess
meht to the next, except in case where
valuations are arbitrarily increased by
the taxing powers OF the county or
state.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-02-02
SHOVEL YOUR SNOW.


II threat of Mayor R. L. Cofran IL made
good some very respectable citizens of To-
peka may find themselves in police court
for falling to keep their sidewalksc free OF
snow.
.aid nave nav been receiving many sSmp lai9ts
not require that persons be notified to
clean their walks. They know when there
walks clean. have had complaints that
even the walks in front of city school build
ings are not cleaned. Here's a complaint
about Lafayette school. There IL a janitor
there and no excuse for snow being on the
walks. Yes, there are going to be several
There Is no hardship connected with re-
quiring walks to be kept clean. II there 10
any person who is physically unable to
able to pay for having the work done, let
the condition be reported to me, and i will
charge"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-02-02
DEAL IS pending
Meeting Of Old Directors Held
This Morning.

At n meeting of the direct0fs Of the
old Topeka baseball club. field this
morning in the ofices Of President
Arch NJ. Catlin, deal for the sale Of
the club and franchise to an out OF
town man was discussed at some length
and it is thought that the deal will
probably be closed within the next few
days.
The out of town man proposes to
keep the club here. to take over its
control and to put his own money into
it. However, he wants to be assured
that Topeka has the spirit to support
ball team and it will be necessary for
local fans and business men to put up
something like 5000. The out of town
man left the city at lis this afternoon
and the deal will either be closed or
called off within the next day or two.
This man, who requested that his
name be withheld until a definite
agreement is reached. is an experienced
baseball man. and he knows all the ms
and outs Of the game. If he sees that
Topeka is interested in keeping the
club. he will invest his own money in
the club. will spend his own money to
purchase new players and all he will
ask will be that the town contribute
something like $1,000 to apply on the old
Indebtedness. He will keep the club
here and his acquaintance with the
baseball world will enable him to get
players who will put the team in the
running for the pennant.
However, il this deal is not consum-
mated, it will mean that Topeka will
else let the franchise be taken out of
town.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-02-02
REFUSE INVITATION.
President says Delegates Must Refuse
Highland Park Bid.

Maurice McAuliffe of Salina, presi-
dent of the Kansas branch of the
Farmers union. stated late today that
while he and the other officers Of the
organization appreciate the desire Of
the members of the Highland Park
grange to furnish entertainment for
the members of the union, it will be
impossible to accept the invitation.
I'VE expect to have get-together
meeting at the National hotel at eight
O'Clock tonight where the work Of the
convention which will be held in the
Auditorium Wednesday and Thursday
will be discussed" said President Nc
Alliffe. I'VE expect several thousand
persons to attend the sessions. 1 told
Mr.. Burton two weeks ago that it
would be impossible to accept the in
vftatiOn''
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-02-02
NO POOL OF VOTES.
Control of Directorates Prohibited in
Doerr Bill in House.

Pooling of votes to control directorates
is prohibited under terms of bill in the
house today by Doerr of Pawnee county.
Doerr's bill compels stock owner in any
corporation to vote his shares for one
candidate for each position to be filled
and not to combine his votes and cast
them for an individual candidate as I'M
der the present law.
me present corporation laws permits
corporation to cast fifty votes for an in
dividual candidate for director where five
directors are to be chosen. Now Doerr
plans that the owner of the ten shares or
one share may vote only his actual shares
for any candidate and cannot pool his in
terests to secure the election or defeat OF
individual candidate.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-02-02

The municipal ice bill was killed in
the senate today by a vote of Is for
and % against. The measure so dis
posed of was the bill by Sutton of
Barton county inserting the word ice
in the List of public utilities which
cities of this state may legally pro-
vide for their own use.
1t was proposed by its author for the
relief of the smaller cities which have
inadequate or costly ice supplies, and
as q club for all the towns OF the state
in keeping their private ice factories
from forming combines and keeping
up the price of ice.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-02-02
ElfegO Baca, Former TOpekan,
Is Arrested.
Charged With killing . New
Mexico Doctor.
ONCE SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE
Widely Known Lawyer Presid.
ed Over Legislature.
Born on Quincy Street-visft.
ed Here Last Summer.

Ell Paso. Tex, Feb. 2.AElfego Baca
OF Albuquerque, former speaker OF
the New Mexico house of representa-
tives and once Republican candidate
for congress. is held here today on a
charge of murder in connection with
the death by shooting last night Of
Celestino OterO, also known as DR.. Pc
dro Abeyta. Otero received his death
wound after a pistol duel. in which
Baca said he first was shot through
the coat.
Enfego Baca was born in Topeka
and lived here when a boy six or eight
years old. The Baca residence was on
Quincy street. near the present site OF
the L. M. Penwell chapel. Baca went
from here to SocorrO. N. NJ, in 1884
and there he obtained an education.
Baca has visited here several times
and Is a close friend of Charles l..
Mitchell of Crane & Co. His mother
and two sisters are buried in Topeka
cemetery.
Baca has had a successful career.
He was deputy sheriff and later sher-
If at Socorro, in the days when that
town was the rendezvous of all or the
crooks and bad men in the west. The
Topekan cleaned up that territory as
sheriff. He acquired a wide reputa-
ton as fearless officer and later en-
tered politics more extensively. He
became one of the POLITICAL leaders of
the state.
As a lawyer. Elfego Baca, who is
Of Mexican extraction, was one OF the
most prominent in his state. TWO
wears ago he was admitted to practice
before the United States supreme
court.
One Of his biggest cases was his
defense Of General Salazar. one OF
Huerta's commanders. Salazar and
his staff crossed the line into the
United States when Villas forces made
it too hot for them in Mexico. Salazar
was transferred. under guard. from
Fort Bliss to Fort Wingate. near Gal
1up, N. NJ, and the case of his extra
dition came up in the United States
district court. Baca was engaged to
defend him and was successful in win
ming his case. Salazar, by the way,
was later struggled out of the coun-
try and is now in command of an army
in eastern Mexico. 2
According to his Topeka friends, the
duel that was the cause of his arrest
this week. was probably due to a dis
pute over the Mexican trouble because
Baca took SO great an interest in the
political conditions then, being a close
personal friend of Diaz, Madero and
Huerta.
High Winds Drift Snow.
AtchisOn, Kan. Feb. 2.-Light snow
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-02-02
TOO LATE TO CLASSIFY.
FOUND-Ladies' handbag. Call $50 about
p. m.
LOCAL MENTION.

Prize Hesitation Waltz contest
Wednesday night, Kellam hall.-Adv.
F. A. Rooster, u. d. q. as Kansas ave
Special attention given to pyorrhea and
oral prophylaxis.-Adv.
A marriage license was today issued
from the office OF Hugh MacF,arland,
judge of the probate court. to Albert
Oman. age 4O of Carroll, Ia, and Mary
Wtederhald. age 30, of Carroll. Ia
Suit for $2S654 was today filed in the
court of Topeka by the Warren M.
Crosby company of this city against the
Peerless Pattern. company of: New York
city on q pattern and fashion guide con-
tract.
safety razor blades sharpened better than
new. xc-36c dos Brunt Drug Co.-Adv.
The case of John Briggs, charged with
being connected With an attempt to burn
down the house of b. #. Stephenson in
North Topeka, was continued in the court
of Topeka until February q by Judge
Hugh Fisher.
A daughter was born to Mr.. and Mrs.
JOspeh F. Stewart. 106 Chandler street,
February !.
Amity Lodge No. 81 last night elected
a delegate to the Peace conference called
by Governor Capper February IL.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-02-02
HIGHEST IN 40 YEARS
May Corn IL selling ut s2h Cents In
Kansas City.

Kansas City. Feb. 2--Keen. COM
petition for wheat on export orders
and to fill short sales carried prices
up to cents bushel over yester-
days price, May selling for $1.57 at
the close OF the market.
These are the highest prices since
the Civil war. except In 1898. when
the Letter deal carried wheat mo-
mentarily up to $1.85 and In 1888,
when the "old Hutch" corner sent 1t
for short period to 81.
Corn prices advanced about q cent,
May selling for 8zHc- This is the
highest priced reached at this season
OF year in forty years.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-02-02
WALk-0vER TO MOVE
:
South Half OF Security Building Has
Been IIeasedHOpen March 1.

Trent & Sewers, the proprietors of
the local Walk-Over Boot shop, now
located at 708 Kansas avenue, have
completed arrangements for the leas-
ing OF the south half OF the Security
building at Seventh and Kansas ave.
nue.. Necessary remodeling will be-
gin soon, and 1t is expected that the
moving will be completed by the first
Of March. -
With the Voiland Clothing company
occupying the corner store room, the
two firms will fill the store room
ing of the Badders Clothing cOmpany.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-02-02
HELD IN SNOW BANK.
Train ON Northwestern Laid Out for
IA Hours.

Creenbay, Wis, Feb. "A Chicago
and Northwestern train, filled with
passengers. was held in huge bank
of snow, near Married., from 10 o'clock
last night until this afternoon. No
train reached here over the North
western line for IA hours. The Green
bay and Western railway was unable
to operate out of this city today be-
cause of snow filling a cut a mile
long. Chicago, Milwaukee & st. Paul
trains are operating hours behind
schedule. No freight trains are be-
ing run and wire service is badly i'm
paired.