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Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1915-06-10

The forty-third annual commence
ment exercises of the Missouri School
of Mines and Metallurgy took place in
Parker hall at Rolla recently. The
commencement address was delivered
by E. j. McCaustland, dean of the
school of engineering of the State
University at Columbia. DR.. A. Ross
Hill, president of the State Univer-
sity, conferred the degrees.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1915-06-10

The first flood fatality near Macons
occurred when John Burnett, 70 years
old, a farmer living west of Jackson
vile, was drowned in a slough near
East Fork.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1915-06-10
Ited child WIND Estate.

Adopted Child Wins Estate.
That Miss Mabel Patterson was the
legally adopted child Of the late Laura
NJ. Lindsey. former wife Of Joseph l.
Patterson. and as such is entitled to
inherit property from her foster moth
er, the same as a natural child, was
the finding Of the supreme court
This decision was rendered in 8
suit instituted by C. Purdy Lindsey,
whom Mrs. Patterson married after
divorcing Patterson, in which Linds-
ley attempted to repudiate her VIII SO
far as Missouri property was con-
cerned. Lindsey is a resident OF New
Haven, Conn, where Mrs. Lindsey
lived at the time of her death in 1906.
Mrs. Lindsey left an estate in St
Louis worth approximately 100000
and property in New Haven worth
about $4,000 additional. She left q
will in which she provided that 81 per
cent of the net income from all her
property should be paid quarterly to
her adopted daughter. Mabel Patter-
son, during the latters nIetlhe, anu
that the balance, or 43 per cent,
| should go to her husband until he
died or married again, in which event
it reverted to other kinspeople.
Lindsey attempted to accept the
conditions of her will touching the
property in Connecticut, but to re-
pudiate the will and claim one-half alb
solutely of the st. Louis property I'M
der a Missouri law. To establish his
claim to half of her estate absolutely,
Lindsey set up the contention that
Miss Patterson was not legally adopt
ed by his late wife. The court held
he could not accept her will in Con
necticut and repudiate it in Missouri
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1915-03-13
Estate of Loran Langdon.
STATE OF VERMONT. s..

STATE OF VERMONT. ..
District OF Bennington. S.
The Honorable Probate Court for the Dist
rlct aforesaid:
10 the heirs and all persons interested IN the
estate OF Loran Ltngdon, late OF Bennington
In said District. deceased,
WHEREAS, application hath been made to
this court IN wrtfuR by the Administrator.
praying for license and authority 70 sell all of
real estate OF laid deceas d. for the payment
OF debts and charges OF adminisi ration, set
ting forth therein the aruou I of debts due
from said deceased, tine charges OF admnistra.
tOn, and the am unit OF personal estate and
the situation OF the real estate.
WHEREUPON. the said Court appointed and
assigned the 30 h day of March, 1918, at the Pro-
bate Once In Bennington in said District, to
hear and decide upon said application and petit.
tfon. and ordered public notice thereof be CIV
en- to all persons interested Their, IN, by publish
ing said order, together with lifetime and place
of hearing, three weeks successfully In the
Bennington Evening Banner. a newspaper
which circulatts In the neignborhood OF those
persons interested In said estate, all OF which
publications shalt be previous TO the dry as
signed for hearing.
THEhEFoRE. you are hereby notified to ap-
pear refore said Court. at the time and place
assigned, then and there In said Court TO make
your obi ,ctions TO the or ntipg OF such license,
II you see cause.
Given Under NV Hand at Bennington, in said
District, this 5th day of March, 1916.
AMY X. BARBOUR, Register.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1915-03-13
An Emerson Piano
for SITS.

Did you ever hear OF Emerson plan
os being sold at such a ridiculously
low price OF course you never did
because its just another sample of our
price slashing campaign. We always
sold this piano for s400. but for the
month OF March we will sell you a
new Emerson piano shipped direct
from the factory, style "a in either
fancy mahogany. fancy walnut. or
oak case for 1915 including stool and
scarf on payments of $40 down and IS
per month. Here. is a piano that
everyone knows to be strictly first
class, and the Emerson Piano Com
pany has been making pianos since
l849. and yet this month you can pur.
chase it at a less price than you would
pay for an ordinary piano. If you are
thinking OF buying piano send for
an Emerson catalogue to Geo d. Jar
Wis & Son, Burlington. VI.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1915-03-13

When the American fleet started
out on its famous cruise around the
world Kipling presented set of his
books to Admiral Evans with the
memorable inscription starting with
"Zogbaum draws with his pencil
And write things with pen,
But you sit up in your Coming Tow
ef t-
Bossing ten thousand men.
! The zogbaum he referred to was
Rufus Zogbaum, as great a genius III
illustrating all phases of naval life IN
pencil sketches as was Kiplng in de
scribing it. But just as the super
dreadnaught is more effective than
the older battleships such as the Ore
gon and Olympia, so, too, is Lyman
II. Howe's reproduction Of naval life
which comes to the Bennington opera
house on Monday evening, March 10
more vivid than any Illustrations that
could be drawn by the most skilled
artists or any descriptions by the
most gifted writer's. Howe's reproduc-
ton is repete with scenes of thrilling
interest calculated to quicken the.
pride Of every American at the match
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1915-03-13
PoWNAL

Miss Julia Van orn of Mechanic
vile and her friend Miss Logan are
visiting Mrs. Arthur Houghton.
Alfred Moon OF North West hill in
Willimstown was In town Friday. tic
has recently purchased 116 acres OF
land Of Charles Pratt.
Rev. B. NJ. Phillips of Salem, N. Y
the district superintendent for this
section will preach i'll the NJ. f.
church Sunday morning at 10.45.
At the Baptist church Sunday morn
ing Pastor Mohl will preach on "Why
the Church Never Fails. The even
ing subject is "Why Man Fails"
There is to be a private dance in
Summit hall on the evening of March
IL, st. Patrick's night. The commit
tee in charge are Ellis Maxon and
Walter Bennett.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1915-03-13
DRAMA OF EARTH FREE
Great Photoplay Creation" at Ii
brary Theatre on Sunday.


The greatest photoplay ever pro
duced Is Creation, its plot covers
not less than period OF $4,000 years
Its preparation has cost enormous
sums OF money, and extensive travel
in foreign countries; it is the off
spring of fifty years of studious re.
search and II may be seen for moth
ing at Library theatre. Commencing
tomorrow afternoon at three o'clock
part one will be shown followed by
part two Sunday evening at eight o.
clock. Parts three and four are to be
exhibited one week later Sunday after
noon and evening. March 2lst.
The complete photo-drama occupies
eight hours, two hours for each part,
and Is shown to the accompaniment
of explanatory lectures and choice
music from powerful talking ma.
chine. The first part traces creation
to the Deluge, its causes, and on to
the time of Abraham. The second
part begins with Melchisedec and de-
scribessthe experiences of~the Israeli
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1915-03-13

Mr.. W. H. CLANCY. R. +. D. 2,
Sutherlin, Pittsylvania Co, Va.
writes: For the past twelve months
have been a sufferer from catarh
Of the head. Since taking four bot
ties Of your Peruna 1 feel like a
different person altogether. The Sc
we're pains in my head have disap-
peared. and my entire system has
been greatly strengthened
This Is my first testimonial TO the
curative qualities OF any patent
medicine. I feel 1t duty to man
kind to let them know of Peruna.
In my estimation It is the greatest
medicine on earth for catarrh."
We have thousands OF testimonials
like Mr.. Chaneys. Some Of them
we're cured after years OF suffering
and disappointment In finding a
remedy.
Send for FREQ copy OF "Ills of Life"
The Peruna Co. Columbus. Ohio.
Those who object to liquid medi-
cines can now procure Peruna Tab
let's.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1915-03-13
Positive Proof
Should Convince the Greatest skeptie
in Bennington

Should Convince the Greatest Skeptie
in Bennington
Because it's the evidence of Ben
nington citizen.
Testimony easily investigated.
The strongest endorsement of merit
The best proof. Read it,
p. ]. Mcclure, 211 Maple st, Ben.
nington, says: For some time SUI.
fered from dull. heavy pains In the
small of my back and was unable to
stoop without, sgreat misery. The
trouble was generally worse in damp
weather or when ! caught cold.
heard a great deal about Doan's Kid
.ney Pills and procured a box
Coles Drug Store and began using
them, IN a few days | felt Better and
after had finished one box, my back
was free from pain and the other
symptoms OF the trouble became a
thing of the past Kidney trouble and
l have been strangers since"
Price soc, at all dealers. Don't
simply ask for kidney remedy-get
Doans Kidney Pills-the same that
Mr. Mcclure had. Foster-Milburn
Co., Prop, Buffalo, N ".
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1915-03-13

gelist; it is the first serious attempt
TO utilize the drama for a religious
purpose, pure and simple. Sacred
subjects have been staged before to-
day, and have brought the promoters
handsome returns in hard cash. But
the object OF the present project,
which would prove an undoubted f.
nancial success IL treated as COM
mercial proposition. is rather to en-
rich than to despoil the public; at
once to educate and entertain.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1915-03-13
OLD CIRCUS MAN DIES
James w. shipman, Hotel Proprietor
At Winchester. N. 4.

Brattleboro, March thames W.
Shipman, 4S years of age a former
circus man and hotel proprietor at
Winchester. N. H., and South Ver'
non died about midnight at the Mem
orial hospital following an operation
for appendicitis about week ago.
He was born in Williamsville and was
the son of James w. and Elmira
(Gould) Shipman. While young he
went to Syracuse. N. Y, where he
conducted the Senaca hotel and liz
cry for several years. He then joined
Sawtelle's circus as business manag-
er and was with that show for eight
years. He was proprietor of an
Uncle Toms Cabins show for three
years and was with Sawtslls. shsw
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1915-03-13

ties down to the Babylonian captivity
and on to the advent of Jesus Christ.
Part three gives the life of Christ, His
boyhood, baptism, ministry, suffer
ings, resurrection and gloritication.
The fourth part Illustrates the gradu-
al completion of creation from the
close of the Jewish Age through the
Dark Ages down to the present time
and on into the future.
This exhibition marks a new de-
parture in the methods of the evan
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1915-03-13
WHY RIVERS OVERFLOW.
Some Streams Make Their Beds Too
Small For Flood Tides.

Small For Flood Tides.
~ river Is not made 10 order. Ii Is
nothing more nor less than the acct
dental path made By water in follow
ing the line or least resistance" writes
Arthur H. Morgan in AZ. article on
why Rivers Overflow, published la
the Scientific American. Mr.. Morgan
goes ON 10 show that the average river
has found or made chanuel that suf-
fees for it in ordinary times, but that
in flood tide is not large enough to car
~ off the water. Some of the figures
he gives explain perfectly why certain
rivers are in the habit of overlooking.
The Coldwater river, where it enters
the fiat lands from the hills In north
ern Mississippi. has u capacity OF 800
cubic feet per second when full to the
top of its banks. AZ maximum food.
however, 100000 cubic feet per second
pour down il, and 1t has TO overflow.
The ST. Francis river on the boun-
dnry between Arkansas and Missouri
can take care of from 500 to 5000 cubic
feet per second. but in food time 1t has
100000 and the surplus must overflow.
The Miami river In Ohio has normal
capacity. varying at different points
from 6 per cent TO 5 per cent OF its
maximum overflow The Mississippi.
near the mouth of the Red river. has
Il normal flow of 10000 cubic feet a
second; when full TO the. top of its
banks il can carry about 100000 Gu
bic feet. When all its tributaries are
in flood il has to carry 2,5O0,OOU cubic
feet second. AS its banks are higher
than the surrounding plains these in
eyitably receive the overflow
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1915-03-13

, 1t is a story OF the greatest human
interest. The subjects chosen for
treatment are the great events of
Bible history. They deal with the
elemental passions of mankind. and.
taken from the profoundest book the
world has seen, touch deeper note
than anything else the motion picture
has produced. The Bible is thus seer
in new light. and its incidents as
sumo reality which is not always
conveyed by the written word.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1915-03-13
SIBERIAN VILLAGES.
Life OF tho Peasants, Their Cottages
and Their Steam Baths.


An interesting account OF the charac-
teristlcs OF Siberian villages is given in
his book. Siberia" Ivy Mp. Price:
The villages through which we trav-
eled on the way were Russian in every
respect Streets were wide and full
of ruts and slime The houses had log
frames and rough hewn boards for the
roof They had clean and well kept
appearance and we're surrounded by
fences OF wooden boards Through The
fence a gateway opened intp court
yard where The 1--we stock were kept.
4 stream generally runs behind the
village and the manure frogi the yards
ia pitched IN heaps along 5tSa banks.
be,ug Carried AWAY zach yrar by the
spring foods.
There IS large room With y brick
stove. taking M perhaps 4 quarter Of
the room. Ia ibis the family eat. live
and sleep some Oh the stove and some
on The floor while 4 separate small
room Is Kept and reserved for visitors
or others " nO are not members OF the
family. The rpou'. atc w'iltew:a;liei,
and each member of the Family has II
steaui bath every week iii a but kept
for the purpose outside.
The notion that the Russian peasant
Is hablinally dirty Is NEST mistaken.
Here. ut all events. tie average SlDe-
rian peasaut's housctses'iht --eompete
with the best cottages in rural Eng
land The temperature of The rooms Is
generally rather trial 10 such as are
not used 10 extreme cold outside and
sealed windows with stove inside"
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1915-03-13
Getting Along.

"Lemme see, how old is your daugh.
tery'
II always have 70 stop and think
Anyway. she must be getting on. Yes
terday heard her contemporaries re.
fer TO the youngsters at n nearby pre-
paratory school as parcel OF little
boys Cleveland Plain Dealer.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1915-03-13

again, also with Frank A. Robbins
show for short periods. He had con
Quoted the Shipman's tavern in Win
chester, N. H., for about six years
and the South Vernon house for
about year. He is survived by two
brothers, Ezra o. of Brattleboro and
Rev. j. N. Shipman, a Baptist minis
ter at Randolph, Mass, and one sig
ter, Mrs. f. b. Plimpton OF Syracuse,
N. Y. His wife is matron OF SYRIA
cuse college.
The funeral will be held In the UNI
destaking rooms of Bond & Son at 10
O'Clock Saturday morning with Rev.
D. Il. Trout officiating. The body
will be taken to Williamsville for
burial
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1915-03-13
Health Promotes Happiness

Without health, genuine joy is i'm
possible: without good digestion and
regular bowel movement you cannot
have health. Why neglect keeping
bowels open and risk being sick and
ailing? You don't have to. Take one
small DR.. Kings New Life PHI at
night, in the morning you viii have a
full, free bowel movement and feel
much better Helps your appetite
and digestion. Try one tonight
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1915-03-13
Children CrY
FOR flsTCHER'S
9 a $ = . RiA
LEGAL
COMMISSIONERS NOTICE.
~ Estate OF HENRIETTA

fyOMsfl SSIoNEHS' NOTICE.
~ Estate OF HENRIETTA SrhATrON.
Tho undersigntd d, having been APPOINTED by
the Honorable Pr bate Court f1r the Dist rict
OF Bennington. co NM 'sIONER', 10 receive,
EXAMINE and adjust the claims and demands of
u persons against the estate Of Heorietta
tratton, late OF Bennington, in said district. de-
oea sed ana all claims eS h!uited In Offset thereto
hereby give notice that we will mt ct TOR the
purpose aforesaid. at the office of aclden u
Healy, In the town of Bennington. III ga d
District, on the ylst day of April, aud
aiet day OF August next, from o'clock p. m.
until 4 O'Clock y. w., on each of sad days,
and that six months from the 22nd day OF
February, A. d. 1918. Is the time limited
their claims 10 us for exami alton and allow
ance.
Dated at Remington, this 2,nd day OF
February, A. d 1915.
RfCHARD NJ HOuGHTON,
II. Is. HUTChINS,
Commissioners
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1915-03-13
Ton Years Misery Ended.

]. r. Chambers, merchant, Jones
boro, Ark, writes: Foley Kidney
Pills cured me of ten-year standing
case Of rheumatism suffered mis-
erably. A friend told me OF being
cured; so used them. and they cured
me. too" Most middle aged men and
women are glad to learn that Foley
Kidney Pills afford way to escape
sleep disturbing bladder weakness,
backache, rheumatism. puffness un'
der eyes, stiff and swollen joints, and
other Ills attributed to kidney
troubles Harold W. Cole
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1915-03-13

The firm of Lambert and Burning
ton wishes to correcp the erroneous
impression in regard to the concrete
walk extending from the street to
the entrance of Saint Frances de
Sales church. This work was done
by North Adams concern and not
by us.
Lambert and burlington.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1915-03-13
SOUTH sHAFTSBURF

The Lend-a-Hand society will hold
a st. Patrick social in Cole hail, Wed.
nesday evening, March IT. There
will be short program. games, and
refreshments will be served.
The Rebekah sewing circle will
meet Monday afternoon with Mrs.
Charles Solmon.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1915-03-13
Senienced for life. !,

Everyone undertands the import Of
these awful words. A LIE Annuity
means income for life, liberty by
freedom from care, sure as the sun
rise, and yours forever. National
Life Ins. Co., of VT (Mutual) Earle
S. Kinsley, General Agent Mead
Building, Rutland, VT
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1915-03-13

less precision and painstaking CO.
operation of men and ships. Here is
depicted the greatest game in the
world-the battle practice of fleet
Of uperdreadnaughts
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1915-06-04
ACTIVITIES OF WOMEN.

San Francisco has 80 women deputy
election assessors.
New York city is to have a free
school for actresses.
Wellesley college students have com
pleted a fund to purchase and equip
d military ambulance for service in
I Madarhs Joffre, wife OF the general
IN cmef7of tlie French army. spends
most Of her time knitting socks for
soldiers at the front
Mrs. Hetty Green, the richest woinaA,
IN the world, is now past 50 years Of
age. but stiIl continues to manage her
own affairs
Mrs. Keith Donaldson. once known
as the Million Dollar Bride is think
Ing seriously Of going on the stage to
secure money with which TO continue
her fight for her daughter. who is now
in The possession Of her mother-in-
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1915-06-04

women, too. cannot praise Lydia E.
Pinkham's Vegetable Compound enough
for | know never would have been as
well if ! had not taken it and | recon-
mend it TO suffering women"
Daughter Helped Also.
~ gave it to my daughter when she
was thirteen years old. She was in
school and was a nervous wreck, and
could not sleep nights. Now she looks
50 healthy that even the doctor speaks
of it You can publish this letter If you
like Mrs. RENA BOWMAN, 16l S. 10th
Street, Ironton, Ohio.
Why win women continue to suffer
day in and day out and drag out a sickly,
half-hearted existence, missing three
fourths Of the joy of living, when they
can find health in Lydia e. Pinkham's
Vegetable Compound?
If YOU have the slightest doubt
that Lydia II. Pinkham's Vegeta-
Bile Compound viii help You. write
TO Lydia E.Pinlxham Medicine Co.
tcOnfidentiaD Lynn, Mass-.for adj
vice. Your letter will be opened,
read and answered bysn woman
and held in strict confidence.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1915-06-04
When Glands Swell
Blood Needs Attention
Even a Sweat Gland May
Result in Severe
Consequence.

In our intricate body the use OF s s.
s. for the blood has most remarkable
Influence. We little realize our gland
uiar system. IT may be n tiny bulb no
bigger than q pin point. and yet II a
disease germ gets into II. there Is a
tremeAdcus swelling. 1t becomes a
boil, a cArhuncle 1t may be a blood
rising and II Is often a source Of con-
tnuous misery II not checked. Many
OF the most excruciating forms OF tor
ture begin with the swelling OK a tiny
gland. caused by a disease germ And
II is s s s that spreads throughout
The blood circulation to prevent just
such conditions Or II they have al
ready sta -. s s s will soon put the
blood In s..Sh state OF health as to
overcome the tendency TO giandular
ewcllings. IL Is natural medicine for
the blood. Just as essential to health IL
tho blood be impure. us are the meats.
fats grains and sugars OF our daily
food
II contains one ingredient the active
purpose Of which is 10 stimulate tho
exchange of new flesh for dead or waste
matter.
Get bottle OF S. s S. today OF any
frNKeiat. and IL yoNr case liz stubborn.
xrttt "a tho Medical Adviser. The Swift
Hhecinc CO. les swift Bldg. Atlanta. Ga
This department Is IN charge OF a noted
ratsasslar.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1915-06-04
JUST a THOUGHT
ERE THE DAY is GONE.
Don't Lose Time.

One of the most successful men of
America when asked to what he attri-
buted his success, replied:
Il built my fortune on the dial OF
my watch: seconds become pennies.
minutes dimes, hours become dollars.
gave money value to the tick, and
took advantage of everything that
economical time. | never procrasti-
nate: never wait for other people to
get ahead OF me keep my eyes and
ears open for opportunities; look well
into whatever seems good to me. when
my judgment approves act promptly
and with decision. ! don't know that
there is any particular rule or law Of
success, but I'm pretty sure that one
OF the foundation principles is Don't
Lose Time Elk