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Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-07-08
ILLINOIS AND MARRIAGE LAWS
GOmaha Bee,1

Omana bee.
Governor Dunno has just signed a
bill that declares voil all marriages not
In conformity with the Illinois law, no
matter in which state they may be per-
formed. 1t is extremely probable that
by this action the Governor and the
lawmakers of Illinois have prepared
the way for a good deal of trouble and
some interesting litigation. Marriage
is an institution in which the public is
much concerned for its civil as we'll as
for its religious aspects. It is most i'm
portant, as affecting the social con-
dition of offspring, the descent of prop
erty and other factors in modern life.
and for these reasons the sufficiency Of
the contract between husband and wife
should be definitely determined The
legal requirements of marriage vary in
different states, and the right of the
Illinois Legislature to prescribe what
sort OF marriage is legal and valid in
other states may we'll be questioned.
This is the effect of the new law.
though, and in this much 1t transcends
the comfy supposed to subsist between
the states.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-07-08
RECLAMATION RESULTS

nISPATCHES from the far west
IL indicate that millions of dollars
worth of crops will be raised this
previous to irrigation work on it was
worthless for farming purposes is
yielding foodstuffs in great abundance
at the time when the world stands in
sore need of every penny's worth that
can be produced.
Among the numerous achievements
to which the Republican party can
justly point with pride is the enact
ment of the reclamation law, passed
In 1902 by a Republican Congress and
signed by a Republican President.
Under the provisions of the law
reclamation projects have been con-
structed affording water supply sutfi-
cient for 100000 acres of land.
During 1918, the crop production on
land already supplied with water ex-
ceeded in value $15,7O0,000.
This production was from an area
of only 7O0,O acres then under cult
vation. The last annual report of the
Reclamation Service shows that with
relatively small additional expense,
the total acreage supplied with water
can be increased to 5000, 900 acres.
Considering the immense amount of
work to be done in the construction
of reclamation projects on a plan de-
signed to be permanent, it is remark
able what rapid progress has been
made. The first considerable amount
of irrigation on government projects
was reached in 1906, when $4,000
acres of arid land was supplied with
water. In 1913 which is the latest
date for which statistics are available,
the total of 7oo,0 acres was reached
The reclamation of arid land under
government projects is still in its in
fancy, and has necessarily been slow
because both the government officials
and the farmers have been compelled
to learn by experience what methods
are most successful and satisfactory.
DEVELOPMENT will be far more rapid
in future Vast areas of land that was
previously abandoned to sage brush,
1acz rabbits and coyotes, will, for all
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-07-08

TRANK HOLT not only provided
the newspapers with a seven
days sensation, but he has be-
queathed to science problem in men
tai balance that no doubt will furnish
food for lengthy discussion in medical
circles. Holt is an extreme among
paranoics. History presents few
such complexities. Sane enough to
fool the professors of half dozen uni
versities and to conduct his classes in
a manner that won him nothing but
commentator from his superiors. he
was nevertheless one of the most dan
gerous lunatics of his day.
It is difficult to imagine the mental
qualities of a man who could live a
life abo\ reproach in a community
where the whole trend is toward the
moral and the intellectual, while
spending his nights plotting and plan
ming, with all the care and thought an
expert chemist would put upon an in
tricate problem of his profession, the
destruction of his fellowmen.
Ordinarily even the most cunning
lunatic is easily discovered. His very
pretense of sanity is in itself trans
parent. Only here and there is there
anything on record approaching the
case of Holt. And the most peculiar
part of this very peculiar incident, is
that a man sane enough to hold his
place unquestioned in the faculty of
one of the great universities of the
land, sane enough to devise a bomb so
skillfully that it would explode with
out the crudity of a clock attachment
at precisely the moment he desired,
should be mad enough to wreck his
life on the false premise that one
American capitalist individually had
but to speak and the war in Europe
would stop.
There have been many maniacs of
the Holt type, but none in
whom sanity and insanity were
more perfectly blended nor so
we'll balanced. For years, appar-
emily, the crazy individuality which
dwelt in Holt's brain, and which led
him finally to his ignominious death,
came out only when Holt gave the
word.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-07-08
SENATOR oLIvER's RETIREMENT

MERE Will be general regret
among Republicans throughout
Pennsylvania over the an
nouncement of Senator George T. Oil
YER that he will retire from public
life at the expiration of his present
term in the United States Senate.
There had been intimations from time
to time that he would not stand for
reelection. but many of his friends
and those who have regarded with
satisfaction his great service for the
State believed that he might be in
duced to change his mind.
Senator Oliver has made it clear,
however, within the last few days
that under no circumstances will he
continue in public life. He feels that the
time is approaching when he should
have a respite from arduous duties.
Modestly. efficiently and with devotion
to the best interests of the people this
unassuming statesman has discharged
with fidelity the very exacting duties
involved in proper representation of
an imperial Commonwealth at Wash
ington.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-07-08
JOHN HARRIS AT PENN'S CREEK
By the Rev. Leroy F. Baker

|T<HE people of Selinsgrove are pre-
pairing for celebration of the
160th anniversary Penn's Creek
Massacre, to take place on the 14th,
18th and 10th of October next. This
outrage was committed, it appears,
by Indians from as far north as Cam
ada, at the instigation of the French,
who in their turn, being encouraged
by Braddock's defeat, organized an
expedition into the Susquehanna val
ley for the purpose of conquest. The
massacre, it appears, began at New
Berlin and continued down Penn's s
Creek to where Selinsgrove now
stands. 1t is graphically described by
a petition which was sent to Governor
Morris, which states that on or about
the 10th of October, 1855, the enemy
came down upon Penn's Creek and
killed, scalped and carried away, all
the men, women and children,
amounting to twenty-five persons in
number, and wounded one man, who,
fortunately made his escape and
brought in the news.
On the goth of October. John Har-
ris, the founder of Harrisburg, who
appears to have been a decidedly pub
lie spirited man, wrote to Governor
Morris and said that he would use his
endeavors to get a number of his
neighbors to go out to the place where
the murder was committed, and find
out what was going on. He was as
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-07-08
AT SEA
BY Wing Dinger

wonder how the captains felt,
On those boats out at sea,
Who got the message yesterday
To look about and see
II they could find aboard their boats
Some bombs of dynamite.
Which Holt declared were there an,
would
Explode before the night.
Just think of getting word like that.
Then trying to be bold
And go a-searching with a light
Down in a deep. dark hold
For dynamite set to go off
Most any minute, gee,
would have slipped life belt on
and Jumped into the sea.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-07-08
THE HUMNIELsToWN VERDICT

NORONER ECKINGER very prop
" erly has certified to the Public
Service Commission the verdict
of the jury which last night investi-
gated the grade crossing accident at
Hummelstown in which six people
were killed. Whether or not the
commission is responsible to any de-
gree for the unguarded state of the
crossing, this verdict ought to form
the basis for thorough investigation
of similar conditions elsewhere.
Grade crossings at their best are po-
tential death traps. AS we'll protected
as 1t is possible to render them they
are dangerous enough. If the rail-
roads and the public cannot reach an
agreement for the construction of
either subway or bridge, then certain
ly somebody must see to 1t that other
precautions are taken to prevent such
tragedies as that which occurred at
Hummelstown Monday night.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-07-08
A COMMON SENSE DECISION
TIME State Supreme Court has set

n SonNAON oE1ENS1 DE.OI0ION
TINE State Supreme Court has set
its foot down hard on the at
tempted practice of the Legis-
lature to reapportion the States judi
cial districts in piecemeal manner
when it declared unconstitutional the
recent act of Assembly designed to
attach Clinton county to the Potter
county district.
BY the high courts ruling Clinton
county remains part of Judge Harry
Alvan Halls district. with Elk and
Cameron counties. and Potter county
continues as a separate district, with
Judge Albert S. Heck presiding over
its courts. The test of the act to
change the two districts came about
through the refusal of Judge Heck to
hear law case from Clinton county
This is a common sense decision.
Had the act been allowed to stand, no
judicial district would have been safe
at the hands of the Legislature. Any
member or senator with swing enough
to get the votes could have played
drake and ducks with the present ar
rangement and unquestionably much
Injustice would have been done.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-07-08
OUR ROAD SYSTEM

n UTOMOBILE tourists who have
IA been travelling over the fine
highways of New England for
several years, and returning by way
of their own State, are awakening to
the fact that Pennsylvania also is fast
coming along with good roads in every
part of the Commonwealth. scienti-
fic highway methods are being adopt
ed in pushing forward an active cam
paign under the direct inspiration of
Governor Brumbaugh, who is admir-
ably supported by Highway Commits
'sioner Cunningham and his force.
There is now, with the exception OF
a few miles here and there, fine
highway between Harrisburg and
Philadelphia by way of Lancaster
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-07-08
WORLDLY WISDOM

tFrom the Philadelphia BuiIetin.1
A Encouragement is one in which no
body gets angry.
Most of the sin on exhibition is any,
thing but original.
You don't need bank references in
order to borrow trouble.
Many a good reputation has been
stabbed by a pointed tongue
You can't hurt some men unless you
hit them on the pocketbook
Consider the bald headed man; he
combs not neither does he brush.
It's sometimes hard for a man to ad-
just his religion to fit his business.
A. woman can usually manage a man
ing Ii.
There is one thing to be said in favor
of the eRotist; he never gets lonesome.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-07-08
EDITORIAL COMMENT

Now one can figure out what those
canals on Mars really are. They are
tlans have dug themselves in.-Chi-
cago Daily News.
The bombs of laughing-gas hurled by
the French produce laughter for fifteen
minutes followed by binding tears. The
theatrical syndicate will want the
patent.-Brooklyn Eagle.
Since the war began Germany has
added six battleships to its compile
ment. If the war holds out long enough
Germany may have to enlarge the Kfel
canal-New York Telegraph.
citizens of the United States who are
IN sympathy with Germany and Aus
trla.-American independence Union
New York Evening Telegram
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-07-08
DO YOU KNOW
That Harrisburg Is noted for its
large railroad yards?
Can Newspapers
Nationalize?

There is a certain corset that
Is known and sold all over
North America.
1t is a standard product alike
In style and price everywhere.
1t is said to be more largely
sold than any other similar
article.
It's sales were built up al
most entirely by newspaper ad-
vertising which sent women di-
rectly to the dealers stores.
quality plus newspaper ad-
vertising is the secret of our
success" say the manufactur-
ers.
Manufacturers who want to
know how to nationalize their
product through newspapers are
invited to address the Bureau of
Advertising, American News
paper Publishers Association,
World Building. New York.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-07-08
SERGEANT BOGNAR

This is the latest photograph of Miss
acknowledgement Bognar-who is de-
clared in Budapest to be a bona
fide sergeant in a Hungarian regi-
ment. The story that comes with the
photograph is that the girl entered
the army as private and quickly
rose by heroism until she has become
a sergeant. She has received as a
gift from Emperor Franz Josef a
brooch which contains his photo
graph
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-07-08
WELL KNOWN PEOPLE

IS. c. Long. of the Pennsylvania.
has been elected president of the gen
eral managers association.
Henry r. Edmunds, president of
the Philadelphia Free Library, is in
terested in extending the branches in
that city.
Samuel E. Carter. Philadelphia
broker. has gone to the Northwest on
a vacation trip.
County Commissioner I. K. Camp
bell. of Allegheny. broke ground for
the new city and county building.
-Charlemagne Tower is spending
the month in New England.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-07-08
Our Daily Laugh
HEARD AT AN
AFFAIR.

Have you been
very much inter-
ested in the war,
Mrs. c.?
Dear me, yes!
I've enjoyed 1t SO
much.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-07-08
Boy browns

The small son of Edward Lichten-
berger was drowned at Highspire yes
terday, when he fell into the canal.
The body has been recovered.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-07-08
Jurors Drawn

Grand and petit jurors have been
drawn for the next session of court
to be held beginning August 2S.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-07-08
m HARRISBURG FIFTY YEARS
AGO TODAY
tF'rom the Telegraph Of July 8, 1861
Council Passes Ordinance

Three ordinances passed by coun-
Gil are as follows: All bars must
be closed between IL o'clock in the
evening until 4 o'clock the next
morning; loan of $4,000 to be
made, the money to be used in i'm
proving the water works; an appro-
priation of $1,000 for the construc-
ton of a sewer.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-07-08

"SummeI furs for girls are the height
of feminine folly" says an exchange.
How about the high, stifr collars men
are wearing?
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-07-08

A st. Louis blind man has written a
book entitled 1.-THE Optimist" Evidently
1t is possible even for a blind man to
look on the bright side.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-07-08

Strange but the day after man
paints the town red things usually look
blue,
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-07-08

After one gets a reputation for
early rising he may sleep late a few
mornings without being accused of
laziness.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-07-08
TELEGRAPH PERlSCOPE

The suffragists say their bell is a
real ringer" for the Liberty Bell. But
the Liberty Bell is no ringer
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-07-08

-"Don't be blind to a mans faults
says Beatrice Fairfax. Superfiuous ad-
vice, Beatrice, entirely superfiuous.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-07-08

A Towanda girl died after eating a
picnic lunch. The only remarkable
thing about this is that the picnic lunch
is so seldom fatal
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-07-08

THE burned child breads the fire."
but this does not apply to firecracker
victims.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-07-08

The postal deficit would have been
greater If 1t had not been for Burle-
son. Burleson says so. We suppose he
was referring to the money saved by
q reduction in the number of janitors
and scrub women.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-07-08

1t would be entirely too harsh to
say that Frank Holt and Mrs. Thaw
have crowded Bryan off the front page
so we won't say it.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-07-08
THURSDAY EVENING, JULY 8,
THE CASE OF HOLT

Poison Is drunk o.t Of goId.-SeneeS.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-07-08

The above figures are net. All re-
turned, unsOId and damaged copies de-
hucted.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-07-08

T<RANK HOLT not only provided
II the newspapers with a seven
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1915-08-27

has been visiting for several
weeks.
Mrs. Robert Burch and daugh-
ter, Haley, and Miss Hazel
Thurman were Elvins visitors
Sunday.
Mrs. VIM. Boswell and daugh-
tiers, Gladys, Opal, Ruby and
Jessie, returned home from Mis-
tletoe Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Leo Higgins and
children of Flat River are here
visiting the latter's parents, Mr..
and Mrs. Thos. Dees.
Mr.. and Mrs. Chas. Gardener
of Desloge are here visiting the
latter's parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Geo. Mitchell, this week.
The Methodist Sunday school
will give a moonlight picnic
here Saturday night, August
%. Everybody come.
Mrs. VIM. Sheets and daugh-
tiers, Ahledia and Alma, of Far
mington are spending this week
here with relatives and friends.
We are glad to report that
Uncle Jackson Williams, who has
been very i'll, is improving nice
ly.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Lindsay
and daughter, Sadie, and son,
Jewel, are visiting Doe Run,
friends this week.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1915-08-27
CHESTNUT RIDGE AND
RURAL ROUTE NO. 3

Mr.. Delno Silvey of Flat Riv-
er spent Saturday with home
folks.
Mrs. Geo. Sutherland and chill
dren of Pennington are visiting
relatives here.
There will be an ice cream
social at Oakland Saturday
night, the 28th. Everybody at
tend.
Miss Tia Abshier of Bonnie
Terre spent last Saturday and
Sunday with her aunt, Mrs. U.
G. Hawk, of this route.
Miss Mamie Larby of Route
5 spent Saturday night and Sum
day with her cousins, Beulah
and Leona Burgess.
Miss Estell Bloom of Ste.
Genevieve spent the past week
with ]. D. Silvey and family of
Route 3.
Master Lloyd Silvey returned
to his home in Doe Run last
Monday, after a few days visit
with relatives here.
Mrs. R. E. Hawn and little
sons, Erwin and Jim, spent a
few days recently with Mrs.
Hawn's father, Mr.. Robert Clay,
of Colony.
The rain and wind storm did
considerable damage to the corn
crops, fruit and telephone lines.
Philip Westmeyer had a horse
down in Wolf Creek on his farm.
Mrs. Susie Wigger and little
son, Robert, are visiting Mr.. and
Mrs. VIM. Bowling. Mrs. Bowl
ing has been in poor health for
some time, and we are sorry to
say, is no better.
Those who called on Leona
and Beulah Burgess last Sunday
were, as follows:
Mamie Larby, Virginia Silvey,
Mary Porter; Messrs. Fred and
Lloyd Silvey, Robert Marks,
Charley Archenbo, Chas. Horn,
Roy Kendall and Fred Williams.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1915-08-27
SILVER SPRINGS ITEMS

James Boyle of Arkansas is
here visiting his parents.
Mr.. and Mrs. Willis Stephens
of Flat River spent Sunday here.
Eugene Hansbro spent the
past week with his uncle at Bis
marck.
Mrs. Clara LaBruyer of Bonnie
Terre spent Sunday afternoon
here.
DR.. A. L. Evans of Bonnie
Terre made a professional call
here Friday.
H. E. Thurman, P. w. Keay
and E. A, Dryden were business
visitors at Flat River Monday.
Oscar Thurman of near here
visited his brother at Leadwood
Saturday and Sunday.
Mrs. Clarence Sanders of Flat
River spent the past week at
this place.
Misses Ava and Viola Thur
man of Flat River have been Wis
iting their brother here.
Noah LaBruyer, of Bonnie
Terre visited friends here last
Wednesday.
Miss Edna Boyle visited at
Flat River Saturday evening
and Sunday.
Henry Grimshaw, who has
at Flat River, Wis
tied his family here Saturday
and Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. F. H. Millen
are the proud parents of a baby
girl, which arrived at their
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1915-08-27
LIBERTYyILLE ITEMS

Henry Strahlman of near Min
NTH spent Saturday night here
the guest of relatives.
The heavy rains of last week,
together with the wind, did
great damage to the corn crop.
Albert Barker and wife of
Flat River were visiting friends
and relatives here this week.
The festival, which was adj
vertised for last Saturday night
at the Christian Church, was
postponed until Saturday night,
August %, on account of the
heavy rains last week.
J. G. Williams passed through
here Monday with some boys
who had broken into and robbed
the Wells Nero. Co. store at
Bonne Terre the night before.
The boys had been captured by
Cayce at Mine La
Motto.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1915-08-27

years, and at times became so bad 1
would become unconscious / have been
found in that condition many times.
Physicians did not seem to be able to
DO me any good. l would become
weak and for days at time could do
no work. Not long ago j got a box
OF Dr. Miles Laxative Tablets, and
after using them found l had never
tried anything that acted in such a
mild and effective manner / believe
I have at last found the remedy that
suits my case"
Thousands of people are sufferers
from habitual constipation and
while possibly realizing something
of the danger of this condition, yet
neglect too long to employ proper
curative measures until serious i'll
ness often results The advice of
all physicians is, keep your bowels
Clean" and it's good advice.
Dr. Miles Laxative Tablets are
sold by all druggists, at rs cents a
box containing IS doses. If not
found satisfactory, your money is
returned.
MILES MEDICAL CO., EIkhart. Ind.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1915-08-27
DOE RUN ITEMS

Mrs. VIM. Rosenstengel is i'm
proving slowly.
Cadd Evans moved his fam
lily to Fredericktown Tuesday.
Press Beck of Elvins spent
Sunday here with home folks.
VIM. Ross of Bonnie Terre Wis
tied his mother here Sunday.
The thresher is very slow
around here on account of the
big rain.
It's a sight to see how the
road is washed out between
Pennington and Doe Run.
Leroy hurry, who is working
at Mine La Motto is here spend
ing this week with his wife.
The Methodists will give their
Sunday school picnic Wednes-
day, September /.
Miss Leona Crawford of near
Elvins is the guest of Miss Dora
Silvey here this week.
Mr.. Elmer Silvey and Miss
Marian Haynes motored to Flat
River Sunday evening.
The remains of Martin Parks
of Leadwood were brought here
Wednesday for burial.
, Miss Myrtle Boswell is visit
ing friends in Desloge and Lead
wood this week.
Orilla Holly of Flat River is
the guest of Miss Emma Banks
here this week.
Lee Horton of st. Louis visit
ed his parents here Sunday and
Floyd Silvey returned home |
from Chestnut Ridge, where he
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1915-08-27
WALES MINES ITEMS

Church was well attended here
Sunday night.
Mr.. John Thurman and son,
Bryan, have returned home from
a short visit in Mississippi.
Miss Lille McLane of Freder-
icktown visited Misses Ada and
Olga Heaton Sunday,
John R. Thurman and Myrtle
Whaley of near Melzo attended
church here Sunday night.
Mrs. Rosa Eaton visited her
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Whitzel
Saturday and Sunday.
Mrs. Rachel Klienstuper of
DeSoto is visiting at the home of
her uncle, S. P. Cole.
Alfred and Bud Riddle, Ed
ward Heaton, Arthur and Clar-
ence Sykes visited at the home
of Mr.. Whitzel Sunday.
Misses Lizzie Stated and FIRE.
da Nusfaumer visited at the
home of Mrs. Pete Turley Sun
day.