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Middletown transcript., 1915-08-21
GREAT LIQUOR FIGHT
Maryland Legislature Will Consider
Question at Next Session
ISSUE in PRESIDENT ELECTION

DR.. Thomas H. Hare, of Baltimore.
Md, Superintendent of the Anti-Saloon
League of Maryland, predicts the great
est liquor fight in the history of the
cause during the coming session of the
Legislature in Maryland The anti
liquor forces have been canvassing every
district and precinct of the State for
months and they have prepared bill
which will give the voters of the State
the right to say whether or not they
want liquor sold in Maryland.
According to the provisions of the bill
that the "drys', have prepared, if the
voters decide to abolish liquor, Mary
land will be prohibition state begin
ming with May, 1918.
The proposed law is patterned largely
after the laws OF other dry states. If
the bill passes the coming Legislature
the fight will be waged during the com
ing Presidential campaign and Mary
land will have two statewide elections
within two months in the fall of 1916.
Every delegate to be elected to Mary
land Legislature during the coming fall
will be challenged by the Prohibition
forces.
The following is the proposed law
'On and after May /, 1918, it will be
unlawful for any person or persons,
social club, firm or corporation to manu-
facture for sale, sell or purchase for
sale, transport for sale, dispense or
otherwise dispose of any alcoholic spirit
Gus, vinous, fermented, distilled or malt
liquors or Intoxicating bitters within the
State except for medicinal, scientific,
sacramental or mechanical purposes as
may be allowed under the provisions or
such acts as the General Assembly of
Maryland shall pas at it's next regular
session held next after the date of such
election allowing such sales for such
purposes. And any person, persons,
social clubs, and firm or corporation
manufacturing, selling, dispensing or
disposing of any alcoholic, spirituous,
vinous, fermented, distilled or malt
liquors shall be liable for all the penal
ties now or hereafter prescribed for
manufacturing, selling, dispensing or
disposing of alcoholic, spirtuous, vinous,
fermented, distilled, malt and ntoxicat-
ing liquors without license.
Middletown transcript., 1915-08-21
BEFORE SEDAN

Here, in this leafy place,
Quiet he lies,
Cold, with his sightless face
Turned to the skies;
'Tis but another dead;
All you can say is said.
Carry his body hence,
Kings must have slaves;
Kings climb to eminence
Over mems graves;
So this mans eye is dim;
Throw the earth over him.
What was the white you touched
There, at his side?
Paper his hand had clutched
Tight ere he died;
Message or wish, maybe;
Smooth the folds out and see.
Hardly the worst of us
Here could have smiled!
Only the tremulous
Words of a child;
Prattle, that has for stops
Just few ruddy drops.
Look! She is sad to miss,
Morning and night,
His-her dead father kiss;
Tries to be bright,
Good to mamma, and sweet,
That is all Marguerite.
All, if beside the dead
Slumbered the pain!
All, if the hearts that bled
Slept with the slain!
If the grief died; but no;
Death will not have it so.
AUSTIN DOBSON.
Middletown transcript., 1915-08-21
Squirrel Season Next Month

The closed season for squirrels will
end on Wednesday, September 1st, and
close again on October 18th. This per-
mits shooting of these animals for all
of the month of September and for the
first two weeks in October. The killing
of,rabbit and quail is not changed from
the dates of former years and the Board
of Game Wardens are arranging to have
all who shoot out of season prosecuted
under the United States Laws, as well
as by the laws of Delaware.
Middletown transcript., 1915-08-21
Prominent Men Accused

Clayton, Delaware, received a shock
last Saturday when State Detective
Mccoy arrested W. R. Keys, the we'll
known druggist, and Postmaster
Wright on the charge of selling intoxi-
eating liquor without licenses. When
arraigned before Magistrate Postles in
Smyrna, they waived hearing and
gave bail for their appearance at the
Court of General Sessions. Friends of
both men say they will be able to
prove their innocense if the cases ever
come to trial. The same friends say
that local political feeling and business
matters are back Oh the accusation.
Middletown transcript., 1915-08-21
Odessa Alarmed by PrOwIer

For entering a ware house of the
Watkins Packing Company at Odessa
Thursday night, Samuel w. Eagle was
committed to New Castle county Jail
by Magistrate Sparks. Earlier in the
evening Eagle entered the home of
Mrs. Clara V. Mccoy. Mrs. Mccoy was
asleep on the couch in one of the down
stairs rooms when she was awakened
and saw the man. 1t is believed the
man is mentally afflicted.
Middletown transcript., 1915-08-21
Big Demand for Horses

Last year the unusually large hay
crop caused the farmers to winter a
large number of horses and mules than
usual, but this year, the failure of the
hay crop together with the prospect of
paying exceptionally high prices for
hay, inclines them to sell. Also, the
war in European makes good de-
mand. 1t is said that agents for the
Germany army are now securing the
Peninsula buying up all the good stock
available.
Middletown transcript., 1915-08-21
New Books For Library

The members of the Library commit
tee have just placed these seven new
books on the shelves of the town library
"The Flying US Last Stand, B. M.
Bower; "My Hearts Right There, p"
Florence L. Barkley; "Ruggles of Red
Cap. Harry Leon Wilson; "Still Jim"
Honore Willsie; "The Seven Darlings"
Gouverneur Morris; "Spray on the
Windows" j. E. Buckrose.
1.-The Valley of Fear" A. Conan Doyle.
Middletown transcript., 1915-08-21
Dived To His Death

Percy E. Bryan of Wilmington, aged
% years, who had gone to Pennsgrove,
N. j., to seek work as a carpenter,
while bathing in the rlver on Saturday
night dived from the beach front wall.
He struck upon bed of rocks and die
not rise. His body was recovered. He
leaves a widow and one child.
Middletown transcript., 1915-08-21
Bethesda Church Notes

Rev. ]. A. Arters will occupy the
pulpit of Bethesda Church Sunday morn
ing at 1880 O'Clock.
11.8O a. M, to 1915 p. m. Sunday
School, both Junior and Senior Depart
ments.
$50 a. m. Brotherhood Devotional
meeting.
No evening kFice.
Middletown transcript., 1915-08-21
Sanitary Fruit Bin

Keeplug good their reputation al
1.-THE Pure Food Store" NJ. Banning &
Son have built for the front of thei
store a large wire-protected receptacl,
wherein to keep fresh fruits and vege
tables free from sun, flies and dirt, AM
vet perfectly visible to the purchaser
Excellent
Middletown transcript., 1915-08-21
Lightning Kills Children

The seven-year-old son and the eight
year-old daughter of farmer named
Collision living near Thomas Chapel,
ten miles west of Dover, while playing
in field near wire fence on Sunday
afternoon were killed by lightning dur
ing the storm which visited the
neighborhood. A child of Thomas
Wilson, "a neigHbor Of Collision, was
stunned by thIc polt.
Middletown transcript., 1915-08-21
Fine Peach Crop

Blackbird, August 17.-Heury C.
Webb, young farmer of near Black
bird has a record-breaking crop of
peaches, which he is now shipping to
a Philadelphia Gamer The price being
paid is forty cents per basket. Mr..
Webb has about 700 trees with many
limbs touchidg the ground by the weight
of the fruit. He also has pear orchard
of 70 acres and expects to harvest an
unusually heavy crop of the fruit in a
few weeks. Mr.. Webb is son of Prof.
Wesley Webb, of Dover. Howard
Townsend sold all of the peaches from
his orchard at so cents per basket.
Local farmers received such low prices
for their products that some of them
nave decided to allow their crops to
waste in the fields, and are preparing
the ground for the winter wheat crop.
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CURRENT PRICES
MIDDLETOWN GRAIN MARKET

MlbDhEAONN dhAlN MA hhbI
CoRREcTEDwEEKIY BY s. B. FoARD,
Wheat-No. 81 0S | Corn
No Yellow, shelled So
Timothy Seed q cob...s. IS
Glover Seed Gate ...,.. 7S
MIDDLETOWN PRODUCE MARKET
CORRECTED WEEKLY BY W. r. ooNNELLEE
Eggs, per uoz......................s. 20al24
Country Butter, per tb................ 27ta534
Creamery Butter, per b.............. IS
A<aAfAt psi 113 AE
Potatoes. T....,s...... ......s.. ,.s.s,. 1l
Middletown transcript., 1915-08-21

The following list Of letters remain
UNCLAIMED in the Post Office for the
w9sk ending Aug. 18th: Mre. Mary 6.
Benson, Mrs. Ida Scott. Misses Effie
Flixter, Bertle Park, Messrs + Toden
! Js sies foilur.
Middletown transcript., 1915-08-21

TIE TaANseEEPr 500 per year
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burr s1.oO per Year
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-03-20

Daniel H. Horne, Enoch Chase, ia
cob Chase, George Davis, Samuel
Clark and Lorin G.. Cleveland.
During the winter thirty males and
six females were added to the little
community. To protect themselves
and afford shelter, they erected few
sod huts, one or two shake cabins and
a log house. S. J. Case during
the winter put up a log house with a
blacksmith shop in the rear and a.
w. Moore erected a low board Shanty
and opened boarding house. =
Here, too, was established for the time
was eagerly sought. During the sum-
mer F. w. Giles was appointed post
master and a regular route was estab-
lished between Kansas City and To-
peka. In April, 1855, the first
store was erected J. t. Jones being
the proprietor.
Hotel Like a Pullman.
1.-The accommodations for the swell
ing hosts being inadequate at A. w.
Moore's popular eating house, long
low, shake cabin was built, with
berths one above another.
"a liberty pole was raised at the
front door and the name of Pioneer
hotel was emblazoned on it. Soon
permanent residences dotted the
townsite and the patrons of the
Pioneer hotel sought more comfort
able quarters. Being thus deserted it
was suffered to go to decay and re-
ceived the unenviable title of the
'Pine-Away house.
THE following spring succeeded a
mild winter and many shake cabins
were erected and the foundations of
more permanent structures laid.
April 10, 1855, John Farnsworth
commenced the excavation for the
stone building which afterwards be-
came famous as the place where the
constitutional convention was held,
where the legislature under that con-
stitution convened, only to be broken
up, and dispersed by United States
troops. Previous to this, while the
building was in unfinished state,
it was occupied by a printing office
where William w. Ross and John
Speer issued weekly what our enemies
termed an incendiary sheet, which re-
joiced in the name of Kansas Trib-
une.'
First Brick Building.
1.-THE same day that the Constitu-
tional building was begun, J. c. Miller
commenced the first brick building
from brick manufactured in the vicin-
ity by Leonard Horne. E. c. K. Gar
vey made his appearance about this
time and September 1 8 issued his first
paper, the Kansas Freeman.
"A lady had been insulted by a
drunken kaw Indian, the whole COM
munfty became aroused, and May IA,
1855, meeting was held at A. w.
Moore's eating house, an association
for mutual protection organized, and
in absence of all other laws adopted
the Maine law. Captain Henry was
elected as constable. Soon it be
came necessary to make a practical
example of ]. T. Jones, for after due
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-03-20
KANSAS AT FAIR
State Building at San Diego
Exposition of Mission Style.
Structure Commands Beautiful
View of HarbOr.

This is the Kansas building at tho
San Diego Panama Pacific exposition
grounds, which is now ready for the
installation of the displays of Kansas
products which are being arranged
there. Alphabetically the Kansas
building is a good copy of the old
Spanish mission style. built of cement
and lath. 1t is so by 80 feet with an
interior court or patio. From the
tower a fine view of the whole city
of San Diego and of the harbor is to
be had.
1t was over this building that the
Kansas commission had its difference
with the Exposition association which
came near resulting in the withdrawal
of this state from the San Diego
grounds The Exposition company
constructed a building for use by this
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-03-20

examination he was found guilty of
selling Intoxicating drinks, and a COM
mlttee was appointed to destroy the
liquors, John Richie and Henry P.
Waters bearing a conspicuous part in
it's destruction.
THE first death occurred May 80,
1855. The first marriage the week
previous. The happy pair were S. J..
Thomas and Harriet n. Hurd, the
knot being tied by Rev. Poole.
I'm October the first birth occurred.
1t proved to be a boy. 1t was named
by DR.. F. L. Crane and was called To-
Constitutional Convention.
''At IL o'clock, September 10, 1855,
the constitutional convention met at
Topeka. 1t was called to order by c.
W. Smith, when they proceeded to Or
ganize, the result of the convention
being the far famed Topeka constitu-
ton. In November a call was
made upon our citizens to go to Law
renee and repel the Border Ruffians
who threatened its destruction. All
the able bodied men left for the scene
of the conflict and did not return I'M
til danger was past Many times our
people were called out on similar err
rands and had their full share in the
souls
I'm the spring of 1855 the first tin
ware manufactured in Kansas was
made by j. c. Miller, of Topeka
among the notable events
of the year 1856 was the esta blish-
ment of the Kansas State Journal by
p o. Conner and the practice of pis-
toll shooting by the ladies which the
signs of the times made necessary to
secure them protection.
Topeka set up her standard at an
early day and resolved to become the
capital of the state. That she secured
so desirable a result is a matter of
history
At the time the directory was issued
WaShburn college was known as Lin
coin college and was located at the
corner of Tenth avenue and jackson
street 1t had three professors, three
ued at 1000. The public schools
were arranged as follows: The high
school, two intermediate schools, two
secondary departments, two primary
schools, two private schools and one
colored school.
The First Railroad.
The Union Pacific was the only
railroad running through the town.
However, the contracts for the con-
StructiOn of the Santa F'e had been
let In speaking of the railroads the
directory offered the following proph-
ecy: There is no doubt that Topeka
will become a railroad center; to and
from which will be shipped the prod
ucts of both hemispheres.'
The directory contained the follow
Kaw: There was a time when steam
boats came up the Kansas river.
Then our people had hopes of main
tanning a connection with the eastern
world by way of the Kaw.
They were encouraged in this belief
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-03-20
TO THE ALLEY.
Topeka Clean Up Wagons Coming to
Clean Up Your Rubbish.

w. L. Porter, city commissioner Of
parks said today that interest in the
city cleanup now in progress seems
to be general He was kept busy an
swering telephone calls of persons
seeking instruction on how best to
manage their work.
In Lowman Hill and Auburndale
the general instruction to pile all rub
bish in the alley to be hauled away by
the city wagons can not apply as
sewer is being built there and the al
LEWIS can not be used.
The city wagons will begin hauling
rubbish Monday and will work east
and west from Kansas avenue.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-03-20
Piles Cured AT Home By
New Absorption Method

If you suffer from bleeding. itching. blind
address. and l will tell you how to cs,re
yourself at home by the new absorption
treatment; and will also send some of this
home treatment free for trial with refer
enccs from your own locality IL requested
Users report immediate relief and SPEEDY
cures. Send no money, but tell others or
this offer Write today to Mrs NJ SUM
mers. Box r. South Bend. Ind.-Adv.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-03-20

by the bold language of the chief
magistrate of the nation-Franklin
Pierce-that Kansas must be sub
dued; and it should be, if he had to
use the combined forces of the army
and navy of the United States of
America
when this declaration came out
our people might have been seen peer
ing around expecting to behold IA
gun ships ploughing their way up the
KaW."
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-03-20

and to sign several of the most prom
Using players if possible.
John Savage, owner of the local
club, said this afternoon that he had
heard nothing from jackson since the
action was taken by the Tri-State club
owners
Jackson was to have left PhiIadeE
phia today and is expected to arrive
in Topeka some time Monday
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-03-20

band for the season of 1915. This
was announced late Friday night by
President George NJ. Graham after a
meeting of representatives of the
league.
Mr.. Graham stated that no attempt
would be made to hold the players
now under reserve and that they are
free agents to sign wherever they de-
sire He added, however, that the
clubs would hold together and an at
tempt probably would be made to
start over again next year.
1t is probable that this action on
the part of the Tri-State League will
mean the signing of one or more of
the best men in the league by the
Topeka club.
Jimmy Jackson, Topeka's new play
er-manager, who managed the Will
mington club of the Tri-State last sea-
son, remained in Philadelphia until
after the meeting of the league direc-
tors expressly for the purpose of
learning what action would be taken
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-03-20

agreed requirements from artistic
standpoint and the commission re-
fused to accept it when completed. A
compromise was finally reached by
which the commission was enabled 20
reconstruct it with the pleasing re-
suits shown here.
The Kansas building is one of the
first to be seen upon entrance at the
exposition grounds and is in sight
from the great viaduct over Cabrillo
approaching the gate.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-03-20
TRI-STATE DISBANDS.
Eastern League Gives Up Ghost
Topeka May Get Players.

Philadelphia. March 20.-The Tri-
State Baseball League has failed to
fill its circuit and has decided to dis
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-03-20

For Rent-Nicely furnished room in
modern home; suitable for two. Phone
2SO2 Red. 1910 West Tenth.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-03-20

Paint up this spring, but use Devoe
Lead-and-Zinc. c. NJ Hill & Son, SIG
Kansas aVenue.-Adv.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1915-02-24

AS 1 am going to quit farming,
will sell at public auction on Arne
Holsters farm, six miles north of
Willmar ON
THURSDAY, MARCH 4, 1915,
at 10 a. M, the following property:
One team of horses, Z and 10 years
old; one mare, years old; one colt,
coming 2 years; one mare, coming H.,
with foal; six mich cows, three fresh
and three coming in, in spring; five
heifers, coming 2 years; three steers,
coming 1 year; four heifers, coming l
year; about 20 chickens; one Deering
binder, 6 #. cut; one Deering mower;
one Deering hay rake; one Milwaukee
corn binder; two cultivators; one Tig-
er, 18-disc drill; one pulverizer, two
14-inch plows; one gang plow; one
check rover, with 80 rods of wire:
one corn crib, capacity 300 bushels;
one 4-horse drag; one wagon, good as
new; one pair of sleighs; one wagon
with hay rack; two sets of working
harness; one set of light harness; one
steel tank; one 2-seated buggy, as
good as new; some hay; one kitchen
range; one kitchen cupboard; one No.
Is DeLaval separator; one 10 gallon
milk tank; one dresser; some chairs;
and other articles too numerous to
mention.
FREE LUNCH At NOON.
Terms: All sums under $500, cash:
over that amount time will be given
until Nov. list, 1915, on bankable paper
drawing per cent interest.
FRANK HANSEN, Owner.
Peter Henderson, Auctioneer.
G. w. Odell, Clerk. Adv ct
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1915-02-24
AUCTION SALE

AS I am going to quit farming,
will sell at public auction on my farm
in Section sc, town of Colfax, S miles
northwest of New London and 10
miles south Of Belgrade, on
SATURDAY, MARCH 10, 1915,
commencing at 10 O'clock a. M, sharp,
the following described property:
EIGHT HORSESHOE bay mare,
10 years old; one bay mare, years
old; one gray mare, years old; one
black mare, years old; one roam
horse, years old; one gray colt,
year old; one bay colt, 10 months
old; one sorrel mare.
AZ HEAD OF CATTLE-Seventeen
mich COWS, some fresh and some
coming fresh this spring; one heifer,
2 years old, coming fresh in spring;
one full blood Red Polled heifer,
years old; % head of young cattle.
HOGS-Seven brood sows, four full
blood Duroc Jerseys, two Chester
Whites, one Poland China, one full
blood Duroc Jersey boar; one Poland
China boar.
MACHINERY One Mccormick
binder, 8 foot cut with truck; one
Deering binder, 6 foot cut; one Nc
Cormick corn binder; one 16-shoe
drill; one Dain mower; one Emerson
hay rake; one Rock Island corn plant
er; one weeder; two 14-inch gang
plows; two hand plows; one sulky
plow; one John Deere disc harrow;
two riding corn cultivators; one Litch-
field manure spreader; one 3-horse
drag; one 2-horse drag; one spike
harrow; one wide tired wagon; one
truck wagon; two hay racks; one set
bob sleighs; one hay bucker; one
Jones 1000 lb. scale; one Owens fan
ming mill; one Nelson tank heater;
one grind stone; one Deere & Weber
top buggy; one rubber tired single
buggy; one cutter; one DeLaval
cream separator; one lawn mower;
three sets work harness; one single
harness; one coal heater; one range;
one wood stove; one gasoline stove;
one iron bed; one cot; one Edison
photograph, with records; one Busy
Bee photograph, with records; rs
bushels seed corn; about IL tons up
land hay; some seed oats and corn;
one blacksmith's bellows and other
blacksmith's tools, and other articles
too numerous to mention
FREE LUNCH At NOON.
Terms: All sums of $500 and under,
cash; over that amount time will be
given until Nov. l, 1915, on bankable
paper bearing Z per cent interest.
ELMER KULLANDER, Owner.
Peter Henderson, Auctioneer.
A, N. Nicholson, Clerk. Adv At
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1915-02-24
AUCTION SALE

AS l am going to quit farming, I
will sell at public auction in town
of Lake Andrew, miles west of New
London, on the Ola Larson farm, on
MONDAY, MARCH I, 1915,
the following described property:
Sale will commence at IL a. m.
Two black horses, years old, VT.
400 lbs. each; two red horses, s
years old, VT. 1900 lbs. each; one black
mare, IL years old, VT. 1400 lbs; two
pair working harness; one Champion
binder, IT,; one Washburn corn
binder, almost new; one Mccormick
mower, s IT,; one corn cultivator; one
Deering hay rake; one bob sleigh,
new; one truck wagon; one Van Brunt
seeder; one 3-horse harrow; one hay
rack; one double buggy; one hin.
walking plow; one 16-in. sulky plow; 1
hard coal heater; one small heater;
other articles too numerous to mem
ton.
free LUNCH At NOON
Terms: All sums of $500 or under,
cash; on sums over that amount time
will be given until Nov. 1, 1915, on
bankable notes bearing per cent in
terest. -.
H.. oLoF LARSON, Owner.
p. Henderson, Auctioneer.
p. B. Hong, Clerk. Adv It