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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-11-30
WILL CONTEST is
TAKENFR0M JURY
Judge Church Allows Motion In Smith
Case to Instruct Panel 10 FIND Is
sues i0r Proponents.
N APPEAL WILL Re TAhE,
Trial of the Lloyd Suit starts This Att
erno0n-A Big Estate Is
Involved.

After trial lasting three weeks.
Judge W T. Church in circuit court
this morning put an end to the Smith
will contest by allowing a motion TO
instruct the Jury to find the issues for
the proponents and find that the paper
offered in evidence was the last will
and testament of John P Smith, Port
Byron. Counsel for the contestants
announced All appeal would be taken to
the higher courts.
The ruling Of Judge Church came
after a long legal battle in which an
attempt was made by Mrs Annie
Smith. the widow and her children, to
show that the testator was not of sound
mind and memory ct the time OF the
drawing of his will under the terms
Of which all OF the estate was left to
one son, George W. Smith
Judge Church in allowing the MO.
ton to take the case from the jury,
declared that he did not think suffic-
lent evidence had been introduced on
the part Of the contestants TO allow the
matter to go to the jury
It is the contention of counsel for the
contestants that since medical testi-
mony was introduced showing that the
testator died at the Watertown hospi-
tai Of seniIe dementia, and since il
was not denied that this disease is sew
, eraI years in developing, that the tes-
tator passed the border line from san
} ity TO insanity long before he signed
his will which was a few months be
fore being admitted TO the hospital
This point will probably be urged in
the appeal case. William McEniry and
. F. Z. Thompson appeared as counsel
for the contestants and J. T & S. r
Kenw0rthy for the proponents
New Will Case.
j Trial of another will contest started
! in circuit court this afternoon. inflow
Lloyd and Mrs Luella P Titterington
/ are the contestants and Lovina Rush
Asenath Baker. Walter J. Lloyd and
Eunice Latin, proponents. r. r. Reyn-
+ olds, J. T & S. r. kenworthy and "
( &. Allen appear for the contestants and
Searle & Marshall for the proponents
The case concerns the will of Emma
/ c. Lloyd. Edgington township, 1t is
alleged that the testatrix was under
the influence Of Addison Rush and his
wife, who lived for several years OF
the farm with her and they induced heI
to make will favorable to them The
instrument was drawn June 7, 1912
and the testatrix died Aug. 9, 1912. In
der the terms Of the instrument. tht
sum Of $4,000 is left to Lovina Rush
sister. She is also given all of tbs
+. personal property except money ant
interest bearing securities. To Luell;
P. Titterington, sister, was given lot
on Fourteenth street, between Four
teenth and Sixteenth avenues, and thu
rest Of the property is divided shart
and share alike between brothers AM
sisters, inflow j Lloyd. Walter J
Lloyd, Lovina Rush. Asenath Baker
Eunice Latin and Luella P. Tittering
ton Addison Rush is named executor
A 40-acre farm valued at $4,000 is tn
principal part Of the estate
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1915-02-17
ARGONNE FOREST
HISTORIC CENTER
MANY BIG BATTLES
(By Associated Press.)

WASHINGTON, D. c., Feb. 17!-The
National Geographic Society thus de-
scribes the Argonne Forest, one of the
most holly contested pieces of battle
ground in all the theatres of the pres
ent war:
"The Argonne Forest is a ragged
knot of low mountains, sharp, rocky
and deeply cleft. This forest lies
across the path of the Lorraine passes
into France. 1t stretches from the
southeast to the northwest for a dis
lance of 80 miles, generally parallel
to the French-German boundary,
though well within French territory,
and varies in width from one to eight
miles. 1t lies between the sources of
the Aisne, on the east, and the river
Aife, on the west. The railway from
Metz to Chalons and Paris runs
through one of it's sharp-hewn passes.
This narrow, rock-bound tangled
forest belt is rich in military history
It's exceedingly difficult paths have
several times stopped the foreign in
yader, and the Frenchman, with a
somewhat warm stretch of fancy, has
called it the French Thermopylae
While no such tragic last stand has
yet been made within its area as that
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1915-02-17
WAR BRINGS BIC
CHANGE EPERNAY
by Associated Press.l

WASHINGTON, D. c., Feb. 1.-THE
National Geographic society says that:
Those Americans who remember the
Epernay of before the war, doubtless
find it a most difficult task to modify
the cheerful picture of their memory
to that of the great war-camp, which
Epernay is now reported to be. Then
it was a small town of prosperity and
peace, from whose low, red brick rail-
way station, with window plants, to
outlying garden plots (the miniature
farms of the townspeople, each kept
with all the painstaking solicitude of
a lady's dressing table,, everything
breathed of comfort and goodwill. Ep-
ernay lies just behind the line
invasion through Reims, and is one of
the more important links in this seq
ment of French defense.
"The town is connected with Reims.
directly north, by narrow-gauge
railway, upon which, in times of peace,
dispirited trains rambled along slight
ly faster than a normal walking pace.
Like the bigger city to the north, Ep-
ernay is a great champagne center. It
has numerous works where the wines
of the champagne are bottled, and
great cellars drilled through the chalk
rock, on which the town is built. Here
the wine is stored until thoroughly
mellowed. Champagnes were cheap ii
the cafes of Epernay, and the supply
was plentiful before the war begun.
Much of the manufacture of the
place is that of apparatus and mate
rial consumed in the champagne in
dustry There are railway shops here
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1915-02-17
again as Ostend?

Paris has just come back to fancy
bread, while our friends the enemy are
reduced to an unsavory compound in
which potato -four figures quite a good
deal. So Parisians are in no danger of
being starved out. Never at any time
had they much reason to take the reefs
in their belt bands.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1915-02-17

and small factory outputs of hats and
sugar, Epernay has been engaged so
long in the mellowing of wines, that
it has becomed mellowed in the pro-
cess. Before the war, it sold the fin
est of wines to the world, grew steadily
more wealthy, and gardened its leisure
hours away on tiny pots of ground up
on its outskirts.
These small farms were feature
of Epernay. Often they were almost
fifty feet square, and every foot of
their surfaces was covered with vege-
tables, trees, whitewashed stones, or
clam Shells"
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1915-02-17
FRENCH DOLLS FOR
FRENCH IS LATEST
NO MORE GERMAN.MADE TOYS, SO
PARIS ADOPTS CHARACTER
MANIkINS.
(By Associated Press.)

PARIS, Feb. 17.-"French dolls for
French" is the watchword of the new
"Ligue des Jouets Francais," formed
of French ladies and French toy
makers. Before tie war the French
doll market was almost entirely sup
piled from Germany Saxony had the
monopoly of porcelain heads and en-
amel eyes. Nuremberg that of the
bodies. France could only claim the
hands and the clothing. The result
was a curious and not very attractive
anomaly-a heavy German Gretchen,
-limbed and ox-eyed, with the
expressive Latin hands and exquisite
Partisan turnout
The league is going to change all
that. 1t is having recouse to the
patient, private industry of individual
workers in France. The models are
the work of famous sculptors, and are
in cardboard or wood pulp, in default
of the new unobtainable porcelain. The
eyes are painted, not enamelled. The
dolls are dressed by the hands of the
most expert French modistes.
Result Now Is
Character Doll.
And the result is doll with char
acter in its expression, doll that
wears clothes with Partisan air, q
doll that is a work of delicate crafts
manship, not a machine-made, STAN
dardized model-a doll of which an ill.,
telligent child need not blush to make
companion, in word, French doll,
not German one.
The Racing Calendar, published
weekly by the Societe d'Encourage-
ment, has reappeared for the first time
since the war. 1t gives long list Of
names bestowed upon foals born in
1914. But there is tragic note in one
of it's columns. This imperturbabiy
reports the race meeting of Aug. 2-at
Ostend! When will there be races
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1915-02-17
GIRLS SEE BROTHER
SHOOT DOWN MAN
(By Associated Press.)

ANTE, La, Feb. 17.-Leland Gill,
a young Tanisopahoa farmer was shot
and probably fatally wounded last
night it is alleged, by another young
man named Dykes.
The shooting took place four miles
east of Amite City. Report is that
Gill was returning home from a
neighborhood dance, and a short dis
lance behind him was Dykes and his
sister in a buggy. Gill, it is said,
was drunk and was using profane
language.
Dykes is said to have requested him
to quit cursing in the presence of his
sister, quarrel ensued and Dykes is
alleged to have drawn his pistol and
fred, the bullet entering Gill's chest.
He was taken to New Orleans for
medical treatment. Local physicians
are Of the opinion that his wound will
likely prove fatal.
Dykes and Gill both are prominent
farmers of Tangipahoa. Dykes has
not yet been arrested. Sheriff Bal
lard and deputies are on the scene.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1915-02-17

which consecrated the Grecian pass
one of the hottest natural monuments
of history, it's defiles have been the
theatres of several famous military
operations, among them the Battle of
Valmy.
"On this battlefield, the French, with
$4,000 raw, undisciplined, unconfident
conscripts opposed On September 20,
1892, in the wonderfully contorted
passes of the Argonne 100000 Aus
trian Imperialists and Prussians, who
had been pursuing an easy course into
France, and victory remained with the
French followed by the proclamation
of the Republic.
"Argonne Forest is well-wooded and
has an elevation ranging between 900
and 900 feet The ground within the
forest is unfruited, rich alone in stone,
piquant scenic beauties, and all man
ner of legend and fable"
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-11-06

boring conferences lends interest TO the
neither eleven has shown much strength
this year. Northwestern will not send It's
best lineup into the battle. II Ia said, and
Missouri is likely to present team even
more crippled
Chicago may give its subs a chance In
the game with the Haskell Indians. 1t is
believed that Coach stage will be con-
tented to win against the Indians by a
narrow margin and will not risk his
stars. with the Minnesota game only a
week away.
Indians Meet Ohio state.
Games bearing on the Big Nine rank
ing are those at Columbia. where Indiana
meets Ohio State. and at Lafayett. where
Iowa plays Purdue. Each OF the four
has been beaten this fall. but each. at
some time during the season, has ex-
hibited some strength. Reports indicate
that Indiana has increased in power and
confidence. while Ohio State has gone
through two gruelling games with Illinois
and Wisconsin. Purdue and Iowa. ac-
cording to experts. may be expected to
battle each other so closely that few
points may decide the winner.
The Michigan Aggies ought to have a
rather easy time with Marquette, for the
Milwaukee team was handily disposed Of
by Wisconsin.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-11-06
sssaK FaIs Hish victorious.

SIOUX FALLS, 3. D., Nov 6-(Spe-
ciaI Telegram. lin q game Of foot ball
leafea Aberdsen High school. rs 10 q
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-11-06
"BeGt Mulligan!" Was the Lincoln
Call, and Beat MulligGn They Did

oh. somewhere In this favored land the
sun 10 shining bright,
The hand " playing somewhere and
somewhere hearts are light,
And somewhere men are laughing and
somewhere children shout,
But there IL no Joy for Mulligan, his ath-
letes were shut out.
With all due respect 10 Ernest L.
Thayer. the above Is dedicated TO one
Harold Mulligan. coach Of the Central
High school foot ball eleven, which bit
the dust before the husky crew from the
capital city yesterday at Rourko park.
Last year Mulligan was the coach of
the Lincoln High school. Lincoln won
the championship OF the state and Incl.
dentally administered severe trounc-
ing TO the Omaha High school
Last spring. when Tommy Mills de-
serted the high school to become head
coach at Creighton. Muliigan was offered
Tommy's Job and Mulligan accepted.
Then and there the slogan at Lincoln
became Beat Mulligan." 1t was on the
lips Of every Lincoln High school lad and
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-11-06
CORNELL INYADES
THE WEST TODAY
Wolverine Warriors Will Battle
Strong Eastern Eleven at
Ann Arbor.
MISSOURI MEETS PURPLE

CHICAGO. Nov. 6-with the leaders Of
the conference foot ball teams having an
off day so far as games bearing on the
championship are concerned, interest
among foot ball followers OF this section
viii center on the Michlgan-Corn battle
at Ann Arbor. The schedule includes the
following games:
AZ Ann Arbor-Cornell against Michigan.
AZ Dvanston-Missouri against North
AZ Standardization asainst Ohio
Al Lafayette-Iowa against Purdue.
At Chicago-Ha5kell Indians against
Al East acknowledgement against
Michigan Aggies.
AT Neutrality-suspicious. AsgIes against
FRIENDS university.
Knox
At st. I.ouis-Lombard against 1t Louis.
Al Monmouth-Lake Forest against
AZ ACKNOWLEDGEMENT against Im-
nols college.
At Belolt-Carleton against Beloit
At ,Oberlin-Western Reserve against
At Cieveland-carneEie against Case.
at Cincinnati-ohio Wesleyan against
Cincinnati
Al Louisville-Ksntucky against Louis,
At Terre Haute-winOna against Rose
Al Indianapoiis-Depauw against Butler.
Wolverines Have Tough job.
With team far from the best Yost has
developed In the last few years. Michigan
meets one OF the strongest teams in the
east In Cornell. The Ithacans come with
u victory over Harvard to their credit
and record OF clean wins. Assurance
that their full strength will be sent
against the Wolverines. with Barrett.
their star, practically certain TO start at
quarter and shiverick a half makes the
outlook gloomy for Ann Arbor rooters.
The Cornell squad Is said to be in the
best OF shape
The clash OF representatives OF neigh.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-11-06

lass, every graduate and undergraduate.
every man. woman and child in Lincoln.
Beat Mulligan' It was and nothing else
mattered.
And beat Mulligan they did. The Cen
trail coach tried his best, He worked on
this one game. Like the Lincolnites, Null
ligan wanted TO win. but one game. II
he could defeat Lincoln he would consider
his season a success even II all the other
games on the schedule we're lost
He devised play after play. Shift
plays, trick formations. the spread play
forward passes. everything to beat Lin
colin. But II wasn't TO be. Too much
weight. too much speed. too much ability
on the part Of the capital city lads. toe
much everything in fact made that feat
impossible.
So that is why the lines at the lead
Of this story are dedicated to one Harold
Mulligan, who deserted Lincoln for
Omaha and was walluped by his former
pupils.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-11-06
CENTRAL SCHOOL SECOND
BEATS FARNAM FlRSTS

Central school second team beat Far
nam school first team At Thlrty-seoond
and Dewey avenue Thursday afternoon.
score n 70 IA They outweighed Cen
tsal team. An end run by Abe Ferier
for ssventy-fivs yards. assisted BY Fritz
hirsch and Willie wintroub. was the
feature. Central school has a very good
back field.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-11-06

country run today over the Paramount
park course, by score OF "a to 81. Ralph
Cotton Of Pennsylvania finished first,
covering the five and one-qusrter miles
in 2S:47. Sloto, Princeton. was second
and his team mate, Glover. third.
Woman Commits Suicide.
CEDAR FALLS, Ia, Nov. 5-(Special
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-11-06
MEMS
HATS

NE bHdpSs COlOI anu pTlCo DSSL
L suited to you. Come get 1t
Saturday,
Mems New Two
Tone Hats, $3.50
Latest shades, tan body, brown
band and brim. pearl body, blue
band and brlm. Very new, very
stylish, very dressy. The price,
$3.50.
Stetson Hats, $3.50
Latest shapes and colors for
Fall and Winter, in both soft and
stiff styles. A remarkable COM
plete line at $3.50 to $1,000.
Mems Caps, SOC TO $500
New and exclusive shapes and
patterns for golfing or general
wear.
BurgOss-Nash Co.-Fourth Floor.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-11-06

Telegram. Mrs H. w. Larsen, aged Al,
wife OF a prominent businessman, was
found last night lying on the kitchen
floor, dead. from gas fumes. turned on
with suicidal intent. She had suffered
from melancholy for several months. She
is survived by her husband and two
daughters.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-11-06

down in The last minutes of play, Corn
ing prevented a shut-out victory today
for Shenandoah The final score was, Il
to 6. Forward passes featured the game.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-11-06

Corning Prevents shusout.
SHENANDOAH, Ia, Nov. 5-(Special
Telegram.l -Interceptin a forward pass
and racing across the goal for a touch
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-11-06
OMAHA
Niehoff Tipped siEnaIs.

Ralph Bingham war told In Boston hy
base ball celebrity that Niehoff tipped
off signals 70 ths Red Sox by his actions
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-11-06

Tigers beat Quakers.
PHILADELPHIA, Nov 5-Prtnceton
Pennsylvania in a dual cross
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-11-06
Foot Ball Results

College.
Penn State, Z; Lehlgh. 0.
Highland Park, o; Cornell, o.
Wyoming. 0; Colorado Aggies. a.
Bellevue. 6; Wayne, r.
Omaha university. 6; Peru, 3.
High schools.
Gothenburg. a; Broken Bow, 6.
Shenandoah QR-), II; Corning, 6.
Sioux Falls q. d., il; Aberdeen, 6.
Lincoln, a; Omaha, 0.
Wilber. 10; F'airbury. 8.
Beatrice, "A; York, 7.
South Side, Is; University Place, Z.
North Platte, o.; Kearney, 2.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-11-06
High schools.
OIdrinE Retires.
Dodreru sian Up,

Outfielder Rube OldrinE of the Athletics
game.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-11-06

signed contracts OF w. @. Dell, pitcher
S Sa9 ssse racsSsS tSs t0r io
The Dickinson press., 1915-02-20


A. c. Palmer and family spent Sun
day night with his parents in Dickin-
son.
Hans Criss made two trips with
oil to Gladstone, Wednesday and
Thursday.
! The regular meeting of: the P. E:
o. chapter will be held Tuesday even
ing with Mrs. Frank Reed.
= The Roy Koch family of the South
Side were quarantined on Wednesday
of this week for diphtheria.
!. Mrs. R. H. Monteith came down
from Hirschville on No. Z Saturday
for an extended visit with friends and
relatives in Dickinson.
A marriage license was issued last
week in Glendive to Frank J. Cooper,
aged 80, and Miss Lulu Milinder, aged
10, both Of Dunn Center, N. D.
I C.. c. Clark arrived the middle of
last week from Chicago and is now
employed with the Dickinson Motor
Car Co.. Mr.. Clark is a brother of
Kenneth Clark, a member of the firm.
The Dickinson press., 1915-02-20
LOCAL NEWS

Mrs. Frye returned from Elk River,
MIMI, on Sunday.
John Harnden has been gaining
slowly the past few weeks.
Attorney F. C. Hebron was in
Medora and Beach the first of the
week.
Novel improvements have been ad-
ded to the front Of the Dickinson
Hardware Co. store this. week.
]. A. Berry of Rledora was in
Dickinson on the 18th cen route to Bis
marck to see the lawmakers for a
daycer two.
R. w. Penner of Wahpeton was in
Dickinson and Manning this week in
the interests of The Globe Gazette
Printing Co.
Miss Ora Gray was the guest Of
Miss}Marguerite Rudiselle the first of
the week. She vas one Of the out-of-
town guests at the t~rainnaen's dance
Monday evening.
Malcplm, Davis and Ross u%surchased
the fly e,.passenger Hupmobile of w.
A. Mcclure this week They re-
ceived it Wednesday afternoon and
drove the car to their farm ss@ath of
the city.
Mrs. JILL. Hughes and little ataagh-
ter returned to the Hughes home the
Both are getting along nicely aand
young lady, at his home will become
hs~ nccsc4o-+ at thu oo11rf kN1loo Fly,
due time.
MI. and Mrs. Dominick wanna left
the latter part, Of last week for the
Panama Exposition in San Francisco.
On the way out they were to visit
with Mr.. and Mrs. Thos. Oukrop at
Mountain Home, ,Idaho, former Dick
inson residents, also with relatives fn
Washington. Mr. and Mrs. wanna
expected to be away about six weeks.
During their absence Mrs. Anna
wanna and Miss .RuEda will keep the
wanna home open.
Rev. A. C.. Hacke~ returned the mid
die of last week froIn a combined
business aud pleasure "trip into Can
ada. Much of his time was spent in
Winnipeg, :wnere he visited an old
class mate, Rev. E. A. Munger. On
the return trip he ATTENDED the con-
ference of the executive beard of the
Congregational church IN Fargo.
This was also attended 'hy fRev. J.. &.
Dickey. With reference TO Canada,
Mr.. Haeke states chat all ,eonstruc-
ton work is at a ~sstandstill SINCE the
war outbreak. Many Canadians are
enlisting and drilling for the spring
campaign.
The Dickinson press., 1915-02-20
Information for
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The Dickinson press., 1915-02-20
R. N. Buckley and Mr.. Ashby went:
IN the Daglum road this week and

R. N. Buckley and MI. Ashby went,
on the Daglum road this week and
overhauled a fellow who was taking
their wagon, harness and other things
into the country. They had no trouble
in getting their property but the nam
who started off with it is said TO be-
going the other way and possibly,
will not show up here again for some.
time. .-
The dinner and card party given at.
the Senour residence Saturday even
ing by Misses Dumke, Poland, Rose:
and Daisy Waddell, was. a very de-
ightful affair and a large company
OF guests had a most enjoyable even.
ing: The house was literally a bower.
Of hearts. Red was the color scheme.
selected and the myriad red hearts
was a setting for all sorts of st. VAL
entine day fancies. From red-shadeH
chandeliers depended hearts enclosing
flying cupids, while upon the small
dinner tables were vases of beautiful
red carnations, red cupid place cards:
and individual heart sailed almond.
boxes. The elaborate course luncheon
was dainty in appointment and was.
daintily served, the h~ostesses. being.
assisted by Misses Ruth Butler.
Arvilla Dingman, Florence Jeferies
and Beth johnson. The guests were.
taken entirely by surprise when Just
before the salad course the h~ostesses
and their aids, came in humning a
wedding march and presented rings
to two Of the guests and an aar-
nouncement" party was on. The e
.mainder ct the evening after dinner
was spent at cards, Miss Mary Reid
carrying homes bunch of carnations
and Miss Dorothy Gob1er being ssscon-
soled" with q carefully wrapped mint