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The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1915-01-16
PERSONAL AND SOCI

Miss Sarah jackson has retur
from a visit to Elsmere, Del.
| Mr.. and Mrs. Elmer Janney, OF
Elk, spent Tuesday with Mr.. and
NJ. f. Magraw.
| Mr.. Robert T. Layfeld, the 20
man who was seriously hurt, his I
being broken in football game
South Bethlehem, last fall, has
returned to his home in Whining
He is paralyzed, but very bright
cheerful and all hope for his recov,
A. e5.-.t1 uio44 pfeNeDtI4.s .... - -
cd fish for fertilizer and to protect
large measure the fishing inter
is of the two states, so that national
which we propose, and the
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RUSS ELL.

Mr.. and Mrs. c. H. Post and daugh-
ter Mabel have returend to Russell aft
er fifteen months visit in California
Mr. and Mrs. L. G.. Dahfman ac-
companied their daughter Mabel to OF
tumwa Wednesday where she will un-
dergo an operation.
Jas. Plots Of Melrose spent Wednes
day in Russell with his father John
C. Plots.
Miss Mae Jenkins returned home on
Thursday from a business trip t. AL
bia and Promise City.
Mr.. and Mrs. F. L. Jennings of Wood
burn have been visiting at the par
entail E.. e. Loynachan home.
Mr.. and Mrs Sam Showalter OF
Corydon came Thursday for a short
visit with their daughter Mrs. r. A.
Hills
The Remains Of ]. T. Jenkins OF
were brought to Russell and taken to
the Confidence cemetery for interment
He died in Council Bluffs suddenly
from heart disease.
John Vinsel and wife of Des Moines
have moved to their farm north OF
Russell.
Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. Hobson Of Wash
ington, Ia, who heve been visiting at
the parental Henry thinner home re-
turned 10 tnelr mono at washington
Wednesday.
]. L. Lodge left Thursday for Storm
Lake where he has accepted position
in barber shop at that place.
Mrs Hazel Brookman of Ottumwa
who has been visiting her brother c. c.
Hancock has returned home.
T. F. Lemley and Ed Jeffries made a
business trip to Des Moines Wednes-
day.
Miss Marietta Taylor has gone to
Kansas Citq, no, where she has &C.
cepted employment
Mr.. and Mrs. P T. Winsor and son
Atlee returned home Wednesday from
Mariette, Wis, where they have been
visiting relatives.
Warren Lodge Of Cocydon has been
visiting friends in Russell.
Robert Lynn was called to Seward
Nobr.. by the sudden death Of his
mother.
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GRIFFITH DAVIES
DIES IN MISSOURI

Z Bloomfield, May II. The funeral OF
Griffith Davies was held Sunday at the
home and the remains were taken to
the I. O. o. F. cemetery for burial.
Mr.. Davies was born in 1881 and
passed away at the home of his daugh-
ter in Missouri, May IA, nearly IS
years of age. The deceased came to
Iowa in an early day and settled on a
farm near Bloomfield. Here he con-
tinually made his home until a few
years back when he and his wife were
compelled on account of old age to
leave the farm and move to Bloomfield
to make their home, where they lived
until the death of Mrs Davies, when
he moved back to the farm, to make
his home with his son, Charley Davies.
He had gone just recently to Missouri
to visit daughter and was taken sick
there. Uncle Griff as he Is generally
called, by his friends, knew Bloomfield
when it was only village and had wit
nessed the improvements up to date,
with the paved streets and other mod.
ern improvements
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OLIVET.

John Dolin, roadmaster for the Rock
Island was in town on Monday looking
after the road. He walked up from
Evans
H. Miller of Des Moines was in town
on Monday looking after trade.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. w. McReynolds re-
turned home Tuesday from Packwood
where they visited a short time with
relatives.
Miss Viola Moody of Rochester left
Tuesday for a visit with relatives and
friends in Oskaloosa.
Mrs. j. w. Rowe of Bussey was In
town this week calling on old friends.
Mrs. A. Billings had her house on
Main street reprinted this week.
Mrs. Pally Camp is very feeble at the
home Of her sister Mrs. j. l.. Thompson.
Mrs. Champ is near the 80 mile stone.
H. S. Harrai Of Oskaloosa was In
this locality Monday on business.
T. II. Peterson Of Atlantic was in
town Tuesday on business.
Mr.. and Mrs Fl. w. Vanraekel spent
Tuesday in Pella with relatives and
friends.
Mr.. and Mrs. S. Bartlema spent Sun
day at the J. Vanderlee home In Leigh
ton.
Charles Needham conductor on local
freight between Knoxville and Evans,
resumed his run on Monday after a
weeks lay off taking medical treatment
Rochester. MINI.
Mr.. and Mrs. R. Williams spent Sun
day in the country at the H. w. Van
rocket home south Of town
Mr.. and Mrs. A. j. DeCook spent
Sunday at the home of Mr.. and Mrs.
Henry Degase west of town.
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May 15.-The Ballingall has been
over run for the past week and the
other hotels report the same state OF
affairs. Travel is coming this way
rapidly and more business is being
done here this spring than any for a
number of years before. There are
no muscae domesticae on Ottumwa
and we are not afraid to say so. Are
you?
Seneca Cornell one of the ablest at.
torneys of Eldon, was welcome yisi-
| tor at the Courier Office on Wednesday.
May 16.-Aultman Miller & Co. man
ufacturers of the Buckeye machinery,
sent train of thirty cars of their I'M
plements and coach through the city
today, stopping at the union depot for
inspection by the crowd of spectators.
The train arrived at HAD from the
east, and was enroute to Council
Bluffs.
We understand that large force OF
men will begin tomorrow to clear up
Franklin park and beautify the
grounds so that our citizens will soon
have a delightful place to visit.
May 17.-C. G.. Speck, steward Of the
poor farm, was in the city on Satur.
day. He says the frost has nipped
everything in the garden although ne
thinks the fruit Is not damaged mucn
yet. He now has forty-six persons
entrusted to his care.
The Burlington pay car came IN
from the east today and stopped long
enough to leave some Of Its frelgntase
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CLOSE SCHOOL At
MAY 70
MENCEMENT EXERCISES At
M. e. CHURCH IN THE
EVENING.

Libertyville, May II. The senior
class of the Libertyville high school
will hold their graduating exercises,
Wednesday evening, May 10 at eight
o'clock at the M. E. church.
Glass roll: Clair Simpler, Goldie Hill,
Lyle Robertson, Lamonte Williams,
Roscoe Jewell, Isabel Bishop, Ourn
Under and Raymond Swanson.
The program is as follows:
March.
Invocation.
Piano solo, Isabel Bishop.
Grafton, Child Labor" Goldie Hill.
Grafton 1.-The Panama Canal" Clair
Shipler
Music, High school girls chorus.
Grafton, "The Industrial Develop
ment Of Man, Raymond Swanson
Glass prophecy, Isabel Bishop
Grafton, Labor organizations, Owen
Under.
Music, Male quartet.
Grafton, "The Conservation Of For
ests in the United States" Roscoe
Fenwell.
Grafton, 1.-The Civil War;" Lyle Rob-
ertson.
Grafton, Hes Only a Farmer" La
monte Williams.
Piano solo.
Presentation of diplomas, w. A. Rob-
ertson.
Music, Girls quartet.
Benediction.
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SOAP CENTER.

Mr.. and Mrs. John Shepherd and
family entertained the following at
dinner Sunday: Rev. and Mrs. Perry
Heckart Of Carbon. Mr.. and Mrs. Har-
vey Lawson and daughter Mrs. Fay
Dilliner Of Bloomfield and Mrs. VIM.
Elder and son Ray and daughter Irene
Of near. Unionville.
Misses Cora and Norma Sample spent
Sunday afternoon with Miss Elsie
Nelson.
The Misses Lala and Lois Harbor
and Vida Smock were guests Of Mrs.
Mary Crist Saturday afternoon.
Chas. Bolin was trading in Belknap
Friday.
Miss Nellie Heckart entertained Miss
Susie Hawkins at dinner Sunday. Glen
Albright Of near Ash Grove was also
a guest
Mr.. and Mrs. Eli Harbour and
daughter Lois of near Belknap at
tended church at Center Sunday.
Miss Martha Pugh called on Mrs.
VIM. Bradberry Friday afternoon.
Miss Florence Shepherd was in Bel.
| KNAPP Tuesday afternoon.
Warden Hawkins who is working
near Eldon was an over Sunday visitor
at the home of his parents Mr.. and
| Mrs. Alex Hawkins.
Miss Leila and Flossie Hawkins
spent Sunday afternoon with their
Grandma Crist.
Mrs. VIM Bradberry called on Mrs
Chas. Nelson Wednesday afternoon
| Mrs. Chas. Nelson and son Burnie
were in Belknap Monday morning.
| Mrs. Mary Crist spent day last
| week with Mrs. Lucia Shepherd.
VIM. Bradbury made business trip
| to Bloomfield Monday.
Ray Shepherd Is attending court in
| Bloomfield this week.
Rev Perry Heckart will hold Sun
day evening services at Center every
! two weeks.
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WILLIAMS BU RG

Sheriff Ira Reed of Marengo was IN
Williamsburg Wednesday on business
i'm connection with his official duties.
Mrs. ]. Hansel Thomas of Cedar
Rapids, who has been here visiting
relatives and friends Of the city and
vicinity, has returned.
John Mahan Of Hilton township is
! a visitor here this week at the home
of his mother and brother, Thomas
Jake Bean of Pilot was visitor
here this week with his brother, VIII
liam.
Dan Driscoll and Henry Black of
Holbrook, Iowa, were in town the f1rst
of the week attending to some bust
ness interests and visiting with old
time friends.
Howard Richardson and wife, Of
Sigourney, Iowa, are visitors here this
week with various relatives and
friends.
Rev. Robert Upton of Fayette, Ia,
will conduct the services at the Con-
gregational church Sunday. He is an
applicant for the position as regular
pastor Of the church
G. B. Ely of Pueblo, Colo, is here
this week attending to his business
interests and visiting with relatives
and friends.
Hon. and Mrs. Edward Boland, who
have been visiting with their daugh.
ter, Mrs Dan Brown, near North
English, are now at home.
At the special meeting of the
town council May II the plat of the
Yoss & Wallace third addition to the
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MRS, CLARA BYRNE
WINNER. IN ACTION
PLAINTIFF GRANTED SEPARATE
MAINTENANCE FOR HERSELF
AND CHILD.
DENIES CROSS BILL
M. L. Byrne's Petition to Annul Mar
rage on Grounds Of Fraud and
Duress OverruIed by ..
Hunter. o..

Mrs. Clara l.. Byrne is the winner in
the action entitled Clara l.. Byrne vs.
M. L. Byrne, Mayme Byrne and hate
Kennedy, according to memorandum
filed this morning with the clerk by
Judge Francis M. Hunter of the dis
trict court
The court says, 1T Is my judgment
that the plaintiffs prayer for separate
maintenance for herself and child
should be, and is, allowed, in the sum
of forty dollars per month, payable on
the first day of each and every month
after the signing of the decree; and
three hundred dollars attorney fee for
the use and benefit of her counsel, and
costs, to be evidenced by judgments
against the defendant and these judg-
ments are to constitute liens upon, and
charges against the lands conveyed by
the defendant to his sister and the
rents and incomes derived therefrom.
The cross petition of the defendant
asking for an annulment of marriage
is dismissed upon its merits"
This case was tried in March and oc-
cupied nearly two weeks of the courts
time. The plaintiff Clara L. Byrne and
the defendant M. L. Byrne are husband
and wife. She asked for separate main
tenance upon the grounds of abandon
ment and failure to support and he
sought an annulment of the marriage,
alleging that the marriage was the re-
suit of fraud. duress and coercion up
on the part of the plaintiff. AS to the
other defendants the plaintiff sought to
have a certain conveyance of landed
properties set aside, made by M. L.
Byrne to them, upon the basis Of al
legged fraud as to her, as his wife and
want of consideration. ...
The memorandum covers fifteen
typewriter pages, and at the begin
ming the court states that the issues
are, by the pleadings clearly defined
and we'll understood. He says that no
good purpose can be served by an ex-
tensive abstract of them; and the evil
dence both oral and written is very
extensive and can not be collected
within the proper bounds of courts
memorandum and both must be omit
ted The purpose of this undertaking
Is to make finding of the facts from
evidence and the. announcement of con-
illusions reached, and, to some extent,
a discussion of the law, as the court
understands it. applicable to the case.
Facts Established.
Relative to the plaintiff and the de-
PENDANT, it is conceded in the pleadings
and clearly established by the great
weight Of the evidence, the court says,
that:
"The defendant comedies, on the
trial that if the child which the plain.
tiff brought with her from Denver and
had with her in court was born to her
then he is her father.
when the marriage occurred the de-
PENDANT had no intention of living with
the plaintiff or providing for her, OF
to consummate the marriage by CO
habitation. His object and purpose
was to avoid the prosecution under the
charge for seduction then pending. He
never would have married her but for
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Twenty Fine Years Ago
- From The Courier Files .

and make the boys here correspond
ingly happy.
May 18.--Officer George Kitterman
shot one of Charles Doggett's dogs
Sabbath morning. 1t went after
piece of veal from one Of the officers
juicy calves and he was compelled to
stop it's mad career. The dog was
yellow and when the shot struck him
he was still yell oh. The shot was
not fatal.
One of George Proctor's teamsters
fell off his wagon this forenoon and
was run over. The accident bruised
the Transfers limbs, but inflicted no
serious injury.
May in. E. Kendall Of Abba was
last Wednesday morning admitted
to the bar at Des Moines. Mr.. Ken
dali is now in the city assisting w. S.
Briggs on his short hand reports.
w. W. Rankin has been commission
ed notary public in and for Wapello
county and his certificate was filed
yesterday with the clerk of the court.
May 2O.-Some of the machinery
which furnishes the current for the
electric lights got on jag" last
night and few Of the lights were In.
capacitated for a time.
The heavy rain of last night, COM
ing in addition to the previous prectpk
tation furnished about all the moisture
anybody needs at present. The farm.
ers say they are satisfied If the rest OF
the people are not.
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HlTE MAN.

Phin Baxter of Charlton spent sun
day with his sister Mrs. r. Samuels.
Mrs Hungate left Monday for a Trip
to Lincoln, Nebr.
Mrs. Anna Caldwell and Mrs. Jane
Daugherty of Lowden, Ia, nave pee1l
visiting at the George Rubbing home.
Mrs. D. NJ. Zimmerman was an Alpla
caller Monday.
The ball team played ball In Chari-
ton FRIDAY afternoon The score was
seven to one in favor of Charlton.
VIII, >Iovery Of Ottumwa visited at
the Thomas Jeffreys home Sunday and
viii Mcbride of Melrose Park, Ill.,
is visiting the Smith boys this week:
Mrs. Builderman Of Avery was VS.
iting Mrs Amsberry last week.
Mrs. Shoemaker Of Mrs. Tony Mar
ion were Abba callers Monday.
Mr. and Mrs. John Morgan OF Hoch
ing drove over in their new car sunday
Mrs lack Traverse and Mrs. Tony
Gloria were Abba visitors MONDAY:
Mrs. Edith Monroe Of Abba was VS.
ting at the Howe home last week :,
Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Gibbs and famlly
are moving to Ottumwa the last OF
this week.
Miss Jesse Canning who is attending
schol at Galesburg is visiting her par
ents.
Mrs VIM. Glentzer and son Paul and
John Ferguson went to Oskaloosa or
Tuesday to attend musical concert
Miss Edith Cameron who Is teachlne
at Everest suent Sunday at nome.
q Z. Canning was called to Allerton
Monday to attend the funeral OF his
cousin. ,...
Mrs. S. J. Phillips and daughter MISS
Mary A. Of Oskaloosa were SUNDAY
guests at the E. J. Jeffreys home.
Mrs Ollie WEIGH Of Abba is visiting
relatives here this week
Mrs Crowell of Charlton came Tues
day to spend the week with relatives
and friends.
Mrs L. F. Milligan went to Ottum"a
Tuesday on business.
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CHARLTON.

Jos. Culbertson Of Salt Lake City.
Utah, who has been visiting in Chari-
ton with his parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Howard Culbertson, was called to Den
yer, Colorado, yesterday on business
mission. He will probably return here
before going to his home.
Mrs. Floyd Bell. Of Fort Worth.
Texas, is visiting in Charlton with her
daughter Mrs. Chas. Sharp, and son,
Bruce Noble, and sister, Mrs. Ed. Berg
man She formerly resided here.
Mrs. Virginia Branner, Of Des
Moines, formerly of this city, is here
for few days visit with her sister,
Mrs. Victoria Dewey, and numerous
friends.
Orien Davis, of Abba. has returned
home after a few days visit at the
Ben Davis home.
Mrs. l.. W. Right, Of Indianola. has
returned home after a visit north of
this city with her daughter, Mrs. Ralph
Brown.
Miss Carrie Flun has been spending
few days in Clarinda, attending the
state P. E. o. convention as delegate
from the Charlton chapter
Mrs. Jeanette Throckmorton. r. p.
Stanton and T. NJ. Throckmorton have
gone to Waterloo to attend the meeting
Of the State Medical Society.
Miss Cora Derry has gone to Pomona,
Calf; where she will make an extend
ed visit with relatives.
Mrs. Thos. Primm visited relatives in
Lucas yesterday. 4
Among the number who went from
this city to Leon Tuesday to district
Knights of Pytrias convention were
Julius H. Crane, Robert "A Gray,
Henry Mccullough, Elmer Gookin,
Burke Gittinger, DR.. w. L. Anderson,
Emory Farlin, Fred Householder, Fred
Morgan, j. NJ. Miller, Geo. Beagley.
Mrs. w. S. Haley of Danville, ILL.,,
came yesterday for visit with Mrs. L..
D. Pickett.
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BLOOMFIELD.

Harry Helsel and family visited in
Milton lately, with a brother from can
fornia. and his mother, Mrs. HelselA
B. F. Carroll visited a part OF TINS
week with his sister and family Mrs.
zach johnson and wife Of Monterey
visited at the home Of his sister MRS
IT. g. Johnson a few days this week.
Court Frakes and wife OF Coatsvlile,
Mo. Knub Dooley of OttumWa Vlsiteo
friends in this city a short time TINS
week.
Fred Eberline of Floris was seeing
after business here day or two TINS
week. c,,
]. A. Henderson and Albert McCul-
Tough of Coatsville, Mo-, spent TUESDAY
here seeing after business interests.
Mrs, Powers Of Ottumwa Is WISHING
at the home Of her sister Mrs. Frank
Francis this week.
Geo. Kinkart and wife OF Moulton
were in the city this week on business.
The district court is still in session
and has been occupied with a horse
dealing case for two days, Sayles VS..
Mum which was decided by the jury
in favor Of the defendant, Mum In
the case Of Kinman VS.. Hill 1T was de-
cided in favor of Kinman, the plain
tiff
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town of williamsburg as certified to
by civil engineer H. E. Blasier was
approved and accepted.
David James, who has been serf
ously i'll for several days, Is now i'm
proving.
Geo. F.. Eachart has moved his fam
lily to the Mrs. Anna Black residence
in the Yoss & Wallace first addition
J. F. Lyle is having a fine new
plate glass front constructed to his
store building on the east side OF the
public square. :
James eastman of Pilot Grove was
a visitor here Friday at the home OF
his sister, Mrs. George McCallister.
F. 0. Harrington of York township
transacted business here yesterday
and visited at the home Of his brother,
Walter.
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would, in the course Of nature, take
place and corroborated by the defend
ant Is above suggested but is denied
by Mrs. Davey and few occurrences,
in Denver and the statements of the
plaintiff made under the circumstances
and surrounded by the conditions tes-
titled to by the parties themselves and
several of the witnesses.
"Tn my judgment the evidence
strongly dependencies in favor Of the
allegations that the child in court was
born to the plaintiff"
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w EST POINT


Greene, west of town, May 6, 1915, a
son.
Born, May 10, 1915, to Mr.. and Mrs.
Arthur Rings, west of West Point, a
daughter.
Born, May s, 1915, to Mr.. and Mrs.
John Vantiger, near st. Paul, son.
Born, May 6, 1915, to Mr.. and Mrs.
Linous Meerians. of Horton, Kas, a
daughter. Mrs. Meerians was formerly
Miss Theresa Lehman of West Point.
Theodore Lampe Is offering to give
a beautiful Deuber-Hampden gold
watch or any article of like value to
the boy or girl who raises the largest
pumpkin this summer. He will
furnish the seed free
Hillsboro will meet the West Point
ball club at West Point Sunday after
noon. Hillsboro has a good team and
a good game is expected.
William Link departed Monday for
a business trip TO South Bend Ind.
Miss Mary. Truman returned We'd
nesday to her home at Fort Madison
after a pleasant visit at the E. J. Link
home.
Misses Dora and Mae Fecht of
Highland, Wis, arrived Wednesday
for a visit at the Mrs. c. Vonderhaar
home.
Mrs Henry Vonderhaar entertained
the Amity club at the regular meet
ling Thursday evening. Mrs. B.
Kruger and Mrs E. Geers were
awarded the honors. Refreshments
we're served.
Mrs. Charles Frey returned Thurs.
day from a visit to Fort Madison
Henry Schroeder and Earl Win.
neke of St. Louis arrived Friday for
a visit here with relatives.
Henry Brandt of Ovid, Colo, who
was called here by the death of his
father, returned home Thursday.
DR.. c. w. Lynn has purchased a
new Ford automobile.
Miss Anna Schumacher of Fort
Madison, who has been visiting her
brother, Henry Schumacher, and
family, returned home Friday.
Mrs. John Rump and granddaugh.
ter, Rose Otte. returned Monday from
visit with Mrs. Rump's daughter
Mrs. George Otte,. at Ottumwa.
The funeral services for Mrs. John
Ludwick were held at the M. E.
lChurch Thursday afternoon, con
Quoted by Rev C. e. Ward. Those at
tending from a distance were Mr.. and
Mrs. John Lodwick Of Sawyer, Mrs
Jennie Watkins of Keosauqua, George
Snyder and wife of Keokuk Mr.. and
Mrs. J. H. Burket of Keokuk, Fred
Lodwick and family of Denmark, Mrs
Eva English of Kansas City, Mo-. w
H. Miller of Wescott, Iowa, D. J. Nil
Ter and Mrs. Ida Dolan of Fort Madi
, son.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Brinkschroedel
and daughter, Rose, attended the
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES marriage al
Fort Madison Tuesday.
Mrs. Ben Rohkar and son of For
madison visited Thursday and Friday
lat the Henry Luetkeham home.
Mrs. G. Bergthold Of lakewood II.
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