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Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-01-15
DENI.AREsT WINS AGAIN
Turns Tables On Cline. the Philadel
phia Boy, in Billiard Match
J TO Tie IeIegrdPh


Philadelphia, Jan. 15.-In the sec
ond of the Champion Billiard Players
League 1872 balkline series Calvin De-
marest, of Chicago. yesterday defeated
Harry Cline, representing Philadel-
phia, in 29 innings, 500 to 26S.
Making a run of in the first inning,
Cline took the lead, and. playing il
sensational manner. he maintained his
advantage until the eleventh session.
when Demares who seemed to find
his stroke. reeled off AZ, which gave
him an advantage of 26 points.
The Westerner remained ahead until
the eighteenth inning. when Cline, dis
playing wonderful form, collected 50,
his high run of the game. again as
suming the lead. at 1874 to 131. He
retained his advantage until the
twenty seventh inning, when Demarest
clicked off 67. his high run, leaving his
opponent IS points behind, the score
standing 295 to 261. Demarest failed
to register on his next attempt, while
the local representative second /. slip
ping up on a hard bank shot. De-
marest then collected 3. winning the
game.
This pair of stars will play at Har-
rishurg, January 2t.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-01-15
LEBANON VALLEY TEAM READY
First Basketball Game TO Include Har-
risburg Stars in the lineup
Special TO The Telegraph

Annville, Pa, Jan. Is. - Lebanon
Valleys basketball team will open its
home season games tonight by meet
ing the Moravian College five, of Beth
lehem. Coach Guyer will change the
lineup for this game. Loomis. who
has been playing at center. will play q
guard position and Captain Hollinger
will take his former pivot position.
Atticks. of Harrisburg's basketball
team. will play the other guard po-
sition. Atticks and Swartz, the latter
of Middletown and the star of Leb-
anon Valleys squad, will be forwards.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-01-15

and some minor league club owners,
will file affidavits giving the side OF
organized baseball in the Federal
League antitrust suit next week, it
was said to-day.
The text of the affidavits was not
made public. but in q general way
they are said to contain statments de-
claring that baseball under the ma
tional agreement is not trust: that il
has proved q blessing TO ball play
ers and denying the Federals'
charges.
Ball players themselves will not be
asked to testify on the side of or
ganized baseball
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-01-15
Good Baseball For Middletown;
Assign Work to Committees
Anxious For Another Champion Team in Central Pennsyl-
vania League; Football in the Fall

A. Is. Cressler. Edward Beck, c. n
Genthner, A. II. Kreider and Charles
c. Beard.
Athletic committees: p. \. II. Phar.
ton. \. E. Cressler, J. +. Bluller, j
T. snyder, r. r. Balmer, r. Baum
bach. f. l.. Beck.
House committee: Harry Baumbach
George Daley. Peck Carver, David
Carver and Warren Shreiner.
Membership committee: T.. j. Sny.
der. J. a. Countryman. David Carver
Frank Sheafeldt. Walter Houser, vii.
liam Arnold and Harry Smith.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-01-15

Middletown sporting enthusiasts are
planning to have that town on the
athletic map more than ever this year
y baseball team will be placed in
the Central Pennsylvania League
stronger than the champion nine of
last season. In the Fall. it is expected
that a strong football eleven will be
introduced a. bidde-- -oT Independent
honors in Pennsylvania. Aa meet
is last night the following commit
tees were appointed:
Finance committee: +. j. Flanagan
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-01-15
TATE TO LEAD IEHUGH

South Bethlehem, Pa, Jan. 15.-A.
y. Tate. of Boston, Mass, junior, has
been chosen captain of Lehigh Uni
versity's 1915 football team. Tate
stands more than feet high and for
the last few years made an enviable
record on the team at left tackle.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-01-15

but President Baker said Yesterday
that Cincinnati would give the Phillies
a first-class man that they could use.
and it is believed the Reds will send
an infielder here who can play third
corr Dlete
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-01-15
YORK HIGH WINS
OVER CENTRAL FIVE
Local Tossers We're Off in Goal
Shooting; First Half a
Close Battle

Central High lost to the York five
at York last night. score 40 TO %.
Central tossers were off in shooting
and missed number of easy chances
at the baskets.
Rote and Ford did good work and
We're also fast on the floor The York
five also eXcelled in passing. Greena-
walt and Shelter were the York play
ers who starrd and run up many
points. For Central Winn. Bingham
and Ford had n brilliant squirt near
the close of the game.
The York Daily of to-day says:
"The score at the end of the first
period stood Is to II in favor of the
York boys. At the beginning of the
second half the rivertown lads start
ed a rally and scored two goals from
the field. taking the lead. Captain
the center of the floor which was soon
repeated by West and Greenawalt
After this lead the York team was
never headed.
"ln q collision in the second period
Rote. Harrisburg's star floor worker
and all around athlete, sustained a
bruised left eye.
THE entire York team played well
and will make a strong bid for the
High school championship of Central
Pennsylvania"
The lineup and summary:
Harrisburg York
Rote.f. West, (.
Ford, (. Eichelberger (.
Winn. c. Greenawalt. c.
Bingham, &. Shelter, e.
Reed. g. kraber. g.
Field goals -- Rote 2, Ford 3. Winr
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-01-15

., West 3, EicheIberger 3. Greenawalt
6. Shelter A. Four goals-Ford out
of IA, West out of IL. Referee
Hollander. Time of halves-20 min
utes.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-01-15
READY FoR HEARING

Major Leaders Prepare AGidavits in
Opposition to Feds Charges
Special 10 The Tr!ssrlfh
Chicago. Jan. 15.-Every club own
er in the American and National
Leagues, the presidents of the leagues
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-01-16
IOWA CAN GROW
ITS OWN SPUDS

Ames. Jan. 15.-Although Iowa no"
imports about 100000 bushels OF po-
tatoes a year, Prof G. l.. Fitch, truck
crop specialist Of the Agricultural
extension department at Iowa state
college, says 1t might as well produce
all its own tubers and more. we
have enough area of soil suited 10 Pc,
tato growing in the Missouri loess ana
Miss sslppi loess SOILS" he says, ana
in the we'll drained deep loan else
where to double our potato produc'
ton and keep It up indefinitely
In his travels over the state as an
extension worker, Mr.. Fitch has found
men who have frown the same STOCK
of potatoes for from 20 to-~37 years
Bonanza" potatoes grown near WIN,
terset in 1914 produced 2lb busneis
per acre for the twenty-eigntn crop
on the same farm. That puts a dam
per on the talk that potatoes are
bound to run out quickly IN iowa
wherever the soil is fairly deep ana
mellow" says Mr.. Fitch, "and the
natural or artificial drainage Is good
to depth OF or feet, potatoes can
be grown permanently In the cCrn
belt. providing. first, that the seea i
we'll selected: second, the cultivation
is deep and thorough. and, tnlrd, llos ,.
important of all, that the acreage 10
widely scattered, few acres On
farm and changed from place to place
80 that the same ground Is not useu
for potatoes more than once III ~
10 years.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-01-16
LEVI BEAUCHAMP
IS 50 YEARS OLD
PULASKI MAN HOST TO Chill
DREN-hoPEs TO CELEBRATE
esTH WEDDING DAY.

Pulaski, Jan. 12.-Levi Beauchamp,
has just celebrated his ninetieth birth.
day with family reunion. All were
present except DR.. j. w. Beauchamp
of Bedford. Mr.. Beauchamp was born
in Delaware in 1925, and moved with
his parents to Indiana in 1895. In
1916, the year Iowa was admitted to
the union, he settled in Van Buren,
county. On March 1, 1S4S, he moved
to Davis county. settling on the un-
broken paririe about Ave miles south
of the present site of Pulaski In
1918 he and wife, daughter and son
Will moved to their present Pulaski
home.
Mr. Beauchamp was married in 1850
and in June of this year he and his
wife will celebrate their sixty-hfth
wedding anniversary. an event that
few couple ever live to see. Nine chill
dren have been born to them, seven
of whom helped their father celebrate
his birthday, one son Will, died little
over year ago.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-01-16
WILLIAM KLETT
TAKEN TO ANAMOSA

|. Sigourney, Jan. 12.-Judge VIII.
cockson held an adjourned session OF
the district court Saturday, the main
purpose Of the session was the pro-
nouncing judgment in case of the state
of Iowa VS.. William Klett, who was
convicted by jury during the Decem-
Der term of court of a statutory
crime. The court sentenced the de-
PENDANT to serve a term Of five years
in the reformatory at Anamosa, under
the indeterminate sentence law and
his bond on appeal was fixed at $4,000.
The case will not be appealed, as
Sheriff Grimes took the defendant to
the reformatory at Anamosa Monday
morning.
A civil action for the support OF the
infant child instituted by the mother
against this defendant was recently
settled out of court by the defendant
paying to the mother of the child the
sum Of $780,
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-01-16
HEAV|NEss HITS
STOCK DEALINGS
EXCEPT FOR FEW LOSSES THERE
Is LITTLE CHANGE IN WALL
STREET TRADING.

New York, Jan. 1h.-Except TOT Lur-
ther declines in the speculative leaders
and a few additional gains among tne
specialties, the stock market snoweo
no pronounced change from It's heaVy
opening. ,oor
Transcontinental issues were lower
Canadian Pacific losing "a point Tnere
was continued heaviness in Reauns
and Pennsylvania and Missouri Pacnc
almost equalled its recent low prices.
Steel and Amalgamated failed to better
their early positions. Bonds were
strong. 80, a.oo,r
The feature of today's early STOCK
market was the decline to lowest prices
az the week by some OF the most active
issues. notably United States steer.
Marked heaviness was shown by
southern Pacific. Reading and New
Haven. Baltimore and Ohio was an ex'
ception. adding material fraction 70
Yesterdays rise, but reacting later.
ia point advance in Lackawana ON one
transaction attracted some attention
Among specialties American Tobacco
rose tx points. London pursued It's
usual course Of a lower range Tor our
securities. Canadian Pacific being the
only striking exception to the average
decline.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-01-16
WHEAT PRICE IS
HEADED SKY WARD
urgent EUROPEAN DEMAND
FORCES QUOTATIONS UP TO
RECORD MARK.

Chicago, Jan. 15.-Urgency OF EURO
pean demand dispite record breaking
prices drove the wheat market today
higher and higher. Temporary selling
by one of the largest houses in the
trade carried quotations back to ABOUT
last nights level but then new wave
of buying resulted In much sleeper
advance. The bulls were excited by a
sharp upturn in quotations at Liver
pool and by reports that all Of the do
nestle wheat now afloat at Buffalo and
unsold had been taken off the market
After opening at re off to Y q Is G
higher, prices receded moderately all
around and then jumped to $1.44%
for May as against $1.i3&, the top yes
terday. 80.
The close was nervous at IN to IN
@2Ac net advance.
Export call brough. about rise in
corn as we'll as in wheat. A reaction
which ensued did not last. The opening
which varied from NON to sc higher
was followed by g good general rally
The close was strong 3h @4Ac net
higher.
Oats swung with other grain. Bears
were in a decided minority.
Firmness in the hog market helped
give a lift to provisions. Longs showed
& disposition to sell only on the hard
spots.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-01-16
MANY ARE CHARGED
WITH STEALING COAL

Mason City, Jan. Is Wholesais
stealing of coal from cars led the =. NJ.
and st. Paul railway COMPANY TO put
detective on the Job with the result
that yesterday some fifteen or twenty
persons were in court to answer 10 the
charge. All were foreigners and .ne
coal loss was largely from cars tnat
we're set on the track in the poor as
trict OF the city. The detective ex-
planned his purpose of being along the
line Of safery first, fearing that when
the men, women and children were
climbing in or off the cars they might
get injured in the movements OF the
trains.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-01-16
KNOXVILLEICEI is
ABOUT HALF READY

Knoxville, Jan. 15-The Knoxville
ice crop is about half harvested. That
is both of the Grant companys ice
houses have been about half filled. The
quality is very fine and 1t runs from y
to II inches in thickness. 1t was all
safely housed before the thaw last
week. Some idea of the difference IN
temperature in Marion county ana IN
the northern part of the state may De
had when it is known that the entire
crop harvested at Clear Lake and Mas
on City was Of ice Is to 20 inches IN
thickness. At that rate OF increase
with latitude it must be nine feet IN
thickness in northern Minnesota.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-01-16
QUAKE DAMAGES
ARE INCREASING
d caused destructive avalanches
CONTINUED From Page /

and caused destructive avalanches
there.
AS in the Messina catastrophe, 1t is
believed that it will be weeks before
the loss of life can be known or the
property loss accurately compiled. The
work of recovering bodies Is proceed.
ing slowly.
Stories Of Survivors.
Some of the survivors at Avezzano
have not even yet sufficiently recover
ed from the shock Of their experiences
to tell connected story OF the vista
ton. One man who was taken yester-
day from ruin, said: II had SEN
sation as though some one was forcing
me to dance. Then was thrown to
the ground and the roof and the-walls
fell on my head. Even after was
half buried the earth seemed to heave
and grow hot"
A priest was saying mass in a
church when he felt the first shock.
He rushed under an arch of the build
ing and this saved his life. His AGO.
lytes were struck down and killed
The shocks destroyed the aqueduct
system Of Avezzano and there Is today
no water in the town.
It is reported that statue Of the
virgin forty feet high, which stood on
the shore of Lake Fucino, has been
thrown into the water There Is con-
siderable danger that the drained land
in this vicinity will be flooded.
A wagoner's apprentice, boy of 10
years, Mas the first person to give the
news Of Avezzano to the outside
world. He succeeded in getting back
into the town few moments after
the first shock. He found railroad
employee and persuaded this man, with
his help, to rig up telegraph instru-
ment in a freight 'car and connect it
with wire that was still intact. On
the instrument, the railroad man, who
is an operator. soon got Rome. The
two together then sent the first news
of the disaster
/ Cause 10 Assigned.
Paris, Jan. 15.-The Petit Parisien's
Rome correspondent quotes an emf
nent meteorological as saying: "The
most likely hypothesis is that continu-
GUS heavy rains resulted in vibrations,
which formed Areat bodies of steam by
contact with incandescent matter.
This hypothesis seems confirmed by
the fact that the spring at San Giul-
iano has almost doubled the volume
of it's flow since yesterday.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-01-16
CHICAGO DAILY
MARKET NOTES

Foreign buyers, having absorbed all
available supplies of hard and red win
ter wheat have turned their attention
to the springs, both domestic and Man
tobias, and sales in all positions Syester-
day were at the highest prices on the
crop, aggregating 100000 bu. The
bulk of the sales were made by Duluth
handlers, who sold 1000 bu spring
wheat now afloat at Buffalo to the
United Kingdom, in addition to 100000
blu to the Armour Grain Company and
Buffalo mills.
The United Kingdom also took a
large quantity of Manitobas. Includ-
ed in the latter were $4,000 bu for
May-June shipment the first sale for
spring shipment reported so far.
Local cash wheat handlers are out
Of the market as sellers, having dis
posed of practically every bushel they
own, and have been unable to get fresh
supplies in the country, although bids
to the west have been the highest on
the crop.
Milling sales here for the day ag-
gregated 10000 blu, including $4,000 blu
red winter at new high levels. Car
lots Of No. red on track sold at May
price to Nc over, and No. 2 hard at
May price.
New York bids for hard winter, first
half February shipment, were on the
basis Of Sc over Chicago May, track
New York. Foreign bids at the sea-
board showed a sharp advance over
night
An acute situation has developed on
the Pacific coast as the result of the
export demand Practically every
bushel over. and above domestic re-
quirements is reported sold. A Mime
apolis elevator concern with line
houses throughout North Dakota and
Montana has sold all it's wheat in Mon
tana to go to the Pacific coast. and
that section bought wheat in North
Dakota yesterday on the basis Of &c
over Minneapolis May
Cash wheat prices in practically all
markets are at a premium over May.
st. Louis advanced Sc yesterday, Kan
sas City 2@3c, Omaha 2@21ac, and Mil
waukee &c. At Minneapolis bluestem
No. northern sold at 1@3Ac over
May, the inside figure on soft Mime
sofa. Velvet chaff was TX @2c under
May.
Exporters bought 100000 blu corn at
Of IL @1%c over Nal, track New
York, but backed away from offers at
a slightly higher level.
Sample prices here were unchanged
to Nc higher, while st. Louis was un-
changed to Nc higher. Kansas City
and Milwaukee unchanged Omaha y c
higher to Nc lower. and Peoria 1ac
higher. Texas bought corn at St.
Louis.
A liberal export business was on in
cash oats. seaboard exporters talrins
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-01-16
JUDICIAL REFORM
!. LAW IS PROMISED.
SENATE AND HOUSE AGREE ON
BILL TO EXPEDITE PROCEED.
URE IN COURTS.

Washington, d. c., Jan. 12.--Non
partisan judicial reform to speed 'ur
Justice and reduce the cost Of pro
cedur3 Is promised by senator's before
congress adjourns.
The house has already agreed to the
reform measures and they have beer
favorably reported to the senate by
the judiciary committee. Since Prest
dent Wilson's speech at Indianapolis
referring to judicial procedure In the
United States as being behind every
other civilized country. democratic
senators predict the bills will pass thu
senate without debate.
The reforms aim to restrict the mum
Der of cases which may reach the 81
preme court with a view of enablini
that court to keep abreast with cur
rent business and to simplify proceed
ure in the federal district courts an(
the circuit courts Of appeals. All these
were initiated by the American Ba,
association.
Decisions of circuit court of appeAli
in all trade mark and bankruptcy
cases would be Anal except where tAs
supreme court grants permission fol
ouch cases to be brought to 1t for re-
view. Railroad corporations with .
/, federal charter would not be able to
appeal to the court merely because II
was~a federal corporation. Different
rights now exist in all these cases.
Among reforms in the lower federal
courts would be these:
Corrections permitted in fling suits
in law or in equity at any stage of the
proceedings.
Defects and at any stage In original
F., allegations as to diversity of citizen
ship where Jurisdiction is based on
that fact alone.
Prohibition against setting aside
judgments or DEGREES on unsbustantial
errors.
Equitable defenses permitted in law
suits without necessity Of bringing
new proceedings on the equity side Of
the courts.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-01-16
MARSHALLTOWN TO
DO LOTS OF PAVING

Marshalltown, Jan. Is The city
council is. making plans to do q great
deal of concrete paving next season.,
and is discussing preliminary meas
ures to outline streets and getting
ready for letting contract in Febrp.l
airy, when the material can be bought
at lesser cost than later in the spring.
AS now planned the city will do be-.
tween two and three miles Of work.
The city hopes to be able to pave the
streets leading out toward the south
west part OF town and connect VITA
the Lincoln highway paving that 10 10,
be laid next spring. This would give
motorists paved streets on the high
way through the entire length Of the
city, and mile into the country on
either end. ss'
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-01-16
Courier's Markets of World
NO CHANGE SHOWN
IN PRICE Of HOGS
PORkERS REMAIN STEADY IN To-.
CAL MARkET-WHEAT STILL
SOARING.

Porkers remained at the same figure
today as last quoted. Wheat Is still riS-
| ing and is now $1.25. Very little change
is seen In any other markets. Today's
prices are:
Hogs Corrected daily by John Nor
rell & Co)-12o@15o, $50; 150@1So
$6.40; 1900 200. $3.50; 200@240, $3.50;
2AO@Soo. $685.; 800 and over, $3.50;
packers, $5.95@6.25.
Ottumwa Hay Market.
No timothy, s14; No. 2 timothy and
No. Light clover mixed, $13; No.
timothy and No. 2 mixed, sl2 clover
hay. $12Q14; oat straw Sc; wheat straw
$4@5.
Wheat-s1.25; corn ss@s5c; rye, soc;
oats, 45@47c.
Butter. Eggs and Poultry.
Butter fat-No. ], 32c; No. 2, 29c:
country butter, grocers pay, 20@25c.
Poultry-(These prices are paiG to
producers): Hens 9h@1ohc: springs
9R @1Ohc: geese, 9c; ducks, 10@11c;
turkeys, dressed 25c; chickens, dressed
131ac: ducks dressed. zoe
Eggs-Doz.. ESQ.,
Wool and Hides.
Wool-Bright medium. 1914 @20hc;
semf-brfght medium 1915 @17hc: fn.
1s1sc: bury, i 20 sMc less. "
Hides-Cured. 111sc; green, No. 1
1ohc: No. 2. sMc; No. horse hides
$3.50: No. 2. $3.50.
RETAIL PRIcEs-FIour AMI Feed.
Flour and feed-Graham flour. pei
sack. soc; corn chops. per cwt.. SITS;
shorts, per cwt $i.65: bran. per cwt.
$l.55; corn, new, per bu., Toe; hay, pei
cwt.; 75c; straw, per cwt. 40Gboc;
per cwt. S1.75: corn chop. 20 los. 4oc;
oil meal, Der Cwt r.
Butter, Eggs and Poultry.
Creamery butter, 4Oc; country butter
Eggs-Doz. 35c.
Poultry-Geese. dressed h.. 16c;
turkeys. dressed. 271sc; springs. zoe;
hens. dressed. zoe: ducks. dressed. zoe
Fresh and Salt Fish.
Fresh fish-Catfish, h.. zoe; trout
TING; halibut. 17lAc; salmon. 17hc;
pickerel. 15c; black bass. 25c; pike
17Ac.
Salt ish-Mackerel, 1o@25c: herring
! for Csc; Goldfish. 10000: lake fish
pail, 70c
Can oysters. so@s5 to 5o@5bc.
Fruits.
,sa FruismBana sa-o so@a5c; Lemons IONS
| 40c; malaga grapes, 25c h.; apples, ID.
3, and &c; kumquat3. basket. soc.
| Vegetables.
Cabbage, per pound, &c: Spanish
onions 6Ac: cauliflower 15@25c; garlic
20 cents per pound: turnips. per h., Sc
mangoes, for Csc: cucumbers. zoe
fresh tomatoes, zoe h.; spinach 12c;
head lettuce. 10@15c; radishes b@10c
parsley, s and 1oc bunch; shallots
h., INC; oyster plants, 2 for 15c
celery bunch, 5@10c: leaf lettuce, &c
leek, 5000 bunch: endive. 1oc; pota
toes, PIX, zoe: bu, 75c: parsnips, 4c lb.
brussels sprouts, 25c box; new carrots
TIC bunch.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-01-16
SIGOURNEY COUPLE
MARRIED FIFTY YEARS

SlgOurney, Jan. l0.-lnurSOay al
honored Keokuk county couple cele-
brated their >fiftieth wedding day. In
the morning at ST. Mary's church, In
the presence OF the children and many
friends, Father Hauser solemnized
nuptial mass, the same ceremony
they had gone through fifty years ago.
At noon they had great feast at the
home and one Of the happiest OF days
was enjoyed This venerable couple
came from Germany and have lived
in this county almost ever since they
came over. They have raised the
children here, Ave OF whom are still
living. they being Mrs. Will StrohMan.
Mrs. j. H. Webb. Mrs. Richard Vitte-
toe. A. j. and Joe Bensmiller. Two
sons by a former marriage. Peter Jr.
and Matthias, were also present.
A number of gifts were given ths
couple in commemoration OF the occa.
sion.
Mr. Bensmiller is in his eighty-dfth
year and Mrs. Bensmiller in her sixty.
ninth.