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The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1915-01-01
to be thrown out However, in th
course or three or four days he devel-

to be thrown out However. in th
course Of three or four days he devel-
oped another plan. After coaching the
old wife he left me alone with her for
the first time. and she begged me to
get her some laudanum for toothache
and not to mention the matter to him.
1t was easy to tell that she had been
coached what to say, and refused to
buy the drug. A few days later as 1
was preparing her soup had to leave
the kitchen for minute. When I re-
turned the soup was giving out a
strange Odor, and being satisfied that
her husband had poisoned it !, of
course, threw 1t away. He scolded
about my waste, but when l looked
him squarely in the eyes he dropped his
and had no more to say.
had been with the Dysons five years
when the climax came. The old wo-
man was holding her own If not get
ting better, and the husbands impa-
tience had a savage edge to 1t. Their
bedroom was on the north side Of the
house. All along on that side was a
deep excavation for factory.
At 10 o'clock one night lay wonder
ing If he really meant to take her life
and how he would finally accomplish
1t, when | heard half suppressed
scream from his room. got softly out
Of bed and went to the farther door,
and, looking through crack, saw
that the window was up and that he
stood before 1t with his wife IN his
arms. She was hanging on to him with
fingers of steel and making a great
struggle. heard him breathing heav-
lily and snarling and growing as he
tore her fingers loose. but l did not
know what he planned to do till OF n
sudden he staggered to the open win
dow and flung her out She screamed
as she went to her death, and in my
fright l echoed the scream. l remem-
Der the man rushing across the room
at me. of his dashing open the door. of
his striking me down. and then came
darkness which lasted for weeks. He
had struck me with piece Of iron and
fractured my skull He then carried
my body downstairs and bore 1t a
quarter of a mile away and flung 1t
into another excavation. Before tax
ing me from the house he put on my
hat and cloak. aud thus II appeared to
those who found my unconscious body
next morning that had been coming
home the night before and fallen into
the pit AS to his wife. he gave the
alarm and brought the police and made
out that 1t was case Of suicide. While
he was fast asleep. ms he claimed. she
had stolen to the window and leaped
to her death.
His story went, and It was several
months before there was any contra
diction. ! hid n fractured skull, brain
fever and pneumonia and for weeks
aud weeks lay as one dead When
mended my memory was confused, and
It was seven months before ! told my
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1915-01-01

Mr.. James Smith has returned to
his work at the M. & s. hospital, after
spending the holidays with Leesville,
o., relatives.
Des B. Kirk, former Mt. Vernon
newspaper man, returned to Lorain,
c., Monday, after spending Christ
mas at his old home here. Mr.. Kirk
is holding down the telegraph editors
desk in the city on the lake but has
resigned that position to accept
rlore lucrative one on one of the
Akron dailies.
DR.. N. r. Eastman went to Bell
vile Wednesday to attend the funeral
OF the late Mrs. Roland Cockley, who
died Of heart trouble Monday evening.
Mr.. Charles Bricker returned to Ak
ron Wednesday, after visit with rel
atives in the city.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry s. Graham Of
South Vernon spent Wednesday in
Gambler.
Mrs. F.. d. Loney returned this
morning to Howard, after visit with
relatives in Utica.
Mr.. and Mrs. Edward Altenburg
left this morning for Dayton, where
they will reside in the future.
Mr. Raymond Moore of Cleveland,
who has been visiting with relatives
in the city, returned to his work or
the Plain Dealer this morning.
| Mrs. w. -. Folk returned this
morning to Wooster, after visit
with Mr.. and Mrs. Harry McAnaney
of West Sugar street.
Mrs. Catherine Mitchart returned
this morning to Glenmont after a
visit at the home Of A. w. Mitchart,
West Gambler street.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Mansfield and
daughter, Miss Helen, will leave the
middle of January for Los Angeles,
Cal, where they will spend year.
Mr.. J. Murray CARRIER has returned
| ~ d, ttltCI u Nioit WIN
relatives here. Mrs. CARRIER and son,
Lyman. will remain in the city until
Sunday.
Mr.. Harry Gamertsfelder of Lud
ington, Mich, who has been the
guest of her aunt, Mrs. William Par
sens of Amity, went to Warsaw this
morning.
Mrs. Jacob Gorsuch of Gambler
who has been a patient at the Mt
Vernon hospital for the past five
weeks, was able to return to hel
home this morning.
Mrs. Frank Roby of West Vine
street went to Cheshire. Ohio, Wed
nesday to attend the funeral of hel
aunt, Mrs. Bert Smith, who diet
Tuesday.
Mrs. Clara l.. Gordon, Mrs. Heller
, Louise Gordon Gerrish and Mrs. Cor
ey have returned from visit will
relatives in Columbus. They were aC
companied home by little Miss MFG
: non Ensminger, who Is their guest.
Misses Gertrude Lytle and Carlott
Wolverton have gone to Columbus t.
, attend the dance given by Miss Mar
, Thurman Wednesday evening. Mis-
Lytle is the guest of Miss Marial
Smith, while Miss Wolveton is stol
, ping at the home of Miss Connor. Tn
, two are being honored by luncheo
ct the Ohio club, given by Miss Cor
nor.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1915-01-01
PENRosE MAKES ARREST

Game Wardens Penrose of this city
and Dunlap Of Utica arrested Hugh
Scott and William Gatz. near ST
Louisville on Thursday morning on
the charge of digging out skunk. The
hearing will take place on Friday be-
fore Squire Toole at Utica.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1915-01-01

Butter Csc, eggs 36c.
Mrs. Sarah Headington is spending
the day In Columbus.
Mrs. French w. Severns spent
Thursday with Gambler friends.
Mr.. w. A. Porter was business
visitor in Columbus Thursday.
FARMS FOR sALE-w. G. Rock
we'll. tt
Mr.. Fred Wolfe made business
visit in Columbus Thursday.
Miss Helen Ashcraft went to Co
lumbua today, to visit with friends.
Mr.. Robert Johnston has returned
from visit with relatives in Rock
ford, III.
Miss Helen Daniels OF Tifln was
operated upon at the NJ. & s. hospital
Wednesday.
Mrs. Lowell M. Harter and son,
Morton, returned to Canton Wednes-
day, after weeks visit in the city
with relatives.
Miss Lola McPeek of West Vine
street went to Mt. Liberty this morn
ing, where she will spend several
days visiting with relatives.
Miss Agnes Welker has returned
from a weeks visit with friends in
Bellvue, Mich.
Nc Iat Ach mr.
fessional visitor In Newark on Wed
nesday
Ex-Mayor William Fl. Smith and
daughter, Miss Esther, spent Thurs.
day In Bangs.
Mr.. and Mrs. Sherman p. Congdon
returned to Newark this morning,
after visit with relatives here.
Mr.. Albert Culbertson went to New
ark this morning to attend dance in
that city.
Mr.. and Mrs. Elmer Pipes returned
this morning to Loudonville, after a
visit with Mr.. and Mrs. A. Baltzell.
Mrs. /. s. Workman went to Dan
VILE this morning, to visit with rela
lives.
Mrs. Charles Heagreen and daugh
Ter. Neva, are spending several days
with Gambler relatives.
Moose dance, Tuesday evening
Jan. 6, for Moose and their friends
60c couple. extra ladies', 15c,
Mr.. Elmer Trueman OF Cleveland
IL the New Year guest of Mr.. and
MIRA. C. V. Purdy.
Rawinson's grocery Will commence
closing evenings, except Saturdays
Monday, January 4.
Mr.. II. C., Mitchell departed this
morning for visit with relatives IN
Cleveland and Ashtabula.
Mrs. Luella Mitchell left this morn
ing for Ashtnbula where she will
make her future home.
Mr.. n. W. Hoar OF the Wooster
road was business visitor In Millers
burg Thursday,
Mrs. Harry Ling went to Howard
this morning, TO visit with relatives
for several days.
Mrs. Allie Murray OF Howard spen
Thursday with Judge and Mrs. b. NJ
Critchfeld.
Mr.. NJ. u. Miller OF Ashtabula ar
sivos tonight for a visit with hi
brother. Mr.. G. A. Miller.
Prof. c. C. Case OF Rock Creek, O
IN the guest Of his cousin, Mrs. Clar
Gordon.
Mr.. Carlton Scott returns Saturda
10 his work in Chamberlain Militar
Institute. Randolph, N. Y, where h
will gaduate In February.
Miss Dorothy X. Curran Of Wes
High street left Wednesday evenln
for Danviile. Va. where she will n
side, having accepted a position u
shorthand teacher there.
Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Allison hay
returned to Bremen. after spendln
the holidays with Mrs. AllIson's pa
cnts. Mr.. and Mrs. A. E. Woodfor'
sos North jefferson street.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1915-01-01
No. In His Line.

'4They tell me-" said the new report
or. who was doing an interview, "that
you have succeeded In forging your
way to the front"
"Sir.~ said the self made man coldly,
"you have been misinformed- I'm no
forger."
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1915-01-01

story and put the police on the track.
Long before that Dyson had married
the widow and sailed for America,
and though efforts We're made to find
MIN nothing came Of them, Never did
a man deserve the hangman's rope
more. and vet IL living today he is free
and has no fear of the law.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1915-01-01
Good Old Days.

The high cost Of living wasn't much
Of an item in the old days. when a
dime package of cornstarch was used
to powder the baby after his bath,
make mothers face beautiful and pro-
duce a bowl of blancmange for des-
sert. Cincinnati Inquirer.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1915-01-01
l,iuht Work.

II understand your son has light
work."
"Yes; he reads gas meters."-Ex'
change.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1915-01-01
Touching.

1t was n touching tale he told,
Though not of sorrow,
He merely came to ask for gold
Until tomorrow.
Detroit Free Press,
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1915-01-01
Accident, All Right.

Offlcer-Did you get those bruises In
IN accident? Sad Guy--Yes; ! didn't
think the other fellow would fight
New York Globe.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1915-01-01
A Moving Reason.

Grannie-Why should take another
chair, Geraldy Don't you think I'm
comfortable here?
Gerald-Yes, granmu, but I'm afraid
my little kitten isn't. She's there too.
London Opinion.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1915-01-01
Fame of a Tailor.

The name of Captain Keayne has
secure niche in history as the founder
Of the Ancient and Honorable Artillery
company. He was merchant tailor
and had been Il member of the H9nOra-
BILE Artillery company of London. and
bis Boston company had to overcome
the opposition of Governor Winthrop.
who feared the establishment of Fre-
torian guard. Perhaps Keayne would
have failed entirely had he not been
distinguished for his piety and benev-
olence." In the practice of his art as q
tailor he ran foul of the laws for the
regulation OF business and was fined
f200 by the great and general court for
exacting more than sixpence in the
shilling profit OH foreign gods. He
died I'm Boston March %. 1856. and his
will, In which was substantial be-
quest to Harvard, is one Of the longest
OH record New York Sun.
Innocent Old Age.
youthful innocence" is one of those
expressions which is untrue so far as
criminals are concerned. II is a re-
markable fact that a criminal Is al
his worst when he Is young, and the
older he becomes the better the life
he leads.
Criminal statistics show, as mat
ter of fact. that the most virtuOus age
of the average wrongdOer Is between
fifty and sixty. 1t Is in the very earli-
est part of their careers. between the
ages of sixteen and twenty-one, that
men and women criminals are at their
worst. From twenty-one to Old age
they gradually improve.
This also goes to prove another re-
markable fact about criminals. and
that is that marriage helps to reform
man or woman. At the average age
] at which most people marry there Is
a remarkable drop In criminal statis-
tics.
Between the ages or sixteen and
Mt his worst. crimlnally speaking are
Just those years when child Is break.
ing away from its parents and Is ul'
lowed to 90 free.-Pearson's Weekly.
What IS o 8" Means.
In talking with the wireless operator
many ship passengers ask the meaning
of the three letters used In the distress
signal, rs o s." There seems to be
u general opinion that the letters ART
the abbreviation of three separate
words with definite meaning. Per
sons of an imaginative trend will tel
| hot An Lot pt md for NSuVx
our ship" "Send out succor," "Sink Ol
swim" or some such meaning. The
letters signify nothing but that a shiI
is in distress and IN need Gf assistance
The call is used by all nations as I
universal code, so that any wireless:
operator, regardless OF the Janguag,
he speaks. can Immediately intercep
the call of distress. Inasmuch as thu
call is in use by nll countries. 1t car
be seen that the signal can have nt
meaning In any language. The char
acter of the code makes 1t a call tina
can be picked out easily from othe
signals. being composed Of three dots
three dashes, three. dots. Ocean Wire
less Newa.
A Moving Reason.
Grannie-Why should take anOthe
chair. Gerald? Don't you think I'm
comfortable here?
Gerald-Yes, granmu, but I'm afrait
my little kitten isn't. She's there too
London Opinion.
Touching.
1t was n touching tale he told
Though not OF sorrow;
The vidette. (Iuka, Tishomingo County, Miss.) 1912-1967, 1915-09-02
A NEWSPAPER

Is what we are trying to pub
lish. The announcement of a
death. when and where it occurred,
is news, more than that is not and
is not of general interest, there
fore obituaries, resolutions OF re-
spect (no matter from what
source Unpublished at all must be
paid for. This applies also to
Cards of Thanks.
A newspaper man must publish
what is of general interest and
cannot always consult his person
al wishes in the matter.
If you have an obituary you
want published and have no ac-
count here send three cents per
line for all over ten lines, Count
ing six words to the line) with
the manuscript otherwise it will
go to the waste basket. Cards OF
Thanks 3 cents per line for each
and every line.
The vidette. (Iuka, Tishomingo County, Miss.) 1912-1967, 1915-09-02
The Land Of By and By.

There is land, as I've heard
tell, where nothing's ever done;
the people who therein do dwell,
no work have yet begun, TO
morrow" is the watchword there,
and Pretty soon" the cry-the
name OF this unpleasant landf-
the Land of By-and-By.
Procrastionation there is king;
he rules with a high hand, but
makes no laws or anything to
benefit the land. The lessons
they are never learned--no use to
question why; the chores are left
unfinished in the Land of BY and
BY.
And if YOU put things off and
say you'll do them pretty soon,
and shirk your tasks from day te
day, perhaps some afternoon,
they'll take YOU off to this bac
land-no friend will heed your
cry and there is no Tomorrow ir
| the Land Of BY and By.
The vidette. (Iuka, Tishomingo County, Miss.) 1912-1967, 1915-09-02

Lester Blakney, Thester Faust,
Will Donis, Edo Woodruff and
Bal Foote left Sunday for Tisho.
mingo where they will enter
school.
Paul and Miss Rhoda Haney
left Sunday morning for Olive
Branch, Miss.
Mr. Harry Graham of Iuka and
Avis Gray, of Tishomingo were
visiting in town Sunday.
Prof L r Neal of Tishoningo
spent Friday night with Lester
and Dewey Blakney.
It is announced that Prof Neal
will teach the Glens School this
winter. Ifthis be true the Glens
people can rest assured they will
have a good teacher.
Mr. and Mrs N Wilson of Glens,
visited relatives in town Sunday.
Bro Northington, Pastor of the
M. E. Church South. commenced
a protracted meeting Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs Fred Floyd, visited
relatives at Holcut last week.
Miss Ester Harris of Paden was
in town Sunday.
| Mark Mill visited at Walkers
Switch Sunday.
Little Erskins Pierce has been
suffering very much on account o.
a Spider biting him on the foot.
| Mr. D L Epperson made busi
ness trip to Corinth one day las
lweek, Reporter.
The vidette. (Iuka, Tishomingo County, Miss.) 1912-1967, 1915-09-02
PROCEEDINGS OF the BOARD OF
SUPERVISORS
August Term, 1915.

Tom Curtis, working public roads
1st Dist. road link No 1876 1o,5ol
c r Bolton, Court Stenographer,
week August term 5000
D w Pace, 2 days work on county
home 800
Il J Foote, Sheriff, and deputies
August Term 1890
T ] Foote Sheriff, summoning
jury witnesses 1000
Same, sum. jury 5000
John Thorne, work pub road lst
Dist. 77.58l
Hall & Jones bid bdge 24.00
w d Brooks, lbr bdge 33.oo
Jones & Hall, repairing bdge 500
Kenneth McRae, asst Cir elk Au-
gust term 1900
Same, making Calendar Civil
cases 500
b + McRae, Circuit Clerk:
6 days clerk 1900
Drawing Jury 2.50
7 mo ex. officio services $500
Costs in cases where state
failed 4365
l9 summons grand jury AIS
IS additional names LIS
Lee Thorne, 6 days work on
county home 900
Leitch & Moser, lbr bdge 114.15
A Moser, M B 5, 2 days in.
specting bridge 600
Jas Jourdan, hauling nails for
bridge rs
J c Jourdan, work on public
roads:
1st Dist Link 113 27.o8
169 IL &c
r B Owens, M B S, / day in
specting bridge 800
w A Martin, bn:lding bdge 26.50
d L Anderson, NJ B S, 4 days in
specting and measuring public
roads in 1st Dist. 1900
] A Byram & Son nails for cul-
verts AS
w T Campbell, lbr. for bdge 1.58
Smith-Fay I.br Co lbr and nails
for bdge 3.S5
w Lambert, hauling lumber for
bridge 1.50
The vidette. (Iuka, Tishomingo County, Miss.) 1912-1967, 1915-09-02
Home Economics CIab.

Mrs d w Paden threw open her
doors to the members of the Home
Economies Club in honor of hei
cousins, Misses Mary and Eliza
beth Greene, of Bonneville,
Wednesday evening, Aug Is.
Upon entering the hall the guests
were served delicious punch by
Miss Edith Davenport.
No business was taken up as this
was just a social meeting. Each
member gave some of her ex'
periences during the summe,
while the Club had been sus
pended.
Miss Aileen Davenport gave
some choice selections on the piano
that were much enjoyed by all.
AT the close of the evening a
delicious ice course was served.
The vidette. (Iuka, Tishomingo County, Miss.) 1912-1967, 1915-09-02
Storm Victim Buried.

The remains of Walter Williams,
wireless operator. who was killed
by the collapse OF brick building
in which he and other soldiers had
taken refuge during the Galveston
storm, arrived here last Tuesday.
AIR. Williams was % years old
and enlisted in the army in 1907,
was the son of the late Walter
Williams, of Rienzi. He is sur
vived by FIVE sisters and two
brothers-Mmes. Dobbs, George
Farris, Charles Connor and Miss
Yettie Sue Williams, of Jackson,
Tenn, and Henry Williams, engi-
neer on the Mobile & Ohio Rail-
road, also of Jackson, Tenn. !,
Clark Williams, of Iuka, Miss,
Mrs r A Mcmillan. of this place;
and numerous other relatives of
Memphis, Corinth, Rienzi and
this place. Funeral services were
held at the residence of DIR D T
Price in the afternoon at 4 o'clock,
interment following Immediately
at Bonneville cemetery, the Regi-
mental Band discoursing music
on the occasion. Bonneville Ban
ner.
The vidette. (Iuka, Tishomingo County, Miss.) 1912-1967, 1915-09-02
IuKA TIsHoMINGo COUNTY, MISSISSIPPI S

MISS willie Ler er=Ie-
Tuesday for Kossuth, Miss, to ad
tend the opening of the school and
as representative to the BaptisI
Association which convenes ir
that city.
Mr. Kenneth McRrae, who ha:
been spending the vacation here
and assisting his father in the
Circuit Clerks Office returned ii
Memphis yesterday, where he will
resume his studies at Central
High School.
Miss Emma Brown left this
week for St. Louis, where she will
purchase Fall and Winter goods
She was accompanied by Wilt
Brown, Jr. and Mary Gleason
who has been spending the sum-
mer with her aunt, Mrs J " GraI
ham.
There will be a peanut hunt oil
the school grounds Saturday after
noon from $3.50 to five o'clockI
Games of all kinds will be enjoyedli
All the children of the town ar,l
invited to come and enjoy a lasI
vacation frolic. Admission teri
cents, for the benefit of school.
Mr. G T Cromwell went tcI
Ala, Saturday. He rel
turned Monday accompanied byI
MS wife and little daughter, GerlI
rude, who had been visiting rel
atives there, and his mother, Mr!I
4 H Cromwell who will spend
'ome time with them.
Mr.. w. H. Watkins, who livesI
bout two miles south of town, leftl
It the Vidette Office Monday morn
ng an ear of corn from his crop |
Which measured thirteen inches in \
Nfafh and contained about seven
The vidette. (Iuka, Tishomingo County, Miss.) 1912-1967, 1915-09-02

Messrs Noonen White, Adds
and Tulon Bostick and Misses
Esther Mink, Ida Hale and Ber-
nice Bostick left Monday for
Tishomingo where they viii enter
school.
Mrs ] w Owens has returned
from a visit to relatives at Boliv-
ar. Tenn.
Prof Hellums, of Dennis, was
here Monday.
Rev and Mrs w w Hartsfeld
have been called to Ripley, Miss,
by the severe illness Of Mrs Harts-
fields mother.
Mrs o B Bostick and children
are visiting relatives in Winfield,
Ala.
Mr. Chas P Wofford has re.
ceived gasoline engine, sorghum,
pans, cane binder aud other
machinery preparatory to making
up his sorghum crop. Mr. Wof-
ford has about 80 acres planted in
sorghum this year.
Mr. Jim Tifin, of Red Bay, was
here on business Monday.
Several from this place attended
the Soldiers Reunion at Bay
Springs Thursday and Friday.
Mr. and Mrs A E Owens, q
Lexington. Ala, are here visiting
| friends and relatives.
The protracted meeting which
has been in progress at the Ridge
Church closed Thursday. It wa
conducted by Revs P T Keetol
and Thomas.
| Mr. Bud Underwood. of Corinth
paid a flying visit to his sister
Mrs A E Owens, Sunday.
Mr. c Miller, of near Iuka
was here last week.
Several from near here wer
attending Justice court in TIA
wanda County last Saturday.
A Reader,
The vidette. (Iuka, Tishomingo County, Miss.) 1912-1967, 1915-09-02

Well, the election in Tishomin-
go county is over. Some of my
best friends were nominated and
some were defeated. / regret not
being able to be there aud vote
myself. However, as read the
returns in the Vidette am SUR,
my vote would not have made an:
material change in the results.
trust that those who were so fort
tunare to be nominated will mol
be too much elated over their sucs
cess and that those who were del
feated will not be too much de.
pressed and grow sour on thu
world. I find that politics are un-
certain quantities. Men will not
always vote for you every time
they smile at you during the cam.
paign.
My friends will be glad to know
that Lucius ] Anderson, my co.
worker, and | are here in a most
wonderful revival. We have al
ready had almost 200 conversions
and reclamations and we are just
getting under big Roadway. How
ever, | am getting anxious to get
through my work and get back to
to old Tishomingo and hear my
old dog Jumbo lead Ed Tignor's
dogs after red fox up the old
Josling road and across the Castle
berry field.
/ trust that the county commits
sioners who ore writing and say.
ing so much about good roads
will not fail to have the limbs
trimmek on the road we fox hunt
ers usually ride across the hills.
We pay our taxes there and we
are going to insist that this shall
be done in order to protect our
eyes on DIRK nights. and if it is
not done, we are going to line UP
at the next election and see that
men are elected commissioners
that will do what we ask and de-
mand. Fox hunters have some
rights as we'll as other folks and
they just as well ask for them.
The people out here are making
big crops and are prosperous and
happy. | trust that the farmers
of old Tishomingo may realize big
yields from their farms this year.
receive the Vidette weekly
and appreciate our splendid coun-
ty paper more than words can ex-
press.
Success to you, Mr. Editor.
Yours truly,
w M Mcintosh.