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Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1916-01-22
Big Infant Death Rate.


Due to incomplete reporting Of
births or 20 existence of so-called
baby farms, or to a combina-
ton of both, several counties Of Sbe
state show an abnormally high death
rate among tsIants, according to Ia
bles for 1914 compiled by the bureau
OF vital stahstics. u til ceunties of
Milwaukee, Racine, Kenosha, Ashland,
Sheboygsn, Chippewa, Oneida. iowa
aed Kewaunee The death rate for in
far&s per 1000 births was mora than
100 for the year named
Whatever injustice may appear
againss tp@se counties By the high
death rates attributed to them is hlam-
abe in large measure. it is believed,
to the fact that the death rate was
core 9uted upon = basis afforded by
complete death statistics and incom-
plete birth records
The counties showing Lae lowest in
FAINT mortality are Florence, with a
rate of 1872, and Door and Burnett
Each is sparsely settled unit. Coun-
ties having cities of importance natur-
ally show higher rates of mortality.
Counties containing cities of over
5000 population and their birth and
death rates follow, the first column
showing the birth rate per thousand
and the second showing the death
rate.
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1916-01-22

Col. John T. McGraW, Democratic
national committeeman from West
Virginia, and Charles R. Durbin were
indicted by the grand jurv which in
vestigated the closing OF the Grafton
BARI at Grafton. w. Va.
verdict of not guilty was r6turne
by the jury ii. the case of the Menace
Publishin6 company at Aurora. No.
and four of its alleged officials, who
were charged in federal court at Jop-
lin, Mo. with misuse Of the mails.
Fi.e persons, including one woman.
were indicted by federal grand jury
at New York charged with ,onsY ring
to ship rubber secretly to the German
government in violation of United
States customs laws.
Maj. Gen Leonard Wood, comn,ani-
er of the department OF the East, was
elected president of the Army and
{ Navy club at it's annual meeting in
New York
As political entity the Progressive
party will have no existence in the ma
tional campaigp for 1916 if the Repub
licans grasp the olive branch which
was pronered to them by George W.
Perkins ~ the meeting of the Progress
sive national comiGittoe in Chicago He
said it is hoped both parties will agree
upon somebody and that it will not be
Roosevelt me convention will be
held at Chicago on June I,
Progressive leadees selected Sor
their convention haH the Auditorium
theater at Chicago.
John Richards 4 negro was taken
from jail at Goldsborough. n c. and
/ lyncheo by a mob for the murder of
w. A. Gurley. a prominent plante-
Three persons were probably fatally
/ hurt s4hen a Chicago bound Chicago
& Northwestern passenger train
crszhed isto the rear of Madison
train at AIis. a suburban station OF
/ Milwaukee, Wis More than = dozen
other persons wire seri0asly injured.
All the larger mining companies .op-
/ eraungs in Minnesota and Michigan
iron ranges 4 ave announced pay In;
crease for all miners. to take effect
February l. The increase Will Is ap-
( proximately ten per cent. Ii VIII al
feet about 10000 employees
=
Frank A Vauderlip, President Of the
! National eity9 hgaukaof New York and
director ID many @ther financial insti-
tutions, has resigned from all his e.
fees except the Nationsl City Wander
lip was forced to take this action De
cause of the Clayton act. c
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1916-01-22
Washington

senator V rks. Republican, CaHtor-
MIA. introduced d resolution in the sen
te at Washington authorizing and di-
'osctng the president to intervene IN
Mexico to establish and maintain a
government there until it is safe to
withdraw. 1t was referred D the for
eign relations committee
At the cahinet me ring held in
Washington it was decided shat the
present policy weold be maintained
and General Carranza would be de
peaded on to punish the Villa bandits
who killed American citizens Oficials
close TO ens president declared the ad-
ministration had no intention c.
armed Intervention in .exico at pres
e The view was reiterated that
Carrauza should be given an oppor-
tunity to- demonstrate his ability to
restore order.
Il was stated on zathorise at Wash
inEton that this goveranent viii not
take any action as a result of Alfred
Clarke OF tie Fifth United stases in:
santry being taken 81 an American
ship at Kingston. Jama@a by the
British authorities and examined = to
his nationality.
Z
Eduardo Snarez-Mujica, Chilean am
! bassaCor to the United States. has re-
signed ais post ii was announced
officially at Washingtc- He wishes
to return to Chile TO give his attention
| to person al interests.
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1916-01-22

Seventeen Americans. returning to
their mining camp in Chihuahua, were
taken from a train so miles west of
Chihuahua City by bandits, supposediy
led by Cen. Jose Rodriguez. stood
naked thong the track, and only one,
Thomas NJ. Holmes, escaped to send a
message telling. ri the fate OF the
others The men we're shot to death.
Typhus fever mas broken out in
Juarez, Mex The disease, according
to an authoritative report, has been
raging for several days. Eight to ten
deaths have occurred during the last
few days.
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1916-01-22
=. To EnIarue orennn nenot

Nadison.-The railroad cSmmiss On
ordered the Northwestern road to
double the size Of the waiting room
and make other improvements in the
Oregon. Dane county depot.
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1916-01-22
Treasurer May Pay Shortage.

'RhineSnder.-Bondsmen. Of A. D.
Sutton, long city treasurer, whose &C.
C&nts are about sl5.00o short. offered
$4,000 in settlement. to TIA city. The.
city proposed teE-ettle for about SIP
500.
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1916-01-22

Passes On Pardon Applications.
Pardon hearings before the COVER
nor resulted as follows: Joseph
Keehn, Milwaukee. convicted OF false
swearing and sentenced to two years
pardan ,-efused; Ernest A. Mitchell,
Outagamie county. convicted OF forg-
cry. sentence committed from five tc
two yearS. Hugh Sorensen. Folk couh
ty, convicted OF murder in the first de-
gree; senteneed to life; committed to
fourteen years; Ignasio Giangrasso.
MilMauk@. sentenced to twenty-five
years for murder in the second de
gree, commuted tts@ifteen years. Par
dons were refused in the Eases of Pc
'teg Vancettler, aanvicted of theft, ana
Edward. Myers. convicted of murder.
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1916-01-22
Diss Near Century Marx

Fond du Lac:-After an illness ex-
tending over several months. Mrs.
Bernard Wells, IS years old. mother
of former. Congressman Owen A.
Wells, died at he9 home here.
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1916-01-22
T NJ lFt VI anu WWt0NII tFNVo III ~WWW
les containing cities of less than
5.OOo popuIation follow:

Any county having birth rate, out
side the cities OF less than 20 per
1000 population. furnishes a good indi-
cattle that the births are not prompt
ly and accurately reported, it is as
serted.
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1916-01-22
win rtuht HIGHWAY Ia, aau,

MSdison.-At meeting II the com
mon cceocil it was voted to fight the
highway tax law, which levies Sc per
cent of the eounty's highway taxes on
the city Of Madison.
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1916-01-22

Mathew A. Schmf1t, convicted of
murder two weeks ago in connection
with the dyhamiting of the Times
building five years ago. was sentenced
to life Imprisonment in San Quentin
prison.
The bodies OF IS Americans killed
by Mexican band7ts near Santa
Ysabel, western Chihuahua. reached
Ell Paso and were then sent to rela-
tives in various parts of the countrs.
The Italian steamer Giuseppk- erdi
sailed from New York for Genoa after
receiving permission from Secretary
OF BE Treasury McAdoo to leave port
with two three-inch guns mounted on
her stern.
Fire OF mysterious origin caused
$4,000 damage at tho new United
States submarine base on the Thames
riyer north of New London. Conn
Two persons were killed and TWEEN
ty-six injured in a collision between
an engine and street car at Spring
fiAid. o.
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1916-01-22

Martial law has h5en declared in
FL Paso Raids by United States sol
diers on all places srequentcd by Villa
adharents followed the report of the
capture of Generals Rodriguez and AL
media and the execution of the latter
by American miners and Carranza sol
diers in the MADEIRA reS.on.
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1916-01-22
Change. in Tax cav.

Change in Tax Jaw. "a
State Treasurer Henry Johnson sent
notices to all the state depository
bass. calling attention TO the fact
that the law. fixing the time Of pay
ment Of taXeB, both by counties and
corporations, was changed by this last
legislature so shat the4fuhds Of the
gtate in the banks will be distributed
more evenly through the year instead
OF being punched q
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1916-01-22
Course IN Househoio Duties:

The. home economic department OF
the University OF Wisconsin will hold
Tourday leetu5~ and laboratory
course fore women OF the state during
the second wceksi# February. The
course Will include instruction in all
departments of .hgusehold works
H. is expected that nearlTSs goo
rvor9e9i. trom' all parts of the state.
%in attend The Students viii have to
enroll tor all OF the lectures. which
viii ae tr'd 'on saesaay Wednesday
Thursday and Friday. beginning Q or
February s
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1916-01-22
Personal

Victoriano Huerta, former provision
al president u Mexico, died at I'll
Paso Repeated hemorrhages of the
lungs followed the administration of
the final sacraments and Immediately
preceded death. He was born in 1854
and was sixty-two years old.
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1916-01-22
Mexican Revolt

Generals Jose Rodriguez and AL
media were executed at MADEIRA short
ly liter 1ieir arrest, according to a
dispatch received at the Mexican con
sui from Gen. Jacinto TreYluo.
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1916-01-22

Wisconsin pensions we're granted
as follows lydia A. Green Lone
Rock. ST.; Henrietta Knipfel, Ham,
mond Sl2; Julia Y. Strong. 81.
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1916-01-22
Foreign

The Amsterdam (Holland) Tele-
graf reports that the Zuider Zee dixie
~ Katwoude has hurst and that Zuid-
polder has been flooded. The inhab-
itants fed to Edam, which Is partly
flooded. The dixie at Folderezeevang
is in danger.
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1916-01-22

Announcement OF the death at Ain
tab. Turkey, of. DR.. Frederick d. Shep-
ard, medieal missionary, has been re-
ceived by the American board of com
missiotglrs for foreign missions 81 Bos-
ION. Death gas due to typhus fever.
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1916-01-22

Following the Irish party's. promise
of support. military CONSUMPTION for
England was assured beyond the
shadow of doubt when the govern
ment's compulsory sery .1e bill passed
its second reading in the house of
.ommons in London by 81 to 80.
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1916-01-22

1t is officially announced at London
that Baron Chelmsford. former gov
,ernor of Queensland and of New
South Wales, has been appointed
viceroy and governor genera of In
dia. in succession to Baron Hardinge.
The Idea Nazionale of Rome states
thal the kaiser las suddenly become
worse. Two specialists, according to
this report, nave been hurriedly sum
moned from the front. The princes OF
the imperial family are said to have
arrived in Berlin.
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1916-01-22

A verdict of not guilty was returned
by the jury il the case ~ the Menace
Publishing company at Aurora. No.
and four of its alleged officials, VINO
were charged in federal court at Jop-
lin. Mo- with misuse of the mails.
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1916-01-22

Frank A. Vanderlip, President Of the
National city9 haukaof New York and
director I'D many 9ther financial insti-
tutions, has resigned from all his e.
fees except the National city. Wander
lip was forced to take this action pc
cause of the Clayton act Q
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1916-01-22
Domestic

Col. John T. McGraw. Democratic
national committeeman from West
Virginia, and Charles r. Durbin were
indicted by the grand jurv which in
vestigated the closing of the Grafton
BARI at Grafton. w. Va.
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1916-01-22

Fi.e persons, including one woman.
were indicted by a federal grand jury
at New York charged with ,onsY aring
to ship rubber secretly to the German
government in violation of United
States customs laws.
The Morgan County press. (Wartburg, Tenn.) 1916-1926, 1916-11-30

Mr. Tim Froge, of Rugby, As
sistgnt Game Warden was q caller
at the Press office last week and
stated that he was putting in all
of his time looking after the inter-
est of the game and fish of this
and adjoining counties He in
formed US that he had no desire to
put anyone to unnecessary trouble
and cost for disobeyiug the Game
and Fish Laws of the State, and
hoped that all persons who desired
to hunt i'll this county would first
procure license from the County
Court Clerk, as the law directed,
and thereby avoid taking chances
on being indicted by the grand
jury, or being arrested and arraign-
ed before some justice of the peace
and answer to the complaint of
hunting without a license.
The Morgan County press. (Wartburg, Tenn.) 1916-1926, 1916-11-30
Dream of Wealth DispeIled.

A sad but Illuminating comment
airy on the futility of human hopes
when applied to getting rich quick is
furnished by an advertisement which
recently appeared in one of the San
Francisco daily newspapers in the
classified columns Here it Is: u
will SELL have 5000 shares of a
once well-known mining and leasing
company; will exchange same for one
setting hen and thirteen fresh eggs
Neghorn preferred); only permanent
investors need apply. A J. Moore,
Rooms 20-21 Bacon Block, Oakland.
The Morgan County press. (Wartburg, Tenn.) 1916-1926, 1916-11-30

Quarterly County Court
Convenes the kFirst Monday in Janurry, April,
July and October, with the following Justices
the Peace:
ist Dis. P. H. Adoock and J. B. Webster
End " A. Joyner, N. L. Duncan, D. A. Tay-
ior
3rd G. w. Bingham, John Powell.
4th Jno A. JONES' P.W. Hulder, Bruno
Schubert.
5th Dist, w. NJ. Bullard, A. S. Griffith.
9Th Ii. H. Pitman, II. y. Lewallen.
9TH g NJ. NJ. Grad, E. NJ. Adkins.
9Th % A. NJ. Bishop, Hous Lee.
9Th " Alex Handy, r. H. MAIDEN.
10th j. M. Langley, r.. A. Cross, VS..
Campbell.
1 it'll Dist. D. w. c. Hickman, Robt Iyons.
18Th IS Chas Pearson, ]. d. Young.
w. Il. Stricklin, Judge
s. If. JeStes, Clerk.
The Morgan County press. (Wartburg, Tenn.) 1916-1926, 1916-11-30
We will pay SOC for Eggs, and
95c per pound for Butter, in cash.
SCHUBERT'S STORE.
Derivation of Word Caucus"

AS to the origin of the, word "cau,
Gus" there is much diversity of opin.
ion 1t has been traced to North
American Indian word "kaw-kaw-kas,"
meaning to talk. giving advice or insti
gate, whence came 'caucorouse," a
chief More often, however, it is ex
planned, as English. corporation Of
"calkers meeting" and here again
there is variety of choice. One YER
sion tells of meetings of the Boston
dockyard calkers to elect delegates to
represent their grievances against the
English soldiers Another makes 1t
a term of opprobrium, 'calkers" stand,
ing for humble folk generally. A
third explains that it was in a calk'
ers meeting place that the Boston
politicians assembled.
The Morgan County press. (Wartburg, Tenn.) 1916-1926, 1916-11-30
LEGAL NOTICE
NON-RESIDENCE NOTICE
JAMES ADAMS
We No. 1868.
EMILY ADAMS

In the Chancery Court at Warthurg:
In this cause it appearing from the
Shefiff's return that Emily Adams the
defendant a nonresident of the State,
she is therefore hereby, required to ap-
pear on or before the and Monday in
November, 1916, before the Clerk and
Master of said Court, and make defence
to the bill filed against her In said Court,
by JImes Adams, or otherwise the bill
will be taken for confessed,
1t is further ordered that this notice
be publiehed four consecutive weeks in
the Morgan County Press,
Dated October IL, 1916.
R. A. DAVIS,
l4v4t Clerk and Master
The Morgan County press. (Wartburg, Tenn.) 1916-1926, 1916-11-30
COUNTY OFFICIALS

w. z, Stricklin, County Judge.
H. c. Byrd, Sheriff.
G. UtHrward Trustee,
S. H. Jestes. County Court Clerk,
Chas w, Summer, CIRCUIT Court Clerk
X. A. Davis, Clerk and Master,
w, B. Crenshaw, Register
w H. Jackson, Tax Assessor,
/. w. d. Jones, Coroner,
n B. Melton. County Surveyor.
J. N, Johnson County Superintendent
The Morgan County press. (Wartburg, Tenn.) 1916-1926, 1916-11-30
NON-RESIDENCE NOTICE
w H EBLEN,
VS..
BLANCH E (MOON) EBLAN !

bL@1AANOAA - \NtooAV LIDl1cA4N
In the Criminal and Law Court at
Wartburg, Tennessee.
In this cause it appearing from the
bill which is sworn to that Blanch E
(Moon) Eblen. is non resident of the
State of Tennessee, so that the ordi-
nary process of law can not be served
on her.
She is therefore hereby required to
appear, on the second Monday in De-
cember next, before the Judge'of our
Criminal and Law Court at the Court
House in Wartburg, Morgan County,
Tennessee, and make defence to the
bill filed against her in said court by w
H Eblen, or otherwise the bill will be
taken for confessed and proceeded with
exparte.
1t is further ordered that this notice be
published for four consecutive weeks in
the Morgan County Press,
This the 9th day of November, 1916.
CHAS w SUMMER,
17r4t Circuit Court Clerk
Davis & Davis, Soils.
The Morgan County press. (Wartburg, Tenn.) 1916-1926, 1916-11-30
COURT CALANDER
Chancery Court

Chancery Court
Gonvenes on tho Third Monday in May and No
vember.
A. H. Roberts, Chancellor,
R. A. Davis, Clerk add Master
The Morgan County press. (Wartburg, Tenn.) 1916-1926, 1916-11-30
.iminal and Law Court

Criminal and Law Court
oonvenes on Second Monday in April, August
and December.
Ken Hicks, Judge,
W. H, Buttran, Attorney Gen,
CIV Summers, Clerk.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1916-10-13
STOLEN GIRL RETURNED
Kidnapped Four Years Ago, Child
Found Safe in Canada.

Found Safe IN Cdnada.
Indianapolis.-A hunt for Lorine
Merriman, years old. kidnapped
from the home of her aunt. Mrs.
Lucille Overman, here four years ago,
which extended twice across the con.
tinent, ended when the girl was re-
turned to indianapolis from Grand
Forks. r. G. Advertisements for
Katharine Winters of Newcastle, Ind,
led to the fnd!ag Of the Merriman
child in the Canadian home.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1916-10-13
GERMAN ATTACK FAILS.

London.-Isolated French and Brit
ish attacks were the only operations
on the Somme front Heavy rains
deferred the Allies from large enter.
prises.
The French completed the capture
OF the tenaciously defended German
trench system between Morval and
the St Pierre Vaast wood, northeast
'~of Combles, and made 300 prisoners,
OF whom ten were officers. This is
an advance toward Sailly-Saillisel. The
British made secure thei" hold on a
difficult position, the village OF Eau
court rAbbaye, which the Germans
succeeded in penetrating after its cap.
ture by Haig's men. The latter clear
ed the last German from the village.
The British front line at several
points is within mile of the German
fourth line, to which the Germans
have fallen back. II lies west OF the
Bapaume-Le Transloy road, where the
Germans are protected by low ridge.
An official statement issued, in
which Gen. Sir Douglas Haig sums up
the fighting on the Somme after Sep
tember Is, says
"The Importance OF the three
months offensive is not to be Judged
by the distance advanced or tn num-
ber of enemy trench lines taken. 1t
must be looked for in the effect upon
the enemy's strength in numbers, ma
terial and morale. The enemy has
used up his reserves in repeated, cost
ly and unsuccessful counter attacks
without causing our Allies or our
selves to relax our steady, methOdical
pressure.
Our aircraft have shown In the
highest degree the spirit OF the Of
fensive. They have patrolled regular
ly far behind the enemy's lines, and
have fought many battles in the air
with hostile machines and many with
enemy troops on the ground.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1916-10-13
PITH OF THE
WAR NEWS

in the face OF far superior forces,
mainly German, the Rumanian
troops, from Hermanstadt to Brasso
(kronstadt), have been withdrawn
to the Carpathian frontier to insure
better defense Of the frontier passes.
In Macedonia the contending sides
have been engaged for the most part
in artillery duels. Alike condition
prevails on the Austro-ltalian front.
Monastir and Seres the mainstays Of
the 5ulgar right and left wings in
Macedonia, are more seriously inn
perilled by the late strokes Of Gen.
SerraPs allied army than at any
time since the offensive was begun.
The Rumanian invasion Of Bulgaria
has failed and the 5uIgarians are
attempting a counter invasion.
In Pennsylvania the Rumanians report
the defeat Of Austrian and German
troops in the Pogaras mountains.
In the Odorkim district the Teutons
also suffered very severe repulse,
losing 1926 in prisoners.
The Berlin War Office admits the re-
tirement Of the Teutonc Allies be.
fore the serbians to prepared posi-.
tions near Lake Presba, on the ives.
tern end Of the Macedsnian front.
and also at Nize Hill, north Of
kaimakoalan Height.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1916-10-13
BANDITS SHOOT4
IN MOTOR PARTY
Brother of "Cranberry King"
Slain and Himself 0esper-
ateiy Wounded
$4,000 IN CAR MISSED
Heroine Notifies Authorities Of Trage-
dy and Starts Hunt for Murderers
Chauffeur Hit by Seven Bull
let's, Returning Shots.

HammOnton, n. Five masked
bandits shot and killed Henry Rider
OF Howell, Mich, and seriously wound
ed A. j. Rider, one Of the wealthiest
cranberry growers in the State, his
daughter, Mrs. Elsie Smathers, and
j. NJ Rigby, a chauffeur, in an at
| tempted holdup. The bandits ran
away and did not get the $4,000 pay
roll, for which they held up the auto
mobile in which the four were riding.
A. J. Rider with his brother,
Henry, who was paying him a visit,
Mrs. Smathers and the chauffeur were
on their way TO Hampton Park the
cranberry bogs, owned by Mr.. Rider.
TO pay off the pickers. Mrs. Smathers
was driving the car. At a lonely spot
near Atsion, ten miles from Hammon-
ton. five men, believed TO be Italians
sprang into the road in front Of the
car brandishing revolvers.
Give us that bag OF money" shout
ed the leader. Instead of stopping
Mrs. Smathers drove straight at the
bandits. AS the car whizzed by the
bdhulNS Optlltu hlts IltHll hlutI WdS
hit in the head, and all the other
Occupents were shot. Although shot
through the legs Mrs. Smathers drove
the car several hundred yards beyond
the bandits before stopping.
When the men opened fire, Rigby
stood up in the car and fired back.
He was shot seven times. He hit one
OF the bandits. The others picked
him up and carried him off the scene
After she had learned OF her uncle's
death and assured herself that her
father was not mortally hurt and the
chauffeur was still alive. Mrs. Smath-
ers, apparently unmindful Of the three
bullets still in fleshy parts Of her body.
hurried TO a nearby farmhouse
There she telephoned first to a doc.
tor and then to Sheriff Stecher, De.
tective Parker and Prosecutor Kelsey.
While she returned to the bullet.
riddled auto an alarm was sent out
by the officials for a bandit hunt.