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The Ronan pioneer. [volume] (Ronan, Mont.) 1910-1970, 1916-02-18
MARTHA VvASHINGTON'S WILL
its Removal From Fairfax Courthouse
end lis Recovery by Virginia.


end Its Recovery by Virginia.
The will of Martha Washington, re
Gently returned ITO the state of Virginia
by j. Pierpont Morgan, was taken
from the Fairfax courthouse in 1862,
when that part of Virginia WAS occu-
pied by Federal troops. lieutenant
colonel of the Union army whose head
quarters were in the courthouse found
his men shovcliltg a pile of papers into
the stove to build Il fire. lie stopped
them and on examination discovered
the will. 1t WAS among his papers
when he died in 1892, and thirteen
years later his daughter sold 1t to the
late u. picrpont Morgan. The lieuten-
ant colonel was David Thomson of the
The state of Virginia learned about
the time the viii was sold to Mr.. Nor.
gan That ii had act been destroyed, and
efforts were made to recover it, Sew
eral years ago the state authorities
found that the will was in the posses
sion OF Mr.. Morgan and wrote to him
demanding its return. lie refused. say
ME-, IL Was 'Oli VI wan &lI'A 40
such the man whose estate had sold it
to him had Il right TO keep it and the
estate the right to dispose OF it as 1t
saw fit
After the elder Morgan's death the
Daughters of the American Revolution
began to agitate for the return Of the
historic document to Virginia, and the
state itself threatened prosecution Of
the holder on the ground that it was
stolen property. Mr.. Morgan replied
that his only desire was to place the
will where it would be kept more care
fully than was possible in Fairfax
courthouse. Virginia asked the SUI
preme court of the United States for
leave to file suit in behalf Of the
state against ]. Pierpont Morgan for
the recovery of the will.
The state Of Virginia figured In SIM
liar suit over the recovery Of certain
documents, including letter of La
fayette and an address by George
Washington to the Virginia house Of
burgesses. when an agreement was
reached in 1912 between the heirs Of
Benson John LOSING. who held the
papers, and the state, whereby the mat
ter was arbitrated.
The Ronan pioneer. [volume] (Ronan, Mont.) 1910-1970, 1916-02-18
HOUSTON MAY GET PLACE

Washington, Feb. 15.-While Pres.
dent Wilson has not selected new
secretary of war it was indicated that
the choice lay between Secretary
Houston of the department of agri-
culture and several men outside of
official life.
The president is carefully canvass.
ing the qualifications of all the men
he considers available. 1t is said that,
although he may reach a decision at
any time, it is probable no nomination
will be made for several days.
The Ronan pioneer. [volume] (Ronan, Mont.) 1910-1970, 1916-02-18

O'Clock, after which there will be
a talk on temperance conducted
by Mrs. b. S. Davis.
The Round Butte Aid has de-
cided to hold their meetings every
week for awhile. Mrs. j. S.
Myers will entertain next Tues
day, Feb. 20.
Mr.. and Mrs. Erick johnson,
Miss Elsie johnson, Mr.. and Mrs.
J. ]. Smith and family and Lloyd
Smith and wife called at the j.
S. Myers home one evening last
week.
The Ronan pioneer. [volume] (Ronan, Mont.) 1910-1970, 1916-02-18
Democratic Club Meeting

The regular annual meeting of the
Roman Democratic club will be held at
J. N. Bailey's Office on Thursday, Feb.
"a, 1916, at 800 p. M, for the purpose
of electing officers for the ensuing year
and for the transaction of any business
that may properly come before the
meeting.
All electors, without regard to past
political affiliations. but who intend to
support the democratic party. at the
coming elections, are respectfully in
vited to join this club.
Ladies especially invited.
A. SUTHERLAND, Sec'y.
The Ronan pioneer. [volume] (Ronan, Mont.) 1910-1970, 1916-02-18
Many Lcafers in Butte.

"If the police department will give
me the opportunity | will soon rid this
town of the smooth ones that seem to
be drifting in from all parts of the
country" said Judge P. J. Witty at
Butte. 4'The word seems to have gone
out that Butte is easy and overflow
ing With money. We have enough
parasites in town as it is withplt hay
ing more f1ocking in"
The Ronan pioneer. [volume] (Ronan, Mont.) 1910-1970, 1916-02-18
DESPERATE FIGHT IN ROOM

St. Louis, Feb. 13.-Dr. A. F. John
son and his assistant, Charles Lody
after being lured to a room in a hotel
here, were attacked and probably NOR
tally wounded by four men, said to
have been their business partners.
A man registered as w. E. Arnold
of Mobile, Ala, was slashed across
the throat, and two other men were
Slashed,
The Ronan pioneer. [volume] (Ronan, Mont.) 1910-1970, 1916-02-18
Socialist Commits Suicide

E. A. Miller, believing himself to be
the victim of "the SYSTEM" committed
suicide at Fromberg a few days ago,
Miller was we'll known Socialist. He
owned a small restaurant and of late
has been unable to make ends meet
He left note as follows: Zone more
life for the system. The workman
must pay toll to capitalism"
The Ronan pioneer. [volume] (Ronan, Mont.) 1910-1970, 1916-02-18
Preparedness

A few fleeing days and the old world will
awaken fine morning to find all nature
respondent in her Spring Robes. Easter will
follow apace and Dame Fashion will ascend her
throne all OF which is by way of reminding
women that these the right moments for
planning their fan1y's new spring garments.
Notwithstanding the scarcity of silk wool,
cotton and linen fabrics, assembling the
largest and finest assortment of beautiful and
wanted fabrics shown by us at one time. We
advise providing for all present and future dress
making and sewing needs now for like oppor-
tunity may not again for at least year.
The Ronan pioneer. [volume] (Ronan, Mont.) 1910-1970, 1916-02-18
Rancher Drops Dead.

Seymour Todd, while watering his
horses at Big Timber, dropped dead.
1t is believed that heart failure was
the cause. Besides widow three lit
tie boys survive.
The Ronan pioneer. [volume] (Ronan, Mont.) 1910-1970, 1916-02-18
Round Butte Items

We are sorry to hear that Rev.
Tester is quite sick and will not
be able to preach at Round Butte
on Feb. 20. Sunday school at l
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-10-27
ToDAY's MARRIAGE LICENSES

John r. Lynch, Jr.. 23O5 Catharine ST., and
Gertrude NJ. Murphy, 420 N. 52d st.
Charles II Paris. 715 Butler ST.. and Mildred
William D. Mcintyre. 1920 Elberon ST.. and
Lydia Oettinger. 1925 Ruscomb St
Howard Clarkson, 1924 Lombard st. and Emma
Norris, 1911 Lombard st.
H9ward H,aI 81 lwouikrod: 2i9s Ss Meryine ST.. and
Richard Aiigood, "554 s. chadwiek ST. and
Annie M, Lee. 754 s. Chadwick St
.garet X. Mccionigle. sis n. LeithEow 81.
rhS%ss Fa&sncs S2 es g. eInS1 hge st and
william zailln. 204 N, Clarion ST.. and Julia
Wasualti. 26l n. Clarion st.
Thomas w. Phillips, 2i57 e. Firth st. and
Caroline simpson. 1900 n. Mutter ST.
August +. oaorr. ,4lls Almond st.. and Mary
Lizzie Finkelstein, 21O5 N Franklin 81
Ralph s.. Marsden, Langdale, Pa. and Cath
8, airline rins MehsST n sn,,I Sa27 n FTanblin St
n. Funke, 7lO Luzerne st.
Edmund p Clowney 1892 Green st. and Eliza
beth Barr 2207 $. 10th ST.
George oyerdorf 4l9o Baltimore ave. and
pcSFsrS SFs@pe: jonss G%0sT ss "a ec a2d s. ana
Reavss, .42Id Market ST.. '1 ''@'''
Herbert 2. strauss. asls ~ 21st ST.. and
Robert J.. McKnight, 25i2 ,Neholas St. and
Renjamin Morton iO2o OF Fawn "Sta' St. snd Ami.
r. Epps. 1920 Fawn st. ''''''
Albert Wez. 2056 n. Hutchinson st. and
John A. Quinn, 2ss7 n, 9th ST. and Elizabeth
ence E. Hayes, 2237 Moore ST.
Jacob Bail, 1928 N, 11th ST.. and Henrietta
Brody, New York city.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-10-27
LANCASTER STOCK YARDS
GET 10000 CATTLE A YEAR
Distributed Throughout East and Eu-
rope at Good Prices

LANCASTER, oct. 27.-Durlng the last
few years approximately 100000 cattle
have been received annually at the Union
Stock Yards. situated on the Pennsylvania
Railroad CUTOFF" in the northern part OF
Lancaster, from which they have been dis
tributed through the East and in Europe
OF this number Lancaster County has taken
about $4,000. Judging by the receipts of the
last few weeks fully as many cattle will be
received at the yards in former years
and Lancaster County win get about as
many as usual.
The buyers are mostly Lancaster County
farmers, who take steers of the feeder type
fatten them over winter and sell in the
spring, usually at a good profit, The bulk
of the farmers who buy are tobacco
growers, who prize the stable fertilizer
above the commercial fertilizers for the
tobacco field
West, New York State, Virginia and Ten
nessee. The Virginia type is especially
sought by the farmers. In the early part of
the present season farmers held off buying
on account of the high prices, but the lure
OF high profits next spring at last set them
to buying and now they are heavy pur-
chasers.
The sales of all grades of cattle last
Monday. the first weekday seeing the
heaviest trading. ran up to 1910. The
market for feeder cattle opens in June and
continues until the end of December, by
which time the farmers are stocked up. AS
feeder cattle can be bought at prices rang
ing from $500 to $610 per hundred pounds
for common to medium feeders to 81 40 and
$3.50 per hundred pounds for extra choice
feeders. and as they sell in the spring at
the high prices then paid for butcher
cattle, during the winter having put on
hundreds of pounds of flesh. the farmer
usually makes good profits.
Lancaster is not much of a hog market
and still less for sheep, but Lancaster
County farmers are now realizing that there
are big profits in hogs and sheep and many
are now breeding them. The high price
OF corn is the great drawback now, for corn
can quickly be converted into cash
Some farmers have adopted the western
plan Of not cutting their corn. They simply
drive along and husk II and then the cattle
are driven in. These farmers say they do
not need the long feed
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-10-27
DEPOSED PASTOR HAD
MARRIED EIGHT TIMES,
TRIBUNAL ASSERTS
Rev. Arthur Worthington Used
Eleven Aliases and Served
Prison Terms, the
Records Say
Welded IN PHILADELPHIA

PoUGHKEEPsIE oct 27.-The Rev.
Arthur Worthngton, as he has been known
since he came to this section several years
ago, has been deposed from the ministry
by a tribunal Of the Presbyterian Church,
composed OF eight clergymen and six lay
mon. lie has disappeared
Worthlngton who is slxty-elght years
old, was found guilty on three charges;
First. OF entering the Christian ministry
under the name OF Arthur Worthington,
whereas his rightful name s Samuel oak
ley Crawford.
Second, OF obtaining money under false
pretenses from Robert Hutchinson and B.
y. Wayne. of New Hamburg, and the Rev.
+. j. Stanley of Newburgh.
Third. OF blasphemy, in having said. when
he appeared before the Prestytery for ad-
mission to the ministry. Gentlemen. have
never during my life committed an
act which would tend to cast dshonor or
discredit upon the name Of Christ"
The testimony at the trial shows Worth
ington has had n checkered career Ac-
coiding 60 the tribunals records he has
married eight times. several of his wives
being still living. and he has used eleven
aliases.
At twenty-five he married a stenographer
in Philadelphia, and the evidence brought
out is that he deserted her, going to AL
bnny, where he later served term in the
penitentiary, the record runs.
Another marriage was in Georgia. This
wife. according to the record, he deserted
IN Chicago. lie married Mrs. Plunkltt
in New York city by what he termed a
heavenly marriage" It Is charged. and
acquired $4,000 belonging to Mr.. Plunkltt.
who signed release Of both wife and for
tune.
Worthngton and his wife went to New
Zealand. where he organized Temple of
Culture" with his wife as high priestess.
Here he got between $4,000 and $4,000,
Il is said on the strength OF a supposed
inheritance that was coming TO him.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-10-27
URGE MILLS RESUMPTION
Former Employees of Lancaster Iron
Works Petition Commerce Chamber

LANCASTER, Pa. Oct. 27.-Fortv for
mer employees Of the Penn Iron Works
which have been closed for several vears
nave taken an unusual procedure with n
,n nIew 10 having the mill resume operations
S,r,.,e em pettlon TO the local Chamber of
commerce to act In the matter. Labor tro,,-
pies resulted In the closing OF what was for
many years an important Industrial plant
employing about 400 hands Since the shut'
Gown many OF the men have left Lancaster
anu Iew OF those remaining here have OBJ
tained very profitable work. The canitol
STOCK OF the operating company was 5000
900. For years this valuable. property has
been unused. and the plant has been care
fully looked after.
The former employees petition sets forth
the fact that the iron business is booming
and the reopening of this mill would he a
boon to the petitioners and to the cItv's
business interests, as the payroll would be
a large one.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-10-27
COLLINS AND WITCHES
PROD HALLOwEENERS
Coming Events Cast Their Shad-
ows Before by Aid of Ghostly
Influences

Persons who are speeding up their
plans for Halloween on this. the last Fri
day before that famous cen. like TO believe
'nat their work is inspired by knowledge
OF the good time" in store But in truth.
II Is the hobgoblins and witches that are
driving them onward. Friday Is a day on
which witches and hobgobiins are supreme
The influence Of these spirits made Nell
hes ana Anna's fingers ny more swiftly
TO-DAY with their needles over the marty
dresses they are making for Tuesday eve
ming. with nearly every block In the c,tv
preparing to boast Of at least one Halloween
party that night, there is feverlsh activity
IN the party" market. Invitations are
.,..a broadcast. prospective hostesses
are ordering souvenirs and other supplies
ana guests are causing n bulllsh movement
among wigs and masks. At the side OF ais
ter. who IL making her own Psyche or Sem
oI.a . costume, Mamma Is buslly sewing
eosetner Wlllles clown suit and mentally
.enarklng on the fact that the boy certainly
mas grown since this time last year.
me lhsidious workings OF the hobeobllns
touay also were felt in the schooroom.
where the small boy fidgeted in his seat as
ne looked With unseeing eyes upon the
printed page of history before him To-
hiorroW-or maybe tonight--a small army
or him VIII invade the fields I'm the out
SKIRTS OF the city for tho ost-burnlshed
pumpkin For 1t is high time that the
lnnards' OF pumpkins be explored with
a Jack-knife and replaced b. the cavity thar
makes the jack-o Lantern The booty OF
the boy army also will include the corn
stalks and fodder left by the haryesters
lhese make good Halloween ammunition.
~ OF which explains why the farmers
Dutuos mas been restless ard growing for
the last few days w
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-10-27
BLAMES PARALYSIS ON AUTO
Doctor Says Fumes of Combustion
Cause Infant plague

CINCINNATI, Oct 81 - That automo-
biles are to blame for the epidemic of in
fantile paralysis that has swept the coun-
try was asserted here by Dr. Thomas
+. Harrington. Deputy Commissioner of
Labor OF Massachusetts,, before the Amer
lean Public Health Association.
"Infantile paralysis is due to chemical
agents. namely gases and fumes given Off
in the atmosphere by the combustion of
oils and fluids used in automobiles" he de-
declared. Cases of gas and fume poison
ing and cases of infantile paralysis agree in
every essential.
I'm infantile paralysis we are dealing
with n chemical agent and not a micro
organism Infants and old persons are
more susceptible to the malady. Although
mfantile paralysis has been endemic for
years. its presence in epidemic form dates
from the introduction and wide use OF the
automobiles"
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-10-27
$500 CHICAGO CARS STOLEN
Loss on Purloined Automobiles Since
January Estimated at $1,250,0O

CHICAGO, Oct. 27--That the growth of
automobile stealing here compares to 1911
and is in excess Of sI.25O,OO0 thus far I'm
1915 was shown in report by the Police
Department The thefts since January
this year were 2s7i cars and the total for
the six years were so2s cars Of which esse
were recovered.
Insurance companies have paid $500, 900
In theft losses this year and the premiums
IN Insurance against automobile theft alone
have been more than 1900 900.
stolen machines on an average value OF
$500 each bring this years record 10 more
than sl.25O.000.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-10-27

SHIPYARDS COMPARED
The Delaware Rivers supremacy
as shipbuilding center is illus
trated by this diagram, which
shows the tonnage under construc-
ton in various great yards
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-10-27
Officers TO Make Merry

Next Tuesday win be gala day for the
officers OF the interned liner Eitel Fried
rich. AS guests of Charlotte the skating
premiere Of Hip Hip Hooray" they will
occupy boxes at the matinee at the Metro.
politan Opera House, and after the per-
formance they will entertain the queen Of
the ice" at dinner. served in a restaurant,
but prepared by the Eltel Friedrich's chef,
who for this "one performance only" will
be in charge of the kitchen.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-10-27

reau and the police Of nearby cities Ihs
search was bcnun az a request Of United
states Commissioner Lilly. of Grafton, VINO
wired he believed the young man ahd the
girls were bound for Philadelphia. They
LEFT Grafton yesterday. The girls went tc
the mans rooms In response 70 advertise
ments for models.
They are Alberta Kraft, Eva Owens and
Teresa Holman. Alberta Kraft has brown
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-10-27
Elmira Paper Endorses Wilson

ELMIRA, n. Y, Oct, 27.-The EImira
Star-Gazette. independent in politics, has
come out for President Wilson, after main
tanning neutral attitude in the campaign.
The Star-Gazette bases it's decision on
President Wilson's record on the absence OF
any particular issues against him. now
that the arguments Of both sides are all
in"
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-10-27
ARTISTS GIRL DupEs SOUGHT
Children Believed Lured to Philadel-
phia From West Virginia

Three fourteen-ycar-oid girls, who were
lured away from Graron. w. Va, by
young man posing ne an artist. are sought
today by the Philadelphia Detective Ru-
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-10-27

MoNTEvIDEo. oct 27.-Mar,,, :.
tinez' who was appointed M,p,s,.. y =
Finance in the Urusuayan cabln,, 49,. 9 9
September. has resigned. '''S a
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1916-12-14

and Taylor, incidentally bear the
names of presidents, although not
named for them.
Portage County preserves, although
no longer by right, the memory of
what in the early days was perhaps
the most important feature of the
geography of Wisconsin. Before the
building of the white mans roads
practically all travel and transporta-
ton was by water. In the Fox and
and Wisconsin rivers Nature provided
highway ready-made connecting
the Great Lakes and the Mississippi;
it was broken only for the short dis
lance separating the Fox and the
Wisconsin. Here, of course, canoes
and their contents must be carried
or portrayed" from one stream to
the other. The Fox Wisconsin Port
age, no longer within the bounds of
Portage County, is one of the best
known portages in the early history
of America.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1916-12-14
STARTING
EARLY INLIFE
Eight Year Old Girl RObs Post Office
Box.
From Marshfeld Herald:

From Marshfeld Herald:
1t is no doubt youthful innocence but
a case came to light in the Marshfeld
postoffice Wednesday that is truly
astonishing. On that morning when
Postmaster Pankow entered the office
ne noticed a little girl in the lobby
with an armful of letters which she
was opening. The letters, so or more,
bore the address of the C. E. Blodgett
Cheese Co. The child had succeeded
in opening about twenty of them. If
the letter contained a check the girl
laid it to one side and then threw the
envelope and any other contents of the
by. When discovered by Mr.. Pankow
she had laid aside two checks and was
busy opening letters for more. When
asked where she got the letters she
pointed to the box which she had
found unlocked, the same belonging
to Mr. Blodgett While it so happen
ed that she was caught in the act it
afterwards developed that on several
former occasions she had taken let
ters in a like manner and had gone
so far as to try to get a check she
found in one of the letters cashed.
This particular check had been chang
ed from S. Miller Fruit Company to
the Roddis Company, the little girl
signing her fathers name to the
check. 1t was presented at the First
National Bank and refused.
1t seems the girl was in the habit of
going to the postoffice and when I'M
observed would try the different lock
boxes to see if they would open If
one was found unlocked she took pos
session of the letters, her object being
to get the checks which she knew were
Of value.
She gave her name as Anna Fuchs
and her fathers name as Fred Fuchs,
The family residing near the Roddis
Veneer factory.
The temptation thus offered the lit
tie girl should be lesson to those hav
ing lock boxes to keep them locked.
On account of the tender age of the
offender perhaps nothing further will
be done about the matter.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1916-12-14

Agriculture. Owing to the scarcity
of pulpwood in some parts of the coun
try, the need for accurate figures
showing the consumption of this class
of material is realized by the manu-
facturers and foresters, and it is ex-
pected that such figures will form a
part of the yearly statistical work of
the forest service.
Cooperation in the work of gath
ering the statistics will be furnished
the forest service by the trade organi-
cation, the Newsprint Manufacturers
Association. Detailed information
with regard to the amount and cost
of various kinds of pulpwood consum-
ed in the different states is to be
collected, and there will also be pre-
pared comparative figures showing
the total pulpwood consumption of
the country in 1899, 1909, 1914, and
1916. The data to be obtained, it is
stated, will be of considerable value
to pulp manufacturers as we'll as to
the forest service Owing to the
comparatively small number of pulp
mills in the country, it is thought it
will be possible to issue a report on
the work at an early date.