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The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1916-08-17
Get Out From Under the
Shadow OF the knife.

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The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1916-08-17
After Four Years Of Discouraging
Conditions, Mrs. Bullock Gave
Up in Despair. Husband
Came to Rescue.

Catron, Ky.-ln an interesting letter
from this place, Mrs. Bette Bullock
writes as follows: 81 suffered for four
years, with womanly troubles, and during
this time, could only sit up for a little
while, and could not walk anywhere at
all. At times, would have severe pains
in my left side.
The doctor was called in, and his treat
ment relieved me for a while, but was
soon confined to my bed again. After
thai. nothing seemed 10 Go me any coed.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1916-08-17
Summons by Publication.


In the District Court of Beaver County. State Of
Oklahoma.
The F. b. Collins Investment Co.. Corpora
ton. Plaintiff
vs.. No 1906
Charles +, Hanna. The Roberts Dry Goods Co.
and Robert o. Mari. Defendants.
Said defendants win take notice that they have
been sued in the above named Court by 'he F. Il.
Collins Investment Company a corporation. to
recover Judgment against the defendant.
Charles r. Hanna, upon three promissory notes.
dated March 10th, 1913 and TO foreclose a mort
gage made. executed and delivered 20 the plaintiff
on the 10th day of March. 1913 securing the pay
ment OF said promissory notes. upon the north
west quarter Of Section thirty-four (8O in Town
ship three (3) north Of Range twenty-seven CD
e. c. NJ. in Beaver County. Oklahoma. and must
answer the petition fled therein by said plaintiff
on or before the 2sth day Of September 1916. or
said petition win be taken as true. and judy
ment for said plaintiff in said action for S66OO due
March lst. 1914, 5000 due March st. 1915. ss5tO
due March Let 1916 all bearing interest at 10 per
cent per annum from date. amounting to S23l :,
with interest at 10 per cent per annum from IN,
iO,h day of December 1914 and an attorney fec
Of $1,000 and costs Of suit and for foreclosure OF
the mortgage above described.
lsEALl c. c. DEGRAW.
Court Clerk
BY L. l.. SHAW. Deputy.
DICKSON & DIcKsoN.
Attorneys ior Plaintiff s-i7 s-8l 81
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1916-08-17
WE WANT TO BUY YOUR SALE PAPER,
FIRST STATE BANK OF FORGaR. 8.17 IF.
METHODIST CHURCH.

Services are held at the Methodist
Church each Sunday as follows.
10 a. m. Sunday School.
II a. m. Sermon.
800 p IN. Epworth League.
Sp. IN. Sermon.
Wednesday afternoon, Ladies Aid
Thurs; Workers Conference : p m.
Choir Practice p. m.
Everybody welcome to any and all
of these services.
CAAs. ID. NORMAN, Pastor.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1916-08-17
tax.Fos, AMID, Effective Laxative Liver Tonic
Does Not Gflpe nor Disturb the Stomach.

In addition to other properties, Lax Fos
contains Cascara in acceptable form, a
stimulating Laxative and Tonic. Lax-Fos
acts effectively and does not gripe nor
disturb stomach. At the same time, it aids
digestion, arouses the liver and secretions
and restores the healthy functions. soc.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1916-08-17
HUSBAND RESCUED
DESPAIRING WIFE

ing had gotten so weak could not stand,
and gave up in despair.
AT last, my husband got me bottle OF
Cardui, the woman's tonic, and COM
menced taking ii. From the very first
dose, could fell it was helping me.
can now walk two miles without its
tier firing me, and am doing all my work"
ock If you are all run down from woranly
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ring Cardui, the woman's tonic. Ithas helped
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The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1916-08-17

In the District Court of Beaver County. State Of
Oklahoma.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1916-08-17
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SEE FIRST STATE. Bank OF foaGAN
If YOU WANT A FARM LOAN OR WANT
TO SELL YOUR SALE PAPER. S.l7 Tf.
WANTED

Man and team to plow 30 acres oi
stubble ground
$40 S-l7 It. Geo. II. Wright.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1916-12-19
RAIL PROBLEM TO
BE SETTLED SOON
HEADS OF ROADS AND OF UNIONS
MAY GET TOGETHER BEFORE
COURT RULES.

Chicago, Dec. 16.-Hale Holden,
president of the Chicago. Burlington
& Quincy railroad, who was chairman
of the committee of railroad execu-
tives which met President Wilson and
the brotherhood officials in Washing
ton last summer, when a railroad
strike was threatened. confirmed today
that informal conferences had been
held by railroad representatives with
brotherhood officials concerning set
Element out of court of the controversy
between the railroads and their en-
ployes.
w. G. Lee, president of the Brother
hood of Railway Trainmen. also an
nounced at Evansville, Ind. last night
that negotiations are under way be-
tween leaders of the four brotherhoods
and operating officials of several rail-
roads looking to settlement of the
entire controversy before January l,
when the Adamson law is to go into eff
feet.
Both Mr.. Lee and Mr.. Holden said,
however, that the discussions had not
progressed far enough even to suggest
basis for permanent settlement.
Il don't feel that | can say much
more than that the conferences have
been held between the brotherhood
men and the railroad officials" said
Mr.. Holden. "The meetings have been
of a purely informal nature and to
date there has been no suggestion for
an ultimate adjustment"
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1916-12-19
BlooMFlELD.

Rev. H. r. Scoles is making tour
this week Of number OF towns in this
part of the state, finishing up the en-
dowment fund for the Iowa Wesleyan
college at Mt. Pleasant.
Mrs Louise Earhart celebrated her
s9th birthday and A. V. Smith his s1st
birthday. Both are pioneer residents OF
Davis county. residing at Bloom
field. Mrs. Earhart was born at West
Nelson, Pa. and Mr.. Smith in Ashland
county, Ohio, settling at Pulaski in
1862
The Sunday school convention held
at the North Union Baptist church in
Davis county December 9th and l"th
was a success in attendance and inter-
est. A number of churches were repre-
scented, among them the Chequests
Union, Bunch, Liberty. Floris and
Bloomfield.
Miss Ann HaZlewood Of this city
attended 1.-THE Birth of a Nation at
Bloomfield. She is past 80 years old and
was able to read the program without
the use of glasses.
Van Warner is in Des Moines attend
ing the Iowa State Poultry association
meet this week. He has on exhibition n
number of full bloods. He expects to
attend also the Agricultural society
meeting, as representative from the
Davis County Fair association.
The Ladies' Aid of the Baptist church
cleared $35 at a dinner held at the II. +.
Campbell home. On Washingtor's
birthday the same ladies Will serve d
dinner at the / Q. 0. F. hall.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1916-12-19
SHORT COURSE CLOSES.

Charlton. Dec. 16.-The Lucas coun-
ty short course which has been held
in Charlton this week has proved to
be great success. The attendance
throughout has been good but will be
,ruch larger when another one is held
here and it is known what great bene-
fits are to be derived from the lee
lures and demonstrations. The corps
of instructors who have conducted the
various classes included Mr.. Hart and
Mr.. Houser. who dealt with the beef
and dairy cattle and sheep; Mr..
Churchill and Mr.. Douglass. who
handled the grain: and Miss Camp
bell and Miss Dana, who took care OF
the home economics. On Wednesday
evening Prof Geo F. Kay, of the state
university, state geologist. delivered
an illustrated lecture on The Soils OF
Iowa. On Thursday evening there
was a musical entertainment and a
spelling contest, which closed the
course. It..
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1916-12-19
ELDON

The G. G. T. dancing club gave thed1
regular dance at the Moose hall, Thurs
day night with music furnished by
Mrs. Doris Appleby and Glen Brooks
At 1880 D. m. sumptuous banquet
was served, covers being laid for for.
ty-fiye guests and members. A good
time was had by all and the dance was
over at 1880 a. m.
Mrs. Chas Shelter and daughter
- Joe,- were Ottumwo visitors on
Thufsday.
h GeoRge Mckay and Frank Millard
left for Davenport to take degree in
the Mystic Shrine.
Miss Lora Hinkle of Selma was in
the city Thursday.
On account of the cold weather the
laborers on the bank building went to
their home in Centerville.
Mr.. and Mrs. Dan Schreckengoss OF
valley Junction passed through here
On route to Fairfield to visit friends
VIM. Bray was Centervil.e visitor
6lfs week.
Mrs. G.. Bohle of Indanofa arrived
Thursday for visit with friends after
which Mr. and Mrs. Ohle expect to
make their home here.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1916-12-19

cinations brought on by the death OF
a 5.year-old daughter and that she be
lieyed her daughters death was due
to some sin committed by herself.
smith himself has been subject TO
emotional outbreaks throughout the
course Of the trial, the most startling
being when he shouted from the wit
moss stand that he would call Mrs.
Gerlach's soul from before the great
white throne to testify to his inno-
cence.'
The trial itself brought nun
dreds of people to Centerville. Each
session crowded the little court room
to the doors and hundreds made
hotel reservations in order to remain
here TO the end. Much OF the interest
is attributed to the fact that at one
time or another nearly every resident
Of the Soap creek hills district has
been more or less embroiled in the
family difficulties of the Smiths.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1916-12-19
HISTORY OF THE CASE.

A family feud which possessed all
the features of storied strife among
mountaineers of the Cumberland, and
which allied virtually every family in
the section on one side or the other
led to the shooting at Unionville, near
here. of Mrs. Alice Gerlach, by her
cousin. Frank Smith, known through
out Appanoose county as the "feudist
of the Soap creek hills
Preceding the shooting. according
to testimony given by witnesses for
both sides at the trial, a series of mis-
fortunate incidents occurred which,
since Smiths arrest. have assumed an
ill-omened significance and have been
cited alternately by the prosecution
and defense in an effort to prove on
one hand that the shooting of Mrs.
Gerlach was deliberate. premeditat-
ed murder. and on the other that the
defendant was insane when the shoot
ing occurred and that he has no dis
tinct recollection of the occurrence.
The incidents included various and
frequent visits to the Smith home of
a bird Of i'll omen,' the burning OF
several homes and a school house,
letters written in blood, wire fence
cuttings and the deaths of three of
Smiths Immediate family.
Since boyhood Frank Smith, the de-
fendart. has had reputation in and
about Unionville and in the hills where
his family dominated weaker neigh
bors after the feudal plan of the mid
die ages. for recklessness. He caused
trouble ip school, later broke up re-
yiyal meetings -sometimes going to
the mourners' bench himself-and en-
gagged in half dozen gun fights, none
of which, however, terminated fatal
". Near his fathers home in the
Soap creek hills lived another branch
of the Smith family. the two elder
Smiths being brothers. Samp Smith.
1.-The father of Frank, and Dick Smith,
Mrs. Gerlach's father. lived on adjoin-
ing farms within a mile and half OF
each other, and as far as can be learn
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1916-12-19
BIG CONCESSION IS
MADE BY GERMANY
EMBASSY INTIMATES THAT PAR.
TIAL DISARMAMENT WILL
FOLLOW PEACE.

Washington, D. c., Dec. Is. The
authorized statement at the German
embassy that consideration of at least
partial disarmament would be one OF
the things taken up at peace confer
ence attracted the widest attention
among government officials and diplo
mats. 1t was accounted doubly inter
esting because Germany had repeated
ly refused such suggestions, even to
the point it was said, of threatening to
withdraw from the second Hague con
ference if the subject were pressed.
Disarmament formed practically thu
whole basis of the Russian circular
note of August IL, 1898, proposing the
first Hague conference.
Attention was called to the resulting
economic crisis, the continual danger
lurking in big military and naval
forces. their/crushing burden and the
fact that they must inevitably lead to
the very cataclysm it was designed to
prevent"
The first conference adopting the
suggestion of a subcommittee decided
"the restriction Of military charges is
extremely desirable for the increase OF
the moral and material welfare of man.
kind"
Nevertheless, owing to the attitude
of some of the powers and the diff
Guilty of agreeing on an international
plan the matter was left to the vari-
Gus nations without direct suggestion.
With the call for the second confer
ence in 1907 it became unmistakable
that Germany would not discuss arma.
ment. The United States and Spain
reserved the liberty to bring the ques-
ton forward. When it became evil
dent, however. that Germany would
leave the conference if the question
were pressed, Sir Edward Fry, sup
ported by the American and French
delegates spoke in plenary session for
some sort of decrease. but there was
no further action than the mere state
ment of views by the favoring states.
Argentina and Chile stated that they
had agreed to partial disarmament and
England, France and the United States
,, pledged themselves to the principle
! which Russia had brought forward in
the first conference.
Since the 1907 conference however
the subject has been widely discussed
sunofficially.
More of the neutral European dip
! lomats have asked their governments
to authorize them to assure President
! Wilson of support in any move design
| ed to bring about consideration of the
offer to discuss peace. For diplomatic
reasons they decline to permit disclo
sure of their identity at this time
Natural diDlOmatS are certain that the
weight of the collective opinions ano
wishes of many neutrals headed by the
United States necessarily would de
mand the greatest consideration.
The Germany embassy today wa
without additional advices Of any kim
from Berlin
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1916-12-19
FINDS CATTLE IN
BIG STRAW STACK

Hamburg, Dec. To- Three weeks
ago w. S. James, living on = farm near
here. lost steer and COW. He he
lieved they had been stolen.
Ralph James, son, while hunting.
walked upon big pile of straw that
had been dumped into ravine to STOP
the water from washing the banks. He
suddenly found himself twenty feet
beneath the top of the pile and upon
the lost steer. BY it's side was the
COW. They were alive but greatly ea:a-
ciated and when dug out were able.
with assistance, to reach the barn.
They had been without water three
weeks but subsisted on the straw.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1916-12-19
FAIR WEATHER IN
SIGHT; THEN SNOW

Washington, D. c.. Dec. 16.-Fore-
casts for the week beginning Sunday
were announced by the weather bureau
today as follows:
Lake regions: Overcast weather
with occasional SHOWS. Temperatures
below seasonal normal, although some
what warmer weather is probable dur.
ing middle Of week.
Plains. states and upper and middle
Mississippi valleys: Fair until We'd
nesday or Thursday when local SHOWS
are probable in northern and rains or
SHOWS in southern portions. Temper
ature below seasonal average first part
of week, followed by warmer during
middle of week and colder after
Thursday.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1916-12-19
RAILROADS TRY
RELIEF METHOD
Drastic Regulations Are Put
Into Effect to Prevent
Car Congestion

Washington. T. c., Dec. 15.-Drastic
regulations adopted by the railroads
went into effect today with the ap'
proval of the interstate commerce
commission as emergency measures
to relieve the shortage of freight cars
which for months has been brake
on the country's commerce and affect
ed the high cost of living.
The remedy is the railroads own
proposed by the car service commis'
sion of the American Railway assocla'
ton and formally approved by the 1ea'
eral commission. The first regula-
ton provides that consignee may
have the usual two days to unload a
car and that thereafter demurrage
shall be charged at the rate OF II Tor
the first day. 81 for the second, 50
for the third and IS for the fourth and
each succeeding day Heretofore the
charge has been uniformaly 81 day
and many consignees, notably auto
mobile concerns and coal dealers, are
declared to have permitted shipments
to stand for long periods because the
penalty was so small that it COM
pared favorably with warehouse
charges.
Rental Rate Raised.
Another order increases the daily
rental paid by railroads to each other
for cars from As to IS cents per car
or about 20 per cent Some eastern
roads are said to have from 5000 to
10000 foreign cars of a single type.
The order is expected to make serious
difficulties for some small roads which
never have had sufficient equipment OF
their own.
Foreign cars on congested roads are
said to have come almost wholly from
southern and western roads. Reports
to the interstate commerce commission
show that they glut the railroad yards
and sidings of most eastern lines and
many in the middle west. The trend
OF traffic. because of the European de-
mand for American goods. has been
ports.
Short on Coal Cars:
The rise in the price of coal is at.
tributed almost wholly to the car
shortage and by the alleged activities
of SPECTATORS. While the east was
paying panic prices for coal, the mines
of the middle west. and to less de-
gree of the anthracite section, were
working with reduced forces or on
part time in many instances, because
there was not a supply of cars to
handle the output. An order for the
fetrrn of coal cars to their owners
loaded or empty. was issued several
weeks ago by the car service commits
In respect to foodstuffs the same sit
uation is said to have applied, although
II was less acute. Recent orders OF
the commission which provide that re-
ceiving roads shall return box cars
and refrigerating cars without delay
to the owning lines are said to be
showing effect now
I. In railroad yards of the middle west
the relief of congestion under these
and related orders is said to have
been marked.
Further consideration Of the prob
lens presented by the shortage OF cars
Is the subject of a conference here to.
day of officials of eastern roads.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1916-12-19
ASK MORE TIME.

Washington, D. c., Dec. 16.-Exten-
sion of theslife of the joint congression'
al committee investigating railroad
problems until January 1, 1918,
sought in a resolution prepared for
introduction in the house today by
Representative Adamson, vice chair
man of the committee.
Senator Newlands. chairman of the
committee, said he believes an extra
session of congress should be held if
the railroad legislation is not enacted
at this session.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1916-12-19
WATSON WILL BE
SPEAKER OF HOUSE

Jefferson City. Mo. Dec. il. Drake
Watson will be elected speaker Of the
house of the forty-n!nth general assem-
bly,. His election was assured wher
he received a telegram from J F.. FNIl
bright OF Ripley county, announcing
he would not be a candidate. Watson
says he has received pledges froir.
more than sixty of the deuocrafH
members of the house.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1916-12-19
FILTRATION PLANT
ALMOST FINISHED

Trenton, Mo-. Dec. IT, --Trenton's
now water filtration plant, which was
RECENTLY voted by the citizens at a
cost of $4,000 is nearing completion.
The plant is being constructed By
Kansas City contracting firm and city
oficiaIs declare it Willie ready for use
by January ].
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1916-12-19
CORNELL GETS RECOGNITION.

Mt. Vernon, Dec. 16.-Cornell college
has been accorded place ~ the group
Of American institutions whose 5achel
ors' degrees are accepted by the Gc''.
man universities as fl.diling their con
ditions of MatTlculation.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1916-12-19
MIME SINKS VESSEL.

Christiana, via London. Dee. To-
The Swedish steamer Vala has been
by mine The fourteen
members of her crew are safe.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1916-12-19
JUDGE READS INSTRUCTIONS.

With intense quiet in the court
room. crowded as il has not been since
the Junkin trial. the county attorney.
w. B. Hayes. completed his plea to the
Jury and Judge Seneca Cornell of Of
tumwa read his Instructions Friday
evening. the jury walking out of the
room at $40 O'Clock. This was the
close of the two v-third day of the
Frank Smith murder trial that has had
so many peculiar phases connected
with it and that has enlisted about 200
witnesses in the furnishing of testi-
mony on which the jury was to decide
whether the accused was guilty of the
murder of his cousin. Mrs. Alice Ger
ZACH, May 8, on Unionville's main
street.
The jury gave particularly close at
tention to the reading Of the instrues
lions which required about thirty-five
minutes Frank Smith sat throughout
the reading with his head in his arms
as he has during greater portion of
the trial. Occasionally one hand would
steal out. to one side and cncircle his
little 6-year-old son sitting by his side.
His wife and mother Sat by him and
held up bravely through it all. His
mother was particularly striking
figure with her silvered hair and her
stern, motherly appearance, sturdy as
one of the oaks of the hills among
which she has lived since pioneer
DAYS. The wife, frail little woman.
looked solemn and greatly concerned,
but kept her composure.