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The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1916-02-16

HASTINGS, Neb.-After all, there
may be rest for the Man Who Can
not Be Buried" After all, there may
be a grave for him. But even in that
there comes another legal snarl to
join with the tangle that has grown
within the last two years here, since
John O'Connor, recluse pOssessor of
100000, died without leaving a
will. O'Connor was an eccentric
cobbler and a recluse for years before
his death.
The information that John O'COn-
nors body may be buried became
known when Frank McDonough, Sr.,
attorney for Mrs. Patrick B. Gala
CHER, of Denver, Colo, the principal
claimant for the wealth Of the re-
cluse, announced that the matter of
burial would be taken before the
courts of this city at once.
John O'Connor died in 1913. Ow-
ing to the number of persons who
have set forth claims to his wealth
it has been impossible to bury him.
Claimant after claimant has arrived
in Hastings to announce relationship
and to start action for the money
left by the recluse. While all this
was going on it was necessary for at
tornevs. claimants and the court to
view the body of the recluse time
after time 1t would have been i'm
practicable to exhume the body from
a grave every time. And so since the
day of his death the body of John
O'Connor has lain in a specially con-
structed vault in the basement OF an
Undertaking shop in Hastings.
Matter Up to Courts.
It develops that at last number
of citizens Of Hastings are seeking a
home beneath the ground for the tir-
ed bones of the recluse- But even
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1916-02-16
OPERATION MAKES STOMACH
SMALLER THAN TENNIS BALL
VIII Be Necessary For Harold Arnold
to Take NouriShment Often.

BALTIMORE Surgeons connect
ed with the University hospital are
interested in an operation through
which a large portion of the stomach
of Harold B. Arnold was removed
and new digestive organ, formed
from the unaffected tissues, slightly
smaller than the ordinary tennis
ball. was put in its place. His con-
dition is greatly improved, and he
receives predigested food through a
glass tube.
In the event of the complete recov-
cry of Arnold he will have to receive
nourishment at least dozen times
a day, because of the minuteness Of
his stomach. 1t will only contain
the amount of liquid held by an or
binary tea cup.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1916-02-16
THE BALTIMORE AND OHIO
PLACES $1,000, 900 ORDER

The Baltimore and Ohio railroad
has just placed an order for approx
mately 100000 worth of addi-
tional equipment for early delivery.
The contract calls for the purchase
of 5000 steel hopper cars.
The new order will bring the total
number of cars purchased during the
last few months up to 10000.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1916-02-16
'URCHES MADE Big
ADVANCE LAST YEAR
SEVERAL DENOMINATIONS
UNITED STATES INCREAS-
ED 64S,193 IN 1918.
jTH'S GAIN EXTRAORDINARY

'uonS to Southern Baptists,
ethodistS and Presbyterians To-
More Than 100000. Number
Church Edifices Decreases.
Pclded progress made by churches
Pc 1918 is shown by the reports
Pc Federal Council of Churches
the Church News Association.
Federal Council will soon issue
PAR book of all churches, with
fucS compiled by DR.. H. K. Car
census expert of the council and
e Home Missions Council.
eSe ngureS show that of the
IOO'OOO people in this country
0'Zr are members of Protest
homan Catholic or Jewish
ICnes' This is a gain of 64S,193
IMPAIRED with a gain of 1926
|Pear before.
Uro"th Shown by Figures.
,tO"mg are the Federal Coun-
HsuFes for important churches,
'"7 growth or loss of each in
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1916-02-16

this cannot be done without court
action. Some new claimant might
arrive, some new action might be be-
gun for the mOney-and then would
come complications were the oody to
be buried.
Whether the poor old bones of
John O'Connor are to find a resting
place or not is hard to say" said Mr..
McDonough. las far as my client is
concerned we are perfectly willing
that the body be buried. Certainly
the poor fellow has paid enough for
his possession of money. | don't be-
lieve there ever was person in the
United States who has been accused
of the crimes that John O'Connor has
been charged with since this case
came up Naturally there had to be
some excuse for his disappearance
when the various claimants put in
their bids for the money. And the
natural thing for most of them to do
was to charge him with some crime.
Personally | feel that the body is
entitled to a grave and resting
pIace-but some of the other claim
ants may think differently.
Claimants May EnUer ODJecLlOHs'
The case is to be brought up in
the civil courts and notice has been
sent to all the attorneys in the case.
More than probably there will be
many obections-on the ground that
it will be impossible for witnesses to
identify the body if it is buried and
should new court actions arrive. And
whether poor old John O'Connor
finds a grave or not rests entirely
with the outcome of the case and the
decision of the court when the mat
ter is tried"
Although Mr.. McDOnough was
temporarily defeated in his efforts to
gain the fortune of John O'Connor
for the family of Mrs. Gallagher in
the last hearing of the case he is
rushing preparations for another
fight for the fortune.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1916-02-16
Matter Up to Courts.

It develops that at last a number
of citizens Of Hastings are seeking a
home beneath the ground for the tir-
ed bones of the recluse- But even
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1916-02-16
TEN THOUSAND LIVE QUAIL
ARE IMPORTED FROM MEXICO
Hunters in United States Have Killed
Nearly All Native Birds.

Quail are becoming very scarce in
the United States, hunters having
killed nearly all of the native birds.
To restock its part of the country
the Horne Geological Arena of indie
pendence, Mo-, has imported 10000
Bob Whites" from Mexico, where
they are still found in vast numbers
in the mountains and caught by the
natives in traps and nets. The new
supply will be sent out to Missouri
breeders or to persons wishing to
stock up their immediate neighbor-
hood with quail.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1916-02-16
SEEK PERMIT TO BURY
BONES RICH RECLUSE
LEGAL BATTLE OVER WEALTH
OF DEAD MAN IN NEBRASKA
PREVENTS INTERNIENT.
BODY WAITS YEARS IN VAULT
Claimants For the 100000 Fortune
Left by John O'Connor Take Act
ion. Hundred and Fifty Want the
Wealth of Eccentric CobbIer.

Will the bones of John
O'ConnOr, who died in Hast
ings, Neb., two years ago, be
laid to rest? If so who will
get his 500, 900 estate? These
are the two questions that are
now agitating the people of
Hastings, as well as $50 claim
ants of the fortune of the old
recluse.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1916-02-16
'toly of the Statistics,

90. l,ropean war did not, appar-
l. b.ouSiy affect the prosperity
g1Ss DuIches in the United States
bal A net increase of nearly
49, Mmunicants, says Or. II.
| vi. The ecclesiastical statis-
hin sP,edking fer the Federal
-. Vi the Churches of Christ in
" II not unusually large is
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1916-02-16

statistics cover the territory
United States and it's posses
h ASIusiFely. Ministers, church
h., t:oolAmunicants of various de-
e. 5oIS in foreign countries ere
'u from the denominational
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1916-05-18
VAN PELT TO JUDGE ...-
T. ... DAIRY CATTLE ENTRIES

Hugh G.. Van Pelt of Waterloo, la.
has been engaged by the management
of the North Dakota state fair, which
will be held in Fargo, July II to %,
to judge all of the dairy classes in the
cattle department. For several weeks
the directors have been endeavoring to
secure his services, but not until last
night were they sure of his accept.
ance.
Mr.. Van Pelt is one Of the most
widely known dairy experts in the
United States, vice president of Kim
balls Dairy Farmer, published at Wa
terloo, and president Of the Waterloo
Jersey farm, probably the best known
Jersey breeding establishment in that
part of the country. For this reason
his services are always in demand
and the management considered ii
very fortunate that he has been Undue
ed to oficiate at their coming live
stock show. .. '"...
This news will be accepted with
much pleasure by the breeders OF
dairy cattle of North Dakota and sur
rounding states who are acquainted
with Mr.. Van Pelt's work.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1916-05-18
Runaway Couple Are
Picked Up in Fargo

Fargo, May 15.-William Bergren
who left Valley City with 16-year
old girl Of that city last week, was ap
pretended in Fargo Saturday after
noon by Chief Of Police Troyer. Chief
Troyer, with Deputy Sheriff Larson Of
Barnes county, who was in the city on
a hunt for the runaways, met Bergren
and the girl on Broadway, and placed
them under arrest.
Bergren and the girl were taken
back to Valley City on No. of the
Northern Pacific Saturday evening
When arraigned there Bergren will
face the charge of abduction.
Bergren went to Valley City from
st. Paul, and worked there for some
time as an electrician. Giving his
name as Roy Cunningham, he became
acquainted with the girl in the case
and shortly left Valley City, taking
her with him.
When the fight was discovered, the
Barnes county officials notified the
police here and at st. Paul, but sew.
eral days had elapsed before they were
apprehended here. 1t was first believ
ed that they went to St. Paul.
Bergren is but % years of age, and
when arrested appeared not to realize
the seriousness of his position. -.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1916-05-18
EQUITY EXCHANGE
NOT IN POLITICS
TO the farmers of North Dakota:

To the farmers of North Dakota:
We, the directors of the Equity Co.
operative exchange, have noted in re-
cent issues of several state papers
that the Equity Cooperative exchange
was supporting Usher L. Burdick for
governor of North Dakota. We wish
to brand all such statements as false
The Equity Cooperative exchange
is not in politics. While we believe
that farmers should organize for poll
tical purposes, we do not believe that
such activities come within the prop
er scope of this corporation.
F. B.. WOOD. -5.
J. M. ANDERSON.
LOUIS NOLTIMIER.
E j. C. LEUM.
J. G.. BERGH. .s..
NELS MAGNUSON.
MAGNUS JOHNSON.
Fargo, North Dakota, May 16, 1916.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1916-05-18

J. E. Buttree was passenger to Bis
marck Sunday evening, where he went
to spend Monday on matters of bust
ness.
Miss Gertrude O'Connell has return.
ed to her home at Brinsmade, after at.
tending Burch-Coop wedding here on
Friday.
R. H. Bailey and son, Donald, who
are doing some carpenter work at
Rogers, came down for an over-Sunday
visit at their home in the city. Owing
to the rain, they also remained here
on Monday, returning to Rogers Mon
day night.
William McDonold underwent an op.
Grafton for appendicitis at the River
side hospital on Saturday. William
also underwent an operation at James.
town about two months ago.
A number of the P. E. o. Chapter are
planning to attend the second annual
convention to be held at Dickinson on
Wednesday, Thursday and Friday of
this week.
F. F. C. Tenney was passenger to
Rugby Tuesday afternoon on No. 4 on
matters of insurance business.
Geo. H. Simpson, of Wimbledon, was
Valley City caller on Tuesday, at
tending to matters of business here.
Monday was the birthday anniver-
sary of the little Gunderson triplets.
The little girls, who were named after
President Wilson's daughters, were
three years old.
Mrs. Alfred w. Lee returned to the
city on Saturday evening from Neville,
N. D., where she spent the past two
weeks visiting with her parents, who
reside at that point. .- ts
There was pleasant gathering of
friends and neighbors at the home of
Mrs. Duncan Mcdonald and Miss Ger
trude Mcdonald on West Fifth street
Saturday evening. ~.
Mrs. Fred Heidel leaves on Thursday
for Grand Forks to attend the annual
convention of the Woman's Home Mis-.
sionary society of the North Dakota
Methodist Episcopal church. The pro-
gram will be given on Thursday and
Friday, and Mrs. Heidel expects to re-
turn home on Saturday morning. Miss
Lillian Ford, who was the winner in
the missionary contest week ago, will
also 60 to Grand Forks to compete
with other contestants from the Queen
Esther circles. Miss Ford is dele
gate from the Queen Esther circle
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1916-05-18

she will visit her sister, Mrs. j. Doyle
Miss Moran expects to be absent from
the city for several weeks.
Mrs. w. w. Smith, who has been con-
fined to the house with illness for the
past week, is feeling much improved
today. Mrs. Smith has been quite i'll
with an attack of l2mbago.
Mrs. L. W. Cameron has as guest
over the weekend her father, Vader
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1916-05-18

H. Van Slyke, of Minneapolis, who
spent Sunday here. He left Monday
morning for Minot.
Miss Mary Hackett, who teaches in
the Wimbledon schools, came down
for an over-Sunday visit in the city at
the home of her sister, Mrs. D. S. Rit.
chic, on Fifth avenue. Miss Hackett
returned to Wimbledon again on Sun
day evening.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1916-05-18
KEEP YOUR BIRD DOGS TIED UP

Under section ~ of the game law,
bird dogs are not allowed to run at
large. These do much damage to the
nests of chickens and grouse. War
dens have been instructed to prose-
cute all parties allowing their dogs
to run at large. Last season the
chicken crop was poor, owing to the
unfavorable weather. This is back
ward season, so let every person help
to prevent any damage being done to
the eggs or the young chicks.
E. B. McCUTCHEON,
Chief Game Warden, Minot.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1916-05-18
Nels Anderson expects to move this

Nels Anderson expects to move this
week into flat in one of the Lavery
houses in the northwest part Of the
city. The house is one that Mr.. Law.
cry has recently had moved to the pres
ent location, and it has been all re-
modelled and made modern, and will be
occupied by two families.
Miss Frances Moran left on Sunday
afternoon for Milwaukee, Wis, where
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1916-05-18

One of our enterprising coal dealers
had to go before Judge label and ex
plain why he was too busy to weigh on
the city scales. It only cost small
fine in addition to the explanation.
here.
+ Miss Augusta Hackbarth left on
Friday evening for the Twin Cities to
spend about a month visiting with
friends and relatives. She will also
visit at other eastern points before re.
turning to the city.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1916-05-18

Mrs. w. M. Holton, of McHenry, was
a Valley City visitor on Monday.
Mrs. Carl Somdahl left Saturday aft
ernoon on No. for her home at Fort
Wayne, Ind, after spending the past
couple of months in Valley City. Mrs.
Somdahl was called here by the illness
End death Of her father, Gabriel A.
Berg.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1916-05-18
JUDGE LEWIS WILL
PRESIDE IN COURT

Bismarck, May 13.-Judge Robert A
Lewis of Denver, Col, will preside al
the term of the federal court which
will be held in Bismarck beginning
May 20, it was announced here yester
day.
Judge c. F. Amidon will be engaged
in work on the circuit court of ap'
peals at that time, in it's session al
st. Paul.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1916-05-18
The Lar6e and Prettes Line of Goats Valley

METEOROLOGICAL RD ss9sss f481 taHdtsaat1xaE
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1916-12-26
FOUR Bis FINES ARE
| NJ POSED BY THE
CITY POLICE JUDGE

Four big fines were imposed on as
many defendants in the city court
Christmas morning. Robert Washing
ton. who was charged with carrying
concealed weapons, discharging fire.
arms in the city limits and disorderly
conduct, received fine of $3.50, which
the recorder thought might cover his
case.
Ed. Gary, for resisting arrest and
fighting, was fined $50 when his case
was detailed to Recorder Semmes. Be-
ing unable to pay. he ate Christmas
dinner in the city Jail.
VIII Nixon, charged with resisting
when Officer Milford started to arrest
him on a charge of beating woman,
was fined $50. This is a strange negro
here, his home being in Montgomery.
Charles Gilmer, charged with dis
orderly conduct and resisting arrest,
was fined $25.
These were the only serious cases
which were considered in the record
er's court Christmas morning. A num-
Der, more than a dozen, who 1t was
shown. had been celebrating the season
hilariously, but harmed no one, were
discharged from custody, the recorder
announcing that the action was taken
in consideration of the season.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1916-12-26
Quick Way
to End Coughs, Colds
and Group
AM Excellent, inexpensive Home
Made Remedy that IL
Prompt and Sure.


# you have. q severe cough or chest
tickle, hoarseness, or difficult breathing,
OF II your child wakes up during the
night with Group and you want quick
help, just try this pleasant tasting
homemade cough remedy. ANY drug
gtst can supply Dou with 2115 ounces Of
PInex 100 cents WORTH. Pour this into
O. pint bottle and fill the bottle with
plain graduated sugar syrup. Thus
prepared, you have pint of really re-
markable cough remedy-one that can
be depended upon TO give quick and last
ing relief at all times.
You can feel this take hold of a cough
in q way that means business. re
loosens and raises the phlegm. stons
throat tickle and soothes and heals the
lrritated membranes that line the
throat and bronchial tubes with such
promptness, ease and certainty that n
Is really astonishing.
Pinex is q special and highly concen.
trated compound of genuine Norway
pine extract, combined with puaiacol
and is noted for its speed in Overcoming
severe coughs, throat and chest colds.
Its millions of enthusiastic users have
made it famous the world over.
There are many worthless limitations
OF this noted mixture. To avoid disap-
Pinex" with fun directions and don't
accept anything else. A guarantee of
absolute satisfaction or money promptly
refunded, goes with this preparation.
HE Plnex Co., Ft. Wayne, Ind.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1916-12-26
BOARD QUESTIONS
AVA ton HEAD ON
LOCAL STATION

The statement Of Captain McKenna.
head of the aviation work q the navy,
TO the Committee on Naval Affairs,
made December /, is of particular in
terest in Pensacola at the station here
was a point of much discussion.
The statement was made in the form
or direct examination conducted by
members OF the board. and after a
discussion of the provision for launch
ing airpianes from cruisers, concern
ing the tests aboard the North Caro-
Lima In Pensacola some time ago, the
board took up the matter of additional
needs of the air feet for the coming
year
Showing the increase which is
planned In the activities of the station
here Is the following extract from the
statement:
Mr.. Roberts: II 1 understand you,
Captain. we have nineteen flying
machines that are in actual service?
Captain Mexican: In actual use,
yes. sir.
Mr.. Roberts: In actual use?
Capt. Mexican: Yes.
Mr.. Roberts: And II are unuer con-
tract?
Mr.. Roberts: How many do you con-
template purchasing or building out of
new appropriation?
Capt. Mexican: There are thirty for
the fleet and IL for the naval militia,
which makes forty-two; and four for
the marine corps, advance base ma
chimes, is 46; and forty for Pensacola,
makes 86. Eighty-six airplanes.
Mr.. Roberts: Why SO many for
Pensacola?
Capt McKean: That is where we
keep school.
OF the cost of the operations planned
upon the board examining Captain
Mexican. the following facts were
brought out
Capt. McKean: At the Pensacola
station particularly. 40 airplanes at an
average price of $4,000 That is a
total Of $4S0.000; and for spare parts,
operation, and maintenance, s3ss, 200.
station maintenance, $4,000 That is
only the maintenance that is properly
chargeable to aeronautics, not to yards
and docks Yards and docks has a
provision of it's own. 1t is understood
that the above expenditures passed the
preliminary estimate for aeronautics.
-otalling for Pensacola, $94S,O00.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1916-12-26
PEANUT GROWERS MEET

The peanut growers of Washington
county will meet at Chipley December
30, to discuss plans for the planting
of next years crop.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1916-12-26
THE WEATHER

Pensacola, Fla, Dec %, 1916.
Highest on record for Dec, II
degrees.
Lowest on record for Dec, IA
degrees.
Day temperatures in Dec. usually
rise to 81 degrees.
Night temperatures in Dec. usually
fall to 46 degrees.
Highest temperature yesterday. S.
degrees.
Lowest temperature yesterday, so
degrees.
PensacoIa's Rainfall Data.
Rainfall for = hours, ending I p. m,
.6S inches.
Normal rainfall for the month Of
Dec, All inches.
Total rainfall this month to Z p. m,
$3.50 inches.
Deficiency to November 80, 200
inches.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1916-12-26
Of Interest to Married Women.

Most married women look after the
health of their families and almost
every woman can do so to advantage.
Mrs. William Flaherty, Skaneateles, N.
Y, writes: MY husband used two bot
ties of Chamberlains Tablets last
winter when he was suffering from in
digestion and biliousness. These tab
lets relieved him right away and by
continuing them for few weeks his
digestion was strengthened and gem
eral health improved" Obtainable
everywhere.-Adv.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1916-12-26

When Mother" Vncent's husband. |
who is so, left his duties as town
crier to go to the war, she took up
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1916-12-26
CONSTIPATION MAKES YOU DULL

That draggy, listless. oppressed feel
ing generally results from constipa-
ton, The intestines are clogged and
the blood becomes poisoned. Relieve
this condition at once with DR. Kings
New Life Pills; this gentle, non-grip-
ing laxative is quickly effective. A
dose at bedtime will make you feel
brighter in the morning. Get bottle
today at your Druggist, 25c.-Adv.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1916-12-26
chamberlain's couqh Remedy.

This preparation is especially valu-
able for colds, and its remarkable
properties have won for it a wide rep
utation. 1t acts on natures plan, Ioos-
ems cold, relieves the lungs, opens
the secretions and aids nature in re-
s. ring the system to healthy condi-
ton. Obtainable everywhere.-Adv-
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1916-12-26

WOULD DIVIDE PALM BEACH
The Stuart Commercial Club has ap-
pointed committee to consider the
advisability of dvding Palm Beach
county and forming new county from
the northern portion and part Of St.
Lucie county.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1916-12-26
State Brevities
FAVOR ABOLITION OF OFFICE

The grand jury of Marion county,
has recommended that the office of
justice of the peace and constable be
abolished in that county and the law
so changed by the next legislature that
all cases now tried before justices of
the peace shall go to the county court.
The recommendations are the result
complaints that prosecutions have
been made on trifiing and frivolous
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1916-12-26

charges. The governor has been re.
quested to remove the offending Off.
Gals from ce.