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The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1917-02-23
PAID WOLF BOUNTY
County Auditor Kennedy Hands Rog-
err Davis Ten SimoIeons.

err Davis Ten SimoIeons.
County Auditor Kennedy today
paid the claim of Roger Davis of
Cambria, the amount being $40, for
killing wolf at his home in that
township last Sunday. Mr.. Davis
heard his dogs barking. and looking
out of the window, saw a large wolf.
He stepped out with a twenty-five
rifle and shot the wolf. The ami
NAL ran few rods and lay down and
died. -
On February IA, the auditor paid
the claim of John e. Gustafson, of
Judson, $40, for, killing a full grown
wolf in South Bend township.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1917-02-23
EARLY PIONEER DEAD
Mrs. Patrick Mullen Died at the Sol"
diers Home

Mrs. Patrick Mullen, one of the
earliest pioneers and resident of
Madison Lake since 1856, died last
night at 1915 in the Soldiers Home
near Minneapolis, where she had
lived for eight years. She was nine
lyon years old, and was born in
Ireland, near Belfast. coming to
America in 1854.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1917-02-23

This statement we believe to be correct
and it is respectfully submitted.
WIN. ii. COMPTON.
THOS. Fl. FOLEY.
HENRY C.. KRAUS. s
ULE X. OLSON
EVAN ]. DAVIS, Chairman.
Board OF County Commissioners or
Blue Earth County, Minnesota
s.. e. l.. KENNEDY,
County Auditor.
County Auditors SeaD
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1917-02-23
Marriage License Issued

Clerk of the Court Krost today is
sued a marriage license to John G.
Abraham and Erma Fellows, both of
today.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1917-02-23
RAPiDAN CREAMERY REPORT

Company Did Very FIourishing Business
For. the Year 1916.
The, Rapdan Creamery company at
it's annual meeting elected officers as
follows: President, George S. Yaeger;
secretary, manager and treasurer Paul
Kunkel. These officers and the follow
ing make up the board of directors: {.
J. Moore, o. K. Berger, l.. A. Yaeger.
The following report for 1916 was sub
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1917-02-23
SURPLUS FUND.
RECEIPTS.
FINANCIAL CONDITION OF COUNTY.

In treasury Jan. 1. 1916. .........$ 1851
DISBURSEMENTS.
Transferred to revenue funds 1851
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1917-02-23
SALE OF DITCH CONTRACTS

County Auditors SeaD =
Smyrna times., 1917-01-24
HOW VARIOUS ANIMALS FEED
Curious Ways of Partaking of Food
Show Great Differences Between
Glasses in Creature Kingdom.

When one thinks Of the many curl
Gus ways in which common animals
partake of their food, one realizes
more than ever the vast difference
there is between classes in the crea-
ture kingdom.
For instance, the squirrel carries its
food to its mouth by means of its
paws, whilst the elephant uses its
trunk. The giraffe, ant-eater and toad
employ their tongues, but spiders mas
ticate their food with horny jaws.
The caterpiller is provided with saw
edged jaws, and uses them so well that
every day he consumes at least three
times his own weight in food. TOads,
turtles and tortoises do not possess
teeth.
Frogs have only an upper row of
teeth, and Holsters and crabs have a
set Of teeth in their stomachs. The
tiger and lion do not grind their food ;
as a matter of fact, their teeth only
work with an up-and-down movement,
much like chOpping-knives.
Smyrna times., 1917-01-24
Sad Ending of a Harrington Man

At time when be longed to return
to England, the country of his birth,
and when he was preparing for such
a trip. Henry Bould, aged 70 years,
a farmer at Harrington, died suddenly
at his rooming house in Wilmington,
Monday of last week. He had sold
his farm at Harrington and with the
money derived from the sale had gone
to Wilmington, intending to return to
England. He had purchased his ticket
for the trip and expected to take pas
sage from Philadelphia. His return
to England, after being away from
that country for AZ years was partly
for the purpose of living with an
aged sister. 1t is understood that he
leaves a wife and child but their
whereabouts sre not known.
Smyrna times., 1917-01-24
HAVE YOU A BAD BACK
II You Have, the Statement Of
This Smyrna Resident Will
Interest You.

Does your back ache, night and day
Hinder work; destroy your rest?
Does it stab you through and through
When you stoop or lift or bend?
When your kidneys may be weak.
Often hackache is the clue.
Just to give you further proof,
The kidney action may he wrong.
If attention is not paid.
More distress will soon appear.
Headaches. dizzy spells and nerves,
Uric acid and it's ills
Makes the burden worse and worse.
Liniments and plasters can't
Reach the inward cause at all;
Help the kidneys-use the pills
Smyrna folks have tried and proved.
What they say you can believe.
Read this Smyrna mans account.
See him, ask him, if you doubt.
R. A. Thompson Commerce ST., 4,
Smyrna, says: "Some years ago l
strained my back and since that time
have been more or less troubled with
lameness and stiffness across it.
Doan's Kidney Pills, procured from
Clifton & Jones' Pharmacy, always
give me fine relief. They are the best
kidney medicine 1 know of and am
glad to recommend them"
Price SOC, at all dealers. Don't
simply ask for kidney remedy-get
Doan's Kidney Pills-the same that
Mr.. Thompson had. Foster & Mil
burn Co., Props, Buffalo, N. Y.
Smyrna times., 1917-01-24
VERY HEAVY GRAIN SHIPMENTS

VERY HEANI 0hHiN Sf1IPMEN =
More Than 800 Cars Handled at
Chestertown and CentreViIle
What is supposed to he the heaviest
grain shipments in the history of the
two branches of the P, B. and w.
Railroad Company at Townsend, which
consists of Chestertown and Centre
vile branches, are taking place daily
at Townsend now. Since Monday,
January Is, there have been, more
than 300 cars of wheat and corn
handled at Townsend from the two
branch roads. The shipments would
no doubt be much heavier if the en-
bargoes were thoroughly lifted. Grain
going out now is being shipped under
special permits to the different near
city points. Special trains are being
used to get it to the city markets.
Much praise is being given the rail
road officials for handling the car sit.
uation so we'll. With all the heavy
shipments there has not been a seri-
GUS hold up. yet in the car line, ant
this means much to the shippers
Some of the farmers have a three
years. crop of wheat in their barns,
and they are now disposing of it,
while the prices are so good.
Smyrna times., 1917-01-24
Man Drives of Bridge and browns

The finding of the body of Timothy
Doody, a white man, aged about 40
year, living in St. Jones Neck, at the
wharf landing at Lebanon, DEL, on
st. Jones river, four miles southeast
of Dover Friday, and the later finding
of his horse and buggy in the water
near Barker's Landing. three miles
south of Lebanon, caused an investi-
cation by both the state authorities
and Coroner John j. Harrington. The
horse was drowned also. The result
of the investigation by a coroner's
jury was that Doody had supposedly
driven off the bridge and crossway at
Barker's Landing some time the even
ing before and drowned, and that the
tide carried his body upstream to lie.
banon, where it lodged and was found.
Smyrna times., 1917-01-24
NEWSPAPER MEN TO MEET
Annual Session to be Held at Hotel du
Pont in City of Wilmington

The annual meeting of the Del
Mar-Via Press Association will be
held in the Hotel du Pont, Whining
ton, on Monday, January %, at 2. 80
o'clock. The meeting will be preceded
by luncheon at IL. 80.
Plans are being perfected to make
this the best annual meeting the Del
marvia Press Association has ever
held. In addition to the luncheon
there will be addresses by prominent
men interested in the work of the
Association, and any members who
can arrange to stay over night will be
extended the courtesies of the GarricA
Theatre in the evening. The
Annual Wilmington Automobile Show
opens on the date of the meeting, anC
members of the Association will finC
this an interesting feature of theiI
visit to Wilmington.
Smyrna times., 1917-01-24
His Case.

Everything 1 have IN this world I
owe to my wife,"
I'm almost like you, too. Every
thing I owe in this world my wife
bought"
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-08-29
THIRD of WAR TAXES TO COME OUT OF WAR PROFITS
WANT DYSENTERY
OUTBREAK PROBED
County Medical Society
Passes Resolution Re-
garding 1t.

The Marion County Medical Society
held its regular monthly session last
evening at Cook hospital.
Committees were appointed to com
plete arrangements for the meeting
here on October 2, 3, and of the State
Medical society.
1t was reported at the meeting that
an epidemic OF dysentery was preva-
Ient at Millersyille suburb, and res
olution requesting County Health Oiti'
Ger L. n. Yost and Or. Z. X. Werlich
OF the State Board OF Health, TO make
an investigation at once and endeaHor
to locate the cause OF the epidemic.
Much difficulty has been experienced
in having physicians record birth aro
death certificates on account Of the
custom Of publishing the records III
the daily papers. A committee was
named to look into this matter and to
have the publication OF such records
continued.
The report Of the hospital commit
tee was read and a new committee was
appointed to confer with the Board OF
Directors of the hospital at the next
meeting which will be held on Thurs
day or Friday or this week.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-08-29
.FAIRNONT DIST.
SGR00LS]PENSEPT 5
Unusually Strong Corps Of
Instructors Will Teach
There.

At a meeting Of the Board OF Edu,
cation Of Fairmont Magisterial Dis
trict last night it was decided that
the schools would open September 3
The District this year has an un-
usually strong corps Of teacher many
being held over from last year and all
the new teachers being graduates oil
the Normal school. 1t is believed
that Fairmont District will compare
fayorably with any district in West
Virginia in this respect.
All the school buildings in the dis
trict have been thoroughly renovated
and disinfected new sanitary equip,
ment has been Installed, and the
buildings are in first class shape to
begin Monday the Srd.
The following is a list Of the teach,
ers of the district for the term: is
trict Superintendent, Herschel Is
Ice, Barrackville High sChOol-Prin'
Herschel B. Ice, Assistant, Miss Anna
Bling, Miss Hazel Book (Music).
Graded schoOl-Prin. Carl J. Car
ter; 6 and, Miss Beatrice Tenant;
4 and 8, Miss Jessie Neptune; and
3, Miss Grace Robinson; 1st, Miss
Gertrude Conway.
cayenne Graded school-Prin. Mr.
G. c. Barbe; and 4, Mrs. Lyal R
Toothman; LIST and End grade, Mrs
Ruth Snodderly,
Wolf Summit school-Miss Eva
Pine Grove scRool-Miss Elsie
Monumental schOOl-Miss ocea
Moody Run school-Miss Bessie
Shuman.
White Rock school-MisS Melissa
Crowl.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-08-29
JAILEDFOR STEALING
FROM GIRL IN HOTEL
Two Young Men Arrested
This Morning Upon Her
Complaint.

Harold Holland and w. S. Vernon
are in ne city jail charged with ROB
bling Miss Nell Goodwin IN one OF the
rooms OF the SINNERS Tavern ABOUT
four o'clock this morning. Nell Coco
win, aged Is, is also IN jail charged
with dlsorderly conduct and lettering
At police court this morning Nell
was put on the witness stand and tolo
the mayor OF the robbery. She lives
in Morgantown but left that city about
five weeks ago to come to Fairmont
where she has been ever since. Last
night she went to SINNERS Tavern.
About four o'clock this morning three
Young men entered her room and took
seventeen dollars in money from IN.
der her pillow. This morning she
called the officers who investigated
the robbery and upon Identification ~
the girl, w. S. Vernon and Harold Aoi-
land were brought to the city jail and
locked up. The money which was
found on the two young men was pre-
yiously described by the girl.
A charge of lettering was placed
AGAINST Nell and she, too, was brought
to tail. This morning at court sne
half way admitted to the charges
yhereupon she was placed back in Jail.
The case being one of robbery Will
be turned over to the county this att
ernoon.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-08-29
Rejects POpe's Peace Pro.
posal In Remarkable
State Paper.
Observation-Disclosures
Diplomatists Surprised AZ
Direct Appeal To the
Germans.

WASHINGTON, Aug. 2s-PTo
dent Wilson's note rejecting To
Pope's peace proposal which went
forward Monday night was regarded
here today as finally settling the
question of dealing with the present
German rulers unconQuered or uncurh,
ed at home. ~
The President makes 1t clear that
a lastig durable peace can b
negotiated only on a complete under.
standing with the German people and
not along on unstable guarantees osl
the existing Government,
The note indicates that the Amart
can government does not intend post
bellum reprisals on the German PEG.
pie but des res in the interest OF world
peace that they be allowed to share
in international economic opportunt'
ties IF they will accept equality and
not seek domination"
The note with its unequlvocal do.
nunciation of Germany military auto
crazy is believed to reflect accurately
the attitude Of the allied govern.
ments. The general tenor Of the
communication had been anticipated
but diplomats we're surprised to find
in it a virtual appeal to German peo-
pie to strive for emancipation for
military control and become fitted 70
deal with a world democracy.
Mr.. Wilson's reply to the Pope =
CONTINUED on page 81
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-08-29
To ROAST
100 Dozen EARS
B. N. A. Corn Roast Will Be
Conducted On Big
Scale.

The entertainment committee Of the
Business Mems Association has COM.
pleted all arrangements for the asso-
ciauCn's big annual corn roast to De
given on thursday evening, Septem.
per b. The members oil the commit
Tee who will have active charge OF The
AFFAIR are, Charles &. Hood, chairman;
Harry Williamson, Grand High Corn
Koaster, ana w. E, Johnston, j. L.
Bremen, Dr. X. +. MCCray and NJ, r.
Frantz.
The roast, as last year, will be held
at Loop FarK, near the Alrdrome. Inc
corn will be roasted in the large Held,
lust across the car track from the park.
Wood has already been put on the
ground for the fire, and hundred doz-
en- roasting ears will be furnished II
necessary. There will be an extern
siYe menu in addition to the corn, suit
able Tor the occasion, finished oil by a
broken carload OF fine Ohio valley
watermeiOns and "Fairmont Smokes.
The fortunate two hundred who at
ended this corn roast last year Will
not have to be urged to attend this
year. This roast will be stag affair,
and will be primarily for the members
of the Business Mems Association, but
a number OF invitations will be issued,
Members OF the Business Mems Asso-
citation who desire TO invite friend Ur
business associate can obtain such In.
vitahon by applying TO Trevey Nutter,
secretary Of the association.
Besides the "eats," these will be ap.
propriate entertainment but that part
of the program has not yet been an
nounced by the committee.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-08-29
COAL MEN SEEING
GARFIELD TODAY

Word has been received at the Local
office of the Central West Virginia
Coal Operators Association announc'
ing a meeting of the board Of directors
Of the National Coal Operators Asso'
citation with the newly appointed coas
dictator, Harry A. Garfield. The meet
Ing of the board of directors with the
coal men is being held at Washington
today.
There are no representatives OF this
district on the board Of directors, al
though the Central West Virginia Coal
Operators' Association is one OF the
charter members Of the national organ
ization. The exact purpose Of the meet
ing was not included in the information
sent to the local office.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-08-29
Brookdale Child
At Baby Hospital

One more case OF poliomyelitis de-
veloped in MonOngah this morning.
The afflicted child is little John Cum.
berry, aged ten months OF Brookdals,
Mouongah.
Just as soon as the casa was discov.
ereG it was taken to the TRACTION ParE
hospital where it is now being treated.
When entered at the hospital this
morning the child was slightly par.'
arlyzed but not at all seriously.
This is the thirtieth case ofpoliomys.
litis that has been admitted at the
Traction Park hospital since its open
ing. There has been one death and
thirteen dismissed. At present thars
are sixteen cases now at the hospital,
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-08-29
EARL GREY DIES At
HOME IN ENGLAND
Was Former Governor Cen
eraI of Canada and Great
British Statesman.
(By Associated Press)

LONDON, Aug. 29.-Earl Grey, for.
mer governor oil Canada, died at j
O'Clock today at HOWick mouse, North
umberland, after long illness. Inc
funeral Will be held at howlck on Sat.
urday when a memorial service Will
be teld in London.
Lord Strathcoma described EarE
Grey as "a statesman aud a phllan'
thropist in the best SENSE" Ills &C.
tive career comprised not only the I'D
minlstrauon OIL the government OF
Rhodesia and representation OF the
British government as GoVernor-Gen
eral OF Canada, but industrial ana IL
naucial operations III the development;
OF Scuth Africa, One OF the most not
ed movements to which he gave Ills
support ana IL which lie was leading
spirit was the Public House Trust Com.
pany OF England, an enterprise design
ed 10 supplant the ordinary saloons Ior
the sale OF intoxicating Liquor Dy the
establishment OF well conducted pub
lie houses and TO discourage the use ol
intoAicants by substitution OF tea and
coffee.
Earl Grey was an intimate friend OF
the late Joseph II. Choate, American
ambassador to Great Britain, often Via.
lteu the United States, called upol
Presidents Roosevelt and Taft at
Washington, and declared that he Vas
a lover OF America. This sentiment lo
gave as his reason for restoring TO the
United States a picture OF benjamin
Franklin which had been III the pos
session Of his family snc. Earl Greyz
great grahulatnel, MAJOR General
Charles Grey, was quartered IN Frank
Inns house IN Philadelphia as an UEtl
Ger oil General HOwes staff during ire
Revolutionary war. The restoration ii
the picture was announced by Ear
Grey at banquet rendered to MIN In
New Ora Mhne lie %s.s GCye.AOI usI
eral of Canada. In making the an.
nouncement he said he believed there
were higher laws than the laws OF pos
session.
Born November 2S, 1851, Alfred Hen.
ry George, the fourth Earl Grey, was
educated at Trinity College, Cam.
bridge. He married in 1877 Alice Hol'
ford, of Westenbirt, England. two
daughters, Lady Evelyn Grey and
Lady Sybil Grey, were the result OF the
union.
By profession Earl Grey was a law
yer. He was member of Parliament
from Northumberland for six years be.
ginning in 1850. On the death OF his
uncle, General Sir Charles Grey, in
1894, he succeeded to the title and took
his seat in the House Of Lords. For
two generations previously the Eatls
Grey had been prominent in the politi.
cal affairs Of the British Empire. His
grandfather had been Prime Minister
Of England and his uncle private secre-
tary to Queen.
Becoming associated with the late
Cecil Rhodes, Earl Grey entered en-
Enthusiastically into plans for the deVe-
opnIent Of South Africa, was promoter
of the South African Chartered Com.
pany, was concerned in the Jameson
raid, amassed a fortune and in 1896 be-
came administrator Of Rhodesia where
he proved to be a capable and constrIc-
tive administrator. He was one OF
the executors Of Cecil Rhodes will and
influential in the direction Of Rhodes
scholarships at Oxford.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-08-29
Lieut. Homer Barnes
Leaves for the Army

Several local friends were at the
Baltimore and Ohio station yesterday
evening to bid farewell to Lieutenant
Homer Barnes, a popular young man
of this city who left at $40 o'clock yes
terday evening for Chillicothe, Ohio,
where he will enter on service with the
National army Barnes recently re-
ceiycd orders directing him to report
AT this camp at once. There has been
no 1ctinite information given out rela-
tive to the time he will sail for France,
but Lieutenant Barnes is of the opin-
ion that he will be in training at the
Ohiu camp about three months.
Since receiving his commission attef
three months OF training at Fort Ben
jamin Harrison, Barnes has been Ell
joyiDg a leave OF absence with his par
ents and friends in FairmoDt,
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-08-29
War Profits Taxes Expect
ed To Realize
J S1,O6O,OOO,OOO.
OTHER CHANGES IN BILL
Maximum War Profits Tax.
Is Now so Per
Cent.
lRy Associated Pressl

100000
WASHINGTON, Aug. 29.-To meet
the radical movement for greater
taxation Of war profits the Senate FL
nance Committee today agreed to
amendments carrying war profit taxes
of more than SO per cent in place Of
the present provision for 26 per
cent.
The amendments would increase the
war profit tax yield from $562,OO0,OOO
to Sl,O6O,OOO,OOO in addition to the
taxes under present law and yield u
third of the bills total taxes.
The present war profits rate Of the
bill was retained by the Committee,
but 1t added a new maximum war
profit tax rate of 80 per cent on pro-
dts in excess Of 300 per cent. The max
imum in the bill was so per cent on
profits over $50 per cent.
Another substantial change was
made in the provisions for exemption.
A minimum of per cent and max
Inn. m of 10 per cent of incomes on cap
'tli actually invested was approved.
z desc provisions would care for cor
porations suffering abnormal express
sion during pre- war period. Corpora
tions making less than 4 per cent
during that period would be entitled
to at least that exemption and If
more than 10 per cent would receive
not over 10 per cent deduction.
BY these changes the Committee
estimated that the proposed levy
would make $1,2S6,QOO,OOO of the
three billion dollars or four billion
dollars war profits estimated to be
earned this year,
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-08-29
Making Ready To
Put Pipe In River

Work has been started toward laying
the big ten inch gas main that the Mo.
nongahela Valley Traction company
is to put across the Monongahela river.
The new gas main will prove very val
liable during the cold winter month";
Of the coming winter in giving the resi-
dents of the East Side better gas sup
ply.
Today workmen Of the company are
busy extending the new line from the
main line down Coal run to the river.
Tomorrow boat will arrive here and
Immediately the laying Of the gas line
in the water will begin.