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The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1919-08-20

land in the beautifully wooded tract
within the enclosure. Thus far appli.
$500 hogs, 1900 more than was ever
before exhibited. Barns north of the
hog pavilion have been secureed for
the overflow. There will be 1860 head
of cattle, 800 horses and 1000 sheep
on display, making altogether the larg
est display of stock ever shown in
America.
Raymond Walton, son of Mrs. Nora
Walton, of Fort Madison, was report,
ed missing in action in one of the
libloody battles in France. Afterwards
he was located in a hospital where he
was recovering from shrapnel wounds,
Influenza soon got a hold on him and
then it was THAT report was sent from
the war department that he was dead
When this sad news reached TT. Mad
ison memorial services in his honor
were held in the Christian church of
(which he was amember. Fitting trib-
ute to his memory was paid by the
pastor and others, and gold star was
placed on the service flag. And now
Raymond Walton is in q hospital at
Ft. Sheridan recovering from wounds
and recently he surprised everybody
by obtaining a furlough and visiting
! his old home at Fort Madison. He
says the report of the war department
that he was dead was greatly exag,
gerated.
Waterloo has been claiming the old.
est person in the state, Mrs. Spoor,
said to be aged 1O9. Charlton comes
to the front with a lady l08 years Of
age. But it remained for Abba to
cap the~climax by claiming that a col
ored woman, Mrs. Mary Talbot by
name, is 120 years old. She Is too
feeble to work but is in fairly good
state Of health. = Her memory is un-
usually retentive and she remembers
back to the days OF Jefferson. She
was the property of James Price in
Missouri when Lincoln set her free. =
Reports have, been in circula ton
Announcing, that Attorney General
Havner is instituting another investi-
cation OF the ak, murders at Villisca.
This he denies and he states that if
the grand jury of Montgomery county
is making an investigation it is work
ing under the direction Of Rev. George
Lynn J. Kelly, who has been sending
out letters from the office OF Attor-
ney Sutton of Omaha. 1t is known
that he has been trying to raise money
that he may begin suit for damages
against Attorney General Havner be-
cause of the Imprisonment and trial
that he underwent in establishing his
innocence before a jury Of his peers
at Red Oak.
Tacitus Hussey died in Des Moines
at tie age Of S6 years, He was called
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1919-08-20

lgarb as that worn by teachers employ.
ed in parochial schools. Nebraska
passed under a new law relating to
the matter August 1st. The law III
that state provides that any teacher
convicted Of violating its provisions
would be subject to fine of 500 or
a Jail sentence of thirty days, or both,
for the first offense, and disqualified.
tion as an instructor in a public school
for a subsequent violation. ...,....-..-.
The commissioners appointed to re-
wise the code are making satisfactory
progress with the work. A large force
OF men and women are engaged and
systematic attention is given to every
detail. One Of the important features
will be a grouping of enactments
touching particular interests. For in.
stance all laws relating to schools Will
be in one group; those touching insur.
ance in another; banking in another
and SO with estates. labor, livestock,
merchandising and so on. 4, tt is IAN.
nOunced that the revision will be com.
lpleted in time for the assembling Of
the legislature in special session at
the beginning of the year. .... ...
In 1915 an old man named Ullery
!! who conducted store at the little
town of Webster, in. Madison county,
was murdered. A rewardof $1,000 was
offered for the apprehension of the
guilty parties. In due time a couple
Of fellows named Frazier and Clifford
were arrested and convicted, one Of
them making complete confession.
reward began. The contestants were
George Bidwell, formerly special
agent for Attorney General Cosson.
Frank B. Brockett, sheriff of Madison
county, D. B. Henderson, sheriff of
Black Hawk county, Edw. G.sa Maggi.
parole officer of the state penitentiary
Of Nebraska. and a citizen of Winter
set named MacOmber. The case
finally got into court after hanging
fire for four years and four husky law
yers representing each of.the contest
ants were on the job after the elimi-
nation Of Bidwell who was state
agent. The case presented so many
different angles that the judge decreed
that the money subscribed for re-
ward be returned to the donors.
In the cemetery at Winterset plot
of ground has been set aside and ded-
icated to the.memory Of the brave boys
from Madison county who gave their
lives for their country on the battle
fields OF France or who died while in
camps In this country. There are As
markers indicating that number of
deaths. Perhaps no other county in
Iowa made a greater sacrifice, al
though others in that section Of the
state SO largely represented In the
l16Sth lost heavily when the number OF
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1919-08-20

men belonging TO lne OlU 'natlOnal
guard is considered. Out of 81 men
from Cass county only nine returned
and from Union county there were AZ
deaths.
Automobile ownership in this state
Is assuming large proportions. Thus
far this season $4,000 autos have
been registered with the state. It is
estimated that at least $4,000 are still
running under old plate numbers and
! the attorney general has notified all
, county attorneys to proceed to arrest
every person so violating the taxing
laws of the state. This would indicate
that there are around 375,000, automo-
|biles in this state and il they are worth
on an average of $7OO each it means
an investment of $262, 100000. The
population Of Iowa is 2,35S,06S. With
376, 900 autos as a basis that would
mean one to every 6.2S persons. Dur
ing the rush 4500 auto number plates
were shipped out each day. At one
and a half pounds each, this makes a
total weight of nearly three tons, and
at six cents each the postage on the
days shipment is $270.
Sanford Mickleson, a young man of
Slater. Iowa, died at Kennedy, Minn.,
from lockjaw occasioned by the bite
of dog that was afflicted with rabies.
He paid but little attention to the
wound as it soon healed over but when
lockjaw set in the dog was killed and
an analysis of the brain showed that
it had rabies. "
Muscatine was visited recently by a
strange cargo aboard q specially con-
structed auto truck. There was con.
signment of $50 rattlesnakes' of the
diamond and copperhead varieties in
transit from Tucson, Ariz., bound for
New York. where they will lbe sold to
a firm whose business it Is to manufac-
ture snake oil and snake liniment.
tE. "A. Pinckney. ofgForest City, has
"a real grievance He claims that tle
Midland Packing Co., of: Sioux City,
through stock salesman, promised
him a high salaried position if he
would invest 100000 in stock and in
order to get under his hide the
aforesaid salesman got him tbeastly
drunk and while he was in that con-
dition he subscribed for the stock, pay
ing $4,000 in cash and giving note
for $500. He asks the court to an
null the contract, and force the com.
pany to return his money and note.
The state fair management has pro-
vided ~ big auto trucks to be used In
unloading and delivering exhibits. This
|has been serious handicap in the
past. Camping facilities have been in
croa rod t,,t cot ting aside. 4 M acraS of
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1919-08-20
-BY-,-
J.. W. JARNAGIN

cation has been made for space for
the James Whitcomb Riley of Iowa.
He came to Des Moines in 1855 and
was regarded as an encyclopedia Of
information touching early history OF
the city. Himself and wife lived in a
house boat on the river in an early
day and for 30 years they lived at the
Kirkwood hotel. OF recent years they
lived at the old peoples home where
his wife died a year or so ago and
here he died. He was literary gen.
ius Among his best known works are
"The River Bend and Other Poems
"7he History of Steamboating on the
Des Moines River" "The History Of
1.-THE Central Presbyterian Church" q"
iowa, Beautiful Land" The Old
Flag and -"My Country, oh, My
Country &'' ... .s
P. H. Konzen, young man of Ma
son City, has been duly incarcerated
in the reformatory at Anamosa after
a sensational trial. He brought suit
against the M. & St. l.. claiming that
he slipped on banana peeling while
in the act of boarding train and sus-
tained permanent injuries. He hobbled
around on crutches for months and
finally received an award of $500 for
] the injuries sustained. Immediately
thereafter he left Mason City and got
work in a small town, having thrown
away his crutches. The railway COM
pany contended all the time that he
was taking, so when a "spotter' that
was camping on his trail' discovered
that he had abandoned his crutches
and was doing hard manual labor he
arrested him and the railway CON-
pany brought suit for obtaining money
under false pretenses. The case was
taken to the supreme court and the
result was that Konzen lost and is
now paying the penalty by starting to
serve a ten year sentence, unless soon
er paroled.
The trial by court martial OF num-
Der of officers because Of cruelty to
American prisoners while confined un-
der, guard at Farm No. 2 in France, be-
cause of ,infractioR Of military rules,
touches an Iowa boy, Sergt. Fred w.
Wolmaier, of Burlington. who was
conspicuous in high school athletics
before joining the army, who has been
sentenced to the government prison at
Leavenworth for one year. He was
serving on guard duty in France un.
der Lieut.. Hard Boiled Smith, who
is serving a three year sentence. 81
received the orders from Lieut.. Smith
to use force in correcting these men,
and it was my belief that as a soldier
1 was forced to obey him, There were
also times when we were forced to
fight for our protection" Wolmaier
told his uncle and aunt, Mr.. and Mrs.
j. c. Sauter, when they visited him at
IFt. Leayenworth.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1919-08-20
REDMEN ORDER REoReANlzED
BIG Drive for Membership Being con-
ducted-New Officers Elected for
1 = The Ensuinu Hear ~ (,

Ute Tribe No. 80 OF the Improved
Order. of Redmen, was re-organized
last week through the efforts OF F..
w. Jones, deputy great Incohonee.
A big drive for membership is now
under way. A great council class Is
being organized which will be initiat-
ed prior to the meeting OF the great
council to be held in October.
The new officers elected at the meet
ing held last week are as follows: 4
w. E. Kahler, Sachem; L. w. Powers,
Senior Sycamore; Leon Vassar, Jun
ior Sycamore; T. "A. Harvey, Chief of
Records; e. w. Watson, Collectors
IN. A. Schluter, Keeper OF Wampum; i
and L. w. Powers, delegate to the
great council, !f.ss,
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Continued on Page Two.)
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1919-08-20

The state fair management has pro-
vided ~ big auto trucks to be used in
unloading and delivering exhibits. This
has been a serious handicap in the
past. Camping facilities have been in
creased by setting aside 100 acres OF
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1919-08-20

men belonging to the old national
guard is considered. Out of 81 men
from Cass county only nine returned
and from Union county there were AZ
deaths.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1919-08-20

Tacitus Hussey died in Des Moines
at the age Of S6 years, He was called
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-08-23
VERY LITTLE JOY
At THIS REUNION
Booze Family Faces Re-
construction With Some
what Mixed Feelings.

BooTEISVILLE. w. Va, Aug. %
The Booze family held its annual re-
nrion here today and the discussion
developed that there Is no family in
West Virginia that Is up against It
70 hard as this oppressed family. 9th
Ct family reunions may bring out tales
Of woe OF the high cost Of living or
The difficulty OF getting farm help but
he Booze family find themselves with
uut occupation, without prospects, and
without sympathy.
Valuable property Is falling into dis
use II was pointed out by Al K. Hall,
president of che association who CON
plains that not only are properties US
ed for saloon purposes and for brew
aries devoted to other forms OF indus
try or business, but that the jails are
falling into disuse and the jailors are
likely to be deprived of their occu-
patton. He declared that as a direct
result of prohibition bootleg officers
we're liable TO be thrown out of Jobs
after january i6 next and that there
Is great danger of these men falling
Into the vicious habit OF reading boil
shevistic literature.
ed TO report that coal miners and la
boring men in West Virginia now
find much money in their pockets
which could not possibly find
use once that prices are readjusted to
their former level. He emphasized the
danger Of having money and cited BIZ
Die references to having treasures on
this earth instead of in Heaven.
B. r. Andy, oldest member of the
association. recalled his boyhood days
and declared that mony was almost q
stranger TO the people who lived in
the neighborhood of the Booze family
IN the early days and that picnics and
apple cutting often had as feature
performance wealthy man who rub.
bed two nickels. together. Think oil
conditions today in contrast" he ex
claimed. ut Is nothing to encounter
man OF ordinary circumstances nov
(. a days who can change five dollar
bill" He ended his remarks by ask,
ing What are we coming to-"
W. Inc spoke of the coming crop Of
grapes and of.the abundance OF black.
berries and elderberries with nadnes.
and deplored the rapid passing OF
his branch Of the family.
III Ball delivered a comedy monolog
but got little laughter. for his effort
Gordon Gin, fair haired enthusiast
sang beautiful ballad How You Cor
ma Keep EN- Down on the Farm
Without Hard Cider" which was loud
ly applauded.
lobe Acco endeavored to be heard
IN regard to the present activities oil
the Woman's Cease Tobacco Union
but was not recognized by the chair
There was a clash when 1t came ,tc
the election Of officers and the Booze
Family threaten TO organize indie
pendentiy Of the clique that won out
today. The officers elected are:
President--I. G. Drinkwater.
vice-president-T. e. Totler.
Secretary-Miss Bee Veaux
Treasurer-U. B. Sober.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-08-23
MALKINn rl1E plAMK

This may be done safely enough II
the plank comes from our large stock
OF lumber, And when you are ready
% build YOU will find hero all kinds
Of materials-Lumber Roofing, Sash
Doors, Wall Board, etc, ready for
quick delivery to you. John NJ, Kis.
ner & Bro. Lumber Co, Phone 127-R.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-08-23
A CASE FOR YOUR TICKETS.

Street car tickets or coins. railroad
tickets or Identification cards. We
have Fone excellent and very beauti-
fBl leather cases for them. Very han
dy and saves your tickets from loss.
Come and see them. Cranes Drug
5tore.--Ady.
The Corpus Christi caller. [volume] (Corpus Christi, Tex.) 1918-1987, 1919-02-11
DRIVE AWAY HEADACHE
Rub NIustcrolc On Forehead
and Temples

y headache remedy without Tho dan.
Gers al "a adachc mcdicIrc" kelicpc9
hcadarhc and that miserable iceiing from
cnlde or CONGESTION. And So acts at onCcl
Mu.tcfclo b. p clean. white ointment
madc with oil Of mustard Better than a
mustard plaster and docs n0t hll1icr
Used only externally and in no way can
b affect ,omach and heart, a. some 90.
tcrnal medicines do.
Excellent for core throat, bronchitis.
Group. sfid neck, asthma. rcuralgla, con.
resiion. plcnrisv rhcumah.m. lumhag0.
aA pains ond aehcs oi thc back oT POINTS.
tDrains. tere muscles. bruises. chilhlanl.
frosted icot colds ci &c chest (lt often
prevents rncGm il.
SOC and 0ll Ial-. ho.pllal &c ~ %
The Corpus Christi caller. [volume] (Corpus Christi, Tex.) 1918-1987, 1919-02-11
An Open l. G tier TO
the Investing Public:

Having associated myself IL ,3e,
panc in Burkburnei oil field al Of which 1o.e lu
feel that am position to offer TO the investing ciz Corr
Christi and surrounding suggestions worthy
consideration. Why should take chance by
wildcat proposition when purchase stocks
companies absolutely surrounded with production. Previous
Corpus Christi invested and
below OF telegram received yesterday conira-
of the the last purchased namely
Denton Wicho and Burkburnet Home Oil No. l propo-
lion that Fowler Company offer within radius of twenty
five hundred feet OF these big wells and have several wells
equal capacity within three five hundred feet of them
visited the Burkbunc field and spent three days looking
each proposition and know whereof speak was
sold by Fower and Company last week selling double
and better Not proposition offered you tina, the
firm have purchased stock in We position give YOU
information relative to location and production oil the different wells
this pool also will furnish quotations the
stocks Don't fail cccrfuy you information
within We representing five SIX Of the best propo-
suona ln This field Act today-tomouow may bc TOO late.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-01-29
DIR. COFFEE
Very Successful-LetH Him
Treat You Once Free.

People afflicted with eye diseases,
failing sight, blindness, deafness,
loss Of hearing, head noises, ulcers
of the ears, catarrh, diseased turbi-
mated bones, diseased tonsils should
consult DR.. Coffee, The oculist and
surist in the First National bank
building about his special method
of treating these diseases. He is
having splendid success treating
about sixty patients day. He says
that he can straighten any case of
cross-eyes at one visit without
chloroform or ether. He removes
adenoids at one visit without dan
ger of serious hemorrhage, and
without an anesthetic.. He is re-
storing sight to several cases of
partial blindness, and restoring
hearing and curing catarrh for hun
dreds. He offers to treat new pa
tients once free to show how his
treatment acts, to show that it is
different from anything that you
have ever used. Many cases get
quick relief. He is reliable and
experienced oculist and aurist, and
will tell you the truth about your
case as he sees it. He is in his
offices every Saturday, Monday and
Tuesday from 9 a. N. to 4 p. N. and
Saturday nights from to s p. m.
His phone number is Dav. 1914.
Call:
DR. W. o. COFFEE,
Davenport, Iowa
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-01-29

due to the lack Of absolutely neces-
sary regulations.
THE state should require in per-
manence a large proportion of the
existing military airdromes, and
should render them available for
general use by leasing sheds to pri-
vate operational companies. and
merely charging fee for landing.
The department should under
take the training of all pilots to be
employed on public transport ser
vice and map out and light the
aerial routes. The department
should be ready to undertake mail,
freight and passenger service when
private enterprise may be found
lacking.
From the superabundance Of
machines at its disposal upon the
conclusion Of peace, and suitable
to conversion for commercial use,
the state should be ready to dis
pose of a considerable number at
a low price to private operating
companies"
Lord Weir frankly admitted the
scheme would cost lot of money
according to pre-war standards.
but said the expense would be very
little when compared with the stan
dards set by war.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-01-29
WANT AMERICAN TABLES.

An American pool table is a
grateful oasis to the American SOL
diers impatiently awaiting orders
to leave for home, for somehow or
other they do not take kindly TO
the model of pool or billiard table
which is extant In Merrie England.
Hence there never is any rest TO the
billiard tables in the Y. NJ. c. A.
hut in the British Isles and in this
manner the Red Triangle organi-
zation is doing much to keep the
even disposition of the men who
never got to France but who
crossed the ocean to make the
world a decent place in which to
live. The American Y brought over
100 billiard and pool tables OF the
sort the boys like.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-01-29
ASK PEOPLE To
HEAR DIRECTOR
Invitation Extended by Red Cross
Officials to Public On Civilian
Relief Program.

The public Is invited to hear DR..
J. l. Gillin, Red Cross director of
civilian relief for the central d.
vision, in an address at local chap
ter headquarters, tomorrow even
inf at o'clock
The present and future home ser
vice work of the American Red
Cross in behalf of the soldiers and
their families will be the topic of
DR.. Gillin's address. The subject
is one of utmost interest to the
entire community as it is intimate
ly concerned with the welfare of
both the returning and the re-
turned soldiers; it is because of
this far-reaching Importance of the
topic that a public meeting has
been announced, and a large at
tendance is merited.
The session will come at the
close of an all-day conference of
home service workers representing
25 chapters in Iowa and Illinois.
The following are the cities which
have been asked to send delegates:
Aledo, Galesburg, Toulon, Prince
ton, Moline, Oquawka, Geneseo. Ke-
vance, Monmouth, Morrison, Ster-
ling, Dixon. Davenport, Upton,
Muscatine. West Liberty, Iowa City,
Cedar Rapids. Clinton, Maquoketa,
Bellevue, Wapello, Washington,
Monticello, Anamosa
Today a preliminary meeting was
held with representatives of the 10
cal chapters branches, the chap
ter's home service workers and di-
vision field workers in attendance.
Tomorrow's session will begin at
10 o'clock, with recess for lunch
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-01-29

All the news all the time-The
Argus.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-01-29
WILL PERPETUATE
HUNS SURRENDER

London.-The British will perpet-
uate the scene in the cabin of the
dreadnaught Queen Elizabeth when
Admiral Beatty told Admiral Meu-
rer of the German navy how the al
lies desired the German navy to
surrender. In the uniform of 4
naval officer sitting at the table
that separated the British from the
Germans was Sir John Lavery, a
naval artist The notes on the con-
versation he was supposed to be
taking were in reality sketches of
the scene from which he will pro
duce a picture.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-01-29
Has NEW TRAINER

Cleveland.-TheC Cleveland Amer
lean league club will have a new
trainer this season, George Kuhles,
who acted in that capacity last
year, having resigned to go into
business. Charley Hitte, former
trainer, may be reengaged when he
returns from overseas. He is. 4
member OF the Canadian army.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-01-29
ILLINOIS SOCIETY
IN ANNUAL MEET

The annual meeting OF the Illi-
nois Humane society will be held
Thursday, Feb. 6, at 2 O'Clock at
The society's building in Chicago.
Election of officers as provided by
the bylaws of the society and 9TH
er business will be taken up. A
meeting of the board Of directors
will be held Immediately after the
annual meeting of the society for
the transaction Of such business as
may be brought before the board.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-01-29

force, who left at noon today to
identify the prisoner.
It is charged that Platter sign
ed another mans name to a certi-
fled check for $50 and succeeded
in having Peter Caras, employed at
the Palace confectionery at 1927
Second avenue, cash 1t.
A report of the forgery was
made by Caras to the police and a
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-01-29
WILSON RECEIVES WOMEN.

Paris, Tuesday, Jan 28.-(Ha-
vas) President Wilson this morn
ing received q delegation Of the
French union for woman suffrage,
led by Madame De Witt Schlum-
berger. In the afternoon the presi-
dent received a delegation Of the
union of women of France, led by
Madame Crave.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-01-29

description of the man furnished.
Platter was a transient. He will
be arraigned before Magistrate G.
J. Smith either tomorrow or Fri
day on a charge Of forgery, pro-
vided he is identified as the man
wanted here.