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The Washington times., 1924-09-04
GIRL WIFE SHOT,
STRANCER'
SLAIN
West Virginia HiIIman Puts
End to Illicit Romance
With Spouse

HUNTINGTON, w. Va, Sept 4.
One man is dead, another is in
Jail and the girl in the triangle is
believed to be dying as the
denouement of a romance of the
Wayne County hills.
The girl is May Dingess Parse,y
eighteen years old, a daughter Of
the Dingess family, for whom a
half score OF towns, Uonnnins ana
creeks in Wayne County have been
named. She was considered the
most beautiful girl In the hill
section. The boys of the county
fought for her favors, and when
the man Of the mountains fights
for the favor Of woman he fights
with flashing knives and smoking
revolvers. When fourteen years
old she was wooed and won by
Melvin Parsley, whose family
stands on plane Of equal distinc.
ton in Wayne county with the
Dingesses.
Fights For Love
After four years, Melvin Pars,
ley, who is but twenty.four now,
and who IL the owner Of hill
town general store and sawmill
at Crum, was still fighting to hold
The love Of the girl.
Whether it was too late will be
che feature of evidence to be in
t~oduced in his trial on the charge
Of having murdered the stranger
from Virginia, John Baldwin, whom
he shot down in the streets of
kenova, a suburb of Huntington,
Saturday night,
Parsley and his young wife had
Huarreled. She came to Kenova
20 visit her mother. Parsley learned
Baldwin planned to come to Ken
oVa to meet her. In an autorno.
bile he sped over the mountain
roads and beat the train to the
town where his wife's mother lives.
Silent and determined, he waited
in his car near the railway sta
ton.
His wife and the stranger met
at the railway station. They
sfrolled arm In arm near Parsley's
car and stood at a street corner
awaiting an interurban car from
Huntington
Fires Six Shots.
PARSLEY walked up p6nlnc inc
couple and, drawing a revolver
from his holster, fired six times in
rapid succession -Four bullets
struck the Virginian and he died
soon afterward. Two struck the
wife. She cannot live, it was said
at the hospital here.
Parsley surrendered to the village
police at Kenova BaldWtn's last
gasping words were an attempt to
tell the authorities who he was and
where he came from.
Tell my father" he gasped, "he
lives at" and then he died.
Parsley was arrested on charge
of murder. He lately was a candi-
date for magistrate of his district
in Wayne county. His store and
sawmill are located at Crum, Wayne
county.
The Washington times., 1924-09-04
PIE oUTRANKS "HAM AND"
AS AMERICANS FAVoRlTE

CHICAGO, Sept. 4.--Decadent Eu.
ropean countries, marveling at the
vlgor, the good nature and the abil-
ity of Americans to perform, Of.
hand, what to foreigners are not
short of miracles, asked our soldiers
In the recent A. e. r. for the an,
swer. They were told that 1t was
because Americans ate pie, all kinds
of pie, meat, fruit, vegetable, ate
it for breakfast, dinner and supper
and in between.
Europe does not know pie, and
Europe is eternally in a stew ovAr
something or other. Myron Green,
OF Kansas City, first vice president
OF the National Restaurant Associa.
ton, says pie now ranks ham and
eggs, hietherto the American favor.
tie. After pie comes roast beef, then
corn beef hash and then ham and
eggs. Women, who formerly EorRed
themselves on ice cream and dill
pickles, are now eating the same
foods as men, beginning with pie,
and everybody knows the American
woman Is the queen of all creation
The Washington times., 1924-09-04
MINISTER SHOT DEAD
TAKEN FOR WOoDCHUcK

COATESVILLE, Pa, Sept. A.
Mistaken for a woodchuck as he
arose in a clump OF bushes, the
Reverend Edward Brewer. colored
minister of Stoutsville Baptist
Church, was shot and killed today
by Ulysses Denmark, also colored
OF Stoutsvilie. Coroner w. d.
Bunting, of Oxford, investigated
and announced the shooting was
accidental.
Under the Pennsylvania laws It
is a serious offense to shoot a
person in mistake for game, but
the woodchuck happens not to be
classed as game. but as vermin.
The Washington times., 1924-09-04
KNIGHT OF MARYLAND
Is VICTOR IN TOURNEY

In the third annual tournament
at Suitland, Md, L. d. Love. of
Beltsville. Nd, riding as the Knight
of Maryland, outclassed his four
teen opponents and received first
prize.
Several thousand people witnessed
the return to the old-time sport.
which was conducted under the
auspices Of the Suitland Improve
ment Association for the benefit of
community and road projects in the
Suitland district.
owen Moore. Of Silver Hill, Md.
The Washington times., 1924-09-04
soRoPTIMIsTs DISCUSS
POLITICAL QUESTIONS

Democratic and Republican stump
speeches were heard yesterday at
the first fall meeting and luncheon
Of the Soroptimists Club, held q. the
Lafayette Hotel, when moot 20.
litical questions were argued by
Mrs. Virginia White Steel. president
OF the League of Republican
Women, and Mrs. William Athert,n
DuPuy. of the Democratic National
Committee.
Welcomes were issued to re- :urn.
ing members and greetings were re
ceived from out-of-town clubs,
Doctor Julia Minerva Greon, Vice
president, presided An the absence Of
the president.
The Washington times., 1924-09-04
WIFE APPEARS IN 'FoLLIEs';
HUSBAND SEEKS DECREE

NEW ORLEANS, Sept. Oscar
H. Quinius has filed in civil dig.
trict court a suit for divorce from
his wife, Leila Goodwin Quirlius, be.
cause of what he termed her
shameful conduct" in appearing in
the ziegfeld Follies. The couple
was married In Quincy. Fla, in 1918,
the petition set forth. and came to
New Orleans, where Mrs. Quinius
remained until last June, when she
eft her husband to 60 to New York
and the Follies.
The Washington times., 1924-09-04
GOV. SMITH TO STUMP
NINE STATES FOR DAVIS

NEW YORK, Sept. AT least
nine, and possibly ten, States will be
visited by Governor Smith in his
speaking tour in the interest of
John w. Davis. Democratic nominee
for President, it has been tentative
ly announced today.
In addition to New York, the
Governor will take the stump for
Mr.. Davis in New Hampshire, Mas.
sachusetts, Rhode Island. Connec.
ticut, Maryland, Delaware, New
Jersey, Illinois and possibly Ohio.
His first speech viii be shortly after
the Democratic State Convention
at Rochester September Is.
The Washington times., 1924-09-04
MOVIE FIRMS TO SPEND
$137,ooo,ooo m WEST

Los ANGELES, Sept. A
s137 100000 program of film play
production and building activities
has been arranged for the com.
ing year by motion picture con.
Germs operating in and about Los
Angeles, it was announced here by
Joseph M. Schenck. coincidental
with his reelection as president of
the Motion Picture Producers Asso.
eiation OF California.
OF this amount, Schenck said
$72 100000 will be spent in the
production of the $50 pictures
The Washington times., 1924-09-04
TWO SCHOOL CHILDREN
ARE BITTEN BY SNAKE

WASHINGTON, Pa. Sept. a.
En- route home from school this
evening, Wilbur Mackey, aged
twelve, son of Frank Mackey, of
Clarksville, and Charles Golf, aged
seven, son of Mrs. Myrtle Golf,
also of Clarksville, were attacked
and bitten by a copperhead They
did not notice the snake, the most
poisonous found in this section of
the country. The Mackey boy was
bitten twice.
Robert Johnson, of Laconda, who
arrived on the scene, killed the
snake and rushed the boys to the
office of a physician for treatment.
The Washington times., 1924-09-04
NILSSON MASTERPIECES
LEFT TO MUSEUM HERE

STOCKHOLM, Sept. 4.--The late
Christine Nilsson left twenty-six
masterpieces from her most val
liable collection of art to the Ma.
tional Museum of Art in this city.
The bequest has been. formally
handed over to the museum au-
thorities.
The Washington times., 1924-09-04

was marshal and Miss Vera FIar.
rison and Robert Lusby, both Of
Suitland, were his aides.
The second prize was captured by
]. c. Hobbs, Of E;llicott City, and
the third prize went to Phillip
Love, brother uf the chief winner.
The Washington times., 1924-09-04
HART SCF1AFFNER & MARK SEE STYLE
THE WAY YOUNG MEN SEE IT

Most young men know how difficult
it is to define style in clothes A suit
may look right, measurements correct,
proper number Of buttons, but>the
style isn't there; the suit hasn't" got i"
Young men have a practised eye for
these things; they see them; SO do we
You want coat that suggests good
shoulders, that hangs easily with just a
slight snugness at the hips; waistcoat
that hugs in a trifle at the belt line;
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1924-04-20
40-Inch Nurses
Linen, Ice

I've cases Of 4o.ineh white nurses
linen, in full pieces perfect goods,
sArpAk finish; looks and wears like
linen; assd for white uniforms,
dftbSSs and ehildreA's clothes. Gus
tSmSra ell know the quality Of our
kAAAeus nurses linen. None will be
s6id 60 dealers or merchants and
net mare than one full bolt to
a easteaAsr. Extra To-
epeeiAls YARD .......''..."..
FIRST FL,
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1924-04-20
ASaleof
STATIONERY

Monday we will feature box sta
tionery and correspondence
cards. in great variety of styles
and colors. These goods were
bought to sell for Soc and 75c
box. Monday they will be sold
at less than factory cost. Lay in
a big supply, as you will not have
an opportunity soon again to
buy such values. Choice 0Oc
of any box ..........
FIRST FLooR-LEFT REAR
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1924-04-20

One table Of So-inch fine linRerl
plisse crepe. Comes in white Al
All the new underwear eolors, vii
soft fhercerized finish; sells
most stores for $5c and o.
sec. Special, yard ......... 81
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1924-04-20
BEAUTIFUL
SILKS

33nch figured ponsee in the small designs beautiful pat
terns, an al-silk imported Japanese pongee H1 90
suitable for wash dresses Special. yard $500
36nch tub silks beautiful line just arrived in the small
stripes. dots. etc. splendid quality for wash &1 co
dresses very cheap this price. Special yard
33inch pongee in all the leading colors, aslk washable
pongee suitable for Summer dresses. c. 10
Very serviceable. Special yard ........... ~AsAS
36nch silk Laerz suitable for underwear, in flesh, light
blue and white real bargain for the (1 To-
money. Special. yard .................. 800
33nch Japanese poneee in natural color All silk Mo-
rice powder. Suitable for all purposes. Govepnentl
stamp. first choice. co.
II momme. Special Observation-Disclosures. O0SI
40nch crepe de Chimes in wide range of color an excel
lent quality for the money regular CT, 10
$3.50 crepe Special yard ................ ~As40
36nch elk foulards in the small prints beautiful pat
terms; makes an ideal dress for Summer wear O. no
and very serviceable. Special yard ..s..... GLOW
THIRD rLooR-rRoNT
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1924-04-20
CORRECTION

Through an error in our
advertisement of April
9th, ''Penikees Crepe"
was a dvertised as
"Roshanara Crepe"
We regret the error and
offer our apology to II.
r. Mallinson and Com
pany, who are the sole
manufacturers of Rosh-
anara.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1924-04-20
NOTION
SPECIALS

Vogue sanitary aprons. 90
AUG value 40$
Pure rubber household aprons. all
colors, values to 75c, On
Very special ......... JJC
Pure rubber baby pants, flesh or
white, medium and large size; Csc
value. Very 10
special 4OS
Shoulder strappings-
all the new y.,a Sc and 1Oc
Kotex sanitary napkins, 40
dozen, regular size 80. FCC
Northern tissue toilet paper, soft.
T9 ds.. 'i'i is;. s' Esii. .$1.OO
FIRST FLooR-LEFT REAR CENTER
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1924-04-20
w HIT E
GOODS
3oc Lace Curtain Net,
2oc

Fifty full pieces Of ss-iAeh file
lace curtain nets, come in white
cream and ecru. All new patterns
first quality goods. II you are q
need Of few more Spring curtains
now is the time to buy these prettI
lace nets and save money; wort
see yard. %
Special ................... @~Y
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1924-08-13
LOCAL SCOUT
TROUP TO BE
REGISTERED
Full List of Officers and
Two PatrOls-Take
Long Hikes.

Last Wednesday the Scouts went on
hike to the Austin farm as had been
planned In spite of lack of sleep,
cold, and various interrupting Incl
dents during the night the boys are
all anxious to go again. The hike was
under the direction of Paul Austin I'M
til supper time, when Mr.. DuHamel
and Mr.. Orion came out to take
charge. The Scouts are now working
on second class tests with the pur-
pose of advancing in rank.
The troop now has all of the neces-
sary officers and will be registered in
a few days. The troop roll that was
sent in is as follows:
R. M. Orchard, chairman; F. j.
Granville, DR.. Fowler and Judge Good
SELL
Scoutmaster-C. M. DuHamel.
Assistant Scoutmaster-H. j. Orion.
Beaver Patrol-Glen McKelvey, pa
troll leader; Humphrey Groenier, as
sistant patrol leader; Harold 'Totman,
Frederick Granville and Carl Croft.
Flying Eagle Patrol-George Glenn
entson, patrol leader; Gene Chapman,
assistant patrol leader; Richard Or
ton, Paul Weber and Leroy Eastman.
Troop Scribe-Paul Weber.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1924-08-13
EDGE PLAYS
PART OF GOOD
SAMARITAN
Livingston Woman, EnrOute
to School Institute, Dis
abled in Auto Accident.

Sheriff Jos. Edge happened along as
a Good Samaritan Sunday evening
about 8 o'clock to pick up party of
four motorists incapacitated by COLI
sion three miles south of Fennimore. A
Ford car driven by Clarence Weitten-
hitler of Livingston had skidded into
the fence on sharp turn and wreck
ed itself. Mrs. Weittenhiller was lying
unconscious by the roadside and Welt
tenhiller and two passengers, the
Fuerstenberg boys, were trying to get
the car into shape to run. The sheriff
bundled the quartet into his car and
made a quick run for the Doolittle
hospital. Mrs. Weittenhiller and one
of the boys were thrown out by the
impact, the others remaining in the
car Mrs Weittenhiller was badly
bruised but able to leave the hospital
Monday. Her husband was bringing
her to Lancaster to attend teachers
institute when the accident happened.
She was Miss Myrtle Hudson of this
city before her marriage. The Fuer-
stenberg boys were pickup passengers,
enroute to Lancaster.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1924-08-13
PUBLIC FORUM
Need of Purebred Cows

Need of dairy industry in America
is shown by milk consumption figures.
One fourth of the dairy cows in the
world are producing milk for the peo-
pie of the United States who consume
practically every drop of it. This con-
sumption shows how the humble dairy
COW is esteemed in the United States.
There is another phase to the dairy
industry in the United States. The
average milk production for the en-
tire United States is something like
half the average production of the
COWS of the most advanced dairy
countries in Europe. This would be
inexplicable were it not for the fact
that less than $50 of the dairy cows
of America are purebred. This state
ment indicates what a big undertake
ing faces the dairy industry of this
country.
Foreign competition will not be met
with scrub COWS. Production costs in
the United States are relatively high
and in the future there will be place
only for high producing COWS which
come from high producing ancestry.
J. T. WRIGHT.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1924-08-13
MOONLIGHT"
LEAGUE PLAYS
TWICE WEEKLY
Fowler, BROKER, Hoffman,
Star Players-GOOdsell is
FaultIess Umpire.

Four new recruits took part in their
first game of the Moonlight league,
Friday night. DR.. Fowler's work
strengthened his team by his fast
work on first base while Lloyd Brook
er, the new second-sacker played a
faultless game. DR.. Gibson saved his
team mates two scores by fast foot
work in the second inning. With his
left foot he knocked down hot
grounder that looked like a sure
three Dagger down the left field line.
Jake Hoffman's fast base running
garnered two TALES for his team
mates. Judge GoodselIs umpiring was
fiawless, not murmur being heard
on any decision.
The games of this league are held
Tuesday and Friday evenings of each
week. Games called at $50. Players
eligible are from the colder boys" of
the city. AS many as can are asked
to report these evenings at the given
time Teams are chosen from the ma
terial present which will unquestion-
ably result in some fast games.-Con-
tributed
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1924-08-13
LEE MORRELL
PASSED AWAY
YESTERDAY
Well Known Lancaster Man
Dies Suddenly-Funeral
to be Held Thursday.

Lee Morrell, wei known resident
of Lancaster and native of Grant
county, died at the home of his sister
about 10 o'clock Tuesday. Mr.. Morrell
had been i'll with dropsy but the fam
lily had no linking of his serious con-
dition. He laid down shortly before
ten o'clock and died while asleep.
Mr.. Morrell leaves a sister, Mrs.
Vernon Kinney, with whom he made
his home, and half sister, Mrs.
Laura Knapp. Both reside in Lancas-
ter. Funeral services will be held from
the home at two o'clock Thursday
Deceased was a son of pioneer res
idents of the Hurricane. He was of
strictly honest and upright nature
and his sudden passing will be mourn
ed by many.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1924-08-13
FARM BUREAU NOTES
Aberdeen Angus Breeders Picnic

Aberdeen Angus Breeders Picnic
Over forty friends of the black dOd-
dy met at the Walter Steinhoff home
last Sunday and spent very pleasant
day. There were horseshoe games and
foot races and eats and then more
eats.
Prof. Ullrich, in charge of the
Platteville Normal Agricultural De-
partment, was with us. Broad physl-
cally and mentally, strictly up-to-date
on topics of the day and with a keen
interest in farmers problems, Mr..
Ullrich is the type of man we need
more of in school work.
Our county has more pure bred
Angus breeders than are listed from
the balance of the state It is approp-
riate that these men should undertake
further development of calf club work.
The matter of holding late win
ter auction sale of Junior yearlings
and senior calves at some central
point was brought up for discussion
at the meeting. Sentiment was favor
able. In case Shorthorn and Hereford
breeders desire to cooperate they will
be more than welcome. We should
have more baby beef shows like the
NO1Nn AuuOV0T SHOW Ill ILLS UluS 81 eIo0
pasture country.
The Steinhoff farm comprises 400
acres evenly divided between blue
grass pasture and cultivated alnd.
Some eighty Angus cattle of the best
blood lines and showing fine condition
and quality are in pasture at the
present time. There is uniformity of
type here that is of extra value and
with the fine large sire that is at the
head of the herd, Mr.. Steinhoff is ex-
tremely fortunate.
The 1925 picnic will be at Sleepy
Hollow farm with Will Gelbach as
host.
T.. b. Testing
Are we ready to complete the coun-
ty area test petition? At the picnic it
was said, what is the use in test
ing when our neighbor does not test?
There is too much possibility of re-
infection" A case of that happened
the past year when a man with two
clean tests passed, lost three head
with T. B. and the next test lost nine.
There is known infection of the herd
in a pasture up stream and it is sup
posed the T. B. germs were carried
by flood water. A county cleanup is
absolutely necessary for permanent
protection against reinfection.
Consider the safeguard for the
health of your children.
Help make our county booth exhibit
at Milwaukee "the best in the state"
GRANT co. FARM BUREAU,
Hugh A. Harper, Secy.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1924-08-13
GRANT RIVER

Paul and Earl Hoffman, electricians
of Minneapolis, visited at the Ed and
Frank Mclean homes the past week
They are cousins of the McLeans.
Dorothy and Lilah Mclean enter
tanned at a card party at their home
Thursday eve.
Dorothy Thier and Alma Edwards
visited at Ed McLean's last week.
Jack and Frances Joyce drove to
Ayoca Saturday to bring Elizabeth
home They returned home Sunday
Walter Leibfried went with them to
visit a friend.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ed Mclean and daugh-
ter, also Dorothy Thier and Alma Ed
wards drove to Mccartney Saturday.
They expect to camp there several
days.
Chas. PIautz and family attended
church in Lancaster Sunday.
Dorothy Mclean and Dorothy Thier
visited at Geo. Leibfried's Thursday.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1924-08-13
S. DAKOTA MAN
SELECTED FOR
CONG. PULPIT
Rev. Carl p. Bast Comes
Highly Recommended
Wisconsin Native.

At a meeting Sunday members of
the Congregational church voted in
favor of the Rev. Carl P. Bast of Mill
bank, S. D., as local pastor. An offer
has been made Rev. Bast and it is
considered likely that he will accept.
If so, he will be here Sept. LIST.
Rev. Bast is married and has a
daughter, four years old. He was
born at Rockfield, Wis, in 1887. He
is a graduate of Ripon college and
Chicago Theological Seminary. He al
so took special courses at U. Of Chi
cago divinity school. He was ordained
in 1917 and has since held minister
iaI positions at Clark and Millbank,
S. D. He comes to Lancaster highly
recomm ended, is said to be a splendid
preacher, active social worker and
good inspirational director.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1924-08-13
HIGHWAY COMM.
TAKES TRIP TO
WESTERN STATE
Henry Mink's First Vaca.
ton In Eleven Years
Wife Runs Office.

Henry Mink has been absent from
Lancaster for the past ten days, his
first real vacation in eleven years as
county highway commissioner. Hen
ry went to Lewiston, Mont, on per-
sonal business and from there went to
a sisters home, Mrs H L. Deckert of
Portland, Ore. He expects to return
the latter part of this week. During
Mr.. Mink's absence his wife has had
charge of the office and as she is
thoroughly conversant with details
the work has not suffered in the least.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1924-08-13

Louis Alt, a venerable resident of
Lancaster, celebrated his 74th birth
day on July 20. Mr.. Alt was born in
Germany, coming to America when a
young man. BY dint of hard work and
frugality he has nice competence
for himself and wife il their old age.
They occupy a comfortable home in
the south part Of town.
s. B. Vogel and wife motored down
from Arcadia Sunday and visited I'M
til today with their uncle, Leonard
Haeffner.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1924-08-13
PLATTEVILLE
MAN PREFERS
JAIL TO FINE
Judge Lewis Assesses a Is
Day Sentence-WOman
Made Complaint.

Silas Howell of Platteville, hailed
before Justice julius H Lewis last
week on a charge of being drunk and
disorderly. refused to pay a fine OF
$50 and costs, taking Is days in jail
instead Mr. Howell is the guest OF
Boniface Jos, Edge at the county bas-
tile. The complaint against him was
made by Mrs. V. NJ. Russell, wife OF
a normal instructor and an alder
woman of the metropolis. 1t is said
that Howell lurched against Mrs. Rus
sell in his meanderings.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1924-08-13
BAND CONCERT THURSDAY EVE

March-Golconda-
Overture-Morning, Noon and Night
Selection from the Bohemian Girl
Vals-Alpine Sunset-King
Vocal Sole-You-Oscar Wright and
eight male voices
Fantasie-My Observation-Disclosures
Plantation Songs-Sunny South
A Hunting Scene
Lawsy Massa-Jewell
March-the American-Verbeit
Popular numbers interspersed.