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The Washington times., 1926-08-04
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I ROCKVILLE. Nd, Aug. 4.-That
la divorce decree granted several
years ago did not cause Philip M.
Cornwell, ~. OF Washington, and
Miss Agnes Mary Riley. 80, of Balti
more, to lose interest in each other.
was evidenced here yesterday after
moon when they were remarked by
the Rev. S. J.. Goode, pastor Of the
Christian Church, at the home OF
the minister.
In referring to the divorce case.
the bridegroom declared 1t was all 4
mistake and was due to interference
on the part of others. Such q thing
would not happen again, he insisted.
Immediately after the ceremony the
couple left for Washington.
Licenses have been issued by the
clerk OF the Circuit Court here for
the marriage of Jesse Wallace Mob.
Ter, Il, OF Lexington, Va, and Miss
Emma Jane Garger. 20, OF ,BaIti-
more; John R. Burns, % and Miss
Elizabeth s. Kullman 20, both of
Washington.
The annual festival and lawn fete
for the benefit Of st. Mary's Cath
olic Church here began last eve.
ming to continue through Thursday
evening. A very large gathering
from this county and the District OF
Columbia attended the first evening.
J. Forest walker. Of Gaithersburg,
candidate for the Democratic nomi.
nation for county commissioner from
The Second Commissioner district.
and William T. Ridgely, of Washing
ton Grove, candidate for one of the
Democratic nominations for judge OF
the Orphans Court. today filed with
the supervisors OF elections here Ger.
tificates of their candidacy, thus
placing themselves formally In the
field.
Following a long illness Of a com
plication of diseases, Miss Martha ".
Ray, Iife.long resident Of the lower
section of the county, died late Tues.
day night at her home near Linden,
aged 70 years. She was daughter
of the late William Ray and a siste-
of the late Richard r. Ray. The
FUNERAL took place at IL a. m. TODAY
from the Episcopal Church a: Wood
SIDE. Burial was in the cemetery
near the church.
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TOLL Of HEAT
HERE HEAVY

IN contrast to yesterday, when six
persons we're overcome by the heat
and several Government depart.
ments released the clerks consider.
ably before closing time, Washing.
ton today settled down to usual
August weather. still hot. BUT dry.
Before the sudden storm yester-
day the Weather Bureau announced
Ia high point sof 96, while the Kiosk,
on Pennsylvania Avenue northwest,
SCARED to 98 ait \ 5 o'clock From
that point, Whens the storm broke,
the temperature dropped eight
points within few minutes. Fair
weather. with little change in tenn
perature, is promised for the next
two days.
While waiting for shave in q
barber shop at4112S Fourteenth st.
IN. w, Victor Lowenbauna. 81, of
1885 Massach tisetts Ave- M w,
was overcome by the heat yester
day. He was taken home BY q
policeman.
Cornelius Pam, colored, 1Ol
Four-and-a Half St. $. W., was
picked up at Eleventh and II
Streets Southwest, and taken to
Emergency hospital. where he re.
mained during the night without
being identified. Although his con
dition is serious. it is thought that
he will recover.
The excessive heat and acute
asthma resulted in the prostration
of Earl f.. ComisI.; colored, 5 a
patient of Walter Reed hospital.
He was taken from 1882 p st.
n. w, to Emergency hospital.
Two colored men were treated at
F'reedHen's Hospital. They were
Henry Bradley, 81. Of 40 H. st.
N. W., taken from the hallway of
413 Il st. N. w, and Silas Curry,
49,, IT'S Fairmount st. N. W., who
was stricken on the lawn at the
Clifton Terrace apartments.
Miss Mamie McWold, 25, Of 1916
Park Rd., N. w. was overcome by
heat at her home yesterday after
noon. She was taken to Emergency
Hospital and revived.
During the storm lightning struck
a chimney on the home Of Harry
l.. Meader, zoos Monroe st. N. w.
The damage was estimated at SIS.
Although members OF Mr.. Meader's
family were frightened, none was
hurt,
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PYTHIANs ON OUTING
AT CHESAPEAKE BEACH

The knights Of Pythias are hold
Ing their annual outing today at
Chesapeake Beach with more than
n 500 persons in attendance. The
excursion il under direction OF the
ways and means committee. and pro.
ceeds, will be applied toward cur:
failing the building debt. u. w
Cherry. OF 1876 Maryland Ave. N.
g.. is in charge OF arrangements.
W. A. kimball, past grand chancel.
Tor. heads the large body of off
.oials who are attending the. outing,
/. Odd Fellows from the District and
all sections OF Maryland and Vir.
GINA will flock, to; the Beach to
morrow for the annual excursion
of Forest Lodge. No. Al. of Forest
Vile, Md. This outing has become
an annual institution wish the
farmers fur miles about, and 1000
are expected. Fried chicken la
Maryland will be the piece de re-
asistance Of every basket, luncheon.
lie Roy Humphrey, OF the Wood.
ward Building. is in charge Of ar
rangsrnepts.
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D. c, PE0PL. IN
TRAIN WRECK
d. In.srnatIonal Nsw. ssrvles

BY INTERNATIONAL news service
q LEWISTON, Me-, Aug. 1.-TWO
railroad men were injured. $50 pas.
sengers were shaken up and few
were bruised when the New York to
Bar Harbors Flyer, on which were
Washington yacationists, was
wrecked at the Turner Street bridge
in the neighboring city Of Auburn
today.
The locomotive broke from the
train, the mail car and the baggage
car dropped halfway down a 50-foot
embankment and the four Pullman
sleepers. carrying vacationists, and
two day coaches left the rails. The
two coaches were off the irons on
the bridge. The injured:
Herbert Fsoote, Of Canton, Me-,
mail clerk, fractured nose, cuts and
bruises. @
Elmer Marston, of Portland. Ne.
baggage master. back injured, cuts,
and bruises.
The roadbed was torn up for sew
eral hundred yards.
Railroad officials said 1t was re.
n1arkable that those in the mail car
were not killed.
Rockville
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had occasional disagreements about
household matters, but never any
serious quarrelS. never heard
them have any disputes that would
in any way involve DIR. Hall or con-
corning him."
Was at Her Aunt's.
Q.-Where were you, Miss Char
lotte, on Thursday night when your
mother left home and did not come
back?
Al was at my aunt's, Mrs. Yer.
non Mills, on Oliver st.
Q,-When had you last seen your
mother? Have you any idea TherG
your mother was going that night /?
Al saw my mother leave the
house. right after went down the
steps, | did not know where she
was going.
Q-What time did you come
home on Thursday night?
"A little time after 40 o'clock
Q.--Where was your father?
Ale came in after we had been
in the house few minutes.
Q. Did he tell you where he had
been? A. No.
Q. Was there anything unusual
in his actions when he came in?
A. No.
Left at Same Time.
@. Was he excited? A. No.
@. What time did you leave
home Thursday night? A. 1t was
about Z o'clock.
Q. Did you remember your
mother getting q phone call? A
No.
Q. Was your mother home wher
you left? L.. She was. going, of
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FEAST OF ST. DOMINIC
is CELEBRATED HERE

The feast of St. Dominic, founder
Of the Dominican Order. was cele.
brated today at the Dominican
House Of Studies, 4s7 Michigan Ave.
N. E., with visits to the Dominicans
by members OF the franciscan
Order, from the franciscan Monas.
terry. The visits commemorate the
lifelong friendship between S..
Dominic and the founder of the
Franciscan Order. ST. Francis.
The program of services included
solemn high mass, at when the
F'ranciscans officated. followed by
reception to visiting clergymen
and other guests by the Very Rev.
Raymond Meagher, 0. p, s. T. t..
of New York, provincial OF the
Dominican Order in America.
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By HERBERT 3. MAYER
Copyright, 1895, By the Daily Mirror

NEW YORK, Aug 4-The Daily Mirror, Hearst tabloid
newspaper which brought about the investigation of the
HalIAf murder today started the publication of all the
statements that hands of the New Jersey
thore from the first laundering investigation into the MUIR
ders of the Rev. Edward w. Hall and Mrs. Eleanor Mills
These filed elsewhere than the Jail safe
Somerve from which the bulk Of the evidence in the
famous has disappeared.
The statements tell their They produce their
pictures famous tragedy they
in 1922 Them too, startling outlines of the at
titnde of the investigating authorities that time.
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BEL GUM MAY CONS RIPT
LABORERS IN THE CONGO

BRUSSELS, Aug. 4.--A decree for
conscription of 5000 natives to re
construct a railroad in the Beigian
Congo has been asked Of thes gov
eminent by the Colonial Council.
The conscripted laborers would b.
paid at the same rate as free labor.
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the steps as I went down the
street.
Q. Did you seee which way she
VENT A.. In the direction OF
Abeel St. fAbeel is the street on
which is the rear entrance to the
Church of st. John.1
@. Did she carry anything with
her? Al. Not that noticed.
@. Did she go out the same time
you did? A. guess so.
@. Were you in speaking dis.
lance of her when you saw her go
up the street? A. Yes, she told
me to wait until she came back.
O. What did you understand
her to mean? A. Probably that
she had something to tell me.
"a few more questions were
asked regarding this Incident, none
OF them importantly
Odd you hear her make any
remarks to your father?
Al was sitting on the front
stoop and did not hear.
Q.-What time did you go to bed?
About 1910.
Q.-Where was your father after
you came in and the time YOU went
to bed?
Ain the Kitchen.
sQ.-When did you first get up
after retiring?
Ain the morning when my
father called me.
sQ.-What time was it?
A little after o'clock.
q Odd your. father come in your
room at o'clock and ask Il your
mother got home yet?
A.-No.
Father Out All Night
Odd he,c say anything to you
in the morning?
A.-Yes, he mentioned the fact
that she had been out all night.
Odd he come to your room
about II o'clock or any other time
during the night and ask you if
your mother was. in yet:
A.-No.
Odd he seem nervous about
your mother being absent?
Ayes, think he was.
Odd it make you alarmed?
A.--No.
Q.-Why not?
Al do not know. 4
Q.-Was your mother in the habit
OF going out and staying all night?
A.--No, she was not.
@. Did it not strike you as I'M
usual for your mother TO have been
out all night? A. Yes, but / did not
dwell upon it.
@. Did you carry any notes or
communications from DIR. Hall to
your mother? A. No.
Q.sWhat did, you do about it on
Saturday morning when you became
alarmed about yours mother being
absent? A. l did not do anything.
think my father had seen Mrs.
Hall.
@. Did he say anything to You
that he thought they had eioped?
A. No.
@. Did your father notify the pc.
lice or call up the prosecutor A. NJ.
@. Did you? A. No.
@. Why didn't you? Al didn't
know in a case like that you should.
@. Is there any reason or explana.
ton why you did not call it to the
attention of somebody? A. No, l
thought Dad would take care OF
that.
@. You not only lost your mother,
but the circumstances were embar-
RAISING? A. Yes.
Q. When did you first see Mrs.
Hall after the bodies had peer
founda A., did not see, hers
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Questioning of Charlotte Mills and
Henry Stevens, brother of Mrs.
Hall, was actually used as an ex-
pert by, the State in a. clumsy eff
fort to determine what kind of
pistol bullets were used in the kill
ing.
Here. as the first of the series
Of statements, is the story in full
OF Charlotte Mills, then girl OF
IS at the very time she was
qnfvering with grief from the
death of her mother.
Few girls have been put through
such an ordeal or have met it as
bravely. Charlotte was attacked
even more bitterly in the grand
Jury room, in which it is said, that
in addition to attacks on her own
character, bitter attacks were
made on the character and ability
OF her attorney, Florence North,
the only person who had come
forward to. defend her.
Attacked Lawyer.
It is said that Wilbur A. Mott.
at one time in Charlotte's exami-
nation before the Grand Jury re-
marked in effect:
Miss North was employed by a
uewsnaper and the misfortune of
Charlotte's life is that she met her,
for MISS North is bad woman
she has pretty near ruined you.
has she not2 I am speaking in u
friendly way-isn't that true?"
There was no answer.
Mott is said to have persisted:
When you get out of here you
will try and be a better girl, won't
your
There was no answer to this
question either.
Mott is said to. have made the
same sort of examination of Char
lotte Mills that Prosecutor Beck
man. of Somerset county. asking
her particular personal questions
about herself and her attorney. and
asking questions regarding drinking
and so forth which Charlotte denied
vigorously.
4 large part of Charlotte's ex-
animation, too. before the grand
Jury was said to have consisted of
matters relating 10 her appeal to
Governor Edwards for new in
vestigation. =
Beelxman's Probe
But in his reported questioning
OF Charlotte before the grand jury,
Mott merely followed the example
of Azariah Beekman, the prosecu'
tor of Somerset county, who was as.
ISOLATED with him in the grand
Jury inquiry.
Beekman's examination of Char
lotte in his office reads IN full as
follows:
CThe statement was taken in the
office of Mr.. Beekman in the pres
ence OF Ford David and George
Totten, detectiyes).
''I know DIR. Hall very well az z
rector of my church. also knew
Mrs. Hall, his wife.
''She was a Sunday school teacher
DR.. Hall visited our house on some
occasions, but / have never known
him to be there unless there was
sickness in the family. Last time
/ remember seeing him there was
when mother came home from th'
hospital, which L think was ir
February.
81 never knew of my mother :
writing any notes to DR.. Hall and
never saw any notes that ms
mother wrote to him. My mother
ana father got along very well to
Eether.
They lived together the same a.
any other married couple and they
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ASPIRING MUSICIANS
BEGIN TO IRK VIENNA

( VIENNA. Aug. 4.-Even musical
Vienna can have too much music.
There are so many aspirart must
clans in Vienna that the Society of
Friends of Music have prevailed
upon the police to issue an order
that during the summer months ali
windows niust be closed when must
cal instruments are being played.
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al shade Lee Conference

f.. Il. Milford, Of the Department
Of Agriculture, and 4. Gill, OF the
American Forestry Association. rep.
resented Washington at the annus'
shade tree conference, which closed
4 two-day session in Philadelphia
yesterday. Mr. Milford made an
address on the care of shade trees.
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Brings Gals Mail

PRESIDENT COOLIDGE'S mail
Is. pretty heavy To be Juggling
around i'm this weather, according
to Thomas n. COREY, Of the gen.
eral pOstoffice, after leaving the
special sack at the Adirondacks
camp.
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He Found Bodies

AN IMPORTANT witness in
the HalI-NIiIIs murder investiga-
ton sat New Brunswick, m. il.
Il Raymond Schneider, one Of the
two persons who found the bodies
Of Doctor Hall and Mrs. Mills
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Fs +
Are you tsVo boys brothers?
Yes'n.
Which Of you u the oldest?
Neither of us.
Well, then, you are twins,
aren't you?
Nom, The oIdest Is at home
NTH Ma.
Moral-You're never toe
young or too old to be : Hiek.
Miss Edith McKelyey, of The
New Navy Building, wins the
dollar today. II you think
you're tHiclxier," shoot for .
dollar tomorxnw.
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The Iattle Tale Toe!
49,. 49,. u,,,,,

DR.. JOSEPH j. INTERLAND, welLknoWn New
York pedatrst assured Betty Gardiner that he could
tell her age by the lines on her big toe, And by gosh
he did lit He used new science which he has in
vented called toetOlogy.
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Copyright Kadei & Herbert
VISCOIJNTESS WOLSELEY
DAUGHTER OF the late Field
Marshal Wolseley. She is one of
Of the group1that sought to become
legislators. She has no son, q fact
that Birkenhead held against her
and other peeresses whom he ac-
cused Of falling in their duties to
their country.
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VISCOINTESS RHONDA
-FOUR YEARS ago she came close
to being admitted to the House Of
Lords, but failed. She is the daugh-.
ter of the wartime food comptroller
Of Great Britain She has no son,
which, IN the opinion Of the. Lords,
should bar her. Having a, son
seems to make difference.
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LORD BIRENHEAD

s HE LED bitter attack on a
proposal by Lord Astor to let the
twenty-five peeress in their own
right sit in the upper house of the
British Parliament. They are not
brainy enough, he said:
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vIsCoUNT ASToR

VISCOUNT ASTOR
AS HUSBAND Of the first woman
in the House. of Commons, Viscount
Astor chanpioned the cause Of the
peeresses in the House Of Lords.
His battle proved unsuccessful, but
the matter doubtless will arise
again. M
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Copyright Underwood & Underwood
LADY ASTOR
SHE WON a prominent place in.
English history by being the first
woman elected to the House of.
Commons. She is, as everyone in
this country proudly knows, an
American, one of the famous Lang
horne sisters of Virginia.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1926-03-10
LOCAL HISTORY CONTEST

The results of the Essay Contest
in Local Community History offered
by the Minnesota Historical Society
and the State and District Federations
of Womens Clubs are 'announced:
Redwood Falls and Lamberton were
represented in the contest in Redwood
County, one essay being submitted
from Redwood and ten from Lam
berton.
The three best essays were chosen
to represent Redwood County in the
District contest. The winners are
Charlotte Tollefson, Lamberton, first;
Beatrice Briske, Lamberton, second;
Elsie Holden, Lamberton, third;
Calvernia Johanneck of Redwood Falls
was fourth.
The judges were Mrs. William Dun
can, Milroy; Mrs. w. J. Mcdonald,
Walnut Grove and Mrs. c.. w. Bel
vile, Tracy-Walnut Grove Tribune.
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Crossing Law
to be Enforced
by Section Hands
RAILROAD AND WAREHOUSE
CHIEF HAS LAW IN CHARGE
AND r. r. EMPLOYEES TO
HELP HIM.

Section hands in Minnesota are do
ing police duty. If you encounter a
sign of railroad crossing, with cross
arms, on which are painted in black
letters on a yellow background, the
words, Railroad Crossing Stop" your
cue is to stop your automobile before
crossing. If you don't, section
hand may turn you in.
In fact, violators of the new Mime
sofa law already a4e being reported
from that source and warning let
tiers have gone out from the Mime
sofa railroad and warehouse commits
sion that persistent violators will
bring down the law. There are 800
Of such crossing in Minnesota today
There will be 200 more The signs
are easily distinguishable. The STAN
dard is in black and white and the
lettering is in black on yellow back
ground.
The enforcement of the new law.
which was passed by the 1925 legis-
lature, is in the hands of Frank Mat
tson, railroad and warehouse commits
sioner. He is cooperating with rail-
roads to designate all dangerous
crossings with the new signs. Mr..
Matson has travelled 10000 miles in
company with railroad operating Of
ficials, selecting the dangerous
stop" crossings.
The new law carries penalty
clause A person failing to stop al
one of the stop" crossings is sub
ject to arrest and fine of from 81;
to 800 and a maximum of 80 day.
in iail.
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North Redwood

Irving Zwemke of Minneapolis Wis
tied last week at the home of his par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Zwenmke.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. L. Hagernan and
daughters were over night guests OF
Mr.. and Mrs. John Buery last Tues
day and called on other friends here
while moving from Storden to Gay
lord.
Miss Bertha Vierling returned to
New Ulm last Tuesday having been
here attending the funeral of her sis
ter, Mrs. John Widmer.
Miss Florence Draeger was absent
from school last week on account OF
illness.
George OFT of Morgan was a guest
at the home Of his sister, Mrs. Pau
Otto Sunday.
Mrs. Lilly Schroeder of Echo is Wis
iting at the home of her parents this
week.
The Ladies Circle will be entertain
ed at the home of Mrs. Henry Becker
Thursday afternoon.
Paul Otto attended the auction sale
of his brother-in-law near Morgan
last Thursday.
Misses Lucille LuscheT and Adelin'
Mittlestadt motored to Lambertol
last Thursday to attend the Institute
held there.
Mrs. H. D. Barnes and daughter
Beth and son Gillette were business
callers in Redwood Falls last Fri
day.
Claude Abel of Grantsburg, Wis.
visited relatives here last wee k.
Mr.. and Mrs. John keeter motor
ed over from Danube Friday to as
sist at the j. Widmer home.
Mr. and Mrs. Art. Draeger are re
ioicing over the arrival of daughte
Monday, March first.
A son was born to Mr.. and Mrs
Sidney Abel Thursday, March 18th.
Rev. and Mrs. Mittlestadt wer
guests of Mr.. and Mrs. John Buery
few days last week.
NJ. c. Taubert returned Saturda
from weeks visit with relatives a
Luverne.
Mr.. and Mrs. Gust Teich moved las
week onto the C. c. Little farm. TIL
farm vacated by them is now occu
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1926-03-10

The New Uim Golf club has been
disbanded. During the past several
years the club maintained a course
near Redstone on tract of land, part
of which was owned by the New Ulm
Stone company and the othea part of
Mary Woodrik of Sleepy Eye. The
latter lease has been cancelled. When
the stone quarries ceased operations
the farm on which the grounds were
situated was sold and the remaining
tract could not be used as it is too
small The course was not exactly
ideal at any time and was more or
less a make-shift proposition. mas
much as 10 grounds are at present
available, the club voted to disband.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1926-03-10
Delhi

Elmer HelgeSon was caller at
Echo and Lamberton Friday.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. L. Borg and Mr..
and Mrs. j. A. Lagerstrom attended
the Swedish Lutheran Ladies Aid at
Belview Thursday afternoon.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. H. Dorm entertain
ed the teachers of the Delhi schools
at six o'clock dinner at their home
Saturday evening.
Mrs. Anna Lechner of North Red
wood spent several days recently at
the F. J. Starr home.
Miss Luella Simonson, who is at
tending the State Teachers College at
Mankato, visited here with her sister,
Miss Myrtle Simonson from Friday
until Monday, when she left for her
home at Pipestone.
Kermit Johnson of Leland, ILL.,, ar
rived here last week with a carload
of goods and took possession of the
farm southwest of Delhi which was
recently vacated by J. D. Frank
Younge and family. Mr.. Johnson's
sister will keep house for him.
Rev. w. F. Ward of Minneapolis,
superintendent of the Southern Min
nesota District of Presbyterian church
was Thursday caller in Delhi.
E. A. Samuelson drove to Vesta on
Saturday after Mrs. Samuelson and
daughter Dolores who spent last week
at the home of Mrs. Samuelson's par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Zorn.
Martin Friese of Redwood Falls
was a Delhi caller one day last week
Rev. H. H. Mcleod of Vesta was
Delhi caller Thursday.
c. H. Posi- and family of Franklin
were guests at the A. H. Dorm HON,
Thursday evening.
j. D. Frank Younge and famil.
moved Wednesday to the A. j. White
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f. o. b. Flint, Michigan

her home in Hopkins, Mimi, aged
about 81 years. Mrs. Empanger was
a daughter of Jake kartak of Hop
kins and niece of Stephen Kartak
and Mrs. Jos. Dolezal of this place.
She was born on the farm now owned
by Geo. +. Gage, near Bechyn. She
is survived by two sons, her husband
having preceded her in death.-Olivia
Times.
Verne Shoemaker of Renville Coun-
ty win probably become candidate
for the office of clerk of court of that
county. At recent county conven-
ton of the Renville County Non-Part-
isan League Mr.. Shoemaker was in
dorsed for this office.