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Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1926-09-22
West Surry.

Frank A. Trundy and Miss Nina
Murray were married in the Baptist
parsonage at Brewer at noon Wed
nesday. The ceremony was per-
formed by Rev. Howard Welch. The
bride is the daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. Simon Murray of Brewer. The
groom is the son of B. W. Trundy OF
this town. Miss Murray has been
employed at j. w. Gerrity's nine
years. Mr. Trundy is in the employ
of the Gulf Refining Co. After a
short wedding journey through
Canada, they will be at home at 1921
State street, Brewer. A large circle
of friends here join in extending
best wishes.
Sept 20, Il.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1926-09-22
West Franklin.

Harold Wooster is at home from
Northeast Harbor.
Friends of Miss Jeanette Farms
worth were sorry that she had to
leave school. She has gone to Port
land for an operation on her eye.
Mr.. and Mrs. Asbury Moody of
Jefferson spent several days recently
with Mr.. and Mrs. Claire Ramsdall.
S. T. Goodwin spent the weekend
at home.
Vernon Smith and family spent
the weekend with Mrs. Ella Hardi-
son, who has been visiting them for
a few weeks.
Rena Pinkham and Gladys Good
win are at hone from Bar Harbor.
Lawrence Fernald and wife, of
Ogunquit, are visiting Mr.. and Mrs.
Forrest CoOmbs.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1926-09-22
West Hancock.

Balm O'Gilead Inn closed Septem-
Der 20, after a successful season.
Mrs. Roy Richardson returned to-
day, to her home in Brookville
Mass.
Mrs. G. B. Bridges of Orono spent
Sunday with her mother, Mrs. Mary
Milliken.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. A. Fogg and
daughter Virginia, of West Wolse-
boro, Mass, are visiting Mrs. Fogg's
mother, Mrs. Gertrude Linscott.
Mrs. Carrie Bridges of Weehaw-
ken, N. j., is visiting old friends and
relatives here.
CoDt On M M NJ
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1926-09-22
STATE OF. MAINE.

Probate Court, IN ana TOT tHe CouHeJ
of Hancock:
Respectfully represents Mary A
Rresnahan of Ellsworth, in said
county, and r. E. Mason, executors OF
the estate of Patrick Bresnahan. late
of said Ellsworth, that she and the
heirs taking under the will of the said
Patrick Bresnahan, are part OF the
heirs living in different states of the
estate of John H. Bresnahan, late of
said Ellsworth in said County of Han
cock, deceased, who left real estate in
said County of Hancock, described as
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PROFESSIONAL CARDS.
ALICE H. SCOTT
Specially made Of

Specially made of
TYPEWRITING, ACCOUNTING AM
GENERAL CLERICAL WORK
Agent Union Safe Deposit q Trust Co.
Of Portland. for furnishing Probate
and Surety Bonds. Typewriter suppliss>
No. /. School St.. Ellsworth. Ne.
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FLAG stop. Daily. tDaily except Sunday.
Italy except Saturday. NDaily except Monday.
Pullman passengers only. Stops to take pas
sengers
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1926-04-25

\ few more days and Lydia would have
earned that $4,000, but lust before the
time expired, Mr. Marks received the
poison-pen letter saying such perfectly
awful things about his beautiful new
bride that only the hardened eyes of Fed
eral officers may read it. Mr.. Marks says
that he instantly recognized the hand
writing of the gone but not forgotten
Lydia and, though it was unsigned, he
thinks she made no effort to disguise her
hand. Such rCcklCssncSs does not seem
strange to Mr.. Marks who well remembers
his eX-wifc's delightful impulsive ways.
II would he quite like her TO act first and
consider consequences aftCrward
Mrs. Dornblasser has been in trouble
often enough but always climbed out with
ease. She was even tried for murder of
her first husband and promptly aquittrd.
But this poison pen missive went through
the United States mails which brought
fC1 I01E bv Ap,rric,, ,y,.tty
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reckless Lydia into conflict with a new
kind of adversary. The Federal courts
and officers are often the Slowest moving
of all but these heavy-footed authorities
are also heavy-handed and they never
give up.
The weeks passed by and finally Lydia
was summoned before Federal Grand
Jury in New York to answer to the charge
of sending that scurrlous and obscene let
ter through the mails. She had plenty of
time to get ready and to employ the most
skllful legal talent, including the re-
sourceful Max D. Steuer.
The United States District Attorney
showed that the letter had been mailed in
Bellefontaine, Ohio, on July 20, last and
Offered evidence to show that the hand
writing was that of Mrs. DOrnblasser, that
she had handed it to her sister, Mrs. Mary
Frances Adams, of Joplin, Mo, who had
handed it to a porter on the train on
which the sisters were travelling and that
he had stepped off and mailed it at
Bellefontainc.
Lydia, surrounded by a bodyguard of
detectives, raised heavy veil and denied
knowing anything about the matter at all.
What was the word of a few handwriting
experts against that of lovely lady with
a rich voice and rich clothes? Further
more, sister Mary sworc that she received
no letter from Lydia nor gave any to the
porter to mail.
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She was promptly handed a statement
signed by herself which admitted that she
had done the very things she had just
finished denying. But Mrs Adams was
all ready for this and explained that the
police and some of Mr.. Marks detectives
had so scared and ratified her that she had
signed something without looking at it or
knowing what it was. That seemed to go
all right but somehow they indicted Lydia
after all
Lydia pleaded not guilty, put up bond
of $4,000 to appear for trial at some hazy
time in the future and went her way. The
lady had no idea that anything more
would come of it than had resulted from
the threats of trials and punishment for
trying to foist that bogus baby onto Mr..
Marks. Mrs. Dornblasser knew that they
sometimes Scold lovely ladies but she did
not believe that anyone would be mean
enough to really punish one.
Sure enough, nothing happened for
some time, but the Federal authorities
were neither dead nor asleep but moving
like a glacier, slow, cold and ungallant
Presently the dear girls got token that
the Government had not forgotten them.
Mrs. Adams, in her home in Joplin, was
served with a subpoena ordering her to
come to New York and explain her testi-
mony. What could this mean?
1t might mean a lot, Lydia and Mary
found out. For instance, if by any
chance Mary had not been telling the
truth in her testimony, that would be per-
jury, which is punishable by quite long
term in prison. The district attorney
must think he has evidence of something
of the kind or he would not be dragging
her all the way to New York Mary
packed up with a strong premonition that
she was about to have dSagreeable eX-
perience.
Mrs. Adams, in an increasing state of
apprehension, got as far as Albany where
a lawyer named Thomas F. Twyford got
on the train and easily persuaded Mary
to get off. The Government thinks he
did it with the deliberate intent of OBJ
structing justice Mr.. Twyford says that
he had no such thought, that he meant
to have her appear at the hearing for
which she was headed but to take another
raphers and reporters who he thought
would be waiting in Grand Central
Station.
Whatever his motives were, the results
brought grief not only into his own life
but into those of Mary and Lydia for they
have all been indicted for conspiracy to
obstruct justice Besides this, there is
now another indictment against Mary for
perjury and the original one against Lydia
still looms ahead. Lydia is beginning to
suspect that one OF Uncle Sans lndlct-
ments is not necessarily a joke.
According to the conspiracy indict-
ments and statements of Prosecutor Ad-
Ter, Mary, after jumping off the train,
began fitting strangely from town to
town. She went to Ossining, where the
presence of Sing Sing prison had a de-
pressing effect, and she soon left for
visits to Philadelphia, Newark and various
other places, until finally Uncle Sam
reached out his long arm and grabbed
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1926-04-25

A FEW weeks ago the readers of
~ these pages were told of some of
the exploits and experiences in the
restless career of Lydia Locke, the very
attractive and very versatile American
woman who in the course of her varie
gated life had shot one husband, had di-
vorced two, had plotted with a bogus
baby, and found herself before the United
States Courts charged with sending
through the mails letter so shocking that
the United States District Attorney re-
fused to let the innocent, purc-minded
New York reporters even peek at the hor-
rid thing.
But since that narrative of events in
Lydia's life was printed in these columns
United States Grand Jury, sitting in the
solemn Federal Building in lower New
York, have written new chapter in
lydia Locke's life story. And this latest
chapter snarls up her lawyers and her
own sister in a mess which would seem
to call for the best abilities of the best
lawyers she can get hold of to extrcate
herself and the others.
As stated in the earlier articles on this
remarkable woman, four men wished to
marry lovely Lydia Locke, the opera
singer, and settle down. They all mar
ried her. but nobody settled down for
minute, except hubby number one, who
did so permanently, with bullet through
his liver.
Not a dull moment for these husbands;
something doing all the time. One of the
most charming qualities in a wife is con-
sidercd to be her ability to distract her
husbands mind from business cares. All
four husbands agreed that Lydia out
charms all other women at this
No matter what awful business prob
lem might be bounding these husbands as
they turned the latch-key OF their homes,
little WHEY Lydia sprang to meet them
with a piece of news that instantly
knocked all other troubles out of their
minds.
Lydia's present complications arise
from the fact that she was once the wife
of Arthur II. Marks, the multimilliOnaire
president of the Skinner Organ Company,
and although completely and thoroughly
divorced from Mr. Marks, she cannot seem
to stand it to see her former husband
happy with the new wife he has married.
Mr. Marks had six years of existence
as the husband of Lydia, and at the end of
that time, his nerves showed signs of ex-
treme exhaustion. 1t is said that he went
TO Muldoon's famous sanitarium TO be
built up, but had no more than arrived
when his wife called. After this it is re-
lated that Professor Muldoon, who has
dealt with some desperate cases, shook his
head and said to Mr.. Marks:
~ GU better pack up. ! cant do any
thing for you. What you need is di-
vorce."
Mr.. Marks took the advice and gave his
wife a divorce with 100000 alimony, a
house in New York, an estate in Port
Chester and several other bits of prop
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his wandering girl the other day in At
lantic City. He had been looking for her
ever since she had failed to turn up at
that little hearing on October IA, down
town in the Federal Building in New York
City
After spending a night in the Atlantic
City Jail, Mary was good and scared and
listened pentently enough to a long
distance scoding from New York, said
to have been from the much disguised
Mr.. Steuer, who, by the way, disclaims
collaboration in Mr. Twyford's bright idea
of getting Mary off that train. The new
indictments mean more bail, more hear
ings and more trials They also mean that
Mary, at least, will obey orders and be
very good indeed and not make it any
harder for Mr. Steuer to get her out of
this mess she seems to be in.
Also, no doubt, Lydia intends, for the
same good reason, to watch her step as
carefully as a tight-rope walker, but can
she do it? Even with 100000 reward
held in front of her eyes she could not
keep the peace six months How is she
going to do it now?
There is still another cloud on Mrs.
DOrnblasser's horizon. At any moment
the present Mrs. Marks, who was so I'M
speakably libelled in the poison-pen let
tiers, may come down on Lydias head
with a $25O,OOO damage suit She has
threatened to start this from the day that
letter arrived, but is said to have been
persuaded to wait until the criminal pro-
cecdings have been cleared up
Of all her four husbands. Mrs Dorm
bIasSer persists in her attentions only to
husband number three, Mr. Marks. Of
course, Talbot, her first mate, who was
divorced with a revolver, is in his grave
where nobody can bother him. Dornblas-
ser, her latest one, is also unavailable,
because he has fled to parts unknown.
But Orvlle Harold, the opera singer, who
was the husband just previous to Marks.
is alive, prosperous and seemingly happy
Yet he gets no attention from Lydia at
all. Apparently he has gotten this i'm
munity without offering her a cent while
hubby number three can't buy her off at
any price. The explanation may be that
of all her husbands she still cares most
for Mr.. Marks.
1t is said that a foreign nobleman
slightly in need of money read of Mr.
Marks predicament and crossed the ocean
to make him proposition The foreigner
offered to make Lydia fall in love with
him, to marry her, and to give her so
many troubles of her own to worry about
that she would have neither time nor
energy to poster the organ manufacturer.
He was willing to do all this and keen
the lady off Mr.. Marks hands for two
whole years for the modest sum of S1OO..
o0O-iust what Mr.. Marks had vainly
offered for one year.
For some reason the deal fel, through
and it now looks as if Uncle Sam himself
is going to play that part, and do it for
nothing. Defending these various prose
cutions may quite likely prove an ample
outlet for Lydia's boundlcss energy and
ingenuity. Anyway, Mr.. Marks lives in
hope.
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erty, but if he supposed that he had got
ten rid of his wife, he soon found out
that he was mistaken.
The divorce decree was granted all
right, and Mrs. Marks had no further
rights or claims on him, legally. But
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1926-04-25

ords including a birth certificate, and told
Marks he was the father of the child
born after the divorce. What was he
going to do about it?
After much excitement and anxiety,
the ex-husband discovered the fraud. He
told Lydia that she had forfeited the
100000 peace fund but if she would
only let him alone another six months and
behave herself, he would still give her
half of it. For Heavens sake couldn't
she do that? Again Lydia agreed and, to
occupy her mind, married her secretary,
Harry Dornblasser. But Harry, who had
been a faithful secretary, now that he had
been promoted to husband, suddenly re-
signed and vanished
However, Lydia managed to keep quiet
for quite a while until she learned that
Mr.. Marks had married Mrs. Margaret
Hoover and from all accounts was leading
a happy care-free life.
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what did that matter!
There were telephones
and telegraph blanks,
and messenger boys, and
the mails. And after
the divorce Mrs. Marks
at once began to use
them all. He had not
gotten rid of her at all;
he might just about as
we'll be married.
Mr.. Marks, whose
nerves and business de-
manded peace at any
price, offered his di-
vorced wife 100000
cash if, for one year, she
would let him alone and
not get into the papers
in any scandalouS man.
ner. Lydia took him up
on it and the organ
builder enjoyed nearly
six months of peace and
quiet. Her bonus was
already half earned but
for some reason she can't
bear the thought of this
particular husband lead
ing a tranquil life with
out her. She just had to
stir him up. She bor-
rowed a baby from a
founding asylum, got
torethcr some fake rpc-
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as Kiona- Benton Highlands Division
No. 1 in Section one ~, Township
nine (9) north, Range twenty-six
(26) east, Willamette Meridian. as
said Streets, roads, highways, alleys
and public places. as shown on the
recorded plat of said subdivision on
file at the office of the Auditor of
Benton County.
And in pursuance of said applica-
ton said Board of County Commits
sioners have duly made an order fix
ing Monday the 9Th day of April, 1926
at 1:3O o'clock PM, in the public
meeting room of the County Commits
sioners, in the Court House in the
City of Prosser, County of Benton,
State of Washington, as the time and
place for the hearing of siad appli-
cation, which said hearing may be
adjourned from time to time by order
of said Board Of County Commission
ers.
In witness whereof, I have here
unto subscribed my name and affixed
my official seal this 9Th day of March,
1926.
e. o. KEENE, County auditor
and ex-officio clerk of said Board of
County Commissioners 3:11-4:1
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Public notice is hereby given that
Sunnyside Irrigation District, a mu-
nicipal corporation, has heretofore
made application to the Board of
County Commissioners of Benton
County, State of Washington, for a
franchise for a period of fifty (50)
years, for the construction, mainte-
nance and operation of telephone
lines upon, over and across the coun-
ty roads within the boundaries of the
Sunnyside and Kiona Irrigation Dis
tricts. all of which Districts are sit
uated in Benton County, Washington.
And in pursuance of said applica-
ton said Board of County Commits
sioners have duly made an order fix
ing Monday, the 5th day of April
1926 at 2:30 pm. o'clock in the public
meeting room of the Board of Cooun.
ty Commissioners, in the Court House
in the City of Prosser, County of
Benton, State of Washington, as the
time and place for the hearing of said
application, which said hearing may
be adjourned from time to time by
order Of said Board of County Com
missioners. .-
In witness whereof, l have here
unto subscribed my name and affixed
my official seal this 9Th day of March,
1926. =
--E. O. KEENE, County Auditor
and ex-oficio clerk of the Board of
County Commissioners. 3:11-4:1
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TWELVE MEN-Who like electrical
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the above described property may be
in writing and delivered to the under
signed administrator or filed in the
office of the clerk of the Superior
Court of Benton County, Washington,
or may be delivered to Phil G. War
mock, The attorney for the under
signed administrator at his office in
the Telephone building, Kennewick,
Washington, on or before the 9th day
of April, 1926. Any sale made pur-
suant to this notice will be subject to
the approval and confirmation of the
above entitled court.
Da ed in Kennewick, Washington,
this Bird day of March, 1926.
w. d. BAKER, Administrator.
Phil G. Warnock, attorney for ad-
nlinistrator, Kennewick, Washing
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Stat of Washington, County of
Benton. in Justice Court, H. E. Hunt
ington. Justice of the Peace.
To T. L. Stalnaker: In the name of
the State of Washington:
You are hereby notified that George
T. Scott has filed complaint agains.,
you in said court which will come in
for hearing in my office in kenne-
wick, Washington on the End day of
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am. and unless you appear and then
and there answer the same will be
taken as confessed and the demand
of plaintiff granted. The object and
demand of said complaint is 20 OBJ
tain judgment, against you for the
sum of $15.36 with interest thereon
for goods sold and delivered to you.
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NOTICE OF SALE OF REAL AND
PERSONAL PROPERTY
NJ OOe

In the Superior Court of the State
of Washington in and for the Coun-
ty of Benton.
In the matter of the estate OF
Frank King, deceased.
Notice is hereby given tina the un-
dersigned w. d. Baker, administrator
of the estate of Frank King, deceas-
ed. will offer for sale at private sale
by virtue of an order Of the above
entitled court made and entered into
on the 3rd day of March, 1926; all the
right, title and interest of the estate
of Frank King, deceased, in and to
the following described property sit
uated in Benton County, Washing
ton, to-wit:
Tract Ten (10), Putnam tracts,
according to the recorded plat
thereof, located in Section eight
(8), Township 8 North, Range 80
E.W.M., Benton County, Wash
ington.
1000 shares stock in Auris Gold
Mines company of Canada, linn
tied par value of shares being ST.
each; note filed in w. II.
Layson estate, principal $59.65,
and interest; little silver watch;
claim againA American Secur-
ity Bank in the sum of $117.55.
The terms of said sale are cash al
the time of sale, all of the described
property. or the property may be
sold on terms in separate parcels, the
bids or offer for the purchase of the
interest of the said estate in and to