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have returned back from Annandale,
Mimi, where they attended the fu-
neral Of . cousin, Wayne sirnio,
who was accidentally killed in saw
mill.
A recreation meeting was held Fri
day night at the Art Magnus home.
Games were played. At midnight a
luncheon was served by the hostess.
Emma and Hugo Nelson accompan-
led Albert Eide and Emil Oschurner
from Arena to Bismarck Saturday
where they spent the day shopping.
Albert Eide and Emil Oschurner
FROM Arena visited overnight Satur-
day at the Hugo Nelson home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Oscar Magnuson,
Helmer, Myrtle, and George, Hugo
and Emma Nelson were entertained
Sunday to dinner at the Geo. Mel
son home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. Nelson, and Mrs.
Joe Varley motored to Bismarck and
Mandan Monday.
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Progress Reported
By Farmers Union

Former Governor Walter Maddox,
returning Thursday from South St.
Paul where he attended annual meet
ingS OF the Farmers Union terminal
association, livestock cooperative, cen.
trail exchange and publishing corpora
ton. said the affairs Of the big farm
cooperative in the northwest are in
better shape than ever before.
Despite short production due to the
drouth, the terminal association show
ed slight profit, he said, and both
it and the livestock cooperative are
getting an increasingly large share Of
the available business. The Farm.
ers Union Exchange, operating string
OF bulk oil stations, showed rapid
growth. he said.
States represented In the north
west organization are Wisconsin, Min
nesota. North Dakota and Montana.
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Horse Too Polite
For Wild West Act

A modern horse baked at the
efforts of one of the vests few
remaining cowboys to re-enact q
familiar frontier-day scene at
Mandan Thursday.
The cow-hand solemnly at
tempted to ride his horse into q
Mandan bank. He spurred,
whipped and coaxed but the an
irnal SHE'D from the bank door.
He tried again and again without
success. He dismounted and at
tempted to lead the horse into
the building, but that, too, failed.
Finally he YEARLY rode out Of
town.
Mandan's old timers recalled 1t
was almost q daily occurrence
some 30 years ago for cowboys
to come into town firing six
shooters and ride into saloons.
The bank is located on the site Of
an old saloon.
Witnesses were OF the opinion
the cowboy had been imbibing
a bit.
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Martin Insults Trial
Nears End Thursday

Chicago, Dec. 20.-(R)-Martin In
sull's trial for embezzlement may be
given to jury Thursday night.
The onetime millionaire utilities
man, younger brother Of Samuel
insult, was excused from cross ex-
animation Thursday after 30 min
utes Of questions by Assistant States
Attorney John O'Hara.
It was indicated that closing argu-
ments-three hours for each side
would start later in the afternoon.
insult insisted that the $344,72O
stock transaction which the states
charges was embezzlement-the
money went to bolster Insults pri-
yate account with brokerage house
was done for the best interests Of
the company'-the Middle West Util-
tiles company. which he headed UNI
til 1882.
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Human Guinea Pigs
Win Death Gamble

Canon City. Colo, Dec. 20.--tP,
Free, because they gambled
with death and won, two ''lifers"
are checking out of the Colorado
penitentiary Thursday.
The convicts are Carl Erickson
and Mike Schmidt, leaving the
big house" on a parole the gov
ernor promised them if tests IN
which they acted as human
guinea pigs" succeeded.
They let DR.. H. J. Copper, dis
coverer of tuberculosis pre-
ventive serum, inject the fluid In
their veins and then inoculate
them with millions of deadly tu-
bercle bacilli. Apparently they
we're not affected, and after Dr..
Copper declared the experiment
a success, Gov. E. v. johnson Or
dered Schmidt and Erickson re-
leased.
Schmidt has served Is years Of
a life sentence for rape, while
Erickson, convicted Of wife MUIR
der. has been in prison for 10
years.
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MenOken
~ MRS. JENNIE DANCE

Mr.. and Mrs. v. M. Craven motor
ed to Bismarck Saturday to visit with
their daughter, Miss Eleanor Craven
Of Valley City while the train stop
ped. Miss Craven Is en- route to Seat
tie. WASH. to visit Miss Marguerite
Olson, a former Menoken teacher.
Homer Craven Of Brainerd. Mimi,
came with q load Of Christmas trees.
Mrs. J. H. salter entertained the
Menoken Homemakers club Thursday
afternoon with seven members pres
ent. The lesson, Christmas Cheers"
was discussed. The next meeting
will be held with Mrs. Carl Bjor-
etrom.
Mrs. v. Porter was taken III and
entered the Bismarck hospital for
treatment Friday.
The Menoken chorus presented
Christmas cantata, "Glad Tidings Of
Great JOY" by Kouniz at Mckenzie,
Sterling and Menoken church services
Sunday.
Dennis Reitzel and Albert Drslle
Of Brainerd, Mimi. arrived here
Monday for a visit during the holi-
days. Caleb and Rufus Kamphaugh
Of Portland, N. D.. accompanied Mr..
Reitzel here.
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Baldwin
y MRS. FLORENCE BORNER

The home talent production. "Jim-
my, Take Care" was given in the
community hall Saturday evening
and a nice crowd attended. The
principal part was taken by Freddie
Herdebu. His supporting cast are
Ruth and Marie Falkenstein. Richard
and Lee Fricke, Gladys Granting,
Carl Herdebu, Laurence Little, Mrs.
Clarence Scott and Albert Meyer.
After the play dance was held with
music by Bismarck orchestra.
The Crofte Star Homemakers club
met Wednesday at the home of Mrs.
Ralph Falkenstein. On account Of
the short days 1t was decided to meet
In the forenoon instead Of the after
noon during the winter months. A
hot lunch was served by the hostess.
The project leaders. Mrs. Laurence
Stocks and Miss Ruth Falkenstein
gave talks, Mrs. Stocks speaking on
Christmas Cheer in the Kitchen
and Miss Falkenstein taking for her
subject, Letter Writing" A Christ
mas box was packed for the crippled
children,s home in Fargo.
The initial meeting of the local
Parent Teachers association will be
held Friday evening in the school
taught by Miss Gladys Granting in
conjunction with the Christmas pro-
gram to be given by the two Crofte
schools. All are invited to attend.
Miss Grace Falkenstein, who teach
es school at Fort Rice, will arrive
here Friday evening to spend the
holidays with her parents. Mr.. and
Mrs. Ira Falkenstein. A family re-
union will be held at the Falkenstein
home during Christmas.
Mr.. and Mrs. Richard Kickul. who
have been residing on the Mount
farm, have moved to Taylor. N. D..
where Mr.. Kickul has purchased IN
oil station.
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Missouri
BY MRS. K. Il. SNYDER

Prayer meeting was held at the
home Of Mr.. and Mrs. william Mac
Donald Wednesday evening with q
good attendance. Next meeting will
be with Mrs. Peggy Stewart.
Mrs. Richard Owens from near
Brittin spent several days last week
visiting ut the home Of her parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. Emory Wallace.
Mr.. and Mrs. James Macdonald
were Sunday dinner guests at the
Leslie Clark home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Peterson Of
Apple Greek township spent Sunday
evening visiting Mr.. and Mrs. Ralph
Snyder.
There will Be q Christmas tree at
the 0tewartsdale church Saturday
evening. Dec. ~.
Little Donna Jean Robidou spent
Monday ct the home Of her grand
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. John Crawford,
while her parents motored to Bis
marck.
Mr.. and Mrs Alex Anderson and
sons were Sunday guests 1t the Stan
ley Francis home.
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ed up with IS automatics and riot guns
In bitter face-to-face fighting.
A man later identified a. Pat Lawes
was shot through the head. He fell
eight feet from the porch to the
concrete below. As the firing became
general, men Ill through the crowd
dropped. For the third time the mob
drew back.
At 8 p. m. the court recess ended
and Judge Coleman declared Z mis-
trial, dismissing the jury.
The adjutant general told me that
he could handle the situation 50 as to
have the triAi but that It might re-
suit In the killing Of as many as 100
people," said the judge later.
II told him that I didn't want that
done and that I would declare mis-
trial to avoid bloodshed."
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Schrunk
BY EDNA MARCHANT

Mr. and Mrs. John Relic and Mr..
and Mrs. Roy Marchant were Mon
day evening visitors at the John Witt
home.
Edwin Treibuasser was q Monday
business caller in Bismarck.
Adolph Bender had an operation
for ruptured appendicitis at the Har-
vey hospital last Friday.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Relic spent from
Sunday to wednesday at her par
entail home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Emil stroh were
Tuesday afternoon callers at the Emil
Zelmer home.
Play practice was held in Schrunl
No. 2 Tuesday evening where Mrs
Edwin Jessen is teacher. The pro-
gram will be given Friday evening
Dec. 2lst.
Mr.. and Mrs. Marchant visited Ut
the Meters home on Thursday eve
ming.
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NEWS OF OUR NElCHBORS
Arena


Ben Klasenburg and Ed Pond were
business callers In Tuttle Thursday.
Albert Wutzke spent wednesday
and Thursday at his parental home
near Goodrich.
Mr. and Mrs. Adam Haas and
daughter Leone, Helen Zelmer and
daughter verna and Teddy Haas were
guests at the Mcintyre home eatur-
day evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. Z. Z. Granville &C.
companied Ralph Halver to Bismarck
Friday morning. Stanley Halver, who
attenda Bismarck high school, return
ed home with them.
Mrs. e. Mcintyre, Mr3. r. g. HAL
yer, Mrs. Z. +. Granville ana Mrs.
Bert Granville attended the Aid in
Wing Thursday.
The Homemakers club will meet at
the lester Knowles home in Wing
on Tuesday. Mrs. Lester Knowles
and Mrs. Byron Knowles viii be the
hoetesOeB.
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u. s. HELP IN N. d. MUST
CONTINUE. Olsen SAYS

North Dakota must continue Ito
receive q helping hand from the fed
eral government" Governor Ole H.
Olson said Thursday in commenting
on the proposal Of the business con-
ference for recovery that the relief
burden be assumed by the states.
Control and direction of relief by
the states themselves might prove to
be beneficial through release of the
tremendous load from the shoulders
Of the national government" Olson
said.
However, it would be highly in
advisable in those states whose in
come has been 50 depleted that no
monies are available for the care of
the needy.
North Dakota particularly must
continue to receive q helping hand
from the federal government for its
revenues are insufficient at the
present time to assume the complete
relief load"
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Taft
~ MRS. Z. NJ. 0ASKILL

Mrs. Hasel 0chmidkunx and daugh-
ter Edna Waited at the Frank Alyea
home few days last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Ayea and Les
ter Andrews visited at oaskill's
Thursday evening.
L. Simmons and H. 3. Dobbs Of
Bismarck called Ut the aaskill home
Friday morning.
Mrs. q. Olson and Mr.. and Mrs. A.
Steis Of Driscoll were dinner guests
at the Walter Reed home Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Earl oaskill visited
at the Arthur Hayes home ct Moffit
Sunday afternoon.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Jessen, Gen.
evieve, Elnice and Hugh Jessen and
Raymond Booth drove to Robinson
Sunday 20 visit with Mrs. Jessen's
sister, Mrs. John Dobbert and fam
lily.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. P. Adams were
Bismarck choppers Wednesday.
H. D. Hamblen entertained 10
friends at roast turkey dinner at
his home Thursday evening.
The Farmers Educational and Co.
operative Union meeting was held in
Sterling hall Monday evening. 1t
was the annual meeting and the follow
ing officers were elected: president,
H. M. Jessen: vice president. Elder
Elness: secretary-treasurer, Mrs. +,
M. 0askill; corresponding secretary,
Miss Clara Anderson: junior leader,
Mrs. Elder Elness: conductor, Tom
Stewart: door keeper, Earl Gaskill;
turkey board, Mfs. r. r. Schlabach,
Mrs. Henry Zuraff, Mrs. Oscar An
derson, Mrs. II. M. Jessen, and John
Beyers: executive board. John Benz
Elsus Elness, Oscar Anderson, r. p.
Schlabach and H. M. Jessen. The
next meeting will be Saturday, Dec.
~, in the afternoon.
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EclkluIld
D ELBlE MURREY

Mr.. and Mrs. Walter 9imons and
family spent Sunday ut the Albert
Larson home.
Anette Anderson spent Sunday At
the A. E. Holden home.
Dolores Joan, baby daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. Dave Bly,, d sick with
pneumonia.
Mr.. and Mrs. Benny Anderson are
the parents Of . daughter born last
Friday.
Donald Holden, son OF Mr.. and Mrs.
Ivan Holden, returned home Sunday
from the hospital where he has been
confined due TO an appendectomy.
Mr.. and Mrs. Alvin HUM visited
at the John Partyke home Sunday.
r. A. Laubach spent Sunday at
the Chester Erstrom home.
Mrs. Ivan Holden and Mrs. Richard
Shafer were business callers In the
Capital City Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ralph Joplin were
business callers In Bismarck Satur-
day.
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GENERAL CONDITIONS

A deep low pressure area is center
ed over the northeastern Rocky
Mountain slope medicine Hat 29.46)
while high pressure area overlies
the Southwest Roseburg 3026). Pre-
clpitatlon has occurred in the north
places in the Canadian Provinces
while generally fair weather prevails
over the South. Temperature changes
have been uninportant.
Bismarck station barometer. inches:
27.95. Reduced to sea level, 1910.
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took me out to the farm and had me
stay there Z few days. My folks
didn't know ! was there.
Il didn't want to come to Mime
sofa. The reason she brought me
here was she thought was going to
tell my folks what knew Of the death
Of Mr.. Gibson"
During the inquest time when It
took place up at the states attorneys
office in North Dakota Dickinson
Mrs. Gibson talked to me and her
daughters, her brother, and Bill
Amos" Miss Donis said in her state
ment.
Mrs. Gibson told US to tell her
story at the inquest to get her out OF
1t. knew that Mrs. Gibson was
lying. She told me she couldn't get
along with him. But how she killed
him don't know. Mrs. Gibson came
upstairs and told us about 1t after 1t
was all over.
Instructed Daughter
"She even told Pearl to tell that
she saw Mrs. Qibsons head on the
steps after the shot was fired. I
knew that Mrs. Gibson was lying"
The daughter told Kellogg Thurs
day that this was part Of the story
she had been told by her mother to
tell at the inquest.
II knew that Mrs. Gibson was
crazy about my brother (Joe Donis)."
Miss Doris continued, "but I had
never seen her with him. She also
told me not to tell anybody about
the story she told me. She always
told me when I went out not to tell
anybody what knew. She also said
that her daughter, Edith, was sick
that night. She was lying about It
because she did not have that cleo.
trio pad on her ear"
Miss Donis follows with the claim
that Mrs. Gibson had been ASSOCIATE
ing with a number Of men.
Didn't Hear Shot
Mrs. Gibson told me to say had
heard the shot fired, but I did not
hear the shot fired. I was asleep at
the time the shot was fired. Mrs.
Gibson came and woke me UP and
said that Mr. Gibson was shot before
he came home.
MY testimony before the coroner's
jury was false. testified as Mrs.
Gibson told me-"
Mrs. Gibson first denied the kill
ing when confronted by authorities
at Jamestown.
Confronted with further evidence.
she cody said, IAN right. I killed
him. did It,"
Her confession came at 8 a. m.
Wednesday, but authorities kept the
matter q secret to give them time to
60 to Dickinson to investigate chiefly
witnesses who had testified at the
Gibson inquest. Announcement of
the confession was made in the eve
ming.
McKirdyes confession came at S
p. m. Wednesday.
While working on the Gibson case,
to which an investigator had been
assigned for some time, the death of
Mrs. Dagmar McKirdy occurred In
the kitchen Of her home at Glad
stone. McKirdy testified at an in
quest she was shot while he was un-
loading q gun in the kitchen. The
shooting was held to be accidental
and he was absolved.
Authorities decided to investigate
the death further.
Mrs. Gibson had been brought to
Jamestown on the pretense of q busi-
ness deal. Authorities brought Nc
Kirby to jamestown on the same pre-.
tense.
He confessed he quarreled with his
wife about repairing a kitchen stove
He added he had taken a few drinks
and was feeling ugly"
Before I thought much OF 1t,
cooked my gun and let her have It,"
he said.
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from page one'
Confessions to Both
Crimes Obtained

year-old girl who didn't tell because
she was afraid and because she was
bribed, Kellogg said.
Il killed my husband to protect my
oldest daughter" Mrs. Gibson wrote
IN her confession. II am writing this
with my own free will. No one ever
helped me to do this"
Attorneys claim the killing followed
long series Of domestic disputes.
Kellogg said she revealed how she
placed the gun in her husbands left
hand after Staying him. Only q
smudge was obtained when the
weapon was fingerprinted.
Katharine Donis Of Dickinson, the
girl who was 70 become the key fig
ure in the investigation, was staying
at the Gibson home.
Girl Admits knowledge
Stark county authorities. doubling
the case was q suicide, found the girl
in Austin, Mimi. with the aid OF
special operative, and obtained from
her statements that Mrs. Gibson had
sent her to Austin to get her removed
from the state. because she knew the
death Of Gibson was not q suicide.
MRS. Gibson told us to tell her
story at the inquest to get her out of
H." the girl said. II knew that Mrs.
Gibson was lying. She told me she
couldn't get along with him. But how
she killed him I don't know"
It was while Stark county officials
were working on the Gibson case that
Mrs. Dagmar McKtrdy was killed In
the kitchen Of her Gladstone, N. D.,
home by a charge Of shot from q gun
in the hands Of her husband. The
officials had occasion to question Nc
Kirby concerning another matter, and
decided on the basis Of their CONVEX
sation with him to further investigate
the death Of his wife.
At jamestown Mckirdy said he
quarrelled with his wife over repairing
kitchen stove, that he had had q few
drinks and was feeling ugly.
Before ! thought much Of It," he
said, I cooked my gun and let her
have it,
Question Witnesses
Stark county authorities continued
their investigation Thursday, ques-
tioning witnesses who gave testimony
at the time of the death Of Mrs. Glib
sons husband that led to the suicide
verdict.
Mrs. Gibson,s two daughters, Pearl
and Edith, about Island II years old,
were questioned Thursday. Kellogg
said they told him that the story they
told ct the inquest was one their
mother had instructed them to tell.
william Amos, another witness ct
the time Of the inquest, informed
Kellogg he had told the story that
he had heard 1T the time Of Gibson's
death, but that he had no first hand
information.
Katherine Donis Of Dickinson, who
was found by investigators at Austin.
Mimi, has become the key witness
to the solution Of the Gibson killing.
She was staying at the Gibson
home at the time. She told author
tiles Mrs. Gibson had sent her to
Austin because she knew the death
OF Gibson was not q suicide.
Mrs. Gibson told us to tell her
story at the inquest to get her out
of It," the girl said.
Several other persons were to be
interviewed.
Coaxed TO Go to Austin
Miss Donis. telling her story Of
Gibson's death in statement. said
Mrs. Gibson "coaxed me to come to
Austin, MINI. She took me away
without letting my folks know. She
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Hazlegrove
D mrs. Raj uAZLEGRovI

Frank Gray and Carl Keopplin
were In futile Saturday.
James Daniels Of Pettibone and Mr..
Montgomery Of Steele spoke ct the
Joe Goldsmith schoolhouse Saturday
afternoon.
Mrs. SCHUYLER and daughters. Anna
and Erna, sons, Fred and Herbert,
were guests Sunday at the Russell
Woodward and Ed. Oechuner homes.
Joe Goldsmith, who has been on
the sick list for some time. is much
improved now.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ed. Oschuner were In
Steele Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Gray called
Sunday ct the Carl Keopplin home
Mr.. and Mrs. John Vollmer were also
guests at the Keopplin home Sunday
Next Friday night there will be a
Christmas program at the Joe Gold
smith school.
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Sibley Butte
By MRS. ELMER BLooMQU1sT

Floyd. small son Of Mr.. and Mrs.
L. Davenport, returned home from
Bismarck hospital Monday.
Bismarck callers from here Satur-
day were Earl Evans and family, Bud
Dickinson, August Hogue. z. Bloom
quist and family, Mr.. and Mrs. Harry
Hedstrom and Miss Lenora and Miss
Esther Cederstrom and Mr.. and Mrs
Oliver Roth.
! The "Three Leaf Clover" club en-
tertained their husbands ct the L.
Madland home Saturday evening. It
was Mrs. Madlands birthday also
She received many gifts.
Elmer Bloomquist called at the O,
J. Roth home Monday.
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PRECIPITATION

For Bismarck station:
Total this month to date $50. la
Normal. this month to date :. 35
Total, January LIST to date 80. 7.73
Normal, January LIST to date :. 1912
Accumulated deficiency to date 839
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occasional SnOWs
not 50 cold to-
night.
For North Da-
kota: Unsettl, e d
tonight and Fri
day, probably &C.
casional snow: not
SO cold tonight
central and liorJn-
east porto n S,
colder Friday ex-
IRENE west por-
ton.
For South Da-
kota: Unsettl, e d
+ n n 10 n = an n
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COAST GUARDsN1EN SAFE

Alpena, Mich, Dec. 20.-fF)-Two
coast guardsmen. unreported for is
hours after putting out from the Gen.
ter Bay island station in Lake Huron
in a l5-foot sailbpat, returned safely
Thursday. having spent the night on
another island.
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Friday. probably occasional snow; no
decided change in temperature.
For Minnesota: Occasional snow
Thursday night and Friday; slightly
warmer in southeast.
For Montana: Snow and colder
tonight and Friday.
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Civic leaders of Georgia and Flor.
ida are sponsoring a movement to
build scenic highway through pic
turesque Oxefinokee swamp.
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Child's Dining Room Set
given away tonight at $500
o'clock at the Bismarck Gen.
trail Trades & Labor Assembly
Hall.
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Weather Report
FORECAST

For Bismarck and vicinity: I'm
settled tonight and Friday, probably
The Washington times., 1934-04-20
SE 7
|. FOR WARDEN

sTAUNTON, Va, April 20.
Funeral services for John Wesley
Todd, game warden of Augusta
county, who died at home
Wednesday from a sef-inflicted
bullet wound, will be held this
afternoon at 4 o'clock from
"Glenmore," the Todd home. The
Rev. DR.. j. c. Siler, Rev. DR..
Hunter Blakely and the Rev. I.
T. Jacobs will be in charge.
Mr.. Todd was 4S. One Of the
best-known men in the county, he
was active in public work. Brood
ing over i'll health is held re-
sponSible for his death.
He is survived by his widow,
Virgie Irvine Todd; three sons
and two daughters; one brother;
mother, Mrs. Annie Todd; four
sisters, Miss Linda Todd, his twin
sister; Mrs. L. c. Ware, of
Washington; Mrs. John F. Tay-
lor, and Mrs. Clarence A. Seaton,
of Staunton.