Decatur Democrat, Volume 52, Number 36, Decatur, Adams County, 9 September 1909 — Page 3

ZVwe'ty! ninth and thirtieth of this month at Maple Grove park when a'oounty reunion will be held In honor of the eighty-ninth Indiana regiment, but for the enjoyment of every soldier and his family in the county. The eightyninth regiment will be represented by a number of silver haired venerable gentlemen whose patriotism and loyalty to tneir country won for them and their regiment a great recognition the country over. Many of the mem- | bers of the regiment have passed to ' the great beyond and but a little- *. company remain to celebrate the anniversary at the Maple Grove park and a very Interesting program will be rendered and if It is possible to ' secure him, the state staff officer will be here to deliver an address. t j Music will be furnished and the chief amusement will be reminiscences of I the war time. All Decatur should aid in making this event most memorable. The untimely demise of the late r ' August Fischbach occurring Friday morning, has caused universal sorrow. He was a widely beloved I young man, an efficient school teacher I and ideal in every respect. A mesI sage was sent to California apprisI Ing his mother, Mrs. August FlschI bach and sister, Mrs. Anna Marquardt I of the sad death and they asked that I the body be held until they come and I consequently the funeral will not be I held until p'xt Wednesday or thureI '''...flay. The decedent was born in GerI mpny September 22, 1880, and when I about six years of age came with' I his parents to America. They took up their abode ip South Bend, where the deceased wasjreared to manhood. I He graduated from the Addison colI lege of Illinois and immediately asI terward, which was nine years ago, I he came to Adams county and acceptI ed the position of teacher In the I Freidhelm school. He has taught at I this same school continuously since, I where he had won the admiration of I all who knew him. Besides the widI . ow, who is bedfast from a severe 1 case of typhoid fever, three children, I Gerhart five years, Freda three, and I Martha one, survive to mourn their I loss. .Also a mother, sister and broth- £ er. The funearl services were held I from the Friedheim church with ser- » vice® in charge of Rev. Preuss. I ‘ .. 9 ■ Married women who apply to the U general delivery windows of the posts office hereafter for mail which has been sent to them under assumed names will be disappointed. Accordk iQg to an order issued by Postoffice InI spector William T. Fletcher the law ■ which compels persons to have their I mail sent to them in their own names U will be enforced in Indiana, in view I of breaking up the practice employed by a few married women to receive I mail from persons to whom their husbands would object if they knew. The I postoffice officials report that the genI eral delivery service is being abused. “When a woman has a home address I her mall must be sent to that place,” I said Mr. Fletcher, “for this practice I which married women have of receivI ing their mail at the general delivery ■ window, addressed to names which ■ the clerks know are not their own, I must be broken up.” The law which ■ Postofflce Inspector Flftcher insists B in having rigidly has been H dormant for many years. The local H general delivery clerks say that often H < women will ask for their mail matter ■under their right names and other H mail under their assumed names. 9 o ■ Domestic peace and happiness is no Hj longer a known quantity at the David H Bodie home at Pleasant Mills. Anil tagonlsm has ruled supreme in the 9 Bodie household for several weeks, 9 and as a climax to their domestic 9 troubles, Mrs. Bodie yesterday gath9’’ ered three of their five children and 9 proceeded to the home of one Joseph 9 Comer, where she contends her future 9 abode will be. Comer is a widower H residing a square distant from the Bodie home, and who, it is said, has -paid some attention to the Bodie 9 woman. After being comfortably 101 l ll cated in her new home Mrs. Bodie had II the effrontery to Inform her husband !9 in person that she intended living with HH Comer ever after. No vigorous proH.| testations have arisen from the wifeill less Bodie, but the citizens of Pleas- | ant Mills have arisen in their indigllll nity over the disgraceful affair and undoubtedly prosecutions will follow. The five Bodie children are being woe- |||| fully neglected, in fact they are Illi. scarcely clothed and seldom given sufficient food to satisfy their hunger I. hence the public will institute such an action as to give to these forlorn Illi children the attention they deserve I and simultaneously impose punish||9 ment upon those who have neglected I them. It is said that Mrs. Bodie has < I not been blessed with an unusual I amount of brilliancy, and that she (SB such circa non twice® would only more I tadieatlTely demaad some sort of an 9lfe <

I o c y o o nnoc n c rcn into better keeping. One of the early September weddings was that of Miss Mina Case and Frank Annen, which took place Thursday night at the home of the bride's parents, Mr -and Mrs. Robert Case, I'B3o Central avenue, says the Indianapolis News. The ceremony was pronounced by the Rev. Edgar Jones, of Ossian. The bride’s four brothers— George, Ralph, Alman and Irvin Case —carried the ribbons that formed the aisle, and Mary Annen, the little niece of the bridegroom, carried the wedding ring. The bride entered with her father, who gave her away. As the bridal jparty approached Miss Elizabeth Schrock of Decatur, played the wedding march. The bride woie a white lace robe and carried a bouquet of wjiite roses with lilies of the valley. Mr. and Mrs. Annen left last evening for a wedding trip before going to Chicago where they will live. Among the guests were Mr. and Mrs. W. J. Myers, Mrs. M. Schrock, Mr. Wiliam Schrock, Miss Lucy Fruand Besffie Schrock, Miss Lucy Fruechte, Mrs. John Bower, Mr. and Mrs. Don Quinn, Mr. and Mrs. Lee Annen, of Decatur; Mr. and Mrs. Edward Annen, of Columbus, O.; Miss* Gusta Markley, of Bluffton; Mr. and Mrs. Frederick Kolter, of Tocsin; Miss Aldine Annen, of Magley; Mr. and Mrs. Albert Annen and children, Ardeth and Forest, of Washington; Mrs. Christian Ashbaucher, of Bluffton; Mr. and Mrs. Lewis Arnold, of Scipio; Mr. and Mrs. William Arnold, of Liberty Center; Mr. and Mrs. Albert Mosiman, of Kokomo; Mr. and Mrs. Edward Mosure and children,'Gladys, Forest and Raymond, of La Cruz, and Mrs. Martin Jacqumar, of Mitchell, S. D. < • ; o -—' — ...» : Montreal, Sept. 4.—While it is true that there is resentment In this country over the new provisions of. the Payne tariff affecting the pulp and paper Industry ft is felt both at Ottawa and Quebec that nothing can be gained by the imposition tit jexport duties. The federal government, it is announced officially, will not take any action of a retaliatory nature in this direction and any legislation It may enact will be directed rather to a final settlement rather than an aggravation of the difficulties -kt present in the way. It can be authoritatively announced that the lupire action of the Quebec provincial government will be in line with the policy most acceptable to the dominion as a whole, ratherttmn any calculated to meet only the immediate situation as it is found in.the province of Quecbec. The existing timber leases in that province expire at the end of the current year. The government will have to decide upon its policy soon that it may be carried into effect with the granting Os the new leases. It is certain that the provincial government win elect to follow the example of Ontario and make it a stipulated essential condition of all new leases that here shall be absolutely no exportation al unmanufactured pulp wood to the 'United States in so far as crown lands are concerned. It would require an act of the dominion government to prohibit exportation from other than crown lands. Considerably more than 50 per cent, of the unmanufactured pulp wood sent from Quebec province to the United States is exported by farmers from their own lands. —i —o —... The schools of Decatur and Geneva opened Monday and one of the most important Items of interest, especially to the.parents Os school children just at his time, is the subject of books necessary. State Superintendent R. Ji Aley has notified the various school boards, county superintendents and trustees of what changes are' made tn the use of textbooks for the coming school year, and the now books are on sale. In some cases the pupils owning xild style books will be allowed to exchange them for the new by paying the difference in price. The list Is as follows: In the high school there will be new zoologies and German grammars. The grade changes wffl comprise primers, sale price 15 cents, exchange price 8 cents; first readers, price 15 cents, exchange 8 cents; second readers, price 20 cents, exchange 10 cents; tlsrd readers, price 25 cents, readers, 30 cents, exchange 15 cents; fifth readers, 40 cents, exchange 20 i cents; New Era system of writing (1 ; to 5), price 5 cents, no exchange; , Walsh’s New Grammar School arithmetic, price 45 cents, no exchange; j Walsh’s New Primary arithmetic, , price 22 cents, no exchange. If an , exchange is wanted the old book must ; be taken to the dealer and the differ- ( ence, in price paid. Exchanged must be made before October 1, 1911, after which only the full price will be ( charged. .The text books changed , have AU been in use for the &▼« mre i required >y- law, and the new mm t are improvements on the old style. ; W * . 0 —■" ‘ Mrs? C. U. Wade rotaniefl to tor 1 home to Port Wayne Into evening. ■

New York, N. Y., Sept. 6.—(Special to Daily Democrat)—ln a cablegram to a news agency received today from Indian Harbor, Commander Robert R. Peary says: “I have nailed the stars and stripes to the pole. Peary.” No further concerning the Peary duplication of Dr. Cook’s feat has been received. Just what effect this will have on the public remains tq be seen, for the sentiment of the public is a wonderful thing. For a week past the world has been wild over the announcement that Dr. Cook had reached the pole and had placed the American flag in the Ice which he said reached for miles. Now comes this report that Peary has equaled the feat, and further word from him will be awaited with great Interest. o — . Fremont, Mich,. Sept. 3. -Editor Democrat—l will again write a short letter that you may publish, and which will answer some of the many inquiries I am receiving from Adams county, as It is quite a job to answer all individually, and will let this suffice. I will first give an outline of the apple crop here. In general this is not considered a full crop this year, but to me It is great The only thing is, not all the orchards is full bearing, and quite a few have some trees with small crop, but where spraying has been done it has proven to be a success in the way of more perfect fruit. Some of the orchards are a great sight to an Indiana man. I met Mr. Harvey Lee yesterday in Fremont and had a talk with him concerning his orchard. He has sold off his early apples such as Dutchess, Wealthy and Wolf River 200 bushels at 50 cents to 66 ceius per bushel, and has about one-half of them now in market He will have about 200 bushel of winter apples. Buyers are contracting them now at 82.40 per* barrel, or 80c per bushel. Mr. Emons one-half east of my farm, sold his 4 acre orchard for 8500.00. Kingford, threequarter mile south, sold 30 acres peaches and apples for 83,000. Those orchards mentioned are among the best, but some orchards much larger. As to peaches this is a fine crop, and buyers are busy contracting orchards. As taken from the tree all varieties and sizes at 81-00 per bushel We contracted our peaches today as most do. The buyer was in our orchard today and estimated our crop at 800 bushel. 1,000 five year old trees. I must say something about a frost we had Wednesday night. It was what they term a rabbit frost. In some places ft did much damage, and in other places not very much, but la general it was bad enoughs The natives say it was a very unusual occurrence. On my farm we were only damaged in our potato crop, but we do not think to any great extent. I will say again to those contemplating a visit to this country you should come soon, and be in time to see the great fruit crop marketed, which Is a sight to see. The market at Fremont mow is starting and makes Adams county people wonder. If you cannot come inquire of C. Vogt at Decatur or Amos Stiner of Berne, Ind. They were here this week. Also Mr. Vogt Os Delphos, Ohio, who made this remark While here: “I would like to see the man who sees this country and would not like it. And I think the same. Will nay further if any who read this wish any special information on any point in this country write me at Fremont. Yours truly, H. HARK Ur'F. —o Once again the gas question has been brought before the city council It is not the Indiana Lighting company this time, but W. A. Kunkel is now asking for a franchise again. As was announced several weeks ago the local men wish a franchise and Friday night the members of the council were-asked to grant a franchise to the local man for the manufacture and sale of ■artificial gas in this city. While the members of the council had been -expecting this ordinance, none of them had expected it Friday night and etffisequewtiy they were not exactly prepared. None of the councilmen nor the mayor had read the ordinance and as a result the body was unprepared to do anything with the matter. At first the eouncilmen intended to permit the franchise to remain as it started, at first reading, the members not having had time to look into ft, but later it was passed to the second reading. The franchise was the same in many features as the franchise which was asked by Mr. Kunkel and otrfer Bluffton men two years ago, which franchise was never passed. There are several changes, however, which were suggested by the council at that time. The maximum prive which Mr. agree to demand for artificial gas is agree |o deman for artificial gas is 81.10 per thousand. However, ten cents per thousand of this is discounted where the gas bill for the month preceding is paid before the tenth of the following month. This would make a fiat rate of 81-00, the same as tto fWt Wayne Gas company ottered 4 to pipe the gas into the city.—Bluffton i Banner. i > J Harold Henneford returned to his < home at Vera Cruz this morning.

CURED HAY FEVER AND SUMMER COLD * ( A. 8. Nusbaum, Batesville, Indiana, , writes: "Last year I suffered tor three months with a summer cold so dis- ! tressing that it interferred with my < business. I had many of the symp- - toms of hay fever, and a doctors pre- - scription did not reach my case, and ; , I took several medicines which seemed only to aggravate it. Fortunately J I insisted uporrhaving Foley’s Honey < and Tar. It quickly cured me. My } wife has since used Foley’s Honey and Tar with the same success.” 1 THE HOLTHOUSE DRUG CO. ’ o Miss Bertha Heller went to Marion ( Monday morning to begin her duties as J teacher on the second grade at the ‘ Horace Mann school. Another teach- J er in the same school is Miss Martha j Pittinger, of Alexandria, with whom ; Miss Heller has been acquainted for 1 several years and they, will room to- i gether, making it very pleasant for < both. 1 i— ——o f 1 No matter how long you have suf- 1 sered, Foley’s Kidney Remedy will j help you. Mrs. S. L. Bowen, ofWayne, W. Va., writes: “I was a sufferer from kidney disease, so that at times I ‘ could not get out of bed, and when I 1 did I could not stand straight I took i Foley’s Kidney Remedy. One dollar t bottle and part of the second cured me entirely.” It will cure you. J THE HOLTHOUSE DRUG CO. < o—— ; * The funeral services for the late ] Harmon Brake were held Monday at i nine o’clock a. m. from the St. Marys 1 church and were attended by a large ' number of the relatives and friends < of the deceased, who was one of the 1 best known men of the locality. In- ’ torment was made at St. Joseph cem- ■ eterr. - t ■ I TWAS A GLORIOUS VICTORY. ' .There’s rejoicing in Fedora, Tenn, i A man’s life has been saved, and now Dr. King’s New Discovery is the talk of the town for curing C. V. Pepper of deadly hemorrhages. “I could not work nor get about” be writes, “and the doctors did me no good, but > after using Dr. King’s New Discovery three weeks, I feel like a new man, and can do good work again.” For weak, sore or diseased lungs, Coughs ‘ and Colds, Hemorrhages, Hay Fever LaGHppe, Asthma or any Bronchial attention ft stands unrivaled. Price 59c. and 81.09. Trial bottle free. Sold 1 and guaranteed by all druggists. s — O 1 '■ —■ < a Amos GHligwent to Bryant Monday - morning in the interest of the Grand - Rapids railroad company. He will ; leave that place tomorrow morning ' for northern. Michigan where he will t work for the company several weeks. l * Miss Eliza Smith of Lagrange is visiting her aunt Mrs. W. E. Smith. —»-- —o " • Thia Is An Espy TeaL Sprinkle Allen’s Foot-Bsae In one shoe and not to the other, and notice > the difference. Just the thing to use ■ When robbers or overshoes become '■ neoesaary, and your ahoro seem to i pliwtk. Sold everywhere, 25a Don’t accept any substitute. —O — .... ■■ ■ w : Judge D. D. Heller went to Angola ! Monday afternoon, leaving on the 2:30 . car. He will hold court in that city ! during the September term and will ' likely be absent for four or five weeks,* 1 while the regular judge is hearing ’ the dodket at Auburn. .'O ■ ■ 1 Mother Gray’s Sweet Powdera for Children. Successfully used by Mother Grav, 1 nurse in the Children's Home in New 1 York. Cure revensnuess, Bad Stomach, Teething Disorders, move and regulate the Bowels and Destroy 1 Worms. Over 10,000 testimonials. They -never 'fall. At all Druggists, 25c. : Sample FREE. Address Allen S. Olmstead, Leßoy, N. Y. _oLeVi Pdling left Monday a. m. for Emporia, Kansas, where he will visit with Mr. Wm. Poling, an uncle of his which'he has not seen for about thir-ty-five years. Mr. Poling will be gone ifor several weeks. A Certain Cure Tor Aching Feet Shake into your Shoes Allen’s FootEase, a powder. It eures Tired, Aching, Callous, Eweatlag, Swollen feet At all druggists and shoe stores. 25& Sample Free. Address, Allen S. Olmsted. Leßoy, N. Y. 1 Mies Bessie Hale, who underwent a 1 severe operation yesterday to relieve obstructions in the bowels caused by ’ the adhesion of the tissues rallied from the anaesthetic late Thursday ! afternoon, after an operation that required an hour or mere, and today her < condition is reported as satisfactory 1 as could be expected under the clr- 1 cumstances. Her condition is still t very serious, however, and will remain I critical for several days.—Bluffton 6 News. - ' 1 kl#- 1 v t

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Washington, Sept. 6.—The total production of coal in Indiana in 1908 according to E. W. Parker of the United States geological survey, was 12,134,890 short tons, having a spot value of 813,084,297. Compared with 1907, when the coal production amounted to 13,985,713 short tons valued at 815,114,300, this was a decrease of 11.95 per cent in quantity and of 13.45 per cent in value. Operators have estimated that about 85 per cent of the total decrease was attributable to the unsettled financial condition and about 15 per cent to the suspension of operations in April and May pending an adjustment of the wage scale. After the suspension mining operations were resumed under a new agreement for both Illinois and Indiana covering a period of two years, or until April 1, 1910. The summer and fall seasons were exceptionally dry, but this is reported to have had no appreciable effect on the output of the statfe, although in some districts operators were competed to haul water for their boilers in tank cars for distances of ten to 100 miles. Had the demand for coal been approximately normal the effect of the drought would probably have been more seriously felt. The United States census for 1840 reported a production of 9,682 tons of coal in Indiana for that. year. In 1860 the census reported a production of 101,280 short tons. In 1880 the production had grown to 1,454,327 short tons, and in 1890 it amounted to 3,305,737 short tons. In the closing year of the last century the production had doubled again, amounting to 6,484,086 short tons, and this output was once more nearly doubled by the tonnage of 1908. M. R. Campbell of the United States geological survey estimates the original supply -of coal in the fields of Indiana at 44,169,000,000 short tons. The aggregate production to the close of 1908 amounted to 171,755,280 short tons or about 7 per cent was produced in 1908. The exhaustion represented by this production is about 258,000,000 tons, or 0.58 per cent of the estimated original supply. On the basis of cqal remaining in the ground in Indiana at the close of 1908 was about 3,500 times the production of that, year, or 2,400 times the exhaustion represented by that production. — — o— Mice feasted on the will of the late Qasper Heiman, a document in which property worth between thirty and forty thousand dollars is distributed, and they came near destroying the valuable paper. The will was written May 3, 1892, was taken home by Mr. Heimann and placed in a wooden box. When it was found a few days ago after Mr. Heimann’s death it was discovered that mice had trimmed the edges to adepth of an inch or more. Luckily every word of importance was Intelligible and the testament was probated Monday. Attorney D. E. Smith presenting a copy of the original which was duly filed. According to the terms thereof, the debts are to be first paid. Mr. Heimann then gives to his wife, Ernestine Heimann, full right and title to a 160 acre farm in Martin county, Wis. All the real and personal property in Adams county is given to Mrt. Heimann during her life and after her death the valuable 203 acre farm is to go to the son Frank for the sum of $7,000, who is to pay to himself $2,000, to Peter Heimann $2,000, to Albert SI,OOO, to August $1,700, and "to the St Marys church S3OO. The bequests are to be paid SSOO each year to those who need it the worst and the legacies to draw four per cent interest The will was witnessed by John Schurger and W. H. Reed. ———o— * Judge Vaughn, who has been visiting in Oden, Mich., will return to this city the middle of September. With Judge and Mrs. Vaughn will return Mrs. Ratten, their daughter, who has been spending the summer with them at the lakes. The Bluffton Oden colony is gradually getting back to this city and getting into the grind again.—Bluffton Banner. Boyd Rex came in this morning from Berne, where he has been working during the summer. Jhn Teeple of Geneva, went home from the fair Thursday evening with his face badly disfigured with bruises and scratches. In alighting from the morning G. R. & I. train he fell on the gravel station platform, striking on his face on the sharp pebbles. Dr. Moran attended his hurts—Portland Sun. Mr. John Hendricks an old resident of Monroe, returned home a few days ago from Petoskey,. Mich., where he has been for the past seven weeks trying to improve his health. Mr. Hendricks has been suffering from stomach trouble for some time and thought a change of climate might benefit his health, and which it did. 1 He says Petoskey is a great place for < health seekers, and during the summer season the population is increased from eight to ten thousand. 1 Mrs. J. D. Hale and granddaughters i Dprothy mid Ranona Smith, went to i Rome City, where they will spent a < week or so at that place before < summer season closes. I

Famished base ball fans who have longed all summer for a view of the national game in Decatur will hafl with delight the announcement that they are to have three days of this sport the latter part of this month. L. A. Holthouse has concluded arrangements for the gathering here of a number of the old players who made a reputation for Decatur a few years ago. They will meet for three consecutive days, September 24th, 25th and 26thf the Bluffton Northern league team in which are Webber and Pierce, also former Decaturites. The battery for the Decatur club will be Otto Burns, now with the Decatur, 111., league club, and Bud Fisher, of the Des Moines club, who formed the battery in the famous game played at Decatur a few weeks ago which went twenty-six innings and broke the world’s record for Jnumber of innings in one game. Others who will be in the lineup will be Oscar Way, Dutch .Linderbeck, and others, including perhaps Tom Railing and any others who can be secured. The places not filled will be cared for fro mnaembers of the Union City aggregation, a salaried team now beating everything they meet It will be base ball from the word go for our old enemy Bluffton, has one of the strong teams of the Northern league and look like pennant winners. The affair will be well advertised and no doubt large crowds will attend each game. * — —o — The northern Indiana conference of Methodists held a social session at Robison park Thursday, and although no business was disdbM^ > , a number of talks were given on the different phases of Methodism. The musical program was filled by the northern Indiana conference quartet, which is composed of .the following: Revs. Fred Thornberg, of Knightstown, Ind.; L. J. Naftzger, of Muncie, Ind.; Sherman Powell, of Decatur, Ind.: and Dan Guild, of Wabash, Ind. The meeting was opened by Dr. Wade, the chairman. Rev. Charles Rowand, formerly of the First church of this city, but now of Marion, gave a half hour’s talk, in which he spoke of the relation of the Bible study to the church. The quartet closed the morning session with a song. At dinner time the people, of which there were about twen-ty-five hundred, adjourned to the grove, where they partook of the basket lunches which they -brought along. In the afternoon the quartet opened the second meeting with, a rendition after which .talks were made by Rev. B. F. Hollopeter, of Wabash, who spoke on “Methodism from Wesley to this Hour,” Rev. L. J. Naftzger, who spoke on “Methodism in Its World-Wide Aim,” Rev. C. C. GisseH in a discourse on “Methodism and Its Faith in Baptism,” Rev. S. Light on “The Methodist and His Evangelistic Spirit,” Rev. T. S. Guild, who Spoke - on “The Future of Methodism.” The quartet closed the meeting with a song.—Fort Wayne News. o— — — Mr. L. C. Helm left Saturday over the Clover Leaf for St. Louis, and there he will join a party of Odd Fellows and with them he will journey to Seattle, where they Will attend a session of the sovereign grand lodge of the world. Indiana has four representatives to this meeting, they being John W. Cockrum of Indianapolis, Jacob Joel of Crawfordsville, Elmer E. Hastings of Washington, and Mr. Helm of this city. They will be thirteen days going to Seattle, going by the way of Kansas City, Denver, Colorado Springs, Salt Lake, the Yellowstone Park, through the Dalles to Portland, Oregon, Tacoma to Seattle. The meeting of the sovereign grand lodge lasts for a week and besides entertaining representatives from ev- . ery state in the union, there will be delegates from Alaska, Argentine, Cuba, France, Hawaii, Japan, Mexico, Newfoundland, Panama, Philippines, Porto Rico and Yukon. The meeting will be interesting and Mr. Helm win have the time of his life they returning by the Canadian Pacific line and will visit the interesting places in British Columba and other parts of Canada. ■■■ O' - Mrs. John Mclnutosh returned from a visit with friends at Willshire. Davidson Mattox returned home from Decatur Saturday, where he has been taking treatment since his operation at the hospital at Fort Wayne. He was feeling much better than at any time since the operation, but says that at ho time did he suffer any pain, but that the worry and being kept so quiet rather wore on his nerves.— Willshire Herald. The Huntington Herald and News Express Co., has been sued for $209 damages by Mrs. Maggie Parks, mother of the winner of the “pony” contest. Mfrs. Parks alleges that she went to a lot of work and considerable money expense to win the prize, which was represented to be sound. When the pony was turned over" to her daughter ft was seen ft had diseased eyes and is declared now almost uselean Hence the euft. ■ ~g