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tie111ertieof»*■stSteroftoesa-reiStil-orrsIdatat■y?s,■ 6nser•1-ofndd-ntfare,tcterewretrees have chosen walnut, hiskory and other trees which will produce crops which can be harvested. Chestnuts, hickory nuts and walnuts always find a ready market and the trees commence hearing at a comparatively young period. These are also splendid investments for capital which does not demand quick retuns but is content to await the slow but sure Increase which nature gives all who encourage her in her constructive moods.TILBURN’ DISAPPEARS.to get it enclosed by November 1 or12 the latest. It is confidently expected to have it ready to dedicateby mid-winter.“The pledges are being promptly paid as theyj fall due but as the contractor vjill largely increase his force in a few days all are urged to pay up as .promptly as possible and new pledges and payments are re^ spectfully solicited.”Tilburn id well known in Washington, where for some time he wasif the First Christianthe pastoridLinton is excited over the mysterious disappearance of Edward O., Tilburn, who until a few days ago was the pastor of the Christian church in that city. The minister left town two weeks ago, saying that be was going to Chicago to see a doctor about some physical ailment of his own. That is the last heard from him except a card which came from Chicago in which he said that he was going to Butte, Montana, where his wife and daughter are. The members of the congregation were much- perturbed over his unexplained absence and this was heightened when com-muhlcation opened with Butte disclosed that he was not there and had not been there.Before he left Tilburn borrow?d $500 from a Doctor Poster there, giving a mortgage on his library as security for the loan, which was made for a year. He also borrowed some small sums, it is told, from some of his personal* acquaintances. It waschurch. Heentertainingis a bright man and an preacher, but his actions caused no little gossip and annoyance to the | church authorities, and they accepted his resignation. From here he weijt to Montana, and came back to Indiana to take the Lintonchurch about a year ago, |The Linton Citizen says: ‘•Thereare no newdevelopments of an Im-.portant character in the latest gossip of the city in which the names of a former minister and a young woman haye been conected. Several letters iand telegrams have been Bent to the [former home of the pastor in Butte, Mont., and a letter from there ]yesterday received by a local man from the pastor’s daughter says that he has not arrived there vet. tl is: said that when he left here he wds suffering from an organic troubie that might have caused'r.i rumored that he had gone away withnhis suddenand serious illness and the explanation is made by some of his friends| that it is possible tjnt the minister may be ill in some twni-it)fZTn11some of the church funds, but there was no foundation for this story.All these things worried his friends, but the circumstance which gave them the most concern was the going away, 'presumably to Chicago, a few days after the preacher left of a young woman by the name of Mary Smith, who was the organist at the Christian church. Gossip immediately linked the names of the two. but beyond the fact that the preacher and the organist wereknown to be in each other’s com pan v•a great deal, there was nothing definite upon which to base the suspicion that her absence had anything to do wjth his. She wrote home from Chicago to her'parents that she was singing in one of the picture shows there, but she gave no street address and no information that would lead to the discovery of her abiding place. Her mother has made two ineffectual trips to Chicago in quest of the girl, but could find no trace of her. The family is poor but respectable, and there never has been the least whisper of suspicion against the young woman until now. She is twenty years old, and is not attractive physically, according to the stories from Linton.♦Failing to hear from Tilburn, the officers of the church at Linton decided to dismiss him from the chrrge; which has been done, and a call has been issued to a Mr. Miller, ,a district evangelist, to take the pas-lt; torate of the church, at least until the new church building under course of construction is finished.Arrangements wqre made with Mr. Miller two months ago to conduct a revival meeting at the Lintonchurch in connection with the pastor,Fand this work was ready to begin ! when Tilburn disappeared. The official statement given by the churchand that hIt is stateds identity is not known, in this city today that a local secret society is getting together a fund to assist in the search of the young womanA Lintonng story:dispatch has the follow-On the 23rd Miss Smith■-L * *• * |wrote a letter to her mother. fttwas writtien from Chicago. Pathos lurks between every line in a missive that declares the writer to be happy. Tfyere appears to be a hauut-ing fear of publicity and the girl makes a tlark hint at somethingidreadful iii case she sees her name in big headlines. In the letter, which is is follows. Miss Smith makes no iinention of the Rev. Mr.Tilburn. wjtb whose name rumor his■ •connected ilier name:•'Dear ones: I wonder how you,are getting on—working harder than ever, I suppose. Never mind, I am doing excellent—better than I expected. Although I have a bad coldiam able tb sing. It is dreadfully ionesome Here, where I have nothing to do, but 1 am happy. I have something to rjead close by and when I get to thinking of you I change thesubject. If I didn't I wonder howIsoon my heart would fail me and T• *would be pegging back home. I said 1 was happy, I am—but if I couldChicago instructing hhn to write me here; I need not explain to you why I made the decision to come here, you know I ’might get rest and stiength I must go where I could be free from work and anxiety, and so I took the train. I just could not stand It any longer. I was anxious about the loan for completing the building; then I was alone and had been ill; and I had another attack in Chicago. I intended staying away a week or so, so when I went and so took my typewriter with me, for In conjunction I also had a chance to make a little money writing. But I had to give up the whole thing; and I shall remain here or somewhere in this vicinity until I feel strong enough to return. I do not think I shall attempt to do so until after the Pittsburg convention. Now there are some things to be done there which If arranged will make my mind easy. First, try and arrange for Brother Miller to continue his meeting up to the time of the convention or longer If he will stay. Then encourage all of the people to work with him as the future of the church depends on their faithfulness.I am confident that Miller will stay,I will not worry. Second: That note at the Linton bank for $200 will fall due October 3. I wrote Orlo to have the trustees renew it either In their own name or have a new one made out and sent me here a few days before the time and I will sign it and return it. I may be away from Butte for a short time, but if they send It in time I shall receive it and then you can all sign it and renew it for three months longer. I owe the church a small amount which I willj settle later. I sincerely hope tne people will be faithful during my absence. If they do not do better than they have done—that is some of them—I would feel that I might bo better off to remain away. They surely did cause me a lot of worry. Some times I think people do not appreciate the efforts of a good man when they have one. Well; I will not criticize nor reprove. I hope you are well and are doing well. Give my love to all and believe me.Warning!Dr not be pe^uaded Into taking u_/thing out Foiey’s Honey and Tar for chronic coughs, bronchitis, bay fever, asthma and lung troubles, as it stops the cough and heals thelungs. Sold by Smith Winton. 2FOR OUT DOOR WORKIN THE WETTEST WEATHERNOTHING EQUALShear fromyou I think I would feed better. T-he dread that something unexpected may have happened you, or the like, wears on me, for I do want you to get along so much. You must. I will do my best to get you out straight. Mamma and papa mustinot worry -about me. I am perfectly safe and wjell and am making money. I have $ jo now and in another month will doub’e that. Anotherthing:am trying to be good. I scan the paper every morning to sen if you are doing what I asked yotJ. If I should some dayauthorities concerning Tilburn's ab- , , ., _ . , see ‘missing girl, can t be found, insence and the choosing of Mr. Mil- j ^ Tj ler for his place is as follows:There has been for the .past few days considerable discussion and gossip concerning matter in connection with the Christian church. Realizing that there is doubt and confusion in the minds of many of ! 5 t'he church members and of the gen-I eral public as well, and being desirous of acting for the welfare of the church, herwith make the followingstatements:“About two months ago arrangements were completed with Mr. Miller, who conducted the highly successful Revival for us last winter, out of which grew our present building enterprise, for him to assist the pastor in a second meeting which wa3 scheduled to begin last Sunday. The skating rink was engaged and fitted up at considerable expense hoping to have a splendid meeting.“Owing to the unexplained absence of Mr. Tilburn from the city and the fact that one who can give his entire time to the church is needed, and the; further fact that Mr. Miller was thoroughly familiar with local needs and conditions, and has had considerable experience in ‘building churches, the official board of the church1 called a special session and extended to him a unanimous call to take up the work here until the building is finished, financed and dedicated. Mr. Miller has already been reengaged as district evangelist, tout owing to the special need at this tinje will secure his release for such tlipe as Is needed here. Work will be 'pushed on the building so asbig headlines do you know what 1 would do? Well, all right, but ! don't wantyou that I sible for t somethingto see it. I want to tellhave tried every way pos-xvo years to get out and do for myself and the rest ofyou. Novi- that I am about to realize someof my dreams and heart-longlngs you will not have the heartVLto do anything against me to try to prevent rie from carrying out my feel confident of this. Let where I can be paid for it.plans?. I me workYou know I can and I will. I ambetter off otherwise, be beingas I am than I could be Just say as little about away as possible and whanxiVsmKPwaterproof' OI1/ED GARMENTSTHEY LOOKWEI1-WEAR WELLAND WILL HOT LEAKLONG COATS SUITS *322IS*soiD everywhereCATALOG FREEA.«J.Tower Co. boston, uaa. Tower Canadian Co. limited -Toronto, can.in? the sdrins and *4’or other no that thoyUIport a pklr profile forj ? all proper' i (Signed) :‘1rNotice js have by ejn fixed Tne.-idiI the date (ctition. :.Witness, the boardjctember 1 lt;|t TH( M^ttinglyj INOtlState of Ip In the jl tember tejri ] Thomasi •! Taylor, vS. et al.•Notice |i£ designed |r titled eatisder and de »court maflc day of Stevery peHshave any. lt;ever natur*NOTICE OF FILING OF GRAVEL, Ga~ Con‘^ROAD PETITION.company pceiver therNotice is hereby given that the! Jn sald c,k following petition has been filed in - day Qf X(jv my office: j the ft,Petition for improved road !n | 1999, terfe Steele township, Daviess county, | such *clr.ikrdi;ina: i his peril.!To the board of commissioners of. DatedDaviess county, Indiana. | L\WlilGentlemen: The undersigned,1 c Thdiyour petitioners, of whom at least j ' jfiftv are freehold voters resident ;11within Steele township, Daviess county, Indiana, which township contains ! no town or; city having as much as j Tresj*?.5,000 population respectively pe'J-| sectiort tlon your honorable body for the im-1 common beyou do ariythjng, let it be that I amat school pr away at work. Be good. For the [Lord’s sake take as good care of ^-ourselves as possible. Iwill writeLinton, ter has b E. O. Til sence ha: and who charge 0again soon. Love to all.’1Sept. 29.—At last a let-?en received from the Rev. urn, whose mysterious ab-caused so much concern was relieved of his churcl account of his unexplained disappearance. The letter Is printed in. the Call, and that paper takes occasion to say that the scandalous stories c mcerning Mr. Tilburn appear to be without definite foundation, and/ that half the reports circulated I proved tcave been hunted down and be false. Following Is the letter, which bears date of September 22, ind is written from Butte, where tfcle minister’s daughter lives.It is add Dear11•essed to Dr. Porter:Doctor: I wrote Orlo fromiproveraent by grading, draining and paving with stone, gravel or other road building material, of the following part of a highway situate within said township and described as follows, towit:Beginning at the center of the public highway at the northeast corner of the northeast quarter of the northwest quarter, of section 13 in township 4 north, range 7 west, and thence running south in the center of the public highway now established. on the' half-section line through sections 13 and 24 and to the southeast corner of the northeast quarter of the northwest quarter of section 25, all In said township and range, a distance of 2 1-4 miles, and thence west In the center of a public highway one-half mile to the end of an established graveled highway in said township, in all a distance of 2 3-4 miles.They further show that the beginning and terminus of said proposed improved highway are each in public highways already improved by graveling.Wherefore they pray tho board that viewers and an engineer be an-’pointed to go on said road and to determine the best method of improv-ington, tti any pers^i at any birlt;— 1or to shoo or descrip Park, or; any kind;c the lines: lt;Sectloilful for a .. any rubliis unsanitary kind or it Side parkany tree!5 41longingout the the park; lt;Section lating any oi the fdr conviction sum not;more thqncommitted county. In the costs replevied.AdoptedAttest: lt;jhNOTICE 1Notice; 1 Itors, heir H. Ragslli the Da\jllt; Washimnu of Octc! bi any, v.hy counts v|il
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Washington Gazette
Washington, Indiana, US
Sat, Oct 02, 1909
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