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The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1897-07-07

a missionary meeting will be held in
the Somerset Reformed church this even
ing at which members of the Board of
Home Missions will speak.
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Mr.. Abner Mckinley. Of New York
City, is in Somerset
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Misunderstanding male and female
agents. Penna and Ohio towns: exclusive ter
ritory for household aluminium ware, bicy-
cles, bicycle electric lamps, bicycle package
carriers, folding camp furniture, folding bath
tubs. stamp for reply and catalogue McIn-
tyre Novelty Co, 5ls Sd ave PittsbV
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The Superintendent of Public Instruc-
tion has issued pamphlet containing
statistics regarding So school districts
in Pennsylvania that levy less tax for
school purposes than their apportionment
of State appropriation for schools. In
Adams county there are seventeen dis
tricts which levy less school tax than
they get from the State. Several districts
in that county get three times as much
from the State as they get from the tax
payers at home Somerset county has
six districts which receive more from the
State than from local tax payers, while
Cambria and Bedford counties have four
surh districts each
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At a meeting of the board of directors Of
the First National Bank held in their
banking room ON Friday evening, u
semi-annual dividend Of three per cent
on the capital stock was declared, the
premium account was reduced $780,
s2,OoJ was added to the surplus fund, and
a balance of over 81 600 was carried over
as undivided profits, all out of the earn
ings Of the last six months. The ofli-
cials of the bank say that the business
has shown gratifying increase over the
volume of business transacted during the
proceeding six months.
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A UDITUR's NOTICE.

Estate OF G. p. Shafer, late OF Confluence
Borough, Somerset county, Pa. deed.
Tine undersigned auditor appointed by the
proper authority 10 distribute the funds in tine
hands Of the administrators 10 and among
those legally entitled thereto. hereby gives no
tlee that ne viii sit in his Office in Somerset
Ia Tor the purpose Of attending to the
duties of said appointment. ON thursday
July - l&5, at one O'Clock p m, when aad
where all PARTIES interested may attend
l.. L. CULBORN.
Auditor.
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Annie, wife Of Jacob Sala, died at her
home in Scalp Level, at 2 o'clock Friday
morning from consumption. Mrs. Sala
was daughter Of Mr.. and Mrs. John
Yoder, Of Conemangh township. and was
about thirty-five years Of age. She Is
survived by her husband and two chill
dren.
Augustus Hoffman died at his home.
in Bfothersvalley township. on Saturday
evening June 2ih, after an illness OF on
~ five days. Death resulted from con
gestion of the liver. Deceased WAS in
his sixty fourth year. Mr.. Hoffman was
native of Germany, coming 10 this
country in 1851. He Is survived by his
wife and eight children, all but two OF
whom are married.
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A UDIToR'S NOTICE.

In re estate Of David Husband. deed.
The undersigned duly appointed auditor by
the Orphans Court OF Somerset county, To
make "A distribution OF the fund in the hands
OF Henry Schell, Esq administrator of David
Husband deed, 10 and among those le-
gally entitled thereto, hereby gives notice that
he Will attend To the duties OF his appoint
ment at his Office, ON Friday, July l6 iSg.
when aud where all parties Interested may
attend.
\. j. COLBORN,
Auditor.
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At meeting of the Berlin School
Board last week ali of the teachers en-
ploycd lasttcrm we're reelected for the
ensuing term.
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A UDITOR'S NOTICE.

The 0uarantee Trust 4 safe In the Court of
Deposit To, Executor and Common Pleas
Trustee Under the will OF nand for SOM
feter LeFeNre, decd. erset Co., Pa.
Ns- Mo-, Dec. T., ~
Henry q. Stewart. admins
traitor Of James LeEevre
deed, et al j Gin Equity.l
The undersigned having been appointed
auditor in the above stated ease bv tnf Court
OF common Pleas OF Somerset county, 70 dis
tribute the fund in the hands OF W n.
kOontz, ESQ, Receiver, To and among those
legally entitled thereto. will attend TO the du-
Ties Of said appointment, at the Office OF Col
born & tolbOrn. in Somerset, on Friday, July
.. A. ID. lSf, when and where all parties inter
ested can attend
A. j. COLBORN,
Audifor
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The audience that crowded the Opera
House last Thursday evening was de-
lightfnlly entertained by Mrs. Henry n.
Cameron, elocutionist, assisted 10y the
Somerset Mandolin and Guitar Club.
Few more pleasing recitals have ever
been given in this place, each number
being loudly applauded. In addition to
her oratorical abilities Mrs. Cameron pos
sesses a charming personality, her every
gesture being n model of grace and refine
ment. The pantomime of the familiar
hymn Jesus Lover of My Soul" made
a lasting impression upon all present.
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tAfanted-Agents. ladies OF genth ~
w household article; sells ins SSS>
For samples and particulars s2in,
Wickes Brus, Mfg Co., ~ FL
PlTrSBUR6, PA
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A DMINISTRAToR's NOTICE.
A DEMONSTRATORS NOTICE.

Estate Of Hannah Fritz, late Of SomerSet
township, Somerset Go. Pa. deed.
Letters OF administration on the aboxe
estate having been granted 70 the underSigns,f
y .ue proper aut minority, notice Is hereby Civ
en- 10 all persons knowing Themselves indsbf-
ed 70 ssiid estate 10 make immediate payment
and those having claims or demands against
me sstIiiS % present them duly authenticated
for settlement ON Saturday, the tn giav ~
aug, A D. le1, al the office Of James l.
fush, Es'l- IN Somerset borough
LYDIA P FRITZ
JAMES l. PUGH
AdmlnlstratOrs of Hannah Erifl dac.,t
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Office and Works near the r. r. Station.
Somerset Iron Works,
Somerset, Pa.
A DMINISTRATORs' NOTICE.
To INVESTORS.

The Board Of School Directors of Somerset
borough have ordered that slIS0 OF bonds be
issued tO pay for ne construction OF the new
Public school building. and for the heating
and plumbing OF the same. said bonds To be
= OF $40 each, and one of sSaDO, To issue
lst July, IS,7, payable one bond annually
thereafter or sooner az option OF the board,
al four per cent interest, payable annually.
Notice l. hereby given that bids for pur-
chase Of all or part Of said bonds will be re-
ceiNed by the Secretary at any time before
nOOn of saturday June %, Iss7.
JONAS VI. COOK NJ j. PRITr<
President. Secretary
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Plant an i" "Ad" in the HERALD.
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This is the 10Th year Of my busi-
ness at Berlin, and l desire to
make it the banner year as to vol
ume of business. l have there
fore decided to let profit go, and
as token of my appreciation of
the large patronage that | have
enjoyed throughout the county. to
run the business in the interests
of my patrons. have instructed
my manager and salesman to fig
ure work at q price that will sim
r,lv
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We handle large line Of Fancy
minnesota FlOurS

and guarantee any Of the following
brands to give entire satisfaction.
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CRUSADE AGAINST GAMBLING.
Tape Games and Brokers Notified
to Cease Business.

LOS ANGELES, July 9.-The crusade
against the gambling games has been
commenced and this morning all of
the tape games and brokers were noti-
fled by the police that they must cease
business.
This action, which has been threat
ened for weeks past, is the result Of
an opinion given recently by Deputy
District Attorney Chambers on the le-
gality of the games. He held that they
came within the pale of the law, and
were subject to prosecution. This opin-
ion was presented to the Police Com
missioners, and from this body Chief
of Police Glass received his instruc-
tiOnS.
The tape games give nothing more
nor less than fictitious quotations, and
in fact their managers make no other
claim. On the other hand, the brokers
claim that they do a legitimate busi-
ness, but the authorities base their
complaint against them on the ground
that they are bucket shops. Five firms
We're to-day notified to discontinue
business, but Black & Fitzgerald, who
conducted tape game, was the only
firm to accept the mandate. The 9TH
ers propose TO contest the matter.
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STOCKTON INSANE ASYLUM.
The Institution Run for Less Than
the Appropriations.

STOCKTON, July 9-At the regular
meeting of the Board of Managers of
the Stockton Hospital for the Insane
to-day a schedule of recommendation
as to salaries was made out at the re-
quest of the State Commission. The
recommendations will be made from all
in the hope that an equalizing of sal
aries throughout the State may be
made.
The report of the Superintendent
showed that nineteen inmates had been
admitted during the month, four were
discharged recovered, and thirteen had
died. The average number for the
month was 1,521, and they were main
tained at a cost of 343 cents per capita
per day. The average cost of mainte-
nance in the Stockton Hospital is O3
of a cent less than 80 cents per day.
which is from to Is cents less than
the average cost at the other institu-
tions of the kind in the State. During
the last fiscal year the institution lived
6,o4S inside of the appropriation The
year before it was $4,000 inside of the
amount, compared with deficiency of
S1o, 900 two years ago.
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PLYER AND SCHOEDDE.
Held to Answer in Twenty Thou
sand Dollars Bail.

SANTA CRUZ, July 9.-This morning
the attorneys for the defense in the
cases of George T. Plyler and NJ.
Schoedde did not offer any testimony on
behalf of the prisoners at the prelimi-
nary examination in Justice Gardner
court, but argued a motion to dismiss.
The attorneys centered their main ar
guments on Schoedde's side of the case,
contending that, according to the testi-
mony of H. Bradley, Schoedde was in
San Jose on the night the crime was
committed, therefore it was impossible
for him to have been in Santa Cruz.
Against this contention was thrown
Schoeddes own admissions to the po-
lice officers in San Jose that he did not
leave Santa Cruz until Monday morn
ing; also the fact that Bradley was too
drunk to remember anything. Beside,
the room engaged by Schoedde at the
Hebron House was proven to have been
occupied Sunday night.
The attorneys contented themselves
with merely making motion as to
Plyler, not backing the motion with any
argument.
Justice Gardner denied the motion for
QlSLlISSdI, hOIuiliS tilC ~ oAi
swer before the Superior Court, with
bail fixed at $4,000 EACH
The prisoners attorneys wanted the
bail reduced, on the ground that it was
excessive, but the Justice refused to do
so, and remarked that any bonds fur
nished would have to be thoroughly in
vestigated as to responsibility of sure
ties before being accepted.
The prisoners were then taken back
to jail. An effort is to be made to have
the Superior Court order the bail re-
duced.
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NORMAL SCHOOL GRADUATES
Important Decision Rendered by
the Supreme Court.

SAN FRANCISCO, July 9-The Su-
preme Court to-day rendered a decision
of unusual Importance to Boards of
Education and teachers in this State.
The case at bar was that of Edith
A. Mitchell against the Board Of Edu-
cation of San Diego County, an applica-
tlon for a writ of mandate to compel
the School Directors to issue a certifi-
cate as provided by Section 1903 of the
Political Code upon her graduation
from the State Normal School. The
lower court having denied her applica-
ton for such writ, she appealed, with
the result that the Supreme Court re-
verses that ruling. and directs that a
peremptory writ issue as prayed for.
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Ruling Of U. S. District Judge De Haven
in the Case of TSu Use Nee.
A Crusade Against Gambling at
Los Angeles Commenced-Tape
Games and Brokers Notified by
the Police to Cease Business,
the Authorities Basing Their
Complaint Against the Latter
ON the Ground That They Are
Bucket Shops.

SAN FRANCISCO, July 9.-In the
United States District Court to-day
Judge J. J. De Haven rendered his
first decision, upholding the ruling OF
Commissioner Heacock, to the effect
that there was no appeal from the
decision of a Commissioner in a de-
portation case.
Tsu Use Nee, Chinese who was
brought here recently from Texas for
deportation under a commitment from
a Texas Commissioner, applied for a
writ of habeas corpus, claiming that
the Commissioner had no legal au-
thority to order his deportation. Com
missioner Heacock denied the wit,
whereupon the Chinese appealed, but
to no purpose, as Judge De Haven held
that the Commissioners ruling was
final.
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MRS. JOHN BRADBURY.
The General Belief That She Will
be Discharged.

SAN FRANCISCO, July 9.-When the
case against Mrs. John Bradbury Of
Los Angeles, charged with adultery at
the instance of the local Society for
the Prevention of Vice, was called in
Judge Lows court to-day the fair de-
fendant failed to respond. Her at
torney, Gavin McNab, however, pro-
duced certificate from her physician
TO the effect that she was physically
unable to appear, and upon this show
ing Judge Low continued the matter
until Monday next
While the evidence against her is
Identical with that already introduced
IN the Ward case, which the same
Judge has intimated will result in the
defendant being held to answer to the
Superior Court, it is generally be-
lieved that Mrs. Bradbury will be dis
charged.
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GERMAN LUTHERANS.
The Synod at Oakland Formally
Opened for Business.

OAKLAND, July 9.-The German
Lutheran Synod formally opened for
business this morning. There Were
delegates present from thirteen dis
tricts, representing California, Oregon,
Washington, Nevada, Idaho and Utah.
The Rev. j. NJ. Buehler of San Fran
cisco presided.
After devotional exercises the Gre
Dental Committee reported the list Of
delegates among whom are: Rev. H.
Schwan, d. D., Cleveland, o., President
of the general body; J. Kogler. Orange,
Cal; II. y. Paul. Cornelius, Or: O..
Runkel, Los Angeles; ]. Fl. Wills,
Portland, Or; a. H. Poppe. Portland,
Or; w. H. Behrens, Tacoma, Wash;
S. Haernicke, Fresno; P. G.. Jacobsen.
Dixon; @. w. Kiesel, San Diego II.
Hagist, Albany, Or; C. Strenfert,
Tracy, Cal; E. P. Block, Stockton; 3.
Reiesdorfert, Cornelius, Or; Dittrich,
Portland, Or; Grothe, Los Angeles;
Behn, Orange.
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number of prostrations ten cases are

number of prostrations ten cases are
critical.
Out in the Bridewell, where seven
prisoners went insane yesterday be-
cause of the heat, three others suffered
the same from the heat to-day.
The night was a sizzling horror. There
was comfort to be found nowhere. 1t
was the hottest night Chicago has ever
known. The mercury was 81 degrees
last night at midnight, and although
near the lake it sunk to 80 degrees at q
a m, the decrease in temperature was
more than offset by the increased hu-
midity which through the night and
day made the discomfort far greater
than is implied by the record of the
thermometer.
By a. m. the mercury in the weather
office had climbed to 81 degrees, and
there was a steady overpowering bull
movement until 3 p. M, when 80 was
reached. This was up in the Audi
torium tower, where the wind had a
chance at the thermometer. On the
streets, where the heat radiated from
baking pavements and sun soaked brick
walls, it was to 8 degrees higher than
in the tower, and no breeze to be had.
The day was especially severe on
horses, over 100 dying in the streets.
Sixteen hundred men and boys were
temporarily thrown out of employment
in Pullman to-day. Owing to the in
tense heat, the managers found 1t ne
cessary to close the works at noon and
send the workmen home. The shops Will
remain closed tomorrow it the hot Wea-
ther continues, and until the tempera-
ture decreases a little.
A thunder storm this evening caused
drop of 20 degrees. Rain fell over the
entire county in torrents.
In Iowa, a downpour of rain cooled
things considerably.
AT midnight the number of prostra-
tions by heat had risen to 66. OF this
number 1S cases are said TO be serious,
and y of them are almost certain to die.
AT CINCINNATI.
CINCINNATI, July 9.-The number of
heat deaths to-day were six. The max
imum heat by trustworthy thermometer
to- day at 90 degrees at p. m. 1t is
still S5 at II o'clock.
ATKINSON Kan), July 9.-Henry
number of seadths in the last seven days
is sixty.
DEATH NEAR ATCHISON.
ATCHISON (Kan), July 9.-Henry
Leuh, a farmer, died from sunstroke
while riding on the Eden-Good Intent
route to-day. After the mail carrier
had been driven two miles further in
the direction of Atkinson, both horses
fell dead. Many horses died near here
in the harvest fields. The thermometer
registered 100 degrees in the shade.
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE.
WASHINGTON, July 9.-At the Wea-
ther Bureau the following maximum
temperatures were reported tonight:
Concordia, Kan, 102; Omaha, 81;
Davenport, 98: Kansts City 9S, st.
Louis, 90; Nashville, 9S; Cincinnati 96;
indianapolis, %; Chicago, SS; Eastport,
16, ST. Paul, so; Washington, IS; De-
troit, 90; Savannah, Sc; New Orleans,
81; Key West, 50; Nantucket, IA.
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A NOTORIOUS SWINDLER.
William Lodtman Placed Under
Arrest at San Francisco.

SAN FRANCISCO, July Civilian
Lodtman, said by the police to be a
notorious Eastern swindler, was ar
rested in Hammersmith & Fields store
on Sutter street to-day.
The detectives subsequently visited
Lodtman's room in the Russ House
and met his wife. When they informed
her of her husbands plight she seized
a revolver and attempted to send a
bullet through her brain. Detective
Wren grasped her arm, seized the pis-
tol and reasoned with her until she
promised to make no more attempts
at suicide.
Lodtman is charged with passing
numerous forged checks on shopkeep-
ers. He admitted that the drafts he
presented in this city were bogus, but
denied that he had been operating else
where. The man is said to be well
known to the New York police as a
notorious sWindler.
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THE GREAT MINERS STRIKE.
LITTLE CHANGE IN THE PITTS
BURG DISTRICT.
Every Workman in Mark Hanna's
Mines Reported to Have
Gone Out.

PITTSBURG, July 9.-The situation
Of the miners strike tonight shows but
little direct change from yesterday. The
principal movement made by the strlk-
ers to-day was the securing of confer
ence of the national leaders of the sew
eral powerful labor organizations of
the country, with the purpose in view
of deyising ways and means to assist
those who are making what is consid-
cred by all of them the supreme ef-
fort of the wage advancement. 1t is
known that concerted action will be
taken at once to make the suspension
of mining in West Virginia complete,
which, if successful Will kill off the
most effective enemy the strikers have
to encounter It was this field that
broke the strike in 1894, and no effort
Will be spared to bring it into subjec-
ton at this time. To supplement the
conference a special meeting of the
State Labor League was called for Sun
day night, at which further means of
support win be devised.
HANNA'S employees GO OUT.
CLEVELAND, July 9-One of the
surprises of the day came when Dan
R. Hanna, manager for NJ. A. Hanna &
Co., received a message stating that
every single miner employed at the
company's mines had gone out. The
Hanna people have been confident of
their ability to hold their men,
Information received here shows that
the shutdown of the Wheeling Divis-
ion of the Baltimore and Ohio Railway
is absolute.
The situation in this city over the
coal strike is becoming desperate. The
Cleveland railroads are growing bolder
in confiscating coal, and those who de-
pend upon a regular supply are becom-
ing anxious.
The Morris Coal Company has ceased
shipping coal altogether, and, in fact,
coal dealers, as a rule, have delivered
nearly all of their coal
Unless coal begins coming to Cleve-
land in a few days the situation will
be very serious. The lighting COM
panies fear the city may be left in
darkness. The Director OF Public
Works is alarmed over his inability 20
keep the water supply going. The street
railway companies fear a suspension
Of travel, and the manufacturing con-
Germs with orders to fill are fearful lest
their plants Will have TO shut down for
want of fuel.
SITUATION IN ILLINOIS
SPRINGFIELD Qn.), July 9.-The
miners strike situation in Illinois is as
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follows: All the miners in the Will
mington District are out. In the
Springfield District most of the miners
are working. In the Peoria District the
miners are still working, but will meet
to-day. The miners at Staunton and
Mount Olive have given out assurances
that the Belleville miners would strike,
but the Belleville men at their meet
ing decided to go to work. At Carlin-
vile there is no strike. Virden and
Auburn miners struck weeks ago. The
miners at Assumption are out, but at
Pana and Taylorville are working. At
West Vile, Vermillion County, the
miners are out, but are at work at Dan
Vile
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LOS ANGELES RACE MEETING.
Will Open in October and Prom
ises to Be a Successful Affair.

LOS ANGELES, July 9.-The coming
meeting of the Sixth District Agricult-
ural Association, which opens October
18th and continues ten days, promises to
be the most successful in the history of
Southern California. The entry list,
which is about three times as large as
ever before includes the best horses on
the coast. The purses are the most lib
eral ever hung UP by the association.
There are twenty-nine entries in the
$50 trot, fourteen in the 2:12 trot, twen-
ty-two in the 2:30 pace and twenty-one
in the 2:17 pace. The purse in each
event is 81 200.
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TIRED OF LIFE.
Young Boy Makes a Probably Sue.
eessful Attempt at Suicide.

SAN JOSE, July 9.-Herbert Hyde, a
sixteen-year-old boy, whose mother
conducts a photograph gallery, attempted
suicide this afternoon by shooting him
self with a pistol. His attempt will al
NEST certainly prove successful, as the
physicians say there is no hope of his
recovery. The bullet passed through the
boys head.
1t is not definitely known what
prompted the deed, but it is thought he
became respondent on account of his
mothers objections to his keeping late
hours. AS a result of these chidings, he
secured rooms at go South Second
street, and for some days has been sleep
ing there.
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ANACONDA RACES.
Winners OF the Pacing, Trotting
and Running Events.

SALT LAKE, July "a special to
the Tribune" from Anaconda, Mont,
gives the following result of the races
Pacing, 2:10 class, Nena N. won,
Fell Fare second, Strathmont third.
Best time-2:1234.
Trotting, 2:14 class, Chris Peterson
won, Carlyle Carne second, Antrima
third. Best time-2:161h
Running, five furlongs, Lulu Horton
won, Katie second, Sable third. Time
LOB
Seven furlongs. Nena N won, Ala
habad second, Harrison third. Time
1:30.
Three furlongs, Leora Won, Harry n.
second, Red S. third. Time-0: :341h.
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TOOK STRYCHNINE.
An Old Soldier Commits Suicide at
San Diego.

SAN DIEGO, July 9.-Henry Lamb
all old soldier, 90 years of age living al
422 Ash street, committed suicide this
afternoon by taking thirty-seven grains
OF strychnine.
Deceased came here from Los Angeles
last September, and had resided in that
city four years. Prior to that he had
lived in Charlton County, Mo-, and al
AnimoSa, Ia. He was the recipient OF
a pension of $23 per month. AT the
time of his suicide he was suffering from
an injury received during the war. He
leaves a widow and several children.