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Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1900-06-01
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Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1900-06-01
Plate Road.

No. 1 leaves Buffalo at 1: A. M. and
departs from Intermediate stations "a
bout one hour later than fmerly, No. 5
leaves Buffalo at 1850 Nm. and is due
at intermediate station about 40 min
utes later than formfl No. leaves
Chicago at $3.50 T, M. and is due Mt
intermediate statiq% about so minutes
later than the wu&er schedule. Only)a
slight change in he other trans at any
of our stationsf1mprovement In sleep
ing car servjS both east and west/ In
dividual clYr breakfasts, lun&eTs or
suppers Wed in dining rlrs.\ Write,
wire. 'plksne or cel on G. A. Merlin,
T. ?. Wayne Ind aS ,I Juni7
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1900-06-01
4th of July Celebration.

All business men and citizens are
requested TO meet at Squire Hum s
office on Monday night, June 4, at
1880 TO arrange. for 4th of July
celebration in Perrysburg.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1900-06-01
East. read down Plaa 10 has.sas assem- estl read up.
Light type A ~. Dark type T.. N
tDaily except Sunday. fSlop on rignai.

Drawing Room Sleeping Cars on Nos. 2, and
and Boston; on NOS. q, 3 and / 10 Chicogo or in,
termediato points. Meals are served ut "up,to-
daro" Dining Stations and In Nickel Plate Dining
thru to dnstinatiOn. On inquiry you will find
our rates AFRO always lower than via other lnes'
FHr 10 TSd sfr'l,s information. address B,
u, Hors,o~ n ~
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1900-06-01

On Monday evening next the Ladies
of st. Rose Of Lima church will give
an ice cream social at the old church
building. Everybody invited. Admis-
sion Is cents.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1900-06-01
Get the ,nextHair Of
shoes for thek6 at
<Eberly'S

"A merry croE were entertained
over Sunday at a Mouse party igiven by
Mrs. Esses and Mrs. Gierke of Perrys-
burg. Those fortunate enough to receive
an invitation were Mr.. and Mrs. Knopf,
the Misses Margaret and Mayme
Howell, Noonan, Wyek, Holzemer, KeI-
ley, Loewenstein, Vetter and Rosen-
baum. The following gentlemen spent
the afternoon and evening Messrs.
Carr, Schwind, Rice, DR.. Young, Mahr,
Adkins, Jerome, Kirk, Novvak, Clark,
and Fielding. The time was pleasantly
spent with music, games and other
amusements.
-Rudyard Kipling, DIR. S. Weir
Mitchell, Ian Maclaren, Cyrus Town
send Brady, Julia Magruder and Mrs,
Burton Klngsdale are among the con
tributors to the June Ladies' Home
Journal. Some OF its notable features
are: "The Passion Play This Year. ,
1.-The Richest Woman in America
(Hetty Green), "How Some Familiar
Things Came to Be-" and 1.-THE Master
piece of Mary, Queen of Scots" pictur-
ing an apron worked by that unlortu
nate sovereign while in prison await
ing the eXecutioner. BY The Curtis
Publishing Company, Philadelphia
One dollars wear; ten cents corv
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1900-06-01

C.H. & ID. K. K TImc card.
Trains pass Perrysourg
North. South.
No. +I2. 4:46 a. m. No. II 700 m
*l4. 1850 . g *5-... l0:iS "
" t2.10:IS :" "*13. ....7:35 pm
IS IS. .1:5S D. m.
Z" IA. $3.50 4"
Daily. t Daily except Sunday
Nos. 4, 8 and II stop on signal.
street Cars from a. u. 81 u. Depot {
Cincinnati.
At Cincinnati the Baymller Electric Street
Car Line leaves the sixth street entrance Of the
Depot. running up Sixth street to all parts OF
the city The East End Electric starts from the
Fifth street en- ntrauce, running up Fourth street
TO all parts of the city, including the extreme
East End, passing the Penna. station. The
Third and Fourth street Horse Car Line leaves
the Fifth street entrance passing the Central
Deroi
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1900-06-01
NO POISON

or acid used, as the case may
be, to help the sale of cigars
made from cheap tobaccos.
Nothing but the pure quill goes
in the II. AS. Cigar.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1900-06-01

a--ill9s3
ALI trains arrive at and depart from Van Buren
Street Union Passenger Station, Chicago.
Uniformed COlored f0rters attend first and
second classday coaches on thru trims, insuring
scrupulously clean cars enroute. 4
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1900-06-01
Boys and Children e\gy1S@sg;. at

%LnR's,
&C. G. Baird has compldtsd the
enumeration OF youth in School dis
trict No. L., and reports total
number of 6l3, an increase of five
oyer last year.
Perry M. Chilcote, of West Mill
grove, submitted to an operation at
Columbus, o., for bone cancer a few
days ago. Two inches of his jaw bone
was removed. He is reported as doing
we'll. Sentinel.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1900-05-04

fell from his chair dead. Bird turned
the gun on Patterson and shot him in
the neck and shoulder. Thus wounded,
he plunged into the river, and as he
came up Bird fired at him again, but
missed. Bird then turned on Shelter
and was about to press the. trigger,
when Shelter, looking him straight in
the eye, said. in cool and calm voice:
Bird, you don't want to shoot me-"
Bird stood with his gun pointed at
Shelter for moment, and finally low
cred the muzzle. Patterson in the
meantime had crawled ashore, and
begged not to kill him. His entreatics
prevailed, and Shelter and Miss Strong
helped the wounded man to the cabin.
but they could not save his life.
So terrified were Miss Strong and
Shelter that several months passed
before they had the courage to say
anything about the crime. Birds tenn
per became worse, and he threatened
Shelters tie The woman also be-
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1900-05-04
IN GALLOW'S SHADOW
is A SOUTHERNER OF GOOD
FAMILY.
Spurnod Wife IL His Only Friend
Woman Whom Bird Made Companion
Gave Evidence which Convicted Him
of Murder.

Unless President Mckinley inter
feres, Alaska will soon have its first
legal execution since it became the
property Of the United States at the
close OF the civil war. ]. Homer Bird
is the man who stands in the shadow
of the gallows, and had 1t not been for
the heroic efforts of the wife he de-
serted in New Orleans for handsome
Norma Strong he would even now be
at rest in murderer's grave. Birds
victims were ]. H. Herring Of San
Francisco and R. H. Patterson Of New
Orleans, and Charles Shelter of New
York escaped death only by calmly
looking down the muzZle of double
barrelled shotgun, and quietly arguing
with Bird. The affair happened in
little tent on the banks of the Yukon
in the winter of 1898, and was wit
messed by Norma Strong. She claims
her love for Bird died the moment he
stopped to the murder Of his COM
panions in cold blood. She gave the
testimony which caused his convic-
ton. Bird is a member Of a good
family. He was brought up in luxury,
and he married woman of fine tastes
and noble qualities. In the summer
of 1898 Norma Strong left New Or
leans and went to San Francisco. Bird
soon after joined her, accompanied by
Charles Shelter and r. H. Patterson.
In San Francisco Bird became ac-
quainted with j. H. Herring, VINO be-
came a member Of the party, which
decided to go to the Klondike. The
party reached st. Michael late in the
summer on the bark Rufus Wood.
They had a conplet1 sutflt, including
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1900-05-04
Activity of President Diaz.

Powell Clayton, ambassador to Mex
leo, on a recent visit to Washington
told story illustrative Of President
Diaz' activity, despite his years. In
company with the president the am
bassador visited the Mexican military
academy. 1t happened to be the hour
of exercise, and many cadets were en-
gagged in the gymnasium. Rope Simb-
ing was one Of the exercises. From
rings in the timbers of the roof, 40 feet
from the ground, ropes were suspend
ed, and up these the cadets climbed,
using only their hands to raise and
maintain themselves. President Diaz
and Ambassador Clayton looked on for
a few moments and then, to the aston
ishment Of the American. the presi-
dent of Mexico stripped off his coat,
took hold of one of the ropes, and went
up, hand over hand, to the top as MINI
bly, as any of the cadets.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1900-05-04
A MARVELLOUS CASE
OF SECOND SIGHT FOUND IN
PEORIA, ILL.
Grace Holmes. en- Eleven Year Old Girl
who Recently Solved Deep Mystery
q the Illinois River - Nothing q
kIystery to Her.
peoria, ILL.,, Lottery

When the sullen waters of the Illi-
nois river gave up their dead in the
person of Mrs. Lucy Sommers the 9TH
er day, there was not only cleaned up
one of the deepest mysteries that has
ever occurred in Peoria, but at the
same time there was evidence estab-
lished corroboratory Of the most ex-
traordinary case Of second sight that
has ever occurred. On the night OF
January Mrs. Lucy Sommers, who
was visiting her sister, Mrs. R. B.
Craig at 1922 Fayette street in this
city, suddenly disappeared. She had
been i'll and suffering at times from
slight attacks Of dementla. though 1t
was not supposed that they were of
a serious nature. But on the night
mentioned she arose from her iceland
announcing to her mother, who was
watching with her, that she was go
ing to get a drink she let the room
and was never after seen alive. When
she did not return her mother gave
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1900-05-04
GRACE HOLMES INDICATING THE POINT WHERE

a steam launch and barge. The woman
passed as Mrs Bird and Shelters sis
ter. In their launch they made their
way leisurely up the Yukon to coal
mine about IS miles below Anvik,
where it was decided to pass the win
ter. A cabin was built for Bird and
Norma Strong. Not far from the win
ter quarters of the Bird outfit was a
logging camp. Herling and Patterson
desired to cut wood for the transporta-
tion companies. Bird objected. A
quarrel followed, Shelter siding with
Patterson and Herring, Of whom Bird
had become jealous. The next morn
ing-Sept 27-came the climax. Break
fast was on the table. Bird sat on a
dirt embankment behind Patterson
and Herring. Shelter was at the OPP
posite side of the table, facing Bird.
Are you coming to breakfast"
asked the woman of Bird.
'In a moment" replied Bird, II am
not feeling extra WELL"
The words had hardly left his lips
when there was click Of gun, fol-
lowed ~ 4 load report. and Herring
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1900-05-04
RICHES OF THE MOJAVE.
Recently Discovered Mineral Wealth OF
California's Desert

Recently Discovered Mineral Wealth OF
California's Desert
"The Mojave desert" said an esthu-
siastic Californian, will some day be
the garden spot of the world. All 1t
wants is water, and now that artesian
water is being found all over the des-
ert this need is supplied. Some day
you'll find this desert a banana or
chard, and as for value, some OF the
most valuable mines in the state are
on the desert. The land that water
has been put on has been found to De
very rich, and fruit ripens five or SIX
weeks earlier here than anywhere else.
The desert is rich in gold, silver, cop
per, lead and iron. Dozens OF paying
gold mines are being worked on the
desert. The richest and largest iron
mine in the west is right in such a
place as this, and not far away. The
iron lies around like sand, and is pre-
ferred In the fine work Of the crush
ers to all others. Over beyond here
they raise trees, yuccas, that are
ground up and sent to England, where
they print papers on it. Down at
Ivanpah-that's a town right out on
the desert, a red-hot place-they have
started copper mine; began this year
and it's PANIED out $1S0,O00 profit so
far. When you come to silver mines.
there are lots of them on the desert,
at Barstow, and Calico. In the worst
part of the desert, in the hills over be-
yond Daggett, is the most valuable bo-
rax deposit in any land. About 600
people are working at it. If you want
to see the greatest sight in America"
continued the California, "in the way
of salt mine, go down to Salton, on
the desert There they pillow 1t out,
and there are acres of salt, pure and
white as snow. I know another des-
ert landholder who gets a crop Of BIZ
tumen; another gets phosphates, an
other asbestos. Another has a sui
phur deposit; and still another takes
out gypsum, all on the desert, and the
great waste has just begun to be
known. There's enough gold and sill
yer and copper lying in that desert to
make hundreds of men millionaires,
and it's going to be found yet. And"
added the Californian, there's another
side to it; it's hot, but it's the health
lest place on earth. People are liv-
ing here now who would be dead in a
few months anywhere else"
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1900-05-04

came alarmed. Finally those at the
logging camp began to ask questions
about the disappearance Il Herring
and Patterson. Bird gave evasive an
swers, but one day Shelter managed
to smuggle information to the log
cling camp. It was feared to attempt
an arrest at Birds home. It was then
planned to induce him to go to the
logging camp. Shelter and Miss Strong
casually remarked one evening that
they were going to make visit and
would like to have Bird accompany
them. He replied that he would not
go, and, furthermore, would not let
them go. They persisted, and on the
following morning set out. At the last
moment Bird decided to go along. The
moment he was inside cabin at the
camp he was surrounded and forced
to surrender. Soldiers took him, in
company with Norma Strong and Shelf
fler, to st. Michael. After being taken
to Sitka for trial Bird began to seek
friends, but the people would not
have anything to do with him. In his
extremity he began writing pleading
letters to his deserted wife in New
Orleans. She could not resist the ap-
peal. Selling everything she had, and
placing all of her children in the care
of friends, except one, sh. ssaites tts
Alaska, aQd WIEN 5Tc was placed on
trial, last December, she was at his
side. The jury brought in a verdict
of murder in the first degree, and
Judge Johnson, in sentencing Bird to
be hanged, said there was not one ex-
tenuating circumstance. 1t has been
said that Shelter was not shot because
he did not know of Birds real inten-
ton, and the woman was spared be-
cause Bird did not fear that she would
betray him. The story Is that Bird
intended to go to Dawson, and by
means Of Norma Strong lure a few
miners with their gold sacks on board
the launch with the ostensible purpose
of taking them to st. Michael. Once
down the river in a lonely place they
were to be knocked on the head, rob-
bed and thrown into the river. Then
the launch would return to Dawson
and gather in another load of victims.
This would make it appear that the
real reasons Bird killed Herring and
Patterson was that he had become sus-
picious of them, and was afraid they
would not support him In his plot.
The defense of Bird was that his COM
panions had conspired against him;
that they had threatened his life; that
he was obliged to shoot in self-defense'
and that Norma Strong swore falsely
Mrs. Bird and her little daughter jour-
neyed all the way to Washington ana
secured stay pending an investlga-
ton.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1900-05-04

work searching the hidden depths to
wrest from them their secret. The
hour passed, the afternoon and the
day, but nothing was brought from the
lake. In strict justice 1t must be said
that the dragging process was not
carried on according to her directions.
She now declares that the net never
touched the body reposing on the bot
tom of the lake.
When it was known that the drag
ging had been unproductive those who
had based their faith on the child's
judgment began to waver and she was
denounced as fraud of the most pro-
nounced type. Then winter set in
and the lake was locked in ice and the
matter began to fade from the public
mind. Not so the little girl. 1t was
useless to tell her that she must be
mistaken.
She declared that the body was still
in .Ae water, that she could see it and
persisted in going to the river at in
tervals. During these visits she
made the acquaintance Of Capt. He
fele, of the steamer Gazelle. She went
to the captain and solemnly asserted
that the body was fast to a snag in
the bottom of the river, caught and
held by the nightdress. The captain
paid no attention to the child. regard
ing the whole thing as one of her hal
lucinations. Again and again she went
to him. begging him to 60 and release
the body. Nothing would put her off
She declared that she could see the
body and would not rest until it was
released.
At length there came a day when
the waters of the staid Illinois were
far above their banks. The wind was
blowing hurricane and when the &C.
cupants Of cabin boat on the Taze-
we'll side of the stream looked out of
the window they saw what looked like
bag of some kind floating in the
water among the willows in which
their boat was fastened. A hasty
examination convinced them that 1t
was human body, and upon rowing
to its side it proved to be the body of
the long-lost Mrs. Sommers. When
the body was taken from the water
the condition of the dress garments
confirmed even in the smallest detail
the statements of the child. She ex-
pressed no surprise that such is the
case.
81 could see her." she said, "and why
shouldn't know how she was?"
She makes no secret of her strange
power nor is she averse to discussing
it, Asked If the visions came to her
when she was asleep. she replied that
sometimes she was asleep and some
times she was awake. On the night
that Mrs. Sommers disappeared she
was awake. having heard the clock
strike just previous to the vision. She
says that she does not seem to be in
a trance, but that very often has a
peculiar sensation while seeing the VI
sions.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1900-05-04

Sommers at the time of her depar-
ture, and to the SURPRISE of her lis
teners her description proved to be
entirely correct.
At length, in response to her earn
est solicitations, she was allowed to
60 out and point out the resting place
of the woman. she insisted was in the
river. She started from the house ac-
companied by her father and others
and followed the streets she claimed
to have seen Mrs. Sommers follow I'M
til she came to the foot of Spring
street.
From there she pointed out the exact
spot at which Mrs. Sommers had gone
down. She said that she walked calm
ly into the water and went down,
down, down, until finally she disap-
peared altogether. The next night she
saw the body again. 1t rose slowly
from the bottom of the river, being
caught in an eddy, and after whirling
around several times moved away
slowly down the stream. sometimes
floating and sometimes rolling along
the river bed. Once, according to her
story, it stood erect in the water, but
did not rise to the surface.
At her request she was then taken
to a point at the foot of Fayette
street. BY this time the news of the
child's attempt had become noised
abroad and the river bank was lined
with thousands of spectators eager
and anxious to see what the outcome
would be. After sitting quietly in her
place for a few moments she rose
quickly and with a hurried gesture
pointed to spot a few hundred feet
from the shore. exclaiming as she did
so: "She lies there"
The scene was intensely dramatic.
The lowering clouds, the wind tossed
waters of the lake and the hushed
murmur of the multitude in the midst
of which stood frail child pointing
sceadfastly at the troubled waters all
made a picture not soon to be forgot
ten. The multitude broke up and a
dragging party was at once put to
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1900-05-04

nights in a little leanto' shelter made
of poles and brush.
zone night, after we had munche'l
our bread and bacon, warmed over the
open fire before the little camp, and
were getting ready to crawl under the
blankets for a nights sleep, there
came, from away over the side hill to-
ward the northeast, peculiar cry, or
yell, that Immediately seized the at
tention of both of us.
"'S'pose it was bear?' said George.
You know they can make a mighty
mean noise sometimes. and 1t is about
the time they come out Of their dens,
good and hungry, and plotting cussed-
ness
"Then, as the yells, gradually chang
Ing the position from which they came,
seemed to be drawing nearer, we hus-
tied about to replenish the fire and COL
lect good quantity of wood to last
through the night. For, though we
were both OF us perfectly accustomed
to sleeping in the woods,a had never
in all our lives, up to that time, either
seen or heard anything alarming in
the wild animals that lived in the
Franklin county woods. yet there was
something in that yell that frightened
us both, though Of course neither would
acknowledge 1t.
1T is II years ago, but can remem-
Der just how felt as the darkness fell,
the little clearing lost its outlines, as
the light faded, and those miserable,
indescribable shrieks kept coming
nearer and nearer, every new one full
of a keener horror than the one be-
fore. There was suggestion of some
thing suffering pain and hunger, an
expression of hopeless longing that
went to the very bottom of ones feel
ings, and mixed oddly with the grow
ing certainty that the noises came
from a great panther which was ap-
preaching u.s."
"Our armament was not extensive,
consisting of our axes and my old
double barreled shotgun. There were
no bullets, of course. nothing but The
fine birdshot in the cartridges, and
this was obviously of small conso-
quence in dealing with e. large ami
NAL.
"The noise stopped and l suggested
that George turn in while I kept
watch. George went to sleep and sat
on a log near the fire and watched thu
moon slowly sinking, the sparks from
the fire drifting away in light breeze.
and heard the purr and trickle OF
little brook few rods in front Of the
camp, and the rustic of the leaves on
the trees that came close up behind
our Shack for we were on the very
edge of the clearing. 1t had been more
than two hours since the beast had
stopped his noice. and l was getting
drowsy and about ready to turn in
myself, when close behind us. so near
and sharp that it fairly made my hair
bristle, came that rasping screech
again. This time II seemed as II |