The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1902-03-29
In the Pninpplnes.

To combine funeral and a wedding
ceremony by marrying a second wife at
the side Of the coffin of the first was the
intention of Alexander NJ. Carrell of "a
Willow avenue, San Francisco. While
his wife lay dead in the parlor at home
Carroll procured license permitting
him, as widower. to marry Miss Alice
A. Starrett, late of Los Angeles. The
bride, however, showed some reluc-
tance, and they came to the conclusion
that it would be better to postpone the
ceremony. The intended marriage was
in accordance with the wish of Mrs.
Carroll, who had exacted a promise
from her husband that he should marry
Miss Starrett, who had nursed her faith
fully during the last weeks of her
illness. Carroll at one time had a sad
dssry shop in Palo Alto.
The Maritime World is the name Of
high-class monthly publication 10
make its appearance In San Francisco
shortly.
John O'Tool of the miners union OF
Tonopah, New, says that in justice to
the uninformed he desires to warn all
laboring men to stay away from there
until local conditions improve.
Daniel McCarty, who had for several
years travelled for the Adams Booth
company. Wholesale grocers, OF Sacra-
mento, committed suicide by shooting
himself in the head, in back room OF
the Commercial saloon at Sacramento.
The loss of his position with the Adams
Booth company is said to be the cause OF
the suicide.
The Everett (Wash.) trades council,
in q circular letter, advises mechanics
to keep away from Puget sound cities
unless they come with money. The
letter says that advertising matter sent
out is "false and misleading in charac-
ter" and would food the Puget sound
districts with idle men if not counter
acted.
Judge Magee of Minneapolis has filed
decision finding the plan and manage
ment Of the Tontine Savings associa-
ton fraudulent, forfeiting its charter
and appointing a receiver, says dis
patch to the Spokane Evening Chronicle.
The Tontine has branches in Spokane,
Portland, Tacoma, Seattle, Butte, Oak
land, Victoria, Vancouver and many
other western cities. Its scheme IS to
collect money from subscribers in weekly
payments. promising them double their
money as fast as their policies become
the oldest outstanding matured.
The South African Variety company,
which has lottery scheme attached to
its vaudeville performance, has been
reaping golden harvest in some OF the
towns of Santa Clara county, Cal AT
Santa Clara q free vaudeville perform
ance filled Widney's hall, and then
Manager Cramwell sold the people cheap
iewelry and bad cigars at exorbitant
prices. A bad 5-cent cigar would bring
IS, and many people paid $40 for val
ueless piece of paper. Altogether $500
was taken out of the old mission town.
Los Gatos citizens, valuing their chances
in the lottery at more than they were
worth, recently parted with 81 1900, and
Gilroy contributed 5000 to the actors.
Gus Spear, the l9-ye ear-old son of the
late NJ. A. Spear. and nephew of Joseph
Spear. surveyor of the port of San Fran
cisco, committed suicide at his mothers
home, 1929 Broadway, San Francisco,
presumably because his relatives were
opposed to his marriage while he was
so young to Nellie Gallagher, scarcely
IS, who lives few blocks from the
Spear residence. He was found dead
in his bed with the single gas jet in his
bedroom turned on full force.