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The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1903-11-20
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PERSONAL AND GENERAL.

After an illness of only one week,
Mrs. Andrew Ewing. mother-in-iaw OF
Henry Watterson, died on the l1th, az
.-r. Watterson's country home, Mans
field. XIV. at the age Of 81 years.
AT a meeting of the board OF directors
of the Pennsylvania railroad, held IN
Philadelphia. on the 18th, Rudolph
Ellis. president Of the Fidelity Trust
Co. was elected director to fill the
vacancy caused by the death OF Will
lam l.. Elkins.
The nomination of Robert Shaw Oil
yer. of New York. to DC assistant sec
rotary of war, was ordered to be favor
ably reported. on the 18th. by the SEN
ate committee on military affairs.
After having deliberated for thirteen
hours. a jury in Judge McDonald's
court. in St Louis, on the 18th. sem
fenced Theodore Otto to the peniten-
tiary for so years. Otto was charged
with the murder Of Frank Langley, on
May 20.
William n. Butler, of Alexander
county. was nominated at Cairo, ILL.,
on the 18th. for circuit judge by the
replbucans of the First Illinois judicial
| circuit. to fill the vacancy caused by
the death OF Joseph p. Robarts.
The Riverside Glass Co.'S factory al
Wellsburg. w. Va. was burned. on the
18th. causing a loss of $4,000. 1t was
n branch of the National Glass Co.
and was one Of the most profitable con-
Germs in the combine.
Gus Willis. 60 years old, shot ant
killed a woman named Winnie Harris
and then committed suicide. on TIT
18th. near Antler. |. T. Willis was
Choctaw Indian. and left WIDOW
and ten children.
disastrous fire practically De
stroved the immense fertilizer plant
Nelson. Morris A. Co. at the Nationa
stock yards, East St Louis, Ill, on IN
18th.
Charles Ball. aged As. fireman
the plate mill in Gas City, Ill, ha
, his head blown of. on the 18th, by IN
, explosion OF cylinder engine.
Jenkins City, Mo, town OF 400 IN
, habitants. ~ miles south Of Aurora
was entirely destroyed by fire on IN
: 18th.
= Gen. Hamilton B. Dox, for 50 year
cashier OF the Hibernian bank, Chicago
died OF pneumonia in that city. on tn
!. 18th. Gen. Dox was 81 years of age.
y The United States naval repair shi
o Iris arrived at San Francisco, on IN
q 18th frora the orient. She had bee
/ on the Asiatic station since 1898.
a ]. 4. Gunckel, who Is interested
It t.-e organization Of a national news
boys association in the United State
was notified, on the 18th. by the mai
d ayers Of the St Louis Worlds IA
. that August 30. 1904, had been desii
q. mated as newsboys' day at the fair.
4 With terrific force. an explosion
10 natural gas wrecked the home Of Bel
70 iamin Hight, at Marios., Ind. on u
Il 18th. and terribly injured the FIVE o
cupants of the house.
= DR.. Joseph Willis. a wealthy ana e
\, centric manufacturer. committed 81
~ eide at Alamo, Ind He killed himss
= by firing bullet into his forehead
- II was decided. on the 18th. by Il
!. Cuban cabinet. at Havana, that no re
- ognition would be given by the Cubs
~ government to the new republic of Pa
\, ANA until that republic had been reco
- missed by some Of the other LAti
American governments.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1903-11-20

Laporte. Ind. Nov. l6.-A boiler run
ming a corn shelter engine on the farm
of Thomas Cole. at the Lake Erie Rail-
way crossing of the Kankakee river ex-
ploded and instantly killed Thomas Cole
aud fatally injured his son Harold and
George Bowen. the engineer. Another
son of Cole NAV die
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1903-11-20

Vincennes. Ind, NOV. l6.-Congress'
man Robert Williams. OF Carmi. H..
representing a syndicate OF Illinois cap
italists, has bought the Knox coal mines
at Bicknell. Knox county, and Will OPP
crate them at double their present ca
pacity. The mines were opened and
equipped by local capitalists several
years ago. and have always been pay
ing investment
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1903-11-20

Martinsville. Ind. Nov. 16-Burns 4
Hobson. grocers. have assigned to c. w.
Rose. Assets are $1,000. liabilities
about $500. The assignment is re-
suit Of the shortage Of Burns as city
treasurer which shortage will be about
$1,000. His partner was one of his
bondsmen.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1903-11-20

Warsaw. Ind. Nov. l6.-Surveyors
and civil engineers OF the McCulloch in
terurban syndicate have been given or
ders to run preliminary lines north from
Peru and Logansport as far as Roches-
ter and at the latter place TO make sur
veys OF lines in three dircctions-to
Warsaw. to South Bend and 20 Lake
Maxinkuckee.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1903-11-20

Rushville. Ind. Nov. l6.-When Mar
garet Dinwiddie died here six years
ago she left an estate valued at $50. 1000.
There was litigation between the heirs
and the other day the last remaining
fragment of the property. worth $lo-
900. was turned over by order of the
court to the lawyers engaged in the
several suits growing out of conflict
ing claims
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1903-11-20

Indianapolis, Ind. Nov l6.--A jury
In the criminal court found Frank Davis
guilty OF the murder of William II. Col
Inns. an old civil war veteran, in front OF
Sig Schoen's barrel house. at Buchanan
street and Virginia avenue on Septem-
Der 10.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1903-11-20

Hammond Ind. Nov 1.-THE Ham
mond Elevator company formerly the
central stock and grain exchange, has
filed suit in the Lake county court
against the Western Union Telegraph
company. asking the court to issue a
mandate compelling the defendant to
use its wires to forward market quota
tons
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1903-11-20

Wabash. Ind. Nov 16.--'rhe deposits
Of the banks at North Manchester. this
county, Of which institutions there are
three. now exceed S50OOOO--a larger
sum than was ever before accumulated
in their vaults.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1903-11-20

Winchester. Ind. Nov l6.--Prof. j.
O. Bachelor has resigned the principal
ship Of the Farmland schools. and will nj
once leave for Manila, p. l., where he
has lucrative position as teacher.
Prof. Bachelor is a native OF this coun-
~ and graduate Of Indiana university.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1903-11-20

indianapolis. Ind. Nov. 6.-coroner
Tutewiler says he has turned over all
the signed testimony in the case OF The
Purdue football train wreck to the coun-
ty prosecutor. who will examine the law
and the facts to ascertain the legal
culpability OF Chief Dispatcher Byers, at
Kankakee, and TO determine II an IN
dictment can be returned.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1903-11-20

Columbus. O., Nov. 17.--Four men
arc reported to have been blown to
pieces while blasting stumps with
dynamite on the farm Of DIR. s. r.
Hartman, the Peruna manufactures,
six miles south OF this city.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1903-11-20

Washington. Nov. 17.--Representa-
tive Ball. OF Texas after service IN
the house OF six and half years, will
retire to-day to private life. His res
ignation has been accepted. II 10 I'M
derstood that Mr.. Ball may become .
candidate for governor Of Texas.
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WIN Give Dir Power.

Mishawaka. Ind. Nov. l6.-For the
first time water shot over the huge 30
foot dam built here by the late Million
aire Reiger and New York capitalists
at cost of $l.500.OO0 Machinery will
convert the 10000 horse power into cleo
trical energy for transmission to four
cities
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1903-11-20

Orrin Hickok. formerly one OF the
best-known drivers and trainers OF fast
horses in the country. died. on the iutn
at the state hospital. in Cleveland, o.
OF softening OF the brain
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1903-11-20

Brazil, Ind. Nov. l6.-Scott Shatt0k.
a lineman for the Terre Haute Electric
company. came in contact with a live
wire while making some repairs on a
pole ~ feet high. and fell to the side
walk, receiving injuries which caused
his death an hour later. He was a mem
Der of one of tie best families in the city.
He was 90 years old and unmarried.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1903-11-20

Postmaster General Payne. on the
18th. directed the dismissal OF Anna
Dreyer, Samuel hober. Jospeh kreyer
and Birdie Knott. clerks in the St
Louis post Office. for alleged conspiracy
TO secure the removal Of Postmaster
Baumhoff, of that city.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1903-11-20

Kansas City, Mo, Nov. 17.--Maj. w.
r. Graham, paymaster United States
army, Of Dss Moincs, Ia, died, SUN
day, in this city, from uraemic poison
ing, resulting from injuries received 10
the Philippines.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1903-11-20

Richmond. Ind. Nov. 1.-THE new
building at the Wayne county poor farm
has been dedicated. The services were
conducted by Rev. +. O. Ellis pastor Of
the South Eighth Street Friends church.
this city. The new building is for men.
and is built along the lines Of modern
ideas for such institutions
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1903-11-20

Danville, KY, Nov. 1.-THE town Of
Houstinville, near here. was almost
destroyed by fire Monday. One block
was burned, entailing loss Of $4,000.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1903-11-20

Omaha. Neb. Nov. 1.-THE general
missionary committee Of the Methodist
Episcopal church, which has been in
conference for week past, Monday
closed up its business, after appropri-
ating sums for the foreign and home
work aggregaiing over a million and
q half Of dollars.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1903-11-20

King Edward. who was born NoTern-
her 2. 1891. celebrated his birthday in
sandringham. where there was the
usual dinner TO the tenants Of the es-
tate. at which the king and queen and
other members Of the royal family
handed round the dessert.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1903-11-20

On the 10th. Admiral Dewey arrived
at the Norfolk VA navy yard on the
dispatch boat Dolphin He was greeted
BY an admiral's salute from the unltee
States receiving ship Franklin
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1903-11-20

The Boiler Makers Association Oh
the United States and Canada. In ses-
sion at Chattanooga, Tenn, on 'he
18th. chose 81. Louis as the next place
for meeting.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1903-11-20

James Langdon Curtis. who. IL 1872
vas the peoples party candidate for
president OF the United States, died on
the 18th. at Stratford. Conn, aged 81
years
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1903-11-20
CONFEDERATION
At CLEVELAND
Three Firemen Killed, Two Others
Injured Under Falling Walls.
THE BIGGEST FIRE IN MONTHS
hi. Car harm Of the Cleveland Elec-
tric Hallway and One Hum
dred Motors Bmrned-l.oss
About H3JO,OOO.

NiVNCiuhis V.s WV. H. IiItt uIc-
men were killed and two injured as the
result Of the largest fire that this city
has suffered in months. early Monday
morning. The dead:
Robert Duffy.
James Schwenda.
Robert Reed.
The Injured:
Michael Corrigan, legs broken.
Harry Vandcvede, suffering from
shock; in hospital. outcome uncertain.
Battalion Chief Andrews, slightly in
jured about body.
Duffy and Schweda were killed al
most instantly. having been caught un-
der falling wall Red died an hour
or two later in the hospital.
believed az Incc ndimry origin.
The fire was in the large street car
barn Of the Cleveland Electric Railway
Co, on Iiolmden avenue and Pearl
street, and broke out about three O'Clock
from. as yet, an undetermined cause.
The employees of the street car company
believe. however, that it was Of incen.
diary origin.
There were 100 motors stored within
the building. which covered an area OF
four acres, and the flames spread like
whirlwind, nccessitating the calling out
of al available fire fighting apparatus
in the city The motors are valued at
probably 81, 900 each The loss on the
building is placed at 100000. The fatal
tiles were caused by a wall falling sud-
denly upon Duffy Schweda, Reed, Cor.
rigan and Vandevelde
a Hundred Frantic Firemen.
AT four o'clock, 100 frantic firemen
had succeeded in uncoverng six
bruised and bleeding forms from be-
meath the walls.
| Fireman Schweda was dead when
found; Harry Vandevelde had both
legs broken and was internally bruised
| Robert Reed was taken unconscious
from the ruins. The firemen worked
desperately in removing the smoking,
steaming bricks from their comrades.
he firemen were constantly driven
back from the ruins OF the fallen wall
I by the smoke and fire A half dozen
streams were directed into the debris
in a desperate effort TO cool 1t suffi-
GENTLY so that the work OF rescue
could so on.
Rescue Of Comrades.
The first one rescued was Michael
Corrigan, who was pinioned beneath q
mass Of bricks. He was pleading with
his comrades to help him.
A dash was made through the smoke
and fire and Corrigan was seized by
half a dozen hands and dragged to a
place Of safety. 1t was found that both
Of his legs were broken. Moaning pite-
ously. he was placed in an ambulance
and taken to hospital. The bodies OF
Duffy and Schweda we're next brought
out.
Taken Out Unconscious.
The father and wife OF Schweda were
killed less than a month ago In street
car accidents.
Ten minues later. Robert Reet
and Harry andevelde, bruised and
burned. were taken unconscious fiom
the ruins.
Battalion Chief Andrews. who vas
standing a little back Of his men. was
struck By large pieces Of stone and In
1ured about the legs He was taker
home
Il is believed there are no more Ia
talties. although flremen are SUI
searching the ruins
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1903-11-20

John Alexander Dowie returned from
New York to Zion City, near Chicago
On the 18th. and, in spite of showing
OF 126 converted Gothamites for $2io.-
600 expenditure DIR. Dowie emphatic
ally declared that his trip had been an
overwhelming success.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1903-11-20

Twenty-Five cars were run, with the
assistance of the police. at Chicago. on
the 18th. the second day OF the STRIKE
without damage TO the cars or injury 10
the non-union men who operated them.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1903-11-20

Kewanee, Ill.,. Nov. 17.-German
Lutherans from western and northern
Illinois assembled here, Sunday, to wit
ness the dedication Of the handsome
new st. Paul's church. special trains
being run from Rock Island and Gales
hurR
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1903-11-20

Theodore Roosevelt Signet, the TWEEN
tieth child born TO w. II. Sigpet, died
on the 18th, al the family home. al Nc
Keesport, Pa. aged five months. Upon
being notified that this child had been
named after him, the president sent II
a check for 500.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1903-11-20

John s.. Brown. the defaulting CASH
Ter OF the New Holland tOhio) bank.
VINO disappeared some time ago, and
who was arrested in San Francisco.
pleaded guilty to one indictment, on
the 10th. and was sentenced TO serve
seven years in the Ohio penitentiary.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1903-11-20

F. b. Neal. assistant cashier OF the
Merchants national bank. one OF me
wealthIest citizens OF Jackson, MISS
and a state senator. committed suicide
on the 18th. He had been Ill for som'
time
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1903-11-20

III. L. Kaines, alias C. H. Miller. and
II. A. ScoN. said by the Chicago police
TO be the cleverest railway ticket forg-
ers in the country. we're arrested in
Chicago. on the 18th. Stamps. Chem
icals for altering tickets and blank or
der slips were found in their room by
the police.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1903-11-20

Earl Roberts, commander-in-chief OF
the British army. is i'll. he had sew
eral chi.ls. and il was reported. on the
18th. that pneumonia had set in
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1903-11-20

The Texas state court Of criminal
q. peals. the highest tribunal in Texas,
decided. on the 18th. in favor OF the
anti-poolroom law. which knocks our
all kinds OF gambling on horse racing
in Texas
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1903-11-20

Nearly three hundred nominations
of postmasters were sent to the senate
BY the president on the 10th. Among
them we're the following. Illinois
George Z. Wideman. Zion City. Iowa
Alonzo EAisson, Davenport
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1903-11-20

The engagement was announced. on
the 18th. OF Gen. Thomas l. James.
president OF the Lincoln national bank
OF New York city, who was postmaster
general under President Garfield. to
Miss Ed-th Colborne. Of Stratford-on-
Avon. ENGLAND
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1903-11-20

The contract for the erection OF the
Mississippi state building at the St
Louis Worlds fair was let, on the
18th. for ST.. goo. The building Is 70
be a replica OF the Jefferson Davis
home at Beauvoir. Miss.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1903-11-20

Speaker of the House Cannon. on the
10th. reappolnted Ascher c. Kinds, OF
Maine. as clerk to the speakers table.
and selected l. W. Busbey. correspond
ent OF the Chicago Inter Ocean, rs pri-
vate secretary to the speaker.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1903-11-20

At the regular monthly meeting Of
the board OF directors Of the World .
fair. held in st. Louis. on the 10th,
Judge Franklin Ferriss was unanl-
n.ously elected general counsel Of the
St. Louis Worlds fair. He was also
O. cted a meml ar OF the board OF di.
rcctors. to succeed James l.. Blair.
The Clyde line steamer Cherokee ar
rived at New York, on the 18th. IRON
Santo Domingo. with late direct intel
l.gence OF the irlsurrection, and report
cd an exciting experience with DO
minican msn-of-war. by which thu
steamer was stopped several times. OF
one occasion shots being fired across
her bow. On another occasion the shil
eluded the war vessel under cover O
darkness.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1903-11-20

Suffer Bros, leaf tobacco merchants.
with establishments IN Havana. New
York. ST. Louis and Chicago. vert into
voluntary bankruptcy, on the 9Th. The
Chicago Title & Trust Co. was appoint
e. receiver. The liabilities were placed
n 81 500, 600. vith assets exceeding that
figure by 31,000,000.
Sistersville daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1902-1905, 1903-04-20
Having Run ON Chamberlain's
Cough Remedy.

Between the hours of II o'clock
a, m. aud closing time at night on
Jan. 25th, 1901, A. F. Clark, drug
gist, Glade Springs. Va, sold
twelve bottles of Chamberlain's
Cough Remedy. He says, Il new
er handled medicine that sold bet
ter or gave better satisfaction to my
customers" This Remedy has
been In general use In Virginia for
many years, 'and the people there
are we'll acquainted with Its excel
lent qualities. Many of them have
testified to the remarkable cures
which 1t has effected. When you
need good, reliable medicine for a
cough or cod, or attack of the grip,
use Chamberlain's Cough Remedy
and you are certain to be more than
pleased with the quick cure which
itafords. For sale by c. w. Grier.
Sistersville daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1902-1905, 1903-04-20

The maple sugar crop In this
State was an almost total failure
this year, owing to the earliness at
which spring set In. About the
time the season should have opened
the weather turned warm and we
had no freezing weather of any
consequence after that. The loss
of this one item will amount to
hundreds of thousands of dollars In
tbs state alone.
Sistersville daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1902-1905, 1903-04-20
Bic Auction Sale.

Saturday, May 2. 1928 will offer
at public auction at my livery barn
on Main Street. the following prop.
erty, to wit: Twenty head of fine
combination saddle and driving
teams, and three heavy draft teams.
All thorous hly broke.
A variety of Vehicles, consisting
Of Surrays, Box Buggies, Phaetons,
,Buckboards and Traps, both new
and second hand. Also number
of sets of Light Driving Harness,
both double and single.
Sale will begin at 10 o'clock A.
M. Terms Cash. or Note tor E
Months with Approved Security.
John Stealey
2o6: Sistersville, w. Va.
E. M. Roome, of Pine Grove, Is
In the city.
Sistersville daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1902-1905, 1903-04-20
OKLAHOMA AND INDIAN
TERRITORY.

Through sleeping car from Chicag,
without change and through sleeping
,ar reservations from Cincinnati Wis
Memphis, Tenn. to
Sistersville daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1902-1905, 1903-04-20

Yesterday the citizens of the up
per end oftown were much startled
by the SCUM of the paper hangers
tackiug up a ceiling and papering
the house of one of our newly elect
ed city officers. Is this good ex-
ample to set? x
Sistersville daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1902-1905, 1903-04-20

In the Ben's Run pool the tools
are fast In the we'll of Rev. Il. B
Bowden and others. The well Is
down go feet and Is NJ. Kidder.
Sistersville daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1902-1905, 1903-04-20

dividual producers. There Is now
so little encouragement to drill at
the present Improbable prices that
production must decline and COM
mand better prices.
Sistersville daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1902-1905, 1903-04-20
f. J. CHENEY & Co.,
Toledo, Ohio.

Toledo. Ohio.
We, the undersigned, have known
F. J. Cheney for the last IS. years,
and believe him perfectly honora.
BILE In all business transactions and
financially able to carry out any
obligations made by their firm.
WEST & TRUAx, Wholesale Drug.
gists, Toledo. Ohio.
WALD1NG, KINNAN & MARN1N,
Wholesale Druggists, Toledo, o.
Halls Catarrh cure Is taken In
ternally, acting directly upon the
blood and mucous surfaces of the
system. Testimonials sent tree.
Price 7sc per bottle. Sold by all
druggists.
Halls Family Pills are the best.
Sistersville daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1902-1905, 1903-04-20

Good weather for the doctors,
but bad for the people who have
business at the court.