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The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1903-05-29

to his friends In oalSford. Yoagor ap-
pearod much depressed when he left
the physicians office. and the night
afterwards visited his sweetheart The
girl. after greeting him warmly. dis
cussed their plans for future happiness
and said:
Il wish you would see father about
our marriage. ! think we have waited
n long time" They had been .sngaged
nearly a year.
mo, 1 don't want TO see him TO.
night. think II better To walt until
Sunday" Yeager replied.
lie appeared to be suffering III
but on the following Sunday wae
cheerful. When reminded OF bis
promise In the evening. he left SUD.
denly an hour or more before the
time he usually departed Six hours
after his body was found In his car.
rlage before the gate OF his fathers
farm.
The county prosecutor took the
foregoing statement from Miss Fin.
Icy. THE motive Is plainly apparent.
no said. THE FIRST theory. that Yoagor
was murdered as the result OF a foud.
was abandoned, and no further effort
will be made 10 trace the where
abouts on Sunday OF tho boys now
/ under arrest"
The coroner cllngs 10 the belief
that Yeager was murdered by or for
a woman. and said. after his return
from Sharpsville:
III were to bring In a verdict this
minute | would gay. 'Yeagor came Ia
his death at the hands OF parties un.
known"
THE verdict should be suicide OF
nothing new is discovered" said
Prosecutor Cooper.
There are a few who still believe
that Yeager was murdered. Il was
asserted that Yeager was In store
/ In oakford when the place was held
up and robbed a year ago. The
crime, II is believed. was committed
by young men living nearby. YeageI
told the authorizes OF having a clew
10 their Identity. and some think he
may have been killed by the men who
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1903-05-29
His Last Chance"


John Klngsland was a splendid en-
ginoer. ] say was" not that he IL
dead. ht because somehow he has
dropp0 out OF sight building that
"acros the Andes" railroad What
was gdng 10 say was that II John
hal ben as discerning and quick OF
judgmet when II came TO women rs
he wa when Il came TO gauglng n
track. Wy then he probably would not
be WHEN he IL now
Whenor or not Johns great liking
for the girls was due to his lack OF
knovloge OF the female character |
am noticing to discuss. Certain II In
that Vile knew him his heart was
never tsengagcd for more than three
weeks INNING In this way he nearly
srhaus,d every year the seasons
supply Or debutantos that the small
town mere we lived could furnish
without ever getting any nearer the
altar hn the hangman does to tho
galiowi He kept this thing up for
gome geam ull Il became the
talk q the town, which did not
help b matrimonial aspirations. In
the mantimo he was not growing any
younyr. and he finally took his sue
cesalH failures 40 20 heart that he
had t4open the safety valve and take
soma enc into his confidence with
whom le could share his sorrowsi Al
We ven chums In those days he came
10 me br sympathy. without. however
gettlng much Of H. one OF these oc
currenWs ! remember perfectly.
''Tediie." he said dojeotedly. Ted
die. Old man. I'm In love"
This beginning had become an old
story % me. and NO ! answered with
a. mueh Of n aneer as I could com
mnnd
WHAT aealn3"
NOV don't. Teddle.' he pleaded
This umo It's serious"
''Wno is ~" asked. having mad,
a lightning calculation TO see who wa
loft Tot him TO IAN 10 love with
WHY, Miss Klemmeyor" he an
awerod you know that rich SLOT
Manufacturer daughter ! think she'i
about he sweetest. loyeliest girl"
"sorIea g. NJ. ID" from me.
'Ehl what's hat7" he growiod.
oh, | simply said sweet sixteen.
"Pefhapa you think I'm too old 70
her but MS a matter Of fact she " soy
enteen years ten months aud thlrtoel
days, her mother told me. Now ! dI
net think she would make a splendid
wife for any man except"
Except your"
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1903-05-29

look or say goodbye 10 mo 10 was
the last passenger aboard.
And this rs where John made his
second mistake Tor u he had turned
20 look he would have seen a hanson
cab tearing down the pier with two
women frauucally waving their hand.
kerchiofs As lt was he only turned
to wave goodbye when be had reached
the upper deck Then his hand sud
denly dropped as he leaned over the
railing. gazing with look of utter
aud helpless astonlshmcnt on Mrs.
aud Miss Ericaon. who were In vain
lmploriur everybody around them to
stop the steamer that was now gliding
slowly out Of iis berth into the river
with John and the baggage
And so 10 happened that being left
behind with me they made tho best
OF Il tl the sailing OF the next steam.
er with the result that when John
received them ON the other side the
fair Marguerite wore a new ring as
splendid as ] had been able to pur.
chase with the remainder Of my yaca.
tion money
I don't believe John over forgave
me. for Il was his firm conviction that
] tho failure OF his hnc nchome was
/ mainly my fault and that caused
him to lose this last chance In the
matrimonial lottery. as he was pleased
90 call IT, Christopher Shadow In
New York Times.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1903-05-29

Thomas Alya Edison maintains HIS
primary at the typical American IN.
yentor. by the end of March he had
taken out no fewer than 79i patents,
and hla ordinary fees have amounted
TO the neat little sum Of SOL 900. Such
figures relate. however only 70 this
country Every Edison invention Of
Importance has also been protected
by patents abroad, 80 that the actual
patents bearing his name In many Ian,
suares, count up into the thousands
and the mere cost OF securing them
IN the way OF fees, would be a hand.
some fortune
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1903-05-29
CAUGHT IN A PATROL COX.
Policeman Was Teo Fat to Perform a
Part Of His Duty.

Policeman Was Too Fat to Perform a
Part Of His Duty.
Stout policemen have their troubles
not the worst Of which Ia running af-
ter small boys Policeman James
Trcston Of police station No. last
night wished he was several pounds
lighter when he mnde his usual call
to the stallon.housc at $3.50 o'clock no
entered the call box at Highland and
Penn avenue. lie opened the door and
then stepped Inside. Mr.. rrcston has
somewhat more than his share OF
ayoirdupoiR and he comfortably nilod
The box.
The telephone hung on tho wall "A.
roctly opposite the door and when
Trcaton was busily engaged In telling
the house sergeant that all was wen
ON his beat he did not see tho wind
close the door on him. Ito heard tho
click OF the lock. however. and then
turned or rather tried 10 tum-to SEQ
what had happened but no could not
get around, tho door WAS securely
locked and he fitted the box like tho
proverblal sardine.
What was to be donc2 He couldn't
turn around to open tho door. 70 no
pounded against the tin wall OF the
box. This drew a crowd OF spectators.
but they were poworloss 10 assist him.
They had no key. Then happy
thought struck Tresion. lie rang up
the station.houae again and explained
his prcdlcamcnt Amid the hearty
laughter Of the house sergeant he
asked that man be sent down with
a key 70 lot him out. Fifteen minutes
later he stepped from the box In the
middle OF a crowd OF laughing mon.
women and children. lie was hot. per
spring and angry. but he went back
to his beat.--Pittsburg Gazette
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1903-05-29

mont IN tho society columns OF the
local paper announcing the engage.
mont OF Miss Klommeyer to Mr., Larry
Jenkins. son OF the millionaire lumber
merchant. thus bringing these big for.
tunes and first families Ia still closer
touch etc. Poor John came home
with hls heart apparently blown to
bits, only to begin again a few weeks
lator 10 cast hia eyes around for
some one TO solder the pieces Of bis
heart together
80 Il went ON until one day his aklll
his engineering skin was rewarded.
and he was sent TO Europe on a big
and Important mission. II was when
he was about 10 engage his passage
that a brilliant idea struck him. II
made him 10 excited that he could
hardly refrain from telling me, but
he did not then. and for once | was
at ser. unable 20 make heads or tails
OF hin In the evening he got into
HIS tl rags and started out. saying
that he was going TO call at the Eric
sons who had a fine house ON Peak
avenue.
The upshot OF II WAS that not many
days later the society columns an.
announced that Mrs. Erlcson. with her
charming daughter Marguerite. who
had made her debut that winter, would
20 abroad on the Augusto Victoria.
Just below Il was stated that Mr..
John kingaland had also booked pas.
sage on that steamer. Then Il sudden.
y dawnod on me what Johns scheme
was. With tho charming Marguerite
all TO himself on shlpboard, no rivals
near and the mother agreeable, he
would WOO and win her then and
there, and perhaps marry her before
they returned home
The time came for the departure,
and as ! had a vacation Just then
| decided 10 see John of, though / am
afraid that he was not overioyod "a
have me along We met Mrs Ericsson
and her fair daughter IN New York
and while John attended 10 the tick
cts and tho baggage / took the ladies
TO see a few OF the alghta.
The night before the sailing John
IMPRESSED his travelling companions
with the necessity Of being on hand
bright and early at o'clock, as the
steamer was due 10 sail at 10 a, m
Right here is where John made hli
first mistake He had made his cal
culatlons carelossly. aud an error had
meakod IN, for as we found out later
tho steamer did not sail at 10 o'clock
but at .. when we got TO the doch
INST minute or two after O'Clock
they had put the last piece OF haggag'
on board, and John, Tor fear Of beinl
LETT behind. and have his fair Marguer
lie sall away without him, ran up the
gangplank without even turning e
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1903-05-29

one OF the value possessions OF the
late Stuart Robson was collection
Of scrapbooks compiled by the come
dian with great care. They did not
contain press clippings. either, Mr.,
Robson was a radical free thinker
and he neglected no opportunity Ia
point out what he considered the I'M
worthness OF the clergy He cut out
an the reports Of their mlsdeeds that
appeared In the newspapers and for
a number Of years he added these clip
pings asslduously to his collection,
The scrapbook Increased 80 much IN
bulk at last that he was compelled to
give up the task. hut he was always
proud OF the monument that he had
raised to his opinions.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1903-05-29
ThInks saIlor loo Nsn,.

A naval oficor who Is visiting
friends In this city Sas enjoying an
atter'dinner cigar the other evening
with his host when the latter re-
marked on the proyerblal neatness OF
men who follow the sea" The OH
GERS reply rather startled his friend
Yes, we're too blank neat" he said
Tom I'd give three months pay for
chance TO get as muddy as / used
TO In my boyhood days. There's never
specl, OF dust ON board a war vessel
and the shinlness Of Il all positively
makes mo hungry occasionally for q
stroll down one OF the muddy streets
for which your city Ii famous"
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1903-05-29

Probably the healthiest place in tho
world ia the district OF Santa Cruz, IN
the mountains Of jamaica Centena-
rians are as common as asyacrapers
In New York, and the solitary doctor
okes out an impocunious existence By
monding broken legs and attending
hypochondrlaca.
rive only nine patients Just now.
he told tourist recently. Their
combined ages amount 10 T6i years
Not one OF them Is really H. but they
all fancy they are and. Of course.
don't discourage the dolusion IN
fortunately, people can't got IN here.
no matter how hard they try, They
can only die OF old age or a broken
neck. The climate ID perfect"
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1903-05-29

In certain office at an Australian
railway station there may be seen a
very long list Of names OF ladies who
have at various times begged the
booking clerks 20 let them have
without payment. tickets 10 various
places They have forgotten their
purses. or lost them, or spent iheir
last penny on a new pair OF gloves,
and various other reasons. They VIII
call the very next day and refund the
money without fall But there the
names and addresses lle with the
amount OF the borrowed money writ
ten opposite.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1903-05-29

robbed the store in order to silence
him.
Few Kokomo people accept the
county prosecutors theory that Louis
Yeager killed himself oakford poo
pie have raised fund OF $1,000 with
which to employ detectives. Peti.
tons asking the county commission.
crs 10 ofier $1,000 rowaro are belne
signed by hundreds.
The strange woman who holds the
key 20 the Yeager murder mystery
has not yet been found. and but IT.
tie progress has been made toward
establishing her Identity She u
described as being extensively dress.
ed. Whore she came from. how she
Cell In with Yoager, and where she
went after the shooting are circum
stances that are engaging the atten
tion Of the ohicors. II h the theory
OF the dead mans family that tho
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1903-05-29
Many Live a Century.

The United States census for 1900
lnds $3.50 persons In the United States
who are 100 or more years OF age
The value OF these figures may be ques'
toned, and perhaps may be best os'
timated by the fact that 72.S per cent
OF the whole number are negroes
many OF whom have no reliable owl
denoe as 10 the date OF their birth
They are but II per cent OF the total
population. Il seems improbable, too
that this country should have over 81
600. when Germany. with n population
OF nearly $4,000 900, has oily rs, and
england. with 1000. 900. only lac and
France. with 100000. has only 2l3
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1903-05-29
whx y, Wanted Eour rraek..

Not long since two newly arrived
Irishmen we're In New York City bound
for tho west. They had several rail
road time tables and were looking
them over for the purpose Of select
ing n route thithor. They finally dis
covered that some lines had more
tracks than others and they concluded
worry lnnooontly TO take the ono which
had the greatest number OF tracks
but their decision was based not
upon the fact. but the fancy In tho
promises Said Mulllgan To Pat. pat.
wen be afther lallln' the fourtracker.
for " she lops one track she lands on
wan ~ the athera an loses no time.
but n IFS a one or two trackor they'd
hcft to slow up and put on the brakes
an lift err back on an we'd be n day
lace"
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1903-05-29

"Of course you have a genealogical
troo?' suggested tho caller
"Oh. yes" replied the hostebs. eRre
le6sly. But we don't think much OF
a."
"You don't care much for such
things, perhapsT
"oh. II isn't that. but this don't
seem 10 be much good"
mot complete enough, poasiblyY"
1T goes pretty near back 10 Adam.
II that's what you mean" returned
the hostess. but there amt enough
kings and queens In Il TO suit me.
why. only this morning told John
TO lake II back and tell the man that
got Il up that we can afford whole
lot better one than that"--Brookyn
Eagle.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1903-05-29
M Ruaalnn on FIeIda.

The PA wells completed IN the Baku
(Russla) oil field show an average
depth OF .3O2 feet and an average int
tiai production OF 2s2 barrels a well
a day. against an average depth OF L.
0S6 feet and an average production
well a day Of $50 barrels for the 35S
wells completed In 1901, indicating a
very material Increase In the depth OF
drilling and a not incOnslderable fall
ing on Ia the average productiveness OF
the wells. on is worth nt the wells
tWo-thlrds Of cent q gallon
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1903-05-29

Bafilod I'm their search for the
woman supposed to have been with
Louis Yeagor after he left the home OF
his fanceo. Myrtle Finley. on tho
night OF his death. the authorities OF
Kokomo. Ind. decided to postpone the
elimination Of the inquest In the hope
that further efforts 20 locate the
woman may be successful.
One whole day was spent In sharps.
VILE where II Is believed Yeager made
the appointment which ended fatally.
and the county prosecutor Is inclined
strongly TO the belief that the young
man. who all along has been the sup
posed victim OF the feud between tho
villages OF Hcmlock and Oakford. com.
mltted suicide on the Sharpsvillo road,
twelve miles from his home In Oak
ford by the route he followed. and six
miles from Hemlock. where he had
spent the evening.
The case against Logan Ingalls,,
billiard and Frank Fades will be dis
missed" said the county prosecutor
The evidence against them is poor at
best, and the threats were the natural
Outcome OF the enmity between young
men 0i rival villages. Their alibla
came e S.oken down"
The motive for the suicide was dis
covered when II was found that Yea
gor had been pressed to set a date for
his wedding to Myrtle Finley, but re
fused his sweetheart's plea because
his physician had told him he could
not marry. His grief over this fact
affected him deeply, and the death OF
his friend. Francis Sutton. who waf
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1903-05-29

testify. besides. are you sure she
would have you7"
At this last shot OF mine John seen.
cd insultod. mumhlcd something about
idiots ana blockhcads which had
thought OF saying. but was too Kind TO
and went on To drown his sorrow In
glass OF soda water at the fashion
able drug store whore he would be-
sure TO meet some of the girls, A few
days later there was big announce
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1903-05-29

her parents. ! am afraid J could not
stand her parents"
What have they got TO do with Il
except to give their blesslng2"
There's Just the rub ] don't think
they could say Il dramatically You
sec the old man was nothing but an
ordinary cohhlcr, and don't believe
he can sign his name 10 hla checks
7Oh, see-of course that Is an OBJ
lection. hut why NOT make him give
you caah?"
Nov don't be an ass. What I'm
afraid OF b that hoy win far on
everybody know and, well you
know what that would mean.
Then tho only ADVICE I ,an give
IS don't marry her." ! repliol. rather
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1903-05-29
our nurden.nearer.

The little sharp yexntiona.
And the brinra that catch and fret
why not take all 10 tho Helper
Who never has failed ~ yetf
Tell Him about the hcartnohe.
Aud tell Him the longinEa. too.
Tell Him the hanied purpose
when We scarce know what 10 DO
Then leaving an our weakness
With the one divineiy strong.
FORGET that We bore the burden.
And carry away the song
Phillips brooks
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1903-05-29

woman was brought by enemies 10
lure Yeager To his ruin and death.
Logan lngles and the two Eads
boys, under arrest ON suspicion OF
killing Yeager, will not be released
without trial The preliminary hear.
Ing II set for Friday. May 22.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1903-05-29

shot in the same way. It is believed,
added 10 his dependency.
DR.. ]. II. Ross OF Kokomo 10 said to
have made the revelation that Yeager
had been his patient for some weeks,
and had been told a week before his
death that he had an incurable dis
ease, and OF which he had often spoken
The Washington times., 1903-05-20
TROLLEY CARS OPERATED
WITHOUT AID OF TRACKS

The auto or trackless trolley has prov
en- success in Germany. Close By Ores
den road has been in active operation
for several months, running at a cost
surprisingly small compared 10 the
usual methods. Thousands OF dollars are
saved In the equipment Of the trackless
over the ordinary trolley. In the Bieia
Valley, near Dresden. the system of
traekiess trolley has been thoroughly
tested. and IT has gone beyond the eX-
perimental stage On its maiden trip
the trackless trolley carried passengers
only. but before long freight was being
hauled over the road
Auto onnibuSes. motor cars, and trail
er cars are all IN use. The steering is
car The trolley IS so arranged as %
ing vehicles. When wagon Is over
taken there is no need Of standing stock
still on one particular track, from which
there is 10 swerving, until the wagon
driver sees At to get out OF the way.
All the auto-trolley has 10 90 is 10 keep
TO the right. as the law demands. run
Ing over any road that any other vehicle
can travel Twelve kilometers an hour
Is the speed that the trackless trolley
maintains on good roads. The trolleys
are provided with sliding contact The
motor car. having a weight of four tons,
Is capable of carrying weight in pack
ages of one ton. The trail car weighs
one and five-tenths tons empty and five
tons loaded, The total weight OF The
loaded train is ten tons.-New York
Tribune.
The Washington times., 1903-05-20
FRITH'S PORTRAIT OF DICKENS.

II was early in the fifties that John
Forster asked me TO paint a portrait Of
Dickens for him gladly consented. and
was about to propose a day for the first
sitting, when Forster stopped me b.
mentioning what he called most IN
fortunate propensity which Dickens had
deveioped-he was actually growing Il
mustache. Ills Just a fancy of the
moment" said Forster, ''and We must
walt until the craze has passed away"
a very few months convinced US that
the mustache, so far from passing away.
was rapidly growing into what threaten
ed 10 be q formidable beard; so. unless
onehalf Of the face was to be lost to
us. no more time should be lost Ny Idea
was 10 paint him in his workin" clothes,
but when ! found that he always wore
a light bright blue silk coat with big
red cuffs every morning when he took
pen IN hand I demonstrated so sue
sessfully that. after little hesitation, he
consented TO wear the black jacket in
which he now appears at South Ken
.ihgton.-W. p Firth, r. A. in the King,
His Navy and Army.
The Washington times., 1903-05-20

G Street northwest. between Ninth
and Tenth Streets-James NJ Green ct
ux to John r. Young. lot 10. square @75,
$40.
NJ Street northwest. between Seventh
and Eighth Streets-Thomas II. Collins
ct TX. to Adolph Gassmaun, part origi-
nal lot 3. square 424, $40.
q Street northwest, between Ninth and
Tenth Streets-John X. Young TO Lorin
NJ. Saunders, lot TO- square 375, SO.
Cambridge and Irving Places north
west. between Thirtieth and Thirty-fir
Streets-William w. MILAN ct al. trus-
ties, to Allen f. Walker, lots so to SO, 16I
70 165, square 1882. 5.717.S6. Allen L.
Walker conveys same property to Gle
ment w Howard. trustee. 50.
Third Street southeast, between \ and
b Streets-Edward J. Duffy to Michael
J. McKain, part lot I. square 7sS, $500.
Twelfth Street northeast between d
ana F. Streets-John w. German ct ux.
10 George w. and Elizabeth II. Wallace
lot 161. square 1908. SO
l. Street southwest, between Delaware
Avenue and Canal Street-Robert R.
Nahorney to Manor Real Estate and
Trust Company lot 49, square 640 81 .575
New Jersey Avenue southeast, be
tween and d Streets-Mary H. saxtou