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The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1903-12-11
HANOVER.

Roscoe Sanders spent Sunday in
South Orange.
Miss Agnes is spending several days
IN New York city
Harry Babcock, of West HoboEep,
spent Sunday at his hone here.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Hopping spent
Sunday with Horace Hopping, of
Caldwell
James r. Mead, who has been suffer
ing from an attack OF lumbago, is
again in his store.
The Misses Louise and fda Hopping,
of Madison, we've guests of Miss Bella
Ferguson over Sunday.
Miss Susan Ely entertained the
whist club on Tuesday evening. Ale
enjoyed the,usaai pleasant evening.
Mns. William Ward has returned
froma weeks visit with her daugh-
ter, Mis-. Vanderbeek, of Englewood.
Those on the honor roll of the pub
lie school in November were Rena
Cook Natalie TeThune and Raymond
Penn,
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1903-12-11

The craze for establishing special
legislation governing certain trades
appears to have struck New Jersey.
Such legislation is nominally for
the purpose of protecting the in
nocent public, said public having
heretofore gotten along very well
without such protection in reality
it is to provide soft billets for the
leaders. The barber craft is the
latest to apply for such legislation
and does so on sanitary grounds.
Whether or no the public is un-
duly excited over the microbe
germs existing in, on, or about the
razors is not apparent. One thing
is certain: the BARRIERS at present
keep their shops in thorough
state of cleanliness, and each Gus
toner is a qualified inspector anc
the BARRIERS would lose custom i
uncleanliness in their shops anc
appliances was suffered.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1903-12-11

The town of Roselle has certainly
had its full share of fires recently, the
last being on Friday, which damaged
the Van Court Inn to the extend of
81, 900. A defective flue is blamed.
The fire started in the third
story and then spread to the roof.
The damage to the two lower floors
was entirely due to smoke and water
Smoke issuing from one Of the speak
ing tubes was the first admonition that
anyone had that the hotel was in
flames. No time was lost in notifying
the fire department of Roselle and
Roselle Park, which speedily went to
the scene and worked indefatigably
till the flames were under control.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1903-12-11
BUTLER

The annual fair and sale of the NJ.
e. Church society was held in the
Opera House on Tuesday and Wednes-
day evenings.
The Butler Fire Department and
Band held fair at the Butler Opera
House Monday evening" 1t was q sue
cess. Another will be given February
II.
The Junior O. U. A. M. as a body
attended the NJ. E. Tabernacle on
Sunday morning. An interesting SER
mon was preached by the Rev. A. J..
Turner.
An enjoyable dance was held last
Friday evening at the Cold Spring
Lake Club House. There was large
number present and everyone had a
pleasant time.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1903-12-11

Judge JohnReilstab, of the Mercer
County Court, holds decided
view of his own concerning the
laws framed for the punishment
of nisdemeanors. He declares
there is need for a revision of the
crimes act. He would eliminate
the section which makes a differ
ence between attempted" and
accomplished crimes, especially
i'll criminal assaults on women.
He asserts that the only difference
between the intent and accomplish
ment is that the effect in the former
case is less severe.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1903-12-11
EDITORIAL CLIPPINGS.

If the canal company wants to
abandon the canal, letit do so, There
are ample means to that end in the
present law. But the company
would eat its cake and have it, too.
The Board of Trade should not help
perpetrate this wrong upon the State
of New Jersey. Newark Sunday Call
1t would be a grave misfortune to
the State if the vote of Essex county
should be given to this abandonment
scheme because the Board of Trade
saw some benefit to local interest.
Such narrow view of public affairs
always reacts upon a community.
The company's scheme is to make a
new deal with the State of New
Jersey. by which it would be relieved
Of its present obligations, secure title
to vast property which it now holds
in trust, and sell it at tremendous
profit, regardless of State, local Oh
personal rights. If it could get the
help of Essex county votes in the
Legislature, it could afford to give the
city it's right Of way through Newark
It's enormously valuable water front
at Jersey City, its canal rights in the
lakes and streams of the northern
section of the State, and its property
in other cities, would justify fal
greater sacrifice. If Essex is to sci
it's vote for canal abandonment, let il
at least insist upon good price fol
what it gives.
The report Of the Board of Trade
Committee upon the Morris Cana
Abandonment measure, to come
before the next Legislature, takes
view which may be permissible in
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1903-12-11

That Jersey justice" is to have
trough Shedding" for season is
evident from the present outlook
of the Lamar Mcmahon assault
case the trial of which is set down
for next Monday. The bondsmen
of Bernard Smith, who was jointly
indicted with Lamar for the assault
on Mcmahon, have surrendered
him to the sheriff. The next move
was to get writ of habeas corpus
from Judge Fitzpatrick, of the
United States District Court, and
thus have the case transferred to
the United States Supreme Court,
The habeas corpus proceedings may
extend over period of two years,
acting as stay of other proceed
ings during that time An opinion
that this will be the last heard of
the case is prevalent. If this sub
orner of murder is to go scot-free
through sharp practice on the part
Of tricky lawyers, then Jersey Jus
ticep should arm herself with a
club to protect her citizens Sam
uel Kalisch, the Newark lawyer
whose curious tactics in the case Of
the negro murderer some years age
excited much and unfavorable com,
ment, is engineering this game.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1903-12-11
OBITUARY..
JOHN r. RUNYoN.

One by one those who have marked
the business growth of Morristown for
che past half-century are passing away.
john r. Runyon died at 8.15 O'clock
Monday morning at his residence on
Maple avenue, at the age Of 7G years.
For some time he had been suffering
from throat trouble On Wednesday, of
last week he was at his store on Park
place
Funeral services were held at his
late residence, the Rev. Drs. William
Russell Bennett and Jesse l.. Hunbut
officiating lnterment was made in
Evergreen Cemetery.
ME-. Runyon was born in Cat es-
town.. this State, in 1921, and
came to M0rristown in lS4S,. engag-
ing in schOol-teaching which' pro-
fession he followed until he embarked
in the stationery business, in 1859
Steadily progressing, inl86S he moved
to his late place of business.
Prior to the Civil War Mr.. Rnnyon
served several years as township-olerk,
and in 1872 was appointed postmaster,
retaining the Office for twelve years,
being superseded during Cleveland's
first administration.
In 1868 Mr.. RunyOn married Miss
Emma Crowell. She died the follow
ing year, leaving a son., j.. Fred Rum
yon ME. Runyon is survived by his
second wife, who was Miss, Mary e.
Shaw, daughter of Rev John Knox
| Shaw.
He was prominent member OF the
First Presbyterian Church, and fol
many years conducted the music botf
there and in the South Street Pnesby
terrain Church. In politics he was az
earnest Republican, and in his, more
active days worked zealously fOr The
success of that party. He was mem
Der of the Washington Headquarters
Association, and on the day Of hi'
funeral the flag was half-masted OF
| the historic building.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1903-12-11
MENDHAM.

Miss Matte Lowe, of Newark, has
been spending few days with her
parents.
Mr.. Matthews, of Drew Seminary.
occupied the pulpit of the NJ. E. Church
on Sunday.
Miss Rosa Johnston is visiting
friends ia New York.
Mr.. Somers has closed his summer
residence on the Mountain and We
turned to New York for the winter.
The Ladies Auxiliary of the Presby--
terian Church held its monthly meet
Menagh on Wednesday of last week.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1903-12-11

1t must be that Congress is
getting back to the days of JEFF
fersonian simplicity. In the House,
prior to the call t, order, there was
not the hustle that has heretofore
marked the event. No greetings
occurred; no floral tributes were in
evidence, and there was a scant
attendance in the galleries,
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1903-12-11

]. 5. Hall, the jeweler and optician,
having decided to retire from the jew
elry business will sell at once his en-
tire stock of watches, clocks, jewelry,
cut glass, bronze, leather goods, gold
pens, silver novelties, etc. The entire
stock must be sold at once. This is a
rare chance for purchasers Of Christ
mas gifts, as all goods are sold much
below their value. Mr.. Hall will re-
main in Morristown and devote his at
tention to the optical business.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1903-12-11

Mr. Albert Granger, New
York gentleman who is thorough
ly indisposed toward the indis-
criininate foreign immigration, is
particularly severe on Slavonic
immigrants. 1t may be that he
has sojourned in and about the
wilds and sleeps of Hibernia, this
county, where pistols are on tap on
any all occasions.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1903-12-11

Hoboken is in ecstasies over the
daily street-cleaning plan. The
old Dutch town is getting uxori-
Gus. Morristown is happily salts
fed with STRENGTHENING once a
year, as that appears to be about
as often as it gets one-and the
snow is tile prime factor in the
effort.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1903-12-11
NhloNl# fSAABED
&sa Toss

Congress started off last Monday
on its yearly grind. As the COM
mittee list had already been made
up, the old machine with its in
tricate gear was ready for business
when Speaker Cannon touched the
button.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1903-12-11

On another page will be found a
synopsis Of the Pr, sident's mes
sage 1t is lengthy document,
but the gist will be found in our
report After congratulating the
country on the amount of sub
stantial achievement regarding our
foreign and domestic policy during
the past year, he takes up the
subject of Interpretations, saying that
corporations honestly and fairly
organized and managed have no
thing to fear from publicity.
Whether or no the new bureau of
corporations has moral right to
force a corporation to make public
its working system for the benefit
of its competitors is not touched
upon.
Regarding the question of capital
and labor, the President says that
every man must be guaranteed the
right to do as he likes with his
property and labor SO long as he
does not infringe the rights of
others, intimating that when such
infringement is made the Federal
Government where it has juris-
diction will step i'll and put stop
to it. The Federal Government S
jurisdiction, however, is limited,
and it will take a constitutional
amendment to enlarge it's scope.
The financial statement shows a
hattering condition, the net receipts
from all sources showing sur
plus for the fiscal year ended last
June of $54,2o7 6o7, but the in
dications are that the surplus for
the present fiscal year will be very
small.
The President thinks we cannot
have too much immigration, if it
is of the right kind His remarks
regarding the subject should be
read although there is nothing new
or novel in them Naturalization
frauds are VIGOROUSLY rampant and
they appear to be outside the pale
of partisansfip, the greed of money
being the controlling influence.
Perhaps no harm would work if the
permissive clause in the ninth |
section of Article l. Of the Con
stitution, which has 50 long lain
dormant, was revived. 1t would
certainly put an end, for a time, of
the evils alluded to.
Naturally the exposure of frauds
in the various departments receive
attention. The frauds
in the Post Office Department have
been SO generally exposed that the !
knowledge of them is public /
property. In a lesser degree the
public land frauds have received /
some attention, yet they are as
fragrant as those III which the.
postal department has been in
volved
In another section he. refers to-
a revision of the public land laws
They need it, yet the question
arises, How can they be amended
without abolishing them?
AS a matter of course the
Alaskan boundary settlement and
the requirement of the Panama
Canal are duly Landed.
Apropos to the Wood embroglio,
the President thinks promotions in
the army should be made for merit
alone. He places himself firm
against a system of promotion by
mere seniority, and then adds these
pungent words: "A system which
encouraged the exercise of social
or oo1;tica1 foxyoritiSm in r,rOuOtif>uS
would be even worse. +" This
portion of the message will UNI
doubtedly receive due attention in
the Senate when the nomination of
Brigadier General Wood to be
major general will be sent in, as
is it is expected to be within few
days
rNYTAnTAT TT TpDIMTC
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1903-12-11
FRANK r.. FURNBULE.

Lieutenant Commander Frank r..
Turnbull, retired naval officer, who
has been a resident of this place for a
number of years, died at his home on
Columbia road early Wednesday morn
ing of pneumonia. The deceased was
born in Washington, ID. c., some sixty
years ago and was graduated from the
Naval Academy in 1865. After serving
twelve years with distinction he was
placed on the retired list. BY his wife,
who was Mrs. Edwin Lord, nee Bates,
he had three children, all of whom
survive him. They are Mrs. John A..
Hopkins of New York city, Miss
Marjory Turnbull, and a son, Archi-
bald Turnbull, who is midshipman
at Annapolis. Mr.. Turnbull was a
member of the Norris County Golf
Club, the Washington Association and
Morristown Club, and has been a
director Of the First National Bank
for several years. He was a regular
attendant at the Church of the Re-
deemer.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1903-12-11
MADISON.

The Rev. Dudley Matthews. Of the
Senior Glass in Drew, preached on
Sunday last in the pulpit of the Rev.
Mr.. Mooney, at Mendham. Mr..
Mooney preached in the M. Il. Church
in MogristOwn..
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1903-12-11

The most popular Dentist in your town
If he is abreast of the time, will tell
you that Peroxide is the best antisep-
tic for the mouth. If he knows Flo
rafoam, he win advise you that it is
the perfumes Of flowers with Peroxide
combined, making preparation frag-
rant and refreshing. Price 25cts. For
sale by Henry M. Smith.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1903-12-11

The Interstate Fair Association is
evidently prospecting. After footing
all bills against it the treasury is 3d.
900 to the good and per cent. div
dend is ordered.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1903-12-11

The Rev. Olin A. Curtis, professor
of systematic theology in Drew Semi
nary, is reported to be in poor health.
He is at present in Germany, where
he is engaged in literary pursuits.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1903-12-11

The second season of the University
Club lectures, given under the auspi-
ces of the Y. NJ. G. A. of this borough,
opened on Friday evening. Judge
Julius M. Meyer, of the Children's
Court, New York, delivered his lect-
ure, "The Children's Court" before
very fair audience. This was the
first Of ten lectures on popular ques-
tionS.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1903-12-11

The body of Mrs. Y. E. Wilson, who
died in Madison ON Monday, was taken
to Beemerville cemetery for inter-
ment. Mrs. Wilson will be greatly
missed by her large circle Of friends.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1903-12-11
GEORGE A. GREENWOOD

George A. Greenwood, a well-known
carpenter of this place died at his
home here on Wednesday after an
illness Of six weeks. His second wife
and daughter, Mrs. George Timmins,
by his first marriage, survive him.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1903-12-11

A suicide craze appears to have
struck Paterson. Cornelius Plog and
Mary Schneider each hanged them
selves on Saturday.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1903-12-11

Or. Homer Eaton lectured on We'd
nesday evening before the students of
Drew Seminary. He gave some inter-
esting facts connected with the mis-
sion work of the church.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1903-04-22
BELIEVE Them RIGHT men
St. Peter Officers Think They Have
Nicollet Burglars.
Men Appreciated at Delevan Car
ried Complete Kit Of Tools
Both Ugly Looking Specimens and
Appear Old Hands.

Sheriff J. A. Mcmillan and other Nj
collet county officers are confident that
the two men arrested at Delevan last
week on suspicion of having committed
the Nicollet bank robbery are the right
parties. The suspects, who have given
the fictitious names OF George Wilson
and James Young, are exceedingly tough
docking customers and are evidently no
strangers to crime. They bear their in.
generation IN the Nicollet county Jail
like experienced hands and the fact that
they carried complete burglar kit
serves to strengthen the opinion that they
are not novices in the "professlon.''
Last week when the authorities at
Delevan telephoned that they hid tive
men under surveillance, Sheriff Mcmillan
was in Minneapolis. He lost no time il
communicating with Cashier W. F. Siege
and Ed. H. Olson, Of Nicollet, and the
three hurried to Delevan, where Messrs
Olson and Siege Unidentified the men
This was not difficult as the two arr
plug uglies of the most pronounced
type. They are both about 35 years o
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1903-04-22

age, will weight from 1876 to $50 pounds
and were dressed in dark clething, wear.
ing overcoats which were frayed and
dirty. g ,-a
A search of their possessions after the
arrest brought to light number of tools
usedb safe-crackers, quantity of nitro
glycerine and chloroform, percussion
caps, fuse and skeleton keys. At first
the men denied ever having been in this
part of the country but at length admit
ted passing through St Peter.
Their first appearance in Nicollet was
on the Saturday before the robbery, they
lettering about couple of days. The
next Tuesday they were in st. Peter,
where they slept III a barn belonging to
A. Danielson and we're given their break
fast by him. That afternoon they were
seen to go west from St. Peter on the
Northwestern tracks and on Wednesday
again, appeared III Nicollet. Thursday
morning, after the robbery, they were
seen 20 cross the Minnesota river few
miles south of the village. Their: trail
then led to Easton and from thence to
Delevan, where they were arrested while
warming themselves at fire beside the
Milwaukee tracks.
When arraigned before Justice II. G.
Miller, in St. Peter, their case was con.
tinued on motion of County Attorney
| A. A. Stone until the following Thurs.
day, they being remanded to Jail in de.
fault of $1,000 bonds. They will have
their hearing at 10 o'clock tomorrow
morning and the officers of the state have
no doubt of their ability to, bind them
over and convict.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1903-04-22
DENIAL MADE BY TANkEl
He Refutes Story Published in Last
Issue of Review.
Claims That Charges Made by New
Ulm Man Are Untrue.
Sticks to Alibi and Hopes New
Trial Will be Granted Him.

Frank. Tanke vigorously denies the
story published exclusively in the last
issue Of the Review concerning the state
ment of resident Of this city that he
was not at the home of his parents on
the night of the murder Of John Wellner.
He claims that the charges are fabrica a.
ton and are prompted by motives OF
revenge.
In these columns last week there was
published an article setting forth q guam
tity of new evidence which would have
been of value to the prosecution in the
Tanke case. It was an account OF the
statement of man who boarded with
Tanke's father, he claiming that on the
night the crime was committed he was
at the Tanke home from o'clock until
the following morning. Tanke, he said
did not reach home until o'clock on
the morning after the murder but he had
refused to testify and destroy the alibi
of the accused because he was country
man.
Friday afternoon a reporter on the
staff of the Mankato Daily Free Press
called upon Tanke IN his cell in the
Blue Earth county Jail and showed him
the clipping containing the facts cited.
above. The convicted man was greatly
wrought up over the charges and stig,
matized them as false in every particular.
He stuck to the story which established
his alibi and claimed that he reached his
fathers home about 8 o'clock. Remain,
ing there an hour he went up town and
visited saloon, where he first saw the
man in question, but might not have
been seen by the latter. Tanke then
went to the dance and did not get home
until 5 a. m. He left the goose at the
house when he was there at 8 b. m.
Tanke stated that he was not acqualnt-
ed with this person IN Germany but said
that his parents we're. The man boarded
with Tanke's parents and followed his
trade as carpenter. Tanke asserted
that he had never had good opinion OF
the fellow and announced his belief that
the statement was direct result Of a
quarrel between the man and his parents,
the former taking this method of Obtain.
ing revenge
Tanke is hoping for new trial, and
says that it would result in his acquittal.
He says that he does not want to go to
Saltwater, as he does not belong there,
being innocent. He lays the entire blame
on his wife, and says that he would not
have married her if he had known what
she had done. At the time of the muir.
der he did not care any thing for her, as
he was going with a young lady in Win.
throp.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1903-04-22
Excursions to Northwest. West
and Southwest and coionist Low
Rates West, g

Via the North Western Line. Excursion
tickets at greatly reduced rates are on
sale to the territory indicated above.
STANDARD and Tourist Sleeping Cars, Free
Reclining Chair Cars and s.The Best OF
Everything" For full particulars apply
| to agents Chicago s. North Western r.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1903-09-02

The Oregonian gives first-page promi-
nence to letter from j. w. Knowles
on the LaGrande land office situation
and in first column editorial comment
that paper sees in the letter "pictur-
esque and cogent form of expression
which has hardly been equaled in local
political annals since one T. T. Geer
wrote himself by several ingenious let
ters into the governorship. The Ore
gonian might have added, had not mod
esty forbidden, that for cogency. pic
turesqueness, and earnestness of ap-
peal, the editor of that paper could
show Messrs. GeeE and Knowles they
were slow by mere reference to the ia
nous ''now-is-the-time" telegram sent
out from that Office to Mr.. Brownell at
II p. m. February 81. 1898. In the an
nails of interesting local political his
tory, that telegram comes first and the
curse him, d--n him. blast his bleed
ing eyes" is to follow yet.