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The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1904-10-27
OF. AUTO ACCIDENT.
Machine Plunges from Bridge and
Driver Is Killed His Conn
panion Badly Injured.

Rockford. ILL.,, Oct. 22.-George A. Ben.
nett, one of the most prominent citi-
zens of Marengo, ILL.,, was killed in an
automobile accident at Harmony, six
miles. southeast of Marengo, Friday
afternoon. Robert Willard, his cousin,
who accompanied him. was SO severely
injured that his recovery is doubtful.
During the ride Mr.. Bennett touched
a lever with the intention of stopping
the automobile. but in his confusion
caughtzthe wrong one and turned the
machine sharply to one Side and over
a small bridge. the drop being about
ten feet. The machine toppled over on
the men,. Mr.. Bennett was unconscious
when removed and lived only about one
hour. Mr.. Willard was horribly man
gled about the head and chest. Both
victims of the accident are among the
most widely known residents of the
county. Mr.. Bennett was for many
years supreme secretary of the Patrons
Of Industry. He entered the United
States mail service some years ago and
at the time of his death was rural route
inspector for northern Illinois.
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1904-10-27
LEAPED TO HIS DEATH.
While Suffering from Nervous Trouble
Noted Surgeon Jumps from
Hospital Window.

Philadelphia, Oct. 21.-Suffering from
acute nervous disorders, DR.. George H.
Purviance, of Washington, d. c., as
sistant surgeon general of the marine
hospital service, jumped from the
fourth story window of the Orthopaedic
hospital in this city Thursday evening
and was instantly killed. He was about
GO years old and came to the hospital
August to be treated for neurasthenia
and general breakdown. A nurse who
attempted to prevent the doctor from
leaping to the sidewalk had thrilling
escape from death. The nurse, who was
closely watching the patient, saw him
open window on the fourth floor and
step out on small balcony. She fol-
lowed quickly and grasped the doctor
on the shoulder as he was climbing
over the balcony rail. He tried to free
himself and then caught the nurse
around the waist and was slowly drag
ging her over the rail when she man
aged to break his hold. Before she
could again seize him the invalid
plunged head foremost into an area
way below the sidewalk. He was dead
when picked up.
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1904-10-27
SAVED HIS SWEETHEART.
Young Man Loses His Life in the Per-
Torrance Of a Heroic -
Action g.s ~ : 81 *

McKeesport, Pa, Oct 21.-James l..
Curley, aged 81, draughtsman at the
East Pittsburg works of the Westing-
house Electric company, at a late hour
Wednesday night gave up his life to
save his sweetheart. Curley and COM
panion named Myers were escorting
Misses Walters and Kesler to their
homes and while crossing the Baltimore
& Ohio tracks at Eleventh street a
switch engine suddenly bore down upon
them. Curley gave. the alarm in time
for Mr.. Myers and Miss Kesler to reach
safety, but he and Miss Walters we're
a step or two behind the first couple
and Curley seized Miss Walters and
threw her bodily clear of the track. Be-
fore he could recover his balance the
engine cut him to pieces.
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1904-10-27

It is the consensus Of opinion
among members of the Panama COM
mission and others who have studied
the situation that Americans, both in
the United States and Panama, have
greatly exaggerated the increase of
population which will result from the
construction of the canal, and the
number of men who will employed by
the commission. 1t is not probable,
in view Of the modern systems to be
employed in construction, that there
will be over 10000 or $4,000 men EN-.
ployed as ordinary laborers along the
line of the canal.
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1904-10-27

Abyssinia is being provided with the
telephone-another advance. surely, Of
civilization. Nearly 800 miles of wire
have been put up, and 1000 more are
in process Of construction. 1t would
seem, however, that the contractor who
is doing the work for the Abyssinian
government has had to encounter. un.
usual difficulties. Tropical rains wash
out the poles, white ants eat away the
parts in the ground, and when iron
poles are substituted for wood the ma.
tives steal them to make tools Of.
Monkeys find the wire delightful
swings.
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1904-10-27
DROPPED DEAD.
Guest Of Hotel in st. Louis Stricken
Down at the Tele-
phone.

st. Louis, Oct. 22.-while standing at
telephone in his room at the Buck
ingham hotel Friday, endeavoring to
summon assistance. Albert Sherwin, of
Leadville, COL, dropped dead from
heart failure. Mr.. Sherwin's son, Will
liam, was standing in the hotel Office
when the operator called him to the
phone. saying: ''Your father says he
is dying and wants to speak to you"
Young Sherwin without waiting to go
to the telephone FASTENED to his faith
er's room and found him lying dead on
the floor, Immediately below the wall
telephone.
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1904-10-27
DEATH IN PLACE OF TRYsr.
Woman Goes to Meet Lover and Il
Confronted by His son-Fatal
Fight Follows.

Peoria, ILL.,. Oct. 22.--Mrs. Nellie
Thomson, wife Of formerly prominent
real estate dealer in this city, died at
Lacon Thursday night as the result OF
injuries received in sensational en-
counter with Richard and Jennie Hig-
gins, children of John G. Higgins,
prominent member of the board of SUI
pervisors of Peoria county. The Higgins
rhildrea interceptedaa letter written to
their father by Mrs. Thomson, 1t is
said, in which she is said to haveasked
him to meet shersat the station of the
Rock Island fpada this city. Higgins
was at st. Louis, and his son opened the
letter. The. missive asked Higgins to
be in the waiting room. When Mrs.
Thomson arrived she was confEpnted
by young Higgins and his sister. sEome
time later the woman asked c. A. Brant,
the ticket agent, TO assist hersb the
train. He did so,#and. when she; was
gone he found the floor of the waiting
room covered with Blood. The woman
fingered in great agony at her home in
Lacon until THURSDAY night, when she
died. 90. e.ss s5::ss:..s$s. ss
Higginsis under alIeaton a statswar-
rant rhaling him t6smurder. Mrs
Thomaspn Ind lain scomatosa con-
dition since "Wednesday night, rallying
enough to speak . word or two at times.
Her body presented q horrible appear
ance. Her lip was severed, both eyes
were blackened, one boulder was dis
placed and hersback was covered with
bruises, evidently inflicted with boot
or heavy instrument.
The attack on Mrs. Thomson oc-
Cured Saturday noon. Young Higgins
is "a years old and his sister is 20 years
DID, Higgins wept when placed in Jail.
1--WE had been trying for years to break
up the relations between my father and
this woman" he said. ''When we got
that letter my sister and went down to
see if we could not make arrangements
with her. We met her in the waiting
room. went up to her and touched her
on the shoulder. Mrs. Thomson. I be-
lieve,' said. She turned quickly and
said: oh, it's you, is it?' and drew out
her hatpin. l then struck her sharply
on the side of the face and knocked her
over chair. My sister then pulled me
away and told me that would be ar
we could not do anything
with her. That's all there was toit."
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1904-10-27

Why does the dog hate the cat?
Scientists have been investigating the
enmity between these animals, and
they believe that the instructive
hatred which certain beasts feel for
each other is due to Inheritance from
ancient times, when the animals met
In wild state and preyed on each
other. The enmity between cats and
dogs seems to be due more to hatred
on the part Of the dog than of the
cat The latter animal apparently
hates dogs because dogs chase her,
while the dog hates the cat because
she is q cat.
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1904-10-27

The heavy falling-off in exports Of
wheat from the United States since
the 1903 harvest has probably been
the most unexpected and surprising
occurrence of equal Importance in the
foreign grain trade of the United
States in many years. And there
have been few years, if any, when
such. an unanticipated shortage of
American wheat in the worlds mar.
kets would not have produced serious
results. The United Kingdom, as is
we'll known. is the heaviest importer
Of wheat and -four in the world.
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1904-10-27
Boy Wins First Prize.

st. Louis, Oct. 20.-The worlds fair
jury decided that in the contest for
kites to rise to an altitude of at least
500 feet with 800 feet of line, awards
should be made as follows: First prize
($500), j. B. Wardwell, of Stamford,
Conn; second prize ($300), ]. N. Fataut,
of st. Louis; third prize $4,000, H. B.
Bristol, Of Webster Groves. Mo. The
winner of the first prize is boy of 16
and the only contestant with the excep-
ton of his father, VINO used box kite,
the others using Edy kites.
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1904-10-27
jury Fails to Aerea

Minneapolis, Mimi, Oct 22.-After
being out since five O'Clock Wednesday
afternoon, the jury in the bribery case
against ex-Mayor Ames came into court
Friday morning and announced that 1t
could not agree. Judge Harrison there
upon discharged the jury. DR.. Ames was
indicted for receiving money from
women. After the jury had been dis
charged Judge Harrison made an order
that the fourth trial of the case be begun
at once, witness having previously been
summoned, when it became evident that
the jury could not agree.
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1904-10-27

Most of our maps of Asia are drawn
toaa small scale, and, on such maps,
the Japanese archipelago fills little
space. But she is larger than England
and more populous. She has 6.O0O,-
900 more people than France. She
sent six armies over sea within six
months. every one of which was as
big as either army that met at Wa
terloo. She has sent. to Manchuria
twice as many soldiers in six months
as England sent to South Africa in
two wears.
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1904-10-27

In spite of the fact: that man is not.
an instructive swimmer. as is the case
with most of the lower animals, he
excels all Of the latter in equatic en-
durance. 1t is reported that, in at
tempting to swim the English chan
mel recently, man covered 80 miles
before he succumbeds to exhaustion.
The only land animals that are known
to be able to approximate such a feat
are the bear, horse and deer.
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1904-10-27
FIVE AMERICANS KILLED.
Mexican Indians, Angered by En-
croachments Of Whites, Go
on Warpath.

Chihuahua. Mexico, Oct. 21.-Five
Americans have been killed by bands of
Yaqui Indians in the vicinity of La Bu.a.
One of the victims was ]. R.. Martin.
superintendent of the Barranca Coal
company. The Indians are angered over
the encroachment of white men in their
territory, and they have been killing off
Americans. whenever the opportunity
came. White men are now taking pre-,
cautions to resist the bands, and fighting
between the Indians and whites may re-
suit at any time. The five deaths &C.
CURED within three weeks:
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1904-10-27
GOES TO PRISON.
Son Of the Author Of "American Sen.
fenced in Iowa for EN-
bezzlement.

Davenport, Ia, Oct. 19.-Ex-Mayor s.
F. Smith. of this city, son of Samuel
Francis Smith, author of my Country.
It's of Thee" stood before Judge House
in the district court Tuesday afternoon
to receive sentenced on two indictments
for enlightenment and one for perjury.
Smith was sentenced to ten years i'm
prisonment in the penitentiary at Ana
mosa. AS trustee of large estates, Smith
recently acknowledged embezzlement Of
$l2O,OOO. - e Z
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1904-10-27
Helen Keller Honored.

st. Louis. Oct. 19.-"Helen Keller
day." named in honor of Miss Helen
Adams Keller, of Boston, who, born
deaf. dumb and blind, has acquired ma
tional fame through her educational
success, and the only person in whose
honor the Louisiana Purchase EXPOSE
ton company has designated special
day, was celebrated at the worlds fair
grounds Tuesday with exercises particle
pated in by prominent educators of the
deaf. dumb and blind from all parts of
the United States.
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1904-10-27

THE international road over the
Grand ST.. Bernard Pass was opened
oiEAugust rs, 1904. For the first time,
on that day carriage starting from
the Hotel du Mont Blanc, In 3Marti gny,
Canton Of Valais. Switzerland, for
Ansta. Italy. Italy has been some IL
years building this road, which marks
tle route followed by Napoleon in
1900.
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1904-10-27
Suicide of County Official.

Bloomington. ILL.,. Oct. 21.-Matthew
Cunningham, county recorder. COM
mitted suicide by shooting himself in
the head. A representative e. a bonding
company arrived to investigate an al
legged shortage of S4S8.65 in the accounts
with the county.
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1904-10-27
= - Very truly yours, +
THEODORE ROOSEVELT.
ITO the Secretary of War" E
Gives Satisfaction,
:Ohildrenssuffocated.

Milwaukee. Oct 21.-Clarence and
Edward Skinner, aged respectively four
and 211a years, were suffocated by smoke
in a clothes closet in the garrett of their
home. 73S Franklin street, Wednesday
evening. It is presumed that the chill
dren were playing withmatches and that
the fire resulted from carelessness.
When the flames began to spread the
children went into the closet, closed the
door and were soon suffocated.
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1904-10-27

Only the very rich have fences
around their farms in Japan. The
japanese do not like to spare the
square feet fence would take up.
IL border around field is neces-
sary. it is made of mulberry trees, the
leaves of which are good for silk
worms. 1t is said that 10000 acres
that would otherwise ~ be- taken up
with fences are thus used.
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1904-10-27

It is estimated that 5000 cases Of
preventable typhoid fever have &C.
Cured in Philadelphia within a year,
10 per cent of which resulted in
death. By figuring the money value of
each life lost at $1,000 and computing
the expenses and loss of time it is
found that the total charge against
this disease in this one city for the
period Of a year is over $1,55O,OOO.
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1904-10-27

The Italian ministry of posts and
telegraphs has received authority
from the parliament to establish tele.
phonic connections between Brescia
and Bergamo; Lecco and Bergamo;
Cremona and Piacenza; Genoa, Pisa
and Leghorn; Naples. Foggia and Bar
letta Saple4 ResStc. celabrias and
NeSsfna,
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1904-10-27

IAN expert statistician figures that
there are today some 100000 Of
adult males that is, one out of every
three, in this country who carry life
insurance, outside of the fraternal Or
ders and the like. There were, at the
end of last year. nearly 10000, 900 poll.
cies in force. There are only a little
more than twice as many adult males
to-day as there were 40 years ago.
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1904-10-27

THE Japanese have race of silk.
worms to which they apply aaname
the equivalent ofsssthe begsar," These
vrms feed greedily upon yithered or
otherwise spoiled leaves, Rhich pne
Of the self-respectIngs race Hof silk
wD,rms wouldn't touch. Yet their
larvae remains as vigorous as those
az the more fastidious races.
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1904-10-27
Death Of 4 Veteran.

Washington. Oct. 2O.-Gen. George d.
Ruggles, retired, for several years man
ager of the soldiers home in this city.
died here Wednesday night
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1904-10-27
Democratic No1ninees Endo,

sS110S10V1V NV1114uSeS GUUOTBeV.
New York, Oct 21.-Letters were
sent Thursday to Messrs. Hearst, Sui
ger, Towne, Baker and Laughlin, nomi-
nees for congress on the democratic
ticket in this city, officially notifying
them that they also have been nominated
by the peoples party.
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1904-10-27
Renominated.

Detroit, Mich, Oct. 21.-Congress-
man Alfred Lucking has been renom-
mated by the democrats Of the First
congressional district.
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1904-10-27
An Awful spectacle.

$1,000 An Awful Spectacle.
The battlefield of Lone Tree hill pre-
sents the most awful spectacle that can
be conceived. Russian and japanese
dead are mingled in heaps in inextricable
confusion. The ground Is strewn with
broken rifles that@hadabeen smashed in
hand-to-hand hghting. II Everything
seems to have been utilized as weapons.
The Russian doctors are working
heroically on the slopes of the hill in the
attempt to save those of the wounded
who still survive, but the Japanese keep
UP a shipping fire and render the work of
relief difficult and dangerous.
Still Smelling Port Arthur.
st. Petersburg, Oct. 22.-News from
Port Arthur brought to Chefoo by a
junk which left there October 10 says
a fierce bombardment which began Oc-
tober 16 was still progressing without
interruption. Many buildings had been
damaged and ships in the harbor had
also been hit by the shells, but the char
acter and extent of the damages are not
stated. The japanese main forces are
now posted at Liudziatung. They have
placed guns of large caliber on Iunjida
mountain. The Russians continue max
Ing sorties successfully and inflicting
heavy losses on the besiegers, whose
losses since the commencement Of the
siege are said to have been $4,000.
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1904-10-27
FIGHT IS STOPPED
By BAD WEATHER
OPPOSING ARMIES IN MANCHU-
RIA ARE GIVEN A MUCH
NEEDED REST.
Battle Ragged for Ten Days and Was
Worst of War-Losses Enormous
The victory sof.the laps Vas'
Undecisive. "a

st. Petersburg, Oct. 20.-There has been
amend, for the time being, of the!fght-
Ing on large seale;which began when,
bn October 9, Gen. EUROPA Kin, annDnnced
toIhis army thatsthe time had arrived
for an advance against. the japanese.
Heavy rains and consequeut bad roads
have made military operations on either
side extremely difficult, If not impossi-
ble.. The interruption, according to adj
vices received at St. Petersburg. issbeing
utilized by both the Russian and Jap
anese commanders in making new dispo-
sitions Of forces, and new objective
points are likely to develop when active
operations are resumed. Practically,
last weeks battle has ended. and 1t goes
into history as Russian defeat. When
operations are resumed new battle
will begin.
There is a popular impression here
that affairs at Port Arthur are reach
ing crisis, and it is believed that
the end is only a question of days.
No accurate estimate of the losses dur
ing the ten days of awful fighting can
be made. 1t is, however, not an exag-
geration to say that the total of killed,
wounded and captured on both sides will
reach $4,000 men. -''..''' '''-
storming Of Lone Tree Hill.
The storming of the Lone Tree hill
for valor and slaughter will occupy q
place by itself in military annals. The
hill is precipitous rocky height, and
although the japanese had occupied 1T
only a short time they had thrown up
very strong defenses. The river running
at its foot increased the difficulty of tho
task, but it was scaled and carried sue
cessfully against the unprecedented OPP
position Of japanese division, IA 600
men, with many guns. The Russian
losses were terrible. The fighting on the
crest of the hill was altogether with cold
steel. The Russian officers, with swords
aloft leading the scaling column, were
literally lifted in the air by the japanese
bayonets and the Japanese then boyo-
neted the first of the Russian soldiers
who piled in the trenches. All the dead
in the trenches were bayoneted, their
weapons bearing the marks of the dread
full combat. 3
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1904-06-17
LOVES RACE WITH DEATH
Pretty Margaret O'NeiII Would Marry
Fiance On Brink of Grave.

CHEYENNE, Wyo., June 16.-Sever-
al weeks ago announcement was made
in this city that Miss Margaret ONein.
a pretty and popular young lady of
this city, would be married on June 10
to w. P. Smith, of Baker City, Or
All was happiness for the prospective
June bride. who was engaged in pre-
pairing her trOSSeau, until two days
ago, when the benumbing intelligence
was received by the young lady that
her fiance was dangerously i'll at his
far western home, and asking her to
come on at once, as Mr.. Smith was at
the point of death. Miss O'NeiIl start
ed on her journey without delay, and it
is expected that she will reach her low
err tomorrow. If she is successful in her
race against time with death and her
sweetheart is still conscious on her ar
rival, she will be married to him at
once, as that is Mr.. Smiths expressed
wish.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1904-06-17
LAND LOTTERY ATTRACTS THEM
Thousands of lowans to Invade the
Rosebud.

ELDORA, Iowa, June 17.-Many
Iowa citizens will go to Bonesteel for
Rosebud lands. Literally thousands Of
Iowa men and women are going to
BOnesteel and Chamberlain between
July and the 23rd to take a chance at
a quarter section homestead on the
lottery plan. The railroads all over
the state are being besieged with in
quiries as to the transportation.
There are many demands for copies
of the statute, copies of the presidents
proclamation and maps of the new re-
giOn to make the attraction interesting
as it is fact that as good land can
be procured at the same price without
the trouble of waiting for a govern
ment opening.
One professional man in this region
has abandoned his practice and closed
up his office in order to go to Bone
steel Men who are down on their luck
are turning a hopeful eye hitherward
and it is not improbable that 10000
1oWans will be in at the drawings.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1904-06-17
MOTHER ACCUSED OF CRIME.
Mrs. Robb Formally Charged With At
tempting to Kill George Joyce.

SEATTLE, Wash, June 17.-Formal
complaint has been sworn out against
Mrs. Gertrude Robb. charging her with
attempting to murder George Joyce, a
steamboat porter. The crime was
committed June 2. Mrs. Robb fired
four bullets into the body of Joyce,
who was leaving a steamer at the
wharf She said he had betrayed her
16-yearOld daughter and that she had
gone there with the full intention of
killing him.
Patrolman Melvin, who made the
complaint, arrested Mrs. Robb as she
was standing over the PROSTATE body
of her victim, her smoking revolver
still clenched in her hand. Later. when
removed to the city Jail, she said she
hoped Joyce would die.
Then it was thought that he could
not live but few hours. He was taken
to the Wayside Mission hospital for the
night. The next morning he was re-
moved to Providence hospital. The
second day his condition became more
alarming, but the third day he improv-
and is improving now