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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-11-17
'TWOIMASKEDI nENHOLD
n. UP MINIATURE TRAIN
John T. O'Brien, Of Jersey City,
and Man From Kalamazoo
Lose Valuables.

tsptcial to The Times Dspatch)
. ST LOUIS, MO, November IA new es.
boon added to the Worlds Fair attractions I, s
q hold.up OH tho miniature railroad .wii y ,
the expedition grounds Not Single ~, aeta o.
Ing, and II tho affair Ind occurred on the
plains mud With trans continentnl express a .s
Tho setting FOR the piece, 1t could moi haSe
II 4 not to be inferred. however, that
there was anything but reality about the
hold.up In the exiost 70 ob rie q
isrscy W g,y no Who eke h H gold watch and
all his money or to y passenEer IRON 4; Is q.
had WITH him. besides ,surn ticket 70 ni !.
homa Tho scrrnms and weeping OF q woman
who lost more thnn 500 Gil not Indicate Nc tnat
Hut il the; exposition management had plan
ned the afretr to add zest 10 the fe X
sns' q a s opn Inc sat9ns n
n mSslns y ,s last trip tsr the night ma as
passing through q deserted pa r ,a or a .ne
from, behind a large tree and with drawn
rcyoivers compelled tho eiiEine driver to bring
the ,n to ssen he s'e order Of tho robbers
ana ono glance at tho ievellcd rcvolvcrs wac q
enough to bring immediate Obedience VILE n,.,e
one Of tho masked robbers covered the engine g,
proceeded 10 demand all the money nntl
vauahes the rasscngers had. MeanWhi :.
threat was tnnuN tEht !! " s''si.Sos y
was made bullet would silence the cry
The two men aboard tho train submittea
In silence, while their pockets were over
hauled. while tho woman SINK to the Iiioo;.
Of tho car IN n to'f fainting condition ossil
tho bandits Ind Hnlshed their. work.
1npon't move or shout for five minutes or
we'll come bnck md kill you nli." commanded
the robbers rs they disappeared on n run.
They wera not ono hundred wards away. now
over. when the woman passenger suddenly re-
covered anu her screams brought All expos'-
ton policeman. hut search for the robbers
was without result. 5Et
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ACCUSED MAN CAR RED
POISON in HIS POCKET
-fsnecinI to The Tlmcs-DIspatch.l

Chicago. Ill, November l6. Fifty grains
Of strychinne was found in the pocket o..
Victor Roland G'shea. an attorney, after he
had been tax IN to the county Jail to await
the verde. OF the Jury which retired to de-
iterminc his mental condition Ut the time he
killed his young wife, Amy icgenson o. Shea
Ihe poison was discovered after O.Skee had
been placed formally under arrest. he having
been at liberty under heavy bonds until the
,rnrnent this jury retired. Shea attempted I"
i5hin,self by shooting after he killed his
bride two years ago. The defence alleged
that fs'Shca had becorr nsanc because OF HIS
Inability to earn a sufficient income. and he
alleged attempts Of his wife's parents to
sstrange her from him. q 3
The jury was unable TO nsree on verdict,
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-11-17
East Grace Street. Moinbers nre urged
to attend ana to bring their thank OFFER.

/ to attsnd and to bring their thank offer.
Ing w!th them.
Monday evening with With Misses 11asile, rho
highest score was made by Mrs. Patter-
son and Mr.. Arthur Cannon, !, III, The 9 tlu Typ
Will meet next Monday with MI rs. g. w
rho Emina Andrews Whist Club lwili
noon s ssa ses s'F0s AA'F N'Nss
The Kate Wheelock Whilst & clp 9S,,i met ct
Wsdnesaabs s 'h and South ware
Mrs. u. 4. Williams md Mrs. Charles
WinEo; east and west Mrs. n. i. Lod I.clr
and Mrs hd,nMnd Wadai ,,-,,n MS fe s Im.
DOR DOR $50 -
Miss Kcthrynss cru,ehs ED q ,stare yis IL
her home IN Lynchburg.
MISS Annie peniek Is homo af nIT.n d r.
". 8. Boil Is spending q few days in
Mrs. MACPHERSON, Of New York. Is
SPENDING some weeks Win A ,nyc ano ho o1s.
SR ssssSbe i'''h IL sS'.H 4 county.
brother. Mr.. g. W Galway, In Roanoke,
News Is visiting friends in this city
VIII MS family h9y g / sPS"aSsc o a;s at
Bowling Green.
Mr.. Clarence 7. Gunst is in Winchester
for a few days.
Judge George nj. Harrison, Of Staunton.
Is here attending the November term OF
the Court Of Appeals Ill
Mr.. Denmosher Is visiting friends in
Newport News.
the guest Of friends in this city, Later
she will visit relatives in Norfolk and
Blackstone.
$3.50
Mr.. ]. a. Reynolds is at the Ponce de
Leon. In Roanoke.
Messrs. William and Reuben Broaddus
have returned to the city after u visit to
their parents in Caroline county.
Or. John Pollard and family are the
guests OF friends in the city for q short
time, before leaving for their future home
in Atlanta.
Mr. J. W. Schroeder has returned home
alter pleasant stay with relatives IN
Miss vfrgttin upshaw has returned to
her home In Caroline county after a
visit 70 friends in TIL. city
MIR e r Toone has gone to Roanoke
for a few days.
Aisss Lucy Bowie. who has been visit
ing friends in the city, has returned to
her home in Caroline county.
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has just completed OF Indiana Missouri, Kan.
sas and Texas. and during which size con.
trtbuted most generously toward erecting illi,i
maintaining buildings for the Wabash Rail-
road Young Ntcn's Christian = ssoriat:of W.
# In her hook Miss could VIZ describe n ,ss
incidents OF the agreeable Trip. I. ID !. !.
The volume Will DO illustrated Misc Is Gould
n 'snes ial train. which ran the sisty-two inilcs
in flfty-nine minutes, including two dssi
stops. She took the trouble 70 4uneioye ne :.
King and Fireman John Adams. both OF Fcr,i.
who ran the train. King and Adams have re- +,
tceivcd requests for their photographs. to " =.
reproduced In Miss GouldF work. which VIII
be In the printer's hands snon. rs
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WRECK OF sLOCUM BOUGHT.
BY RELIC HUNTERS FOR $1,000
fspcclal 10 The Times DIspatcf1.,

Special to The Times DIspat CT. >
s NEW YORK. November 16, --I2obln's ship
yard Mt Erie Basin. was thropscd yesterday
with curious crowd, attracted by the an
nouncctnent IhatSathe wreck Of the burned
steamship General slocum would be sold At
auction. Every one In the crowd seemed 10
want part >. the wreck. but they had the
idea OF pay.S for II, They werc mostly
relic hunters content with obtaining a bolt,
nut or BIT of well 35s&
The engine. boilers, tackle and hull Of the
steamship were offered In lump. The first
BID was 500 The bidding was slow from the
start, and aft.r the first few bids, the offers
advanced only S at n time The wreck VAS
finally sold to Frederick Craemer. 4 OF Phia-
dclphia. for 81. 500 as junk. rs
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/ a PROWLER SHOT.
,Colorcd Barber Receives Wound
in Silence and Bleeds to Death.

Especial TO The Times Dispat ch Nj
ABINGDON. VA Nov. 16. Aaron La y e.
ley. colored barber Of III \ bin gdon; w ,i,s
morning. THE coronsr's Jury ex amin co 'itid
found that no had hled tosdeath from q
PISTOL wound In the leg, and returned IpeT--
dict that he was shot BY Ralph lngham.
son Of w B. Ingra m. Whll 2
proving around their house at 10 O'Clock
last night &, Il.
Aftcr,h he was shot Langley ran q short
distance, but made no outcry. No blame
attached to young InEhan.
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tasteta, quite becoming TO her SruneIe
beauty. She carried asparagus fern Miss
A.arcaa Burgess of Mobile, WAS maid II
honor. and Wore an exquisite gown OF
Tsneritte lace. with elaborate embroidery
Of chenille A deep Eirdle Of three shades
OF yellow completed her toilet.
MI. Heath entered with his best man,
Mr. jordan Lake. OF Richmond. and
iasned the bride and her father AZ the
formed by Bishop Capess. assisted by the
rector. Eev. A r Mitchell.
The s-sde wore a toilet adapted TO her
exquisite charm q, appearance, the sstss
folds of which S5Gaped her figure il q
becoming eject The wedding goNn was
Of chiffon satin, bodice having q berlin
effect OF rtSe poiac lace TIE skirt was
s.arre5 wich deep sl7locssed points and
made e. ss.sir. The entire Fown was
hand made and was one o. exceptional
t-eauSy.
An s,eFa1sr reception ana Northern
t-adaa inu- followed thu 1dding,
Walsh Bailey.
Carts hsve s,-aa recesye5 in Richmond
announcing he ap7-naca:ag marriage Of
st.ss Masga-e. Frances Bai!e.. tie aaUgil-
;s- OF M md M-s. David Bailey, -
M Water George WASH. the ceremony
10 take 1lacs On THURSDAY morning No
ssrnbg- l7ct 81 In.3l O'clock In 81 Jc-
:s4s,zs Rnras1 caztoak Church sas ersb,-g.
Es
4 large rsce-.s.&sc-a We b given On We'd
rse=z5sy s,--rsas from to Il q: the hong
q N. b-iSs's paysnts
Duggancr
I atass Mar Barbara crovo and as-.
Csazra Pa-aesf Drg-n we-s rrssr1s.
II s.4rssa6zy sz9zr-srg. At s.sl o'c,oca- IN S.
Ee-s-,s CaSast,zL raa Rsv- Fa-:ssr 5g-
E=ss5 lLaE- psEs>Aa.E-g- Nupttai -r.ass
7=5zs c.as5-a1st-
Zf= t-55= @1-t g--s7ra ~s-s attended by
st-s- saa.--E= 1ts7ge-- girls. f1sr-ts CogEa,s.
s4-1zrp C-eyvfz, Ezrta Ey-.a and Mary.
Sss;t : r. essAA=--s f-g.:z15=S3 31es-s VII
I5l-1 -s--sg1Ezz-E ~. TTfl1gaa J. .Soits
Mr- L Z -sr4EErts Greeted ,fss- raElstc c.
NJ z1I lE-s Es9zzsa-. III. zfte- zt-a eaera-
--oag = sE.=s-a tzss ssnzalas',1a n Sast:-
--3gs
z a-ss- "a M 9srsa-z- .. NJ, and
Mrz 4 f-rtsvos o. vLrg1zAs -Asezss4..,
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,rhtdr thin, shr!li voices rose high
above tr. roar OF the flames and the crash
Of the masonry. like the yelpng of q PACK
of wolves who see their quarry before
them and know that they lave weli-nigh
run him down. Si
by my hilt!" said Aylward " Jonn,
at IS in my mind that We shall not see
Spain this Journey. It Is a great JOY
to me that have placed my feather-hed
and other things of price with that worthy
woman ut I.ynd1urst, who will now have
the usa or them have thirteen arrows
yet. and if one OF them fly .'nilsslle 60
then. by the twang of strlng!fl shall ue-
with my lady's silken frock Clap IN the
clo,lt. by God! though q hands hrea an
lower than j had meant Now for the
rogue with tho head upon his pike la !!
to The inch, John. When my eye ~ true,
/ an, better at 4royers than Mt lnng-puit,s
or hoyles A good shoot for yo'' also,
John The villain h5fallsn for"afd mo ~,
ami NOT 10 pluck wlthHthe DRAWN g-hanh.
for It Is q trick that hath married many
d .flnc bowman, M AZ Il;
Whilst the two nrchers were keeping mp
n brisk fire ilpon the mob beneath them,
Du Ci,,esclin and his lady were consulting
! with Sir Nigel upon thedr desperate sltun-
| ton. E . Il
L
seen SO ]. many stricken fields. said tho
French chleftaln For me one death ' =
as another, but. It Is the thought OF :, my
sweet lady which goes to- my heart"
may, Bertrand,I fear#i as little as a.
lyou," snid she, Had ] my dearest WISH , !,
it would be that we should 30 tog efhsr !,
F"Well answered, fair lady," cried Sir
l Nigel. t"And very sure ] am that my own
4 sweet wife would havc said the same. !
| the end be now come, Is have had great
\ when so much glory was ITO be won and
Nh knowing so many valiant gentlemen
Land KNIGHTS. But why do you pluck my
HIf II phases YOU my fair lord there
!. are iStN,is corner two Freat tubes Of
iron, with many heavy balls, which may
.lperchance be those hombards and shot Of
(which have heard, s
1 nBy Saint Ives! IT. is true cried si1
i bertrand. strlding across to the recess
4 where the rngainy. funnel-shaped, thick
/ rlbhed engines were standing. solnbaTds
j they are. and of GOOD size We may shoot
1 down upon them a
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-11-17
JUSTICE HOLDS COURT
AMID GRAVEST0NES
isneclal "a Tho Times Disputch.,

. Especial to Tho rimeH- Dispnt ch.l
WINsTED,. CONN.,. November ls.--Nallace
Case. Judge OF probate in Hnrkhamsted. held
court amid gravcstoncs IN the Center Gene
terry In that town yesterday. This, tho VII
D. Youngs who whiIi working in hay
iot stopped long enough 70 try a prisoner
under an apple tree. !, ~.
,ted conservntor over Oscar Tiffany. now OF
East Hartlnnd. made application TO the Bark,
hntnsted Probate Court for permission 70 sell
the tiffany property. Judge Case wrote to Mr..
Simmons that he would hear the mhttor
g"in the cemetery" where he is assisting IT
tho work of Improving the .burylng Sronnh
Mr. simmons returned FROM the cemetery
Tonight with the order 70 sell the proPrrt%
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Barton Heights Mr.. Duggan is the son
of Mr. and Mrs. 2, f. Dnggan also Of
Barton Heights.
Wilcox--Gore.
The Rev. G.. a. Marks officated ut n
pretty Wedding Tuesday night ut o'clock
in Ms home, No GA East Grace Street
when Miss Clara E. Gore became the
bride of Air. Alanson Wilcox, Jr Mr.
Wilcox and his bride are very popular
In the East End.
Russia and Japan.
q Under the Joint auspices OF the Rich
n,ora. Education Association and the Wo-
mans Clne. Or. Toyi,lishi Yenaga. of
Jayan, viii give his celebrated lecture on
Russia and Japan in the y. N. c. a:
Haii. at S clock this evsilng. Members
OF the Wona.'s Club, can pro-
cure tickets to; themselves and an es-
cort at the ciua. where The janitrss has
them for distribution. The members Of
the Richmond Education Association are
t7tstssd 10 a ticket for themselves and an
escort and can get them on application.
The unusual opportunity offered by Dr..
Yeaasa's presence il, Richmond IS looked
forward 30 viii. great Interest
Personal Mention.
RI ]. F. Anderson and family vi, VII
wSar=-- His daughter. Mss Sally Reid
anderson, has rscsatiy returned from, q
delightful visit g Sc. York
MISS Nellie Gordon. who i visiting in
Augusta. Ca. Viii return 10 Richmond
Saturday morning accompanied by hsr
friend, Miss Lozeste Mcclure. Of Balti-
more.
NJ. r Rca-rsr. Of Shirley. Is the
guest 81 ,tr. I-ss1agbourne Williams. We'd
:ssday s.s Vii f-.z.. Miss Boiling; on
Grove Age1sic. and later On Mrs. John
2. Lsghttoot. On Tenth Street.
lstgs As5g 5s -
TIE Soldiers Home ard Social Commit
tee Richmond Chapter. Daughters of the
co-ntesderaeg. xii meet this morning at
II 4. NJ III rEe hotne Of Mrs Dabneyr
jefferson Carr. 30. 40 East Grace Street.
Al members 81 the Richmond Chapter
u 10 Eisfs no Join are requested TO come
promptly, as the meeting is for orgsni-
zaEEca-
The 81. johns Circle of King Daugil-
te-s VIII hare their thank offering social
.:sss afternoon from 40 10 $50 In the
ho-ae Of 5!rG. George Currte, NO 300
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-11-17
Big lumber Business.

(special TO The Times Dspat ch.)
M,KES NICY. VA. Nov. 1.-THE $lnn-
Der business In this section continues very
,,er month is Shipped from this point.@3
The farmers in This community report
tho biggest corn crop for year s. mos Z Or
them having more than the;. car: con- con-
Charlie Wlnyfield. a negro car loader
here while brak.ng q CA fell OF ana
seriously fractured his shoulder.
This place now has Il resident p hysic clan
lin DR.. IT. p. Carter. formerly of Chat-
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-11-17
Social and
pe,yon az
The Dearest Corner.

Tho dearest corner in our home,
4 i which IS 1t do you say?
where rich ola heirlooms, dueeS ano
&S quaint.
with time are slowed awayG
where ancient gods Of good ard grace
smile from tho dusk and dim
Venus and 1suddhais donlae lace
Like spectres dark and grim!
m, ,,earest corner? Not for gifts
8tDf gold and time and space
i choose 4 cozy little spot
And bless the precious place.
no loves own sirt softly steal
Ana @atcn and pray and peep
Il And Bending DER the cradle kAs
My little babe asleep
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the tower, and ganlbolled hand in hand
around tho blaze. screaming out the dog
gerel lines which had long been the
watchword Of the Jacqueric:
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Married in st. Louis.

$ (Spec,ul to The Tines ispa tch.) 5
ST. LOUIS, MO-. Nov. 16.-A marriage
license has been issued TO y oseph ~.
Ryan. OF Richmond. and Miss Matte
Evan, of ST. Louis. FIJI
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5CesscZ, cesscz. gems d'armes ct pletons
DE pillcr ct manager. le bonhomme.
tQui dc3longtemps jacques Bontomme
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MISS HELEN GOULD
is WRITING "a BOOK.

Special to The Times ispatcI.)
S PERU, IND, November 1s-Mss Helen
Miller Gould is writing book.
The work will describe the tour Miss Gould
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-11-17

The dealer who Is, not selling Soross
$3.50 Shoe is.snot selling n better shoe
| for $3.50, but he Is makingta larger profit.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-11-17
DYING TOT, SUFFERING
AGONY, CHEERS MOTHER
.fspec,al . nc Tlmes. pIspatch.l X

Especial to The Times Dispatch.) ID
x BALTIMORE. November 1.-THE wonderful!
for;i,ude ot four-year-old Jesse GIL while SUI
ferins circulating agony and dying from
frr1,s and the little fellows efforts to con-
4ceai his agony from his mother, was one Of
the yaost pathetic scenes ever witnessed IN
the MARYLAND Hospital. He was so badly
burned tina, the skin peeled of his body.
Forcing q smile. the child looked up lovinglN
al his mother ard the nurses, saying: :. Dom
cry. mamma ana peoples. am all right BE
like me. Sec ] not crying. am laughing,
and you should do the same
5E All the time he was bravely trying to sup
press groans. 553
Burnett's Extract OF Vanilla
in purity and strength pre-eminently su.
perior.-Adv. #
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By ROBERT LOUIS STEVENSON.

Barton Heights. Mr.. Duggan is the son
of Mr.. and Mrs. p. f. Duggan, also OF
Barton Heights.
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Wasst-Rsiiey.

4 large 7scsr.sSon We b given On Wed-
rsessasy sTs,sas from 70 l. al the hozas
q n. brides parents.
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Duggan--Crovo.

= Mss Mar Ba-t,g-g Grove and Mr..
.Csaars@ Parcel Dog-n we-s nssrne.
Il s.zrssa1zy zs9-rsng. at s=al o'c.cca- IN s.
p-e-s-,s CaSsE.,-zL toa Pew Fstsg- 5s-
ssszz5 lrar- otEacEa.-g- Naptiai -yrnss
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The ST. johns Circle of King fDaugil.
te-s VIII haze their thank offering social
:Esss afternoon. from 4:3p TO $50 In the
hoaae Of 3IrE. George currte, No. $50
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-11-17

Atiss Lucy Bowie. who has been visit
{ Ing friends In the city has returned Il
! her homo in Caroline county.
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Heath--McBee.

The Portsmouth Star publishes the fol-
lowing account of the Heath3ycT2se wed-
ding. which tool, place in Greengllie. =,
n Nrnyernbpr Iath.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-09-03
YOUNG MAN TAKES DOSE
POISON AT DAVENPORT
Will Dale, Victim of Electricity Shock,
Grows Despondent Over Being
Out of Work.

Will Dale attempted to commit sui
eide at Davenport last evening shortly
after o'clock by taking rough on rats.
He was removed in the city ambulance
to St. Luke's hospital, where he was
reported TO be recovering rapidly from
the effects of the poison. Dale stepped
into the Stapleton & Johnson saloon
on Perry street at the hour named and
asked Joe StapletOn, who was behind
the bar for a drink of water. Mr.. Sta
pleton gave it to him and at the same
time noticed that Dale had box in his
hand from which he had taken some
thing to put in his mouth. Joe grabbed
the box, and at the same time the poi
son Dale had taken began to get the
better of him. He was taken into the
writing room of a nearby hotel and
laid on a table until the ambulance
came.
Dale is the young man who was in
jured by a shock of electricity while
he was cleaning a street light at Fifth
and Brady streets about d year ago.
He had not been well since, and being
out of work, has been respondent.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-09-03
COURT HOUSE RECORD.
Real Estate Transfers.

Sept. 2-F. c. Entrikin to Harry
Nicholson, lots Is, II, Is and 16, c. o.
Arenschield's First add, Pleasant
View. 81 600
Emil Olsen to F z. Allen, part lot
, and lots 3. I. >, 8, and s, block Z.
G. H. Ambrose's add, Port Byron,
$500.
Louis MOsenfelder to J. B. Winters,
lots II, y and Is, block l, L. Mosen-
felder's Eleventh street add, Rock
Island. 5000.
Sarah S. Chambers to w. c. Mauck,
er. lot 16. South Rock Island, $500.
Moline Trust & Savings bank to R.
". Gould. lot Is, block >, Columbia
Pard add. South Moline, $50.
r. c. Noycs TO Harry Nicholson. lot
Il, c. o. Arenschields First add.
Pleasant View. s2G5.
Dimock. Gould * Co. TO Barnard &
Leas Manufacturing company, tract by
metes and bounds. nwl4. 33. Is, 1w
$4,000.
Thomas F. O'Brien, by master. tC
W. c. Maucker, lot -. block 1, High
land Park add. Rock Island, $295.66.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-09-03
PFAU HITS 1T RICH
Rock Island Man Who Leaves City a
Few Years Ago Broke Returns
President of G old Mining Co.
SAYS WILL BE WORTH MILLION
Says Arizona Property, of Which He
is Third Owner, Will Yield
About $3o,ooo,ooo.

The career of Lee c. Pau, since
leaving Rock Island four years ago
virtually penniless, reads like a fairy
tale
Today he returned to the city third
owner in an Arizona gold mine that
he says has an assured yield of not
dollar short of SS0,OOO.OOO.
He is president of the Pfau Gold
Mining company. with headquarters at
Cincinnati. Last week he sold for
1925 600 a strip of property adjoining
that on which his mine is located.
Nineteen months ago he purchased it
for S1.700. He had not completed the
payments on it when he made the
sale.
Mr.. Pfau carries around in his nip
pocket two chunks of the yellow ore
taken from his mine. One is worth
$3.50 and the other $3.50. He says he
expects some day to be able to write
his name to a check good for a cool
million.
Offers Old Boss job.
He brought his wife, who was Miss
Mamie Brennan of this city, with him
for 4 visit with her relatives. She
will remain a month. The busy hus-
band leaves tomorrow for the west He
will so as far as California to see an
engineer under whom he worked with
the forces of the upper Mississippi
river engineer corps here. He will
offer him a job as experimenting engi-
neer at the gold mine ont near Pres
colt. Mr.. Pfau says he was his friend,
and he knows there is no better engi-
neer in the country. His name is Sis
sion. He has a fine position in San
Francisco. He was wired an offer, and
his employers doubled his salary. Mr.
Pfau says he allows they will have to
come a few times more before they
top the size of the pay envelope Sis
sion will receive if he comes with him.
Pays Uncle johnny Four for One.
One of the first to receive a call
from Mr.. Pfau today was Johnny
Jones, the second hand man. When
he was leaving the city few years
back he did not have a dollar He con-
fided his predicament to Jones. John
ny took a chance and advanced him
500. Today Pau paid him $50.
Il dislike to talk about myself" said
Mr.. Pfau. Il do not want to boast of
riches, either, for luck might turn on
me any day. But | feel reasonably
safe. 1t was simply a case of taking
a chance with me. When | acquired
the land on which our mine is situated
knew there was gold there, but never
dreamed that it was in the proportions
that later investigations have proven
Leading men of Cincinnati backed
me. l took them to the ground and
showed them what | had run into. |
sold nearly 100000 worth of stock
myself in the city of Cincinnati
stock Sells Like Hot CnEeS.
I'VE planned to sell 100000, but
quit at $350,OOO. Our plan was to
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