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Churchill standard. (Fallon, Nev) 1903-1908, 1904-07-23
DISAPPEARANCE
OF JIM EAGLE
To Be Investigated by
the Police = Friends
Believe Him Dead.

Early in February Jas. Eagle,
a Churchill county farmer, mys-
teriously disappeared and has
not been heard from since. 1t is
believed by many that he was
the victim OF foul play and the
name of II. (. Lawrence, now in
iail awaiting trial ON a criminal
assault charge, is prominently
connected Herewith.
The circumstances attending
Lawrence's connection with tie
crime, II one has been commit
ted, do appear incrlminati ting,
though the STANDARD, after a
careful inquiry, believes the accu.
Sations against Lawrence are
not well founded
Before leaving I>allon, Eagle
paid al his debts to a cent and
had some six hundred dollars
remaining. With this money he
started for WadsWorth To make
a payment to George Burton,
from whom he purchased a farm
on yearly inStallments He
failed to settle with Burton,
however, and his friends contend
he never reached WadsWorth.
The statement is also made that
Eagle when last seen was at
HaZen in the company OF Law
renee. On the other hand, Gar
Mower, the stage driver, who
was at the time III theemplov OF
Judd Allen, at Ilazen, makes the
positive statement that he flag
ged the train for Eagle and that
he saw the missing man take the
train and depart. He also
states that La Nreuce was not
with Eagle. Mower says he
cannot be mistaken in the man.
The train vas late that night
and Mower says he and Eagle
sat IN the bar room of Aliens
hotel awaiting its arrival. This
would seem proof certain that
Lawrence is being unlustly &c
cused. Still, the friends of Eagle
insist that Lawrence could tell
a weird tale of a desert horror
il he felt SO inclined.
The argument upon which the
friends OF Eagle pl Ice the great
est belief that Lawrence is q
party to the formers disappear
ance is the fact that shortly af-
ter, Lawrence %''squared' his
account with Judd Allen, to
whom he was indie bed for board
and lodging. Also, at about the
same time, he erected a two
story frame building at Hazen
for which he paid Ill cash.
Since Eagles mysterious dis
appearance not a word has been
heard from him or of him. He
had MANY friends here, among
Whomis Ell Sullivan. who states
that If cage were alive he would
have heard from him long~since,
for the two have been in the
habit of corresponding when
separated from each other.
The author of the story i'm
plicating Lawrence with Eagles
exit from this section is not
known. The story has been the
subject of much comment the
past week and in its travels has
been greatly enlarged upon and
exaggerated. SO much SO in
fact that it is hard to get head
or tail to it.
An inquiry into the details of
the affair Will be made. A search
will be made in the hills around
Hazen for evidence to substan-
tate the claims of Eagles
friends.
Meanwhile Eagle maybe heard
from and thus lift firm the
shoulders of Lawrence a grave
suspicion of an awful dead.
Churchill standard. (Fallon, Nev) 1903-1908, 1904-07-23
FOR SALE.

Geo Moesser announces that
he has on sale at the Fallon
Livery Stable several head OF
work stock, from 100 to 1900
pounds in weight. These ami
mails will be sold cheap for cash.
Call and inspect them.
Churchill standard. (Fallon, Nev) 1903-1908, 1904-07-23

Don't drive to town i'll that
shabby rig. Get it painted in
an up-to-date style at Clinton &
Clark's. Prices reasonable.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1904-12-23
FIGHTING WAS KEEN.
WORLDS FAIR OFFICIALS HAVE
NO EASY TIME DECIDING
AWARDS.
With the Security of {
Strong State Bank

Spe cial to the Star: st. Louis.
Nov. 30-''The friendly competition
entered into by the worlds manufac'
turers at the Exposition has turned
into regular free-for-alI fight, and
it's jury has conferred around the type
writer award, which was finally de-
cided today when the Exposition
officially awarded the Oliver Type
writer the gold medal as mark of ite
PRACTICAL superiority. Each exhibitor
presented a ssore of claims why he
mould get honors as against all com
srs, and the competition became SO
keen that each firm felt the entire
standing of their business was tied
up in the receipt Of the priced medal.
All the typewriter exhibit being
American, they displayed a spirit Of
Yarkee fight that made decision hard.
Some of them even went SO far as to
nticipate results, and acEonnced sew
eral weeks ago 5oat they had won IN
the contest, though IKE official award
was only made today. ana as p result
the Oliver Typewriter people are be-
ing congratulated on wining q great
victory. #
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1904-12-23
SHIPS ALL WRECKED
ADMIRAL TOGO REPORTS ON CON.
DlTION OF RUSSIAN VESSELS
At PORT ARTHUR.

Toxic, Dec. -Telegraphing under
date of Dec. IS, Vice Admiral Togo
says:
*There is no room left to doubt that
the enemy's ships in the harbor OF
Port Arthur are totally unfit for serv-
ice. l have reason to believe that the
battleship Sevastopol has been dis
abled by our attacks, but no definite
data on which to pass final judgment
has yet been obtained and investlga-
tions are being conducted in all
available quarters.
ut is certain that at least seven
Russian torpedo boat destroyers re.
main intact in the harbor.
"a staff officer in front of Port
Arthur reports as follows:
'The battleship Perseveit is lying
200 meters Off the Tigers Tail PENN
sula and at high tide the water
reaches to the torpedo tubes in her
bow. She is submerged to her stern
walk and lies aground without listing.
Her central funnel is severely dam
aged.
"The battleship Poltava lies 200
meters north of the point of Tigers
Tail. Her bow at high tide is sub
merged to her after deck. She is
doubtless aground and does not list.
The Retvizar's Deck Submerged.
"The battleship Retvizan lies 100
meters east of the Poltava. Her con-
dition is worse than that of the Pol
tava. She is listing five degrees to
starboard and her after deck is con-
stantly submerged.
1.-THE battleship Pobieda lies 200
meters northeast of the point of tt
gers Tail. Her after deck on the
starboard side must be submerged at
high tide. Everything seems to show
that she is aground.
"The protected cruised Pallada lies
100 meters east by north of the Po-
bieda. She is listed five degrees to
port. At high tide the condition of
her deck is about the same as the
decks of the Perseveit. She is doubt
lessly aground.
"The armored cruiser Bayan lies
300 meters from the harbOr entrance.
She has listed Is degrees and ap-
pears to be aground.
"The above mentioned four battle
ships and two cruisers have been
abandoned and no boats are seen near
them
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1904-12-23


ORDER FoR HEARINt; PLItssATloN = 3
IL FOR APPOINTMENT DndlN us
TRAITOR. 81 30
STATE ATE Or O y M1 INN y D.
County OF MoeRIsoN.
@s.t Y ..s:. IT. f.. $ +. In Probate Court 49,
ys: Special Term, Dec . lsO4-
In the matter OF the estate Of Oliver oliver
4 81 receiving and fling the petition Of
Jurdin Syer. of the county !. q ], i;.sar.
among other things, that Oliver I'VE
Syer, late of the county 81 A ~.
10th day Of October a., D: 1so4, ct 4, the ,ts
county of Morrison died interstate, ana Pc
ing an inhabitant of this county at tne.
time of his death, leaving goods, chaIteis
and estate within this county, ana Inat
the said petitioner is the widow q sa1o
deceased and praying that administrator
of said estate be to Jurdin Syer granted;
1t is ordered, that said petition pc he aati,
before said court OF }6u T a yot5ock
M. at the probate office, in the court house
in the city OF Little Falls, in said county,
Ordered further, that notice thereon De
given to the heirs of said deceased and 70
all persons interested, by publis hing TINS
order once in each week for three succes-
the Little Falls Herald, weekly Legal
newspaper, printed and published at
Little Falls, in said county.
Dated at Little Falls, MIMI, this lsL
day of Dec, A. D. 1904. =. ss;ss<1
(sea1y by '' s. f. SHAW.
.D2 Judge of Probate.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1904-12-23
OREER FOR HEARING ON CLAIMS
STATE OF MINNESOTA,

OREER FOR HEARING ON CLAIMS.
STATE OF MINNESOTA,
COUNTY OF MORRISON.
In Probate Court, Special Term. Decenl-
Der 10th, 1904.
In the matter of the estate of Andrew
Racine deceased.
Letters of administration on the estate
the county of Morrison, state of Mime
sofa. being granted to Emire Racine.
1t is ordered, that three months be and
the same is hereby allowed from and after
the date of this order, in which all persons
having claims demands against the
said deceased are required to file the same
in the Probate Court of said county, for
examination and allowance, or be forever
barred.
It is further ordered, that the 18th day
of March, 1905, at 10 O'clock a. NJ, at
special term of said Probate Court to be
held at the Probate office in the Court
House, in the city of Little Falls, in said
county, be and the same hereby is ap-
pointed as the time and place when and
where the said Probate Court will exam
inc and adjust said claims ard demands.
And it is further ordered, that notice of
such hearing be given to all creditors and
with publishing this order once in each
week for three successive weeks in the
Little Falls Herald a weekly legal news
paper, printed and published at Little
Falls, in said county.
Dated at Little Falls, Minnesota, the
10th day of December, A. D. 1904.
By the Court,
DIS Judge of Probate.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1904-12-23
VESSEL BURNS AT SEA
NINE LIVES LOST BY DESTRUC.
TON OF THE GLEN ISLAND
OFF ATLANTIC COAST.

New York, Dec. 19.-By the burn
ing of the Starin line steamer Glen
Island in Long Island sound nine lives
were lost and property roughly esJi-
mated at $4,000 was destroyed. That
more lives were not sacrificed undOubt
eddy was due to the personal courage
Of the officers and crew and the eX-
cellent discipline maintained when a
horrible death for all seemed almost a
certainty. When the steamer was
abandoned she was fame swept from
stem to stern and yet the only per-
sons who lost their lives were those
whose escape had been entirely cut off
by the fire before the alarm reached
them.
Of the thirty-one persons, including
ten passengers, who sailed away on
the Glen Island twenty-five, including
eight passengers, were brought back
safely. The dead are: Unknown He
brew woman, passenger; unknown
| man, passenger; W. E. Hendrickson
assistant engineer; Luman Miller, fire
man; Frank Bush, fireman; John
Burke, fireman; Otto L. Alolfran, fire
man; 0. Berg, deckhand; Peter Ben
son, deckhand.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1904-12-23
h DID # NOT Kill YOUNG
Nan Patterson swears She Never Fired
st5>s ss&r ;''I. AZ. }s Fatal Shot. %-5s 55

53 tEi \ al ~ r. II
Nan Patterson swears She Never Fired
S \. VI = ,#:= Fatal Shot. .ss45.
New York, Dec. 20.-"Did you or
did you not shoot Caesar Young,
Man," said Lawyer Levy to Miss Nan
Patterson Monday. III
Il did not replied the witness in a
firm voice. ."l would give my own
life to bring him back if it were in my
power. I,never saw the revolver with
which he was shot There was a
fash, and then the end.''
In a voice Quavering with emotion,
but filled with dramatic intensity,
Miss Patterson, who is on trial charged
with the murder of Caesar Young, the
bookmaker, recited to the jury the
scenes in her life which had to do with
her dealings with Young. Not only
did Miss Patterson swear that she did
not kill Young, but she denied every
circumstance in the case which the
state has brought up against her. She
denied that she was dismayed be-
cause Young was about to leave be-
and go to Europe, after having been
told by him, as it has been alleged,
that all was over between them.
On the other hand she testified that
as a result of her conference with
Young, it was agreed that she should
join him in England and take apart
ments in the Hotel Cecil, London, TAX
ing care that she keep her where
abouts a complete secret from Mrs.
Young and Young's relatives. An
important feature brought out was the
fart that Young gave the woman a
postal card >. on which he wrote her
name and address, saying it was some
thing she might need.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1904-12-23
NUMBER OF PEOPLE CRUSHED TO
DEATH IN HOTEL CROKER
~ AT MILL CITY,. -
Walls Of Structure Recently Destroyed
Walls Of Structure Recently Destroyed
by Fire Fall Onto Adjoining Build
Ing, Almost Completely Wreckfng It.
At Least Four Persons Are Dead and
the List Of Fatalities May Aggregate
Much Larger Number.
a Much Larger Number

Minneapolis, Dec 20.-At least
four and possibly eleven people lost
their lives early Tuesday morning in
the Croker hotel on Fifth street
through the falling of the high east
wall of the O. H. Peck building, which
was Quilted by fire last Tuesday night.
The high wind of Monday night
loosened the bricks in the wall and
tons of brick and stone crashed down
upon the roof of the three-story hotel
next door. The roof was carried
through to the basement, carrying
death and injury before it.
Several people are missing and pre-
gumably are dead, as follows:
William Croker, landlord; Mrs. Mag
gle lie Claire, Jennie Morris, William
zimmerman, William Bray, Charles
Kenyon, William Lillyblade and
seven other men and one woman, un-
accounted for.
The injured are Mrs. Jennie Murray,
hip badly bruised; Mrs. Evelyn Will
Jams, badly cut; Mrs. William Crock
er, Willie Croker, Hannah Croker,
Mrs. Frank Boyce and Charles Smith.
Inmates of the Hotel Asleep.
The crash came shortly after
o'clock. Almost everyone in the no.
tel was asleep. Within one moment
the entire hotel building was wreck
with injured and dying people calling
for help.
A number of people who were asleep
at the time of the accident and who
were not Immediately in the path of
the falling bricks, escaped with their
lives, though badly injured.
The fire department responded
quickly as did also large share of the
police department who set to work
rescuing the injured.
Mrs. Jennie Murray, a cook, was the
first to be taken out by the rescuers.
She was taken to the city hospital.
William Croker, the proprietor, is
probably dead. He was in the front
of the hotel when the accident occur
red and has not been since seen.
William zimmerman was sick in bed
and unable to help himself.
Mrs. Williams, daughter of William
Croker, was asleep on the top floor
when the crash came and was buried
beneath the debris but was rescued.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1904-12-23
ORDER FOR HEARING APPLICATION
FOR APPOINTMENT OF ADMINS

ORDER FOR HEARING APPLICATION
FOR APPOINTMENT OF ADMINS
TRAITOR.
STATE OF MINNESOTA
COUNTY Or MORRISON
In Probate Court.
Special term, Nov. 26th, 1904.
In the matter of the estate of Matthias
Tschida, deceased:
On receiving and filing the petition of
Theresa Tschida of the county Of n orrison
5sp1s:entTin agh amon 9a other r.. things that
Morrison in the state of Minnesota.
on the 18th day of fJuly A. D.
1904, at the county of Morrison died
intestate and being an inhabitant
OF that county al the time of his death,
leaving goods, chattels, and estate within
Morrison county, Minnesota, and that the
deceased land praying that administration
of said estate be to Theo. Thieleu
granted:
It is ordered. that said petition be heard
before said court. On Tuesday the 9th day
of December A, D. 1904, at 10 o'clock a H.,
at the probate office, in the court house, in
the city Of Little Falls. in said county.
Ordered further, that notice thereof be
given to the heirs ofsaid deceased, and to all
persons interested, by publishing this or
der once in each week for three success
sive weeks prior to said day of hearing. in
the Little Falls Herald, q weekly legal
Falls in SAID county and state.
DATED! al Little Falls. this 261h tav of
November, 4. D. 1904.
BY The Court.
(seaD Z. f. SHAW
Judge of Probate
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1904-12-23
CANCELLATION NOTICE.
John w. Scoles

John W. Scoles: ~
Please Take Notice: "
Default has occurred and now exists
in the terms and conditions of that
Gel tain contract dated the fourth day
of August, A. D.. 1900, executed by u.
S. B. Johnston Land Company. a COR
poration. and Yourself, and providing
that upon the performance OF certain
terms and conditions therein express SEQ
said corporation shall make convey
ance of that certain property situated
in Morrison county, State Of Mime
sofa, and de- cribed as the Northeast
Quarter (NE4) Of section Eighteen
(l8), in Township Forty one (4D OF
Range Thirty -one (3l) which defaults
are as follows. to-wir:
There has not been delivered to this
Company the equal one half part nor
any part of all the grain or other crops
raised or produced on said land during
the year 1904, although the place for
such delivery was duly designated by
this Company.
There has not been broken up and
prepared for crop Eve acres Of said
land required to be broken during
the year 1908, and there has not been
broken up and prepared for crop five
acres Of said land additional repaired
to be broken in the year 1904.
Because of such defaults, and be-
cause of each of them, said contract
will be cancelled and terminated, and
the same hereby is cancelled and ter.
minated az provided in said contract
may be done and pursuant to the
statute in such Gaze made and pro-
vided, and such cancellation and ter
mination shall take effect on the 9Th
day of February, A. D., 1905.
Witness the corporate name and COT
porate seal of said corporation on this
twenty ninth day of November, A.
D., 1904.
y. S. B. JOHNSTON LAND CON-
ANY, -
SeaD By Vim. BURROWS
Asst. Secy,
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1904-12-23
MRS. CHADWICK INDICTED.
Five True Bills Returned Against the
Female Financier.

Cleveland, o., Dec. l5.-The federal
grand jury returned 'indic ,ll,e44, >
against Mrs. Chadwick, Pres. IG:.i
Beckwith and Cashier Spear OF th<
Citizens National bank OF Cbcrlin, 1T
the exact minute that Mrs. Chadwick ;
train rolled into the Lake Shore aHC
Michigan Southern depot in this city.
The federal indictments against
Mrs. Chadwick are five in number;
three Of them charge her with aiding
and abetting officers of national
bank to defraud the institution, and
two charge her with conspiring
against the United States. Of the
four indictments against President
Beckwith of the Oberlin bank, two
charge him with misapplication OF
funds of a national bank; one with
conspiracy to commit an offense
against the United States, and one
with certifying checks when no funds
were on hand. The indictments against
Cashier Spear are the same as those
against President Beckwith.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1904-12-23
DISASTER ON BATTLESHIP.
Three Men Killed and Four Other:
Terribly Scaided.


Philadelphia, Dec. 16.-Caught in a
trap and helpless to save themselves,
three men lost their lives and four
others, including Lieutenant William
G.. Cole, assistant chief engineer,
we're terribly scalded Thursday by a
rush of steam and boiling water in the
fireroOm of the battleship Massachu-
sets, lying at the League Island navy.
yard. n
With the exception of Lieutenant
Cole all the killed and injured were
residents. Sof5 Philadelphia. vs. Lieuten-
ant Cole received his injuries in an
Heroic effort to rescue the others. :: 4
The accident was caused by the
giving way of a gaslket or rubber wash
or on q boiler, on the starb GARD side OF
the ship r = s o {. :. z ~. !. E <.#
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1904-12-23
PLEA OF NOT GUILTY
MRS. CHADWICK ARRAIGNED IN
FEDERAL DISTRICT COURT
AT CLEVELAND.

Cleveland, Dec. 17-Mrs. Cassie L.
Chadwick, President Beckwith and
Cashier Spear of the Citizens National
bank of Oberlin, O., were arraigned
in the United States district court be-
fore Judge Wing during the afternoon.
All of them pleaded not guilty to the
charges brought against them.
United States District Attorney Sui
Ivan asked that bail be fixed in each
case and J. P. Dawley, attorney for
Mrs. Chadwick, declared that his eli
ent had 10 desire to offer bail and
would remain in custody for the pres
ent at least.
Reckwith and Spear were ordered
by Judge Wing to increase their bonds
to $4,000. they having been held PIE.
viously under bonds of $4,000. TheE
furnished the bond and were allowed
to depart, Mrs. Chadwick returning to
the JAIL
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1904-12-23
OLD BRIDGE COLLAPSES.
Three Dead and Five Injured al
Charleston, w. Va.

Charleston, w. Va, Dec. 16.-Three
persons are known to have been killed
and five others seriously injured by
the collapse OF the suspension bridge
across the Elk river which connects
East and West Charleston. There
were six teams, six children on their
way to school, and number of other
pedestrians on the structure when it
went down. The bridge collapsed
without warning. Those who went
down with the wreckage fell dis
lance of forty feet into the ice-cover-
ed waters of the river. The depth of
the river at this point is estimated at
twenty feet and when the iron and
lumber Wreckage struck the ice, it
broke into fragments and a number
of those killed and several of the in
jured were thrown into the water or
swept under the ice further down the
stream
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1904-12-23
CASE OF MURDER AND SUICIDE
Minneapolis Man Kills His Sweetheart
and Himself.

ana f1ImSeI.
| Minneapolis, Dec. 17.-Frederick B.
Richmond, grain man of this city
shot and killed Miss Lima Christian.
son, dressmaker on Eighth street,
near Second avenue south, Friday
afternoon, and then sent bullet
crashing through his own head.
Both died instantly, the woman with
two shots from a 3S-caliber revolver
into her brain and Richmond from
one which entered his right temple
and passed directly through his head.
The murder and suicide occurre
abont 1870 O'Clock in the afternoon. =
was witnessed by number Of PEI
sons, and their stories are so circun-
stantial that the coroner has decided
that an inquest is unnecessary.
The two had been afianced, ard
from all that can be learned the t1a2-
edy was the result of lovers quarrel.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1904-12-23
FATAL FIRE IN BROOKLYN.
Three Persons Killed and a Number
Injured,

New York, Dec 17.-Three persons
were killed and several injured, two
fatally, in a fire in three story brick
residence at 1874 South Main street,
in the Williamsburg section Of Brook
Ign.
The fire was caused by the explo-
sion of an oil stove. Most of those
who lost their lives were caught on
the upper stories of the building, from
which there were no fire escapes.