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The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1904-09-23
COUNT GETS YEAR IN PEN.
Nobleman In Germany but Thief in
Brooklyn.


New York, Sept. 21.-Declaring that
while Count Gerhardt M. Won Pragen
might be a nobleman in Germany, he
is only a common thief in Brooklyn,
Judge Aspinwell yesterday imposed a
sentence of one year in the peniten-
tiary upon the young man. In the
court room were a number of young
women whose acquaintance he made
last summer while parading about the
Brighton Beach hotel in the uniform
of a lieutenant. When Won Pragen.
who was charged with forgery and
grand larceny, entered the court ROOM,
wearing a natty suit of dark cloth, he
carried himself erect and looked about
seemingly u~nconcerned and smiled at
his young m acquaintances, who
smiled back encouragingly. They
were some of the hotel patrons who
were captivated by his gracious a
plea. He declared that the youth was
a bona fide count and that he is a
lieutenant in the German army. Won
Pragen came to this country or a two
years furlough.
"Here in Brooklyn" said Judge AS
pinwell, she is nothing more than a
common, ordinary thief, and l shall
deal with him accordingly. We have
no use for such noblemen as he in
this country"
When sentence was imposed the
young German lost his smile, and he
left the court oom for the prison a
detected person.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1904-09-23
CasuaItiee.

Charles Farrow of Philadelphia and
Alma Heck Of Crystal Falls, Wis.
we're drowned at Green Bay. Wis. by
the overturning Of a boat.
Mrs. F. v. Reiss. thirty-one years of
age, a well-known artist of Charlottes-
Vile, Va, was strangled to death by
drinking a glass Of milk.
Almost every business block in Ida
no Falls. Idaho, was wiped out by a
are that started in the Butte cafe. The
loss will reach $500, 700. with small in
surance.
Nine. Melba, the distinguished sing
er. while driving an automobile in
Paris, accompanied by her two cous-
ms. the Misses Walker, ran over a
man about eighty-four years Of age,
killing him instantly. 1t is not thought
that the chauffeur was to blame.
/ Mai. G. II. Gardner of WATERFOWL.
wis. was found drowned in La Belle
lake. OconOmowoc. He was a resident
OF Watertown during the last forty
years.
Noel p. Lucas, a bell boy in the
Hotel Helena at Helena, Mont, had
his head crushed to a jelly while rid
ing in & freight elevaNr. Death re.
suited instantly.
Edward Clarke. aged 81, his wife,
their daughter and three children OF
Alfred J. Wett., were burned to death
near rrederickton, N. B., in q fire
which destroyed the Welt home.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1904-09-23
From Other Lands,

During military ballooning exer-
cises at st. Notwithstanding, Austria,
eight of the soldiers were hurled
against a rock, two Of them being
killed outright.
Two distinct shocks Of earthquake
occurred at Ottawa, Ont, recently.
The first lasted five seconds and the
second six, with an intermission of a
few seconds. General alarm was ex.
perienced.
The Uruguayan nationalist commit
tee. has published a manifesto relative
to Gen. Saravia. 1t declares the party
has suffered a terrible loss, but will
not give up. An Asuneion, Paraguay,
letter says the bubonic plague has
broken out there.
The police of Madrid arrested a dan
gerous and well-known anarchist NAM
ed Flores. He had arrived in Madrid
from Paris for the alleged purpose of
assassinating Premier Maura. Ten
dynamite cartridges and compromising
documents were found upon his per-
son.
Col. Younghusband, head of the
| British mission, aud the Thibetan Off
Gals have signed a formal treaty in
the apartments of the dalai lama at
Potala. The terms of the treaty and
It's details will be published later by
the foreign office at Simla. The ar
rangements for the return Of the Brit
ish mission are complete.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1904-09-23
ALLEGE HAND IN MURDER.
Woman Charged With Completely II
Husbands Death.

Helena, Mont, Sept. PA ems
ton has been created by the arrest
near Glasgow of Mrs. John Mother,
on the charge of completely in the
murder of her husband. Mother was
shot by an employee named Dye, who
asserted the action was committed in
self-defense. He was released, but
later vas arrested and placed in Jail
because of new evidence discovered.
The arrest Of Mrs. Mottner now fol-
lows, and she. too. is in Jail. Officials
decline to disclose the nature of the
evidence against her, except that she
is said to have made inquiries as to
whether she would inherit the estate
If her husband was killed. Mottner
was a prominent sheep man.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1904-09-23
Rioters Are Rjotous.

Bloomfield, N. j., Sept. 20.-The UNI
pire in a game of ball here Yesterday
aroused the anger of "rooters'' by his
decisions. Adherents Of one team at
tackled the umpire with bats, and i'm
mediately there was a riot, men fight
ing with clubs, stones and> other
weapons. Several arrests were made.
The crowd knocked a policeman down,
but he chung to his prisoners n held
them until aid of sympathizers en-
abled him to get to a call box and
summon police aid, which stopped the
riot.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1904-09-23
Optimistic.

Young Lawyer-Well, the Judge has
rendered a decision in 'our favor In
that will case.
Older Partner-Never mild; the
other side will appeal and we will con-
inue to get fees out Of it.-Puck.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1904-09-23

"Of course" remarked the very
Young man who knows it all. "a wom-
ant mo- always means YES"
Perhaps it does" replied the mar
with the scanty hair. "but I'm right
here to tell you that her yes never
means no.'"-Chicago News.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1904-09-23

The yacht America, that Won the
inmous cup fifty-three years ago. 10
stfll anoat. IN those days q yacht was
not = mere skimming dish and was
nod Tor something mor than junk
after the race Wal over.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1904-09-23

In friendly salute q Utica man broke
the ribs Of IN acquaintance, who must
now be glad that he did not run across
the saluter when the latter was feel
ing morose.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1904-09-23

Maybe there il something in this no
hat fad, after all. Hats are still on
sidered indispensable by most per-
sons, but 30 were nightcaps at one
stage In human development.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1904-09-23
STUDENT MoRTALLY WOUNDED.
Shot as Result Of Quarrel at a Regis
tration Booth.

St. Louis, Sept. 21.-While standing
in front Of the st. Louis university
law building, where he was a student,
Fred T.. Scheet Of Bellevue, ILL.,, was
shot and MORALLY wounded yesterday.
The shooting was the result OF a quar-
rel at the registration booth. Oliver j.
Beck, one of the registration judges.
who was arrested by the police, ad-
mits firing his revolver, but claims
self-defense.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1904-09-23

Paraguayan Revolutionists Are Con-
centratinu Their Forces.

Buenos Ayres. Sept. 20.--According
to dispatches received here the revo-
lutionists Of Paraguay are
ting their land forces at towns parallel
with the railway and have cut Off
supplies and communications with
Asuncion. 1t is evident that the rev.
o%lutionists are planning to make an
early attack upon the capital or to
starve the government into submis-
sion.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1904-09-23

u foreign cable dispatch announces
the extraordinary fact that : German
professor rode horseback from Berlin
% Baireuth. Whether this fact Is ex-
traordinnry because q German profess
8 vas able to ride q horse, or be-
cause he rode to Baireuth Is LETT In
o~hscurtty.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1904-09-23

Ernesto Biondi, the Italian sculptor,
who. is suing the Metropolitan art mu-
scum IN New York for 5000, 900 dam
ages because Of it's refusal to exhibit
his 26aturnalia." takes himself seri-
Ously. doesn't he?
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1904-09-23

And now . Brooklyn man rises to
remark that he has carried the same
pocket knife for forty-seven years.
How irritating such complacent vir-
tue Is!
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1904-09-23

The new disease Of the AUTOMOBILE
lists is technically known as motor
pathia cerebralis. It is caused by the
vibrationibus Of the automobiliensissi-
mus.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1904-09-23

The engagement of his daughter to
Cant. Spender Clay Is said to be q
great relief to William Waldorf As
tor. The cause is obvious 1t might
20 easily have been Capt. Spender
Mum.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1904-09-23

Those employees who jumped In at
Paterson. N. j.. and rebuilt a burned
mill and then had q big dinner with
the owner are living proofs that the
country is still full of good native
Americans.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1904-09-23

Somebody ought to ask the man
Who announces that he has carried
one pocket knife for more than forty
ave years how many umbrellas he has
had meanwhile.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1904-09-23

Hetty Green vigorously objects to
paying $50 taxes on the old house in
Massachusetts, where she was born.
That isn't the eason she gives for
protesting, but It is q good one
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1904-09-23

Inquirer" asks why the word goo"
10 not in the latest dictionary. 1t will
be found in the next one. at all
events. It has appeared in print.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1904-09-23

A woman who Is careless enough to
spend $40 for silk hose is sure TO be
trifle careful about picking on the
muddy crossings.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1904-09-23

The taotai Of Shanghai appears to
cut about as much figure in his own
bailiwick as q blind man at a schut.
xenfest.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1904-09-23

It is not likely that wedding jour
neys on freight trains will become
Z popular fad. There is no romance
about q freight train.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1904-09-23
SHOT TO DEATH.

Michigan tanner 70 Killed by Man
Whose Wife He Had SIandered.
Marshall, Mich, Sept. FL. - Henry
Devonshire, a farmer living near Duck
lake, sixteen miles northeast OF here,
was shot and killed last night by J. C..
Mitchell of Springport. Mitchell gave
himself up to the officers. The men
quarreled over reports that Devon
shire was alleged to have circulated
about MitchelI's wife, and Mitchell
says that after hot words Devonshire
attempted to stab him and that he
then shot him.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1904-09-23

Lives there a man with soul SO dead
who never to his friend hath said.
seeing him homeward wend his way:
Hi, Sam, what was the score today"
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1904-09-23

That precious Russian baby weighs
1eh pounds now, which doesn't seem
much. considering the weight Of the
honors and responsibilities that have
been put upon him.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1904-09-23

4 Copn0cticut minister who missed
His horse found him finally in the
stn1y u the church, the exploring ami
MI having made his way down the
Irhurch aisle and into the study, with
o1t doing any damage. Horse on the
ninister!
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1904-09-23

'Are Americans d~isappearing?" asks
q correspondent of the New York
Herald. Very few of 'em left in New
York. we've noticed.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1904-09-23

Perhaps the Russians who decided
chat American -four was cOntraba Of
war had eaten a deadly Boston dough-
nut.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1904-09-23

Thank goodness. the oysters never
60 on q strike for shorter hours or
higher wages.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1904-09-23

1t Is to be hoped Miner Munroc had
asked to have his place in the mines
kept open for him to 80 back to.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1904-09-23

Incidentally, the racing automobile
II not doing q thing to the Malthusian
theory.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1904-09-23
Resume 81 the neWS.

Four persons were burned to death
and three were injured in a fire which
destroyed the three upper floors OF a
tenement in New York. The bodies of
the victims were found by the fire.
men.
In a freight wreck on the Rock
Island road near Muscatine, Iowa., n
man was killed, one fatally hurt and
five others injured. A freight train
train broke in two, the rear part OF it
jumping the track.
At Hanover Landing, Ind, . straw
hat belonging to Rev. Mr.. Collins was
blown into the river. Tony Huber, a
young bystander, swan out into the
stream and picked up the hat. He
was seized with cramps and sank.
Matthew Sands mistook Charles
Wittala for a deer and shot at close
range, causing instant death. The men
were camping nea Neihart, Mont, and
during the night Wattala arose to re-
plenish the fire, which aroused Sands.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1904-07-28
NOTICE

If you see a nice l .oking
couple driving around with a
good stylish horse, elegant harness,
nobby run-a-bout, carriage or trap,
with nice clean robes, and everything
to match, you can wager ten to one it
was hired from the Jackson Livery
Barn, as we put out only that kind
FRED S. JACKSON, Manager. Open
day and night. <
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1904-07-28
Detroit, Mich.

Baptist Young Peoples Union Of
America, International Convention.
July ITO. One fare plus $500 for the
round trip. Tickets on sale July 5th
to 7th, good returning until July 18th,
inclusive.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1904-07-28
,aa Parker,s strenat I, Z, prls.

Judge Parker's Strength III NeNSS'f FORK.
From the n. y. Press. eRepJ.! s$
We have searched high and low to
find some election table that would
show Judge Parker to$be a great vote
getter, but unless we go back to the
days when New York,s population was
so small that there were not as many
votes in the whole State as Judge
Parker cast, we cannot discover that
failed to beat the boots off him at
polling votes.
We set down the cruel figures for
whatever any one may be able to do
with them.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1904-07-28
BALTIMORE G OHIO RAILROAD
Very Low Rate Sunday Excursion
Tickets On Sale May IS.

Effective May Is and continuing
every Sunday thereafter until fur
Their notice, the Baltimore & Ohio
Railroad will place on sale excursion
tickets between stations of Wheeling
and Grafton, good going East bound
on regular train No. 20, leaving Fair
mont at 1852 A. NJ, and returning
no regular trains No. 1855, leaving
Grafton 12:40 noon, and 80 P. NJ;
and good going West bound on regular
train No. 5, leaving Fairmont at 7:47
A. NJ, and returning on regular train
No. 4, leaving Wheeling at 500 P.
NJ. For tickets and full information,
call on, ticket agent.
T. B. HENDERSON,.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1904-07-28
CHEAP EXCURSIONS
To the ST. Louis Worlds Fair, via Bal
tinore and Ohio Railroad.

Every Tuesday in June; only $1,000
round trip from Fairmont.
Tickets will be good going in
coaches only on specified train, and
in coaches or regular trains return
ing not later than ten days, including
date of sale.
Call on ticket agents for time of
train and full information.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1904-07-28
San Francisco. Cal.

Sovereign Grand Lodge, I. O. o. F.,
September 1925. One fare for the
round trip to Chicago or ST. Louis adj
ded to fares rendered therefrom (Chi-
cago $4,000; ST. Louis s47.5o). Dates
of sale to be announced later.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1904-07-28
San Francisco. Cal.

Triennial Conclave, Knights TEN
plar, September SO. One fare for the
round trip to Chicago or ST. Louis
added to fares rendered therefrom
(Chicago $4,000; ST. Louis s47.50).
Dates of sale to be announced later.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1904-07-28

one Of these negotiations was ended,
nor has there been any demand from
desirable tenantry since that time for
the renting Of these three floors. That
reaction was almost identical in time
with the one which caused Mr.. Frick
to withdraw his offer for the fiat iron
building.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1904-07-28
Louisville, Ky.

knights of Pythias, Biennial En-
campment, August 1919. One fare
plus s1.OO for the round trip. Tickets
on sale August 18th, 18th, 18th and
18th, good returning until August
31st, inclusive.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1904-07-28
Cincinnati, o.

Grand Lodge, 3. P. o. Elks, July
1928. One fare plus s1.0o for the
round trip. Tickets on sale July 18th,
10th, 18th, good returning until July
23d. inclusive.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1904-07-28
f., Nj. AND r. BRANCH.

f., M. AN5D II. ESBANCI.
ARRIVES.
No. 5O.-Pittsbur Accom'n LOOP. M.
No. 4.--Pitts Account 9:55 P. NJ.
DEPARTS.
No. 3.-Pittsburg Account 1850 "A. M.
No. 51.-Connellsville Ac'm 2:lOP. NJ.
No. SO leaves daily for Morgantown
at 9:O5 P. NJ. No. 81 arrives from Nor
gantown at 6:55 a. NJ. daily except Sun
day; at 500 A. M. Sunday only.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1904-07-28
Toronto, Ont.

Friends General Conference, Au-
gust 1918. One fare plus $500 for the
round trip. Tickets on sale August
9th to 18th, good returning until Au-
gust 31st, inclusive.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1904-07-28

For additional information concern
ing rates, routes, time Of trains, ETC.,
call on or address ticket agents, Bal
timore & Ohio r. R.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1904-07-28

Baseball clubs are given specia
prices on supplies ct J. l.. HAIRS
hardware store. J
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1904-07-28
AlNNOUN ElNTS
OF Reduced Fares Authorized via
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad,
Summer Season, 1eo4.
Atlantic city and seashore.

Special low rate excursions from all
points east of the Ohio river on June
Goth, July 14th and 2Sth, August 18th
and 25th, and September 9Th.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1904-07-28

We handle q straight line of furni-
ture, window blinds, mirrors and pic
lures. Fairmont Furniture Co. OPP
posite pOStoGice. Y
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1904-07-28

One fact is worth a ton of argu-
ment. It's a fact that Halls ice
cream is the best. x
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1904-07-28
Dressmaking

at 81 Second street. Fourth ward.
.ChiIdren,s work a specially. a
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1904-07-28

All of the latest telegraphic and
local news will be found in the Vest
5Virginian.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1904-07-28

Some one will get the hundred dol
lars in gold. 1t is worth guessing
for <.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1904-07-28

! 'iStoi Nelcdll, Oi d.
President of the Senate pro TEN
pore-William P. Frye, of Maine.
| Speaker of the House of Represen
| tatiyes-Joseph G. Cannon, of Illinois
| Supreme Court of the United States
Chief Justice-Melville w. Fuller
| Associate JusticeS-John NJ. Harlan
David ]. Brewer, Henry P. Brown, Ed
ward d. White, Rufus w. Peckham
Wendell Holmes, Jr.
United States Circuit Judges-Na
than Golf and Jeter c. Pritchard.
United States District Judges-John
J. Jackson and Benjamin F. Keller.
United States District Courts-The
Northern District.
Judge-John ]. Jackson.
Clark-Jasper Y Moore
District Attorney-Reese Blizzard.
Assistant District Attorney-E. NJ.
Showalter.
U. S. Observation-Disclosures D. Elliott
The Southern District.
Judge-Benjamin F. Keller.
Clerk-Edwin NJ. Keatley.
District Attorney-George w. Atkin.
son.
Assistant District Attorney-Eliott
Northcott.
U. S. Marshal-John *. Thompson.
United States Senators.
Stephen B. Elkins and Nathan B.
Scott.
Representatives In Congress.
First Observation-Disclosures B. Dove
ner
Second district-Alston G. Dayton
Third district-Joseph II. Gaines.
Fourth district-James a. Hughes.
Fifth district-Harry c. woodward.
State Government.
Governor-Abert B. White.
Secretary of State-Wm. NJ. Q. Daw-
son.
superintendent of Schools Thomas
C. Miller
Auditor--Arnold c. Scherr.
Treasurer-Peter Silman.
Attorney General-Romeo II. Freer
-Adiutant Generals. b. Baker.
Commissioner OF Banking-M A.
Kendall
Commissioner OF Labor. V. Bar
ton.
Chief Mine Inspector w. Paul.
Supreme Court of Appeals.
Henry c. McWhorter. president;
Henry Brannon. George Poffenbarger
MarinadulIe H. Dent, Warren Miller
County Government.
Judge of the Circuit Court, Second
judicial Circuit-John w Mason.
Judge of the Intermediate Court
U. S. Kendall
Prosecuting Attorney-Charlcs Pow
ell.
Sheriff-AIarcellus y. Jolliff
Clerk of the Circuit Court-R Is.
Parrish.
Clerk OF the County Court-Gco. NJ.
Jacobs.
County Surveyor. II. Wilcox.
County Superintendent OF Free
Schools--Carter l. Faust
County Court.
w. E. Cordray, president: Festus
Downs, S. E. Fleming.
Farmont District.
Justices of the Peace-L. G. Ben
ninston, Z. S. Amos.
Constables-L. c.. Jones. F. NJ
Swsher.
Board of observation-disclosures indie
pendent District.
E. NJ. Showalter, president; o. S.
NJ. ]. LantZ; T. w. Boyd
Ston, secretary.
City Government.
Mayor-George w. kinsey.
City Clerk-J. Engle.
City Collector-Charles L. Barnes
City Engineer. NJ. Prickett.
City Assessor-W. o. Billingslea.
City Solicitor-A. O. Stanley.
Water Commissioner. Howard
5wisher.
Street Commissioner-Ge H. Rich
ardson.
Health omcer-Harry Robinson
{ Chief of Police-James E. Morgan.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1904-07-28
HAMILTON & HUFFNTARs,5

are located on the second floor of the
Peoples Bank Building EE,hay are
prepared to do paving, grading ce-s
[menting and all work in their Line on
short notice.