The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1904-08-10
KEYSTONE STATE CULLINGS
FOUGHT OVER A CHILD.
Man Tries to Get Possession Of Baby,
but Woman Gives Chase and
Wins Battle.

A hght between husband and wife
for the possession Of a two-year-old
baby at Greensburg resulted in a man
chase that occupied the attention of
all the constables of the borough and
many citizens. Some time ago Will
lam Rupa and wife separated and she
returned to the home of her mother.
Mrs. Donnelly. Rupe, II is said, has
been residing at Williamsburg. Ripe
concealed himself near the Donnelly
home and when the opportunity was
afforded he grabbed the babe and
started down the pike at a lively clip.
The wife gave chase. She caught up
with him and a desperate encounter
took place. Every stitch of clothing
on the child's body was torn off in the
struggle. and besides II was badly
hurt. The woman won the fight, the
man dropping the infant upon the
appearance OF the police and consta-
bles. Rupe was chased to a dense
thicket, half mile east of here,
where he was surrounded by friends
OF the woman and the officers.
The shutdown at the colleries in
the Schuylkill region was complete
with the exception OF the Lehigh Coal
and Navigation Company, which con-
tinued to operate its colleries In the
Panther creek valley. All the indi-
vidual operations along the Reading
system were compelled to shut down
by reason of the fact that no cars
will be furnished until August 8. IL
is conservatively estimated that there
are about 10000 idle men in the coun-
ty as the result of the suspension
During the period of idleness 1t is
the intention of the companies to
make many improvements. which it
was not possible to do while the col
leries were in operation.
No further application for frogs for
propagation purposes will be received
by Fish Commissioner Meehan. To
, date 1000 persons have applied and
this will exhaust the supply. Each
application calls for 300 tadpoles, and
If all grow to be fullnedged frogs
there will be 100000 new frogs in
the State next year AT the rate of
s1.50 dozen $4,000 dozen frogs will
bring revenue to the frog raisers OF
| $37,500. The State Fish Commission
has decided that hereafter 1t will
not show leniency to any person
caught violating the frsh laws and
will insist on the full penalty.
Edward Ritter. waiter in an East
| on restaurant. shot and probably NOR
| tally wounded his wife and then killed
himself, while on Lehigh Valley
train at Lehighton. The couple had
been separated for some time, the
woman, 1t is said. having eloped with
another man, taking all of R1tter's
money and disposing of their furni-
| ture. Ritter was about 35 years old
and his wife several years younger.
| The woman was taken to an Allen
| town hospital.
The group of four buildings of the
ornamental terra Gotta works. owned
by Conkling, Armstrong & Co., at
| Wjssahickon avenue and Bristol
street, Philadelphia, was totally de-
stroyed by fire. The loss is esti-
mated at s150,000. fully covered by
insurance. The concern employed
200 men and had orders on hand to
! the amount of 100000.
Within the last two weeks the
charge of murder has been entered
! after the names of four persons in the
Fayette county Jail to await the ac-
ton of the grand jury at the Septem-
| ber term OF court. The four men who
will answer to the charge of murder
are John Valob. Frank VERNE, Sain-
ma Stanssa and Frank Davis.
| Prof. A. ]. Stewartson, of Green's
burg, has been elected principal OF
the public schools at Vandergrift, and
Prof Roy NJ. Jamison, of Apollo, has
been elected principal OF the high
school.
The strike at the steel plant at
Clearfield has been declared off and
the men have returned to work. About
500 employees are affected by the re-
sumption.
r. Y. Elder and d. B. Caulk have
leased the mold shop .of the Salisbury
Flint Glass Company and are placing
machinery for the manufacture of bot
tie molds.
The Democrats of the Fifth Legis-
lative District. in convention at Pitts
ton, nominated Attorney George F.
O'Brien, of that city, for Representa-
tive.
Fire destroyed the dwelling of Will
| lam fdTuOe, near SHARON, Causing
loss OF about $4,000. The fire orig
mated from defective flue.
Prof. d. C. Shenkard has been re-
elected principal OF the public schools
at Bedford, a position he had filled
for a consecutive number of years.
Roscoe Parsons, of Sharon, an elec-
tricIan in the steel hoop mill, was
probably fatally injured by being
crushed by a travelling crane.
Charles Reed, of Washington, 32
years old, was fatally injured by a
fall from the top OF an oil derrick.
Mrs. George Galacci. of New Cas-
tie, is dead at her home from injuries
received from fall. She leaves a
husband and seven children.
Prof. Benjamin Hutchinson, OF East
Brook, Lawrence county, has been
elected a teacher in a school near
Carnegie.