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The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1904-09-30
THE SCnOOLROOM A MORCUE
Terrible Calamity at the School at
Pleasant Ridge, o.
Os~s . score os children rsertpisss.
ed into b Clubhouse vault aud
Many Of Them kiiied.

Cincinnati. Sept. 2i.-At least nine
school girls were sufoca,ei IN a vault.
Friday, during the afternoon recess at
Pleasant Ridge public school house.
and a score of others narrowly escaped
the same horrible death.
The Dead.
Loretta Flnke, Cincinnati
Emma %S,einkamp.
Amelia Hesse.
Martha Buhr.
Edna Thee.
Lillian witham-
Haze! Glover.
Fausta Card.
-. Charmina
All Of the victims were from primary
grades. On opposite sides ~ tho spa
clous ground In the rear OF the sub
urban school building are two out
houses. At recess, about 30 young
girls were In the clubhouse assigned TO
them. when tho floor v way. pre-
cipl'ating them into q Btone walled
cesspool u feet deep and containing
four feet Of sewage. The frantic strug-
gles OF those who we're on top kept At
least ming undcrdea,h the miro until
they were dead. The fran, shed ove
the sewer was about 90 feet square.
without windows. and had only ono
narrow doorway. 40 that only one girl
escaped falling She ran into the school
building si told the teachers shit
had happened Principal r T.. Sim
norman and seven female teachers ran
10 the rescue. Principal 5immcrman
secured a ladder on which the drenchei
girls climbed out. most Of them faint.
Ing as soon "a they reached tho sur
face. overcome by fright and eve
gas
Tho teachers were so1n re-cnforced
by the entire population ~ the suburb.
the police and IRE departments rem
dcring effective service.
Principal simmcrman finally tainted.
III the death pool was cleared Those
rescued alive presented such an appear
ancc as 10 make many In the crowd
Of spectators faint.
vs-d FLAG For n W..p~.
James Smith. aged ~. a pupil.
climbed to tho roof of the sehool house
and go, tho nag. which Wa made Into
a rope that rescued several
John S'einkpmp. when his daughter
wa not among those brought out alive.
entered tho vault and carried out sew
rral bodies. among them that OF his
daughter Then he tainted AZ tho
same 'lme there were other parents
In tho waiting crowd that tainted when
II was announced that all u tho living
had been rescued and their children
were stiil missing. In add lion 10 tho
funerals that are announced for sun
day. there viii be memorial services
Ia the three churches Of the village
J~.ts"r niam"s school nowvd.
Reports about the floors having Civ
m way last year arc denied by the
school trustees. They say that tho
ioors were repaired durlng the sum
mer vacation. and nothing wrong was
noticed with tho rirders Jinitor saith
says that he had told momicrs VI tho
board that tho place was not safe Cor
1ner Weaver had the wrecked Orders
preserved. II N said tina, tie tlmbcrs
were found IA be rotten. and that n
Of them was spilccd. The sirdcrs viii
he brough, 10 Cincinnati for cSamlna-
ton nj the inquest.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-07-26
Bishop Fox Is consecrated

GREEN BAY, Wis, July 25.-Bishop
j. j. Fox, native of Green Bay, was
consecrated bishop of Green Bay do
cese of the Catholic church at ST. Fran
els Xavier cathedral in this city today.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-07-26
Northwest News
WILL DRAW FOR LAND
PRIZES THURSDAY
Over 100000 Registered PEG.
pie Will Have Business at
Chamberlain

CHAMBERLAIN, S. D., July %. =
The eyes of 100000 landseekers who
registered for lands in the Rosebud
reservation will be turned toward
Chamberlain Thursday, when the draw
ing for prizes in Uncle Sans big lot
terry will begin.
One thousand names WILDE drawn
the first and second days, after which
the rest of the names in the box will
be drawn as rapidly as possible COM
pleting the work on the third day. AS
each envelope is drawn from the box
the clerks will keep a record of the
name and order of drawing. This will
continue until a sufficient number of
names have been drawn out of the box
equivalent of the number of claims in
the Rosebud reservation subject to en-
try. On the fourth day the drawing
will be continued, but without restric-
ton until every envelope is drawn from
the box.
The drawing in effect merely takes
all the names enrolled and places them
in numerical order. and the names SO
placed in order will be called at the
rate of 100 per day to make filings on
the lands at Bonesteel until all the
lands are disposed of, filings beginning
on Aug. s. While the numbers ar
ranged at the drawing will be as
extensive as the number registered
there will be no particular value at
tached to any number over about $500,
as by the time that number is reached
the land in all probability will be ex-
hausted, unless the holders of earlier
numbers should fail in large proper
ton to respond to their names when
called for filing
Each person will be notified by
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-07-26
WOMAN AND TWO
MEN ARE BURNED
Lose Their Lives in What Is Regarded
an Incendiary Fire

DULUTH, Mimi, July Is. Three
persons were burned to death in fire
in resort at Nashwauk, on the Me-
saba range, fifteen miles from Hibbing,
early this morning. Melvin Kerr, aged
twenty-five; Rose Kelley, aged twenty
four, and one man not identified were
those who lost their lives. The origin
of the fire is suspected of being in
cendiary. Everyone in the. house was
asleep, and when the fire was discov-
cred it was too late to get everybody
out in safety.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-07-26

Among the visiting Catholic priests
and bishops are Cannon Becker, of
Louvine, Belgium, who was teacher
in the college at which Bishop Fox at
tended in his youth; Archbishop Mess
mer, of Milwaukee; Bishop Els. OF
MARQUETTE; Bishop J. Schwebach, OF
La Crosse; Bishop Stang, of Fall River,
and Bishop O'Connor, of Newark, N. J.
Bishop O'Connor delivered the conse-
Grafton sermon. The conservation was
conducted by Archbishop Messmer, as
sisted by Bishops Els and Schwebach.
Vespers were celebrated at Z: 80 o'clock
this evening, and a public reception at
8 o'clock at the new cathedral hall, at
which the Catholic societies of the city
participated. This was preceded by
torchlight procession.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-07-26
Live Stock Men to Meet

DENVER. Col, July 25.-Extensive
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-07-26
Poisons Herself and Child

PONTIAC, Mich, July 25-When Bag
gageman Blades, of the Grand Trunk
depot came home tonight he found the
door fastened. He broke into the house
and found his wife and baby on the floor.
both dying from the effects of poison
administered by the woman. The baby is
now dead and the wife cannot live. De-
spondency is given as the cause.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-07-26
CHARGED With Robbina Postoffice

III. L. Hill was arrested at Randolph,
Mimi, yesterday, charged with the
robbery of the postoffice at Royalton,
Mimi, from which place $500 worth
of stamps were taken. 1t is alleged
that Hill was caught trying to dispose
of some of the stamps yesterday. He
was brought to ST. Paul, and will have
a hearing here.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-07-26
o,r. for Ann Arbor AGAIN

ANN ARBoR, Mich, July 25;-Prof.
Paul c. Freer, who left the University
of Michigan on leave of absence to .I take
charge of the government laboratory at
Manila, has cabled that he wants to re-
turn to Ann Arbor His leave was ex-.
tended once or twice and it was only a
week ago that the regents accepted ms
final resigna ton Prof. Freer's work here
has been given to Prof. Prescott and 1t
is probably TOO late to consider Prof.
Freer'S latest request.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-07-26
Sentenced for Killing Deer

Special to The Globe
SUPERIOR, Wis, July 25.-Frank kit
ter and Walter Howard were this after
noon sentenced to ninety days each in jail.
They pleaded guilty to the charge Of kill
ing deer out of season Deputy Game
Warden Craig found the venison in their
rig, but they got away from him at the
time.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-07-26
Murderer and Suicide Dies

: SIBLEY, Iowa, July 25.-Fred F.
Hokuf. the self-confessed murderer of
johnson, who shot himself through the
stomach Friday afternoon, is dead.
,Hokuf killed johnson Feb. Is, 1909.
The crime was exceedingly cold-blood-
ed
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-07-26
Death to a Young Miner

NORTH FREEDOM, Wis, July 25.-
Howard Montgomery, aged nineteen
years, was instantly killed at the 1lli-
nois mine here by falling between the
shaft timbers and the skip: His death
revealed that, although working as an
ordinary miner, he was the son of Col.
B. F. Montgomery, well known law
yer of Denver and a member of the
Colorado legislature. His brother is a
millionaire living at Idaho Springs.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-07-26
Name Legislative Candidates

Special to The Globe
LARIMORE, N. D., July 25.,The
Republican Fifth district legislative
convention met here today. Up until
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-07-26

today there had been three candidates
for the nomination for state senator in
the field. Ex-senator Horace F. Ar
mold, however, showed such strength
that he was nominated by reclamation.
For-the house there were four candi-
dates: T. E. Tuffte, Thomas f. Mooney,
w. w. Glasgow and J. H. Mclean.
The last three were nominated.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-07-26
Mayors AssaiIant Held for Trial

Special to The Globe
PRAIRIE DU CHEN, Wis, July %
John Hart, of Steuben, charged with
assault with intent to kill James Camp
bell, mayor of the village of Steuber,,
was found guilty of the charge and
bound over to the November term of
the circuit court for Crawford county
and the bond placed at $1,000, which
he could not furnish and will await
trial in jail. Campbell, although not
dead, is in precarious con lition. TIE
sharp hoe used as weapon and the
hat through which a large hole was cut
were introduced as evidence.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-07-26

Office today as follows: Fairfax, $500;
Chamberlain, 6,138; Yankton, 57,434;
Bonesteel, 34,064; total, 106,326. There
are about $500 tracts of $50 acres each
in the reservation, which gives each
applicant one chance in forty-one for
getting piece of land.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-07-26

quarters in this city, Aug. 3-5, between
the stockmen representing every state
and territory in the West and the gov
eminent special land commission.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-07-26

postal card at the address given by
him when he registered, of the draw
ing of his name, and of the time he
must present his application to make
entry. Persons whose names are drawn
thereby secure the right to make Sc
lection of the lands, and homestead
entry therefor in the order of the
drawing, beginning with the number
one.
Special to The Globe
WASHINGTON, D. c., July 25.-A
statement of the registration for Rose
bud lands was given out at the land
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-07-26
Many Chance the Rosebud Land Lottery

preparations are being made by the
meeting which will be held at the head
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1904-12-31

piainant and the other half to the use
OF the town.
Sec. 7, Whoever negligently or
carelessly suffers a horse or other
beast driven for or by him, or a beas,
belonging to him and lawfully In a
public way or place, to break down,
lnjure or destroy a shade or ornament
al tree within the limits OF said public
way or place, or whoever negligently
or wiifully by any other means breaks
down Injuries, or destroys any such
tree, shall be liable to the penalties
prescribed In the foregoing section,
and shall In addition be liable for all
damages caused thereby
Sec s. II shall be the duty Of the
tree warden to enforce the provisions
OF the preceding sections.
Sec 0, This act shall take effect
from its passage
Approved December .. 1904.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1904-12-31
NO. SO.

AN ACT RELATING TO BRIDGES
AND FENCES ON PUBLIC HIGH
WAYS.
It is hereby enacted by the General
Assembly Of the State Of Vermont:
Section 1. Any person who shall
post any private advertising matter
upon any fence, post, bridge. tree or
rock, on any public highway or street
in this state. without the consent Of
the selectmen Of the town. trustees Of
the incorporated village. or mayor Of
the city in which said fence, post.
bridge. tree or rock is located. and the
AUDITING land owner. first had and OBJ
tanned, shall be fined not more than ten
dollars.
Sec. .. This act shall take effect
from its passage.
Approved December 6, 1904.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1904-12-31
NO. IS.
AN ACT FOR THE BETTER pRoTEc.
TON OF HIGHWAYS.

AN ACT FOR THE BETTER PRoTEC-
TON OF HIGHWAYS.
It is hereby enacted by the General
Assembly Of the State Of Vermont:
Section /. Whoever shall injure a
public highway that is maintained at
public expense by obstructing or d.
verting any stream. water course or
sluice; by dragging logs or timber on
the road surface; by using wagons
with less width Of tires than Is re-
quired by law or by using wagons with
wheels held fast by chain or other
wise. shall be subject to q fine Of ten
dollars for each such oftense.
Sec. .. Whoever shall obstruct or
encroach upon any highway by fence,
building. piles Of wood. lumber or
logs, waste stone from quarries or ma
terial of any kind. to the detriment of
the highway. or whoever shall fill up
or place any obstruction in any ditch
or gutter that is tor drawing water
from any highway; or any person
who shall deposit in or upon any high
way within its boundary limits, rub
bish, such as stones. brush, garbage.
or any noxious thing shall be subject
to fine Of FIVE dollars for each such
offense.
Sec. 8. Actions may be brought in
the name Of the town where such
offense Is committed against any per-
son or corporation for violations Of
this act.
Sec. 4. Town road commissioners
are hereby authorized and empowered
to act as informing officers in carrying
out the provisions Of this act, and shall
be entitled to compensation for such
police work the same as for other
official duties and paid in the same
manner.
Sec. s. All acts or parts Of acts In
consistent with this act are hereby
repealed.
Approved December Z, 1904.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1904-12-31

been paid over 20 the town treasurer to
be expended upon the highways OF the
town outside OF the village corporation,
SEQ O. In an cases where the voters
OF an Incorporated village are not en-
titled, under the provisions OF the pre-.
eeding section, 70 vote In town meeting
for the road commissioners, the
names of persons candidate for
road commissioner shall be print.
ed on a separate ballot and shall no,
appear on the ticket with tho other
town officers, and tho ballots for such
road commissioners shall be deposited
In n separate box, 10 be prepared and
furnished by the proper town officers
Sec. s. This act shall take effect from
its passage.
Approved December 10. 1904.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1904-12-31
NO. IT..

AN ACT PROVIDING FOR TAKING
RIGHTS IN AND WATER FOB
PUBLIC USE.
II 10 hereby enacted by the General
Assembly OF the State Of Vermont:
Section l. Whenever the public good
and necessity requires that new or ad'
ditionai supply OF water be procured In
an, town for use in any school house,
any town hall or for any watering
trough on any highway, the selectmen OF
SAID town may procure the right to lay
and maintain aaueducts and pipes aero q
the land OF any person And " the select
men are not able to agree with the owner
OF the land which II 10 necessary 10 cross
with such aaueduct VI pipe. as to the
compensat ton to be paid therefor or the
necessity for taking the same, the select
men shall proceed to secure the same.
and have the question OF the necessity
for so taking and entering and the dam
ages to be paid therefor determined all
after the manner and according to the
proceedings as provided In chapter 43 OF
the Vermont Statutes. and the amend
ments thereof for the taxing Of land for
school purposes, and the title to all such
rights so secured shall be valid and vest
In the town for the purposes afore-
said.
Approved December 9, 1904.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1904-12-31
NO. "a.

AN ACT TO AMEND SECTIONS Noo
AND s4oa OF THE VERMONT
STATUTES RELATING TO WOOD
ROADS.
1t is hereby enacted by the General
Assembly Of tho State OF Vermont:
Section I. Section $500 Of the YER
mont Statutes 10 amended 80 as to
read as follows:
Section $500, II II becomes neces-
sary for the convenient removal Of
lumber. wood or other material, to
pass through the lands Of any person
other than the owner Of the land from
which such lumber. wood or other ma
.terial 10 to be removed. the selectmen
may. in their discretion. lay out a
road through the lands Of any person
for the purposes aforesaid: and upon
hearing had and notice to the owner
Of the lands. shall determine the neces-
sity for and assess the damages &C.
casioned by the laying out Of such
road, which shall be paid by the per-
son applying for such road before the
same shall be open for use.
Sec. Q. Section s402 Of Vermont
Statutes is hereby amended so as to
read as follows.
Sec. 3402. The selectmen may fix
the length Of time such road may be
used and may order the same closed
or discontinued whenever in their
judgment It becomes necessary.
Approved November 20. 1904.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1904-12-31
NO. 81.

AN ACT RELATING TO THE ELEC-
ZION OF ROAD COMMISSIONERS
AND IN AMENDMENT OF NO. 6 OF
THE ACTS OF 1902
It is hereby enacted BY tho General
Assembly OF the State Of Vermont:
Section /. No. G. Of the acts OF 1902,
lows: Section L In towns having an in
corporated village. the voters in said in
corporated village shall not be entitled
to vote in town meetings for the road
commissioners of the town unless at
least fifteen per cent Of the last highway
tax Of said Incorporated village shall have
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1904-12-31
NO. 81.

AN ACT LIMITING MUNICIPAL IN.
DEBTEpNEss.
1t is hereby enacted by the General As.
scmbly Of the State Of Vermont:
Section 1. No city. town. incorporated
village or other municipal corporation
shall create an Indebtedness in any man.
ner, or for any purpose, except to refund
any outstanding bonds or orders to an
amount in the aggregate exceeding five
times the grand list thereof taken next
preceding the mourning such Indebted
ness; provided that any city. town. in
corporated village or other municipal cor
poration may by two-thirds vote by
ballot Of the voters present and voting
at a meeting called for that purpose in
crease such Indebtedness an additional
amount not exceeding five times such
grand list beyond said original limit.
. Sec. 2. All bonds or obligations in ex-
cess Of the amount Of Indebtedness per-
mitted by this act hereafter given or
created by any municipal corporation ex-
cept as hereinafter provided shall be void.
Sec. 8. In determining the amount OF
municipal Indebtedness permitted by sec.
ton one Of this act any obligations cre-
nted by any municipal corporation for a
water supply. sewers and electric lights
shall not be taken into account.
Sec. 4. All acts inconsistent with this
act are hereby repealed but this act shall
not apply to any municipality where pro-
vision Is made in the charter thereof to
limit the Indebtedness Of such corpora
ton.
Approved December Q, 1904.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1904-12-31
NO. 81.

AN ACT RELATING TO CHIEFS OF
POLICE.
1t is hereby enacted by the General AS
sembly of the State Of Vermont:
Section /. The aldermen Of any incor-
porated city and the trustees or bailiffs of
any incorporated village. the charter or
bylaws Of which does not provide for
Office Of chief OF police, may designate a
police officer to be chief of police.
Sec. q The clerk Of each incorporated
city and village shall, Immediately after
the appointment and designation Of the
chief Of police. file with the county clerk
for the county in which said city or viii
|lage Is located, a certificate showing
such appointment.
Sec. 8. Upon filing with the clerk Of the
county in which the municipality for
which he is appointed is located, a bond
lin the penal sum Of ten thousand dollars
with sufficient sureties, to the treasurer
Of the county. approved by said county
clerk, and conditioned for the faithful dis
charge Of the duties Of his Office. and the
proper and legal service Of all process by
him served, a chief Of police shall, while
holding such office, have power and au-
thority to serve any process. civil or GRIM
|inal which a constable Of any town may
serve, with Jurisdiction throughout tile
state; and process directed to a constable
may be so served by said chief Of police
without such direction therefor.
Sec. 4. The county clerk shall record the
certificate Of appointment of chief of
police and the bonds filed by them, as
provided in this act, and a copy certified
by the clerk shall be evidence OF the same
in court.
Sec. S. A chief of police qualified to
serve process as provided in this act
shall be subject to the same liability
Hereunder on his bond as that to which
sheriff is liable under his recognizance,
and actions on the bond of the chief Of
police shall be prosec uted in the game
manner and form as actions on the rec.
ognizance of the sheriff
Approved November IA. 1904
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1904-12-31

CURED shall constitute a lien upon the
land upon which tbs building 10 situ-
ated and shall be enforced within the
time and In the manner provided for
the collection of taxes on land; and
such owner or interested person shall
for every days continuance OF such re-
fusal or neglect after being so notified,
forfeit to the city or town In which the
structure Is situated not less than ten
or moro than Atty dollars.
Sec. 10. An ownes or interested per-
son who 10 aggrieved by such order
may have the remedy prescribed by
sections seven. eight. nine and ten;
but the provisions Of this section shall
not prevent the city or town from re-
covering the forfeiture provided In the
preceding section from the date OF the
service Of the original notice, unless
the order 10 annulled by the ury.
Sec 20, II an owner OF interested
person lives out OF the state, said no.
tice may be served upon him by a
vice under his notarial seal shall be
SUFFICIENT evidence thereof.
Sec 81, The county court or the
CITY court snail nave JURISDICTION IN
equity to restrain the construction, al
teration, maintenance or use OF build
ing or structure In violation OF the
provision OF any ordinance or bylaw
of city or town and to order Its re-
moval or abatement as q nuisance; and
to restrain the further construction,
alteration or repair Of a building or
structure reported to be unsafe or dan
gerous under survey authorized by
section seventeen. until the determina-
ton Of the matter. as provided in Sec
ton nineteen.
Sec. e. All acts and parts Of acts
Inconsistent herewith are hereby re-
pealed.
Sec. 2s. This act shall take effect
from its passage.
Approved December 8. 1904
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1904-12-31
NO. 80.

AN, ACT IN AMENDMENT TO SEC.
ao71 OF THE VERMONT STAT
UTES. RELATING TO ABATEMENT
OF TAXES.
1t is hereby enacted by the General
Assembly Of the State Of Vermont:
Section i. Section so7l Of the YER
mont Statutes is amended by adding
thereto tho following: such record Of
attachments shall be kept in the town
clerks office"
Approved December ., 1904.