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The bee. (Earlington, Ky.) 1889-19??, 1906-03-29
100000 Fire at NortonwiI Endangered
Six Lives.


The power house and hosting
plant of the Nortonville Coal
Company burned Friday morning
March 90 at 3 O'Clock, entailing
a loss of So, 900 with no insurance.
As a result, two mines are prac-
tical'y closed, and 200 men out
of work.
The fire started from a torch
carried by a fireman. While
drawing oil the fluid suddenly
ignited. The fireman called the
engineer to his assistance, and
they succeeded, as they thought,
in extinguishing the flames, but
few minutes later the oilroom
was burning so fiercely it could
not be approached. The flames
made such a Roadway that moth
ing could be done aside from saw.
ing the tipple.
Six men were in the shaft, but
they were rescued at 5 80 O'Clock
by means of ropes.
The plant furnished power for
two mines, and while it will be
replaced as rapidly as possible, it
will require thirty days to put il
in working order.
This is not only a serious loss
to the Nortonvllle Coal Company
but to the town at large, as nine
tenths of the population depend
directly or indirectly on the mines
for ospporf
The bee. (Earlington, Ky.) 1889-19??, 1906-03-29

The friends of Miss Jennie
Hawkins were surprised to hear
of her marriage Wednesday April
21st in Howell, Ind, to Mr. Den
mis- Taylor of that city. The
bride is the pretty daughter of
Mr.. Z. E. Hawkins of this place.
The COON is an employ of the l..
q n. r. r.
The bee. (Earlington, Ky.) 1889-19??, 1906-03-29

iiopkinsville Liquor Dealers Pledge to
Keep on Lid on sundays

Hopkins=::,,l,e, KY, March 24.-
The saloon keepers of this city
have all voluntarily signed an
agreement. pledging themselves
to neither sell or give away any
liquor on Sundays. The lid is
well on, as they also promise that
if any of them know of viola
ton of this agreement they Will
report same to the police.
The bee. (Earlington, Ky.) 1889-19??, 1906-03-29
Special sunday School CampaIgr.

The school of the Chris
church is engaged in a camp
to increase its attendance. !
Sunday will be Parents d.
After the regular session of
school at 8 $50, the pastor
preach a special sermon on =
Sunday School, It's Needs
Opportunities. = All par
whose children attend the SC
are invited to be present at
services.
At the evening sermon
be stP erils OF Home.
The bee. (Earlington, Ky.) 1889-19??, 1906-03-29
FORCED OLD AGE
RETIREMENT PLAN.
Applied TO Aged Senators. They
Wouldn't Be Worth
a Darn.
SENATOR sPooNER UpH0LDs
COURTS IN RATE DISCUSSION
Admiral Dewey Wants Two Greater Bat
tlsships Added to Navy.

Washington, Mar. 26, Especial
considerable amusements moi
unmixed with real interest hai
been aroused by the work of a 10
cal Observation-Disclosures with
the porposed forced old age retire
ment and salary limitation OF all
government clerks. This plan,
in brief, as formulated by the
House Appropriations Commit
tee, would limit the salary of all
clerks over 65 to $1.400 year
over 6S years to $1,000; and over
20 years to $40; and it has pro-
voked protest from every side,
particularly from the clerks them
selves, who argue that to limit a
man purely on account of his age,
without taking into consideration
his personal ability, is both IN
fair and indefensible. The the
oretician in question has taken
the opportunity to press this
point by showing how this plan
would work if applied to the
members of Congress. The re-
suits are interesting. For in
stance, Senators Perkins, Berry,
Patterson, Bacon, German, Bur
rows, Clark, Gallinger, Aldrich,
Elkins and Scott would be re-
duced from $1,000 to $1.400 an
nually. Senators Blackburn, Nc
Creary, Honey and Foster would
get only $1,000, and Senators
Teller, Morgan, Bettus, Cullon,
Allison, Hale, Frye, Plat, De-
pew and Proctor-all hustling
young men who own up to being
more than 20 years young--would
be reduced from their present
salary of $4,000 each, to the
princely stipend of $40 year,
mileage and free lunch. Uncle
Joe Cannon, besides the fun he
gets out Of the Speakership,
would have to worry along on
$40 dollars a year. Hepburn, of
Iowa, in the $40 dollar class, has
at the age of rs bought In the
rate bill that is making things
hum at present. Dozens of Rep
resentatives are over the age
limit, RS are half the members of
the Supreme Court. lD short.
it is shown that an application of
this plan to congress would bar
out great number of its ablest
members, anS that it would be
as just to oslerize the members
of the legislative branch as the
humber, though still important,
clerks of the Departments. The
feeling which proposal to retire
him on account of age would
stir MP in ''Uncle Joe" Cannon,
for instance, is so well known
as to add considerable humor to
the situation.
The bee. (Earlington, Ky.) 1889-19??, 1906-03-29

blOual SbanQpOlnt. he Delu bndl
the courts must have full power
of review and full power to sus
pend by temporary injunction
a ruling of the Commission while
reviewing it. He denies that
because Congress created the
circuit courts, it has a right to
destroy them, by depriving them
of the right to issue temporary
restraining injunction. THAT, y
said he, "would be anarchy, for
it would result in the destruction
of our institutions. If Congress
has central over the manner in
which the judicial power shall be
exercised, what becomes of the
courts?" So important from
every standpoint does Senator
spooner consider the continuance
of the free exercise of the power
of the courts, that he asserts that
the adoption of a plan like Sem
ator Bailey's, to prevent the
courts from using the power of
injunction to suspend a rate,
would have a tendancy to drag
down the whole structure of the
law. 1t is now generally admit
ted that the Wisconsins state
mans speech has effectually
silenced that never too popular
plan of Senator Bailey's.
Postmaster General Cortelyou
receives daily any number of odd
requests, but he is in receipt of a
petition from lovo.lorn clerk
that is original. The clerk,
Jesse S. Maitland, is employed
in the Chicago postofiice, and he
is engaged to Miss Maude Powell
who lives in Cleveland. Miss
Powell cannot leave Cleveland
because she is the only compan-
ion of an invalid mother, and
Maitland cannot afford to give
up his position. Therefore, Mr..
Cortelyou is asked TO provide for
Maitland's transfer to the Cleve-
land postoffice and thus further
the cause of matrimony. The
request will probably be granted.
Admiral Dewey would add to
the United States navy two
great battIeships of the type of
the English vessel, Dreadnaught,
with displacement of $4,000
tons and mounting ten 12-inch
guns. His recommendation was
made this week before the House
Committee on Naval Affairs, and
he added that more cruisers were
not needed, but that more ships
of the monitor class should be
built. The necessity for enlarg-
ing the submarine fleet also was
pointed out by the Admiral.
According to the report of the
United States Geological Survey
the output of anthricate coal in
PENNSYLVANIA last year was the
greatest ever known. During
the year there were mined co.
330,152 long tons, which were
valued at 141, 1859, 900 dollars.
OF this coal, 81, 654, 432 long tons
were shipped to market; 1902
644 tons were sold at the mines;
and 6,2S2, 076 tons were used for
steam and heat. The production
in 1904 was 60, 3l6, 400 tons, a
gain for 1905 of more than A.
100000 tons.
The bee. (Earlington, Ky.) 1889-19??, 1906-03-29

Topeka. Kas., March 24.-Petitions
are being circulated throughout Kan
sas asking for special session Of the
Legislature to be convened to pass =
cent fare and anti-pass bills.
The bee. (Earlington, Ky.) 1889-19??, 1906-03-29

Only one couple in 1900 live ia
celebrate their diamond wedding.
The bee. (Earlington, Ky.) 1889-19??, 1906-03-29
FRANKFORT WANTS
STATE ENCAMPMENT
Annual Encampment in 1907 VIII Proba'
bly, be Held at the Jamestown
Exposition.

Frankfort. KY, March PA
delegation of the Frankfort Bust
ness Mems Club called on Adjt.
Gen. Percy Haly today and urged
that the annual encampment of
the State Guard be held here this
year. Propositions have also been
received from Danville, Hender-
son and Grab Orchard. 1t will
be several weeks before the camp
is located, probably not until af-
ter the national Government in
spection'of the troops, which is
to take place in April. Courier
Journal.
1t is the OPINION of local officers
that the encampment will be
held at some point in the eastern
or central part Of the state. This
lis highly probable, in as much as
the Guard went into camp last
year in Western Kentucky.
1t was also learned from a local
officer that there is strong talk
among the higher officers of the
Guard of holding the 1907 en-
campment at the jamestown Ex-
position. If this program is car
ried out, it will indeed be treat
for the ''boys", for it is expected
that this Exposition will inau
sQrats Che sreatsst military g.:
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1906-11-09
Coughing.

There's nothing so bad for Cough
as Coughing" Coughing is like scratch
ing wound; az long as it is done, it
will not heal. When tempted to Cough,
draw long breath through the nos
trils; hold it until it warns the air cells,
the nitrogen thus refined, allays the de
sire to cough and gives the throat and
lungs chance TO heal The use Of
Seventy sever" will aid nature in her
efforts to recuperate.
AT Druggists, 25 cents, or mailed.
~ Doctors Book mailed free.
Humphreys Homeo Medicine Co., Cor.
Williams and John Streets, New York.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1906-11-09
ly Republican.

We doubt whether any one in the
county was greatly surprised at the
result on the county ticket as it had
been apparent for some time that vic.
tory was almost certain for the entire
republican ticket. While a vigorous
fight had been made by the democrats
to re-elect Sheriff Jarrad his defeat had
seemed so certain for two weeks that
many democrats admitted privately that
there was no chance for him. This re-
suit was due solely to the magnificent
campaign put up by John A Watson.
A less vigorous and resourceful worker
would have gone down to defeat. The
democrats also made the mistake of at
tempting to elect too many of their can.
didates including w. A. Woodland for
representative, T. M. Euler for treas
urer and G. E. Pardee for prosecuting
attorney, thus weakening the chances
for Mr.. Jarrad and making doubly sure
i the election of the whole republican
ticket. From the start there did not
seem to be even shadow of doubt as to
the re- election of Representative Ward
and the majority he received is a com
pliment he should appreciate. On the
part of the republicans clean, hard
fight was made and a clean victory Won
We believe each one of the officials elect
ed will make good" and that the in
terests of the people will be served to
the satisfaction of ALL
The result in the State is also crafty
ing from republican point of view, the
State ticket receiving close to 100, 900
majority, the senate is solidly republi-
can and the house has but five demo-
Gratis in its membership of 100. The
congressional delegation is republican
and the election of a republican to sue
ceed Senator Alger isassured, d,-----4-.4l--',,-
Hon. Arthur J. Tuttle received ma
jority OF. 9,411 for senator in this dis
trict-1, ,953 in Shiawassee and /, 45S in
Ingham.
The vote in detail for several of the
offices is given elsewhere
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1906-11-09

particular friend of the dead mans,
says he thinks the money was displayed
Wednesday morning before Edgar went
to New Lothrop, as his friend had sold
some wheat and several hogs to raise
the amount of note which had been
in the New Lothrop bank. The note
amounting to $42, was paid Wednesday.
As Mrs Edgar is nearly eighty years of
age, and somewhat childish, she might
easily have been mistaken as TO when
she saw the money in her sons posses
sion. Watson reasons that Edgar had
no money or he would not have sold
the articles to raise the amount of the
note, so this theory-that of murder
with intent to rob-is apparently dis
posed of, although officers will look up
the Bobemians. There was no MONEY
on Edgar's person when the body was
found.
The other theory is the one wt'cl is
generally held in the neighborhood, and
it is to the effect that Bert Seeley knows
something about the case The latter
is thirty years of age, married and lives
with his wife ON the road between
Walworth's and Edgars. About ten
days ago Edgar told Watson and Mrs.
Walworth separately that Bert Seeley
declared he had killed some of Seeley's
sheep, and that Seeley had given him
three days to pay for them, with the
alternative Of arrest if he did not do so.
In reply to a question of Watson's
Edgar is said to have replied that he
would not pay for tie sheep, at the
same time giving the idea that he was
not the man who shot them.
1t is known that the weapon used by
the murderer was double. barrel muz-
zle loading shot gun because the paper
used for wadding was found scattered
from the tree behind which he stood in
ambush, to Edgar's body. Paper is used
for wadding only in muzzls leaders,
and the gun was double barreled be-
iuse of the fact that such short time
elapsed between the two reports that it
was clearly impossible to reload the
gun.
Seeley has muzzle loader double
barreled. He raised beets the past year
for the Owosso Sugar Co., which fur
nishes all it's patrons with copy Of the
Sugar Beet Culturist, paper published
at Bay City. The wadding used in
loading the gun was from this paper
When the officers questioned Seeley
Thursday, he was not agitated. and
answered all their questions so fully and
apparently with such frankness that
Sheriff Jarrad did not feel justified in
arresting him. He produced the gun.
on demand and explained the fact that
it had apparently just been cleaned by
the statement that he had on Tuesday
night fired at some animal in his chicken
coop. He claimed to have cleaned the
gun after that
Seeley and his two unmarried broth
ers who live with their widowed mother
across the road from Bert's, were among
those who answered the alarm when
Edgars body was found lying in the
road. Bert stayed short time and re.
turned to his home. The other two boys
(coltiuu ID on page four)
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1906-11-09
Murder and. Suicide In New Haven
Township.

People in the vicinity of Easton were
stunned Thursday by a terrible double
tragedy, one fatality following closely
on the other which was in measure
responsible for it. Edwin Edgar was
ambushed and shot Wednesday night,
probably dying instantly, and Mrs. Mel
vim Houghton, neighbor who has been
somewhat mentally unbalanced for
some time, was so unnerved by the
shock that on Thursday noon she took
carbolic acid. Despite all efforts to
save her she died at $50 o'clock in the
evening.
The killing of Mr.. Edgar is shrouded
in mystery. With his mother, who is
eighty years of age, he lived on his forty
acre farm two miles east and one half
mile north of the village of Easton
He was unmarried, and until after the
tragedy, it was not known that he had
an enemy in the world. He was a quiet
peaecable man who never drank to ex-
cess and who was the extreme opposite
of quarrelsome.
On Wednesday evening he took a Ian
tern and went to the home of L. Wal
worth, short distance away on the
same road that his home is situated, to
consult Mr.. .Walworth on some method
of tieing up troublesome horse so that
it could not get loose.
About $50 he started back, carrying
the lighted lantern, and Offering an
ideal target to the lurking assassin.
Half way to his home he passed small
wood lot on the west side of the road.
He had covered but small part of the
distance when the first shot was fired.
1t was from a muzzle loading shotgun,
and forty BIB shot struck Edgar in the
left thigh and hip. He shouted oh
in pain, and turned to look in the di-
rection from, which the missiles had
come, when the murderer fired again,
literally filling his face, neck and body
with shot. Edgar dropped dead in his
tracks, and his assailant crossed the
road, and walked to another patch of
woods quarter of mile to the east
where his trail was lost,
Ray Jones and Charles Watson, neigh,
bors, found the body Thursday morning
in the road, and Sheriff Jarrad was mott
fed. He drove to the scene, as did Cor.
oner Loring, who impaneled the follow
ing jury: A. L. Chase, Alvin Jones,
Orlando Morse, Jacob Augustine, who
all live in the vicinity; j. II. Collins and
VIM. HI. Martin, of Corunna, The jury
viewed the remains and adjourned to
meet this afternoon at one o'clock al
the court house in Corunna.
There are two theories as to the mur
der. One is that Mr.. Edgar was shot
with a motive of robbery by party OF
Bohemian beet workers who lived in g
deserted log cabin all summer within 6
short distance of the scene of the trag
edy, but who left for Saginaw two
weeks ago Edgar is said to have Wis
tied them in the house and played cards
with them. Mrs. Edgar says her SCI
had forty dollars, having shown it tC
her before he left the house for Wal
! worths, but Charles Watson, who was
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1906-11-09
The Conere ssionaI Vote.

In this county Congressman Fordney
received 404S votes to 63 for his
opponent, Abram G. Houghton, the
socialist candidate. OF the vote for the
latter % were cast in Owosso township.
Clinton county gives the Congressman
2, 421 majority, Saginaw about 1000 and
uscola 4, 600 or a total of about 1900
in the district. Enough said.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1906-11-09
Real Estate.

E Satterle by heirs to ] Whaley 1t II
bk Van Atkins add Vernon $400.
A Cole to Matthiesen & VT w w
sec "a Antrim 50, 100.
H Burhans to E Stannard 1t IS bk 5
Bush's add Owosso $355.76.
A Black to G e. B Mackey 1t 13 &
>12 bk Gales add Morrice $3.50.
W~Potter to w Vancise 1t 10 to "a bk
s Riverside sub $50.
W Mattison to Niles 1t 1913 blk tS
Byron $1400
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1906-11-09
Park Loan Defeated.

The proposition which voters of
Owosso were asked to settle, as to the
buying of the Cute hill property, was
defeated, as it should have been, but by
a small majority. Not one-quarter of
the voters understood anything about
the matter. The vote was as follows:
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1906-11-09
Seventh Annual International Live
Stock Exposition, Chicago.

The Michigan Central will sell round
trip tickets on Nov. 30, Dec. 1, 2, 3 and
for $735. Good returning until Dec.
10th inclusive and will also sell on Dec.
5th round trip tickets for $500. Good
returning until Dec. Sth inclusive For
further information call No. s, both
phones.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1906-11-09

Mrs w. H. Traver and Mrs. A. E..
Osmer are in Saginaw attending a
of the Woman's Foreign Mis-
sionary society of the First NJ E. church
for the Saginaw district Rev. A. B.
Leonard delivered an address Thursday
evening.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1906-11-09

WANTED-Lady solicitors for profit
able and paying business, calling on
retail merchants, physicians and other
business and professional men. If you
are a hustler and desire to earn a good
salary, lose no time in answering this
advertisement. Address, l.. G. c. A,
Association Bldg, La Crosse, Wis.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1906-11-09
Marriage Licenses.

William T. Hunter, Dur4nd, ........2s
Myrtle M. Harmon, -: .........2 %
Henry Farrand, ST. Charles, ........62
Catherine Ladson, Shiawassee -. "a
William Redburn. OwRsso. .........3O
Maggie Abbott, Owosso. ..1S
Franklin Alger, Durand. ...........3 30
Alice Smith, Durand. nd..........30 30
Chandler u. Tompkins, Owosso .27
Mary Irene Cook, Owosso -. III
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1906-11-09
County Bonding Proposition.

The voters of the county have again
said that they are at present decidedly
opposed to the issuing of bonds to pay
the court house Indebtedness. The
vote is as follows:
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1906-11-09
SWEEPING LiCAN
VICTORY.

Entire Republican County Ticket Elect
ed by Maiorities Running from $50
to 2IOO.-Maiority for Gov. Warner
and the State Ticket Will Be About
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Almost Solid
ly Republican.
The Washington times., 1906-09-28
Ahead of Time.

A New York publisher modestly
announces that the great American
novel has been written. Moreover.
# has been published by him. It is
somewhat early in the season for
such an announcement, and fl is an
omen Of a large harvest. The great
American novel is due in October
and thereafter at the rate Of three
& month until just before Easter.
This great American novel is char
acterized by n remarkable atmos-
phere, So says the publisher. He
does not like to claim too much for
st, but he admits that in every es-
sentiaI for the making Of a great
American novel, that which he has
in mind and stock is so far ahead
OF all others that they should not
be mentioned in the same breath.
He believes that the critics will be
at a loss for words with which to
express their opinions. He does not
know the critics. They are never
at a loss for words. Very often
they arc hurried and at a loss for
time, but words are their strong
bold
However, the publisher in ques-
zion insists that atmosphere is the
lpne great point in connection with
f1he great American novel which he
bias succeeded in finding. There is
some doubt on the part OF experts
Eoncernmg the power of atmosphere
TO float a book Books and balloons
are not altogether unlike, but in
some respects they are different.
atmosphere IL necessary for the
successful operation of an airship,
and yet there are books which
might have been produced in a vacu-
7lm, So far as atmosphere is con-
eerned, but they sell we'll and are
coherent.
On the other hand, Upton Sinclair
Wrote a book which contained not
only atmosphere but odor. It might
have been published by some In
4ernational Sanitary Product Com
The Washington times., 1906-09-28
MRS. M'LAREN'S DEATH
SHOCK TO HER FRIENDS
Was Killed Jumping From Street Car
to Aid Her Husband, Who
Had Fallen.

Mrs. Ida AfcLaren. wife Of the Rev.
James McLaren, pastor Of Grace MethO-
dist Church, HampdeH, Nd. whose
funeral Will be held from the chapel OF
Congressional Cemetery tomorrow. was
well known IN Washington, and The
circumstances Of her sudden death viii
interest many of her friends here.
Mrs MCLaren was returning with her
husband last Monday from a pleasure
triD 10 washington. Allghting from the
train az the Union Station, they walked
through the passageway 10 Maryland
avenue to board an approaching car.
The car was crowded, and a number of
persons We're standing. However, one
young woman offered her seat to Mrs.
MCLaTens and she boarded the car,
Meanwhile, her husband had said that
he would wait for the next car. After
the ear started Mrs. AfcLaren Temem-
b6red she had no money with her. She
cried out to her husband. and DE made
a rush for the now moving car. AS
he jumped on the foOtboard ne feil.
When Mrs. McLaren saw her husband
fall she ran TO the side of the car and
jumped of and was thrown backward,
The minister and OnloOkers nastened
To raise her. She died before she could
be taken 10 the hospital Shock was
the Immediate cause OF death. Mr.. Nc
LaTen was but slightly injured
Mrs. Nc Laren was born Ia Fairfax
county, Va. fOTty-uine years ago. Her
maiden name was Ida Barber. She is
survived by her husband. a daughter,
Mrs. Paul Pardew, and sister, Mrs.
Eliza watson. The Rev. Mr.. and Mrs.
MCLaren recently went 10 Baltimore
from Annapolis. Both were popular with
their congregation.