davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The Greeley tribune., 1906-01-11
AT LIBERTY
JOHN CUMMINGS BREAKS
JAIL HERE AGAIN
Two Other Men Got Away with
Him-One Recaptured Near
Fort Morgan after a
Long Hike

jail delivery took place Saturday
morning and Jailor Dave Camp is
thinking himself lucky that he was
not killed in the fight with the
three desperate men who attacked
him. The men we're the notorious
John Cummings, highway robber ;
Walter McCarty, charged with forg-
cry, and j. j. Davis, in jail for SELL
ing whiskey without a license.
The break was made while Camp
was feeding the prisoners their
breakfast. He ordered the men all
into their cells while he stepped into
the cage with the breakfast ON
plates. The three had arranged the
bolt for the lock of their cell so that
it would slip past the lock. As
soon as Camp stopped over to put
down the dishes the three threw
back their cell doors and made a
rush for him. One caught Camp by
the throat while Cummings took the
officers gun and beat him over the
head with it, declaring at the same
time that he would kill both Camp
and Florance because they would not
let his wife see him while he was
awaiting his trial.
The three men made rush for
the door and disappeared.
A posse was quickly organized and
started out In various directions on
horseback or in automobiles.
Cummings was one of three hold
ups arrested by Constable Paul Greg
ory at LaSalle about year ago.
The other two men were sent to the
penitentiary at the May term of the
district court, but Cummings es-
capped at that time by the jury dis
agreeing. At the opening Of the
November term of court he was
found guilty, and has been waiting
upon some technicality of law before
being taken to the penitentiary.
Before his last trial he sawed through
the bars Of his cage and had almost
sawed through the bars of the out
side windows of the Jail when the
work was discovered.
A little later again colored
trusty who worked about the Jail and
fed the prisoners, accidentally let
Cummings and another man slip out
of the cell door while his back was
turned.
Saturday afternoon at about 5
O'Clock word came that two of the
men were in the vicinity of Hardin.
The sheritf's officers were then SO
scattered that posse could not be
organized at once. When the officers
did reach the place the two men,
who proved to be Cummings and Nc
Carthy, had slipped away in the
darkness.
The search was continued all night
and all next day, and at about 10
o'clock that evening the men were
practically surrounded in a cabin
near Fort Morgan. Cummings again
slipped through while Mccarthy
was recaptured by Deputy Sheriff
Thomas Grace and posse from Fort
Morgan.
The Greeley tribune., 1906-01-11
7 VANISH
rr oF LYONS TO BE
INLAND SEA
Say Little Mountain
will be Moved to
l. Room for Huge
Reservoir

ue to report from Denver
townsite of Lyons, Colo.,
on the St. Vrain river, Is
rcbssed by a big company
keeping its affairs secret,
Of dollars have already
hands and the company at
WINS a greater part of the
e company will institute
ton proceedings against
ming property whose owners
ed to the scheme.
mpany claims that 1T can do
Y the law and that property
pudemned for reservoir pur-
lans of the company have
ar that their chief engi-
c. Sullivan, has surveyed
tounding country and the
yons and the principal part
eat work is ready to be ex-
toject is gigantic engineer
be and will involve $40, 0OO,-
al. 1t is as follows:
own of Lyons lies at the
Of the north and south
(he St. Vrain river. These
ches are bounded by high
b ranges on either side,
llOwthe two rivers to the
\, forming a v-shaped park
yOns.
company proposes to build q
feet in height across the
Of the two forks of the St.
yer. This dam will back
b up the canons on the two
a depth of over 200 feet for
lies. Thus two immense
be formed, making a re.
paving the enormous capacity
1000 cubic feet OF water.
finished, this reservoir will
fTgest artificial body of water
POrld.
II be supplied by the two
the St. Vrain and the hun
smaller tributaries which
20 the eastern slope of the
|ntal divide, the area of
700 square miles, on the
Pc Of Longs Peak in Estes
FeseFvoir will irrigate 1856, 900
|na the counties of Weld,
Boulder and Denver will be
oy a system over 200 miles in
myth.
lying barren and unproduc-
'hls great territory, now
"a purchaser at SO an acre,
increased in value to $3.50 an
zen placed under irrigation.
y is secretly bnying up
as upon thousands of acres
~ \ 'he reservoir project is be-
y Silent until the company
MoSt of the ranches,
oeets, fruits, grains and
les Will make this the most
y ana fertile agricultural
IN 'he world and place Colo
'he lead of the farming
40 II that C. S. Morey and
~ !. boettcher have bought up
:. .ue stock in the company for
1t trust.
burlington g. Missouri rail-
..ah'hg up its tracks on the
between Lyons and Denver
sni,,e miles from Lyons, prepara-
Du'Iding ",,' into the new town,
. VIII be located two miles
! upss present. site of Lyons.
= ht'sAland ditch and the Sup
W. ,o.. which have their head
nd e Nhere the dam is to be
a ,h, oil The other bitches with
gus are being bought up.
ho "'ipofh was asked about
Lo'ae ~ and he stated that 1t
>. feasible as a combination
,na,' vl' and power, or as a
,ias lps lor the city Of Denver
llr l'al'oh was high enough.
~ ,o', ne hardly believed that
,sS ,01'u anything come out of
wv OF plans.
ct tttvuman ", is in Boise, Ida. i,
oile hpStnocn "a ~,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-01-15
GAITHERsBURG NEWS.
Death of Christian Heffner-Metho-
dists Purchase Parsonage.

GAITHERSBURG, Md. January Is. 1906.
Mr. Christopher Heffner, a well-known
citizen of Chopper, died at his home Friday.
aged seventy years. His wife, Mrs Theresa
Heffner, survives him. Mr.. Heffner came
to this county several years ago to take
charge Of the rectory of st. Rose Catholic
Church. Mass for the repose of his soul was
said there this morning at o'clock. Father
G. H. Mcdonald officiating. The remains
were subsequently taken to Washington.
where fnterment took place at noon in st.
Mary's cemetery.
Mr.. Albert ]. Wade has located at Mount
Rainier, Prince George county, where he
has engaged in business.
The Methodists of Gaithersburg circuit
have just completed a convenient six-room,
hail. cellar and attic residence on Frederick
avenue, opposite Epworth Church, for their
pastor, Rev. William C. Proctor, who Is
occupying 1t with his family. The property
cost 1850, which was raised by subscrip-
tons not only of the congregation at Ep-
worth Church, but among the members at
Hunting Hill and Germantown, the other
appointments of the circuit.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-01-15
News From Laurel.
Special Correspondence of The Star.
LAUREL, Md. January /;

LAUREL, Md, January 10, 1906.
Mr.. Edward Bartlett, residing on 9th
street. died yesterday. after a short Illness
He was fifty-two years of age and unmar-
ried. making his home with his nieces. The
funeral will take place tomorrow from his
late home.
A phantom surprise party was rendered
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert c. Clarke at their
home near Laurel Saturday evening. The
Relay Mandolin Club furnished music for
the occasion. Refreshments were served at
midnight.
Mr.. and Mrs. Edward E. Herold enter
tanned the members of the Euchre Club at
their home on Saturday evening At the
conclusion of the games refreshments were
served. Those present were Mesdames
Charles w. Galloway. C. Gilbert Martin,
Louis II. Gundry. Edward B. Gregg, John
c Weigandt. T. Parkin Scott, J. F. Andrea.
Morrell Craig, jr.. Misses Edith Gordon,
Hazel Herold. Laura Ross, Cecil Hill, Mr.
and Mrs. Edward Herold.
DR.. R. c. Harley, who rendered his resie-
nation as health officer Of Laurel few
months ago, has accepted the position again.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-01-15
CONGRESS HEIGHTS NEWS.
Annual Election of officers for M. E.
SUNDAY School-General Matters.

The annual election of officers of the Sun
day school Of the Congress Heights Meth
odist Episcopal Church, which was held re-
Gently, resulted in the reelection of those
holding the various positions last year, as
follows: George w. Fowler. superintend-
emit: Mrs. Annie Magruder, assistant super
intendent: Miss Emma Joyce. treasurer;
George H. Talbert secretary; William Fow-
ler librarian; Miss Emma Bender, organ
ist: Daniel C. Smithson, chorister. The
Sunday school membership Is reported to
be steadily increasing and yesterday, al
though the weather was unfavorable. III
pupils were in attendance, which, il con-
tinued will necessitate additional quarters
for the school.
Residents of Congress Heights will be in
terested to learn of a hearing that has been
set for tomorrow forenoon before the excise
board In regard to an application for a
wholesale liquor license filed by E. n. Mat
tingly, merchant of the town. who desires
to conduct such a business in his new build
Ing on Nichols avenue, this place. When the
Anti-Saloon League and temperance people
in this locality became aware of the appli-
cation efforts were made to nullify IL. No
personalities have been injected into the
situation. The mdouer being protested merely
on the principles of the temperance people.
1t is stated large number of property
owners here have signed protests against
the issuance of the license, and that inter
ests at the Government Hospital for the
Insane have opposed the granting OF the
same.
The week OF prayer was observed in the
Methodist Episcopal Church at this place.
Friday evening last Mrs. M. E. Shaw, who
has been a. missionary in China for ten
years. gave an instructive lecture on her
experiences in the far east. She displayed
q number Cf relics brought from that part
of the world and several of the pupils of
the local Sunday school appeared in cos
tunes illustrative of phases of the lecture.
An intermediate Christian Endeavor So
ciety. intended for children between the
ages of twelve and sixteen years. who do
not hold membership In either the Junior
or the senior bodies has been organized
among the Methodists of the community
1t is intended the society shall act a
choir for the senior Christian Endeavorers.
among other things. Meetings of the new
society are to be held monthly. The Off
GERS chosen are: Miss Barbara Butterfeld
president: Miss Bessie Orem. vice pres
ident; William Wiley, secretary; Miss Flor
ence Proctor, treasurer.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-01-15
ANNAPOLIS NOTES.
Special Correspondence OF The Star.
ANNAPOLIS January

Special Correspondence of The Star
ANNAPOLIS. January Is, 1908.
Rear Admiral and Mrs. John Schouler arc
entertaining at their home Capt and Mrs.
Richard Rush OF Washington. Admiral and
Mrs. Schoulsr gave a dinner party Friday
night In honor of their guests Covers were
laid for fourteen.
Judge James Revell has resigned as pres
ident Of the board of visitors and govern
ors of st. Johns College, but still retains
his membership with the board
Max Goldman, rigger employed by the
John Pierce Construction Company at the
Naval Academy. fell distance of fifty feet
while at work on the academic building. He
struck the ground between piles of iron but
escaped serious injury
The family OF Mr.. C. c. Walton, who have
been residing here for some time, left hero
to take up their residence in Norfolk. Va
The Cotillon Club of st. Johns College
gave hop Friday night In the college
gymnasium. Cadet Lieut. Honsten received
with Mrs. johnson, wife Of Frof. johnson
OF the college faculty
Miss Elizabeth Worthington OF Washing
ton is visiting Mrs Snowden Walk
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-01-15
Effect on Newspapers.

One Of the greatest advantages of the
rural delivery service has been to extend
the circulation of daily newspapers among
the farmers. Now that they are able to
have a paper delivered at their door every
day. the majority Of families subscribe for
dailies. Previous to the Introduction of
rural free delivery, when they were COM
PEELED to go three or four miles after their
mail, 1t did not pay to take daily be-
cause they seldom made the trip more than
once or twice a week. The increase in the
number of newspapers delivered has there
fore been very rapid and would doubtless
continue, but for the fact that the depart
ment recently issued new regulation for
bidding rural carriers to take newspaper
subscriptions. They are not allowed to act
as agents or to solicit or to accept business
from business houses or to act as business
agents or to sell newspapers or periodicals
because certain publishers of unpopular
papers complained of their Partially.
The total number of newspapers delivered
during the year by rural carriers was 773.-
77,7S3, an average of LISP per carrier per
month.
The following table shows the highest
averages per carrier per month of news
papers delivered during the fiscal year end
ing June 80. 1905:
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-01-15
What Do You Care?
You've Got YOUR Health,
GREAT NATURES DO NOT DESPAIR AT DIS
APPoINTMENT-THEY LOOK FOR SOME
THING ELSE TO DO.

THING ELSE TO DO.
The broad-gauged man Of today does not get blue
Just because things don't always come his way
unless there Is something the matter with him
IL be falls down" on one proposition he imue-
dictely starts to look up another He always looks
forward and keeps on hustling. man with his
health and faculties has plenty Of opportunities
and the man who gives up even feels like It
has either small nature some physical weak
ness.
Dyspepsia certainly puts the best Of men out
OF condition for work Of any kind. You cannot
blame the dyspeptic for getting blue. The yerv
nature OF his disease IL most depressing and cal
cuiated to deprive him OF ambition, energy and
hope. There is hope for him. however. certain
and sure.
Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets are recognized
throughout the length and breadth Of the land AZ
the one cure that's safe and sure Their un-
bounded neutrality-suspicious. from the thousands
and thousands Of cures they have effected proves
beyond the shadow OF doubt their greatness as
a cure. Wherein lies their greatness7 In the
very fact that they are Natures own simple rem
edy. They do the exact work In exactly the same
way that the digestive fluids of the stomach do be-
cause they are composed Of exactly the same eie-
mentr and possess the same properties They relieve
the weak and out stomach of its burden of d.
geston and permit 1t without let or hndrance to
rest and grow sound and well. The stomach Will
gee well quick enough In Its own natural way
IL II is let alone. That Is what Stnart's Dys-
pepsia Tablets do. They not only let 1t alone
themselves but make the food taken into the stom-
ach do the same.
You can satisfy yourself OF the truth Of this
statement by putting the food you would eat into
a glass Jar with sunieient wafer and one of
Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets. The process Of d.
gestion Will be taken MP and carried out just as
the gastric juice and other digestive fluids would
do It. Their action IL natural and they cause
he tive In fact
you forget you have q stomach when they begin
TO do their work. miid and natural IL the opera
tion. stnart.s Dyspepsia Tablets are for sale By
all druggists at s0c 1sx
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-01-15
ULCER OF THE STOMACH
Insidious Nature of the Disease
How to Recognize and Cure 1t.

Ulcer Of the stomach may exist for years with
out very marked symptoms. excepting those caused
by indigestion.
In good health, the stomach ressts the action
Of the gastric juices, but when weakened. the
membrane II badly nourished and the digestive
fluids act upon it well upon the food. keep
ing up until perforation of the stomach occurs.
In advanced cases Of ulcer Of the stomach there Is
much discomfoss after eating with constant
snawing sensation between meals. pain from the
pit Of the stomach back to the shoulder blade.
At the nrst symptoms Of indigestion, treatment
should at once be started with Mi-o-na. This Is
scientific remedy adapted specifically to one
purpose. the cure Of stomach troubles.
Mi-o-na Is not q patent or secret remedy but is
combination OF the purest and most reliable Of
remedies for strengthening the digestive organs
and building up the whole system- It costs but
soc. box. Use It for few days and there Is
no reason why Jon should not be able to eat any
food you like at any time without fear Of distress.
II ron cannot obtain Mi-o-na Of your druggist.
It viii be sent By mall. postpaid. receipt OF
price Sample suf1cient 70 show Its value viii
be forwarded request. The II. 7. Booth Co.,
Jthaea. y. Z.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-01-15
BAIL NOT FURNISHED.
"Mack" Brown in Jail-His Victims
Improving.

Amos. alias Mack" Brown the cabman
who is under arrest for shooting and seri-
ously wounding Mrs. Frederika Joachim
and her daughter. Marie Joachim, last
Thursday night. as stated in Fridays
Star. has been unable to furnish bond in
the sum of $4,000. and is. therefore, in
jail. His victims are still confined to their
room at the Casualty Hospital.
It was stated at the hospital this after
noon that both of the wounded women
had improved very much. The daughter,
1t was stated was out Of danger, and her
mother will probably be on the road to
recovery in a few days. unless some un-
expected complication appears.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-01-15
Boyds and Vicinity,
special Correspondence of The Star.

BOYDS. Md, January IA, 1906
Miss Jane Soper of Hyattstown, this coun-
ty. died at the home Of her brothers, John
and Reuben Soper In Hyattstown, last night,
after an Illness of about three months, death
being due to general debility. She was sew
enty-eight years old.
Mr. o. j. Moat Of Washington. who. with
Mrs Moat. came to Clarksburg to attend a
wedding on Wednesday last. became i'll on
Tuesday and is confined to his bed at the
home OF Mr.. and Mrs. Asa Hyatt Welsh.
he suffered an injury last winter from
which he has never fully recovered. and his
condition is thought to be serious
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-01-15
Oregon Society Meeting.

The members of the Oregon Society dur
ing meeting on Saturday evening amended
their constitution whereby the society win
consider as eligible for membership all cit
liens OF the original Oregon territory. which
embraced the territory OF the states of
Washington. Idaho. and part OF Montana,
as well as Oregon. The purpose of the
members is to form large society OF the
residents of this city who hail from the far
northwest territory. A committee to Sc:
cure an increase in membership was also
appointed,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-01-15

Throughout the entire service on "a $50
routes, the average number of families is
ninety per route, or about seventeen per
mile.
The average number of pieces of mail de-
livered per family throughout the entire
service, both letters and newspapers, was
thfrty-f1ye per month, and the average
number of pieces collected was six, making
the average of forty-one pieces of mail Of
all kinds handled per family per month.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-01-15
Runaway Accident.

A horse attached to a delivery wagon
belonging to Charles Javins Sons. deal
ers In marine products. became fright
ened this morning about IL o'clock while
IN the vicinity of 14th and Riggs streets
and ran away. The animal went all the
way TO 14th and @ streets without being
stopped At the latter place the wagon
eollded with a delivery wagon belonging
to Woodward & Lothrop and almost
wrecked the latter vehicle. Nobody was
injured.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-01-15
William Gordon Injured

William Gordon. thirty-four years old.
living at 1015 c street southwest fell
upon the sidewalk this morning and cut
nis neau. ne was given surgical treat
ment at the Emergency Hospital.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-01-15
Charged With Gambling.

Charles E. Jones was arrested by Sergts
Lee and Lehman of the first precinct early
yesterday morning for permitting gambling
on premises He deposited $50 collateral
for his appearance in the Police Court this
morning but he failed to come and the
money was declared forfeited.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-01-15

Since the beginning Of the rural delivery
service 1872 fourth-class post offices have
Deen abolished, making saving of 81 8O3,
694 annually. At the same time several
thousand star routes have been abandoned.
making a saving of $4.426,571, or a total
saving OF S6230,265 If that amount is
credited to the rural free delivery the total
net cost Of that service from its beginning
to June 30. 1905. has been al coz 900 &c
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-01-15
MANY MILLION SERVED
Rural Delivery Routes Now
Number Over 81, 600.
GROWTH OF THE SYSTEM
Annual Expenditure is More Than
$20,0oo,0Oo.
SAVING ON POST OFFICES
Morale of the Carriers Remarkably
High-Great Record Of Heroism
Shown in Their Duties.
BY WILLIAM E. CURTIS.

BY WILLIAM II. CURTIS.
Written for The Star and the Chicago Record
Herald
The rural delivery mail service In the
United States is nearly ten years old. al
though the first appropriation by Congress
for experimental service was made thirteen
years ago, in 1898. Postmaster General
Bissell, however, refused to expend It..
The Cleveland administration was dead
against the scheme. MIR. Bissell declared
that the farmers did not want their mail
brought to their homes. Subsequent pro-
ceedings have shown how easy it is for
good man to be mistaken.
Three times in successive years was the
appropriation renewed. until finally Con-
gress made its application compulsory, and
Postmaster General Wilson reluctantly es-
tablished five routes in his own state OF
West Virginia in October, 1896. These
routes were from Charlestown, HaIltown
and Uvflla. During the winter forty-four
other routes 10 twenty-nine different states
were installed. The experiment was not
favorably regarded by the officials of the
Post Office Department, and no doubt many
of them would have been gratifed at Its
failure. The localities selected were not
adapted to the service. Free delivery had
not been asked for by the people Of that
section: they were unusually conservative
In disposition, and the carriers were offered
very small wages-only $3.50 year. Post
master General Wilson, therefore, cannot
be blamed because the experiment was a
success. He was opposed to the proposition
on principle he was to everything else
that tended toward 'paternalism" He be-
heved that the duty of government Is to
govern, and not to become common car
rler or do anything that can be done by
private individuals or corporations In trans
portation and other lines of business.
The free delivery of mail in cities met
with the same opposition when 1t was first
proposed. In 1868 Postmaster General
Blair declared that ''cdty free delivery
would bankrupt the government" Never
theless, the progressive element in Con-
gress compelled its adoption, and if it were
abolished today revolution would follow.
Rural free delivery is an old idea in Eu-
rope. 1t has been in operation for genera
tons in Great Britain and in the thickly
populated continental countries where, of
course, 1t is very much less costly than In
the sparsely settled portions OF the United
States. 1t is an expensive luxury to our
taxpayers, but 1t has been introduced
everywhere without regard to expense
The only Idea has been to serve the con-
venience Of the people.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-01-15

themselves have had large share in ere
ating 1t, and that this they must forever
bear in mind"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-01-15
Number Of People Serv
The following table will show the num-
Der Of people served by the rural delivery
in the following states:

The average cost to the taxpayer of the
United States per piece of mail handled by
the rural delivery service last year was
.0416, nearly one cent and half