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Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1906-09-01
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HAPPENINGS
THE VILLAGE OF GALlEN is THE
SCENE OF A MYSTERIOUS.
MURDER.
NIGHT OPERATOR VICTIM
Shot at His Table With His Own Re-
voIver by an Unknown Assassin.
Murder a Mystery.

Lloyd Dynes, Michigan Central
night operator at Galien, Mich, was
shot and almost instantly killed Mon
day morning between 1 40 and 2: 40
o'clock. Robbery was not the motive
as more than SIS was found on his
person. The only article missing Is
his revolver, which had evidently been
used to fire the shot. Two shots had
been fired, one striking him below the
left eye, the bullet fiattening against
the cheek bone and doing no special
damage. The other bullet entered at
the right clavicle, penetrating both
lungs and severing an artery. There
were no signs of any struggle and no
effort was made to rob the ticket Of
flee.
1t was Dynes' custom, after people
ceased coming into the office, to place
his revolver on the table in front of
him. Evidently someone of whom he
had no suspicion came into the Office
and was talking with him while he
was sitting in his chair, as the bullets
took downward course. Both bullets
were found by Drs. Higbee and Will
Jams, who performed a post norton.
Mr.. Dynes was about 26 years of age
and is survived by his parents, who
live in Windsor, Ont.
People who knew the young man
give no reason for his being shot, as
he hadn't an enemy in the world as
far as is known. He was very good
natured and made friends rapidly. He
was very popular with his girl &C.
quaintances and by them was cOnsid-
cred a handsome man. He was Of
medium hight, well set up, and of fair
complexion. His mother and father are
heartbroken over the murder and
much concern is felt for his mother
because of the effect of the terrible
shock on her weakened constitution.
She means the loss of her boy, and
relatives and friends are unable to
comfort her.
Ross Dynes, cousin of the dead
man, attributes the motive of the
crime either to a jealous rival or some
tramp who wandered into the Office
and demanded that he send false in
formation.
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1906-09-01
Fouled the Water.

Sparrows that built their nests
around the top of the standpipe which
supplies Three Oaks with drinking wa
ter have caused an epidemic OF typhoid
fever. 1t broke out 10 days ago. TWEEN
ty-one cases have been reported, with
three of the patients in a critical con-
dition.
Physicians from Niles and Buchan-
an, Mich, and Michigan City, Ind, as
well as local doctors, tried 10 solve
the source of disease. Yesterday, at
the instance of a local physician, an
examination was made of the stand
pipe. The bodies of hundreds of young
sparrows were found in the water.
They had fallen out of their nests built
around the rim of the standpipe,
which was not enclosed with cover.
The board of health at once cut off
the towns water supply. The stand
pipe was emptied and men today are
cleaning it. 1t will be painted and fur
nished with Il cover.
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1906-09-01
The Flood of lmmiqrants.

The official returns of immigration
show that out of more than a million
aliens who arrived in this country
during the last fiscal year 935,9lo
came by way of New York. Ellis
island continues to be the great I'M
migrant gateway to the United States.
OF the New York arrivals 697 900
were males, who naturally FREEDOM
mate in such a movement. Only 49,
296 of the immigrants were more
than 40 years of age. Italy produced
the largest quota, having sent 254,236
immigrants; Russia coming next with
1886; Hungary contributed 12S,241;
Austria, 96,625; Great Britain and Ire
landg 1900; Germany, 3O,SOS, and
Scandinavia $4,000. Most of the new
arrivals located in New York and
Pennsylvania Notwithstanding the
strenuous efforts of the southern
states, a number of which have Off
cial agencies seeking recruits of this
kind and have held out special in
ducements, very few of the newcom-
ers went in that direction. Arkansas
received seven, Georgia Sc, Mississippi
"a. North Carolina and South Carolina
each % and Texas $50. A consider.
able number have recently gone to
West Virginia, where mining fur
nishes employment. But other sec.
tons OF the south, notwithstanding
the genial climate and the inviting
opportunities offered, are strangely
neglected by the new arrivals.
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1906-09-01
AROUND THE STATE.
Sad Ending of Fishing Trip.

Mrs. Chauncey Van Orman met a
tragic death in the waters of Cedar
creek, tributary of the Muskegon
river, Friday evening. In the same ac-
cident which brought a sad ending to
a fishing outing, the woman's husband
and friend, George Richardson, mar
rowly escaped like fate. They en-.
dured extreme anguish of mind and
body before rescued.
The party went up Cedar, creek on
a fishing trip Thursday. While re.
turning Friday evening, and when
about five miles from Muskegon, the
boat upset and the occupants were pre-.
cipated into the fast running waters.
Mrs. Van Orman was quickly drowned
The husband, who Is 6S years of age
managed to fight his way to a small
driftwood island in the middle of the
creek, where he lay until noon when
he was rescued. Richardson, who Is
2S years of age, found his way into
the marshy swamps which border the
creek, in which he wandered until af
ternoon, when he reached the out.
skirts of the city, almost crazed.
rescue party set out in launch
for the scene of the accident, where
they found Van Orman, really more
dead than alive.
Mrs. Van Orman was 65 years OF
age. She and her husband lived re.
tired In a humble way.
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1906-09-01
Found the Real One Alive.

Mrs. p. J. Kempler, of Chicago,
twice believing she had buried her
husband, has discovered him in the
flesh and he is now on his way to Chi
cago to stand trial for wife desertion.
Meanwhile the Chicago police are in
vestigating the deaths of the two men,
each of whom Mrs. Kempler was led
into believing was her husband. Kemp.
Ter was arrested at lake near ALE
gan.
The first time Mrs. Kempler donneu
weeds was when body was found in
the Chicago drainage canal answering
the description of her missing hus.
band. She paid the funeral expenses. A
short time after another body was
found in Lake Michigan, and she re-
called that the Identification of the
corpse she had previously buried as
her husbands did not quite satisfy
her. She viewed the remains and the
corpse was clothed in the garments
her husband wore when he left home.
There could be no mistake this time.
she thought, even though the facial
resemblance was not striking. She
thought the water had wrought the
changes.
Receiving tip that her real hus
band was in Allegan, she disguised,
went there and found him, returned to
Chicago for a warrant and he was ar
rested.
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1906-09-01
FULLER'S REPORT.
The Work Done in lonia and the Con-
dition of Prisoners.

The report of Warden Fuller to the
prison board was made Friday. Con-
tract labor and the indeterminate sent
ence law were two of the live issues
in prison economics that he touched
upon. Regarding the statistics OF the
prison he said. In part:
The prison population June 30. 1905,
was 563. and on, June 80, 1906, 1t was
537. On June 80, last. APP prisoners
were making reed chairs and were
earning for the state $1,000 per month,
and for themselves about $1,000 per
month for over task work Twenty
three were working on the farm, gar
den and barn assignment, Fl doing
cooking, baking and other work Of the
stewards department, 26 making prl-
son shoes and clothing and doing laun-
dry work; IA were on the engineers
assignment, IA on the hallmaster's
assignment and the balance doing mis-
cellaneous work of the prison. only
two were confined to the hospital by
sickness at that time and one on ac'
count of feebleness of old age. The
average number during the year re-
curing regular hospital treatment will
not exceed three. The health of the
prison has been excellent. Only two
deaths have occurred, one from pneu-
monia and one from appendices.
The current expense cost to the
state during the past two years, said
the warden, has been only 81 per cent
of what it was IL to IA years ago.
1T will be well for the taxpayers OF
Michigan TO carefully ponder these
figures before listening TO the siren
song of ambitious politicians who are
cutting capers before the labor grand
stand for the purpose of attracting Ia
Dor votes" he added, referring to the
war on contract labor in prisons.
During the past year 224 have been
paroled and 81 have received final dis
charges. Twenty-eight have violated
their paroles and II violators have
been returned to prison. On June 30,
1906, were still reporting.
THE indeterminate sentence law is
working pretty well in spite of the
many features injected into ii by the
legislative amateurs assisted by the
pardon board" said the warden, at the
last session. THE law should be more
general in it's provisions and more
elastic in its administration, and all
rules under which it is to be admins
tered should be adopted at the semi
annual joint board meetings.
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1906-09-01
The Babe Was Killed.

While attempting to save the life OF
her 3-year-old daughter, Mrs. Mary
Levi, of Chicago, was badly injured
and her S-months-old child, whom she
held in her arms, was killed instantly.
Mrs. Levi, with her husband and chill.
dren, were resorting at Eastman
Springs. They were wandering through
the fruit orchards when the eldest
daughter climbed up on the track OF
the interurban railway line, eighty feet
in advance of swiftly moving car.
Mrs. Levi, seeing the approaching
car, sprang upon the track with her
babe in her arms and attempted to
pull her daughter from danger.
She was too late. The heavy Car
struck the group of three, injuring the
babe so that 1t died in few moments
and badly injuring both Mrs. Levi and
her daughter.
The daughter is suffering from a
fracture of the skull and may not re
cover Mrs. Levi herself is in a les
dangerous condition.
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1906-09-01
Suicide Was Deliberate.

Il am tired of living. ! am alone in
the world and have nothing TO live
for. There is no need of a poStmortem,
for / am going to take two ounces of
chloroform and turn on the gas" This
message TO the public was left by a
woman who registered as Mrs. NJ. Mil
ham in room of a Kalamazoo hotel
Saturday afternoon, and was found in
a dying condition. She had made good
the first part of her threat but had
failed to turn on the gas.
Mrs. Milham came to the hotel Sat
urday and registered from Otsego.
This was at p. m. and she was not
seen or heard from again until 1870
Sunday, when a man named Richard
Short, who proved to be her brother,
inquired of the clerk for her. The door
of her room was found locked and was
forced open. The would-be suicide was
found disrobed on the bed. The dying
woman was taken to her brothers.
home. 1t is stated that she cannot sur
vive.
She evidently had expected her
brother to call. as she left a note ad-
dressed to Ed. Williams in case her
brother, Frank Short, failed TO inquire
for her. This note reads:
Bury me in the clothing ! leave in
the ROOM Give my watch TO mother
and mail the letter on the table"
Another portion of the letter read:
Il saw Johnny in the band tonight
and his face was the last friendly one
/ ever saw"
Who Johnny is is unknown.
Mrs. Milham was a divorced woman,
formerly of Kalamazoo, and apparent
ly about so years old.
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1906-09-01
When a Girl Is Not?
q. A. LIsK, Publisher

A woman is a girl until she Is 30,
according to the board of managers
of the Philadelphia Young Woman's
Christian association. On her thirty
fifth birthday she cuts of the giddi'
ness of girlhood and becomes a WON
an. That is, she does IL she looks IL.
If she is able with the aid OF
switch and perodide, rouge and the
eyebrow pencil, to look or think she
looks less than IS, then she is girl
so long as she is able to look or thinK
she looks so. For her still the choco-
late carmel and the marshmallow, the
American beauty and the matlhee
ticket, also the French heel and the
straight front. AS not many unmar-
ried women ever arrive at the age
when they do not look or think they
look 35, it follows therefore that
woman is a girl as long as she wants
to be, in spite of all the boards OF
lady managers in existence. Whlch
is as it should be. or age is not, aiter
all, a matter of wrinkles and agility
is as it should be- For age is not, AFTER
of the spirit within. If we are I'M
mortal souls, it were preposterous 10
say that 35. years taken out OF eter'
nifty can have any effect upon us;
nor 20 years, for that matter, nor
hundred If woman's heart be pure
"age cannot wither her." says the chi
cago Journal She is good, and good
ness grows not old. She is TENDER
and tenderness knows no date. she
is loving, and love is immortality
young. Her hair may be white and
scanty, her limbs feeble, her eyes
dimmed, her once rosy cheek pale
and sunken, but so long as the lame
of life remains within her breast her
husband and her children know that
time has not altered her pure affec'
ton, which burns as bright as ever
and is young eternally.
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1906-09-01
The Black Man.

In an address before the Negro
Young Peoples Christian and Edito'
rial congress in Washington, Secre'
tary of the Navy Bonaparte pursued
a suggestive line of thought. He
pointed to the fact, established by
comprehensive experience, that the
black race is the only one which has
been able to live with white people
Indians, Australians and Polynesians
have died off and disappeared before
the advance of the white race, but the
negroes have not only remained, but
have increased and multiplied. From
this condition the secretary drew the
conclusion that the black men have a
destiny TO work out, and must com
pete with the white men in the effort
OF gain a livelihood. There is no
room in America for people who
can't take care of themselves" said
the secretary; and again: You can't
in this country rest and be thankful,
for II you try to do this you will soon
have nothing to be thankful for. The
idle and sensual and benighted are
never really free, and America now
is country only for freemen." That
is sound practical sense and true
patriotism, says the Troy Times. And
come to think of it, the advice is as
applicable to white as to colored men
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1906-09-01
Blind, PenniIess and Lost.

Blind and penniless, Joseph Will
Jams is missing from the county home
at Menominee. His relatives fear that
he wandered away and is dead. He
was rendered practically helpless by
an accident, but for five years assisted
in his family's support by giving
gramophone concerts. He was former
ly Canadian woodsman and was hurt
in the woods.
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1906-09-01
MICHIGAN IN BRIEF.

William CClby's lumber mill Oh
Thunder Bay river. burned. Loss 81
000
The Camden and Northwc-! Grange
fair will be held on the talr grounds
Sept. 20 to %, inclusive.
John NJ. Caulfield, promoter of the
Elkhart, Three Rivers Il Kalamazoo
Interurban railway, reports he has sue
ceeded in securing the right of way.
Benjamin Randolph, q Lapeer paint
er, mistook carbolic acid for whisky.
He ran to doctor, who saved his
life by pumping him out. His mouth
was badly burned.
Miss Anna Belle Hill, of Waco, Tex,
sustained a broken collar bone, and
had her scalp torn and her body bad
ly bruised by being thrown on a rock
pile when her horse ran away. She is
a resorter at Omena.
Residents near the Huron Packing
Co., of Port Huron, applied to the cir
cult court for an injunction restrain
ing the company from continuing its
business, claiming that the odors aris-
ing from the plant are offensive.
George H. Gray, former member of
the drug firm of Field & Gray, died
suddenly from heart trouble just be-
fore going on the operating table in
Alpena. One son and daughter, Ma
rion Gray, of Detroit, survive.
Once possessed of 100000 in cash
and 800 acres of land, Daniel B. Ayres
was taken to the jackson county
house Saturday. He was we'll educa-
ted, but it is said he lost his money
because he was failure as farmer.
Eugene OFT. chaine hand, terror
lied people in Grand Rapids busiest
thoroughfares Sunday afternoon, by
blazing away with revolver at every
thing in sight till policeman arrest
ed him. Miss Maud Wisely, riding in
an auto with DR.. A. NJ. Webster, was
shot in the left knee. He fired three
shots at the machine. 1t is believed he
is insane.
Justice Battdorf, of Battle Creek
suspended sentence on Elmer Dunstan
out of pity for his family. Dunstan adj
mitted being a heavy drinker and hav-
ing pounded his frail wife. She and
her three babies followed him into
court, and when the justice learned
that they have been ordered out of
their home for non-payment of rent he
set the man free.
J. d. Sorter, Michigan Central
brakeman, fell from his train near
Sandstone Sunday and was not
missed until later. A member of the
crew of the fast passenger train saw
him lying near the track, stopped the
train and he was brought to the city
He is now in the White Cross SAM
tarium suffering from a fractured
right ankle, dislocated shoulder and
other injuries. Sorter's home is near
Coldwater.
Gov. Warner appointed F. ID. Link
letter, of the Agricultural college, a
delegate to the National Irrigation con-
gress at Boise, Ida, September 3. The
governor will name fourteen more
delegates II men can be found who are
willing to serve without compensation
or expenses.
The new Detroit city directory for
the year commencing August 1. 1906,
contains 1928 individual names,
which multiplied by 2 IL, the ratio
which has hitherto been found to cor
rectly embrace the names of women
and children not included in the direc-
tory, indicates total population Of
z3e.eSo.
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1906-09-01
Bert Crockett, an insane man, VIII,

Bert Crockett, an insane man, who
has terroriZed resorters near Pontiac
for the past week, was captured
Dr. Simeon s. French, of Battle
Creek veteran surgeon of Michigan
regiments during the civil war, cele-
brated his Goth birthday
That Miss Ethel Wade and Arthur
Van Bochove, of Kalamazoo, were
married at Grand Haven, June so. was
announced Saturday. They confessed
to the mother of the bride.
Two daughters OF Richard Ayott,
living eight miles from Caseville,
were struck by lightning Tuesday.
Lola, aged Is years. will recover. A
4-year-old girl will probably die.
James Donoicaka, Of Muskegon. has
been arrested on complaint Of his
wife. She says he shot twice at her
and threatened to wipe out the family.
Donoicaka Is Bohemian farmer who
brought his family from Chicago sew
sr& uonSAAS aso.
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1906-09-01
Will Give Fortune AWAY.

Edward Pinchin, aged IS, a South
Haven street sweeper, formerly OF
Plainwell, who recently received word
that he had fallen heir to 100000
from a relative in England, declares
he will give the money TO some one
who has more need of it than he has
and stay at his work. Pinchin's life
has been long series of misfortunes
Il am an old man and won't live
long," he said. Il know what it is to
want things and not to be able to have
them. So | think I'll give away this
money to persons who are in want
and keep on sweeping streets"
Charles Newell, a carpenter, living
in Kalamazoo, and a cousin of Pinchin
is the only other heir in the United
States.
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1906-09-01
RUSSIAN BOMBS.
Twenty-Eisht Killed, and Twenty Four
Manned at Premiers Reception.


Twenty-eight persons are dead and
twenty-four wounded as the result OF
an attempt to assassinate Premier
Stolypin with a bomb while he was
holding a public reception at his coun-
try house on Aptekarsky island. The
premier was slightly wounded on the
face and neck by flying splinters.
Among the dead are the premier q
15-year-old daughter, who had both
legs broken by the explosion and sub
sequently succumbed to her injuries;
Gen. Zameatin, the premier's personal
secretary; NJ. Khovostoff. former gov
ernor of the province OF Penza; Col
Federoff, chief OF the premier's per-
sonal guard Court Chamberlain Da-
vidoff, Court Chamberlain Voronin,
Aide Doubasoff, four women and two
children.
The wounded include M. Stolypin's
3-yearold son, who is seriously though
not fatally injured, and a number or
prominent persons.
The authors of the outrage drove
up to the premiers residence after
the list of visitors had been closed
The servant refused them admission,
at which they attempted 10 force an
entry TO the house.
A struggle ensued at the entrance to
the anteroom adjoining the reception
room, during the course of which the
terrorist disguised as a gendarme
dropped a bomb, which exploded, de-
stroying the anteroom, the adjoining
guard room, part of the reception room
and also the balcony of the first floor.
The premier was receiving visitors
in a private room. The principal loss
of life occurred in the anteroom. Al
together there were sixty victims OF
the explosion.
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1906-09-01
Remarkable Escape.

Port Huron, had miraculous escape
from death Thursday afternoon, when,
partially stunned by an electric shock,
he fell from an electric light pole, 80
feet, to the ground. He had grasped
two wires, carrying 10 volts of cleo
tricity. His hands were frightfully
burned, the flesh peeling off to the
bone in places. One finger of his left
hand had to be amputated at the hos
pital. He is in serious condition, but
will probably recover.
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1906-09-01
Three Dry Days.

Law is going to make a Sahara out
of Michigan. with many an oasis, for
three days in succession SO far as the
saloons are concerned. A three days
drought is certain on Sunday, Monday
and Tuesday of the first week of Sep
TENDER.
Sunday, saloons are always closed ;
Monday is Labor day and Tuesday is
primary election day in large portion
of the state.
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1906-09-01
Summer Resort TRAGEDY.

Roy Bowers, of Covert, shot himself
twice with suicidal intent because his
young wife, who was having a good
time at summer resort, refused to go
home with him. He will die. Bowers
drove to South Haven from Covert
Sunday and found his wife with gay
crowd on the north side of the resort.
He pleaded with her for some time
to return home with him and, receiv-
ing a rather sharp refusal it is said,
he walked out onto the lawn and in
the presence of his wife and numerous
resorters, fired two bullets into his
head. His wife collapsed
Both are young people and have
been married about a year
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1906-09-01

Cleveland reports four deaths from
heat Wednesday.
The city of Flint expected to lay
about seven miles of new water mains
this summer, but none will be laid.
The pipe factories are tied up with
the rush of orders and have informed
the city that no shipments will be
made here until October /.
The will OF the late H. b. La Tour
cite, of Flint, was filed in the probate
court Saturday. The requests are as
follows: To his widow, 100000; Kala-
mazoo college. $4,000; Baptist Minis
ter's society of Fenton, $1,000, and the
Baptist church Of Fentcn, $500.
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1906-09-01
A Sweet Subject.

According to one of the local incor-
porators of the Michigan Sugar Co.,
there are other and more important
persons interested in the combine
whose names do not appear in the ar
ticles filed at Lansing. He says the
incorporators are merely trustees Of
the various companies appointed to
make the transfer Of stock necessary
to effect a consolidation of the ma
jority interests.