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Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1906-06-12
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George Milquest of the killing gang
badly cut one of the fingers Of his left
hand last Friday and had to stop work.
Harry Hill of the cutting depart
ment was off duty last Friday on ac-
count of illness.
Will Osler accepted a position in
the local room. beginning work Mon
day.
Misses Sara e. Johnston, Amelia
Schworm and Evalyn McElroy held a
brief service with the girls in the sau-
sage and trimming room Wednesday
noon.
Harry Foster was in Fairfield last
Wednesday afternoon.
Clarence Parker is the latest addi-
ton to the Office force and began work
Monday.
William Hicks of the killing gang
visited with friends in Mt. Pleasant.
Harry Salmon of the killing gang
is very ill with typhoid fever at the
home Of his parents on East Main
street.
D. Edwards of the cutting room
burned his right arm severely and was
compelled to stop work Monday.
A. e. Jacobson of Colorado Springs
is here visiting his parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Joseph Jacobson. Mr.. Jacobson
was formerly an employee of John Nor
is now in the meat business.
Edward Nice Of the beef killing
house was compelled to stop work last
Monday and go home on account OF
the illness Of his wife.
J. D. Sayer, inspector for the A. D
| T. Co. Of the state of Iowa was here
on business Monday.
C. Thompson Of the fire department
is i'll, being threatened with typhoid
fever.
Mrs. Frank Bauer of Colorado City
Colo, is here visiting at the home o.
George Bauer.
John Wishart of Chicago, formerl,
chief engineer for John Morrell & Co.
Lid, was here on business last Thurs
day
NJ j. Gallagher of the dry salt celia
was off duty last Thursday on accoun
of the death of his father-in-law, Mr.
Riley.
Mrs. William BARLEY, East Mai
street, was in Des Moines Thursda.
} and Friday to attend the funeral Q
Mrs T. ]. Howard.
Miss Nellie Osler leaves for Chicag
next Wednesday, where she will visi
| with her friend and school mate, Mis-
I Fannie Wishart.
) The following visitors were at tn
5 plant this week: Eugene Losey, Gler
| wood, Mo-; John Huston and mother
r 222 East Holt, and Miss sousa Burns
t Pittsburs, Kan; W. w. Campbell
J. Ridgeway, Mo-; Or. J. ]. McCluns
: Jackson, o.; Ray Morris, Milton, Ind.
9 Will Blakeslee, Mystic: Roy E. Wa
= son, Oskaloosa; Adrien jackson, Gre.
y ton; Victor Davis, Granger; Robert F
= Bragg, Camden, Ark; w. Klipstel
Chicago; Harry Whitaker and wifi,
washington; Robert Fallberg, osks
= loosa; A. S. Buehler, Dubuque; F.
t Kalenburger, Ollstien; W. A. Wishar.
$ Bloomfield; Henry and Dick Clawsel
lHish1and Center,
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-10-23
GIRL SECRETLY MARRTED DIES.
Doctor, Puzzled, Calls in Coroner -Menln-
gifts Caused Death.

Coroner ~Schwannecke Of The Bronx and
two Coroners' physicians, DR.. Curtin and DR..
Riegelman, performed yesterday morning
an autopsy on the body Of Mrs. Margaret
Marcy, who died at the home Of her mother,
OFT East. 141st street, on Sunday morning
under circumstances that gave rise to doubt
In the mind of the attending physician. DR..
J.. J.. Burns. The autopsy showed that the
woman died Of meningitis.
When Mrs. Marcy was suddenly stricken
with a malady that deied treatment on
Friday night and rapidly sank into a dam
gerous condition. which was terminated by
her death thirty hours afterward, the physi-
clan in attendance refused to sign the death
certificate and notified the Coroner. When
the Coroner questioned Mrs. Sheridan, the
: woman's mother, and George Marcy, who
was a boarder in the house, he learned that
the dead woman had been secretly married
10 Marcy over a year ago and that they had
been living as man and wife in the mothers
house without her knowledge Of their mar
rage. In a passion over the confession Of
the marriage by her son-in-lav. Mrs. Sheri-
dan made accusations against him, which
she retracted later.
After the determination Of the cause OF
death the Coroner dropped the case.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-10-23
SOLD PiCIFTC COPPER.
weir Bros. Of BrOad street Victims or
Old SwindIe N New Dress.

A man calling himself Harold A. Porter
% years old. and refusing to give his adj
dress, was in the Tombs police court yes
terday. charged with getting 1912 from
Weir Bros, bankers and brokers at 25 Broad
street. by an old dodge. J. c. Weir, head
Of the firm, appeared in court to press the
case. He said the swindle was quite a joke
on him.
The defendant came into his Office a few
DAYS ago, he said, and tried to cell him some
shares Of the Pacific Copper Company. Mr..
Wier asked what Pacific Copper was and
Porter told him il was a new company
backed by f. II. Hartman. Then he
showed Mr.. Weir a prospectus hearing Mr..
Hartman name. MIR. Weir didn't bite,
but Porter left his telephone umh when
be went away.
While Mr.. Weir was out at lunch that day
some one called ZIP on the telephone and
wanted to buy twenty shares Of Pacific
Copper. The clerk, recalling Portef's offer,
called up the latter and bought the twenty
shares, for which he paid 1912. The would
be purchaser, howe yer, never called for The
stock. Mr.. Weir reported the case TO the
police and Detective Frank OCounor ar
rested Porter yesterday az he was trying
10 cell Pacific Copper to Harris d TO. Of
as Pine street.
Porter was held in 81 900 for examination
today
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-10-23
CAME BACK TO GO TO JAIL.
Capt. BOyntOn wouldn't Desert Men VINO
Had Worked with Him.

Capt. George r. Boynton, the soldier
of fortune, who was arrested by Capt.
William Flynn OF the United States Secret
Service in August charged with having
in his possession dies with which to counter
felt the currency OF Venezuela and finance
a revolution against Castro, pleaded guilty
before Judge Thomas in the United States
Circuit Court, criminal branch. yesterday.
He was sentenced to six months at hard
labor in the Kings County Penitentiary.
His associates. Lewis M. Thompson and
T. b Wilcox, made the same plea, and were
fined $3.50 and 800 respectively.
Boynton and Thompson were both dis
charged after being arrested the first time
by Capt. Flynn. United States Commits
sioner Ridgway held that he had no juris-
diction, as the actual counterfeiting was
to be lone in Venezuela.
Boynton boarded ship for Trinidad;
and Thompson. who il a lawyer, stayed
here.
Capt. Flynn, who was greatly surprised
at the decision Of Commissioner Ridgway,
took the case to the Federal Grand Jury
at onoe and had the men indicted. Wilcox
was indicted AZ well. and bench warrants
got out for the three. Thompson and
WILCOX were easily IOunu ny Jno ocCTcI
Service men, but Boynton had disappeared.
UhonicIal, but non the less emphatic. i'm
preesions went from the Secret Service
Bureau tn the office Of Joel M. Marx, Boyn-
toms attorney. that It would go hard with
the acoomplices il the principal could not
be reached.
Mr.. Marx informed Capt. Boynton, who
was in Trinidad, that his case came up to-
day and that Thompson and Wilcox were
in the hands OF the authorities, and
were threatened with imprisonment. The
captain, who Is es years old, wrote back
Immediately: will be in court 10 plead
guilty on Monday with my grip packed
ready to go to jail" He was and he smiled
unooncernedly as he went of to the Kings
County ~Penitentiary. with n Of Marshal
Henkel's deputies. to begin his term.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-10-23
MODEL ACCUSES DOCTOR.
Says She was His Secretary = nd He Fol-
Owe Her-He Denies n All.

Says She was Hts Secretary = nj He Fol-
lowed Her-He Denies n All.
A girl with flowing hair and flashing eyes
bounded into the jefferson Market police
court yesterday afternoon followed by a no
less excited and indignant man, who was In
the custody Of a policeman.
. The man was DR.. Schuyler c. Jacques, a
physician, Of West Eighty-nineh street.
The girl declared hat she was Caroline
Morris OF 10 West Ninth street. Miss
Morris told Magistrate Moss that she had
been the doctors secretary n had a suit
pending against him for $50 back pay.
Since l started this suit, in fact ever
since left this mans ONCE" the young
woman said, she has been following me
about and annoying me. Twice to-day he
followed me, watching until l left my home
and annoying me all the time until 1 got
back again. AT last l grew desperate and
asked a policeman TO arrest him."
Miss Morris said she first met DR.. Jaques
at st. Luke's Hospital when she was sick
and he was a visiting physician. She said
that previous to this she had been a sculp-
tors model and had posed for The Dancing
Girl" by Paul Mocquet. h said that after
her illness the doctor persuaded her TO be-
come his secretary. and after three months
work she left him because he did not pay
her.
why she worked as a domestic in my
house." said DIR. Jaques. Il never saw her
in a hospital. This is all a trick Of hers To
help out the civil suit which h liz bringing
against me-"
There was no complaint made and at tha
request Of Attorney Frank Boland for DIR.
Jacques, the Magistrate dismissed the case.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-10-23
SWTNDLED FORTY WOMEN.
Man Who Collected INSURANCE Premium
IdentIfed ny Many Victims.

Man Who Collected Insurance Premiums
Identified ny Many Victims
Forty women were In the jefferson Market
police court yesterday to accuse Alexander
peterson OF 81 East nth street OF swindiing
them. It ia charged that the young man
went from house to house Eaying that ne
a collector for insurance companies.
He got premiums, 1t is alleged, ranging all
the way from $50 DOWN to 20 cents. -
Assistant Superintendent Bennett c Carter
Of the Pinkerton Detective Agency got wind
~ Peterson's movements and n of ms
men was stationed in a room at. 233 hud-
son street last Satu rday morning. PetetS
son went there to receive a, premium
which had been promised him on that day
and the detective saw him receive a marked
FIVE dollar bill. He was &C once arrested .
All the forty angry women identined
Peterson. Some OF them wanted 20 do
more to him than that. Two complaints
were entered against him. Margaret
Hunter OF 53i Second avenue complained
that ne collected from her a s. premium
due TO the Metropolitan, Life Insurance
Company. Mrs. Minnie Weiss Of 81 st.
Marks place complained that he had col
lected an 81 premium from her due to the
Henry Ha.i (, district superiptendeLt Of
the Metropolitan Life Insurance Company,
testif ed that Peterson was not in the COM
pany's employ.
Peterson's counsel, Michael O'Sullivan,
waived examination and the prisoner was
held for trial. .. .4.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-10-23
ANTT-SALOON MEN AFTER RiINES
state superintendent Of n League Talks
TO Ministers.

state superintendent Of the League Talks
TO Ministers.
The Presbyterian, Baptist and Methodist
Ministers associations held a joint meet
ing yesterday morning in the Episcopal
Church OF the Holy Communion and heard
the Rev. DR.. Howard II. Russell, New York
State superintendent OF the A~nti-Saloon
League, make an outspoken attack on
state Senator John Raines. whom, he said,
the league was trying to defeat in his effort
for reelection. The ministers had met to
hear an address by the Rev. Dr.. Erwin $.
Chapman Of California, but DR.. Russell
presided and in a brief opening address
he told What the Anti Saloon League il now
doing in New York State. He said:
THE league ia conducting a campaign
to reflect the men who have helped the
local option bill in the state Legislature
and TO defeat those who were opposed
10 II. The bill has been passed by the As
sembly twice but has both times been
defeated in the Senate. II was the duty
of the leagues officers to find out who stood
in the way. As a result we are especially
working in the Forty-second SENATORIAL
district for the defeat OF Senator John
Raine He has obst rlcted and opposed
the passage Of the bill in the Senate. We
had assurances from a majority Of Senators
that they would vote for the bill II It came
M for action. But Raines, as leader
blocked the vote. We are now presenting
the matter to his constituents and are work
inc for the election Of a man who IL on T.
spokenly in favor Of local option and who
is making his campaign on hat issue
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-10-23
AL BArMAN OBJECTS TO TAXES.
Says IRS Eight Firth Avenue Lots Are
PRICED Too High.

Al Hayman obtained yesterday from
Justice Leventritt in the Supreme Court
eight writs Of certiorari. for the review
OF the assessment on eight vacant city
lots which Hayman owns on Fifth avenue
between Ninety-fourth and Ninety-Rfth
streets. The appraisal on six of the lots
Is t85 900 apiece. Fayman thinks this
shouldbe reduced to sS9OOO in each case, as
he says that Ia the best price he can get
for the lots. One OF the corner lots is
assessed at 100000. which Hayman thinks
r. $50 900 too much. and another lot is taxed
at the same figure. but according to Hay
man Is worth only t0O, 600. The assessments
will be reviewed in the Supreme Court
within twPnty days.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-10-23
STANDARD OIL PROSECUTION.
District Attorney sulIIVA Tells the PresI.
dent About the Ohio Trial.

WASHINGTON, Oct. 22.-John J. Sullivan,
United States Attorney for the Northern
district Of Ohio, called on the President and
the Attorney General to-day and submitted
. report on the Standard Oil ca SEES tried
last week at Findlay, Ohio. Mr.. Sullivan
was present during the trial. under instruo-
tions from the Acknowledgement, taking
notes for use by the Governm ent in Federal
proceedings that may be instit uted against
the Standard.
Attorney-G General Moody said that Mr..
S~uilivan's report was mostly oral and he
was not prepared to make any comment
upon it now. When Mr.. Sullivan left for his
special instructions from the Department
Of Justice to investigate fifteen alleged cases
Of violation Of the eight hour law by con
tractors engaged on public works or the
Great Lakes.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-10-23
Artcr Foxes In MaryIand!

Mr.. and Mrs. Dewitt q. Flanagan Of New
York and Mrs. r. r. Woodward are enter
tanning a large house party at Arlington
Farms, near Annapolis, Md. Mr.. Flanagan
last season imported a pack OF hounds from
England, and as foxes are plentiful a week
OF rood hunting In looked for. Arlington
Farms is one Of the old manor houses OF
Maryland and has been in the Woodward
family for more than o CENTURY,
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-10-23
Maternity Puts DIT Murder Trial.

Domenica Chiavetta. an Italian girl who
killed her cousin because he refused to
marry her, will not be tried for some time
yet, as she is about to become a mother.
Her case was called yesterday in the SUI
preme Court, Criminal Branch, TO fix a date
for trial, but on the statement Of the Tombs
Blanchard.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-10-23
EXCUSED FOR KILLING FATHER
Conrad SchIrmcr. injected for Murder.
Not Tried nc All.

Conrad Schirmer, who was indicted fer
the murder Of his father, was discharged
by Justice Blanchard in the Supreme Court.
Criminal Branch, yeste rday. The indict-
ment was dismissed on the r~eCommenda-
ton Of Assistant District Attorney Mott,
who produced afidavits to show that the
boys father was a d%runkard, had beaten his
wife and was attacking the boy when the
latter stabbed and killed him.
Conrad, who is II years old, Ia engaged
to a young girl named Clara Lazarus. She
was In court when he was released and
threw her arms around his neck. The
boys mother took him to her homo, at 100
East Hath street. The boy bad been in
the Tombs sinqs July.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-10-23
"AWsrIoa's Greatest Railroad"
NEWYORK CENTRAL

y NoU00M NN& 0~hNNNAs
Through trains depart nom Grand Central sta
All through trains except those leaving ~ 49, ~.
A.. M, IO2. 8;SO. GA0. b:7e, i1iS0 y. NJ stop AZ izSsh
Street to roceive passengers ten minutes after icaN-
ing Grand Central station.
l9;lOA A. A.-fAIDNlGHT
sac A. M.-fEMPIRE MOST
famous train in the world.
s;ASA. Mast MALTA hours 20 Chicago.
10 G7OA A. M.-'DAY EXPRESS-BUFFALO.
4 ,O7 p M-sTHE SECOND EMPIRE.
sO6 p. M.-sCHlCAGO SPECIAL A.
o M.-'SoUTHwESTERN LIMITED. All
s,sOP. M1sTHaEs Nth CENTURY LIMITED.
To Chicago In ~ hours via New YORK
Central and Lake shore. -
S:aO p, N TROY FLYER.
also p. M.-sTHE WOLVERINE.
$50 r. M.-'LAKE SHORE LIMITED-29l4 hour
train 70 Chicago, All Pullman cars.
S.S0 p. M,-sCLEVELAND. CINCINNATI q ,
LOUIS LIMITED. All Pullman Cars.
600 M.-sWESTERN EXPRESS.
. 900 p. M.-'MONTREAL EXPRESS.
. $50 p. M.-sADiRONDACK & MONTREAL En-.
500 2. M.-.BUFFALo. NIAGARA FALLS'
CLEVELAND and SPECLAL.
0;90 P. M.-"WESTRRN NEW YORh EAP'
~ ?. M~.-.PAcIFIC EXPRESS. ,o,us nv
N $50 p. M,-"CHICAGO " ST. LOUIS EA-
daily. Except Sunday. yExcept MONDAY
HARLEM DIVISION.
Dos A. NJ. and 9B5 p. NJ. daily, except sunday
10 tittsneld and North Adams; sundays sS7 a. M
Pullman cars on all through trains.
IS Union 81. w, Z1S Columbus sv., III West lsSih
ST., Grand Central and i2Sth 81. stations, New ORR
SSB and 720 Fulton 81. and 100 broadWay. bIooAHn.
Telephone 200 Ssth ST." New York central Oan
Service, baggage checked from hotel or residence
by Wcstoott Express. 49,,
Vice pres. and Oen1 Mgr. Pass'r Tran1c Mgr. ,
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-10-23
SHORE r. r.

tSeW YIfA CtnIihi q iiadS0R r. T., L-tsecN
Trains leave Desbrosses st. station. New Iork' as
follows. and rs minutes later foot West AID 81, N. ~;
sl0O ?. M.-Chicsgo Express.
900 p. For Roch.. Buffalo. Cleveland & Chi.
$500 p. M.-For Roch.. Buffalo, Detroit q ~. Louis
'p:t6 p, M.-For SYRIA, Roch, Ma, Falls, Det.& Chl,
sDaily. tDally except Sunday. baggage ehecscn
from hotel or residence by Westcott Express.
A X. SMITH. e. F.tDALN, %
Vice -rrrs. a GenI Mgr. Pass'r Trafhc Mgr.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-10-23
Railroad.

New York, foot Barclay Christopher West sd SITS
1900 A. NJ For B~inghAmton and Fnllra.
1880 4. N. For Buffalo. Chicago and st. Louis.
'iA0 p. N. For Buffalo and Chicago,
f4O0 y. A-FoT Scranton and Plymouth.
Z'01B p. M FOR Bunalo and Chicago.
's4S y. NJ. For Buffalo. syracuse and Ithaca.
900 4. Isl. For chicago Sleepers open $50 ?, NJ.
II kets at 10, 40. 1883. l434 Rroadway, N. y;
$50 Fulton 81, Bros klyn. 'Dally. Except sunday.
XFridays and Saturdays. Leave Esd st. II: 30 p. N.
zLeaves Christopher st. OlO p. NJ. week days.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-10-23
OLD DOMINION LINE

.FOT Ugd POINT .NomTOrt. NOFfolk POTtemOuth.
PlnneLs Point and Newport News. Va, connecting
LOL retcrspurg, Hlcnmond. Virginia Reach. Wash
freight and passenger steamers sail from Pier
20 n, r., foot Beach 81, every week dav a. y NJ
II. B. Walker. Vice President and franc Manu.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-10-23
For Girls and Boys.
Hamilton Institute for Boys
Al YES SYST ST. MAnhAttan So. NJ
Hamilton Institute for Girls

. IVES sIST ST. Manhattan So. NJ
TEN RS COURSE TO Coli
IEGE ENTRANCE OR SCHOOL
Optional Study Period for all Glasses. Outdoor
Glasses for Young or Delicate Children.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-10-23
HE'LL wANrED-FEMALE.

COOK. IN small family: must also help with wash
ing and ironing. l0+ East list St.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-10-23
SITUATIONS ~WANrED-MALE.

OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES foreman: nrst class on
buildings, alterations. concrete forms; references.
HARTLEY. 8i4 Fast saith 81.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-10-05
D. OF a. ELECTION.
National Council of America Adiourns at
Trenton.

TRENTON, Oct. 5:-The National
Council of the Daughters Of America,
in annual session here Wednesday,
elected the following officers: Nation
al councillor, Albert S. Bosom, of Gin
cinnati; associate national councillor,
Mrs. Mollie Nelson, Maryland; ma
tional vice councillor, Joseph Thomp-
son, New Jersey; associate national
vice councillor, Mrs. George e. Dean,
New Jersey; national conductor, Mrs.
May limerick, Pennsylvania; national
warden, Mrs. M. ID. Robinson, the
District of Columbia; national inside
sentinel, Mrs. Sarah Shapeley, Ten
nessee; national outside sentinel, P.
M. Macdonald, Kentucky; national
judiciary, Mrs. Sarah B. Faishel,
Ohio.
The national board was invested
with authority to spend $4,000 for
the erection of a school house at
Tifiin, Ohio, in connection with the
Orphans Home of the Jr. o. U. A. M.
Cleveland was selected as the next
meeting place.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-10-05
GRANT MILLER
THE LICENSE.
For Saloon at Mechanic Street
and De KaIb Avenue Which
Figured In Court.

The Excise Board last night grant
ed Joseph Miller a license for the sa-
loon at DeKalb avenue and Mechanic
street over which John Peterson mad
a suit last week against Andrew Ke-
pax. The matter has been before
the board for some time, pending
the courts ruling as to the validity OF
Repak's lease. Miller's application
had been on the table for some time.
A license renewal was granted
Mike Stankowitz, of Elizabeth ave
nue., who had been allowed to open
up although his license had expired.
AT the meeting last night in the coun-
Gil chamber, the following licenses
were granted: John Volgmuth, bot
Ting, 76 Watson avenue; Frank Bor-
wis, saloon, Is Elizabeth street; Jo-
seph Miller, saloon, 100 Mechanic
street.
The following renewals were
granted: Mike Stankowitz, Elizabeth
avenue; Adam Laskowski, S5 Gather
inc street; Michael Duffy, % Hart
ford street; August Nelson, 81 Buck
ingham avenue; Hans Lehman, 349
State street.
The following transfers were gran
ted: John Jabroski to Anton j. An
drich, so Hall avenue; Ludwig Mil
Ter to Mike Yatsco, Al Cortland
street; Reuben Miller from SS2 State
street to the southeast corner of State
and Fayette streets; Clement Elmer
to Ralph Billows, 40 Hartford street;
Daniel j. Kelly to Herman Cheme-
link, 20 Hall avenue; James M.
Glenn to John Connolly, 500 State
street; and Joseph Fezak to John
Undersack at 81 Catherine street.
The application of John Dudor for a
wholesale license at SO Inslee street,
was laid on the table. The applica-
ton of Walter S. Brown for a hotel
license at 1913 Smith street, was laid
on the table, there being a protest
against it, signed by Joseph Greiner
and nineteen others. The applica-
ton of andre Lepak for a bottling
license at 81 Goodwin street, was laid
on the table. The application of
John Petruski for a transfer from
Sc Hall venue to GA Elizabeth street
was refused. The application Of Jo-
seph Miller for a license at Mechanic
street and DeKalb avenue was on
motion taken off the table and gran
ted.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-10-05
800 AT
GERMAN BALL
Guests of Ladies of St. PauTs
Church In Washington Hall
Last Night.

More than 800 people, members
and friends of the Ladies' Aid Socie-
ty of st. Paul's German church, at
tended their ball, in Washington
hall in Fayette street last night.
Dancing began at s o'clock and con-
tinued until an early hour this morn
ing. An excellent supper was serv-
ed at IL O'Clock by the committee in
charge, after which dancing was re-
sumed. Everybody thoroughly en-
joyed themselves and voted it one
of the most successful affairs that
was ever held by this society.
The music for dancing was fur
nished by Professor Charles Stein
hauser's orchestra.
The committee in charge who help
ed to make this affair a success was
Mrs. j. Kaletsch, chairman; Mrs. J..
Kutcher, Mrs. M. zaag, Mrs. A. Del
tering, Mrs. J. Schardt, Mrs. M. Mo
ser, Mrs. ]. Koose, Mrs. Otto Smith,
Mrs. d. Nitsche, and Mrs. P. Volt
scheck.