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The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1906-08-08
HE LIVES THE SIMPLE LIFE
Had Never Seen an Elephant. and New
err Has Ridden on a Rail-
way Train.

Charlottesville, Ind, Aug. S.-While
watching Il circus parade Frank Hes
ter a farmer living near Russellville,
said it was the first time he had ever
seen an elephant or camel. He is 33
years old and a man of family, but
his life has been devoted TO daily toll
and his knowledge of wild animals,
other than those infesting the woods
about his native heath. had been linn
tied to an occasional glimpse of a cir
Gus poster
After witnessing the parade Hester
had a desire to see the inside of the
circus tent, but since he was in Craw-
louisville on business he denied him
self that new pleasure and FASTENED
back to his evening chores. Aside from
his distinction in this line he boasts
that he has never smoked or chewed
tobacco or been inside of a saloon
Neither has he ever experienced the
thrill of riding on Il railroad train
Hester is a man of average intelli-
gence and reads enough to keep in fair
touch with current events, but says
he has never had time to indulge in
the frivOlitieS of life
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1906-08-08
Indiana's Bryan Committee.

Indianapolis. Aug. s. - Chairman
Taggart gave the following as the
committee he has appointed to attend
the BRYAN reception at New York: G..
Y. Menzies, Mount Vernon; B. F.
Shively. South Bend; Isaac Strouse,
Rockville; Dale J. Crittenberger. An
derson; Mason J. Niblack. Vincennes;
II. NJ Bernhard, Rochester: John E.
Lamb, Terre Haute; Stokes" Jack
son. Greenfield; f. W Little. Indianap-
oils; G. \. Boyd. Washington: Craw-
ford Fairbanks, Terre Haute: Clay
Metzger, Plymouth; Lew Ellingham,
Decatur; E. E. Cox. Hartford City;
John W. Kern, Indianapolis; Perry
Mozart. Paoh, and John W. Cravens,
bloomington
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1906-08-08
DEMOCRACY OF IOWA
Favors the Labor Political Move
Ticket Nominated.

Waterloo, Ia, Aug. s.-The Demo-
cratic state convention nominated
full state ticket headed by Claude R.
Porter, of Appanoose county, for gov
ernor. adopted a platform and ad-
Journ sine die. The platform favors a
tariff or revenue only, the election Of
United States senators by direct vote
of the people, and demands the enact
ment of such legislation as will eff
fectually destroy all trusts. The plat
form expresses sympathy with the
purposes of national labor organiza-
tons as set forth in recent addresses
by Samuel Gompers, John Mitchell and
others, calling on labor TO assert It's
political rights at the ballot box. A
resolution was adopted pledging TO
William ]. Bryan the support of Iowa
Democrats for the presidency in 1908.
The ticket nominated follows: Gov
ernor, Claude r. Porter, Appanoose
county; lieutenant governor, John ID.
Denisson, Jr., Dubuque; secretary OF
state, ]. s. McLuen. Guthrie; auditor,
c. f. MunrOe, Mahaska; treasurer, l..
+. Danforth, Calhoun; attorney gener-
al, Fred A. Townsend. Monroe; super
intendent public instruction, ". 5.
Wilson, Lyon. Judges supreme court
L. NJ. Fisher. of Scott, and f. NJ
Carr, of Delaware; clerk supreme
court, t. w. keenan,. Page; supreme
court reporter, H. NJ. Parker, Musca-
tine: railroad commissioners, w. L.
Carpenter, Polk, and f. X. Stoll, Hen
ny
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1906-08-08
Rain Does Great Havoc.

Fort Worth, Tex, Aug. 8. The
floods of rain that have fallen in this
state have inundated everything, and
the crop damage will be very heavy.
Loss of life by floods has been slight,
if any at all, but near Amarillo the
family of a farmer-number of mem
bers not stated-was killed by light
ming. and tornado is reported at
Canon City, which killed several per-
sons. This report is not confirmed.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1906-08-08
Umbrella a Deadly Weapon.

Minneapolis, Aug. S.-Frank Stat
fer died at st. Mary's hospital as the
result of a fight in which his brain
was pierced by the point of an UNI
brella, the latter being welded by
John Harris, with whom Staff1er was
fighting.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1906-08-08
Open Shop in All Branches.

New York, Aug. S.-The executive
committee of the Employing Lithog-
raphers' association met here and de
elared an open shop in all branches of
the industry. 1t was said that 10000
men throughout the country are affect
ed by this action.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1906-08-08
way of the Florida Thief

High Springs, Fla, Aug. Special
Agent Sellars, of the Atlantic Coast
Line, was shot and killed instantly in
the railroad waiting room here. Sellars
for some time had been investigating
wholesale stealing from freight cars at
High Springs.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1906-08-08
Royalty in an Auto Wreck

Brecon. Wales, Aug. s.-The Duke
of Connaught and members Of his
staff, while riding in an automobile
from Monmouth TO Rhayader. had
narrow escape. The car collided with
another and they were both wrecked
The occupants had a severe shaking
up.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1906-08-08
No Race Suicide Here

Vincennes. Ind, Aug. S. - Mrs. r.
A. Austin presented her husband with
ripletS. two boys and and one girl. All
are doing well. The father, who is
past 60 years of age, was until re-
Gently general manager of the Empire
Paper Mills company.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1906-08-08
Jap Never Gives 1t In.

Toxic, Aug. SIT is reported from
Sasebo that after repeated failures the
hattleship Mikasa, which sank last
September, after an explosion on board
has been successfully fioated
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1906-08-08
Struck Dead by Ele ctricitv.

Auburn, Ind, Aug. S.-Edward Ran
dali, "a years old, electrician for the
atrieal company, was instantly killed
here by coming in contact with a live
wire. He was making connections for
some of the stage lights at the switch
board behind the scenes. and through
some mistake seized the wire with the
heavy VOLTAGE and was instantly killed.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1906-08-08

Rockford. H.. Aug. Considerable
damage was caused by storm in the
northwestern part of Winnebago coun-
". The Methodist church in Shirland
was struck by lightning and buried.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1906-08-08
FROM DOWN
THE STATE
Telegraph News by Direct
Wire from All Over
Indiana

Lafayette. Ind, Aug. S.-That cor
porations are not altogether heartless,
as the popular saying goes, is shown
in an interesting case which has come
to light in this city. Two weeks ago
Andrew Smith, who has been in the
service OF the Wabash Railroad COM
pany for forty seven years witholH in
terruption. acting in the capacity of
car inspector, was assigned by the
foreman of a gang here to give up the
day work in which he for so many
years has been engaged and work
nights.
Could Not Stand Night Work.
The old man was heartbroken. He
is nearly worn out, and night work
is far too trying for a man of his age.
He pleaded with the foreman, but the
latter was obdurate. The old man
must either work nights or give up
his job. AS a result, after serving the
Wabash faithfully for nearly half a
century, Smith last week gave UP the
job.
Known by the Superindent.
Old Andy" as he is known to Wa
bash employees from one end of the
system to the other, has been for sew
eral years one of the principal figures
at the annual meeting of Wabash rail-
road veterans. The railroad manage
ment pays all expenses of bringing the
veteran employees together and giving
them a good time once each year. 1t
was at one of these meetings that
candy" made the personal acquaint-
ance of the general superintendent Of
the road, S. e. Cotter.
Old ANDY" Gets His Job Again.
Monday Cotter stopped off in La
| fayette for few minutes, his special
train waiting for him while he inspect
ed the yards here He had no sooner
alighted from his coach than he asked
for his old friend Andy" Smith. He
was told the circumstances of the case,
and if there ever was an angry gener-
| al superintendent it was Cotter at that
time. He ordered the foreman before
| him, and told him to reinstate Smith
at once and never think of discharg-
ing him or asking him to perform any
work that would cause him to leave
the service of the road.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1906-08-08
Had Two Bosses.

GLOW do you like minding the
baby?"
ooh, it is something of a change
from minding my wife"
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1906-08-08
Six DAYS of Rain.

Muskogee. I. T., Aug. Six days of
rain have damaged crops and inter
rupted railroad travel. the gorge in
the streams having washed out many
bridges.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1906-08-08
Mustn't Gus in Public.

Terre Haute, Ind. Aug. S.-Rev. Z.
". Brickert. pastor Of the Christian
rhurch at Sullivan. has served public
notice that he viii prosecute every one
he hears using profanity in public
places.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1906-08-08
Asking Papa.

Want to see me, young man?'
Eyes. 1 called to inquire if you have
any special objections to becoming my
father in-law."
WELL of all the nerve
Because If you have, perhaps you'd
better. remove them, as you are slated
to serve in that capacity. Good morn
ing"
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1906-08-08

It's queer fact that the higher a
man rises the less chance he has Of be-
ing above suspicion.-Puck.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1906-08-08

Naples, Aug. S.-William J. Bryan
visited Pompeii. He will proceed from
Naples to Rome.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1906-08-08
So the Receiver VIII Know.

The natives at the fishing ports
Are foxy as can be.
For when they send cod by freight
They ship it c. o. d.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1906-08-08
Humor Gre Philosophy
BY DUNCAN n. SMITH
PRovERBIAL WISDOM


OF course
One swallow
Does not make a summer;
Neither.
If anybody should ask you.
Does one summer
Make a swallow.
Doesn't this canned wisdom
OF the ancients
That comes
Wrapped in small packages
Give you a pain?
AS q matter of fact,
One swallow
Never tried
To make a summer
Or even
a week of spring.
The swallow
Is too busy
Getting a living
To be boosting itself
AS the sole proprietor
OF a summer factory
When it isn't.
1t knows that the government
PAYS experts
Large sums of money
To do nothing
But make weather.
So why
Should II bother?
Isn't 1t a strained
And unreasonable idea
Anyway.
When you come to think of 1t,
That any one
Should ever
Have held the notion
That one swallow.
Unaided by a steam heating plant,
Could have made a summer?
A whole flock OF them
Working for six weeks
Couldn't. unaided.
Make even a pleasant day.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1906-08-08

When you run across a stumbling
block use it for foot rest
A chance to make good is the thing
the boaster least desires.
To look like the real thing is the
dearest wish Of some individuals.
A has been is sure to consider him
self the coming man.
No woman ever thinks her tongue
needs a vacation.
Fear makes more sickness in a day
than Joy can heal in year.
On the DAY of her marriage every
woman joins the ranks of prominent
people for at least day.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1906-08-08
PERT PARAGRAPHS.

Hard work doesn't always give pow
erty the busy signal.
We rarely see any reason why our
neighbor shouldn't be satisfied with
what he gets.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1906-08-08

A man whose bank account doesn't
keep up with his betting procliyities is
a safe fellow not to know.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1906-08-08

Few imaginations. no matter how
strong, add anything to the family
larder.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1906-12-03
FAULTY DIGESTION.
Quickly Skaters the Nervous System
and Should be Given Attention at
Once.

If the sufferer with weak nerves
only realized that faulty digestion
was the chief cause of nerve ex-
haustion. q cure would be much easier.
for he would then strengthen the
digestive organs with Mi-o-na
stomach tablets.
few days use Of these tablets will
tone and strengthen the digestive svs-
tom so that it Will absorb all the eIe-
mentS of nerve force from the daily
food. and The nerves will be strength
ened, sleeDlessness will be overcome.
weakness will vanish. and the various
functions of the body will become nat
ural and regular.
If you have specks before the eyes.
are sleepless. have nervous twitchings,
headaches and backaches. if there is
nausea or distress after eating. if the
appetite is poor ana there is general
debility ana weakness. begin the use Of
n iona 1T once and you will soon no.
he marked Improvement in health.
1t will give strength and vigor to the
whole digestive system. restore the
vital force and nerve energy. and i'm
part ambition, strength and good
spirits 10 III. discouraged. rundown
and weak.
YoI run no risk whatever in buying
Mi-o-ra, for BoWditch. Webster & Co.
civ" am absolute guarantee with every
30-ctnt box that the money will be re-
funded unless Mi-o-na does all that is
claimed for it,
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1906-12-03
4 WILD RIDE.
Man Carried Five Miles en- Coy.atcher
Practically Unini ured.

North Adams, Mass Dee. o.-pic,;cd
M by th. CoWcatcher of n locomotive
while he WIS walking on the Boston &,
Elaine track, just east of Willamstowp
Richard Edwards rode five mile; cling
ing to the front Of the engine. and STEM
ped off his prccIriouS perch uminiured in
this city Saturday night Mr.. Edwards
is - years old He was going along the
railroad track toward his home in the
outskirts of Williamstown when the 7
o'clock local passenger train came along
and struck him before he was aware of
its approach. Mr.. Edwards was thrown
into the air, but fell back upon the en-
CINE pilot and chung there throughout the
lve-mile run to North Adams. the cngi-
nc"r meanwhile being entirely unaware
Of the incident.
Pressed against the front of the loco
motive by the air resistance, MIR. Ed
wards was nearly GREATNESS and be-
nunrbed by cold when the train came to a
standstill here but he managed to step
down and refused assistance from the as
tonished train hands. He walked into the
station. where an examination proved
that his only injury was a Slight cut on
enc leg. He was sent back to his home
il. WilliamStoWn.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1906-12-03
LAID At REST.
Funeral Of President Spen-
Ger Is Held Sunday.
All Work on Southern Railway
Stops at z O'clock.
Many Public Men Attend the
Impressive Services,

Washington, Dec. all that l.
mortal Of Samuel Spencer, late preai-
dent Of the Southern Railway. whose
tragic denth on his own rail- Dad or
the morning of Thanksgiving day
shocked the people of two hemispheres
WAS laid to rest this afternoon in The
receiving vault ut the Oak Hill Gene
terry. tn",c to await final disposal.
The funeral services held in historic
St. Johns Protestant Episcopal church
were attended by railroad officials, ii
nanciers and public men from all parts
Of the country. Many of them We're
lifelong associates. Hundreds OF peo-
pie stood outside the edifice through
out the services, paying silently their
tribute Of respect.
The services began at just o'clock,
and, at the same hour every train on
the Southern system came to IL dead
stop, every wheel ceased to turn, and
every employe put aside his work. For
five minute; over the thousands of
miles of railway every employee paid
silent respect to the dead president
Right Rev. Henry Y. Satarler, bishop
of Washington. Rev. DR.. Roland Cot
ton Smith, rector of st. Johns. ana
the assistant rector of the church fol-
lowed the supplied choir into the
church.
Immediately aftcrward j. Pierpon.
Morgan, a lifelong friend and business
associate Of President Spencer. ana Off
GERS of the Southern Railway. entered
the pew reserved for them. They were
followed by the funeral party.
1t was peculiarly appropriate that :he
body bearers should have been selected
from among the oclored porters of the
Southern Railway. All of them have
been IN the service of the company for
many years. several of them nearly a
lifetime and all of them were known
personally to President Spencer
Following the body came the honorary
pallbcarcrs, all of them personal official
friends cf Mr.. Spencer, and principally
presidents or high officials Of the rail
roads of America. and they represented
either personally or by proxy one-third of
| the vast wealth of the United States. f.
II. Hartman. a lifetime friend. was one
of the last 20 arrive at the church.
The funeral service was strictly in ac-
cordance with the ritual of the Protest
ant Episcopal church 1t was conducted
by Bishop Saterlcr, assisted by Rev. DR..
Smith. y sp, cial musical program was
Rendered, Mrs. Spence having selected
l.,r favuritc hymns. At the conclusion
| Of the rtualiStc services the remains
We're borne from. the church
No such profusion Of exquisite floral
offerings has been seen IN Washington
since the ohsequies of the late President
Mckinley as today filled the Massachu-
sets avenue residence of President Spen-
Ger. and the chlnceI at st Johns church
These tributes came from all parts Of the
country. president and Mrs. Roosevelt
sent Il wreath Of orchids ana white roses,
tied with white satin ribbon.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1906-12-03
THE ALICE M. LAWRENCE.
The Sixth Six-masted Schooner All oat
Launched Saturday at Bath.

Gath, Ne, Dec. THE Alice N.
Lawrence, the sixth masted wood
IN schooner a.ioat. was launched Sat
urLay afternoon in the presence of a
large crowd which included 200 people
from Portland and Fairfield. She was
christenei with champagne by Miss
Alice NJ. Lawrence of Fairfield.
TIL. schooner was built on lines SINH
~ to those CT her predecessors, except
ilILt she has Il complete electrical out
iii. SHE is Il flush doc,5cd vessel and
was designed especially for the coal
carrying trade. The official dimensions
arc 305l feet long: 49, feet breadth of
her gross tonnage is 1872
j. $. Winslow &. Co. Of Portland are
managing owners and the total cost
was about 100000
In some respects she is 4 sister ship
IL the Addi" n. LAWRENCE, built in
1902 BY the same firm. Percy x Small
Miss Addir NJ. Lawrence ANA the
han@SIkr Of this craft are daughters
Of Edwin j. Lawrence Of Fairfield
Captain VIM. +. Kregcr Of Fairfield.
who is to so in command of the new
schooner was formerly in the Addie
NJ. Lawrence. AS the Lawrence is
completed and chartered for $, y-raI
Southern voyages. She will leave this
port in a day or two
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1906-12-03
WOMAN 1903 YEARS OLD DEAD
Interpreted Dream She Had as a Pre-
mention Of Death.

East Orange. Dec. Aunt Ann
Pets, one of the oldest women in the
state, has just died from pertcnitis at
the home Of her granddaughter, Mrs
ChdEncev Thornton, at No. 10 Church
Place. She was 1903 years old on October
& laSt- Mrs. Belts fell i'll a day or two
unatle to take part in the festivities she
to die. She failed steadily from that
time. Mrs. Belts was born in Gravesend
Long Island on October 6, 1903. and was a
daughter Of Abram Won Emburgh who
was IL commissioned officer in the CONT
mental army during the Revolutionary
War She married Joseph Eetts. who was
a musician in the American army during
TIE War Of 1872.
faculties which Mrs. Belts suffered up to
her last illress. She was one Of the few
surviving pensioners Of the War Of 1872.
Two sons-tieorgc Retts. who Is an in
mate of the soldiers home at Kearny.
and Joseph Belts. who lives on Long Is
laIId-survive her. There five grand
children ard ten Observation-Disclosures
~ few days ago Mrs. Belts told her
family she had beheld an odd vision. She
declared that in her sleep she had seen
two large floral pieces which represented
hcr two surviving sons and five smaller
pieces which were symbolical of the
erandchildeD. Arranged about the Sc were
clusters of cut flowers representing the
INSTRUMENTATION. Mrs. Belts inter
preted this as a prcmOnition of her i'm
pending dissolution.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1906-12-03
THREE BRUTAL BURDERS
Charged to Texas Sheep Buycr-Cap-
ture.d After Desperate Fight.

FL Pa3o. Tex, Dec. 2.-After deS-
peratc fight with officers during which
he was shot several times. and several
of his pursuerS were wounded. A. b.
Sibley, y sheep buyer. charged with
numbering Il. w. CaWthOrno and +. w
FalSton and another rancher on three
successive days in Val Eorde county,
was captured last night in the noun
tainS near SandcrSon. and is now in
Jail probably uuortally wounded. The
circumstances surrounding the murders
are said to have been almost identical
SihlCy purchased large herds from his
alleged victims. In each case the ranchec
delivered the stock at Del Rio. received
Il check which lie promptly caslled and
later was found murdered and robbed
The murders We're at first attributed to
feeling growing out of the arrest of al
legged revolutiOniSts. The disappearance
of Siblay directed suspicion toward him
and ne was pursued. He was overtaken
IN the hills ana q desperate fight fol-
lowed. He WIS nct taken until he had
wounded several Of his pursIers and had
been rendered helpless by his own
wounds.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1906-12-03

iatt'r. He returned to LynchburS at
,lSht and gave out the following state
ment:
My brother was on duty at Rangoon
on III" niSnt of the 18Th. He can prove
tnat he did not go To sleep and that he
ana not leave th,. office two minutes;
When train No. 80 approached he let il
III ,hc block between Rangoon and
Lawyers. He let it into the block uu-
der instructions and can prove by wit
he:ises that he triel three times to get
The operator at Lawyers in order To
notiiy Inn of the approach of No 80
he could not, however, get a response
from the Lawyers operator. He las a
card TO show that he got the block
:orm No. 81. The day operator can
oloVc that he found him on duty when
ne reported at : o'clock to relieve HIM
He did not run away after the acct
dent. He does not feel he is 70 blame
III this matter and he has made no cl-
fort to avoid arrest"
Mdtto% declared that his brother left
his boarding house only once since the
accident. when he went out for Il drive
He was practically Frustrated by the
wreck ana was 50 depressed that his
friends thought a drive would do him
good. He returned to the boarding
house after this drive and has been
there since He did not know, his
brother sid. that officers of the law
had been searching for him.
l.. d. MattoX Saturday was Informed
that detectives were looking for his
brother and went 10 local police head
quarters. where he said that he found
that no request had been made for the
arrest of his brother. Local officials
Of the Southern Road We're also notified
where the operator could be found and
hat he had never been a mile from
the telegraph rtiice. 1t is said that nc
is ready to give himself up at any
time.