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The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1906-05-23
SHOCKING ACCIDENT.
neath of John c. Comerer. Son of s. j.
Comerer, Formerly OF the Big
Cove.
KILLED NEAR DIXON, ILLINOIS.

From the Polo, ILL.,, Press, we
clip the following account of the
shocking accident which result.
ed in the death of former Ayr
township boy.
ga shocking accident occurred
last Saturday morning when
John G. Comerer was struck by
the north bound passenger Which
reaches Polo at 10:11, and instant
" killed. The accident occurred
at Howell's crossing north of
Dixon. Mr.. Comerer was le-
turning from the milk factory at
Dixon to his home on the Wragg
farm southeast of Polo. His wag.
on top was raised and the strong
wind drowned all sound OF ap-
preaching danger. The rig was
about half way across the track
when the engine struck it and
carried it on the pilot for some
distance. When about seventy
five yards from the crossiog the
body was thrown out beside the
track where 1t remained motion
less. A semi. circular cash ex-
tending from the top of the head
to point above the left ear, was
the only mark on the body, but 1t
was evident that death was In.
stantaneous. The remains were
taken TO Dixon where an inquest
was held
"John G. Comerer was born at
McConnellsburg, Fulton county,
Pennsv vanla, August IL, 1873,
a1d died Saturday: May II, 1906,
at the age of 32 years, 9 months
and l day. At the age of twenty
he moved with his parents to DIX
on and has resided near there ev.
er since. December II, 1899, he
was united in marriage with Mrs.
Llzzle Adams Foltz, of near Polo
In March of this year they
moved to the Wragg farm. HIS
wife with three little children, is
left to mourn the death of KIND
and loving husband and father.
He Is also survived by his parents,
five sisters and one brother. The
deceased was a noble Christian
young man and a memb Der of the
Presbyterian church. There are
many who sorrow with the strick-
en- family IN this their dark hour. "
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1906-05-23
ANSWERED FINAL ROLL CALL.
Henry Diven, of KnobsyiIIe, Veteran of
Civil War, Died Last Saturday.

Henry Diven, a most highly re-
spected citizen of Tod township,
died at his home at Knobsville,
last Saturday, aged 20 years; 4
months and Z days.
Mr.. Owen served in defence OF
his country during the trying
DAYS of the Civil War, and the
hardships endured there, cost
him much i'll health and suffering
during the latter days of his life.
His affliction during the past year
was most severe, having rheuma-
tism, paralysis, and finally drop
sy.
Mr.. Diven was a consistent
mem Der of the Nj. b. church for
more than thirty years. A wld-
ow, five sons, and four daughters
survive to mourn the loss of a
kind husband and father.
Interment in the Knobsville
cemetery, at 3 o'clock Sunday af-
ternoon. Funeral services con-
Quoted by Revs. D. Kelso, and j.
@. Crimes.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1906-05-23
Man May Now Fly at Will.

''The problem of human flight
Is solved" " writes E. B. Grimes
in Technical World Magazine for
June. "One hundred and sixty
times have the motor driven fly
ing machine invented by Orville
and Wilbur Wright, of Dayton,
Ohio, carrleda man safely through
the nigh air. The Wright flyer
weighs about 925 pounds, includ-
ing the operator. 1t is true fly
ing machine-not dirlgible bal
loon-and owes nothing to the
lifting power of any gas. ltseems
to be completely under the con-
troll of the operator, who can send
1t up or down, ahead or to either
side at will. Driven by d gasoline
engine, said to be of twenty four
horsepower, 1t flew on it's last trip
distance OF "a 1 5 miles without
a stop. The speed during the
flight averaged trlfle over thlr-
ty.eight miles an hour.
Few inventions have had such
tremendous possibilities. Con-
slder for instance, what the ex-
elusive possession of such prac-
tlcable flyer, capable of lifting
heavy weight, would mean to a
nation at war. From secure
height, every movement of It's en-.
emy over a vast territory could
be constantly watched; whole
army might be wiped out or al
least thrown into confusion by
bombs hurled from the sky; great
cities might be easily terrorize6
war, it would almost seem
would be abolished by the com
mon consent of mankind.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1906-05-23
Ray--Helman.

At the Lutheran parsonage,
Waynesboro, Pa, by the Rev. G..
ID. Rockey, pastor of the Luther
an church at that place, Mr..
Elliott Lloyd Ray, and Miss Olive
Helman, both of McConnellsburg,
Pa. were united in marriage.
Nj. Harry Ray, brother of the
groom, and wife, accompanied
the bridal party and participated
in the ceremony. The wedding
took place on Wednesday evening
at z O'Clock. After a brief visit
to friends, the bridal party will
return to McConnellsb burg, where
they will take up their residence.
r
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1906-05-23
BUSY THREE YEARS.
State Highway Department Will Build zoo
Miles Of Roads.

Commissioner Hunter, cf the
State Highway Department, has
begun general survey of the
roads of Pennsylvania with view
to compiling an official map. Sew.
eral years will be occupied in this
work as there are more than 1C0,-
900 miles of road in the State.
Over 1900 miles of road construc-
tion has been applied for and the
Commissioner expects to build
about 200 miles this year. The
applications now on file will keep
the department busy for three
years. The Com missioner has
decided to use portion of the
automobile fund for general road
improvement. This fund, deriv.
ed from the sale of automobile IL
censes, already amounts to $24,-
600, and is expected before the
close of the present season to
reach total of $4,000. This is
more than enough to pay the ex
penses of the automobile division
of the department. Eight thous.
and of these licenses have been
sold at So each since the new law
went into effect last December.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1906-05-23
HOW HE DID IT.
Prof. Surface Hives Wild Bees in Cap.
itol Park, Harrisburg.

Fully $40 people went to Capt.
tol Park at l o'clock last Wednes-
day afterno n ~ see Prof. H. A.
Surface, state zoologist, stung to
death by hive of bees which he
announced he would swarm with
his bare hands. But the professor
disappointed tile crown and came
of without a sting.
The bees had invaded the home
of family of squirrels and chas.
I'd the "blllles" out.
Prof, Surface, before attempt.
ing the hazardous task, explained
scientific nee culture as it's prac.
tlced at this time, laying particu-
lar stress on the fact that there
is no such thing as artificial
comb honey.
He then fearlessly ascended the
ladder, leading to the hive, and
with the help of smoke machine
sealed all the exits and entrances
of the box and with rope thrown
over branch close by, let the
bees slowly descend to the ground.
The ring of spectators had wld-
ened to generous proportions by
this time, but , hen Mr.. Surface
assured the people that he had
his charges well in hand, the fear
of getting ''stuny" vanished to
such an extent that he had scarce
ly enough room to perform the
operation of transferring them to
a new hive.
This was done by closing all the
entrances of the hive with the ex.
ception of one, opening single
entrance of the old hive, and drlv-
ing the bees over with the help OF
smoke.
1t will take sometime for all the
bee; to arrive in the new hive, but
after reasonable period all the
entrances will again be sealed
and the bees, hive and all, will be
taken to the apiary of Prof. Sur
face at Camp Hill, where he viii
make close study of their hab
it's.
AT least a half dozen photo
graphers were on the ground tC
take pictures at frequent inter.
walls during the process of trans
fer.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1906-05-23
May 10, 1906.

Mrs. Maria Mann, Of Saluvia,
and her daughter Mrs. Melvin f..
Bobb, of Altoona, spent several
days last week the guests of Mrs.
Mann's sister, Miss Mary f. Dan.
iels in this place. Mrs. Mann ex-
poets, in a few days to visit her
son L. @. Mann, in Everett, her
daughter Mrs. Skipper ip Tyrone
and then go to Colorado, to make
an indefinite stay with her sons
Frank and Grant.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1906-05-23
MIFFLIN'S SHERIFF HERE.
Looking for the Man Who Stole VAL
liable Horse Near Lewistown.
Pennsylvania.
MADE AN ARREST LAST SATURDAY

Last Wednesday evening Sher-
If Glmberling, of Mlffiin county,
accompanied by Sheriff Kuhn, of
Franklin county, came over from
Cham bersburg, and at once called
on Sheriff Alexander, of this coun
ty. The two visitors informed
our sheriff that they were looking
for the m ~ who had on the 18th
inst stolen value hle horse from
farmer near LIE Nistown, Pa.
Up. to the time the visitors
reached here, they had been on a
"wlld goose chase" not having
had any clue to the directlt II the
horse thief had taken Sheriff
Alexander had not seen anything
of any suspicious looking indlvid
ual with good black horse, bat
slguited his willingness to accom-
pany his brother officers to any
part of our county to ind whether
or not the offender had come this
way. On Thursday Alexander
aud Gimberllng made a trip
throus h the northern part of the
county, and returned here iu the
evening. The result of the days
dri!e was, that they learned that
a man with horse answering the
description of the one sto,en had
been seen the first of the week at
Saltlllo. They learned flu! thel
that stranger had on Tuesday,
taken dinner at Howard Denisar S
IN Taylor township, and that he
was travelling southward. They
found that Auctloneer Chestnut
had seen the same stranger on
the road between Hustoutownand
Harrlsonvllle Tu uesday afternoon,
and had talked to the stranger.
This clue led the officers to &c
into Licking Creek township Fri.
day morning. This day they
learned that the stranger with the
same black horse had been seen
at Harvey Fohner's, and at James
Hess's. Further inquiry brought
the information that the strans er
cad lett Hess's that morning. The
officers came back to town and
waited until Saturday morning,
when they went to Mr.. Hess's and
found the stranger, but no black
horse. They placed the stranger
under arrest, broughthim to town
placed him IN jail and on Sunday
morning started with him to
Cham bersburg, where Sheriff
Gin berling would catch a Cum ber
land Valley tram ahd proceed
with him to Miffiin county.
The stranger, while refusing to
give his name at first, finally SAID
he was William Brlndle, and ad-
mitted that he had served term
IN the Western Penitentiary for
having stolen some cattle.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1906-05-23
First Wedding in New Parsonage.

On Wednesday evening, May
l6, Mr., Richard w. Hudson, of
Saltillo, and Mrs. Della Silver
thorn, of Shirleysburg, we're
united IN marriage by the Rev.
VIM. A. West, 10 his study at the
new Presbyterian parsonage,
Mr.. AID Mrs. S. b. Woollet and
M. r. Shaffner, Esq, accompan
led the bridal party.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1906-05-23
PROGRAM.
For the Memorial Day Exercises
in McCOnnellsburg.

fOT tne mSmOrlal Day EXERCISES
in McConnellsburg.
A committee meeting of repre-
sentatives of King Post No. 365,
G.. A. X. and W. r G. No. 1S,
was held Tuesday May Is, at the
home of Mrs. G. b. Stevens, where
a program for the day was pre-
pared. All will assemble at the
Court House at 1 p. M, May Both,
when the following order of ex-
ercises will be executed:
Music by McConnellsburg band.
Invocation by Rev. S. b. Hous-
ton.
Vocal music.
Lincoln's Address, by Miss Ma
bel Trout.
Recitation, by Josephine Run
yam.
Music by the band.
Grafton by M. r. Shffner.
Flag drill, under the direction of
the Patriotic Instructor, Mrs. Re-
becca Stevens.
Recitation.
Address by Mrs. Sara M. Cook,
Music.
At the close of the exercises the
line of march will be formed and
proceed to the cemeteries of each
church to decorate the graves of
our fallen heroes.
Each passing year carries from
us these veterans, the ranks are
thinning, fewer answer the roll
call-re-enlisted under the Great
Commander, who promises victory
and peace forever.
"For them weave your amaranth flowers,
TwiDe your crosses with fair mmortelles,
For them ring your last parting salute,
The chime of your musical bells"
COMMITTEE.
Marshall, w. Lee McKibbin;
aids, Wells H. Greathead, Earle
Taylor, Russell Runyan and Max
Irwin.
Musical director, Mrs. G. b.
Stevens.
Flower committee, Mrs. Louisa
jackson. Mrs. Lavina Wilkinson,
Mrs. Martha Hamil, Mrs. James
Rummel, Mrs. David Il. Fields,
Misses Susie Black, Myrtle Com
erer, Ruth Roettger, Emma Ray,
Minnie Smith, Katharine Cook,
Netha Nesbit and Blanche Morton,
The flowers to be collected at the
home of Mrs. Jackson, Wednesday
morning where they will be ar
ranged and taken to the Courl
House by the committee and theil
assistants.
Committee of arrangements
Mrs. S. M. Cook, Mrs. ii. s
Wishart, Mrs. Harry Hamil, Mrs
S. b. Woollet, Mrs. b. W Peck
Mrs. g. b. Stevens, Mrs. K. Il
McKibbin, Mrs. John p. Sipes
Misses Mary Goldsmith and Kath
arine Cook, Messrs. Wells Great
head, Abram Runyan, Jacob Clev
enger, David Tanner, JAS. Steach
Cyrus Kelly, Mack Helman an'
Reed Ray. Members of this com
mittee will meet to decorate the M
Il. church Saturday, May 26, a
$3.50 p, M, and to decorated tn
Court House at Q p. m. Tuesday
May Goth.
MINNIE Mock,
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1906-05-23
WORK TRAIN WRECKED.
Rock on the Track Caused Death of Sew
eraI Men. Others Injured.

A rock which fell from hill to
the Wabash tracks near Hancock,
Saturday afternoon, caused the
wreck of work train which was
.hlled with men returning to their
homes for Sunday. One car was
thrown from the tracks to the
canal and one man killed by being
crushed while four others were
drowned. A number of others
were injured.
Among the injured are Roy In
gram, a civil engineer, and Mr..
Esterbrook, an assistant, both of
Hancock; Conductor Luther Hull
Brakeman Charles .,enner, ano
Brakeman FL. II. Morgan, Hagers
town.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1906-05-23
HARTFORD CITY, INDIANA.
The Home Of Many Fulton County Peo-
pie. A Rapidly Growing
City.
CHILLSAND DFEvER A THING OFTHEPAST

bDlIOt NEWS In reuuluS JHe
interesting letters of some of my
former school mates, now scat.
tered over this great country, l
am reminded that renewals are
due and so will contribute few
lines for the paper and check for
the editor.
Fourteen years ago this month
1 left your little city and came to
Indiana. found quite mum ber
of Fulton county families who had
moved here soon after the war and
their descendants are now among
leaders in this busy state.
Indiana of twenty-five years
ago is very different from the In
diana of to-day 1t has taken two
or three generations to drain the
land, and what were once looked
on as swamps are now the richest
farms. The old time chills and
fever are never heard of.
People grow old and die here
just as elsewhere, but the death
rate Is low and With the labor saw
ing machinery so largely used the
farmer need not wear himself out
unless he wants to.
The state has had remarkably
good crops during the past five
years and the general financial
conditions among farmers have
never been better. With hogs
at $6 80 per cwt., wool &c, per
pound, corn Soc, per bushel and
other products at equally good
prices, there is no reason why the
Indiana farmer should not pros
per.
With the failure of natural gas
fol factory purpose, some of our
industries have moved to other
fields. Most of the larger fac
tories have changed to coal and
are now con sidered permanent.
Natural gas is still used for fuel,
but costs much more than former
ly. This wonderful natural pro
duct has. been in every day use
over seventeen years. OIL devel-
opment has been at standstill
the past year, because of the price
dropping from S1.30 to 80c., per
barrel. The price is advancing
slowly and If it reaches dollar or
better the field will again become
active.
School teachers are in demand,
especially young men Tor country
schools. In the towns the larger
nun ber of teachers are ladies', but
young men are preferred through
out the country districts. The
salaries average $40 to $50 per
month, with little advance for
the higher grades in the towns.
Even with our generally pros
porous conditions prevailing.
there has been considerable en-
lgrations to the Pacific coast du-
ring the last two or three years.
A mum Der of our friends are there
but mostly In the southern part
of the state. This shake up is of
special interest to us as We spent
some time In Santa Cruz, San
Jose, Palo Alto and San Francis
co two years ago One couple we
know, were stopping at a hotel in
San Francisco and did not have
time to go back for their clothes
before the second shock destroy.
ed the building. They had to
walk seven miles IN their night
clothes and bare feet before they
found help. The lady had six dol
lars in bag about her neck and
that was all they saved.
Wishing the News continued
prosperity, | remain
Yours truly
II. w. SHARPE
May 10, 1906.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1906-05-23

AT meeting of the trustees of
the Methodist Episcopal church
kpobsvllIe on Monday evening, 1T
was decided 10 epair the church
and add a tower. Our Methodist
brethren at Knobsvllle are to be
congratulated IN this movement
which indicates vigorous life and
growth,
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1906-05-23

Jacob Rotz and daughter Miss
Sadie, OF this place, spent the past
week visiting relativesand friends
at Marion, Chambersburg and
Shippensburg.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1906-05-16
Punched for Counterfeiting.

Minot Optic: The arrest of Dell
Benton by the local authorities last
month, may prove of much greater
Importance than it was at first sup
posed.
Benton, who is now a prisoner in
the Ward county Jail awaiting a trial
on the charge of counterfeiting will in
all probability be turned over to the
United States authorities who will
prosecute the case against Benton.
Special Agent Lossow of the treasury
department at Washington, D. c., was
in the city Sunday, having been sent
here to investigate the Benton case
The alleged counterfeiter was ar
rested in this city by Officer Kimball
on Tuesday, April 10. On the day
previous, Benton, who resided at
Tagus, purchased a railroad ticket for
Berthold to Minot and gave the Great
Northern agent ats Berthold SIS bill
in payment for the ticket. The agent
gave Benton $3.50 in change. Later
the agent discovered that the bill was
bogus and he Immediately notified
the local authorities to arrest Benton
on his arrival in Minot. After arrest
ing Benton, the police searched the
young man and discovered ten coun-
terfeit bills of IS denomination on his
person. The bogus bills bore the
name of the state bank of New Bruins
wick New Jersey, and were "a very
crude piece of counterfeiting. Benton
was bound over to the district court
,on. charge of having counterfeit
money in his possession.
According to Special Agent Lossow,
Benton will be arrested by the United
States government and taken to Far
go to await the next term of the
federal court. !
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1906-05-16
DISTRICT COURT !.
JURY SECURED THIS MORNING IN
BofiNAMAN CASE AND OPEN
4 A s55s1 ING ARGUMENT IN Z. ii
OF STATE WAS BRlEF-cATTLE
=, HIDES AND BRANDING IRONS
IN PLENTY. '''% &g}r.5 4.g !

Yesterday afternoon eight jurors
had been secured in the sBohnaman
case up to the time Of adjournment.
The other two. were secured lis
morning The jury is composed CT
the following: E. G. Taylor, VIM. E.
Lips, J. W. Sears, Thos Ashbridge,
J. W. Rodgers, E. E. Troxel, Geo.
Robidou, Martin G. Hagen, J. D. Nc
Donald. J. F. Cochrane, Milan Ward,
James Jackson -, .s..
George TwiTble was the first witness
called for the state. Twible is
Montana stock inspector and testified
to having been called to the Schaffner
ranch last fall by H. B. Schaffner to
examine the brands on some cattle
on the Bohnaman ranch that he
claimed, were his. He examined a
number of head and testified that he
believed Schaffner's brand HIS, had
been changed to sH8 on the animals
examined, and which works. charged
by Schaffer against Bohnaman. He
also testified that one of the animals
had been killed at that time and that
the under side of the hide showed
plainly the old HIS brand while the
additions were but family to be seen.
:, A hide was produced in court and
identified by Twible as the one that
1 came from the animal Killed. Deputy
Sheriff J.. A.. McCou1 of Dickinson,
also identified the hide, and the
sheriff of Stark county was then in
structed to cut out the part of the
hide containing the brand and soak
lit so that it would show the brand
better. Before the hide was taken
! away the branding irons of Schaffer
were introduced in evidence and were
placed on the brand on the hide to
corroborate the witnesses testimony
to the effect that the bra and was larg
er than the irons. The balance Of
the morning was taken up in cross
examination along the lines Of the
witnesses knowledge #t5of . branding
stock, and just before: adjournment
the complaining witness, schaffner
was put on the stand. ~.
Mr., Schaffner testified to the loss
of the cattle and discovering them
with the brands changed, and to othe1
facts pointing toward the defendant
as being the guilty party. Stock In
spector Smith of Montana and Sheriff
Hartung of Stark county, testified
along the same lines asssTwible, bott
Having been present when the COW
was killed. and the .braHds examined
on the living cattle The jury was
then taken to the corral to see thu
cattle and adjournment taken unit
morning. ..=..:. q
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1906-05-16
PERSONAL !,

Alexander Mckenzie arrived from
the east today. ..5 L
Asa Fisher, an old-time and popular
Bismarcker, came in, from the south
west at noon and is having busy
time greeting old friends. II -.
( J.. J. Strain of Strain postoffice, is
in the city today. * :.s5- H.. j
Frank Berg expects to leave for
Texas tomorrow for months vaca-
ton. He will visit relatives. <.'..;.
4 Mrs. c. P. Thurston came over from
Mandan at noon to attend the Warde
performance tonight.
Mrs. GiVbreath went over to Man
dan today and will return on the
special this evening.
Prof. Moore went to Fargo and
Grand Forks today.
Mr.. Jennings, Geo. Jennings, John
Barry and Harry Smith, all from the
county Of Cork, Ireland arrived here
by the 500 train this morning. They
seem to be worthy young men and
| have travelled far to seek their
fortunes in strange land as millions
of their countrymen have done before
them. We hope they will have all
the success they deserve and never
have reason to be sorry. for leaving
their old home in the Emerald Isle.
Mrs. T. R., Atkinson and children
left today for her old Maine home.
They will visit at Fargo a week and
then will be Joined by Mrs. o. N. Dun
ham and baby, also enroute for an
eastern visit.
Mrs. Charles Kupitz and her cousin,
Mrs. Otto Grethen of Goodrich, who
is visiting her, went to Dickinson to-
day for visit.
B. F. Scovil, the Mckenzie mer-
chant, is looking over the whole
salers.
John H. Wishek is up from Ashley,
70 meet some lana seekers from the
4 west.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Snyder of
Medora, are visiting Mrs. A. H
Barrett
Attorney J. J. Youngblood of Fes
sender, is here on business before
the supreme court.
At Grand Pacific Hotel: J. F. Dab
gren, Maria G. Erickson, Mrs. Tilds
lLindenvist, Roy Halver, Wilton; J. M
Buckley, J. D. Clark, M. Hartz
Dickinson; R. Peterman, Steele; M. J
Arnt, Dickinson; Ed Paineter, Viii
: Paineter, Well Paineter, Wise; B. F
.Scovil, Mckenzie; R. K Daily, D. c
Filkins, Mandan.