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Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1906-02-09
DID NOT KNOW HE WAS HURT.
An Broken Three Months Before Injury
Was Discovered.


lenas p. Longland. q well-known
amer OF Nooddale. father of +. Long
ma, the flying target shot went for three
-lllhs before he was aware that his right
Isn was broken and his right shoulder
-Alocaied Il was not until the member
e.ined dark that he consulted DR.. Joseph
handler who informed him that his arm
n ts lrsctnred and his shoulder dislocated.
Se y advised Mr.. Longland to 60 to the
eslico-O ...o. hi Hospital in Philadelphia for
ile advice was taken and Mr. Longland
..l 70 submit to his shoulder being broken
aeI again. After spending 10 days in
Y hospital he was allowed 20 return to
u nome and can now write a little with
q ,nght hand.
thlse ile is bo years old and was injured by a
-A nom a bridgeway into his barn.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1906-02-09
AGED MAN FALLS DEAD.

isoc'a'ed Press Dispatch by Special Wires
Laston, Pa, Feb. 9.-Peter B.
sSaaoch, a retired dry goods merchant,
w oead while shoveling snow at his
lopeTiy, on College Hill, this morn
lg
NJ sohoch was so years old and
as one Of he leaaing merchants Of
Us DAY 10 this section.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1906-02-09
TREASURER BLA1sE's DENIAL.
Takes Exception to a Statement Made BY
Councilman posfles

City Treasurer Blaine today took ex-
ception TO the statement made at the meet
ing Of City Council last night by Council
man Postles, father Of Joseph +. Postles,
clerk in Mr. Blaine Office
The statement referred to was to the
effect that Mr. Postles had called at the
treasurers office to see how his son was
getting along; that he was told he was
getting along all right and il he should
fail in his work the father would be noti-
fed before making the matter public.
This afternoon Clerk of Council Mona
CHAN will officially notify Mr. Blaine and
Clerk Postles OF the action Of Council last
evening.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1906-02-09
"A Regular Flirt. ,,

sg...ng TO the numerous requests for a
r,ps.''ion Of the farce, "A Regular Flirt, "
f9lu oy the Alumnn Association of the
n. ulligion High School last December,
M, members OF the cast have decided to
~, s', another performance in the New
is'.eeIy Club, on February 18th, for the
es,. s'' OF the Y. W. G. A. Admission 25
'-'s' No reserved seats.t
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1906-02-09
DIVORCE COMMISSIONERS.
Requests for Their Appointment Must be
Made Tomorrow Morning

At the opening Of the County Court, this
morning Chief Justice Lore informed the
members OF the bar that the court will dis
pose Of the argument list tomorrow morn
ing.
He also told the attorneys that they
we're requested to make application for the
appointment Of divorce rce-commissioners at
that time
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1906-02-09
nsrman-Amerloan Snninlr.

The second annual assembly of the
German-American Society of Delaware
was held at the New-Century Club last
night. Early in the evening there was a
short musical programme by Philadelphia
talent. which was followed by a dance.
The grand march was led by Jacob Snyder
Of this city and Miss Ida B. Starck Of
philadelphia
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1906-02-09
Firein stable.

A slight fire occurred this morning
about 8 o'clock, IN the stable Of
William II. Hall, at Taylor and Wal
nut streets. Frank Iyndall, who DIS
covered the Ere, notified the Washing
fon Fire Co., which responded and ex-
tineuish the blaze, which did
damage TO the extent of S25 The
origin Of the fire is unknown.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1906-02-09
CHICAGO GRAIN MARKET.
ncl.l.h -. nI.nntch hr sneclnl NJ.

Associated Press Dispatch by sDecial Wires
Chicago, H., Feb. . 9-Covering by shorts,
because Of firm cables and continued cold
weather IN the Southwest, advanced May
wheat 10 S5ls today.
Large local receipts and lower cables sent
May corn of to 435sa "a.
Nav oats were steady and dull, at 80 10 30i6
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1906-02-09
IB. BELL TO DEMuR
To the Indictment Pound Against Him
Yesterday.

A91tpAldIs
Jerome B. Bell, who was indicted yester-
day on the charge Of criminal libel against
Winfield s. Quigley. appeared in the Court
Of General Sessions this morning and his
counsel, l.. Irving Handy, informed the
court that he desired time in which to file
a demurrer to the indictment. Mr.. Bell
was given until next Tuesday in which to
file his demurrer or plead.
Mr. Bell was held in $500 bail. Peter J. Ford
was accepted as the bondsman. Mr..
Bell left the court room IN company with
his attorney. When he heard Of the find
ing Of the indictment Mr.. Bell came into
court without waiting for the formal
service.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1906-02-09
Neunrll nnnrd Ii Trnde.

At "A meeting Of the Newark Board
OF Trade, plans we're discussed for the
betterment of the town. Steps will
be taken in the near future to bring
the town before the public to eucour-
age the location Of desirable Industries
thara
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1906-02-09
County Assessment.

The work Of going over the Asses
sor's books will keep the Levy Court
Commissioners busy the remainder of
this week and all Of next week. The
court will sit practically all Of next
month to hear appeals from the assess
ment
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1906-02-09
It.atIng cIrcIe nIeeltnr

The Reading Circle OF Grace N. K.
Church, (Woman's Foreign Missionary
Society will meet at the home OF
Mrs. W. ID. Mullin, ll02 Jefferson
street, tomorrow evening, at Z. 40
o'clock.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1906-02-09
MadelIIby smoke.

William Rafting of 1925 Lodge
street, Who made the discovery on
Tuesday that the home Of a neighbor
was on fire, and who attempted to put
out the fiames,is very i'll. The cause Of
the illnass IS due to inhalinR smoke.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1906-02-09
Na.ltea- Newpors Lodge.

Grand Master l.. Irving Handy Of
the Grand Ledge, A. H. q A. NJ, OF
Delaware. visited Armstrong Lodge, az
Newport. last esening. A banquet
was gifen in honor Of his Visit.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1906-02-09
snnnn..nn nrhdnnr.

Assistant Dog Catcher Walls this
morning got a supposed mad dog iIom
the house 1904 banning street. The
dog was taken to the pound, where il
will be kept a few days TO await de-
uaiormanfa
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1906-02-09
sold Three Houses.

w. A. Hukill has sold the house 1927
Wilson street to Joseph Derriokson for
500; 1907 Ford street TO William
Neeley, for $1,000; 1886 Van BuTen
Street to q. j. Desmon, for 200.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1906-02-09
EVIDENTLY INSANE.
James Lester, Prisoner, Appears to Have
Lost His Reason.

James Lester, colored, a prisoner at the
workhouse, is said to have become insane.
At the workhouse. this morning, it was
stated that Lester was not violent, but
was evidently insane and that efforts
would be made to have him committed
to Farnhurst.
Lester received a four-years sentence
in 1904, for assault with intent to commit
murder.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1906-02-09
Subject Touched Upon al Last
Nights Meeting Of Council,
COLORED VACCINE PHYSICIAN
Mr.. Lynch Makes Inquiry Con
cernlng the Ordinance.
MONEY FOR THE PARK BOARD
1t Desires a Loan Not Exceed
ing the Sum of $4,000.

Contract for sewerinc and Lighting the
City Han Awarded TO the Wilmington
City Electric CO., which was the Only
Concern submitting Bid.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1906-02-09
rhnadeIpnla Uuotauona

Associated Press Dispatch BY special Wires
philadelphia Feb 9-2 p m.-Market closed
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1906-02-09
Meeting Of Creditors.

The first meeting of the creditors OF
Christopher L. Vandegrft, who was re-
Gently declared a bankrupt. was held at
the Office Of Referee in Bankruptcy Arthur
W. Spruance. this morning Attorney
George l.. Townsend, Jr., was appointed
trustee. Mr.. Nandegrift is farmer and
lives near Port Penn He owns several
farms in the lower part Of the county. His
liabilities are given as about S23, 900 and
assets about S27 900. The Odessa Della
ware City and Peoples and Citizens banks
Of Middletown were represented at the
meeting.
At St. Paurs Church.
Rev. John NJ. Arters Of Madeley NJ. f.
Church will preach at ST. Paul's NJ r.
Church at 7.3O O'Clock tonight.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1906-02-09

Amer. cement.----si JIG phna Rap 7. Co.. 8.
49, Rail,rnr % Is phIla Elaciric - N a
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-05-03
Fix May Weather Average.

Statistics which have been
gathered by the Chicago weather
bureau in the last thirty-hve
years show that the average tenn
perature during the month of
May in that city is 81 degrees.
During the thirty-fve years this
warmest month was in 1896,
when the average temperature
was 66, and the coolest was in
1882, when the temperature was
only 81 degrees.
The warmest May day in thir-
ty-fve years was May 81, 1895,
when the thermometer registered
"a degrees, and the coolest day
was May 2, 1875, when it fell to
~ degrees, or below the freezing
point. During the thirty-fve
years the earliest killing frost
occurred on Sept. IS, 1877, and
the latest on May 20, 1884. The
average date for the beginning of
a killing" frost is shown to be
Oct. Is and for the ending April
18.
The statistics show that the
average rainfall for the month of
May is $50 inches and that on
twelve days in the month it can
be depended upon to rain tenth
of an inch or more. The rainiest
May was in 1883, when the pre-
cipitation was 7.32 inches, and
the driest May was in 1897, when
the precipitation was 0.84 inches.
On an average there are ten clear
days in May and eight cloudy
ones, with thirteen partly cloudy
ones. The prevailing winds in the
month are northeasterly and
their average velocity is seven
teen miles.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-05-03
Graft at Cincinnati.

More graft has been disclosed
at Cincinnati, and the legislative
investigation into municipal af-
fairs is not yet at an end. Ex-
posures previously made caused a
sensation but these later devel-
opments show that the "hold-up'
system extended throughout all
city offices.
According to testimony recent
ly given coal contracts were Sc
cured by paying a councilman
who had Influence" 1t was
shown in this connection that as
soon as package of money was
handed the alderman the contract
was signed. The disclosures pre-
viously made tended to show that
the plan of graft was only fol-
lowed in higher places and that
each of these paid tribute to the
"boss" of city affairs but here is
an instance of another kind. Ac-
cording to the published reports
member of the city council Sc
cured the cash on his own ac-
count and then proceeded to
transact city business with a
quickness which must have been
much admired by the concern
which secured contracts if by no
one else. AS affairs at Cincinnati
are investigated the more start
ling the exposures become.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-05-03

Under ruling by Judge Ber-
netha, in the Fulton county cir
cult court, if a man is once legal
ly dead he remains dead. Peter
King, now 70 years old, left Ro-
chester in 1852, and his family
heard from him frequently until
the outbreak of the civil war, and
then lost track of him. His faith
er died soon after he left home,
and in 1872, after the death of his
mother, no tidings having been
received of Peter, the remaining
children brought suit for parti-
ton of the estate. The court de-
cided that as nothing had been
heard from Peter for eleven years
he was legally dead, and the es-
tate, embracing over four hun
dred acres, was partitioned
among the other\ children. Peter
King was not heard from till
February 1905. when he decided
his part of his mothers estate to
Sylvester Swinehart, of Utah,
who brought suit to recover.
Judge Bernetha sustained the rul-
ing of the court in 1872, however,
holding that neither Peter nor his
heirs had any claim on the prop
erty.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-05-03
Balloons and the North Pole.

Full of hope for his project and
cheered by a personal message
from a busy president, Walter
lNellman sailed from NV York
Thursday to make final prepara-
tions for his north pole expedi-
ton by balloon. If mis- plans car
ry he will, after some airship
tests in July, make his crucial as
cent from Spitzbergen in August.
ON like mission Solomon Aug
ust Andree started from Dane Is
land for his fatal cruise in the air
July IL, 1897.
When Andree made his at
tempt there had been more than
thirty years talk of reaching the
pole by balloon. The scientists
Sivel and Sherman, of the Uni
versity of Paris, pronounced such
a scheme feasible in 1870 and
1874. Six years before Andree's
start Gustave Hermitte, the
French astronomer, obtained sub
scriptions of $4,000 for an ex-
pedition with a balloon which
should carry five men, dogs, sup
plies, instruments, etc., or about
$4,000 pounds in all. Nothing
came of this proposal.
Andree was backed by the
King of Norway and Sweden in
his venture. The year before he
started Professor Hazen, "Old
Probabilities" of the United
States weather bureau, promised
to find the pole on capital of
100000. He proposed to use
four balloons with propellers
worked like bicycles. Steering
airships," he said, "is now easy
While the Wellman expedition
will be the second of its kind to
make an actual start, details of its
equipment will give it the novel
ty of an original departure. There
will be the wireless telegraph at
tachment, the latest application
of airship motors, and motor sled
ges in place of dogs for journey
ling on the ice in case of necessi-
|ty.
From Spitzbergen to the pole
| is about six hundred miles in a
straight line. Mr.. Wellman hopes
to reach the desired point in from
two to seven days. Referring to
his emergency precautions, 1--WE
are carrying a return ticket with
us" he says, "and we hope to use
| it." This hope and Mr.. Roose-
|yelt's wishes for the expedition S
complete success the watching
warld will echo.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-05-03
Warning to Young Men.

The death of Lucius K. Avery
last Sunday from acute alcohol
ism, which is polite term for
delirium tremens, removes well
known character. He was a nat
i've of western Virginia, and
about 81 years old. He was a
soldier in a Pennsylvania regi-
ment and lost his left arm in one
of the early battles of the war
Coming to this place about thirty
years ago with his wife, he was
one of the first telegraph opera
tors employed by the B. & o. at
this place, but owing to his in
temperate habits held the position
but a short time. Then he set up
a small grocery and confectionery
store, which he conducted until
after his wife left him. Several
years ago he bought a few acres
on the east shore of the Lake ol
the Woods, erected comfortable
buildings, and had made his home
there since, hunting and fishing
and in summer keeping boats fol-
hire. A man of good intellect
he might have left his impress or
society, but if his life had any
value to his fellows it was as q
warning of the terrible effects of
intemperance. A pleasant com
panion in his sober moments, his
life for the last few years had
been almost one constant de-
bauch. Finally outraged nature
rebelled. and the end came rather
suddenly last Sunday. He hat
no relatives so far as known
Members of the Grand Army pos
took charge of the burial at the
city cemetery on Tuesday, ant
Rev. T. D. Williams conducted {
brief service at the grave.-Bre'
men Equirer.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-05-03

The Indiana appellate court at
.Ind;a:xapolis Friday overruled
the petition of Mayor Lemuel
Darrow of Lapcrte and Attorney
John w. Talbot of South Bend
for a special supersedeas, permit
ting them to continue the prac-
tice of law from the present time
until the date of the final decision
by the appellate court in the dis
barment proceedings.
OF course, in this preliminary
action, the merits of the disbar-
ment case were not touched on,
but it is a distinct and important
victory for the prosecuting COM
mittee that the appellate court
has held hat the two disbarred
attorneys cannot practice law in
Indiana during the time that in
tervenes until the case, which
was appealed from the Elkhart
circuit court, is finally decided by
the higher court. The two dis
charged attorneys claimed that
the interests OF their clients will
suffer by reason of their inability
to practice, but the appellate
court holds that the judgment OF
Judge Dodge shall stand until
the state court passes on the case
itself.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-05-03
FACTS ABOUT INDIANA.
Some Things That You May Not
Know About Your State.

These things are CLEANED from
the last annual report of State
Statistican Stubs and should in
terest every Hoosier:
Indiana Territory was organiz-
ed July 4, 1900; admitted as a
state Dec. II, 1916. First consti.
tuition adopted June 80, 1916
Present constitution adopted
Feb. 10, 1857.
Indiana's greatest length is ZIG
miles. Average breadth 40 miles
Area 35,910 square miles or 22,-
356,629 acres. 1t has 2S1 400 acres
covered with lakes.
Indiana's center of population
is in Decatur county. The value
of taxable property last year was
81, ,578,13 ,946. The gain pei
cent of taxable property in &c
years was 139. The deductions
on account of mortgage exemp-
tions was last year $47,s55,25S
Persons taking advantage of the
mortgage exemption law num-
bered 102,72S. The real estate
was valued at $13,0 ,456 last
year.
Indiana had last year 6,96f
miles of steam road and S47 miles
of interurban electric road. Last
year these steam roads carried
53, 3,556,126 passengers and the
electric roads 112,838,065. The
steam roads were assessed al
S165, ,S73, 1899, the interurban roads
S13,7O0,394.
Indiana's factories numbered
1912, representing an investment
of $311,229,026. They paid ir
wages last year $72,17S,259, and
the value of their product was
1894, ,165, 1893.
Indiana's eight leading cities
in manufacturing are Anderson
Evansville, Ft. Wayne, Indianap-
oils, Muncie, New Albany, South
Bend, Terre Haute.
Indiana's output of coal was g.,
S57,940 tons; the miners were
paid $6,344,099.
lndiana's wheat crop was l.
644,119 acres, or 29,809,521 bush.
els. The corn crop last year was
4.01S,432 acres of 170,003, ,929 bu
The hay crop was 3,a29,110 tons
the wool clip 3,245,412 pounds
butter -37.O00,OOO pounds; eggs
81 100000 dozen.
There were in Indiana last year
145,947 miles of telephone lines
16,0S0 miles of free gravel road;
SO cities with population of over
5000seach; IS cities and 345 incof'
porated towns the second larges,
school fund of any of the states
Indiana leads the world ir
building stone, and the producr
of her oil wells last year was
worth $4,000, 900.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-05-03

The stupendous work of build
ing model city to accommodate
100000 people was begun near
the Lake Shore railroad ten miles
east of Hammond and 26 miles
this side of Chicago in Lake
county, Ind, when 100 wood cut
ters were put to work clearing a
5000 acre tract of land.
AT the same time another hun
dred laborers were put to work
leveling the huge sand dunes to
the east of the mouth of the
Calumet river where the newly
organized Indiana Steel company
proposes to build the largest
steel mills iii the world at cost
of $10,500,000. The new city is
to be built to accommodate the
toilers at the mills.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-05-03
To Hold Saloonists.

Nellie Barnes of 1ear New
Carlisle filed suit in the St. JOS
eph circuit court in which she
asks for $4,000 damages. The
defendants are James Major
Major Walker and George A.
KeSling, saloonkeepers at New
Carlisle. Mrs. Barnes holds
them responsible for the death OF
her husband, Edwin A. Barnes
who was struck on March II by
a Lake Shore train at New Car
Isle and was killed. Tie plain
tiff was intoxicated and Grove or
the tracks. She AYERS thst the
defendants had been notified not
to sell any liquor to Mr.. Barnes
Besides his wife he eft three
children, the Oldest being l;
years of age and the youngest
FIVE.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-05-03
One on Editor Moorman.

w. H. Blodgett recently got off
the following good one on Editor
John l.. Moorman, who in addi-
ton to being editor of the Starke
County Republican and success
full farmer is the member of the
state committee from the Thir-
teenth district. According to Mr..
Blodgett there is a bully chap"
up at Logansport, named Carl
Keller, who used to be in the
clothing business a good many
years ago. AT the time he was
selling clothing, John l.. Moor
man was not a naughty aristo-
crat with two shirts and an extra
pair of shoes, but was a strug-
Cling printer who did all his own
work and was not in the political
swim. Mr.. Norman used to
trade space in his paper for mile
age books and then trade the
mileage books to Keller for
clothes. John thought he would
lay in supply of clothes, and he
ran page or two of advertising
for railroads and then took the
books to his friend Keller. OF
course there was more mileage
than Keller could use, SO he sold
a part of it to a ticket scalper,
and the ticket scalper closed 1t
out to a number of customers
with the result that one day on
a Wabash train there were three
John L. Moormans riding to diff
ferent parts of the country. The
conductor took up the books and
the scalper's customers had to
pay cash fare. Then the custom
ers went back after the scalpel
and the scalper went back after
Carl Keller. Az the same time
the railroad company had its ag-
ents at work, and the agents and
Keller rounded up Moorman at
the same time. The Knox editor
had no money, but he had elo-
quence-the eloquence that has
landed him in the front rank Of
Republican politicians, and he
squared himself with the ticket
scalper and the ticket scalper
squared himself with his angry
customers. The only one that was
not squared was the railroad com
pany, Mr.. Moorman has never
got a mileage book on that road
since.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-05-03
California Girls Again.

Mr.. and Mrs. Peter J. Kruger
received another letter Thursday
evening from their daughter and
Miss Kate Shoner at San Fran
cisco. Miss Shoner said she
would start home soon, but Miss
Kruger said her employer had
treated her very nicely and want
ed her to remain until he could
get some one else, and as his busi-
ness buildings, which were on the
outskirts of the city and were
frame buildings, were not badly
damaged she said she would re-
main in San Francisco a few
months if her parents were will
ling. But Mr.. Kruger wrote her
that her parents would be reliev-
ed of much anxiety by her re-
turning home just as soon as pos
sible.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-05-03

The Fulton county delegation
to the Democratic state conven-
ton will present the name OF
Judge Enoch Myers Of Rochester
as a candidate for the nomination
for Judge of the appellate court
for the northern district. The
candidate is Fulton county
man, born and raised there, and
for six years was county super
tendent of schools. He was ad-
mitted to the Fulton county bar
in 1881, and for seven years was
associated with the late Judge ].
S. Slick in the practice of law.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-05-03

Uniontown, Pa, April 3d.
Mrs. Mary McKittick, aged 10S,
SO far as known the Oldest wom-
an in America, committed suicide
at the home of her son, Luke, an
octogenarian, near this city, to-
day, by cutting her throat with a
carving knife. She had been in
i'll health for several weeks. She
declared God had forgotten her
and had neglected to call her, al
though all those she knew in her
girlhood and womanhood, before
most old men and women now
living were born, had all gone to
their "long home
Mrs. McKittrick was born in
County Kildare, Ireland, March
IL, 1898. Her Birth is recorded
in the parish register, and the
authenticity of her claims to be-
ing one of the oldest, if not the
oldest, person in America are
we'll established.