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The La Jara chronicle., 1906-10-19
SENTENCES BOY TO BE SPANKED
Justice DEGREES Whipping in Public
by Father as Penalty.

Fond du Lac. visa spanking ad-
ministered by his father in public
court is the sentence pronounced on
Guy Higgins. a 15-year-old boy. by
Justice of the Peace ID. F. Blewett.
The boy attended a baseball game and
he, with other boys. threw grass and
sticks at the visiting players. After
the game was over and the visiting
team had boarded street car he
threw a stone through the window of
the car at one of the men.
Mayor T. l.. Doyle and his little
daughter were on the car and the mis-
sile just missed them and struck one
of the players on the arm. cutting it,
The mayor jumped off and arrested
him.
The mayor appeared against the boy
on charge of disorderly conduct
Justice Blewett found him guilty. but
said he would suspend sentence If the
boys father would administer a good.
old d-fashioned spanking.
fhe boy thought he would earn
money enough to pay his fine. but his
parents thought differently.
The La Jara chronicle., 1906-10-19
SECOND HOT "scRAP"
OF HoosiER WOMEN.
KNOCKOUT BLOW LANDED
Mrs. Cora Mekenna Gets Stiff "Wai-
iop" on the Jaw, and the Battle
Develops Into Rough
and Tumble Affair.

Brazil, lnd-Mrs. Sallie Forester
and Mrs. Cora Mckenna fought fight
to finish in this city the other even
ing. Mrs. McKenna was knocked out
and is not yet able to appear in court
against the victor. The husbands of
the two women stood by during the
fight and acted as seconds for their
wives. and also offered suggestions as
to the best place to land the knockout
blow.
The fight was the result of bad
blood which had existed between the
two women for some time. They had
had frequent quarrels. and had ap-
peared in police court on charges of
provoke and assault and battery reg
ularly for several months. The trou-
BILE became so aggravated that the
husbands decided to have their wives
fight battle to "a finish" The wom-
en-. eager for each others blood.
agreed. and it was arranged that they
should engage in straight standup
knock-down fight according to the
Marquis of Queensbury rules.
The two women, dressed for the
bout and accompanied by their hus-
bands, met on neutral ground in field
near their homes. and the fight was
pulled off. For few rounds the two
women fought according to the regu-
lation prize ring rules, but when one
put stiff right to the jaw the recip-
lent got mad. and the battle soon de-
veloped into rough-and-tumble af-
fair.
1t is not known how many rounds
The La Jara chronicle., 1906-10-19
THE COAL OUTPUT INCREASES

anthracite and bituminous productions
was due to the efforts of operating
companies 10 provide supply of fuel
in anticipation of strike in April
1906
The total production of this country
last year was nearly so per cent
larger than that of Great Britain.
which until 1899 was the leading coal
producing country of the world.
The total value of the stone pro-
duced in the United States during
1905, according to forthcoming re-
port. was 500 1854 The correspond
ing value for 1904 was S5S. 765, us
The increase was caused by more
activity in the building trades.
The production of coke in the Unit
ed States during 1905 surpassed all
previous records in the history OF
cokcmaking in this country The total
output of coke in the United States
last year amounted to 32,2Sl, ,129 short
tons. against 23,66l. .l66 short tons in
1904.
The La Jara chronicle., 1906-10-19
WILL SOON BE cATALoGUED BY
A BRITISH EXPERT.
Son of Compiler of "Burke's Peerase-
Finds That Real Name of Our
President Is "Van
Roosevelt"

LondoL@"Propinent Families of
the United States of America" is the
title of book soon to be published
by Arthur Meredith Burke, son of the
late Sir Bernard Burke, compiler of
"Burke's Peerage," and other works
on the ancestry of Great Britains un-
titled land owners.
Armorial bearings in plenty are to
appear in the book. the title page of
(which will bear the coat of arms of
Washington.
one of the specimen pages is de-
voted to the history of the Roosevelt
Family. and its coat of arms. The
earliest recorded ancestor of the pres
idert, Claes MartenZen Van Rosen-
welt. emigrated from Zealand in Hol-
land to the New Netherlands in 16i9.
The progency of this man is shown to
have figured prominently in the mill
tary and civil history of New York.
eliminating in the particularly strenu.
Gus and brilliant career of Theodore.
The facts for the Roosevelt history
were furnished to Mr.. Burke by Mrs.
Roosevelt after considerable CORE
spQndence.
cannot yet say. said Mr.. Burke,
how many families will be represent
ed in my compilation. but 1t will be the
most complete and authoritative work
on American genealogy ever attempt.
ed. 1t will be published in a few
months. and no family will be admitted
except on its merits. Leading Ameri-
cans have been engaged for several
years in tracing their lineage, and the
results of their investigation have been
submitted to me for veritication. 1t
has been an infinitely difficult and la
borious task, but very fascinating.
When my grandfather started "Burke's
Peerage' he had complete official rec
ords to go on. must search out the
necessary facts in parish and other
toca! records of nonconformist associa-
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and short time ago he quietly left
the point. and going to Boston, be-
came a benedict. his bride being his
assistant at Smith, Miss Inez Whip
pie.
Plans were made to pass their
honeymoon on one of the islands near
Mere Point. and not allow any of
their friends to know where they were.
They arrived at Mere Point late at
night. and before four the next morn
ing had started in rowboat for
Whites island two miles up the bay.
The island is uninhabited. and hav-
Ing pitched their tent in a picturesque
spot Mr.. and Mrs. Wilder prepared
to spend two happy weeks. While
Mrs. Wilder was preparing dinner she
noticed a number of cattle grazing
near the tent. Dr. Wilder started at
once to drive the intruders away, and
succeeded, with the exception that
big bull objected to being disturbed
and made fight for his rights.
Di. Wilder was not slow to realize
that trouble was brewing. and with
his wife made ready for flight. The
dinner was left untasted as the ap-
proach of the bull was warning them
not to linrar.
The La Jara chronicle., 1906-10-19
Big Increase of Product in 1905 Shown
by Government Report.

Washington.-The geological survey
has made public statistics on the pro
duction of coal in the United States in
1905. From these it appears that both
in quantity and value the production
surpassed all previous records in this
country. The output amounted to
392.919341 short tons. which had
value at the mines of si76. 756, ,963.
Compared with 1904 the output in
1905 exhibits an increase of 41.l02.943
short tons. or III per cent in quantity
and of s32 .3S5.9+2. or 7.3 per cent. in
value.
OF the total production of 1905, CO.
S39, ,l52 long tons, equivalent to a.,
G99,S5O short tons. were Pennsylvania
anthracite. with a value at the mines
of sl41.S79 900. The total production
Of bituminous coal and Ignite was
Sl5,259,l9l short tons valued at S334,-
S77.963. The production of anthracite
coal in Pennsylvania for 1905 was A.
020,662 long tons. or 4.503,151 short
tons, more than that of 1904, while
the increase in the production of hi
luminous coal and Ignite was 1859
d52 short tons.
A portion % these Increases In botn
The La Jara chronicle., 1906-10-19
7luo Wives Settle Their
Quarrel By a Prize Fight

We're fought, but the fight progressed
Tor some time, and the husbands did
not interfere until the knockout blow
was put over.
When Mrs. Forester struck the
blow that put Mrs. McKenna down and
out. and Thomas McKenna saw his
wife lying on the grass. he pitched in
and gave Mrs. Forester black eye.
The parties finally arrived at their
homes, Mrs. McKenna being carried
to the house. McKenna at once went
before Prosecutor Scofield and caused
the arrest of Mrs. Forester on the
charge OF assault and battery on his
wife. Forester retaliated by filing
charges against McKenna and his wife
The La Jara chronicle., 1906-10-19
BOY HAS SNAKE IN STOMACH.
Physicians Asked to Perform Opera
ton for Its Removal.

Evansville. lnd.--The mother of
Harry Schwaegerle. living here be-
lieves that he has snake in his
stomach and physicians who have
examined the boy say that such a
thing is possible So firm is the moth
er in the belief that her son has Il
snake in his stomach that she has
asked the physicians to perform an
operation on the young man.
Harry is now l9 years old and up
to the time he was ~ years old he
was a perfectly normal child in mind
and body. Since that time he has he
come dwarfed and has shown con.
stantly decreasing mental strength.
His mother says that when he was
12 years old the bov went blackberry
hunting with several companions
They drank from a spring. None OF
the other children showed any bad
effects from the water. but Harry be.
came violently i'll. Returning home.
he had several spasms.
Doctors have been unable since then
to give him relief and for the past
seven years he has had several spasms
week. He is constantly growing
weaker in mind and body. The
strange case was brought to the atten.
tion of the local authorities when the
patrol wagon was called TO local
factory to remove the hoy after he
had suffered an attack. The phyii.
clans who have examined the boy
agree with his mother that when lie
drank from the spring seven yeacs
ago he might have swallowed snail e.
The La Jara chronicle., 1906-10-19
Exciting Honeymoon Adventure of
Couple at Whites Island, Me-
Animal Objects to Invaders.

Brunswick, Me.-The exciting ex-
perience of Smith college professor.
DIR. Harris II. Wilder, and his bride
while on their honeymoon, has be-
come known, the couple preferring to
keep it a secret until they had re-
turned to their home at Northampton,
Mass.
DIR. Wilder for many years has
passed his summers at Mere Point,
The La Jara chronicle., 1906-10-19

for assault and battery on Mrs For
roster.
Charges of participating in a prize
fight have also been preferred against
George Forester and Thomas Nc.
Kenna and their wives. As Mrs. Nc
Kenna has not yet recovered from the
knockout blow. the cases have been
postponed until the parties are able
to appear in court.
The La Jara chronicle., 1906-10-19
Willing to Please.

New Boarder gazing suspicious Y
on leatherly piece of beefsteakl~-
Ny teeth are very poor. Mrs. Slimdiet.
an1 If you have anything a little more
tender than this
Mrs. Enthusiastically, certainly.
Jsle. This gentleman does not eat
steak. Ala ays bring him llver.-N Y.
v eel,iy.
The La Jara chronicle., 1906-10-19
The Proportions,

Sir" cried the grocer Indignantly,
do you mean TO accuse me OF putting
chicoIy into my coffee?"
Not at all replied the customer,
coolly. Il always give you crea.t for
putting srme coffee into The .hicJry."
The La Jara chronicle., 1906-10-19
Gossip from Washington
President Resumes Work White House After His Summer Va
eation-Dsah Calls COL like" Hiu-speeaI Attorneys to
Fight Trusts.

WASHINGTON.-President Roosevelt.
burned and in fine health from his vacation. is
again at his usual round of duties at the White
House. The day after his return from Sycamore
Hill he at his Office about nine O'Clock and be-
gan work while procession of laborers
pushing wheelbarrows filled with gravel up
gangway to the White House roof and dumping
it almost over his head to be used in roofing the
west wing of the building. Although small
army of men has been working the building
since July it is not yet fully repaired
The president weighs over 200 pounds but his
flesh is firm and hard from outdoor living and
exercise. He in the best of spirits and be-
fore the cabinet met he received numerous Wis
itors. Among these Admiral Cali, of the
Italian warship Fieramosca, and two of his Off
id h.. tho apaariGaia naNal aid at
The La Jara chronicle., 1906-10-19

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dignhe and in
al the tneCo a
of
He to me-: Good
sir I'm newcomer to busing
OF
my lines have been cast am the
|
Ike HILL in in
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o words to that
in
complete without in
Though Col Hill in politics. he
1Os in Licking county when there
county sheriff Hill
Ed Williams He office
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The La Jara chronicle., 1906-10-19
FRAUDS IN LETTER BOXES.

The reason why postmasters in large cities
exercise care in the renting of letter boxes to
patrons" said post office official lis because
unless the applicants are known identified to
the postmasters. they might rent boxes to pc.
sons in fraudulent occupations.
THE post Office department has accomplished
great reforms within recent years toward the
stamping out of fraudulent concerns who used
the mails to reach their Victims but there is one
abuse which has not yet been reached. mainly for
lack of suitable legislation, and that is the private
letter box.
"Postmasters are required to cause the appli-
cant for box in the city post office to certify
over his signature that the box shall not be used
for the promotion of any fraudulent purpose or in
pursuance of an illegal business. They also re.
quire him to furnish his address, business in
which he is engaged. IL any boxes are oftan
The La Jara chronicle., 1906-10-19
ODD HISTORY IN OFFICIAL FILES.

There is some queer history locked up in the
hies of the various government departments A
lew days ago the appointment clerk of the treas
ury department unearthed a letter written by
horace Greeley in 1865 recommending Cornelius
vanderbilt for appointment a member of the
cotton claims commission
me photographer of the treasury department
has a negative made of Gen Grant when the lat
Ter was beardess. 1t requires second look to
soldier.
In the bookkeeping division of the office of
the auditor for the post Office department is
record and all the correspondence relating to the
shortage in the accounts of Abraham Lincoln as
postmaster at New Salem, Ill. Mr. LincoIns
shortage was not large and promptly paid.
On file In the doI.a.
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officers cordially told them he knew the history Italy and grea admired
compels all
Usualy
This time brought only the old including Relic
Slippers
Washington greatly reoced
the fami sreturn
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secretary
Promote this 5000 in
handwriting of Landau
war ~ '
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o he
used probably 1872
brought from the West Indies by Col Royal when he reside in the
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The La Jara chronicle., 1906-10-19

In the death of Col. Isaac r. HILL known for
generations back Ike HILL of Ohio the house
of representatives has lost its most unique char
acter. Col. Hill had been unique figure in
national and Ohio politics for two decades Al
ways stanch Democrat, he associated himself
actively with its party history more especially
in his home state. For years his peculiar per-
sonalty OF form and vernacular have impressed
the delegates to nearly every party convention.
both national and state. He came to Washington
originally when John G. Thompson, of Columbus.
was made sergeant-atarms of the house of rep
resentatives and has been attached in some
capacity to the lower branch of congress ever
since.
Many are the stories that have been printed
about Ike" Hill. In fact, constantly has he
been in the public eye that there are really few
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The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1906-01-09
THIN, WEAK PEOPLE.

1t is understood by every sick
man or woman, If they can get a
remedy that will stop the loss Of
flesh, recovery is assured. People
that are nervous, with dizzy spells,
weakened memory and loss of am
bition, have thin blood. 1t shows
in their complexion and tired man.
ner, as they gain aeEh they feel
and look better. To 81 i. solid flesh
the blood must Be made rich and
pure. DR.. Gums BlIol and Nerve
Tonic puts in the body the pith of
what makes pure blood, and cures
disease by making strength. 1t is
in tablet form. Sold by druggists
for 75c per box. Made by DR.. Bo-
sanko Co, Philadelphia. Pa. "ss
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1906-01-09
CHARLESTON
In CHARLESTON
(Scripps News Association.)

>oSii ups ~>N"o
CHARLESTON, S. c., Jan. o.
Thousands of visitors from all
parts of the state have arrived
here, awaiting the arrival of the
cruiser Charleston, which is due at
this port today and will probably
remain here until Friday. The
cruiser was named after this city
and the citizens are no little proud
of the fine ship which bears the
name of their city. To show their
pride in the ship and their appre-
citation of the honor conferred up
on Charleston by naming one of
the finest cruisers of the American
navy after it, the citizens have
raised fund and have had a mag
,nificent solid silver punch bowl
with platter and ladIe of the same
material made, which will be pre-
scented to the ship on this occa-
sion.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1906-01-09
CAYNOR AND
Greene TRIALS
Have BEGUN
(Scripps News Association.)

(Scripps News Association.)
SAVANNAH, Ca, Jan. 8. - The
trial of Benjamin D. Greene and
Col. John F. Gaynor on the charges
of conspiracy to defraud the U. S.
government and presenting of false
accounts, in connection with the
Savannah harbor improvements,
was begun before the United States
court today. Abraham H. Ross of
New York acted as the principal
attorney for the defense. He will
be assisted at the trial by Colonel
Medium and other prominent law
yers. The two defendants were
brought back from Canada on a re-
quest of the United States govern
ment for their extradition and that
fact. will probably be used by the
defenVe to confine the trial to the
two counts of the indictment, which
are included in the terms of the
extradition treaty between the
United States and Canada. There
are in all four charges against the
defendants: First, conspiracy
to defraud the United States gov
eminent; second, presenting false
accounts; third, embezzlement, and
fourth, receiving money that be-
longed to the government, knowing
it to have been embezzled. 1t is
maintained by the defense that the
crime of conspiracy not being in
cluded in the eXtradition treaty,
the government has no right to try
the prisoners on that charge. The
trial will probably last several
days.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1906-01-09
WONDERED WHY THEY LAUGHED

Shortstop "Pete" O'Brien Of the
st. Paul American association club
is crack baseball player, but his
language would hardly pass in 400
society. Pete" never had much of
an opportunity to gain an educa-
ton and his grammatical errors
furnish much amusement for the
other members of the team Most
of the members of the st. Paul
team for the past two years have
been college men and at times
their language put Peter on the
mat for the count.
One day last summer while the
ST. Paul team was journeying
from st. Paul to Minneapolis, for
a game with the Millers, Eddie
Wheeler, the ST. Paul third base
man, who has polished manners
and speech, remarked to Pitcher
Ferguson, Il see Smith, who used
to do the backstop work for one
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1906-01-09
VANDERBILT RETIRES
(Scripps News Association.)

NEW YORK, Jan. 9.-The annual
meeting of the Seawanhaka Corin-
THAN Yacht club. which will be
held this afternoon at the residence
of Rear Comodore Frank S. Hast
ings, will be of special interest,
OWN gto the fact that Commodore
w. X. Vanderbilt Jr, the present
commodore of the club, has decided
to retire and will not accept an
other term. 1t is understood that
f. c. Benedict, owner of the steam
er Oneida. who has been nominal
ed by the trustees of the club, will
be the unanimous choice for COM
modore.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1906-01-09
World of Sport

Tonight the annual meeting of
the Spokane Amateur Athletic club
members will be held at the club
building, and names for president
and directors will be put up. The
names Will be voted on in a few
days.
Considerable interest is being
taken In the election for president.
Sol II. Meyers has refused to run.
This leaves the field to j. Il. Foster
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1906-01-09

Special Correspondence of The
Press.
GRAND ISLAND, Neb., Jan. O.
A tribute to bravery was the letter
received by George Poell, the hero
of the Powell, Neb., life saving in
cident, from the president of the
United States, advising him that he
has been awarded the first medal
of honor given under the act of
Feb. 20, 1905.
This act provides for the award
ing of bronze medals upon heroes
who by extreme daring endanger
their own lives in saving or endeav-
oring to save lives from any rail
road wreck, disaster or grave ac-
cident, or in preventing or endeav-
oring to prevent such wreck, dis
aster or accident.
The daring feat accomplished by
Mr.. Poell was at Powell, Neb. Mr..
Poell was a fireman on a st. Joseph
& Grand Island railway train. AS
his train was entering Powell the
fireman saw little girl standing on
the track.
Mr.. Poell crawled through the
cab and alongside the boiler of the
moving engine and stationed him
self on the pilot, grabbing the child
who was a daughter of Paul U.s.
sary of Powell-sweeping her off
the track and out of harm.
In performing this heroic act,
however, Mr.. Poell slipped and was
dragged a distance of 1870 feet be-
fore the engineer could bring the
engine to a stop, 40 feet of which
was over bridge. The brave fire
mans right leg was terribly torn,
necessitatlng amputation, and he
was otherwise injured.
The letter from President Roose-
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1906-01-09
Local Bowling,
Football, Pool
and Box.
Ing

There Is a great deal of talk In
the east about the O'Brien-Fitz-
simmons fight being fixed and Bob,
although losing the go, got the
money while O'Brien got the title.
1t is said that some of the big
fight promoters in California fixed
the fight before it ever took place,
for they were betting money that
Bob would not last IA rounds He
didn't. They also were betting that
O'Brien would win. He did. 1t Is
claimed that the referee was In on
the betting and got his cut. The
fasteners, who went to California
to see the fight, want to know why
the referee, without any reason and
not being asked, got up and made
the statement that the fight was no
fake and was on the square.
Six months afo Fitz nearly killed
O'Brien in Philadelphia in six
rounds. A man could not age very
much in that time, say the eastern
people. They think that If the fight
had been on the square, Bob would
have won in Jig time.
o o o
The basketball team of the u. OF
w. will not play any more games
until the commencement Of the
second semester. They have a game
with the University of Idaho early
in February.
o o o
The "touts" have at last found
a place where they can work and
many of them are hurrying to New
Orleans from which place report
comes that the management of the
race track and police are not in
terfering with the 81 got tip from
the jockey" men.
All over the east the managers
of the tracks refuse to let the
touts work. This action was taken
because so many robberles through
phoney tickets were executed on
those who knew no better. Several
of the men went to New Orleans
and started to work square
game. They were left alone as
long as no buncolng was done.
Some touts heard the game was
working well down south and start
ed for the place. Now comes the
report that touts may be run off
the track If the recent arrivals can
rot make their money honestly
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1906-01-09

A law went into effect in Penn.
sylvania on Jan, | requiring every
automobilist to take out a state
license and regulating the speed of
autos in cities of the first class to
10 miles an hour, Thus far not a
state license has been taken out
and no attention is paid to the
speed regulation. Auto car owners
say the law will never be enforced.