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Los Angeles herald., 1906-01-31
BIG LAND DISTRIBUTION
Home Extension Event Will Occur
Thursday Morning, Afternoon and
Eveninu in EIks' Hall

The distribution of land among the
members of the second home extern
sion colony, Tulare county. will occur
in Elks' hall beginning at 10 o'clock
Thursday morning and continuing all
day and evening until each member
has secured his twenty or forty-acre
tract, as Jointly purchased to the ex-
tent of 10. 900 acres at the wholesale
price of $40 an acre.
These colony members have laid out
and are building a town in the midst
of the big tract the residence lots in
which were divided among the MEM
bers at the mere grazing land prices
plus the cost of installing a domestic
water system and building a town hail.
The affair is not cooperative beyond
the purchasing of the land. The choice
of selection will be determined by bids
from members, and the money realized
from bids viii be used to plant shade
trees along the highways of the colony
The few tracts not taken by members
viii be thrown open to any home
seekers in attendance at the distribu-
tion, and the same with untaken town
lots. Everybody is invited to witness
the acreage distribution.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-01-31
BETTER TO HIS DOG
THAN TO HIS WIFE
THE LATTER, IN DIVORCE PLEA
CHARGES CRUELTY
Fants From Fatigue While Caring
for Animals on the Farm, but Her
Husband Ignores Her, Hence the
Decree of Separation

Charging that her husband had
treated her worse than the stock on his
Kansas farm, Mrs. Winnie V. Richards
was given an interlocutory decree yes
terday from her husband. Joseph T..
Richards, in department 7.
Mrs. Richards said that while living
on a stock ranch east Richards had
made her water the cattle when hardly
able to walk, and that once when she
tainted from fatigue while caring for
the farm animals she lay without help
for hours, although her husband knew.
Although brought up under Christian
influences and herself a church at
tendant, she said she was forced to
listen to profanity and vulgarity, and
she alleged that her health had been
seriously impaired by neglect and
cruelty of her husband.
Even the dog was treated better
than 1 was" Mrs. Richards testified
"I often wished that had been one of
the beasts on the farm, for my hus-
band valued them, but after I became
i'll l was not of much use to him and
he used to tell me was in the way"
Los Angeles herald., 1906-01-31
IMPERIAL IS GRANTED
SHORT LEASE OF LIFE
PROPRIETOR OF CAFE is GIVEN
EXTENSION
Police Commission Says Nickel Must
Sell Out or License Will BE Re.
voked-SpeciaI OFFICERS VIII Re-
move Boxes in Galleries

AS personal favor to Mrs. Nickel,
wife of Max Nickel, one of the propri-
etors of the Imperial cafe. that restau-
rant was granted a lease OF life for
one week longer by the police commits
sion yesterday morning, but under
trammeling conditions.
During the week special officers will
tear out the boxes in the galleries of
the cafe, and If any protest is made
by the proprietors the license will be
Immediately revoked.
The special policemen will be on
duty in the cafe all week and the cafe
management must pay the salaries Of
these officers at the rate of $100 a
month each. At the end of the week
the license is automatically revoked
unless the present proprietors sell out
in the meantime.
At the meeting of the commission
a week ago an attempt was made by
two of the commissioners to have the
license of the Imperial Immediately re-
voked, but on the intercession of the
mayor. who is a personal friend of
Mr.. Nickel, action was deferred for
one week.
Yesterday Mrs. Nickel appeared be-
fore the commission in it's executive
session and pleaded for one week more,
as her husband had been confined to
his bed during the last week by i'll
ness and had been unable to look after
his interests. She declared that to re-
Los Angeles herald., 1906-01-31
WOMAN TRIPS ON SIDEWALK;
BUMP COSTS PRETTY PENNY

she tripped on the broken sidewalk.
From the bill rendered by Mrs. Crate
II Is evident that Jolt entirely demor-
allied the Crate household.
One item is for $2.75 for one days
work lost by Mr.. Crate when he stayed
home to take care of her. The next
item is a doctors bill of $40 and the
next q trained nurse for three weeks at
a total cost of $50. Women to do the
housework cost $40, the services of a
Japanese to do the work the women
refused to do cost $S and sewing women
took 80 from the Crate family ex-
chequer. Whether the sewing women
were hired to mend the damage to
clothes occasioned by the bump is not
stated in the itemized bill.
One of the biggest items in Mrs.
Crates bill against the city is $44 for
boarding all this help. Councilmen
who saw the bill complained that either
Mrs. Crates assistants had prodigious
appetites or she set most excellent
table.
She also asks that the council pay
her laundry bill of $3.50 and bill for
medicine amounting to SIS. The last
item is $3.50 for car fare. but whose or
why the bill fails to say.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-01-31
FAIR SLEEPER is IMPROVING
Doctors Much Encouraged by condi-
tion of Their Arizona.Mon-
tana Patient

Nineteen days have passed and Miss
Florence Parker remains asleep at the
Sisters hospital. Her condition is
gradually improving and the attending
doctors express a belief that it will not
be long before the young woman is
fully recovered from her peculiar all
ment.
Miss Parker was brought to this city
and sent to the Sisters hospital nine
days ago by her father, Colonel l.. c..
Parker, wealthy mining man of
Tucson, Ariz. Miss Parker had been
asleep for days then and only at rare
intervals would she become conscious.
Several days ago Mrs. Parker ar
rived and her presence in the room
with the young woman had it's effect
on the girl She gradually became bet
ter and though her eyes remained clos
ed tightly and to all appearances she
remained in the same. comatose state,
the intervals of consciousness began
to grow more frequent and last longer.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-01-31
CORPORATIONS MUST
FILE REPORTS TODAY
LAST DAY OF GRACE FOR THE
COMPANIES
Electric Light, Gas and Telephone
Concerns Await Action Of Com
peting Rivals in Submitting Finan-
ciaI Statements With City Officers

Today Is the last day of grace for
the corporations affected by the public
utility ordinance. These corpora tions
are the electric light companies, the gas
companies and the telephone COM
panies. Financial statements from
these concerns must be submitted not
later than o'clock, the closing hour,
this evening and these statements will
be the basis of municipal regulation of
prices for these products. which the
council will assume in February.
1t is we'll understood that these cor
porations will not file their statements
one minute in advance of the last one
they have for the purpose, and it is
asserted that several of them may
come before the council at it's session
this morning and plead that they are
working night and day on the reports,
but so far have been unable to COM
plete them, and ask for further time.
The reluctance of these corporations
to file their statements in advance of
each other is attributed to the fact that
they are watching each other with
great care in the hope that one state
ment will be filed in advance and they
can have a basis from which to work.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-01-31
EARLIER MAIL
IS THEIR WISH
MUCH CLAM0R ALONG THE
SALT LAKE ROAD
Between Los Angeles and San 5er-
nardlno Residents Petition WASH
Ineton-competent Men Are
Scarce, Say officials

A strong protest Is being made by
residents of San Bernardino and way
stations on the Salt Lake against the
tardy delivery of their mail by that
road.
AS conditions now stand San Ber-
nardino citizens do not get their mail
until afternoon.
If the mail was put on the newspaper
train, which runs early In the morning,
the residents of the towns between
Los Angeles and San Bernardino would
get their letters on the early morning
delivery, which would be great SER
vice to business men in those towns.
An appeal has been made to the
postal authorities at Washington and
it is believed that this will result in
radical changes in the schedule.
A. H. stephens, superintendent of
railway mails for the seven states west
of the Rocky mountains, stated yester-
day that the greatest difficulty which
Is encountered by the postofflce de-
partment is the securing of compe-
tent men.
Postmaster M. H. Flint said yester-
day that he has received instructions
from the postmaster general directing
him to continue stations N and o,
which were recently opened.
The service between this city and
San Diego is to be improved and more
postal clerks will be put to work soon.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-01-31
Cleveland Speaks in Albany
BY Associat ted Press

ALBANY. N. Y. Jan. 3O.-Grover
Cleveland was the guest OF the legis-
lature IN joint session today. He spoke
bers.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-01-31
COUPLE FALLS OUT OVER THE
INCIDENT
Groom That Wasn't Finally Has REM
nsnts Of Document Destroyed to
pIspeI Hoodoo, Clerk Shea
Performing Sad Duty

"I want this marriage license official-
ly burned by one of the officers of the
county clerks department" announced
an excited young man as he faced
Capt. Shea, one of the marriage clerks.
yesterday afternoon and waved q
soiled document frantically through the
atmosphere.
Begin at the beginning and talk
slow" retorted Shea, while he gently
took hold of the strangers hand and
calmed him.
I'm Jack Hopper and live out here
in the country about five miles," said
the young man. About a year and
a half ago / decided would like to
marry and l decided that girl who
lived on the next farm would be just
right for me.
80 you see, I started to court her
and like any young fellow / wrote her
lot of stuff about the color of her
eyes and her dainty footsteps coming
through the dewy grass in the MORN
in'''
In making his confession the young
man looked nervously toward happy
young couple who had just entered
the office and blushed furously.
Saves the "Fool Notes.
"Well I just found out that she
has got that bunch of fool notes all
wrapped up in blue ribbon and stuck
away in some safe place and that she
Los Angeles herald., 1906-01-31
CONFIRMS MAYORS NOMINEES
Council Approves Names Sent in for
Civil Service and Police
Commission

The council took time, while playing
cat and mouse with the mayor over the
board of public works yesterday. to
confirm Milton K Young as a mem
ber of the civil service commission to
succeed DR.. D. w. Edelman, whose
term expires February 2, and DR.. Ralph
Hagan as a member Of the police COM
mission to fill the vacancy caused by
the resignation of Lee c. Gates.
The fact that the mayor did not name
John ]. Fay, jr., to succeed himself
on the water commission, of which he
is president, is taken as an indication
by some members of the council that
Mr.. Fay is one of the mayors last
hopes for a member of the board of
public works. With Mr.. Fay as chair
man Of the board, it Is asserted, Mr..
McAleer could name almost any others
he might choose, with the single ex-
ception of f. T. Perkins.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-01-31
AUNT APPEALS FOR NEPHEW
In Behalf Of Long Beach "Boy Bur-
glar" Inquiry VIII Be
Started

Investigation will be made this week
into the charge of burglary recently
entered against Mike Darter of Long
Beach. known to the local police as the
boy burglar.
A letter from the boys aunt was
received from Fort Worth, Tex, by
Judge Smith of department one of
the superior court yesterday, in which
the woman stated that her nephew had
been subject to spells of temporary
insanity from his babyhood. She asked
that a thorough investigation of his
physical condition be made before the
trial.
1t is reported that the charge against
the boy may be lessened and the lad
put under probation and medical care.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-01-31
shipwrecked Sailors Arrive

BY Associated Press.
SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 30.-Fred-
erick w. Katche, mate of the steam
schooner Jennie Ward, which was
wrecked on the coast of Mexico dur
ing the early part of the present month,
arrived on the steamer Curacao today
with other members of the crew of
the wrecked vessel. The Wand went
ashore near La Paz in a heavy gale
which swept the coast at that time.
Her captain and crew saved them
selves by putting off in small boats
and leaving the schooner to her fate.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-01-31

woke the license now would render
them practically destitute.
The commission has threatened for
several months to revoke the Imperial
license and about two months ago
decreed that there must be a change
in the management by the first of this
year or drastic action would be taken.
There was no change Of management,
but the commission made no effort to
enforce it's threat until last week.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-01-31
SHE ASKS CITY COUNCIL TO
PAY BILL
Husband, Doctor, Nurse, Housekeeper
and Japanese We're All on VIC
Tins Payroll While on
the Sick List

10 one bump. ..................... .$215.f5
This is the bill Mrs. Pearl Crate, 929
West Twelfth street, has asked the city
council to pay her. If the council re-
fuses to settle Mrs. Crate threatens to
take the case into court and ask that
sum for damages. She graciously offers
the council the opportunity of COM
promising and saving court costs.
Mrs. Crate claims that as she was
walking on the north side of West
Twelfth street, between Georgia and
Sentous, about o'clock p. m. Nov. 49,
Los Angeles herald., 1906-01-31
PET DOG SPOILS THE WEDDING;
CHEWS UP MARRIAGE LICENSE

might take em at any time and have
me arrested for breach Of promise" F"
But how did you happen to get the
license" asked the clerk.
''I thought I was going to marry her"
responded the swain. 1--WE got sort of
spoony for awhile and I used to sit
on the front doorstep of her house
and say more stuff about her eyes
until 1t was time for me to go home
and then we decided to get married" !"
Yes ] see you did" answered Shea
as he looked over the soiled document
and noticed 1t had been issued in June,
1904, to John G. Hopper.
we came here and got the license
from clerk named Sam Kutz," con-
tinued the applicant "and then we
went home and waited for the day to
get married. But somehow things
didn't seem just right. / had the Ii
cense and the girl thought we might
as well wait awhile as she just couldn't
bear to leave her mother just then.
Finally we had trouble over the liz
cense.
Dog Chews It Up
MY dog happened to find the thing
on the floor and he chewed one corner
of 1t and then the girl said she
wouldn't marry me unless got a new
license / wouldn't do that because
the license hadn't been harmed so she
said needn't have her at all.
But since then the thing has been a
hoodoo Id 1 want it officially de-
stroyed."
Capt. Shea explained that the Ii
cense had expired thirty days after it
had been issued and that it had been
void for nearly two years. But the
young man pleaded and insisted that
unless the license was destroyed by
someone who had some of the inside
dope" on the disposition of Cupid,
that the sun would never shine proper
ly for him again.
Capt. Shea quickly tore the finger
marked, dog-bitten license into bits and
deposited 1t in a waste basket and
the man departed happy.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-01-31
AGAIN REVOKE
SALOON LICENSE.
DECISIVE ACTION TAKEN IN
NIEMEYER CASE
Police Commission Remove All Doubts
About Their Intention Regarding
Saloon Which Man Inherited
From Ancestors

In order that there might be no
doubt of the intention of the police
commission to revoke the license of
Atalus Niemeyer, which was automati-
cally done Jan. /, the commission yes
terday again revoked his license, on the
alleged grounds that he had violated
the state law and city ordinance in
selling liquor to minors and in less
quantities than those allowable under
q wholesale license.
Niemeyers case is now being fought
out In the courts and Saturday Mayor
McAleer and his police commissioners
were served with mandamus papers to
compel them to restore his license.
Nlemeyer's case has been written in
the annals of the administration as one
of the weirdeSt pieces of humor ever
perpetrated by the joking police COM
mission. When Los Angeles was q.
little Spanish settlement Niemeyer's
pressers of wine and owned large vine
yards in the neighborhood of what is
now Central avenue and Twelfth street.
Orders Niemeyer to Quit
The business descended through gem
erations until it came into possession
of the present owner. Niemeyer made
his own wine, as his fathers had done
before him, and sold 1t from a small
store on Central avenue for many
years Residences and business houses
grew up all around him and last Oc-
tober John H. Bestmann made appli-
cation to the police commission for a
wholesale license to conduct business
within a block of Niemeyer's place.
A vigorous protest went UP from
residents in the neighborhood and when
the protest was presented to Niemeyer,
he affixed his signature.
In consequence Of the protest Best
mann's application was denied and ME-
meyer cited to appear before the COM
mission and show cause why his license
should not be revoked for his "per-
nicious activity against the interests
Of Mr.. Bestmann, shown by his sigma
ture on the protest.
Niemeyer told the commission that he
hardly knew the contents of the petit
tion which he signed but had affixed
his signature because he had been
urged to do so. The commission refused
to accept this explanation as an ex-
cuse and ordered Niemeyer to retire
from business by Jan. 1, or his license
would be revoked. Niemeyer failed
to do so and few days after the first
of the year was arrested for selling
liquor without license.
He claims that politics is at the bot
tom of the boards antipathy against
him.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1906-07-09
Young Women Wanted

the adiutant general at the State
House at l Z. NJ. to act as orderly TO
the commander-in-chief. The camp
commander will also provide for firing
the Governors salute.
XXJ. The troops having had suifi-
cient opportunity, in their armorles, Tor
instruction in the school of the soldier
squad and company, manual OF arms
target practice. etc, therefore, the tifne
allotted to this enCampment VIII not
be taken up with these exercises out
all officers will devote their time ana
attention to battalion and reginentai
drills and such exercises, mAneuFers'
| and ceremonies as may be necessary
| for troops in camp or in actual CAM
| paigning in time of war.
| XIII. The attention of officers and
| enlisted men is called to Sec. ~. militia
Laws of Maine. and strict conpil-
| ance with its provisions will be requir-
cd. Section 70 reads as follows: All
property furnished by the state snail
remain and continue to be the property
of the State to be used for military
purposes only, and when not so III use
shall be kept in the armorles or deslg-
mated places of deposit
NNITI. BY virtue of the power con-
ferred by Section 81 of the Militia Law,
the authority of the officer in command
, of the camp is hereby extended to a
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1906-07-09

distance of onc-half mile around the
state campground, and upon the eA-
terual space within such distance from
the Camp. with the exception OF any
road or roads within said distance, no
ncrson or persons save those speclallS
authorized by law shall be allowed 10
onter except under such rules as may
he established by the officer command
ing the camp and approved by the COM
mondor-in-chicf. No person or persons
,o+ members Of the National Guard
will be allowed to remain in camp al
t.r fans unless given express authority
in writing by the commanding officer
of the camp.
.XXIV. The following section Of the
Militia Law of the State is published
for the information of all concerned.
"Section 1OS No officer or enlisted
man shall contract or presume to au-
thorize the contracting of any indebt-
edness on behalf of the State, without
| the express authority therefor from the
| chief. and any officer or
| enlisted man who shall violate the pro-
| visions Of this section shall be dishon-
orablv discharged from the service Of
| the State
Rv command Of the COMMUNICATIVE
chief:
AUGUSTUS B. FARNHAM,
! Adjutant-General.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1906-07-09
LINCOLN.
WISCASSET.

Dexter Groves and famLly Of Jamar |
Plains Mas. have been vistinS III l"o
old homestead.
Harvey Nahar ana wife Of Brunswick
ynra il, town last week.
NJ Cromwell Of Westport, with his
two daughters we're in town calling on
friends recently
+ II uoudlcttc ami G. II. Evans drove
10 D,mariscotta and returned last ""'h'
Mrs u T.. EadGcr has returned froE! Il
two v.crjxs' visit to Boston.
Mrs A. Fl. Durgn of Bath was at the
Nnrston House last week.
N,rs s II. Nelson and son Ralph, VINO
ho'ra haen visiting in town, returned u
tbn,r bo1nc in Newton. Mass. laSt week
| Tho Ncssrs. Florence end Grace knish'
,ro nv at home for the summer.
r. Fred Albee was in Portland last
| Tuesday. ,,.o
rrbo cellar for Mr.. Smiths new house
~ Federal street is nearly completed.
aMss Marion Knight Of Rockland spen'
Al lowell Of Alma was in town last
| weck. -,
Miss Mary Merrill has, been visiting her
sister in Rockland.
Alfred Groves has returned 10 Boston
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1906-07-09

One of Augustus citizens who lives
up on the Bangor road, said Saturday
that he saw pretty sight on his farm
early Friday evening. He was out III
his pasture looking after a COW thaI
had strayed into the woodlot adJoih-
ing, and while thus engaged ran across
doe and two fawns. He approacheu
quite close to the animals before they
saw him, and when they caught ssht
Of him they were not much frightened
The little fellows were as smart as
crickcts. and the gentleman rcm*rkt'
that it was one of the prettiest sights
that he had seen for long time.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1906-07-09
SOMERSET.
NORRIDGEWOCK.

Miss Lila Carr visited her sister in
Pennington, recently.
Mrs. Fred Otis has returned from a
visit in Smithfcld.
Grace futile is visiting relatives in
Skowhegan.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Carleton are
spending few days at North Pond.
Grace Young has returned from
Skowgchan where she has been visit
ing friends.
Several from this place attended the
celebration in Skowhegan the Fourth.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1906-07-09

MIS-. S. f.. Woodworth is visiting
friends i'll Damariscotta.
Lightning struck in several places in
town during the shower on the afternoon
Of the 4th
Miss Frances Albon has returned from
Boston, after :: years study in the con-
scrvatory of music
A party of neGhbors met Mt F. =.
Uoudlcttc's on the morning If the
Fourth to enjoy some fireworks and q
lunch of ice cream, assorted "ak"s and
Strawberry pics. A pleasant time was
the result.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1906-07-09

The 2nnual summer outing of tie
Maine Dental Association will be he'd
at kineo. Mooschead Lake, Tuesday,
Wednesday and Thursday. July II, Is
and 10, and it is probable that sons
of the Augusta members of the aSso-
citation will participate. The attend
ance will be large and it is thought
that the party will number fully 49,
including many dentists from Other
states. The business meeting will be
held Wednesday,. and officers will be
elected for the year. and the balance
of the time will be devoted to enjoy
mnt.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1906-07-09
STATE NEWS.
kENNEBEC.
ALBION.

Mr.. and Mrs. Sam Warren have come
home to see tn their hay.
Laforcst Shorcy of Massachusetts IS III
town.
Mrs. Eva Remission and little daughter
Floricc are visiting at Belfast
Mrs. Maud Clark is visiting at lamp
den.
Clarence Blake has sold ms potato
sprayer to d. G. Mudgett.
There is a plentiful supply of field
strawberries this year, and they are large
and of a good quality.