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Los Angeles herald., 1907-12-28
PENNSYLVANIA

SCRANTON, Pa, Dec. 27.-Frank Burks
of Carbondale was killed by an engine al
Lees Crossing, on the Delaware Sc Hud-
son railroad.
About 100 employees of liveries In the
city, representing sixty-seven members
of the Liverymen and Undertakers' asso-
citation, went on strike.
William Wurtz, a section hand on the
Ontario & Western railroad, and Ray
Burke, Delaware & Hudson timekeeper
walked in front of a switching engine
near Carbondale and were killed.
PERKASIE-Since Saturday the follow
ing couples have been married: John L.
Stoner and Miss Katie r. Meyer; William
II. Schol1 and Miss Edith Snyder; Ray
mond G. Augfermoyer and Miss May
Elizabeth Fluck; Walter w. Fly and Miss
Mabel -Mayatt; Allen Lands and Miss
Minnie Trumb' re; Joseph Steuh and Miss
Florence Voght.
QUAKERTOWN-Cou superintend-
ents for Bucks county thus fan are the
present county superintendent, Professor
Shelly, Professor Reiff Nauman and Pro-
fessor j. III. Hoffman.
OGONTZ- years ago Rev.
DR.. Richard Montgomery assumed the
pastorate of the Ashbourne congregation
of Presbyterians, ana on Sunday, Janu-
ary 10, he will conduct a special service
commemorative of the event.
BETHLEHEM-Mr and Mrs. Joshua
Hunter of Bethlehem celebrated their
golden wedding anniversary.
OIL C1TY-Miss Alice Snyder, aged A
years. committed suicide by throwing
herself into the Allegheny river.
LEBANON-In seeking to escape from
belt which slipped from rapidly moving
machinery at the Pennsylvania Steel
company's plant at Miners Village, an I'M
known foreigner rushed into an elevator
shaft and was killed.
TAMAQUA-CharIes Deener, aged 39
years, a painter, committed suicide by
slashing his jugular vein with pocket
knife.
NORRISTOWN-Th county commits
sioners appointed Frank Pownall of
Lansdale mercantile appraiser.
POTTSVILLE-The Eastern Steel COM
pany issued orders closing down its big
rolling mills at this place for all of
Christmas week.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-12-28
KANSAS


LEAvENWORTH, Kas, Dec. H.-F. s.
jackson, attorney general of Kansas.
came here and took up forty liquor cases
in the district court. Mr.. jackson asked
Judge Fitzpatrick to issue temporary in
functions against the jointkeepers and
property owners where they did business.
whether the court shall issue the in
functions will be announced Saturday.
SALINA--DeA.er d. Colley died here at
the age of 81 years. About six weeks
ago he was scratched on one of his legs
by a pet dog and blood poisoning result
ed, causing his death. The deceased
came to Kansas from New Hampshire
in 1870 and until 1880 lived in Leaven-
worth. In the early days he was we'll
known Kansas politician and represented
Leavenworth county in the Legislature
one term Since coming to Salina in 1890
he had lived retired life.
TOPEISA-Bank Commissioner Royce
suggested, touching proposed payment in
currency of demands in full from now
on. that one bank open and the rest
continue as heretofore. but get behind
the bank which is paying demands in
full. ''If there is run on that bank"
said Royce, 1.-The other banks should stay
with It. Gradually all of the institutions
can be opened fully"
Los Angeles herald., 1907-12-28
LOUISIANA

NEW ORLEANS, La, Dec. N-Ben
Shropshire, a negro. was buried wearing
a Confederate uniform. He served with
the Fifth Texas cavalry during the war
and was wounded once. He was probably
the only negro in Louisiana entitled to a
pension from the Confederate Veterans
union.
Complications in the Chathamville lum-
ber fields developed in dispatches from the
Chathamville section declaring that Mace.
domains and not Italians were attacked
by mob Dispatches declare that only
one death has resulted from the riots and
that the two reported killed were only
wounded and are recovering. Negroes
killed one of the foreigners.
BATON ROUGE-Governor Blanchard
offered reward of $1,000 for the arrest
and conviction OF the parties composing
the mob which attacked a number of
Italian laborers near Chathamville sew
eral days ago. killing several of them.
The governor wrote to the judge, district
attorney and sheriff of Jackson parish,
in which the disorders occurred. ordering
them to take up the matter Immediately
and vigorously search for the guilty
parties.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-12-28
COLORADO

KERSEY, Col, Dec N.-rhe eldest son
Joseph Pitcocx, aged 10, dying with tuber.
culosis. the father In the last clutches oi
the disease, the mother and the two
daughters almost exhausted, is the pitifu
condition of family here. Last summer
they sold their small farm In Ohio an6
drove to Colorado seeking health. The
mother and the frail young girls worked
In the beet fields to support the family
When their last dollar was gone neigh
bors learned of their condition and sur
prised them with a donation of $50.
ASPEN-While many miners have been
laid off here in the past few days the re-
duction has not been general and most OF
the mines are running The Montezuma,
which reduced its force a few days ago,
gave bad weather as the reason. The
Smuggler mine has reduced it's force
slightly.
TELLURIDE-The dul1ness of the metal
market has had little effect upon the local
mining industry and all properties seem
to be running as usual. Instead of men
leaving the district, many miners from
Silverton and other camps have come here
seeking employment.
PUEBLO-The condition of Col H. r.
Holbrool, who was found unconscious in
his room suffering with paralysis, is said
to be no better. and fears are entertained
that he will not survive. He Is one of the
wealthiest citizens of Pueblo county and
also one of the oldest settlers.
BOUDDER-El Brott, accused of
burglarizng the Smith jewelry store in
Longmont last October, pleaded guilty
in the district court and was SEN
fenced to the penitentiary for eight to ten
years. This will be his second term, as
he served time there once under the name
of Chamberlain, having been sent up for
burglary and robbery from Denver in 1908
COLORADO SPRINGS-A site has been
purchased at North Nevada avenue,
plans have been drawn and all arrange
ments made for, beginning work on the
new Masonic temple, which will be under
way within three weeks. The temple,
which will cost $35,OCO, will be one of the
finest in the west The furnishings will
cost an additional $4,000
Los Angeles herald., 1907-12-28
WISCONSIN

KENOSHA, Wis, Dec. N.-Kenosha
had the first Salvation army marriage in
Its history when Ethel A. Claflin, one of
the leading women of the corps, was
married to Daniel Wight, the corps treas
urer. The ceremony was performed by
Col Stephen Marshall in the presence
Of more than 1000 people.
WAUSAKEE-One child dead, three
children seriously i'll with diphtheria and
another recovering from the malady, was
the condition of affairs when doctors
were called to the home of Sam La
Breche. Antitoxin has been administered
to the patients with apparently good re-
suits. The house is under strict quar-
antine. These are the first cases of diph-
iberia in Wausakee for several years.
WATERTOWN-Th A. r. Wiens
Brush company of Milwaukee has sent
a check for $25 to the Watertown fire
department in appreciation of the services
of the company at recent fire at its
plant.
WAUSAKEE-James Wheeler, who was
struck in the abdomen by board thrown
back by the edger saw in the mill of the
Bird & Wells Lumber company, died of
his injuries.
WHITEWA1 ---s--Carl Carlson had one
of his hands badly slashed by shaper
In the Weyher factory.
SIDNAW-The union station of the Du-
luth, South Shore & Atlantic and the Mil
waukee railroads was destroyed by fire,
with a loss of about $1,000 All Of the
freight and most of the furniture of the
building was saved The fire threatened
the entire town for awhile.
SEYMOUR-Charles Cole has applied
for divorce on the ground of cruel and
inhuman treatment. He was divorced
last spring, but remarked his former
wife.
LA CROSSE-The La Crosse branch of
the Improved Order of Red Men is PLAN
ming the construction of a new lodge
room, and is endeavoring to increase its
membership for that purpose.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-12-28
ILLINOIS

| SPRINGFIELD, ILL.,, Dec. N.--While the
street was crowded with Christmas shop
pers two burglars broke the plate glass
window of the jewelry store of John Z.
Pierik, Court House square, and made
their escape with $4,000 worth of dia-
monds.
CENTRALIA-M Goldena Welden
gave a shower in honor of Miss Edith
Pease, who is to become bride in the
near future.
Mr.. and Mrs Harris Dante entertained
in honor of Miss Carrye E. 10y of Eff
fingham.
Arthur JKettner of st. Louis is visiting
friends here.
Mrs P. Moore is here from St. Charles,
Missouri.
Miss Jessie Carraway has returned to
Springfield.
Z f. Townsend left for the state of
Washington.
Miss Eva Mercer of Decatur is visiting
here.
SALEM-Mrs. Harvey Benson of Wa
taga is spending the week with Henry
Doerr and family.
]. d. Telfor<i attended the meeting of
the State Horticultural society, held at
the University of Illinois.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Gibson and Miss
Edith Martin, who have been in the
Philippine islands for a year, have re-
turned to the United States.
Charles G. Allen, a veteran of the
Spanish war, has been notified that he
has been granted a pension of Sc per
month, with back pay from 1901.
QUlNCY-Charles Henry Bull. Quincy's
oldest banker, quietly observed the S5th
anniversary of his birth.
w. S. Warfielu and daughter, Mrs. w.
H. McMein. are spending the holiday sea-
son in Denver, Colo.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-12-28
RHODE ISLAND

NEWPORT, r. l., Dec. 27.-The wire-
less apparatus at the navy yard succeed
ed in catching parts of messages from
the battleships Of the fleet of Admiral
Evans, the Connecticut and the Alabama,
but the working of the Long Island
steamers wireless machines, IL is claimed.
interfered with perfect work. Lloyd
Rooney, aged IA years, whose wireless
apparatus of his own invention Is con-
ceded to be one Of the best on the coast,
caught messages from the battleships
when they were 100 miles distant In a
straight line. His success was verified
by the naval station.
The will of Miss Zela Gibbes of New
York further enriches her nephew, VIII
liam Waldorf Astor of London. She
leaves to Mr.. Astor $4,000 .'in recognition
of my said nephew's generosity to me on
an occasion some years ago." some New
York real estate and her silverware. Miss
Gibbes died here on August 10 last; her
will, signed April "a. 1904, was filed in
the probate court December TO- 1907; let
ters testamentary were granted to the
New York Life and Trust company. To
Alice, wife Of George p. 1ngersoll, and
formerly Alice Wetherspoon, she gives
her jewels, wearing apparel and house,
hold goods. There are several other be-
quests, one Of $4,000 to Trinity church,
New York. for the care of the Susan A.
Gibbes lot in the cemetery.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-12-28
ALABAMA

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. Dec 27.-J. 3
Knight, a white teamster employed at a
lumber mill in Shelby county, was killed
by a negro named Patterson. 1t is said
Knight applied at Pattersons home for
something to eat. Patterson was in his
yard at the time and after a few words
had passed the negro struck Knight,
severing the head from his body with one
blow of an ak. The negro escaped to the
woods.
MOBILE-Augustus E. Burcante, a re-
tired machinist, 70 years of age, was
found dead in the yards of the Louisville
& Nashville. An investigation by the
coroner showed that Burcante had used
an opiate to end his life. On the body OF
the dead man was found a letter saying
that he did not kill himself because of
want, but because he was Respondent and
obsolete In this same letter he asked
the press not TO make the act too sensa.
tional, as by doing so the living would
be hurt. The man wrote instructions in
the letter as to disposition Of his body.
HUNTSVILLE-Th remains. of E.
Baylor Stewart, aged 36 years, were in
TERED in Maple Hill cemetery. Deceased
was the eldest son of Judge s. Morgan
Stewart and had been in declining health
for several months.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-12-28
PRICELESS CABINET MADE
BY LINCOLN DAMAGED

!. EVANSVILLE, Ind, Dec. N.-A !
]. walnut cabinet made by Abraham i
i Lincoln and valued beyond price was =
!. saved from a disastrous fire In the !
!. residence of United States Commis- =
i sioner ]. w. Wartmann by quick =
4. work of the firemen. A corner OF the =
K priceless cabinet was burned on. y
!. Private and as yet unpublished cor =
+ respondence between Captain Wart- =
1. mann and w. H. Herndon, Lincoln S =
i. law partner, was damaged in the !.
!. fire, but to what extent 1t is not !.
4 known. The correspondence deals =
!. largely with Lincoln and Is to be the =
4 basis of magazine article by Cap =
4. tain Wartmann. Captain Wartmann =
i directed the firemen to save the cab =
/. met from the flames If they had TO =
!. let everything else burn.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-12-28
GEORGIA

ATLANTA, Ca. Dec, N.-Andrew John
son, the negro who was found guilty OF
the charge of numbering Policeman j.
NJ Manner December 6, was sentenced to
hang January 8 next. Appeal for a new
trial was made and December 2S was set
for hearing on the motion, thus defer
ring execution.
LAFAYETTE-The handsome new bank
of Lafayette. a three-story building, is
nearing completion and the bank Of
ficials are confident they will be doing
business in their new quarters by jan
uary l.
Quite a number attended the Fortune
Selman wedding in Chattanooga. Mr.. and
Mrs. Fortune are visiting points in Flor
ida. but are expected to rteurn to La
fayette soon.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. B. Lowe were called to
Lindale this week by a telegram an
nouncing the critical illness of Charles
Landers Mrs loves nephew.
DIR. r. d. Jones and wife of Trion spent
a few days in town with relatives.
D. A. KiYby of Birmingham was the
guest of his brother. II. B. Kirby, who
is critically i'll at his home on North
Main street.
Jay Lowden of the Forbes Piano COM
pany in Rome visited relatives in town.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-12-28
MASSACHUSETTS

NORTHAMPTON, Mass, Dec 27-The
Massachusetts Creamery association at
the annual meeting elected the following
officers: President, w. II. Wright, East
hampton vice president, F. j. Humphrey,
Amherst: secretary-treasurer A. NJ. Ly-
man, Montague; directors, George Pease,
Conway: NJ. G. Ward, Belchertown; G. j.
Fales, Adams; G G. Henry. Ashfield.
Most of the session was devoted to a
butter institute. at which addresses were
made by s. II. Ayres, Boston, and Pro-
fessor Philip H. Smith VIII @. Langwill,
]. A. Foord, R. L. Gibbin and ~ ]. Hunt-
ing of thes Massachusetts, Agricultural
college at Amherst. Other speakers were
c. B. Seavey of Springfield, p. M. Har7
wood, general agent Of the massachusetts,
dairy bureau, and John M. Danforth, in
spector for the stat, board of agriculture
woRCEsTER-wiiliam L. Robinson,
twenty-five years clerk of the Worcester
police department. dropped dead in his
private office. Heart disease, superin-
duced by an attack of asthma, was given
as the cause Of his death. Mr.. Robinson
had been Ill few days, but returned to
his desk. Mr.. Robinson was born in
Barre, VT, July s, 1889. He came to Wor-
cester in 1858, and was employed as
silversmith. He was later in the silver
anu nlCkel pldtc D'tSlneSS. f1t SeINtu
ing the civil war in the First New Hamp
shire.
SPRINGFIELD-Louis Washburn of
the Springfield high school football team
took part in the capture of an alleged
thief A man who gave his name to the
police as John Kennedy took a, toilet set
from Thompson's drug store and made
a dash through th, crowd of Christmas
shoppers on Main street. Patrolma,'
Burke chased Kennedy and as the pur-
sued man was about to pass Washburn
the latter gave him 1.-The shoulder"
trick used in football Kennedy landed
in the gutter and Burke took him into
custody. Kennedy had the toilet set
on his person.
MANCHESTER-Ph at the
Eliot hospital removed about three
inches of one of the ribs of Henry
Gill of As Church street which had
troubled him for more than twenty years.
He is now % years old, and when boy
he injured the rib. He is recovering
rapidly.
HANOVER-The results of the Dart
mouth senior elections resulted in the
choice of A. I. Stewart of Lydonville,
VT, as permanent chairman. and j. B.
Glaze of Boulder, Colo. as marshal
r. B. Merrill of Littleton and H. o. Ho-
bert of Nashua are the executive commit
tee. and A. l.. Lewis of bakeport will
make the address to the president.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-12-28
GUNNER ENTICES GEESE
WITH H0NK PH0N0GRAPH

= GEORGETOWN, Del, Dec. N.-- 4
: Millsboro gunners are sending out I
+ nature faker story that certainly I
4. takes the palm for wonderful things 4
4. from Delaware. They calm that Ace 4
+ Goodhill of that place is having won Z
J. derful success cunning wild geese /
+ on the Indian river with the aid of +
+ modern phonograph. 1
! His method of procedure Is to set /
i the machine loaded with "honk 4
+ honk" in the bow of the boat, and +
l. then pick them off. The geese fly to i
l. the slaughter, he says, and he had to 1
+ shoot so fast that rest was neces- I,
!. sary to cool his gun. !.
J. He claims to have brought in i
4. boat full, and now fears that the i
I. next legislature will pass law for +
+ bidding the use of Photographs. 4.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-12-28
NEBRASKA

MINDEN, Neb, Dec. 27.--After having
done his Christmas trading Peter Oman,
one of Kearney county's well-to-do farm
ers, started for home laden with bundles
when his team became unmanageabe and
threw three children out of the sleigh
and Mr.. Oman himself was thrown
against a tree and seriously injured. A
deep cash was cut in his forehead and
his skull may be fractured.
OMAHA-James C. spearman has pre-
pared, on sick bed his funeral sermon,
in which he denies the existence of God
and a hereafter. He asks that his wife
read it at his funeral. His own children
are to be pall-bearers and a music box
is to furnish music.
BEATRICE-The funera; of Mrs. Han
nah Hunting was held from the home of
DR.. ]. F. Hunting, son of the deceased.
The services were conducted by Rev. Mr..
Davis and Rev. Mr.. Marquardt, and in
terment was in Evergreen Home ceme-
terry.
PLATTSMOUTH A beautiful little
Christmas cantata was given in the high
school building by the pupils Of the Cen
trail building which was much enjoyed by
a large crowd. The receipts were $50. 10,
WHICH Will Oe uSeu 10 purchase UOOhS lOr
the school library.
WEST POINT-Wi,liam Mckenzie and
Miss Viola Breutkreutz were united in
marriage by County Judge Dewald. The
bride is the daughter of Ludwig Breut-
kreutz. pioneer farmer, and the groom
is native of Cunning county The couple
left Immediately for wedding trip.
BEEMER-A telegram was received
here from Grey Bull, Wyo., announcing
the sudden death of Arthur Spencer, an
old Cunning county boy and the son of
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. E. Spencer Of this place.
The cause of his death is not known.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-12-28
IOWA

DIES MONIES, Iowa, Dec. N.-Two hun
dred and sixty-three boys and girls OF
the Des Moines public schools were given
corporal punishment during September,
according TO the report of Superintend-
ent Riddle. Twenty-Five Of this number
We're girls.
LoGAN-The local lodge of the Modern
Woodmen of America recently elected the
following officers for the coming year:
c.. p. G.. Tyler; A., H. NJ. Norman; clerk,
G. HI. Harvey; banker, Oscar F. Coffey;
escort, Gaylord Penrod sentry. l.. J..
Oviatt; watchman, T. ]. Frazier; man.
ager, T. B. Dakan; physician, DR.. w. A.
Rush.
CREsTON-The suit for $4,000 damages
brought against the Burlington company
by the father of the late fireman, Charles
Schicl of Creston, has been settled. the
railroad company paying $500 and the
attorney fee. Had the case gone to trial
large sum probably would have been
awarded, but the relatives desired to
avoid several years of litigation, which
no doubt would have followed had the
case gone TO trial.
MARSHALLTOWN = Because, he al
lexes. Elias Wertz of Des Moines called
him a ''booze fighter" in a letter written
to John Coburn of this city. Chester
Durelle, a tailor of this city has brought
suit in Des Moines court for $500 dam
ages. The petition which Durelle's at
forney fled sets forth that Wertz wrote
of Durelle as follows: ''Of course he is
nothing but a lying English whisky
bloat, without honor" In another place
in the same letter, Durelle alleges, he was
referred to as booze fighter.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-12-28
NEW MEXICO

ALBUQUERQUE, N. NJ, Dec. 27-Gov-
ernor Curry, Col w. s. Hopewell, vice
chairman of the National Irrigation con-
gress for Albuquerque, and a party of
prominent men left on the second train
over the Belen cutoff for Roswell The
governor and his party were met by
large crowds at all the towns along the
line and he delivered brief addresses urg-
ing united action on the part of all toward
securing statehood at this session of con-
gress.
SANTA FE-Governor Curry, National
Republican Committeeman Luna and Ter
ritorial Chairman Bursum have indorsed
John w. March of Estancia, Torrance
county, for surveyor general to succeed
Morgan o. Llewellyn, resigned. Delegate
Andrews will join in the Endorsement and
this practically assures the appointment
of March.
ROSWELL-In the federal court in the
trial of the Tallmadge brothers for alleged
conspiracy to defraud the government OF
public land, Attorney Gatewood, for the
defense, characterized the prosecution as
a farce and accused the government at
torneys of badgering witnesses summoned
in behalf of the government.
Some of the government witnesses gave
evidence favorable toward the defend
ants.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-12-28
KENTUCKY

GLASGOW, KY, Dec. 27.-Complica-
tion of diseases caused the death here of
DR.. j. r. Honeycutt one of the most
prominent physicians ana citizens Of Bar
rem county. For the greater portion Of
his life DR.. Honeycutt had lived in the
county, but his town residence has only
been open five years. He was 30 years
o.d and is survived by his wife and two
children.
PINEVILLE-All of the mines in this
section will be closed for twenty days.
During this period only the railroad coal
will be shipped The decision was made
at meeting held here by the operators
of southeastern Kentucky, Tennessee and
Virginia.
PADUCAH-SCepping in between two
cars in the Illinois Central yards here,
Lois Ward, 40 years old, a switchman,
was crushed through the thighs. Half an
hour later he died in great bodily an
guish. A backing switch engine caused
the accident.
BOWLING GREEN-In a vacant room
of the new Gerard building the poultry
show opened here Ben S. Meyers of
Crawfordsville. Ind. is judge, and some
of the finest chickens ever seen in this
county are on display.
MADISONvILLE-He zeutmezer of
Sturgis and Miss Jennie Bryant of Nor
tons Gap; Everett Maddux of Sturgis
and Miss Gala Burton of Richmond. and
Aubrey Weldan and Miss Clara Bell
Crabtree of this city were married in Ear
lington.
GREENSBURG-On dollar in pennies
was the rich haul secured by robbers who
broke into the Louisville & Nashville de-
pot here. This is the fourth time the
depot has been robbed Six years ago
$1,000 was secured.
II you want TO go east. c. Haydock
Agent Illinois Central r. r., lls w, 6th
Los Angeles herald., 1907-12-28
TENNESSEE


MEMPHIS, Tenn, Dec. 27.--van Leer
Polk, consul general at Calcutta under
Cleveland. fell dead of heart failure while
crossing Main street with his wife. For
some time past Mr.. Polk was editor OF
the weekly News Scimitar. The body
will be taken to Nashville for interment.
KNOxVILLE-Hon Jesse S. Cottrell
and E. r. Roberts left for Nashville,
where they go to consult with the Hughes
leaders In that section OF the state.
There will be an effort to divide the
state delegation, If not capture it for
Hughes, when the convention meets
KNOxVILLE-Hon A. N. Sherman of
McMinn county will likely be chosen as
one OF the delegates to the national con-
vention from the Third congressional dis
trict. Mr.. Sherman Is one of the DEM
ocratic leaders in his county and will, at
the request of his many friends. enter the
fight for delegate.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-12-28

$50 they threw cabbag@s and other
vegetables et you IN ell the towns the
company played. The tour must have
been failure.
mo; a profitable success. The mon
ager converted ua into vegotartaq1 and
We didn't have single restaurant BILL +"