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Los Angeles herald., 1907-09-17
DELAWARE

WILMINGTON, Del, Sept 16.-The
text of the letter of ex-Warden A. S.
Meserve to the trustees of the workhouse
was made public. He declares that In
answer to the charges made against him
he will pay 50 for every 81 which he re-
ceived to which he was not entitled, and
that he will pay 500 for every dollar
taken as bribe.
DOvER-Rev John H. Hector, the
''Black Knight" engaged by the state
central committee to address and organ
ize the black voters OF Delaware for the
local option campaign in the interests
of temperance, addressed large meetings
at Dover and the State College settlement
camp, two miles north of town. Prom
inent white men who heard the two ad-
dresses speak highly of his eloquence.
SEAFORD-The mangled bodies OF
Benjamin Wootten, 10 years, and of his
sweetheart, Miss Lillian Taylor, IS years.
daughter of Uriah Taylor, a farmer,
were found beside the tracks OF the Della
ware railroad at Gannons station, two
miles north of Seaford. The young couple
attended a prayer meeting last night and
had started for home. 1t is believed that
while crossing the railroad tracks they
were killed.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-09-17
PENNSYLVANIA

PITTSBURG, Sept. 16.-Attired In the
regulation clerical garb Ludwig Szczy-
giel, the Polish priest accused of killing
Andrew and Stephen Starzyusk in their
restaurant on the south side little over
a month ago, was today placed on trial
in the criminal court here on the charge
of murder. He looked pale and haggard
when arraigned. He pleaded not guilty
to the charge. The work of selecting a
jury was then begun. Szczygiei formerly
was an assistant pastor of Roman
Catholic church in Chicago.
CARLISLE, Pa, Sept. 16.-The move
ment for good roads is being pushed in
Cumberland county, although this coun-
ty has its full share Of roads that have
been paid for by the state. A number Of
constables made their quarterly returns
to the quarter session court this week,
condemning at least fifteen of the town
ship roads of the county. The township
of Upper Mifhin has applied for an In
junction against their road supervisors
to compel them to make requisition to
the county commissioners for state aid.
BANGOR-To suffer the loss by FIRE of
his home for three successive times has
been the misfortune of Richard Morris
of Slatington, near here. His residence
was totally destroyed by fire, making the
third one that has burned down in the
last few years.
SPRING ICITY-The condition Of ex-
Auditor Snyder is somewhat improved.
and bulletin issued from the home
states he passed good night.
MISUNDERSTANDING to report re-
ceived at the headquarters of the United
Mine Workers the wages for Sep
tember will be per cent above the basis.
PHILADELPHIA-Slip down be-
tween a high chair in which its mother
had tied it. and table attached to the
chair 19-months-old Mabel Citizens Of 2426
North Colorado street was strangled to
death.
The child's mother had stepped out Of
the room for few moments and when
she came back the babe was dead.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-09-17
THE LATE NEWS FROM YOUR OLD HOME STATE
ILLINOIS

CHICAGO, Sept. 16.-Frederick Nc
Nally, for three years president OF the
publishing house of Rand, McNally A.
Co., died today Mr. McNally had been III
for three weeks with nervous prostration
due to overwork.
PEORIA ILL.,, Sept. 1e-The school board
passed resolutions demanding that Gov
ernor Deneen take measures to separate
Newton G. Dougherty former superin-
tendent of the Peoria public schools.
who was convicted of the theft of a mill
lion dollars, and John II. Donovan, also
implicated in the school thefts and
prisoner in the Joliet penitentiary.
MURPHYsBORo-Jose b. Gill, lieu
tenant governor of Illinois when Altgeld
was governor, and for many years one
of the leading Democrats In Southern
Illinois, announced that he had decided
to go over to the Republican party
BLOOMINGTON-A romantic courtship
which originated a couple OF years ago
in the sick room of the late millionaire,
Abram Brokaw, between Captain Lewis
E. Ijams and Miss salina Lautz, resulted
In the marriage Of the couple today.
Captain Ijams is s5 years Of age and the
bride is 4S.
KANKAKEE-The explosion of a
moving picture machine in scent the
ater In Kankakee threw one thousand
persons composing the spectators into a
panic. during which many women tainted
and were trampled upon.
AURORA-Twelve attorneys. one of
them the only woman practitioner in the
county, composed jury in the Kane
county circuit court today that heard
damage suit brought by Rudolph Bru-
dinak of Chicago against the N X. Fair
bank Canning company. also Of Chicago.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-09-17
COLORADO


STEAMBOAT SPRINGS, Colo. Sept 16,
The loud yowllng of cat in the home
of James Dighton, in Twenty Mile park,
prevented the loss of three lives by burn
ing. The family was sound asleep when
the house caught fire and the noise
made by the family cat in its efforts to
escape from the room in which the fire
started with Ns terrific yowls awakened
the family.
SPUEBLOZFire which originated from
electrical Nominations in the front of
the Lobby saloon at the Grand opera
house threatened for a few minutes to
destroy the magnificent six-story build
ing. Prompt response by the fire de-
partment undoubtedly saved the structure.
GRAND JUNCTION-That the Teller
Indian institute in this city will be
abandoned within two years by the gov
ernment and donated to the state for
educational purposes only was the state
ment made by Senator Teller, who is a
member of the senate COMMITTEES on In
dian affairs
CRIPPLE CREEK-Harvey Johnson.
for foureten years clerk and recorder of
Chaffee county, died at the home of his
daughter Mrs. Lizzie o'Connor He was
7S years old
Los Angeles herald., 1907-09-17
OHIO

CINCINNATI. Sept. 16-After believ-
ing his brother dead for forty-six years
William Griffith of Sharon, Pa, found
him in Covington, KY, just across the
river, and the two are now getting ac-
Iquainted with each other.
COLUMBUS-The investigation of a
question passed up to him from the city
schools of Steubenville has led j. H. Sny-
der, chief clerk in the office of State
School Commissioner Jones, to discover
that there is no law requiring the super
intendent of city schools to have any
sort of certificate. The superintendent
of township, village or special district
such requirements. but city schools are
not mentioned.
CINCINNATI-Becau of the myste-
rious disappearance In New York OF
Seward Heidelbach, president of the
Fabian Manufacturing company of this
city, M E. Moch was today appointed
receiver of the concern and placed under
a bond OF 100000.
FINDLAY-Robert Pultz of Tiffin is in
the hospital with both feet crushed so
badly 1t is feared amputation will be
necessary. He was standing on the rear
of car returning from Reeves park
when another ear backed into the one
he was on and caught him.
YOUNGSTOWN-Decl that his en-
emies have decided to drop the charges
against him for heresy, Dg G. w. Tins
ley now says that he himself will ask
for a committee to investigate his ortho-
doxy.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-09-17
WYOMING

BAGGS, Wyo., Sept. 16.-Henry Brown
one of the pioneers of Utah, and who
came to the Snake river country over
forty years ago, is dead.
CHEYENNE-The following Colorado
couples were married here: Benjamin
FRANKLIN Butler and Miss Catherine Jo-
hannbroer, both Of Denver; John v
Richards and Mrs. Martha Abbott, both
of Gold Hill, Colo.
Mrs. Sarah Jane Shepherd applied loI
mdiyorce from Joseph Shepherd, alleging
Z desertion and non-support, extreme cru
elty and other causes. The couple were
married at Seward. Neb,, September "a
1887. and have nine children, the Oldest Of
whom is 10 years of age have resulted
from the union.
RIVERTONz-A delegation of chiefs
from the Shoshone and Arapahoe tribes
on the Wind river reservation have de-
parted for Oklahoma, where they will at
tend a big dance which is to be given by
Indians of that section. sI
CASPER-No trace has been found OF
the two outlaws who last Saturday
morning held up the d. A. Robertson
saloon and secured $2100.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-09-17
MINNESOTA

ST. PAUL. Mimi. Sept 16.-'T am not
presidential candidate and I do not in
tend to become one" This was the en-
phatic declaration made by Gov. John
son today to a party of prominent Me-
braslxans who came to present their in
vitations to him speak in Nebraska. The
governor declined all three Of them.
MINNEAPOLI6-Harr Williams, ar
rested by Detectives Gallagher and De
Laittre on the charge of robbing Dan
Woodberg Of 50 in the Columbia lodging
house. 100 Nicollet avenue. thinks he is
an injured person Woodberg says, how
ever. that the money found upon VIII
lams is his money and as result Of
his statement Williams must stand trai
In police court
Los Angeles herald., 1907-09-17
WISCONSIN

EAU CLAIRE, Wis, Sept. 16.-The
bakers of this city raised the wholesale
price of bread from 81 cents to cents
a loaf The reason given is that the ao-
vance in the price Of flour made the
move necessary.
JANEsvILLE-B. F. Bergman, field
secretary of the Janesville Y. M. c. A.,
has been called to the general secretary
shin of the De Kalb, ILL.,, Y. M. c. A. He
will leave to take his new position on
Thursday.
KENOSHA-Miss Ruby M. Kirk, who
was graduated from Northwestern univ
versity at Evanston last June, has ac-
cepted the position of instructor in Ger
man and English In Washburn college
at Topeka, Kas
The Kenosha city council has been
asked to provide q fund for the position
of police Officers who have served that
city for more than twenty years. "Old
Honest Joe Newhouse the present as
sistant chief. is the only member Of the
force eligible to pension.
Fred Frasher and W.. H. Petersdorf,
two Kneosha men who have been en-
gagged in pearl fishing near Lyons,
cleaned up eleven pearls in the last two
weeks which are said to be valued at
more than $2500 Eleven of the pearls
weighed from twenty-seven to forty
grains each.
LA Commissions of Water
ways r. s. Reid has left for Europe
where he will inspect the European
waterways with view of ascertainins
whether there is anything in the<Ger-
man system which can be copied in Inn
proving navigation on the rivers in Wis
consin.
MARINETTE-Henry Miller. black
smith, has begun action fof. $4,000 dam
ages against the Kimberly-Clark com.
pany at Niagra, Wis, for alleged injury
while he was oiing the machinery in the
mill. Miller was caught in the machinery
and his leg was so badly hurt that II
had to be amputated.
CHIPPEWA FALLS-Thirteen consecu-
tive minutes under water and still alive
is the remarkable record made by Ed
ward Smith at Lake Halle. Smith dove
into the river to get so cents which Q
child had lost and when he reached bot
tom his head was caught in some rub
bish
Los Angeles herald., 1907-09-17
MARYLAND

SANDY SPRINGS, Md, Sept 16.-The
large bank barn, detached stable, hog
house, carriage house. ice house and two
silos on the farm of Edward P. Thomas
were destroyed by fire, together with
sixty tons of hay, GOO bushels of wheat
and other provender. 1t Is thought the
fire originated from spontaneous combus-
tion.
HYATTSVILLE-A wedding OF much
interest to society here occurred in Or
ange, N. J., when Miss Kathleen Rog-
ers, formerly of Paincourtville, La, be-
came the bride of Charles Earl of River
dale, Prince George county. The mar
riage was colemnized in st. Johns Cath
olic church, Orange. The bride Is niece
of Mrs. William Giusta of Hyattsville
and the groom is solicitor in the depart
ment of commerce and labor, Washing
ton.
) WILLIAMSPORT-M Elizabeth e.
Miller of Youngstown, Ohio, and Howard
A. Bell the second son of Martha l.. Bell
of this place, were married at the home
of a friend at Lebanon, Pa
CHESTERTOWN-Sen and Mrs.
Garrett Foxwell have issued invitations
to the marriage of their niece, Eva Fox
well Cooper, to DR.. Frank Wilmer Smith,
a physician of Fairlee, this county, on
Tuesday. September II.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-09-17
WASHINGTON

TACOMA Wash. Sept. 16.-The inter-
urban train due here from Seattle at $3.50
o'clock arrived more than two hours late.
At Renton Junction, Irving Woods. ad2-
year-oId boy of Kent, while going from
one car to another, fell from the plat
form fifteen feet to the ground below and
suffered serious injuries. He was at
tended by Drs. Ferrington and Love In
the baggage car until the train arrived
at Kent, where he was taken In charge
by relatives.
vANCoUvER-E. H. Drum, Clark
county school teacher, has filed a COM
plaint before Judge w. w. McCredie OF
the superior court asking that writ of
mandamus be issued ordered the school
directors of school district No. in this
county to sign a contract which he al
leges was entered into by the directors
with him the first part of August. The
court issued an alternate writ of man.
damus ordering the said directors either
to sign the contract or appear September
IA before the court and show cause why
they refused. ~
BELLINGHAM-Th plant ofIthe Union
Manufacturing company at Lynden was
destroyed by fire. A large amount of lum-
ber stored in the mill was burned. The
loss is estimated at $50, 900. ]. L. Dicker-
son and Lawrence Engle are the chief
owners.
OLYMPIA-E. N. Sergeant reports
finding gold ore on his ranch at Grand
Mound, eighteen miles from here. AS.
saws show that the mineral runs as higf
as S45 to the ton. A volcanic formation
prevails where the find was made.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-09-17
IDAHO

BURLEY, Idaho Sept. 16.-Homer Gill
lett, young man % years of age. who
left this place less than two weeks ago
for Boise to consult with physician in
regard to his health, died and was
brought back to Burley. He was elected
to the princiualship of the Burley schools
year ago, but had to resign two weeks
ago, after opehing school, on account of
failing health. -
REXBURG-David Robson of Lyman
died at his home after an illness of about
four months. The direct cause of his
death was senile gangrene He was 80
years old and one of the pioneers of al
having crossed the plains with hand
carts, camping and suffering all the
handships of pioneer life. He was vir-
tually one of the pathfinders of this re-
gion, coming to the Snake river valley
twenty-four years ago. He leaves an
aged wife and seven children.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-09-17
SIx-FO0T HOUSEKEEPER
EXPERT WITH PL0W


4 DEDHAM, Mass, Sept. 16.-Pretty /
+ soft for Charles P. Plympton of Z
!. Medfield to have a six-foot house, I
+ keeper who will hoe, follow the plow, /
4 do all sorts of heavy labor and at !
i tend to the household duties as well. I
1. At least that Is what the courts have I
4. decided in the extraordinary suit J
1. which Mrs. Nellie Brown, the house 4
l. keeper, has fought against Mr.. Plmp- I
4. ton. =
4. Six years ago Mrs. Brown went to i
4. Mr.. Plymptons farm In Medfield as I
i. housekeeper, and served him with I
4. the strength of three men for sew 4
4. eral years. Then Plympton brought I
4. home a young wife and almost i'm !
4. mediately the husky housekeeper de- !
j. parted, leaving behind bill for $3.50 !;
j. for services. with this for weapon !
!. she brought suit, Plympton coun- i
4. tering with another suit against Mrs. i
i. Brown for board and lodging amount !,
!. ing to s2300. !
!. Both cases were heard in the SUI !
\ perior court, and the jury found for I
!. Mrs. Brown In each, awarding her !
!. $1024 Before settlement, Plymp- i
1. ton pleaded financial complications 4
i in his holdings with a brother, and !
!. asked to sell certain property Mrs. !
i. Browns counsel opposed this. and i
]. while action was pending he hailed !:
!. Plympton into the poor debtors !
+ court, where Judge Hutchinson has :;
!. been hearing the case for a week. :.
]. At it's close he ruled that the farm ).
+ er must pay the $1o24l but the latter !:
i refused and was arrested. He was !,
1. later bailed by his brother Melville ;,
i and given thirty days to consider !
T. whether he will pay or take the :.
+ consequences. I
i j i j. 4 4 4 i 4 i 49, i I. 1. T. 1. I. i
Los Angeles herald., 1907-09-17
MASSACHUSETTS

WORCESTER, Mass, Sept 16.-The
death of Salvador Fabia and Antonio
Chirodellet, two Worcester boys barely 8
months old was reported to the officials
by Dr. William w. McKibben. Both died
within few minutes of o'clock.
BY a peculiar coincidence this same
physician on December 2S, 1906. reported
the birth of these two boys. The families
live within two blocks of each other and
yet are not acquainted with each other
nor did they know of the fact that their
children were born and died on the same
days until told by the physician.
TAUNTON-The will of Anna Snow, a
Scotch girl who worked in the Fall River
mills, filed here, reveals the fact that
she and her sister, Margaret, saved sl5,-
900 from their wages as weavers In the
mills in forty-fve years Most of the
money is left to Perkins Institute for the
Blind in Boston.
BOSTON-The rumor that he would be
unable to return to Harvard this fall for
his second year because of a lack of
funds, is emphatically denied by Meyer
Heller the newsboy who won the prize
offered by the Newsboys' union last year
of a college course. Heller has been can
vassing for books this summer and has
done WELL he says, we'll enough to re-
turn for his sophomore year at the uni
versity.
,REvERE-The Massachusetts, Associa-
tion of Assessors, comprising officials
from all the towns and cities of the state,
were the guests of the Revere board OF
assessors, and the visitors had a delight
full day of it. About 100 members met at
the town hall.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-09-17
MISSOURI


KANSAS CITY, Sept. 16.-The coroner
today refused to permit the burial OF
the body of r. Cyril O'Neal, aged IL
years, who died here last Friday, sup
posedly from Bright's disease, while un-
der the care of DR.. George w. Fraker
An inquest will be held to determine the
exact cause of death.
According to DR.. Fraker, O'Neal came
here last December from Evanston, ILL.,,
where he had been an inmate OF hospi-
tai
''IIe was i'll and friendless and looked
after him." said DR.. Fraker.
Dr. Fraker created a sensation ten
years ago by disappearing suddenly from
Excelsior Springs, Mo-, shortly after
making out 100000 worth of life insurance
policies. The clothes were found on the
river bank and 1t was supposed he had
been drowned until he was found living
in the woods in Minnesota. Fraker said
today that O'Neal carried no life insur-
ance.
KANSAS CITY, Mo-, Sept. 16.-.Infor-
nation has been given the police that
$1,000 in checks and cash has been stolen
from the vaults of the local office of the
p. Schoenhofen Brewing company, the
main office of which is in Chicago The
vault had been locked over Sunday and
there is no evidence that anyone had
made a forced entrance into the building.
The bookkeepers and watchman were in
the office until after midnight Saturday
night.
PLATTSBURG-willia Daniel, who
owns, big farm near Hemple in the
northern part of this (Clinton) county,
was shot and dangerously wounded In
front of the Courthouse here by Sheriff
Peter Kelly, whom he had attacked.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-09-17
NORTH CAROLINA

WILMINGTON, N. c., Sept. 16.--While
sleeping in her parents home, the infant
daughter of Newton Rowan, an operator
at the cotton mills at Delgado village,
near this city, was attacked by a pet
monkey. The childs face and hands were
frightfully lacerated by the animals
teeth. Her outcries brought aid from an
adjoining room Just in time to save her
life. The ape, which had been treated as
a pet, scampered away but was hunted
down and killed in swamp nearby sew
eral hours later
Los Angeles herald., 1907-09-17
GEORGIA

MACON, Ca, Sept. 16.-As a result of
the reduction In passenger rates and the
general condition of the money market,
so far as railroads are concerned, all
improvements have been ordered stopped
by President j. F. Hanson OF the Central
of Georgia Railway company.
ATLANTA-W H. Rogers, the only
colored member Of the Georgia legislature,
resigned his seat. He gave no reason,
but 1t Is believed that the passage of the
negro disfranchisement bill influenced
him.
QUITMAN-The town of Berwick, sit
uated on the line of Thomas and Brooks
counties, is aroused over the accidental
discovery of "Befo' Day club" said to
exist all about that section.
A negro, intoxicated, met a white man
and insisted ON shaking hands with his
left hand. The negro was recognized.
The citizen reported the matter to the
town marshal and the man was arrested.
His excuse for his action was that he
thought the man was a member of the
club and he wanted to give him the grip.
After considerable persuasion the whole
story was drawn out.
The club, the man said, was organized
several months ago by negro from Val
dosta, and the object was to kill white
persons in the community, so that the
members could have settlement of their
own. At a meeting recently held $50 was
subscribed to buy rifles and cartridges
for the members. The. rifles were to bt
shipped to the president OF the club from
Macon.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-09-17
TEXAS

| ELGIN, Tex, Sept. 16-The city coun-
Gil has notified Roy Frazier, the snake
fancier and charmer, that he must re-
move his cage of reptiles and insects
from the city limits. He has decided to
sell majority of the larger snakes and
will move the smaller ones out half
mile from the corporation limits.
lWEIARTON-The Jews of Wharton
held devotional exercises at the Masonic
hall Sunday evening in observance of the
new year, Rosh Hashonah Monday. All
stores were closed.
LA GRANGE-The Fayette County
Medical association held it's regular
monthly meeting here Monday afternoon.
On account of the absence of those who
were on the program to prepare papers,
only routine business was transacted,
after which the meeting adjourned to
meet again on the second Tuesday in
October
FLAToNIA-Mr. Storey of Houston,
organizer of the knights and Ladies of
Honor, who has been here the past ten
days succeeded in adding to the lodge
here about fifteen new members. A hall
will be secured and regular meetings
held. The local lodge expects to add fif-
teen more members in the next few days.
BRYAN--C. D. Lowery, employed at
the water and light plant, was badly
scalded\ about the breast, shoulder and
face by the bursting of steam pipe
upon which he was employed. He re-
ceived medical attention at once and was
resting well this afternoon, but is Sc
verely burned.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-09-17
OREGON

CASTLE ROCK, Ore, Sept 16,-While
filing the pulpit of the Presbyterian
church Rev. Mr.. Mckenzie of Vancouver
was taken suddenly Ill and became uncor1-
scious for few seconds. He revived and
resumed his sermon, but was soon at
tackled again. He insisted on finishing his
sermon, but at the close he was again
stricken. He was assisted to the home of
one of his parishioners, where he is now
lying very i'll.
. SUNNYSIDE-The stockholders of the
Farmers Warehouse company have de-
cided to build large warehouse in Sunny
side. The trustees, D. D. Vanwinlle VIM
Stalhut, F.. B. Allen, B. Morrison and
Emory Thompson, were appointed build
ing committee with full power to select
a location and to make plans for the
building. Owing to the failure of the rail
way company to furnish sufficient cars
for transporting the hay offered for snip
ment a committee was appointed to cal
upon the state railway commission fol
relief.
GRANTS PASs-The Oregon Irrigation
association began its annual meeting will
large and representative attendance. 4
number of prominent experts In irrigation
forestry and agriculture will be. heart
during the three days the convention VIII
be in session. An elaborate display OF th'
fruit and vegetable products of the STATE
is a feature of the gathering.
PORTLAND-Fire at Troutdale, Ore.
destroyed the o. r. & N. depot at that
place, entailing loss ofsabout $4,000 The
origin is supposed to have been SPARK
from an engine, famed by heavy wind
d. c. Kendall, the station agent, who
lives in the depot building with his family
lost practically all his household effects