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Valentine Democrat., 1907-07-04
NEW TRIAL IS REFUSED.
Federal Judge Rules Against the
Standard Oil Company.

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Federal Judge Landis, of Chicago,
refused new trial to the Standard
Oil company, recently convicted of
making shipments at illegal rates be-
tween Whiting, Ind, and East st.
Louis. After a denial of several mo-
tions on the part of the defense the
court announced he was desirous of
obtaining information regarding the
financial resources of the Standard,
and ordered J. H. Howard, former
auditor of the Alton, to take the wit
ness stand.
After questioning Howard and sew
eral other witnesses without Obtaining
much information, Judge Lands or
dered the issuance of subpoenas. re-
turnable July 6, for the officers and
directors of the Standard Oil COM
pany and the Union Tank line I'm
der the order the district attorney may
summon John D. Rockefeller, H. TT.
Rogers or any other man connected
with the Standard that he may desire
to question
Valentine Democrat., 1907-07-04
AN UNDERGROUND GARDEN.
Indiana Man Proposes to Make C"A1
Mine Produce Vegetables.


Mine Produce Vegetabies.
Col Frank r. Posey, who during last
winter experimented with an undersrounO
garden in an abandoned coal mine near
Boonyille, Ind, says that before ano'heh
winters winds blow he will nave MS gar
den producing radishes, onions Jumps
babiscus and numerous other vegetables
and flowers. H.,
He declares that he has already dem
onstrated that his underground garden Is'
a success and not merely dream. 1hIs'
fall he will begin developing his plan on
a large scale and proposes to nave gar
den 'truck" for his own table ana 'ne'
tables of his neighbors and frlends' ala
to be taken from the mine garden
The plan of this garden presented IL
self to Col. Posey two years ago whenA
he. together with Attorney w. u. Ben
nett of Boonville, bought up several nun
dred acres of hilly and broken land near
the little town of Yankeetown. 1t is ona
this land that the mine is located he
believed that plant life would thrive un--
der artificial light, and said so. Ihenf
he proceeded to prove his theory and dlo'
it by producing tulips and carnations,
which hourished and bloomed IN lhe gar
den he laid out in the old mine.
In one of the old rooms of this abanA-
doned mine Col. Posey arranged bedi
for the plants. The plants needed light
SO he arranged a small acetylene gas lamp
SO its rays would fall evenly over the
bed Within a short time flowers We're
growing rapidly, and in less than haitr
the time usually required for such veSeta--
ton to bloom, Col. Posey's dream was
realized, and he was giving away flowers
to his friends in midwinter.
An a:etySene gas plant large enoughI
to supply light for an ordinary dwelling
will be installed in the mine and the
lights so arranged that they will distrip--
ute their rays equally over the ground ina
which the plants are growing Mr.. Posey-
says that he will raise radishes, onions
lettuce and other vegetables and various
kinds of flowers during the next winter
Valentine Democrat., 1907-07-04
OIL FIELD WRECKED.
Indian Territory Well Rigs Leve.ed by
Storm.


A terrific storm in the nature of a
cyclone followed by cloudburst
swept the oil fields of northern Indian
Territory between and 9 o'clock
Wednesday morning. Three persons
are reported killed at Sapulpa. the
heart Of the great Glenn oil pool.
whe1t the storm was fiercest Frank
Roper is known to be dead and two
others are said to have been found
whose names are not known
Water rushed down the streets of
Sapulpa over a foot in depth. Plate
glass was broken throughout the town
and the roof torn from the hotel
Over $50 derricks are reported down
in the Glenn pool and it is said all the
oil derricks in the Usage nation have
reported down at Turley, l. T. At
Maize, I. T., houses were overturned
and brick buildings demolished Mus
kogee suffered no serious loss.
The general loss throughout the oil
fields will be enormous, but at present
cannot be estimated. Many wells are
running wild, the oil flooding the land.
A conservative estimate places the
number Of rigs blown down in the
Glenn pool at one-third the total. The
combination oil and gas we'll at Sa-
pulpa was struck by lightning and the
fire cannot be brought under control.
One building of the Creek orphans
home was struck and destroyed. The
total loss by the storm is estimated at
S5O0OOO.
Valentine Democrat., 1907-07-04
LONGEST STEEL BRIDGE
New He'll Gate Structure to Eee
Three Miles Long.

New Hell Gate structure 10 HGe
Three Miles Long.
Another step in the progress of tnes
Pennsylvania railroads New York tunnel
extension was taken recently when planss
for the East river bridge of the New
York connecting railroad were submitteGs
to the municipal art commission for its'
approval. This bridge will form part of
steel viaduct more than three miles,
long, connecting the New York, New Ha--
ven and Hartford railroad system in ths-
Bronx with the Long Island and the
Pennsylvania. 1t will be the longest andi
heaviest steel bridge in the world. Eighty
thousand tons of steel will be used ia
its construction. 1t will carry four rail-
road tracks Embedded in stone ballast so,
as to render the structure nOiseless.
Plans for the bridge over the waters oe
the He'll gate show a steel arch span of
1000 feet between abutments. These
abutments are stone towers dividing the
arch bridge proper from the steel viaducts&
that form approaches to it. The towers
will rise to a height of 200 feet and wilB
contain rooms needed for railroad opera
ton. The tracks themselves will be 14Cs
feet above the water.
Valentine Democrat., 1907-07-04
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| A New Sheet Metal Workers Union Or
ganized recently in Red Wing, l1inn.
San Francisco retail grocery clerks<
met recently and formed union.
The Kansas City (Mo) Labor Tenn
| pie Association has decided to commence
work on its building.
The total membership of the Wonen's.
Trade Union League in Great Britain is<
in excess of 135OOO
The Brooklyn silver workers strike for
the nine-hour day resulted in a complete
victory for the men.
In the Gloucester (England) district.
! the foundrymens wages have been ad-
vanced one shilling a week, with one
hours reduction in time.
One of the pioneer labor unions of this
country is the Journeymen Stone Cut
ters Of Newark, n. J., organized May 10.
1884.
The headquarters of the International
Union Of Carriage and Wagon Workers.
OF America will shortly be established in,
Washington, d. G..
The Horseshoers' Union of Boston has.
won its increased scale for the current
year and all the men have returned to-
work.
An immigration bill now pending in the.
British Columbia Legislature imposes an.
educational qualification. which If i bo-
lieved will result in barring Chinese. Jans.
and Hindoos.
In Boston many of the labor unions.
make their meetings interesting and in
structlVe by having men well yersed ON,
trades and mechanics deliver short adj
dresses or lectures bearing on the nrac--
ticaI IN the particular trade of the union,
addressed
More than 30 per cent of the stereo-
typers and electrOtypers of the I-nito6s
states and canada are within the ranks.
OF the union, while in many of the Iargor-
cltles 1t Is not an uncommon thing IN fina.
every workman at the business a menbar-
of the union
An important step toward conciliatjon.
mas oeen taken on the northeast coast of
England by the decision recently to es-
taDilsh conciliation board for the reou-
iatlon OF wages and the settlement of
trade disputes, and with arbitration.
should the parties fail to agree.
wages OF the coal miners of Fnplap,s
ana wales are to be increased . per cent
Ihs applies to all underground labor anlp
10 the wages OF surface labor engaged ON,
Inc pltbanks and screens in manipnIatin.-
the coal '4u5-
A strong branch of the American Fed
Grafton OF Labor has been establishes ~.
mexico. Ihe organization takes in an
classes Of labor. So far the membc-sbir
Is confined to Americans who wor1, r
co ooo Inc organization has nearly
o9;VoO new members in the southern re-.
:, puonc and the !:omise is held forth that
As membership VII soou De doubled.
Valentine Democrat., 1907-07-04
Boy Held for Capital Crime.

Clyde Glidden, aged Z years, is in
jail at Parkersburg, w. Va, on
charge Of incendiarism, it being al
legged that he burned two houses a
week ago. The houses were occupied
and the families barely escaped with
their lives. The penalty for the crime
of which the boy is charged in that
state is death unless the jury recon-
mends mercy, and then it is life i'm
prisonment
Valentine Democrat., 1907-07-04
FIRE IN OMAHA FLAT.
Dwellers Have Narrow Escape i'm Ear
IY Morning Blaze.

Dwellers Have Narrow Escape i'm Ear
ly Morning Blaze.
AT an early hour Friday morning
fire broke out in the Martin flats, an
old four-story apartment house locat-
ed at Seventeenth and Webster streets
in Omaha, and occupied by a large
number of families. The building is
of wood and offered little resistance
to the flames. One man is reported to
have jumped from the third floor and
was badly injured. The building will
be a total loss and in monetary way
will not amount to more than $4,000.
The name of the man who jumped
from the third story cannot be learn
ed. 1t is learned on further investi-
cation that all the occupants of the
building were rescued.
Valentine Democrat., 1907-07-04
Woman Accidentally Shot

Mrs. Arthur Babcock, wife of a
prominent stockman west Of Lyons,
was accidentally shot through both
limbs. Mrs. Babcock is an expert
markswoman. and had been out ex-
terminating litter of young skunks.
and had handed the rife to the hired
hand. who in some manner accident
ally discharged it.
Valentine Democrat., 1907-07-04
York Epworth League.

The York district Epworth league
convention closed Monday night at
Aurora. About fifty delegates were in
attendance. The principal speaker
was r. n. McKaig, ID. The officers
elected for the ensuing year are:
President, H. c. Seidel; secretary. A.
J. Armstrong; treasurer, Charles S.
Brown.
Valentine Democrat., 1907-07-04
Selling School Lands.

Deputy Land Commissioner Shively
is out this week auctioning off school
lands, and his sales are not unlike the
annual mill end sales of dress goods,
for he is selling the odds and ends of
real estate not heretofore secured by
lucky Nebraskans. The price paid is
very satisfactory to the board of edu-
cational lands and funds
Valentine Democrat., 1907-07-04
POINT FOR JUDGE LOVING.
Evidence to Disprove Daughters Story
is Barred

In the Loving murder trial at
Houston, Va, Judge Barksdale rem
dered an opinion as to the admissible
ity Of evidence by the prosecution
tending to dispr owe the story told by
Elizabeth Loving to her father of her
ruin at the hands of Theodore Estes.
The judge ruled the character Of the
girl or the man who was killed were
not the issue and the truth or falsity
of her story had no bearing on the
case The evidence will not be sub
mitted.
Valentine Democrat., 1907-07-04
Degree of Honor Convention.

The annual convention of the De-
gree of Honor of District No. 2, COM
prising the counties of Gage, Richard
son, Pawnee, Johnson and, Saline, con-
vened at Beatrice with about 100 del
egates present. Mrs. S. E. Gould, su-
perintendent, called the convention to
order, after which Mayor Reed deliv-
cred the address of welcome.
Valentine Democrat., 1907-07-04
BOMB THROWN INTO THRONG.
Horrible Outrage Committed in Rus
sian City,


A bomb was thrown Wednesday in
to Er1yan square, in the center of III
f1is, Russia, which was thronsed with
people. The missile exploded with ter
rife force. Many persons were killed
or injured, and windows and doors
shattered over a large, area The po-
lice are preventing all approach to the
scene Of the outrage.
1t later appeared that the outrage
was connected with an attack on the
treasury. A treasury wagon contain
ing $125,000, escorted by Cossacks,
had reached Erivan square whom the
bomb was thrown and the explosion
followed. The bags containing the
money disappeared.
Valentine Democrat., 1907-07-04
Barrel of Whisky ExpIodes

William Szewczyk, 2502 South
Twenty street, Omaha, was in
Jured at the saloon of John Fida,
Twenty seventh and ] streets by the
explosion of a barrel partially filled
with whisky, Monday evening. He was
striking a match over the open bung
of the barrel when an explosion fol-
lowed
Valentine Democrat., 1907-07-04
CHILD ENTICED AND SLAIN.
Mutilated Body of S-Year-Old Girl
Found in Basement.

Eight-yeaF-old Viola Boylan, Of
New York, who had been missing
last Monday, was the victim of most
atrocious assault. Her body, horribly
mutilated, was found in a coal bin in
the cellar of her home Thursday. She
had been dead for many hours. No
arrests have yet been made, but the
police are searching for two young
Italians, who they have been informed
were seen trying to entice the child
to enter a cellar with them several
days ago.
Valentine Democrat., 1907-07-04
Wife Murderer Electrocuted.

James Cornelius, the Canton wife
murderer who was reprieved three
times by Gov. Harris. was electrocuted
in the annex at the penitentiary at
Columbus, o., at 1910 o'clock FRIDAY
morning.
Valentine Democrat., 1907-07-04
Britt-NelSOn Fight.

The Britt-Nelson fight, scheduled
for July has been postponed until
July 81, because of the inability of
Nelson to continue training owing to
an abscess in his ear.
Valentine Democrat., 1907-07-04
Butte Mail Men on Strike.

All the mail carriers of Butte,
Mont, went out on a strike Wednes-
day night, the men declaring they
could not live in Butte on the present
scale Of wages paid by the govern
ment.
Valentine Democrat., 1907-07-04
Rock Island TO Federal Court

The Rock Island has filed its cross
petition and application for removal
from the state to the federal court of
the suit brought by the attorney gen.
eral for an injunction to prevent the
railroads from interfering with the en-
forcement of the legislation enacted
by the recent legislature
Valentine Democrat., 1907-07-04
YOUNG RANCHMAN is DROWNED
Becomes Entangled i'm Reeds in Lake
and Sinks.

Becomes Entangled i'm Reeds in Lake
and Sinks.
Nile Latta, son of Milton Latta, the
we'll known rancher and inventor was
drowned in Long lake, about thirty
five miles south of Valentine. He was
driving some cattle into the lake, ana,
his horse following, got into deep wa
ter, and, becoming frightened, refused
to return to shore. Latta then left
his horse and endeavOred to return to
the bank, but in some manner he be-
came entangled in some reeds and,
after violent struggles, sank. He is a
young man, we'll known, and leaves a
wife to whom he was married just a
week ago. His body has not been re-
covered and may never be found, as
the reeds and rushes make it very diff
cult to drag the lake.
Valentine Democrat., 1907-07-04
Baby Left in Clubhouse.

When the little son of John Muhl.
residing in the eastern part of Grand
Island was about to go into an out
house he discovered there a little in
fant He ran into the house and told
about the discovery. The baby was
alive and well, and pulling away lusti-
Y at nipple adjusted to bottle.
Valentine Democrat., 1907-07-04
Fear Outbreak in Russia.

Disquieting reports are coming from
Krassnoye-Selo, Russia, where a dozen
regiments are camping. The temper
of the troops is bad, and every day
there are misunderstanding.
Valentine Democrat., 1907-07-04
Five Hundred Per Month.

Mrs. Julia Montgomery Pratt, who
recently returned from Boston to
Omaha to prosecute her divorce .ase
against Col. James H. Pratt, has lied
an affidavit in the district court de-
claring it will take $500 a month to
support her in the manner in which
she has been accustomed to live.
Valentine Democrat., 1907-07-04
Weavers Strike in Rhode Island.

A strike of 500 weavers at the Coro-
began Thursday, when orders were
given for the weavers to operate two
looms on fancy work.
Valentine Democrat., 1907-07-04
Insurance. Companv FaiIs.

A receiver has been appointed for
the Marquette Mutual Life Insurance
company, Of Chicago. The company
has outstanding insurance amounting
ITO more than $1,000.000.
Valentine Democrat., 1907-07-04
Ice Drivers on Strike.

Fifteen hundred to 1000 drivers Of
delivery wagons of the American Ice
company, of New York, went on a
strike Friday to enforce a demand for
extra pay for extra work
Valentine Democrat., 1907-07-04
New Cruiser Launched

The scout cruiser Chester one of
the latest types Of fast warships for
the United States navy, was successful
ly launched Wednesday afternoon
from the yard of the Bath Iron corpo-
ration, of Bath, Ne
Valentine Democrat., 1907-07-04
Carrie Nation Arrested.

For entering saloon and raising a
disturbance in Washington, D. c., Car
rie Nationa was arrested on the charge
of disorderly conduct and placed in
the house Of detention.
Valentine Democrat., 1907-07-04
schmitz Sentence POSTPONED.

Passing of sentence upon Eugene
e. Schmitz, Of San Francisco, convict
ed of extortion in the French restaur-
ant cases, was Thursday postponed
until July s.
Valentine Democrat., 1907-07-04
PortugaI's Cabinet to Stay.

1t is officially announced that King
Charles and Premier Franco are in
accord and that there is no prospect of
a ministerial crisis.
Valentine Democrat., 1907-07-04
Harvard Closes 271st Year.

America oldest educational institu-
ton, Harvard university, Wednesday
closed its 271st year. graduating a
class of $50.
Valentine Democrat., 1907-07-04
1s Months More of Cuban School,

The announcement of Secretary Taft
that American Intervention in Cuba
will continue eighteen months was re-
ceived at Havana with slight interest.
Valentine Democrat., 1907-07-04
Body of Leo XIII. Not Removed,

Recent Rumors in Rome that the
been removed secretly from it's tempo
rary tomb at st. Peters to the Basilica
of st. John ,Lateran are unfounded.
Valentine Democrat., 1907-07-04
Looking Up Gibson Bill.

A lincoln lawyer was at the state
house recently looking up the bill to
prevent brewers from operating or
owRirg fsts.! EI.S. l,9ssa
Valentine Democrat., 1907-07-04
Sioux City Live Stock Market.

Fridays quotations on the Sioux
City live stock market follow: Butch
er steers, $5.6O@6.0O. Top hogs, $3.50.
Valentine Democrat., 1907-07-04
Arapahoe Wants Stock Yards

Arapahoe wants the Burlington to
build large stock yards at that place
and to hurry up matters has appealed
~ .t;- -L-as .ssIsax. eesA&aisSieA
Valentine Democrat., 1907-07-04
Heavy Fire Loss i'm BIRMINGHAM.

Heavy FIRE LOSS In birmingham.
Fire Friday morning destroyed the
Chalifoux building at First avenue
and Nineteenth street in Birmingham.
Ala. The loss was 100000.
Valentine Democrat., 1907-07-04
WESTERN LEAGUE BASEBALL.

Schedule of Games to Be PLAYED at
Sioux City La
F'ollowin.: is a schedule OF the West
ern League games to be played at
Sioux City in the immediate future:
Pleasantville weekly press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1890-1911, 1907-07-20
RESOLUTION

The Mayor Council the Borough Peasantv having
determined that In their Judgment bonds of
filed with the
Borough
the Council OF the
the resolution said July
submitted Borough
Borough Clerk at
which
forows
Willis
Precinct shall printed
the Peasantv published this
the bonds
said by
Borough
o August being appoin ed by Council
meeting Council held
fifteenth July, 1907.
Attest: WILBUR REED, j. H NoRTH
Clerk
Pleasantville weekly press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1890-1911, 1907-07-20
SPEEDING AU|O|SIS
HALTED. / FINED

La accordance with the action OF
the Borough Council Mayor North
caused Justice Place to sit In the
Council chamber last Saturday in the
capacity OF police recorder, to hear
charges and receive fines from auto
lists who were arrested by Constables
Yearicks and Channels and special
officer Frank Warner. The trio cap
tured five v v;Olators of the State law
with the aid OF watches for timing
and by using the telephone transmit
ters OF j. al. McAnneny and Council
nan Reed. Constable Channels held
the outpost, and when the scorchers
few past him be ran TO the phone;
instantaneous connection was made
by the central operator with Mr.
Reeds house and the constable and
special were notified of the autos
number. Yearick's form and badges
were at once planted across the street
and Warner conveyed the wild pris-
nners to headquarters-a ride every
time.
Recorder Place extracted fines, In
cluding costs, amounting to $17 Is
from each of four autoists; the fifth
man objected strongly and upon the
receipt of his name, number and ad-
dress he was let go; to be called
when needed. At q Z O'Clock hearing
one OF the arrested men proved to the
Recorder that Mr. Channels erred in
timing him. The latter acknowl-
edged his mistake and the fine was
remitted.
The Recorder received $3.45 for
eleven hours duty and the officers
have been allowed So per day, the
balance OF the fines will go into the
Borough treasury.
The days work had beneficial
effect, which was observable all day
Sunday, as machine after machine
glided through town at decent pace.
The arrests furnished sufficient
amusement for the populace. Each
time an offender was caught large
crowds of boys and young men led
foot and bicycle races to the court
room to make announcements. They
often outran the auto In charge OF
Warner.
One negro auto driver showed
signs of unwillingness to stop at the
command OF Yearicks. The intrepid
officer pulled his revolver and the car
stood still.
1t was the desire OF Mayor North
to continue the work on Sunday, but
Mr.. Place declined to sit on cases on
that day and SO there was no US
having constables on the street, even
though they had been satisfied with
their pay and willing to serve. The
Mayor is satisfied with his Recorder
and therefore sustained his religious
and dutiful scruples.
Pleasantville weekly press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1890-1911, 1907-07-20
UPSET IN FAIR WIND
Bread

Lawyers are not always sailors;
william |. Garrison and his brother
Benjamin are not exceptions in any
respect. On Saturday they under
took to bring a sailboat from Long
port into Lakes Bay. The wind was
fair and the center board dropped as
far down as possible as they pro-
ceeded to tear up a wake OF which
Upton himselfmight be envious, but
the sailors did not reckon on the
dangers OF the center-board-it struck
bottom, the boat capslzed and the
brothers have decided that they don't
know it all.
Pleasantville weekly press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1890-1911, 1907-07-20
FISHERMEN ARE
VIOLATING LANS

Somers Point, July 1S.-It has al
ways been the custom of fishermen
to lay aside their nets on June 80,
but this. year, In the middle OF July,
the men are daily working with nets,
in direct violation of the fish and
game laws. Visiting anglers are
alarmed to see the many nets hang
ing en- the shores Of Great Egg Har-
bor bay, as their use, In addition to
the outside pound nets, are disas-
trous to bay fishing.
Pleasantville weekly press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1890-1911, 1907-07-20
Special Notice

Madame Lambert has fitted up her
new music studio, and will teach dur
ing the summer months, piano, organ
and stringed instruments. Single
lessons for each SOC. Thorough voice
training $1.O0 per lesson. Teaching
Of children speciality. Other special
branches on application. Cor. Shore
Road and Washington Ave., entrance
on Washington Ave., 2nd floor.
Pleasantville weekly press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1890-1911, 1907-07-20
IN MEMORIAM

In memory OF my beloved daughter
Myrna G. Brown, who departed this
life July 10, 1905. Gone but not for
gotten. MOTHER.