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The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1907-12-20
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Houston. Dee. 20 - Edward 4.
Crutcher. the young man who was
arrested hy the police of this city
several months ago on large mum
Der OF complaints charging him with
forgery and who afterward was de-
clared insane by jury In the coun-
" court and sent to the state asS-
lum for treatment is again lodged
in the county Jail. He made his es~
cape from the asylum at Terrell and
went to Dallas and obtained posi-
tion in drug store. Information OF
his whereabouts reached Houston
and his arrest followed. An alias
capias was issued for the arrest OF
Crutcher and placed in the hands OF
.Jailor Tom Wilson. who went to
Dallas and brought the prisoner
back. He will now be called on TO
answer the seventeen forgery charg-
es that are pending in the criminal
court against him
Crutcher's history is one of more
than unusual interest He was first
convicted in San Antonio OF forgery
and sent to the peniteniary, but be-
fore serving a part of his term he OBJ
tained pardon. He came to Hous-
ton and not long after his arrival
forged checks began to make theii
appearance in this city and com
plants about the worthless paper be-
ing passed began to reach the police
Headquarters in numbers. The detec
tiyes were put TO work ana II was
not long before Crutcher was Located
in Palestine and placed under ar
rest
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1907-12-20
4 WOMAN IS MURDERED
Left Side Of Her face Torn Away BY
CHARGE Of buCkShot.

Hammond. La. Dee. 20.-Horri-
bly, mutilated, the left side OF her
face entirely gone, and her body rid
died with bullets, Mrs. Mary Nelson
AS years of age. one of the most res
pected women in the parish, was
/ found lying in what is known as
| Happy Woods road. about two miles
west of here yesterday. The murder
was committed with a shotgun load
ed with mixture of bird and buck
shot. evidently held by some one
standing about ten feet from her
Mrs. Nelson was not assaulted. nor
were there any evidences of robbery.
but suspicion has fallen on a negro [.
with whom she had had Il quarrel
over dog. So far there is no trace
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1907-12-20
WANT sHIr SUBSIDY niIi..
Effort viii ~, Made to- ~Ssurr Nc
ton al This Congress.

Cleveland. o, Dee 30 For the
purpose of attempting to secure Ia
vorable action hy this congress on
the ship subsidy bin. the Merchant
Marine league viii hold convention
here tomorrow, Plans Tor cam
paign booming the ship subsidy
measure viii be considered and
meeting will have a deep political
significance Many distinguished men
viii be in attendance. and CONNER
cial organizations throughout the
country have appointed delegates.
Among the speakers expected are
Senator Foraker of Ohio. Senator
Gailingef OF New Hampshire. Assist
ant Secretary of the Navy Newberry,
Second Assistant Postmaster General
Cleary aud Director John Barrett OF
the bureau Of American republics
1t is pointed ont by the friends Of
the ship subsidy bill that the govern
meut was recently handicapped by
the lack of merchantmen for convey
ing coal 10 tue pdttl"Ship iitei ~ i'S
trip to the Pacific, that there were
not enough American vessels 10 move
the necessary c0al supplies and that
foreign countries had to be called
upon for assistance II is also declar-
ed that there is lack OF American
sailors to man the commercial yes-
seis. and that something should be
done to increase their number
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1907-12-20
CONGRESSMAN Burton Is SO.

Washington, Dec. 20.-Congress-
man Theodore Burton of Ohio is to-
day receiving the congratulations OF
his friends and associates upon hay
ing reached his seth birthday. The
| Cleveland congressman, while he has
, lost some of his political prestige by
reason of his Inflated contest with
Tom Johnson for the mayorality o
his home city last month, stin re
tains that personal popularity whicl
has made him one of the best know
men in Washington. Few represen
tatives are as close to the presiden
as Mr.. Burton The Ohian is Grea
| admirer of Secretary Taft and is do
! ing much quiet campaigning in the
| interest of the presidential candidacy
of his friend.
Congressman Burton was born in
jefferson. O.. December 20, 1851,
and was the son of the Rev. William
and Elizabeth Grant Burton. He was
admitted to the bar in 1875, and,
with intermssions. has served as the
representative of his district in con
gress since 1889. His committee con
nectious have made him famous
throughout the country as am au-
thority ON rivers and hurbors inn
proyemcnt.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1907-12-20
GOES TO PEN ALONE
Nsvssrs Cssaiy nsa pTo<eets b Ae
pviWa u kuSk.

The court OF criminal appeals at
tion for q new hearing in the case
of Walter Earies. charged with kill-
ing Charley Maddux in Corsicana.
Aug %. 1904.
II viii be remembered that Mad
dux was a, the time policeman and
had arrested Earles on the advice of
a Wortham deputy sheriff. Earles
has had four trials and was convict
ed each time. At the first trial he
was given twenty years, the second
twenty-one, the third Fifteen and
the fourth four years in the peniten-
tiary The two first cases were re-
yersed by the higher court, and in
the third he was granted a new trial
T, by Judge Cobb.
His fourth trial was at Waxaha-
chic on change of venue. when the
charge was reduced to manslaughter
and the four-year verdict given.
On hearing of the decision of the
higher court Earies took the matter
OF going to the penitentiary in his
own hands, and left "Wednesday
night for Rusk unattended by an Of
ficer. It is said that when the decis-
ion of the court OF criminal appeals
reached him that he kissed his wife
and three children, bade them good
| bye, saying that he did not feel like
criminal. had never felt that way
and therefore would not be taken to
/ the penitentiary by an officer. but
would go by himself.
! Thus ends one of as hard fought
! legal battles by attorneys on both
! sides that has been in the courts oi
| this section for many years.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1907-12-20
Boy Hunter Accidentally Shot.

Bud Bradley, the l5-year-old son
of City Secretary w. T.. Bradley OF
Thursday afternoon with some other
boys, received a charge of bird shot
in the flcshy part of the right leg
near the hip. by the accidental dis
charge of gun in the hands of one
of his companions. He was takeI
home and given surgical attention
His wounds are not considered yer,
! serious.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1907-12-20

Merry Christmas ribbon and hol-
y ribbon. Phone Bird Forrest. 223
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1907-12-20
Ocean Race to bermuda.

Boston, Dec. 2o.--According to
officials OF the Corinthian Yacht
club OF Marblehead. the ocean race
to Bermuda next spring for cruising
| yachts will be the most interesting
| and exciting events of its kind ever
some of the fastest cruisers OF thi:
and other countries have already an
nounced their intentietf Nf VA f<t4e(eo8'
ing in the cruise, which will start
! from Marblehead on June 3 The fin
ish will be off st. David's Head at
Bermuda II is certain that the race
will be the leading international
yachting event during the coming
season on this side of the Atlantic.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1907-12-20
CHATTEL MORTGAGE FILED
Ed r. Aycock Makes Assignment for
Benefit of Creditors.

Ed f. Aycock, who has been en-
gagged in the general merchandise
business at Midlothian, has filed a
chattel mortgage In the county
clerks office for the benefit of his
creditors. w +. Sewell was named
as trustee. The liabilities are given
at S4.3637S The list of preferred
creditors is as follows
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1907-12-20
Odd Fellows Elect Officers.

Italy lodge No. 375 has elected
the following officers for the ensu-
ing term: n G.. l.. l.. Jeter; Y. e.,
Fl Martin: secretary, f. G.. Grafton
treasurer, O. A. Boon; representative
w. D. Hogan. All officers will be in
stalled the first meeting night ir
January.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1907-12-20

of the negro, but Sheriff Hall is on
the trail with hloodhounds, and his
capture is expected at any time. Ex-
cited posses have formed and many
neighbors have joined in the chase.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1907-01-24
Notice Of Mortgage Foreclosure
Sale,

Whereas, default has been made in
money mortgage bearing date the Goth
day Of June, 1908, executed by Fried
rich Rahlfs ian unmarried man,
mortgagor unto Mary l.. Searle and
DOlson B. Searle cher husband)
mortgages, which mortgage was on
the 10th day of August, A. D. 1908 at
4.30 O'Clock p. M. OF said day duly
recorded in the office of the Register
of deeds within and for the County of
Stearns and state of Minnesota in
book 81 OF mortgages on page ITO
thereof, and which said mortgage to-
gether with the debt secured thereby,
was duly assigned by the said Mary
l.. Searle and DolsOn B. Searle, her
husband, mortgages to Lucas kells
by written assignment, dated the 18th
day of March, 1906, and recorded in
the office of the Register of Deeds, Of
said Stearns county on the 18th day
of Dec. A. d. 1906 at O'Clock a. M,
in book l.. of assignments on page
4s6, and no action or proceeding hav-
ing been instituted, at law or other
wise, to recover the debt secured by
said mortgage or any part thereof, and
whereas, said default consists in the
failure to pay certain OF the interest
due upon said mortgage and the note
which the same secures and by reason
thereof, the owner and holder OF said
mortgage and said note has exercised
the option specified in the note Sc
cured by said mortgage and declared |
the same due and c0llectable, and |
Whereas, there is now due and claim |
ed to be due at the date of this notice |
upon said mortgage the sum OF SASS.
90 and no proceedings at law or other
wise have been Instituted to recover
said amount or any part thereof. |
Now Therefore, notice is hereby given |
that by virtue of the power of sale in |
said mortgage contained and there
with recorded, and pursuant to the |
statute in such case made and pro- !
vided, the said mortgage will be lore
closed by sale Of the land therein |
described, which is situate in the |
county of Stearns and state of Mimi
esota, and described as follows to-wit:
The Northwest quarter N. w. N
of section Thirty-one (31) Township |
One hundred Twenty three (123)
North, Range twenty-nine (29) West. |
Which sale will be made by the /
Sheriff of said County of Stearns at
the front door of the post-office in the
City of Sank Centre in said County
of Stearns, on Friday the 9th day of |
March A. D. 1907, at 10 O'Clock in
the forenoon of said day at public
auction, to the highest bidder for |
cash, to pay the sum then due on
said mortgage and taxes if any on
said premises, and $4,000 attorneys !
fees therein stipulated to be paid in |
case of foreclosure and the disburs-
ments allowed by law.
Dated at Sank Centre, Minnesota,
Jan. 21st A. d. 1907.
Lucas kells, assignee of the !
STEWART & BROwER,
Attorney for assignee for mortgage.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1907-01-24
BIG FISH IN HOLLOW LOGS.

Great Catches Of Catfish Made Right
in a SawmiII.
At this time of year the men who
are working in the sawmills along the
Mississippi River are somewhat puz-
zled to decide precisely what their oc-
cupation is. Sometimes they think
they are mill men and sometimes they
think they are fishermen.
Catfish seem to be the 'coOns and
'possums of the river world. They
take to the hollow logs, which they
find among the RATS tied up near the
sawmills.
In June the men who work the logs
up to the carriages which take them
to the saws begin to watch for hollow
specimens. When they find one of
that sort they are pretty sure of big
catfish hiding inside.
At Burlington large number of fish
weighing from three to ten pounds
during the last few weeks. One black
catfish weighing thirty-eight pounds
was caught about two weeks ago.
The prize was an immense blue cat
fish, four feet in length and weighing
fifty-eight pounds. The sawmill fisher
men were not prepared for such big
fellow and he jumped clear through
their net. He would have escaped to
the water but for man with a can't
hook, who despatched the prize. The
fish netted his captor 81 when he had
been dressed and cut into steaks.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1907-01-24
Notice Of Application for Liquor License

STATE OF MINNESOTA,)
County of Stearns, SIS.
City of Sank Centre, }
Notice is hereby given, that applica-
ton has been made in writing to
Sank Centre. and filed in my Office,
ting Liquors for the term commencing
on February 9th, 1907, and terminal
ing on February 9th, 1908, by the fol-
lowing persons and at the following
place, as stated in said application,
to-wit:
Benedict Aigner and Rupert ]. Aigner,
Copartners as
AIGNER BROTHERS.
At and in the front room on the
first floor of that certain one story,
brick veneered building, owned 'bv
F. NJ. Connolly and situate on the
North 90 feet of Lot Numbered
Three l3) in Block Numbered Twelve
(12) in the Original Townsite Now
City, of Sank Centre.
Said application will be heard and
determined by said Common Council
at the City of Sank Centre, at the
office of the City Clerk in said City of
Sank Centre, in the County of
Stearns and State of Minnesota, on
Friday, the Eight day of February,
A. d. 1907, at O'Clock, a. m. of
that day.
Witness my hand and seal of the
City of Sank Centre, this 23rd, day
of January A. d. 1907.
[Seall ]. F. COOPER,
24-2t City Clerk.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1907-01-24

Governor johnson is making a
commendable effort to take the ap.
pointative positions and the com.
missions out of politics. He has
appointed Carlos Avery, a life long
democrat to succeed Sam Fullerton
as executive agent of the Game and
Fish Commission, M. C. Tiff,
democrat, on the Normal Board
and Anthony Schaffer-everybody
knows "Tony," democrat as Bank
ExamineI P. L. Rlngdal demo
Gratis, Board of control. If demo
Gratis hold out the Governor will
soon have all these places out of
politics.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1907-01-24
TWISTING a SILL.
Test Of the Strength Of United States
Paper Money.

Test Of the Strength CT United States
Paper Money.
The paper that is used by the gov
eminent in its currency is manufac-
tured by a secret process an dhas char
acteristics with which the average
man is not familiar said Arnold
Schorer of Minneapolis.
Recently was in a small MinneSo-
ia town and witnessed an incident that
demonstrates this. A well-tO-do farm
er living in the vicinity came into the
bank to transact some business. In
the course of the conversation the
cashier began twisting S. bill. The
farmer watched him with interest, and
finally asked the man back of the coun-
ter If he wasn't afraid Of tearing the
bill.
"'Here is an easy way for you to
earn money said the cashier. Here
is a $1,000 bill, and l will give it to
you if you will twist the bill in two.
You are simply to twist it anG not tear
IT,
1.-The farmer seemed dumbfounded
at first. He seemed overawed at the
thought of mutilating $1,000 bill.
Upon further assurance by the officer
of the bank he timidly took the money
and started twisting it In the middle.
He tugged away for some time without
being able to twist the bill in two.
finally he gave it up, and he was GER
tainly surprised farmer. 1t is impos-
sible to twist a bill in two, SO firm and
elastic is the paper used"
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1907-01-24
Early Manufacture of Cotton.

The manufacture of cotton in India
dates back to it's earliest history.
There are illusions to it connected
with India in the Bible. In old San
scrit records mention is made of It's
being used in India nearly 5000 years
ago. At the time of Alexander's in
vasion of India the dress of the Hin
docs was described as consisting
largely of calicoes, pure white or hav-
ing figures. Among the imports into
Europe during the first century emu
merated by the elder Pliny, muslins
and calicoes from India are described
as of superior quality.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1907-01-24

The spectacle of republican leg
islature asking democratic govern
or to send them special message
telling them what they ought to do
on the county option question is not
particularly pleasing to old line
republicans. There were days when
the republican party always took
the initiative.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1907-01-24
In the Dininq Car.

English Tourist-Waiter, this STEAK
is deucedly tough, y'know.
Waiter-Got teh be, sab, in ordeh
teh pass de guv-ment 'spection! Yo'
prob'ly am unaware, sab, dat since de
Packin'town 'sposures, Tenderness in
a beef am considered a sign of phys
ical weakness!
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1907-01-24

Some of our exchanges are won
dering how the contest between
Attorney General Young and the
Railroad Commission on one side
and the Great Northern on the
other, about the issue of $50, 900, 900
additional stock is going to come
out. A farmer expressed our senti-
ments on the question when he said:
cav gwan, you make me tired, 1t
is stage battle, the end was fixed
before the fight stal ted"
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1907-01-24

The fundamental idea upon which
the Minnesota Travellers, Shippers
and Receivers Association is build
ed is, ''That every man ought to
pay his own fare, his own freight
and be on equal terms with every
body else." The idea is as right
eous as the ten commandments
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1907-01-24

An exchange says, "Nothing
pleases a man more than a pretty
woman except two pretty women
If a man can manage more than one
pretty woman, or any other kind,
at the same time President Roose-
welt wants him to settle the
Brownsville affair.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1907-01-24
THE MINNESOTA SHIPPERS AND
RECEIVERS ASSOCIATION.

|
ceivers Association is perhaps the
most unique organization that has
ever been formed in the history OF
the country. In our judgment the
title should be amended SO as to
read "The Minnesota Passenger,
Shippers and Receivers Association
1t stands for the simplest princi
Piles of fundamental justice, moth.
ing more nothing less.
That every passenger should pay
his fare and no person should be
charged more than another.
That for the same amount of the
same kind or class of freight trans.
ported over the same distance
the charges should be equal.
That if a railroad company
charges for a car unless it is un.
loaded wit lin specified time they
should pay a party ordering car
if it is not furnished within a speci-
fed time.
That railroad companies should be
allowed terlff that will pay them
a reasonable interest on the value of
their Investments liberal allowance
for operating expenses, sinking
fund for exceptional expenses and
nothing more.
1t seems to us that the above
propositions are SO manifestly fair
and just that every passenger,
shipper and receiver except the
"blood suckers" should join the
organization at once.
Just think of it, twenty per cent
of all the passengers on railroads,
not counting railroad employees,
who are entitled to free Transport
tation, travel "dead head" That
means that those who pay their
own fare whenever they buy a tick
ct also pay the one fifth of the fare
of someone else and the worst fea-
ture of the matter is that no one
ever gets pass over the railroads
till he is abundantly able to pay
his fare.
More than six million dollars
were paid out in rebates by the
leading companies during the last
year. These rebates were not paid
to legitimate shippers engaged In
legitimate business who needed
the rebate but, to gigantic concerns
that have money to burn. This re-
bate business means that the ordi-
nary man not only pays his own
freight, but helps to pay the freight
of concerns a hundred times better
off than himself.
That the people tamely submit to
such thiags is one of the inexpli-
cable things of modern times. We
do not believe they will forever
to do so.
We believe that this organiza-
ton 'nonpolitical' whichlsimply be-
lieves that every man should pay
his own fare, that every man should
pay his own freight, and that he
should pay no more than than the
transportation companies Justly en-
titled will grow and fourth until
not only every traveller, shipper
and receiver in Minnesota, but in
the United States will become a
member of the organization.
Under the vigorous management
of John Grass Of Fergus Fall, and
to Thomas Hughes of Sank Centre,
we dare not even predict the posi-
bilities eff benefit that will be de-
rived from this Association.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1907-01-24

The other day man came into
this city and tried to sell 'Golden
wheat lands in North Dakota"
He was driven out of town with
Jumps of coal and sticks of cord
wood.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1907-01-24

When railroad company collects
part of another's fare of passeng.
er or makes a shipper pay part of
another's freight it commits theft.
Yet this is done every day.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1907-01-24

We do not see how a man can &C.
cept pass and vote anti-pass. :
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1907-01-24

If every official received the com.
pensation he thinks himself worth
the government would be bankrupt
inside of six weeks.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1907-01-24

A lady advertised that she had
lost an astrakhan muf and there
have been muffs enough delivered
at this office to make a cloak.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1907-01-24

NOTICE

NOIIVE
So many Of our subscribers
have expressed desire to take
advantage of our liberal offer
of the H erald for one year
and Heatwole's Dairy paper
as premium, but do not find
it convenient to settle before
Jan. 10, that we have con-
cluded to extend the offer
until March list, having sue
ceeded in making arrange
ments with the publisher to
that effect. Any new sub
scriber to the Herald or
anyone paying up arrearages
and a year in advance at the
rate of sl.OO per year will re-
ceive the Dairy paper free.
Those who have received the
Dairy paper are delighted with
it. After March lst the
III eral d will be S1.5O per
year.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1907-01-24

The Vegetarlans gave dinner
in st. Paul the other day. We
have been vegetarian some time.
Porter House steak is steen cents
per pound.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-03-30
Public Gifts for Beauty.

Everett H. Barney, a millionaire of Springfield. Mass. has just deeded an estate and fortune to the city as the beginning of a scheme of local Identification. The plans include boulevard and park system to extend two miles along the Connecticut river. Cooperation is called for on the part of the municipality and by the New York. New Haven & Hartford railroad. Mir. Barney's act and William P. Letchworth's splendid gift of a park reservation to the state of New York, recorded thus early in 1907. seem to promise a rare turn to the benefac- tions of the year. It has been charg- ed that our rich men show no imag- ination. but only method in their giv. ing: that they follow routine though extremely useful lines of philanthro- py in endowing colleges. libraries and churches. If they are to pay a good deal of attention hereafter to the promotion of cities beautiful and to the preservation of natures own art galleries. this point of criticism will have to be abandoned.