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Los Angeles herald., 1907-09-06
WEST VIRGINIA


WHEELING, " Va, Sept. s.-The
twenty-sixth annual reunion of the So
clety of the Army of West Virginia and
the first reunion of Veterans of the Span
ish War of West Virginia, COL J, l..
Vance, Columbus. Ohio, commanding,
opened, and visitors are arriving by every
train.
The reunion opened with program at
the state fair grounds this afternoon, and
the principal addresses were made by
Congressman w. p. Hubbard. Col. Vance
and Senator N. B. Scott.
A parade of Union and Confederate
veterans and Spanish vets took place.
ELKINS Six miners were horribly
scalded and fatally injured on the tram
road of the Jacksonville Coal and Coke
company, near Emmart, w. Va. when
the dinkey engine that hauls the mine
cars left, the track while crossing high
trestle, the boiler bursting when the en-
gine tipped.
The injured are: ]. f. Haddix. Clarence
Lowther, Tony Miller, Melvin Allen, Okey
C. Garder and Mike Yandi
PARKERSBURG - Ludwig Hostottle,
employed at the plant of the Parkersburg
Mill company, met death while operating
an .edging machine. A board had been
run through the machine, saving off a
silver eight feet long, which caught in
some manner and was hurled backward,
striking Hostottle in the breast, penetrat-
ing the heart and lung.
HUNTINGTON-Atto F. B. Enslow
collided with an electric car here while
driving an automobile. The automobile
tore away the rear platform of the car,
and John Bonds, a passenger, had his
legs broken and was otherwise badly
bruised.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-09-06
NEW YORK


LOCKPORT. N. Y, Sept. 5.-Fred Jones
of this city. manager of the Warsaw
Bluestone company of Warsaw, N. r.,
has received a government job on the
Panama ship canal now in course of con-
struction across the Isthmus of Panama.
Jones will receive a salary of $500 a
year and the use of a residence. His
position is auditor on the construction
work.
NEW YORK--In a squalid tenement,
with four children crying for their father,
who disappeared for the third time In
fourteen years. Mrs. Ida Freed of 377
Sackett street is in a destitute condition.
Five hundred women and children
frightened into frenzy fled before fox
terrier, believed to be mad, on the beach
at Twenty-second street, Coney island.
Thirteen persons were bitten.
August Doll, 25 years old. clerk, who
with his parents lived at No. SF East
Eighty-third street, shot himself in the
left temple while in bed at his home.
Policeman Mccormick of the East Eigh-
ty-eighth street station sent the young
man to the Presbyterian hospital.
GREENPORT, l.. I.-Albert G., Corwin
of the Pipes Neck house was frightfully
and perhaps fatally burned while lying
in bed suffering from paralytic stroke.
The man was taken to the Eastern Long
Island hospital at Greenport. where he
suffered another stroke.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-09-06
LITTLE LAME DOG
STEALS FOR LIVING

4 NEWARK. N. j., Sept. 5.--A little +
1. lame black dog with long pointed 4.
4. nose turns out to be the milk thief !.
i that has been annoying residents Of 4
j. Eighth avenue by drinking their +
!. milk mornings. It's nose is just 4
4. small. enough for II to lap the top i
1. cream off after 1t removes the PASTE +
4 board tops of the bottles 4
!. For two weeks policeman in 4
i. plain clothes had been stationed I
!. each morning on Eighth avenue to i
1: catch the thief, who. however. did I
4 not appear. Yesterday Patrolman I
!. Norton got behind fence directly 4
i. across the street from the residence +
i. of H. M. Bowers of 1ol Eighth I
i evenue. =
1. About $50 o'clock the dog came !
4. hopping along on its three good legs. I
i. Norton paid little attention to 1t un- !
4 til it mounted the stoop, shifted at !
i the milk bottles and turned away. Z
1. These bottles had metal tops. !
!. The dog then assembled the Bowers I
!. stoop, went to the bottles and began !
i nibbling at the top. Finally 1t !
! dropped the pasteboard card that Is i
i used as cork and began to lap, the I
j. milk. I
i Norton jumped the fence. The dog Z
i saw him and ran. The policeman !
j. chased 1t into Branch Brook park, 4
!. but 1t escaped. Norton went back !
!. to the stoop and took the bottles and !
4 pastebord covering back to the sta !;
1. tion house. 1
+ 1t was discovered the dog had re- !
4 moved the pasteboard covering by 4
j. catching the small protruding clip I
+ with its teeth, the inprints Of which I
i were visible. !
Los Angeles herald., 1907-09-06
GEORGIA

WASHINGTON. Ca, Sept. 5.--A bottle
of wine once owned by Jefferson Davis
was found here. While Mrs. c. A. Alex
ander was having an old closet cleaned
she came across several bottles in far
corner It was discovered that one OF
the bottles had been presented to Wash
ington lady by President Davis on the
occasion of his last visit to Washington,
when he held the. final meeting of the
depleted Confederate cabinet In the Old
Heard house. There was information
bottles to show who the distinguished
donor was.
MACON-Casey Barron. a young man
connected with the Johnson Bros Fur
niture company, was set upon and badly
beaten by C. p. Milllrons and two as
sociates son Spring street bridge.
DOvER-Three weeks ago the farmers
OF Screven and adjoining counties were
buoyant over crop prospects for this
year; a splendid corn crop was safe, and
bay and minor crops were doing well,
and everything bid fair for the best cot
ton crop in several years. But the ex-
cessive rains have destroyed their hopes.
CODELE--In return for kindness shown
her, Mrs. ]. r. Mckay of Cuba, N. T.,
has sent a check for $4,000 to Mr.. and
Mrs. Hover Powell of this place, the
money to be used for their youngest
child, who is only a few weeks old
Mrs. Mckay, after spending the win
ter in Florida, ,ewas obliged to lay over
short while in this city, and by acci-
dent was thrown in with this family.
When she heard Of the birth of this
child she asked permission to name it,
which was granted her. When the in
fant is q years of age the entire amount
will be paid to him.
The father1of the child is a hard work.
ing carpenter and brick mason.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-09-06
MISSOURI

KIRKSVILLE, Mo-, Sept 5-Dr E. A.
Cohen. a physician of this city, has filed
suit for $3.50 against the Quincy. Omaha
& Kansas City railroad for killing hunt
ing dog. Samuel Ellison, the roads attor-
ney IN Adair county, investigated the
case. He interrogated section laborers
the depot agent and hanting dog experts.
He filed the roads answer so as to have
the issues made UP for the approaching
term of circuit court.
JOPLIN--An engineer at the Frisco de-
pot said that the recent law enacted In
Texas, requiring electric headlights on all
locomotives operating in the state. and
which went into effect September l. is
causing the railroads operating In the
state a great amount of trouble, The
engineer thinks the law a very good
one. but says that the roads win be
unable to equip all their locomotives in
the allotted time.
RRISONVILLE-Mis Ettie Edison,
a well-known young woman prominent
in local society, committed suicide by
swallowing a quantity of carbolic acid.
Ill health and resulting melancholia are
ascribed by relatives and friends as the
causes which led her to take her life.
MOBERLY-The ninety-flrst annual
session OF the Missouri conference OF the
Methodist Episcopal church began here.
Bishop Joseph S. Key of Sherman, Tex,
presiding. c. Oransford, presiding elder
OF the ST. Charles district, was reelected
secretary Of the conference. and A. c.
Johnson Of Maryville was elected lret
assistant secretary
Los Angeles herald., 1907-09-06
MONTANA

BUTTE Mont, Sept. 5.--Judge George
M Bourqy of the district court rendered
a decision in relation to marriage ana
divorce which has a vital effect upon
the status of persons who were divorced
in this state and remarked within Two
years after the divorce Judge Bourqy
declares emphatically that the law for
bidding remarriage within two years after
divorce, is not only valid, but that such
remarriages are absolutely void. This
decision while affecting only the case In
which 1t was pronounced, that OF Katie
d. Hunt against James II. Hunt. II con-
firmed by the supreme court of Montana,
will in principle nullify all the remar-
riages that have taken place in the state
since the law was passed
BILLINGS-Th Montana and Wyoming
Oil company has struck large quantities
of gas near Garland, Wyo.. while drilling
for oil in that vicinity. The flow is un-
precedented. A new well has been started
and at a depth of 200 feet the drill be-
came stuck Another hole was started
TO bore out the drill and this also became
stuck within ten feet of large oil strata.
John d. Losekamp, president of the
company, accompanied by w. x. Y. Ter
rell jr, of the Standard Oil company,
left for the new fields
The completed report of the officials
of the Northern Pacific wool warehouse,
made public. shows that not quite 10000
600 pounds of wool were shipped out Of
the city during the season just closed,
tie exact amount being 969S.900 pounds.
About three-fourths of this amount was
shipped over the Northern Pacific, and
the remainder went over the Burlington.
During the season there were twenty
buyers, representing prominent eastern
.frms, in the city. The greater portion
of, the staple was purchased before 1t
arrived in the city; in fact, large per-
centage of it was contracted for while
yet on the sleeps backs. The falling
OF in the total weight Of wool baied here
during the season as compared with that
of last year was due largely to the fact
that the wool was lighter on account of
most OF the sand and dirt being washed
out Of It by the copious rains, and con-
seouently was Of superior quality.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-09-06
LOUISIANA


BATON ROGUE, Sept. 5.--Gen. Leon
Jastremski announces that he will leave
the city and open his campaign for gov
ernor, which will be presented with
whirlwind effect.
He will first go to New Orleans to con-
fer with Campaign Manager Atchison,
and will open by speaking at Platten-
vile on September Z, and at Sunset on
September 10.
THIBoDAUX-The body of Hon. w. C.
Ragan was inferred in the presence of
large number of relatives and friends.
Services were performed by Rev. Father
Simon, assisted by two other priests.
Every store and business place in Thi-
bodaux closed during the funeral serv-
ices as a mark of respect.
ALExANDRIA-The public schools of
Rapids parish will be provided with
libraries, twenty of which have so. far
$1,000 for the following schools: Alexan-
dria Central high school, Cheneyville,
Lecompte, Lamourie, Poland, Blanche,
Beaver Dam, Glendora, Pineville, La
mothe, Tioga, Campbells Creek, Bor-
land, Elmer, Horseshoe, Bethel West
End. Wise, Brasher and Pine Grove.
NEW ORLEANS-Robert Dunn, ne
gro preacher, should join q, circus, If ac-
robatic stunts accredited TO him by Pa
trolman Mendal in the first recorder S
courr yesterday morning are really
among his accomplishments. The officer
testified that the negro preacher took q
somersault, jumped over a table, broke
down door, climbed a fence and ther
ran into a big sack in his efforts tc
escape arrest.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-09-06
MISSISSIPPI

COLUMBUS, Miss, Sept. 5.-John Glib
son, a negro, was lynched at the nome
of Ed Weinborn, near Carrollton, Ala.'
for criminally assaulting Mrs. Weinborn'
A mob of 100 men from that community
took him to the woods and strung him
UP to a limb after Mrs. Weinborn had
identified his as her assailant. He made
no statement beyond bare denial OF
his guilt.
NATCHEZ-There were some twelve
to fifteen more carloads of materials re-
ceived for use in the construction OF the
Mississippi Central railroad, and with
what has been on hand for several days
past there is now a sufficiency to lay the
track all the way out to Roxie, In Frank
lin county, on the line of the Mississippi
valley road. There is talk about running
an excursion train from Natchez to New
Orleans over the Valley and Central
roads as soon as connections are made
at Roxie, leaving this city in the MORN
ing and arriving at New Orleans about
three hours ahead of the time now usu-
ally taken to make the run.
MERIDA AN.-Meridians first and Sec
ond bales of cotton for the season were
sold at auction in front of the cotton
exchange.
The Clarke county bale sold for 2bh
cents and the bale shipped to the city
from Jones county sold for 1S cents.
The first bale was bought by J. Bium'
representing Longshore & co. Ine sec,
ond bale was bought by George 8. Will
man. representing Hnpay Ferirch & co.
GEEEf, VILE -Greenvifle's first bale
was sold on the cotton exchange for 2
cents. This is twelve days behind last
years first bale.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-09-06
COLORADO


ROCKY FORD, Colo, Sept. 5-The
damage by fire at we'll No. Z is proving
to be much more serious than at first
supposed. Mayor Pollock and City En-
gineer Kennedy are in Denver looking
after the purchasing of a motor to re-
place the one destroyed in the fire, but
trouble in securing one Is anticipated, as
II took four months to get the one burned.
COLORADO sPRINGS-Guy Hanes,
aged about 40 years, was killed while
stealing a ride on a northbound Santa
Fe train near Pike View, five miles north
of here.
PUEBLO-In the district court six ac-
tions for damages, aggregating $4,000,
were filed against the Pueblo Water Sup
ply and Power company by land owners
along the route of the Fountain under
flow. 1t is alleged that farm lands. de-
pendent upon Fountain Qui Bouille river
for irrigation, have been practically
ruined by the tapping of the underflow
by the company.
BOULDER-George F. Fonda, chief of
the local fire department, received let
ter of appreciation from Vice President
A. d. Parker of the C. e. s. road for the
good work done by the fire department
at the freight depot fire here recently.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-09-06
NEW MEXICO

ALBUQUERQUE, N. M, Sept. 5.-The
new town of Willard, on the Belen cutoff,
is in state of confusion following the
discovery of the fact that the townsite
company has had no clear title to the
land which 1t has been selling to home
seekers. The Willard Townsite company,
of which John Becker Of Belen is the
head, acquired the site five years ago
from two Indians, receiving scrip from
the latter.
SANTA FE-The New Mexico Bar as
ISOLATION convention at Roswell elected
the following officers: President, A. B.
McMillen of Albuquerque; vice president,
first district, Paul A. F. Walter of Santa
Fe; second district, M. e. Hickey of AL
buquerque; third district. F.. C. Wade of
Las Cruces; fourth district. Charles A.
| Spiess of Las Vegas; fifth district, c. r
Bryan of Carlsbad sixth district, George
B. Barber of Lincoln; secretary and treas
urer, Kenneth Scott of Roswell. Santa
kFe was selected as the place of the next
annual summer convention of the asso-
ciation
Incorporation papers were filed by the
Sacramento Power company of Alamo
gordo, capital $1,000,0OO The incorporat-
ors and directors are: U. s. Houghland
and John A. Gilchrist of Kansas City,
Mo-, and A. T. Payne of Oklahoma City,
Okla. F. Corp of Alamogordo is the
territorial agent.
SANTA FE-Governor George Curry has
accepted an invitation to attend the deep
waterways convention at Memphis and
will accompany President Roosevelt on
a steamboat trip to Memphis from St.
Louis. a
Traffic has been tied up on the Denver
& Rio Grande railroad by washouts
and Parranca. Several bridges went out
and the track was washed away at sew
eral points, but all damage has been re-
paired. Near Penasco, hail did a vast
amount of damage to crops and at sew
eral places orchards were washed out.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-09-06
OHIO

CINCINNATI o., Sept. 5.-The will of
Mrs. Catherine Harris, who left nearly
half million dollars to a half brother
residing in Topeka, Kan, is to be con-
tested by her nephews, it was announced.
Mrs. Harris was the wife of Colonel
Leonard Harris, formerly mayor and in
ternal revenue collector, and a strong
political leader, and managed her own
estate.
COLUMBUS-Governo j. Frank Hanly
of Indiana will be among the prominent
speakers at the annual meeting of the
Ohio conference of the Methodist Epis-
copal church. which will meet here Sep
tember is.
YOUNGSTOWN-Jame Thornton, col
ored, leaped from a second story window
of a Commerce street house, with
lighted lamp in his hand. He had been
getting the worst of fight and wanted
to escape. He was hurt by his fall.
GREENVILLE-In sight of 5000 peo-
pie Earl Hess and his airship fell 500
feet at dusk. The gas bag bursted and
the ship shot down at a terrific speed.
The netting. caused the bag to form
parachute and this providence-like con-
trivance opened In the nick of time to
save the aeronaut.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-09-06
IOWA

, MARSHALLTOWN,-I Ia, Sept. 5.--Clif-
ford Atwood, the 2-year-old son of the
proprietor OF hotel at Moptour. four
teen miles east of here, was killed by a
Northwestern freight train at the Main
street crossing. Palquadi Zella, aged IS
years. an Italian track laborer, who at
tempted to rescue the child, was also
killed.
DES Notwithstanding of q steam
boilerfiue in the basment of the Savery
hotel scalded and seriously injured two
men. Fred G.. Kelly of Chicago. who
was installing coal stoker appliances, was
most seriously burned and may die.
WEBSTER CITY-After throwing his
rings in the sewer and setting fire to a
package of $1,000 in green backs. all the
money he had, Carl fressely, an actor,
aged So, blew his brains out in front of
the city park. 1t was the most sensational
suicide ever committed here Pressely
wrote note prior to taking his life to
J. w. Arlington asking him to care for
his body.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-09-06
ILLINOIS

CHICAGO, Sept 5.-sergeant McCau-
by of the Central station sent mes
sage to Mrs. Mary Shape, who lives at
Armitage and Kedzie avenues. to notify
her that her husband had been found
dead at Springfield Mimi This is the
answer he received: Mrs. Shape has
five children to support and takes in
washing. and has no time to bother
about the death. Furthermore. he's
nothing to her now"
HAvANA-while Q. G.. Close and fam
fly lay sleeping in their cyclone cellar at
Ki.bourne lightning struck their resi-
dencs and it was burned to the ground
before they awakened The house con-
tanned the Kilbourne Telephone COM
put out of service.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-09-06
AdmIsaion Day MxcursIon Rates

via Salt Lake Route will be one way
fare for round trip between all stations
Los Angeles to San Bernardino in
elusive. Costs only SITS to San Ber-
nardino where Native Sons and Daugh-
ters will celebrate. Same rate to River
side. $1.20 to Ontario, $1.00 to Pomona.
until the 10th. Tickets at city office.
col South Spring St. and station, east
end First street bridge.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-09-06

ST. PAUL-Love has scored again
against parental opposition and James
Harrison and his bride are enjoying
honeymoon in Chicago while the girls
father, c. S. Birch of Spooner, Wis. is
resting in st. Paul after an exciting but
futile chase after the clipping couple.
Even with the parent hot on the trail and
the girls uncle, James Morton, stationed
at the Union station in st. Paul at
Birch's request. to interfere at that point,
the runaways managed to bring off a
marriage at Shell Lake and by the time
they encountered Uncle James in st. Paul
they were prepared to tell him that he
was too late.
ECTIO-Lightning struck the cupola of
the German Methodist Episcopal church.
The bolt passed down the chimney, doing
little damage to the inside Of the
also struck.
GRANITE FALLS-A, barn on a farm
near Wood Lake belonging to Sorlein
brothers was struck by lightning and
burned.
HERON LAKE--A terrific storm passed
over this section. Several stacks of grain
were struck by lightning and burned.
JACKSON-The heaviest rain of the
season fell here and threshing will be de-
layed several days. over three inches of
rain fell.
WABASSO-Lightning struck Wenzel
Hammerschmitt' house and tore the roof
partly off and scattered the chimney over
the lot, 1t burned out about fifty phones
in this town.
DULUTHLThe Pittsburg company 8
steamer, Pierpont Morgan, Captain Cham
bers, loaded i, 500 tons of ore at the Mis-
sabe docks in three and one-half hours
and made two shifts to load. This is said
to be the record for quick loading at
these ore docks, and is very close to the
tonnage records of the steamer d. G..
Kerr.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-09-06
OKLAHOMA


NORMAN, Okla, Sept. 5.-The explo-
sion of chemicals in Science hall at the
University of Oklahoma caused fire
which damaged the chemicals and the
building to the extent of $500. The prompt
arrival of fire fighters was responsible for
the small loss.
OKLAHOMA CITY-Mrs. Mary Car
penter shot and killed Thomas Mari
field, junk dealer. Mrs. Carpenter says
that Marifield was stealing junk belong
ing to the Rock Island railroad, which
she had been instructed to guard, and
that, thinking to scare him away, she
fired three shots from a revolver as he
was getting over fence.
The itinerary of w. j. Bryan in his
visit to Oklahoma next week was COM
pleted at the headquarters of the Demo-
cratic state central committee. Mr..
Bryan will spend two days in the new
state, arriving at Vlnita this morning.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-09-06
NEVADA


RENO. New, Sept. 5.-Tom Crosby. a
sign painter of this city, fell from the
Virginia & Truckee bridge into the
Truckee river. and now lies In the county
hospital in a very serious condition. The
man had his kneecap broken, jaw broken,
nose broken and received severe internal
injuries from which he may never re-
cover.
GOLDFIELD-W. D. Rodebohm, em-
ployed as bus driver, better known as
'Dutchy," was killed at 1000 North Broad
way He had delivered Mrs. @. o. Brock
less to her home at Fifth avenue and
Miner street, and was reaching over the
dashboard to get suit case. He STUN
bled and fell. His coat caught on the
doubletrees and the horses ran away.
o-----
Opening of the Town Site OF Corcoran
Sept. 0, 1907
One of the finest beet sugar fact0ries
in the state now being built by Pacific
sugar Corporation.
BIG PROFITS MADE IN OTHER
SUGAR BEET TOWNS.
Special excursion train leaves Los
Angeles September s, about D. m.
Reduced fare
INVESTIGATE NOW.
Security Land and Loan company,
owners Of town site and lands adjoin-
ing S57 S. Spring.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-09-06

FORT LEAvENwORTH-Th athletic
committee of Fort Leavenworth has ar
ranged an interesting program for the
big military tournament, which is to be
held in st. Joseph, Mo-, from .Septem-
ber % to 2S.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-09-06

CONCORDIA-The steam heating plant
for the new Brown Grand theater has
just been completed and given test
and proved to work satisfactorily The
painters are about to finish up the in
terror work and the seats and scenery
will be installed within few days.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-09-06

LAWRENCE-It is generally believed
among the business men who are behind
the crusade for an abundance of pure
water in Lawrence that the present cam
paign to that end will result ultimately
iii municipal ownership of the water
plant here.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-09-06
MINNESOTA

CROoKSToN, Sept 5,-Lars Hope, 81
years of age, was struck by lightning
east of Crookston and instantly killed.
Hope was ON his way to the North Da-
kota harvest fields from his home in Writ,
Mimi, and was in company with another
man. The two were driving along the
highway four miles north of Dugdale in
separate wagons. The other man was
stunned and one of his horses killed. A
peculiar freak of the lightning Was that
it tore all the clothing from Hope and
some of 1t was thrown over 100 feet. His
pocketbook, containing $500, was found
100 feet from the body. Hopes parents
and two brothers live at Roland, Iowa,
and have been notified.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-09-06
KANSAS

ATCHISoN, Kas., Sept. 5.-Jake Schil-
ling, who had taken possession of an
island in the Missouri river and was con-
Quoting saloon there came to shore,
hunted up the county attorney and
promised to close the saloon and leave
the island. 1t seems that the decision
had been made that the island is Kansas
territory.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-09-06
IDAHO

BOISE. Ida, Sept Sat meeting of
the city council steps were taken look
ing to a meeting of all the commercial
clubs of southern Idaho in the near flu
ture to take up and discuss the coal sit
uation with view Of arriving at some
definite plan of action In the matter Of
shortage.