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The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1907-04-26
A Tragedy.

*April 9Th near Collcton in the up-
per part or this county a tragic crime
was committed. A young man, in
the beginning of his strong man
hood was shot down and killed
HIS slayer was another young man
also IN the beginning of his career
as man. We shall not attempt to
deal with the justice of the homi-
eide; "A jury of peers of the SLAYER
Will determine that. We shall not
attempt to Justify the action of
either, though one was moved bv an
holy impulse to protect the purity
and honor of his name; the other
was brought to the knowledge that
ms SIN had found him out, and to
the fear and rage of Il moment did
what he could to save himself and
become thus branded with the morE
ol ca'n. What we wish to emphas-
lZe is this; Whiskcy was the cause
ii frlce had not touched a drop Of
intoxicating beverage there would
nave arisen no necessity for his tax
ing human life. The dead man
would how be alive. His SLAYER
would pow be enjoying the pursuit
OF his chosen vocation whatever il
was. hat a lesson to the Young
men OF he county. Will they heed
1T? Wdshall see. Meanwhile sor-
row relfns in several homes in our
county \and one more red spot of
shame ; fhs burned it way into her
I lair esdltcheon. The Press and
Standard. CIV
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1907-04-26
School Prizes.

The School improvement Associ-
alton has decided to offer Is prizes
to the schools of the state for the
most material improvement made
during the given length of time.
Five Of the prizes are to he 500
each and ten are to he $50 each.
Regulations concerning the 10
prizes that are to be awarded by
this association are as follows:
l. Improvements must he made
between Jan. l and November Is,
1907.
2. Prizes will be awarded to
schools where the most decided
material improvements have been
made during the time mentioned.
;. Under material improvements
are included local taxation, con-
solidation, new buildings, libraries,
interior decorations, beautifying
yards, and better general equip
mentS.
4. No school can compete for any
of these prizes unless it is a rural
school. No town or city with more
than 500 population shall be
eligible to the contest.
5. All who wish to enter this
contest must send names and de-
scriptions of schools, before inn
provemcnts are made, to the
president, prior to October l..
6. All descriptions, photographs
and other evidences showing i'm.
provemcnts must be sent to the
president before November 1.
Z. Prizes will be awarded il
checks sent by December 1. Th'
AHrsss are to be used for further i'm
II ~ -''- '''- s.:-r:,-.
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1907-04-26

The following historical societies
will be officially represented: Sons
of the American Revolution, Daugh-
tiers of the American Revolution,
the Society of the Cincinnati, So
ciety of Colonial Wars, United Con-
f. .crate Veterans, Grand Army of
the l,epuhF" and many other patri-
otto organizations.
The members of the diplomatic
corps, together with the cabinet otfi-
GERS, and other official guests from
Washington, will arrive the morn
ing of April 26th.
Special trains conveying the gov
crnors of the different states and
their official guests will arrive ut the
Exposition grounds on the morning
of April 18th, where they will be
met by the reception committee,
made up of the directors of the
Jamestown Exposition Company
and escorted to their respective
quarters.
G. T. Shepperd, Sec'y.
April 18th, 1907.
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1907-04-26
Notice.

os;a a,i perSdS holding claims against the
must nra. W. nI'ert A. Hancock, deceased
fled w;,I;T we same t" me. duly YER
nnJ ~ w'.'il thc tlnc required by law.
mms, @ "aLp Lp"'pnS indebted to said estate
' "'''Ne fVmeht t" me without delay.
JAMES 4. Hancock,
rou,i., g Executor.
oarlisie' >. T., April II, 1907. IG-3t
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1907-04-26

Send IN your subscription to The
Times td diay, and vote for the one
you waIt to 60 to the Exposition
we are letting out the best county
paper IN the State, and making It
better eY kry week. ~
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1907-04-26
Notice.

Many iif"nds apprcciating the past
1e'',ccs n OF Pnr efficient city treasurer, w
w. ar,ilurl announce him as IL Demo.
na ic'ic 'ai1datc Tor reelection TO sa;d
h,'ice' 70 ice s1bJ1t to the Democratic primary
15. Friend.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1907-03-01
@Ns.t*!S%AG
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Especial Correspondence.)

Recent railway accidents, especially
the disasters akin 20 the terrible affair
on the New York Central road at Bronx
park bridge. prove that with the mar
velous advance in the development OF
motive power and OF the mechanical
appliances through which that power
Is employed, the improvement in road
bed construction has not kept pace.
After allowing for the delinquen-
cies Of railroad management. il is yet
fact that invention has not been ap-
piled with the same fruitfulness Of re-
suit 10 the perfection OF the roadbed
over which the trains must pass as to
the engines and cars. Compared with
the extraordinary progress in me-
chanics, the state OF the roadbeds is
still so primitive That very high rates
OF speed must be attended with danger,
especially at sharp curves.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1907-03-01

The administration ticket of the Mu-
tual life insurance company was elect
ed by a majority of approximately $780,
OOO. in the recent policy holders elec-
ton, according TO statement made by
the election inspectors 10 the proxy
committees. The vote for the various
tickets as given by the inspectors was;
For administration ticket, 1879, 1872;
for united committee, 69,101; for the
third. or fusion. ticket, 34i7.
II was also stated that "of the 1s9,-
ls2 votes, 1872. .499 we're not challenged
and no special objections raised to
them. This in itself is almost twice
as many as the united committee ticket
secured. In addition. 2s.s6i votes were
declared void and not counted"
The count OF votes was declared to
be complete except for the elimina-
ton OF duplicates and ballots of policy
holders whose policies had terminated
before they voted. The inspectors said
this would affect only a few thousand
votes. and all parties in about the same
proportion.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1907-03-01

On February 21 in all the public
schools of Boston exercises were held
In commemorauon OF the life and
character Of the first president OF the
United States. Flags were nying over
every schoolhouse and the American
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1907-03-01

The Grand Army Of the Republic
of the Department OF Massachusetts,
and Its auxillaries TO the number OF
many hundreds came to Boston early
I'm the week To attend the annual de.
partment encampments and conven-
tions.
The principal event was the depart.
ment encampment Of the G., A. II, In
Faneuil hall Department Commander
]. Pnyson Bradley presiding,
The encampment was most har.
monious one. the two highest Offices go.
ing by unanimous vote to the senior
and junior commanders, Daniel l.
Gleason and Alfred s. Roe, respective
ly, while for the junior position there
was a good-natured fight between Johr
l. Parker and Edward II. Dunbar, the
former coming out victorious by 6
handsome majority,
During the several sessions the Wis
II OF Commander-in-Chief Brown add
ed interest to the encampment.
On February 21 I'm all the puhll(
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1907-03-01

The many public places OF interest
TO strangers in the Metropolis are well
known and duly appreciated, and now
an effort is being made to furnish an
additional one which would appear TO
be destined TO delight all visitors. This
is nothing less than an expensive and
well equipped observatory and nauti-
cal museum, wherein models of ancient
and modern marine craft will be on
exhibition permanently.
This will be unique addition to the
city's attractions, and it is to be hoped
that the expectations of the projectors
will be realized
The project is in the hands of
wealthy enthusiasts in marine affairs,
who will ask the legislature TO incor-
porate and endow an institution of
this character, and it is probable that
a site for various buildings will be
secured in the .commodious Brony
park.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1907-03-01

The schoolboys and girls Of Ken
tucky raised over $4,000 for statue OF
stephen C. Foster. who wrote My old
Kentucky Home"
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1907-03-01

The largest hospital In the world
is the Metropolitan, on Blackwelrs ISL
and. New York.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1907-03-01

The government runs the pawn shops
OF Italy. and no interest Is required
on loans
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1907-03-01

A curious feature in the present day
parlance is the elimination of super
huous names. The Delaware & Hud.
son Canal company, for instance, drop
ped the word canal and is now only the
Delaware q Hudson. The New York
Central a. Hudson River railroad drop
ped the latter and is now merely the
New York Central lines, while the
Pennsylvania road in Wall street par
lance is "Pennsy." The George A. Full
Ter building is now known as the Flat
Iron. The Elevated road is the l. road.
The city prison is the Tombs and the
worst haunt of crime is briefly called
Hell's Kitchen. The same rule applies
to the newspapers. The Herald was
originally the Morning Herald and the
Mail a. Express has dropped the last
and is now simply the New York Mail.
while the Commercial Advertiser Is
now the Globe. Bonner bought the
Merchants Ledger, but dropped the
first name and got rich out of the lat
ter. The same custom is found in real
estate. for the spacious area devoted to
the leather trade is the Swamp, while
the place where the street brokers con-
gregate is the Curb. The range of
Broadway, where the play actors sun
themselves in fine weather, is the Rial
to. and the long stretch of palatial
dwellings in Fifth avenue is shortened
10 Millionaires Row. Aristocracy is
reduced to the 400, while turning from
wealth TO poverty, Corlairs Hook is
simply the Hook, so also, 1t is with
towns. for Mameroneck, is Marneck,
Kansas City is X City and San Fran
cisco is merely Frisco.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1907-03-01
ECZEMA and PILE CURE

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any AFFLICTED . positive cure fos Brssms-
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~ Avsaae, New Ysrk. D,slese sta.p.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1907-03-01


ler's fortune was developed in a recent
inquiry in this city. In reply TO a
question Frederick T. Gates, Mr.. Rookie
feller's business representative, said:
There have been a great many
amusing misstatements on this sub
ject Several years ago Senator Hoar
in the senate credited Mr.. Rockefeller
with fortune of s1,O0O,OO0,0O Quite
recently a statement has been made
and published widely throughout the
country that his annual income ex-
ceeds 800, 1000 900.
Now the facts are that Mr.. Rookie
feller has at various times himself
authorized statement that his fort
une cannot exceed $3.50 900, 900 to $780,
100000. Furthermore his income i'm
stead OF being sl00,000,000 or anything
like IL cannot in his most prosperous
year have exceeded $4,000, 900 to s20,
100000. The public generally are un-
der the impression that he owns ma
jority OF the Standard oil stock. The
facts are that Mr.. Rockefeller's hold
ings OF Standard oil stock are about
20 percent"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-07-29
CLOTHES IGN|1ED
Match Under Foot and Leaking
Gasoline Can Cause inju-
ries to George Gould
AT iMHOF & STEVENS SHOP
Siun Painter Rushes to Street with his
Clothing on Fire-Drops Can and
Explosion Follows.

\ leaking gasoline can and match
were instruments which brought about
very painful injuries to George Gould,
a sign painter employed by lmhof x
Stevens. at their shop, on the east side
Of Eighteenth street, between Second
and Third avenue, Saturday evening
about $50 Mr.. Gould started down
the stairs from the shop, carrying Il
| leaking gasoline can. He stepped on
match, and instantly the gasoline
which had dripped on the steps be
came ignitcd. and set fire to Mi.
! Gould's clothing. He dropped the can
and ran to the street. y number of
pedestrians saw him running from the
shop. and paid little attention, not no
ticing that his clothing was burning.
F'Iamcs Arc SmOthercd.
Albert Myers. whose office is in the
same building, noticed Mr. Gould, and
after summoning the fire department,
caught an OverCOat and with the as
siStanCe of several others, eXtinguished
the singing flames which were crawl
ing about MI. Gould's body. Mr.. Gould
was badly burned about the limbs. He
was removed in the ambulance to the
home of Mr.. Stevens, where a physician
dressed his injuries.
Can is Exploded.
The can which the painter dropped
was partly filled with sasolene, and
this was exploded by the flames on the
ISteps. The flames shot quickly toward
the upper part of the building and to
ward the paint rooms. The department
larrived. however, i'll time to eXtinguisH
the blaze with only about 800 damage
There seemed to be some confusion il
the department call, for the No. , com
Ipany wagons went to Nineteenth stree
land Second avenue and then returned
lon Third avenue.
It was fortunate that the flames were
distinguished before they spread Owe
the building, for Robert Smythe, VIII,
conducts a garage on the first floor
had just received a big quantity of lub
ricatng oil Saturday, and mad tht
blaze reached this part of the buildin:
serious damage to adjoining building
would have resulted as well.
Rubbish tx set Afirc.
! Yesterday morning about las the
IcCntral department was called to The
lalley i'll the rear of 1925 Seventh ave
nue., where pile of rubbish was burn
ing, and threatening the building
around it. The members of the dc
[ lpartment moved the rubbish out .
reach of the buildings and let it burn.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-07-29
PERSONAL POINTS.

Miss Edna Kramer of Kansas City
is here for visit.
S. Pells of Denver formerly of this
city is at the Hopper.
Louis Sulser of Grinnell, Iowa, is Wis
iting at the home of Robert Simmons.
Miss Ella Mitchell has returne |
home after a visit of month in Mon
mouth, Galesburg, and Peoria.
Mrs. NJ. Dallas and daughters, As
mes, Irene and Cecilia, are here FROM
Chicago the guests of relatives.
Mrs. B. F. Hall left this afternoon for
Dubuque, called there by the serious
illness of her mother, Mrs. Richie.
Mrs. Guy Doud and little daughter
have returned to their home in Chi.
cage after visiting relatives here.
Mrs. Davis Fry and daughter Grace
departed last evening for a two weeks
visit with relatives at Kansas City.
Mr.. and Mrs Alfred Stromquist ami
daughter Effie have gone on visit to
Mr.. Stromquist's parents at Swedona
H.
DR.. w. B. Spafford and family If
Spokane, Wish. are the guests at Oak
Knoll. the summer home of Captain J
H. Battles.
Rev. and Mrs. J. L. Vance and fam
lily will arrive in the city at 1870 .
| morrow from homestead, Pa. to make
| this city their home.
| Rev. and Mrs. w. B. Clemmer anC
family will leave this week for {
months vacation which will be spen
in Lanark and Chicago.
Mrs. Davis and Clarence Davis, moth
er and brother of G. II. Davis, have
returned to their home in Greenville
Ill, after a visit in the city.
Miss Edna Rains has returned afte
a two weeks visit in Denver, wher'
she has been the guest of Miss Violi
Gliding, formerly of this city.
Attorney Albert Huber leaves th
, evening for Detroit where he will al
tend the sessions of the Commercial
Law league beginning tomorrow an,
lasting four days.
A. NJ. Bruner, state railroad secrt
tary of the Y. NJ. c. A. is here iron
Elgin on business connected with tn
settlement of the estate of his father
the late W. B. Bruner, of whose Wi
he and O. L. Bruner are executors.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-07-29
SHOOTS At GROOM
Angry Mother-in-law Prevents
Getaway After an Elope-
ment to Davenport.
MAN is UNDER CHARGES
Advance Agent of Travelling Theatrical
Troupe Rows from Port Byron
to Wed 13-Year-OId Girl.

The Davenport levee Saturday even
ing was the scene of the elimination
of wild west melodrama when Mrs.
Lilly Wood of Bloomington, H., halted
Roy Hodge, the young husband of her
still younger daughter, Delpha, and at
ter firing a couple of shots to subduc
him, forced him to land from skiff
and march by her side to the police sta
ton. All the parties to the affair are
members of a show troupe that APP
peared at Rapids City Saturday. Hodge
lis held to answer the charge of abduc-
ton, and George Wunder, a Davenport
youth who swore that the bride and
groom were of legal marrying age, is
under bonds for perjury.
The couple eloped from Rapids City
Saturday, walking to Port Byron, stole
skiff. and came to Davenport, arriv-
ing during the afternoon. They eXper-
fenced some difficulty in getting a Ii
cense, but finally Wunder, to whom the
pair were perfect strangers. came to
their rescue Hodge, who is but 90
bought a long skirt to replace the short
one worn by his 1S-year-old bride, and
the pair were married by Justice Rod
ldewiG.
Caught Up With.
In the meantime the mother of the
girl found the couple had flown and
started search for them, carrying
with her a loaded revolver. After Wis
lifting several uD-riyer towns. she came
TO Davenport and located the couple
who were just leaving shore in a skif
as the crate" lady hove in sight He
command to return to the bank beins
Iunheeded, Mrs. Wood drew her trusty
weapon and let bullet fly. Hodge a
once concluded to land. After the cir
had debarked, however, he made an
other start, and it took another sho
, whistling near to bring his craft bacI
to shore once more. Here his mother
. in-law colared him and took him t,
/ the police station.
: In addition to swearing falsely re
/ garding the girls age and his OWL
Hodge gave her name as Melwood in
stead of Wood in securing the license
Hodge is from Pekin, ILL.,, and has bee
[ acting as advance agent for the show
D His hearing is being held this aftel
noon.
i
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-07-29
RECORD OF COURT HOUSE.
Real Estate Transfers.


Florence D. Sleight to Josiah Bon
ham south feet lot ., Terrace addi-
ton, city of Moline, $75.
Ella Alters to ]. r. Milliken lots Il.
Is and IA, block ), Donahoo & Cosner's
First addition, East Moline, $1,000
Seymour Peterson to Dorethea
Mumm lot >, block ., Pitts, Gilbert q
Pitts Second addition, Moline, $3.50.
Aug. Olson to Mons Nelson lot II,
block .. c. G. Thulins Second addition,
East Moline, $500
Mons Nelson to August Olson uu-
divided u lots and 6, block 2. C. G.
Thulin's second addition, East Moline,
$3.50.
Charles E. White to August Olson
lots l and ,, block 1S6, village of East
Moline, $3.50.
E. II. Stafford to William F. O'Neil
lot 8, block IL. Silvis, $500.
d. l.. Head to Daniel II. Henrichsor
part lot 4, Rabbits addition Moline,
800.
Emil Kuhr to Charles Barth west q
lot I, block 8. old town of Rock Is
land $500.
John d. Cady to John Sandbu. :
tract in northwest Il, 81, Is, 1 wes,,
$500
Arthur B. Chapman to David w
Hunt lot 4, Candees subdiv., outlot :.
Candee Grove. Moline, 81.
| Davenport Tile Construction com.
pany to Independent Real Estate com.
pany lot 4, block >, Town of Silvis
$3.50.
| Mack & Marshall to John Van Hoo.
beke lot 10. Sheridan Heights. $500.
Ernestine Range, ct al to William
Seidel west p lot I, block 8, old town
Rock Island, 81.
MOllie Kohn to r. r Glenne lot II
block >. Stewards addition. South Mo
line, 81.
Peoples Savings Bank e Trust com
pany to John d. Cady tract in north
west Il, See 81, Is, l west, ST.
| William c. Heany to Melissa Switzal
east Y lots . and 10, block ,, Brig
hams addition, Cordova, $4OO
| ID. S. Metzgar ct al to Mrs. NJ Swift
er, east 4 lots and s, block ., BRIG
hams addition. Cordova $477O.
Martin jacobson to Frank NJ. Dillon
lot >, Brooks Fifth addition, Rock Is
land. s2,S00
, Olof Peterson to Clara L. Swanson
, lots and s, Upland Place, Moline, 81
600.
John II. Albrecht to state of Illinoi-
east southwest II. Sec. 20 IS, | east
$21,7GS.
Root & Van Dervoort Engineering
company to Northwestern Consolida'
ed Milling company part out lot II
city of East Moline, $12. 500.
II. II. Doering by master to Robcr
H. Doering lot 10, block 5, Guyer'
Second addition, Rock Island, S71O.G7.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-07-29
GIVEN A HEARING
Witnesses Tell Justice johnson
How Bloody Riot Was Start
ed by Goose, Mile.
MUCH EVIDENCE INTRODUCED
Different Accounts of Way Trouble
Started Given by Those Involved
Poker iG Shown.

Justice G. Albert Johnson is today
hearing the two sides of the riot of a
week ago on Third street, which was
started by d goose. When all of the
evidence is submitted Justice johnson
will determine whether there is SUI
ficient testimony to warrant him in
holding Lee Cowan, Mrs. Lee Cowaa.
Simon MILFORD. and Mrs. Simon vii.
ford. all colored, to the grand jury Oh
charges of assault with d deadly wea-
pom.
Goose at the Bottom.
A goose is at the bottom of the af-
fair, which resulted in injuries to G.
w. Kelly. Miss Hattie Kelly, and Will
liam Kelly, members of another Colo
ed family whose residence, COS Third
street. adjoins that of Mr. and Mrs
Cowan. There are three members #
the family of geese, Jerry, Millie, and
an unchristened goslin. Millie is de-
clared by the Kelly family to be 4
mean goose, and by the Cowan family
to be tame pet And this difference
of opinion started bloody riot, the
blame for which Justice Johnson i:
trying to settle today.
Trouble Maker Not There.
The story of the fraCas was told by
score or more of witnesses, inclui
ing the members of the three families
engaged in the battle. The stove
poker with which Mrs. Cowan is al
legged to have struck Miss Hattie Kelly
was identified in court, heads con
spicuously bandaged because of tn,
outcome of the fight were referred t;
as evidence of the blows, the details
were carefully examined, and in fac
| everything and every one cOnnecte,
with the riot was i'll the court room
| That is, all except the goose. Mile
| the victim of Carrie Lee Kelly's ir
and blows which started the fight. wa
not on hand. There is no lack of eyt
| dence on both sides, however, an
there is a sharp contrast between tn
stories for the prosecution and of thos
by the witnesses for the defense.
Mr.. and Mrs. Cowan are represents
by II. \. Weld. while J. F. Murph
appears for MIR. and Mrs. MILFORD. +
II. Kelly. assistant states attorney
| is prosecuting the case.