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Los Angeles herald., 1907-03-01
Personals

William K. Fellows, a prominent at
torney of Chicago, is at the Angelus.
Rev. G.. S. Found, Catholic priest
from Bakersfield, is at the Westminster
E. H. Andrews, manager of the Santa
Fe oil wells at Ba kersfield, is at the
Westminster.
George A. Tilton, manager of the I'm
ion Ice company at Bakersfield, is al
the Westminster.
W. NJ Bishop, a mining man of Rhy-
olite, Nevada, is at the Angelus, accom-
panied by his wife.
S. H. Shotwell, a wealthy glove manu-
facturer of Gloversville, N. Y, and his
son are at the Angelus.
S. A Bishop, claim agent for the
Santa Fe is at the Westminster, regis
tered from San Francisco.
Mrs. NJ. K. Goldsmith, wife of a New
York clothing manufacturer, and her
son and daughter are at the Angelus
Mr.. and Mrs Alvin Robinson and Miss
Helen Robinson, capitalists of Grand
Forks, North Dakota, are at the Ange-
lus.
S. NJ. Mcconnell, wealthy leather
manufacturer of Chicago, is at the
Westminster for the winter, accompa-
MED by his wife and daughter.
Dr. and Mrs. Wards Hutchinson oi
New York are at the Alexandria. DR.
Hutchison has come to be consulting
physician at Arrowhead hot springs
H. A. Schumacher of New York, who
is in Southern California making {
study of the vegetation, the various
kinds of plants and flowers, is at the
Westminster.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-03-01
DANNINGS TO
HAVE A FIGHT
FOR CATALINA
Island Kingdom Is
Threatened
Meteor Boat Company Asks Dissolu-
tlon Of Injunction on the Ground
That County Rights Are
Disregarded

The first guns in what promises to be
a gigantic struggle for the possession
of the franchise right to the island Of
Catalina were fired yesterday when
attorneys representing the Meteor Boat
company appeared before Judge Monroe
in department six of the superior court
and asked that the restraining order
issued against the boat company be re-
moved and the injunction denied.
The Banning brothers, representing
the ownership of the entire pleasure
resort island, were In court watching
their interests. If they lose in their
fight against the Meteor Boat company
it will practically destroy the king-llke
right they have thus far exercised over
the island in fixing the rates and fran
chises for the various companies who
rent and lease from them.
During the past year the Banning
brothers have had more trouble to re-
tain possession of the island than at any
other period of its ownership.
Early last summer expeditions were
organized by people of Los Angeles.
under the leadership of Capt. F. X. Hol-
lar, owner of the ship San Diego. Three
times during the summer Capt. Hollar
and his passengers invaded the island,
refusing to pay the 81 landing fee the
Bannings exact from everyone who
lands at the island unless transported
by Banning boat.
Storm Barb Wire Fence
On one occasion the defenders of the
island turned the fire hose on the in
vaders at the highwater line and a
fight ensued. A great barbed wire fence
was built along the entire harbor front
and that was stormed. On another oc-
casion graphing hooks were thrown
into the fence and it was hauled out
into the harbor, while the invaders
rushed the landing and carried it by
storm.
And the fight is just as bitter now as
it ever has been. The invaders have
discontinued their invasions and have
gone to law. Occasionally they take
visitors over and sail around the island
without attempting to land them.
Recently the government granted the
right to install a great bulkhead in the
harbor. 1t was the preparations by the
Bannings to protect their rights and
titles to the island before the summer
season opened and their visitors could
be annoyed.
With the Installation of the bu1kheads
came a raise in the licenses. The Me-
teor company conducts the glass bottom
boat excursions. The Banning company
demanded a greater rate and the COM
pany refused TO pay and were Joined
by others, and the fight for the su-
premacy will be fought out within the
next few weeks.
An injunction was secured two days
ago restraining the Meteor company
from operating it's boats unless paying
the required sum.
Yesterday attorneys representing the
company placed their case before Judge
Monroe, contending that the Bannings
were violating the rights of the people
of the county.
Judge Monroe took the case under ad-
visement and the next day or two will
give forth the important decision as to
whether or not the Bannings will he
sustained in their increase of the tax
rate.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-03-01
BAREFOOT BURGLAR
CAPTURED At LAST
Continued from Page one3

growth of several years prowling dur
ing the night time without shoes. The
feet are perfectly fiat, with a wide
flange on all the toes, and fitted perfect
ly into the impressions of the footprints
taken from the Martin house.
The negro is believed to be one of a
closely allied band of Chicago crooks,
who were driven from the Windy City
at the time of Chief Collins appoint
ment to the position of chief of police.
The police records are being searched
for a description of the famous Luke
Murray, the negro porch climber who
escaped from the Desplaines street
police station of Chicago after robbing
the Harris home of $4,000 worth of dia-
monds. There is possibility of Fleenor
being the man, although the Chicago
porch climber is said to have been much
smaller than the negro now in custody.
Believe Him Chicago Man
Il am convinced that the man is from
Chicago" said Detective Jones' but
we have not yet had time to get line
on him.
One of the strongest indications that
the negro is one of band of hlgh-class
porch climbers and providers was tele-
graph code book found lying on his
desk. The code was made up of a Pc
culiar combination of symbols from
Peaes Telegram phic code and other sys-
TENS, and some notes lying near by on
the desk showed that it had been re-
Gently used.
Fleenor seemed but little concerned
regarding his arrest. remarking pleas
antly when the detectives entered the
room: II guess you got me all right.
Just help yourself to anything you see."
Last night he sat smoking in his cell,
but refused to talk about his arrest,
Several negroes, who said they had
heard of him as a highly respectable
real estate man, called at the Jail to see
him, but were not allowed admlttance.
Fleenor's alleged real estate business
will be the subject of a continued in
vestigation by the detectives today and
1t is possible that an elaborate system
of swindling may be revealed in addi-
tion to the porch climbing exploits.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-03-01

stock and the ST. Louis, Peoria &
Northern property.
Mr.. Lane asked him how much the
Hartman interests had paid for the
Chicago & Alton and how much they
got out of the transaction. Mr.. Hillard
was unable to state the profits He
had no means of knowing AS Mr..
Lane continued to press for some in
formation on this point Mr.. Kellogg
remarked.
Nobody knows
"Oh yes" rejoined Mr.. Severance.
1--WE can figure that out. 1t will show
they did not lose any"
Mr. Cravath again drew attention to
the statement of the witness last even
ing about the mortgage of the cutoff
from Murrayville to Springfield before
it was built and said that the trans
action had been perfectly proper from
both legal and moral standpoint.
Commissioner Lane said he had un-
derstood, but he wanted to know what
had become of the money. Mr.. Sever
ance said that railroads often did SINH
lar things, but the money had usually
been kept to build the road.
Counsel Lovett and Mr.. Cravath
cross-examined Mr.. Hillard briefly but
he maintained his position firmly, par
ticularly as to the propriety of capital
izing the old expenditures upon the
Alton.
Mr.. MahI Explains
Mr.. Mahl, controller of the Harri-
man lines, was then recalled and iden-
titled a number of exhibits. Mr.. Mahl
explained that the resolution of the
board Of directors of the Union Pa
cif1c, authorizing Mr.. Hartman to bor-
row money in the name of the cor
poration, was a purely formal matter
1t was done to meet requirement Of
certain California bankers. Mr.. Lovett
showed by the witness that the late G.
P. Huntington had like authority from
the Southern Pacific board and that it
was common business practice.
During the discussion between Mr..
Lovett and Mr.. Hillard, Mr.. Harlan
read an extract from the constitution
of Illinois which prohibited the pay
ment of stock dividends from the sale
of securities, raising the point that the
Atoms 30 per cent dividend probably
was illegal.
Mr.. Severance informed the commits
sion that counsel for the government
had no more witnesses at this time and
would ask for an adjournment with
out date Chairman Knapp then an
nounced that the hearing was post
poned to date to be fixed, and ad-
journment was taken.
There will be oral argument heard
at Washington in April on a date to be
decided later. There has been no de-
cision yet as to an appeal to the courts
to compel Edward H. Hartman and
Otto Kahn to answer many important
questions, but that will be considered
after the commission returns to Wash
ington.
1--WE will discuss the question at
Washington" said Commissioner Lane
after adjournment today, land there
decide If we are to ask that the stom-
ach pump ba applied to these wit
nesses."
Los Angeles herald., 1907-03-01
HEARD AROUND
THE CORRIDORS
"BLoW 1T OUT HEREAFTER"
The OTHER GUESTS SUGGEST
BY THE EAvEsDRGPPER

One of the conveniences of the Alex
andria hotel proved an Inconvenience
to two of the guests last night until
a bell boy was let nto the trouble and
now the principals of the affair are
submitting to a generous amount of
good natured laughing at their ex-
pense.
Frank Atwood, travelling man from
Chicago, and his wife are the victims of
the mirth. Last night they went to
their room and after making prepara-
tions for retiring Mrs. Atwood stepped
to the clothes closet to hang up a
cloak. When the door of a closet at
the Alexandra opens it turns on an
electric light and when the door is
closed the light is shut off.
When Mrs. Atwood opened the door
she noticed the light burning, and being
a good housewife she decided it must be
Los Angeles herald., 1907-03-01

turned off. She hunted for the switch,
but could not find it and her husband
was pressed into service. He climbed
a chair and tried to reach the light,
but that produced no better results.
Finally after puzzling over it for
half an hour and trying every crevice
for a hidden switch button, they called
a bell boy An explanation and a good
laugh followed. The bell boy closed
the door and the light was out.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-03-01
Excursionists Lunch

Raymond Whitcomb excursionists
from the east to the number of sixty
five were at the Angelus yesterday for
luncheon on their way from San Diego
to Hotel Green at Pasadena, where they
will stop. The party is composed Of
people from various parts of the east
and engaged in many different lines of
profession and business.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-03-01
NO NEGRO NAMED
FOR CINCINNATI JOB
BIZ Associated Presa.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 2S.--The NOM
ination by the president of Amos Smith
to be surveyor of customs at Cincin-
natl removes from the list one Of the
places 10 which the president had In
mind the possible appointment of d
negro. The president still has under
consideration the question OF giving
some well known Ohio negro an office
IN Ohio.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-03-01
Seek Pontin's Support

BY Associated Press.
POsEN. Poland, Feb, PA deputa-
ton Of Poles has gone TO Rome bearing
petition to the pontiff to which 10000
signatures are attached begging him
TO support the endeaYors Of the Poles TO
obtain from the Prussian government
the restoration in the schools of re-
ligious instruction in the Polish Lam
guage.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-03-01
DEAF MAN KILLED
BY SOUTHERN PACIFIC

SAN JOSE, Feb. 2S.--John Speth, an
aged inmate of the county almshouse
at Milpitas was struck by Southern
Pacific train today a short distance
south of Milpitas and instantly killed.
Speth was deaf and failed to notice the
approach of the train.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1907-11-21
LINCOLN FARM FUNDlTO LEAVE OSKALOOSA
Phil Kearney Post Taken up the
Good Movement.

Headquarters Phil Kearney Post G..
A. r., Oskaloosa, Iowa, Nov. is, 1907
To the Public:-The undersigned
committee from Phil Kearney Post
have been authorized to receive sub
scriptions for the Abraham Lincoln
farm fund.
Lincoln's birthplace in Kentucky
has been purchased by an association,
and it is proposed to erect Memorial
Hall and maintain the farm perpet-
ually as place of pilgrimage for pa
triotic Americans, and the lovers of
liberty throughout the world. This
Post proposes to raise a subscription
in small amounts for this worthy pur-
pose. M
We earnestly request that our citi-
zens who may be called upon for this
purpose will respond with their accus-
toned generosity.
]. +. McNeill, Chairman,
John F. Lacey,
w. r. Cowan,
w. H. Shaw,
Robert Kissick,
Committee.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1907-11-21
THOMPSON IN TROUBLE.
Amateur Detective Is in Jail Charged
With Kidnapping.

Sigourney, Iowa, Nov. 10. = Harry
Thompson, the amateur detective who
last week arrested Elmer Elliot, a de-
serter from the Sixty-second Coast
Artillery, at South English, in this
county, is now in Jail here awaiting
his trial upon the charge of kidnap-
ping. Thompson sleuthed down upon
Elliott and after taking him prisoner
took him to Oskaloosa where Sheriff
Valentine took the prisoner in charge
and conveyed him to Des Moines,
where he was wanted on the charge
of desertion. Thompson was then ar
rested and taken before Justice of the
Peace Fred Cope for kidnapping, but
when it was learned that the real
crime was committed in this county
he was fined twenty-five dollars for
carrying concealed weapons, but he
has since been arrested and brought.
here to answer to the more serious
charge.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1907-11-21
COUNTY PHYSICIANS
Board of Supervisors Makes Pro-
vision for Needy.

A special session of the County Su-
peryisors was held Monday afternoon
in the court house to elect new
physician to take charge OF all quar-
antine cases of smallpox and other
contagious diseases in the county.
Three applications were considered,
but the meeting adjourned shortly be-
fore o'clock, before any decision
could be reached. The supervisors
met again this morning for the same
purpose.
For the past year or more the city
physician, DR.. Morgan, has had the
contract for the care of smallpox and
other infectious disease patients, and
there has not been a separate doctor
employed for such work since the
time of the last real smallpox siege
several years ago when the pesthouse
was built. Since that time either the
county or the city physicians have
been given the contract, but it has
been found not to be expedient to re-
quire the same doctor to wait on all
sick patients among the poor who also
has under his care the victims of some
infectious disease.
1t is thought that the board will also
let the contract for the work of county
physician in short time. When DR.,
Cruzen left the city a short time ago
the work was turned over to DR.. Win
die, who has since been in charge of
all cases of sickness among the poor.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1907-11-21
GEO. STEWARD DEAD
Pioneer Resident of oskaloosa passes
away

George Steward, who has been how
ering between life and death for a
number of days at his residence, ZIG
Fourth avenue east, passed away at
IL o'clock Monday forenoon, Nov. IS,
1907.
Mr.. Steward was pioneer resident
|of Oskaloosa, and for a number of
years was leading business man of
the city. His three surviving children,
W.. w. and G. E. Steward of Newport,
Kentucky, and Carrie Steward of Salt
Lake, were with him when the end
came.
Mr.. Steward was born in York coun-
ty, Pennsylvania, February %, 1928,
and spent his boyhood and received
his education in the place of his birth.
In early life he worked in factories for
several years, and afterwards operat-
ed a ferry across the Muskingum riy-
err at Marietta, Ohio. He came west
in 1873, located at Oskaloosa, and serv-
ed as clerk for seven years for his
brother-inlaw, S. j. Dutton. He then
opened a grocery store in partnership
with VIM. NJ. Dutton, under the firm
name of Steward & Co. This asso-
citation continued about three years,
when Mr.. button sold his interest to
Ii. l. Little. Later the entire business
was purchased by two of Mr.. Stew.
ards sons and he retired from bust
ness.
Mr.. Steward was married In Mari
eta, Ohio, in 1852, to Talitha M. Dut
ton, and to them were born six chill
dren. Three have preceded their faith
er in death, the deceased being Rev
Harley J. Steward, who died only q
few weeks ago; and George Il. and
George W., who passed away when
quite young. The mother of these chill
dren also died in Oskaloosa. Mr.
Steward was married again on July
%, 1885, to Mrs Anna Craft, who sur
wives him. MIR Steward was mem
Der of Central NJ. II. church, and had
lived consistent Christian life. The
family have the sympathy of all who
know them in the loss of kind faith
er and husband, and man whose life
is worthy of emulation.
The funeral was held at the Contra
NJ. Il. church on Wednesday after
noon, Nov. 20, at 2:30. The casket
was open at the home until 1870 p
m. the day of the funeral.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1907-11-21
DOING GOOD WORK.
Fifteen Men Are Rapidly Cleaning Up
The Debris.

The fifteen men who are at work
on the remains of the old Morrow
livery barn are rapidly removing the
debris from the spot and piling the
old iron and rubbish on the vacant
lot in the rear of the Geo. M. Evans
poultry house. The brick and tim
bers are being stored wherever room
can be found in the street and adjoin-
ing lots. 1t will be several days be-
fore the work of laying the founda-
ton and the big cement floors can be
started. No contracts have yet been
let for the erection of the new build
ing, as the architect has not yet fully
completed the specifications. Frank
Morrow is supervising the work of
clearing away the remains of the old
building.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1907-11-21
A STUDY in MICROBES
P. E. 0. Chapter x have an Inter
esting Session.

Chapter tx" of P. E. o. met with
Mrs. s. J. Finley on Saturday after
noon. After short business session,
the program for the afternoon was
taken up and proved so interesting
mat IT. was an unusually late hour
when the meeting adjourned. What
ever a woman's vocation may be we
lind her always interested in any
tning that affects the home or its. in
mates. The first paper on Household
Bacteriology by Mrs. Dir. Rodgers
placed that which is usually left to
the study of scientists and students
SO plainly before the ladies that ali
were forcibly impressed with the
thought that no one is so vitally inter
ested as the house-keeper in this sub,
ject.
Miss Lillian KIlbourn's paper on
Harmful Heterogeneous and Their
Safeguards" was an excellent sequel
The roll call was responded to 10y
answering the written questions pre-
scented by these two ladies' and was
most surely helpful to ALL After.
wards Mrs. Rodgers with the use OF
two powerful microscopes exhibited
The Bacillus tuberculosis, Bacillus
Diphtheria and Bacillus Trichinosus
as representative specimens of the
bacteria causing disease. The mi
crobes which give us vinegar, the
mold germ, the yeast plant and a
specimen of impure water were also
shown
The Oskaloosa herald., 1907-11-21
EDDYVIlLE.
(By John r. Sipes.)

w cohh ANs oApOosg
Eddyville, Nov. 19.-Born, Sunday,
Nov. II, 1907, to Mr. and Mrs. A. G..
Goodman, who live near South Iowa
Junction, a son.
The box supper and night cap social
held by the B. Y. p. U. of the Baptist
church Saturday night was quite a
success. The money taken in will be
used for general church purposes. An
excellent program was also given.
William j. Allen, who has been as
sistant superintendent of bridges for
the Rock Island railroad, left Monday
for Panama where he will be superin-
tendent over the pile driversrat that
place. Mr.. Allen will 90 by the way
of Chicago and then at New York he
will take steamer to Panama. A
farewell dinner was given Sunday at
his residence on North Fourth street.
About twelve were in attendance. He
expects to stay about year unless
mis- health fails him.
Mrs. Laura Dibble left Saturday for
Colorado Springs, Colorado, and will
spend the winter with her daughter at
that place.
A. J. Broderick left Monday for Kan.
sas while enroute home to Havre, Mon
tana. He is connected with the Hayre
Plain Dealers at that place. .l.'
Mr. and Mrs. Wells and son, OF
Brooklyn, Iowa, came down Friday for
few days visit with the lady's
brother, Frank Pierce. -! ".5
Miss Jamie Farmhouse, of 0skaloosa,
spent over Sunday with her grandpar.
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. j. N. Scott, of
North Second street. t-Er
Arthur Epperson, whofiis attending
Iowa college at Grinnell2 spent Sunday
with his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. f. M
Epperson. -" , -, ..' HG1.lr
Died, at 80 Friday afternoon, Nov.
Is, 1907; Leonard, son of Mr. and Mrs.
Arthur Smith, near Lakonta, of sup.
pertive appendicitis, resulting from an
injury of being struck by a ball about
ave weeks ago while playing at school.
Burial was made in Pringie cemetery
near Bussey.
The KirkviIle lodge of Rebekahs will
be entertained here at the next meet
ing of the Rebekahs here. Quite a
number will be initiated and the
Kirkville drill team will do the work.
J. l.. Allbaugh, who lives about six
miles across the river, purchased
what Isl nown as the Emily Reed
farm of eighty acres, on the county
line road The farm joins Mr., All
baugh's farm on the east. Improve
ments will be made within short
time.
MES, Laughlin, who has been visit
ing here with her daughter, Mrs. T. J.
Clark, left Saturday night for Macon,
Mo. She was accompanied home by
Mrs. Clark, who will visit with her
sister, Mrs. G. w. Beherand, and with
other relatives and friends. r
Miss May Vance, who has been Wis
iting here for about two weeks with
relatives and friends, left for her
home in Pennington Saturday after.
noon.
Miss Rena Ryan, who has been i'll
for about three weeks, is able to be
out again.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1907-11-21
Land Sells Well.

There has been considerable real
estate dealing around Fremont the
past week. Thos. Davis sold his farm
of SO acres south of town to L. b.
Keller for $4,000; j., c. Albertson
bought an eighty of H. e. Duke for
$4,000 which will increase his hold
ings to over 800 acres; o. l.. Harter
sold his 120-acre farm south of town
to G.. M. Wright for $14,700, and
bought the 160-acre farm belonging to
w. Z. Fellers, west of town, for 49,.
500; ]. w. Helm added the Mrs. Mary
McMickle farm of 60 acres east of
town to his already large farm, pay
ing $3.50 for it.; John Darner bought
the G. w. Koontz eighty near his own
land southeast of town, paying $500
for it. 1t will be noticed that in ev-
cry instance but one the price paid
has been over 800 per acre, the high
est being $122.50.