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Los Angeles herald., 1907-09-26
GEORGIA

ATLANTA, Ca, Sept 25.-Judge James
Schley Hook, former state superior courl
Judge and state school commissioner, dice
aged SO years. His remains will be taker
to Augusta for interment
Judge Hook was born In Louisville, Ga
He was a lawyer of marked ability anc
took a prominent part in public affairs
A widow and eight children survive him
MACON-Elmer Orr, a farmer, 35 years
old, was shot and killed driving to his
home, seven miles from here, and John
son Langston, another farmer, aged ID
is in Jail here charged with the murder
1t is4 said Nhe men quarreled severa
months ago, when Orr threatened to Kill
Langston. They met on a narrow roat
and in endeavoring to pass the wagons
collided. quarrel followed in which
blows were exchanged. Langston then, II
is said, attempted to use shotgun, anc
in the struggle for its possession the gur
was discharged. fatally wounding Orr
who died shortly afterward.
PLAINVILLE-Miss Eva Mosteller viii
leave for Baltimore, where she goes tt
enter school. She will be accompanied b,
her father, and they will visit James
town and Washington on their way.
James Brown, who has spent the pas
year In Arkansas, has returned home.
w. c. Evans of Florida spent severa
days of last week with relatives here.
Mrs. Albert Thomas and daughter, Mis-
Florence, will leave for Ringgold.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-09-26
KANSAS

LEAVENWORTH, Kas., Sept. 25-In
refusing the application of Attorney Gen.
eral Jackson for a rehearing of the sa-
loon cases decided week ago, Judge
Gilpatrick of the circuit court severely
criticised the prohibition law. He re-
ferred to the law as hostile and venom
Gus to persons who do not agree to it,
I ABILENE-The nineteenth bank for
Dickinson county soon will be started in
Industry, on the line between this county
and Clay, fifteen miles from railroad in
any direction. 1t will be financed by Kan
sas City and local parties. The county
has its deposits divided between its
eighteen banks in the proportion of about
half in the Abilene institutions and
the other half in the small banks of the
county. The total is $2,S00.00O. This
makes a bank for less than $50 families
and more are being organized
TOPEKA-The board of railroad COM
missioners at the meeting here made up
the report of the 'spection of the CEN
tral branch of the Missouri Pacific and
sent it to A. w. Sullivan, general mana
yer of the system. The tracks from
Atchison to Stockton and to Lenora were
Finspected. The board found that the
road neeued many ties, the ballasting of
the track over which the heaviest travel
is carried. the raising of the track in
several soft PAGES and the proper drain
age of cuts.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-09-26
SAGACIOUS DOG SUMMONS
HELP FOR CHILDREN

i BALTIMORE, Nd, Sept. 25.-Cast- j
I. aways upon the Delaware river in =
4. shallow rocking skiff, two chill =
+ dren 4-year-old Carrie Reed and 4
y her 1i-year-old brother John, of 107 4
!. Monroe street, were yesterday res !.
1. cued from possible drowning by the =
j. intelligence of large black New =
!. foundland dog, a pet of the family 4
j. and playfellow of the girl and boy. \
+ The warning given by this dog, =
!. who soaking with water and whin- 4
4 ing and barking at the door of !.
i the home of the children first made i
!. known the fact that they were In i
i danger, resulted In search and y
i. their subsequent rescue by the po- 4
!. lice boat Visitor. (
1. The two children were playing y
1. along the wharf. not far from their \
j. home Tied to the wharf by +
!. slender painter, was skiff, shallow 4
!. and very small. Into this the boy =
1. climbed, and waving his cap above !
i. his head, called to the little girl to I
\ accompany him on pilots trip !
4. down the river. The trip was to be 4
j. only make believe" Into the boat I
!. the little one crawled. Her feet had !
4 hardly touched to bottom of the Z
!. boat when the rope that held the 4
i frail craft to the wharf fell into the I
1. river and set the boat free. <
!. The Newfoundland. who had been Z
4 running along the bank as the chill 4
i. dren got into the boat, plunged In !
]. the river as the skiff drifted out He !
!. swan to the boat, and. placing his \
!. jaws on the edge, attempted to !
!. scramble aboard. =
4 Then, seeming to realize that he 4
!. could do nothing in the water for the !
J. children, the dog turned shoreward. 4
l. Bounding upon the wharf, he made !
i break-neck run for the house, and !
4 began barking first at the front of I
i the house, and then in the rear I
j. alley. Thus he attracted attention 4
J. of the mother of the children, Mrs. I
i Catherine Reed. !
J. l. 4 4 T. i i i + + J. j. i. i !. i 4
Los Angeles herald., 1907-09-26
RHODE ISLAND

PROVIDENCE, r. l., Sept. 25.-The
Providence and Warwick authorities be-
iieve that they have solved the mystery
of the serious injuries sustained by AL
bert Fl. Cornell, jr., conductor on the
Aponaug air line. Cornell had just
stepped from his car to turn his signal
light, when he was struck by touring
car and his skull fractured. The car was
occupied by two men and woman. Fiji
teen minutes later, and within mile, an
automobile, in which were two men and a
woman, hit an electric light pole and was
smashed, one man having his leg broken.
His male companion removed the license
number from the machine and he was
brought to this city and the car removed
| to some place unknown.
| WOONSOCKET-Mic Lubas filed q
suit in the superior court against the
Dunn worsted mills. He alleged that he
was employed by the defendant firm June
! a. 1907, placing material on an elevator to
be taken to another story of the building
| According to the plaintiffs declaration
1.-THE elevator started automatically through
some defect and he was caught between
the lift and the floor of an upper story
Damages are laid at $4,000. John ]. Met
is counsel for the plaintiff. s4esf.s
| PHILLIPSDALE-Th body of James
McElroy OF the Glenlyon dye works was
| found. hanging by one foot to the apron
I of the dam under the railroad bridge.
| Medical Examiner George +. Allison of
East Providence, who was summoned,
pronounced the death probably due to
accidental drowning. Mchlroy had been
working at the Glenlyon dye works for
the past two or three years at different
times and has relatives Lying on Plain
street, Providence.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-09-26
MASSACHUSETTS

NEwBURYPORT, Mass, Sept. 25.-
Canton Harmony, P. M, l. o. o. F., en-
tertained Canton parlor of Dover, N. H.
A parade was followed by an outing at
Grape island. There dinner was served
and field sports enjoyed. A ball game
between mines representing the cantons
was won by Dover, 20 to 1s.
LOWELL-The young woman who was
run down in a fog in First street by a
Lowell -Haverhill electric car, and in
stantly killed, was identified as Mrs.
Brent Johnson, formerly Miss Bessie
o'Neill, a popular elocutionist, and at one
time Lowells leading public reader.
AMHERST-Edward H. Wright, son OF
W. e. Wright, a merchant of Adams
n. Y, and a student at Amherst college
cut his throat with a razor in his room in
the tower of Nash's block, and died few
minutes later. 1t is supposed that the
young man was suffering from melan-
cholia He had been troubled with in
somnia and a letter to his father indi-
Gated that he was fearful of becoming in
sane
HAvERHILL-With the classroom ther-
mometers registering only so, the 700 pu-
pills at the high school were dismissed
shortly after the session had commenced
on account of the extreme cold. it having
been discovered that plumbers who had
been at work at the building had neg
lected to replace portions of the heating
system. The Winter street school was
also dismissed on account of the cold.
MIDDLEBORO-The Rev. Oscar e
johnson of the Central Methodist church
died at his home on School street. HI
attended a church supper and also tn
reception rendered the Rev. w. D. Go
BILE at the Baptist church. When h
arose this morning he sank into a. chat
and died. The cause was given as hear
trouble.
I WORCESTER "A 10-month-old baby
Madeline Farrell, daughter of Mr. ant
Mrs Andrew Farrell, was accidentally
hanged while asleep in it's crib last night
A piece of pink ribbon had been placed
around the little ones neck to hold rub
Der teething ring.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-09-26
MISSOURI

KANSAS CITY, Sept. 25. = Captain
Flavins J. Tygard, aged ~ years, await
ing trial on a charge of misplacing funds
of the Bates National bank of Butler
Mo,was unable to furnish a sbond of
$4,000 in the federal court today and was
ordered sent to jail at Clinton Mo.
WEST, PLAINS, Mo-, Sept. 25.-Tht
work Of the st. Louis conference of the
M. E. Church, South, centered in the re-
port of the committee on the examina-
tion of applicants for admission to the
conference and promotion to orders.
DR.. Gray reported an increase of so per
cent in the attendance of Marvin college.
SPRINGFIELD-C. E. Phillips, former
city engineer of Springfield, was arrested
by the sheriff on two charges issued by
the clerk of the criminal court charging
him with misdemeanor while in office.
Phillips promptly gave bond in both
cases for $500 each, with Mayor Blain as
security.
Phillips was indicted by the recent
grand jury following a council investiga-
tion of the charges that the contractors
who built sewers in the Second and Sixth
wards during his term of office.
JEFFERSON CITY, c. Mckinley.
lieutenant governor, who is acting chief
executive in the absence of Governor Folk
from the state, spent the morning enter
tanning his friends at the statehouse.
BEvIER-A. c. Rissler, aged SO years,
a pioneer citizen of this country, having
a farm near here, died after a lingering
illness of several months. He leaves a
wife and several children.
SEDALIA-The state convention of the
Womans' Christian Temperance union
met in this city for a four-day session.
Delegates from all parts of the state are
here, nearly 200 of them.
KANSAS CITY-B. K. Wood of 4319
East Tenth street. 70 years old, was
knocked down by delivery wagon owned
by George B. Peck Dry Goods company,
at Eleventh and Main streets. A quart
bottle of alcohol he carried was broken.
He was not injured.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-09-26
DELAWARE


WILMINGTON, Del, Sept. 25.-Growing
out of the death of 19-year-old Irma Dodd
in private hospital here on August IA,
where she had been sent following an
operation, DR.. Horace Bradley, a we'll
known physician of this city, was indicted
by the grand jury of New Castle county
today, charged with second degree muir
der. After being taken into custody DR..
Bradley was released under $4,000 bond.
SEAFORD-Three tramps who were
seen lettering around the railroad station
all day yesterday attempted an assault
upon Misses Bessie and Myrtle Wilson late
last night The sisters were returning
from shopping and when within few
yards of their door were accosted by the
three men. Their cries attracted the at
tention of their father who, seizing his
rife. ran out of the house just in time
to see his daughters struggling to get
away from the brutes, who were later
arrested
VIII ILMINGTON--At meeting in West
Presbyterian church State Treasurer Will
liam II. Berry of Pennsylvania declared
that in the next ; gislature of Pennsyl-
vania a local option bill would be intro
duced.
He declared that man prominent poll
tically had promised him that this should
be done, and that il he were to make pubs
lie the name of the man it would cause
astonishment The treasurer said that in
the fight he would be found on the no
license side.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-09-26
IDAHO

RExBURG, Idaho, Sept. 25.-Beet dig
ging has commenced. Cars are being
loaded every day at various points on
the line and shipped to Sugar City, Spe-
cial trains have been put on to handle the
beets. Last year the total yield in this
county was in the neighborhood of 100000
tons. This year the tonnage will be
greater.s 1t is the intention to begin the
factory campaign. Men were placed in
posts of duty at the factory this week.
BURLEY-John Reamis and nephew,
Jesse, of Basin, a small town sixteen
miles south of this place, met with an ac-
above Oakley, which came near to cost
ing the life of Jesse Beamis. They were
driving a team attached to a heavily
loaded wagon down a steep canyon when
the brake gave way, letting the wagon
crowd the horses which sheered off the
road and started to run down steep en-
bankment. Jesse was pitched from the
wagon upon a pile of sharp stones in
front of the wheels, where he lay stunned.
The front wheels passed over his head,
crushing it down between two stones
cutting a cash four inches long in the
back of his head and almost severing his
| left ear.
TWIN FALLS-Twin Falls is filled will
| land seekers, who have come to attend
the big opening at Jerome on October
The registrations so far exceed the mos
| liberal estimates. The people are comm,
from all parts of the country. They ar
arriving in large parties.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-09-26
MARYLAND

BALTIMORE, Md, Sept 25.-With ty-
phoid fever feared, Judge Austin l..
Crothers, the Democratic nominee LOT
governor is confined to his room AT tne
Rennert. His pulse was 10 and his tenn
perature 102M. DIR. r. x. Gorsuch has
diagnosed Mr.. Crothers' trouble as pao
attack of grip, brought on propap.y py
exposure and hard work Incidental TO ms
handshaking campaign through .he
xtata during the last few weeks. Judge
Crothers has developed a violent cough,
but there is no indication of pneumonia
or any other unfavorable development.
Friends fear typhoid, but the doctor has
not yet found any symptoms
FREDERICK-Willi Englar's- barn,
near Della, was struck by lightning this
evening and burned.
LA PLATA-Hayden Dean, an oyster
man, was drowned near Rock Point. Mr..
Dean fell off the schooner Henrietta
Bash. The captain and cook, who were
on the boat at the time, upon hearing
a splash in the water ran to the side Of
the boat and threw a rope over to Dean,
but he made no effort to save himself.
Mr.. Dean was native of st. Marys
county. He leaves a mother and brother.
l. -
the death of Levin w. Williams, a promi-
nent and well-to-do citizen of the Fifth
district, at his home, fredericksburg, in
the sixty-eighth year of his age Mr.
Williams underwent surgical operation
last week. His early life was spent In
agricultural pursuits in the Fourth dis
trict from which he retired about twenty
years ago and removed to fredericksburg
He leaves an estate Of about $4,000.
widow survives.
EASTON-The twenty-second annual
fair and four days race meet of the Tai
bot County Fair association promises tc
be one of the biggest, best and most sue
cessful in the history of the association
Early this morning Easton was filled
with people coming from all parts of Tai
bot Queen Anne and Caroline counties ir
carriages and upon the early trains ano
boats, and by 10 o'clock the streets were
alive with people vending their way to
the fair grounds.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-09-26
ARKANSAS

i
! BENTON, Ark. Sept. Pin the case OF
Samuel Faust vs. the Onasso Manufac-
turing company the jury, after being out
thirty minutes, returned verdict for the
plaintiff for $4,000 for the loss of his left
hand while working in factory of the
defendant.
WALNUT RIDGE-Ev Evidently for the
purpose of robbery j. w. Cromwell of
Pointer, Ark. was beaten to death with
an iron bar by unknown parties at Hoxie,
q small town near here, and his body
thrown into a culvert, where 1t was
found by crowd of children at play.
HELENA--A suit for $21 200 ON change
of venue from Woodruff county has been
filed here against the st. Louis South
western railroad. The suit is brought by
the administrator of the estate of Cleola
Irene Crabtree, who, 1t Is alleged, was
killed by defendant company's train.
TEXARKANA-Powell Grassland and
Miss Celeste Colon were married in the
west end of Bowie county, Texas, about
thirty miles west of here. They went to
the home of It. A. Cox, stepfather of the
groom, to spend the night, and shortly
after midnight the groom was called
from his room and placed under arrest by
Sheriff Rochelle and a few hours later
lodged in the county jail on charge of
perjury. The bride is said to be only IA
years old, and 1t Is claimed the groom
swore that she was over IS when he went
to secure the license.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-09-26
LOUISIANA

NEW ORLEANS, La, Sept. 25.-The
Southern Pacific steamship Ell Monte
sailed on her return trip to Baltimore.
Her cargo was not a large one, but
this is to be expected at this time of
the year. Even the New York ships are
running very light. Next month rice,
cotton, sugar and molasses will go to
Baltimore in large quantities.
CROWLEY-Dr. H. F. Vulliamy, the
local veterinary authority, states that
charbon has almost entirely disappeared
from this section, although the epidemic
of blind staggers still continues. This
disease is not quite as bad as 1t was a
month ago in this vicinity. DR.. Vulliamy
thinks tat it, will not entirely disappear
until heavy rains come. He believes that
the cause Of the disease in this vicinity
is a fungus growth on vegetables eaten
by stock.
SHREVEPORT = About twenty-five
well-known travelling men of this state
attended meeting held at the Phoenix
for the purpose of organizing the Louisi-
ana Travellers, an organization which in
character will be similar to Arkansas
Travellers and the Egyptian Hustlers of
Illinois. The following officers were
elected: President, B. s. Thompson, New
Orleans; vice president, Henry A. O'Neal
Davis, Lake Charles; third vice presi-
dent, Ben Thompson. Alexandria; fourth
vice president w. r. Carpenter. New
Orleans; secretary, Nose Frank. Shreve-
port; treasurer, r. ]. Butler, Shreveport
Los Angeles herald., 1907-09-26
NEW HAMPSHIRE

CONCORD, N. H., Sept. 25.-Hale Chad
wick of Penacook, administrator OF the
estate of Julia A. Chadwick, has filed with
Joseph A. Cochrane a claim against the
estate of Whitney d. Barrett for $1,000, the
claim arising out OF the murder of Miss
Chadwick by Barrett. The tragedy oc-
CURED last September. Miss Chadwick
boarded an electric car bound for Con-
cord. She was followed by Barrett. a
member of the Concord police force, who
jumped aboard and shot her dead. Bar
rett then turned the revolver on himself
and inflicted wounds from which he died
Lewis B. Mott, prominent citizen and
business man, actively identified with
municipal AFFAIRS fell dead while riding
in his carriage on South street. He was
born in Weafe. September 10. 1sf7, and
engaged in the grocery business for him
self in this city when q young man.
About twenty years ago he went into the
real estate business, In which he con-
tinued till his death. -z4e was member
Of the Commercial and Wonolancet clubs
and Of the First Baptist church: He had
been general manager OF the Concord
state fair since its organizations
Los Angeles herald., 1907-09-26
NEBRASKA

AUBURN. Neb., Sept. 25.7-A business
deal of considerable Importance was
closed whereby Edward Grant of Kansa:
City. Mo-, becomes the owner of the
Williams Grocery company's store. Mr.
Grant was formerly of this city, ant
was in the employment of Thompson
Perry's department store, but about six
months ago moved to Kansas city anc
entered the employment of Emry, Birt
& Thayer
TABLE ROCK-A fine rain, which
measured from one to two inches, fell
and was very agreeable after the hot
and dusty weather of the last few days
The storm was accompanied by much
electricity and a great deal of wind.
BEATRICE-Daniel Linahan, for the
last four years district foreman for the
Union Pacific at this point, has beer
transferred to Omaha. He is succeeded
py c. L. Sherwood, who has been district
foreman of the division at Junction City
Kas, for some time.
HUMBOLDT-The Sentinel. Allen D.
Mays paper at Salem, has suspended pub
lication and the publisher will engage in
work on the Auburn Republican. Mr.
May was formerly engaged in newspaper
work at Falls City and Humboldt< the
former being his home town.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-09-26
ILLINOIS

PANA, ILL.,, Sept 25-Thomas Bagnell
was arrested by Deputy Sheriff Cheney
on charge of embezzlement. Bagnell, 1t
is charged, confiscated over $1,000 of the
Subdistrict United Mine Workers money
and then disappeared. During his abb
sence his books were examined by the
auditing board, and he was found to be
short the above amount.
DECATUR-James Ashmore, formerly
coach for Mililin university, has gone to
Westminster, Md. where he will act as
coach at Maryland college.
Miss Frances Kirk of Decatur has re-
ceived the appointment of director of
drawing in the public schools at Calves
ton, Tex.
The broom corn harvest about Arthur
has commenced. The acreage Is some
larger than year ago. No brush has yet
been sold, but there was one offer at $1OO
per ton.
QUINCY-James Taylor, a molder, suf-
fered severe injuries from the spilling OF
hot molten iron on his foot.
John Nations, who is nearly blind, and
who has been led about by dog, was
discovered with several gashes cut in his
neck. He said that some one tried to Kill
him.
The Adams county grand jury lnulcteu
Arthur Brooker for burglary and larceny
Harry johnson and II. M. Weiss for lar
ceny, Charles S. Ross for embezzlement
and George Marshall for an assault to
kill.
Mrs Birdie Rittler, aged 25 years, at
tempted suicide Wednesday night by
swallowing carbolic acid Medical atten-
ton averted serious results. Domestic
infelicities were given as the cause fol
the act.
BLOOMINGTON IT h r e e judgments
against the Hawthorne Grain company
aggregating $4,000, have been taken In
the circuit court here. This firm is one
of the leading concerns of central I'LL
nois and has maintained elevators at Col
fax, Ell Paso, Fletcher and many other
points.
| KEWANEE-Thomas Mowers, chairman
of the Illinois commission to the James
town exposition, fell dead in his bank al
Atkinson He was 73 years old. He was
in the legislature for several terms.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-09-26
FLORIDA

PENSACOLA, Fla, Sept. 25-The inves-
tigation into the charge against Sheriff
James G. Van Pelt, commenced here, is
beirg conducted by Ernest Amos, the
state uditor who had been directed by
the governor to come to this city and
make thorough and searching examina-
ton. The charges which allege improper
conduct toward young female prisoner,
who occupied a room in the Jail for sew
eraI weeks, were sent to the governor by
the woman. In these she makes several
very serious allegations against the sher-
iff, and she is to be called upon to appear
as witness and reiterate her statements.
JACKSONVILLE = Track laying out
Main street beyond the city limits is pro-
ceeding at rapid rate by the Jackson
Vile Electric company. and in few
days the line will reach Seventeenth
street and will then be continued east
ward on that street to where 1t intersects
a continuation of Market street.
ST AUGUSTINE-Com ]. H.
Allen of the Indian River Haulover Out
ing club of Daytona, is progressing stead
lily with the preliminary arrangements
for the long distance motor boat race,
which it is proposed to run along the
East Coast canal next season.
TAMPA--City Marshal Tranquillo Mar
tinez of West Tampa and Deputy Sheriff
III. A. Acosta arrested a negro in a va
cant house In that placeewhom they de-
clare perfectly answers the description of
the much hunted and frequently an
nounced already arrested VIII McFad-
den who committed brutal assault upon
the wife of railroad man on the east
coast.
IAWTEY-The town was thrown into
a state of intense excitement by the an
nouncel .ent that Charles p. Gouger, one
of the leading farmers of this section.
was found dead at his home, one mile
west of town. Investigation showed the
report to be true. he evidently having
been assassinated.