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Los Angeles herald., 1907-09-10
KANSAS.

LAWRENCE, Kas., Sept. 9.-For the
first time since 1900, the August winds in
Kansas this year exceeded the August
average since the records have been kept
by DR.. Snow. The run of wind last month
was 1855 miles, compared with 5248 miles
in\August, 1906. and an August average Of
1861 miles during the past forty years.
Last months temperature averaged 1887
degrees, and was go of degree above the
August average for forty years. The rain
fall, $50 inches, was Al of an inch less
than the normal.
HARRINGTON - Francis Potter, one
of the pioneer newspapermen of Kan
sas, died last evening at the home
of George p. Hall, in San Diego, Cal.
He went there a few weeks ago, accom-
panied by his wife and son, in the hope of
improving his health, but did not. For a
number of years he was connected with
the Lindsburg Record, and later with the
Harrington Sun, which he built up to a
successful plant The funeral will be held
here.
EMPORIA-The annual tax sale OF land
to Lyon county for unpaid taxes was
held. 1t was the lightest sale Of this kind
for many years. The total amount of un-
paid taxes was less than $1,000. Last year
it was more than $1,000
TOPEKA-The board of railway COM
missioners ordered the railroads to put In
a fiat 2-cent fare rate on or before Octo-
ber l. The railroads have not yet made
any definite announcement of their con-
templated action, but it is understood
they will recognize the order till the
question is settled in some of the other
states in which 1t is pending.
| INDEPENDENCE-T d-Continent
Gas, Oil and Pipe Line company, with q
capitalization OF 100000, has been incorpo
| rated under the laws of Kansas ant
| granted charter. The men back of tn,
| enterprise are Senator Porter and VIII
/ liam Truskett of Caney, w. c. Haver
i stick, Independence, ana w. r. Stubb
and M. A. Low OF Topeka.
i CLAY CENTER-The Clay Center mu
ricipal electric lighting plant, over whicl
there has been 30 much discussion, wa
j started last evening and is now serving
electric lights to patrons. The city com
mission which Is to have complete charg,
of the Clay Center water works plant ant
the municipal electric light plant has also
| taken charge.
MARYSVILLE-The merchants of EN-
NETT, new town, are offering presents
of furniture to couples under % years of
age who will marry before January l. 1908
and settle within the town limits. EN-
NETT is prospering, has bank, a news
paper and school house. but it needs
more citizens.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-09-10
NEW YORK


NEW YORK, Sept. 9.-Brigadier Cen
eral Samuel M. Mills, U. S. A., retired.
died yesterday at 5Galilee, N. j., soon
after being stricken with apoplexy
} JAMESTOWN--Th 4-year-old son of
Albert Reynolds of Ripley was struck
by an automobile and Instantly killed.
The automobile was owned by James For
man of Erie, Pa. who in trying to avoid
the accident, ran into the ditch and was
injured.
ELMIRA = A powerful touring car
plunged over a fifteen-foot embankment
at Pine City, near Elmira. killing H. B.
Smith of Tioga, Pa, and injuring four
others One of the injured men, John
Henry of Canandaiga, is confined in the
Arnot Ogden hospital, where fear is ex-
pressed that he Isl injured internally and
likely to die. The> Others are not seri-
ously hurt
NORTHPORT-Cha Englehardt, "A
years old, living in Trinity avenue, the
Bronx, was drowned in Huntington bay
from the sloop yacht Lydia L. Price Of
the Melrose Yacht club, The body was
not recovered. The yacht was running
for Northport Harbor before northwest
gale and the main sail gibed suddenly,
knocking Englehardt overheard.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-09-10
MAN F0RESEES HIS
DEATH IN A DREAM

4 KENT, Ohio. Sept. 9.--The body Of Z
+ william Hawley of Cleveland who +
4. was drowned while bathing in West +
i Twin lake here yesterday, was recov- !
!. cred this afternoon after a search +
4. which had lasted all day. 1t was !
4. taken to Cleveland for burial. +
+ 1t is said that Hawley had pre- +
= monition OF his end in a dream Sum 4
= day night Mrs. p. w. Pike of the 4,
4. Twin Lake hotel, where Hawley was 4
!: guest says that when she came 4
!: down stairs yesterday morning he I
4. said to his companions: I
/ "Say, fellows. l had the funniest 4
j dream last night. / dreamed that l I
1. was drowned" 4
!. He seemed to think nothing of this, 4
4 as he swan as freely as any of his 1
4 party, once he was In the water. He 4
4. did, however. make the remark that 1
!. he would fix himself up right before 4
1. going in. as il 1t were to be his last 4
+ appearance alive. 4
Los Angeles herald., 1907-09-10
ARKANSAS

PINE BLUFF, Ark, Sept. 81. l..
Caldwell. secretary of the Pine Bluff s
board of trade, and a committee from the
Little Rock board, will confer here In the
matter OF arranging for a boat excur-
sion to st. Louis to meet President Roose-
welt October 4, incident to the waterways
convention.
PERRYVILLE-Wrigh whitley and
Denton Baker were each convicted on the
charge of manslaughter in the Carroll
circuit court at Berryville. Whitley was
sentenced to two years and Baker to five
years In the penitentiary.
SHELBYVILLE-The Odd Fellows
hall at Shelbyville will be completed this
week It is two-story structure and
will be one of the handsomest buildings
in the city.
LITTLE ROCK-The Rural Letter Car
riers association of Arkansas concluded
its annual convention and adjourned. A
resolution was adopted indorsing the pro-
prosed constitutional amendment author
izing cities and counties to issue bonds
for roads and other improvements The
following officers were elected for the en-
suing year: President. ]. 7. Smith, Car
isle; vice president, w. A. Garner Dar-
danelle; secretary-treasurer, j. ID. Pryor,
Atkins.
Arkansas is in a futter. of excitement.
The rest of the country has read with in
terest of the discovery of diamonds, but
this is nothing to the commotion that the
report has caused in the state itself.
Every owner of a rocky farm In he hills
sees himself the prospective owner of a
diamond mine that will rival the Kim
berly mines.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-09-10
NEW JERSEY

| MERCHANTVILLEN N. j., Sept. 9.--Twc
we'll known young men who were. creating
disturbance on trolley car were ar
rested by Chief of Police Linderman and
locked up in the borough Jail. They were
placed in the cell in which was confined
Francis Lingo, the notorious negro, who
was charged with the murder of Mrs.
Annie Miller, near here, some years ago.
When Chief Linderman went to the Jail
in the morning to take his prisoners be-
fore Squire Longstreth for a hearing he
found that they had escaped.
MILLVILLE-The big glass plants of
Whitall Tatum company, Millville Bottle
works and T. C. Wheaton company have
been the scenes of greater activity during
the past week than ever before at this
season Of the year, and all will resume
this week for a ten months run. 1t is
feared that owing to the scarcity of tend
ing boys, all will not be run to their full
est possible capacity at the start, but the
manufacturers have decided to place men
in the places Of the tending boys at men S
wages until there are sufficient boys to
apply for work.
VINELAND-William Hansen, young
business man, had thrilling experience
while speeding on his motorcycle. AS he
turned to cross the West Jersey railroad
tracks diagonally he was Mortified to see
an electric train bearing down from the
rear. A steep bank ahead precluded his
first thought to ditch the machine, and
he speeded on to what looked like sure
death Not knowing what to do, he me-
chanicaily turned more power on and
darted between the tracks ahead of the
cars, where he maintained hair breadth
lead until the train could be. slowed down.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-09-10
MINISTER DRIVES CROWD
INTO THE CREEK

+ WASHINGTON Pa, Sept. 9.--The !
! Rev. William AssIter of the Christian I
4. church of Rogersville broke up !
+ drinking brawi among campers near :
i his residence this morning. The (
4 camping party, composed of Wheel 4
i ing men, had invited local residents 4
4. to assist them in consuming the con- +
i. tents of several kegs of beer. /
4 During the drinking bout the West +
i Virginia and the Rogersvlle citizens 4
!. INDUCED in free-for-all fight, which I
!. attracted the attention of the entire 4
j town. The Rev. Mr.. Assiter was /
!. drawn to the scene of the trouble !
!. and called upon the fighters to cease. I
!. The Wheeling contingent turned :
i upon him and he gave them battle. i
!. Several he drove headlong into +
j. nearby creek, and routed the rest I
!. single-handed. The Rev. Mr.. Assiter I
!. bore not sign of the encounter. I
i When he had whipped the crowd !
4 into submission he ordered them to 1
!. leave the vicinity, and his orders !
4 were Immediately complied with. /
j. 4 4 j. 4 1. !. !. 4 i. = 4 4. !. i i 4 4 +
Los Angeles herald., 1907-09-10
RHODE ISLAND

PROVIDENCE. r. l., Sept "a fire
which broke out in the oil sheds OF the
New York, New Haven and Hartford
railroad was somewhat threatening In
nature at the outbreak. but quick work
on the part Of the Providence fire de-
partment prevented the fire from spread
ing. and 1t was extingushed. after caus-
ing considerable excitement, with loss
OF about $25,0O0
NEWPORT-A special session of the
district court was held here to hear the
cases of two naval apprentice seamen,
Harry Haven and Thomas ]. Murray,
who. 1t was alleged. were implicated In
the assault and robbery Of Miss Lena
Hanson of New York, dressmaker, near
Morton park.
NEWPORT-Society today paid homage
to Harold Adye Pritchard Of Bristol,
Eng. poor young college tutor who
succeeded in winning for his bride Miss
Lucette Marguerite Hutton, the handsome
daughter of Millionaire G. NJ Hutton Of
Baltimore.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-09-10
PENNSYLVANIA


s-rENNSBURG,- Pa, Sept.- o.---rflv- -seirri-
centennial OF the organization of the first
Sunday school among the Mennonites was
celebrated in grove near the West
Swamp Mennonite church, Steinsburg
with a great reunion of former members
of the school. The feature of the occasion
was an historical address by Rev. A. b.
Shelly, pastor of the church, who was
superintendent of the Sunday school or
ganized there fifty years ago.
JOHNSTOWN-Rev Hugo R. Erdmann,
pastor of the Zion German Lutheran
church. his wife and three children are
in desperate condition from poisoning,
as the result. it is supposed, of partaking
of food which had spoiled.
PITTSTON-While Mrs. John Federezek
was walking along street in West Pitts
ton. carrying her infant child, a live cleo
trio wire fell and struck her 4-year-old
son walking by her side. The mother was
badly burned in rescuing the boy, and the
baby in her arms was electrocuted.
PITTSBURG-Before John Kelley killed
himself he left a facetious note which
was probated as his will in the Allegheny
county orphans court, A paragraph in
the note reads as follows IF this shoot
ing game is a success, then to the funeral.
Flannery is a good undertaken. Proceed
ings as ordinary. Crying out of place
not permitted" He left $500.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-09-10
UTAH


PROVO, Utah, Sept. 9.-The reunion
and conference of the Reorgahized church
opened here, when the following organiza-
ton took place; Elder r. A. Davis OF
Salt Lake, pastoral charge and Elder j.
F. Curtis, who has charge of the work
at Provo. were selected to preside; Alvin
Kinsley was selected as secretary, T. L.
Sheldon as organist, Hiss Larue of, Salt
Lake as chprister.
OGDEN--Jack Hazen, popular railroad
man of this city, died from an attack of
apoplexy with which he was stricken less
than twenty-four hours before.
RICHFIELD-Judge Howell, sitting
specially in the district court here, has
ended after three days the trial of the
cases of the Black Knoils Creamery
company and Eph Dastrup against the
Sewer Valley Creamery company. One
suit was for rent and the other. in which
A. ]. PouIsen and others were co-defend-
ants, was for an accounting.
AMERICAN FoRK-The district school
opened with an enrolment of more than
1000 pupils This is q banner year for
enrolment.
PARK CITY-The miners drilling con-
test here was not decided The contest
was so unsatisfactory that the judges de-
cided not to make decision.
BINGHAM-A mass meeting of Bing-
ham citizens was held to formulate a plan
to adjust the distribution Of water of
Markham gulch, over which the town has
recently had trouble with the Red Wing
Mining company.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-09-10
OHIO

CINCINNATI. Ohio, Sept. 9.-Joseph
Joachimi, who refused to halt when COM
manded by Policeman John Geuthlein,
near Spring Grove cemetery, was shot
and killed. Because of an earlier attempt
to assault woman in that neighborhood
the police had been given strict orders to
watch for suspicious persons. Joachim
refused to heed call from the police
man, who first fired in the air and then
shot the fleeing man.
DAYTON-Fire Chief B. H. Miller of
Franklin, Ohio, shot and instantly killed
]. H. Little, who recently eloped with
his wife and was returned to Franklin
last night for trial. Miller entered the
police station, and going directly to Lit
ties CELL fired two bullets which lodged
In his victims breast. Miller is now a
raving maniac and under guard.
MARYSVILLE-In its first trip a NAM
moth New York Central engine jumped
the track and rolled down an embank-
ment. The Nfreman, Albert Weider of
Delaware, Ohio, was fatally injured
Charles Mcclure, the engineer, remained
at his place and escaped with trivial
injuries.
KENTON-Charles Hughes, 49, and Miss
Levina Evans, 1S, daughter of ex-Deputy
Sheriff W. H. Evans, came to the Hardin
county fair and eloped.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-09-10
DELAWARE

GEORGETOWN. Del, Sept. 9.-Repre-
sentatives of glass works In South Jcr-
sey are making a canvass in Sussex coun-
ty for boys and men, much to the APP
prehension and dislike of the farmers.
The agents are offering excellent wages
to boys to enter the factories and learn
the trade OF glassblowing.
NEWCASTLE-The auxiliary yacht
Gipsey. one of the finest and most speedy
yachts to be found on the Delaware river,
owned by Col. J. Harry Rogers, the nono-
genarian champion skater of the world,
who passed his ninetieth milestone In
May last has been purchased by John
Ries Of this city and William r. Taylor
OF Wilmington.
W1LMINGTON--Amo c. Brinton, the
librarian at the court house, celebrated
his sSth birthday. Sept. g. He set out
letter to the press Of the city inform
ing his friends what kind Of birthday
presents he desired.
NEWCASTLI1--Ma Many horses have been
crippled In this city within o few days
by stepping upon broken glass bottles.
and the owners of the animals are now
endeayoring to locate the miscreants who
have been committing the dastardly
trick.
FELTON-The highest price ever re-
ceived for a small crate Of canteloupcs
was received by Eli II. Cain Of FELTON,.
Mr.. Cain shipped several baskets of can
teloupes to New York. He received re-
turns at the rate of $3.50 per basket.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-09-10
IOWA


BURLINGTON, Ia, Sept. 9.-Blowing
the safe of Frank Ober's saloon and Sc
curing $3.50 in cash, robbers made their
escape from Burlington leaving no clue.
The safe was completely wrecked.
IOWA .CITY-Knocked down, choked
and beaten into insensibility Mrs Joseph
Rinella, wife of a fruit merchant, was
left for dead her unknown assailant es-
Gaping across the Iowa river. Although
no clue was obtained posse was or
ganized and Immediately gave chase. The
woman will recover.
DIES MOINES-The delegation from the
III M c. A. won the honors of the ma
tionai conference at Lake Geneva as the
Dlrgest delegation from any one Mace.
1ihe delegates lined themselves and had
their pictures taken with the slogan
''Des Moines Does Things" upon an up
lifted banner There were twenty-five
who went from this association, not
counting number of visitors
Los Angeles herald., 1907-09-10
KENTUCKY

WILLIAMSBURG, KY, Sept. 9.--With
simple directness and characteristic ear
nestnese, looking 5000 citizens OF Whitley
county straight in the eyes, his voice
never rising to heights of passion, but
low, we'll modulated, and the calm, reason
ing man always predominating, Augustus
E. Wilson, Republican nominee for gov
ernor, squarely contradicted Auditor Ha-
ger on some of the vital issues of the
state campaign in which the Democratic
candidate undoubtedly purposely misrep-
resented the position of the Republican
party in his speech at Lexington.
SMITHS GROvE-During an electrical
storm lightning struck the residence Of 8.
J.. Summers on Broadway.
GLASGOw-John HUFF, the well known
life insurance agent, was seriously hurt
at Marrowbone. Mr.. HUFF was thrown
from his buggy, his collar-bone was brok-
en-, and he was badly bruised about the
face and body.
MAYFIHLD-Fire broke out in the May
field Baking company and about $500 dam
age was done before it was extipguished.
The blaze originated from a proof box,
where coal oil stove is used.
MT. STERLING-An autopsy was held
here on the body Of w. A. Algin Thomas,
who was shot and killed by Mrs. Lucy
Brumet, and the bullet removed from the
brain. The bullet was flattened on one
side, and it is evident that 1t hit some
obstruction before striking Thomas. 1t
is now believed that Mrs Brumet fired
above Thomas head, the bullet striking
the ceiling, reboundirg and hitting the
back of his head and piercing the brain.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-09-10
OREGON

SALEM; Ore, Sept. 9.-If appearances
rightly indicate the facts, II. g. Van
Dusen is on the slate to remairl-in his
present position as master fish warden.
The fishery law provides no definite term
during which he shall serve, but he re-
mains in office during the pleasure of the
fish commission, composed of the gov
ernor, secretary of state and state treas
urer.
EUGENE-The Shannon double-story
brick on the corner of Ninth and Oak
streets, occupied by Longs hardware
store, was sold at public auction to w. p.
Morse for S12, ,300 The residence property
on West Eighth and Lawrence went to
d. e. Yoran for s27S5.
HEPPNER-F. H. Baxter, a barkeeper
in the employ of d. p. Doherty at Lex
ington, this county was stabbed four
times with knife by o. l.. Davis. They
had both been drinking and finally en-
gagged in fight in which Baxter had de-
cidedly the better of it, when Davis got
out his knife and stabbed Baxter in the
arm and in the side under the ribs.
GRANTS PASS-James McCumber, a
prisoner in the Josephine county JAIL
awaiting trial at the September term of
court on a charge of highway ROBBERY,
sawed his way to liberty.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-09-10
ILLINOIS

MOUNT VERNON. ILL.,, Sept. 9.-The
Southern Illinois club of Northwestern
university held their second annual re-
union at Benton. The following officers
were elected: President. Perry H. Cleve-
land, Benton; vice president, Miss Mary
Manley, Mount Carmel; secretary-treas-
urer G. L.. Strattan, Mount Vernon. The
next reunion will be held in Mount
Carmel.
MOUNT vERNON-Gen. Charles w.
Pavey, who for the past eleven years
has been with the national department
of justice, has sent in his resignation on
account of failing health, owing to the
long-continued strain of work
MONMOTH-Has a board of review
the power to compel a bank president
to divulge the names of his patrons?
This query will be decided by the Mercer
county court. President w. G.. Tubbs of
the National bank of Monmouth had
been summoned to appear in Aledo to
testify in reference to a Mercer county
resident who was a supposed patron of
the bank Failing to appear, Tubbs must
answer to the charge of contempt.
SPRINGFIELD-Four persons were in
jured-two perhaps fatally--in collision
between street car and Wabash
freight train at Tenth street and South
Grand avenue. Motorman George Cline
and Miss Oleda Grubb, 1s years old, are
in serious condition at st. Johns hos
pital. Mrs. George Tuttle and Maj. Mahr
received painful injuries.
MATTOON-Elmer Parkinson of Pop
lar Bluff, Mo-, fell fainting on the street.
He said he was injured in the wreck of
Friday and had wandered about three
days in cornfields He will be held to
hear from relatives.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-09-10
ALABAMA

MONTGOMERY, Ala, Sept. 9.--David
Putnam West is dead at his home here.
Mr.. West organized and backed the first
electric car system in Montgomery, which
is declared to have been the first in the
world, Vanderpoel, the inventor impress
sed Mr. West, who had him bring his ex-
periments to Montgomery. Mr.. West was
best known in the south as hotel man,
he having been proprietor of the old, Ex-
change hotel twenty-five years. He was
a nativeNof Fort Hill, Boston, Mass, and
was 70 years old
BY order of Governor Conner, State
Senator Gardner of Pike county has been
appointed chancellor for the southeastern
division to succeed Chancellor w. l..
Parks, who resigned to practice law at
.Andalusia.
MOBILE-Under an order recently is
sued by President Louis f. Berg of the
Mobile, jackson & Kansas City railroad
the titles to several head officials of the
road were changed. The changes affect
w. F. Owen and III. S. Jones.
BIRMINIIAM-The dead body of
James Schrinker, aged 40, was found ly-
ing beside the pump at the Republic mills
in the western part of Jefferson county.
Indications pointed to the unfortunate
man having fallen into the cogwheels of
the pump, where he was employed. His
head was mangled to a jelly.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-09-10
CONNECTICUT

| STAMFORD, Conn, Sept 9.--Standing
in window of his residence, 1874 Lock-
wood street. David M. Lockwood. a musi-
clan of this city. held burglar at bay
for three quarters of an hour until Po-
liceman Hopkins climbed up a ladder to
the roof where the burglar crouched, and
handcuffed him. The burglar, colored,
gave his name as Robert "A. Weaver
ACKNOWLEDGMENT S. Geer, presi-
dent of the Hartford Printing company,
publishers of Geer's directory, said that
while the estimate of the population of
the city. based on the number of names
in the Forthcoming issue of the directory,
had not yet been made, it was safe to say
that it wou.u show the population of
Hartford exceeded 100000.
NORFOLK-A large number of friends
attended the wedding of William Cos
tello of Norfolk and Miss Alice L. Day
of lWinsted. Michael Costello, a brother
Of the groom, acted as lest man. Mr.
and Mrs. Costello will reside in Winsted
COvENTRY-The Grace Turner place
has been sold to Mr.. Gilbert of Provi-,
dence, and Mr.. Wood has sold his farm
to Mr.. Beclley, New York engineer
The Albert Clark and Hunt farms have
also been sold.
CENTRAL vILLAGE-Mrs. Harriet
Stockley. who was resident Of this viii
lage for several years, is critically i'll at
the home of her niece in Lonsdale.
OLD LYME-The work of tearing down
the old Connecticut river drawbridge is
progressing rapidly
In the future The Herald Will issue to sub
VuQfe he
Hcusekeeper. instead OF the Woman's Home
Companion. Tho Housekeeper Is preferred by
many OF our patrons. It is bright, full Of ex-
cellent articles Of especial interest to women