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Los Angeles herald., 1907-09-14
GEORGIA

HELENA, Ca, Sept. BY the derail-
ment Of an eastbound Seaboard Air line
passenger train at Wilcox creek, one mile
from here, five persons were seriously
injured and many others slightly cut and
bruised. The seriously injured are Bag
gagemaster Slger, two colored mail
clerks and colored passenger, name ,un-
known. q
The entire train with the exception of
the engine and rear coach left the track
and went into the creek.
MACON--L. B. English, jr.. who sus-
tanned injuries in knife duel with Nor
gan Yates In the Elks' club rooms, is
at the city hospital and his recovery
is considered almost certain by the at
tending physicians. The charge OF stab.
bling preferred against Yates in police
court was continued and the difficulty
was not aired. Both participants were
unable to be present.
Gabriel Solomon, member of the firm Of
Norris &c Solomon, architects of Atlanta
is severely Ill at the home of his father
here. He came on visit several days
ago and was attacked by fever, from
which he has not rallied to any great
extent.
AUGUSTA-Rev s. Aston Wragg, fol
five years rector of the church of the
Good Shepherd, has accepted a call tc
the rectorship of Trinity parish, Column
bus. He will begin work November l.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-09-14
VIRGINIA

LYNCHBURG, Va, Sept. .13--John Rob
erson, colored was found guilty In the
corporation court of an attempted Grim.
inal assault on Mrs Martha CALLER in hel
home here last June, and the jury gave
him fifteen years in the penitentiary.
Notwithstanding his innocence to
the last, William Macintosh was hanged
In the Norfolk jail yard for the murder OF
Charles w. Parks In Berkeley ward in
April last. His neck was broken and he
was pronounced dead twelve minutes
later. Strangulation, the only thing that
Macintosh dreaded about the execution,
did not occur.
LEESBURG-Thomas J. Reed, foreman
of the Round Hill Touring mills, located
at Round Hill, this county, was caught in
the machinery and chain betting of one
of the grain elevators of the mill His in
juries are all serious and probably fatal.
All his ribs on the right side were broken,
his right arm and hand lacerated and al
most torn from his shoulder.
RICHMOND-Gen, Stith Boiling OF
Petersburg, we'll known as one of the
most popular Conferate officers In the
south, was injured in runaway accident
at Centralia He was on his way to Ches-
terrified Courthouse to attend reunion of
the veterans of that county. The mule
drawing the vehicle ran away, throwing
Gen. Boiling out and breaking his arm.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-09-14
MICHIGAN

MUNISING, Mich, Sept. lat Is esti-
mated that there are now no less than
1000 deer on Grand island, the Cleveland
Cliffs Iron company's big game preserve
In Lake Superior, off Munising. The
island contains about 1900 acres, is boot
shaped and possesses many bays. 1t is
q natural breeding and feeding ground
for deer, moose and other forest animals.
There are at least eight full grown
moose and several calves of these ami
mails have been seen this summer.
JACKSON-The Union bank moved into
what is probably the handsomest bank
ing house in a small city in Michigan.
For two years 1t has been building a new
banking house opposite the place of
business it has occupied for the past
twenty three years on Main street.
PORT HURON-In another month now
the Port Huron chicory factory. one of
the largest and most complete of Its kind
in Michigan, will resume operations with
a full force of employees. All the year a
small sized force is kept at work, but
this increases to large proportions when
the lusy season draws near.
sAULT STE MARIE-The largest in
dividual shipment of carbide ever made
from any plant in the world has recent-
" been forwarded from the Sault Ste.
Marie branch OF the Union Carbide COM
pany. 1t was loaded on the steamer
Winnebago and shipped direct to Oak
land. Cal, via Cape Horn
Los Angeles herald., 1907-09-14
WISCONSIN


MILWAUKEE, wis; Sept 1S-Mayor
Sherburn M. Becker may now be re-
garded as full fedgedNcandidate for gov.
ernor on the Republican ticket. He is
rapidly perfecting an organization in vari-
GUS counties of the state.
Tax Commissioner Hooker has plan to
find tax dodgers, and has asked the coun-
Gil to ALLOW him $25 a day for expenses so
he can take an expert east and examine
books and records to find hidden securities
held in Milwaukee.
OSCEOIIA-Fred Mcintosh, aged about
co. died Of heart failure. He had been a
resident of this place about a year and
was plasterer by trade.
4 EAU CLAIRE-The common council re-.
solved to apply to the state railroad COM
mission to determine reasonable rates for
telephone service in Eau Claire by the
Wisconsin Telephone company. The reso-
luton also alleges inferior service and in
competent management.
MADISON-A certificate Of public con-
venience and necessity was granted by the
railroad rate commission to ehe Interstate
Transfer Railroad company of Superior,
which will operate line. from Superior
to the vicinity Of Duluth
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PENNSYLVANIA

| HARRISBURG, Pa, Sept 13.-Attorney
General Todd and James Scarlet, senior
counsel for the capitol probers, held a
conference here in reference to the suits
to be instituted against those involved
in the alleged graft in the erection of
the state capitol and although nothing
would be said about what had taken
place it was intimated that suits would
be commenced in the near future.
PHILADELPHIA Whisky neither
cures nor prevents consumption, as
many people believe, according to the
annual report of the Henry Phipps insti-
tute, one of the leading institutions in
the United States for the treatment of
tuberculosis.
SIIAMOKIN-Because all employees were
not members of the union fifty carpen-
tiers went on strike at the east end lum-
Der MILL
MAHANoY CITY-Miss K. Maud
Smith, assistant principal of the high
school, resigned to join the faculty of
teachers at Bloomsbury state normal
school,, and Miss Mary Mol has accepted
similar position at Kutztown state
normal school.
Sixty feet of Lehigh Valley railroad
tracks were swallowed up in a CAVERN
at Yatesville The breach descends to
a depth of fifty feet and has tied up traf-
fic along the high road.
PINE GROvE-This borough has now
attained the age of seventy-five years,
having been incorporated as borough
in 1882.
Joseph Wagner has been appointed SUI
pervispr of this borough, in place of
Jacob Ditzler, resigned.
SIIARON-Fire destroyed the large
sawmill of Henry Steingrabe of near
Mercer 1t is supposed the fire origin
ated from smoldering ashes about the
boilers. The loss is $4,000, with no in
surance.
An oil company in which James Byers,
Frank p. Filler, State Senator James NJ
Campbell and F. P. McClain of Mercer
are Interested has been organized and
will make a test of the Pine Run field.
The company has 500 acres under lease.
Three wells win be put down.
LEBANON-Seized with cramps while
bathing, Frank Pauletti of Cornwall was
drowned In Grassy Hill dam. Pauletti
was 26 years old and an expert swimmer
n TREVORTON-Micha j. Downey,
prominent cumberland county DEM
ocratic pollticiH, was fatally squeezed
between a gangway and a wagon at
North Franklin colliery.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-09-14
ALABAMA

DECATURE, Ala, Sept. 1S.-From the
class of witnesses who have testified be-
fore the grand jury In Judge Wirt's court,
| in all pADbAbility several indictments will
be returned against the Louisville 81
Nashville railroad officials and employees
for violation of the new 21s-cent passen-
ger rate and the ITO commodity rate.
The tip is also out that in case any in
dictments are returned Hon. Charles
Price will prosecute the cases as deputy
solicitor. 1t is also said that the consta-
bles of the county will serve the papers
should they be returned. as they have so
far escaped Judge Jones' numerous in
functions.
BIRMINGHAM-As the result of dis
pute over the payment of 5-cent car
fare an unknown negro drew murderous
knife from his pocket and stabbed Frank
r. Burnett, conductor on the South
Ensley line, while the car was approach
ing Hill Top station near Ensley. The
wounded man sank to the car floor and
died almost Instantly, the blade of the
knife having penetrated the region of his
heart.
MONTGOMERY = The United States
grand jury reported and stated that It
had fully Investigated the subject of OBJ
structing justice and of disobeying the
process of the court, but could find no
Violation. In discharging the grand jury
Judge Jones said that there is no longer
any insistence that the rights of snitors
IN his court shall be decided elsewhere,
but there is an insistence that the orders
Of this court, however distasteful they
may be to some shall be respected urtil
set aside or reversed by the orders Of
some higher court.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-09-14
KANSAS

TOPEKA, Kas., Sept. 13.--Judge Smith
Mcpherson in the federal court here is
sued an order for the elimination of the
body of the late Lucius l.. Perkins of
Lawrence, Kas., in the suit brought by
the Mutual Life Insurance company of
New York. in which company Perkins
held policy for 100000. His heirs
brought suit against the company to
compel payment of the policy. The in
surance company desires to have the
stomach examined for traces of poison
ing, holding that Perkins committed sui
eide.
oLATHE-Nearly 10000 people attended
the old settlers picnic and the unwilling
of the Santa Fe trail monument here.
Judge John T. Burris made the dedi-
catory address and Miss Meeks of OF
tawa, secretary of the D. A. r. of Kan
sas, also spoke. Papers were read and
many short talks were made by old set
tiers A silk umbrella was awarded to
Mrs. Anna Alice Smith of Oxford town
ship, as the person who had lived longest
In johnson county. She was born near
Shawnee June rs, 1858, and has lived
in the county ever since.
LEAvENWORTH-Ba fixtures and
LIQUOR seized by the sheriff recently In
Leavenworth, under orders from the at
torney general were returned to theiI
owners, after a decision rendered in each
| of about twenty cases. by Judge Gilpat
rick in the district court
TOPEKA-The sheriff of Wyandott'
county is directed by an order from Jus
tice Silas Porter of the supreme cour
upon the motion of the brewery receivers
to take possession of the properly at S4
Minnesota avenue, Kansas City, Kas.
and eject j. p. Pierce, the occupant. This
property is said to belong to the Schlitz
Brewing company.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-09-14
CRAZY PRISONER HAD
TIME OF HIS LIFE

i LEwISTOWN, Mont, Sept. H. i
!. While bringing a crazy sheepherder, +
i Billy Sullivan, in from Highneld. +
4. Deputy Sheriff Louis Giles went i
I. went through the unusual expert 4.
i ence of having a runaway and a I.
+ crazy man on his hands at the same 4
i time. The spirited team bolted and i
I. commenced to break loose from the =
!. rig when several miles from the +
!. city. J.
/. Where are we att" asked the i
]. crazy man when the \smashup came. 4
!. The deputy left his prisoner in !
1. charge of the buggy while he went I
+ to round up the horses, and on !
+ coming back saw Sullivan scudding /
!. down the road for dear life. Finally, =
i however he secured both horses and !
4 prisoner and landed his man in jail. i
j Had the time of my life," re- I
!. marked the sheepherder as the door !
1. closed on him. I
1. $50 did l." replied the deputy, !
4. and 1 don't want another like it, !
i Sullivan will be committed to the !:
!. asylum this week I
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LOUISIANA

LAKE CHARLES, La, Sept 13.-The
city council let to the West Construction
company of Chattanooga the contract for
IS, 900 feet of cement sidewalk at a price
average of about SIPS per running foot.
The price is the lowest ever obtained in
Lake Charles. Probably $4,000 feet more
viii be let next week.
ESTHERWOOD-C. Barker, colored.
had the misfortune while at work at the
Mermentau single mill, west of here
at the town of Mermentau, to get his
right hand caught in a buzz saw and
one of the fingers was cut off, and others
so badly mangled with the saw that the
doctor thinks he will have to amputate
all but the little finger.
NEW ORLEANS-The levee front pre-
sents a dull scene. The longshoremen
and screwmen kept their promise and
did not show up for work Instead they
congregated around number of corner
bar rooms at some distance away from
the river and discussed the situation.
The miles of wharfage at the Stuyvesant
docks looked as though holiday was on.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-09-14
CONNECTICUT

NEW LONDON, Conn. Sept. 3D.
Schooner Margaret, a Gloucester built
fishing boat of 1870 tons, of which Captain
Erastus Church of Montville Is captain,
and James w. Buddington of Groton,
first mate, sailed from New Bedford,
Mass, to Cape Horn, on seven months
whaling cruise. Captain Church and
Mate Buddington are two of thF last OF
the old whaling captains in this vicinity
and have lived in retirement for several
years. The Margaret Is owned at Nor
witch, Conn.
NEW HAvEN-Percy Maxim asserts
that automobile tourists, four-flfths of
whom come from outside the state, have
contributed more than s2.000,000 to the
prosperity of Connecticut the past season.
WINDSOR-Mr. and Mrs Arthur Lee
febre of Wilson are being congratulated
on the birth of twins, daughters.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Ewing are being
congratulated on the birth Of an eleven
pound son.
Harry A. White, son of AIRS. Charles ].
White of Brown street. was married in
Northampton recently, Miss Anna Mea-
gan being the bride. After a short we'd
ding trip Mr.. and Mrs. White will reside
In town.
BERLIN - The tract of land near
Damon's hill recently purchased by Hig-
gins & Monier of New Britain has been
divided into building lots and will be
sold at auction.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-09-14
WASHINGTON

EVERETT, WASH, Sept. 13.-James G..
tombstone, aged 26. a native of Edln-
burgh, Scotland according to a book in
his pocket, was found dead a short dis
lance from Everett Junction. Coroner
Mum holds to the belief that the young
man fell or was thrown from train. One
arm was broken tombstone had been em-
ployed by the Mukilteo Logging company.
ABERDEEN-w. q. Metcalf, who is
wanted jim Bellingham for wife desertion,
was arrAsted in this city and will be held
until the authorities from Bellingham ar
rive Metcalf left his family two months
ago and took with him 19-year-old girl
whom he had raised. The disappearance
Of the girl is a mystery, though he states
that she left him in Portland and went to
California. y
PORT TOWNSEND-After serving the
county two months without pay owing to
the depleted condition of the game pro-
lection fund, Game Warden Munro
Wyckoff of Quilcene has been reappointed
with an increase in salary from $50 to SIS.
CENTRAIIA-,Judge J. B. Landrum eel.
ebrated his seventy-third birthday ami
versary. The members of the Lewis
county bar were entertained by the judge
and his wife at their residence in this
city,
ABERDEEN-Loca capital will erect a
large single mill at Raymond. A. s.
Coats and Robert Larkin. two prominent
lumbermen and loggers of the harbor. are
interested in the plant and will erect a
mill that will cut 100000 shingles day
Everything you want you viii nnd in tho
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KENTUCKY


MAYSVILLE, KY, Sept. 13.--Demetrt
Naum. the Greek who shot Thomas
James, the interpreter for Shanahan's
railroad camp in the neck several months
ago. was tried in the circuit court here
and the jury found him guilty and fixed
his punishment at three years In the
penitentiary. The trial attracted a great
deal of attention, as all the evidence
was taken and given to the court through
an interpreter.
BRANDENBURG-Th Baptist and
Methodist churches and the Harrison
Masonic lodge of this city have entered
claim against the government for $1,000
for damages done while the churches
and louge building were used as, bar
racks during the Civil war. 1t is as
serted that the buildings were occupied
by the soldiers for two months though
the exact date could not be proved by
the evidence produced.
PADUCAH-Judgment for $4,000 was
filed in circuit court here In the case of
the Citizens Savings bank against the
Rex Manufacturing company and an or
der of sale of the company real estate
and buildings ordered 1t owns one of
the biggest mills and storage lots in the
city The debt is bonded one, the bank
being trustee for bondholders.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-09-14
MONTANA

BUTTE, Mont, Sept. 1s.-The mines of
the Amalgamated Copper company in
Butte will not be closed because of the
glut of copper on the market. General
Superintendent John Gillis, in statement
in the Intermountain says that while
work will be abandoned on Sundays here
after there will be no general close-down.
Developments and exploitation will be
stopped for the present, however, and pro-
duction curtailed until it falls to about
100000 pounds per month. 1t is now
about 20,0O00OO pounds per month.
HELENA--The monthly report of State
Treasurer Rice was submitted to Gov
ernor Toole. 1t shows a balance on hand
September 1 of s756. 45S.06. Receipts during
the month were S190.9S7.25 and the dis
bursements $242. 960.55.
DILLON-The Montana State Norma
college opened the fall term of schoo
under the most favorable and promising
conditions that a years work has ever
been begun by the college. The enroll
ment for the first day was more than 100
and many more students have not vel
arrived in the city who will be students
this year.
BOULDER-C. q. Prescott, formerly
editor of the Acantha at Choteau, is g
newcomer to Boulder and will shortly be
gin the publication of the Monitor, which
will be the organ of the Republican party
DILLON-John R. Louchas, who was
struck by passenger train about a mil'
north of Dillon, died without regainini
consciousness. The inquest was held b,
Coroner Walker, and the jury returned ;
verdict laying no blame on the railroa'
| company.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-09-14
RHODE ISLAND

PROVIDENCE, r., l.. Sept. 1S.-The
strike of weavers, which has been in
progress at the mills Of the Coronet
Worsted company at Maplevifle for ten
weeks, has been declared off, 1t is ex-
pected that the majority of the men who
struck will return to work next week.
The weavers went out through dissat-
isfaction with the two-loom system, which
has been adopted at the mills.
WATCH HILL-In thunder storm
Capt Davis and his crew of the lifesav-
ing station here took off woman and
two men from the barges Excelsior and
NO 701, which went ashore. The Elk
celsior was in tow Of the tug Elmer A.
Keeler and had on board 1922 tons OF
soft coal.
NEWPORT-Members of the naval war
college who arrived here after several
days spent on board the ships OF Rear
Admiral Evans battleship fleet during
the maneuvers in southern waters and
on the trip UP into Massachusetts, waters,
sneak in terms of high commentator
of the work of the ships They say that
in all the evolutions the distances were
kept admirably and all the movements
were carried out with great precision.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-09-14
UTAH


PROVO, Utah, Sept. 13.-Articles of in
corporation of the Carpenter Seed COM
pany have been filed with the county
clerk The company will do general
wholesale and retail seed business with
the principal place of business in Provo
city. The capital stock is $4,000 in
shares of the par value of 800 each. The
directors and officers are G. j. Carpenter.
president; Wealthy Graham, vice presi-
dent: Addie Carpenter, secretary and
treasurer; Mauae rIopscn and Albert
Hopson. ,.t,,s,7ti,
LOGAN-Robert S. Campbell, formerly
general manager of the Utah Light and
Railway company of Salt Lake, and sec
rotary of the last state senate, tried to
commit suicide by cutting his throat with
a razor. Relatives grappled with him
before he had fully accomplished his des-
perate deed. He is in the Bulge hos
pital, with only lighting chance for
life.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-09-14
TEXAS

SHERMAN, Tex, Sept. 13.-Conductor
Case was crushed to death under car
at Plano. He was trying to make a
coupling when he fell across a rail and
was caught under the train. He leaves
a wife at Dallas, where his body was
taken.
WAXAHACHIE+Two two-story brick
buildings were Quilted by fire here and
the loss is roughly estimated at $4,000
or $4,000.
The buildings stood on the north side
of the court house square. They were
occupied by Guy Allen, meat market;
Hood & Carlin, drug store; DR.. j. s. Ber-
ry, county health officer; Drs. w. d.
Boyd and w. F. West.
RENHAM-Followin is a list Of
marriage licenses issued from the county
clerks office: White--Henry Hopmann
and Miss Sophie Lehman, Fred r. Peter
son and Miss Ida ". Phughaupt. Colored-
Frank. Graves and Pelena Cole, Hender-
son d. VIM and Roberta A. Hall. Henry
Lewis and Minnie Newsome, Pomeroy
Liceum and Ida Nicker; on, Jim Kinchen
and Louisa Thompson, John King and
venella Johnson.
HOUSTON-With his skull shattered
by an ak Will Steek, a middle aged negro.
| refuses to believe that he will die in
| spite of the warnings of the physicians
While physicians declare that he has no
chance for life, and magistrates, anxious
to do their part in the enforcement of
| the law, have visited him and say the
end is impending, the victim laughs at
them all. His dying statement is wanted
but under the Interpretation of the
statutes it is valueless until the subject
declares that he believes he is about to
expire.
BRENHAM-Exalted Ruler G. l.. Will
kins of lrenham Lodge No. $40, Benevo-
lent and Protective Order of Elks re-
turned from Dallas, where there was a
meeting of all the, exalted rulers of the
various lodges of the state with the
Dallas Elks to consult in reference to
the entertainment of the grand lodge
next year. The visiting Elks were royal
ly entertained while there.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-09-14
OKLAHOMA

GUTHRIE, Okla. Sept. 1S.-Because of a
lack of finances with which to guarantee
THE payment of special messengers who
would be employed under a provision of
the election ordinance as drawn by the
constitutional convention, acting Cow
ernor Charles H. Filson refused to send
the state and constitution ballots for the
September II election by special messenger
to those counties whose clerks have as
yet not called for the ballots.
OKLAHOMA CITY-Delegates to the
National Firemen's association on this
the second day Of the convention listened
to the addresses on the needs and inn
provements in the fighting Of Ares.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-09-14
ALL OF THE LATE NEWS FROM YOUR OLD HOME STATE
TENNESSEE

KNOXVILLE, Tenn, Sept. 13.-Jamos
Ayres, chief of police at Jellco, on the
Kentucky side, shot and instantly killed
Sampson Bolton, a former policeman. at
that place. Bolton was drinking with
woman when Ayres went to arrest him,
and fight ensued in which Bolton curt
Ayres in the face two or three times.
Ayres shot Bolton through the heart.
Bolton was 60 years old and served
fourteen years as a policeman. Ayres
has been chief about a year, and recently
shot a man named John Atkins.
CEATTANOOGA--In an open letter in
which he challenged his brother to go
before a doctor and be examined as to
sanity, p. s. Titus young attorney of
this city, offers to forfeit 5000 to an orphan
asylum in case he is not as sane as his
brother. Howell Titus, also an attorney.
Last fall the two went into partner
ship in the practice of law. Later there
arose a misunderstanding, and the
brothers are now bitter enemies.
BRISTOL--William Burris, thirty years
old and formerly employed as a laborer
at the plant of the Columbian Paper
company, is wanted here on a sensational
charge of incest.
A warrant has been issued for his ar
rest, though he has fed and 1t is believed
returned to Indiana.
According to information furnished the
police on which the warrant was Issued,
Gertie Burris, a 14-year-old girl, is the
victim of her fathers fiendishness and is
soon to become mother.
ROCKwOOD-The officers Of this coun-
ty and city are enforcing the vagrancy
law strictly, and we will soon be rid of
all undesirable citizens.
Oscar Shilling was bound to court by
Captain McElvie in $500 bond on
charge of violating the age of consent
law, and, failing to give bond, was COM
mitted to jail.