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Los Angeles herald., 1907-11-14
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MARYLAND

COLLEGE PARK, Md, Nov. 13-The
entire body of the Agricultural college
engaged in an oyster roast on the college
campus Each class had its own fire and
allotment of oysters, and burning tar
barrels gave light for the feast. A
friendly rivalry between the sophomore
and freshman classes led to battle for
supremacy and amid oyster shells and
blazing barrels the two classes fought
the matter out in good-natured but stren-
uous style.
BRANDYWINE-Case Brooks and
Joshua Sutherland, colored, employees OF
John Dudley, at Hughesville. are be-
tween life and death at their homes near
New Market. Monday night three colored
men took the lever car used by the repair
gang at Hughesville and started for their
homes. Forgetting that the northbound
train had left an empty car on the main
track near the Oaks the lever car ran
into it. The three men were pinicned
under the freight car by the impact until
Thursday; morning, when they were dis
covered. A terrible storm ragged all night.
CUMBERLAND-Ther Is a general be-
lief that firebugs are in operation in
Cumberland The building of the Cum
berland Sash and Door company, of
which Henry ]. Click is president was
discovered to be on fire and the impress
sion from the position and nature of the
fire is that an incendiary applied the
torch. But for the prompt Intervention
of the fire department the plant would
have been destroyed and adjoining prop
erty jeopardized.
MOUNT AIRY-A pretty wedding took
place at the home of the brides aunt,
Mrs. Robert Sellman, when Miss Kath-
crime Gould was married to DR.. j. Albert
Nice, a well known young physician OF
Lisbon The ceremony was performed
by Rev. Henry Nice Of Armiger, Md,
father OF the groom.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-11-14
INDIANA

TERRE EIAUTE, Ind, Nov. 13.-The
work of the Society for Organizing
Charity has increased to such an ex-
tent that a general secretary will be
employed.
Divorce suit, Mary Starr VS.. Eugene
Starr.
Jacob Stock, the young cigar sales
man arrested several weeks ago for
passing forged checks, has been SEN
fenced to jail for three months on q
plea Of guilty.
Russell Shuffleberger and Dawson
Sands, aged is and 19, bell boys at the
Terre Haute house, were arrested, &C
cused of many thefts at the hotel, They
confessed and turned over to the de-
tectives a large assortment of wearing
apparel stolen from guests. They had
system of duplicate checks for bag
gage. Both came to the Terre Hauts
house from the Claypool hotel in In
dianapolis.
MUNCIE-The building occupied by
Joseph Goddard's wholesale grocery
store, the largest establishment of its
kind in eastern Indiana, was gutted by
fire today. The loss on the building
and stock is estimated at $820.000
Seven flremen were injured while fight
ing the flames.
SOUTH WHITNEY-Fred Deardoff
16 years old, whose home was in Belle
fontaine, o., Is dead after forty eight
hours of terrible suffering. He was
employed in local hoop factory and
he fell into a vat where hoops were
scalded preparatory to coiling.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-11-14
OKLAHOMA


GUTHRIE, Okla. Nov. 1s.--Republi-
can leaders returning from Washing
ton, D. c., where they have been parti-
cipating in the campaign for federal
appointments, state emphatically that
Governor Frank Frantz intends enter
ing the race for congress in the First
Oklahoma district next year against
Bird S. Mcclure of Pawnee, the only
Republican elected to congress from
the new state. Judge Bayard 7. Hainer
of Perry, one of the defeated candi-
dates for federal judge, will move to
Tulsa Immediately and will enter the
congressional race in the Third dis
trict
A telephone message to Sheriff Rob
ert Meyers from Marshall. Okla, stated
that robbers dynamited the safe of the
Farmers State bank, securing all the
money and valuable papers in the
vault.
LAWTON-D r. Rankin, cashier OF
the Merchants and Planters bank of
this place, who mysteriously disap-
peared with a shortage of cash in the
bank of about $4,000, is still missing,
The theory of suicide at first advanced
is now discredited and the police are
working on the idea that he has left
the country. No clue to his where
abouts has yet been found. The bank
has been taken in charge by Territorial
Examiner H. H. Smock. Many irregu-
larities have been unearthed.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-11-14
MASSACHUSETTS

HAvERHILL, Mass, Nov. 13.-Arthur
Laperle, q, a conductor on the Boston
& Northern, was arrested at the street
car barns on warrant charging him
with being the burglar who robbed the
cigar store of Joseph Deneau at lib La
fayette square.
WORCEsTER-Sturd Halfback Jones
has left Holy Cross because he was
taken from football game by the coach.
This is the reason he gives. During
practice Jones, who has been playing
quarterback and halfback, left the field
and also the college. Jones had been
shifted to the second eleven. Knight re-
places Jones at half.
HOPEDALE-Bristow Draper came
home from New York to vote for his
father for lieutenant governor. 1t was
his first visit to Hopedale since his elope-
ment and marriage with Queenie Stan
ford, a New York chorus girl. He came
into town about noon in a big auto with
his father and mother and went directly
to the polling place. At the town hall
he held an informal reception, hundreds
of former friends shaking hands with
him. After voting he went to 1.-THE
Lodges" the home of his parents, who
are now said to be reconciled to his mar
riage.
ORLEANS-The life patrol reported
that he had sighted brig just outside
the breakers which was in evident dan
ger of being washed ashore. The guart
was doubled and word was sent to thu
Nausett lifesaving station. The guards
there were prepared to act instantly II
case of an emergency.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-11-14
ICON" FUREY, TAKE HOME
THAT RECIPE FOR PIE

i NEW YORK, Nov 1S.-"oh, try i:
4. to find my husband, Con Furey, i
+ for me-" pleaded Mrs. Emma Furey !
4. in a Brooklyn police station yester- !.
J. day. "He left home last August i
!. 1 am Ill and he's q good cook. He i
!. took away recipe for cranberry pie l.
4. that would like to have, too. If 1.
4. he sees a notice In the paper. he will 1.
i come home" i
4 Mrs. Furey, who lives at 295 Pearl 4.
1 street, Brooklyn, said "Con" was a /
1. stationary fireman and she was !
!. cook when they married three years /
!. ago. i
X HE was used to heat and we were 1.
!. very happy" she added. "He took i
!. to the kitchen kindly and soon he 4
!. was a better cook than 1 am. Then +
1, we worked in restaurants, he as +
!. cook, L as waitress. And them !
1. Mrs. Furey's emotions nearly over !
!. came her-"he went away-I don't \
i know why--and took the cranberry i
/. pie recipe with him. j
4 u i. 4. i 4 !. I. 4. 4. 4. ]. 1. !. I. i 4 i !.
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PENNSYLVANIA

PITTSBURG, Nov. 13.-Thomas Rim
aker, receiver for the Enterprise Ma
tional bank of Allegheny, Pa, today
hled a suit in federal court against
Frank G.. Harris, state treasurer of
Pennsylvania, claiming $4,000 with
interest from October %, 1908. This
claim is on drafts, $4,000 each drawn
to the order of W. H. Andrews, terri
torial delegate to congress from New
Mexico.
LEBANON Pa, Nov. 13.-James w.
Crlswell, chief of state wardens, brought
prosecutions against seven Lebanon men
on the charge of violating the fish laws.
The offense is alleged to have been COM
mitted in the drawing o. of the water of
Showers dam in North Lebanon town
ship.
SELINS GROVE-Officers of Mahanoy
tribe of Redmen of Selins Grove were
installed. The tribe has a charter men,
bership of sixty braves.
LANCASTER-During October more
than S0,600,00O cigars were manufactured
in the ninth internal revenue district, OF
which Lancaster county is part me
tax received from the same was $242OOo'
breaking the record.
ROSEMONT-Mrs. e. Hammonds en-
tertained guests Halloween.
CHESTER-The call to the pastorate
of the Emmanuel Baptist church IN this
city has been declined by Rev. N. Z.
--assiter,n at present pastor of the EN-
manuel church of Camden, N. j.
PITTSBURG-Fire that started from an
unknown cause damaged the shannon
building, one of the oldest in the financial
district, to the extent of $4,000.
OIL CITY George J. Gahrng. aged 67
years, meat dealer, committed suicide
by shooting himself through the mead.
STROUDSBURG-A large forest fire is
raging on the Blue mountain near Wnd
gap on the southern side.
POTTSVILLE-At a meeting of the
directors of the Pottsville Union Traction
company w. E. Harrington resigned as
president and was succeeded by +. u.
Gossler of New York city.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-11-14
MAINE

F PORTLAND, Me-, Nov. 13.-Fire start
ing in the four-story "iatiron" building
occupied by the wholesale drug business
of II. H. Hayes & Sons at the junction
of Middle and Free streets today, spread
ing to the adjoining stores of James
Bailey & Co., dealers in harness and au-
tomobile supplies, caused a total loss of
about 100000.
PORTLAND, Me-, Nov. 1s.-Thomas
Melbourne Bartlett aged 40, vice president
and traffic manager of the Metropolitan
Steamship company, died here. He was
born in Orrington, Me- and was the son
of Capt. Frank and Mary Lane Bartlett.
He was for some years connected with
the Maine Steamship company, and in
1906 entered the employ Of the Metropoli-
tan line. He is survived by widow.
BIDDEFORD-The two-masted schoon-
er Susan Stetson of Bucksport, bound
from South Amboy for Camden, with 221
tons of coal, sank fifty miles southeast
of Biddeford pool. Capt. Bulmer and
his crew of three men, exhausted from
working the pumps for a whole day,
abandoned their craft and in their yawl
managed to reach Biddeford pool. The
schooner left Vinalhaven Sunday and was
driven to sea. She sprang leak the
next morning and the vessel sank soon
after the crew left her. The Susan Stet-
son was built at Damariscotta In 1867,
was S9.2 feet long and 140 gross tonnage.
SOMERSET JUNCTION-Harry Sheas-
green, who was shot during disturbance
at the Somerset house, small hotel,
died of his injuries. John Williams, pro-
prietor of the hotel, who Is charged with
the shooting, claims that Sheasgreen and
John Fletcher had been drinking and
made trouble in the hotel. They were
elected, but In attempting to re-enter
Sheasgreen was shot and Fletcher was
stabbed In one arm and injured about
the head.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-11-14
NEW HAMPSHIRE


MANCHESTER. N. H., Nov. 13.--Agent
Clarence Sargent of the Animal Rescue
league is investigating a complaint which
charges that Manchester resident leaV-
ing home for three days and not pro-
yiding for his three dogs, they, in order
to avoid starving to death, ate up a cat
and five kittens and SO seriously injured
horse that it died.
MEREDITH--It is reported upon good
authority that the plant of the Atlas
Linen company in this town, which has
been closed down for several weeks on
account of financial difficulties, is to re-
sumo operations next week.
HUDSON-Stalker b. Reed is at the
Nashua hospital in serious condition
from fall from wagon Reed is a
student in the Nashua high school. In
a football game two weeks ago he had
his shoulder dislocated.
CONCORD-Calvin Worth, the Oldest
man in Concord, died at the age of 101.
He was born here October 10, 1906, and
carried water to soldiers camped in Con-
cord during the war OF 1872.
"Get a black coffin," was the written
Injunction left his sister, Mrs Mildred
Short, by man who made what will
be a successful attempt at suicide here
He was Archie Butterfly, 1S, who came
TO Concord from Rutland, VT, and be-
came an employe of the Concord dye
house a few days ago.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-11-14
KENTUCKY

PADUCAH, KY, Nov. 13.-Awakened
by the efforts of two men attempting
to force tools throught the windows of
the county bastle, Jailer James Eaker
fired at the retreating men, who es-
capped. The Jail was in course of repair
and afforded good opportunity for escape.
MAYSvILLE-Whe Col. John C. Ev-
erett, chairman of the Mason County
Democratic committee, went to the rear
of his place of business, he found his fine
rooster, "W. j. Bryan" hanging with its
head through a crack in fence. Mr..
Everett believes the fowl committed sui
eide. 1t was highly priced by him.
FLORENCE-The safe in the Florence
deposit bank was blown open by five
men who drove into town in an automo-
bile and escaped by the same means
when discovered by citizens. An exam
ination showed that they obtained no
money. The building was partly wrecked,
however, and the desperadoes fired sew
eral shots at persons who approached.
CHARACTERIZATION Simpson county
contains less than half a dozen Social
lists, the stub books returned in Tuesday s
election from twenty voting precincts
give c. L. Horney Socialist nominee for
railroad commissioner, 800 votes.
LEXINGTON-Patrolm Michael Muir
ply, the second victim of the affray be-
tween the police and election workers
here Tuesday, died at Joseph's hospital.
He killed Clyde Campbell having been
previously shot by Campbell. Patrolman
Smith will recover, but w. A. Campbell,
father of Clyde, is in a precarious con-
dition.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-11-14

IDAHO

BOISE, Idaho, Nov. 13-The encamp-
ment of the Third battalion, Idaho Ma
tional Guard, now being held here, is
thus far the most successful one held by
state troops. The target practice has
been exceptionally good and the soldiers
are being given splendid instructions by
Lieut.. Fisher of the barracks, detail ed
by the government for this work while
the encampment is in progress Gov
Gooding visits the camp, shoots with the
boys" and highly compliments them on
the showing they have made thus far.
HAILEY-Con Ryan, prosperous
farmer near Soldier, this county, was shot
and killed. A few days since Ryan went
to the timber north OF Camas prairie for
a load of wood. Last evening the team
returned to his farm, about five miles
east of Soldier. Ryan was lying dead
on top OF the load of wood, the horses
having gone home alone after the shot
was fired. Ryan was killed by rifle
ball entering below and back of the ear
and coming out at the top of the head.
He had been dead some time when the
team came home. Murder is presumed,
as Ryan had made some enemies over
land and water rights, but no details are
at hand. Apparently some one lay in
from the roadside. Ryan was about 80
years old and leaves wife and three
children.
BOISE-William Ayers, son of ]. u.
Ayers, living about sixteen miles north
west of this city, who was accidentally
shot while out hunting on the ranch OF
s. II. Mcdonald, is now at his fathers
home, In a serious condition.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-11-14
LOUISIANA

CROWLEY, La, Nov. 1S.-The saloor
of Honore at Morse was destroyed by
fire. The building was total loss. II
is thought that the fire may have beer
of incendiary origin. About two weeks
ago an attempt was made to tburn the
building. A fire was started at the side
of the house, but it was fortunately dis
covered in time.
LAKE CHARLES-John Dupon, aged
SO, chased his family out of the house al
his home in Grand Lake and then blew
his head of with a shotgun. He had
been partly insane for some weeks.
NEW ORLEANS-A fire in the laundry
of the Great Southern hotel at Gulf
port, Miss, has been burning for sew
eral hours, and IT is believed the en-
tire structure will be consumed Firemer
have been unable to get an adequate
supply of water. The Great Southern
was built by Capt. Jones at an expense
OF S60OO00
Los Angeles herald., 1907-11-14
UTAH

PARK CITY, Utah, Nov. 13.-The ore
shipments for the week ending today
were as follows: Silver King, 1,621 $50
pounds; Daly-Judge 1,251,0O0 pounds, and
New York, 34,5OO pounds, making total
of 2,907,05O pounds.
AMERICAN FORK-The Mirthmakers'
club held it's regular weekly social at the
home of Mrs. William Edmonds in the
Fourth ward The evening was spent
in social chat, singing and music. A
delightful supper was served.
LIE Roy Mecham of Salt Lake City spent
the fore part of the week In American
Fork the guest of Miss Lapriel Gardner.
Mrs. Jacob E. Jenson of this city is
visiting in Milford, the guest of her
daughter, Mrs. Ida Adkins
Miss Rebecca Snider went to Salt Lake
City Saturday for few days visit, the
guest of her aunt, Mrs. B. p. Brown.
Miss Edith Hindley entertained the
teachers of the public schools and the
school board at her home Friday evening.
Mrs Thomas Barratt spent the past
week in Provo the guest of her daughter,
Mrs. A. G. Beebe.
LoGAN-The case Of the state of Utah
VS.. Dr. Seth NJ. Wells, which has been
on trial in the district court for the past
three days, came to an end when the
Jury returned verdict of guilty as
charged in the information. This in
formation charges the doctor with crim-
inal operation. The jury was out one
hour. Defendants attorney at once
served notice of a motion for new trial.
OGDEN-Dan Harrington, the Salt Lake
attorney, was in Ogden arguing the case
of the Clayton Music company against
]. Varnay before the district court.
A marriage license was issued to Alex
Ursel Taylor and Miss Rhoda Harmon,
both of Ogden.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-11-14
MAN SMALL AS BABY
DIES IN A P00RH0USE

I. NORWALK, Conn, Nov. 13.-John 4
Il Harding, to whom z. T. Barnum Of !;
!. fered $500 week to exhibit him I
:. self, died in the poorhouse here to- 1
J. day Harding's pride would never I
i permit him to place himself on show I
4. with the midgets, the giants and the 4
:. fat ladies', and so. while he might 1
+ have amassed a considerable fortune, !
i he died pauper. !
4 Nature was in a strange mood I
J. when she brought him into being.
4. Harding was forty-three years old, !
L but he was no bigger than normal !
I. two-year-old baby. His arms and !
Z legs were gnarled and twisted and
/ from the moment of his birth they !
= were in unceasing motion. Against !
i. his will his legs kicked and his !
= arms swung around like wind I
+ mills. He never walked, he never :
I. even creeped.
1. Nevertheless he had a fine brain !
i and a wonderful memory He taught !
4 himself to read and write and read !
4 good books constantly.
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KANSAS

PARSONS. Kas., Nov. 13.-Fire that
threatened the entire business portion of
the city destroyed 100000 worth Of prop
erty this afternoon. The fire originated
in a barn where small boys were smok-
ing cigarettes.
TOPEKA, Kas., Nov. 1S.-tIovernor
Hoch in speaking of the petition filed by
]. I. Sheppard, secretary of the National
Trackmen's union, said;
81 have not had time to examine the
petition and exhibits closely, but | will
say right now that the Missouri Pacific
must fix up it's tracks and with very lit
tie delay. 1t is an outrage the way the
tracks of this company have been all
lowed to run down. 1t seems to me 1t is
criminal negligence for the company to
allow its tracks to get in such condi-
tion."
LEAVENwORTH-Th 'joint' run by
DOC Crandall was raided by Sheriff
Brown. A government retail liquor deal
er's license and bar fixtures were seized.
No liquor was found in the place. The
complaint was filed by Lee Bond, county
attorney, on information furnished by
the attorney general.
LAWRENCE-AIfred Whitman. one Of
the executors of the estate of the late L.
H. Perkins, who died of heart disease at
his home here, was a thirty-third degree
Mason, and was the original Laurie IN
Louisa M. Aleott's little Men"
Mr.. Whitman was born in Cambridge,
Mass, and came to Lawrence in 1865.
WICHITA-AEiss Birdie Byers OF We'll
lington, Kas.. is dead here as a result OF
drinking carbolic acid Illness and de-
spondency caused Miss Byers to COM
NIT suicide. She arose and, in view Of
her roommate. drank an ounce Of car
bolic acid. Miss Byers was 2 years ola.
Her father, j. w. Byers, is in Denver.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-11-14
NEBRASKA

LINCOLN, Neb., Nov. 13.-Labor Com
missioner Ryder announced that children
under 16 years of age must not appear
behind the footlights in Nebraska. The
state child labor board has decided that
the law must be rigidly enforced.
VALENTINE-Unoff returns from
the fifteenth judicial district, two pre-
cincts in Cherry county not returned,
show: Douglas (Rep), 5719; Jenckes
(Rep), 54e1; Harrington (Fus.), 1854;
Westover (Fus.), 6021.
DAvENPORT-The many friends of
Harry v. Lowe, formerly in tine iInpie-
ment business here, will be glad to learn
that he is located at Waldron, Ark,
where he owns and operates telephone
exchange.
WEST POINT-The marriage of Charles
Zeng, a we'll known resident of West
Point, to Mrs. Anna Plummer took place,
the ceremony being performed at the
home of the bride by Justice Lindale.
PAPILLION--Mrs. William Brown, aged
45 years, died in Papillion of diphtherfa.
The body will be sent to Fremont for
burial. This is the fourth death from
the same disease in the same house IN
the last few years. She leaves four chill
dren.
BEATRICE-Frank Lille, farmer liv-
ing near Rockford, this county, sold
twenty bushels of seed corn to s. 8.
Smith of this city for 81 a bushel and
paid a years taxes with check. He
feels optimistic over the present financial
situation and says times are much bet
ter now than they were forty years ago,
when he first located in Gage county.
A petition is being circulated at this
point with a view to having w. HI. Pat
more, who was recently dismissed as
manager of the Bell Telephone company.
retained. He has been in the employ of
the company at this place for many
years and his friends would like to see
him remain here.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-11-14
CONNECTICUT

MIDDLETOWN, Conn. Nov. 13.-There
were only thirty present at the adjourned
annual town meeting. John +. King
acted as chairman. The report of the
selectmen, town treasurer and school
visitors were accepted without reading.
A tax of II mills was again laid and
$4,000 was appropriated to the Russell
free library and $50 to Mansfield Post No.
SO. G. A. r., for the observance of
Memorial day. In the report of the Sc
lectmen it was shown that $14,501.60 was
paid on the town debt during the last
year.
SUFFIELD--The two and one-half
story wooden house owned by William
Snow, just below the residence of Ar
chibald Ousterhoudt on South street, was
burned. Mr. Snow is about 50 years old
and about a year and a half ago lost his
wife. Last week he married a Hartford
woman.
With the help of neighbors most of the
small furniture was removed but the
greater part was destroyed.
NEW IIAVEN-while running along
the street with a putty blower in his
mouth. Charles s. Knoepple, the 9-year-
old son of Conrad Knoepple, fell, cutting
one of the arteries in his throat ell
died short time after the accident.
DANBURY-Harry c. Folsom of South
Mancester was elected principal of the
Danbury high school at a meeting of
the town school committee to succeed
Arthur Il. Peterson, who has gone to
New York to take place in the Morris
high school In the Bronx Mr.. Folsom
Is graduate of Tufts college, 1895, and
took the degree Of A. B. in Harvard in
1901. He has been principal of the South
Manchester high school since that time.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-11-14

MASILLON, O., Nov. 13.-Leonard
pierce of Canton tried suicide by eat
ing ground glass in his room in the
Hotel Conrad.
EAST LIVERPOOL-Miss Helen
wright nurse at the Taylor hospital
found a negro prowling inside the
building. He threatened to kill her ii
she made an outcry. She made none
but seized a heavy monkey wrench
which a carpenter had left~on a win
dow sill. and whacked his head so en-
ergetically that he beat hasty re-
treat.
URICHSVILLE-Unab to help him,
the family of Joseph Reitz, a farmer,
saw him burn to death in his barn.
Reitz went to the haymow with Ian
tern. which overturned and set the hay
on fire. He tried to escape through a
small window, but his body stuck fast,
and with his head and arms out OF the
window Reitz burned to death.
RAVENNAZC Charged with arson,
grand larceny and horse stealing, Lee
GRAY. 18. was taken from his bed at
the home of his parents in Freedom.
seven miles northeast of here, by
sheriff w. ]. McMichael and brought
here to jail. He entered plea of not
guilty before Mayor Loomis and was
bound over to the grand jury.