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The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-12-11
ACCEPT EIGHT JURORS
Leagues Lawyers Practic-
ally Withdraws Early
in the Session.

Chicago. Dec. 11.-Eight Jurors had
been accepted in the first OK the Sun
day saloon cases when Judge Fake ad-
journed court for the day yesterday
afternoon.
Before the closing hour there de-
veloped differences between attorneys
for the prosecution that led to the
practical withdrawal Of Emery S.
Walker, representing the Chicago Law
and Order league. from the case. He
was disgruntled with the persistent
refusal of Assistant States Attorney
James J. Barbour to utilize his special
" prepared list of questions in the ex-
animation Of prospective jurors.
So pronounced was Mr.. Walkers
stand that he announced formally that
he had washed his hands Of respon-
sibility for the results Of the trial"
The case on hearing was that charg-
ing Tom Chamales Of the Savoy
restaurant with selling drinks on
Sunday. Mr.. Walker said he would have
no part In this or other cases except
to see that the evidence which the
Law and order league had obtained
was in readiness for presentation at
the call of the states attorneys of
fee. The Chamales case is the first OF
hfty-nine to be heard. All were started
by the Law and order people, who
found these saloons open on Sundays.
Names of Jurors Accepted.
The eight jurors thus far chosen TO
try the Chamales case are:
Robert S Gardner. 1883 Perry ave-
nue.. clerk.
Otto Huber, 545 Warner avenue. paint
foreman.
Henry Novert, 1o41 Seminary ave-
nue.. motorman.
Afford r. Law. S33 West Sixty first
street salesman.
Frank J. Holz, 44O3 state street
Waterman.
Ernest K Miller, 1917 North West
ern avenue machinist
Harry c. Croshaw, 90 Thirty seventh
street, carpenter.
Charles c. Diehl, 1911 North Kedzie
avenue, machinist.
Each of these eight men admitted he
occasionally took a drink and the last
man accepted, Mr.. Diehl, had a posi-
tive opinion that saloons should be al
lowed to remain open on Sunday This
he qualified, however, with the state
ment that he believed they should bt
shut If the law required 1t.
state Conducting the Case.
The case was conducted entirely By
Mr.. Barbour and several times during
the afternoon he called the jurors at
tention to the fact that the presocu
tions were in the name of the states at
torney. He allowed no references tt
the Law and Order league in question
ing veniremen. Mr.. Walker sat besid,
him during a part of the trial. bu
later took a seat further back in tn,
courtroom. Attorney Alfred Austrian
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-12-11
CAPT. KULP ON TRIAL
Iowan Courtmartialed on
Account of Mcfarland
Fight.

i)es Moines, Ia. Dee. 10.-Court mar
tial Of Captain Q. w Kulp OF the Dav-
EXPORT company Of the Iowa national
guard began today, Kulp defending
himself against the charge OF disobey-
not stopping the Mcfarland Herman
prize fight al Davenport
Captain Ku1p was not permitted, on
cross examination. to show that the
match was sparring exhibition and
not a prize fight. but the court may
90 into this tomorrow
Prosecution Outlines Case
Judge Advocate Berkebile showed to-
day that the prize fight was advertised
at Davenport for Nov. q; that the per-
Torrance came off at the date and place
named on tickets sold for the fight;
that Captain Kulp took his company
to the ringside and was then convinced
that the exhibition would be lawful,
and did not interfere. though so or
dered by the governor and Adjutant
General Thrift
Captain Kulp's attorneys viii try to
ordered the prize fight stopped he did
not intend to prohibit a lawful spar
ring exhibition and that it would be
necessary to show that Kulp intended
to disobey orders when he prevented
a prize fight and did not interfere with
a sparring exhibition.
General James Rush Lincoln is presi-
dent of the court. which is made up of
seven officers. 1t Is the first court
martial ever held IL Iowa.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-12-11
LAW FOR BAD TRUSTS
Manager of Harvester Com
bine Lands Square Deal
Policy.

henosha, Wis. Dec. 1o.-C : rvrr.-
general manager of the Internotts.ai
Harvester company, In an address -
before the mems league a. fhs Co..
gattonal church, stated thar ire go
were here To stay. but thar the nse,,i,
would have 10 control them ~,
speaker paid tribute Ia prssfs.,,.
Roosevelt and fired broaaside ~ esa,.
ernor La Toilette twithout n,e,.,,.,,.,..
his namel for his attitude apainst
trusts.
The American people are fair
minded Mr.. Funk said, and believe
absolutely in President Roosevelt,s
square deal and would be quick to
resent any charge Of unfairness in
passing Judgment on information sup
piled by only one side.
Menace in Defiance of Law.
SERIOUS charges have been made and
/ repeated with Increasing vehemence.
mat there are and have been gross
ABUSES IN corporate affairs there can be
no question. and there can be no
greater menace To our country than q
greedy. defiant thing created bv law
| bfutaiiy Indifferent to the welfare ~
the public which cannot be hanged or
jailed, and with nobody to be kicked
and no soul to be damned.
1t fears neither God. man. or the
devil, but it is unfair for the people
to assume that all great corporations
are bad. No honest. right minded cor
poratien man can object to cornorate
regulation. and the regulation can only
be made effective under the power Of
the national government.
Patchwork Laws No solution.
Tt is useless for the different states
to think that by passing scores Of
patchwork laws, many OF them conflict
ing in their nature. and which. taken
in the aggregate, could never be obey
ed by any corporation doing business
everywhere, they can furnish a solu-
ton to this question. The only effect
of such efforts would he to penalize and
harass corporations which would like
to obey These things will happen
so long as the state officials are either
venal or ambitious for political prefer
ment
The attorney general who wants t,
be governor or the governor who want,
to be United States senator and afte
that president. can always attract at
tention by taking the warpath agains
trusts in the present state of publ
opinion"
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-12-11
LIEUT.. GEN. STOESSEL'S
LIFE now IN BALANCE
Trial Begun at St. Peters
burg for Surrender of
Port Arthur.
THE CzAR'S CABLE MAY SAVE
General Received Order From His
Superior: Don't Push Defense
to Eztremities.

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The trial took place In the auditor
ium Of the Army and Navy club. and
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-12-11
ANNOUNCEMENT.

DR.. Clark, who has been out Of town
for his health during the summer, has
resumed business and can be found
at his office, 1879 South Holman street
Or. ]. A. Graham. graduate
of Queens University will enter the
office with DR.. Clark and viii be pre-
pared to make e-lls at all hours
Office phone. 173.
Night calls-Second floor SO and IS
State street. old Masonic Temple.
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The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-12-11
BROTHERS DIE IN 2 WEEKS

New Albany, Ind, Dec. Hilary
and William Fink, 81 and % years old
respectively, sons OF William Fink. died
within seven minutes of each other at
their home near Locust Point. Their
brother, Charles Fink. &c years old.
died of the same disease two weeks
ago.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-12-11
GEESE WORKING OVERTIME.

Petersburg, Ind, Dec. I'm. r.
Summer. farmer. near this city owns
a flock of geese which has been lay
ing eggs every day for the last. week.
Geese are said never to lay at a Inc
except in the spring.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-12-11

of Mayer. Meyer & Austrian. engaged
as special counsel conducted the de-
Tense. He was assisted by John ].
Swenie.
The courtroom-in the Criminal
Court building-was crowded Saloon
keepers and their friends formed part
OF the crowd. Many women We're pres
ent, as were a number of members Of
reform Organizations.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-12-11

viii have her buried tomorrow
This was the only promise he full
filled during Miss Sjosted's enforced So
journ.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1907-05-09
Fifty Years Beside
The old Des MONIES
Eldrely Minister Whose Life Work Has
Been Along Its Banks Write Apprecia-
tiOn of Stream.

asking me to conduct the funeral On
the afternoon Of the next day, but add
Inf If you come it must be right away,
for the ice Is running and getting
worse every hour Going with him ne
were Joined at the river by another
messenger with a coffin, the only
ready made article of the kind to be
found In the town. The three of US,
with that walnut box, got into the
skiff, and through the running ice,
succeeded in crossing. The coffin
proved to be three inches short, but
there was no remedy except effort
and crowding, and the sleeper rests
peacefully there 40 years in the Shosl
cemetery.
The Old Des Moines has been the
occasion Of certain rascally proceed
ings in the past. A man who had benn
a merchant, selling goods at the cor
ner Of Market and Front streets sold
out, and became a hog-buyer for
packing firm at Keokuk. He bought
his stock from South Side farmers,
and at length was about ready to
cross the river and drive toward Keo-
kuk when an early freeze occurred
filling the river with running ice and
our man was. with his porkers on the
point. buying food for them every day,
uncertain when they could cross, but
Keokuk within the limits of his con-
tract. He was a well-meaning man
and aimed to be honest but in an
proposal. Transfer there 1000 pork
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them for the time being as a basis
of compromise with the packing firm.
This was done. This third party
sold the stock to a fourth party.
pocketed the money and left the coun-
try, and we have not seen him since.
One More Incident
had an engagement to solemnize
marriage in the Heckart family
eight miles south. On the day appoint
ed I drove with my wife for the fer
ry, but found a string of teams ex-
tending from the river back almost
to second street waiting their turn
to cross. We turned in at the rear
waited until half the afternoon had
passed When about to Commercial
street left my wife to hold the
reins while / went to speak to the
teamster ahead of us. told him
the nature Of our errand and its mr.
gency and asked permission to drive
past him. Promptly and in with a
smile he replied, "drive on" And so
with the six teams in front of him.
Every man Of them gave us the right
Of way. We reached the boat, cross.
ed safely, travelled our eight miles
and got there in time, were Hospitality
cared for at Heckart home, returning
home the next day. The Fee" was
just five times as much as our first
marriage fee in Iowa.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1907-05-09
Sellers Case to Knoxville,

Albia--In the case of Cassander
Sellers the judge granted change of
venue to Knoxville. Sellers, who is a
negro lawyer from Buxton is charged
with larceny by embezzlement. The
case against James Bon, charged with
keeping liquor nuisance, was begun
this morning.
]. A. Butler and family of Charlton
attended the funeral services of Pat
rick Hynes of Avery. which We're con-
Quoted from the ST. Marys Catholic
church Sunday morning.
Lon Randolph was called from Dav-
export yesterday by the serious injury
of his son, Pearl, Saturday night.
j. G.. Thayer of Blakesburg, was a
business visitor at Abba yesterday
Miss Margaret Campbell of Tama, a
rzetugned missionary from India. lee
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1907-05-09
is A. E. DACE1T
AN 0TTUMW A MAN?
PARTY GIVING. THAT NAME AND
CLAIMING THIS CITY AS POST
OFFICE, BREAKS GIRLS HEART
SHE WANTED TO ELOPE
Pretty Bessie stennett OF. St. Joseph,
Mo-, Answers Matrimonial ADVERTISE
nnent--Makes "Date" to Meet dad
i gett" in Des Moines

Who is Alfred E. Dadgett? He
claims to be "a farmer living near OF
tumwa,' but thorough search fails
to discover any such individual of the
above name. Whoever he may be, he
seems, according to the following dis
patch to be breaking the heart of Miss
Bessie Stennett, pretty seventeen.
year-old young woman of st. Joseph,
Mo-, and also for sfattering her trust
in humanity.
Girl Would Elope.
Des Moines, May Pretty Bessie
Stennett, aged II, who claims st. JOS
eph, Mo-, as her home; had desire to
become married.
The girl wished to break away from
her home ties, her high school, and
her friends.
According to her own story she
answered a matrimonial advertisement.
She received reply from a man who
signed mis- name as Alfred e. Dadgett,
and who said ne was a farmer living
near Ottumwa.
Miss Stennett slipped away from her
home, purchased ticket for Des
Moines and came here to meet her
prospective husband
The meeting was to take place at
the Union station.
The groom failed to show up. Near
midnight, Miss Stennett was met in
the station by two women. She was
crying and told her story to them.
Come home WITH US until morning"
one of the women said.
Miss Stennett was willing to accept
aid and comfort from anyone.
She started towards East Des
Motnes with her newly found friends.
Detectives Sims and Brunnemer no
ticed the girl with her companions on
the street at late hour. They stop
ped the three and questioned them.
The girl told the whole story Of her
elopement and disappointment.
you want to be careful about pick
ing up friends" said Sims, as ne show
ed his officers star. He then escorted
the girl to one of the larger hotels.
She was turned over to the Iowa HUI
name society, who paid her transpor-
taton back to st. Joe.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1907-05-09
EDDYvILLE.

EdGyville: Born to Mr.. and Mrs.
Charles Odem, Of South Third street,
Wednesday, a son.
Will Chitwood departed Thursday
afternoon for Chicago. He has ac.
cepted a position as salesman for an
automobile company and after spend
ing two weeks at the factory in Chica-
go he will return home and will then
go to Des Moines.
Mrs. Mary Harding, Of South Fifth
street, departed Thursday morning
for La Plata, Missouri, to make her
home with relatives near there.
Mrs. d. Mater, who has been i'll
with nervous trouble for some time,
has been in dangerous condition of
late.
Miss Estella Akens, a trained nurse
at OttumWa, was visitor at the
home Of Mrs Emma Funk this wesk.
w. H. Allison. Of Avery, was a
guest Wednesday afternoon of his par
ents MIR. and VIM. Allison.
B. r. Hiliard, of Oskaloosa, was a
visitor in town Wednesday.
F. M. Epperson attended session
Of the Knights Templars at Oska-
loosa Tuesday night.
Mrs. Howell Reese and children, of
Hilton, visited at their former home. at
Pekay wednesday and Thursday
while enroute to their new home at
Enterprise, near Des MONIES.
Wig and Windred Harding and G.
8. Smith were business visitors in
Dttumwa Wednesday.
The Central College Glee club from,
Pella gave very pleasing concert al
The Baptist church Thursday night
There were musical numbers, readings
BY an elocutionist, etc.
Arthur Elliott OF st. Louis. Mo, ar
rived Friday for visit with his par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. j. N. Elliott, and
with friends.
Guy Nair has been sick this week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Pray Of In
dianola are visiting Mrs. Pray's moth-
err Mrs. Rose McDole.
Mrs. Daniel Beard. north Of town
and Edna, daughter of Harry Pendar-
Wis, of Cedar, have been sick.
Craig Pos, of Pella, came down on
Thursday for q visit with his parents
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Pos
David Gassaway, residing at Mucha-
KNOCK Yards, has been Ill.
Mr.. and Mrs, Andy Baker Of Oska-
loosa, visited relatives In town Thurs
day.
The students Of the Eddyville schools
gave programs in their respective
rooms Friday afternoon.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Knssart. A. NJ
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1907-05-09
fBy ]. M. McNlroY !,

(By j. M. McElrOy.)
No one can give us the date when
It first began to run. No one can
tell US the name of the earliest tribe
Of Indians that encamped ON its
banks, and no one can give an exact
list Of the wild animals that drank
from its waters.
It is a beneficent stream, furnish
Ing for man and beast, giving us
our water supply, giving US fire pro-
teotion, sprinkling our lawns, helping
to run the locomotives and all steam
machinery, cooling mid-summer's heat
with It's Ice, and happifying fisher
men, skater and rover Its drainage
Is important, with the one drawback
that 1t brings as well as takes away
good deal that we have no use for.
While crediting our river with these
good uses there is yet some to be set
down on the other side of the ledger.
There have beer some casualties, and
the sacrifice Of many precious lives
which can never be forgotten, and al
so some damaging floods.
The expense OF building and keep
ing in repair our bridges, and pro-
tecting river banks Is not small. In
the early days when there were no
bridges and no riprapping the incon-
reniences were grenter than any one
can imagine.
When the town. the doctors, stores
and shops were all on the north side,
and the ferry boat could run only in
daylight, in spring there was per-
Tod Of two to ten days when there
could be no crossing at all because
of running ice, then the dwellers on
the South Side were placed at
great disadvantage.
In the winter OF 81 a brother mini
ster came from Knoxville to assist
me in some special meetings, crossing
the Des Moines with his team on
the ice at Bellfountain. Soon after
+ he came the January thaw arrived,
covering the ice-brdge with water
end threatening a, breakup. 1t seemed
to him that he mist re-cross the Des
Moines at once or run the risk Of q
long detainment on this side. To
nbviate this, drove my friend 8
team across the Des Moines to Elder
John Hites, leaving 1t there to be
cared for, and returned on foot, wad-
Ing the river through Ice water almost
knee deep and SO we continued our
meetings.
A year or two later in midsummer
| had Sunday evening appointment
at Point Isabel went on horse back
leaving my wife and i'll child at home.
Returning I reached the river late at
night. There was no ferry and no
moonlight and the river was high.
My horse was tall and sure footed
and l crossed in safety, getting home
at eleven O'clock, with my boots full
Of water
Several years later a messenger
came to tell me of the death of a
parishioner on the South Side, and
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1907-05-09
DR.. Keith,
115 South Market st.
First National Bank BLDG, Ottun1wa

tured on the subject Of missions at the
United Presbyterian church Sunday
evening. A large audience gave close
and interested attention to the address
j. Henry Love arrived from Sigour
ney for shore stoy with relatives
here recently.
Mrs Bertha Harlow Nichol arrived
at Abba yesterday from Colorado to
undergo an operation at the hands Of
the Drs. Powell. The same operation
at her home was unsuccessful and Mrs
Nichol returned to her old home to her
family physician.
Mrs Henry McCahan returned Mon
day from Bedford, where she has been
visiting relatives and friends.
]. G. Johnson left last night for the
Pacific coast.
The associate Presbyterian church
held its regular annual meeting yes
terday afternoon. Rev. VIM. Porter
was elected pastor for the coming year
which will make twenty three consec-
utiye years as pastor over this charge
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1907-05-09
TRAGEDY in SOLDIERS HOME
William Parks Shoots James Leslie,
Who Receives Bullet Intended for
N,trea and Suieidee

Washington. D. c., May s-william
Parks, At years old, of GAINESVILLE. o.,
an inmate Of the national soldiers
home here. shot and fatally wounded
James Leslie of Chicago, 80 years old,
also an inmate, and afterwards COM
mitted suicide. Parks had been
drinking and entering one of the wards
of the hospital was directed to leave
by one of the nurses. Sister Paula
and was about to shoot when Leslie
stepped between them, receiving the
bullet intended for the nurse. When
Laslia was STRUGGLING with Parks. q
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1907-05-09
Discussed Charlton Pavinq.

Charlottesville city council met last
evening and discussed the probability
of Paving Grand street three blocks
each way from the square, also Main
street two blocks or farther south and
Braden avenue one block west from
the square. After discussing the ques-
ton for some time no action was TAX
en-, but will probably come up at some
future meeting.
The city electricians salary was
raised to $55 per month, and the coun-
Gil adjourned to meet at the call of the
mayor
Bert Tansy returned to Allerton yes
terday He was called here Friday by
the accident which befell his little
daughter. Helene, who was burned
while playing around a bonfire. She
Is getting along nicely.
Charlie Timmons of Des Moines is
spending a few days in the city.
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. e. Perry of Lincoln
township were in the city yesterday.
Ed Veirs expects to leave tomorrow
for Springfield Mo, to reside.
Miss Ida Price of Russell was in the
city Monday.
G. G. Moore of Russell was business
caller in the city Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs Harry Anderson Of Al
bia were in the city Monday.
Tom Maxwell returned to Cambria
this morning.
Tlden Mitchem spent Sunday in the
city with his family.