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Washington State journal and Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1906-1907, 1907-07-24
SURELY
TINSANE
MICHIGAN MAN KILLED
WIFE, SON, FATHER.
WAS HIMSELF SHOT TO DEATH
BY NEleHsoR AFTER FAIL
ING TO KILL HIMSELF

Nunica. Mich, July 22.-Henry
Scutcheon, a farmer about 50 years
of age, living near this village, Sun
day ran amuck with an ak, killing
his invalid son, his wife and her fos
ter father.
Scutcheon was later shot by Henry
Mcclellan, a neighbour 3 whom the
crazed murderer had also attacked
The dead
Henry Scutcheon. ard 'to& etNEl
= Scutcheon, his 10 year old son
George aiming, Mrs. Scutcheon's
faster father.
The Scutcheon farmhouse had ap
parently always been a happy home
except for the cloud which the sons
invalidismv,ca cast over the family. =
Sunday, With no warning, SO far as
is known, scStcheon Ssuddenl mnr
derously attacked HIS son with an ak
He crushed the Boys head frishtfully,
When his wife itfterfered he turned
on her ndgRurssed the frightened
screaming Mchans from the house to
the road wlreEe hS knocked her down
with MS weapon he chen rushed
back tostl,e house and murdered his
foster father In law. ,.s,,,,,se, 81
Next he tried to destroy himself
The maddened' man gashed his throat
and wrists With d razor and took some
paris green!ibr .qioh ooiiio rot IJnon
His wounds did not weaken him and
the poison dido not, take } immediate
erect. II r;dauAniraq bus aurrot eeouieu
AK in hand be. returned to the road
where he had felled his wife a few
moments before. The first blow did
not kill her and she had been carried
into the house of Henry Mcclellan
nearby. Mcclellan rushed to another
neighbor's for help.
When Scutcheon found that his wife
was in the 0NeClellan home alive he
smashed window with his AK, jump.
ed through it and again attacked her.
This tune he crpshed her skull. He
then LETT the Mcclellan home and re-
turned 10 his own house but when
Mr.. MsCleflan returned Foms his
search Tor hefp the cfazed man came
out and started toward him. saying:
II want you, too"
81 will shnotif YOU come across the
road" replied Mcclellan. who had
armed himself with a shotgun. Despite
the Warning, Scutcheon came across.
Mcclellan then shot him dead.
Washington State journal and Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1906-1907, 1907-07-24

A lifetime experience as a fighter of
Indians and NlipinosA of guerrilla war
fate, ala not 9event Lieutenant Colo
nsi CHARLES iG. Ayres from railing into
an ambuscade.
\ although Iths militsiy boards rec.
ommendatioh' for his 'retirment will
not emaas public soRe spetl it is
passed on by the secretary Of war
high officials of the department are
unanimous in the opinion that the
colonel will be placed upon the retired
list with little loss of time.
Il The penalty, - to- be, RELOCATION ia
a pension at the prime Of his Official
life. and with no prospects of increas
ing honor before him.
Washington State journal and Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1906-1907, 1907-07-24

materially lessen the yield Of grain
and fruit in the Troy section.
! Murray Gum, one of the victims of
William Curry,ywho shot and, killed
3. A Peterson In .brawl in 1. card
room at Kippen, II in the LEWISTON
Jail, where he viii be held as "a wit.
ness against Currv. Il ~ Il
J. K. Castle has been arrested in
Boise on "a charge otcashing a forged
check for $500 at the New Wilson ho-
tel, at Salt Lake, on June 25. He is a
salesman for Mayer, Wise & Co., of
Cincinnati, manufacturers of novel.
ties. .-. ..-..-...-.. .
Senator w. B. Hepburn, who is now
in Wallace, accompanied by Mrs. Hey
burn, after an indirect journey from
Washington, D. c., still shows the Of.
feet of his recent illness. but hopes
that by complete relaxation he will
soon be as strong as ever.
The officials; of the Chicago, Mil.
waukee & ST. Paul railroad have
reached the st. Joe country. Presi-
dent Earling and others left Montana
and followed the right of way of the
railroad, coming on horseback. ,n.
Saturday morning John Hulback
made dive into the river off the st.
Maries bridge and was drowned. 1t
is supposed he struck log or some
other Obstacle and was killed BY the
shock.
Washington State journal and Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1906-1907, 1907-07-24
RIOT AGAIN IN SAM FRANCISCO
Carriage Overturned and Man Hurt
Starts Trouble; Car Is Badly
t'N az ~ Wrecked. M sA ~

San Francisco, July 22.-The at
lacking and shooting of a conductor
and motorman Saturday night by
three unknown men and the riot which
subsequently followed, was followed
Sunday night with more turbulence in
the Mission street district. The i'm
mediate cause was an accident.
While driving to the Mission theater
with his family. a car struck the car.
riage OF Charles Davis on Mission
street, between Twenty-third and
Twenty-fourth. The carriage was
wrecked and Davis sustained a brok-
en- leg, and other Injuries. A crowd
Immediately gathered. almost wreck.
ed the car tand attacked Motorman
Charles Evans policemen Furman
and Beisef came to his rescue and
stood off the mob until sergeant and
10 officers came down from the Mis-.
sion street police station in response
to riot call. The police dispersed
the crowd with their clubs. 0r
Washington State journal and Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1906-1907, 1907-07-24
JANUARY GETS PARDON.
Roosevelt Grants Release-January
Returns to Kansas city-Four-
Year-oid Tot Thanks Presi-
~ n dent for Papa. "a

Fort Leavenworth, Kan.AWilliam
January. alias c. w. Anderson, fol-
whose pardon petition containing
the signatures of $4,000 persons was
presented to President Roosevelt
three months ago, has been released
from the federal prison here. Ander
son will return to Kansas City, where
he will engage in business. ....,.r
January was convicted II years age
of robbing an Oklahoma postoffice anG
sentenced to the penitentiary fol
three years. He escaped two years
later, and went to Kansas City, assum
ing the name Of Anderson, and mar
ried. 49,, $3.50. as, , r-
In April this year an ex-convict who
had known January in the peniten
tfary' notified the warden of the mans
Whereabouts and he was rearrestet
and taken back to Leavenworth. Ow
ing to the exemplary life Anderson
had he'd tn Kansas City hts neighbors
started movement for his pardon
Thesnewspapers took up the case witt
the result that a petition which is sale
to have contained the largest number
of names ever appended to an appeai
for pardon was forwarded to Wash
Iington. President Roosevelt reviewed
the Gaze and upon request of, Attorney
General BonaparteA granted pardon
EeffectiveAat 7the\ expiration OF TIRES
fmenths> from THE time of his arrest
January see restoration to ipitt
zenship. andswillla ask 10 hayeithp mans
OF Anderson teSsIizeH. ~ @H ID |.
Charles, W. AndArabn reached Kan
sas City Few hoGrs after his release
at 7Leavenwurth and went directiyrtc
his home, where a family reunion was
held. Later, when, a newspaper, man
called, he found the little group radi
ant With happiness: With his 4.year'
old child on hts Knee, Anderson talked
|of himself. 1f9oTq hIqhi ea1uftf Hoii2A
oot'1 have no plans for the FUTURE" he
said. orsave that aI'will remain lin this
Fcity3iolom yuG .aaou51sloI talbot u
my. wife and baby are SO glad to
see me back, and it's like getting &C.
|queinted again." said he to the report
|er5 4 ,
Asked about the report that he
would engage in the pool hall bust
ness, Anderson said it was, without
foundation, 1904 II olldut Oil
81 would not be so ungrateful to the
many who signed for me-" he said.
isa During the dayTthe FOLLOWING mes
sage signed by Andersons little girl,
was forwarded to washington, n
I theodore Roosevelt President d
the United States: Papa has come
home to stay with mama and me. I'm
SO glad, and papa says he is, too. He
says he is good papa now. no
ito5 auon LUCILLE AANlTIpEERsoN,"
Washington State journal and Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1906-1907, 1907-07-24
HERO SAVED THE TOWN.
J. D. Adams at Hatton, WASH, Does a
oas'ns Plsce Of Work-c Grabbed
1,.,sse Giant Powder essm eies.

Hatton, Wash. July a2.-Atthe risk
Of his own life, ]. D. Adams rushed
among kegs and boxes of black and
giant powder to extinguish burning
hay which had ignited from sparks
from a passing locomotive.
During the morning hours a crew of
teamsters from the railroad camps of
the st. Paul road started IN to unload
la car of powder which had been
spotted" on the siding next to the
depot, and just down the hill from
the town. ,.,-f.,Ff ~ *
The car stood on what is known as
the rear house, track placing the de- |
pot between 1t and the main line,
where it is also necessary. for teams
to come to unload, bringing them
within a few feet or passing trains
from either direction. Both teamster
and helper had been, carrying the
giant powder from the car onto the
wagon, and, had :almost,, the, entire
body of the wagon filled when train
was heard approaching, making it nee
essary that the driver get upon the.
Seat to, give attention to, his team,
which was becoming frightened at
the approaching cars.
It was while in this position and!
during the time the helper was in the
car shifting Sboxes'' for hauling that
sparks from the passing locomotive
fell among the hay, which was in the
bottom of the wagon to lessen the
jar Of the load in hauling igniting it
among the boxes of dynamite which
were piled high in trout, cansingVa
large blaze, which was discovered by
Mr.. Adams WREN he came out Of 1.-THE
car carrying 2 key Of powder, to com
plete the LOAD. atln, twill HeG ,.,nNI
.'i Having hadiexperience in handling
freight Of vthis class, Mr.. ,Adams at,
once recognized the danger in which
himself and the, y. whole town were
placed should theNeapiosion' occGf. "
Without saying a, word TO the ariv-
or, Adams threw the Can he was car.
'rying I'd ground. and with bare
hands Idiyed into the fire, throwing
boxes in every direction and scatter
ing fire as best he could, but which by
this time had broken, out ap over the
wagon, with boxes and cans IN It's
midst. hhR VsnIohk
The teamster,, by this time, being
able to hear the 'cdmmoti6ti In the
lrear, realized, too, the Importance Of
quick work and rendered what assist
ance WIS possible aside from caring
for his team, which had by this time
become almost uncontrnflhbIeH aid
which later broke, into a. run, scatter;
Ing boxes and cans Fight and left. ~
There ris, NO doubt, that had It not
been for the prompt action Of Mr..
Adams the entire car Of explosives
would Rave gone off,' completely de-
molishing the entire town. Mr.. Adams
is receiving congratulations from all
sides for his heroic apd. timely efforts,
but seems to take IT, as "a matter Of
course, that what he, did saying 9th.
ers was because he found It neces-
sary toi do 80 for his own protection.
Washington State journal and Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1906-1907, 1907-07-24
Male secretaries Only for Male
Il J 4 BUREAU Chiefs.

The women clerks of the agricul.
tural department. Cannot hereafter act
as private secretaries for the male
CHIEFS of divisions or bureaus. This
dictuw, harsh as itamay seem stands
as the law in that deplr4menG, Sscre.
tary Wilson has Issued Il and he Says
he means business -" IN u
n The order is the direct result OF
the Holmes cotton scandal case, in
which Mrs. Bertha Bdrch figured SC
prominently, testifying two weeks age
in the trial Of Holmes. = On ,acdoun,
of her position in the Office of the
chief statisticiani OF the department
she became an expert in crop fgures
and now she is conducting a statistical
bureau Of her own in New York City
Washington State journal and Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1906-1907, 1907-07-24
Dakota Cyclone Kills Three.

Mitchell, - b! july ss-Repofta
have been received here Of q very Sc.
we're and destructive wind and rain
storm which occurred at Woonsocket
The house belonging to a man named
Atkinson, a carpenter, was caught by
the heavy wind and blown over. Three
persons who were in the house at the
time were killed by the flying boards
and being crushed benath the build
ing. Several other houses In Woon-
socket were partially destroyed, but
no other injuries are reported, y
Washington State journal and Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1906-1907, 1907-07-24
Mexico to Build Railroad.
IlETTf4fAAI M

f- Authoritative Information has been
received ittiGd ire iDurantoA a&atlin
ss9na WI" ss sft = 81 III ss,ssa
OF construction undertaken after the
national railroad merger was DEFINITE,
" erected. 1t ID said work WIN be
started W the end Of this year. ~,
- This line is S6s miles long and II ii
estimated '*iR COST sss,oO, oeo Mexican
is ans 7 tSJ Ssss',' iss III @'
Washington State journal and Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1906-1907, 1907-07-24
OREGON SQUIBS.

Elaborate preparations are being
made, for the Third district fair and
stock exhibition to be held at Pen
dleton September % to %, inclusive.
FiYeref the, Pendleton, city, Jail, .pris
oners made a break. for liberty and
succeeded in getting away from Jim
recently. 'ht tbs F''!d
Ia Conditions In, fUmatilla county. and
throughout eastern Washington will
be exceptionally good this year as a
result Vef the big grain crop now about
to be harvested, las well as other prod
ucts. The wool clip from approx.
mately' 100000 sheep has been market.
ed prices ranging from IS to 20
cents. while, mutton sheep have been
turned off after shearing at $3.50 to
81 arihaad.o From, present indications
the, big wheat crop estimated in Una,
tiila county at over 100000 bushels,
,wilI'bffhE from rs to so cents d bush!
Ell, which will make money plentiful
among; al classes IN this section pt
the country. " '' " ''''''''''''' ''''
Washington State journal and Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1906-1907, 1907-07-24
plt.sburs Heat Kills Nine.

PittslDurg,; Pa, e., ,! Ivy az slENine
Iprpstrations, were reported Saturday
from the oppressive heat and high
humidity. The temperature still hov.
ers between IS and 90 degrees. - -
Washington State journal and Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1906-1907, 1907-07-24

A lot of men imagine that they knoy
all about the financial question be-
cause they happen to know . man who
lives next door to bank. 80 '''-'s'''
Washington State journal and Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1906-1907, 1907-07-24

BARS UP AGAINST WOMEN.
Washington State journal and Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1906-1907, 1907-07-24

lHo I1dSue, july ."IH0 hOIedu
delegation left today for London. Many
rumors are in stipulation, and accord.
ing to one OF them the Koreans have
only been the Japanese Instruments
for cfsating such situation az would
Justify the, addiction of the. empower
and the practical annexation Of
Korea BY Japan f''i 10 T''*<'F'
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1907-02-09
Office of
Office of
BOARD OF MISSISSIPPI
LEVEE COMMISSIONERS
January II, 1907

Board in regular session. Present:
J. 1. Hebron President, Washington County
J. S. Walker, Commissioner Washington County
J. NJ. Kirk Commissioner, Bolivar County.
w. H. Fitzgerald Commissioner Bolivar County
l.. T. Wade Commissioner Issaquena County.
R. P. Crump, COMMISSIONER Sharkey County
minutes of the last meeting read by the Secre-
tary and approved by the Board.
The next brought before the Board the
ton of draining lands belonging Mrs. l. W.
Valiant presented the Board
argued by husband, Judge Leroy Valiant of
ST Louis, Mo. He followed for Mrs. Valiant by the
Hon. Leroy Percy in short speech
Owing to the time before the noon hour and of a
previously by the attorney OF the
Board hearing Chief Engineer of the Board
further discussion until o'clock that
evening, could the Board his legal opinion
o the
Chief Engineer before the Board and dis
detail supporting his points by and
figures. This closed the discussion for the present
Walker Sanse before the Board and asked for
the contracting firm of Roach Stansell Co.
put and being carried ordered paid
registered taken follows Aye Walker Crump
Fitzgerald Wade, Kirk Naye, Hebron.
The petition Ke1lner, Catching and Fosters, for
enormously paid brought before the Board
refunded if found correct after examination
attorney and
The then adjourned until for dinner
re-assemblng being present. the President
for any receive the Boards attention
petition of H. L. Mayer for replacing his house
read and rejected.
him $4,000 for boats and houses destroyed and
removed by them few from their right OF way
The Board opposed the claim and moved
rejected which duly seconded and carried
present high stage of the and the conditions
district discussed by the Chief Eng
and members of the Board
An application was made by Mystron1 to
back top Greenvle each day
for his mails.
opposed granting the and after
addressing Board this subject brought by
elofan
any part of the lev damaging to and to the
stated that he would refuse, he has always
DONE applications ride the levee and punish
caught in the
The members of the Board agreed with Mr. Hebron in
will support him in suppression of all travel
or the levees.
President of the Board regarding Arcadia panta
before the Board and referred the Chief Eng
neer for his action
brought of the Board the
long of Chief Engineer Somervle
and moved that his salary be raised to $500 month The
duly seconded and unanimously The salary
tart with the month Of Janury
evening session which called order by the
agreed that Commissioner Crump
had be absent the Board would take vote the VAL
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1907-02-09
CONDENSED STATEMENT.
Receipts.

On hand in Banks Oct 1st, 1906.
Levee Construction Tax ..........
Land Tax . :. . ..........
Cotton Tax. .............
Tax Received from Southern Ry
Tax Reed from Y. & NJ v. Ry. .....
From Issuing quit Claim Deeds
From Certificates of Indebtedness
From High Water, 1906 ...
DISBURSEMENTS
Levee Repairs Washington County 3o,19975
Levee Repairs Bolivar County. 49,. 4,359.81
Levee Repairs Issaquena County -. 35,82O.77
Rights of wayBolivar County. 80. lob. 80
Rights of way Issaquena County 1929. SO
Rights of way Washington County :. 1869 GA
Expense ........ 1854
Expense of Engineering Department. 1913
Mileage and per diem. ... 1911
Ohicers Salaries ... 2.e25. %
Sherir'r Com ~sssions . 2,331.75
Cotton ~ Cn7 ector's Com $500. 757. "A
Guardaa --ev IS :. .. 1924. So
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1907-02-09
Office of


Greenville, Miss, January 25 1907
The Board me pursuant to call. Present.
J. L. Hebron, President, Washington County
j. 5. Walker, Commissioner, Washington County
w H. Fitzgerald Commissioner Bolivar County
l. T. Wade, Commissioner, Issaquena County.
R. P Crump Commissioner Sharkey County.
being present, called the meeting
to order The minutes of the last meeting by
Secretary and after few changes ordered made
by the Board
Owing at the time there being only member of
Finance Committee examine the Sec
reary and Treasurer it moved and seconded chat
examination be made by the entire Board; carried
The Board then proceeded into the and after
completion, reported follows:
The members of the Finance Committee present
Board having examined the Secretary and Treas
from the first of October 1906 3st day of
December 1906 inclusive we find the books properly
kept showing full and of PERTAINING
to the business of the Boarda items of deposit
supported by the vouchers We
Board interest the $34r42
were burned to ashes in the presence of theBoard.
The Treasurer books show the cash balance his
to the credit of the Board to the first of January
one hundred and wentou thousand three hundred %
dollars and nnetytwo $I243I3o2) which
due the Board date; the receipts
including the hand 1906 two
hundred and foryone thousand hundred thrtyour
dollar and hytwo ($24I23452) Total dsburse
hundred and sixteen thousand nine hundred twenty
$I24,3I3o2
Examination made Friday January IS 1907.
J. s. WALKER,
CRUMP,
For Board Finance Committee
Chief Engineer came before the Board and
fully with the river situation what
been done by him protect suggested
Board the need of few
he had different owners
The Board decided to leave this entirely wit
o decide.
There being other business before Board,
lowing mileage and diem of its members
ordered paid
J. S Walker, day $500
R. P Crump, day, 80 miles Observation-Disclosures. $50
w H. Fitzgerald day, 70 miles ................ $40
L. T. Wade day, o6 miles Observation-Disclosures. o75
The then adjourned
J. l. HEBRON President,
H. T. CROSBY, Sec & Treas.
New-York tribune., 1907-09-15
EAST SIDE ITALIANS CELEBRATE.
Sicilians Hold "Grande Festa" in Honor of
of St. Maria Addolorata.

These are gala days among the Italians who live
in East 63d street, between Second and First ave-
nues The entire population is celebrating the
'grande fiesta" OF Santa Maria Addolorata. which
began Yesterday and will continue to-day and to-
morrow
The Italians who live in this district are mostly
Sicians and are natives OF the towns OF Romitello
Borgbetto and Palermo and the celebration, which
is both secular and religious. Is IN honor or the
patron saint The whole street from Second ave-
nue. to the river is gaudy decorated with arches
flags and bunting.
The arches stretch across the street and at nrst
glance appear to be constructed of incandescent
lights On closer inspection. however 1t is discov-
cred that they are composed OF hundreds OF the or
dfnary Jelly glasses held in place by wire small
candle in each glass furnishes the illumination
A gorgeous shrine in the middle of the block be-
tween Second and First is the centre or at
traction. The celebration began yesterday, after
noon with a parade and band concert the grano
illumination is scheduled for Tonight with religious
services this morning and afternoon. There VIII be
another parade tomorrow and more outdoor music
New-York tribune., 1907-09-15
BURGLARS HAD WOMAN pal"
Caught Examining House Afterward Robbed
-Motor Car Used by Thieves

cordAn CITY. Long Island. Sept. 14.-The home
~ Walter Murphy, at Rockaway Road ana 4th
..raa+ was entered by burglars last night ana
ba+uyeen $500 and 81 900 in solid silverware was
stolen The burglars worked so, quietly that Ut
ono was disturbed. The sideboard drawers con-
.at,inq the silver pulled out and carried
ou+eide the house where the contents were care
f,uv examined Only the solid silver was
taken.
Tho tracks of an automobile which had
s,ornad in front of the house were found this
morning but although the family was up late
no one heard a motor car. 1t is believed the
thieves were members of the automobile burg
lar gang which operated about here some time
ago.
A servant saw a tall, well dressed woman
standing at the rear or the house yesterday
afternoon. Wondering what business she mad
there the servant approached the stranger and
asked her what she wanted
The woman seemed surprised when told that
tbe house was occupied. She said that she was
a real estate agent. 1t Is thought probable she
was an agent of the robbers and had been sent
To look over the ground. She was afterward
seen at the railroad station waiting to board
train.