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The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1907-05-12
Everyday Happenings, But
Which Are Out of the
Ordinary
FOLLOWS HIS F|ANCEE
To SUICIDES GRAVE
Failure of Letter to Arrive Was
Cause of Two Deaths by
Poison.

In Huntington, w Va, Tuesday, the
suicide of Samuel Rittenour makes the
thirty. first since May IA, 1906. Rite
nour ended his life three days after
his sweetheart, Rosa Spears, drank car
bolic acid. and died at the home of hci
aunt, Two squares from the Rittencm
residence.
Rittenour and Miss Spears were ia
have been married the preceding
Wednesday. He left the city Tuesday
to 20 TO Montgomery on business. Ow.
ing to a wreck be failed 10 reach
home in time for the ceremony, but
wrote a letter which she did not receive
Brooding over his silence, she took poi.
son last Saturday night.
Rittenour arrived in Huntington au
hour too late for the funeral Monday
Hesrtbroken, be refused food, and clos.
eted himself in his room, where his
body was discovered Tuesday, with a
vial of carbolic acid clenched in his
left hand Rittenour will he buried
tomorrow at Harveytown cemetery be.
side his sweetheart.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1907-05-12
Natural History Problem Being
Worked Out on Missouri
Farm.
HEN ENDEAV0RING TO
RAISE THREE KITTENS
Appropriated the Felines, and
Has Them Folded in
Her Nest.

Fur and feathers They don t al
WAYS go together. Sometimes they mix
when cat catches a bird, or hawk
scoops up a rabbit But this is diff
fereut story. Out on Mrs. Molie Lee s
farm, near Jennings station. Missouri
little natural history problem is be-
ing worked out quite satisfactorily.
Mrs. Lee runs dairy farm and on the
side raises chickens for the market
Among her possessions is a cat.
The particular stork which looks aft.
or the feline portion of the community
recently flew over the Lee farm and
three little kittens began TO new and
squlrm around IN the stable. which
serves as common home for an old COW,
the cat and n hen. The hen has arrived
ut that stage of her existence when she
thinks 1T her duty 10 sit on bunch of
eggs, or doorknobs, or anything else
that comes handy.
Seeing nothing else lying around han
dv, she appropriated the kittens. and,
folding them neatly in her nest, she is
industrIously trying to "hatch them
ont - Whether the old cat sees the
humor of the situation does not appear,
but she has so far not registered kick
and the little comedy goes on
The juvenile eats are lust beginning
10 open their eyes. and when they begin
TO scratch, their foster-mother is liable
to discover they arc not hunting for
worms
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1907-05-12
OH, MY! BUT SHE
WAS FRIGHTENED
-;
Pretty Woman Wearing 5000
Garters Thought She
Had Lost One.

A Young woman with a pcachy com
plexion. auburn hair, long plumed hat,
and golden brown silk dress. blushcd
rs she stopped Patrolman Green on ful-
ton street. Brooklyn, and said:
al beg your pardon, but ! have lost
something very valuable. ~
''What was Itf''
"Ob. l couldn 7 tell you-but have
the other.
$50. il was your garter7'' said the
wise con. What did it look like?'
She could not describe it, so Green
took her to the Fulton street station,
where she said she could show the 9th
or one to the captain. That dignitary
permitted the distressed young woman
the use of his room, and she soon came
out with gorgeous garter with a gold
buckle. containing about $500 worth of
diamonds. -, e,
1.-THE one l lost is Just like this,
she said. 81 think / lost 1t IN leaving
the Annex ferry from Jersey City.
a half hour later Mrs. Cook buried
back to the station and told the police
thev need not mind looking for the
other garter, as she found 1T In her
valise,
"! guess / forgot TO put 1t on when
T dressed in the sleeping car this morn,
ing. Those upper bertEs are a fright. -
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1907-05-12
REFUSES At ALTAR
To MARRY GIRL
Declines to Take Woman to
Be His Lawful Welded
Wife.
DECLARES mo" IN MOST
EMPHATIC LANGUAGE
Then Leaves LaSsie in Her
Bridal Rcbes and Runs
Away.

Miss Veronica Luzetsky, of Pittston
Pa, as she stood in her bridal robes at
the altar of ST. Casimir s church in
Pittston Tuesday morning with Frank
Bartkus. her a1ianced husband, heard
him answer the priest s question, "Will
You take this woman 10 be your law
fully welded wife, by declaring.
''No, ] will not marry her. -
The next moment Bartkus turned
abruptly without any kind of an eX.
planation and hurried from the
church. while the bride fell fainting
in the arms of friends
Other friends tried TO stop Bart
kus, but he brushed them aside and
ran when he reached the door of the
church. He was overtaken half block
away, and would probably have been
violently used had not the police res.
cued him. He was locked up, and later
left town. No one has any explanation
to make of his strange conduct.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1907-05-12
MADE HIM WEAR WIG
Mother Had Antipathy to BaldHeaded
Son-in-Law,

A mothers antipathy TO the bald
head of prospective son-in-law, over
come by the purchase of a toupee, TO be
worn at the ceremony, was disclosed
through the marriage near. Hanford,
Cal. Of Miss Maude Camp. daughter of
a wealthy rancher, and Edwin Nelson,
manager of the Pacific Coast Biscuit
company. Mr.. Nelson is a well-kuown
business man of Los Angeles, but un-
fortunately he is the possessor of a bald
head. To this Miss Camp entered no
objections, but when Nelson inter
viewed Mrs. Scott Camp, his fiancee s
mother, for the maternal blessing, she
sternly refused on account of his bald
head. In vain he argued. aided by
Miss Camps fearful pleadlngs. Mrs,
Camp would not consent to the mar
riage unless the bridegroom purchased
a wig. Nelson procured the decoration
and it was worn when the wedding cere-
mony was performed at the home Of the
brides parents, near Hanford.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1907-05-12
CRATE NO. e, ORDER
OF LEMONS, LATEST
Newcastle, Pa, Women Orga-
nize Society, With Chief
Officer as Grand Lemon.

A new society Just formed at New
Castle, Pa, is that of the Order of the
Lemon. Having proposed the organiza-
ton, Mrs. j. j. Van Gorder has been
honored with the Office of grand lemon
by her sister members The lodge is
known as "Cratc No. %" The other
officers are grand lemon aide, Mrs. Lo-
venia Remley; grand lemon seed, Mrs.
Wyhe Patterson: grand lemon peel,
Mrs Elmer Engle; grand lemon squeeze,
Mrs. Goldie Humble. Fun is at the
bottom of the formation of the organi-
zation and the members of "Crate Nc.
% will meet regularly at the different
homes, when all the edibles will be fla
vored with lemons. No men are al
lowed in the club.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1907-05-12

The First Methodist Episcopal con
gregation of Aberdeen, s. d, has ac-
cepted plans of architects for a new
church. to cost $4,000 The church
will be e0yll0 feet and will have an
elevation to the top of the dome of
100 feet. Its seating capacity will be
1900. and it will be equipped in the
basement with gymnasium, furnished
with plunge, shower and spray baths.
1t will be built of stone and brick and
VIII be patterned after the old Spanish
missions of southern California.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1907-05-12
TONGUE STITCHED ON
Victim Of Accident Has ''Unruly
Member Saved by Surgeons.

Victim of Accident Has ''Unruly
Member" Saved by Surgeons.
His tongue severed by an Involuntary
bite of his teeth, Bion j. Arnold, the
S30,0 ,000-a-ycar traction expert Of Chi
cago, and prominent electrical engineer,
is the victim of a most peculiar and
painful automobile accident. He will
be unable to talk for some time. Arnold
was jerkcd by sudden movement of
the engine. which he was trying to
crank against the auto frame, bring
ing his chin down on the radiator with
such force that he bil OF almost all of
his tongue, Frantic with pain, with the
blood streaming from his mouth, Arnold
jumped into the automobile and made
a wild run from the entrance of Wash
ington Park, where the accident oc-
Cured. TO Mercy Hospital, DR., Thomas
Lilly sewed the severed piece of his
tongue on again in a most painful oper
alton. II was feared by friends that
Arnold S injury might result in serious
complications. but surgeons, however,
held out assurances of speedy recovery.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1907-05-12
MISSED HER HATPIN
Discovery in Millinery Shop Sets
Woman to Thinking.

In neighboring city is large mil
lnery establishment that makes n spe-
cialty of women's trimmed hats at So
and $40. 1t is cutting largely into the
trade of the smaller high priced dealers.
a short time ago woman Of fashion
went into the establishment mentioned
and tried on several hats, but found
none to suit her. Before going out she
missed valuable hatpin A careful
search failed to bring it to light, and
It's disappearance remained a mystery.
A few days later the customer, still
looking for a suitable spring hat, Wis
tied one of the expensive millinery
shops IN the city. Among the hats
shown her, none of which was priced
lower than $35, was one that closely
resembled one of the hats she had tried
on In the $40 store. She took it up TO
examine it more closely. As she felt
the trimming she noticed that the end
or a hatpin was concealed beneath n
bunch of artificial flowers. Drawing il
hatpin.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1907-05-12

With one hand covering his nose and
the other buried deep in his pocket,
Charles Smith, colored dashed into the
Central emergency hospital at San
Francisco, Cal, and called loudly for a
doctor.
.'What g the matter7" asked d. Hill
The afflicted man pulled the buried
hand out of his pocket.
Heah. doc, " he said. "I doan know
if you can do anything for me-"
Opening the hand he disclosed a
piece oil nose. 81 had fight with u
gal and she done bit me. -
DR.: Hill deftly picked up the memen-
to of the quarrel the patient lowered
hand that almost covered his face
and the operation began. 1t soon be-
came evident that Mr. ShiIoh's fears
were we'll grounded, The doctor could
do nothing for him. The nose had
swollen and the piece woudn' t fit
After the dis6gured member had been
treated and bandaged the patient re-
marked:
''Dis is suttenly tough luck. l ain u
gwine to fight with gals neber no
noah, ~
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1907-05-12
ELOPERS CROSS NATION
travel on Freight Trains as Tramps to
Wed in Maryland.

In the departure of Mr.. and Mrs
Leon h. Benson from Hagerstown, Md,
FOR Tacoma, Wash, is disclosed a ro'
nance. OF unusual interest. One day
early in January man of 81 years and
a. girl of l6, both dressed in male Mt
tire, came to Hagerstown on a freight
tram, presenting the appearance OF fy-
pical tramps. They applied TO the sal
Vatlon Army for aid. The young man
obtained employment in an automobile
shop and the girl in knitting factory
They were married shortly nfterward
Miss Samila Earle Aylesworth the
BRIDE. was schoolgirl when she fell in
love with Leon II. Benson. a young ma
chinlst. Her parents objected to the
match, and the young pair decided to
elope Donning male attire, furnished
by her lover, Miss Aylesworth left home
and came across the continent with tbe
man OF her choice, travelling the entire
distance on freight trains, They were
attracted to Maryland by the marriage
able age limit
After the marriage the young pair
saved enough money to live comfortably
and IN the meantime n reconciliation
was effected with the brides parents
and the fugltives were forgiven They
have gone home to live happily. the
bridegroom being offered n position bv
his father-in-law. -
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1907-05-12
SECRET IN A LOG
It is Discovered When the Oak Tree
Reaches Saw Mill.

After four two-inch boards has been
taken off an oak log at James Webb $
peg, an inch in diameter, was found
where it had been driven into the log.
The peg was q foot long and reached
10 the heart of the big log where, it
is estimated, it had been driven seven
ty-6vc years ago. At the end of the
peg was coil of black hair, long and
silken Mr. Webb endeavored to learn
the history of the log, but to no avail:
Old people of the neighborhood are Of
the opinion that the coil of hair was
placed there in accordance with pre-
valent custom of pioneer times. This
custom provided that when man and
wife could not get along or agree, in
stead of separating, as in these days,
the neighbors cut d lock of hair from
the head OF each. A hole was then
bored in a thrifty tree and the locks
Of hair were driven TO the heart by a
walnut PIN. After this it was believed
the couple could live happily.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1907-05-12
HER HEAD in GLASS JAR
New Treatment for Consumptive Girl
Attracting Attention of Iowa
PHYSICIANS

Fnghtfully emaciated and seemingly
IN the last stages Of consumption, Kafb-
ERIN Miller of Des Moines. Ia, is be
ing subjected to treatment heretofore
nnheard of, but which is showing cvi
dences OF benefit. D: j, w. Miller, her
physician, contructcd glass jar which
hts over the girl head and shoulders
and from the top of which a tube sew
eral feet long runs through a window
casing and out of doors. Thus while
in a warm bed Miss Miller is able 90
constantly inhale pure outdoor oxygen.
The system was devised when il was
discovered the girl was too low to re-
move TO mllder climate. Physicians
from all over Iowa are watching the
case closely
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1907-05-12
WORKS TO SAVE LOVER
Canadian Teacher Dons Male Attire SO
as to Cure Lover Of Consumption.

Miss Ethel Mcneil, Winnipeg school
teacher, has donned male attire,
searched the widest Western mining
districts for gold, found it and made
her fortune-all for the purpose of saw
ing her sweetheart from consumption
and marrying him and taking him to a
more favorable climate. Miss Mcneil
met Wilson McWhorter at Canadian
teachers convention and their engage
ment followed it scarcely had been an
nounced when the white plague laid
such hold on McWhorter that he no
longer could work. IL seemed incvita.
bile that he would die, unaided and in
poverty. His loyal young sweetheart
disappeared one day, When she reap
peared successfully in the mining
camps of Idaho, Montana and South
Dakota she WAS so completely disguised
that none suspected that she was other
than Kingsley Malcomb, n prospcctor
Her long search ended at Crook City,
South Dakota, with "strike,n This
she has sold, she SAYS, for more than
she had expected, and with the sale she
has made known her sex, She is now
on her way to Winnipeg and, despite
the contagious nature of this disease,
will marry McWhorter and take him
10 New Mexico in the hope the climate
there will restore his health.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1907-05-12

Dashing along at the rate of forty
miles an hour, a wee tot of n child
from Calmar, la, took wild ride on
G. M. & st. p. railroad passenger
train. The infant had evidently
climbed on the engine pilot at Calmar.
About four miles out Engineer Swan
son noticed a piece of dress goods fly
ing from the front of his train and a
further investigation revealed n child
hanging to the iron bars Of the pilot
with both hands. The train was then
stopped, and when the engineer, with
lump in his throat, took the Young
ster from its perilous position. he was
laughing and growing and said he was
having good buggy ride and was
holding on tight
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1907-05-12
This Does Not Seem Possible

Fay King. young man Of
Longmont, Colo, who has been
lying at the point of death since
last Sunday from the effects of
ptomainc poisoning, caused by eating a
large quantity of cheap candy and ice
cream, and whose death has been mo.
mentarily expected for the last twen-
ty~four hours, tonight is breathing heav-
ily. frothlng at the mouth and gradu-
ally turning purple. He can live only
he suffered intensely, but tonight he
lies as one almost dead. He has not
uttered n word since Monday,
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1907-05-12
LOST BUT ONE CASE
Pennsylvania Lawyer Who Has a Re.
markable Record.

William j. Shearer. the oldest mem.
Der of the Cumberland county, Pa, bar,
celebrated Thursday, with his wife,
their golden wedding at Trindle Spring.
Mr., Shearer, who is seventy years old,
has tried 40 cases and won 4S of them.
His greatest victory in a murder case
occurred when he undertook the de-
fensc of son who had confessed to
the shooting of his father. He. proved
by experts in small arms practice that
the son lied, and he was acquitted At
the Shearer anniversary today, child
ren and 10 grandchildren were present.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1907-05-12
ENGINEER DEAD IN CAB
Fast Train Flies on While Engineer IS
Life Goes Out.

Life Goes Out.
Pitcairn accommodation train on the
Pennsylvania railway, bearing heavy
load of passengers from Pitcairn to
Pittsburg, tore along for awhile Thurs
day afternoon at 4 forty.mllc clip while
the engineer, his head crushed almost
10 a Jelly, hung half ont of the cab
window, dead. The train was at the
mercy OF The slightest turn Of fortune s
wheel for perhaps FIVE minutes and
that no accident occurred was due sole
~ to the splendid condition Of the road
bed and the perfect working of the
powerful locomotive, which, even after
the engineers limp hand relinquished
It's hold of the lever, maintained n
steady rhythmical speed, with never II
Jar or swerve 10 indicate that machi-
merry was, working undirected by hui
man intellect
Shortly before clock. as the train
was approaching Homewood, Engineer
Gougbnour felt something unusual IN
the movement of the big machine and
thinking that he had run over some.
thing, he leaned far out of the cab
window and looked back TO ascertain
the trouble. He unfortunately leaned
ont Just as the locomotive was passing
under one of the IRON frames support
ing the ropes placed to warn trainmen
OF the proximity of bridges, and he was
Just IN time 10 have his head dashed
again the IRON beam. Without groau
or struggle, he fell against the win
dow sill and lay there, dead
The train reached Homcwood and
shot through without slackcn,pc speed,
and the fireman, surprised, ran across
to the engineer 8 seat and shook him.
As soon as Goughnour's condition was
discovered, the fireman took charge of
the engine and succeeded in stopping
the train in a couple Of hundred yards
Of Homewood
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1907-05-12
WHERE BATH I|
SHAVE CANE
Iwenty-One Dollars !,
for a Dip in th
Water. F
SHAVE AND HAIRCUT.
HOWEVER, mi,
This the pr;oo n
the New Mining &
of Wonder, (,

Twenty,ono dollars and K
bath! That may sound 49,
properly SO, for it was II. {
Wonder, the Nevada uini,a
$50 miles south Of VIM
shave and hair cut were M,
the bath was the great i.ss ,
all =, because of the cost ~ n.
That story is told by " ~ i
who has just returned =.
says the Boise. Idaho. si,''.
was on a trip through thsf !:
landed in the wild and @
feeling that there was W =,
he desired-a bath. H.
storms Of alkali dust ia, M j.,
was swollen, and he isIt
had been rolling in an 4
seven weeks. II was pro,s..,
with him that they gei 4;
observed there was a bail +
nounced at once that bs -,
ize that part Of the estshEd-
A stranger. overhearing +
said TO him. tYou had IL.
fellow, y pointing 10 a nu |, Z
Jim approached the map 81
the bath was all right n
one replied it was, but, n
a shave and a bath, 10 N;
$2l so. Jim decided be ~
without the luxury.
Water to supply the ION.
from two places, one a q
eight miles distant, and 3
spring at Westgate, eid
away 1t cost Mr.. Gree &
his Two ponies, and for iej
u cost hlm 81 daily.
Along the road over SNa.
Is hauled from. Westesls
string of cans Of various b'
belong to prospectors wurS,
the hills. They bring Il. Z
put the money in them :r
and return after the wa!r
passed. Some men carry n
in that manner as far as 81
their claims
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1907-05-12
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WOMAN OF SEVENTY
SUES FOR BREACH
OF PROMISE

A woman of 20 years can feel
Just as badly when she gets the
mitten as young woman of 26,
Mrs. Doanc Hopkins, a resident
of Joliet. Ill, believes, and to
enforce her conviction she has
started suit in the VIII coun-
ty circuit court against Adolph-
us 1oukcr, wealthy citizen,
for $4,000 damages for breach
Of promise. Mrs. Hopkins is 10
years old. Mr., Youker confcsscs
10 the same number of years,
but his bride. Mrs. Nina Kilmcr.
is six years younger. Mrs Hop
kins declares she thought she
was engaged TO Mr., Youller for
the last five years. When she
learned of his sudden marriage
she hurried to an attorney S
office in Aurora and the breach
of promise suit was decided
upon. Mr.. Youker is prom
incnt citizen of Joliet.
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The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1907-05-12
ARM NEARLY SET
Railroad Watchman DipliU
Nerve After AodH

With his right arm z
hanging from the shoulds
few slender sbreds, JOIN
night watc hman at the
Grande tunnel, east OF fs,I
ed five miles to the ran
and, after receiving e.
ment, came TO Grand J'
He was attended there s0s
company hospital at Salis
arm was amputated. 60
stored several kegs OF gn'
the tunnel, and SulIIvan
while on his tour. lte
of the kegs to place i 81
accidentally dropped i,
sion followed. His rlghI
ally torn off, his face
cut, and he was o'Dsi'
hurt,
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1907-05-12
HERE ARE SOME ODD STORIES
Youth and Age in Story

The oldest enlisted man on the rolls
Of the United States army is Sergt
David Robertson Of the hospital corps.
stationed on Governor S Island, y y;
He is native Scotchman. first enlisted
May o. 1854. and he has been in con
tinuous service, having the cxtraoTdi-
nary record Of never having lost day.
He is n years of age.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1907-05-12
TERRIER MOTHERS CHICKS
Takes Charge of Incubator Brood of
Fourteen

Ten days ago small Incubator in the
Ritz home, Lewiston, Pa, brought to
life fourteen little chickens, and as,
owing to the radical weather. it was
necessary to furnish artificial heat, they
were housed in a small box and placed
near tho radiator in the store, where
their continual pceping and frctting
small terrier owned by Miss Ritz
and she assumed the. duties of mother,
hood over the little brood. 1t is per.
fectly safe to admire. them Mt dis.
tance, but the dog won t allow anyone
TO come too close TO her brood,
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1907-05-12

Casper Morrow, aged - years, while
learning to ride bicycle at York, Pa,
fell against an iron fence and one of
the pickets punctured his throat, He
was unable TO release himself and had
to be lifted down by his companions,
graZed an artery. Prompt surgical ac-
tion saved Ills fife,
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1907-05-12
CAT CHASES RABBITS
Feline Goes After Bunnie Just Like \
Dog

:, There is an old Tom cat in Ashland
which runs rabbits like q dog. and n
lot more successfully, He will 90 out
with NANNY" tiny bell tied 10 his
neck, and getting on tho trail of a bun.
ny will follow it swiftly and patiently.
finally driving 1t around to where his
master is waiting with the shotgun,
Thomas took the game with but little
coaching, and so pleased was Nanny
that he. is now teaching him to retrieve
ana point. lie says he III use the cat
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1907-05-12
First Egg for Royal Table,

AT a meeting of Dorset, England,
farmers, who demanded a bylaw pro,
hibiting the sale of peewit eggs, it was
stated that there was always n keen
ing the first egg to the King, and if
his Majesty knew the valne Of the pee.
wit on the land he would not eat an
other Of the eggs.