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Los Angeles herald., 1907-09-28
MINNESOTA

ST. PAUL, Mimi, Sept 27.-Judge Loch-
rem in an opinion granted a temporary
restraining order to the railroads against
the state, with the provision that the
rates now being enforced-the two cent
rate-shall stand until hearing on the
merits of the case may be had.
A statement was issued by the rail-
ways affected by the boiiermakers' strike,
that the Northern Pacific shops at Brain
erd are now operating with a full force.
Canton Lucas from Toledo, Ohio, was
the winner of first place in class A in
the competitive drilling of the various
cantons of the Patriarchs Militant, which
has been a feature of the eighty-third
annual convention of Odd Fellows which
has just come to a close in this city.
Canton Marion of Marion, Ind, was
awarded the second prize of $500.
In the divisio first place went to
Canton Enterprise of Detroit Mich. This
carried with 1t a prize of s40O. Second
place and the 5000 prize went to Canton
Toronto of Toronto, Ont.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-09-28
FLORIDA

MARIETTA, Fla, Sept. /27.-Misses
Alma jackson and Ellen B. Kelley
visited Mr.. and Mrs. Charlie Ellis yes
terday.
Quite a number of new faces are in
this community. The population Is on
steady increase. There is certainly
strong inducements for settlers. A
healthy climate, good water and fertile
soil are points of attraction.
Teachers and pupils of the school are
glad to know that superintendent Pal
mer has returned to his home with re-
newed health. He is the right mani in
the right place.
ST. AUGUSTINE-Sherif Perry has
received a telegram from Sheriff Brown
Of Brevard county requesting him to
hold the negro prisoner here for fur
ther orders. The colored man who is
suspected of being implicated in the
criminal assault committed near Eau
Gallie, is in the county Jail serving a
short term for vagrancy.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. X. owen, who have
been enjoying cottage life at South
Beach for the past two months, re-
turned to their home at Hastings.
PENSACOLA--F'ire, which was of in
oendiary origin, destroyed school build
ing No. O. and the large two-story
building occupied by the Pensacola
buggy works On East Garden street.
PALATAKA-About 600 people from
Palatka and nearby towns in the coun-
ty attended the prohibition meeting
held on the court house square last
night. Seats and a platform had been
provided, as well as lights for the oc-
casion.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-09-28
GEORGIA

THOMASTON, Ga, Sept. 2Z-Fire de-
stroyed the vehicle plant OF the At
water Nelson Buggy company. causing
a loss of 100000. with insurance of
$4,000. The blaze started in the var
nish room on the third floor and on ac-
count OF the Smoke could not be
reached by the firemen. A large num-
ber of men will temporarily be thrown
out of employment.
EATON-The jury in the case OF Por-
ter and Queed Jones, charged with the
murder of Robert F. Adams brought
In verdict of guilty with a recon-
mendation to mercy. Judge Lewis SEN
fenced both boys to life imprisonment.
PLA1NVIILE--W. j. Sisk has ex-
changed his town property consisting
of two houses and several lots, for a
fine large farm few miles from here,
near the river. Mr.. Sisk, wife and
daughter will leave for Birmingham
soon, where they will reside.
N. "A. Dodd, who lives near here. has
sold his we'll improved farm to a gem
tleman from Sugar Valley. Mr.. Dodd
and family have not decided fully
where they will locate, but probably in
Atlanta.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-09-28
CONNECTICUT

NEW HAVEN, Sept. 27.-The long ex.
pected suit against the New York. New
Haven & Hartford Railroad company by
the local aefie of Eagles was brought
lie papers being served upon Secretary
John r. Parker. The suit is for $4O,00t
to recover damages for being elected
from their home in Chapel street The
road wanted to tear down the building
In which the Eagles were located, ir
connection with the gigantic cut i'm
provements being carried on and the
fraternal men refused to move.
MPSONVILLE-John Murray, ar
engineer employed on the Hartford divi-
sion of the New York. New Haven 6
hartford railroad, was instantly killed
at Thompsonville. His body, which was
badly mangled, was brought to this city
SOUTH NORFOLK-Street Commits
sioner Kellogg was killed by an auto
mobile belonging to Brig. Gen. Russo
Frost of the Connecticut national guard
Tho automcone was operated by Russo
Frost, jr., and struck Mr.. Kellogg just
az he alighted from street car. Death
v-as instantaneous
MARLBOROUGH-Mr Matte B. Lord
will resume teaching in the North dis
ti'-t The Northwest district will also
open school with Miss lyman of Col
che as teacher. The teacher for the
Center district has not yet been decided
upon.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-09-28
UTAH

PARK CITY, Utah, Sept N.-Miss Mar
garet Rose of New Glasgow, Nova Scotia.
who has been visiting Park City as the
guest of Mrs. w. ]. Buck and Mrs.
Thomas Fraser, died at the home OF
the latter of tuberculosis.
RICHFIELD-The first annual fair for
Sewer county, which has covered period
of three days, has closed Each sue
ceeding day was better than the pre-
ceding one, and yesterday witnessed one
of the livelfest days that Richfield had
had for long time. There was a big
crowd Of people here. including many
from surrounding counties.
: OGDEN-w. NJ Nesbit, who developed
the Fort Hall mine near Pocatello and
made 1t a producer, and who was for
merly superintendent of the Mammoth
mine and other prominent producers in
Tintic, is down from Pocatello, and will
go to Nevada Monday, where he will
assume charge of an important copper
property in the Ely district.
AMERICAN FORK-Leonard Harring-
ton, jr., the 14-year-old son Of Mr.. and
Mrs. Leonard Harrington, ST., was acci-
dentally shot by 22-caliber rifle. The
Harrington lad and another boy OF about
the same age had spent the day in the
southern part of the town hunting quail,
and were returning home, when the Har-
rington lad undertook to stack his gun
with the gun of the other lad, after
the fashion Of the soldiers, and in doing
this the hammer of his gun caught dis
charging it.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-09-28
NEW HAMPSHIRE

SOUTH HAMPTON, N. H., Sept .27.--
lrrhe seyenty-ninth annual session of the
Portsmouth Baptist association was held
with the South Hampton Baptist church
The sneakers incluoo- the Rev. A. H.
Woodsum. the Rev. r. II. Richardson,
the Rev. o. G. Sargent of Concord, the
Rev. 6. A. Towne, the Rev. c. A. Parker
the Rev. G. w. GLE.
NASHUA-''I want $40; won't take 70,
was the declaration made when crisp
new bill came to, Thomas Mooney as a
reward for finding s4SS.73 stolen from
Charles H. Fairbairn, travelling sales
man for the Boston Lead company
Mooney found a pocketbook containing
that sum in the form of certified checks
Fairbairn had his pocket picked of $50 In
money. in addition to the checks. Fair
BARN sent the reward to Mooney, the
checks having been forwarded to him, but
Mooney says the return of the checks
wa we'll worth $40 of Fairbairn's money,
and If Fairbairn doesn't think so he
needn't give anything.
KEENE-Maj. q. M. Keyes, formerly
commanding officer Of the Keene Light
t5uard battalion has issued challenge
to the present members of the battalion
to shoot a match with a team which he
will choose from ex-members of the COM
panies 1t is expected that the match VIII
be arranged within a few weeks. The
present battalion, comprising companies
q and H of the First regiment, National
Guard, had four men on the state team
sent to Camp Perry, Ohio, to the national
Tournament.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-09-28
TEXAS

SAN ANTONIO, Tex. Sept. 27.-The
mystery surr6unding the identity of the
murdered man found on the Fredericks-
burg road has about been cleared up. He
has been identified as David Helms. a
chicken peddler, who left Boerne on a
trading trip with about 500 on his per-
son. The bar with which Helms brains
were battered out has been found His
wagon and team are missing and the
officers hope that will prove the means
OF catching the robbers.
Lieut.. Col. Charles Mcclure has been
named as adjutant general Of the de-
partment OF Texas, succeeding Lieut.. Col.
Charles J. Crane, who has been absent
several months on sick leave. Col. Nc
Clure will assume his new duties at once.
LUFKIN-The negro Shorty" or Rob-
ert Birch, who is charged with holding
up and robbing two negro women near
this city, was given an examining trial
In the justice court and his bond set
at s140o In the five charges against him.
When the negroes of the town heard
of what Shorty" had done and exactly
how he had treated the two negro women,
they held an indignation meeting and
asked the advice of several white people
as to what would be done to them If
they give Shorty" a good beating when
he got out on bond. The negro has failed
to get any signers to his bond, however,
and Is still in jail.
AUSTIN-Capt. Tom Ross of the ranger
force stationed at Alice was here on his
way to attend court at Bryan.
HOUSTON Representative J. T..
Browne announces that he has two schol-
arships to be given to deserving parties
who wish to attend Denton college this
winter. He says he will exchange with
some representative of Sam Houston nor
NAL school or southwest Texas normal.
BRENEAM-Mr. and Mrs. Carl Spier-
ing celebrated their silver wedding at
their home in Weideville and between
fifty and sixty families gathered at tn.
hospitable home to join in the festivities
Los Angeles herald., 1907-09-28
DELAWARE

WILMINGTON, Del, Sept. T.-Janet
Sawdon, aged IA years, is dead and her
mother Mrs. Sarah ]. Sawdon, seriously
Ill as a result of being overcome by gas
at their residence, 313 West Twelfth
street. Edwin Sawden, the father and
husband, who is manager of a laundry
here, slept in room adjoining that or
his wife and daughter, and knew nothing
of the tragedy until informed by occu-
pants of the floor above, who smelled the
gas about o'clock in the morning. 1t
had not penetrated Mr. Sawdon's room.
Mrs. Alice Mullin, widow of Thomas
Mullin, died at the residence Of her son,
John Mullin, 104 Maryland avenue.
Mrs. Mullin was one of the Oldest resi-
dents of this city, having come from Ire
land when but years of age. She imme-
diately took up her residence on the
banks of the Brandywine, where she
lived until her marriage to Thomas. who
was an officer under Mayor Valentine.
| BALTIMORE-Peter Joyce and Howard
Smith, the latter a colored man. lost
their lives at the bottom of deep hole
being dug to make a sewer connection
Joyce entered the excavation first ant
was instantly overcome Smith. seeing
Joyce's plight. Immediately went to his
rescue, only to be similarly overcome.
| DOvER-For the purpose of establish
ing and operating a large factory for
packing fruit and vegetables, Edward G.
Wilson of Dover has purchased of w. s.
Heverin his fine farm at little Creek
containing 1893 acres for $4,000.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-09-28
NEBRASKA

PAPILLION, Neb., Sept 27-The county
Judge handed down his decision In the
will case of Paul Boop sustaining the
will.
FALLS CITY-An unidentified man fell
off box car here and was severely In
jured about the head.
Mrs. Benjamin Law Of this place at
tempted to commit suicide at her home
by drinking carbolic acid.
A brakeman working on the Missouri
Pacific out of Atchison lost both legs
at Padonia. He was between two cars.
and in some way fell across the rails.
The train passed over both legs above the
knee. He was taken to Omaha imme-
diately and his name is not known here.
BEATRICE-H. A. Burt, prominent
farmer living near Pickrell, is critically
iii of kidney trouble and there Is now
little hope of his recovery.
vALLEY-The Royal Highlander lodge
OF this place celebrated its ninth ami
versary at Hubbard's hall. Refreshments
and a general social time was enjoyed.
The Valley public schools opened last
week with an enrolment of over 200 pu-
pills. This is the largest enrolment at
the beginning of the school year In the
history Of the school.
BLUE HILLI-Rain is needed in this
section very much. as it is impossible to
SOW the wheat and farmers will wait till
1t rains. The farmers have about all fin
ished threshing.
CoOK-Jesse Stevens had the misfort-
une to break his leg Just above the ankle
He was unloading a barrel Of whisky
from his dray when it got away from
him.
FABLE ROCK-Word reached here o.
the death. of Mrs. Elizabeth G. .Fellers
widow of the late Andrew Fellers, wht
died at the residence of her son, Charlie:
M. Wheaton, at Potlatch, Ore, aget
about 81 years.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-09-28
COLORADO

BOULDER, Colo. Sept. 27.-Dr. H. A.
Berry of Herrin, ILL.,, who has moved his
family here, is interested in the Golden
Message mine near Sunshine and expects
to put large force at work on it soon,
FLORENCE-A large number of fami-
lies have located at Cement, the new
town recently established one mile east
of Portland by the United States Port
land Cement company, which is building
a factory there. The Rio Grande has
made Cement a regular stopping place;
a water works system has been complete
ed and many buildings are being erected
Frank Kellar, who claims to have
worked in Denver restaurants, was ar
rested charged with burglarizing a con-
fectionery store and bread wagon.
Men and teams arrived from Walsen-
burg to begin work on the ditch that w.
d. White has contracted to excavate
for the Beaver Land and Irrigation com
pany on Beaver creek.
CRIPPLE CREEK-Deer are reported
unusually plentiful in the<hills surround
ing the ristrict this season. A band of
deer was reponted seen this afternoon
beyond the reservoirs of the Michigan
Water company toward Pixies Peak, near
Gillette.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-09-28
MAN B0ASTED THAT
HE HAS TWO WIVES

4 NEW YORK, Sept 27.--John Parr, 7
/ 2S years old, of 1546 Park avenue, 7.
4 Manhattan, was before Magistrate I
J. Gilroy In the Long Island city court !.
4 on a complaint of abandonment Z
!. made by his wife, Freda Parr of 666 !
= Sixteenth avenue, Astoria =
4 Parr made such a respectable ap- =
4 pearance before the magistrate that I
i he was disposed to parole the man 4
i and give him a chance to furnish I
i. his wife with money for her main !
!. tenance. AT this juncture Mrs. Parr 4
!. interposed: =
!. "Oh, he says he has another wife, I
i who is much prettier than 1 am 4
i. she broke in, half crying.
!. rs that right?' inquired the mag 4
j. istrate in half credulous tone, turn Z
1. ing to Parr. 4
!. Sure" replied Parr, with every 4
i. indication Of pride In the statement. 1
i. 81 have another wife and I call her i
!. Katy" !
/. The magistrate and court attend 4
4. ants showed their establishment that i
4. man should deliberately confess to I
!. felony in open court Parr soon i
!. realized what caused the court to !
i pause !
i. Magistrate Gilroy said that in view !
- OIL his auIllSslOH ne WOuiu uolu iihA =
!. In $500 bail until his story could be !
!. investigated. !
i. Mrs. Parr said later that she was i
4. married last July by the Rev. Father !
4. Bernhard Of st. Josephs church, AS 4
!. toria, and that the following month !
i. Parr left her and failed to return. 1
4 The police found Parr through a I
+ decoy letter sent by Mrs. Parr. 4
!. When he put in an appearance at I
!. the trysting place he was greeted by 4
i his deserted bride, who had as her i
!. escort the policeman with the war i
!. rant. I
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Los Angeles herald., 1907-09-28
IDAHO

REXBURG, Idaho. Sept N.-Leading
musicians of Rexburg are working up the
organization of a concert orchestra. 1t
will furnish high-class concerts In which
the very best music will be played. Prof.
Engar is one Of the prime movers in the
affair. There will be fifteen musicians in
the organization.
BOISE-The prune packing season has
about closed, and approximately 400 car
loads of the famous fruit of Idaho have
been shipped from the Boise section to
eastern markets, aside from the many
small orders for choice varieties which
have been filled and shipped to all parts
of the world. While the prices have been
quite low, the crop has been handled very
expeditiously by the aid of the interur-
ban railroads, and the returns have been
very satisfactory. While the apple crop
is short, the prospects are that that fruit
will bring good prices, as the demand is
unusually big. G.. j. Cinsel, the Boise
fruit man, has just received an order
from Chicago parties for fifteen carloads
of apples.
The negroes Of Boise are celebrating
Emancipation day and a program, includ-
ing several prominent speakers, among
whom is Clarence Darrow, Chicago at
torney, chief counsel for the Western
Federation of Miners of Idaho, is being
carried out.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-09-28
KENTUCKY

FRANKFORT, KY, Sept. H-Former
United States Senator William Lindsay
is confined to his home in this city suffer
ing from a complication of bladder and
kidney trouble, and grave fears are en-
tertained by his family and physicians
that his condition may become critical.
PADUCAH-Father H. w. Jansen OF
st. Francis de Sales church was seriously
injured while escaping from runaway
street car. The car split the switch, one
end taking one street, the other another,
inst as the priest was crossing ahead OF
r. He was knocked down, sustaining
bruises about the body and on the head.
MAYSVILLE-A secret marriage that
come to light here was that of James ID.
Hall. aged 81, and Miss Eulaline Struve,
aged 10, both of this city The couple
had been sweethearts for some time, and
Mr.. Hall, upon learning that MISS
Strives family was to go to Ashlano 20
reside pressed his claim, and on July 70
last. at Wesley chapel, in Cincinnati tney
were married by the Rev. Mr. Houten'
pastor of that church.
MT. STERLING-In the Montgomery
circuit court Bruce Wilson was given a
verdict for eight months salary against
George G. Everett, a policeman, amount
ing to $500. Wilson was formerly on the
force. but was dismissed by the city coun-
Gil and Everett was elected to take his
place. Wilson claimed his dismissal was
illegal and sued to recover salary.
MARRowBoNE-"Un Bob Taylor,
a prominent citizen of Leslie, TINS county,
died of senile debility. He was the Oldest
citizen of Cumberland county, being nearly
OK wears of age. He was Union veteran
and a stanch Democrat.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-09-28
MICHIGAN

HOUGHToN, Mich, Sept. N.-James
Gasco of Detroit, watchman on the
steamer George Stone, was washed over
board by the heavy seas on Lake Su-
perior four miles off the Portage canal.
and was drowned.
ANN ARBOR-Prof. w. II. Hazelton of
the engineering department has resigned
his position owing to the publicity at
tending his domestic troubles. Two
months before their child was born Mrs.
Hazelton went to visit her parents in
Illinois, and the father has never seen
the child, On her return to Ann Arbor
Mrs. Hazelton had her husband arrested
for nonsupport, whereupon he filed a
bill of divorce charging her with cruelty.
She does not believe in divorce and will
contest.
DETROIT-Secretary r. ]. Nevin of the
Detroit American league baseball club.
was notified by President Ban B. John
son of the league that he has imposed
a fine of $500 upon the Cleveland club
for deliberately delaying and making a
farce of the second game of a double
header here last Friday.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-09-28
IOWA

SIOUX CITY, Ia, Sept. N.--At rally
on the campus of E-orningside college
$50, ,0S3.05 was raised for the college. The
largest subscribers were John 4. Metcalfe
Of Paulina, Ia, $4,000; c. w. Payne of
West Side, $4,000; friend from Ida
Grove. Ia, 5000; Methodist church of
Aurelia, Ia, $1,000; Methodist churches of
siuox City. $1,000; L. @. Everit. Sioux
City, $500.
AS many as 1900 out-of-town people
sat down at monster banquet in
tent and then the money-raising cam
paign was taken up. The speakers were
Bishop D. A. Goodsell Senator ]. P. Do.-
liver, Judge Scott, M. Ladd and DR.. w S.
Lewis.
FORT MADISON-The Fort Madison
electric street railway has been sold
to the Mississippi Valley Electric COM
pany, projectors of the Fort Madison,
Nauvoo & Carthage Interurban road.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-09-28
THE LATE NEWS FROM YOUR OLD HOME STATE
ILLINOIS

, CHICAGO, ILL.,, Sept. 27.-The watch
fulness OF Capt. Henry Finnigan OF the
Jackson park life saving station during
the recent squall was responsible for saw
ing the lives OF two Hdye Park boys. The
boys are Joseph Mossley. 20 years old,
and William Dickey, Is. both residing
at 5127 Kimbark avenue.
DECATUR-Mrs s. L. Hawthorne and
daughters, Minnie and Edna, have gone
to Richland, Ia, for a visit.
Mrs. Gottfried Miller and daughter
Alma have returned home after a visit
to Germany.
Decatur is to eend four ministers to
the general Methodist CONFERENCE.-THE.
w. J. Davidson, Rev. ]. w. Vancleave,
Rev. w. II. Wilder and Rev. b. f. shipp.
County court-John Bolton, charged
with wife abandonment was released on
$500 bond. A petitionnwas filed asking
for a conservator for owen Finnegan.
Horace w. McDavid has been appointed
principal of the Centralia township high
school.
LITCHFIELD = Mrs. M. Perkins OF
Terre Haute, Ind, died here while vis-
iting relatives.
sTERLING-The annual reunion of sol
diers and sailors Of northwestern Illinois
opened at Morrison. About 400 old SOL
diers are in attendance.
BLOOMINGTON-Thr judgments ag-
gregating $4,000 have been taken in court
here against the Hawthorne Grain COM
pany, one of the leading concerns OF CEN
trail Illinois.
FAIRFIELD-Joseph p. Rider, aged rs
years, had his right hand amputated to
the middle Of the forearm to stop the
ravages OF cancer.
Warren D. Crippen has been awarded
the free scholarship in the Chicago Night
university, an offer made by ex-senator
w. 70. Mason. A competitive examination
was held.
III. G. Ferguson of st. Louis, president
of the Sexton Manufacturing company Of
this city, gave smoker recently to the
business and professional men.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-09-28
LOUISIANA

NEW ORLEANS, Sept. 27.-The recov-
cry of over $4,000, alleged to be part of the
$4,000 stolen by Tax Clerk Charles E..
Letten, was announced by the police.
Letten's son, George, was arrested when
he arrived from a nearby town and ad-
mitted that he had $4,000, which his father
gave him recently. The young man said
he was holding this money for the pro-
lection of his mother. Part of the cash
he said, was in a wardrobe at his home
and the remainder in custody of friend
He promised to give the money up. Nc
charge was made against him.
NEW oRLEANS-That 15-cent cotton is
possibility of the near future is the
statement of e. d. Smith of South Caro-
lima, general organizer and financial agent
of the Southern Cotton Growers associa-
tion. Mr.. Smith was here after tour
through the states of Louisiana, Arkan-
sas and Mississippi, and reports that the
Cotton Growers association is practically
organized in all the southern states, and
that the time has come to get Is cents
for cotton. His organization has i'm
pressed upon every banker and ware
house company in the south the import
ance of protecting cotton produced and
not to force the grower to market because
he is in debt.
CROWLEY-Chief Engineer H. A. Ge-
nung of tho Opelousas, Gulf & Northeast
ern was In Crowley today making final
arrangements for the inauguration of the
new schedule on October l. The first
train will arrive here on the evening of
September 30, and will leave on its first
schedule trip at o'clock on the morning
of October l. The occasion will be marked
by celebration Of the board of trade.