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Los Angeles herald., 1907-11-25
ILLINOIS


DECATUR, ILL.,. Nov, 24.-In the $4,000
damage suit of Grant Whitsitt against
the Wellington Starch company, Judge
Johns instructed the jury to find for the
company, on the ground of assumed risk.
Whitsitt was suing for the loss of a foot
in an elevator accident.
Mrs Arthur Evans. e. L. Evans and
Miss Bess VOORHEES, were hostesses at
a bridge whist party at the Country club.
Burke L. Kistler has asked for a d.
vorce from Harriet e. Kfstler, on the
81 ound of desertion.
Mrs. A. w. Conklin of Decatur has
been reelected chairman of the board
of trustees of the Cunningham orphans
home at Champaign.
CARMI-Preparations were made by
the Anti-Saloon league to invade the
wet territory in the twenty-fourth con-
gressional district and wage war for
liquor annihilation. A desperate fight is
planned for White county, which is now
one of the strongest in point of saloons
of any in the district. The county will
be organized into special districts and
township meetings held.
FAIRFIELD-Because he thought him.
self responsible in a measure for the
suicide of his brother-in law, Timothy
Mccormick, about three weeks ago, ]. w.
Beneyl young farmer living near West
Salem, ILL.,. tried to commit suicide by
hanging himself to a rafter in his barn.
His wife followed him and cut him
down just in time to save his life.
SPRINGFIELD-One new case of
smallpox was reported yesterday, but the
epidemic is we'll in hand. and the health
authorities of the city do not fear fur
ther spread of the disease.
Edward Smith received perhaps fatal
injuries at the Jefferson coal mihe, as
the result of having large quantity
Of slate fall upon him.
PANA-Mrs. Clara Alhime has insti-
tuted suit for divorce from Arthur AL
hime charging cruelty and drunkenness.
The second annual banquet of the o. III.
Paddock Lumber company was held at
the st. James hotel Thursday evening.
The officers of the company are: Pres
ident, o. Fl. Paddock; vice president, r.
T. Paddock of Nokomis; secretary
treasurer Joseph w. Paddock of Pana.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-11-25
COLORADO

CRIPPLE CREEK, Colo, Nov. PA
petition for the removal of the suit
brought by Annie Evira Olson against
the Portland Gold Mining company from
the district court of Teller county to
the United States circuit court. district
OF Colorado, was filed. Plaintiff sues
to recover $4,000 damages for the death of
her husband, John Olson, by reason
of alleged negligence on the part of the
defendant corporation.
COLORADO sPRINGs-owing to the
critical illness of her father, David De-
Graft, wealthy pioneer, the wedding of
his daughter Flora, which was to have
taken place Wednesday, has been post
poned Miss DeGraff Is engaged to marry
Edwin Earl Nash, a civil engineer of
Pasadena, Cal. The groom, not being
aware of Mr.. DeGraffs illness, arrived
Sunday. only to be disappointed by the
announcement that the wedding was
postponed. The prospective bride is a
society leader, and invitations to over 100
guests had been issued. The condition
of Mr.. DeGraff remains unchanged, no
hope being held out for his recovery.
BOULDER-Murder in the second de-
gree, with a recommendation for the
minimum sentence of ten years impris-
onment, was the verdict returned by the
jury in the case of j. w. Reeve, a
railroad brakeman, who confessed that
he and another railroad man set the
fire to the Colorado Southern railroad
yards here on the night of August 10
last, which caused the explosion of a
carload of dynamite, killing three men
and destroying several hundred thousand
dollars worth of property
Los Angeles herald., 1907-11-25
MISSISSIPPI

COLLINS Miss. Nov. 24.-Fire wiped
out almost the entire business section
of Collins. The water supply was cut
off, the machinery undergoing repairs
high wind prevailed and drove the
flames away from other parts of the
town that were in danger The loss is
estimated at between $4,000 and 500,
900.
VICKSBURG--The Army OF Tennes-
sec, which convened in annual reunion
here, selected st. Louis as the next
meeting place. and reelected Gen. G.
NJ. Dodge president, and Col. Cornelius
Cadle secretary, the reunion concluding
WI h banquet.
BAY ST. LOUIS-Fire, which was
swept by a high wind burned every
thing in it's path and caused damage of
5000, 600.
st. Joseph's convent. one of the most
famous institutions of it's kind in the
south, the Catholic church and parson
age, the Oisane theater and several
other buildings were destroyed.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-11-25
KANSAS

TOPEKA. Kas., Nov 24-The 'incu-
bator baby was taken into Judge Pol
locks court by Charlotte Bleakley of
Lawrence, who claims to be it's mother.
Its presence was secured by writ Of
habeas corpus procured by Stella Bar
clay of New York, who adopted the child
while it was the incubator exhibit at the
st. Louis worlds fair.
Attorneys Eugene Ware for Mrs.
Bleakley and Senator W.. ]. Fitzpatrick
and w. p. Hackney for the Barclays,
agreed to try the case on the merits of
the adoption papers which the Barclays
say they secured at st. Louis, acquiesced
in by Mrs. Bleakley and declared valid
by the Illinois courts.
TOPEKA-An application came up be-
fore Judge Pollock in the federal court
to declare bankrupt an Atchison live
stock concern. The charter of that .on-
cern terminated last year. The court
ruled that dead corporation cannot be
made the subject of a courts order in
bankruptcy any more than a dead man.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-11-25
IDAHO

BOISE, Ida. Nov. 24.-The League of
Southern Idaho Commercial clubs will
meet in convention in this city. II will
be the annual meeting and officers for
the ensuing year are TO be elected. The
league will be in session two days, and
Secretary Atkinson of the Boise Com
mercial club has assurances that the at
tendance will be large. Nearly every
commercial club in Southern Idaho will
be represented by delegates. A smoker
will be rendered the visitors by the COM
mercial club. At this meeting of the
league Senator Heyburn's amendment to
the Interstate commerce law will come UP
for consideration and action. and it is
clear that the senator's bill will be up
held by the league members 1t Is
thought the league will reorganize and
state organization will be perfected
BURLEY-The state land board Will
hold sale of state lands at Shoshone
December IA Of about 220O acres The
lands are appraised at from $40 to $l7 an
acre. None of these lands is under the
Minidoka project with the exception of
twenty acres adjoining the townsites of
Hepburn and Rupert which probably
Will be set aside for cemetery purposes.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-11-25
IOWA

ATLANTIC, Iowa, Nov. 24.-Frederick
w. Breede died of tetanus at his home
near Lorah after but two days illness
A week ago he was fixing the telephone
receiver at his home when the screw
driver slipped and struck him on the
hand, infiicting only slight injury, but
a few days later symptoms OF blood poi
son developed and lockjaw set in and he
died. He was 45 years of age and had
been a resident of Cass county for
twenty-one years, coming directly here
from Germany
CLINTON-Mrs. Anna Bradley, the
woman who is on trial in Washington,
D. c., for the murder of Ex-United
States Senator Arthur Brown, is for
mer Iowan. Mrs. Bradley is the divorced
wife of Charles Bradley who is a son
of Leroy Bradley, former Clinton news
paper man, and the family lived for
years on Comanche avenue in this city,
and had a wide acquaintance.
MARSHALLTOWN-A rather peculiar
operation was performed in this city,
when the fractured and split fragments
of the kneecap of Jose Hougan of St.
Anthony were bound together with pieces
of silver wire. The bone was fractured
in two places and four small pieces of
wire were used to BIN them together.
The wire will be allowed to grow into
the flesh covering the bone
CRESTON-W. A. Addison, cashier of
the First National bank of Prescott, has
resigned his position 20 accept like
place in the First National bank at Fon-
tanelle, Adair county. Mr.. Addison has
held his present position for five years
and has given universal satisfaction.
The change will take place about De-
cember !.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-11-25
CONNECTICUT i,


WELLINGTON, Conn. Nov. 4.-Frank
Cartier recently had one of his eyes re-
moved at hospital in Springfield. Some
years ago the eye was injured while at
play at the district school and has caused
him suffering since.
BOLTON-Samuel Edgar is moving his
family from South Manchester to the
place he has purchased in town. below
Mrs. Bende Johnson's on the Notch read
There is no house on the place as yet
and this winter they will live in the
barn, which really has never been used
as barn, as former terants have kept
their animals in the cellar beneath.
TORRINGTON-At the meeting of the
Torrington Musical association the fol-
lowing officers were elected: A. w.
Ackerman, president; James Simpson,
secretary; Fred S. Mills, assistant sec
retary; Hosea Mann, treasurer; Lewis
Speed, librarian. The pastors of the Tor
rington churches as vice presidents and
the old board of directors were reelected.
SIMSBURY-Miss Kate Geraghty of
Simsbury and James P Houlehan of
Winsted were married at the Church of
the Immaculate Conception by Rev.
Father O'Connell. After the ceremony
a wedding breakfast and reception were
held at the home # the brides mother
on South Main street. Mr. and Mrs.
Houlehan will reside in Torrington.
EAST HAMPTON-AIiss Caroline Ag-
nes-Saner of New York and Augustus H.
Fuller of this place were married in
Middetown. They have commenced
housekeeping at Sknner's four corners.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-11-25
MISSOURI

JOPLIN, Mo-, Nov. 24.-T. w. Gun
ningham, president of the Bank of Jop-
lin, has filed with the comptroller of
the currency an application for char
ter for the Cunningham National bank,
a financial concern he proposes to or
ganize with the avowed purpose of in
creaslng the currency circulation in Jop-
lin and the mining district.
Mr.. Cunningham's application was ac-
companied by 100000 in government
bonds. He said today that it is his pur-
pose to issue 100000 in national bank
notes at the earliest date possible.
ST. LOUIS-Because, they say, there
were no girls at Fort Riley, Kas.. Joseph
J Ford of Jersey City, N. j., and Joseph
l.. Alvodo, a Cuban born in Mexico and
reared in Boston, deserted from the
United States army and came to st.
Louis. They have confessed. They were
arrested today. The detectives say that
the men were trying to sell their rev
uniforms and army revolvers in a second
hand store.
WEBB CITY-"I killed the wrong
man." Henry Lacey, foreman of the
American Beauty mine. told the coro-
ner's jury which held him for the muir
Ter of w. w. Parker, a young miner
who boarded with Mrs. Lacey. "I
thought that l was shooting at another
man. and intended to kill both him and
my wife,
Los Angeles herald., 1907-11-25
MARYLAND

CAMBRIDGE, Md, Nov. 24.-The body
of william Jones, aged % years OF
Baltimore, who was drowned Thursday
afternoon off Winterbottom's wharf
here, was found today about II o'clock
An inquest was held by Justice William
r. Shenton, as coroner, and the jury
brought in u verdict of accidental
drowning.
EIKTON-Edgar White and Thomas
Chambers, two men employed at George
McWorther's livery stable in Chester
town, got into a fight which resulted,
it is alleged, in White stabbing Cham
bers in the abdomen. infiicting wound
that aused his death this morning.
States Attorney Beck and Magistrate
Hicks went to Chambers home to take
his dying statement, but the man died
a few minutes before the arrival of the
authorities of the law. The affair was
kept from the knowledge of the Off
GERS and Mr.. McWorthers, until short
time before the man died.
White has been arrested and is held
for the action of the November grand
jury.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-11-25
NEBRASKA

OMAHA, Neb Nov. 24.-H. Vance
Lane, vice president and general man
ager of the Nebraska Telephone COM
pany. has been elected president of the
Rocky Mountain Telephone company
with headquarters in Salt Lake City, vice
George Y Wallace resigned.
Mr. Lane has been connected with the
Nebraska Telephone company for twen-
ty-five years.
BEATRICE-A smal. mob gathered at
the jail and demanded that Robert Shum-
way on trial for the murder last sum-
mer of Mrs. Sarah Martin, be turned
over. The sheriff tolu the men Shum-
way was not in the jail and induced them
to disperse. Later Governor Sheldon au-
tliorized the sheriff to cal on the local
militia company for assistance If he found
such action necessary.
OMAEIA-The banks OF omaha and 9TH
ell cities in Nebraska expect to begin
cash payments during the coming week to
very large extent. Two banks in
Omaha have practically done so already
and others will begin the payment of
more cash thar has been the custom
since the inaugu-G tion Of the scrip sys-
tenn, gradually doing away with checks
entirely.
Omaha financial institutions continued
to make good showings last week, and
the clearings showed a healthy increase
over the previous week. This has led the
leading bankers to believe that the ne
cessity for using SCRIP is practically a
thing of the past and that the payment
of cash may be resumed.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-11-25
NEW YORK

WILLIAMSVILLE, N. Y. Nov. 24.-The
Aud Long Syne club will hold it's No
vember meeting with Mrs. Martha Long
of Pine ridge. A paper on ''Thanksgiv-
ing Customs, New and Old" will be read
by Mrs. John Magofin. Miss May Belle
Miller will give readings from EVAN
geline," and Mrs. Kate Long will be the
leader for current events.
BATH-Bath Democrats find reason for
congratuation as a result of the late
election in that for the first tima in over
a half century a Democratic clerk of the
town has been elected. Robert B. Ma
gill, the, Democratic town clerk-elect,
will be the first Democrat to administer
the Office since Charles Howell, in 1854
AS Mr.. Howell was elected and refused
to serve, Mr.. Magill will really be the
first active Democratic clerk since Perry
Donane. in 1851.
visor for the first time in nearly 20 years
WEST SENECA-The school tax roll
of district No 6 of West Seneca is in
the hands of Collector Joseph G. Rouley.
He will be at the Lackawanna National
bank on the 9th of this month and
on December 4 and II. Other days he
Will be at the West Seneca Lumber
company's offices on Front street, Ro-
land.
DUNKIRK-While Paul Foreman of
this city, 13 years old, and a boy friend
were hunting near Fredonia the latter
was accidentally shot in the left hip
by bullet from a 22-caliber revolver.
He fell to the ground in faint, and
his companion, who held the revolver
when the cartridge was fired. ran to
the home of a farmer nearby and gave
the alarm.
JAMESTOWN-Th board of supervis-
ors in session at Mayvile has delivered
hard rap at some of the coroners of
the county who in the past have turned
in big expense accounts. The board
approved the report of the committee on
coroner's accounts, which said in sub
stance that thees abuses must be dis
namely, January z.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-11-25
DAIRYMEN GROOM COWS
IN PURE MILK CRUSADE

/. MONTCLAIR, N. j.. Nov. "a !
4 Recent health board agitation has
(. prompted some of the dairypen in !:
! Monteclair to go to great lengths to !
!. impress customers with the purity !
1. of their product.
!. Every COW in one herd is declared !
<. to be washed and groomed and !
+ rubbed of with Clothes brush J
L just before milking. Then a man !
! comes along with pals of water J
! and cloths and washes the udder !
/. of each COW carefully. This opera J
+ tion is repeated by two other men, !
1. a third carefully drying the cows !
/. These men are in charge of bac- !
! teriologist.
J. Men who milk the cows are clad !
I. in snow white uniforms and before !
Z performing their tasks must have !
I. their nails manicured. They also =
+ must pass inspection of the bac- !
+ teriologist before they are per- !
I mitted to milk cows. !
Los Angeles herald., 1907-11-25
TEXAS

HEMPSTEAD, Tex, Nov. 24.-Licenses
to wed have been issued to the following
couples by the county clerk during the
past week; Ernest II. Boyd to Miss Neata
V. Davis, A. L. Blair to Frances Williams,
Judson Smith 60 Miss Georgia Wright,
and James S. Cooke to Miss Marie Belle
Thornton.
BRYAN. Tex, Nov. A.-sheriff r. M.
Nall, County Judge A. G. Board, County
Attorney Lamar Bethea and County
Clerk w. c. Boyett are enjoying a hunt
IL the Big Thicket in Hardin county.
They were Joined at Kountze by Judge
w. H. Nall. President Roosevelt was in
vlted to participate in this hunt, but
Sheriff Nall received q letter expressing
his thanks and stating he was unable
to come.
HOUSTON-Trainm and switchmen
who have been in the habit of blocking
street crossings while doing switching
will il the future have to suffer the con-
sequences. There is a heavy fine for a
violation of this kind. and Police Commits
sioner Appleby has issued positive orders
to the department to arrest all offenders
Five minutes, is the limit allowed by law
for the blocking of a public highway, but
1t Is stated that in the Fifth ward II is
common occurrence for switchmen and
trainmen to hold crossing from ten to
fifteen minutes.
TAYLOR-Whle gathering pecans in
the Beyersville community southeast of
Taylor, Nicholas Martinez, a Mexican
farmer. fell from a tree and broke his
neck. Justice John F. Black was called
to hald an inquest over the body, render
ing a verdict IN accordance with the above
facts. When Martinez's body struck the
ground it rolled into the edge of Brushby
creek, and the first report was that of
drowning. but investigation proved that
the man fell from tree, the fall breaking
his neck.
TEMPLE-The little son of Charles
Keisling of this city had a narrow escape
from death, being struck in the temple by
a flying bullet from one of the target ri
fes with which young boys of this city
have been promiscuously provided. The
person who did the shooting has not been
located. the victim being knocked sense
less for few minutes and not being able
to tell from which direction the bullet
came The officers are considering the
advisability- OF suppressing the use of this
dangerous weapon among children
LA GRANGE-Three of the party of
hunters that left this city last week Tor
Lorraine, about fifteen mile east OF this
city on a deer hunt. returned home yes
terGay. They reported having killed SIX
bucks up to the time they had left camp.
The party is composed of r. E. Moss,
John Killough. Lee Ligon VIII Ligon.
DR.. w. E. Duff, DR.. 7. w. Moore, Robert
White, c. w. Amberg, H. c. Ledbetter
ard C. G. Robson.
Another party composed of B. F. Har-
igel. August F. Loessin, Herman FRANKIE.
S. H Zapp, w. L. Turnage and Jesse
Cox left Sunday for the Sandies in Colo
rado county on a deer hunt.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-11-25
GEORGIA

ATLANTA. Ga. Nov. 24.-That the old
saying Strike my dog. you strike me-"
still holds good, was proved when the
court granted a divorce to Mrs. Lulu H.
Spraill. comely young woman of Cham
bles. Ga. who alleged that her husband,
Thomas Spruill, killed her dog before
her eyes and then tossed II atsher feet.
AUGUSTA-At a meeting, Assistant
Grand Chief Burgess, representing the
engineers OF the Georgia railroad and
olonel t. X. Scott, general manager of
the road, after the latters announcement
of the reinstatement Of Engineer Bias
ingame, who had been suspended, agreed
to submit all other differences to the
committee of the commercial body for
arbitration and also the debit decision OF
the committee
Los Angeles herald., 1907-11-25
DELAWARE

MILFORD, Del, Nov. 24-One of the
greatest building booms that have ever
struck this town has been in progress
this year. South Milford is rapidly build
ing up and contracts have been made for
twelve new residences in Milford. Citi-
Zens are also agitating new railroad
station on the Philadelphia, Baltimore &
Washington road and have every assur-
ance that one will be built this spring.
GEORGETOWN-Le Roy Morgan, the
youngest son of Harvey Morgan of Lin
coin City, had his eye badly burned by
Il failing stove lid.
The young people of Georgetown who
recently produced "Ten Nights in a Bar
Room will repeat this tive-act drama in
the opera house next Tuesday night for
the benefit of the new st. Johns church
al Springfield.
The Milford Choral society was organ
ized with Miss Laura Davidson as pres
Ident, Mrs. DR.. Barrett. vice president and
Miss Edith Quigg leader.
MIDDLETOWN-Mr and Mrs. Daniel
M Cochran have issued Invitations to the
marriage of their daughter, Mabel So
phia, to Unit R. Horsey of Geneva, N. Y.
The ceremony will be performed at high
noon on Wednesday, November "a. at ST.
Anne's P. Z. church. A reception will
be held Immediately after the ceremony
at "Oaka.ona," the home of the brides
parents.
DOVER-The Delaware society has
contributed $25 in cash toward the debt
of the Palmer Home for Old Folks, re-
Gently completed in Dover by the efforts
CT the Kings Daughters and other wo-
mems societies. The contribution was
sent by Mrs. Charles Derrickson of Mid
dletown.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-11-25
OHIO

BELLFONTAINE, o., Nov. 2.-Apples
wonderful age of 1O6 years by Mrs. Anna
Hulsizer of West Liberty, who celebrated
that milestone today.
She boasts of the wonderful properties
of apples and all kinds of fruits, but es-
pecially apples. and Mrs. Hulsizer is not
vegetarian or a faddist of any sort.
CLEVELAND-Mrs Charlotte Phillips
was freed from the charge of killing her
husband, John ]. Phillips, coal operator
and broker. at the conclusion of her pre-
liminary hearing. The justice held that
there was not sufficient evidence.
GALLIPOLIS-A log raft ran into the
show boat carrying the Bryan Stock COM
pany, six miles above this city last night
and sank it. The company of twelve
members narrowly escaped from drown
ing, but by heroic efforts managed to
reach shore. where they received aid and
were cared for. The raftsmen were ar
rested and jailed at Point Pleasant.
WOOSTER-Charles and Albert Arnold.
brothers, were the Republican and Demo-
cratic candidates for marshal at Orrville
Each received 316 votes The tie was
broken by tossing a silver dollar. Charles
took heads and won.
AKRoN-Carl Dick eldest son of SEN
ator Charles Dick, has been named by
Senator Foraker as cadet-at-large from
Ohio to the United States military acad-
emy at West Point.
The official announcement has not vet
been made. but it has been prom
ised to young Dick. who is a, student at
Case school, Cleveland. He will continue
his work there until the end of the term.
as the examinations at West Point do
not come until January.
1t is expected that Senator Dick will
make a similar appointment by naming
John B. Matthews of this city, a friend
of young Dicks, to fill a West Point
vacancy that Is looked for.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-11-25
PONY SAVES GIRLS LIFE;
KICKS DOG TO DEATH

4 WATERBURY, Conn, Nov. "a :
<, Some ones big collie dog attacked :
+ Selma Bronson, aged 6, In Milton
l. yesterday and would have killed
+ her but for the intervention of a :
:. Shetland pony.
= The girl teased the dog and the
1. animal sprang and felled her. Ben
I. Woldron, a farm hand, ran to her :
j. aid, but before he reached her the :
!. pony charged through fence. ;
4 Kicking and biting the dog to :
= death the pony neighed welcome :
! to Waldron as he picked up Selma. :
!. She had two fingers broken and :
!. painful contusions.