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Los Angeles herald., 1907-11-18
BL00DH0UNDS TRACK MAN
WHO STOLE LOCK OF HAIR

= PARAGOULD. Ark, Nov. ia !
= white man named Terrence Foley. !
= who formerly worked at one of the .
= factories here, was arrested at :
- Cardwell. Mo. on suspicion of be- !
! ing the burglar who last night :
!. held up Mrs. Clyde Mack at her .
:. home here. and after ransacking :
!. the premises, politely stole lock :
:. of her hair with the remark: This !
= is the last thing 1 will take from I
= you"
:. Bloodhounds secured from Pig .
\ gott. Ark. were placed on the trail !
= at the house at a. m. and followed !
=. il nearly to Cardwell, which Is !
!. twelve miles from here. 4
= Foley was already under suspi- :
= cion and it was known that he was !
4 going TO Cardwell. so the officers I
= followed the dogs and captured !
:: him. He stoutly affirmed his inno- !
:. cence and agreed to go back with !
! out requisition If the officers would I
I guarantee him protection from mob !
= violence.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-11-18
WASHINGTON

HOQUIAM. Nov 17.--Following closely
upon the attempted assassination Chief
of Police McKenny caused the arrest OF
Ralph Steel. alias Herbert Norman.
charged with having murdered Frank
Todd recently. Steel was suspected from
the moment the murder became known,
and it is said the police exonerated him
only to get better chance at MIN py
throwing him off his guard.
Chief McKenny and other policemen de-
cline to discuss the matter, but declare
that Steel is good for either hanging or
a life sentence.
Steers mother resides at Hilyard.
Wash, a suburb of Spokane. Steel now
occupies steel cage in the city prison,
SPOKANE-Judge Sullivan Of the SUI
perior court handed down a decision de-
claring that the anti-cigaret law passed
by the last legislature is void for the reas-
on that the title and body of the act do
not agree.
NORTH YAKIMA--In addition to the
big irrigation project on the Columbia
river at Priest Rapids the Hanford lrri-
CATION company will go extensively into
the electric railway business. Surveys
have been completed for trolley line
from the town of Hanford to North va
lxima and on to a point where the road
connects with the Milwaukee Railroad
further west.
From Hanford the route of the railway
lies directly through the Mckee Valley TO
this city. The road will furnish the set
tiers of the new irrigation tract commu-
nication with the transcontinental rail-
roads, and will give North Yakima an op-
portunity to compete for the trade of the
district.
If you want to go east, e, Haydock'
Los Angeles herald., 1907-11-18
KENTUCKY

JAcKSO ky, Nov. IA man VINO
has for three months been a resident
of this city under the name of Thomas
IIutt was arrested. charged with being
Henry Lands. wanted in Oregon on the
charge of murder and for whom re-
ward of $1,000 is offered.
OwENSBORO-The Rev. j. ID. HOOK
or was adiudged lunatic in the county
court and ordered sent to the Hopkins
Vile asylum He has been prominent
Baptist.
BOWLING GREEN-Postmaster W.
r. Speck has received notice from the
secretary of the treasury of his ap-
rointment as custodian of the site OF
the new Federal building and directing
him to make arrangements to secure a
survey and certain other data with re-
lation to the land secured as a site.
A check for $4,000 in payment for
the lot was received few days since.
Congressman James will ask for an
additional appropriation of $4,000 for
building the custom house
PARIS-While operating corn
shredder on the farm OF Ed Sparh'
Foreman McGill was caught IN tne
machine. His left arm was badly lac
Grated and had to be amputated above
the elbow. McGill will recover
ENTHUSIASTICALLY Rev. j. w.
Fitch died. He was siXty-seven years
old. and is survived by a wife and hVe
children.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-11-18
IDAHO

BOISE. Idaho. Nov. 1I--At a meeting
Of the State Fair association the follow
ing named directors were chosen for the
ensuing year: w. II. Gibson. Leo F.
Falk., e. II. Paine F. Y. Martin w. n.
Donaldson. Frank NJ. Eastman. The old
directors holding over are; Robert Ak
man, L. a. Caswe. w. F. Donlan, j. a.
Pinney and W. S, Walker.
WEISER-In order to protec. them
selves, as we'll as their depositors. the
representatives of the three banks of
Weiser met and organized a clearing
house association and elected officers of
the association About $4,000 Of securl-
ties were reported by the three banks,
against which clearing house certificates
to the amount of $50 900 will be issued.
POCATELLO-The sale of the Mormon
church farm of 1900 acres in Bear Lake
county by President Joseph F. Smith to
Ezra Bulge of Paris. this state, for
$4,000, is accepted in this part of Idaho
as evidence of the intention of the
church to get out of business IN Idaho.
The church holds large farms In Ban
mock. Bear Lake and Bingham counties,
The sale of the latter is believed to be
merely matter of time.
FILLMoRE-The Republican party was
victorious in the city election here last
Tuesday. The ticket elected follows:
Richard Ashby. mayor; Heber j. Mitchell,
councilman (four-year term); a. F. Rob
inson and Edward Davis, jr.. council
men (two-year term); c. w. Frampton'
recorder; George A. Shall, treasurer;
Charles Laver, marshal; George NJ Neille'
justice OF the peace.
BOISE-Word was received from Good
ing to the effect that graders broke
ground there for the electric railway De-
tween that place and Jerome
Los Angeles herald., 1907-11-18
NEW YORK

NEW YORK, Nov. lit vas an.
nounced at a meeting of the New York
City Mothers club that Mrs Theodore
Roosevelt had become a member of the
New York State Assembly of Mothers
A letter was read from Mrs. Roosevelt's,
private secretary Miss Hagner, which in
brief expressed the pleasure of the presi-
dents wife in making the announcement
BUFFALO--Dstlict Attorney Abbott
will begin an investigation into fine death
of William Triest, 81 years old. who died
at the Gowanda statae hospital. At the
time of Triests death natural causes
we're assumed. An examination of the
body revealed the fact that the old man
had three ribs broken, one of which
penetrated his lungs
ROCHESTER-Burgla broke into the
residence of Mrs. Stella Muathner an
aged woman who lives alone near the
State road in the town of Perintor and
subjected her to terrible tortures in an
effort to force her to reveal her savings.
She was discovered by neighbore. She is
not expected to recover.
ALBANY - Mrs. William Croswell
Doane, wife of the Protestant Episcopal
bishop of Albany, died. aged 20 years,
after an illness of but a day or so. She
suffered a paralyic stroke. Mrs Doane
was Miss Sarah Catherine Condit of
Newark, n. j.. and married the bishop
who was then a rector of Burlington. n.
j. She is survived by the bishop. who
is now ~ years old, and by twto sisters.
enc daughter. Mrs. James Terry Gardner
of New York. five grandchildren and
two. greatgrandchildrea
Los Angeles herald., 1907-11-18
MARYLAND

PRINCESS ANNE. Md. Nov. IL
Messrs. w. P. iPusey & Son commenced
on the work of erecting a new brick
building for Messrs. r. S. and e. Fl. Conn
at Main and Prince William streets. This
is one of the structures to be erected on
the site of those destroyed by the fire
last August. The building will have q
pressed brick front on both streets. with
limestone and bluestone trimmings. The
ground floor will have three stores. with
most of the second floor to be occupied
by Manokin lodge. No. JOG, a. +. & A. NJ.
ERSTOWN-Thomas Washington,
colored is at the Washington County hos
pital suffering from probably fatal in-
iuries the result of being struck by q
freight train on the Western Maryland
near Hagerstown. Washington was en-
ployed at the plant of the Maryland Ce-
ment company. two miles out from Hag-
erstown. His right leg was broken and
crushed, his right arm broken and right
shoulder crushed.
BELAIR-Articles of incorporation have
been filed in the circuit court here for the
Havre de Grace Gas company. The In
corpora tors are Messrs. j. William Fos-
ter. Richard H. Smith and John A. Rus
sell, of Havre de Grace. and Francis l.
Jones and Walter w. Hess, of Phlladel-
phia. The capital stock is fixed at $780,
900, divided into 500 shares al 800 each
Mr.. Smith was elected president and Mr..
Hess secretary and treasurer.
CUMBERLAN ND-Mr G. Edgar Hop
kins of Baltimore, who for some time past
has been connected with the business de-
partment of the Cumberland Evening
Times. has resigned his position on ac-
count of continued i'll health and has left
for his home in Baltimore.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-11-18
NEBRASKA

FALLS CITY, Neb.. Nov 1T-Harve
Foelinger, a Falls City boy, was struck
by train in South Dakota and instantly
killed.
COLUMB US--Cnris Smith was found
dead on the sidewalk on Eleventh street.
the result of the excessive use of liquor.
Very few farmers would leave the corn
fields to listen to Colonel Bryan at
Humphrey. The train from here in the
morning carried only fifty, and the train
from Norfolk did not have more than six
passengers for Humphrey
BERTRAND--The First State bank of
Bertrand did not suspend cash payments
during the furry. Conditions are favor
able here.
STEJ.LA-M. Brenner of Humboldt has
bought the interest of VIII Pearson in
the Nebraska meal mills. The firm mama
will be Wixop & Brenner.
The Stella Electric Light company has
closed contract with the city for street
lighting for term of years. and will be
gin at once the work of installing the
plant. The power will be furnished by
the meal mills. John Brenner of Hum
hodt viii be the electrician. The plant
probably will be in operation by Jan
uary /.
OSCEOLA-L. A. Beltzer, deputy snsr
iff, tracked Patrick Murphy to York ana
brought him back to Osceola. Pttric;z
had stolen wagon at Stromsburg that
belonged to John Peterson. He pleaded
guilty and was fined $25.
I1ERMAN-There is considerable Her
man property changing hands. in the last
few days James Harrison has sold aho,t
ten acres of his land that adjoins town.
on the north, to different parties for
building sites at $275 per acre.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-11-18
A HeIpinu Hand

When the foreign missionary had con-
cluded his talk, he made the usual ap-
peal for contributions, however small
Coming up to the platform with several
others, a small boy mounted to the level
of the lecturer and fastening toward
him, said:
"Please, sir, was very much inter
ested in your lecture, and-and-'
Go on, my little man. said the mis-
sonary encouragingly You want Ia
help in the good work."
Not exactly. sir said the boy What
| want TO know is. have you any foreign
stamps you don't want?'-"Success
Magazine.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-11-18
MICHIGAN

ALPENA. Mich. Nov. 17.--Mrs. John
Orban. the local Carrie Nation, who made
an attempt to clean out a saloon last
spring with a hatchet. is again in jai!
She made a second attack on the sarae
saloon, and fought like a tigress when
two officers went to arrest her. She Bit
one in three places oil. the arm. struck
the sheriff in the face. kicked their shins,
and it required the efforts of half of the
police force to land her in Jail.
SAULT STE. MARIE-Found with a
revolver and four knives Harry Smith
was arrested while trying t, pass bogus
check in a shoe store at the Canadian
500 In a confession he implicated Harry
Howard. alias Ashcroft, who later was
arrested at the Queens hotel. His grips
were full of burglars tools, fuses and
nitro-glycerin. The men have been seen
in the vicinity of banks.
HOUGHTON--Four thousand Calumet
and Hecla mine and mill employees voted
to accept a reduction of 1915 per cent in
wages The company comedies requests
of employees except for removal of super
intendents.
DETROIT-Dexter NJ. Ferry. head of
the seed house which bears his name,
was found dead in bed at his home here.
He retired in apparent good health. Mr..
Ferry was chairman of the Republican
state central committee for two years,
delegate at large to the national Repub-
lican convention of 1892. and an unsuc-
cessful candidate for the nomination for
governor in 1900
Los Angeles herald., 1907-11-18
NEW Jersey


TRENTON. n. j.. Nov. 1I-Berrarr
Nacfadden. editor Of Physical Culture.
who was convicted of violating the postal
laws by sending obscene literature
through the mails, was sentenced by
Judge tanning to serve two years at
hard labor IN the Jersey state prison and
to pay a fine of 5000
BAYoNNE-Edward w Johnson as
sistant superintendent of the Standard
on works. died. and Henry Ginning, john
sons assistant, Is dying as a result Of
injuries they received last night when a
carriage in which they we're riding was
struck by a trolley car. The horse was
killed and the carriage wrecked. Charles
Ohlstead. the motorman, was held to
answer to q charge of homicide
vINELAND-Deputy Sheriff w. II.
Nickerson who takes such pridA In his
blooded fowls that he actually furnished
his new hennery with large curtains at
the windows. imbued such an aristocratic
spirit among his roosters that one OF
them disputed the right of way OF an
electric train on the West Jersey rail-
road and lost it's head and one wing.
II is supposed Nickerson dined on
chicken potpie.
ALLAN III III ueaN Sat i.s iiie
through the broken window of an Attain
tic avenue trolley car. after collision
with a garbage wagon. landed IN the
lap of a woman passenger. who promutly
tainted. Several passengers were cut oy
f1yine glass, but none was seriously hurt'
BORDENTOwN - Former Postmaster
frederick o. Weiss and Mrs. Emma Will
liams OF Trenton were quietly united IN
marriage at the home of the bridegroom
rere. The ceremony was performed py
Rev. George Maddox Of Trerton IN
the presence of a few relatives.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-11-18
STORK LEAVES TWINS AT
HOMES OF THREE SISTERS

- PITTSBURG. Pa" Nov. 17.-Pres-
I. ident Roosevelt will receive tele-
l. gram from Salisbury soon asking
!. his blessing for the third pair Oh
i. twins to arrive in the families OF !
:. three sisters within the last month. :
!, The third pair were born to Mrs :.
= Abraham Harmon of Salisbury :.
!. last week. But a few days before
/ her sister, Mrs. Lebbenss Russell oil =
!. New Kensington gave birth to two
!. daughters and early last month
i. boy and a girl blessed the home :.
!. of. another sister, Mrs. j. II. :.
i Bowses of Wiclzboro. All the babies !
!, weighed over seven pounds at
= birth
Los Angeles herald., 1907-11-18
UTAH

AMERICAN FORK, Utah. Nov. H.
Funeral services over the remains of Mrs.
Rosana Millar. who died at her home
here, were held in the Second ward
chapel. Bishop Joseph II. Storrs presiding
The house was decorated and draped for
the occasion and the floral offerings by
friends of the deceased were many and
very beautiful. the casket being literally
buried with flowers.
BINGHAM-Robert Kapple, the 11-year-
old son of Mr.. and Mrs. Otto Kapple was
run over by the stage on which he was
returning from school and as a result
died. The stages are always crowded, ms
only a nominal fare is charged, and
nearly every one living any distance from
the school takes advantage of the oppo--
tunity to let their children ride The boys
have been in the habit of jumping on and
eff the stage and running alongside trying
to beat the horses. 1t is supposed that
young Kapple, in running beside the
stage, tripped and fell.
PROVO-Dr. r. j. Hyatt, the weather
man, is in town to change the headquar-
ters of the weather bureau from the posi-
cffice building to the Brigham Young uni.
Nersity, where Prof. Julian CUMMINGS
will take charge of the work in connection
with other observatory worq of the same
nature.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-11-18

PLYMOUTH-Any one who contem-
plates serious illness in this vicinity will
do well to regulate the time of the at
tack. Local physicians have formed a
union which affects all of them but one.
He will not be able to attend to all the
work at the old rates. and therefore in
tending invalids should study the scale OF
hours and prices.
The increase brought about by the
union amounts to from 60 to so per cent
Los Angeles herald., 1907-11-18
OHIO

LIMA O.. Nov. 1.-THE three custer
suits filed year ago by Attorney Gen.
eral Ellis against subsidiary companies
of the Standard Oil company were in
definitely continued by the circuit court.
The attorney general asked in the suits
that the Solar Refining company, the
Buckeye Pipe Line company and the Ohio
Oil company. refining, transportation and
Producing branches of the larger COM
pany, be ousted from their charters.
COLUMBUS-The supreme court has
ordered recalled and Cancelled the certi-
flcate emitting former State Auditor Aus
tin of Toledo to practice law in the state
of Ohio.
In handing down the decision the court
said it had been shown conclusively that
the senator did not present himself and
did not take the oath of office and that
the records had been falsified.
SPRINGFIELD-Dr S. F. BIecken-
ridge. "a, for forty-three years a profess
sor In Wittenberg college. dropped dead
while on his way to recitations.
AKRON-As John Bachmann started
with his wife, to go down stairs at a
wedding celebration late last night, he
fell to the bottom, fractured his skull
and died few minutes afterward in his
wife's arms. She had attempted to seize
him as he fell, but could not because OF
the child in her arms.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-11-18
MASSACHUSETTS

WORCESTER, Mass, Nov. 17.-Mr. and
Mrs. Augustus Brigham, 1 Sever street,
celebrated the 9th anniversary of their
marriage at the home of their daughter,
Mrs. Fl. L. Engley, II Sever street. Mr..
Brigham is 81 years old and his wife is
IS and they are in excellent health, con-
sidering their age.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-11-18
KANSAS

LEAvENWORTH, Kan. November
17.-Brig. Gen. Charles 3. Hall, com :
rnandant of the three military service
schools at Fort Leavenworth, left Tor
washington to attend a meeting OF
general officers to select new members
of the general staff on the detail Tor
next year.
TOPEKA-The motion of Frank
Ryan. one of the members of the state
board of railroad commissioners. that
every railroad depot in the state OF
Kansas should be kept open at night
was voted down by Commissioners ha-
navel and Ryker.
ARKANSAS CITY-Two men and one
woman are under arrest here on the
charge OF passing worthless 50 bilis.
The bills are the same as those passed
at various other points in Kansas and
in Oklahoma by what is believed to
he a well organized gang. They were
issued many years ago by the
Merchants and Planters .ank of At
lanta, Ga, and to make the appearance
better, two are pasted together, back
to back.
INDEPENDENCE robbers
blew open two safes in the postoffice
at Deering. fifteen miles south of here.
They got $500 in money and stamps.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-11-18
PENNSYLVANIA


YORK, Pa. Nov. 17-Miss Emma T.
Metzger the 19-year-old daughter Of
Geo. w. Metzger of West York borough.
was instantly killed at the Market street
grade crossing of the Western Maryland
railroad, between this city and that
borough This was Engineer c. A. Spang-
ler's first accident in his twenty-five
years service.
NORRISTOWN-Ame V. Missimer.
the former Pottstown policeman VINO
pleaded guilty to burglary, was sentenced
to iail for nine months by Judge Swart2.
Missmer had entered the Shuler house at
Pottstown and taken a box of cigars
Judge Swartz announced that hereafter
no DEGREES in divorce would be handed
down in Montgomery county until the
costs have been paid. According to the
courts statement the parties in divorce
proceedings have been very remiss here
tofore.
PITTsBURG-Contr were awarded
nv the Schoen Steel Wheel company for n
new open hearth furnace. blooming mill
and finishing mill, to cost $l500,000 Local
contractors will erect the mill, which will
be located at McKees Rocks, suburb.
HAZLETON-The five fire companies of
bloomsbury engaged quarters here for the
six county tiremen's convention, to ae
held in Hazleton next June.
READING - The farmers in Berks
county are about to form an organiza
ton to combat the high price asked for
feed.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-11-18

IOWA ACITY-Incendiaries set fire to the
residence of James Hotka, and the home
and its contents, entaiing a loss of 5000
were destroyed. The loss was partially
covered with 1920 insurance The poll ee
are making an investigation. 1t is be-
leved that some one holding a grudge
against Hotka fired the house
Los Angeles herald., 1907-11-18

The Servant Problem Solved
Hersli want ad Will supply your needs.
Direct communication between the employer
ant - w.rker. Cost a mere trihe. Rates
Iinas times, 25c. Phone uom, Herald"
Iunset "Presr IL"
Los Angeles herald., 1907-11-18

MOBERLY-In the Randolph county
circuit court will e. Hayes, who was
convicted of mayhem, was sentenced to
two years in the penitentiary. The pris-
oner withdrew his motion for a new trial
and applied for a parole. which was de-
MED. He was taken TO Jefferson City.
Two years ago Hayes shot his wife. the
bullet depriving her of the sight of oLs
eye. She secured a divorce
Los Angeles herald., 1907-11-18

SEDALIA-The Local Option league of
Pettis county was organized here, with
Rev. James Parsons as president; Z. w.
Schultz, secretary, and Rev. r. c. Miller.
treasurer. Every township in the county
was represented and committees were
appointed to prepare and circulate petit
tions asking for a submission of the local
option question at the earliest possible
moment.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-11-18
DELAWARE

WILMINGTON, Del. Nov. 17-Crazed
with jealousy. Fred M. Underhill shot
and killed his wife and then turned the
revolver upon her sister, Rachel Nelson
firing five bullets into her body. She Is
expected to die. After committing the
murder Underhill gave himself up Re
turning home and finding no meal. I'm
derhill secured his revolver and going to
the home of william Nelson, found his
wife and sister there.
NEW CASTLE-The timely discovery
of fire in the engine room of the tug
boat Martha Adams as the vessei lay al
Delaware street wharf saved the boat
from des struction. The crew was asieep
at the time and the discovery was made
by an employe of another tug who hap
pened to be about. He gave the alarm.
The town clock in the tower of I'm
manuel p. Z. church, which has given
excellent service for a century or more,
has gone wrong recently and people de-
pending upon 1t have been late for their
work in several instances.
DOVER-The enactment of statutory
prohibition has nothing to do with the
giving and taking in marriage, The crop
O. Thanksgiving and November brides
uronises TO be larger than ever. Rev.
r. f. lester united two wellknowr young
ne ople. Frank Harvey and Miss Ellzapetn
WYATT, at the residence of Mr.. Harvey.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-11-18

JEFFERSON CITY - Mrs. Hermann
Goedde wife of a stonemason living in
this city, has given birth to triplets.
All three are girls, and all are healthy
and we'll developed. Two weighed at
birth four pounds each and the other one
five pounds. The attention of President
Roosevelt will undoubtedly be directed
to the achievement of the jefferson City
woman
Los Angeles herald., 1907-11-18

FOND DU LAC-By assessing fines in
arithmetical progression Judge Charles A.
Fowler of the circuit court caused a
scurrying among witnesses, and court at
tendants believe he has stopped the prac-
tice of witnesses coming late to court.
The first delinquent Jerry Mahoney, was
fined 81, and Benjamin Stein, who fol-
lowed Mahoney by two minutes was as
sessed Sc. Other witnesses hurried TO
court and escaped fines.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-11-18
IOWA

DES MONIES, Iowa. Nov Nv. r.
Hamilton, an Oskaloosa merchant. was
given judgment for $4,000 against w. A.
Mcneil, millionaire coal operator, for
alienation of his wifes affections.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-11-18

If you want to go east, G. Haydock,
Agent Illinois Central r. r., lis w. 9Th.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-11-18
MISSOURI

ST. JOSEPH, 40. Nov. 17.-Miss Helen
Phildius, stenographer committed sui
eide by poisoning. Sne left note say
ing she could not reach a decision in
religion and was weary of life. She had
been attending revival meetings. =