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The Marshall republican., 1907-02-22

races every day and maybe
you think we didn't haye u
gtsd dinner Christmas we
had everything you could
think of and the table was all
trimmed with flowers. We
have ice cream and several
other thing every day and we
have dances and all kinds of
things TO go to. The band
plays three times "A day and
we go visiting other ships
three times a week. ] think
the navy is alright, you don't
have muchto do but you must
keep clean. We have a good
time PLAYING foot bali aud
base ball. We go out and
play every evening.
] am getting fat since ! left
Blue Lick; l weigh It's lbs.
! have not been sick since ]
have been here. l suppose
you thought ! got killed in
that earth quake; il was about
l25 miles from where we
were; one Of our ships went
up there while we were com
ing down here. The waves
were up over the top Of The
boat. will close my letter.
Write me the news around
Blue Lick.
Joseph Holloway.
~ 4--4N "a = = tN4.-- ..|t J. : 49, lf1||4.|1|.
The Marshall republican., 1907-02-22
Dangerously Burned

Stella Johnson the 10 year
old daughter of Elias John.
son, was seriously and prob
ably fatally burned last Fri
day, at the home Of her broth.
er-in.law, Richard Hedges,
who lives near Linn Grove
school house. Her dress
caught from a red hot stove
and nearly all of her clothing
was burned from her body be-
fore the flames were smother
ed.--Slater Rustler.
The Marshall republican., 1907-02-22
A Narrow Escape

Monday morning DR.. Rich.
art had his team bitched to
his cart, in which he has IA
tongue so rs 10 be able To go
over the muddy roads easier,
and started out 10 make his
calls. When he reached the
road east OF ii. G.. Terrell's
house the tongue dropped out
OF the neck yoke and this
threw the double. trees against
the horses hind legs aud they
began kicking. The Doctor
was right against their heels
and received four kicks on the
right leg before he threw HIM
self backwards out of the
cart. One of the kicks cut u
cash about three inches long
below the knee. The horses
hoof just missed his head a
number OF times. The Doc.
tor is going around with IA
crutch and n cane but is suf-
ering intensely. Thos. A.
Davis drove him home after
DR.. Cornell dressed the
wounds. -. W. Clayton
has shipped his household
goods TO Warsaw, Mo. He
has a position there and left
this place Wednesday morn
ing. His wife aud children
are visiting her parents in
Marshall and will remain
there until their goods arrive
in Warsaw. We are sorry To
lose them Blackburn Re.
cord.
Capt. M. L. Wade made q
flying trip to Sedalia last week
and informs us that he has
rented a house there and will
move his family over as soor
as the roads are good enough
but he will remain here unit
the first Of July and carry tn
mail unless he can make some
other arrangements. Will
Moehle and Miss Rena East,
ham married at the parsonage
one week ago last Monda,
night at 8 o'clock. Rev. Bar
rett officiating. They arr
now at home 10 their friend.
at the X. &c. Stone cottage Of
4th and High streets.
SArrow Rock Statesman.
Solomsn spurgeon was born
Davidson county, North
|.~"YMfA |EA"".I
The Marshall republican., 1907-02-22
From Texas
San Antonio, Texas
Feb. 10, 1907.

Feb. l3, 1907.
Editor Republican,
Will write you IA few lines
according 10 promise. San
Antonio Is n beautiful city of
about 5000 inhl bitant, has
about twenty beautiful parks
aud plazas and has good
electric cars. They run III
observation car every day to
all the important places in the
city for so cents giving the
tourist people all u good
chance to see the city ut ~
small cost.
San Antonio is wonderfully
blessed with a fine climate,
beautiful flowers and beautiful
green trees and lawns aud
parks aud plazas, and last but
not least beautiful women.
We like San Antonio very
much for its fine climate and
warm pleasant agreeable
winters, the temperature
ranges from 80 up 70 So.
Since we have been here IL
doesn't seen like winter to
US. the sun shines here about
twenty-five days out Ut thirty.
Texas is the coming country
of The world. Emigration u
this country ~ becoming
greater every day and land il
advancing very fast. We
nave Trash vegetables just
from the garden every day.
thatis whenwe have The money
V buy them. 81 1.
Itsh cursd N ; iRlnptss W
Woclfor1's eonltax Lc(ion.
S;s'S e
The Marshall republican., 1907-02-22
JOHN Q. RUFF,
MARSHALL, MO.

riage Il Wilson Gauldin of
this place and Miss Eva Mae
Howell of Higginsville.-
Miami News.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-11-27
REQUlS,TION ASKED.
Authorities Want Proctor
To Take Sentence.

Harrisburg, Pa. Nov. Ex-Governor
Stuart has issued a requisitiOn on Gov
ernor Hughes of New York for the re-
turn to Fayettc county of George IL
Proctor Of New York. who was indicted
in the Fayette county courts i'll Sep
tember. 1905, on six separate bills OF
indictment, each charging false pre-
tence. The amount Proctor is alleged
to have secured by false represents
tions from the people of Fayette county
was nearly $4O.O0o.
He was arrested in Philadelphia and
taken to UniOntown. where he was
tried on one of the indictments aho
convicted. On another indictment ne
entered plea of nOlO contendere.
He was called for sentence but was
never sentenced, the court allowing
him to go for short time so that ne
could raise $4,000 and pay back u
the people the money he is alleged "
have taken from them.
Proctor has failed to settle as re-
o,,ired by the court and he is now
wanted at Uniontown for sentence. Ih'
Title Guaranty Surety Co. of Scranton
which furnished bond for him o.
SIC. 900, has notified him several timc'
to go to Uniontown, but he has pait
no attention.
District Attorney Hudson. of Fay
cite county, applied to Governor Stuar
recently for requisition papers so ina
Proctor might be taken to Cniontowl
for sentence.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-11-27
OLD BUILDING BURNED.
Wooden Block at Wallingford, w., Is
Destroyed-Loss $4,000.

Wallingford, VT. Nov. 26.-Fire early
today destroyed the twO-story wooden
block, owned by F.. p. Sabin. at a dam
age Of $4,000, which is partly covered
by insurance. The house was one Of the
oldest in the town and the flames
found the tinder-like wood an easy
prey to their ravages. 1t was neces-
Sary to send to Rutland for assistance.
as there is no fire fighting apparatus
in this town, and an engine and hose
wagon were sent on a special train.
The origin of the fire is unknown.
The building was occupied on the
ground floor by two stores, the owners
of which suffered a large part of the
damage. The stores which were a
meat market and hardware store, were
owned by Joseph Duval and George II
Sabin, a brother Of the owner of the
building. respectively. On the second
floor the headquarters of the Royal
Arcanum and Women's Relief Corps
were damaged.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-11-27
FRANcoNIA INN BURNED.
One Of Oldest and Best Known Hotels
In White Mountains.

Franconia, n. H, Nov. 26.-The
Franconia inn, one Of the Oldest ana
best known of the White Mountain ho-
tells. was burned today. causing loss
estimated at $4,000, fully covered by
insurance Whether the fire was in
cendiary or was caused by spontaneous
combustion never will be known. There
was no one in the hotel at the time the
fire broke out, nor had there been any
one there for more than a week, so far
as is known.
The fire had gained great Roadway
when it was discovered by the owner
of cottage. Robert P. Pickett, Who
lives in a cottage nearby. There is no
fire department in Franconia. and by
the time aid had been summoned from
Littleton, five miles distant, the hotel
had been burned to the ground.
There was no wind at the time OF
the fire and the flames did not COM
municate to any of the dozen or more
cottages that We're grouped around it.
The FrancOnia inn was built in the
early COS and was the first hotel to be
erected in F'ranconia. 1t was Of wooden
construction, five stories in height. and
accommodated 900 guests. 1t had been
owned by Mr.. Pickett for about 10
years.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-11-27
BIG STEAMER LAUNCHED.
Fifth Of Brunswick Lines Big Freight
ers Goes Overheard.

Quincy, Mass. Nov. 2G.-With the
launching of the big steel freight
steamer Altamaha from the yards Of
the Fore River Shipbuilding Co. today
the fifth of the fleet of steamships
built by the Fore River Co. for the
Brunswick Steamship Co, for service
between New York. Jacksonville, Fla,
and Brunswick, Ga, was ready to Join
her four sister ships. The other four
vessels, the Satilla, Ocmulgee. Ogee-
chez and Ossabaw, are steel-built and
of 5000 tons like the Altamaha and are
already between the three ports Of the
Brunswick company's service. The
vessels are named after rivers in the
state of Georgia.
Miss Caroline Godfrey, the daughter
of Foreman Shipwright William II.
Godfrey OF the Fore River Co. was Sc
lected to give the vessel it's name be-
fore she slid down the ways into Fore
river this afternoon.
The launching was successfully ac-
complished about o'clock the vessel
sliding down the ways into the Fore
| river with the usual fOrmalties. She
| was Immediately towed back to the
dock where she will receive the rest OF
her fittings.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-11-27
ToFFlcE BOYS "JoKE"
Nearly Suffocates Six Girls BY Locking
Them in Safety Vault.

Chicago. Nov. 26-Six young women
stenographers employed by the Ameri-
can Steel & Wire Company had ter
rifying experience recently as the re-
suit Of an Office boys prank.
During the noon hour they organize
choruses. and that day six OF them
adjourned to cavernous filing vault 10
sing. They left the door partly closed.
Just when the chorus was rolling forth
Willie .Osterfelt, the Office boy, banged
the door shut and gave the combina-
ton knob whirl.
The vault was alright and the COM
bination was known only to A. +.
Pratt. head Of the filing department
and he was at lunch. One cOol-headed
young woman, however. found the JAM
itor a hole was made in the wall
through which the prisoners received
air They said they were seriously sur
fOcated.
Mr.. Pratt later released the girls
One had TO be sent home.
The office boy is looking for another
lob.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-11-27
SPARKS FROM MAINE WIRES.

The Republicans of Westbrook Mon
day nominated Adelbert c. Chute for
mayor
The coroner's jury on the death Of
Frank S. Hedlin, who was killed last
Friday at Portland, rendered verdict
that lie came to his death BY being run
over by a freishs train Of the Maine
Central Railroad on which he was en-
ployed as brakeman. No direct evil
dence could be obtained as TO the exact
cause for the accident.
William Layton, alias William
Leighton of Boston, who with Henry
Fowler was arrested and committed TO
jail AZ Portland. awaiting the action
OF the grand jury charged with an at
tempt to defraud by issuing bogus
tickets TO the recent Harvard-Yale
football game, furnished bail Monday
evening and was allowed TO go. Massa-
chuserts friends furnished the money
to secure the local bondslnan.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-11-27
DRAMATIC SCENES IN TRIAL
CONTINUED from Page One.)

them into execution. But these inten-
tions have their basis in abnormal
brain or mind"
AS Judge Powers read extracts from
the torn letters of Mrs. Bradley found
in the hotel, expressing love and de-
votiOn for Senator Brown, Mrs. Brad
ley sobbed and wept and nearly faint
ed. At this point recess was taken.
DR.. Evans testimony was dramatic.
He spoke with a feeling of great SYM
p:,thy for Mrs. Bradley and referred
contemptuously to Senator Brown for
his i'll treatment Of her, all of which
he said, preyed on her mind and I'M
seated her reason. He declared that
Brown by his own hand had destroyed
the children which he had begOtten. His
reference to Senator Brown was so
pointed that Justice Stafford admon-
isned him that Brown was dead ana
could not answer for himself and that
further Mr.. Brown was not Oh trial.
DR.. Evans was not croSS-eXamined.
Mrs. Bradley was recalled to the
stand and questioned concerning her
former testimony. She said she had
ceased to live with her husband about
Dec. l, 1900, when BRADLEY left her. Up
to that time she had been a dutiful wife
and she gave him no cause for deSer-
tior. Judge Powers. you may state
whether at the time you testified to, as
to having entered into relations with
Senator Brown you and Mr.. Bradley
had ceased to cOhabit as husband and
wife"
In a low tone she replied that they
had.
Size was then excused.
| Max Brown, son of Former Senator
Brown, was the first witness called for
the prosecution in rebuttal.
Mr. Brown testified to frequent Wis
it's to his fathers home of Mrs. Rrad-
ley and the child Arthur. These visits
continued until the fall of 1901.
After the disclosures of his fathers
| relations with Mrs. Bradley. Mr.. Brown
said, Mrs. Bradley visited his home or
Brigham street several times and took
meals there He said he afterward:
saw his father and Mrs. Bradley sit
| ting on a bed at the house on the
ranch She stayed all night and left
| the next day.
Judge Wenger of Salt Lake testified
| that in March, 1905, Mrs. Bradley tried
| to get him to go 10 Mrs. Brown and
! induce her to divorce the senator SC
she could marry him. He said he hac
replied that he was not in the bust
ness of breaking up families.
| Judge William King, also of Sal
Lake said he, ct the instance Of Sen
| ator ana Mrs. Brown, had offered Mrs
| Bradley Il $4,000 home and 500 a montl
until the youngest child was II year:
OF age This Mrs. Bradley Indignantly
| declined. saying she wanted to marry
Brown land get rid of the old lady,
mea.iing Mrs. Brown.
James Rowen and A. A. Kelley O
| Salt Lake both testified that during ;
long acquaintance with Mrs. Rra6le!
she always appeared rational, pieasan
and afi2ble.
| X. G.. Livingstone, also Of Salt Lake
declared that in the fall of 1906. Mrs
Bradley admitted to him having pis
tot in 4 satchel in Browns house. Wit
ness went to get the satchel but Mrs
| Bradley got there first and was il
high spirits over that fact. Court ad
iourncd until tomorrow with Mr.. Liv
ingStOne still on the stand.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-11-27
Her RIGHT Arm.

Mrs Agnes D. Weatherley, mother of
Mrs. R. W. Plant, met with serious &C
cident about O'Clock yesterday after
noon. She had been making some calls
on River avenue and was on her way
home when the accident occurred. 1t was
growing dusk and there was no street
light near where she was and in some
way she lost her footing and fell from
the sidewalk, which was quite steep al
this point. Her fall was seen by the oc-
cupants of a passing team. who picked
her up and took her to the rectOry. DR.
r. D. Simons was called and found that
her right arm had been broken by the
fall. The broken bone was set and late
last evening the injured woman was re-
ported to be resting comfortably.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-11-27
Mars Is Inhabited
Says Prof. Lowell.

Boston, Nov. 2G.-Prof. Percival Low
ell of this city. who has recently ar
rived from his observatory at Flagstah'
Ariz.. stated today that the photo
graphs which he has taken OF the pan
ct Mars, more than ever convinced MN
that the planet was inhablteo Dy NJ
man beings Of high grade OF inteiii-
gence.
The photographs. he said, showee
clearly the doubling of the Canals tne
object Of which in his opinion was &c
bring water from the poles to the ARC
regions near the equator.
When it was first announced the ca
nails of Mars had doubled. 1t wa
thought that the lines might be lliu
sions of vision. The photographs snow
clearly the two lines and agree witt
drawings made from direct sight. Prof.
I.owelrs photographs will be exhibltet
in this city.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-11-27
HUsTLlNG At BLOOMSBURY.
During November's First Fifteen Days
1918 Cars Were Built.

Berwick, Pa, Nov. ga record
without parallel in the history of the
seventeen car plants Of the American
Car and Foundry Company has been
made by the Berwick plant during the
first u working days in November,
1913 cars having been built in that
time, record Of more than 100 ears
day, the largest continuous output OF
any car building plant in the world.
It is expected that this record will be
continued throughout all of NOvem-
Der.
The number of cars constructed
daily consists of forty box cars for the
Erie Railroad, twenty-five steel un-
derfrane Delaware and Hudson coal
cars with wood sides. a steel passenger
car and the remainder tank cars and
other incidental cars.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-11-27
COLLINS WAS GUILTY.
Made Confession Before Death, St.
John Paper Says.

St. John. N. B., Nov. 26.-The Tele-
graph will announce tomorrow from
what is declares a source which can
not be questioned that few days be-
fore his execution Thomas F. Collins,
hanged at Hopewell Cape on Nov. Is.
for the murder of Mary Ann McAuley
at New Ireland. \. B.. made verbal
confession that he committed the MUIR
der. The confession was made in the
presence Of Rev. B. H. Thomas, who
| ministered to Collins in his last hours
Sheriff Lynds, and a third party
whose name is withheld
Collins said that after killing the
woman with the axe he hid the body In
Father McCauleys bedroom. where il
was not found until some months la.
ter Collins confession was not giye-
out because of his request that it be
not published.
=, The evidence in the Collins trial wa.
circumstantial and doubt of his gull
had been sometimes expressed.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-11-27

injunction recently obtained by Stuy.
sevant Fish, restraining the company
from voting its stock at the annual
meeting Of the railroad company on
molten of the latter's attorneys Mon.
day at Chicago. The insurance COM
pany owns $500 shares of Illinois Cen.
trail stock. so the injunction now af-
fects 2s1 PSI shares.
Gen. Sir Henry Edward COlv;lie Sun
day evening was riding a motor cyc!a
down a country lane in Surrey, Eng.
upon turning Il sharp corner he col.
Iided violently with an autGm0bil.
driven Icy his old friend and battlefield
co,nrade, General Sir Henrv Seymour
Rawlingstnn. General Colville was
thrown to the ground striking his head
He died from his injuries during the
night Genera! C1lville was born inlSlo
He was one "f the generals VIII" were
recalled from South Africa during The
Hoer war owing to the disasters sus-
tanned by the troops Of his command.
The selection Of new cardinals at
Rome again has caused dissatisfaction
among the English speaking Catholics
who are net represented in the new list
Especially this the case with those Of
English who have been without car
dinal since the death of Cardinal
Vaughan. According to statements
made at the Vatican it was found al
most impossible to give another cardi-
nal to America as all the Latin Ameri-
can countries would also claim their
,;rb+ RI ono alraaGy considering them.
selves badly treated because cardinal
had been granted to Brazil alone. Two
French cardinals were named.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-11-27
MARRIED BY TYPEWRITER.
Unique Ceremony for Mutes in Min
neapoIis Court House.

Minneapolis, Mimi, Nov. 26-Finger-
ing out their marriage vows on tine
keyboard of 4 typewriter. Carrie
Lemke of Cando, N. D., and Chris D.
Anderson of Willow City, n. D., both
deaf and dumb, were made husband
and wife in a unique marriage cere-
mony. The service took place in the
Minneapolis court house, and was per-
formed by w. E. Bates, court commits
siOner.
Mr.. Bates placed large sheet of
paper in his typewriter, wrote the first
question ard asked the groom to read
it and write the answer, then wrote
the questions for the bride and had her
read them and write the answers.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-11-27
MAN SAVES 3. E. o. TRAIN.
Flags Passenger Engine as 1t Wa.
About to Crash Into Freight.

Youngstown. Ohio. Nov. 26.-With a.
flaming coat Fred Schoffield. a native
of Germany and tramp since his ar
rival in New York. two months ago.
saved the lives of 100 passengers on a
Baltimore and Ohio train. He tagged
the fast west-bound express just in
time to prevent its running down a
sloW-moving freight. from which he
had just alighted
AS reward. the Youngstown police
gave Hchottleld a bed for the night. af-
ter ne had refreshments. The passen-
gers did not know Of their danger.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-11-27
BIG RANGE EXPLODED,
Defect in Waterback Almost Fatal to
West Easton Woman.

Easton, Pa. Nov. 26.-Mrs. Charles
Hart. housekeeper at the Spring Grove
Hotel. West Easton. had a narrow
escape from death recently when the
big range in the kitchen exploded be-
cause OF a defect in the -waterback.
Fragments of iron We're driven into the
woodwork all around her; Red-hot
Goals from the firebox struck and
burned her face and set her clothing
afire. but the flames were extinguished
before she was fatally injured.
Boarders saved the hotel by drown
ing out the fire before it got beyond
control.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-11-27
He GOT HIS CHANGE.
Chicago Man Received 60 Pounds Of
Silver for $1,000.

Milwaukee, Wis. Nov. 26-TrOubles
of wealth weighed heavily on the hands
of Peter Callahan of Chicago. be-
cause he did not want Milwau-
kee bank certificates. Mr.. Callahan
came to visit one of the Milwaukee
banking institutions where his personal
note for $25 was due.
take the change out of that" COM
manded Mr.. Callahan, handing out 4
$1,000 bill.
He refused scrip. Finally Mr.. Gala
han visited an attorney, who effected
an agreement whereby he was paid in
cash. The cash was counted out II
consisted Of 374 silver dollars and some
small change, weighing sixty pounds.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-11-27
HURT BY WEDDING RICE.
Grains Lodged in Bridegroom's Ear
and Nearly Caused Deafness.

Pottsville. Nov. 26.-Throwing rice
at William S. Brobst and bride two
months ago when they left on their
wedding trip came near causing the
man to become deaf from some of the
grains entering his left ear
The young bridegroom was operated
upon the other day and by moving the
drum Of the ear, delicate task two
grains of rice We're taken out The
doctors say that hearing in that men,
Der will soon be restored
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-11-27
REscUEs BURNING GIRL.
Driver Saves Her Life as She Chung
Helpless to High Ladder.

New York. Nov. 26.-Climbing a
flimsy awning rope and gaining the
lire escape Of 4 burning tenement a.
1893 Fifth avenue, Thomas Ward. q
driver of 1SS Eighth avenue. rescued
Sadie Young. eighteen years old, who
was clinging helplessly, with her
clothing in flames. to the iron ladder
just below the fourth floor.
crowd of 1000 cheered him as he
brought the girl to the ground. Ward
was severely burned about the hands
and face. The girl was burned about
tine body. Both will recover.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-11-27
HELD FLAG OVER GRAVE,
Berwick Man FuifilIs Mutual Promise
Made Years AGO.

Berwick, Pa. Nov. 26.-"If you die
before l do I'll come twenty-five miles.
if necessary. to hold the flag over your
grave" remarked Isaac MartZ, Of Ber-
wick. to his friend, D. L. Hess, many
years ago.
I'll do the same" remarked Mr..
Hess.
When the funeral services Of Mr..
Martz were held last week there stood
before the open grave the friend of
years ago to drop the Stars and Stripes
over his grave in salute.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-11-27
4 Family s sss Old
'mediCine,You'n'g,';

~ Acadia. Me-, Aug. 3, 1906.
4 9ssMy family has been using the true
&. F. Atwood's Bitters for many
wears, and they are perfectly salts
fed. It is now family medicine to
us" Yours truly. Emily violette.
The surest safeguard against sickness
is a. F." Atwood's Bitters. Young
and old can always depend upon them
in diseases of the digestive organs. Csc.
st the store.