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Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1907-02-08
POLICE WORKING
ON DARK MYSTERY
All the Elements Of a Tragedy in
Evidence Only Body is
Missing.
BLOOD AND HAT ON TRACK.
PeopIe on the West side Worked up
Over Happenings on Western IA
cinc Grade Wednesday Night

Residents of Salt Lake living along
the tracks OF the Western Pacific and
near the Jordan river are all wrought
up over what they believe to be
strange series Of events. These salt
Lakers confidently believe that a muir
der or unusual accident occurred IN
their neighborhood Wednesday evening.
The police are working on the case
Detectives Shannon and Wilson are
bending every effort to throw hsht
upon an affair which may prove 10 NC
anything from a foul murder TO tne ac-
cdental killing of DOG. IN thelr pos
session they have two clues. a plooa
stained hat and small bunch OF whltish
hair matted with blood. on the tracks
of the Western Pacific near the JORDAN
river bridge a pool of blood was DIS
covered beneath six inches Of art. ING
blood appears to have been covered
with dirt and carefully patted down
to avoid the gruesome discovery.
FIND BLOOD SOAKED HAT
Residents along the Western Pacific
we're annoyed Wednesday evening by
the shrieks of a passing engines WINS
tie. Thinking something had been on
the track they did not investigate, but
Thursday morning few OF the more
curious went out on the tracks. n
Mrs. Peck found a mans hat covered
with blood. The neighborhood was
thrown into instant CONSERVATION: "A
strange feature OF the whole affair is
the absolute silence maintained by Mrs.
Peck and others. Believing the news
papers would have full account or the
murder or accident or whatever II Was
they did not notify the police. Nothing
appeared in the papers, however, so
yesterday A. b. Edwards. n butcner
and others living In the neighborhood
telephoned 10 the police station. \
number Of gruesome stories are now
being told. The police are saying
nothing and assert that they have moth
ing to work on further than the mute
clues-the blood stained hat and bunch
of hair The hat was found near the
tracks; the hair, which is coarse and
slightly gray, was discovered on a tie
between the rails, The pool of blood
was but few feet further along the
tracks.
MANY STRANGE FEATURES.
The strange and unusual whistlins
and racket of the Western Pacihc en-
CINE was noticed about 10 o'clock
Wednesday evening.
Small boys have told the police they
saw q drunken man staggering along
the track on Wednesday near the spot
where the hat hair and blood We're
found. Other, residents of the neighbor.
hood say two well dressed men stood
talking near the spot. They We're APP
parcntly engaged in earnest CONVERSE
| ton. They disappeared from the loca-
ton finally. Whether these stories are
straight or the statements of frightened
persons the police are eudeavoring &c
determine. The police have not YET
found the engine crew which caused
so much disturbance Wednesday eve
ming. Local officials of the Wester%
Pacific assert absolute ignorance of any
accident. There are many loose threEi.
to be gathered before the affair can b,
proved a sensation or a Joke.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1907-02-08
EASTERN CURB SALES.

The following curb quotations and sales
are furnished today by Badger Bros, l6o
Main street.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1907-02-08
R. R. COMMISSION
IS VOTED DOWN
Excitement Reigns During Con-
sideration OF Bill in Idaho
Legislature.
DIGNITY THROWN TO WINDS.
Ballantync Father OF Bill, Wants Law
Against the Lobby 'Pest'--PerSon-
al Fights Seemed Imminent.

Idaho will have no railroad commits
sion. Balantyne's bill came up Tor
final passage yesterday and was de-
feuted during the most sensational fight
seen yet in tho present legislature
The bill was defeated by 26 TO % votes.
Excitement reigned supreme during the
consideration OF the bill A debate be-
coming caustic at times was INDUCED
in by various members. The cham
pions of the bill ana those against 1t
shouted urgly lnsinuations at each oth-
or and personal encounters We're In sew
cral Instances narrowly averted. Bal
lantyne and Stanford leaders OF those
against the bill. got dangerously heated
in their remarks and once or twice
dignity was thrown to the winds and
fight seemed imminent. The climax
came Just as Ballaptyne concluded his
speech for tho passage OF the commits
sion bill He said the city had been
filled with lobbyists for weeks whose
mission was none other than to take
any and every step towards defeating
the measure. I'VE have a law against
crickets, grasshoppers and other pests
and would have the lobby pest In
cluded In II.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1907-02-08
McDonald's Dutch
Chocolates 80 and
6O-Cent Packages

The Dutch Chocolate !.
new idea-registration
piled for at the patent OFF,
at Washington The out,;ls
is a fine soluble Chocolate
The center is of hishsrado
whipped cream, with fr,,;.
flavors or nuts.
A dainty confection and =.
a popular price.
Take a box home with vo,,
and then you will find bo,,,
good the Chocolates are.
McDcnald's is the exclusive obo,,,..
house. '"o9peate
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1907-02-08
HOUSE IN uPRoAR.

Representative of the anti-bill crowd
arose. trembling and white with pas
gionate anger Does the gentleman
mean to insinuate that any member OF
this body has been bribed to vote
against this blll?" ne asked. Ballan-
tyne replied grimly, There is saying
that the stuck hog squeals loudest
The house was in an uproar Instantly.
The seageant-at-arms and his assist
ants hurried towards both men ready
to prevent worse scene. The speaker
finally secured order and a motion to
adjourn was passed quickly.
The weekly herald. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 1906-19??, 1907-06-13

seriously threatened the life of the
bartender
According to the testimony whicn
the defense is bringing out IN the
trial, Jones was on his guard for JIM
Lemons and what he intended do.
ing TO him happened when he enco IN
tered the brother on the afternoon
of New Years day. He evidently
mistook John Lemons for the man
he considered 1t necessary to kill,
accordingly blazed away at the de-
fenseess John,
Fortunately for both parties his
eagerness made his aim bad and out
'of three SLOTS from the big Colts
revolver witch he fired at the flee
ing Lemmons only the first one left
any mark. This one struck Lem
mons Just at the top of the forehead
but failed to inflIct serious wound.
The case will go to the jury this
afternoon.
The weekly herald. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 1906-19??, 1907-06-13
Lumpkin-Dnnlap.

(From Mondays Daily Panhandle.)
A. A. Lumpkin, junior member Of
the law firm Of Wallace & Lump
kin, is the latest of one Amarillos
bachelors to desert the ranks by
bringing a charming citizen Of East
Texas to Amarillo. Last Wednesday
at the home of the brides parents in
Meridian, he was married to Miss
Ada Dunlap. After a short visit in
Meridian, Mr.. and Mrs. Lumpkin
started west for Amarillo, which is
to be their home, and arrived here
Saturday
This Is the brides first trip to
Amarillo and few people here have
known her. BY the many friends Of
her husband, however, she is being
warmly welcomed to the town and
she has already won a place for her
self.
A. A. Lumpkin is a graduate Of
the law school of the state univer-
sity and after leaving the universi-
ty he came west to Amarillo instead
Of settling at his home in Meridian
where his father is one of the oldest
and most successful members of the
bar In Amarillo as the law part
ner Of Judge H. H. Wallace, Mr.
Lumpkin has become very favorably
known. He is well known socially,
has been a member of Amarillo lodge
Of Elks since its organization and
last January was honored by the
lodge by being elected to the office
of exalted ruler.
Mr. and Mrs. Lumpkin are at
present making their home at the
Amarillo
The weekly herald. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 1906-19??, 1907-06-13
Wisconsin Eagles in oshkosh.

Oshkosh, wis, June 11.-Oskosh
has donned its gayest plumage to
welcome the numerous delegates to
the fourth annual state meeting OF
the Fraternal Order of Eagles. which
convened today in Armory b. An
address of welcome by the mayor and
response by the state president.
Victor T. Plerrelle, OF Ashland, oc-
cupied the opening session. Two
bands have been engaged by the To-
cal aerle and several other musical
organizations are here from Mllwau-
kee and other cities. Tomorrow will
be the big day OF the convention,
closing with great parade in the
evening. Cash prizes will be given
to the aeries having the largest NUM-
Der Of men in line, the best Uniform
ed representation and the best bur-
lesque group. Thursday Will be de-
voted to concluding the business OF
the session.
The weekly herald. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 1906-19??, 1907-06-13

Thomas +, Turner and W. Boyce
to j. f. Goldsmith, lot 3, Turner &
Boyce subdivision block 500, Mirror
$3.50.
j. W. Crudgfngton to Francis Low
ing, lots 1, 2, and 8, block 3, Crudg-
ington, 5000,
j. II. smitham TO c. r. Davis, lot
s, block III, old town, $2S9.5O.
d. ]. stqbaugh and wife to j. II.
Smitham, lot s, block Ill, old town.
S195.
II. l.. Humphreys and wife to Sam
Hand and NJ, S, Brown, acres out
OF survey No 1877 block 2, A. b. &
NJ, Potter county ST.
A. L. Cunningham and wife TO l..
G. and w. P. Cooper, lots 10 and 90,
block "A, Glidden & sanborn.
s3s5.
L. O. Cooper to Washington
Beardsley lots 10 and 20 in block
"A, Glldden & sanborn, $4,000.
f. w. Zimmerman to George and
John Menke. survey 12S, block .,
B. s. n t. Potter county 1886.
The weekly herald. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 1906-19??, 1907-06-13
Young Railroad Man Killed.
(From tuesdays DailyD

(From tuesdays Daily)
AT the undertaking rooms Of the
o. NJ. Eakle establishment today are
being held the remains OF the young
switchman, Rush, who died Saturday
at Fort Worth from the effects Of an
accident at Childress, Friday, RUSH
was run over by an engine IN the
yards at Childress Friday. The en-
zine completely severed both his legs
from his body and although he lived
for several hours the shock and loss
of blood overcame him.
Rush was but Is years of age ana
was lust entering the service Of the
company. He was young Fellow
of the best of habits and letter
from TIC railroad \ NJ G. A. at
Childress to his parents expresses
the high esteem in which he was held
.by his associates. He was the son Of
George Rush Of Tulia and nephew
Of William Rnsh otthis city. The
remains will be taken to Tulia for
burial.
The weekly herald. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 1906-19??, 1907-06-13

The Amarillo opera house for the
erection Of which a company of pub
lie spirited and enterprising local
business men have organized a stock
company with capital Of 100000,
will be one Of the most modern and
complete theaters in the Southwest
1he building shown in the picture
which Is reproduced from the draw
ing OF the architects, d, P Kaufman
G. Sons, will occupy the entire
6Ox140 feet on the corner OF Sew
enth and Polk streets across the
street from the Daily Panhandle Of
flee. The big main entrance lead
ing into the beautiful marble waIns-
cotted lobby will be on Polk street
and on each side Of It will be two
Handsome store rooms. The second
floor front will be given over 20
suites OF offices. The third floor
front will be fitted up as club rooms
The weekly herald. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 1906-19??, 1907-06-13

all the members Of the jury might
be as fresh as possible for the work.
There was little doubt apparently
about the guilt OF the prisoner as
proved in the trial and the discus
sion was over choosing between
death and imprisonment for life as
the verdict Several members Of the
fury held out for the death penalty
but the fact that the evidence,
though strong, was clrcumstantidb
made the jury reluctant to exact the
supreme penalty and the decision
for life Imprisonment was reached
with comparatively little difficulty.
Jury Was United,
81 have been sitting on juries off
and on for sixteen years" said one
member OF the jury this morning,
land / never sat on jury with more
care full and cool headed men than
those who composed the body that
tried this case. There were no hot
headed ones on the jury and every
man exercised intelligence and judg-
ment all the time. / never saw a
case where the iurymen listened so
carefully to every bit OF the testi-
mony, 1t was a case where every bit
of the evidence counted. The men
on that jury considered Ellsworth's
case just as carefully as II he had
been rich and ihfluential and the
feeling over the Dockray murder did
not enter into their consideration Of
the case"
81 hope | shall never be on anoth-
err jury in a case like that" said an
other member Of the jury this morn
ing. "The strain is too great It
was a careful jury and there was
no wrangling over the verdict but
the responsibility in following the
testimony was very heavy on the
members"
The weekly herald. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 1906-19??, 1907-06-13
A Notrc Dame Lady's Appeal.

TO all knowing suffers OF rheuma-
tism. whether muscular or of the
joints, sclatica, lumbagos, backache,
pains in the kidneys or neuralgia
pains, to write to her for home
treatment which has repeatedly cur
ed all of these tortues. She feels
it her duty to send 1t to all sufferers
FREE You cure yourself at home
as thousands will testify-no change
of climate being necessary. This
simple discovery banishes uric acid
from the blood, loosens the stiffened
iolnts, purifies the blood and bright
ems the eyes, giving elasticity and
tone to the whole system, II the
above interests YOU for proof address
Mrs. NJ. Summers, BOX r, Notre
Dame, Ind. %
The weekly herald. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 1906-19??, 1907-06-13
CORNER STONE LAID.
Building for Panhandle Steam Laiin,
dry Officially Started.
(From Mondays Daily,

(From Mondays Daily.)
Local officers Of the Panhandle
Steam Laundry company with G.. +.
Lindsay as master of ceremonies,
made quite an event Friday ont OF
laying the corner stone Of tie hand.
some building that will house the
new enterprise. In large bottle sc.
ourely sealed, the officers placed the
names of the officers of the com,
pany, the names of the city and
county officers, statements OF all the
Amarillo banks and copies of the
Dallas News, Sherman Democrat and
the Daily Panhandle. This bottle
was then set I'm the corner stone OF
the building and was sealed up by
G. r. Lindsey who gave a perform.
ance OF brickmason. Some of the
more enthusiastic spectators suggest
ed the breaking of a bottle Of ink
or something Of that nature over the
corner stone but this proceeding was
ruled out by the master Of ceremo-
MES on the ground of undue extray-
agance. Various members OF the
party made talks and the whole par
ty posed for pictures.
The weekly herald. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 1906-19??, 1907-06-13

Average OF this month for sixteen
years, 3.45.
Deficiency OF this month as COM
pared with average Of sixteen years,
-2.46.
Accumulated deficiency since Jan
uary 1, -42S.
WIND.
Prevailing direction, northwest;
total movement 1O,26O miles; aver
age hourly velocity, 1873; maximum
velocity (for five minutes), 40 miles
per hour, from the south, May 10,
WEATHER.
Number OF days, clear, 20; partly
cloudy 8, cloudy 8; on which OF
inch, or more, of precipitation oc-
cured, 8.
Thunderstorms. 2, s, 9, 90, 20,
2S, 20 and 80.
Frost, light, May /,
r, J. CONSIDlNE,
Official in Charge OF Local Weather
Bureau, .....
The weekly herald. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 1906-19??, 1907-06-13

by one OF the lodges of the city.
in the rear of the building will
be the theater which will be perfect
ly appointed for the comfort and
safety of the audiences and for the
production Of high class dramatic Ell
tertainments. On the lower floor,
first and second balconies, 120O
people can be seated and standing
room will remain for many more.
Ample ventilation is secured and
Chere are exits on all four sides of
the theater.
Next week the company will eX-
hTbit the builders completed plans
and will advertise for bids for ill.,
mediate construction. The company
expects the building to be reay for
occupancy in November and Mama
ger Elliott is already booking al
fractions for appearance in it the
coming season.
The weekly herald. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 1906-19??, 1907-06-13
JONES USED
HIS GUN
Bartender Who Shot Three
Times al John LeTmORS
On Trial
CFrom saturdays Daily,

(From Saturdays Dally)
If J. W. Jones, more familiafly
known as ''Pudd'n' foot" had left
his six shooter under the bar in De.
Wits saloon on the Bowery last New
Years day instead Of keeping the
weapon in his pocket to protect him
self with at the little dinner which
he started to attend at the Union
hotel, he would not be threatened
with a penitentiary sentence today
for attempt to murder. But Jones
did not leave his gun in the saloon
and today he Is facing the court
with an ugly charge backed up by
abundant testimony against him.
Tried to Kill John Lemons.
The crime for which Jones is be-
ing tried was most completely re-
lated by s. A. Staples, boiler max
err at the Pecos Valley shops. Jonn
Lemons is Samples helper at the
shops and the two we're together
when the shooting occurred.
81 met John Lemons down town
that day near Dads candy wagon
on Polk street 1t was a holiday and
we weren't working so we just Loaf
ed around down town a while aud
about A o'clock we started home
suggested that we go around by the
Bowery and as we hadn't anything
spscial to do we walked around tina;
way. John here hadn't talked about
any trouble at all and hadn't said
a word about planning to fix "Pud-
DIN foot" or anyone else. When we
got up on Buchanan street along
side of the Mitchell saloon on the
corner of the Bowery, we met this
fellow "Pudd'n' foot and another
fellow coming south along the side
walk. I never noticed much about
them till they we're in about fifteen
feet of us. Then | saw "Pudd'n'
foot draw his gun and say,
You're the man I'm looh's
for.
Well ! didn't know who he was
looking for and | glanced around
quick to see who was behind us and
John, he threw his hands mp and
yells, mo, I'm not it's my brother
you're looking for
threw my hands up to and yelled
something like that but "Pudd'n'
foot says, eyes, , YOU you
are" and shot at John. | ducked
and run as quick as I could and Joan
did the same with Jones shooting all
the time
Trouble with Lemmon's Brother. )
Jones is bartender in the Stag
saloon on the Bowery, and last DEF
cember had some serious difficulty
with linn Lemons brother of the
man he shot. In this fight Jim Lem
mons used a knife in way that
The weekly herald. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 1906-19??, 1907-06-13
Real Estate Transfers.

List of transfers filed in the coun-
ty clerks office Thursday, June Z,
furnished by the Panhandle Abstract
company.
A. Eberstadt to j, II. Stenson and
wife, lots /, 2, and 3, block 5, No
bles-Stanley subdivision of block
236, Plemons, $1,256,
B. H. Kemper to G. r. Vineyard
and S. p. Vineyard, section &c, block
?, A. b. & NJ, Potter county, $2,-
1896.
II. II. Cooper to w, P. Cooper,
lot 4 in block "a, Plemons, $625.
o. W, shelberg to Mrs. Edna F.
Forbes, part of lot 3, block 21S,
Holland, 1855.
The weekly herald. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 1906-19??, 1907-06-13

member OF the organization. slnce
then the club has been growing rap
iGly and the details Of It's organizes
ton are being completed. AT Fort
Worth next week representatives OF
the club and Of the interested pub
lie from various parts of the state
will meet for consideration of the
progress of the work OF the club and
especially for the discussion OF the
proposed diamond jubilee for Texas
in 1910. ,.-. ... .l.,,.
The weekly herald. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 1906-19??, 1907-06-13

Such was the verdict which the
Jury In the Ellsworth case returned
in the court room shortly before 10
o'clock last night Judge Browning
had been called from his home by
the officer Of the court and the ate
torneys for The state and the defense
we're called to the court room, The
prisoner, Ellsworth, in custody OF an
officer was summoned from his cell
and from his chair with his counsel
heard the verdict read by the clerk
of the court
Prisoner VIII Appeal.
Last night when the jury filed in
to The box, Ellsworth, from his chair
In front of them, watched the mon
with desperate intentness. During
tho painful silence while the judge
read the verdict and handed 1t to
the clerk, the prisoner kept the same
tense watchfulness. when the clerk
read the decision depriving him Of
liberty but leaving him life, he re-
Taxed with evident relief,
This morning at the jail he has
recovered more OF the assurance
which he maintained throughout the
trial, however and declared this
morning that II he were guilty ho
would rather be hanged than get
rhat dose" Through his attorney,
Judge Barrett, he will appeal his
case.
Conviction Was Certain.
Although the jury was out from
1880 yesterday TIL nearly 10 o'clock
last night there appears to hFA{
been little difficulty in reaching a de-
cislon. The @rriiIr strain of the
Nong trial had told heavily on tho
Jury and after being sent out yes
1terday the members took their time
about going over the evidence so that
The weekly herald. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 1906-19??, 1907-06-13
Death From Lock jaw.

never follows an injury dressed with
Bucklin's Arnica SalFe. Its ants
optic and healing properties prevent
blood poisoning. @chas' Oswald
merchant OF Rensselaersville, ~ Y"
writes: at cured Seth Bursh, OF
this place, of the ugliest sore on his
neck ever saw, Cures Cuts
wounds. burns and sores. SOC at
L. o. Thompson & Bro, drug store
The weekly herald. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 1906-19??, 1907-06-13
AMARILLO MAN ON THE BOARD
j. X. Shircman Is Appointed one OF
Governors of 100000 Club.

j. X. Shircman Is Appointed one OF
Governors of 100000 Club.
(From Mondays Daily Panhandle)
BY appointment of the president,
John A. Kirby, of Houston, John X
Sbireman, secretary Of the Amarillo
Commercial club, has been made on
of the one hundred governors OF the
big association Of Texas boosters.
The governors of the club include
representative men from all over
Texas and is the guiding body of the
organization.
While in Houston last fall atten /
ing the meeting OF the commercial
secretaries of the state, Mr.. Shira-
man visited the headquarters of the
Five Million club and was made a
The weekly herald. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 1906-19??, 1907-06-13

average, owing to the high marks
reached in the first months, Rain
fall broke a record by recording the
smallest precipitation in sixteen
years. The nearest approach to this
years record was last years with
10 Of an inch more than May 1907
The official data follows:
ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE.
Mean 29.S7; highest 1927, May
81; lowest 29.30. May 70.
TEMPERATURES.
slightest 90, May II; lowest 26
May 4.
The weekly herald. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 1906-19??, 1907-06-13
MAY WEATHER BROKE
TWO RECORDS

MAY weather broke two records
this year but instead of being the
warmest Ma on record, last month
was three degrees under the lowest
on record L,rore this and five de-
grees under the average for sixteen
years. The temperature for the year,
b>uaver. is still far ahead Of the
The weekly herald. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 1906-19??, 1907-06-13
plnInyiew HeIps ranhandIe BasebaII.

y i"i'N"N NNtf'. = "'tAse-'h'' A'Ao' '"'''
The putting in5of team at Plain
view will be welcomed by Amarillo
fans. Amarillo and Canyon have
strong team apa0wheh, her lineup
is completed Plainvlew will have a
team as strong as either of these. Il
is only a short distance to Plain
view and the mileage will not be
great. Canyon has been the only
town in the Panhandle country that
had team worthy to, meet the Anna
rilos and the nearest other iowa
with a creditable team is Wichita
Falls. The people AZ Plalnvie >
should give their team the support
It deserves. g2-gEaHsS
Yesterdays exhibition was hardly
one which either team will remem-
Der with any considerable degree OF
satisfaction bnt the south plains
men say they will have a stronger
lineup this afternoon and that the
contest will be more interesting. The
Plainview manager IS ~enlisting sew
eral fast players and these are 20
report here for duty. The team play s
on the Amarillo diamond again to
morrow afternoon. "a