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Los Angeles herald., 1907-04-01
FIND TINY BABY
ON FRONT PORCH
CHILD EVIDENTLY ABANDONED
BY MOTHER
pstroImsn Saw a Young Girl and an
Elderly Woman with a child coinq
in the Direction Where
II Was Found

! A tiny six-months-old baby was
found on the front porch of the resi-
dence of former Councilman Hermann
Silver, 9S1 Magnolia street, by Miss Ida
Dotter of 9s6 South Magnolia street last
night about IL O'clock.
Miss Dotter was returning home from
church. AS she approached her house
she heard a wailng which she at first
thought was a cat She located the
sound as coming from the home Of Her.
mann Silver, directly across the street.
As the crying continued Miss Dotter
decided to investigate. The house was
dark. but she saw what was apparently
bundle lying on the front steps. On
picking 1t up she found it was pretty.
beautifully dressed boy baby. bottle
of milk was by the baby's side.
Miss Dotter rang the bell and Mr..
silver came to the door. He was very
much surprised TO see the child and
was still more astonished when he
heard it had been found at his door.
Waterman Wants Baby
Charles Foster, special watchman in
that district, was notified and the child
was put in his charge. Mr.. Foster said
that with his wife's permission he in
tended to keep the child If the parents
could not be found.
Patroman Woodard said last night
he had seen a young girl carrying a
baby, accompanied by a woman about
80 years of age at Hoover and Tenth
streets about $50 o'clock. They were
going in the direction of Magnolia
The girl was dressed in black with a
light jacket. The older woman was all
In black.
Mr.. Silver said he had been reading
and had not heard the baby crying. He
had no idea how long it had been on
the steps, as he had been in the house
all the evening.
Mr.. Foster said the boy was a fine
little fellow and he hoped he could
keep it, The baby was dressed in
warm clothes of excellent material.
There were no marks on the child or
clothes by which it might be identi-
fed. Mr.. Foster said he thought it was
a clear case of desertion and the pa
rents would not want to account for
leaving the baby.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-04-01
FOUR HELD ON
SERIOUS CHARGE
Both Alleged Victims Are Under Fif-
teen Years of Age-One Pris-
oner Has Wife and
Children

-Four men, one of them married and
the father of children, were taken into
custody yesterday afternoon in Pasa-
dena by Constable Austin and Officer
McAney on the charge of criminal as
sault.
The girls against whom the offense
is alleged to have been committed, are
IA and 15 respectively and the men ar
rested are of various ages from 23 to
30. They were Tom Hawkins, married;
jim Hawkins, Charles Hughs and
Harry Truitt. The girls were Nellie
Beach, Is, and Pearl Kohler, IA.
Recently released from the detention
home, the two young girls went to
Pasadena TO live again with their rela-
tiYes. They had been the central fig
ures in another affair of similar
nature previously and had been sent to
the detention home. but good behavior
had won them an early release.
Thursday they ran away. No trace
of them could be found and though the
parents searched high and low they
could not gain any intelligence of their
whereabouts. The local branch OF the
Humane society was notified and OFF,
Ger McAney was given the case. After
search of two days he located the
girls and discovered their alleged re-
lations with the four men arrested. II
is understood that the girls confessed
these relations after their arrest and
that the arrest of the men resulted
from the depositions of the two girls,
Found in a Grove
When found the girls were asleep
in eucalyptus grove In the Arroyo
Seco, near the Santa ,Fe cut below
Hotel Maryland. They had gone to the
grove to sleep, they said. They will.
ingly accompanied the officers.
The several days Of their disappear
ance have been spent buggy riding and
in other diversions.
The confession Wrung from the girls
| by the officers disclosed the identity OF
the men whom they said led them
astray, The arrests OF the men and
their lodgment behind the bars In the
county Jail followed. Their hearing
will be held this morning and II Il
supposed that the girls will appear
against them, The Humane society
here intends TO make an example OF the
four cases in which the evidence 4.
now complete and win push the prose,
cution 10 the limit.
When found the girls were in a de,
lorable condition, one OF them beins
/ IN from an approaching attack OF pneu
/ mOnia, the other Suffering from a Sc
we're cold as result Of the unusual ex,
posure.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-04-01
THOUSANDS ATTEND
ST. PETERSBURG REQUIEM

BY Associated Press,
ST, PETERSBURG. March S1.--A re-
QUEEN mass was celebrated today in
the main synagogue for DR.. Jollos,
editor of the Russld Vodovemo, who
was assassinated by a youth Of Mos
COW, March 27,
among them being the most prominent
leaders of all the political parties,
nearly 100 members and ex-members of
parliament and Princes Peter and Paul
DOlgoroukoff.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-04-01
TRAIN KILLS QUARTETTE
NEAR KANSAS CITY
BY Associated Press.

BY Associated Press.
KANSAS CITY March 91.-Four per-
sons in a buggy-two men and two
women-were instantly killed late this
afternoon at the Fifteenth street cross
ing of the Chicago e. Alton railroad
TWO miles east Of this city, by the
atoms Red Eyer westbound from St
Louis,
The dead:
MR.. AND MRS. GEORGE HENRY.
MIR. AND MRS. II. d. MONNER
The men were statesmen for local ner-
camille houses.
The two couples were returning from
an Easter picnic in the country.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-04-01
NEGRO KILLED BY SAN
PEDRO STREET CAR

A negro, supposed to be w. II.
Rhone of 4S9 Wall street, was struck
and instantly killed by a San Pedro
street car at San Pedro and Fifty
second streets at late hour last night
The man was sitting on the track
when the accident happened. He had
been drinking. The body was taken
10 Pierce Brothers undertaking es-
tablishment The coroner was notified
and an inquest viii be held today
Los Angeles herald., 1907-04-01
MEXICAN LABoRER Is
CHARGED WITH H0LDUP

p, Farris. a Mexican laborer, was ar
rested last night charged with holding
up Steve lausso, 445 Macy street, on
Alameda street shortly after midnight.
According to the story told the po-
lice by Iausso he was attacked by
Farris while going to his home The
robber ordered him to throw up his
hands and then took a purse containing
$40 from IaussO's pockets. Farris was
captured about block from the scene
OF the holdup.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-04-01
DEATHS OF THE DAY
Henry w. Goode
BY Associated Press

BY Associated Press.
PORTLAND, Ore, March 31.-News
was received here today from Atlantic
City, N. j., of the death from pneumo-
MIA of Henry w. Goode, president of
the Portland Railway, Light and Power
company.
Mr.. Goode was seriously ill but four
days. He left Portland about thirty
days ago on a business trip to New
York and Philadelphia. A few days
ago a letter mentioned his having eX-
perienced an attack of the grip, but 1t
gave the impression that he was fully
recovered. Yesterday a dispatch came
saying that he was critically i'll.
Mr.. Goode had long been prominent in
the business affairs of Portland, by
reason of his position as the head of a
large electrical company which within
the last year under the name of the
Portland Railway, Light and Power
, company has absorbed all the electrical
traction companies i'm and about Port
land, His name received national men
tion from the time he succeeded
Harvey W. Scott to the presidency of
the Lewis and Clark Exposition COM
pany in 1904 until the conclusion of the
fair in the fall of 1905.
During this time he became well ac-
quainted with the prominent men of
the country who visited Portland, many
Mr.. Goode had barely reached the
prime Of life.
ealusha A. Grow
By Associated Press
BINGHAMTON. n. Y, March 81
Former Congressman GalVsha A. Grow
died at his home in GlenWood Pa, this
afternoon as a result Of a general
breakdown attributed to old age.
Mr.. Grow was elected TO congress
from the Wilmot district of Pennsyl-
vania as the youngest member of that
body in 1851, and after retirement from
public life for nearly forty years he re-
entered the house of representatives as
cOngressman-a from PennsylVa-
mia, fourteen years ago When he re-
tired four years ago his public ser
vice in the house extended over the
longest period, although not continuous
service, OF any man who ever sat in
that body.
During the antebellum days he was
one of the best known men In the
United States and In 1854 he came with
ing one vote OF being nominated for
vice president instead OF Andrew
Johnson.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-04-01
Colorado Acts on Sugar
By Associated Press.

DENVER. Colo, March 3i.-The sem
ate tonight passed the house Joint
memorial TO congress expressing oppo-
sition TO the reduction OF the tariff on
sugar imported from any country in
the world, and especially the Phillip
pine islands. Agitation in favor OF
such reduction is deplored,
Los Angeles herald., 1907-04-01
Auto Burned

Fire, caused by spark falling into
the gasoline tank, totally destroyed the
valuable touring car owned by the
Gooderman & Sparks Lumber company,
at Washington and Arlington streets.
at an early hour this morning. Five
persons We're in the car at the time,
but none of them were injured.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-04-01
CRESSATY WILL OPEN
CAFE AT SAME PLACE

Cressaty's cafe, 114-l16 West Second
street, which was the scene OF the re-
cent explosion will be again opened
for business at o'clock this after
noon. WOrkmen have been busy day
and night and Sundays getting the
place In repair.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-04-01

Ascum-Did Shea actually ask old
Roxley for his daughters handY
Wise-Yes, and he claims ne COM
nelled The old man 10 toe the mark.
AscuInwYou don't say?
Wise-Yes, but Shea was the mark
The Catholic STANDARD and Times,
Los Angeles herald., 1907-04-01
peIeaatss to Jamestown

BY Associated Press.
BRUSSELS, March H.-Capt. Michaei
and Mai Lefebure have been appolntsu
Jamestown exposition and will sail for
New York April on board the steam
er Fresland. Lge
Los Angeles herald., 1907-04-01

Everything you want you will ma IN
the CLASSIFIED page-a modern encyclO-
nadia, One cent word
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1907-07-18
Dinner Guests Must Be on Time.

* -l F.. "a \ = : u
Closely parallel to the flag end Of
the Euston road, and visible from 1t
at various turnings, is a street which
belongs to few mems London. It is a
$dingy, granite paved, populous street
Of no attraction, the sort of street in
which you might expect to see on a
fine day dancing bear.
Yet this street has known better
times and eager guests. In the house
he knew as No. 43, now obliterated by
a big new warehouse, Dr.. William
Kitchener entertained his fellow wits
and gourmets. He had ample means
to ride his three hobbies optics,
COOKERY and music His dinners were
often elaborate experiments in cookery
and the guests: had to recognize this
fact.
Five minutes past 5 was the min
ute, and tia guest came late the jani-
tor had irreyocable orders not to admit
him, for it was held by the mythical
Committee Of Taste" Of whom Kitch-
sener was secretary" that the perfec-
ton Of some Of thu dishes was often
so evanescent that the delay OF one
minute after their arrival at the meri-
dian Of concoction will render them no
longer worthy Of men Of taste.'
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1907-07-18

tire When she came out OF her
room her aunt was in the kitchen.
ssWhy. Marie" she cried when she be-
held the girl why, you've got on
all your best things. J,
"Eyerybody's dressed up today,
Marie answered. !.
4Well. good Lord! If a circus don.
set the hull town crazy. I guess,
though, it don't take much to set
them that way. An you're as silly
as the rest. The idee, putin on
your best things to go out to see q
circus parade. For two pins ID make
you take them on"
sri take them of as soon as come
home" Marie replied humbly Just s
as soon as the parade is over I'll hurry
home and take these things off.
Gail right" said,>Miss I.sppin. ~
let it pass for this time. But when
you do thing so silly again you'll see
what I'll do"
"Tll never do it again. Marie prom
ised in low voice. Then she walked
out of the house.
When noon-time arrived and Marie
had not reached home, Miss Lapp1n
sat down to her dinner, saying: II
must take circus parades longer to
pass than when I wuz young. MY
goodness, I had no idee but Marie
would be home by now
But the afternoon passed and even
ing came and still Marie did not ap
pear.
After supper Miss Lappin went into
the parlor and sat at one of the win
dows. All night long Miss Lappir
kept her vigil. "Just wait till she
comes. Just wait till she comes she
told herself again and again. Morning
dawned. "Somethin's happened,
know. I'm sure sometimes happen
ed" Miss Lappin now moaned. 'That
comes from lettin' her go for just onct
Oh, if I only hadn't let her 60"
Presently there was knock that
Miss Lappin heard in the parlor. She
rushed eagerly into the kitchen and
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1907-07-18
ATIFIoatlnq pistiiiery.

a resourceful distiller was the Con-
snaught man who prepared his mash
as he might legally do-on s.crs,
placed ~ on board a hooker fitted up
as distillef and then sailed out on
the painless tlantic while the whis-
key making was In progress. Then
he landed with the liquor.
After 9 long hunt force Of police
In curraghs, or canvas canoes, at
length laid the marine distiller aboard
and called upon him to surrender.
= The answer was q shout Of defiance
md brandishing Of oars which the
crew Of potheen makers threatened
TO run through the fraiI skins OF the
curraghs. Only when the police officer
declared that he would not hesitate
TO shoot did the outlaws surrender
Of discretion.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1907-07-18

Mrs. Emma Stolt, 1869 Oneida ST., APP
pleton, Wis, writes:
ssPeruna has done me a great deal of
good since began taking it and am
always glad to speak good word for it.
"Taaree years ago was in wretched
condition with backactes, bearing down
pains, and at times was so sore and lame
that could not move about. l had in
flammation and irritation, and although
/ used different remedies they did me
no good.
"a neighbor who had been using Pc.
runa advised me to try it, and | am glad
that die. began to improve as soon
as took it and felt much better.
81 thank you for your fine remedy. It
is certainly godseHd to sick women.
Catarrh of the internal Organs.
Miss Theresa Bertles, White Church,
Mo-, writes:
II suffered with catarrh of the stom.
ach, bowels and internal organs. Every.
thing ate seemed to hurt me. I never
had passage of the bowels without tax.
ing medicine. Twas so tired mornings
and ached all over. had pain in my
leftside and the least exertion or excite
ment made me short of breath.
Snow, after taking Peruna for six
months, am as well as ever was. Pc.
runa has worked wonders for me. be-
lieve Peruna is the best medicine in the
world, and recommend it tomyfriends.'
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1907-07-18
! Or Dead
The Strange Disappearance Of
Gerald Ratfbone.
BY ouYsTHoRhE.

4 - i 4 {
knowledge of the truth. And all he
Iskad said and done filled her with q
strange JOY such as she had never
| known before.
At that moment Sir William came
toward Ter. He had switched on the
electric light; and the room was now
brilliantly Illuminated. In his hand
he held a large oval thing of brass
! bright and shining.
AT that moment, also, old Lady
Poole woke up with a start.
Dear me! she said. u must have
taken forty winks, Well, / suppose,
my dear children, that / have proved
my absolute inability to be de trop!
What are you doing, William"
It's little experiment" Sir Will
lam said; one of my inventions, Lady
Poole. Marjorie, want you to take of
your hat"
Marjorie Gid SO. With careful and
loving hands the great man placed the
metal helmet upon her head The girl
let him do SO as If she were in a
dream. Then Sir William pressed a
button in the wall. In few seconds
there was an answering and sudden
ring OF an electric bell in the study.
Now, Marjorie" Sir William said,
now, all have told you is beng actu-
ally proved"
/ He looked at her face, which flower
ed beneath the grotesque and shining
cap OF metal
For moment or two the signi1-
5cance of his words did not penetrate
to her mind.
Then she them.
Lady Poole and the scientist saw the
rapt expression fade away like lamp
that Is turned out Horror flashed out
upon it, horror and fear. Her hands
won't MP to her head. she swept off the
brilliant helmet and flung it with a
crash upon the ground.
Then she swayed for moment and
sank into a deep swoon.
She had been thinking of Mr.. Gerald
Rathbone, barrister-at-law. and what
her thoughts were. who can say2
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1907-07-18

opened the door. The woman who
lived next door stood there "Kin
you let me have little bit of coffee,
Miss Lappin?" she said Il didn't
know l wuz out"
Miss Lappin went to the closet and
began to pour out some ground coffee
into a cup. There! that'll do. l
only wanted little Bit the woman
cried. Miss Lappin handed her the
cup, which she took with many thanks
and promises Of payment in the near
future. She walked to the door, then
stood there in a hesitating, embar.
raised way. Miss Lappin-dont
mind me astin' it-but is your Marie
all right? IL"
why do you asst anything about
Marie?" Miss Lappin cried angrily.
Her sallow face was crimson. Her
black eyes Dashed.
ooh, nothin'. Nothin at ALL the Wis.
ltor explained hastily. 1 didn't mean
nothin', Miss Lappin."
Miss Lappin suddenly sank into a
chair She buried her face In the
corner Of her white apron and began
10 cry Marie walked out of here
yesterday mornin' to see the circus
parade, an never came back" she
| sobbed.
The woman placed her cup of cot
fee on the table, She came over to
Miss Lappin. Miss Lappin, I'm very
sorry for you, am indeed. Not one
kin say but what you brought Marie
up al! right. An now I'll tell vol,
somethin'; what I came in this morn.
in to tell you. Last night nv nus
band went to the circus, an after. he
went up to the depot to see the cir.
Gus people goin' off. An, Miss Lappin
If your Marie didn't git on the cars
| with them! It gave me a turn / kin
tell you, when he told me that. I
insisted he must be gettin' off. an,
/ that it wuzn't your Marie, but some
one else, but he stuck to it like Cline,
He said she had on pink dress an,
a sailor hat, an that he'd know her
in China. Gettin' right on the cars
i Miss LappI1, with one of the circns
men laughin' an talkin' to her."
Miss Lappin arose. She had ceased
crying. Her face was gray, and her
eyes looked as if a film covered ther,
Bad blood will out, no matter what's
DONE, she said, grimly.
me woman took her coffee and de.
parted in silence,
But Dame Gossip was not SO SIRE
OF Marie's heredity being responsive
for her detection. Said she. nAn1
girl, even the best, might have did
the very same thing if they had an
old maid who didn't know the f,rst
thing about bringin' up children Il
control Of them. When peoples too
strict with girl, that's gener,lv
what happens. I never knew n -
fan, unless the girl didn't have gumn.
ton enough to fill thimble,
The problem Of the influence -
heredfty in controlling the actions of
individuals neither interested nor nor Inn y.
pressed Relgyl|la n d, !. - {. -, q
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1907-07-18
THE STORY OF A WISCONSIN
MAN IN WESTERN CANADA.
Three Years Ago Worth Only $4,000;
To-Day Is Worth $4,000.

Tie folio wing is a copy of a letter..
OF which the Agents of the Canadian
Government throughout the United
States receive similar ones many
times during the year:
Cayley, Alta, Dec. Z, 1906.
Agent Canadian Government,
Watertown, S. d.
Dear Sir:
Your letter dated Nov. 9th at hand
and was very glad to hear from you.
I see that you are still at work per-
suading people to move into the Cana
dian Northwest. must tell you that
l owe you many thanks for persuading
me to come out here, am only sorry
that l wasn't persuaded sooner and
there is still plenty of good chances
for many more right at the present
time. hope that you will be able to
induce more to make a start out to
this part Of the country.
Now I must tell you what 1 have
accomplished since I came out here
and it won't be three years till the LIST
of July. shall shortly receive my
patent for my homestead, the home
stead cost me $1,000 in all, to-day it is
worth $4,000 per acre, but it is not for
SALE Then a year ago last May 1
bought $40 acres at $500 per acre and
sold this fall for $4,000 per acre and
cleared a profit of $4,000. How is
that for the Northwest? I now have
800 acres of land and all paid for, Is
head of horses, 80 head of cattle, 90
pigs, sheep and about $50 chickens
and other poultry, and all new ma
chinery and everything is paid for.
We also bought 8 lots in Calgary and
Z In High River. We gave $40 for
the Is lots and they are paid for. At
present ] consider myself worth 3d.
10000, and when left Wisconsin less
than three years ago I had about
$2,OOO.0O. This year threshed little
over 1000 bushels Of grain, have
about one thousand bushels of Nfine
potatoes and about five hundred bush.
els OF turnips. Mrs. Beisiegel sold
about 5000 worth Of garden truck and
poultry this fall. Now there are lots
OF others in this community who did
as we'll as | did in the same length of
time.
The family and myself are al, well
at this writing and hope this letter
Will find you the same.
II Yours very truly,
lsignedl PHILIP BEISIEGEL,
Cayley, Alta. Canada. IS
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1907-07-18
HBunkered."

A man, by way of a joke, dropped a
golf ball into a nest his ancient parrot
had built in the corner of its cage.
Polly sat with exemplary patience on
her novel egg, and appeared pretty
well heart broken when the weeks
went by and she found herself unre-
warded. At last parrot flesh and blood
could stand it no longer. A terrible
screeching brought her owner down
stairs at o'clock one morning.
What's the matter, Polly?" he
asked, as he noticed the birds heak
was Clipped trying to get at the eggs
Interior
Natter" screeched the bird. Great
Scott! I'm bunke2ed."