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La Junta tribune., 1907-01-05
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9, ALICE LOUISE LEE
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~INcE b. sixth year Leander
- Remedy "a tad reSarlei Hal
~ ioween as sserel u getting even
with such inhabitants Of Shsid' :
Corners as had tramplsd ON his rights
and privileges on many oncasious-
TEie~ six HalIowesns had dawnea
on him when his vengeance was direct
e-i toward a certain Jacob Fessler. only
o couple Of years distant from Ellis h.
land. big rzwboned German Who
picked up our language slowly and was
regarded as rather stupid until one
bright Saturday in October when that
Illusion Was d.sI-elied-
Jacob lived on the swamp farm hais
a mile from shesids Corners. The
name of the farm Indicated its general
foriorDn~ss. whiie the little story and
half rzm~hzcki~ brown house near the
road bore witness to the fact that the
place was. in the language Of Shields
Corn1-~. -clean run down This popu-
lar. ion Jacob Fessi~S. his mother. .
horse. two GOES and q pig were doing
their hest TO undermine
OF crops that nrst year Jacob had al
most none. but nature provided him
with an amazingly abundant October
crop. for which be bad toiled not Scat
tered over the farm. on every grassy
knoll Of the rocky hillside above the
swamp. great CHESTNUT tSees sprsad
their branches full of riIre nuts-
Now. Jacob. b<ing new to the land
and q stranger 20 its unwritten laws
was foolish enough TO suppoae that tbs
chestnuts. being part and parcel Of his
property. b~Iongei to him. mistake
which n dozen OF the small boys OF
shetid's Corners. lid by Leander I'd.
sfrove TO point out to him that nom
orable Saturday In October.
IL Was a bright. crisp morning. Just
the time. thought Mrs. Remeiy. stand
Ing over the gridiron. 10 send Leandes
out 10 sell soft soap In behalf OF her
church fund: therefore she raped
smartiy on the stovepipe with the pan
cake turner and called nasally: lie
an-der. L~-an-der. Get right up os
I'll tell your pa"
There was no reply-she had expect
ed none-but Immediately loud
fhurup above. followed by another. form
ally announced the fact that both Of
Lea nder's feet had shot through the
legs OF his trousers and were planted
n the floor. Mrs. Remeiy knew from
experience that there must be special
reason for such unwonted activity. but
iAe mads no rSmat1s when - vprears
ID at the stair door.
- J.ssssskf- <hsesnGhly sssQusasteA with
that reason. also made no remarks.
<St IN; the barn. hidden. lay his "a
thers new bamboo fishing pole and
two of the best meal sacks for which
Leander LIST had been searchin; three
days.
''Leander- remarked his sssaAssr az
Slbe brea6fast table, ''sfsap bteakfast ]
La Junta tribune., 1907-01-05


There was little danger of the broad.
heavy boat being cap>ized. and be did
net fear for the mast
1--WE kept up sail in worse gales than
this he told Freddie quietly. an
nothing didn't give way either. I don't
believe this old boat could be tipped
over. However. IL you feel any way
dou stful I'm wiliin' to lower or to put
back to the boathou<e."
Put back cried Freddie indignant
iy. Il wouldn't think of such a thing.
II was running this boat I wouidn't {
take down n stitch Of canvas. not II I
was being blown clean out Of water.
No. SIR
Good for you. Freddie. That's the
way TO talk, Well beat some Of 'em
yeti Ben-s face was in a glow Of ex-
cifement as he looked down at his
fmau cemrsnion- See the Corsair- on
shead there he continued enfhustas-
La Junta tribune., 1907-01-05
ly. We've raiaed -~easy f..s IL

rczIly- We've raiaed twenty fese in
the last Eve niina-e--
i kEox III reglseI Freddie e,Epla-
es-stIy- five t-ssa watching 1hey
hsored = hack soad.r. >ss Tm Sss1-
10 wave Hy hat aud eh-er wLsa ge
by. Last. the hest every time
Fa-O5 by foot they covered tie sfzcs
b-fwesn the two bsats. and pre-sariE
III. cor-air Was left behind Ben iook
sl comriacelstly conscious. and Fred
die waved his hat enthusiastically a.
they we1r Izsr
Buf there SEEMED little probability
ciat they wound oEertake any Of fh-
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1907-06-03
ENDS LIFE AS
GOD CALLS HER
Woman Strangles Herself to
Death When Delusion
Seizes Her.
Son, Coming Home From
School, Finds Her Dead
on Floor. >.

Cleveland. o., June 3.-"Good by,
Marie. l am going to Kill myself. God
has called me"
With these words Mrs. Selma Wer-
per. aged thirty eight, of 7606 Col
faXrd, S. E.,said good by to her sis
ter-in-law, Mrs John Werner. next
door. yesterday afternoon Then she
went to her bedroom and said her
prayers. She tied towel around her
neck and, kneeling at the foot OF her
bed. she pulled it's ends and slowly
strangled herself to death
A few minutes later her son, Ar
thur, who had just come home from
school found her lying prone at the
foot of her bed Rushing next door
he told his Aunt Marie, who found
the woman dead.
Mrs. Werner had often threatened
to DO away with herself the family
says, but little attention was paid to
her. Four years ago an operation
vas performed on her head in q To-
cal hospital and since then she has
been mentally unbalanced. A year
ago she was committed to the state
hospital but five months later was
pronounced cured. A year ago she
was committed to the state hospital
but five months later was pronounced
cured Since then she had feared she
would lose her mind and had brood
ed over It.
She leaves a husband, Fred Wer-
ner. employed by the Browning En-
gineering Co. of Collinwood, and two
hildren.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1907-06-03
THINK EDWARD
IS BUTT|NG IN
FRENCH SUGGESTS THAT HE
STAY HOME ANR MIND HIS
OWN BUSINESS.

Paris, June 3.--King Edward VII,
II he does not take care, Is likely TO
spoil his great popularity. AS n con-
stitution king he is imposing on his
country n diplomacy which is per-
haps very wise, but which is, nover-
theloss. somewhat of an outrage on
the initiative of tho British nation.
Thus the other day tho Liberal
ministry was questioned I'm tho house
OF commons on the point whether tho
king was not I'm his acts trespasslng
ON the constitution. This is tho FIRST
sign of the feelings on the question
of the people who arc the most jeaI-
GUS in the world OF thoir liberty.
While this is going on I'm England
the same things occur I'm France The
entente cordlalo intimatod by Ed
ward VII was very popular, and I'm
this country we are very grateful
or the testimony of the great friend
ship which, as Prince of Wales, his
majesty always cvlncod FOR our coun-
try.
But now we nnd the king wishing
10 exert an influence on our interior
politics, and oven TO take guiding
hand therein. His visits 10 Paris are
becoming very numerous In one
year he has already made three visits
and TO every ones knowledge no has
had interviews not only with the pres
ident OF the republic. but with those
who are I'm power.
In confidential aonversntions which
his majesty has had with number
OF French persons ne has not con
cealed his dislike OF the policy or M.
Clemcnccau His ambassador I'm Paris
and tho secretaries OF embassy fol-
low tnolr master and have been heard
TO blame him no measured terms. We
arc not satisfied with Clemenceau,
one of these said I'm n fashionable
drawing room tho other day.
And thus Il Is that the French peo-
pie, after having been delighted with
tho rapprochment intlmated by the
King OF England, are beginning to
be antagonistic to him, and one fire.
qucnily hears the remark LET tho
king leave us I'm peace and mind his
own business" These and similar
remarks I have heard several times
lately since the last visit to us OF
Edward VII.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1907-06-03
$1,000 MACHIN-
lists STRIKE
lPubIlsher.s Prosa Renortl

Cleveland, Ohio, June Failing
TO secure the nine hour day demand
cd, three thousand cleveland Ma
chinists toady obcyod order of in
ternatonal union and Icrt shops.
Union officials say strike VIII be gen
eral 10y night aud that many non
union men viii also go out. The
metal trades association the organl-
lation of employers refused to treat
with union, but about twenty local
shops have granted demands. The
nine hour movement Is national I'm It's
cope. A riot occurred today at
local yards OF the American shin
Building Company wherc a strike has
been I'm progress for several months
\ party of strike breakers were at
tackled by strike sympathlzers as
they reported at the stockado for ad-
mission TO begin their days work.
stones and clubs were used shots
nred and one man was shot. The
extent of his injuries are not vet
known. A number of strike break
crs were badly hurt.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1907-06-03
LEFT FOR NORFOLK
STOPPED TO WE'D
ROMANTIC ELOPEAIENT OF A
YOUNG COUPLE FROM
PARENTS ARE FOR
GIVING.

Raleigh, n. c., June 2.-The pal
ticulars Of runaway marriage here
this week have just leaked out, the
participants being Norfleet Stronach
son of Frank Stronach, of this city,
and Miss Pauline Young, daughter OF
Mr.. Charles w. Young.
Tuesday Miss Young was TO 90 to
Durham to spend a few days with
her aunt, Mrs. w. d. Young, OF this
town, and Mr.. Stronach gave It out
that he was going to Norfolk for a
day or two. Then Miss Young failed
to arrive in Durham and the family
became uneasy.
Nothing was heard for two days,
when a long distance telephone mes
sage came from GaGney, S. c., TO
the effect that the couple were there
and had been united in marriage by
Rev A. NJ. Simms, d. d., who was
for number Of years pastor OF the
Tabernacle Baptist Church here, Of
which Miss Young was a member,
Mr.. and Mrs Stronach are expected
TO receive the blessings OF their par
ents, whose objections to their mar
riage they have overcome, when they
arrive here within tho next day or
two.
Mr. Stronach was a student at the
University Of North Carolina last
year.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1907-06-03
YOUNG MOTHER
SLAIN IN STREET
MISTAKEN FOR ANOTHER A MO-
MAN Is SHOT AND KILLED BY
DRUNKEN MAN SHE HAD NEW
ER KNOWN.

Free port, H., June 3.-Mistaken
nor another woman, Edna Humel-
hagen. nineteen years old, was shot
down and killed in the street this af-
ternoon after being chased from the
side OF her six-months-Old baby by
a man she had never seen.
Her slayer, Herbert +. Springer,
eighteen years old. of Rockford, Ill.
when revived from an alcorolic stu
por tonight. admitted he thought he
had killed a Rockford woman who
ha spurned his love and is now raw
ing mad in his cell.
Mrs. Humlehagen, who had been
married seventeen months, was
wheeling her six-month-old baby
along 9th-st on a shopping trip. As
she stopped to rearrange the infant 5
position in the cab Springer stepped
up and muttered threat that caus-
ed the young mother TO fetreat n Few
PAGES from the baby carriage.
With a hand made unsteady by
drink Springer drew a revolver and
fired at the woman, missing her As
the man paid no attention TO the
child. but started toward the mother.
she turned and fed down the street.
pursued by Springer. A second shot
missed Mrs. Humelhagen as she ran
and nearly overcome by fright, she
tried to enter Atoms grocery calling
for help. TsF
Just as the woman reached the
door OF the grocery, Springer fired a
third shot and the bullet struck her
dead as she fell into the arms OF
Grocer Atom, moaning
Save my poor baby"
Springer was arrested and locked
up while scores OF persons who had
seen the quickly executed murder
swarmed about the dead woman too
late to render assistance. Friends
took the baby home to its father,
who says he never heard Of Spring
er.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1907-06-03
GIRL INSANE
FROM ATTACK
FLEES SCREAMING TOWARD RIV
ER AND ALL TRACE OF HER
Is LOST.

New York June 3-The police or
the Fourth avenue station, Brooklyn,
are seeking Miss Fanny Valdenburg,
a beautiful sixteen-year-O girl, who
suddenly went insane yesterday after
noon and fed, screaming, after hav-
ing been attacked by two men in a
vacant lot at the corner OF Twenty
fourth street and Fourth avenue
Brooklyn. The girls mother, stand
ing at the window OF their home at
2O4 Twenty-sixth street saw the as
sault, and her screams caused a
crowd OF neighbors to pursue the two
men, but they escaped.
The girl was crossing the lot when
she was knocked down by one Of the
men and the other attempted to
make a vicious attack upon her. but
the screams OF the mother and the
gathering OF the neighbors caused
both men TO fee. The girl jumped
up and ran screaming down Twenty
fourth street toward the river. That
she was suddenly stricken insane is
beyond question. II was feared she
had Jumped into the river, but the
watchman at the pier says ne saw
no strange person in the nmgbbor-
hood at about the time Of the at
tack.
Two years ago, at almost the same
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1907-06-03
FALLS TO
HIS DEATH
MANS BODN IMPALED ON POCK-
ET FENCE BY FALL FROM
HIGH PORCH.

Cartersyillc, Ga, Juno 3.-While
talking with some friends. B. Q. Pc
ters, an employee OF tho Southern
Bell Telephone Company, pitched
over the baluster of the second story
porch at the Bell Hotel at $50
o'clock last night, and as he dropped
toward the ground his body became
cntangled in clothes line, was
swung outward and impaled on n
picket fence. Two of tho plcllets
passed through the body. The man
was quickly lifted from the fence and
he died an hour later, without re
gaining consciousness.
The body was removed to an un-
dertaker's establishment and an eff
fort is being made to locate the rel
atives OF the deceased.
Peters, who was about 35 years
of age, came here from Atlanta with
a force of men three weeks ago and
had been boarding at the Bell Ho-
tel 1t Y, 'ated that he has relatives
at the Hu. Hotel, West Forty-ninth
street, n W York, but so far they
have not en- located
A letter found IN his pocl,ct from
-. II. KGrns indicates that his par
'nts reside somewhere I'm Virginia.
B. G. Peters came TO Atlanta i'm
November from his home I'm New
York. He had been since his arrival
travelling with a force Of men over
The state. His headquarters we're
in Atlanta, but he had no relatives
here.
Officials Of the Southern are try
ing to communicate with relatives of
the dead man.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1907-06-03
WOMAN KILLS HERSELF
Annoy, China
Is In Revolt

publishers Press R'port)
Annoy, China. June Interior
OF China is aname with spirit of re
volt Rebels have practically over
run town Villages in three provinces
affected ana revolt is said TO be
spreading rapidly into moro remote
sections of the far interior. Headed
OF from Swatoua by imperial troops,
who cut on their approach that sep
crate Rebels turned back To inter
ior. Several villages have been en-
tered, at every place civil and milf
tary authorities who fell into hands
OF Rebels have been killed aud scores
reported put TO death within the
past few days. Royal troops lost
heavily in lighting near Amosy, but
authorities are concealing the extent
of their casualties and magnirying
losses sustained by rebels. Plan of
campaign to sweep the sea coast from
Annoy south is reported to be ma
turing.
Rebels have congregatcd there i'm
main forces I'm vicinity awaiting re-
mforcemcnt and vii soon begin
march to sea. Gunboats being hur-
ried here TO defend the city against
attact which is expected to open this
large campaign of conquest by Reb-
bells
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1907-06-03

New York June 6Iarry X.
Thaw in bis cell iu the Tombs today.
became the means of exposing an at
tack upon a beautiful young woman
.of Pittsburg iu u luxurious bachelor
in Fifth avenue which par
.allcls the terrible experience related
by Evelyn Thaw loo the tudio OF stan
ford White Thaw learned Of the
case from Roger ONua the Pitts
burg detective The case has ter
minated iu the statement ont OF
court OF q suit for damages against
Capt William re- wheeler q wealthy
retired army officer and c,ubmen of
this city.
The plaintin in the ui. and victim
.of tho alleged insult i Mrs Bland S
Campbell wife of Kennedy O. Camp
bell. of Piltsburg Her mother is Mrs
Roberta Gardner. who held n high
social position in puubure until
financial reyorscs made &c necessary
for her TO come fo Sew York and
ontcr business
In October lasl Mrs Campbell
came to- New york ou q visit TO her
mother Mrs Gardner was proud of
her daughters beauty and took her
around various places one after
noon they visited the WaIdrof-Astor
AMI ......... ......
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1907-06-03
COULD BROTHERS !.
TO HELP HOWARD
Say They Will Support
Him In Allegations
Against Wife.

New York, June 2.-It was an
nounced today that George Gould
and Frank J. Gould. brothers of How
ard Gould, will take the witness
stand in their brothers behalf when
the suit OF Mrs. Howard Gould for
permanent separation is brought to
trial in court
The two brothers, it is said, will
be called to support allegations made
by Howard Gould in his reply to his
wife's amazing bill Of complaint, in
which she declared that he was mot
a fit person to live with"
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1907-06-03
NIGHT RIDERS
OUT AGAIN
THIRTY-FIVE MASKED MEN
FORCE FARMER TO DES-
TROY PLANTS.

Madisonville, Ky. June s. Re
port received here today states that
a band of thirty-fve horsemen, sup
posed TO be might riders" visited
he home of Noble Robinson, near
Iobb station, last night and after
iring around the house made Rob
nson get up and dress. and taking
aim to the back yard forced him to
axe a hoe and dig up the plant
beds pilis*
Many other farmers were also Wis
ted and forced to destroy their beds
n similar manner.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1907-06-03

Some year ago, when we had an
unusually warm winter, scientists ac-
counting for the cause said It was
due TO great car Udke "a the
northern seas which had pushed the
whole continent of America farther
South. Judging from the condition
of the present weather there must
have been another earthquake i'm the
Southern seas which has puscd us
back several degrees North
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1907-06-03
ELEVATOR FALLS;
ELEVEN MEN HURT
Oublishcr'8 Press report }

Akron, Ohio, juno Elevator
at plant of Goodyear Tire & Rubber
Company fen two stories this morn
ing seriously injuring eleven mon,
ore OF them seriously hurt. Elevator
was carrying heavy cargo freight.
was overloaded.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1907-06-03
ROOSTER AND MAN
IN FIERCE BATTLE

York pa, June william wit
was Injured by rooster
Wit was handling some hens when
the big rooster few at him, tore hls
trousers and spurred him in the
legs and back.
The man struck the rooster with
bis fist but the fowl kept up the
fight and wit was spurred about
the hands and face.
Finally he procured a heavy club
an sent the valiant cock into n cor
ner Before BE- revived the man os-
capped from the yard.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1907-06-03
DIES FROM WOUNDS
nPnbIIaher.s pro.a Rcnnrtl }

Vanwcrt Ohio. Juno 3. Marvin
kuhns, died today iu Local CITY PrIs-
ON, from bullet wounds received
while attempting TO escape from OIL
Gers. Yesterday Kuhus stole "a
horse and was pursued by sheriff ana
po# #c. was oycrtakcu and fatally
shot after he had cmpticd two rc.
voivors at pursuors.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1907-06-03

Even the Isle OF Man has been
seized by the modern spirit Of hustle.
TO advertise the island Hall Cainc
Is its best exhibit, but perhaps he
cannot be secured for the Dublin cx-
position, whore there is TO be a
ManX display.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1907-06-03
Shot Down by Drunken Man
y X A. \ A. 4
THE WEATHER.

Fair aud warmer tonight.
showers. warmer Tuesday.
X Y X
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1907-06-03

Mr. H TT Schick and Mr.. Edward
G Honaker were visiting friends ln
Pocahontas yesterday
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1907-06-03
Harry ThaW Exposes
An Awful Plot

TO RUIN YOUNG MARRIED WO-
MAN FROM PITTSBIRG IN THE
BACHELOR APARTMENTS or 4
RETIRED ARMY OFFICER.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1907-06-03
DRUGGED WINE USED

DRUGGED WINE Used FOR THE
UNDOING or MRS. CAMPBELL.
But SHE FIGHTS DESPERATE
~ FOR HER HONOR AND FRUS
TRATES PLOT.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1907-06-03

Thos A. Little spent yesterday
with old friends at Pocahontas.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1907-06-03

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Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1907-01-25


Friday by the announcement thet his
daughter would have to undergo seq
ond operation. About month ago she
was operated on for appendicitis, but
her condition was such at that time the
doctors did not think it necessary to
r move the appendix. She had recov
cred sufficiently to be able to set up,
and when she was taken with another
severe attack it was Immediately decid-
ed that it would be necessary to remove
tho appendix. The operation was per
formed last Friday night by prs. Rich
of Ogden and Hayward of Paris
Carl Spongberg has resigned his posi-.
ton as book keeper at the Bank q
Montpelier, to take effect Feh-10th. or
which date he will 60 to Salt Lake tt
accept the position Of exchange clerk II
Walker Bros tank, at salary In ex
cess of what he is receiving here. AL
though we regret to see Carl leav,
Montpelier, we are glad to be able t.
note his advancement in his chosen lin,
of work. While his rev position carrie
with it an increased salary, it alst
carries increased responsibilities. bu
: we have no doubt but what he will b
equal to the OCCASION and confidentl
1 expect 10 bear Of his further promotio
in the-near future.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1907-01-25
The Kymry Club.

The Kymry Club met with Mrs. Rine-
hart on January II. After the usual
business, an interesting program was
rendered. The first number was an in
strumental solo by Marguerite Whit
man. Mrs. M. J. Whitman read splen-
did paper on the life and compositions
of Sousa, which was written by Mrs.
Rinehart. In her usual pleasing man.
ner. Mrs. King rendered one of Sousa's
marches and in response to an encore
rendered Liberty Bells" The vocal
solo, "Thiue," by Mrs. Jones, was
greatly appreciated. The program
closed with selection from Sousa by
Miss Lydia Nielsen.
Dainty refreshments were then served
by Mrs. Rinehart, after which the club
enjoyed an hour or more in social chat.
The club adjourned to meet with Mrs.
Bagley January "a.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1907-01-25
Churches Build Roads.

No part of the Perkjomen valley
having thus far received share of
the states good roads appropriation
an energetic campaign for improved
highways has been opened in this vi
cinity, and the two strongest and old
est churches of the region are lending
hearty cooperation, says the Philadel-
phia Record.
The members of the New Goshen
hoppen Reformed church, who want
the road from this borough to the
church improved, have decided not to
wait for state aid. They have effected
an agreement with the supervisors of
Upper Hanover township and will con.
tribute $50 0toward fund for rebuild.
Ing the road. the township providing
the remainder of the money.
The members of st. Pauls Luther
an church. which is also situated
about mile outside of town. on the
opposite side of the borough. are en-
gagged in somewhat similar enter.
prise.