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Semi-weekly herald., 1907-12-26

New York. Dec. 24.---The opening
prices of stocks were fraction lower
today. With the exception of the de-
cline in General Electric OF a point
and American Smelling Y. none Of the
changes exceeded a half. There was
sprinkling OF small sainA. Business
was so light that the tone OF the mar
ket Is merely nominal.
Butte, Mont. Dec. 24.-A Billings,
Mont, special TO the Miner states chat
the body OF an unknown murdered
man has been found lying beside the
Northern Pacific tracks ut Huntley jnst
west of Billings. The man had oeen
shot twice through the hack and the
pockets rified OF everything that might
lead to the identification OF the victim
About $50 in currency. sewed in the
mans clothing, escaped the murder.
ers. A blood bespattered car near
the body indicate that desperate
struggle had taken place.
Hudson. o.. Dec. 2i.--Because of a
gift of 100000. made by J. W. Ellis.
worth. a millionaire New York coal
man. which promises to make this
town a model village provided the sala
OF liquor ceases before the money
Is paid over, Hudson voted out sa-
looms yesterday by vote OF 266 to 1888.
The town sentiment Is overwhelmingly
wet hut the chance to get municipal
light and gas plants, with a sewerage.
disposal of the plant and remodel OF
the Western Reserve college overcame
the saloon sentiment. The drys give
all the credit Ellsworth who offered
to permit the sale OF beer. No law
being found to exempt beer selling
from the operation OF an custer vote,
the amber beverage was sacrificed az
well.
st. Louis. Dec. 24.--Justice OF the
Peace James Miles and Former State
Senator William Schoenlaub were
badly pounded up early this morning
when they bumped into two beardless
youths at Broadway and st. Charles
streets and upset box of Christmas
candy carried by Walter NcKenna onc
OF the youths. Schoenlaub and Miles
were found lying on the side of tho
street. Schoenlaub was suffering from
battered features.
Semi-weekly herald., 1907-12-26

year.
A government report makes stinging
criticism OF reckless methods OF opera
ton in American coal mines and cities
figures showing the great superiority
of other countries in respect to pro-
lection.
Two hundred and sixty-three boys
and girls OF the Des Moincs public
schools were given corporal tuuish-
mentd uriDs the month OF September,
mentd uring the month OF September.
ent Riddle. Twenty-Five OF this num-
Der were girls.
Stories Of alleged cruclties and bru-
talities practical upon defenseisss ia-
sane patients by attendants were told
In the hearing of the lunacy commits
sion appointed by Governor Hughes Of
New York to investigate conditions In
the Manhattan state hospital. Wards
island.
The Nebraska state railway commits
sion has voted to cut the oil rates
in the state 30 psr cent. independent
companies complained TINT the tarifYs
in Nebraska were discriminatlye ana
permitted the Standard Oil company to
gain an advantage by shipmentA to
county seat points in carload lota.
sasging track on thirty.foot ous-
bankment on the 500 Line caused the
dorailmont of passenger train at
kensington. MINI. Baggageman o. l..
Asderson was killed and twenty others
were injured. The smoking car rolled
down the embankment. turning over
several times and landing right side
up.
William White. n 17.year-old boy,
is the confessed thief. according to the
police. of the $4,000 package OF jewel
ry stolen from the United States Elk.
press company In New York. lie was
arrested in Jersey City after trying
to dispose of the entire collection for
So. The sale of a $1,000 necklace for
20 cents led to his capture.
The second peace conference at The
Hague was in some respects tho most
important event in the history OF the
human race, declared former Secre-
tary of State John w. Foster before
the National Geographical society Mt
Washington. Mr.. Foster pointed out
that 1t was the FIRST time that all
the nations of the earth had met to-
gether, that they assembled on per.
feet equality and without friction.
Semi-weekly herald., 1907-12-26
A Bold Step.

10 overcome the well-grounded and
reasona bic objections of the more intel
hgent 10 the use OF secret, medicinal COM
pounds. DIR. Il. V. Pierce, of Buffalo. N.
y, some time ago, decided TO ma l,e bold
departure from the usual course pursued
by the makers Of put-up medicines for do
nestle use, and so has published broad
cast and openly to the whole world, = full
and complete list Of all the ingredients
entering inAs-the composition OF his widely
celebrated hsdicjkes. Thus he has taken
his nnmerS6s yatrons and patients into
his full e6n6aence. Thus too he has re-
moved fhi5 medicines from among secret
nostrfpS OF doubtful merits, and made
themIftemed.es Of knolrn Com position.
~ this bold Slep Dt Pierce has shown
feat he Is not -alraW 70 snblect them %
LRs1allest ScIullQY
not only does the wrapper OF every bottle
81 Df. fierce 5 Golden Medical Discovery. the
famous medicine for weak storn ach torpid
liver or hiiiousne.s and all catarrhal Diseases
wherever located. have printed upon IL in
p p,atn En0u1i. a tuil and complete list OF all
tne ingredients composing IL, but small
book has been complied from numerous
standard medical works, OF all the different
schools OF practice. containing very numer-
Gus extracts from the writings OF leading
practitioners Of medicine, endorsing Ia Uie
aSro,9ea Si9 possible terms each and every ingre
n.
one OF these little books will be mailed free
70 any one sending address on postal card or
ny letter. TO Dr. X. v. Pierce, Buffalo. n, Y.
snu requesting the same, From this lille
oook u VIII be learned that DIR. Pierce's med
icines contain no alcohol. narcotics, mineral
Agehls or other poisonous or Injurious agents
sh9 that they arc made from native, medici-
nal ioots OF great value: also that some OF
the most valuable ingredients contained in
br. Pierce's Fayorite Prescription for weak
nervous over-worked. rrun-down,r nervous
ahd nebiiltated women. were employed long
years ago. By the Indians for sinila ailments
suectinR their s'iuaws. In fact. one of the
most valuable medicinal plants entering into
the composition OF DR.. PierS.'s Fayorite Pre-
srription was known TO the Indians as
Nsquaw- Weed" Our knowledge OF the uses
OF not a few of our most valuable native me
dicinnl plants was gained from the Indians
As made m by improved and exact pro
cesses. the "tayorlte Prescription Is A most
en,cieht remedy for regulating all the wom-
. my iancnons. 'or1}~tlng dlsplacemenis. as
pIoIupsus' anttvetSion and retoryerslon
overcoming painful periods. toning mn the
hnerfes and bringing about a perfect state OF
heaith Sold by all dealers In medicines
Semi-weekly herald., 1907-12-26

pay the grocery bill during these
months? asks the Mancos TimesTrib.
une.
c. W. Houser was the heaviest de-
positor in the First Bank of Pagosa
Springs which closed its doors along
with the Colorado State. Following is
the report submitted to the public by
committee who made "a thorough in.
vesugation OF the Pagosa banks al
fairs; We have checked over the as
sets of this bank. and have found no
Indebtedness to the hank from any
officer or employe. nor from any di.
rector. We find that +. NJ. Hampton
B. C. Hampton and Alva A. Keith each
have a small sum due from the bank
We believe the assets, II handled wise.
ly and economically, will prove sufh.
cient to pay every depositor, and every
holder OF drafts or checks of the bank.
with n possible margin over and above
the liabilities. this is based on the
"S'"P''" 'h'' INV hhou'i aut ihla
bank from the Durango office Is good
We see no need for alarm among the
creditors, and are gratlfled at the ex.
cellent showing made by the hank. The
loans are clean and generally speaking
and indicative of a condition in which
the management may take Just pride
For various good reasons we prefer 10
give no figures at this time. f. NJ.
Parr r A Deller. John l.. Gaylord.
J, I. Martinez, Forest II Sparks, com.
mittee.
Semi-weekly herald., 1907-12-26

Silverton Standard notes the death
of Sparks Thompson. the owner OF
the Grand hotel block. He was s5
years of age
Semi-weekly herald., 1907-12-26

Pagosa Springs was visited by Sc
we're are Tuesday, the Methodist
church being destroyed. Loss about
5000 with only 81 500 insurance.
Semi-weekly herald., 1907-12-26

Alamosa Courier thinks IT'S mean
man who will discontinue his ahver
tising and then stand on the printer
for past advertising.
Semi-weekly herald., 1907-12-26

The Montezuma journal is rejoicing
over the event OF shoe cobbler at
Cor1eZ. Well. these are the kind OF
times the old shoe needs looking
after
Semi-weekly herald., 1907-12-26
ITEMS REhAsAED FROM
SAN JUAN EXCHANGES

The Montezuma Journal Ia happy
over the fact that forty-six people had
moved from Paonia 10 the Montezuma
valley.
Semi-weekly herald., 1907-12-26

William Russell. mining near Ami
mas Forks. Will spend the winter
months in the vicinity of Pennington
And this reminds us that our south
ern neighbors will in time he the
winterlng place OF many hundreds who
seek fine climate for the cold
months.
Semi-weekly herald., 1907-12-26

Edwin J. Shaw, one OF the pioneers
OF Del Norte. having located on the
Rio Grande thirty-two years ago, died
last week being triiie over &c years
OF age. Many San Juaners knew de-
ceased well in the early days Of this
great southwest.
Semi-weekly herald., 1907-12-26

S. G. Martin, manager OF the Tom
Moore group OF mines near Eureka, IA
failing to support his l5-year.old daugh-
ter. Family trouble.
Semi-weekly herald., 1907-12-26

The Mancos creamery Is still hold
ing its own in butter production. their
patronage having fallen OF very little
since cold weather set in. The com
pany Is still paying 2s cents for butter
fat and is almost swamped with or
ders for butter. 1t would certainly be
to every rancher's interest to milk a
few cows during the winter while
Semi-weekly herald., 1907-12-26

There Is no reason why Montezuna
county should not be county Of well
improved rural homes, The county
has plenty of timber and each settler
is entitled TO six thousand feet for his
own use every year which he may have
for the asking, We know OF no better
way OF utilizing our timber resources
than in improving our homes-Mancos
Times-Trfbune.
Semi-weekly herald., 1907-12-26

other farm work is almost at stand.
still. Why not make four or five COWS
pay the grocery bill during these
months? asks the Mancos TmesTrib.
une.
Semi-weekly herald., 1907-12-26

street. Schoenlaub was suffering from
battered features.
ITEMS REhASAED FROM
SAN JUAN EXCHANGES.
The Montezuma Journal Ia happy
over the fact that forty-six people had
moved from Paonia 10 the Montezuma
valley
Silverton STANDARD notes the death
of SPARKS Thompson. the owner OF
the Grand hotel block. He was So
years of age.
Alamosa Courier thinks IT'S mean
man who will discontinue his adver
tising and then stand on the printer
for past advertising.
Pagosa Springs was visited by Sc
we're fire Tuesday, the Methodist
church being destroyed. LOSS about
5000 with only $1,000 insurance.
The Montezuma Journal Ia rejoicing
over the event OF shoe cobbler at
Cortez Well. these are the kind OF
times the old shoe needs looking
after
Of 'rot
Moore group OF mines near Eurela, IA
under arrest in Denver on charge Of
failing to support his l5-year.old daugh-
ter. Family trouble
Yesterday was baby day" on the
Durango limited. Every fellow that
got on the train except Barney Co
garty and sgd Jay was carrying a
baby, and they both acted as though
they would like TO-
Edwin J. Shaw, one OF the pioneers
OF Del Norte. having located on the
Rio Grande thirty-two years ago. died
last week being a trifie over &c years
OF age. Many San Juaners knew de-
ceased well in the early days OF this
great southwest.
William Russell mining near Ami
mas Forks. Will spend the winter
months in the vicinity of Farmi1gton
And this reminds us that our south
ern neighbors will in time he the
winterlng place OF many hundreds who
seek fine climate for the cold
months.
There is no reason why NIontezuma
county should not be county Of well
| improved rural homes, The county
| has plenty Of timber and each settler
is entitled TO six thousand feet for his
own use every year which he may have
| for the asking We know OF no better
way OF utilizing our timber resources
| than in improving our homes-Mancos
| Times-Trfbune.
The Pagosa Springs New Era has
the following complimentary notice;
"The First Bank OF Pagosa Springs
under the management OF Ellis Hamp
ton was In model condition and had II
been a separate institution 1t would
no, have hit the ceiling. The investi
CATION of securities shows that were
were enough bad loans TO cmbarrasf
| much smaller business and II the
deposltors fail To get dollar for dollar
1t will be because the main office hat
managed badly.
The Mancos creamery Is still hold
ing its own in butter production. theil
patronage having fallen OF very LITTLE
since cold weather set in. The com
pany Is still paying 2s cents for butte
fat and is almost swamped with or
ders for butter. 1t would certainly b,
to every rancher's interest to milk
few COWS during the winter Will
Semi-weekly herald., 1907-12-26

Yesterday was baby day" on the
Durango limited. Every fellow that
got on the train except Barney Co
sarty and sgd Jay was carrying a
baby. and they both acted as though
they would like TO-
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1907-10-03
PRIEST WHO HAD
"DEADBEAT" LIST
HAS BEEN UPHELD
ARCHBISHOP KEANE DISCUSSING
CEDAR FALLS AFFAIR SUS-
TAINs ANGRY PRELATE-WlLL
BE INVESTIGATED FURTHER.

Dubuque, Oct, 2.-"The Cedar Falls
matter was brought to my attention
some time ago. immediately inves-
tigated the affair through Dean Coon
ey,whom everyone knows to be level
headed man. He told me the priest
was right, the 'kickers' wrong. have
been siding with the priest. l know
nothing further of the matter now.
1t is a complete surprise to me. I
shall give the matter my attention
when visit Cedar Falls in the near
future" The above is the statement
Of Archbishop Keane.
The d!faculty between tho members
Of ST. Patrick's church, Cedar Falls,
and Father Luke Donlon, present pas
tor, and formerly assistant at St.
Raphael's cathedral here, has caused
widespread discussion throughout the
state. and no end of bitterness among
the people Of Cedar Falls. The diff
Guilty reached climax on last Sunday
morning. after Father Donlon had de
cided to circulate a list of parish dead
beats" at high mass. However, the
plans were changed, when In the
morning Sheriff j.. D. Caldwell, ol
Blackhawk county, presented an in
junction which he served upon the
pastor Of st. Patrick,s church, re
straining him from circulating hand
bills giving list of several members
who were in arrears with church dues
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Continued on Page 8.)
ALTON MEN FIGHT
A CORY BATTLE;
ONE MAY DIE
JOHN sAMMoN HAS RIGHT ARM
CUT OFF AND BROTHER BAR.
NEY Is ALSO INJURED WELD
AXES AND CORN KNIVES

Alton, Oct. 2.-Hacking at each
other with axes and swinging razor
edged corn knives, two brothers, John
and Barney Sammon. men both over
30, engaged in the most CORY duel
yesterday which Iowa has known in
many years. AS result John Sam
man has his right arm severed from
the body and his left hand practically
cut OF. The other brother Is not so
seriously wounded and probably will
recover.
The fight started because Barney
Sammon reproached his brother for
going on protracted sprees. John
Sammons. according to eye Witnesses,
was still drunk enough to be ugly and
Is declared to have been the aggres.
sor.
Picking up an az he swung furious.
ly at the other. Barney at first tried
to run away, but hard pressed picked
up an ak and corn knife himself.
A Beserker contest ensued. Ths
sober man had much the better Of it
escaping with only a bad cut on one
4 side of the head. His brother will un
doubtedly die, as It Was some tins
before the flow OF blood from his
fearful. gaping wounds could be
staunched by the surgeons. There Is
much sympathy expressed locally fol
Barney sammons, and he has not YET
| been arrested
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Consolidate conoreaa atoms.

Des Moines, Get. 2.-'The Congrega-
tionalsts of Webster City viii spend
two days with the members Of that
denomination in Alden, Oct and 0.
This will be one of the most unique
church arrangements ever proposed 1t
will be mutual church benefit asso-
citation when the denomination may De
given an opportunity to meet the
church people in nearby towns. Rev.
w. G. Barber of Des Moines will be
one of the speakers at this meeting on
the closing day. The Webster people
20 as guests of the Alden people and
later the courtesy wiz be returned.
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inmate OF A
RESORT ENDS
HER OWN LIFE
WINNIE LEACH SUICIDES BY
DRINKING cARBoLlc ACID IN A
FIT OF DEsPoNDENcY AT
PLACE KEPT BY LILLE DALE.
From Wednesdays Daily.

From Wednesdays Daily.
Driven to despondency with tho
thoughts Of her once happy life when
she was an honored wife and a re-
spected woman, and the condition she
had fallen into as an inmate of a re.
sort, Winnie Leach, also known AS
Blanche Fowler, committed suicide
this morning by drinking a quantity
Of carbolic acid.
The woman was at tho place con-
Quoted by Lille Dale on South Green
street when she committed the rash
act.
Left Husband and Child.
Six weeks ago the woman come to
Ottumwa from Centerville, where she
had formerly lived with her husband,
Hubert Leach, a railroad brakeman.
and where she left 4-year-old daugh-
ter. She had separated from her hus-
band and from her parents who are
also said to live in Centerville.
About Z o'clock this morning. ac-
cording to one of the inmates of the
house, the woman was seen in the
house with James Lambkins. He
started to leave and the girl is said
to have made the threat:
"If you leave me it will be to your
sorrow"
In few minutes the other inmates
heard screams and, investigating
found the Leach woman lying on the
floor in agony. beside her bottle OF
carbo1ic acid with the contents partly
!. drained.
/ She lived but two or three hours
after being taken to the hospital.
The inquest will be held late this
afternoon at the Daggett undertaking
rooms and will be conducted by Jus
! tice Melick, owing to the illness o.
! Cornor O'Neil Efforts are being
! made to communicate with the par
ents of the woman and her former
| husband and the remains will be helt
until word is received from them.
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OIL Chief
CONF PE[LED TO
TAKE IT BACK
MoFFETT, BTFoRE GRAND JURY,
BLAMTs ALTON cLTRk FOR IN.
FORMATION IN STANDARD RE-
BAE CIRCULAR

Chicago, Oct. flames A. Moffett,
president of the Standard Oil com
pany Of Indiana, failed to make good
charges contained In a pamphlet is
sued by the oil concern, construed by
Judge Lands to reflect upon his
court,
The oil magnate appeared before
the special grand Jury summoned to
Investigate allegations that other Chi
cago shippers are as guilty as Is the
Standard OH company of accepting IL
legal concessions from railroads. Re-
sponsibility for the charges made over
Mr.. Moffett's signature In the pamph.
let Issued after Judge Lands had i'm
posed the $29,240,000 fine against the
Standard OIL company Of Indiana was
shifted upon F. S. Hollands. chief rate
clerk Of the Chicago and Alton rail
road
Whether contempt proceedings
against those responsible for the fssn
ance of the pamphlet will follow is
not known, but 1t is likely that Judge
Landis in dfscharging the Jury, should
the investigation prove fruitless, will
consider the oil company's attack 8
closed incident.
Neither Mr.. Motfett nor Mr. Hol
lands, who Immediately was summon
ed before the jury, threw upon tbs
situation sufficient light to warran1
indictments against shippers attacked
by inpuendo in the circular The RAJ,
clerk has been requested to return
to the grand jury room today, but 1t j!
probable Mr.. Moffett will Give no fur
ther testimony, although he has no
yet been officially excused
All Hearsay Statements.
The oil company's defense lies II
the statement of Mr. Moffett that th'
pamphlet was based upon the test
mony given by Mr.. Hollands during
the trial Of the Standard Oil case.
When asked by the grand jury +
specify instances complained of Il
the circular, Mr.. Moffett said his in
formation was of a general characte'
and that the statements made by hin
were based almost altogether upol
Hollands testimony This, too, deal
only In generalities, as the jury 500
learned.
Before Mr. Hollands left the gram
jury room it was reported about tn
federal building that the government
had failed in its effort to obtain proc
from the Oil magnate, and the railroa
! man involving other corporations.
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PRATT MURDER CASE.
State Rests In Famous Iowa City Muir.
der TriaI-Defense Vigorously to
Assail Evidence,

Iowa City. Oct. 2-The state rested
yesterday in the Pratt murder case.
AS the evidence now stands it is be-
lieved the prosecution has made a
good showing, but the defense is pre-
pared to assail vigorously the points
made. Some impeaching testimony
will be introduced and an effort will
be made to explain other matters dam.
aging to the prisoner.
The old buggy in which VIM Con
mel was riding home when he was shot
is in evidence. In the back Of the bug
gy seat are number of bullet holes
and the state maintains Connel was
shot in the back. The defense claims
however. that he had turned and was
facing Pratt, and the location of the
wounds seems to bear out this view
in part. The trial will not be finished
before the latter part of the week.
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National Grain Dealers.

Cincinnati, O., Oct. 2-The Grain
Dealers National association opened
it's annual convention in this city to-
day with headquarters at Hotel Sin
.on. About 400 members, represent
ing all the large cities of the United
States are in attendance. During the
two days the convention will be in
session the association will discuss
railroad rates, insurance and other
matters of interest to the trade.
Four To Hang On One GaIows.
Lancaster, Pa, Oct. 2.-Sheriff
Ziegler has completed preparations
for the execution of the four Italians
who are to pay the death penalty on
one gallows here tomorrow. The exe-
cution of four persons on a single
scaffcld is believed to be without
precedent in Pennsylvania.
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PROMINENT MAN ARRESTED.

Creston. Oct John Hall. prom.
lnent citizen here and known over
iowa. Missouri and Wisconsin as ons
of the heaviest ice cutters In the busi-
ness, was arrested here last night on
the charge of assault with intent ia
kill, which information was sworn out
by o. d. Moorehead, a retired farmer,
also prominent here. The trouble or
iginated over a note past due and held
by Moorehead against Hall. In an ef-
ecrt to settle the matter before taking
1t into court the men came to blows
in the Office of Attorney w. j. Locke.
ard in the Melee Hall got knife and
is alleged to have attempted to finish
Moorehead, but was prevented by
Locke. The prominence of the parties
iends the affair the nature Of q sensa-
ton.
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MEMORIAL TO GRANT
Bronze Cannon and Tablet Placed
Over Spot Where Late President
and General Was Born,

Cincinnati, Oct. 2.-In the presence
Of distinguished gathering, includ-
ing Governor Harris. General Henry
G. Corbin. General Fred D. Grant, a
delegation of the Ohio commandery Of
the Loyal Legion. relatives and old
army associate sa, bronze canon and
memorial tablet, placed over the eX-
act spot where President Ulysses
Simpson Grant was born, we're unvetl.
ed today at Point Pleasant, Cleremont
county. The ceremony marked the
beginning of the celebration of the
centennial and home coming week OF
Cleremont county.