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The Springfield herald., 1907-04-26
JOIN THE NAVY

WHICH enIIsts Tor -FOUR years young mon OF
good character and sound physical con-
dition between the ages OF II and IS as
apprentice seamen; opportunities for ad-
vanccment; pay SIG to $40 month Eloc-
tricians. mach hinists. blacksmiths. copper
smiths. yeomen tclerks). carpenters. ship
filters. firemen, musicians, cooks etc. en- !
listed in special ratings with suitable pay
hospital apprentices is to 2S years Re
tirsment on three -fourths pay and allow
ances after so years service: applicants
must be American citizens: Si5 worth OF
clothing free to recruits. Upon discharge
travel allowance cents per mile to place
of enlistment Bonus four months pay and fl..S
per month increase in pay upon re-cnlistment
within four months of discharge; rs per month
Increase second enlistment, - per month in-
crease each succeeding enlistment, whether ser
vice u continuous not.
u. =. NAVY RECKUIrINI STATIONS:
Room 2, Pioneer Building. Denver. Colo.
Room s. Bank Bldg. Colo spEs.. Colo.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-10-08
RHODE ISLAND

NEWPORT, r. T., Oct Money In the
hands of Mrs. Oliver H. P. Belmont was
the subject of O novel controversy in the
district court. An electrician who had
been working for Mrs. Belmont had paid
it over. Mrs. Belmont's counsel asserted
that nothing in her hands could be at
tached as she was a nonresident, and
the lawyer on the other side asserted that
it could. Judge Franklin took the case
under advisement, as the important fues-
tion whether or not money in the hands
of summer residents could be attached
for debt was involved. 1t is said that it
has never yet been determined.
PROVIDENCE-Hom of we'll
known persons in Providence are of fire.
quent occurrence just now and serve to
enliven society, and entertaining soon
will begin here.
Mrs. Samuel M. Nicholson returned re-
Gently from a European trip of several
months, during which time she toured
the rural districts of France and Spain
in an automobile.
Mrs. David 8. Baker and her daughters,
the Misses Anita and Gladys Baker, have
returned from an extended automobile
trip and have opened their country home
In Wexford, where they will spend the
winter.
PAWTUCKET--Miss Marion Kinnie
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Clarence Kin
ME of Rand street, left to enter Welles-
ley college. Miss Mildred w. Wilson,
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs, Robert Wilson
of Lonsdale avenue, also left and will
enter the same institution.
Richard jerks, son of Mr.. and Mrs
Albert Jenks of Summit street, left for
st. Pauls school, Concord, N. H.
BRIsToL-while the ferryboat Bristol
w hajnp herthe6 af her slim at ff1a foot
of Constitution street she surged against
the bulkhead and drove it backward over
foot, but the crew later rectified the
trouble.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-10-08
GEORGIA

MENLO, Ca, Oct. 7.-Mr. and Mrs.
w. f. Polk left for Franklin, Ind, where
they will visit friends and relatives for
a few weeks.
Miss Cora Nelson and brother of White
county are visiting Misses Effie and
Pearl Wood.
James Wyatt, an old citizen of this
county. later of Rome, was buried at AL
pine with Masonic honors.
Mr.. anu Mrs. A. j. Lawrence returned
from Chattanooga.
j. ]. Norton spent Sunday in Menlo.
William Rich and family. after spend
ing the summer at the mineral springs
here, moved to their home near Summer
vile.
Miss Matte Morrow and sister, Miss
Lula, returned to Gadsden Thursday very
much benefited by the mineral water
here.
HAwKINSyILLE--Un the plans of
the secretary of the treasury to aid the
banks in moving the crops the First Ma
tionaI bank has been designated as a
United States depository and allotted $780,
600 under the order of the treasurer.
LA GRANGE-A rumor. which will not
down, Is being circulated of the coming
of the sixth large cotton mill. While no
definite action has been taken, there Is
assurance from those behind the preiim-
mary discussion that something will be
doing looking to the organization OF an
immense new mill in the very near
future. fQ
ATLANTA-Jeff d. Dunwoody, cousin
to President Theodore Roosevelt on his
mothers side and well-known Albanian,
has been appointed by Colonel Clifford
Anderson and commissioned by the gov
ernor as adjutant of the Fifth regiment
nj ~ In Mill o,,on
ton Smith, who resigned on account of
business engagements. Captain w. J.
Preston of company M is scheduled to be
elected major of the Fifth, to succeed
Major v. n. Shearer, who is to be made
the regiments lieutenant colonel.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-10-08
KENTUCKY

# sERGENT, KY, Oct Tin feud
battle on the Dickinson county border
Ewell Moore, jr., aged 80, was killed ana
James Campbell mortally wounded py
the Mullins -Swindall factions, with whom
they had been at outs for years.
DANvILLE-At the examining trial OF
Harvey Watts, who is charged with Kill
ips W. Haldon Van Divier, railway agent
al Kings Mountain, last week, Judge
Warren, at Stanford, refused the prisoner
bail and he was returned to jail to await
the action ofNthe grand jury.
Watts has a wife and seven children,
the youngest being only week old.
I,OUISVILLE-The annual election OF
officers by King Solomon Chapter, MOB,
took place at the Masonic Temple, Fourth
avenue and Chestnut street,
The following were chosen: Frank +.
Allen. high priest; John A. Gray, king;
George Il. Cross, scribe; WI. Dealtry,
cs ptain of the host; III. w. Overly, prtn-
cipal sojourner; A. M. Woodruff, royal
arch captain; T. J. Manahan. master Of
the first veil: F. =. Hays, master of the
second veil; j. e. Longstreet, master OF
the third veil; H. B. Grant, secretary;
Rrainard Lemon, treasurer; David w.
GRAY trustee, and Simon Elchert sentinel.
BARDsTowN-The Rev. w. Y. Davis
of Louisville was elected moderator
of the Louisville Presbytery' which met
In this city for a three days session.
DR. Davis has been with the Flora
Heikhts Presbyterian church of Louis
vile. but is at present unattached. The
Rev, c. b, Bell of Anchorage, was chosen
temporary clerk.
NEWPORT-The Newport Lodge of
Elks will have charge of the funeral of
The late George w. Lieberth, internal
revenue collector for the Sixth District
Of Kentucky, who was found dead in bed.
"a delegation of Carrollton Lodge, knights
of Pythias, of which Lieberth WAS a
member. will attend the obsequies.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-10-08
MAINE

vINAL HAVEN, Me-, Oct 7.-Hosea o.
Ladd, a fisherman, who left Ayers Harbor
Saturday on his usual days trip, mas
not yet returned, and it is feared that
he is drowned His boat was found part
ly full of water, and In 1t an anchor
with about six fathoms of rope. 1t Is
thought the boat capsized and afterward
righted Ladd was 80 years old and leaves
a widow and two months old child.
PoRTLAND-The wedding Of the fore
man of one of the Rockland & Rockport
Line company's quarries in Rockland pre-
vented the trial at this term OF the
district court of suit brought against
that company by John A. Lukkarinen, a
Russian laborer, who was injured IN the
quarry in December, 1905.
-
ALFRED-The list of indictments re-
ported by the grand jury on the YORK
county supreme court numbers nearly loo'
Most of them are charges OF violation
of the liquor law. No indictments ex-
cept those against bound-over prisoners
have been made public.
BANGOR-In the case of the liquors
seized at the wharf of the Eastern Steam
ship company and claimed as in the
possession of express company ana
therefore not liable to seizure, Judge
Chapman in the municipal court To-Day
ordered the Sturgis deputies to return
the liquors to the express company. Inc
decision was based on the decision OF
Justice Savage several months ago, and
it was ruled that these liquors, wlich
had not been delivered to the consignee'
were in transit whom seized.
yINAL HAvEN-Anxiety is felt mere
for the safety of the Italian bark Ger
nimo Branchi. Capt. Lucino Celentano,
which left Trepani, Sicily, June 16, with
calf for the Vinal Haven Fish company
BANGOR-The funeral of Amos Robin,
son, the last member of the party aboard
the Ruth E. Cumnock to be recovered
was held in the Universalist church,
Los Angeles herald., 1907-10-08
NEW YORK

NEW YORK, Oct. 7.--Isaac Jaffe, junior
member of the firm of Jaffe g. Co., cigar
manufacturers of Brooklyn, was shot and
ins, -ntly killeu last night by Patrolman
Shutt.eworth in Saratoga park Williams
burg. The patroman was locked up
charged with homicide. He said the
shooting was accidental. He said that
about twelve young men were annoying
people in the park and among them was
Jaffe. He placed Jaffe under arrest and
was starting off to the station with him
when several friends of the prisoner
came to his rescue. They kicked him
and beat him with his own stick, the
policeman says. In the fight Jaffe broke
away and ran across the lawn. Shut
tleworth drew his revolver and fred
killing Jaffe.
CHATHAM, N. Y, Oct Mrs. Abbie
Ward Gilett, 60 years of age, died in
New Lebanon Center from eating toad
stools, mistaken for mushrooms. Albert
Wilson, a New York lawyer, and Miss
Katherine Bradley of Washington, d. e.,
guests of Mrs Gillett also ate of the
poisonous fungus. Miss Bradley is still
seriously ill., but Mr.. Wilson has recov-
cred.
SCHEr .ECTADY-For some time the
General Electric company has been lay
ing off men at the local works andek1e
number of employees has been reduced
from about 1900 to $1,000.
MIDDLETOWN-Afte an absence of
over a year Mrs. Charles H. Rogers, wife
of the man who confessed to having muir
dered the Olney brothers and Alice In
gerish near here two years ago, has re-
turned to this city and will be present
at the trial of her husband in Goshen.
NEW YORK-Coach Rice, at Columbia
university, has signed a contract for
three years at an increase of $500 year
in salary. George Mackenzie, 80, who
was No. in the varsity crew this sea-
son, has been elected captain for next
season.
ROME-Mrs William Sisbower of New
London, near here, was seen to run out
of her heuse and jump into the Erie
canal, followed by her husband, who at
tempted to rescue her, but failed, and
both sax before help could reach them.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-10-08
ALL OF THE LA 7E NEWS FROM YOUR OLD HOME STATE
PENNSYLVANIA

GREENVILLE, Pa, Oct. 7.-Roasting
ears and apple pie formed the menu ar
ranged by Benjamin Snodgrass, 60
year-old Green township farmer, when his
appetite became aroused after thirty
three days fast. More than a month ago
Snodgrass Vas stricken with a malady
which the physicians were unable to
diagnose. He was unable to take nour-
ishment of any kind and all hope for his
recovery had been given up, when he as
founded the family by ordering and eat
ing his favorite dishes.
WEST ALExANDER-west Alexan-
der's second banking institution has been
organized. The promoters are Atkinson,
McClay g. Co.
CoRRY-The Avenue hotel at Celeron.
on Chautauqua lake. has burned, with its
contents.
UNCOMFORTABLE New Haven Coal
and Coke company, capitalized at $125,000.
has been organized. with J. g. Harris
president.
GREENsBURG-The Peerless Connells-
Vile Coke company has been organized
| by the election of these officers: Wade
Echard, Uniontown, president; p. W. ST.
mon, Connelsville, secretary, and James
M. Doyle, Connellsville, treasurer.
PITTSBURG-Guests at the Mononga-
hela house rushed, panic stricken, from
the place when series of explosions like
the rattle of musketry occurred on the
street. A street car in Smithfeld street
hit wagon filled with boxes of electric
| light bulbs, scattering bulbs and wagon
over the street. The exploding bulbs
made the racket.
| PHILADELPHIA--J. p. Morris of Hill
Crest Chestnut hill, lost gold watch
valued at $3.50 in a Market street car. In
corner near the air brake feeder Harry
Campbell of SIG North Fifty-sixth street
| found the watch three days later, where
| 1t had evidently laid unnoticed by all
passengers of the car.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-10-08
NORTH CAROLINA

SALISBURY, N. c., Oct. 7.-With a
big majority in favor of the measure,
Salisbury today voted to- issue 100000
of thirty-year % per cent bonds FOR
municipal improvements. M*
The bonds will be issued In install
ments of $4,000 annually, the money
to be used in the construction Of sew
ers waterworks,. street improvements
and for other purposes.
RALEIGH-The hearing in the
Southern railway rate case was re-
sumed today before Master In Chan
cery MONTGOMERY. The examination
developed a purpose to show that travel
on the Southern railway particularly
on trains running out of Greensboro,
was very heavy and beyond the eapa-
city of the trains to handle with COM
fort. and also that travel had increased
very much since the az -eent rate law
went into effect.
ASHEVILLE--Miss Evelyn Caubie,
aged IA, daughter of MI and Mrs. Da-
vid Cauble, who reside on George Van
derbilt's Biltmore estate, was chloro-
formed at an early hour at her home,
and an attempted assault was frus-
trated by the screams of her 10-year-
old sister, who occupied the same
room. The cries of the younger girl
aroused the girls parents, who put the
intruder to flight.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-10-08
COLORADO

GREELEY, Colo, Oct. 7.-Prof e. b.
Randolph of Mattoon, Ill, has been ap-
pointed an assistant in the grammar
department of the state normal school
Prof. Randolph is graduate OF
Charleston, ILL.,. normal, and has re-
Gently been teacher in the Indiana
normal.
PUEBLO-The remains which were
found in the ruins of the Golden Eagle
store remain unidentified and the mys-
terry surrounding the explosion and fire
is far from being cleared up. Two de-
tectives representing the Underwriters
association arrived from Denver today.
CENTRAL CITY-For s25,O00 George
K Kimball, jr., has sold to the old
Town Consolidated Mining company
the Rocky Mountain Terror, in Russell
gulch. The property was formerly
owned by Messrs. Thatcher. Kountze,
Stanley and Reynolds of Denver and
will make a valuable addition to hold
ings of the Old Town company 1t has
been idle for years.
/. TRINIDAD-Charged with having
attempted a criminal assault upon Miss
Emily Salzner of Starkville, Felix Coz
zetto was arrested. Cozzetto protests
his innocence and claims that he is the
victim of conspiracy.
GLENWOOD : SPRINGS-The Glen
wood Post will change from morning
to an evening paper Monday. Editor
Dickson has decided that there is a
better field for an afternoon than for a
morning daily.
TELLURIDE-A fire started in the
kitchen at the Mayfiower mine, con-
stunned the boarding house, bunk house
and shaft house. and destroyed valu-
able machinery.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-10-08
MAIL ORDER BRIDE
GETS RICH HUSBAND


+ EDWARDsVILLE, Ind, Oct. T.
+ Mrs. William P. Cunningham is
!. mail order bride. She picked her
/ husband from matrimonial cata-
\ logue, knew him only through
!. correspondence for three years, and
+ married him the day she first saw
I. him.
!. She was Miss Addison Roper.
! When her brother, William Roper,
4 received by mail catalogue Of
+ "eligib,es' Issued by a matrimonial
!. agency he thought some Of the ad-.
I. vertisements funny and took 1t
]. home for the family TO laugh over.
I. Miss Roper sat up late that night
]. to read 1t. Before retiring she
]. wrote letter and mailed it. The
+ missive went to William P. Cum
I. ningham of Cadiz, Ky. 1t brought
J. a prompt reply and a photograph
/. of Cunningham, who described
!. himself as a wealthy tobacco grow
i er. Miss Roper sent her picture
i and after that she and Cunning
/ ham exchanged letters twice
i week.
/ A week ago tall man in broad
!. brimmed hat rang the bell at the
\ Roper home. She hurried to the
!. door and the affectionate greeting
!. which she gave the stranger almost
I took away the breath of her father
+ and brother, who were just leaving
/, the house.
/. This she said, 'is Mr. Cunning
!. ham. my fiance. We are going to
I. be married today"
i They were and are now IN Ken
;. lucky.
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Los Angeles herald., 1907-10-08
TEXAS

AUSTIN Tex Oct. 1.-THE deposit re-
ouired to-eecure the construction of the
uam must be put up bysOctober IA. The
impression prevails here that there is
hitch in the contract by which ]. G.
White &c Co. the contractorS are afraid
to accept. II the $4,000 Is deposited
by two weeks from tomorroWit is likely
there will nothing come of the contract.
The friends here of Col. E. M House
do not believe he was in the wreck in
France last week. Nothing has been heard
from him, but numerous reports of the
wreck have been published and the name
Of Mr.. House has not been in any of
them. 1t is thought he is now on the
Atlantic on the way back to America.
SHERMAN--Sid Allen, young man,
is in the hands of surgeons here In crit
ical condition as the result of pistol
shot wound through his body. The ball
entered the back and came out at the
right side.
Allen says he does not know how he
came to be shot, but believes he was
followed to Choctaw Bayou, where the
shooting took place. Three negroes are
in detention.
SAN NANTONIO-District Judge Camp in
the Forty-fifth district court, after ruling
that the liquor law was constitutional,
granted a permanent injunction against
the Panama music hall and saloon
operating a variety theater In connec-
tiori with the saloon bond OF $o0o was
reouired This pledges the proprietors
10 conduct an orderly saloon and permit
no women or music on the plac@ This
is the first case of it's kind tried in the
state. The suit for injunction was in
stituted by the Law and Order league.
DAI.LAS-Col. James B. Roberts, who
has been connected with the press OF
Texas since some time back in the .7Os.
is preparing to start new paper In Fort
Worth.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-10-08
WYOMING

LARAMIE, Wyo., Oct. 7-Frank A.
Simpson. one of the oldest conductors on
the Union Pacific, died here He was born
at Hayerhili N. H., February z, lS47, ana
would have been retired by the railroad
comnany on pension next February.
* LANDER-A petition is being circulated
here asking for the pardon of w. w.
Ehler. now serving life sentence Tor
the murder of e. ]. Storms, sheep
herder. Ehler has served eight months
of his sentence.
A box car got away from tine yaros
here and the switch engine was sent IN
pursuit For many miles down the track
east of Lander the runaway raced with
'fhe ergine in pursuit. The engine hnaliy
overlook the car and coupled onto II on
the run.
NEWCASTLE = The authorities are
looking for two men who passed num-
her of counterfeit bills here and at sun
dance. The counterfeits were poor.
PINEDALE-Mrs. Charles Howell, wire
of g. leading ranchman op Horse creek,
has lust finished putting up seventy tons
of hay. Her husband was called 70
Evanston on jury duty just as, they were
to begin haying. Howell told his wire TO
get an assistant, but she moved, raKeo
and stacked the hay alone.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-10-08
DELAWARE

MILFORD, Del. Oct, 1.-THE superin-
tendent of free schools for Sussex county,
Professor Brooks, and the county school
commission offer three prizes to the rural
school keeping it's schoolroom, school
grounds and school buildings in the best
condition. For the best appearance of
building and grounds the prize will be
$40 in gold; for the second best Sc, and for
the third S4.
DOVER-One of the first applicants to
enter the Palmer home for old folks of
Dover is Mrs. Mary Clark of Milford.
Mrs. Clark is 6S years old and an esti-
mable woman who has led a useful and
active life. She had saved, by much pri-
vation. 5000 of the $3.50 of the amount
needed as an entrance fee to the Dover
home and on Monday the friends and
neighbors of the Milford woman will pre-
sent her with a purse containing the
necessary amount to raise the entrance
fee.
BOWERS BEACH-The season for
catching oysters in the internal streams
of Delaware and the tributaries to Della
ware bay will open next Tuesday, and
the river oystermen and farmers are pre-
pairing for some big catches. Farmers
frequently go to the rivers mouths with
their farm wagons and uearborns and
haul home great loads of the young oys-
ters, keeping them in icehouses or else
where by the canning process for the
winter.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-10-08
VIRGINIA

STAUNTON, Va, Oct. 7.-Ollie Grove,
Staunton youth, who with -four other
Staupton boys was stealing a ride on a
circus train, was killed in the Blue
Ridge tunnel. Two other boys were in
dured.
LYNCHBURG--Grov Reamer Of Pat
rick county was found guilty in the-fe
eral court here of taking part in con-
spiracy that resulted in the murder of
Ann Hall. He was sentenced to seven
years in the penitentiary.
rhe four other young men, who, 1t is
charged, took part in the murder, will be
tried next week. the officials of the court
now being engaged in summoning a
venire.
RICHMOND--The marriage of Miss OIL
lie Bell Harwood, daughter Of the late
Samuel w. Harwood, to Bertram Dudley
Cole Of Pittsburg, Pa took place at the
home of the bride, The bride entered
with her maid of honor, Miss Inez Good
win. James r. Roger of Pittsburg was
best man.
Chief of Police Werner granted two
permits to j. Pierpont Morgan of New
York allowing him to operate two auto
mobiles in Richmond during the three
weeks during which the general Episco-
pal convention will be in session.
SUFFOLK-Preferring to die rather
than face the mayor in court on a mis-
demeanor charge. Eliza Norfieet, colored,
sought to throw herself into a well, but
was rescued by aspoliceman. This morn
ing before court time she procured bot
tie of laudanum and swallowed its con-
tents Promph medical attention saved
her life.
1 PETERSBURG-Rey. Eli Tart, pastor
of the First Baptist church, colored, In
this city, was convicted in the Hastings
court before Judge J. M. Mullen of as
saulting ]. III. Mason, employed In the
law office of T. @. Johnson, colored, on
September 2 last with loaded pistol,
and was given six months in jail.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-10-08
TENNESSEE

KNOXVILLE, Oct. 7.-Hon. George F.
Mellen, former teacher of languages at
the University of Tennessee and mem
ber of the Legislature in 1905. has accept
ed a position as editorial writer on the
Sentinel staff. DR.. Mellen Is known over
the state as a writer, having for some
time been contributing to various maya
zines in the country and the daily press.
Bargain day for wet goods will be on
Thursday October 81. in Knoxville with
out something happens. On this date all
the saloons in the city will close their
doors, the new charter taking effect at
that time abolishing the saloons in the
city under the Pendleton law that was
declared constitutional by the supreme
court
TULLAHOIA--Miss Laura Waddle, an
attractive young lady from Nashville, is
the guest of Miss Norma Carroll.
The following are attending the state
fair: Mr.. and Mrs. Doak Aydelotte, Mr..
and Mrs. w. J. Crouch, Mr.. and Mrs.
Staley, Mrs. R. T. More, Mrs. Sallie Ad-
cock. Miss Emma Gannaway, Miss Addie
Taylor.
KINGSTON-J. r. McEwin is visiting
his brother. Charles McEwin of Carriers
ville Ga.
Miss Emma Pope has been the guest
of Miss Brazie of South Hartman for
few days.
Miss Lena Rose has left for Knoxville.
Miss Alice Melvin, who has been the
guest of DR.. and Mrs. Seinknecht for sew
eral days, left for her home in Carters-
Vile, Ga.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fl. L. Cory and Miss
Grace Martin are spending few days
in Hartman.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-10-08
VERMONT

BENNINGTON, VT, Oct. 1.-THE corr
per stone of st. Peters Episcopal church
was laid by Rt. Rev. A. G. A. Hall,
bishop of Vermont. Because of the un-
favorable weather the exercises with the
exception of the laying of the stone We're
held in the chapel. tft
RUTLAND-The members of the w.
C. II. u. of the state of Vermont have
prepared $50 comfort bags for the sail
ors on the battleship Vermont.
Probably the Oldest snare drummer in
New England is Amos Crossman, aged 80
years, who lives in Rochester. About
twenty-five neighbors called to celebrate
his birthday and he entertained them
with selections on his drum, making the
sticks fly with all the skill OF youthful
drummer.
NORWICH-Albert Lowell of this VIII
lage shot himself in the head and is In a
critical condition in the hospital at Han
over, N. H.
After supper Lowell kissed his six chill
dren, gave his pocketbook to his wife
and said he was going away. " hen he
reached the doorstep he drew revolver
and fired two shots.
BURLINGTON-An unidentified woman
about 25 and fairly we'll dressed was
overcome by gas at the Russell house
on Battery street. She is likely TO ole.