The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-11-18
(Chicago Inter Ocean.N

AOliOdSu lnltI OCCdiaj
w. W. Coburn caused a sensation
when he appeared before the Wabash
county Qndiana) board of review, an
nounced that the assessor had neglect
ed to list his personal property. and
asked that it be assessed against him.
The personal property could not have
been found, and il was not to protect
himself that he appeared, but merely
he thought he ought to pay taxes on all
he owned.
This almost unheard-of act of Nr.
Coburn-an act to which all tax dods-
ers should take nOtice-has induced the
writer to call forth several Incidents
strange happenings that you read
about from day to Gay-Odd stores
found in news of the world-for, as Is
well known. the world is fun OF Dhe-
nomena and odd accidents aud QUAINT
cCnceits; indeed, comedy goes arm IN
arm with tragedy, and more extraor-
binary occurrences happen II real Ire
than are told in fiction.
For instance, a strange coincidence
was recently observed in the LeaVen-
worth (Kansas) penitentiary. The po-
lice were looking for coiOred man, a
murderer named William West. A
negro by the name of William west
was arrested for a minor Oftense, and
vas promptly charged with being the
long-soUght murderer. He declared
his Innocence. but when measured by
The Bertillcn system il was 'Ound that
ne was of exactly the size and shape
Of the murderer.
Only one test remained-tlat nj the
finger tips. When an impression of
them was taken and compared with
that of the murderer it was proved
that he could not be the missing muir
deTer. This was confirmed a few days
later when the guilty William West
was arrested. The police affirm that
this test is infallible, as the impression
of one mans finger tips never CORE
spends exactly with that of any other
man.
An Illustration of Keeping at it ev-
eriastingly brings success was indi-
Gated. recently in the result of a court
ship covering a period of twenty-five
years, and, strange to relate, the par
ties concerned during this time had
never met in person, and is presented
in the case of J. w. Reed, aged 81, Of
HarrOdsburgh, KY, and Miss Helen
Jenkins, aged So, of Quincy. Ill. They
have recently been married. The bride
is a sister of a dead wife of Reed.
Erastus Singer. who advertised for a
wife. In his case, however. it is. so to
speak, zone on old man Singer" AS
stated. he advertised for a wife and
misrepresented his age. Mrs Nettie
Farmer of Anaconda, Mont, answered.
She said she was a gOOd-lOOking young
widow, and she did not misrepresent
her appearance. They met and old
man Singer found Mrs. Farmer was his
own daughter. He had not seen her
since she was a child, when, on the
death of her mother, she was adopted
by woman named Cooper. Old man
Singer had always posed as a bach
elor.
After an engagement of four years,
pretty 13-year-old Jennie Solier became
the bride of Mariana q. SauTiO, who is
SO years old. They were married with
the consent of the brides parents, and
viii live with them. The bridegroom
has been in America for five years, re
siding all of the time at Worcester,
Mass. and said he had written to his
mother in Naples for permission to
marry. The bride left the fifth grade
of the public school to wed Mariana.
Perhaps the most peculiar will ever
written was prObated in England al
Doctors Commons, July II, 1889. 1t
ran as follows:
I give and bequeath
When ! am laid underneath,
To my two loving sisters, most dear,
The whole of my store,
Were it twice as much more,
Which Gods goodness has granted me
here.
And that none may prevent
This my will and intent,
Or occasion the least of law racket,
WIN SOLEMN annaaI