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Los Angeles herald., 1907-10-17
DELAWARE

WILMINGTON, Del. Oct 16.-The Last
Mans club, a club composed of members
of the Masonic fraternity, has presented
Q. T. Topping with a. silver pitcher in
honor of his fiftieth birthday. and Erd-
man Hoffman with a cut glass disl in
honor of his recent marriage. The club
has twenty-five members and will give
dinner on Washingtons birthday each
year until all of the members are gone,
DR.. Edward l.. Duer of Philadelphia
and Miss Louise Corbit of Odessa were
married today at the home of the brides
parents in the presence of the immediate
relatives of the couple. After a wedding
trip the couple will reside at 1906 Locust
street, Philadelphia.
DOVER-The Public 'tii.ties company
a new Philadelphia concern. was ipcorpo-
rated here today. 1t is authorized to dc
a general construction and contracting
bush. SIS. The incorporators are all OF
Philadelphia a-d the capital stock is $780,
0O0
NEW CASTLE-The marriage of Miss
Margaret Ahern, daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. Patrick ]. Ahern, al the home OF
the parents of the bride to Walter Dalby,
was one of the greatest social surprises
In this city in recent months.
SHdflSS Willis, WIZ was inJureu III dH
accident on the Wilmington, New Castle
and Southern Electric railway on the
outskirts of the city tree wees ago
and who was at the Delaware hospital
Wilmington. suffering from a concussior
and a fracture, was taken to his home In
this city yesterday. He is y.- very weak
LEWES-Thomas r. Norman fell over
box in the yard at his pilot town resi-
dence recently and had the misfortune
to break two of his ribs. Mr.. Norman
who is one of the Delaware bay pilots
will necessarily be laid up for time and
unable to take his regular turn on the
pilot boat.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-10-17
ALL OF THE LATE NEWS FROM YOUR OLD HOME STATE
NEW JERSEY

NEWARK, N. j.. Oct. 16-Vice Chan
cellor Stevens refused to grant an ia
J junction to restrain the sale, of the Ma
| tional Canning and Manufacturing COM
| pany to the American Can company. The
application for the injunction was made
| by Edwin r. Root of New York city. He
| alleged the sale was fraudulent and asked
that restraining order be granted, but
the court held that there was no evidence
of fraud in the sale.
| EGG HARBOR jCITY-As the result Of
| the ravages of grasshoppers but few cram
berries will be picked from the bogs near
Green Bank Several large growers le-
clare that they will not have even half a
crop. Flooding the bogs has proved II
| effective, and the growers are at a loss
| for remedy to rid the bogs Of the pests.
| FREEHOLD-Edgar 1. Van Derveer,
twice member of the assembly from
Monmouth county and the Republican
| nominee for surrogate, has written to
William B. Conover chairman of the COM
| mittee on vacancies, appointed at the Re-
publican county convention October 2, de-
clining the nomination.
ATLANTIC CITY-One thousand fam
| lilies are looking for moderate priced
| houses, according to the real estate men,
who report the greatest scarcity in years
of small dwellings in Atlantic City. Every
| apartment house in the city is filled, and
a number of small hotels will keep open
| through the winter to accommodate
family parties The shortage of houses
| is due to the rise in price of labor and
building materials, which has halted work
on many operations projected for the dull
season of this year.
| BRIDGETON-Whil playing marbles
Joseph Moore was severely cut by COM
panion when a quarrel ensued over O.
marble.
! CAMDEN-Hidden under a heap of rub
bish in a swamp on the outskirts of the
city the body of Mary Marx, aged years,
who had been missing two days, was
found by searchers.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-10-17
NEW YORK


NEW YORK, Oct. 1e.-Atter months of
unfiagging and sometimes thrilling labor,
both tubes of the Belmont tunnel under
the east river between Manhattap and
Long Island City have been turned over
to the trustees of the New York & Long
Island Railroad company for operation.
The contractor finished the great task
within the time stipulated in the bond,
but had gangs of men busy until the last
minute.
OGDENSBURG, N. Y. Oct. 16.-Michael
Cronin, one of the presidents Adirondack
guides, has been adjudged insane and sent
to the state hospital. 1t was Cronin who
drove with Vice President Roosevelt six
teen miles through the lower Adirondacks
to the nearest railroad station in 1901 when
courier brought him the news of Nc
Kinley's assassination. They made the
sixteen miles in one hour and forty-thr,e
minutes.
WEBSTER-About fifty of the 100 mem
bers of the Discovery club were present
at the regular meeting held in Grange
hall Three new names were voted upon.
music committee and a reception COM
mittee were appointed for the woman's
institute which will be held here Novem-
ber 26 and n.
BATH-An epidemic of sore throat in
Addison caused many parents to keef
their children home from school, as diph-
iberia is feared. Now the village truart
officer has the names of seventy five
pupils who were absent anG has served
notice that they must at once return to
school. or come under the jurisdiction Of
the compulsory education law.
HORNELL-County Judge Almon w
Burrell was called 10 Belmont Allegheny
county to preside at the fall term of court
there. The county judge there Is unable
to preside, owing to the serious illness III
his daughter. Judge Burrell took up the
trial of Antonio Corso, charged with the
murder of William Rail of this city.
CANANDAIGUA-Fo the purpose oi
discussing plans for forming a Catholic
young mems association in Canandaigus
seventy-five men of st. Marys parish me-
at the c. M. B. A. rooms. On motion Of
]. e. Deveraux, Rev. j. T. Doughterty
was empowered to appoint a committse
of twenty-five to submit a plan of or
ganization before meeting to be called
In the near future.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-10-17

BOISE, Idaho, Oct. 16-News of the
death of DR.. c. P. Huston, formerly a
resident of Boise, at his home in Challis
was received by friends of the deceased
here 1t is understood the remains will be
shipped here for burial.
BURLEY-The State Land board is
making preparations to hold extensive
sales of timber and agricultural lands
during the month of November, and
Special Agent e. c. Marvin has prepared
a summary of the acreage and appraise-
ment.
| POCATELLO-F. B. Weeks of Wash
| ington, D, c., is in the city preparing tc
make an elaborate survey of the Fort
Hall mining district( with special atten-
| ton to the formation and the manner
| Of ore.
BOISE-Warden Whitney has just re-
turned from Wallace, and brought with
| him the following prisoners:
| Joseph Fanniff sentenced to two years
| for the manslaughter Of James II. Thomp-
son in the st. Joe country.
| John Cameron, sentenced to one year
| for burglary.
James McGarvie, sentenced to two years
| for burglary.
| James MCMILLAN, sentenced TO TWO
years for forgery.
| BOISE, Ida, Oct. 16.-The management
| of the Boise & Interurban railway COM
pany announces that 1t Is now planning
| to make important extensions of the
Boise CALDWELL line. The first one that
will receive the attention of the company
will be c'-o from Pierce Park or Star to
Nampa, and later l. will turn its atten-
I'm PaVlttR
and putting in line from Caldwell to
| the Snake river. Tie company's exten-
sion in this city will not be overlooked
and it hopes to get the loop here finished
| by the first of the year at least.
| POCATELLO-H. A. Hedges, a race
horse man who claims to be from Salt
Lake was arrested last night by officers
here. after an exciting chase in which
one raot was fired to bring Hedges to a
| halt He is charged with having embez-
zled prize money won at the Salt Lake
fair by the horses entered by George
Robethan of Blackfoot. Only $40 was
found on his person.
RExBURG-C. A. Douglas, former
manager of the j. H. Bray plant here
was up from Blackfoot Sunday, visiting
old-tIme friends. He Is now manager OF
the Blackfoot Light & Power company
Manager Chris Jensen of the Hegsted.
| Jersen Mercantile company returned
home yesterday from Salt Lake City
where he had been on business.
MAIDS C. Madsen swore to complaint
before Judge Osborn yesterday against
oscar Feldscher, a Pocatello merchant
for issuing checks in settlement OF deb
ON a Pocatello bank and then stopping
payment on same.
|
LEWISTON-The lewiston Charleston
Interstate fair ard an auspicious opening
today. Many visitors were In atterdanct
for the first day and the prospects are
bright for record-breaking crowds latei
| in the week.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-10-17
WEST VIRGINIA

GRAFTON, w. Va, Oct. 16-Mrs. Es-
ther Means, aged 70 years, died at the
home of her daughter Mrs. j. w. Shroy-
er, at Mount Morris. Barbour county,
a'd interment was made at Knottsville,
this county Two daughters and three
stepsons, all of this section, survive.
GRAFTON-The interstate secretary
of the Young Mems Christian as
sociation, Mr.. George #. Tibbetts of
Washington, D. c., has beer in the city
comforting with a committee OF the
Grafton branch of the organization. and
as result a vigorous campaign for Sc
curing new members has begun. Plans
have been matured for the erection OF
new gymnasium by the local branch
of the Y. M. c. A, and it is thought that
this will induce a number of young men
to join the association.
WHEELING-As a result OF the
investigation of the wreck OF the
Chicago express on the Bando at Bel
laire, o.. in which ten persons were killed,
the entire blame has been placed on
Harry Buchanan, the telegraph operator.
The inquiry was conducted by offcials
of the railroad, and was personally su-
pervised by Superintendent W. =. Loree.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-10-17
UTAH

OGDEN, Utah, Oct. 16.-Albert Wintle,
a young man twenty-five years old, who
was arrested was arraigned for statu-
tory offense before Judge Murphy today
and without bonds was removed to the
county Jail, where he will be held. His
victim was young Hattie Hazen, whose
father, John Hazen, died a short time
ago. Her child was born Two days after
her fathers death.
Wintle cannot make amends to the
Hazen girl for the reason that on August
12 1907, he married Mss Jane WEIGH, a
daughter of John Welch. 1t is believed
that the authorities will hold him with
out bonds.
PROvO-Deputy Treasurers of Utah
county have been appointed as follows:
Mrs. Anna Rosza, Pleasant Grove; Mrs.
Eleanor e. Robinson, American Fork;
Mrs Fannie e. Moyle, Alpine; Minnie
Flack, Fairfield and Cedar Fork; Mrs.
f. M. Jones, Lehi; Joseph Jasperson,
Goshen; Mrs. zetta Tietchen, Santaquin;
]. s. Page. Payson; F. c. Boyer and Ar
mon Tuttle, Springville and Mapleton.
These are all Smoot Republicans.
OGDEN-It WAS explained " the Utah
Light and Railway company that the
reason for the shutting off of the lights
on Twenty-fifth street and on Washing
ton avenue was due to the fact that the
contract with the city for the rental of
$S5 for Saturday nights and SIS for special
nights expired on October l, and hao not
been renewed
PARK CITY-Cbarles Bigler, one of
the guards employed by the DAILY West
company on its property, was arrested
in Park City on a charge of carrying
concealed weapons. The fellow was armed
with huge Colts revolver and carried
the instrument of destruction down town
with him. There is an ordinance against
such display here and as result the
man was taken before Judge Talon,
where he took the usual time to plead.
He is out under $40 bonds.
AMERICAN FORK, Utah. Oct. IDA
vid Mitchell a middle-aged resident of
this city, was thrown from q horse and
suffered the fracture of several ribs. So
near to the vertebrae was the fracture
that for time it was feared that his
backbone also was broken. Mitchell was
on his way uptown on one of his work
horses. He fell beneath the terror-strick-
en- animal, and in the mixup the horse
struck the fallen man with his forefeet.
DIR. j. r. Noyes cared for him.
OGDEN-Mr and Mrs. j. W. Dalbey
are the guests of Mr.. and Mrs. Don
Mcguire, at the Mcguire home, $40 Twen-
ty-fifth street. Mr.. Dalbey is "a years of
age. but has climbed The Sierra Madre
mountains, one of the loftiest in Utah,
numerous times this season and has ex-
amined all the underground workings in
the Napoleon s. Maghera, going through
the three tunnels. up and down the
wines and acquiring just as compre-
hensive an understanding of the mine
and of its exterior formation as his sons
had previously obtained.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-10-17
SOUTH DAKOTA


MITCHELL, S. D., Oct. 16.-Coroner
Dundas held an inquest over the body
of Engineer Sumner and the fireman, who
were killed in collision on the Milwau-
kee railroad. After the evidence was
submitted, which tended to show that rel
ther the engineer nor the fireman on the
train saw the other train on the track,
the jury brought in a verdict to the
effect that the collision was purely acci-
dental, but the verdict censured the
company for allowing the switch crew
and train to work on the same track at
the same time.
SIOUX FALLS, Oct. 16-November 8
next will be the second anniversary of the
birth of Presho, one of the leading towns
on the Chamberlain Black Hills exton-
sion of the Chicago, Milwaukee & St.
Paul railroad, and in honor OF the occa-
sion the residents of that place are ar
ranging to celebrate the day with a
race meet.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-10-17
COLORADO

COLORADO SPRINGS, Oct. 16. =
The city council tonight accepted the
majority report of the committee ap-
pointed to investigate the bills for light
furnished by the Pixies Peak Hydro-Elec-
trio company. This means that since
February the bills that have accumula-
ted will be discounted at per cent, the
discount to the city amounting to about
$780, A minority report was submitted
by Alderman A. M. Holden.
GOLDEN-IndicationS are that there
will be another large producing coal mine
in operation in Jefferson county within
the next year, as leases have been filed
on $50 acres about mile east of Leyden.
The present owners are George LASER,
Samuel A. Mower and d. F. Moon.
TRINIDAD-The explosion of a 10-gal-
lon can of gasoline tonight at the rear of
the Hindman store caused slight damage
to the stock. Prompt arrival of the fire
department prevented a serious confia-
grafton. A high wind was blowing and
much excitement was occasioned by the
blaze.
GREELEY-Today the county commits
siopers formally canvessed the vote for
the Henrylyn irrigation district, and the
papers were file1 establishing til dis
trict.
KREMMLING-Krem long ex-
pected venison fry was held, but 1t is
doubtful if the city ever gives another,
as it does not feel that the attendance
was large enough to warrant the event
being repeated. While the railroad Of
ficials announced that 400 people from
outside would be present, and arrange
ments had been made to care for that
number, the arrivals by train were some
thing like 70.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-10-17
FIGHTS TYPHOID GERMS
WITH SUNFISH


j PITTSBURG, Pa, Oct. 1s.--In or +
+ der to prevent a typhoid fever epi- +
+ demic from visiting Pittsburg next /
i summer, as during the two preced- +
i ing summers, the city has imported !
4 10000 surfish, which DR.. Edwards of i
+ the Bureau of Health expects to do !
!. the work, !
i The fish arrived today, and are be- /
+ ing placed In the streams in the !
! parks, while large number of them I
i will also be placed In the reservoirs. Z
!. Another batch is expected soon. I
\ which will be liberated in the Allie !
!. gheny river near the pumping sta I
+ ton at Brilliant. 4
i. DR.. Edwards declares that If there I
1. is anything that supfish loves 1t !
i is typhoid fever germs. For that :
1. reason the fish are expected to thrive I
i in the streams hereabouts. 1t is I
!. asserted that the sunfsh are sure 4
!. death to malaria germs and that !;
!. they are really desirable citizens In !
i every way. A heavy fine will be i'm I
j. posed on any small boy who catches !
i the sunfish !
Los Angeles herald., 1907-10-17
|lDIvULGES HIS NAME;
DONOR WITHDRAWS GIFT

j HUDSON, Ohio, Oct. 16.-Because !
j. the officers of the town permitted I
i his name to be divluged to the public I
! as the donor of $4,000 to 100000 to I
]. be spent in constructing an electric 4
!. light and water plant sewage system, 4
!. and in the identification of his boy i
j. hood home, James w. Ellsworth. coal !
j. operator, whose home now is New I
j. York city, today withdrew his offer. +
/ Mr.. Ellsworth offered to pay for !
/. the improving of the village where !
+ he was reared, poor boy, on condi- I.
j. ton that no one should know who i
!. furnishe,. the money. He feared =
4. deluge of begging letters. The name =
!. became noised about soon, and in !
j. letter Mr.. Ellsworth takes the town 7
i. officerss to task and blames them !
i. for losing Hudson its chances to De- =
i come model village.
i !. !. !. j. 4 4 4 j. + j. i 4 i i j. 4 j i
Los Angeles herald., 1907-10-17
WASHINGTON

OLYMPIA, Wash, Oct. 16.-In response
to an inquiry from the rosecuting attor-
ney of Okanogan county, Attorney Cen
eral Atkinson holds that in spite of the
letter of the law there Is no conflict of
authority in the administration of it in
spirit betweel- the county engineer and
the county commissioners when the lat
ter are acting as ex-offic.o road super
visors.
EVERYTHING first shipment of wheat
was received at the new Great Northern
wharf and warehouse. Although still far
from completed, the structure now has a
capacity of 5000 tons, which will be util-
lied at once.
ABERDEEN-Chris johnson, an en-
gineer employed in the logging camps of
the A. +. Coats Logging company, was
killed by the explosion of the boiler at
tached to his outfit. Johnson left the
engine. Soon afterwart terrific explo-
sion was heard for miles around.
Johnson's body was found after an
hours search in gulch about 100 yards
from the engine plant.
HOQUIAM-Edward G. Gardner, a we'll
to-do carpenter, shot and killed his wife
and then committed suicide. Jealousy
was the cause of the tragedy.
CHEHALIS-Lewis county's hop crop
for 1907 will be fully one-third less than
that of last year, and may go still lower.
1t has developed that many growers lost
little patches In their va ds from mold
and that the picking of the crop on ac-
count of the prospect for low prices was
done in a dispirited way.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-10-17
INDIANA

WINAMAC, Ind, Oct. 16.-'I am sorry
killed him, because he had three small
children dependent upon him." With
these words Thomas Shea, the tramp who
shot and mortally wounded Sheriff Ogles-
by in this city, breathed his last. He
died shortly after IL o'clock Before his
death Shea admitted fully the part he
took in the battle in which one of the
most popular sheriffs Pulaski county ever
had lost his life.
BEDFORD-Thomas Robinson, brother
of Jesse Robinson, the alleged whitecap
killed last week, was adjudged insane
TERRE HAUTE-Judge Piety has taken
under advisement the case of the young
cigar salesman who gave the name oi
Jacob Stock when he was arrested, ac-
ci.sed of passing forged checks.
John Stuart indicted for stealing $5(
from the woman with whom he boarded
refused counsel and conducted his owr
case for the two days of the trial. His
conduct in court caused the jury to re-
turn a verdict of guilty as quickly as II
could take action.
Meyer Levin was elected president OF
the congregation of B'nai Abraham
which is building synagogue for the or.
thodox Jews of the city; l. r. Leventhal
urer, ard Isaac Allaun, secretary. 1t is
expected to be in the new house of wor.
ship within a month.
Young Clinton Hlltabiddle, who was
killed by the cars at Belleville. ILL.,, had
left here few days ago looking fol-
work. The body was brought here.
MUNCIE, Ind, Oct. 16.--Acting under a
previously announced rule that no wo-
a..k - .ls
vorce at his hands on plea of her hus-
bands drunkenness when 1t was shown
by the evidence that the husband was
known by her to have been addicted to
strong drink before marriage, Judge
Joseph Leffler of the circuit court refused
to grant Mrs. Lulu Jones a divorce from
Frank Jones.
EVANSvILLE-W While crossing street
car tracks yesterday Carl Speigel, Il
years old, was struck by a car and in
stantly killed.
ROCHESTER-A strange story of a
girls imperiling the lives of many in her
determination TO see her sweetheart, to
whom she had made repeated appeals to
come to her, is told regarding Miss Iva
Wagner who is charged with attempt
ing to wreck a Lake Erie & Western pas
senger train so that her sweetheart, who
WAS a section laborer. would be called to
the scene of the wreck. Section men
found pile of railroad ties on the track
about two miles north of here. When
they removed the obstruction Miss Wago-
ner, who is the daughter of Rev. J. f.
Wagner. appeared on the scene and was
overjoyed at meeting her sweetheart. Sus-
picion rested on her and railroad de-
tective was employed on the case.
CATES-Mrs. Allie Orahood of Hillsdale
IS visiting her daughter, Mrs VIII Allen.
Rose Richardson was here from Coving-
ton Saturday.
John Mitchell and wife Of Cayuga are
visiting relatives and friends in Gates
Val Alexander of Frankfort was here
Sunday.
George Bracken is the guest of his
brother. VIII BraclSen.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-10-17
VIRGINIA

PETERSBURG, Va, Oct 16.-At the
hall of A. P. Hill camp of Confederate
veterans crosses of honor were conferred
on several former Confederate soldiers
by the Daughters of the Confederacy.
The presentation of the crosses was
made by Mrs. William Mahone widow of
the late Ger. William Manone, IN the
presence of large assemblage, includ-
ing many women. An interesting ad-
dress was made by Rev. DR.. j. S. Fos-
ter. pastor af the Tabb Street Presby-
terian church, and many patriotic south
ern war songs were sung.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-10-17
KANSAS

Topeka, Kas., Oct. 16.-S. G. Elliot
a member of the state board of control
who has been visiting state charitable
institutions in the east, in his report
recommends the institution of "the water
cure" for persons suffering from attacks
of insanity and also for violent suffer
ers. This cure Is immersion in tepio
water for continued periods at a time
PITTSBURG-The trial of G. c. Laws
charged with the murder of Albert Pow.
ell, began in the district court here The
jury has not yet been selected. Laws
shot Powell in Joint here three years
ago. Laws was a horsetrader and Powell
salesman. Powell boarded at the Laws
home while Laws was in Texas on busi-
ness. Laws accused Powell of beirg the
cause of trouble in the Laws family and
threatened to shoot him.
Laws found Powell in a saloon one
tight and shot him In fight. Lawg hae
refused to make any statement to the
officers regarding the killing. He was
admitted to bond soon after the killing
and the case has beer postponed several
times.
TOPEKA-The supreme court was this
afternoon appealed to for a writ OF
habeas corpus by Mrs. Patsy Carter OF
Kansas CITY, MO-, TOT the possession OF
her 6-year-old daughter, Ruth Bolts, who
she declares has been unlawfully adopted
by the child's great-uncle, j. F. Bolts OF
Olathe, Kas., and his wife.
Physicians who do not report typhoid
fever cases in Kansas are to be prose-
cuted by the county health officers, ac.
cording to instructions sent out by DR.
S. J. Crumbine. secretary of the Kansas
board of health. Dr. Crumbine has re-
ceived several complaints of typhoid
cases not being reported
Typhoid fever is regarded as the mos
dangerous disease in the state.