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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-10-28
LADY ROBBED IN STORE

Willie PurchasinE Hat Some One Re-
licves Miss Humphrey OF 81OG.
Especial to The eTimes-Dispatch.1
NORFOLK. VA. October 27.-Miss
Mary I. Humphrey, assistant hostess
at the Illinois State Building at the
jamestown Exposition, was relieved Of
her purse, containing $106 in cash. here
yesterday. She was in millinery store
for the purpose OF purchasing a BON
net, for which the money was to be
paid. OF course she looked in the
mirror. and while adjusting the hat
to her head and thinking not OF the
purse. to which her back was turned,
nimble fingers made of with 1t. She
was slightly shocked and somewhat
alarmed when she discovered her loss.
No one In the store knew anything OF
Its disappearance. "A private detective
was asked to find 1t. A woman who
was standing near when the hat was
being tried on is suspected.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-10-28
PREACHER SOCIALIST
Rev. II. J. Campbell Lauds Socialists
ms Prophets.

LONDON, October 27.-The Rev. Reg
preacher of the City Temple. occupied
Socialist platform for the first time
Friday night. He told the Fabian So
ciety that the Old Testament prophets
were the Bernard Shaws and. Keir Har-
dies OF their time.
He also announced his belief In Christ
and John the Baptist as social re-
formers. John the Baptist to-day. he
said. would be called O revoiutionist,
Hyde Park.
discussion followed. in which
George Bernard Shaw. II. G. Wells
and other leading Socialists who were
present took no part. which was en-
tirely different from the usual custom.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-10-28
GAVE LIFE FOR HER AUNT
Both Niece and Aunt Expire In Same
House Same Day.
Especial TO The Times- Dlspat CHI.
IA u u sANAJYSVYvof ~ NlMNyl4ti44 NJ ~. a,

sf. Ell Special to The Tines Dispatch s58.g
g's tiARRlSONBURG. VA, October 27.--
MISS Mary Bowman. aged seventy
eight, died at her home In the north
ern portion OF the county. near Larry
Springs, at r. o'clock this morning. She
had been II for some weeks. She
Bowman, and now the only surviving
member of the family, is her brother.
Jacob, In the same house Just twelve
hours later her niece, Miss Emma r.
Rhodes, died OF a complication of dis
eases: She had eonle to- the home OF
her aunt to nurse her, and was taken
i'll and died. Both will be buried
at the same hour to- morrow,
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-10-28
TO CROSS CONTINENT
Veteran Pedestrian to Start on Tramp
OF 1860 Miles.


OF 1860 Miles.
NEW YORK, October s7.-Edward
Payson Weston left this city last night
bound for Maine. as he will on next
Tuesday start to walk from Portland
to Chicago in an effort to repeat his
exploit Of forty years ago. when he
was 5twenty-nine years OF age.
He is now close to three scpre and
ten, but<as lie walked through the
lobby Of the Fifth Avenue Hotel this
evening he gave no sign of having
lost his old-time vigor. The veteran
OF the road expects to cover the dis
tance, which is 1850 miles. in twenty
six walking days. 5
His first passage over the route when
,he won laurels for himself as the
great American pedestrian" began on
October 20. 1857. and wa sfinished on on
November 2sth. He expects to com-
;plete his pilgrimage Of 1907 between
the corresponding dates. !s
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-10-28
LEBAuDY AlRsHlP ADRIFT.

Crippled While Carrying Seven Pas-
sengers, But Landed Safely.
PARIS, October 27.-While the Le-
baudy airship Patrie. purchased by. the
French government for the use Of the
army, was engaged in evolutions over
Paris yesterday with Ave officers and
two ladies' on board, her right pro-
peller dropped of.
The airship drifted helplessly in the
wind for an hour. finally descending
near 1ssy. without sustaining any dam
age or any injuries being indicted on
her passengers. Il f
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-10-28
SAVED FROM DEATH BY
l5 a CASUAL QUESTION

CHICAGO. October PISA casual remark
OF a witness In Judge chetlains court. yes
terday, saved a man from conviction OF
. Indeed, the state had presented such
setmingl 81 con elusive proof that Angelo Ser
pito had killed Salvatore Serpico that con-
5vction and a death penalty were almost
certainly expected, a casual question
asked Of DR.. WarrenS Hunter. coroner's 5
physician, OH REORGANIZATION. developed
that salvatore ssasptco was killsd with a
defenuant'H revolver Was Sa-eal llbey,9 gSSs
ia Not guilty, said the jury sa N tIilkNg
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-10-28
CROWDED RI OFF vIADUcT.
steel Worker, Met 81 Car, Plunse. I

steel Worker, Met BY Car, Plunses to
Terrible Death.
ALLENTOWN, Pa, October 27.-An-
!drew;:ze:ser. an employe OF the Bethle-
hem Steel Works, this morning fell
from the highest point of the viaduct
OF tho Lehigh Valley Transit Company,
which spans the deep valley that d.
vides South Allentown. and was almost
instantly killed.
The man started to walk across the
viaduct and when near its centre a
traction car come along. The man
stopped on narrow truss which ex-
tends a short distance from the rail,
lost his balance and fell distance OF
nearly fifty feet.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-10-28
LAND FRAUD CHARGED

Government Sues to Set Aside Big
Patent of Southern Pacific.
II RENO. NEV. October 27,-The
United States began suit in the United
States District Court, at Carson Bri-
day. to set aside Federal patents to
$1,000 acres of land held by the
Southern Pacific Company in the
White Horse mining district.
The ground for the suit Is that the
land was fraudulently represented by
the railroad company to be aericul-
tural when It was Notorlously mineral
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-10-28
/ KILLED IN CAP SIZED AUTO

Prominent Chicago Republican Has
Neck Broken In Upset Machine.
n CHICAGO, ILL, October o7.-James
Reddick, chairman OF the Cook county
Republican Central Committee.sw was In
stantly killed early to-day{ by the over
turning OF an automobile i'll which he
was riding, near Libertyyille. a suburb.
Mrs. Reddick, Mr.. and Mrs. Charles
Taylor and Mr.. and Mrs. William Wells.
the other occupants, of the car, escaped
with slight injuries,
The accident was due 10 the skid
ding of the machine on a muddy road,
causing the machine to, upset in q
ditch. Mr.. Reddick's neck was broken.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-10-28
aJPREsJ DENT IN his FIFTlETH5

Mr.. Ropseyelt Yesterdsy Celebrated His
FoYty-Ninth birthday Quietly.
3siS Nv ASH ION. ~ C'cto her q 27.-Presi- i
dent Roosevelt was, foFty-nine years
old to-day. II 6
BESIDES a quiet family rejoiclng at
the White House fireside the President
received the congratulat OF the
members OF the hungarian Club. Of
New York. The reception took place
IN the East Isl,om during the after
noon. thus conttnplng a custom instt-
several years ago of presenting them
selves to the Prasiden OF the /, United
3ktAtes on the anniversary Of his birth,
aNeArayNsa Ia may be- VI. ssi SisH \
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-10-28
POISON IVY ON HIS APPLES

III Makes the Ecatcr Sick Slmost Unto
nj Death.
EA1Aus, Pa, October 27,--George
Moatz, while cunning, ate some apples
which he picked UP under a tree. Since
then he has suffered intense pain, An
shows that the apples
lwera lying amidst poison 8iyy,Fnnd the
lpoisoN was evidently carried TO his
3stOmac h, N J. St sss sss sssa
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-10-28
AssAssINATED IN ROOM
south Carolina Merchant Shot to Death
by Unknown Slayer.

SOnth Carolina Merchant Shot to Death
by Unknown Slnyer.
COLUMBIA, S. c.. October 27.-At
Dunbarton. small town in Barnwell
county, the dead body of R. F. Weeks
prominent merchant. was found in
the living room which he occupied
over his store. The window near }whicl,
his body lay, was demolished. and Mr..
Weeks's body was peppered with buck
shot. He closed his store about II
O'Clock Saturday night. and 1t is
thought that the assassin was IN hid
Ing, and shot him as he was undress-
ing preparatory to retiring. His cash
was found to be unmolested In his
room. No arrests have been made.
= Mrs, Weeks and the children were
away from home on visit to Angus
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-10-28
{ HAPPILY WED {: s64 YEARS
sAEed Pair Have Lived the Simple Life
"A n for Each Other.

no BoFspENToW'N. N. j., October a7.--
At their home 3sin Chesterneld yester-
day Josepll Pearce and his w lie tele-
5brated the tsix - urt II anniversary OF
their marriage in q quiet. unostenta-
tious way that charscterizes (. their
homo life. Mr.. Pearce Is eighty-six
years. and his wife eighty,four years
old, vet both are as splya gas most per.
sons at sixty, s .s 4,
The aged pair have lived the simple
life for eacl, lot her, and neither nnds
greater 10y than In the other,s pona-
;parly. Mr.. Pearce Is engaged hauling
coal five miles from Hord den town, and
no ma tier what the weather he Al q 4,
ways on the lob. IA ,ssB ,ss "
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-10-28
OFFICER BADLY STABBED
Campbell County Constable Has se-
rious Encounter With Drunken Man

Campbell County COnstnblc Has Se-
rious Encounter With Drunken Man
[Srecial to The Times. Dlspatch.l
IS LYNCHBURG, VA, October 27.--
County Officer Lyons. who was at
tempting to arrest an intoxicated man
at carnival in the suburbs late last
he resisted, Friends of the prisoner
rushed to his aid and the officer was
stabbed In the shoulder and Knocked
down. When he drew his revolver and
began to shoot he was struck In the
head with a rock. fracturing the skull
and rendering him unconscious. The
incipient riot was quelled by the arr
rival OF other county officers, after
great excitement. Lyons Is believed
to be not fatally injured.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-10-28
COST OF HAGUE DINNERS
Some 317 Given Mt an. Aggregate Cost
OF Halt-Million Dollars.

V1 u 11A1N-.HzII1UHs OOIIHrws
THE HAGUE. October 27-During
the 1877 days the peace conference last
ed the delegates had 317 dinners given
In their honor including those from
the diplomatic body accredited to The
Hague. The dinners cost altogether
s523.600.
The most expensive We're those given
by Senior Barbosa, of Brazil, who, on
several occasions, spent for flowers
alone $1.6oOsto $1,000. The general ex-
pcnses sustained by the governments
amounted to $2,970,0o0, including ST.
l25. $50 for kilograms. Even here SEN
5hor Barbosa came first with the longest
DISPATCHES,
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-10-28
MILLION m AN AUTO
Machine Contain This sum Breaks
Down ard CIasmex Mob.

Machine Contain Tht. sum Break.
Down and CRnsts-x Mob.
NED YORK, October 27.-The break
ing down OF a big automobile loaded
with 31,0Q0,000 drew such a crowd
around the entrance to the Grand
Street ferry yesterday that police re-
serves had to be called out to keep
back the mob and protect the money
In the automobEe Were. Mr.. Fsoth,
manager Of the State Bank of Brook
lyn. and chauffeur. Over the top of
the doors of the machine the edges
of bales of greenbacks could be seen.
and when the front part of the car blew
out packages of money were scat
tered all over the rear seat, few fall
ing to the ground. The machine was
headed for the williamsburg Bank.
The bank paid every. claim up to the
hour OF closing, so the funds were not
needed.
a rush Of hundreds to- the spot. ana
when Mr.. Roth announced that the
machine carried $1,OO0,0O0. policemen
and firemen rushed in toprotect tho
treasure. In twenty minutes the chat
feur had the machine so repaired that
he could move on. But Manager Roth.
seeing that 1t would be impossible to
reach williamsburg before the clos
ing hour, took the money back to Wall
Street
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-10-28
THREE DIE. IN LONDON WRECK
Heretofore Immune metropolitan Rail.
way Scene of Fatal Colllsion.

Heretofore Immune Metropolitan Rails
way Scene of Fatal Colllsion.
z. LONDON October 27.-Three persons
were Killed and "a dozen injured yester-
day morning in a rear-end collision at
the West Hampstead station of the
Metropolitan Underground Railroad.
The rear train. 1t appears. ran past
the signals in fog and crashed into q
train standing at the station.
The Metropolitan has had a remark
able record of immunity from fatali-
ties. This is said to be the first accl-
dent resulting In the death OF a pas
senger, although three hundred billion
people have been carried since the
opening OF the road.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-10-28
sEIGHT-YEAR old MURDERER
Georgia Lud Is Held ny Coroner for
Death Of Parent.

GRIFFIN, GA, October o7,-Harry
.Lassiter eight Years old, shot and
killed his father William Lassiter.
fifty Years old, n painter, shortly after
II o'clock last night at their home
here. The coroner held an Inquest this
morning, and young Lassiter was held
on the charge Of murder, He pleaded
self-defense, and claimed his father
was coming ut him with knife.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-10-28
BABY HITS GRAZING MULE.
And the Poor Little fodder II Found
m With broken Skull.

YORK. A, October. a7.--Looking for
his two-year-old son, whom he had
left alone fora few minutes In a field
in which a. mule was pastured, /, N, j,
Rrenneman, a farmer, residing Just be-
3yond the city line, Friday evening
found him lying face downward, with
blood flowing from hole IN the back
of his head, The ch!l 'sl sltnl Is frae-
Stured and he is ii, a cri ti6al acond tion.
81 "A \ stick WAS III lghtly IRA 50 cd In his
right hand, ard 1t sis believed that the
child struck "A the mule with II, II,
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-10-28
rettlbope Trial II Again Postponed. B

BOISE, IDAHO October e7.-Attorneys
for State and defense In the case OF George
Al. Pettibone, CHARGED with compliclty, In
the murder OF ex. Governor Steupenherg to-i
day signed a stipulation that the trial
which was set for next Monday shall be
continued until November Is. Is IA Il 55
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-10-28

Russian Administrative Chief Slain,
Rof armed man yesterday surrounded ~ he
\ estate Of NJ. Kelepotfsk II ad@inis stgatlva
chief az this district, and slew lSelepS
!; hla MI q. mo thor and two seh ldren, 81 y
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1907-01-16
Small Girls Composition.

Men are what women amt. They
are also what women marry. They
drink, smoke, swear and have so many
pockets, but they won't be good and
90 to church. Some of them say they
do, but they 60 fishing. Perhaps if
they wore bonnets they would 60 to
church more. Boys is what will be
men when they grow up if they don't
smoke ciragettes or get a job behind
the ribbon counter. Boys are trou-
BILE and wear out everything but soap.
If had my way the world would be
girls, and the rest dolls. Man was
made in six days, and on the seventh
the Lord rested. Then he made wo-
man, and nobody has had any rest
since. That's what papa says.-Ex-
change.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1907-01-16
Deafness Cannot be Cured.

by local applications, as they cannot reach
the diseased portion OF the ear. There is
only one way to cure deafness, and that is
by constitutional remedies Deafness is
caused by an inf .med condition of the
mucous lining. Of the Eustachian Tube.
When this tube is infAmed you have o
rumbling sound or imperfect bearing, and
when it is entirely closed. Deafness is the
result. and unless the Inflammation can be
taken out and this tube restored to its
normal condition, hearing will be destroy.
ed forever; nIn- cases out If ten are caused
by Catarrh which is nothing but an in
famed condition of the mucous surfaces.
We will give One Hundred Dollars for
any case of DeafDess Caused by catarrh)
that cannot be cured by Halls Catarrh
Cure. Send for circulars free.
F. J. CHENEY & CO., Toledo, 0.
Sold by Druggists.
Take Halls Family Pills for constipation
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1907-01-16
Hanged to Bridge.

Waterloo, Iowa, Jan. "a crowd
of more than 1000 men tonight bat
tered through the walls of the county
Jail at Charles City, Iowa. with rail-
road irons, and tore hinges from the
doors and took James Cullen out and
lynched him for wife murder and the
murder of his stepson yesterday morn
ing. Cullen, who is go years old, was
weak minded for many years.
After dragging Cullen from the jail,
the mob took him two blocks from
the main part of the town, where it
halted, and gave the prisoner an op-
portunity to pray. They then hang
ed him to the bridge over Cedar river.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1907-01-16
Dyspepsia Remedy a
Guaranteed Cure.

If you suffer from Dyspepsia Or In
digestion in any form, gas, belching,
bitter taste, offensive bad breath, dizzy
spells, sour stomach, heart hutter nau-
sea, gastritis, loathing of food, pains or
swelling in the stomach, back or side,
deep-seated kidney or liver trouble,
then they will disappear in a short time
after s: taking Tyner's l Dyspepsia Remedy
digestion and all Stomach Troubles,
even of the worst cases. Tyner's Dys-
pepsia remedy expells the gasses and
sweetens the breath. 1t cures Sick
Headache, Colic and Constipation at
once. Druggist or by express so cents a
bottle. Money refunded if it fails to
cure. Derrick's Drug store, Lexing-
ton, S.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1907-01-16

$4,000 for a statute to Calhoun in tie
hall of statuary at Washington.
By Mr.. Earle-Providing for the
State to 60 into the manufacture of
fertilizers.
By Mr.. Appetite require farm
labor contracts to be in writing with
two witnesses and to be recorded with
the county clerk.
Senator Carlisle introduced bill,
on behalf of the State board of health,
to provide for State health officer.
In the House.
The House to-day rejected the Sem
ate's resolution commencing the ac-
ton of President Roosevelt and Gen.
Darlington in the Brownsville affair,
declaring that, while they ., might
agree with the President, they did
not believe in resolutions. The
House was only in session about an
hour and half to-day. Important
bills introduced follows:
Mr.. Hall-A bill against gambling
and playing at certain games, and to
give the magistrate jurisdiction and
the sheriff power to arrest without
warrant on Sunday.
Mr.. Dixon-A bill to require the
boards of county commissioners to
make full records of funds and expen-
ditures; to report the same to the
courts, together with indebtedness, if
any, and to require the grand jury to
examine same and report to the
courts their conclusions thereon.
Mr.. Gyles-A bill to prevent unrea-
sonable delays in the shipment and
delivery Of freight and baggage by
common carriers, and to define the
nature, kind and amount OF damages
to be recovered against said common
carriers for unreasonable delays in
the shipment and delivery of freight
and baggage.
Mr.. Croft-A bill to apply part Of
the dispensary profits OF the towns
and cities in the county of Aiken to
the county general road fund.
Mr.. Croft-A bill ITO limit the speed
of trains and locomotive engines in
towns and cities.
Mr.. McMaster-A bill to regulate
the sale of cocaine.
Mr.. D. L. Smith-A joint resolution
to extend the time for payment of
taxes without penalty.
Mr.. Dixon-A bill to provide the
employment of children under II
years of age in factories and other
manufacturing establishments, and to
regulate the employment of children
above said age in same.
Mr.. Frost-A joint resolution to
provide for the appointment of COM
mittee to investigate the railroads of
the State and to make an appropria
ton therefor.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1907-01-16
Prospective Bgidegroous
Will Take Notice.

In article in the Abbeville Press
and Banner under the caption, An
other Printer Gone,;' says: "The
boys seem to know where industrious,
pretty and charming BRIDES are to be
found, and they don't let US keep a
type-setter very long," and adds, "as
no girl has ever been known herea-
bouts to set type after she married,
prospective bridegrooms will please
bear in mind that good printers a,e
scarce now, and We can't spare any
OF our young ladies before the close
of the busy season.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1907-01-16
FROM THE ANTILLES.
Chamberlain's Cough Remedy
Benefits a City Councilman
at Kingston, Jamaica

Mr.. W. O'Reilly Fogarty, who is
a member of the City Council at Kings
ton, Jamaica, West Indies, writes as
follows: Zone buttle Of Chamber
lain's Cough Remedy had good effect
on a cough that was giving me trouble
and I think I should have been more
quickly relieved it had continued the
remedy. That it was beneficial and
quick i'll relieving me there is no doubt
and it is my intention to obtain another
bottle" For sale by The Kaufman
Drug Co.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1907-01-16
Six Hundred Thousand Drinks

The statement is made that during
the month of December $1,000 gallons
of whiskey were shipped to the dry
town of Spartanburg. Two dollars a
gallon is not an unreasonable estimate
of the cost of the whiskey. In each
gallon there was an average of go
drinks or 600, 800 drinks in all.
Spartanburg is city of colleges,
churches, Sunday schools, prohibi-
tionists, temperance organizations,
best citizens and no dispensaries.-Ex.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1907-01-16
Killed His Mother-in-Law.

Milwaukee, Wis, Jan. 1G.-George
G. Wapp, supposed to be insane, to-
day killed Mrs. Frederick A. Freund,
his mother-in-law, by cutting off her
head with a razor. The body was
not found until Wapp volunteered to
look for the missing woman with one
of her sons. He confessed the crime
to the police, saying his mother-in-
law talked too much. He was recent
ly released from an insane asylum.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1907-01-16
CATARRH
and
Catarrhal Headaches

are quickly relieved by Nosena. 1t
soothes the congested membranes, allays
infammations and thoroughly heals and
cleanses. 1t keeps moist all the pas
sages whose tendency is to thicken and
become dry. Cures colds, throat trou-
bles, hoarseness, hay fever, "stopped-
up nose, breathing through mouth
while sleeping, offensive breath, etc. 1t
is antiseptic and contains no chemicals
or drugs having a narcotic effect, or
that can cause the ''dlug habit" Der
rick's Drug Store and G. E. Corley.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1907-01-16
Asva2tists ARRESTED.

Spartanburg, Jan. ll.-Revs. R. T.
Nash, J. J. Roper and Allie johnson,
Seventh Day Adventist ministers,
were tried today III the general ses-
sicns court upon a charge OF working
on Sunday. A test case was made in
the instance Of d.. Nash and upon
his being convicted, the other men
pleaded guilty to the Indictment. All
of the.me,l were faed 81, which they
paid, although tEa1c is a probability
of an appeal.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1907-01-16
$1,000 fer Old Soldiers.

Governor Hayward, in his annual
message to the legislature, recon-
mends an appropriation of $1,000 for
the purpose CT entertaining the Con-
federate soldiers ct their annual re-
unions. This is indeed little enough,
for the men who wore the grey is rap
idly passing away, and the time that
knows them now viii soon know them
no more.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1907-01-16
Preacher is Governor.

Denver, COL, Jan. s.-Members of
the Legislature assembled in Trinity
Methodist Episcopal church today
where the Rev. Henry Butchel, chan
cellor of Denver University, took the
oath Of Governor, and delivered his
inaugural address, which closed with
a prayer. It was the first time in the
history of the State of an inaugural in
church.