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The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1907-01-03
CONVICT JUMPS FROM TRAIN.
Makes Daring Escape From Sheriff
While on Way to Saltwater.

While on Way to saltwater.
Shakopee, Mimi, Dec. 30.-Convict-
ed of grand larceny in the second de-
gree and sentenced to serve five years
in the ~penitentiary at Saltwater, a
prisoner made his escape from the Gus.
tody of Sheriff Freer of Blue Earth
county while on the way to the prison
by jumping through a window of one
of the coaches while the train was
slowly moving through the city.
Sheriff Freer, assisted by Sheriff
WAGNER of Scott county and several
deputies; are securing the woods and
bluffs north of the city, where the
convict is supposed to be in hiding.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1907-01-03
ASSAULT BECOMES MURDER.

Man Is Rearrested After His Victim
Dies.
Brainerd, Mimi, Dec. 2S.-Al Haga-
dorm, who was shot Tuesday by Henry
Towers, died yesterday afternoon.
Towers was arraigned on a charge of
assault in the first degree and the
hearing was continued, He was rear
rested on a charge of murder.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1907-01-03
PAYS So, 900 CASH.

One Hundred Thousand Acres of Vir.
ginia Timber Changes Hands.
Spokane. Wash, Dec. 30.-What is
said to be the biggest cash lumber
deal eve negotiated has Just been
closed here by the payment of Sc. 1000.
600 for 100. 900 acres of virgin timber,
estimated to contain nor than $500
900, 900 feet of lumber.
The timber Is that portion Of the
Panhandle of Idaho lying between the
st. Joe and st. Marie rivers.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1907-01-03
BARRED FROM PRACTiClNG BE
FORE RAILROAD AND WARE.
HOUSE BOARD.
His CHARGES THROWN OUT
GOVERNOR REFUSES TO ACT ON
COMPLAINT AGAINST THE
COMMISSION.

ST. Paul, Dec. 30.-James Manahan,
attorney for the shippers association,
has been barred from practicing be
fore the state railroad and warehouse
commission. The commission yester-
day adopted a resolution excluding and
barring him from practicing before II
as an attorney in any future proceed
ings until the further order OF the com
mission. This action Is based. accord
ing to the resolution, upon the ground
that Manahan has shown not only
his inability, but, on the contrary, has
commission, but, on the contrary, has
repeatedly interfered with the proper
order and regulation of the proceed
ings."
Turned Down by Gov. Johnson.
Gov. Johnson made public a letter in
which he refused TO take any action on
the charges filed against the commits
sion some time ago by Mr.. Manahan,
The governor admits that possibly an
Injustice has been done Mr.. Manahan
in refusing to allow him to appear as
a party to the recent commodity rate
investigation, but that the action was
taken on the advice of the attorney
general. and as he is the legal adviser
of the board the responsibility rests
upon the attorney general and not
upon the board.
Besides. Gov. Johnson says, the COM
plant does not contain specific facts
showing a corrupt intent, and this also
prevents him from acting.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1907-01-03
RAILS SPREAD; TRAIN DlTcHED
Six Coaches Leave Track at Trenton

Six Coaches Leave Track at Trenton,
NJ. p.-No One Is Killed.
Williston, N. D., Dec. 30.-A most
miraculous wreck happened to Great
Northern Train No. 2, about two miles
cast of Trenton, yesterday. The train
count of the rails spreading.
No one was seriously injured, al
though two ome were pretty badly
shaken up. The engine kept the track.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1907-01-03
cHoKED BABE WITH CORD.
Gir!-nother of Bangor, Mis-. Accused
of L0ryihIe Crime

EFFF!TEutHeF 2! psEguf' WET FccHsSU
Of Horrible Crime.
La Crosse, Wis, Dec. 2S.-A warrant
was issued here yesterday for the ar
rest of Miss Lillian Losching Of Ban
gor, Wis, on the charge of murder in
the fist degree.
The girl is alleged to have given
birth to a child, and to escape detec-
ton to have strangled it to death with
a cord.
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1907-11-15

prietor. In 1858 he came to Brattle,
boro and engaged with the Estey Or
gan company. He was married in
auckland to Miss Anvilla Frost No.
vember II, lsi7 Mr.. Bemeut is SUR.
vivcd by his widow, son, Milton BE.
ment OF this town, two daughters,
Mrs. Henry n. Rawson of Brattle.
boro and Mrs, Arthur Putnam of Al.
stead, n. II.
The funeral was held at the house
Wednesday at . o'clock, Rev. d. l..
Trout officiating. The bearers were
Milton A. Bement, Frank NJ. Bement,
Harry Putnam and DIR. John Bement
Burial was in Prospect Hill GENE.
terry, A large delegation of tuners
and filers from the Estey Organ fac.
tory attended in a body Those from
out of town who attended were Mrs.
Louise Bridgeman of Belchertown,
Mass, DR.. Oscar Roberts of Pitts.
field, Mass, Harry and Frank Roberts
of Jacksonville, Mrs. Austin Putnam
and Miss Frances Putnam of Alstead,
n. H., DR.. John Bement of Orange,
Mass, and Mrs. Louise Rawson
Humpstone of Fredonia, N. Y.
Mr.. Bement belonged to no fraternal
organization or church but was dis
tinctly man of home interests. He
found great pleasure in music and
was passionate lover of flowers
formerly devoting much of his spare
time to gardening. His nature wa'
genial and the large place which he
occupied in the hearts of his friends
and shop mates was shown by the
kindly way in which all referred t.
him as n'Uncle Dan. -
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1907-11-15
PERSONALS.
morning

leslie Ranney of Greenfield Mass
spent Sunday in town.
L. Z. Benson OF Weston was III 'o"A
Wednesday on business.
Mrs. Nellie Durham OF Boston, Mass"
is spending the week in town.
Mrs William Fairbanks was IN Town
this week on her way to Grafton
Mr. and Mrs. C. o. Robbins visited IN
Chester Wednesday and yesterday.
I r. Bushnell is moving into Thomas
pentland's new house on Green street
Miss EVELYN Wilson of Bellows rams
hos been spending the week Win Ieia'
tives. ,,,,.. p;,,or
Mrs. Charles Gibbs of White RIVER
r,, mii, snent Sunday here with her hus'
band. u;.r. Eous
Charles A. Cheney of Hooslek Il ta tbe
N. y, twas an overSunday guest az 'H>
Brooks House. Fl. :
Mrs Charles H. Eager OF Newian'e Il
with her niece, Mrs IL. b. Chamberlain
for the winter.
Fel;x IaBounte, who has been sRendLLn u,
seuerai weeks at his home IN Deeene'
Fails, returned Monday. e,.
Miss Mary Donnell spent the ilrst Oh ". ~
,,aal in New y rk city studying hiu
winter styles in millinery r
Mrs John Dunton returned fIlaay an a,
,,;s;t Of several weeks In Cahlueii
RaIfsst and other Maine cities.
Mics Susie Hanrahan has taken ~ a Po
,;+;on in the cloak department Vi
Z wv Wallace's store in Springfield MASS :,
Miss Flora Wilson chief operator at a I'm
+oIan rI9 exchange, spent SUNDAY d law
Wnndav in Northampton ana iia'i''
Mass. sorr,arlv q
prattleboro but now of Niagara rams ON ~
S Pr, recently visited in BrattleO0F0 an
''C Charles w. Durham leaves today 10 IL
patten Me-, whence he will go Inv mto d ea
sat,en' woods for week or IL days uee
hunting. -, from, Keent
Misc Winnie Hopkins came IRON ne mn
M II saturday to remain here inns tnls w ari
ter ateE KeedR during the absence Of their mothe
s slhe i in Aiken, S. c., for the WINTER
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1907-11-15
GE'DDIS

for sale. Mr. Shaw expects to ada
sawmil to the place soon.
Miss Barbara Dillon while at her work
in fine Halle & Frost mill this week broke
two homes in her right hand. A shuttle
flew out of loom hitting her hand ana
causing a painful INJURY
Fred Holt has resigned as foreman IN
the carding department in the iaile
Frost mill and has returned to ms nome
in Maine. He is succeeded by 1eolge
Smith of Uxbridge, Mass.
Warren B. Spencer celebrated his soth
birthday anniversary Sunday. he Is one
of the towns oldest citizens and sun COZ
Times his life of activity and hard WORK
Every day finds him at his post OF duIy,
uniting in more hours OF work than the
average man of half his years
Edward Martin was taken to the Elliot
c;tv hosnital in Keene Wednesday with
| frozen feet. He had been about mere lor
several days and had been IN an lne9Al-
cated condition. 1t is thought that alcocc
5ol;sm prevented the proper circulation 0,
his blood and that he slept out seVeral
niobts in that way freezing his toes ne
Elected part kept extending until wheh
he was arrested and taken to the nos
nital Il had gone nearly to his heels
Wallace Cady, son of Adm, w. Cady,
former and well known resident OF TINS
Mace. died in a sanitar1um at bio4inins
ddaie n Y. last week Thursday OF con
SUMPTION. Mr.. Cady was "a years OF age
and suipaiT man Of excellent habits, he was
an electrician by trade: The poay p SaS
brought here Saturday for burial Wai II rms as
Grove cemetery, Rev. j. R: Weathey as
sisted at the committal service me p son
ers were L. ]. Richards; =. a; h ta
Charles Pearson and John smith,
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1907-11-15
Stolen Money Returned by Fleeing
Lad.

Earl Whitcher, a lad of IL years,
went through the pockets of George
Wilcutt and Henry Ryan Tuesday
night while they were sleeping in the
harness room of Browns stable
Whitcher took S. from Wilcutt and
81 from Ryan. Discovery of their
loss was not made until about D
o clock in the morning. Whitcher
was suspected of doing the job and
both men started for the railroad
station intending to prevent the lad
from leaving town but they were too
late. The train had just pulled out.
Chief of Police j. II. Evans was noti-
fed and he telephoned to Chief Man
ming of Greenfield, Mass, who inter
cepted the boy and held him until
RYAN. Wilcutt and Evans arrived
The boy gave back the stolen money
and was allowed to go. Whltchef
came here from Connecticut, and has
been hanging around town for some
time. Ii is thought that he may
have been connected with the smail
breaks that have been made III
Brattleboro recently. His father was
formerly foreman for the BrattieoofC
Manufacturing company.
Whitcher INDUCED in a sumptlou'
feast at Halls restaurant early wed
nesday morning. Evidently he was
envious of Wilcutt and Ryan who ha'
Int a few hours before returned iron
Chesterfield, N. H., where they nae
enioyed an entertainment and re
NAMED so late that it seemed advls
able ON their return to Brattleboro U
throw some blankets on the moor o ..
the harness room and stay there unti
! morning
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1907-11-15

grandparents Mr., and Mrs. William
Lynch. ,-
Miss Ceorgianna Scott returned home
last week from the heene hospl'ai anu
is somewhat improved,
F. 0. Packard held an auction n; Of GINS nis
household goods at his home on Highland
avenue Saturday afternoon.
Samuel Liscom has purchased the 50.
called Dickerman house on prospect s'i'e'
where P. G. Steward lives.
Maxine, the little daughter OF MI.
and Mrs Z. j. Richards, VINO mas Deen
quite i'll, is somewhat better
Mrs. P. f. Amidon and mother M u
Estey. came Friday from Wilton, N H.
and will make their home here
Miss Susie Hanrahan has gone 70
Springfield, Mass, where she mas posf
tion in Forbes & Walace's store.
Mr.. and Mrs. F. w. Robertson ana
daughter. Miss Eva Robertson, nave re-
turned from a few days visit IN BOSTON,
Ira Sessions of Newport is making q
few weeks visit at Charles owens oh
High street. A..
Misses Margaret Dempsey and Mar.
,orot Mack have returned from Atlantic
7Tty, n. j., where they have been "orh'
ing in a hotel. ,,,,a
The primary school in the LEI, Le5er Mo Unliu
ans r. Tuesday s owing to the illness of Miss
Pearle Higgins, the teacher ~
number of the members OF the y
p s. Of this place a'i in Keene Thursday
evening ~ ol;o,
charged and the other three were SEM y
the county farm.
Smiths livery team took large nun
her from here Tuesday evening to atten'
the the play given by the Hinsdaie player
in West Chesterfield
Mr. Sweeney has moved his family iron
W., Stehh;ns's houses on Church stree
t to the house recently vacated by MI
Wright on the same street. :,
M. H. Shaw has leased the Butler naere ,hil
nro or, off Kilburn street and opened ooo
p prst mill. He will grind grain for loes
S5eople and also have a supply Oh graz
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1907-11-15
,,,rsr CHESTERFIELD.

Harold Randall has, purchased aser '''
that idai bids fair to be fast stopper per, Ami.
Mrs O. r E ren 81? s9paa Ms1 o fbar.da
don ret end Mrs : Lorenzo Amidon enter II
famed Mg; t their % relatives Nov. in honor OF
their their 18th anniversary. rrritss from Red
Mrs. Bianch she and her daughter are
ass Gad delighted af5 sps with he climate r. center
to talent sIS rs Rss, vent f fHs
the HRa the owner Of Valley Farm and his
sister. ,;,,orsarv exercises OF Clti-
Fsn and hall Socially The comedy Ps By hf Be h ds
f. a 81. SS9 P S s'iss$$ asd
wei, well PLAYED 4 would 0z be hard telling which
was the star.
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1907-11-15
DANIEL H. BEMENT DEAD
Had Been Employed in Estey a''oi'
Nearly SO Years.

nonio, Holmes Bement, "a, died
Monday morning at his home, 81 Ca
nal street, of paralysis, after an III
ness of nine days. He was apparent
ly in good health up to a week ag az
last saturday morning when he was
stricken with a paralytic stroke NJ NJ
which he was not able to rally. M.
Bement was one of the Oldest men -
the employ of the Estey organ oo ;th
paDv and if he had renamed WIN
the comnanv until next Aprl nc
would have rounded out 90 years -
continuous service at the factory. MT.
Bempnt celebrated his Saith birthday
October 80 and was making pieph; oh
tons for party TUESDAY vaarv
would have been the Goth annlVersal,
of his married life. He was en-
ployed at Estey's as tuner s ~
many years but for the past So 80
years he sharpened the flers sG hals
ers" and filed and tuned SUI nert
reeds. Mr.. Bement was an eAp No
tool maker and from all ovei e.,
country he had filed orders .nn.
"scraHers ), which are used IN ,un.
ing the reeds. He was an exeellen .t
musician. being able to play VIII WIZ,
much skill almost every instrumen.
used in a band. He formerly playe:c
the organ at different churches
Brattleboro. On 1909 II
He was born October 81, loTo, - :,
Buckland, Mass, the son OF pan hi,
and Dorcas Bement. He received ~ ~
early I ndncation there and remained
on iis fathers farm until he was =
Years r'' ola ha' when he went to shelburn'
Falls where he was first eiefh II n,o
jewelry store and afterwards i's pi'
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1907-11-15
sPoFFoRD.

Nc Lizzie Bonhey is in Boston ous INC
m1 I ann Wilson and John Mulllsan "ei'
in town o has been in Vermont seVerai
days ose yfl' Atherton Of Orange Mas we,ek
day Eahd Mr. re- and Fr MTs Foster F. ter spent
Thursday n, da and Friday in Boston on
ness. e "a from this village weh1I
70 a Chesterfield Friday night 70
To-, 70 NAV Valley Farm. ...rrned from
'n Miss Amy kG siter h spenGing month
Amherst, , I Edward Harvey, and has gone
w WV work at John Joslins'
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1907-11-15
.NeW Hampshire
HINSDALE.
THE BAUMcARDT LECTURES.
Hinsdale People Grateful to John d.
Hooker for the Splendid Series.


The town hall was well filled Wednes.
day, Thursday and Friday evenings OF
last week with people who attended the
beautiful illustrated lectures OF Prof. u.
r. Baumgardt of Los Angeles, Cal, Al
though the weather Wednesday evening
was rather unfayorable practically every
seat in the hall was occupied and on the
succeeding nights many We're Obliged TO
stand up. This series of lectures Is
considered the best ever given hereabouts
in recent years, unless we except the Sc
res given here by Prof Iiaumgardt him
self a year ago.
Professor Baumgardt appeared equally
well acquainted with his subject whether
il was in Russia, London, or IN the Unit
ed States. lie is lecturer OF the high,
est order, being fascinating speaker and
a thorough student His lectures are
founded upon personal observation ana
his descriptions are vivid and intensely
interesting. He relates incidents OF a
trip TO country in a connected story
from beginning to end. He is enthusiastic
in his subjects and instills the same en-
thusasm into his audience.
Mr.. Baumgardt took for his subject
Wednesday evening st. Petersburg ana
Moscow, a very interesting topic and 1t
vas given in a very entertaining manner.
He told of a visit to these places, com,
mencing with the trip into Russia ana
continuing to the end of his visit. lie
told of the people, the country, the gov
eminent and Illustrated historical places
aud people upon screen with beautiful
lantern slides. London, the worlds me
trorolis, was the subject of Thursday
evenings lecture which was one, oil the
most interesting of the three lectures
| Friday evening Mr.. Baumgardts sub
| jact was The Grand Canyon OF the Col
orado River and besides this he gave
views of California, Norway and Rome
| Thursday morning he gave very inter
cstlng lecture before the high sehoo
pupils. -,
Professor Baumgardt is very busy
man and he makes the most OF his TIME
wherever he goes. Tuesday evening he
gave a lecture in Mortified and Saturday
evening he lectured at Mt, Hermon, thu'
making five nights in succession.
John d. Hooker OF Los Angeles bear
the entire expense of these lectures, a
before. That this magnificent gift to M
native town is appreciated was ampli
demonstrated by the large attendance eaIi
evening and by the enthusiasm OF IN
townspeople. Nearly every one VINO a,
tended the lectures speaks in sultaDi
terms of appreciation of MIR. Hooker
generosity.
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1907-11-15

Ezra Beaman Rice OF worcestg;T around
9 OBS farm Although SO years old Mr. Rice ms Is
ahJ srm believer in work, and he passes ma sns
time working his farm as actively as many
men OF half his age
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1907-11-15

vonor !, offered on a guaranteed plan
h ~ ro,;af Of heart burn, fatulence, sour
s stomach troubles 1t digests what you Ell aii
II viii make you healthy. SOFA Oy an
Druggists.
Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1907-10-25

1t was typical or Philips irYIi,i i.
! faith that he did not unlock the hack
door until his interior task was ended
He knew that his IIeteor was untoucb.
ed.
! There was no wind without. The
candle, feeble 4 it's rays were. illumi.
! mated the snail yard sufficiently To re.
veal its debris of white stones and
! darker Jumps of metal. Beginning at
the doorway, he swept vigorously, but
with minutest care, until he had form.
ed four good sized piles on the flag
stones
! He could not afford to differentiate
between the debris of the damaged
| pavement and the fragments of the
meteor. 1t was easy to distinguish the
larger pieces of broken glass from the
window inside the house. In the yard
he had neither the time nor the light
to select t." bits of shattered stone.
All must go together, to be sorted with
leisured care subsequently.
He scrutini.ed the external window
stills, the door posts. the chinks of the
small coal house door at the farther
en1 Of the yard, even the rough sur
faces of the walls, and removed every
speck of loose material. More news
paper was requisitioned, but after util-
iZing the Irvine on his parcel of cloth
ing he ran short of string.
He coolly vent up the stairs, unfas-
tened the ropc with which he had in
tended to hang himself and loosened
it's stiG Gtr2r g. Soon he had an album
dance CT stcJ:.S cord, ana four bulky
packages T-2re a3,el to the first small
one
They were heavy, too, weighing sew
eral pounds each. In placing them
side by side close to the wall beneath
the front window he suddenly realized
an unforeseen difficulty.
If these shreds of matter-the mere
husk, as 1t were, of the meteor-were
so ponderous, what would be the
weight of the meteor itself? How
could he hope to lift it from the hole
in which it lay. how convey 1t from
Johnson's News to a new and safer
habitation? He might as well endeav-
or to move an unwilling elephant
The thought chilled him. For the
first time since his parting interview
with Mr.. Abingdon, Philip experienced
a dread of failure. With something Of
panic In his blood, he snatched the
candle and ran hastily into the yard.
He knelt and held the light low in the
excavation. Then he cried aloud:
what! Am SO ready to lose faith
in mother?"
For the huge metallic mass-so big
that 1t would not enter the bore Of the
largest cannon known to modern gun
nery-was split asunder In all direc-
tions. It's assures gaped widely as if
to mock at him. The rain and steam
had done their work well. 1t was even
possible that he would not need the
spade, but would be able to pick out
each separate chunk with his hand.
(To Be Continued.)
Taller want Ana Mr1n0 rasllts
Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1907-10-25

end of this. Goodby."
They were passing the London hos
pital, and he thought 1t prudent tc
alight at some distance from Johnson's
News.
well, God bless you, anyhow" she
said earnestly.
les got is 'ead screwed on tight
that lad" commented a man sitting
next to her.
Better than that, he has a good
heart" said Mrs. Wrigley. Most fortu-
nate Mrs. W'rigley-to have encounter
ed Philip in that hour. which she deem
ed the blacklist in her life.
He fastened through the familiar
hustle of the busy thoroughfare with
heightened expectancy, it is true, but
devoid of the least fear that his meteor
had been discovered. His mother
would take good care Of It, Why, the
mere chance remark of the woman he
had befriended showed that her gentle
spirit watched over him wherever he
went. Here was a stranger, sad toll
er among the millions, who went out Of
her way to praise the goodness of one
she had never seen. He laughed joy
ously. Mrs. Wrigley should have fur
Their cause to bless his mothers men,
DRY.
He passed O'Brien's shop. He saw
the old man seated behind the counter,
Should he go in? No. Better keep
wholly to himself at present. Yet he hes
itated. Which was the more judicious
course, to remain hidden, unknown, or
or to drop quietly into the groove where
he was recognized? With rare perspi-
cacity for one so young, he reflected
that only five days had elapsed since
he last saw the old pensloner. The
period bulked largely in Philips life;
in O'Brlen's it would be as naught.
Yielding to the second thought, he en-
tered the shop.
"Glory be to God, Phil, but it's miself
Is glad to see YEP cried his old friend.
Where have We bin to, at all, at allf
Have yez heard what the murtherin'
war Office is afther dom to me? /
haven't had a sowl to sphake to about
the throuble they've put on me in me
ovid age"
This was not strictly accurate.
OBrien had pestered the whole neigh
borhood with the story OF his withheld
pension and the preposterous claim
made on him by some red tape enthu-
siast in Pail Mall. But his plant eff
fectually stopped all further reference
to Philips disappearance. AS to the
''bit o. shtone' that was ''naythur
alum nor lime" he hadn't a word to
say.
Philip borrowed a spade. small
sweeping brush and a strong sack with
out evoking the slightest comment
from the pensioner. who discoursed in
cessantly on the iniquity Of the "gov-
ermint" and whose farewell remark
dealt with the attempt to rob him of "a
hundred gowlden sov'rins."
Decidedly the boy was in luck's way.
he had secured some necessary imple
ments without attracting any attcn
ton. Watching q favorable opportuni-
ty. he slipped unseen into the gloom Of