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The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1907-02-09

story Mrs. Sebastian YarOs believed
her 3-year-old daughter possessed o.
a devil and the child died while tine
mother was resorting to lamentations
to cast out the evil one
1t is alleged that while the chile
was dying the mother was in an out
building pouring melted candle grease
through her wedding ring to bring be-
fore her the face of the witch which
she considered responsible for the
trouble in her family.
When the child became ill a few
days ago a physician was called and
left medicine, instructing the mother
cow to use it. The woman is re-
ported to have thrown the medicine
cut and announced she would use hel
own means to cure the child.
She first cut off portion Of her own
hair, it is asserted. shingled the heads
OF her husband and the child and then
mixed the hair together, covering i;
with dough. This she rolled into q bali
anG, after throwing it over the top OF
the house, took it to the nearest cross
roads and buried it, believing the srst
person to pass would become possessed
# the evil spirit that afflicted her
child.
When this failed it is said the moth
er resorted to the wedding ring and
candle grease.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1907-02-09

| the probable growth Of the Pennsylva-
MIA railroad. then only a struggling
suggestion of the power it has now be-
come, made it promising career for
a young man with both ability and
energy.
He applied for a place. Nothing at
tractive opened, but, undaunted, young
McCrea pressed SO hard that they
made him a rodman. This was in 1865.
Before two years had passed he re-
ceived his first promotion, and was
made rodman and assistant engineer
on the Connellsville and Southern
Pennsylvania railroad. This first adj
vance convinced the ambitious rodman
that he had made no mistake in the
choice of an employer, and from that
time on the never doubted the wisdom
of throwing his whole energy into the
cause of the road.
In September, 1865, he climbed an
other rung on the ladder that was
eventually to take him all the way to
the top, and became assistant engi-
neer of construction on the Benefits
branch extension.
He sayed in his position unil 1871 and
then took another big upward step,
when he was made assistant general
engineer of construction for the entire
Pennsylvania railroad.
Assistant engineer for the mainte-
nance of ways, Philadelphia division,
was the next good thing that came to
him; then in 1875 he assumed the du
ties of superintendent of the middle di-
vision of the road.
Gradually Moved Up.
He left this to go into the superin-
tendency of the New York division.
Then in gradual steps he moved up
| in this order:
May 1, 1882, to October 10. 1885
| manager of the Pittsburg. Cincinnati ii
& st. Louis railway and Chicago, ST
Louis & Pittsburg railroad: October
10, 1885, to October %. 1887, general
manager of Pennsylvania lines west
of Pittsburg; October %, 1887, tc
, March 1, 1890. fourth vice president
and general manager; March 1, 1890, tC
April %, 1891; second vice president;
April %, 1891 to date, first vice presi-
dent Pennsylvania lines west OF Pitts
burg; also president of the Cincinnati
and Muskingum Valley railroad, Terre
Haute & Indianapolis railroad and it:
successors, the Vandalia railroad
Grand Rapids and Indiana. and Cleve.
land, Akron and Columbus railways.
| Mr.. McCrea makes no secret tina
during the entire period his goal wa!
the presidency of the road.
! This looked to him greater hono
| than most men would find in the pres.
| idency of the United States The Penn
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1907-02-09

Harvest hands are not the only per-
sons who are kidnapped in South Da-
kota but school teachers are suffering
the same fate.
If gentle and timid teachers from the
east don't want to be kidnapped ana
carried away, much after the style OF
Young Lochinvar, they had better keep
out of South Dakota. But If they are
adventurous and want to be placed
upon the altar by the young and good
looking ranchmen of that region, they
had better buy their tickets right
away.
Miss Stella Meade and Miss Allce M.
Pound, two soft-voiced Puritan maid
ems. who went west with the lnten-
ton of teaching at Huron, are teach
ing under compulsion. near Vavour, IN
Tho southern part of Beadle county.
At first they objected strenuously'
but the Young men of that region have
made it so pleasant for them that they
have succumbed.
It was a very surprising thing to
Miss Meade and Miss Pound when. on
their way to Huron, group OF hand-
some young men, in sombreros ana
knotted handkerchiefs, boarded the
train at Cavour
"My," said the romantic Miss Meade
RI the severe Miss Pound as she clasp
ed her hands in excitement, aren
they just splendid, just like the Vlr-
ginian?"
To the additional surprise OF the
maidens. the young men came to where
they were sitting.
"Are YOU ladies going to Huron to
teach?" politely asked one of the young
men. bowling courteously, and almost
touching the. floor of the car with a
graceful sweep of his broad-brimmed
sombrero.
1--WE are" replied the two eastern
girls.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1907-02-09
COWBOYS I'M DAKOTA K1DNAP
SCHOOL TEACHERSFOR WIVES

"You are wanted outside by the d.
rectors." was the next reply.
The girls stepped out, and while they
| were expostulating the train pulled
| out, and there they were, out on the
prairie with all these strange men and
no chaperon in sight
lily.
"Will you kindly explain the mean
ing of this indignity?" she said with
voice as cold as an autumn breeze
from off Cape Cod.
eve just need you. that's ALL was
the unabashed reply. you've got to
teach down in our country And
with that the, young women We're bun
died into a waiting buggy and taken to
farmhouse, where they We're well
cared for
The young men began to be atten-
tive. and before long the girls had de-
ided that they were not so badly off
after all. Then they became more in
terested, and now the round of gai-
cites hardly allows them to attend to
their school duties.
County Superintendent DuBoise
stormed and threatened over this sum-
mary action on the part of the kid
| napers. but they merely replied that
necessity justified their acts.
In the mean time other regions of
South Dakota, where it is impossible
to get teachers, are contemplating fol-
lowing the example of the men near
Cavour, and it is likely to be made in
teresting for some other schOolma' ANS.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1907-02-09
FAMOUS SPRINGS IN DANGER.
karisbad's Future Threatened BY
Mining Operations.

VIENNA, Feb. 9.-The famous
springs at Karisbad, in Bohemia, are
said to be threatened as a result OF
mining operations which are being
conducted in the neighborhood. A
commission appointed to examine into
the matter and report on the effect OF
these. mining operations on the
springs has declared that the opera
tons should come to an end. Biologists
have now been called on to give ex-
pert opinion.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1907-02-09
HIT IN FACE WITH RATTLESNAKE
Boy Wanted to See Snowman "Eat
EN- Alive" Suffers.

LOS ANGELES, Cal, Feb. Be
cause he hit Oral Hammer, boy of 10
in the face with a live rattlesnake
'oosening two of the lads teeth, Frank
tones, known to shpwmen as "UnO
the snake eater" is in Jail. Jones be-
came angered because the boy got toe
close during an exhibition he gives
and, grasping one of the largest OF
the reptiles which he pretends to eat
swung it around his head and struck
the boy with the Shiny weapon.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1907-02-09

straight bronze pins made exactly like
modern hatpins, with big spherical
heads. 1t is from this early type of
hairpin, in truth, that the hatpin of to-
day is derived. Mayhap the ancient
Roman viragO, when aroused to rage.
plucked an improvised dagger from her
back hair and employed it vigorously.
In the collection referred to are a
number Of fish hooks not less than
5000 years, old, obtained from ancient
Swiss lake dwellings,. They are of
bronze and in shape are exactly like
the most improved modern fish hooks.
They have the same curves and the
same barbs, with a similar expansion
at the top of the shank for the at
tachment of the line. Barring the
metal Of which they are composed,
they might have been made yesterday.
tombs are strainers, ladies, spoons
and knives of bronze. Such articles.
as well as bronze daggers and other
weapons and utesils, were cast most
commonly in molds that were carved
out of hard stone, pair of stones be-
ing required to produce the object,
which was afterward polished and
otherwise elaborated. Among the
most interesting of the contrivances
for the toilet is a fine tooth comb
of ivory, which in shape is precisely
| like the fine tooth combs of today.
OF course the gentleman Of ancient
Rome was obliged to shave himself,
unless he chose to wear a beard, and
| for this purpose he used razor which
| must have made the operation decid-
eddy severe. 1t was not at all like
modern razors, but Gas shown by a
specimen in the Smithsonian collec-
tom was of bronze and somewhat
like small sickle, very broad in the
! rigidly attached.
! Had Latch Keys.
! 1t is we'll known that the ancient
Romans knew how to plate one metal
with another. They made and some
of them Oike Cicero wore false teeth
The manufacture of glass was en-
tirely familiar to them and that they
knew the modern method of mending
broken pots by means of rivets has
been shown by the discovery of many
pieces of pottery thus restored. II
seems rather surprising that they did
not acquire the art of printing with
movable types, inasmuch as they
came very near it. They had wooden
blocks carved with the words in reverse
by means Of which they stamped
words on pottery while the latter was
as yet unbaked and soft.
Every Roman gentleman had d
latchkey which fitted the door of his
dwelling 1t was attached to a finger
lost and would always be ready fol
convenient use, no matter what the
hour or the condition of the owner.
Naturally, the Roman damsel OF
matron had to have something in the
way of a looking glass, and it is ode
to find that her hand mirror was pre-
cisely of the most fashionable modern
shape. 1t was of polished bronze, be-
cause the art of silvering glass to make
| it serve as a reflector was then un-
known At that epoch people must
have had a much less vivid idea OF
what they looked like than they have
nowadays, and it is easy to imagine
that a looking glass such as one may
buy in 1907 would have been worth
a. considerable fortune in Rome 2,00C
wears ago
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1907-02-09
BRIDE DANCES HERSELF OUT
On Her Feet Twenty-Four Hours at
Weddino Celebration.

ALTOONA, Pa, Feb. 9.-Uncon-
scious and partly paralyzed, Mrs. John
Cosibski, bride of a few days, is dy-
ing at Irwin from overexertion at a
dance following her wedding. The wo-
man made the remarkable record OF
dancing almost continuously "a hours,
when she fell in a faint.
According to Slavish custom. every
young man dancing with a bride con-
tributes a silver coin to the newly
welded pair, which furnishes a nest
egg to be used in setting up an es-
adjustment.
Many guests were present at the
nuptials, and the bride was reluctant
to stop the steady flow of money that
was dropped into a dish that had been
provided for the purpose.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1907-02-09
BURIED BABY ALIVE; SAVE IT.

SPRINGFIELD, o., Feb. 9.-The
grand jury today returned an indict-
ment against Matilda Bailey and Mar
tin Myers on the charge of ASSUME
with intent to kill in burying alive the
baby of their II year old granddaugh-
ter, Mray Bailey. The baby was found
buried in the back yard by the author
tiles. 1t was taken out alive and is
now in good health.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1907-02-09
One He'd Missed.

Borrowby--Let's see-do l owe you
anything?
Morrowby-NOt cent, my boy. Go
ding round paying your little debts?
Borrowby-NO, / was going round
seeing if 1 had overlooked anybody,
Lend me five till Saturday, will you?
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1907-02-09
The Reason.

In a Fifth Avenue Sunday school.
Teacher-Why must we always be
kind to the poor, Ethel?
Ethel (slightly mixed)-Because
among the sundry and ranifolC
changes of this wicked world we DOM
know how soon they may become riCh.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1907-02-09
For Whipping Post.

OLYMPIA, Feb. 9.-Black- =
+ more, of Clark. today in =
= troduced the bill of the sheriffs' i
= association, providing for whip !
I. ping posts for wife, heaters. His i
+ law limits the punishment to 40 I
+ lashes, administered by the sher- I
+ iff or marshal, within the county 1
i Jail. !
Il Z, l. = 4, = 4. 4. 4 = 4 = = = h 4, Z
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1907-02-09

DR.. ]. F. Boyle, rooms 213-214 Ran
som building has changed his office
,hone nun,oer to Main 594.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1907-02-09
MOTHER LETS CHILD DIE.
Fanatic Trying to Cast Out Devi
Doesn't Use Medicines.

WASHINGTON, Pa, Feb. 9.-The
coroner was told of peculiar case at
Rices Landing which he will investi
gate thoroughly. According to the
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1907-02-09
J. Il. TimmonS, Transfer

All manner of freight, goods and mu-
steal instruments hendled with care.
All orders promptly attended to. For
warding freight a speciality. once
Hedger's Jewelry Store. Res. 1871.
Phone Main 265.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-08-04

the Fourth ward social hall Tuesday
evening Such well-knoWn talent as Pro-
fessor A. c. Lund. Professor Reese and
Miss Camp entertained with number OF
Mrs. Lydia Wilson of Salt Lake visited
friends in this city this week.
Mrs W. II. Wilson, formerly of this
city, but now residing in Los Angeles,
Cal is visiting with her many friends
Miss Chloe Smoot returned home Sat
urday after q pleasant months visit with
friends in Portland.
Bagley delightfully."- entertained at the
home of the former Friday evening.
Cards and music were the features OF
the evening. Five hundred was the game
played This first prize was awarded Mrs.
o. w. Andelin and the consolation prize
was given Mrs. W. r. Nav. Lunch was
served to about fifty lady friends.
Miss LePreal Snow entertained a num-
Der of her girl friends at her home Fri
day evening. Games. music and social
time in general was enjoyed by about
twenty young people. Light refresh
ments were served
Heber Knudsen has returned home after
two years spent in Norway.
Mrs. Annie Hedquist entertained at din
ner Thursday Mrs. w. II. Wilson of Los
Angeles. Cal.
of her sister. Mrs. Reed Smoot.
Miss Cora Ward has returned from Lo-
gan, where she spent several weeks with
her sister, Mrs. Eliza Ramshaw.
Miss Tessie Roberts has returned home
otter a weeks visit with friends in Salt
Lake Cty
Mr.. and Mrs Alvin Zabriszie of Salt
Lake are visiting their parents. Mr.. and
Mrs A NJ Zabriskie.
Mrs. Samuel JeppersOn entertained a
number of her friends at her home Tues
day afternoon. A social time and dainty
lunch was enjoyed by all.
I af toll T aI~
iting her parents Mr.. and Mrs. s. X
Roberts.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-08-04

a member of the faculty of the Oneida
stake academy,
Nephi Williams 2nd family of Emery
were visiting relatives in the city this
week
Heber Jorgenson and wife of Salt Lake
were Ephraim visitors this week Mrs.
Jorgenson will spend the month with rel
atives in this city.
Miss Ella Sorenson of Monroe returned
home Thursday after her months visit
with friends in this city.
EphFaim Clawson and family of West
Jordan visited relatives in Ephraim the
first of the week
Oscar SWenSon of Mercur visited rela-
tives in the city Tuesday.
Mrs Whiting of Gunnison was the guest
of Mr.. and Mrs. c. f. Dorius Thursday.
Charles Quinn, Fred Rasmussen, Aaron
Hanson Misses Lulu Peterson, Genevieve
Cherry. Eva Hanson formed an excursion
party this week to the Beaver dams in
the mountains east of the city.
p c. Peterson and wife returned Tues
day from their weeks visit with relatives
in Salt Lake
Mrs. j. s. Rawlings. who has spent two
weeks the guest of her daughter, Mrs
P. C. Peterson, jr-, of this city, returned
to her home in Provo Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Louis Peterson returned
Monday from their weeks visit with rel
atives in Richfield
Mrs. Fred Rasmussen of Cotton is visit
ing relatives in the city
Orson and Edgar Frost left Tuesday
for CoWley Ida.
Dorius Shultz is home from his trip in
Montana.
j. n. Hanson and wife left for Bull,
Ida, this week.
Lewis Larson of Cleveland. Emery
county, is visiting relatives in Ephraim.
Mr. Larsen is a former resident of this
city.
Henry Oviatt of Emery visited friends
in the city this week
A baby boy arrived at the home of Mr..
and Mrs. Lawitz Nelson Tuesday of this
week.
Erwin Olson returned Sunday from Rich
field where he has been visiting relatives
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Dorius of Sunny
side are visiting relatives i'm the city.
Cantinued on Pane ID
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-08-04
MISS MARY HALlORAN

The couple will leave for Chicago after
the ceremony, where they will make
their home.
Bertram s Varian of Weiser, Ida,
is in town visiting his parents, Judge
and Mrs. c. S. Varian.
Mr. and Mrs. Wing B. Allen are here
visiting Mr. and Mrs. W. II. Alexander
for a few weeks. Mr.. and Mrs. Alex
ander have taken the Cleveland cot
tage on Brigham street temporarily.
x X
Miss Jennie Duffie, who has been a
guest at the Mcmillan home for some
weeks, will leave tomorrow for her
home in Michigan.
y x
Mrs. E. A. Trip and her son, Law
renee. returned Friday night from a
months visit at the Trip ranch. Dr.
Trip will be. back in few days.
Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur Behai left yes
terday for New York having spent a
part of the summer with Mr.. and Mrs.
Simon Bamberger.
X x X
Mrs. ]. D. Kensworthy and her chill
dren are here from Denver visiting
Mrs. McEwan.
Mrs. Green of Colorado Springs is
here to visit her daughter, Mrs II. l..
YOungerman.
Mrs. Herbert Mcmillan left Yesterday
for California TO spend the rest of the
summer.
Mr.. and Mrs. Roscoe N. Breeder left
yesterday for Brighton 20 spend a
week.
Miss Jennie Sloan will leave tomor-
row for Goldfield, where she will visit
her sister, Miss Elizabeth Sloan, for
about a fortnight.
x *
Mrs. Alfred II. Peabody and her
small son leave today for Long Beach,
Cal.
Mrs. H. G. Burt is here from Denver
spending a few days with Ger former
Salt Lake friends.
Mrs. Frank Hines AMI her daughter
Della, have returned from their east
ern trip. While away they were guests
at West Point. and later visited Lien
tenant and Mrs. Hines at Fortress
Monroe. They spent some time in all
the large eastern cities.
x x :,
u,
children and Miss May HaIIoran. leaves
today for New York, whence they sail
next Saturday for a tour of Europe.
x X x
The Sewing club will meet on Tues
day next with Miss Merce Berkeley.
X x *
Mrs. James Hughes of ST. Anthony
Ida, accompanied by her little daugh-
ter, has. come to Salt Lake to make
her home and is temporarily at the
Mrs. Alpha T. Easton left yesterday
at noon with her two children to Join
Lieutenant Easton at the Preside.
George K. Fisher left during the
week for Poland Springs, Me-, where
he will join Mrs. Fisher. They will
sail early in September for a tour OF
Europe
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. D. Wood and Miss
Cassandra Wood left yesterday for
Seattle, whence they sail for Alaska
the last of the week.
X y
Mr.. and Mrs. James E Jennings and
Mr.. and Mrs. L. L. Terry will leave
next Monday for a tour Of Yellog-
stone National park.
Mrs. Z. C Parsons left YESTERDAY for
her home in Denver. after visit of
some months with her mother.
X x
Mrs. H. w. Branch and daughter.
Pearl, left last week for a few DAYS
visit at the Hermitage
x X
Miss Hazel Parry and Mrs. j. JEFF
ferry left Saturday noon for q stay of
two weeks at the Hermitage.
X
Miss Annie Parsons has invitations
out for China shower Tuesday even
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-08-04
CURRENT EVENTS
IN LOCAL SOCIETY

Mrs. Charles o. Whittemore enter
tanned yesterday afternoon at a bridge
tea at her home on East Second South
street, when about forty of her friends
were the guests. Nine tables of bridge
were played, and prizes were awarded
the winners at each. The home was
bright with sweet peas and the hostess
was assisted by Miss Jeanette Human,
Miss Edna Rivers of Los Angeles, and
by her daughters, the Misses June and
Leigh Whittemore.
Mrs. Jacob Moritz entertained a par
" of friends yesterday afternoon at
the matinee, followed by a supper. The
affair was given in honor of her niece,
Miss Helen Simon of Portland, Ore,
and the other guests were Mrs. Gus
taye Simon, Miss Metzger, Mrs. Emil
Lehman. Mrs. Oscar Lehman, Mrs s.
A. Benson, Miss Fannie Jacobson, Miss
Madeline weitz. Miss Marian Obern-
dorfer, Miss Daisy Kuhn, Miss Elsa
Bamberger, Miss Dorothy Bamberger
and Miss Irene Simon.
X X X
Mr.. and Mrs. Raymond Mason ar
rived I'm town on Thursday after
spending two months on the Atlantic
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-08-04
EPHRAIM.

Misses Hazel and Fern Peterson re-
turned homo from Salt Lake Tuesday
Miss Anna Frost returned home Wed
nesday from Preston, Ida. Miss Frost is
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-08-04

Mr.. and Mrs. A. Mcclellan announce
the engagement of their daughter,
Harriet Louise. to Joseph F. THORN
storff, the wedding to take place soon.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-08-04
New Fall Shoes are Coming In

and in few days lovers Of highgrade footwear will be
able to see the advance styles made by the foremost
manufacturers Of footwear the country, the up-to-
theminute creations, as shown in the largest cities
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-08-04

DR.. r. D. Tucker of Lewisville. Ida,
and Mrs. E. L. c. Mikesell of Salt Lake
we're quietly married en- Tuesday. July
30. at the home of the brides aunt in
Lewisville.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-09-14
PJ>AYSIPEAYERS

violin virtuoso, who will tour America
this season under the direction OF
the well-known Cincinnati concert
manager, Mr.. Frank e. Edwards,
leaves Naples on the Canopic, Sep
tember 18th. The Canopic is due
in Boston, September 3Oth. In an
ticipation of his American tour,
IChevalier Tirindelli has recently been
shown many honors in Italy, and
during the past month he made a
triumphant tour of the Italian music
centers and gave a series of recitals
in Austria, where he was received
with greatest enthusiasm. In June,
Chevalier Tirindell conducted the
Orchestra at the Milan Festival, and
later conducted concert of his own
compositions at the Vienna EXPOSE
tion. His work brought forth such
favorable comment that he was after