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Los Angeles herald., 1907-09-22
NEBRASKA


LINCOLN, Neb.. Sept. EX-SENATOR N
Rurkett who leaves for washington
declared that he would fight the Alaska
Yukon exposition appropriation In con-
eress. He declared that the exposition at
Jamestown had been lamentable failure
and he would oppose all such projects IN
the future.
Mrs. Viola Lawrence and her mother
Garnett Meschoock, were given into the
custody of an, Ohio officer to be returned
for trial on the charge Of using the mails
to defraud.
SBWARD-An accident with fatal
ending occurred at Bee, Seward county.
Patrick German, brakeman on the
Northwestern freight, while hanging onto
the train while It was switching In the
yards at tnat town, was hit by pro-
iecting spout of the Upuike Elevator COM
pany there and was knocked down and so
injured that he died.
BEATRICE-Harris B. Cue committed
suicide here by taking laudanum He
was 68 years of age and had been engaged
in selling lightning rods. The sending of
his son to the insane asylum is supposed
to have been the cause. His wife was in
Lincoln and on returning found him un-
conscious on the floor. He died short
time after.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-09-22
WISCONSIN

WILLIAMS BAY, Wis, Sept A.-The
Ger trail student conference of the Young
Women's Christian Associations which
opened its annual session at the Y. M.
c. A. camp on Geneva lake. was the
largest by fully 200 ever held by this or
ganization in the central west. The en-
rollment has low reached $40. The ac-
commodations of the camp are taxed to
the utmost.
WASHBURN-Befor the trial of the
case of eighteen saloon keepers of Iron
River. who were charged with keeping
their places of business open on Sunday,
an agreement was made between the
saloon men and the members of the Iron
River Civic league which provides that
the lid is to be partly raised. According
to the compromise the saloons of the
town arer to be allowed to keep open
after 1 o'clock Sunday afternoons, pro-
viding, however that they will close
their places after II o'clock on week
nights
Los Angeles herald., 1907-09-22
NEW YORK

ELMIRA, N. Y, Sept 21.-Several at
tempts have been made of late to wreck
cars on the Glen Route, a trolley line
running from this city to Watkins. A
detective was employed, who joined the
wreckers, and 1t was arranged to
wreck one of the big cars which runs
on fast schedule. The detective with
place where officers concealed nearby
sprang out to arrest the men. They
ran, but after an exchange of shots
were captured and lodged in jail.
UTICA-James Gallagher of Forest
port charged with stealing timber
from state lands, has been on trial in
Herkimer during the week. The Jury
after remaining out sixteen hours
brought in a verdict of not guilty.
OGDENSBURG-The rivers and har-
bors committee of the lower house of
congress came here and made an in
spection of the harbor. The party later
went to Massena to look over the
situation there regarding the power
canal.
FORESTVILLE-Fo -Forestville merch-
ants and business men will give an old
fashioned street fair in that village
Monday. September 2S.
NEW YORK-George Fairman of
Brooklyn and Miss Alberta Michel of
Scranton, Pa, have agreed to be mar
ried under diving bell in fourteen
feet of water in the Hippodrome tank
next Thursday afternoon.
The clergyman who will perform the
ceremony is a Brooklyn pastor and he,
the bride and the bridegroom and
number of their friends, all wearing
bathing suits. Will participate In the
Los Angeles herald., 1907-09-22
SOUTH DAKOTA


YANKTON, S. D.. Sept. 21-After a
drive of several hundred miles overland
from Interior in Stanley county to Sioux
City and back to Yankton, j. f. Six ar
rived here with his wife violently insane.
He had taken her, he said. to Sioux City
for treatment. She had been pronounced
insane and for that reason could not be
admitted into any hospital.
PIERRE-At meeting of the capitol
commission telegram was sent to Con-
tractor Perry at Sioux Falls asking for q
definite answer as to his intentions of en-
tering into contract to furnish Sioux
Falls stone, as he agreed, for the capitol
This afternoon. without any further in
formation, the commission notified the
contractor, through a resolution. that he
would have until September 81 to enter
into a contract to supply the stone by
May rs next.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-09-22
COLORADO

LEADVILLE, Colo, Sept. 21.-James
Cowan, the convicted burglar who sue
cessfully escaped from Undersherin
Mckay while being taken to Canon
| City, made a record in Leadville. He
was convicted here Monday for having
stolen brass and other parts of mach
inery. He was the only one of gang
of four men UP on the same charge VINO
received penitentiary sentence. Mon
day evening, as he was being returned
from the court house to the jail, he
broke away from the officer and ran
three blocks before captured. He told
other prisoners here that he would
rather die than be taken to prison.
TRINIDAD-Presiden Frank r.
Read of the Trinidad Electric railway
says the line will be extended to
Cokedale, eight miles west, and to
Hastings, eighteen miles north. The
city lines will also be extended to cover
several streets through the south side
residence district. The company has
several offers for its bonds from east
ern capitalists, but the prices offered
so far have been considered too low.
BERTHOUD-The thirty-seventh an
nual conference of the United Brethren
church of Colorado was called to order
here by Bishop w. M. Weekly, D. D., of
Kansas City. Every district and
charge was represented and reports of
increases in membership and finances
were made.
| GREELEY-A map of the town of
Firestone was filed here by the Dens low
Coal and Land company. The town is
in western Weld county and was first
named Wallace, but at the request OF
the government it's name was changed
Los Angeles herald., 1907-09-22
SNAKES AND TOADS
INVADE SCHOOL. ROOM

+ MAIDEN, Mass, Sept. H.-Just as i
+ the pupils of the Swain's Pond Ave- !
4. nue. school In Melrose were getting !
+ well quieted down for the afternoon !
i session yesterday, and just about i
+ twenty minutes before the usual time !
! for throwing notes, whispering and !
i turning round" to set in in good +
4 earnest, teacher and scholars were =
+ startled almost out of them wits to :
]. see a veritable cloud of live snakes !
!. and frogs, tin cans and other like !
1. missiles come sailing into the room !
i through the open windows and doors. J.
!. The howls of those who were hit J.
1. and the scramble the little girls made !
\ away from, and the boys toward, j
!. the wiggling reptiles created pande- i
i monium. y
i The assault from without was the !.
+ work Of some boys, nine In number, J.
!. who were on their way to SWANS $ \
!. pond to ''go swimming" This was !
i discovered by boys who ran to the i
!. door and looked down the road just \
K in time to see the last of the culprits i
!. disappear in the direction of the i
i pond.
4 An alarm was sent out at once to !.
!. the police, and officer McLane came 4
!. down hot foot. Upon being told that !.
!. the youths had gone in the direction !.
!. of the pond the bluecoat fastened i
/. on and caught the whole crowd in i
!. the act of divesting themselves of !.
4 their raiment on the bank. The Of i
i. ficer took the names of the lads for J.
!. future reference. This is not the first !.
i offense of this sort during the year, !.
!. and action will be taken against the !.
i perpetrators. 1t ie said that all the +
i boys live in Maiden. J.
q. q. Il. Il. Il
Los Angeles herald., 1907-09-22
NORTH CAROLINA

AsHEvILLE, N. c., Sept 21.-An-
nouncement was made here that con-
tingent upon the voting of public aid
bonds by Buncombe, Henderson, Hay
wood, Polk and Transylvania counties,
all arrangements had been perfected for
buildings a competing line of railroad
from Rutherfordton, in this state, where
connection will be made with the Sea-
board Air line to Knoxville, where the
proposed road will connect with the
Louisville & Nashville road.
TYRON-A passenger train on the
Southern railway was wrecked near here,
twelve persons were injured, two seri-
ously. The tender of the engine, mail
car and baggage and express cars were
turned over and three coaches left the
tracks.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-09-22
ALABAMA

BIRMINGHAM. Ala, Sept 21-Safe
blowers successfully dynamited the
safe in the office of the Southern rail-
way at North Birmingham.
The loss to the railway company will
be light as it is thought the robbers
procured not more than $40. AS evil
dence that the men were after money
alone, several checks were found scat
tered around the floor.
HUNTSVILLE-The Lowe Manufac-
turing company management held a
very important meeting of it's officers.
The mill pays regular quarterly divi-
dends Among the officers present
were A. H. Lowe, w. p. Thomas. H.
f. Poore, George P. Grant, jr.. James
r. Boyd. j. Arthur Poore and Charles
Lane Poore.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-09-22
MARYLAND

HAGERSTOWN, Md. Sept. H.-While
crazed with drink Walter l.. Fraser shot
and killed Mrs. Mollie Lewis in the lat
ter's home at Frederick and then, walk
ing into the back yard. sent bullet into
his right temple. Both were dead when
found. Fraser, who was aged 36 and a
hotel clerk, was desperately in love with
Mrs. Lewis, whose husband died few
years ago.
ROCKVILLE-Col. Spencer C.. Jones
has purchased a lot at the corner of
Washington and Jefferson streets, ad-
joining the historic Hungerford tavern, in
Rockville, and WILL 1t is understood
contribute 1t as a site for the new church
the Baptists of Rockville propose to erect
in the near future.
ANNAPOLIS-Thom Mays, a naval
academy watchman, and Bernice W.
GLADDEN., watchman at the branch hydro
graphic office at Baltimore, have effect
ed an exchange of positions by order of
the respective departments. Mr.. Mays
home is in Baltimore and that of Mr..
GLADDEN. at Annapolis, and the exchange
was effected upon the joint request.
BALTIMORE = The Maryland Steel
company has been awarded the contract
for building the Queens county ap-
proaches to the Blackwells island bridge
to span the East river in New York
The police have been unable to find any
trace in Gwynns Falls of the bones of
the man whom James Green, colored, was
reported by boys to have murdered
Mayor Mahool says that as far as he is
concerned the board of awards will not
be close fisted in regard to the appropria-
tions for next year.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-09-22
IOWA

DUBUQUE, Iowa, Sept. H.-Two little
sons of August Pumpke played with
matches during the absence of their
mother and set fire to their clothing. The
mother returned to find them in flames
and was fatally burned in trying to save
Them The children died soon after the
fire was quenched and the mother a few
hours later. The house was destroyed.
BURLINGTON-Th fourteenth annual
conference of the Western Swedish con-
ference of the Methodist Episcopal church
began its session here. Nearly 600 dele
gates are present from Iowa, Nebraska.
Kansas, Colorado. Minnesota and South
Dakota.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-09-22
UTAH

PROVO. Utah, Sept. 21.-Condemnation
proceedings have been commenced in the
Fourth district court by the Telluride
Power company against Alfred l.. Winter
and others to obtain the right to construct
a conduit and transmission line over de-
fendants' land, situated near the Pleasant
Grove power plant of the company.
Jacob A. Fades has commenced suit for
divorce against Almedier v. Fades on the
ground of cruelty. consisting of quarrel
ing with plaintiff, calling him vile names
and trying to shoot him. The parties
were married in Glades, Van Buren
county, Ark August 2S, 1898.
Catherine Brewer has brought suit for
divorce against William B. Brewer on the
ground of desertion. She asks for the
custody of two minor children. The par
ties were married at Manti, Utah, March
l., 1892.
OGDEN-The electric line from Ogden
to the Utah hot springs. 1912 miles north
of Ogden, was put into commission via
the Ogden Rapid Transit company's lines
to the north city limits and the Ogden &
Northwestern for seven miles further
north. To celebrate the event the man
agement ran one of their big new cars. a
description of which recently appeared in
the Tribune's columns, and invited all to
make the Trip TO tne springs, ana tne IN
vitation was generally accepted. The run
out was made in fifty minutes.
WILLARD = The following students
leave for Utah schools the coming week:
William Owens, Frank Morgan, w. e.
Morgan, Ellis Lowe, Eliza Hubbard John
Hubbard, Waldemar Ceel, Aechea Hub
bard, Leigh Nebeker, Melvin Nebeker,
Albert Jensen, Hattie Parsons, Percy Dali
ton, Robert Dalton. Hyrum Ward, Mary
Taylor and others.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-09-22
TEXAS

CALVERT, Tex, Sept. A.-About noon
the alarm of fire was sounded and it
proved to be engine No 322 on the Hous-
ton e. Central bringing into the city box
car of cotton in full blaze. The prompt
and efficient work of the fire department
soon had the fire under control. and The
estimated damage to the car is 25 per cent
and to the cotton about 20 per cent.
CAMERON-W. G. White, farmer liv-
ing between here and Milano, had the mis-.
fortune to lose his home. The cause of
the fire is not known. All of the house
and contents were lost Mr.. White is a
poor farmer and the loss is a very severe
one.
MARLIN-A negro child months old
was killed in a runaway two miles from
Marlin. Its mother. with the child in her
arms, was returning from the cotton field
and stopped at watering trough when
the horse she was driving became fright
ened and ran into gulley. The negro
woman was injured and the child's neck
broken.
CUERO-The harvest feast at Meyers
vile was grand success, three counties
De Witt, Goliad and Victoria, being
largely represented. A local band made
excellent music and the barbecue ant
dance were greatly enjoyed by a large
well ordered and merry throng. There is
no people on earth who can beat the Ger
mans having pleasure, and this annua
festival brought together one of the
largest social gatherings ever seen IL
De Witt county.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-09-22
NEW JERSEY

SOMERVILLE, N j. Sept 21.-James
b. Drake, president of the American
Tobacco company, made a record as a
strike-breaker by landing fifteen strik-
ing hodcarriers in the county Jail and
breaking what was intended to be an
extensive strike within an hour.
Frederick Erler, an aged German,
who has been a we'll known character
about town for fifteen years, was found
drowned in small spring on John f.
Dunster's farm.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-09-22

BIRN1INGHAM-Fran Harper, a
we'll known farmer, is suffering from
dog bite received a year ago. The
wound had apparently healed, but sew
eral days ago Mr.. Harper noticed an
Inflammation about the scar and called
physician. The soreness increased
until he was obliged to go to bed
Los Angeles herald., 1907-09-22

TRENTON-Odd Fellows Of New
Jersey are involved in a bitter fight
over the taking by the grand lodge of
the orders home for aged members,
now conducted here. by an association
composed of number of the subordi-
nate lodges. Many lodges want the In
stitution here closed and another home
established in some other part of the
state.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-09-22

PENNINGTON-Wal Bainbridgf
Atchley was married to Miss Anna M
Yard, daughter of Mrs. George R. Yard
of Hopewell, at the residence of the
brides parents by the Rev. f. A. Chick
pastor of the Baptist church, Hopewell
They will reside in Trenton.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-09-22
MAINE

| PORTLAND. Me-, Sept. 21.-At meet
ing here of the school superintendent
| of Maine presided over by Payson smith
| state superintendent of schools, state
Factory Inspector George f. Morrison'
who was the chief speaker at the morn
ing session, strongly urged that the age
| limit law for child labor in Maine snouio
be IA instead of Is years, as at present.
He thought that many poor families
needed the aid of their children. State
Superintendent Smith thought the COM
pulsory education law with an age limit
of Is years should be enforced.
OLD ORCHARD-Rev William c.
Wentworth, son of Rev. e. C. Wentworth,
presiding elder of the Portland Methodist
church, died, aged SO years. He was
licensed to preach when IS years of age
and at 10 was appointed to his first regu-
lar pastorate.
BAR HARBOR-Fire destroyed Hacma-
tack cottage at Hulls cove, two miles
from the village, entailing a property loss
of $40, 900. Most of the furniture was
saved.
.AUGUSTA-Two government experts
are in the state to investigate a report
that a number, of white pine trees in the
western part of Maine are dying. No one
knows the exact cause, but the needles
of the pines turn a rusty brown color
and drop off and soon afterward the tree
dies.
ROCKLAND-The new turbine steamer
Camden, bound from Boston to Bangor
and touching here, was stranded for three
hours on sand and gravel bar in the
harbor. She fioated with the tide, undam-
aged.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-09-22

GALESBURG-The taking of evidence
in the Welsh-Shumway mayoralty con-
test was closed, leaving thirty-five votes
in question on which Judge Gray will
pass. The judge held that the city coun-
Gil had a right to fix boundaries of cleo
ton districts, which was point in favor
of Welsh.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-09-22

PEORIA-A fight between organized
labor and the various organizations Of
employers of the city promises to become
the greatest break in the industrial field
that Peoria ever knew. The trouble was
caused by the Building Trades council
Withdrawing an union workmen from the
temporary postoffice which is being
erected for occupancy during the remod-
cling Of the present structure.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1907-11-01
HOW DO THEY STAND

Three weeks ago this paper pro-
pounded 10 MeSsrs Werth, Chase, Lake
and Green, questions asking how
they stand on the liquor question,
good roads, schools, TOrrens land reg
istration and re-enacting Wharton
antitrust insurance law. Mr.. Werth
answered all i'm his platform. He is
against the sale of whiskey i'm his
district, i'm favor of good roads, good
schools, i'm favor of the re-enact-
ment OF the Wharton law or SINH
lar law, and against the Torrens land
registration measure. Mr.. Lake says
his position is the same, and 80 de-
clared i'm his platform when he an
nOunced his candidacy and has so de
clared everywhere he has canvassed.
Have not the voters the same right
10 know of Messrs Chase and Green,
how they stand, before casting their
vote? If they are afraid to define
themselves the voters ought To be
afraid TO vote for them.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1907-11-01
PATTING EACH OTHER ON
THE BACK

Somebody remarks, the two
members of the Board who are not
candidates FOR reelection are patting
each other on the back, and congrat-
ulating each other that they are not
in ii.
This remark was not intended To be
taken seriously, of course, but itshould
he said, that whatever of responsible
~ or blame may be laid upon the
Board of Supervisors shoIld rest with
equal weight upon all of them. The
fact that Mr.. Thompson is the only
member of the old Board Offering
for reelection does not signify 10y any
means that he should bear the entire
responsibility aud the brunt of all
the criticism. The fair thing is the
fair thing, and Mr.. Thompson's col
leagues should be willing (and we
suppose they are) to stand their
share of the responsibility of a huge
mistake and swndle. Tax Payer"
in his article last week, in which the
new Jail was exploited rs reason
why Mr.Thompson should be reflect
ed, gave equal credit TO all the Board
for what he supposed was 1.-The best
Jail in the state, and now, that the
crash has come each member of the
Board should share in the disaster.
This is the only fair thing TO do. AT
the same time we DO not wonder that
the two members referred to are pat
ting each other on the back, and
congratulatng each other that they
are not candidates for reelection.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1907-11-01
TAX PAYER" AND JAMES
TOWN

Tax Payer holds up rs shin
ing example of the Board of Super
VisOrs's wisdom and good work, its
refusal TO make an appropriation for
the county's exhibit nj jamestown.
Unless we are greatly mistaken the
Board did Il very unpopular thing
when il refused this small appro-
priation. We were in position TO
know that a very large number of
the very best citizens of this county,
both Democrats and Republicans,
were heartily in favor of the apprO-
priation, and have ever since felt
chagrinned and ashamed of this lack,
rs they see it, of wisdom on the part
of the representatives of this great
county. If the Board had done moths
ing else than refuse the small appro-
priation asked for, this of itself
would have been reason sufficient
why every one of them should he re-
jected by the voters. TAX Payer
had better let this statement out.
1t will prove "A boomerang, and cost
more than one vote.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1907-11-01
THE NEW JAILS DEFECTS

The destruction in the new Jail
was calamity which 81 To be regret
ted. The cost TO the county will be
considerable, and other disagreeabIe
and unpleasant circumstances at
taned il. That poor job was put
of ON the county is certain. The bars
of the cells which were sawed out
are of very soft steel. y ten-cent saw
cuts them easily, rs also does an
ordinary file. BY actual experiment
one of these bars was sawed i'm two
in exactly Is minutes by the watch,
by Mr.. Long, clearly showing that
the matreial in the bars is quite soft.
No steel was ever made that couldn L
be cut, but the steel that can be
easily cut with n cheap saw is in
ferior beyond all question. The COM
pany which put UP this job and the
experts who pronounced II all right,
should be asked for on explanation.
The Board of Supervisors, will no
doubt look into the matter, and
properly fix the sponsibSlity.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1907-11-01
Like Finding Money

John f. Jackson the popular drug
gist, is making an offer that is Just like
finding money for he is selling a regu.
lar soc bottle Of Dr. Towards celebrat-
ed specific for the cure of constipation
and dyspepsia ut half-price. In addition
to this large discount he agrees to re-
turn the money to any purchaser whom
the specific does not cure.
1t is quite unusual to be able to buy
fifty cents pieces for a quarter, but
that is what this offer really means. for
it Is only recently, though the solicita-
ton of druggist Jackson that this
medicine could be bought for less than
fifty cents, he urged the proprietors to
a low him to sell it at this reduced
price for "a little while, agreeing to sell
a certain amount. The result mas iusti-
fled his good judgment, for the sale
has been something remarkable.
Anyone who suffers with headace
dyspepsia, dizziness, sour stomach
specks before the eyes, or any liver
trouble, should take advantage OF this
opportunity, for DR.. Towards specify
will cure all these troubles. But IL by
any chance it should not, jackson viii
return your money.