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Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1907-04-13
A Washington Rumor.

One OF the flood of ruIaOrs growing
from the excitement of the last week
because of the sensational charges
made at the White House concerning
political conspiracy against the presi-
dent, is that Elihu Root is so leave thu
cabinet.
The reason given for his reported re-
tirement is that ha is out of harmony
with the administration. and that this
has been growing more evident as che
political plans of the president have
developed. The story goes that Secre-
tary Root strongly urged the presi-
dent not to answer the Hartman let
ter, but to ignore it. He is also said
to have been greatly surprised at the
action of the president in giving out
the rich mems conspiracy against him
and his policies.
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1907-04-13
HORRIBLE.
Starving Chinese Feed on Bodies OF
the Buried Dead

So great is the distress OF the fam
sufferers in China that the hung
crazed people are exhuming the bodies
Of their dead and eating them, accord
ing to dispatch from the North China
News to Editor Louis Klopsch, Of the
Christian Herald, which Mr.. Klopsch
today forwarded 10 the state depart
ment.
Instances OF csnnibalisnl of THE
character have been authenticated, the
cablegram declares, and the people are
now approaching the severest pinch
from lack of food.
The foreign relief is working eifec
lively, bat is able TO relieve only a
part of the suffering. and an appeSl
has been sent out for further help
10 maintain those still alive until the
crops can mature and be harvesAf~
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1907-04-13
THE MARKETS.

Detroit-Handy butchers steers aver
aging 500 TO 1000 pounds We're eagerly
shipping grades brought from S. to
IS 25 per hundred. The close was full
steady with the opening. Mich cows
and springers brought steady prices
with last week One extra good milch
COW brough $50. Extra dry-fed steers
and heifers, s. 25@5 so steers and heir
ers. 1000 to 1900. 81 5D5: steers land
heifers, 500 to 1000. 81 % G04 Is; stAers
and heifers that are fat. 500 tl~NQ0,
SO 1904 so; choice fat cows, $4dsT %
good fat cows So 50Ql4; common COWS.
heavy bulls s4@f Is: fair e, o. good bo
logna bulls. So 5O@$ So: stock bulls
So 1908 20; choice feeding steers, 800
to 1000. $4@4 so: fair feeding steers
500 to 700 SO 5003 -; fair stockers
500 to 700. $S@3 so; stock heifers, s3m
3 75: mixers, large, young, medium
age. $4,000; common mixers, $1S@25
The run of veal calves was unusually
large and the quality poor. A few
good grades brought 81 20. out the bulk
per hundred. Prime grades were SOC
lower and common from 75c to So.
lower than they were "a week ago. Has
it not been for few spectators VIII"
would have been drug on the market
after local butchers filled up.
Sheep-The run Of sheep and lainbs
was light and the market active and
800 Csc higher than a week ago, a few
prime lambs bringing as high as IS %
per hundred. Best lambs. sos rs; fair
t Common sD0a LAMBS LAMBS s. 49, 2s go yearihs
SO 50@7; fair to good butcher sheep, 81
as 75; culls and common. So 5O@4 so:
spring lambs, $10@12 so.
Hogs-The hog trade was active and
40945c higher than week ago, all
grades bringing IS 80 per hundred. The
quality was good and although the run
YEAS heavy, all were cleaned up early.
Light to good butchers. 80 5000 S5j
pigs. Sc 80; light workers.. Sc go; roughs
So stays one-th!sd off.
East Buffalo.-Market is a. 25c high,
shipping steers, s565.so; best fat COWS
H.3B@5.5O; fair to good, .s3.25@4sQ
5; medium to good. s3.7b04.25; best
feeders $4,000 4.6O; yearlinss, $3.75@4
common stock steers. s3@3.25; export
s Stock bulls, s2.5G@s; fresa cows high
err; good to extra, $4,000; medium to
good, sss@s9; common, s1s@2.;
n,F aOs'assssrI o all rssn TsSss $685.
Sheep and iambs-slow; Top lambs,
ssso@sto; sgils ot7@s Tethsrs e az
7.75; ewes. s6@625; closed weak, 10
cars unsold.
cslves.steady; best; ss.2sgs;So,
Grain, Etc.
Observation-Disclosures No. 2 red,
17%c; May, 10000 bu at 79H C. 5000 bu
at 7shc. 10000 bu at T9c: ~. 10000
bu at soc. $4,000 bu at 7e%c. $4,000 b.
at 7eMc. 10000 blu at 79&c; Septembsr.
25, 600 Blu at Sly, 10000 Blu at 81 -.
10, 600 bu at 81 Nc 10000 bu at 81 w
10000 bu at Ne; No. red, 74%c; M.
ccornLcssh No. Z sSc; No: 3 yelI.e
cars at 4eNc. old1sng at 47c bid; Nc.
4 yellow, car at 44Mc; .smple. 1 osf
at 4Sc, at 46c; hot corn, zoe asked.
oats-cssh No. 3 white. 4sHc; to az
rive, 3 cars at 4Shc.
Rys-ossh No: 2. 7le nominal
ed: Xne, 81 20 asked.
Ct0veYsesd--Prime spot, 20 bags at
q $50 s. S't 10 az r. ss IS s AZ s. Is *
II, S At rs So, 4 at -; prime alSihe. Il
bagy at ~ 20; sample alsike, bags ~
% rs, 4 at Sc.
Tipaotbv sesd-Prime spot, 10 u y
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1907-04-13

The recent visit of the president to
his sons who are being educated in
New England has impelled biograph-
ical statistician to look up the careers
of the sons of former presidents, with
interesting results. Twenty-one sons
of the presidents reached maturity,
nine Of them have held prominent po-
sitions, and all but one or two have
been substantial citizens. A son OF
John Adams became president and a
grandson was member of congress
and minister to England. One Of Lin
coins sons was a cabinet minister and
q minister to England, and one of
Grants sons has had distinguished
career In diplomacy and in the army,
Two of Garfield's sons have risen to
fame, one as a college professor and
the other as a cabinet minister. The
son of William Henry Harrison was a
man of great influence in his own
state, and became the father of Ben
jamin Harrison, so that he was the
son Of one president and the father OF
another.
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1907-04-13
There will be plenty more trouble.

There will be plenty more trouble. ="
grunted Paul Slavocek, Muskegon
Hungarian. upon whom the police be-
lieve a murderous attack has been
made. Paul refuses TO divulge the iden-
tity of his assailants, who knitted him
IN the shoulder and back. He had been
in Hungarian row.
The Bank of Saginaw has voted to
increase the capital stock from 5000
900 to 100000, and make the institu-
ton both a commercial and savings
bank, because of the absorption OF the
savings bank of East Saginaw The
consolidated bank starts business with
deposits of about s6,OO0,000
A feature OF the lumber industry has
been the cutting OF numerous small
lunches of timber that have remained
I'm farmers hands or the property oil
small investors. The high prices oil
timber have induced owners TO cash
their holdings. and little mills have
been busy wherever little stands o
timber have been available
Owing TO the fact that measles are
epidemic in Flint, the school board
has decided not TO reopen the schools
until week later. The annual spring
vacation has been this week.
Walter Fitch. of Salt Lake City. has
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1907-04-13

Not only does British law unseat a
man whose election to the house Of
commons has been secured by bribery,
but the house of commons itself dis
franchises a constituency which shows
itself to be unusually corrupt. The
house has lately refused to allow an
election to be held at Worcester TO fill
a vacancy caused by the unseating of
a member, and the city will not be
represented until the present parlia-
ment is dissolved The American
standard in such matters is not quite
so high as the British, but it is i'm
proving.
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1907-04-13

Inasmuch as Judge c. A. Wisner il
a member Of the building committee
of the proposed new Masonic temple
in Flint he says he will not occupy
the bench in the suit OF the association
against Catherine A. Mcintyre, for sps-
cific enforcement of contract 1t Ia al
legged by the Masonic Temple assOci
alton that The agreement was made
for the purchase Of the Mcintyre prop
erty Mrs. Mcintyre claims that shs
has entered into no such contract.
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1907-04-13

It is now asserted that the real
cause of the war in Central America
may be traced back to mule, the row
having begun over the alleged theft
of one of the quadrupeds from Hon
duras by body of Nicaraguan caval-
rymen. II so, the matter was too
trivial to lose time and temper over.
And if the row arcse on account of a
mule it may he said those who con
tinue il are showing a disposition in
keeping with the character of the
beast which was the inspiration of
IL all.
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1907-04-13

The Aero club of France attempts
TO settle some veXed questions of no.
menclature. 1t declares that "aeron-
ef' describes flying machine heavier
than air; that is, an apparatus having
no gas bag. "Aeronefs" are divided
into several classes: "Helicoptera, !"
machine depending on screws for
fight; "aeroplanes," machines in
which equilibrium depends on plane
surfaces, and "orthopetra," mechanic
al birds and machines propelled by
the tapping of wings. The expression
"aviato.,' should be applied only to
the pilot of "aeronef," as ''aeronaut"
is applied to the pilot Of gas bal
loon.
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1907-04-13

A Pittsburg newspaper observes
that st. Louis man may drink too
much at a ball and be carried out
into the back yard to cool off without
any other city ever being the wiser.
1t further observes that if a Pittsburg
man gets the lighted end of a stogie
in his mouth after seven p. m. every
paper in the country which has tele-
graph service has a spasm the next
morning about the Smoky City's shock
ing shamelessness and immoral man
ners. 1t might has been further OBJ
served, remarks the st. Louis Repub-
lie, that bad reputation is easy to
make and hard to live down.
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1907-04-13
One Body Recovered.

The receding waters of the Saginaw
river which had covered the prairies
south Of Bay City for days, disclosed
the body OF Roger Cathcart, who with
Mrs. Maurice j. Wheeler was drowned
while making an attempt TO come from
Saginaw to that city in canoe March
20. For eight days relatives of both
young people have been making I'M
firing search for the bodies and their
efforts were partially rewarded when
William Cathcart, a brother of Roger
found the latter's body partially sub
merged in pool of water in the grass
and reeds near where their overturned
canoe was found the day after the acct
dent.
No trace of Mrs. Wheeler's body has
been discovered.
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1907-04-13
Firebuq's Wake.

Another attempt to destroy Tuscola
village was discovered Wednesday
The residents noticed flames issuing
from Odd Fellows temple. The blaze
was extinguished by bucket brigade
but not before the east end of the
building had been ruined. 1t is be
lieved the fire was set during the
night. as no one was seen about the
building during the day. The loss
falls on Mother lodge. I. 0. o. f., the
Oldest lodge in the county.
Two weeks ago a house and hotel
barn were set on fire the same night
Two months ago an attempt was made
to burn the hotel. The little town Is
all stirred up over the matter, fearing
the destruction of the place by fire at
any time.
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1907-04-13
SIDE LIGHTS
ON MICHIGAN
SAPHRONiA lAGODNE'S PLIGHT
AND CRUEL SUFFERING
IN A SWAMP.
A RESPECTABLE FARMER
Demented Woman Had Started to
Walk to Florids-Story Of Wronged
Girl.


After terrible experience during
which she had been left to die alone
in the freezing atmosphere OF a
swamp near South lockwood by the
man who had wronged her, Saphronia
Lagodne, the demented 32-year-old
woman who left Detroit on the Sd inst
to walk TO Florida because "it is too
cold here" was found early in the
morning of the 9Th lying on the swamp
grass, her bare feet submerged ankle
deep in water, and her thin clothing
saturated with ooze. Her plight was
brought about, il is alleged, by man
who had been regarded as a respect
able farmer.
The fact that the woman is in de-
mented state of mind. and has been
since her husband deserted her seven
years ago, adds to her pitiableness.
Once she was a bright woman. After
happy girlhood she married a widow
Ell with three children. He left her
after living with her two months, and
since then has not been seen or heard
from. She had to labor for living and
her sad matrimonial mistake preyed
upon and weakened her mind.
The unfortunate woman left home
early in the morning as usual with her
iHnch box, on her way to her work in
u box factory. No sooner had she got
Ten out of sight of home than one Of
her attacks of dementia came on and
she made up her mind that Detroit
was too cold, and that she would walk
10 Florida. She took the Lake Shore to
Trenton and then struck down what
is known as the gu. s." turnpike. She
frequently retraced her steps to find
a dry place to rest. Finally a man
drove up and asked her to ride and
a. short time after overlook man
who was introduced as the drivers
brother. The three rode, she says, I'M
til she thought she would freeze, and
then pulled up at a saloon. One of the
men went inside and a little later re-
turned with whisky bottle and asked
her if she did not want to drink. She
drank several times until her brain
began To whirl, and after more riding
they stopped at shed, where the man
! unhitched his horse and carried her
| inside. There they stayed all night.
The next morning. just before noon.
the farmer brought out the horse and
they started again, he telling her he
would take her to his home and give
her something to eat and wear. They
stopped at some house in which were
| evidences of children and woman.
but none was seen. She was given
nothing to eat. 81 almost starved, but
he kept saying that he would get some
thing pretty soon, and waited" she
explains.
The victim was given more whisky
and again became intoxicated. and
then put into the wagon and driven
toward the lake. Just how long they
drove, or where they were, the woman
does not know. At last they came to
the swamp. They drove in some dis
lance and then the farmer ordered
her farther where the horses could
not go. She was walking ahead and
when she turned around her guide had
disappeared.
The unfortunate woman was found
by a boys dog who brought help
10 rescue her.
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1907-04-13
MICHIGAN
EVENTS NOTED
THE TWO-CENT FARE BILL HAS
PASSED THE SENATE SURE.
LOWER PASSENGER RATES
All Roads Earning More Than 81 200
Per Mile Are Affected by the
New Law.
Now the House Will Act.

Gov. Warner won the biggest victory
Of his career when the senate, after
a bitter fight, discarded the triple pas
senger rate bill reported out by the
committee on railroads and passed
substitute providing fat rate OF Two
cents for all roads earning over $l,2Oo
q mile, three cents for roads earning
less, and three cents for all roads in
the upper peninsula.
The final vote was 27 to ), but the
real contest was on the adoption OF
the substitute, which carried 16 to Ia
But two senators were absent, Rus
sell, of Grand Rapids, who is looking
for a recount on Diekema in the con-
gressional race, and Kane, of Mt.
Pleasant, who was absent without
leave. Russell would have voted for
the substitute.
The bill puts all the big roads OF
the state, including the Pere Mar
Quette, Ann Arbor and Big Four
which were given two and one-half
rate by the committee on a two-cent
basis. AS matter of fact, these
three roads were the real bones OF
contention.
Gov Warner, after adjournment re-
ceive6 the congratulations OF his
friends. He said: 81 think the SEN
ate passed a fair and just bill, that
will DO no harm to the railroads and
will be of great benefit to the travel
ing public" said Gov. Warner this
morning.
II think the house now should take
the bill and pass It without delay, In
ten days at most; the merits OF the
plan are well known to everyone.
There is nothing in the fear that
the railroads will raise the freight
rates merely because of this bill. The
papers have said that rates on inter-
state commerce have already been
raised. The increase was to take ef-
feet April l, but it was postponed 70
May I.
IT do not believe the interests OF the
railroads should be considered to the
detriment of the people. But 1t is
quite as important that no real injury
should be done to railroads or any
other private business, merely be-
cause of supposed advantage to the
public.
TN advocating a bill on the lines of
the Wetmore bill it's supporters, my
self included have been fully as de-
sirous TO do the railroads no injury as
we have been to see that the people
do not pay more than they should.
They believe in the Wetmore bill be-
cause they believe it is just bill"
The bill will come before the house
and though warm fight may be put
UP II is thought IL will pass as it came
from the senate.
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1907-04-13

Albert Briton, aged 81, died OF lock-
Jaw in Battle Creek, following the loss
OF a finger in a machine on March 10.
II il stated that beside building a
$4,000 depot in Pontiac the Grand
trunk Railroad Co, will erect round
mouse, caysble of holding % engines.
Frank Clark, a prominent farmer
living in Richland township, hanged
himself while respondent over his in
temporary, habits. Clark went to the
woods in the rear of his house and tied
rope over limb. His neck was
broken. The body was not discovered
until next day Clark was So years
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1907-04-13
Stoned the Cars.

Strike affairs on the Michigan
United system in Kalamazoo are verg
ing ON the violent stage. Telephone
poles are being placed across the
tracks by strikers or strike sympa.
thizers, and piles of paving blocks. In
several directions cars have been
stoned.
The strike is complete, the 200 union
employees of the system being all out.
The road is not tied up, however. as
an inadequate service is maintained
with the aid Of imported employees
The situation in Battle Creek is
more pacific. Not all the employees
there are union men.
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1907-04-13

It is announced that sulphur yellow
will be the popular shade for house
hold decorations this year. II will be
introduced by few remarks from the
head of the house about the time
stovepipes are taken down and the
window screens put i'm.
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1907-04-13
SoreIy AFFLICTED.

A four.year-old son OF Charles Will
lisms, of Bay City, died from loss of
blood, physicians being unable to stop
the flow from wound in the roof of
The child's mouth, caused by falling
upon hook. Within q week 7-year-
old son tripped upon a stick while
playing on the street and fell. The
point of the stick penetrated the
child's stomach, and physicians an
nounoed that they could do nothing to
save his life. blood poisoning having
developed.
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1907-04-13
LOYAL Sons.

Mrs. Abigail Hubbard. who died re-
ceatly al Fife Lake, came of line of
soldiers extending from the Revolu-
ton, IN an unbroken series, to the
Spanish-American war. Her father
fought with the colonists in '76, serv-
ing throughout the Revolution and
taking part with honor in the battles
Of Bunker Hili and Valley Forge.
Her father served in the war with
England in 1912.
A cousin was killed in the war with
Mexico. When the Civil war broke
out, Mrs. Hubbard's son, Jason Clark,
OF Jackson county, served with the
Second Michigan cavalry.
Two grandsons saw active service
in the war with Spain, Robert e.
Walter. county clerk, serving in Cuba
and taking part in the battle of Santi-
ago, and his brother fighting in the
Philippines.
AS there are sixteen grandchildren
and eight at-grandchildren, should
there he another war, the family will
very probably be represented in that
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1907-04-13
Only Intoxicated.

That plain, blunt, Anglo-Saxon word,
drunk, used for ages to describe a
mans condition when he had imbibed
too freely, is henceforth tabooed in
St Joseph's city council In it's stead
will be used the milder Latin word "in-
toxicated." The chief of police has
used the word drunk in his reports,
and Aid. Wilson said the bluntness Of
the word "rasped haFshly against the
nerves." SO he made a motion that
hencefoYth the word intoxicated be
used in all reports and In all discus
sions at the council board.
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1907-04-13
Foul Play.

The finding of a pair of brass
knucldes near the body of John Dell
who was found dead in the woods near
Grayling has led to the belief that he
was murdered. Dell had considerable
money when last seen, two years ago,
hut his pockets were empty when his
body was found.
The verdict of the coroner's jury
was that Dell met death in some I'M
known manner.
The deceased leaves son, Mar
shall Dell, of Flint, and two daughters,
one of whom is assistant postmaster
here
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1907-04-13

In accordance with the dying wish
of Thos. Steele, a Saginaw pioneer, he
was given q Highland funeral. Piper
John Baird, of Bay City, led the cor
tege, and at the grave rendered the
Highland Lament" on the bagpipes
The total vote on the constitutional
amendment relative to convict labor
made known Wednesday night, shows
a negative majority vote in MusklHk M
of 1850. The fight against the&tyH
ing Of the amendment was conferred 10
that city as we'll as In Detroit and
Grand Rapids, and the result show
n svstematic canvass OF the labor
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1907-04-13

Largest of all animals that ever
lived on this planet is the great sui
phur-bottom whale of the Pacific
ocean. one specimen was % feet in
length and b feet IN girth, rs sati.
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1907-04-13
AMusEMnNrs IN DBYROfT
Week Ending April ~, 1907.

LAFAysTrg TMsATER Mstinees Daily
7n6-l0c, tSc, soc, 80; Every Evening ats
loo, SO, Soc, 600. High Class Vaudeville
WHfprEY-Evening e. Toe, 400, SO: Mstiness
10c, lbc, 26c. Big-Hearted Jim.
LYcKUM--Prices always i6c, CSC. b0c. 7sc. 20e.
Matinees Wednesday and SATURDAY. The
Wizard OF Og.
TEMPLE THEATER AND WoNDERLANn-
Afternoons 2;l5, 100 to 25c: Evenings e1b.
roc to SOC. The Rain Desrs.
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1907-04-13

Arthur Morris. who killed Lewis
Skinner, of Wsyland township, at Gull
Lake recently, by striking him u blow
between the eyes with his fist, has
been bound over to the May term of
tine circuit court for trial charged
with manslaughter.
The once thriving town OF Copper
Harbor. place which gave promise
OF being city of large proportions.
L. vacant. save for one resident. and
she a woman. For 4S years Mrs Jane
Rogers has lived there. For 20 years
she has lived recluse. But once in
the As years has she ventured away
from home: then she came TO Calumet
TO transact business al the court
house. Only occasional hunters and
fishermen ever disturb thc solitude OF
this deserted town. Mrs. Rogers farms
during the short summer and for
seven months out OF The year her little
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1907-04-13
Warden Chapman Says "silly.s

Silly" is the word which Game
Warden Chapman uses 10 describe the
various charges against him and the
methods of his department. The game
warden said he wanted to give Fisher
every opportunity to set himself right
with the department If possible and to
justify, II he could, the padding of
reports which he has admitted. Fisher
wanted two or three days to get some
testimony together and then he will
submit it TO Chapman. As TO All al
lance with the Ash trust. Game Ward
en- CHAPMAN denies all knowledge.