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Los Angeles herald., 1907-10-18
MASSACHUSETTS

WORCESTER Mass, Oct 1.-THE
Quinsigamond Boat club, which celebrat-
ed its fiftieth anniversary, gave dancing
party at the lake house. Preceding the
dance there was a dinner to the ladies
by the members, but the principal BAN
quet took place later.
AMESBURY Anna. the 10-year-old
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. George Mich
OILS, was seriously burned while trying
to start a fire in the kitchen range with
kerosene. Thomas Boothroyd, janitor at
the postoff1ce, smothered her burning
clothing. The child is not expected to
live.
HAVERHILL-The only clew to the
whereabouts of Miss Laura Ella Brown,
who left a note bidding good by and dis
appeared, comes in a report from George
town that a woman answering her de-
scription was seen entering the George
town woods. A searching party was or
ganized to begin a search of the woods
and drag the brooks at daylight
SPRINGFIELD-Jept A. Smilh, 90
years old, was held by Judge H. w. Bos-
worth under bonds of $1,000, charged with
bigamy. 1t is alleged lat in 1875 Smith
married Miss Bessie Wilcox of Keesville,
N. Y. One son was born, who is now
living with his mother at Keesville About
seven years ago Smith came to this city
to live. On June %. 1906. he married Miss
Mary Anna Mcbride and they have been
living on Avon place. Smith when arrest
ed said he supposed his first wife was
dead
Los Angeles herald., 1907-10-18
NEW JERSEY

KEYPORT, N. j., Oct 17.-Four young
men, all residents of Perth Amboy were
drowned in the bay. They were men,
bers of a party of seven who left Perth
Amboy in a skiff to visit Keyport. The
boat caught fire and the occupants being
unable otherwise to put out the flames,
overturned the skiff and subsequently
four of them perished. The drowned:
Harry Baxter, Edward Olsen, Floyd Nc
Hose and Charles Vicksburg.
TRENTON-With the completion of the
death house at the state prison here and
the going into effect of the state law
abolishing hanging and substituting cleo
trocution will pass the Jersey hangman,
who is James Van Hise of Newark. Van
Hise is II years old and his trade almost
all his life has been that of a hangman.
The state allows the sheriff $500 for per-
forming an execution. Few sheriffs have
done the work themselves, but have
hired Van Eise, giving him the whole
$500 or half of It. Van Hise's father and
grandfather were hangmen before him.
BURLINGToN-Flam that had smol-
dered through the night, after being
once apparently extinguished, gutted the
home of Herman Ness, on Clarkson
street Fearing a further spread of the
flames, firemen carried two sick persons
from a house on one side of the burned
structure and removed the corpse of the
infant child of Mr.. and Mrs. Edward
Brown from their home on the other
side.
ATLANTIC CITY-Superstitious fisher
men who reported that Cra5 island. an
abandoned fish factory station in the
upper bay was spouting fire and smoke
caused an investigation that showed that
the fire that consumed the fish oil fac
tory is still smoldering in pile of hum
dreds of tons of soft coal stored on the
bleak expanse of sand.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. city council will
make arrangements with Clement c..
Cassell of New York city whereby he
will be able to open a number of new
streets and cut into building los large
tract of land which he owns east of the
city, without having the assessed valu-
alton of the property materially increased
for the next few years
Los Angeles herald., 1907-10-18
| DR.. 0SLER'S THEORY
HAS A SETBACK

= NEW YORK, Oct. 17.--Dr. Osler's 4
/ theory that all mer reach the height +
I. of theif powers at forty years re- +
1. ceived a severe setback yesterday i
!. when Rabbi Barnett Wolniski danced 1
!. with the agility OF boy in celebra- /
!. tion of his great grand-daughtsr's +
j. marriage and his 10th birthday i
+ In reality the rabbi was 10 years 4
j. old on July 81, but he postponed the 4
+ celebration of his birthday until yes I
!. terday, when his great grand-daugh- !
4. ter, Miss Eta Wolniski, was married !
1. to Burnett Greenberg at his home, 4
!. No. 9S Forsyth street. In the pres 4
l. ence of children, grandchildren and !
= great grandchildren Rabbi Wolnski 4
!. danced a famous Russian dance In 7
!. celebration of the double event. !
i Rabbi Wo.niski was as free and !
I. easy in his action as If he had not i
i passed the century mark by ten +
+ years, and after he had danced for +
+ twenty minutes he displayed not !
i the slightest sign of fatigue. +
i Up to ten years ago, when he re- I
4. tired from active church work, Rab- +
!. bi Wolniski had for more than for +
1. ty-five years been IN charge of syna- +
+ gogues on the east side. =
Los Angeles herald., 1907-10-18
TEXAS

HOUSTON, Tex, Oct. 17.-Fred Hart
ner, aged 81 years, died very suddenly at
his home on Hooker street this morning
at. IL o'clock. Mr.. Hartner leaves a wife,
seven daughters and three sons, all mar
ried. The remains were taken in charge
by Westheimer and prepared for burial.
Rev. Moore conducted the funeral GER
emony.
BRENHAM-There was a disastrous
out six miles from town on the
William Penn road. The double farm
team of Mr.. William Heideman got
frightened at a loose horse in the high
weeds beside the road and ran, away,
crashing into the blackboard of Henry
SEEKER, who was driving along about ten
yards ahead of the double team when
they started Mr.. SEEKER was thrown
out of the blackboard and bruised up
and the vehicle ground into
kindling wood by the big wagon. Mr..
Heideman was thrown from the wagon.
DAINGERFIELD-Ha Kelly, a negro
was shot and instantly killed about four
miles north of here yesterday evening.
His son, Odis Kelly, has been arrested
and is now in custody of the officers.
The son is about 10 years old
AUSTIN-The cottage of j. Loving, a
carpenter at 900 East Ninth street, was
destroyed by fire.
BEAUMONT-In the Fifty-eighth dis
trict court, at a night session last even-
ing, the case of Dick Jones, colored,
charged with attempted criminal assault,
was concluded about 8 o'clock and the
jury after being out but a few minutes
returned a verdict of not guilty.
SAN ANTONIO = DR.. Hermann 7,
Wolff q physician who has been prac-
ticing In San Antonio for the past seven
months, has been arrested and placed In
tile county Jail charged with performing
a criminal operation.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-10-18
WYOMING

CHEYENNE, Wyo. Oct. 1.-THE local
police have been keeping close watch
for Edward l.. Pierce, wanted in Denver
for murder, and every train from Denver
has been searched for the fugitive.
Prosecuting Attorney Clyde M. Watts
Led an information charging Lewis
Chone, a we'll known Sout-. Omaha horse
buyer with felonious assault on Gabe M
Peyton, and a warrant for the arrest Of
Chone was issued. Immediately after the
alleged assault Chone went to Omaha.
GREY BULL-Local capital is behind
an enterprise looking to the construction
of an electric railway between this place
and Germania. The survey for the line
has been completed.
LARAMIE-Ben C. Belamy. son of
Charles Bellamy of this city, has been
granted a first-class license as a civil
engineer and surveyor by the state board
of examining engineers, being the young
est engineer in the west. Mr.. Bellamy is
not q.
LOYAL W. Trumbull. prof ssor of mining
and geology, at the University of Wyo-
ming has rendered his resignation ana
will accept the position of mining en-
efneer for a large concern in California
at a larger salary. He hopes TO pc re-
lieved imm ,diately but will remain until
the end of the present term II necessary.
LANDER-wyoming Odd Fellows IN
the grand lodge elected followlng OF
ficers: Grand master, Matt Borland, Lam
der; deputy grand master, G. z. +. we
bel. Casper; grand warden, George ..
Russell. Cody; grand secretary LOUIS
Miller. Laramie; grand treasurer j.. o
Dillon, Cheyenne; grand representative
w. L. Kuykendall, Saratoga.
CHEYENNE-The Great Western hotei,
built in 1868, the Oldest hotel pulloiIs
in this state has been condemned py tno
building inspector and will be torn down.
At the time of erection it was the nnest
hotel in CHEYENNE but for many years
It has been an eyesore, and the con-
demnation proceedings do not come 40
a surprise. 1t is understood tnat q
new $4,000 hotel will be erected III A.,
place by Adolph Coors of Golden, the
present owner of the Great Western.
I,ARAMIE-Among the applicants lol
licenses to practice law before the sla.e
board of law examiners were Sheriudn
Downey of this city and Jack Clarh,
Herbert Lacey and Samuel ThomPson
of Cheyenne. Young Downey was ooin
here and the other three at Cheyvne' ,r
Downey's father was pioneer " 49,,
ming and at one time delegate from
tha Territory in congress- Lacey's fatner
is the general attorney for the Onlon
Pacific in wyoming. Thompsons 1ather
was surveyor general under Clevelanu
and CIarlx's father was United states
attornev during the Clevelnd adminis-
tration. Downey is a graduate OF tne
law department of the University VI
Michigan
Los Angeles herald., 1907-10-18
OKLAHOMA

OKLAHOMA CITY, Okla, Oct. IL
Farmers from every state in the union
are here to attend the twenty fifth an
rual session of the Farmers National
congress.
1t is estimated that 1900 delegates and
visitors arrived last night and fully as
many more are expected.
The association was called to order by
President John NJ Stahl of Chicago. On
the platform with him were Governor a.
B. Cummins of Iowa, Governor Frank
Frantz of Oklahoma. Norman J. Coleman
Of St. Louis and other officials of the
congress.
Following the address of welcome and
responses the committee on credentials
was appointed and the congress ad-
journed for the day.
GUTHRIE, Ok. Oct 17-John w. Scot
horn, assistant United States district at
torney has brought mandamus proceed
ings against several persons in Blaine
county to remove them from Indian allot-
ments which they have leased from In
dians without the approval of the secre-
tary of the interior and are now occupy
ing in defiance of the orders of the In
dian agent in Darlington. Similar pro-
ceedings will be instituted in every coun-
try in Oklahoma where Indian aIlotments
ara held In this manner.
GUTHRIE-The C1uymon & South
western Railroad company. with head
4 quarters in Guymon. Ok, is chartered
10 build railroad from Guymon to the
Santa Fe railroad at Englewood, Kas.,
and westward from Guymon to a con-
nection with the Santa Fe in New Mexico.
The capital stock is fixed at five million
dollars. The directors are j. W. Harris,
J. @. McLarty, E. C. Langston, j. H.
Wright, J. w. Rumage, L. r. Latham,
]. L. Eddins, T. o. James and w. c.
Grow, all of Guymon, and Jonathan s.
Whitehurst of New York
Los Angeles herald., 1907-10-18
THE LATE NEWS FROM YOUR OLD HOME STATE
UTAH

! BINGHAM. Utah. Oct. 1.-THE Social
lists met in convention at Smiths hail and
nominated a ticket to oppose the Citizens,
ticket named last week. John Stewart
temporary chairr1cI, was made perna-
nent chairman, and F. j. Berry was elect
ed secretary The name OF Robert Z.
Herrick was placed before the convention
for mayor, and he was unanimously
| chosen. Six names were placed In nom
Tination for trustees.
| AMERICAN FORK-Mrs. sabina Mich
OILS OF st. Johns, Ariz., formerly of this
city, who is now stopping with her sister. :
Mrs. w. s. Robinson, received tele-
| gram stating that her husband, Alex
| Nichols, had died.
The family of John Haslem in which
there are eight cases of typhoid fever is
reported to be getting along nicely.
Inc home of Mr. and Mrs. John B.
Millar is under quarantine for diph-
| iberia.
| PROvO-C. d. Hanks has sold to H. d.
Boley an undivided three-fifths interest
IN the Z. H. D. and T. M. A. mining
claims in the American Fork mining dis
! trict.
j. M. Miller has been appointed regis
tration agent tor the Mount Nebo voting
district.
| ]. j. Hanston has been appointed road
supervisor Tor the American Fork road
district, vice Alonzo Wilcox, resigned.
! j. g. Dilworth and Miriam Howard of
Carey, Idaho, have been granted license
| to marry.
| MOUNT PLEASANT-Miss Elida Mork
will teach school this winter at Marys-
| vile, Utah.
employed to teach this winter at the
Round Hills school, east of Mount Pleas
ant.
Attorney j. w. Cherry went to Clear
Creek on business.
MOUNT PLEASANT-Niels Christen-
sen, who was stabbed by A. j. Sypder-
gard, is reported doing as we'll as could
| be expected.
| Mr.. and Mrs. Roy Campbell Of Salt
Lake are here visiting Mrs. Campbelrs
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. r. Anderson.
Max Anderson came home this week
from Salt Lake, where he has been en-
ployed for some time.
| j. II. Hongaard and Frank Tuttle of
Manti were here on business during the
week.
| Jacob Robson of Shoshone is down
! from Idaho on visit to his mother and
relatives.
LoGAN-The Logan city council at
| special session fixed the salaries to be
paid the officers of the city during the
next two years. There ad been a great
deal of talk about increases being made,
but the G. o. p. was afraid to sanction
such course with a s22,5O0 overdraft
staring the administration in the face.
| So but few increases were made The
marshal will get s125 raise. the at
-torney $50 extra. the fire chief 800 ad-
ditional, while the engineer will get s1O0
less.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-10-18
SOUTH DAKOTA


ABERDEEN, S. D., Oct. 17-Fire today
destroyed $15o.OOO worth OF properly at
oakes, N. D., according to telephone
message received here.
PIERRE. S. d., Oct. 1.-THE Lower
BruIe registration for today was ngnter
than any previous day, being less than
600 The tota. up to tonight is S4Oo. To-
morrow night ends the work OF registra-
ton.
The local notaries were In an angry
buzz In regard to the action OF OUTSIDE
notaries working the trains before they
reached the city, gathering in most OF the
aftidavits after the train had crossed the
line into the land district
A number who are coming now are re-
maining until after the drawing to ind
What luck they will have when the first
selections will be allotted.
ARERDEEN-Eight prisoners held in
the county Jail here awaiting trial for
various offenses, ranging from petty theft
10 highway robbery, escaped by saving
through the bars of a window. Seven
teen others refused TO take advantage Of
the opportunity to scape.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-10-18
RHODE ISLAND

PROVIDENCE, X. l., Oct 17.-Reynold
M. Chase of the class of 1866. former
United States senator from Rhode Island
and treasurer of the university from 1882
to 1900, was elected chancellor of Brown
university, to succeed William Goddard,
who died recently.
After adopting a platform which in
dorsed the administration of President
Roosevelt urged the re- slection to the
United States senate of George P. Wet
more and declared that the Republican
party of Rhode Island was ''unalterably
opposed to all forms of political dictation
or bossism," the Republican state con-
vention nominated the following ticket by
lacclamation. Mr.. Jackson is the present
lieutenant governor: Governor, Frederick
II. Jackson; lieutenant governor, Ralph
c. Watrous; secretary of state, Charles
p, Bennett; attorney general. William b.
Greenough; general treasurer, Walter A.
Read.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-10-18
NORTH CAROLINA

RALEIGH, N. c., Oct. 17.--Gov. Glenn
was deeply gratified by a telegram from
B. H. Tucker of Asheville, telling him the
Prohibitionihts had defeated the saloons
and made the city dry by 700 majority.
ASHEvILLE-In the United States
court here Judge Pritchard rendered his
decision sustaining the ruling of Standing
Master Montgomery. in refusing to allow
the states attorneys in the railway rate
case hearing to investigate the books of
the Southern railway prior to June 30,
1905.
The court says that the exceptions to
the ruling of me standing masteD are
without merit and are therefore over
ruled
RALEIGH-Gov. Glenn has appointed
Caesar Cone, b. F. Mebane. j. L. Scott,
jr. and F. r.. Tanner delegates to repre-
sent North Carolina at the conference be-
tween representatives of the textile man
ufacturers and organized labor at Wash
ington.
ASHEv1LLE-Follow burglaries at
four houses and the administering of
chloroform. the burglars were trailed by
bloodhounds direct to George w. Van
derbilts Biltmore house. The grounds
III anu AROUND blltInOIe mousse were
thoroughly searched, but the trail was
lost at an overhead bridge
This is the second burglar scare at
Biltmore in two weeks and the second
time that George Vanderbilt's premises
have been searched. The Vanderbits
are in Paris and the keepers of the
grounds and house could throw no light
on the affair.
At the house of A M. .Wallins Mrs
Wallins was awakened by man hold
ing cloth saturated with chloroform to
her face and her screams aroused neigh
, bors
Los Angeles herald., 1907-10-18
NEBRASKA

FAIRBURY, Neb., Oct 17.-Carl Gilli-
land OF Stanbury. Mo, attempted to get
aboard moving freight train In the
Rock Island yards and fell under the
wheels. which crushed a leg he died.
CENTRAL C1TY-The question of
changing the boundary lines between
Merrlck and Nance counties will be sub
mftted to the voters of both counties at
the general election in November, ana
If the proposition carries all Of the land
Merrick county embraces north of the
Loup river will be exchanged.
HARTINGTON--A delegation of fifteen
Masons went from here to Laurel, where
they met with similar delegations from
Coleridge and Randolph, to assist the
Laurel lodge, Ancient Free and Accepted
Masons, in comforting the master Ma
sons degree upon four candidates. After
the degrees were conferred banquet
was served, at which all Masons present
were the guests of the Laurel chapter
OF the Eastern Star.
NEBRASKA CITY-Carl, the 7-year-old
son Of Mr.. and Mrs. N. M. Pucches, died
OF tuberculosis.
PAPPILLION--Distri court adjourned
until after election, after trying the
Springfield county fair case as the judge,
the bar and litigants all have fences to
fix.
ARL1NGTON-G. r. INLAND is having
his large store building put in first class
shape, and when completed it is under
stood it will be occupied by large fur
niture stock.
FORT CALHOUN-Smallpo is spread
ing rapidly In the country southwest OF
her he rhfI Of no N school
were vaccinated in an effort to check
the disease This is the second district
TO have the children vaccinated in the
last week. County officials and nom
inees for county offices have ceased
campaigning in this section of the
county. as there is too much danger of
spreading the disease.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-10-18
MARYLAND


BALTIMORE. Md. Oct 1.-Receivers
were appointed on the application of AL
exander H. Robertson, with the assent
OF the company. for the Farmers Trust,
Banking and Deposit company of this
city. The receivers are Messrs. Beverly
w. Mister and Eldridge S. johnson.
Tightness of the money market is given
as the cause OF the embarrassment of
the company.
CATONSVIELE-Miss Miriam Ransom.
who spent the summer travelling abroad,
returned home this week Miss Mamie
Whitley has returned from a fortnight s
visit to friends in New York city. Mr..
Stephen J. Van LII and daughter, Miss
Rita Van Lill, have returned from a
fortnight's stay at Atlantic city. Mr..
Arthur P. Baer has returned from a visit
to friends in New York.
FREDERICK-Mis Mamie Ortman OF
Baltimore, who has been visiting Mrs
John A. Kernedy, this city. has return
ed home. Mrs. Clarence H. Hett of John
son City, Tenn, is visiting her parents
Mr.. and Mrs. S. d. Reifsnider. near
Frederick Mr.. and Mrs W. b. Biting
OF Philadelphia spent part Of the pasi
week in Frederick
Los Angeles herald., 1907-10-18
OHIO

LIMA. O., Oct. 17.--Mrs. Bessie Ham OF
West Cairo has sued Thomas Ham, a
merchant for divorce. She declares In
her petition that Ellen Eherly of Con-
tinental has stolen his affections from
her.
BUCYRUS-Mrs. Mary Sharrock, aged
62, while holding her infant grandson fell
TO the floor with a stroke of paralysis,
the child falling beneath her. There was
no one else at home and when they wNe
found the child was almost smothered
and Mrs. Sharrock was dead.
CHARDON-R. N. Ford was found
guilty on one count in the indictment
charging him with wrecking the bank
at Burton, o., namely, ''secreting with
intent to embezze" Ford was once be-
fore convicted, but released by circuit
court The Burton bank failed four years
ago for $1,25O,O0O This was Ford's third
trial.
YOUNGSTOWN-As the result OF the
strike declared by 100 members of the
Epworth NJ. e. church, one-third of the
congregation, new organization proba-
bly, will be formed.
EATON-Charles Ulrich, son of Isaac
Ulrich, former county commissioner died
Sunday. He shot himself Friday after
dispute with his father over financial
matters.
FREMONT-Miss Hattie Kaiser, a
young society woman of this city, was
walking in the yard, when, in passing
over cistern, the rotten covering gave
way and she was precipitated into about
ten feet of water. Her, screams attract
ed the attention of her mother and the
young woman was rescued.
AKRON-Steps to construct a new hall
on Buchtel campus with the fund of $780,
900 derived through Andrew Carnegies
gifts to the college will be taken to-
morrow, when the college architect,
Herbert F. Briggs of Cleveland, will
meet with the building commission and
agree on final plans.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-10-18
NEW HAMPSHIRE


MANCHESTER. N. H., Oct. 17.-wil-
liam H. Smith of Londonderry was ar
rested, charged with having attacked his
father, Edgar F.. Smith, with a beer bot
tie
Seven stitches were necessary to close
the wound in the elder Smiths head.
DOVER-Leslie d. Waterhouse of Ken
nebunk Me-, and Miss Emma M Sher-
man of Somervlle. Mass, were married
at the Methodist parsonage.
FRANKLIN--County Solicitor Thomas
F. Clifford is credited with the statement
that there will be no compromise in the
handling of liquor cases at the present
term of court at Concord. OF the thir-
ty-four indictments found by the grand
jury last week, fourteen of them We're
for keeping liquor for sale or for specific
sales of liquor contrary to the statutes.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-10-18
WISCONSIN

ELKHORN, Wis, Oct. 17.ZHenry Roe
of Milwaukee, an engineer on the Wiscon-
sin Central railroad, held here on the
charge of manslaughter, was found not
guilty, the jury returning a verdict after
being out many hours.
Roe was charged with being asleep on
his engine which, without guiding hand,
plunged into another train nearpLake Beu-
lah last March. "
MADISON-The case against the
four students, H. Hamilton of Two
Rivers; Bruno, Milwaukee,; Browning,
Sheboygan, and Jung, Milwaukee, for
alleged participation in hazing, was dis
missed in the municipal court City At
torney Aylward in asking for dismissal
of the case gave scathing announcement
OF the members of the faculty for allow
ing some of the hazing methods.
OsHKOSH-Orvil.e Rath, the 12-year-
old son of Mr.. and Mrs. Otto j.
Rath, lost both legs just below the knee
by craving beneath Wisconsin Central
freight train. The boy with a companion
was going from the Park school to his
home and attempted to crawl beneath the
train standing at the crossing.
MILWAUKEE-Anth v. Kelfisch
indicted by the last grand jury or
charge OF bribery in connection
with the sale, by the county. of prop
erty to the Milwaukee Electric Railway
and Light company, was acquitted by a
jury in the municipal court
CLINTON-A Chicago company has
purchased twelve acres of land
near this village and will erect a broodeI
to cost 81 900. which is expected to supply
large number Of "broiers" for the Chi
cago market.