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The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1908-12-25

With the return Of consciousness
she found herself supported by the
most grotesque looking creature in
the world His face was black and
blistered. he had not scrap OF his
pigtail left, and even the few clothes
The Oskaloosa herald., 1908-06-11
BAD STORM HITS GUTHRIE
PROPERTY DAMAGE is $4,000 IN
OKLAHOMA TOWN.
Promise of Relief from Flood condi.
tons at Kansas city-Railroads
the Chief Sufferers.

Guthrie, Okla, June 10.-A terrific
windstorm accompanied by a cloud
burst struck this city early Tuesday
morning, causing at least $4,000
property damage. It is believed that
no lives We're lost and that no one
was seriously injured.
The center of the gale when 1t
reached the thickly-settled portion of
the city was apparently about 100
feet in the air as only the upper
stories of the higher buildings we're
damaged. The state house, lone
hotel, Masonic temple and Central
high school were partly unroofed.
Many houses were moved from their
foundations, several collapsing.
Kansas City, Mo, June 10.-The
Kaw valley flood at Topeka and far
ther west is subsiding as rapidly as
1t rose, and Kansas City, now the chief
sufferer, sees relief at hand in the pre-
diction Of the weather bureau that
both the Kaw and Missouri rivers will
be stationary in height by one o'clock
Wednesday afternoon with a stage of
26R feet in the Missouri and little
more in the Kaw, and that "a hours
later both rivers will begin to fall
slowly.
The flood here furnished abundance
of work and le$citeHient for dwellers
in the lowlands and entertainment for
sightseers who crowded the bluffs,
bridges and viaducts. Every inch of
rise sent water over large area.
Most of the railf6ad yards in the Mis-
souri, and Kaw bottoms are Inundated.
In the Armourdale, district of Kansas
City, Kan, hundreds of men with
teams were throwing lip dlkes to keep
out the water, and families continued
TO move from their houses.
The only line of railroad track open
to the west is that of the st. Louis &
San Francisco. All Union Pacific,
Santa Fe and Rock Island trains are
now using that line as far as Olathe,
Kan. The Rock Island is sending its
Denver trains over the Burlington to
Lincoln, Neb. The railroads are the
heaviest losers by the flood. Crops
have been destroyed, but will be re-
planted with the assurance of large
yield.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1908-06-11
CAMP PiIGH EXPENSES
1T COST PORTER ONE DOLLAR
FOR NOMINATION AT PRl-
MARY ELECTION.

Des Moines, June 10.-Auditor of
State B. f. Carroll yesterday filed a
statement of the expenses incurred by
him in his candidacy for the republi-
can nomination for governor. They
amounted to $797.22. 1t was all for
lclerical assistaneE railroad fare and
postage and stationery.
o. p Myers of Newton, democratic
candidate for elector at large, filed an
expense bill of 81 cents.
Claude R. Porter, democratic candi
date for United States senator spent
81.
These expense statements have
been filed with the secretary of state
Among other candidates who have
filed are the following: ~
G. II. Van Houten, candidate for SEN
ator, $134.32; J. H. Stevens, candidate
for senator, S112.46; J. r. Brown, can
didate for senator, $4620; j. M. Stoke,
democratic candidate for state super.
intendent, $11; E. NJ. Black, candidate
for elector, Seventh district, So; NJ
W. Baily, candidate for elector in the
First district, $75.S2; A. F. Dawson,
candidate for congress, second dis
|trict, S6.4O; Charles Elliott, democrat
ic candidate for congress in the Third
district, $19.39; Il. II. Hubbard, can
didate for congress in the Eleventh
district, 1852, of which SIS was a con-
tributlon to the Cummins campaign
club of Sioux City; and j. NJ. Work
socialist candidate for United States
senator, So cents.
E. C. Bennett for railroad commits.
+sioner, j., s. Cunningham for state
treasurer, F. D. Let's, candidate for
.elector in the Second district; John
Reilly, candidate for senator in the
Delaware district, d. A, Ray, candidate
for lieutenant governor, and ]. E.
Smith, candidate for congress, and
other candidates spent nothing at ALL
w. S. Cooper, of Winterset, candi-
date for elector, spent only SO.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1908-06-11
benson IS RELEASED
IOWA CENTRAL ENGINEER Ac-
Quilted OF CHARGE OF
KILLING BYRON RooDY.

Marshalltown, Ia, June 10.--Frank
Benson, the Iowa Central engineer,
who has been held on the charge of
stabbing Byron Boody, a brakeman.
on April A, was released today. The
state was unable to show any motive
of murder.
Boody died less than q half hour
after he had been stabbed. as he was
being removed by the police and sur
geon to St. Thomas hospital
An information charging murder
was filed by the state in Justice Mil
lard's court, and Benson has aeen held
since.
Benson as well as his companAens,
swore that he was standing cleaning
his nails when Boody, in playful
mood, threw his arms around Ben
sons neck. The knife was placed in
his hands. according to BensoE. and
according 60 others Benson asked
Harrington for it, although he had a
knife of his own. At any rate the
first thing all knew Boody was un.
steady on his feet and claimed that
he had been cut. All of the men say
that there were no hard feelings,
no words and nothing but the most
friendly relations between any of the
members of the party.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1908-06-11
COOPER WINS AGAIN
SENSATIONAL CASE FROM ALBA
DECIDED BY STATE SU-
PREME COURT.

Abba, June 10.-A case has just
been decided by the supreme court
Of Iowa that was carried up from the
Monroe county district court and
which case had more startling con
nectionS than any case that has been
tried in the county for the past dozen
years. The case was one in which
Rev. C. S. Cooper district superin7
tendent for the Iowa Anti-Saloon
League, was the defendant and he
was charged with criminal libel.
Originally the case grew out of dis
barment proceeding that had been
commenced against law firm com
posed of Tomlinson & Price and of
which Judge Mitchell, of Ottumwa,
was a partner though his name was
not brought into the difficulty. In
the evidence that was introduced in
the disbarment proceedings was some
Testimony which Rev. Cooper reported
to the Dial of Progress, the state or
gan for the state, of the league. There
were things said in connection with the
article that left Attorney w. e. Gilt
ner in what he thought was an unfay-
orable light before the people and he
brought an action for criminal libel
and based the charge upon the article
which had appeared in the Dial.
The case was settled in favor OF
Mr.. Cooper and he was acquitted OF
the charge of nbel. Attorneys for
Mr.. Giltner then appealed the case to
the supreme court, setting forth in
the appeal that the instructions of the
judge had been wrong, that evidence
was permitted to go before the jury
which should not have been allowed,
and other matters. The supreme court
has now given its decision and sus-
tains the lower court on every count.
The case attracted a great deal of
attention and while it was i'll progress
the court room was daily crowded.
During the trial the daughter of
Rev. Cooper went insane and was TAX
en- to the hospital, the statement being
made that worry over the libel ac-
tion had unseated her mind. The
case was the direct cause of the death
of Attorney A. C. Parry, who was
county attorney at the time. He was
a candidate for reelection and the
fight that was made on him caused
him to expose himself to the weather
and he contracted tuberculosis which
FASTENED his death. Shortly after
ward the law firm of Tomlinson &
Price was dissolved and Mr., Tomlin-
son moved from the city, There was
a bitter feeling engendered which ex-
lists to this day.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1908-06-11
O.HP. BELMONT DEAD
NEW YORK FINANcIER AND LEG
ISLAToR PASSED AWAY
THIS MORNING.

Hampstead, Long Island, June 10.
Oliver Hazard Perry Belmont died
at six-forty this morning. The family
was at his bedside when the last sum
mons came. The funeral will take
place on Saturday at the Church of
the Incarnation at Garden City. Bish-
op Burgish will officiaIe.
Mr.. Belmont, who has achieved
fame and success as legislator and
financier, was born in New York City,
November II, 1858, the son of the
late August Belmont. He was gradu-
ated from the United States Naval
Academy, September 30, 1876, subse-
quently serving in the navy and re-
signing in 1876. He was formerly a
member of the August Belmont and
Company, bankers, and at the time of
death was a director of the Night and
Day Bank. He was a member of the
national democratic convention of
1901 and served in congress from 1901
to 1903, from the Thirteenth New
York District. He was a member of
the Brook Racquet and Tennis, New
York Athletic, Union, Knickerbocker,
Manhatten, Metropolitan. Lawyers,
Meadow Brook, Turf and Field, Uni.
versity and New York Clubs of New
York, and the Metropolitan Club of
Washington. He married In New
York City. in 1896, Mrs. Alva (Smith)
Vanderbilt.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1908-06-11
WOULDN'T LET HIM MARRY.
Angry Groom and Bride and Minister
Disappointed by County Clerk.

Mason City, Ia, June 10.-After a
parley with the clerk of the court for
nearly an hour for marriage license
that he might wed Miss Myrtle Loung-
den, of Plymouth, James Pace, of
Austin, Mimi, took his bride and
drove home disgusted with Iowa laws.
1t was learned that Pace had been
divorced from former wife only
three months and though he was more
than willing to re-enter the marital re-
ltions again. 1t was pointed out TO
him that II was Illegal He had en-
gagged a minister who stood waiting
The Oskaloosa herald., 1908-06-11
KILLS WOMAN, THEN SELF.
Awful Tragedy Revealed to Sioux
City Young Woman.

Sioux City, Ia, June 10.-Returning
to her home late last night Miss Mar
garet Sargent was compelled to force
an entrance to the house and on
searching for a reason for the lock-
ing of the doors, discovered her moth
er dead on the floor, and beside her
a man who turned out to be Joe Ford,
a well known gambler in the open"
days.
The man and woman both had bull
let holes in their heads and re-
volver was in the mans hand. The
man had left note saying: 81 was
drove to this. May God forgive me" !"
Jealousy is thought to have been the
motive for the double crime. The
daughter is prostrated and unable to
shed light on the mystery.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1908-06-11
c. A. p. ENcAMPMENT.
The State Assembly Opens in Cedar
Rapids. Iowa.


Rapids, Iowa.
Cedar Rapids, June 10.-With clear
skies and cool weather, the third an
nual encampment of the Iowa G. A.
r., which opened here yesterday al
ternoon, promises to be the largest
gathering for several years. Nearly
a thousand are here, and more COM
ing on every train. Today the w. h.
c. gave reception for Commander
ID. j. Palmer, and this evening there
was big camp flre at the city audi
torium, with more than two thousand
present There were speeches by
Mayor Carmody. formerly Depart.
ment Commander Clark, Department
Commander Palmer and ex.Congress-
man John F. Lacey, Governor Cum.
Minis could not be present.
Davenport, Des Moines, Perry and
Fort Dodge are after next years con-
vention. here are three candidates
for department commander: J. Z.
Milliman, of Logan. former lieutenant
governor; Mike Mcdonald, of Bayard,
and H. A. Dyer of Mason City.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1908-06-11
IOWA TOWNS INUNDATED.
Psgah and Moorehead Hit by Flood
in Soldier River.

Pisgah, Ia, June 10.-Soldier river,
swollen by the recent rains, is three to
FIVE miles wide at this place and has
inundated the whole valley of the Sol
dier river. and the towns of Pisgah
and Moorhead are submerged.
In the business portion of Pisgah
very store but one was abandoned to
', and water stands one to four feet
in the buildings.
Three hundred feet of track were
washed out on the Mondamin branch
of the Northwestern between Pisgah
and Urson, and there has been nc
trains since Saturday
Thousands of acres of farm land
have been overaowed and the crops
are entirely destroyed.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1908-06-11
STATE LABOR FEDERATION.
Convention Opens At Clinton With
1926 Delegates in Attendance.

Clinton, Ia, June 10.-A hundred
and twenty-five delegates are here
from all over Iowa, attending the con
vention of the State Federation of La
Dor, which opened this morning with
addresses by State President A, l..
Urick, Commissioner E. Il. Brigham,
Senator J. T. Wilson, and others,
Many additional delegates are expect
ed to arrive this AFTERNOON; t.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1908-06-11
nwetsp Win at MoberIy, Mo,

Moberly, Mo-, June 10.-After a Wig
orous campaign, during which women
and children attempted to influence
the voters against liquor, Moberly
Tuesday voted TO continue as wet
town BY a majority of 735.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1908-06-11
Man surprIsed RlfIIna Mail.

Minneapolis, Mimi, June 10.-Post
Office inspectors are looking for man
who was surprised in barn at the
rear of the American house in the
act of rifling package of United
States mail Tuesday. The man fed
but left about rs opened letters.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1908-06-11
oestructIvc Fire at Vancouver.

Portland, Ore, June 10-Fire at
Vancouver. Wash. Tuesday practically
destroyed the Pittoek G Leadbetter
lumber mill. Loss. 100000,
The Oskaloosa herald., 1908-06-11
KANSAS CITY FLOODED.
Condition is the Worst Since the
Summer of 1908.

Kansas City, June 10.-The worst
flood conditions since 1903 are pre-
vailing here. The Kaw river has
flooded the west bottoms, several tenn
porary dykes broke today and 5000
people are homeless. The Armour
plant and hog yards are flooded. The
Missouri river is still rising.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1908-06-11
.hur Brlsbane's Talk.

Mr.. Brisbane started out by declar.
ing that his editorials had often caused
him TO be considered as a prohibitions
ist.
81 have written a great many arti.
cles against excessive drinking" ne
declared, but it is rather embarras
sing because | do not believe that pro.
hibition is desirable and | am positive
IT is not feasible. The attitude toward
prohibition and prOhibitionists is a
mistaken attitude. The insincere pro-
hibitionist you must leave to one side,
because You cannot identify him, and
the sincere prohibitlonist ought to
have the sympathy of every man, and
especially of the brewer and wine
grower.
You are engaged in a legitimate
business. You ought to repel illegiti-
mate attack. You can tell the farmer
who confiscates your brewery or ice
plant without paying you for it, that
he is paving the way for the single
taxer who will confiscate his farm
without paying for it. That is a thing
to think about"
The Oskaloosa herald., 1908-06-11
FIremen Given Increases.

Marshalltown, Ia, June 10,-The
city council last night voted to in
crease the pay of all city firemen IS
per month, effective July l.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1908-06-11
DIVES CONDEMNED
/. BY THE BREWERS
RESOLUTIONS FAVOR SUPPORT
I OF ALL MUNICIPAL LAWS.
OBJECT LESSON PROPOSED
Brooklyn Man Suggests Sending Bill
for Damages to Some Prohibi-
ton state-Address by
Arthur Brisbane.

Milwaukee, June 10.-Resolutions
declaring in effect the United States
Brewers association to be In favor Of
the eradication of the dive will come
before the convention at its closing
session Wednesday. The resolutions
were introduced at am executive ses-
sion of the convention Tuesday and,
while their text has not been made
public, 1t is understood that they de-
clare that municipal laws in all the
cities of the country should have the
cooperation of the brewers in their ef-
forts to wipe out disreputable saloons.
/ President Lehman, in the course
of his remarks before the convention,
took the superintendents of the Anti
Saloon league, most of them former
clergymen, to task by asking how can
they advocate policy of confscation
pronounced by Justice Brewer to be
both dishonest and immoral?"
May Present Bill for Damages.
/ This remark called forth sugges-
ito fr m H. d. Scharman of Brook,
lyn that the executive committee of
the association present to the legisla-
ture { some prohibition state an OBJ
Ject lesson in the form of bill for
damages for property stolen" by pro-
hibition legislation. The suggestion
was referred to the committee en- reSo
lutions.
The afternoon was devoted to ad.
dresses, the star of the evening being
Arthur Brisbane of New York. with
e. ]. Giddings of Oklahoma, candidate
for governor of that state, close sec.
ond in popularity.
Giddings was severe on prohibition.
lists, but Mr.. Brisbane declared that
there were two sides to the question
and told the brewers they should clean
up the question about resorts. He
declared prohibition was not only not
lfeas \ but not possible, but that the
prol Tonists should be argued with
81 ers, and not as wild-eyed an.
O..
The Oskaloosa herald., 1908-06-11

The class OF graduates Is one
the largest that has completed
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1908-06-25
NUMBER 20
Former President Cleveland Deac

Former President Cleveland Dead.
Grover Cleveland former President
OF the United States, died suddenly
at his nome, Princeton, y. Y, al Z 20
O'Clock, yesterday morning. Death
was due 10 heart failure complicated
with other diseases. The passing
away Of Mr.. Cleveland was not ia
mediately announced but war DELAYED
until an Official statement had been
prepared by the physicians who had
been attending him in the various
periods of his illness. The statement
is as follows:
"Mr. Cleveland for many years mad
suffered from repeated attacks Of
CASTRO intestinal origin. He also
had long standing organic diseases
of the heart and kidneys. Heart
failure was the immediate cause Of
his death"
While Mr.. Cleveland has been sc
iously Ill from time TO time, the al
nouncement Of his death came ike
thunderbolt 10 those who had been
watching his illness.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1908-06-25
Will Happen on the Fourth.

Events continue TO be added 10 the
Fourth Of July program for Skowhe-
gan'z big celebration and doubtless
will continue TO be. even up TO the
day itself, but some OF the things that
are now known 70 be ''alreadv 70
happen" we can tell our readers
about in this issue
We have previously had some
thing to say about the race. on single
logs, to the Great Eddy. -Four ex-
pert rivermen have already entered
for this event and the start will be
from the Maine Central Railroad
bridge. Long years ago this same
stunt was one of the features Of a
Skowhegan celebration but, save for
a few independent, unannounced ard
decidedly impromptu trips wnicn
have been made when some lam has
broken Unexpectedly, no one mas for
several decades, attempted ,his
perilous ride.
The old and popular pastime Of the
Creased Pole and the Creased Pig
are to be revived for this day. The
pole will be topped by cash prize
and the contestant who shins up its
/ slippery surface to the highest point
i will get the money. The pig. after
being suitably fabricated, will be
turned lose in large wire fence en-
closure in Railroad Square and me
man who can catch him in the
shortest time will be adjudged the
winner
There are TO be many other contests
of humorous and exciting nature on
the streets during the forenoon.
among them boys bicycle race, a
foot race, potato races. etc As TO
features in the parade line there will
be great showing of motor vehicles
of all kinds. Skowhegan has about
a. many motorcycles as all the rest of
Maine put together, and far larger
proportion of automobiles are owned
here than in any other section OF :he
State. These and visiting machines
will make tour of the streets, form
ing most interesting and pleasing
spectacle. Comp any f. now rated
among the best military organizations
of Maine will give an exhibition of
army tactics and Skowhegan's Fire
Department will turn out it's appara-
tus and men for the parades and for
hose coupling and other contests.
A great field of horses in all classes
Is already assured for the races at
Fairview Park in the afternoon and
there will be the event of the year in
the baseball line in a three cornered
contest between the Norridgewocks,
Skowhegans and Caratunks. There
Is also to be motorcycle race. two
miles, best two out of three heats.
Some of the motorists who have been
at the track with their machines dEr-
ing the past week have turned the
half mile circle in less than one min
ute and the winner of this contest
will have to do the two miles a whole
lot better than four minutes.
The band from Athens and Com
pany f band of Skowhegan are both
to be in attendance for the entire
day. Excursion rates will be in force
from nearly all other points in Maine
and special trains will be run over
the Somerset division of the Maine
Central Railroad, with half hour car
service over the line of the Somerset
Traction Company.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1908-06-25
Sir Knights Have Grand Outing.

Members of De Molay Commandery
and other Communicates who joined
with them passed a most delightful
day in an excursion to Portland
Harbor yesterday. The special train
left here at seven in the morning,
with the De Molay party on board
and they were joined at Waterville
by st. Omar, at Augusta by Trinity
and at Gardiner by Maine command
cries, the Augusta Knights being
accompanied by Togus Band. The
train arrived at Portland about
eleven O'Clock and the special steam
er in waiting conveyed the party,
numbering in all about 200, to Long
Island. At this same Island they
found other Sir knights. members Of
st. Johns Commandery of Bangor
and st. Adams Commandery Of Port
land and various exchanges Of knight
y and fraternal courtesy occurred
during the day, including trip to
Fort Mckinley in the afternoon. par
t1cipated in by members from all the
special steamer which was under
charter by the Bangor and Portland
organizations.
De Molay commandery, who live
along the line of the Somerset Rail
way, arrived at the island. They had
planned to come with the party from
Skowhegan but had been unable to
hot otp
special train owing to the breaking of
the trolley wire on the Somerset
Traction line in the early morning
they had, therefore, been obliged to
take the regular train over the Som
erset and Maine Central railways, and
charter special boat from Portland
to take them to the rendezvous of
their comrades. Among this latter
party were A. r. JeWett of this place
and W. II. Clark of Caratunk. They
had become travelling partners at
Lakewood, where Mr.. Clark, coming
from his home, and Mr.. Jewett from
his summer cottage, had both been
delayed by the broken trolley on the
electric road. They found a team
and drove to this place but only in
time to see the rear of the special
disappearing across the railway
bridge. They contented themselves
therefore with the regular passenger,
joining the Sir Knights from the
Somerset road at Oakland.
There was some fog but no rain on
the coast and, after a most delightful
day the special was taken for home
the Somerset county Sir Knights
arriving at the Skowhegan stat ion at
eleven O'Clock.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1908-06-25
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