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Evening journal., 1908-11-09
POOR OPINION
OF WILMINGTON
Young New York Man Who
Killed Himself Said
"City Vas Rotten
HAD LONG CONTEMPLATED
TAKING HIS OWN LIFE

mat LlANkt Alt young man.
who committed suicide along a country
road near Red Lion. in this county, yes
terday, had a poor opinion OF this city
was evident from a note he made in his
diary. 1t was to the effect that "Wil-
mington was rotten town and there was
nothing doing" His opinion Of Phila-
delphia was even more pronounced. A
similar entry was made regarding that
city but it was expressed in more forci-
ful langauage
The young man. who was but twenty
years of age. shot a bullet through his
head using a 32-calibre revolver for the
purpose. Though young and apparently
healthy this world held out no induce
ment for him to live He was weary.
footsore, hungry and without hope Of soon
obtaining work, so he concluded that the
most easy way to end his trosibles was in
death.
Shot Himself Along the Road.
The young man shot himself as he
walked along the road yesterday morn
ing Hundreds Of people for miles
around were attracted to the scene and
until the body was removed TO the morgue
in this city, by Deputy Coroner Nichols
the crowd stood around and gazed with
nate youth as it lay in the road.
Two letters were found on the dead
mans clothes. One was addressed to
Thomas Hawman, of No. 7Ss West
Eighty-secopd street, New York CITY.
and the other was addressed to the coro-
ner of Philadelphia. The fact that he
addressed letter to the coroner in Phil
adelphia gives the impression that he
had intended to commit suicide in that
city. He had walked all the way from
New York and passed through Philadei-
phia and continued out to this city and
then down the State.
Letter to the Coroner.
The letter addressed 10 the coroner OF
Philadelphia read:
MY name is Henry Erlick and I am
a resident OF New York city. 1 was born
July 10, 1885, I am in hard luck, not be-
ing able to find work so I have decided
to kill myself ] arrived in PHILADELPHIA
Tuesday, November 3 and walked the en-
tire distance. Kindly forward the let
ter to my friend. II is only a farewell
to him. 1 have had acute melancholia
Of late and that is the reason 1 kill my.
self kindly sell what effects leave and
my body may be given 10 some hospital
for dissecting purposes to save the city
any expenses may entail. Thanking
you in advance. I am
yours Respectfully.
Henry Erlick.
The letter to his friend was written ir
pencil and placed in a sealed envelop'
and stamped. It told Hawman, OF Err
Hicks struggle without results and ex
pressed the hope he would never com'
to a like end. He asked Hawman t.
thank his, Hawmans mother for the
many kindnesses she had shown TO him
Erlick. He wrote that he had slept in th'
e open with the frost for covering anS
I that when he looked up he saw nothin
I but black clouds, which he knew. had M
{ silver lining for him. He said he wa
Z hungry and tired and discouraged ant
i could not bear to live any longer.
Deputy Coroner Nichols mailed the let
!, ter addressed to Hawman last evening
l. and also related the facts concerning
+ the young mans death. but he had re
ceived no word this morning. In IN
Evening journal., 1908-11-09

Chester is getting in line for an 'old home
week." and permanent organization OF Old
homers" is to be formed. No doubt the affair
will be successful. but Chester has been a little
slow about making the experiment.
Evening journal., 1908-11-09

One thing to be thankful for when the loot,
ball season is ended, is that the word husky
will disappear from the newspaper vocabulary
for while
Evening journal., 1908-11-09

Vice-President-elect Sherman. as soon as pos
sible, should withdraw those horrible portraits
of himself that have been doing service in the
"plate" in country newspapers The expression
on Shermans face in them is that OF man who
had swallowed dose of bad medicine.
Evening journal., 1908-11-09

chas. ID. Coke. Agency, 915 Market
St, insures Automobiles. Collision and
Fires
Evening journal., 1908-11-09

Baltimore has been afflicted with the typhoid
fever scourge for some months, but the cooler
weather is now killing off the germs and lessen
inc the spread of the disease. And yet this IS
disease that physicians declare is preventable
Bad milk and bad water are given as the chief
causes. but defective sanitation is undoubtedly
reason The great city Of Baltimore has just
begun to put in proper system OF sewers.
Evening journal., 1908-11-09

The Chester Times rises to remark that Every
time little Delaware gets fair chance she places
herself in the Republican column, Just as If she
intended to stay there permanently" Certainly.
1t has been so long since the Democrats had con-
troll OF the State that the fact is almost forgotten
Evening journal., 1908-11-09

The presentation Of pictures Of former presT-
dents Of the Union Bank the other evening was
indeed pleasing occasion. The handsome new
banking building is now occupied. 1t is a marvel
Evening journal., 1908-11-09

Fine November days should tempt one into the
country frequently for jaunt.
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1908-11-24
Challenge Accepted.

The following communication was
yesterday mailed to the Lexington
Herald by the Paris Athletic Club as
an acceptance of the challenge of the
Lexington Athletic Club, published in
that paper of its issue of Monday,
Nov. %:
Editor Herald: Replying to the
challenge of the Lexington Athletic
Club, which appeared in your valuable
paper of Monday. Nov. %. we shall be
pleased TO accept same under the fol-
lowing conditions
Game-Game to be played on nuetral
grounds Winchester, Georgetown or
Cyuthiana-and will be for the indie
pendent championship of Central Ken
lucky.
Date-Any day during the week fol-
lowing Thanksgiving first Week of De-
cember.)
Gate Receipts-W Winning team to take
entire gate receipts.
EXpenses-Each team to pay one
half of general expense. viz: adver-
Using, grounds, officials, etc.
Purse-Each team to place a wager
of $50, entire amount to go tc the win
ner.
Officials Officials TO be selected
from coaches of Kentucky colleges or
any recognized football authority.
Teams NO man will be eligible to
play in said game unless he has played
in at least one full game with his team
this season, prior to this date, Nov. 23.
Newspaper lineup to govern.
Forfeit-A forfeit to $25 to be placed
at least days before said game with
the sporting editor of the Herald to.in-
sure game being played and according
to above terms.
Line-up-Line-up of both teams to
be published in the Herald Sunday,
Nov. 20, together with full list of eli
gible substitutes. If the Lexington
Athletic Club really means business
and are prepared to back up their chai-
lenge, we shall be very glad indeed to
play them as above stated.
Respectfully,
H. o. HOLT,
Manager Paris Athletic Club.
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1908-11-24
PARIS. KENTUCKY, TUESDAY, NOVEMBER "a, 1903
Gard From Hon. j. Hal Woodford
10 the Democrats of the 18th Senator
ial District:

10 the Democrats of the 18th Senator
lal District:
Some few week ago, a call appeared
IN the Bourbon News, asking me to
become candidate for the Democrat
&c nomination for Senator from this
district. Absence from home the greater
part OF the time has prevented me from
replying before this time. Circum-
stances are such that | cannot consider
this request. and ordinarily it would
DE sufficient to decline without further
words, but considering this call to be
the greatest compliment ever paid me.
and approaching it to the utmost, l
deem it incumbent upon me 20 fully
acquaint you with my reasons for re-
fusing to comply with that request.
> -Four years ago, when Judge Henry
Z. Smith and myself were candidates
for the Democratic nomination for Rep
resentativel from this county, and
some time previous to the primary,
Hon. G. NJ. Thomas, at that time a
candidate for the nomination for County
Judge, Informed me that Judge Smith
wished to have a conference with US,
and suggested that we go to see him
that night, to which | agreed. In con-
versation with Judge Smith that night,
he said that he had an ambition to rep
resent this district in the State Senate
and that if Mr.. Thomas and would
pledge ourselves to support him for
that office, at the next election, he
would withdraw from the race for Rep
resentative. AS he exigencies of the
political situation, at that time. ap
peared to both Mr.. Thomas and myself
to make such action on Judge Smiths
part, desirable-it being to our mutual
advantages in our own races-we readi
ly agreed to his proposal and pledged
ourselves as he desired. That promise
is still outstanding, for while Judge
Smith has said that he is unwilling to
enter into heated political struggle,
as he has never released US, and it would
be exceedingly unfair for the opposition
to his candidacy to come solely from
parties to that agreement. With this
statement of the facts before you, it
can readily be seen that as an honor
able man, | cannot consider making
the race at this time. Again express
ing my appreciation of the compliment
paid me, and regretting my inability
to comply with the very flatteriDg re-
quest am,
Respectfully,
j. HAL WOODFORD.
Paris, KY, November %, 1908.
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1908-11-24
Bourbon Circuit Court Convened

The November term of the Bourbon
Circuit CourG convened yesterday morn
ing with Judge Robert L. Stout presid-
ing. Col.R. B. Franklin was present and
ready to take up his work for the Com
monwealth.
The following grancjurymen were
called around and after qualifying
were sworn in: VIM. isgrig, foreman
Geo. w. Wagner, |. N. Keller, w. E..
Cook, u. l.. Robbins, Nelson Gillispie.
Sam Endicott, j. A. Wagner, G.. L..
Rice, Thos. Buckner and w. S. Hall.
Judge Stout, in his usual impressive
manner, delivered a strong and vigor-
Gus charge to the grand jury He men
toned The general lawleSsness through
out the State of Kentucky, tracing the
wave out of our own borders into Ten
nessee. He, however, complimented
highly the law-abiding citizens of
Bourbon county. He said there were
no purer strain of the Anglo-Saxon
race than the people of Bourbon coun-
ty. He called the attention to the mi
nor crimes, especially to the law of
selling liquor to minors, saying that
the violation of these misdemeanors led
to greater crimes. He closed by say
ing he had nothing special to direct
their attention to, and orGered,the Sher-
iff to show them TO their room.
After calling the appearance ordlna-
ny docket Court adjourned until this
morning at 10 o'clock.
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1908-11-24
Sauer'S Menu.

We will have the following good
things for Thanksgiving:
Fine fat turkeys.
Dressedxchikcens. Dressed ducks.
Michigan bleached celery.
Cranberries.
Fruits and fresh green vegetables.
Plum pudding.
New mince meat.
Baltimore oysters.
Phone US your order and it will have
prompt attention.
VIM. SAUER.
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1908-11-24
Victory for Independents.

In the election of Democratic precinct
committeeman in Montgomery county
Saturday. the battle was between the
independent and Equity tobacco people
Tor control of the county organization.
The independents won by a decisive
majority, claiming eleven of the if
teen members Money was freely spent,
and great interest was shu Nn, over l.
2OO voters participating In the election.
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1908-11-24
LOST.

Wire haired female hound white
u.;tb Slack spots; long tail; brown and
~ W.. face; sharp nose. Liberal re-
Dlard # returned to Ashcraft Boarding
M Nous on Winchester street. 20 At
The San Francisco call., 1908-05-20

$3.50 to seoo-chocest Richmond lots; fine
view; near cars; terms.
The San Francisco call., 1908-05-20
CITY REAL ESTATE

sol. GETz & SONS. NC, Real Estate Dealers
5O7 DeF Fisadero ST. near Hayes
NEW IoTS-NFW lots.
The San Francisco call., 1908-05-20

a. r. HoPPs. PRESIDENT.
ALL KINDS ART. LEADED AND MOSAI
CLASS 1l5 TURK ST PHONE FRANKLIl
1853.
The San Francisco call., 1908-05-20

WILL eEchsuge for unimproVed city property in
burned district
$50 acres choice, unincumbered vineyard and
orchard land: 100 acres now in 6 year old bear
ing vines: located in best part Of Fresno coun-
": adjoining vineyards yielding yearly from
SO 20 500 per acre net: valuable orange
groves Join this property; abundant perpetual
of this property exceeds $50. 600.
Owner will exchange for city property in
burned district.
Address or apply TO NJ. sHEFTEL. 22oo
Mission st.
The San Francisco call., 1908-05-20
REAL ESTATE WANTED

CALL BRANCH OFFICE. 1851 Fillmore st
near Post.
The San Francisco call., 1908-05-20

Oceanside branch office corner b st. and 4Ith
~. Open daily and Sundays
The San Francisco call., 1908-05-20

Go at once and see our very cheap new 2Otl
av lots ! block from park and cars. all graded:
fne view; easy terms; call for diagrams and
The San Francisco call., 1908-05-20

WANTED-Informatio regarding 2 good house
and lot for sale in within % miles Of San
Francisco: prefer dealing with owner only;
state price location md give full description.
Address !. DARBYSHIRE. box 69S4, ROches-
Ter. \. y.
The San Francisco call., 1908-05-20
UNITED GLASS WORKS, Inc.

BUILDING on Dupont ST; Is per cent $1,000,
10 MoDtgomery st. room 201
The San Francisco call., 1908-05-20

Seog 10 Si,-2e,,u6P Si,-2e-e,ue6Pese anu - Ss@ts l
from carlines. but right close 10 beautiful tolde
Gate park and ocean, fronting electric cars; o
installmeDts-
The San Francisco call., 1908-05-20

sol. .GETZ & SONS. INC. Owners and Dealers.
5OT Devisadero ST. near Hayes.
The San Francisco call., 1908-05-20

$3.50. 81 goo. 81 900 to s.. 2.5oo-Choice cottages
splendid locations: easy terms.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1908-01-30
ST. Marx,s News.

There is some talk about several
weddings in the near future.
Mr.. G. B. Tibbets was to Foxholm
Wednesday last, playing for dance.
Heinen boys set their straw pile
on fire and C. F. Kruger was out
discing Monday. Looks a good deal
like spring.
Several ST. Mary's lads went to the
river Sunday fishing and after fall
ing through the ice and fishing some
wet feet they went home leaving the
fish to someone else.
Gerhard Dingmann has returned
from Minnesota but still without his
family. B. G. must be still looking
for some cold weather
J. L. Keough, c. F. Brennan, G. B.
Tibbetts and several others were to
Minot last week to witness a contest
case for Miss Phifer.
G. l.. McHattie has struck water on
his claim at the depth of GO feet after
boring 13 dry holes and then some
senseless CUBS say that the home.
steaders here are not doing their duty
toward their claims G. L. has been
boring for water nearly a year.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1908-01-30
II. ]. Hecht
Sales made any where
Satisfaction Guaran.
teed. Rate Reasonable
RID. No. l MINOT
or call on Independent
You furnish the family and we
will furnish the house. Minot
Furniture Company. Jonas B.
Falkauzer, Mgr. If

John-"What kind of tea do you like
best?" Priscilla-'sGo-tees, some, but
Rocky Mountain Tea best" John
"Why, HOLSTERS Rocky Mountain Tea
best?" Priscilla-'sIt speaks for itself,
john" (Makes lovely complexions)
Mccoy & Co.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1908-01-30

Full stock OF monographs and
records at Blakey's New Music
House.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1908-01-30

See Grant s. Youmans for g.
FIVE year farm loan at lowest
rates. Office in new Optic bldg.
tt
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1908-01-30
For swell wedding stationery,
call at the Independent Office.
Notice!

Fine driving mare 3 years old
for sale, will trade for Minot lots
North Side preferred.
MRS. L. M. 0.
Box A Burlington,
TIP. N. D.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1908-01-30

TO FARMERS have some
money to loan out on LIST and End
land security.
If Grant S. Youmans.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1908-01-30

Mrs. L. H. Bennett is prepared to
do first class dressmaking by day or
at home. First house west of pump
house on bank of river.
If IA !,
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1908-01-30


Nels Anderson of Angie, N d., be-
came violently insane and was taken
to jamestown. He had to be strapped
to cot and spat upon anyone who
came near him. He was in the asylum
last spring but improved rapidly and
was turned loose.
North Dakota editors may lambest
each other on political questions, but
when it comes to boos ting for their
respective towns and the state as a
whole. they stand together.
There is noticeable lack of news
in the eastern papers this winter
presumably because there are no
North Dakota storms to tell about.
We might say for the benefit of the
eastern editor who is looking for a
good story, that the last of the 500
poor unfortunates who were frozen
to death on the bleak plains of North
Dakota, last winter, was just buried
last week
A Dogden man asked the Chicago
that the reason all of the dogs of
the city have not been provided with
tags, is because the farmers dogs
running on the streets are so numer-
Gus that he cannot tell the difference
between the city bred cur and the old
farm pet. Why, that's easy. OF
course the city dog puts on aristo-
cratic airs, while the dogs from the
country go along as meek as a lamb
and mind their own business.
A new publication issued by the
college is ''The Extens ion,' published
monthly and devoted to the interests
of the farmer. This months issue
contains valuable information on in
stitute and correspondence work and
a we'll written article on the buying
of farm machinery. The paper will
be sent free to any person in the
state upon application. Let us put
your names on our list so that you
will receive not only this paper
monthly but the bulletins as they are
issued.
Chas. Tatman states that he will
build nice house on his farm north
of the city in the spring. His wife is
in Missouri spending the winter, and
he is here doing some collecting. He
will soon go west on tour of inspec.
ton.
A woman applied for a marriage
license from the county judge at
Washburn, and as she was the first
woman committing this offense, no
charges were made.
Owing to rate war between the
ocean liner companies, it is possible
to go from Minneapolis to Liverpool,
England, now for s34.25.
G. c. Meier, a we'll known mer-
chant at Buford, was brot to Minot
under arrest, charged with sending
an obscene postal card thru the mail
He gave bonds for $500 to appear in
deral court.
Mrs. @. B. Brown wished to sur
prise her hubby last Thursday night,
in honor of his birthday, so invited
in about forty of their friends to
spend the evening. The surprise was
on the good woman when she learned
that her husbands birthday would not
arrive for four days. The guests re-
manned however, and they enjoyed
the evening fully as well as tho no err
ror had been made Dancing was the
order of the evening.
A Darlington man is complaining
because his wife sold the baby car
riage to get money to attend Dode
Fisk's ball.
See Grant s. Youmans for g
FIVE year farm loan at lowest
M oa 0A3Oo IN ,,ou, 0ntiO h0r3r.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1908-01-30

The ladies OF the w. c. T. u. will
serve lunch in the opera house dur
ing the Farmers Institute Jan. %
and 20. t.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1908-01-30

Peter Kyle, a worthless tWo-legged
being, deserted his wife and five
children, the Oldest being but six
years old, leaving them in destitute
circumstances ten miles southwest
of this city. The commissioners
sent out some groceries and will see
that the poor people do not suffer.
In the meantime, Kylo should be
found and put on the stone gang, the
proceeds to go for the support OF
his family.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1908-01-30
Farm for Rent

Ny $50 farm miles directly north Of
Minot, for rent. Good buildings, grove
mostly under cultivation. Daily mail
service and echool house on land.
f. B. LAMBERT,
Minot, N. D.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1908-01-30

A Towner banker refused to allow
a woman depositor to draw enough
money from the bank to buy a corset
because '.he didn't want to contribute
to the tightness of things"
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1908-01-30
Best Winter in Is Years

VIM. Schneider, who lives in
the Mouse River Valley near Bur.
lington, and b. w. Skinner, the
old time resident OF Sawyer, met
in the Independent office Satur-
day.
"Hello, Bill" Skinner remark
ed, and proceeded to give the
sign OF the old settler.
"Howdy, Ed" his old friend
replied, and then they shook
hands as only the old timers can.
"Well, Bill, we've been here Is
years, but this is actually the
finest winter we have ever had,''
Mr.. Skinner went on. ''You bet
it be- his old German friend
proceeded, "but fourteen years
ago this winter, it was nearly as
fine. I tell you I like North Da-
kota better every day. Its a
little different from the time that
I passed thru where Minot now
stands, and camped out down
along the banks Of the Mouse
river, where the Great Northern
round house now stands. Why,
l could have this whole quarter
where Minot now stands, but [
didn't want it. [ was looking
for good farm land. with plenty
of timber aud lots of hay Igot
it. | got everything but a gold
mine"
Skinner here intercepted, eyes,
Bill, you got a gold mine too"
swell, | reckon that s SO, the
old boy replied, and then he rat.
tied the gold in his jeans and
struck off towards the court
house to pay his taxes.
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-08-17
ONE HOUR MOTOR
PACED RACING
At vA|LSBURG
FOur-COrnered Contest, with
Butler, Wiley, Root and
BedeIl Up.

One of the new features to be seen
at the Velodrome next Wednesday
night will be a fo%ur-cornered motor
paced race with the best quartet of
riders in this part of the country as
the central figures. To add to the In
terest it will be an hour race, and this
in itself will cause more real excitement
than anything that has " been pulled
off by bike riders in this part of the
country. Never before in the history
OF motor racing hereabouts has an
hour race event been carried off, and
this time the men who will figure in It
are riders who have international repu-
tations.
Wiley. the Syracuse messenger boy.
with Bedell. the local lad. and Eddie
Root inc Nat Butler on the go there
is bound to be some fast time made.
These moter vents are just now oc-
cupying the attention of every patron
of the big game from here to Salt Lake
City. The accident which occurred at
the Clifton Stadium yesterday appears
to add interest to these events.
In an hour affair all sorts of possibili-
ties for making records are possible.
Just what fast men can do in a motor
PAGER motor race in an hour at the
local track Is a mystery. When Jimmy
Moran was asked how many miles a
nervy motor racer could cover, hax-
arded the guess of thirty-elght miles
and five laps.