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The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1908-09-24

/ instant death Of Clarence Bailey,
seventeen year old Lad whose par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. James M. Bale.
reside on a farm five miles south o
this place.
E. w. Drake, manager Of the com
pany was injured SO badly that he
may die. II he should happen to
lieve, it is absolutely certain that his
right leg will have to be amputated.
The men. who had been tending
were under the kiln in room. in
the act Of eating their midnight
to the brick kiln during the night,
lunch. Clarence Bailey, the de-
ceased youth and Mr.. Drake had al
ready sat down to the table and
Bailey had just taken piece Of
bread in his hand, when the wall Of
the kiln gave away and thousands
of pounds Of white hot brick poured
out on the two men. Bailey was
buried under four feet Of brick and
met instant death. Drake wore q
heavy fur over coat and his body
was all covered with the brick with
the exceptions of his head and
arms, and this is what saved him
from horrible death also.
Two companions, Dell Arnold and
IF. G. Brown. who were just in the
act Of sitting down at the table,
were uninjured, and the fact that
they were a little dilatory no doubt
saved them their lives. The two
men Immediately gave the alarm and
the workers of the brick yard rushed
to the rescue Of the two men. In
about seven minutes the hot brick
had been, taken from their bodies.
Nothing could be done for young
Bailey who was already cooked thru
and thru but Drake was given at
tention at once and given all the
relief possible. The doctors do not
hold out much hope for his recovery,
but say that if he does pull thru, one
of his legs, which was cooked in a
horrible manner, will have to be
amputated.
1t was known that the kiln was not
safe. Drake had noticed the night
before that the wall had bulged out
to considerable extent, and he
notified the men. Props were placed
against 1t, and 1t was thought that
the wall would last until the batch
had been burned. When the wall
turned over on the men. one Of the
props saved Drake from being COW
cred entirely by the brick, and this
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1908-09-24

is what saved him from immediate
death.
The dead victim is one Of fam
lily Of nine children, seven sons and
two daughters.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1908-09-24

Naturally as the days go by and
the date for the closing of the con-
test for Queen Of the Minot Harvest
Festival, the contestants and their
friends are putting in their best ticks,
and all are working as hard as pos
stble to make a creditable showing
at the last.
Miss Kitten Noerenberg who made
surprising run, has considerable
money which she has not yet voted,
and both she and her friends are
confident of her ultimate success.
Miss Hazel Moon has made great
gain and for several days stood at
the head OF the list. We understand
that Miss Moon has the backing Of
the ,Minot high school, which means
a good deal in a contest Of this
kind. Miss De Lano is not out of
the race by any means, as can be
seen by the finals, up to the time Of
going to press.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1908-10-23
WHEN CANDLES WERE USED FOR
LIGHTING

Accustomed TO turning on the light
n cur dwelling by pulling a chain OF
pressing a button, We find it difficult
10 believe that q century ago candles
were the popular illumination While
the people of Washington day used
lamps to some extent, they were crude
affairs, and, fed with animal or vege
table oils, produced a minimum light
with maximum Of heat and stencil
The modern burner was unknown.
the fiat wick had just been invented
and was an article of rarity in Amer.
lea; the great deposits of petroleum
which later furnished the familiar
kerosene oil were undiscovered; the
glass chimney was not in general use.
Open flame lamps were made use
of in the larger cities to light the
streets, but they played an insignif-
cant part in household economy.
Hence the wax taper and the tallow
dip prevailed for interior illumination,
and candle light served rich and poor
alike.
In WashingtOn's day, in the homes
Of the wealthy candles were lavishly
used and fortunes were spent in silver
candle sticks. Elegant sconces of
brass adorned the walls. and the silver
tray. with its i'snuffers" to trim the
candle wicks, was a universal and ne
cessary article of furniture.
1t is the custom now to sheer at
the candle as the light of other
days" but could we bask in the soft
radiance of thousands, as our ances-
tors did during the revolution, we
could have a wholesome respect for
candle Illumination, says a writer in
Gas Logic. A prettier light for balls
and evening parties could not be de-
sired.
Historians never fail to allude to
the great chandeliers and myriads of
candles which were used in the great
houses of the revolutionary period.
The former were generally male of
glass prisms pendant from metallic
rings. one above another in pycam-
midal or tower-like form, and carry
ing row upon row of candles. Types
of these chandeliers are yet to be
seen in many old houses, and in some
places modern adaptations of them
for gas and electric light may be
found. There are three magnificent
ones in the governors room at the
city hall-perfect reproductions of
the colonial chandelier, except that
incandescent bulbs replace the flames
Of the candles. They are said to have
cost $3.50 apiece.-WOrId.
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him from the errors of his ways
helped to lead him out into the light
been an apt pupil; he has been behind
his class On several of these cues
tons, but still he shows signs Of i'm
provement, and we must encourage
where we can. He can not promise
you a single thing in the way of re-
form that has not been presented in a
better plan by the democrats. So far
as he is concerned. I can claim 10 be
a pioneer. l have been ahead of him
from one to eighteen years. With
what reason can he claim that he put
my ideas into operation better than
can myself? He ought not to dis
credit my work, for my work has
helped to bring him from positions
that he dared not defend up to LOsi-
tions that that he tries to defend, but
defends awkwardly and half-heart-
edly.-MT. Bryan at Abba. Iowa.
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The SOUTH AS A PELICAN


Not many years ago a southern
man was selected to be the architect
Of q modern cotton mill in a Massa-
chusetts city. Another turn in the
wheel brings the announcement that
a native of North Carolina, Mr.. VIII
liam II. Harriss, has been elected
treasurer and agent Of the Slater Cot
ton Mills at Pawtucket, r. l., one of
the leading manufacturers of white
goods in the country. Mr.. Harriss is
a graduate Of the Agricultural and
Mechanical College at Raleigh. and
at the age of IS years quickly found
bis place with the D. A. TOmDkins
Company at Charlotte. Since then he
has had wide experience in cotton
manufacturing, including southern
representation Of the Draper Com
Dany Of HOpeville, Mass, and the sue
cess that he has had warrants the
conviction that he viii make a notable
record in his new field. New England
is to be congratulated upon having
this accession to its working forces
But what of the south? How long is it
to be a sort of tabled pelican in the
wilderness, draining itself for the ben
eft of others? How long will it be
before the south becomes so attract
i've for the technically-trained men
that they will find it impossible TO ac-
cept positions in other parts of the
country? There is so much TO be done
in the south and such great oppOrtu-
mites there for the man who can do
things that even now it cannot spare
one man of vigor and ambition.-Bal-
timOre Manufacturers Gazette.
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PHILLIPS is HELD

J. Harvey WitherspOon Phillips,
candidate in the last primary for del
egate TO the national democratic con
vention. and formerly a resident of
Tampa and Jacksonville, is held by
County Judge Henry Bellinger Of Es-
Gambia county, to the November
term Of the criminal court on four
charges of embezzlement and one
charge of false pretense. under a
bond of 500. The charges are pre-
ferred BY Bowser- & Co. of FIT
WAYNE. Ind. for whom Phillips trav-
eled.
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WOULD MORTGAGE THE FARM

A farmer on Rural Route 2, Empire
Ga, w. A. Floyd by name, says:
"Bucklen's Arnica Salve cured the
two worst sores ever saw, one on my
hand and one on my leg. 1t is worth
more than its weight in gold.
would not be without it if | had to
mortgage the farm to get it Only
Csc. at Tydings & Co., Drug Store. n
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LOCAL r. R. SCHEDULE
LEAVING TIME OF MAILS FROM
OcALA
Atlantic Coast Lire

Atlantic Coast Lire
For Homosassa and West Coast,
north. see a. N.
For Homosassa and West Coast,
south, 2:30 p. m.
For Gainesville and Jacksonville,
1855 noon.
For St. Petersburg and Tampa, $50
pm.
Seahoaro Air Line
'For Tampa, LeesDDrg, Orlando
= 1:10 ,. m.
For Tampa, Leesburg, Orlando, 1880
an
'For Jacksonville. Gainesville 1880
pm.
For Jacksonville. Gainesville, 2:1O
a. m
DAY trains on Seaboard arrive
- Jwenty minutes earlier, and stop Iof
dinner in Ocala.
Mails close twenty minutes before
leaving time of trains.
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LILLIAN n. NOh HUI, F60SaCOla
Republican State Ticket
n The following are the nominees:
For Governor:
y JOHN NJ. CHENEY, Orlando.
For Comptroller:
JOSEPH L SKIPPER Lakeland
For Treasurer:
IRVINE s. WEBSTER Gainesville.
For Secretary OF State:
JOHN r. HORR. Key West.
For Attorney General:
FRED c. CUBBERLY, Cedar Key.
For SUpt Of Public Instruction:
GEORGE W. HOLMES. Shapes.
For Commissioner Of Agriculture:
JOHN F. STUNkEL. Leesburg.
For Railroad Commissioner:
= ". ROWLET. San MateO.
For Judges OF the Supreme Court:
n. BLY,. DeLand
FRED w. MARSH. Pensacola.
Republican County Ticket
For Members of the Legislature:
GEORGE X. ROBINSON. Ocala.
GEORGE ". NEVILLE. DunnellOn.
JOHN o. WILLIAMS,
Chm. Rep. Elk. Com.
l. kASMINSKI. Sec'y. lO-l-ti
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NATIONAL DEMOCRATIC ELECT
oRS
T.. p. BAILEY.
p. W. BUTLER.
ROBERT z. DAVIS
GEORGE c. MARTIN.
SAMUEL PASCO.
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FOR SALE-Upright piano, $50;
in good order. w. H. Clark, Ocala,
Fla. S-25-4tw.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1908-10-23

NATIONAL DEMOCRATIC ELECT
oRS
n. p. BAILEY.
p. ". BUTLER.
ROBERT r. DAVIS.
GEORGE c. MARTIN.
SAMUEL PASCO.
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Republican Electors:
ZACHARY T BIELBN, DeLand.
CHARLES n. STEWART, Melbourne.
JAMES CARMEL. OrmOnd.
HENRY W. BISHOP, Eustis.
CHARLES G. PARLIN. Carrabelle.
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REPUe' icAN NATIONAL AND
CONGRESSIONAL TICKET
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1908-10-23

Second District:
WILLIAM X. O'NEAL, Orlando.
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Congress. First District:
= GEORGE ". ALLEN, KEY West
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TAFT ND SHERMAN.
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Mails close twenty minutes before
leaving time of trains.
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Third District:
WILLIAM n. NORTHUP, Pensacola
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1cusive OcaIa AGENTS for Alvin Go Carts. all col.
The San Francisco call., 1908-05-13

tion followed when the committee on
platform and resolutions reported a
howery platform glittering with gener-
alities and fragrant with bouquets for
Senators Perkins and Flint, Congress-
man Knowland. Governor GiIlett and
Secretary of the Navy Metcalf. but alb
solutely refused TO submit to the con-
vention set of resolutions indorsing
the recommendations of the national
and state convention calls relative to
general primary elections.
AS the organization had disregarded
this recommendation of the national
call and had inserted it in the state
call with tongue in cheek, the push"
leaders refused to INport this resolution
out of committee, and all the attempts
of the leaguers, led by the Berkeley
delegates, to force il to the floor for
consideration We're howled down 4nd
defeated.
Having beaten down all opposition
to their program by methods so raw
that they have rarely been paralleled
IN any convention, the rganization'men
proceeded to the selection of delegates
The name of Frank R. Devlin was
placed before the convention by the
league forces, but the push adhered
to program and elected George w. Reed
of Oakland and Grant G. Halliday of
Vallejo. Reed was placed in nominal
ton by Judge Harry Melvin
For alternates George D. Metcalf Of
Oakland and William Ward of Port
Costa had been slated, and the slate
went through, with w. E. Woolsey of
Berkeley receiving the league vote.
The San Francisco call., 1908-05-13
GUINNESS BROTHER TELLS
MANNER OF HIS DEATH
He Succumbs to Wound on
Head. but Investigation
Came to Naught

MINNEAPOLIS. May 12.-Gus Gun
ness. brother of Peter s Guinness, sec
ond husband of Mrs. Bella Guinness, the
La Porte-murderess lives in this city
at 240S Thirtieth avenue south.
Il first met Mrs. Guinness when we
lived in GAINESVILLE, Wis.," he said.
Mrs. Guinness lived there for a time.
Peter knew her before that in Chi
cago, but did not meet her through a
matrimonial agency.
Peter was married after he came to
81 aneapolis. His wife died about six
years ago and he suddenly left. The
next we heard of him he was in La
Porte and had married Mrs Guinness.
We thought nothing Of it, except that
he married pretty soon after the death
of his wife.
When he went to La Porte Peter
took his daughter, Swanhilde, and baby.
Philip, with him. Three months after
the marriage in La Porte the baby died
and the ailment was never diagnosed.
Five years ago last December Mrs.
Guinness wrote me that Peter had been
accidentally killed. A sausage grind
ing machine fell on his head, she
wrote 1 went Immediately to La
Porte and arrived there before the flu
neral, which took place from the house.
There was a small wound on top of
Peters head, which Mrs. Guinness said
was caused by the machine falling
from shelf back of the stove. Only
he and Mrs. Guinness were in the house
at the time.
q Her explanation excited some suspi-
cion and there was an investigation,
but nothing ever came of it."
The San Francisco call., 1908-05-13
TOoTERS FACING FINES
Excursion Steamer Officers Too
Lavish With Whistles

Several masters and other officers OF
the excursion steamers and tugs which
We're in the harbor the day the fleet
arrived have been ordered to appear be-
fore Supervising Inspector of Steam
boats John Birmingham, it being
charged that they Violated the rule pro-
hibiting unnecessary blowing of steam
whistles. Notice was given the masters
of steam vessels that unnecessary blow
ing of whistles would be punished
either by a heavy fine, revocation Of
their license, or both. Several COM
plants have been lodged by the revenue
cutter and customs officers with In
spector Birmingham.
The San Francisco call., 1908-05-13
LA PORTE MYSTERY
DEEPENS EVERY DAY


Continued From Page L, Column @
hand. hitherto declared missing, is stin
in existence
The rings, which might be expected
to reveal the identity of the wearer.
only add to the mystery of the case.
Dr. Gray's report says:
With the body, but disconnected,
was an adult right arm, burned and
shrunken fingers contracted to the
palm Clutched in the hand was a
piece of burned cloth exhibit No. -.
band ring with small diamond set
found on second finger OF right hand
(Exhibit No. p. An adult hand and
about one-third of the forearm Of the
left side was with the body, and on the
third finger was found gold ring with
small diamond set with engraving
p. S. to J. S., August %, 'S4,' and a
gold band engraved on the inside, p.
G. to J. S., March 3, '95.' Exhibits
Nos. 8 and ~"
DR.. Gray also describes at length the
remnants of clothing and night robes
found with the four bodies. One of the
night robes was that of an adult. The
gown was trimmed with lace and rib
bons. Remnants of childs night
dress and several undergarments were
also found.
An interesting sidelight on the char
acter of Mrs. Guinness has been fur
nished by Mrs. c. o. Lapham of La
Porte. who for six years was neigh
Dor of the woman. Mrs. Lapham says
that on the only occasion on which she
called upon her neighbor her hostess
sat near an open window until a strong
breeze through this opening blew aside
the folds of a loose dress which Mrs.
Guinness was wearing and revealed
about her body wine belt containing
pouches of various sizes and sheaths
which seemed to have been constructed
for knives.
The mining" operations which have
been proposed by Sheriff Smulzer for
several days were started in earnest
by Louis Schultze today In the ruins
Of the Guinness home.
Additional evidence regarding the
methods by which the persons whose
corpses were found on the Guinness
farm met their deaths was unearthed
this morning. Almost two dozen pairs
of scissors, bent and curved in the fash
ion of surgical instruments, are said to
have been found in the ashes in the
cellar, and in addition three knives,
two Of a surgical character, and an
other, an unmistakable dirk, were
picked up.
MAY HAVE USED DIRK
In the absence of evidence to the
contrary ii is believed that the dirk
may have been the chief weapon en-
ployed in the series of murders.
The fact that there was no mark of
penetrating wounds on Andrew Helge
lein's body is a possible refutation of
this theary. But it pointed out that
Helgelein, according TO the findings of
DR.. J. H. William Meyer, as made public
yesterday. succumbed after a fierce
struggle in which he tore handful of
hair from the person of his murderer.
fChloroform or some other deadening
drug is thought TO have been used to
subdue the death struggle of the South
Dakota farmer, after which some dead
ly poison was used to encompass his
death.
The knives and scissors are thought
to have been used in dismembering the
bodies. Each corpse was mutilated in
practically the same manner, the bodies
Of the latest victims showing particu-
larly expert anatomical work.
The San Francisco call., 1908-05-13
Personal Mention

T. ]. Mccormick OF Fresno Is at the
Audubon.
John s. Mason of Fresno is at the
Won Dorm
Jay Robinson, a broker OF Rawhide.
is at the ST. Francis
Wilfred c. Ross of London Is regis
tered at the St. Francis
Kenneth Macintosh of Seattle is
staying at the Fairmont.
Ralph C. Mackenzie Of Manila is
staying at the St. Francis.
Frank A. Leib, an attorney OF San
Jose, is a guest at the Fairmont.
Mr. and Mrs. T. II. Sherrard OF Port
land are staying at the FairmOnt.
Mr.. and Mrs A. d. Meyers of Cold
field are guests at the ST. Francis.
Mr.. and Mrs. Keith Spaulding Of Chi
cago have apartments at the St. Fran
els.
John W. Mitchell and r. Fred Noyes
of Los Angeles are guests at the Fair
mont.
A satter, a coffee planter Of Central
America, accompanied by his daughter,
is at the Fairmont
F. W. Briss and wife Of Santa Cruz
and F. Cooper and wife of Los Angeles
are at the Victoria.
T. j. Mahoney and wife OF Los An
geles and s. A. Metick and wife OF
Arizona are at the HamIin-
Former Lieutenant Governor w. T.
Jeter, G. c.. Lilley. j. ]. c. Leonard and
Ralph Helms make up a party regis
tered at the St. Francis.
Among the arrivals at the Colonial
yesterday were. S NJ. Pickler and wife
Of Kiesville. Mo-; N E. Emerson OF
Chicago and Lieutenant W. H. Duty,
U s A.
The San Francisco call., 1908-05-13
EXPELLED STUDENT
TO SUE UNIVERSITY
Continued From Page 1, Column

Continued From Page 1, Column
Just as the final examinations were be-
ginning.
Raymond came to San Francisco to
fight the charges of the professors who
expelled him, and he maintains that il
he is given the chance he will prove
that he was the victim of a conspiracy
to blacken his reputation.
Through his attorneys, Thomas,
Gerstle, Frick and Beedy, he has made
a demand on Professor A. B. Clark.
chairman of the student affairs COM
mittee for the letters which led to his
conviction. He claims that with them
in his possession he can easily prove
mond's attorneys Will employ skilled
handwriting experts to determine the
authenticity of the letters, the author
ship of which has been ascribed to the
disgraced student. 1t Is said that the
faculty committee did its own expert
work by comparing the letters with
Raymonds signatures and enrolment
cards. which are on file in the univer-
sity registrars office.
Raymond Will fight the case to the
bitter end, and If he is successful in
establishing his innocence 1t is inti-
mated tnat he will demand heavy dam
ages from the members of the faculty
committee who expelled him on such a
humiliating charge from the university.
The complaints that obscene letters
were being received by certain resi-
eral long before the COMMITTEES took
certain they had the right man when
week age.
identity Of the letter writer will he a
great shock to the university commu-
nifty, where Raymond was such a we'll
known figure in undergraduate and
fraternity social affairs He regis.
ters from Los Angeles, but his home is
in Denver, Colo, where his people are
prominent socially.
Raymond was a candidate for aede-
gree this month from the department
of economics. He was managing edi-
tor of the Chaparral, the Stanford
funny paper. for two years He is. or
was. president of the French club and
member of the executive committee of
the Y. M. G. A. He is a member of
Sigma Alpha Epsilon. fraternity which
prides itself on its exclusiveness and
the high standard of its membership.
The San Francisco call., 1908-05-13
NOw Am RAN to Yosemite

Take Southern Pacifc's $40 a m.
train from Ferry depot and you are at
FL Portal, the gateway to the valley, in
time for evening dinner. Next morning
a delightful stage ride of three hours
and a half puts you in the heart of the
great Yosemite. Waterfalls now at
their height Delightful weather. Ex-
cellent hotel and camping accommoda-
tions Round trip $3.50. Ticket Offices.
SS4 Market ST.. IA Powell ST., Market st.
lin SITS. Oakland
The San Francisco call., 1908-05-13
ANoTHER PossIBLE VICTIM

lola, Wis, May i2.-Henry Guerhoit
Of the town of Scandinavia, near here,
is believed to have been a victim of
Mrs. Guinness. 1t Is known that he had
been communicating with matrimo-
NAL bureau whose advertisement he
had read in a paper, and some of his
friends declare he corresponded with
Mrs. Guinness. He has not been heard
of since July A. 1906, when he left home
saying he was going to marry a widow.
The San Francisco call., 1908-05-13

Return Miss Sadie Ainsley and Mr. Gus Nor
timer.
Prices-I5c. 25e and 5ec
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Continued From Page /, Column 3
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1908-10-07

afternoon entertainment was story
in which the names of books were
used and the ladies were asked to give
the authors name. Mrs. Criswell
and Mrs. Plimpton we're tied for first
place. Mrs. Criswell received the
prize. book. Refreshments for the
inner woman came later in the after
noon when Mrs. Cochran assisted by
Miss Sylvia served very nice refresh
ments.
Mrs. Garrison gave very pleasant
party Tuesday afternoon. The ladies'
numbered nearly forty and came with
their work for an afternoons visit
with their hostess. Mrs. Garrison
had masses of sumac and autumn
leaves IN the parlors and their COR
geous color added cheer and welcome
to the rooms. Mrs. Garrison has an
interesting collection of views that
her son. Judge Garrison. has sent her
from Panama and they were very
much enjoyed by the ladies'. Mrs.
Garrison served very nice refresh
ments and ample justice was done to
them by the visitors. Mrs. Garrison
is always missed from our social life
during her California winters.
The S. S. club had very pleasant
meeting Tuesday night. Miss Quick
served princely menu and Miss Kate
Schumacher has provided very in
teresting program. Miss June Ro-
mans sang and Miss Broderson gave
readings.