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Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1908-04-23

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CATER suffer \'uo,, 'e"i
ing for some
time with sore eyes was advised by
friend to try Peruna, which I did
at once. II
"The first bottle relieved me, and II
after using four bottles was entirely Il
cured. Il
81 do recommend Peruna to all who
are afflicted with catarrh. / have
found it to be a great remedy also for
coughs and colds of children; dose
at bedtime will relieve them from
coughing all night. always keep it on
hand, and recommend it,"
catarrh for Seven Years.
Mrs. II. Frech, r. r. No. /, Hickory
Point, Tenn, writes: IL am happy to
tell you that l am cured of catarrh. 1
have followed your good and kind ad-
vice faithfully. l bless the day when l
wrote you of my condition, and / will
always praise Peruna. l think it is one
of the grandest medicines on earth.
"Having been afflicted with catarrh
and stomach trouble for seven wears,
and after having tried four different
doctors they only relieved me for little
while. l gave up all hope of being cured.
l only weighed one hundred and thirty
| pounds, and was SO weak could hardly
| get around the room.
81 was induced to try Peruna, and to
my greatsurprise am now entirely we'll.
! My weight is now one hundred and
eighty eight pounds, my health never
was better in my life, L shall always
/ praise DR.. Hartman and his remedies
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1908-01-17
THROUGH THE STATE.
NEWS GATHERED FROM VARIOUS
INDIANA POINTS.
WOMEN HEAD BOARD
kirkIin Has Lively Sensation When
Trustees Decline 70 Quit Of
fiee-One Man FelIed
by Brick.

Kirklin.-Fifty women OF this place
headed a mob OF indignant citizens
that called on the school board while
its three members were in session,
and demanded their designations, pre-
senting a petition at the same time
from l5S property owners that the
board step down and out. The board
voted 10 postpone indefinitely consid.
GRAFTON or the petition. and Mrs. Harry
Cast, leader of the women, denounced
the members in unmeasured terms.
There was perfect babel OF voices in
the room and some OF the men, an
gered by the scant courtesy the WON
en- had received. were about TO fog the
members OF the board when the crowd
was induced TO dispense. AS soon as
the crowd reached the street. Mr..
Williams. one OF the board. appeared
at a window and was knocked down
by a brick hurled at him The peo-
pie OF the village want the school
management turned over TO the town.
ship trustee in order TO have a new
schoolhouse built in the corporate lin
its. The trustee refuses to build the
schoolhouse If the school is to be in
charge of the Kirklin school board,
and the town itself is not able TO put
up the new building.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1908-01-17
Statement for the State.

The defense in this case is insan-
ity, gentlemen OF the jury. II is left
10 YOU TO decide whether or not Harry
X. Thaw owes 10 the state expiation
for his criminal murder. on the roof
of the Madison Square Garden. OF
Stanford White. an architect OF this
city. Insanity is a real defense, but in
the case at the bar | believe We will
not find the contention properly taken.
We shall show You that before
committing his crime. Thaw. in con.
versation with men well known who
will tell their own story. talked as
could only have talked a rational
man Why. Thaw talked with James
Clinch Smith for a long time before
he killed White dozen different
subjects. ranging from Wall street 70
light comedy. from an ocean voyage
an. were discussed And from this
conversation with a man he knew. in
which he talked nationally and at
times humorously he went directly 10
the seat occupied by Stanford White.
and. creeping mp behind him. swung
around his side and shot the sitting
man through the eye. the ball enter
ing the brain. Two other shots were
fired and then this criminal displayed
the gun with which he committed his
crime and was at once arrested.
I'VE contend that the killing OF
Stanford White was deliberate and
premeditated murder. that his respon
sibility under the law Is undoubtedly
apparent; that he fred three times TO
make his dastardly crime trebly sure:
and when the evidence Is all in we
shall ask you for a verdict OF murder
in the first degree"
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1908-01-17
KILLS ALLEGED BLACK HAND.
Dead Man Had Been Accused Of Levy.
ing Blsekmsil.

Punxsutawney. Pa--Frank Leo. an
Italian. believed ID be an agent
Of the Black Hand Society. and
accused OF levylng blackmail upon
foreign miners for several months
past was shot and killed at the Flor
ence mine Of the Rochester & Pitts
burg Coal Co. six miles from here.
Sunday while attempting TO collect $50
from Dominic Province and $50 each
from TWO OF the latter's boarders.
Province is accused OF the shooting.
He fired three shots from shotgun.
II is alleged while Leo was parleying
al the door with Mrs. Province about
paying the money demanded Saturday
night He is alleged TO have collected
from Province and the boarders on a
number OF occasions.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1908-01-17
THAW'S Wife
OUT OF COURT
EXCLUDED WITH OTHER WIT.
NESSES WHEN TAKING OF
TESTIMONY BEGINS.
STATE STARTS ITS PROOF
No Rush Of Morbidly Curious TO Hear
the Evidence. as al First
Triai-White's kins-
man Heard.

New York-The trial OF Harry
X. Thaw entered upon its inter
esting state Monday without flourish
or PROCEEDINGS Justice Bowling or
dered court opened al 1905. and sew.
en- minutes later Francis j. Garvin
assistant attorney general. began the
opening address for the prosecution
which consisted OF a plain recital Of
the facts OF the killing OF Stanford
White as the state viewed them.
In marked contrast 10 the first trial
OF Thaw. when Attorney Garyan be
gan his opening statement there were
just three persons in court not d.
rectly connected with the trial BY
the time the first witness was well
into his examination the number OF
spectators had increased 10 but 10.
In his opening statement Caravan
said:
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1908-01-17
MISCELLANEOUS.

Sixteen children were trampled 10
death and forty others. several OF
whom can not live. were injured in
mad rush for better seats at an en-
tertainment given in the public hall at
Barnsley. England.
A central naval recruiting station
IS TO be reopened at New Orleans.
That at Memphis. Tenn. and the re-
cruiting office at Little Rock. Ark.
are 10 be closed
For the twenty time Oscar
J.. Darling. a civil engineer and in
ventor OF Amiiyville L. T. mas be-
come a father Twenty OF his chill
dren are living He is Ga years old.
and has twice welded His first wife
was Hannah Smith OF Flushing. L. l..
whom he welded in 1864 She bore
him fifteen children and died in 1854
Ten OF these children are living.
The Count Laszlo Jeno Maria Hen
rik Czechenyi and Miss Gladys Moore
Vanderbilt appeared at the city clerks
office in New York and obtained a II
cense 10 marry. The application blaLk
they presented was filed out in dd-
vance
Failing in his effort to effect rec
onciliation with his wife. Mrs Kath-
leen Martin. who had just obtained
decree Of separation from him. Arthur
J. Martin. 26 years old, son of
wealthy commission merchant. shot
and dangerously wounded her in his
rooms in the St George hotel. Brook
Ign. Turning the revolver on himself.
he fired a bullet into his brain. dying
almost instantly.
In a difficulty in Denton county.
Texas. Jim ions. a white farmer. shot
and killed Charles Smith and Everett
Reed. fatally wounded Mort Moore
and slightly wounded another man. all
negroes.
New marriage law in New York Is
hardship for immigrant couples who
intend TO marry upon reaching Ellis
Island
An American family OF five mem
bers and ten Mexicans were killed by
Yaqui Indians 40 miles from Empal-
me. Mex. Soldiers are chasing the In
dians
Farmers Union asks for issuance OF
$500 100000 in legal tender treasury
notes to move cotton crop.
Judge Kohlsaats decision awarding
government 100000 claimed by Capt.
Oberlin Carter is final chapter in Sa-
vannah harbor graft cases. which re-
suited in Carter serving prison term
md Greene and Gaynor being sen
fenced.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1908-01-17
shiveIy Seeks JudoeshIp.

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS e. Shiveley,
a member OF the Wayne coun-
~ bar. has announced his can.
didacy on the Republican ticket for
judge OF the Wayne circuit court. He
will be opposed in the race by Judge
Henry c. Fox. present incumbent. Mr..
Shiveley has held many positions OF
Importance. including state senator.
supreme chancellor OF the Knights of
Pythias, member of the board OF trus-
tees OF the Indiana reformatory and a
member of the building committee OF
the Indiana Pythians' grand lodge
building.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1908-01-17
NEWS OF THE WEEK
TIE LATEST NEWS OF The
WORLD BRIEFLY TOLD
NORTH, EAST, WEST, SOUTH
Foreign Lands Throughout the Ma
ton and Particularly From the
Great Southwest.
CONGRESSIONAL.

senator Clay introduced OH az
,borizing the secretary OF the treasury
IN issue s350.000 900 Of nonlnlerest
bearing United States notes IN auui
ZION 10 the United States notes IN
circulation in such form as he may
deem expedlent. Senator Bulkely IN
troduced a bill providing for emergeh'
cv currency TO b. issued by banks ~
amounts equal 10 the par value OF
bopds 10 be deposited with the treas
urer OF the United States. II PROVIDES
that United States bonds, Panama
) canal bonds bonds OF any state eouh'
IN or municipality Of not less than oV''
O0O population may be accepted lo'
such purpose.
An employers liability bill vas IN
,~,,lrcea bv Representative Sterling OF
Illinois The measure is designed 10
exclude the grounds on which the pres
ont law was declared unconstitutional
b. the supreme court Of the United
States.
The house committee on military
decided 10 report favorably the joint
resolution. already adopted by the sen
ate. extending TO Jan. p, 1910. the
time allowed the militia organizations
Of the several states and territories 10
conform their organization. armament
and discipline to those of the regular
army. Until this conformation is eff
fected. there can be no participation
BY the delinquent states in the in
creased federal appropriation for mill
tary improvement
The house committee on military
considered the army pay increase BILL
but reached no definite conclusion 9th
or than the general one that there
should be an increase.
a resolution authorizing the presi-
dent 10 expend sl373.643 in the &C
quirement OF consular lands and build
ines in China. japan and Korea. was
offered in the house by Mr.. Perkins
OF New York. the money 10 be APP
propriated from the residue Of the
Boxer indemnity fund. paid to the
United States by China.
Senator Gore Of Oklahoma intro
duoed a join. resolution providing that
no person shall be eligible 10 be elect
ed president OF the United States for
two terms In succession
Senator Lodge introduced joint
resolution. reducing China's indemnity
bond. incurred as result OF the Boxer
trouble of 1900, from s24.44O.77s to
81 Cos ,492. with interest at per cent.
payment OF he difference being remit
ted as an act of friendship to China.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1908-01-17
Temperance Forces Win.

Liberty-As a result OF a can
vass made by the temperance
forces of this city a blanket remon-
STRANGE was filed in commissioners
court of this county. placing Center
township on the dry list. The re-
monstrance was signed by 420 voters.
The total vote cast at the last election
was ESQ. This makes the necessary
majority 3il. However. n few with
drayals We're filed and the majority
claimed by the temperance forces is
placed at so.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1908-01-17
TAKES LIFE BEFORE FIANcEE.
Lover Bids Sweetheart Kiss Him, Then
Fires Bullet into Body.

Kokomo.-"Kiss me. Cora" With
these words addressed TO his sweet.
heart, Mrs. Cora Wolfe James. at the
home of her parents, Mr. and Mrs.
George Wolfe. near the Water Works
pumping station, Thomas Tharp
whipped out revolver and placing It
To his left side fired. "Goodby. Cora. !"
he shouted as the report resounded
from the weapon, and then he sank
10 the floor. A lovers quarrel was
believed by the police to have been
the cause of the shooting. Tharp al
ternately regretted his act and also
that he had shot too low, and de
clared that IL he made another at.
tempt he would shoot into his head
The wound was fatal
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1908-01-17
Fatally Burned by Coffee.

Elkhart.-While watching her moth.
er prepare breakfast, Veva the
hve-year-old daughter OF Mr.. and
Mrs. Perry Miller residing southwest
OF this city. was fatally burned The
child attempted TO lift a big coffee
pot from table when her strength
gave way and the boiling fluid was
thrown over her body. So deep were
the burns that when the clothing was
removed the skin also slipped from
parts OF her body.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1908-01-17
Accepts High Phone Rates.

Richmond ~ Beginning with the
first of the year the telephone
rates in Richmond have been adj
vanced to SIS for residence and $50
for business houses. No contest will
be made against the rates. as they are
provided for in the ordinance held by
the Home company, granted in con
sideration of the placing of the com
pany's wires underground and the re-
moval OF poles from Main street.
These rates are maximum. The Bell
company refused TO accept the pro
visions of the franchise.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1908-01-17
Widow Goes to Asylum.

Kokomo.-Mrs. Orphin. widow Of
William Orphin. who made a sue
cessful fight against entering the poor.
house for several months before his
death, was taken to that institution
Mrs Orphin who is 30 years Of age,
is victim Of epilepsy and fell in
South Union street II is thought her
condition is so dangerous it is unwise
10 permit her TO remain where she
can not be guarded.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1908-01-17
Kills Self for Girl in Prison.

Covingtoh. - Despondent because
his sweetheart had been sent to
the Girls Reformatory. Mark Smith.
10 years old, killed himself at the
home Of his mother in this city by
drinking a large quantity OF carbolic
acid. He was discovered shortly after
committing the act, but died before n
physician could be summoned. Ruth
Sweezy, l6 years old 10 whom Smith
had become greatly attached. was sen.
fenced TO the Girls Reformatory and
he worry over this fact caused the
boy TO take his life
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1908-01-17

Logansport. Ind.-The Kansas
City and Boston Express on the
Wabash plowed through a passing
Panhandle freight train at the juno
ton in this city Monday morning.
The brakes on the passenger train
failed to work. The engineer and fire
man jumped and escaped injuries.
Five freight cars were demolished.
The passenger engine turned over. but
the coaches remained on the track.
The passengers were badly shaken,
but no one was injured
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1908-01-17
Turns Mother Away.

Delphi.-In spite Of her pleas
for clemency, Mrs. Mary Hammell of
Indianapolis was turned away when
she came TO Delphi TO beg Prosecutor
James O'Bear that he dismiss the
charge of larceny against her son,
Charles Hammell, arrested here more
than two years ago with band OF al
legged shoplifters. Young Hammell is
now fugitive. having forfeited a bond
OF $1,000.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1908-01-17
Cure REGULAR Prisoners.

Richmond-The habit that Ger.
tain men have of breaking into the
county jail merely to be comfortable
through the winter months is to be
discouraged by the officials who think
this an imposition upon the taxpay-
ers of the county. Frank Murray, a
negro. is one of the men who has been
guilty of this offense. the police say.
and as a help toward curing him he
has been sentenced 10 a week OF soil
tary confinement in the city Jail.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1908-01-17
Kills Spanish War Veteran.

Jonesboro-John S. vawter. a
Spanish-American war veteran and
an inmate Of the Soldiers home, was
killed by the Gas City-Jonesboro car
IN the bridge connecting Jonesboro
and Gas City. Vawter had been TO
Gas City. and when returning from
there was caught on the bridge, which
Is tie bridge built by the street car
company. The car which killed him
was in charge of Fred Earnest, mo
torman, and William Mccormick, con.
ductor. both OF Marion.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1908-01-17
Church Honors Elder Irwin.

olumbus.-Joseph l. Irwin, grand.
father-in-law Of Lieut.. Gov Hugh
7. Miller. and father-in-law Of DR.. H.
t. Sweeney has been elected to the
honorable Office of elder emeritus of
the Christian church of this city. He
is the only living charter member of
this church and has been an Oder for
so years.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1908-01-17
say Teachers Were Brutal.

South Bend. &C. r. Witsaman
and II. c. Incl. teachers in the
river Park school, are defendants in
the circuit court in an assault and bat
terry case. being charged with that of
tense because they whipped Benjamin
Cochran and Justice Singer. pupils. 1t
is claimed that the boys were whipped
so hard that welts we're raised all over
their bodies.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1908-01-17

Pattern No. 5979-There are few
women or girls who do not take pleas
ure in fashioning these pretty gar
ments for themselves. The chemise
shown is exceptionally well cut, the
front being made with a yoke, af-
lords good place for a bit of simple
nand embroidery. The back is In
French style, that is shaped in at the
waist line. Below that point the full
ness is laid in in inverted box-plait.
Nainsook. muslin, cambria and long
cloth are all used In the making, and
lace and ribbon-run beading may be ef
fectively used in the trimming. For
SO inches bust measure ga yards OF
36-inch material will be required
Sizes for 80. "a, SO. ss. 40 AZ and a.
inches bust measure.
This pattern will be sent to you on
receipt Of 10 cents. Address all orders
totpe Pattern Department of this paper
be sure to give size and number of pat
tern wanted. For convenience, write
your order on the following coupon:
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1908-01-17
Would Settle Amiahlx.

Anderson.-At monster mass
meeting OF Anderson citizens a
committee was appointed 10 visit the
officials Of the traction company and
make an effort to bring about a set.
Element Of the differences between the
company and its employees II is be.
lieved that the peace move will result
In an amicaNe settlement.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1908-01-17
Omaha Loses Balloon Race.

Boston. Mass.-OVing to labil.
ity to secure the proper gas in Oma
ma for their big balloon. Charles ].
Glidden and II. II. Clayton have de.
cided 70 select another starting point
for the attempt to beat the long dis
lance record next fall.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1908-01-17
The Rev. Robert Moe., ni..

Cleveland. Ohio-Tte Rev. Robert
Mofett. wellknown minister OF
the Disciples church. and for %
years corresponding secretary OF
The General Christian Missionary So
ciety, died az his home here. aged p.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1908-01-17
Daniel Hillman Resinns

Evansville.-Angered, il is said.
because he had been Unexpectedly
instructed to discharge several EN-
ployes of the Evansville & Terre
Haute and Chicago & Eastern Illinois
railroads. Daniel II. Hillman. general
freight agent, rendered his resignation.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1908-01-17
Elect Padqett Chairman.

Linton. Following an al-day gath.
ersng of the love feast order, the
Democrats Of the Second district as
sembled in convention in the Linton
opera house and peacefully elected
Alvin ]. Padgett Of Washington as dis
trict chair man.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1908-01-17
Closes Doors TO Wife

Hartford City.-Wr IN Mrs. AL.
bert Bierke, who is alleged to have
Tilted her husband for the love of a
coal HEAVIER in his employ. came home
to seek forgiveness from her spouse.
she was not received with open arms as
she had anticipated, but was turned
out and told never to come back.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1908-01-17
Will Give First Banquet.

Shelbyville.-The members Of the
Knights OF Pythias Association of
Shelby county. which was organ.
lied few weeks ago, have decided to
give their first annual banquet
Wednesday. January Is. Before the
banquet Judge Richard X. Erwin Of
Decatur will deliver an address
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1908-01-17
Kills Self Before Family.

Mount Vernon.-In the presence
of her husband and several children,
Mrs. Elizabeth Bonnet. wife of Squire
Bonnet of Point township drank two
ounces of carbolic acid and died in an
hour. She had been in i'll health for
some time and had frequently told the
neighbors that she intended to end
her life
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1908-01-17
BURGLARS Rifle Trousers.

Shelbyville.-W Charles Davitt
got up out of bed at his home
he found his trousers laying In the
center of the floor and his pocketbook
which contained s21 in paper money,
missing. Some time after midnight
housebreakers entered his dwelling.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1908-01-17
Killed In Removino Phone.

Marion. - Kempt Patterson. "a
years of age. an electrician en-
ployed by the United Telephone COM
pany. was electrocuted while remov-
ing a telephone. He was working on
the ground when he grasped a tele-
phone wire which had become crossed
with an electric light wire and was
killed instantly He was prominent
member of the Y NJ C. A.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1908-01-17
Arraigned for Dynamitino.

Terre Haute. - Henry Mcdonald
vas placed on trial in the circuit
court on a charge Of arson and dyna-
hitting The crime with which he is
charged is the dynamiting Of the
Methodist church and the johnson and
Reese general merchandise stores at
Sanford
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1908-01-17
Illinois Banker Found Dead

Nashville. lll-Colonel Louis Krug-
hon. a well-known banker OF this
city was found dead In bed AZ his
home lie was veteran OF the civil
war and had held many positions Of
public trust.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1908-01-17
midas Barbarlty.

To get rid Of daughters. East Indi-
ans marry them to flowers. When
the flowers are dead the girls are
widows, and widows can DO sold
cheap.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1908-01-17
No 500.
Nail Wounds.

One who has tried II says that the
most successful treatment that he has
found for nail wounds in horses
feet is 10 clean out the wound and
pour full OF hot tallow or lard. This
seems to give very little pain, and
one treatment generally cures
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1908-01-17

Pattern No 5S96--No prettier de
sign for the little maid could be found
than the smart mode here pictured
which consists OF a plated skirt with
suspender portion attached and a
guimpe waist Linen. gingham. pongee
cashmere, mohair and serge are an
suitable for reproduction. For a girl
OF ten years 80 yards of 36-inch ma
tetrial will be required for the dress
and rs yards for the guimpe Sizes
for 4. 6, s. 10 and IL years
This pattern will be sent to- you on
receipt OF 10 cents. Address all orders
TO the Pattern Department 81 this paper
be sure to give size and number of pat
tern wanted. For convenience. write
your order on the following coupon: