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The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1908-04-21
RAYMOND HIToHoooK, TO FOLLOW
1.-THE ROUND UP"

In accordance with their policy of pre-
senting only the biggest attractions
whether of drama or music at the beauti-
full Forrest Theatre Messrs. Zimmerman
and Nixon announce that they have
arranged with Mr.. Henry w. Savage for
the engagement of Raymond Hitchcock in
the new comic opera, "a Yankee Tourist
beginning Monday evening, May 4th
Mr.. Hitchcock is one of the most popular
of all the comedy stars and has always
been special favorite in Philadelphia
where he began his career which has been
filed with such brilliant success. He has
made his greatest hit as the globe trotting
New Yorker in "a Yankee Tourist" in
which he has appeared for over FIVE
months at the Astor Theatre, New York.
Mr.. Hitchcock is supported by splendid
company one hundred strong. The same
scale of popular prices which has helped
to establish the Forrest as Philadelphia's
favorite theatre will be in vogue for Mr..
Hitchcock's engagement, reserved seats
ranging from SOC to 81. co. and no seat be-
ing over $100 at the Wednesday matinees.
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Theatre.
"HEARTs AFLAME y


Hearts Afame, a play of social life
will be presented by the Orpheum Com
/ pany at the Chestnut Street Theatre, Phila
delphia, this week. The piece is by
Genevieve Greyille Haines, and is of es
pecial appeal to women. Love and sym.
| pathy predominant. Mrs. Harmony. the
central figure in the play, is woman who
in turn shows weakness and strength. A
three cornered struggle of conflicting
emotions between Mrs. Harmony, her
husband and Paul Charters is the theme.
In the strong emotional role of Mrs Har-
mony, Leah Winslow will appear. Rea-
listic types of women will be portrayed by
Helen Reimer, Lottie Briscoe, Laura But
Ter and May Desmond William Inger-
soil will play the part of Charters, and
Walter D. Green, a new member, will be
seen as Harmony. Charles Balsar, J..
Hammond Daley, John Stepping and
Hugh Cameron, John Flemmings and
Reynold Williams will also be seen in the
production.
1.-THE Round Up"
Already having achieved the proud
record of the longest run in the history of
theatricals in Philadelphia, Klaw and
changers stupendous production of 'The
Round Up" which for three consecutive
months has held vast capacity throngs at
the Forrest Theatre spellbound with the
thrilling interest of its story and its terri
fic battle scene will be on Monday evening
April 9th, enter upon the last week of
its all triumphant engagement in Phila-
delphia. Never have the theatregoers of
Philadelphia and nearby towns been so
aroused in interest and enthusiasm as over
the performance of this wonderful pro-
duction All through the long stay of
"The Round Up" there has been no abate-
ment in the attendance or in the excite
ment of the audiences over the big scenes
of the play. The last opportunities to
witness all the thrilling scenes of the far
western life of adventure, so realistically
depicted in Edmund Days great play will
bring hundreds to the Forrest Theatre
who have not seen it and there will also
doubtless be a general round up of those
who have seen this play again and again,
and will want to be in as finish of the
wonderful career of ''The Round Up" at
the Forrest Theatre. And then for the
final week there will be the regretful leave
takings of Maclyn Arbuckle who has
made such frm-established success in
his inimitable portrayal of ''Slim" Hoover
and all the other powerful players of the
big cast. No time should be lost in Sc
curing seats for the remaining performan-
ces of 1.-The Round Up" Matinees are on
Wednesdays and Saturdays and the popu
lar matinees on Wednesdays have the
popular feature of no seat over 81 co.
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operation of the parents at this time Will
90 a great way toward keeping the school
up to its standard. The flags on the build
ing have been draped with mourning, and
those which fly from the high staffs will
be at halfmast for the balance of the week.
A forest fire raging in the woods to the
west of Toms River, on Tuesday, threat
ened two schoolhouses on the outskirts OF
the town. so that the panic-strickeu
children left their studies and ran wildly
for their homes. The flames, leaping along
before fifty mile an hour gale, were also
prevented with great difficulty from
wiping out a number of homes on the
west bank of Toms River stream. The
fire started apparently near Lakewood
and swept down the west bank of Tomi
River. Fire Warden Walter H. Wrigh
|. impressed a score or more of men in hi
fire fighting brigade and managed to saw
} the Germania School house, though thu
} outbuildings were burned. The home
of Thos. Duker, JEFF Thompson, Johl
Fleming, Henry Witzel and Others wer
5 saved with difficulty. Norman Mcclure
one of the fire fighters, got pinned il
S between two onrushing branches of tn
$ fire and was singed and scorched as b
rushed to safety. Howard Lemming an
: companion, cornered by the fire in tn
s spot where they were trying to head
e off, were compelled to leg it at top spec
= for a mile through the brush and tax
e refuge in the swamp, with the flame
! pursuing them at every jump. Anon
It the houses that were saved by the strer
e uous work of the fire brigade ws
the old home of Jim Wainwright
:. who was killed in 1885, and whose deaf
: resulted in the sensational trial, formu
der, of.:his wife, daughter and two som
f together with Elson K. Rockwell, one {
t the leading citizens of Toms River, an
d at that very time the candidate for th
Republican domination for Sheriff.
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custody at Mount Holly Wednesday, and
locked in the county Jail. The officers
had been on the lookout for him since the
theft was committed, several weeks ago.
Garron belongs to the hobo species and
for the past five years has been working
for farmers in the vicinity of EdgewateI
Park. After he had taken the clothes
from the vestibule, he tried to sell some
of them to persons in Edgewater Park and
Beverly. He then disappeared and moth
ing was known of his whereabouts unit
Wednesday when he turned up in Noun
Holly, and being recognized by Deputy
Sheriff Fleetwood, was placed undel
arrest.
The first intimation citizens of RivertoI
had that daring robbery and assault ha(
been committed Tuesday evening jus
about shutdown and within quarter
mile from police headquarters was whel
the laundry wagon of F. T. Owens cam
into town at half-past7 O'Clock with tn
driver, William Sprague, aged II years
gagged and bound and tied to the seat
AS the wagon crossed the railroad Charlie
Armstrong and Ezra Carhart saw the pros
trate figure of young Sprague with hi
legs hanging over the dashboard. Hl
thongs were cut and the gag removed
but he was so dazed that it was with diff
Guilty he told his story He said he wa
returning from the country route, wheI
he had been collecting, when he was stoI
ped by two men, one grabbing the hors
by the head, while the other leveled n
volver at him and told him to keep qul'
or he would kill him. Young Spragu
tried to put up fight but was knocke
senseless with the butt of the revolve
He was then bound and gagged and r.
lieved of a considerable sum of money an
his watch. The case was reported to Chic
of Police Major, who set the officers I
work at once to secure clues. The injure
lad was sent home in the care of friends
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0uIDA DIES, POVERTY
STRICKEN, AMONG DOGS

Florence. Italy, Jan. 29.-ouida
(Louise de la Ramee), the novelist.
died at Via Reggio after a long ILL
ness in most distressing poverty, her
only attendant being an old servant
woman, in whose arms she expired.
She was completely blind in one eye,
and the other eye was badly affected
through her having suffered SO much
from exposure and privation. During
the last few months of her life she
was compelled at times to sleep in
the open air when unable to pay for
nights lodging. The immediate cause
of death is set down as asthma, COM
plicated by heart disease.
Ouida had passionate fondness for
dogs, and up to the last was surrounded
by many of them, depriving herself
of even the necessaries of life in order
to feed them.
Louise de la Rance was British
novelist Of French extraction. She was
born at Bury st. Edmunds about 1910.
ish INSTRUMENTATION of Louisa" Her
best known novel, "Under Two Flags"
was written in 1867, and was drama
tized only recently.
Ouida had lived for a long time past
near Florence. and her death occurred
not far from the beach where the poet
Percy Rysshe Shelley was drowned.
Early last summer attention was
called through dispatches to the Lon
don papers to Ouida's poverty. Marie
Coreli started a fund for her benefit
and subscriptions We're made to sew
era; funds in her behalf, but Ouida
announced her intention Of refusing the
, charity.
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LIGHT AND POWER
FOR HILLS TOWNS

Rapid City, S. D., Jan. 29.-Rapid
creek, the largest stream in the Black
Hills will soon be harnessed SO as to
furnish electric power to Rapid City
and the mining camps Of the Hills. For
years, or ever since this country was
first settled by white men, the pos
sibilites of the power to be derived
from Rapid creek has been known and
talked about, but excepting for using
it in small way as direct wa: Ter power,
nothing; has been done With =. A local
organization, the Dakota Power COM
pany, has been organized. and is now
at work constructing Il nume and
bitches and soon as spring opens up
will begin the erection of a large power
house about u miles west of this city.
The city has granted the company a
franchise to locate and operate in the
city. light, power and heat works and
appliances. NJ. r. & N. w. Fly. (Crouch
line) has also granted the use of it's
right of way for the placing of poles
and for the transmission line and con-
template using the electric current in
operating it's passenger trains.
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MRS. VANDERBILT, TOO,
NAY MARRY A TITLE

New York, Jan. 27--Just now the inn
preston prevails that the wedding of
Miss Vanderbilt and Count Szechenyi.
of Hungary, will be Immediately fol-
lowed by the announcement of the en-
gagement of her mother, Mrs. Wander
bilt, with another titled foreign noble
man, and news of her marriage in the
near future.
Mrs. Vanderbilt was left an annual
income of $2500O0 by her husband, Cor
nelius Vanderbilt and the New York
and Newport establishments She is
said to have several millions settled on
her during her life and she has a big
fortune in jewels.
Mrs. Vanderbilt and Miss Vanderbilt
became foreign in their proclivities aft
er the death Of Mr.. Vanderbilt. under
the guidance of Mrs. Robert Goelet
They passed some months for three
consecutive seasons with Mrs. Goelet.
cruising in her yacht Mamma in for
eiSn waters.
Mrs. Goelet lavishly entertained for
eign titled guests on her yacht Royal
ty when anchored at different ports.
Arrangements have been completed
for the bridal breakfast to follow the
wedding of Miss Gladys M. Vanderbilt
with Count Laszio Szechenyi next Mon
day. January u, at IL o'clock. at the
home of the brides mother. There will
be about $50 bridal guests.
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BITTER FIGHT ON
FOR COUNTY SEAT

Gregory. S. D.. Jan. 25.-Gregory
county is now in the throes of what
promises to become one of the bitterest
county seat fights in the history of
the state. Thus far two towns. Her
rick and Burke, have entered the con-
test against Fairfax. the present To-
cation. The fight seems to have de-
veloped into campaign of mutual
recrimination and mud singing.
The Herrick committee have issued
a statement in which they declare
that Burke, in return for smiserable
mess of political potage." has entered
into shameless deal" with Fairfax
whereby Burke agreed to enter the
contest against Herrick solely for the
purpose of increasing the chances OF
Fairfax to retain the location.
Both the Burke and Fairfax COM
mittees refer to- these accusations as
absolutely false" and denounce them
MS infamous lies"
The next development in the contest
1t is now understood, will be the en-
trance of the town of st. Charles i'm
to the race. ST. Charles is one of-the
new towns on the railroad and although
not SO old as some of the other towns,
it is a prosperous little city, favorably
located, and has behind it some of the
wealthiest men in the county.
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WIDOW SUES ALLEGED
SLAYER OF HUSBAND
FOR $4,000 DAMAGES
Wealthy Dakota Grain Man,
Held for Bradfield's Death,
Defendant in Suit.

Sioux Falls. S. D.. Jan. 3o.-Henry
A. Hendrickson, a well known busi-
ness man of Trent has been made
the defendant in a damage suit of
more than usual interest. which has
just been instituted in the state cir
cult court for Moody county.
The plaintiff in the action is the Wild
ow of Harvey r. Bradfield. former
we'll known resident of Trent. who on
last Halloween night was mysterious
ly shot and killed. Hendrickson, who
has been made the defendant in the
action just instituted. already is under
bonds for his appearance at the next
term of circuit court in Moody county
for trial on the charge of having fired
the shot which killed Bradfield.
The present action is instituted by
Mrs. Bradfield with the object of re-
covering damages in the sum of s40,
900 from Hendrickson for depriving
her of her husbands support and COM
panionship. All the parties in interest
have resided at Trent for number Of
years and are we'll known through
out Moody county.
1t is expected the criminal case
against Mr.. Hendrickson will be tried
during the March term of circuit court
in Moody county. The civil suit for
damages, it is presumed. will be
brought up for trial after the criminal
case has been disposed of.
An array of attorneys has been en-
gagged by both sides and the trial of
the two cases against Mr.. Hendricl son
are certain to be among the most hotly
contested actions ever instituted in the
state circuit court for Moody county.
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THIS MONOPOLY
BIGGEST OF ALL

Washington, Jan. 2s.-rhat the Cen
eral Electric company is now engaged
IN the preliminary work looking to per-
fecting the greatest monopoly in Amer
lea if not in the world. is one Of the
sensational charges made by the wa
terways commission.
The great combination of electrical
interests. it is declared, is organizing
an immense scheme to secure control
If all the best water powers in the
West and South. with the view to
placing it in domination of the future
power of the country.
The waterways commission, at the
head of which is Congressman Burton,
Of Ohio. will present its first report to
congress in the course of week. 1t
has made startling discoveries con-
cerning the work OF the General Flee
.ric company interests.
The present operations of the Cen
eral Electric people are especially de-
voted TO Colorado, where they are
working hard to surround the power
situation. Throughout the West, and
in the southern Appalachian region the
same work is going on, it is stated, and
.he government must act soon or 1t
viii fad little but the crumbs when 1t
Is ready to step in and take charge Of
It's water powers.
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INQUIRY or POLICE
RECALLS SENSATIONAL
DAKOTA MARRIAGE

Yankton. S. D.. Jan. 3o.--1n February
of 1904 Baron Il. S. Won Veltheim, OF
Germany, was married here to Mrs.
Carrie Hufse, who had just obtained u
divorce in Sioux Falls. The couple had
planned to meet here and be married
at once, but the Baron tarried day
longer than he ought to have done
at his hotel in Sioux City, and the re-
suit was a very violent disagreement
when the two met here.
Mrs. Hulse' swore She would never
marry man who did not keep his
marriage appointment and she tore up
the marriage license he had procured
and flung the pieces in the baron's face.
The baron announced he was was from
fighting race and he won out.
The two walked the streets totally re-
gardless of everyone and fought their
scrap out between them, finally marry
ing at the Congregational church in
the evening.
Now the chief of police of Sioux Falls
wires over to know if the wedding took
place here. and this town is all agog
to know what the couple has done now
to get into the public eye once again.
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WILL ASK eRisTow ABOUT
PANAMA CANAL AFFAIRS

Washington, Jan. 27.-Some dissen-
sion has arisen among the members
of the Senate committee on inter-
oceanic canals over a proposition tc
call former Assistant Postmaster Cen
eral j. L. Bristow, the special Panama
railroad commissioner. before the
committee and question him concern
ing his report on a proposed project
of the government acquiring a steam
ship line on the Pacific coast
After retiring from the postot1ice de-
partment, Mr.. Brstow was sent by the
war department TO investigate the
business relations existing between the
Panama raiIroad and steamship lines
plying on the Pacific coast northwar1
from Panama. lie has made 9e-
port in which he gives il - ia
opinion that in order to mainlait tr +
fic by the Pannlna rout. 8uG % u
government steamers p'yIn, noi,.a-
ward from Colon freight 10 carry it
will be necessary for the government
to estab blish lire of steamships on
the Pacific. Relations bet'v en- the
Pacific Mail steamship company and
the Panama RailloaG company have
been strained for some time owine
to tho refusal OF tn seer tary of val
TO give the steamship 1m any the
exclusive right to al las less over
the Panama railroad at l'an srna
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BRlDGEwATER FARMERS
TO BUILD AN ELEVATOR

Bridgewater, S. D., Jan. 3O.-At a
largely attended meeting of farmers
and business men held in this city to-
day it was voted to erect farmers
elevator at this point. James N. Smith
was chosen chairman, and G. 10. Todd
secretary. a stock com any with s1O, :.
900 capital will be formed, CONSISTING Of
400 shares of stock at $25 per share
Following are the directors elected: ::
VIM. Kressman, julius Jensen, John
Biever. Will Quinn, Nick Scharffenberg
II. c. Burroughs. John Tierney, Harm
Husemann. Paul Tschetter.
The McCook County Farmers Mnt,,a,
Fire and Lightning Insurance company
have elected the following officers for
the ensuing year: President, Charles
Kostboth; secretary. w. A. Nye: trea -
urer, L. v. Schneider. The business ~
the company was found to be in ex-
cellent condition. Insurance in force
January 1. 1908, s1.463,195.
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DAUGHTER FOLLOWS
FATHER TO GRAVE

Vernllion. S. D.. Jan. 3o.-called
home from her studies at the state
university by the death of her father,
Miss Stella Westre, 16, was taken i'll
of pneumonia the next day and died
four days after her father passed away
of the same disease. A double funeral
was held today at the home north of
town. The son is seriously i'll of the
disease and the mother is grief
stricken.
Mr.. Westre was a wealthy farmer
and prominent in the county. He was
IS years old. His young daughter, who
has Joined him in death, entered the
state university in Septenber.
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wealth TO Be MADE
IN TREE PLANTING
Forceful Object Lessons Given
ut South Dakota Horticul-
turists' Meeting.

Watertown, s. D., Jan. 25.-1'he 10th
annual session of the South Dakota
horticultural society opened here yes
terday with the address of welcome by
Mayor d. c. Thomas. Vice President
Gurney. of the society. responding.
President Tracy followed with his an
nual address.
C. v. Gardner. OF Piedmont, in speak
ing of Forest Tree Planting in the
Black Hills" said that he had a five.
acre grove that he planted Is years
ago. composed mostly of ash. Ow-,
ing to the scarcity of timber. Mr.. Card
practically thing of the past for COM
mercial purposes 15 years hence. Il
have already been offered $S,O00.",
he declared, for that five acre patch,
of timber, and have refused 1t. BY the
time the grove is % years old the trees
alone will be worth from So to IS each.j
standing and as each acre easily con-
tains 1000 trees, one may readily CAL!
culate what the five acres will bring
me ten years hence"
Money in cottonwoods.
George III. Whiting, continuing the
discussion, said that in 1891 he pur-.
chased tract of land on the Missouri
river bottom that contained ten acres
of cottonwood trees. 1t was a tract
liAtl NAo hoOASN w SAAS oASAS " w. HO "
in the spring of 1884, said he. Il
have never devoted days time to 1t
except to cut out the dead timber and
use the live when occasion demanded.
have used all the fire wood that my
family has needed, have sold several
hundred posts a year for several years
and within the past three years l have
taken from that tract $4,000 feet of
lumber, and still have left at least
100000 feet Of scrviceable lumber. Cot
tonwood lumber is today selling in
Yankton at S25 thousand feet.
II think 1 am safely within the facts
when l say that almost anywhere in
South Dakota one can easily grow
timber enough. with only the proper
care for the first two or three years
after planting, to make the land on
which 1t grows gain at least $50 an acre
each year in valuation because of its
timber. Ten acres of timber-referrin8
to the ordinary varieties of soft woods
will easily increase in value to the
extent of $50 year an acre, and under
favorable conditions as to moisture and
soil.si il will more than double the fg.
ureS I have given"
The Officers.
President, G.. A. Tracy. watertown;
vice president A. Norby, Madison:
secretary, n. E Hansen, Brookings;
treasurer, c. w. Gurney, Yankton;
librarian, T.. d. Cowles, Vermillion.
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PRIVATE BANK REPLACES
DEEUNCT INSTITUTION

Armour, S. D., Jan. 30-The First
National bank of this city. which Went
into voluntary liquidation last fall, has
closed up it's affairs and disposed Of
the fixtures, safe. ETC., to DR.. B. w.
La Shier. of Armour, who opened the
bank to the general public again Sat
urday under the title of b. w. La Shier.
banker. The concern will be operated
as private bank and is Incorporated
for $4,000.
The annual meeting of the Armour
Driving Park association was held Sat
urday. The following We're elected di-
rectors for the ensuing year: T. T..
Shaw. ]. II. DeWald and Henry Moore.
Timothy Norton was elected secretary
and Frank Peacock treasurer The af-
fairs of the association were found to
be in f1ourishing condition
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HALLOWEEN ACCIDENT
RESULTS IN DEATH

Canton. s. d., Jan. 2S.-Florence Mil
lage, the 9-year-old daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. Warren Millage, of this city,
died Thursday. The little girl was the
victim of an accident on Halloween Of
this year, when she was badly burned
by having her clothes ignited from u
jack-o'- lantern. The funeral took
place from the Methodist Episcopal
church yesterday, her schoolmates at
tending IN body.
Lincoln county holds the prize as the
chief corn county of the state and as
soon meet in this city the merchants
have offered liberal prizes for the best
corn The convention will be held jan
uary 30-31
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STRUNG UP BOY
FOR THE THEFT
OF POCKETBOOk

Spearfsh, S. D.. Jan. 29.-Be-
cause he kept a pocketbook con-
tanning SIS. which he found in
the dressing room of his fellow
students, Albert Smith. the young
son of Fred Smith Of this city,
was strung up by the neck until
he nearly choked, according to
the story of his father.
Young Smith was convicted of
larceny and taken to the county
Jail at Deadwood. When the
students found he had kept the
purse they took him to a near
by tree one night, and, fasteE-
ing a moose around his neck.
swung him off his feet, n trag-
edy being prevented only
through the interference Of COOL
er heads among the band.