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The Columbus weekly dispatch., 1908-10-22

may be proud. The young couple re-
received quite "A nImber Of beautiful
bridal presents.
Thursday night. October 18th. Mr..
John W Dodson and Mrs John Muir
ray were married by the Rev. Z j.
Prenigar of Quinton. Ala The con
tracing parties are both Of the Lore
Oak neighborhOod.
Last Sunday evening. AT the home
of Rev John A. Egger. Mr.. Allen
Freeman and Miss Halle were Joined
in the holy bonds of matrimOny.
Both parties are OF the New salem
neighborhood.
Rev. ". c. Galceran preached a
very fine sermon last SUNDAY at Flint
Hill 10 an appreciative audience.
Rev. F. NJ. Evans OF Wiley. Ala.
preached at the Lone Oak Christian
church Sunday.
On last Sunday evening Prof. C.
a PulIen OF Flint Hin organized the
Caledonia music class The class viii
meet every first SUNDAY morning At
ten o'clock and every third sunday
evening at two O'Clock
Mr. l. c West. one OF our best
citizens, has sold his farm. and on
the 2S of this month VII ofer for
sale all OF his stock and farming i'm
plements. together with his house
hold goods and kitchen furniture
We are sorry that Mr.. Vest has de-
cided TO sell out and leave our neigh
borhood-
Master Vernon Cain. the little tw0
year old son of Mr.. and Mrs. Oscar
Cain. OF the Saunders Mil neigh bOr-
hood, had the misfortune To get his
arm broken a few DAYS ago The
little fellow is reported as doing nice
" under the care OF DR.. Turner
The many friends OF Mr. samuel
Pressly viii be glad 70 learn that he
is improving rapidly
Messrs. s. M. Egger OF DeerbrocE
and H ID. Egger OF Columbus spent
Sunday making glad the home OF Mr.
H ]. Egger.
Mr.. and Mrs II. A Greer are re-
joicing over the arrival OF a beautiful
young lady at heir home On Sunday
night The mother and baby are
both doing we'll
The angel OF death entered the
home OF Mr. A. j. Myers last Sunday
evening as the sun was setting b.
hind the western hills. and the soul
of Miss Erma Myers took SIS fight
10 the God who gave Il. and He has
seen 1T at the close OF the summer
and the beginning OF autumn and
the falling OF the leaves % transplant
the soul OF this bright Young lady
OF eighteen summers 70 that fair gar
den where the summer has no ending.
The once busy hands are folded IN
peace On the pnlseless hezrts the
loving heart Is forever stiIled- For
her the evening shadow came softly. 1
The Columbus weekly dispatch., 1908-10-22

Oh mel saw huge and loathsome styl
Wherein drove of wallowing swine
were barred,
Whose banquet shocked the nostril and
the eye;
Then spoke voice, Behold the source
of 1ardl''
white,
With dewy buds mid dark green foliage
nursed;
And, as fingered DER the lovely sight,
The summer breeze, that cooled that
Southern scene,
Whispered, : Behold the source of
COTTOLENErs
The Columbus weekly dispatch., 1908-10-22

of education, and will address the
people on the same subject in the
Ayres district Saturday night. The
people of Lamar county are certainly
becoming very much enthused for
the betterment of public schools all
over the county.
Our county board of education met
purpose of apportioning the general
fund among the districts in the coun-
ty for the present scholastic year,
which began on the first.
Our county high school will begin
here on the first Monday in Novem-
Der (second day. and continues for
a. term of ten scholastic months.
This begins to look like business.
A FreewilI Baptist church was
organized in Vernon last Thursday
night by Bro. Woods Springfield, of
Pickens county, and following named
local officers were elected for the en-
suing associational year: Messrs.
Joe r. Pennington, secretary; Role
G. Pennington, treasurer; o. D. Pen
nington ad W. Y. Turner, deacons.
Rev. Woods Springfield was unani-
mously elected pastor for the year.
Deputy Sheriff Andrew jackson
Guyton attended the Masonic SER
vices at the Wofford cemetery the
past week.
Rev. Geo. c.. Harris, of Downey,
CAL, who had been here several days
visiting his parents, preached at IL
o'clock on Sunday in the Methodist
church here. Bro. Harris preached
an excellent sermon from the text.
Blessed are the pure in heart, for
they shall see Cod"
Messrs. Luke Atkins, 'Lum" Us
sery, Smith, J. H. Fleming, L. P.
Blanton and j. w. Harper, of Fern
bank were here Friday on business
With the county board of education.
The board granted two schools in the
Fleming district one at the center
and the other at Fernbank, but both
were put on third grade pay.
DR.. G.. S. Barksdale, of FerRbank,
one of the best doctors in Alabama,
is said to have been in Vernon a few
days ago, but we were absent from
the city at the time, and did not have
the pleasure of meeting him during
his sojourn in our city. Come again,
doctor.
Miss Jessie Barksdale, of Mel
bourne, after several days visit to
her sister, Mrs. w. B. Jordan, here,
has returned to her home. She is a
sister of Dr. G. S. Barksdale, John E.
Barksdale and Ira Barksdale, and
daughter of the late DIR. James L.
BarksdaIe, of Melbourne.
While at the educational lecture
at Contrary Hill last week we how
died with Prof. Jesse Glasgow, who
is to teach the next school at that
place; Elbert Mcdaniel, Milton Nc
Daniel, John D. Hall, /. B. Robertson
and Mr.. johnson, and quite num-
Der of other gentlemen whose names
we now fail to recollect.
Our old time friend, Mr.. Frank
Goodson, of Baxter. was over at Yer
non Saturday on business with the
board of education. Frank
has many friends in Vernon who are
always glad to see him. So come
every time you have chance. Frank.
and we surely will always be glad |
to have you with us.
Now, Mr.. Editor, in all serious
ness, If you don't send US some writ
ing paper, we shall have to ceased"
writing for The Dispatch, for it is
taking more paper than we can find
about our premises in Vernon.
Warwick"
The Columbus weekly dispatch., 1908-10-22

Last Tuesday night. between my
residence and the home OF Mrs W.
W. Humphries. a string OF gold
beads. Finder will be rewarded
10-1S-tf z. p. Landrum.
The Columbus weekly dispatch., 1908-10-22

For tAa ecmpiHtm rmrm a. Cn-wAM
Colnss Asthnna aid RrUncAirAs Mn4 al
Lnng complaints ta@1Ing % Cnna1zp-
tea L1verwcrt. Tar an4 VIA Cherry
have for Ascs U4lne21ne1 An estaN-
Iz1e4 reputA<fcz - q UxAn1Ar1
CouEh Rsms6y- II ec1kkfnz - cr,uz
or harmful drag &n4 en- - w9vRn
WITH safety 60 cA1l&ren- Prtc@ Sf-9o.
sold ~ drngxtsrA Sci1 ~ JaAn H.
Lava
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-10-17
WHERE ARBITRATION FAILED
John ID. Gibbs Must Answer for Bat.
tcring Lowell School Janitor.

John D. Gibbs attempted to arbitrate
a difference OF opinion existing between
Janitor. A. A. Peterson of the Lowell
school and troublesome boy yester-
day and as a result will face Judge.
Diehl Monday to answer to a charge
Of battery. 1t is charged by Peterson
that while he was holding the bother.
some boy for the police, Gibbs rushed
upon him, struck him and tore the lad
from his grasp. cheating the law and
innicting a few minor bruises on his
body and greatly disturbing his peace
of mind. Gibbs pleaded not guilty be-
fore Judge Diehl this morning In police
court and was released upon his own
recognizance to appear for trial Mon
day. Peterson says the boy in ques-
ton, who is still at large has made 1t
q practise for some time to gather an
armful of stones and wait about the
school building for recess. Then 1t
is his keen delight to throw the. rocks.
at the schoolgirls as they are playing
about the grounds. Peterson had chas-,
ed the boy and had captured him. Then
! he tefephoned for the police and while
he was holding him he claims that
Gibbs seized him and forced him to let
the boy CO.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-10-17

Mornons and to turn Mormons them
selves against their own religious faith.
Because of This religious persecution
and in order TO perpetuate the Ameri-
can party they single out some poiitic-
al party, charge it With domination by
the Church; charge 1t with being owned
and controlled by the religious organi-
cation. IF they did not do that the
future OF the American party would be
a blank. The members of the An1cri-
can party have become very bitter
and the bitterness is growing apace
with the fight that is going on. .
If the American party shouid IN
yrstlgate the Catholic. Methodist or
any other church and find that there
IN existed certain wrongs that needed
rectifyinc, would this party take IL
upon itself to assail and antagonize2
Surprising that the Christian science
church were the dominating church in.
Utah. and surprising that members OF
This church were included in the dom
inant party in Utah. and supposing.
still further. that the leadership OF this
dominant party held a position in the
Christian Science church. no matter u
this dominant party We're right in 4
general way: could IL he said that par
Nv interfered in politics. Surprising
that the head of the Christian Science
church took absolutely no active in
terest in politics at all, surprising. fol
Instance, that some members OF the
Christian Science church dictated The
politics of the dominant political party.
Ir this were to be found the conditions
let me ask you, as q sane and thinking
rerson. how long would the PARTY last,
If 1t admitted the truth Of the situa-
,ion7
There is no need in Utah Tor the per-
secution of any sect, there is least need
for the persecution OF those who found
ed this city and who compose part
of its best citizenship. In the name Of
religion 1t is not right to wear the
cloak of politics in order 10 serve the
ambitions of the political and personal
enemies of the state, and we believe
that il the actual truth was told by the
American party leaders, their follow
Ing would fall away because in this
age no one is going TO prosecute any
religious sect for the sake of political
preferment
Those who take an active part In the
persecution of any religious sect are al
ways last IL find wrongs in themselves.
They are always the last TO let UP the
fight. II they shall find some wrongs
that should be righted they viii carry
on their crusade until they think these
wrongs are rectificd. but after that they
have grown so bitter in their own NAL
ice that they continue to fight until the
true purpose of their scheme is re-
yealed.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-10-17
PIGS NOT IN CLOVER.
But In II Ilucc Not Fit for Hogs.
.Alonzo Booth W:ll Say.

Fifteen pigs of alleged pntridity
will bring Alonzo, Booth into police
court Monday upon q complaint
sworn to by Albert Meyer. proprietor
OF A. nondescript establishment IN
South state street where almost any
kind OF merchandise from smoked
herring to a steam engine may be pro.
cured. Meyer. known better as Doc"
Meyer, man of ponderous propor-
ton and unkempt appearance, claims
TO have bought the porkers rom
Booth. After having them in his
possession for some time. Meyer claims
that the hogs showed unmista kaple
signs Of being unfit for consumption.
The aroma coming from the room
where they were stored. he says, is
SUFFICIENT to convince the unbeliever.
The county attorney has issued
complaint against Booth charging
him with, selling food unfit for use.
The defense will set out that the
nlace where they were stored was
such that the most savory morsei
wound soon become ashamed OF IT'S
elf and become fit only for the
crematory.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-10-17
DEATH OF MRS. H. A. BADGER,
Daughter Of the Late President John.
Taylor Passes Away.

In the death Of Mrs. Harriet Ann
l3aCgrr, whose demise occurred yes
trrday afternoon, there passed away
one Of the first white children born in
Salt Lake valley. a daughter of the
late President John Taylor and his wife
Sophia Whitaker Taylor, she first saw
the light of day Dec. T. 1S47, less than
five months after the arrival of the,
pioneers, She was educated in a pri-
vate school conducted for her father
and for several years during early
womanhood she was n teacher in the
public schools, Many prominent men
and women in the community today
speak OF Mrs. Badger as having been
their teacher.
Dec. I, 1871, Harriet Ann Taylor be-
cane the wife Of Rodney c. Badger,
and 10 children blessed the union or
these, seven survive. namely. Rodney r
Badger, cashier of the Utah National
bank; Mrs. Harriet Nebeker, wife of
Mlrcelins l.. Nebeker Jesse I. and
George T. Badger. OF the firm OF
Badger Brothers. Mrs. Lucille Taylor,
wife os Samuel NJ. Taylor; Mrs. Lena
Groesbeck wife of Hyrunl Gtoesbeck,
Jr,, and Miss Vera Badger.
Mrs. Badger was treasurer of the
first free kindergarten association Of
Utah. also treasurer for many years pt
the former Fifteenth ward Relief So
cictj After the death of Mrs. Sarah
NJ Kimball Mrs. Badger was made
such until the division of the ward
brought her within the confines of the
Fourteenth ward Subsequently she
was n member of the general board OF
Relief societies, aud was Il regular
worker IN tte,iSalt Lake Temple. In
y ~ IL
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-10-17
a SENSATIONAL SUICIDE.
Brother of Luctgert. Sausage Mixer,
Kills Himself Before Crowd.

Chicago. Oct 1I.--Arnold Luetgert,
brother Of Adolph I.uetgert, the Chica-
90 sausage maker, whose trial and con-
syiction for the murder of his wife was
one Of the most sensational in the Grim
mel annals of the country. committed
suicide in spectacular manner at FL
gin. ILL.,. yesterday. HIS Identity, how
ever. MAS not discovered until today.
J,netzert was visiting an amusement
marx when, to attract the attention OF
the crowd. he fired three shots into the
air. with everybody staring at him
he then sent a fourth bullet into his
head.
beeil butcher. a school teacher and at
the time Of his death was in the real
estaS 10 business, was daily attendant
ftte trial of his older brother Adolph;
Accor ding to the testimony at the tria,
the elder Leutgert killed his wife and
DESTROYED the body by boiling 1t IN
sausage vat The corpus delecti OF the
ease consisted of n small sesamoid
hone around which the prosecutor buiit
n circumstantIal structure which result
ed in the prisoner being sentenced 10
life term in prison. After serving a
few years there he was found dead
in his cell one morning.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-10-17
WHOLE VILLAGES
BLOTTED OFF MAP
-------------
Forest Fires Are Raging Uncon-
troIIed Through Several Coun-
ties of Michigan.
II PEOPLE HAVE Persisted,
Days May EIapse Before Number
OF Deaths Will Be
Known.
Navigation Suspended at the 500 &C.
cause of Dense Smol>e--Kceprr OF
Fog Station E1ees for His Life. ;:

Alperia Mich, Oct 17---With 81 poo.
pie known to have persisted yesterday
i'll Iresaue Isle county and With forest
fires still raging uncontrolled through
The counties of Cheboygan, Pressure
Isle, Alpcna and Alcona. as we'll as in
ether scattered districts through North
ern Michigan, diligont search was be-
| ing made Today to determine the full
extent of the holocaust. 1t may take
many days to discover all the tragedies
that have occurred the last few days
among the farmers. The death list
may not be fully known for week.
But it needs no elaborated details to
determine that the property loss will
run into the millions. Whole villages
have boon botted off the map, and log
ging camps by the dozen have heen
destroyed with their entire seasons
| output.
Near Turner. in. Arenac county, u
| flock of nearly 100 sheep We're burned
| alive, In the immediate vicinity Of
| Millersburg in Presque Isle COUNT
! alone the losses are estimated at half
| a million dollars.
| old districts where bad forest fires
| are reported are in the neishborhood
| of Elmira, Gaylord and Johannesburg
| in Otsego county, Cadillac, in Wexford
county; Gavling, in Crawford county
| where i,0O0,6O0 trees planted by the
| state forestry commission We're dcs-=
| troyed: Grawrl in grand Traverse com
| ty. and Cnseville and Bad Axe in Huro.i
| county, in the Hum district.
| In the upper peninsula threatening
| forest fires are reported around Saulte
! Ste Marie, Menominec Escanaba and
Calumet and Houghton. At Koss, near
| Menomnee. Is homes are reported de-
| stroyed With as many more threatened.
Navigation l.a4 been practically sus-
pended al he 800 owing to the dense
| smoke and the Pressure Island fog sta
tion signal on Lake Huron was aban-
doned yesterday by Patrick II. Clarity,
who was obliged to flee for his life.
Apena Long Raplds and Rogers
4 City We're also reported In grave danger
last night. At Alpena last night the
common council at a special meeting
authorized Mayor Mcknight to issue
what temporary relief he thought best.
for the fire sufferers Provisions and
clothing will be sent from Alpena to
the scene of the Metz disaster and also
to the needy victims in Alpena county
| Alpena citizens will hold a mass meet
ing Sunday noon to adopt further meas.
ures OF relief
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-10-17
HAMS BROTHERS
ARE INDICTED.
Charged With Murder in First
Degree for Killing of William
E. Annis Last August.
WILL BE ARRAlGNED TUESDAY
Neither Mrs. Annis Nor Mrs. Hams
Was Before Grand J,nN--Attitudo
or Latter Subject OF Speculation.

New York. Oct l7.--lndictmcnts
charging Capt. Peter c. Hams. Jr,
and T.. jenkins Hams with murder in
the Queens county grand Jury att
Flushing. l.. +. today, The indictments
were based upon the killing of VIII
liam II. Annis, at the Bayside Yacht
club in August last
Although 7. Jenkins Hams had been
held as an accessory to the murder,
the Indictment charges him as we'll
~ his brother with being IA Brin-
cpal Witnesses have testified that
T. Jenkins Hams by the display or
revolver prevented the spectators
from interfering while Peter G, Hams
Jr.. fred several bullets into the body
OF his victim. 1t has not been
charged that T. Jenkins Hams fred
any of the shots that killed Annis.
The district attorney notified the
court that he would arraign the Hams
brothers next Tuesday and would ask
that their trial be set for Nov. 3.
The witnesses who testified before
the grand jury did not include either
Mrs Annis or Mrs. Hains the wife
OF Capt Hams. The attitude of Mrs.
Hams in the trial has been the sub
ject of much speculation,
Capt P. G, Hams, Jr., of the Z. 5.
Sandy Hook. appeared with his broth
er. r. Jenkins Hams. on the float of
the Bayside Yacht club at Flushing,
L. on the afternoon OF Aug. l5. As
William f. Annis, who was on board
his yacht approached the float. Capt.
! Hams opened fire on him .intiictlncg
| wounds from which he died within
| a very short time, 7, jenkins Hams
! kept the spectators from interfering.
| cant Hains declared after the shoot
! ing that Annis had robbed him of his
! wife and that Mrs. Hams had made a
faS
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-10-17
FOREST FIRE
REFUGEES STORY
-.---- ---------,------
Wesley Irwin Tells How Train
Left Metz and Ran Into Flames
In Short Distnace.
BURNED IN A STEEL COAL CAR
Cries Of Women and Children Heart
Rcnding-Onc Party Took TO
Woods and Escaped.

BAY city. Mich, Oct. 17.-Wcsicy Ir-
ain, Bay City travelling mail, who
WIS one of the survivors of the Metz
account of the forest fire tragedy. He
said
"rhe train left Metz about 6 o'clock
Thursday evening and Tan into the fire
three miles south of that place, a
burning pile Of cedar had warped the
rails and into the trap the train leap
ed, carrying its human cargo to de-
struction. The five box cars i'nmedi-
atclv took fire and it was with diff
Guilty that the 200 people in them es-
Gag q. In a deep-bodied steel coal car
were located the women and children
and as the heat increased they were
unable to escape. Men were forced
to seek places Of safety and could give
no aid. 1t was terrible to witness and
I hcpc r. will never be compelled to
go through such agony again. 1t made
ones heart sink as the pitiful cries
OF the women and children reached the
ears fsthe fleeing men. calling plead
ingly rot to be left alone in that seeth-
ing furnace. The women chung to their
littI. ones and begged for aid. Agon-
izing cries rent the air and caused the
blood in ones body to run cold.
"a party of seven Of us took to the
woods and were forced to jump over
burning logs and run through fire II,
making our escape. 1t was the only
cnarceSto take4and we thought it pref
cradle to remaining with the women
ana children and meeting the same
fate. For five miles we ran through
smoke and fire which seemed every
minuta}to be taking our strength away.
When within a half mile of Posen my
eyesiRht gave out and | could only de-
pend upon the railroad track to guide
nc through Only two OF the original
parry reached Posen that night, The
ctheIs struggled along one at a time
ARTHUR WHITE.
Arthur White OF Metz, another sur
yivor Of the fire. said:
When the relief train reached a
point about a mile south of Metz we
ran into a regular hell of fame and
smoke. which swept over the open car
settling our clothing on fire and sing
i,,g our hair. All Of a sudden the en-
CINE wenteoff the track and We stoppet
right iii. the midst. Of a mass Of flames
which surrounded us. My brother. g *
| his little boy were next to me. l@lifteC
the lad over the side Of the car ant
dropped him and got out myself.
cui.d not find my brother but
Kicked ID the boy and struggled
through the flames and smoke to an
ope,l field"
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-10-17
sMyTH MAY SUCCEED sPRy.
Judge Marshal viii Name the Man for
L. S. Alarshais Office.

While no official announcement Of the
appointment has yet been made, in all
probability L. s Judge John A. Mar
shall will designate Chief Deputy Luz
clan Smyth TO be United states marshal
until Il permanent appointment is ;til-
nounced from Washington,
Under the law the privilege of select
ing a marshal during vacancies de-
wolves upon the Judge in the district to
which the marshals office Is attached
Marshal Spry resigned in order TO par
ttcipate in the campaign as candidate
for governor. and the vacancy became
of official record in Washington upon
its acceptance yesterday after cahi-
net meeting, according to dispatch re-
ceived here.
Z Chief Deputy Smyth was in the mar
sl1al's office under the Ben Haywood
administration as well as under that
of Marshal Spry. He has carried on
the routine work of the office through
both administrations. and has been its
field agent in most Of its outside opera
, tons.