davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1908-07-16
DR.. Harry N. Lutman,

Front rooms, southeast, i, eve
ready for Il call to service, and no
III can say that he fails to meet
the trials and emergencies Of the
sick room skilfully and
fully.
Rooms l3 and ~. H rm.rir ln"I In ~
Morris tribune., 1908-11-14
MlNks AND r1UsKRATs.
season Opens Nov. Is Severe Pen-
atty If Trapped Prior to that Date.

There has been some controversy,
of late, relative to the season for
trapping muskrats and minks, says
the Bemidji Pioneer, and it is very
evident that many residents of this
north country are ignorant of the pro-
visions of the law relative to these
fur bearing animals.
The law in vogue at the present
time is that which has always prevail
ed and is as follows:
FsSec. SO Mink Muskrat { As
amended 1907 mo person shall take
catch or kill any mink or muskrat be-
tween the fifteenth day of April and
the fifteenth day of November fol-
lowing. Provided, that when any of
the animals mentioned in this section
are doing damage to or destroying
ally property, the person whose pro-
perty is being damaged or destroyed
may kill them at any time.'
The penalty of violation of this Sec
ton of the law relating to muskrats
and minks is covered by the "blanket
penaltyn of the law, VIII hich provides a
fine of not less than $40 and not
more than $50, and the cost of prose-
cution, or by imprisonment in the
county Jail for not less than thirty
days, or more than sixty days in case
of conviction.
Morris tribune., 1908-11-14

Petroleum, kerosene and gasoline
do not dry by uniting with oxygen,
therefore they cannot cause spon-
taneous combustion.
A large number of substances that
are not greasy are liable to get hot
and take fire without being near a
stove or flame. Many barns get hot
and take fire without being near a
stove or flame. Many barns are burn
ed by new mown hay getting too hot.
A few are burned by the heating of
shredded fodder, grain and meal.
Ice houses are very liable to take
fire from heating of the sawdust in
which the ice is packed, or from the
sawdust used to fill the walls. Per-
haps the grease from the mill machin-
cry getting into the sawdust causes
some of these fires. Strange as it may
seem materials are most likely to
burn themselves when they are soak !
ed with water.
The foregoing statement of facts is
one of the 40 lectures which the last
legislature of Ohio directed the state
fire marshal to provide, and requires
teachers in primary and grammar
schools to read, one each week, to
their pupils. For primary schools
the story is told in simpler language.
EDWARD PETERSON,
State Fire Marshal,
Morris tribune., 1908-11-14
Chelgrene -Gould.

Mr.. VIM. Chelgrene and Miss Clyste
Gould were married on Tuesday even
ing at s O'Clock at the home Of the
brides parents, Mr.. and Mrs. John
Gould, Rev. Mr.. Scott, of the M.
E. church officiating. The ceremony
was performed in the presence of only
the immediate relatives of the con-
tracing parties. Mr.. and Mrs. Chel-
creme were the recipients of many
beautiful presents from their many
friends here. The bride is an es-
timable young lady, who has lived in
this community from childhood, while
the groom is an Industrious and
worthy young man, and both have
the congratulations and best wishes
of many friends. They have already
begun housekeeping in rooms over
the McHugh dressmaking parlors.
Morris tribune., 1908-11-14
SPONTANEOUS COMBUSTION.
How Buildings are Burned by Greasy
Rags.

Fires from spontaneous combustion
usually appear in the newspapers as
probably incendiary" Or ssof mys-
terioHs origin. What is known as
spontaneous combustion, aside from
that gained in chemical laboratories,
comes entirely from fires which are
noticed when they are starting. They
soon destroy the stuff which causes
them and then no one can tell how
the fire started.
More than half of all fires spontan-
eous combustion start in greasy rags.
The chemistry of spontaneous COM
bustion is not hard to understand if
one knows how fire burns.
How Fire Burrs.
Burning is the same chemical pro-
cess in the rotting log, blazing shaw
ing andsexploding dynamite, the only
difference being in the time taken for
the oxygen of the air to unite with
the carbon of the wood. If they
unite slowly, as in the rotting of
wood or the rusting of iron or decay
ing potato, the heat is borne away un-
noticed; if they unite fast enough to
produce heat that will roast out and
ignite burning gases, it make flame;
If SO fast that the expansion of the
water, in the form of steam and the
carbon dioxide which are made by all
combustion causes shock and noise, it
is an explosion.
Water Formed by Explosives.
In high explosives, wood fibre and
chemicals rich in oxygen are com
bined so that the fibre, cellulose, can
be burned in a closed space in which
there is no air. The expansion of gas
formed within the space can throw
a cannon ball or split a rock, The
most powerful explosive mixture is
one containing two parts of hydrogen
to one part oxygen, that being the
proportion necessary TO form water
by uniting chemically. The hottest
fires make the most water.
The taking fire of any material
comes from its being heated so hot
that the hydrogen and carbon in it
begin To unite with the oxygen of the
air to form carbonic acid gas. This
Morris tribune., 1908-11-14
Mrs. Gale, rof Alberta, is reported
very sick.

Mrs. Thos. Dissely is claiming $1 900
damages against the City of Morris
for damages alleged to have been re-
ceived from defective sidewalk on
Oct. 10Th. Mrs. Dissely is resident
of Coils, in Traverse county, and
claims that as she was coming down
from the Great Northern depot, a
board on which she stepped turned,
and her foot went thru and was in
jured. Her attorneys are F. w.
Murphy, of Wheaton, and Spooner
nd Cherry.
Morris tribune., 1908-11-14
The Weather.

When the weather is wet we must NOS
fret.
When the weather is dry we must NOT.
cry.
When the weather is cold we must not
scold.
When the weather Is warm we must not
storm,
But be thankful together. whatever the
weather.
Morris tribune., 1908-11-14
gas, is made up Of watered air. The
carbon dioxide being slightly heavier

| gas, is made up Of watered air. The
carbon dioxide being slightly heavier
than air falls to furnish breath for
trees and plants while the Watery
vapor rises to form clouds and return
in rain. So, we get back the product
of the burning of our houses, but
after it is greatly cheapened in valve.
Spontaneous combusti on, strictly
speaking, is the igniting of sub
stance from heat caused by chemical
action within itself, but the word is
often used in speaking of any burning
which happens without the touch of
a flame, spark or live coal.
Dangers From Grease.
Ia the last 200 fires from spontane-
GUS combustion reported in Ohio to
the state fire marshal, fats Or oils on
cotton fbres caused 122. A fat when
warmed is oil; when smeared on any
thing it is grease. The animal fats,
tallow, butter and lard, unless rancid,
are less liable to cause spontaneous
combustion than the vegetable oils,
linseed, nut, castor bean and olive.
None of these can take fire spontane-
ously unless spread over a large sur
face of easily ignited material, as
when cotton rag is wet with them.
Then they take oxygen from the air
so fast that the heat from the chemical
union will, if it is not carried away by
movements of air, rise to point at
which the fbres of the rag will first
and then take fire. An instance: A
mop used in oiling floor in the Home
for Working Girls in Columbus took
fire in few hours after being put in
closet under the stairs.
Linseed oil is chargeable with the
greatest number of burned buildings.
Cotton rags, sawdust or scraps of silk
wet with olive or cottonseed oil, may
take fire. These oils are likely to get
into any pile of rubbish.
Many fires start in closets from
rag bags, greasy overalls, and from
cloths used in oiling the floor. Many
heavy losses ON factories come from
fires started in their paint shops by
paint dryers, turpentine and linseed
oil.
Lard. TaElow and Butter.
Lard, tallow and butter smeared on
rags and thrown into a trash barrel
are source of danger. The store
houses in which the rags are picked
and baled are very likely to be des-
Morris tribune., 1908-11-14

There have been several furries of
snow the last few days-enough to
give the landscape a wintry appear
anan
Morris tribune., 1908-11-14

Rev. and Mrs. Torvik and Miss
Mary Hagen attended the meeting OF
the young peoples societies of the
Norwegian Free church at Benson
the latter parto of last week.
Morris tribune., 1908-11-14

There will be the regular services
at the Methodist church tomorrow,
with preaching service both morning
and evening by Rev. Scott.
Morris tribune., 1908-11-14

just think how happy your friends
would be If you send them photo
for Christmas, taken at Anderson's
studio.
Morris tribune., 1908-11-14

Send your friends copy of tomor-
rows Pioneer Press with illustrations
of Morris. For sale at Starkey's.
Morris tribune., 1908-11-14
MORE LOCALS

I lG. FL. Munro spent the first part of
the week visiting relatives in the
cities.
Morris tribune., 1908-11-14
Lard. TaElow and Butter.

Lard, tallow and butter smeared on
rags and thrown into a trash barrel
are a source of danger. The store
houses in which the rags are picked
and baled are very likely to be des-
troyed by spontaneous combustion.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1908-04-06
FIRED AT CLOSE RANGE
MONTGOMERY LADY KILLS A
NEGRO TO SAVE HER
FATHER.

Montgomery, Ala, April with
deliberate aim Mrs. Tessie Jones at
3 o'clock yesterday morning shot
and killed Nelson Groom, negro
who was in life and death struggle
with her father. The ball was fired
at distance of two feet into the
left eye Of the intruder She was
awakened by a noise at her window,
ard told er sister, who called their
father Mrs. Jones secured an old
revolver, and as her father opened
the blinds the negro grabbed him
and tried to pull him from the win
dow. He had the white man well out
side when the woman ran to the
window, rested her arm and pulled
the trigger. Twice the weapon snap
ped, but the third time it exploded,
the ball burying itself in the skull
of the negro. 1t is evident that the
negro figured to get the old man out
knock him in the head and then
have his own way with the women.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1908-04-06
FIVE HUNDRED DETERMINED
MISSISSIPIANS TAKE PRIS-
ONER FROM JAIL.
NEGRO HANGED TO TREE
Laborer Shoots Employers Twelve
Year-Old Child and Throws
Body Into Mill Pond
several Shots Fired

Wesson. Miss. April John
Burr, young negro, was lynched
here yesterday by about 500 men
for the murder of a 12-year-old
white boy.
Saturday night about dark, ac-
cording to Burr's confession and the
story of an eyewitness, he was fish
ing in a mill pond, when Earl
Smith, the 12-year-old son of J. w.
Smith, a prosperous planter, ap-
preached and began a conversation.
Burr was an employe of Smiths ia
Their, and he said to the boy:
Look up. Look at the bird
AS young Smith gazed skyward
the negro shot him in the back of
the head with shotgun. Burr ad-
mitted the shooting, but said it was
an accident. He threw the boys body
into the millpond and started to es-
cape.
During the night he was captured
by officers of the sheriff and was on
his way to jail when just as the
Sabbath morning dawned a party of
about 80 men appeared and took the
prisoner away from the officers. The
capture was made on a county road
and the negro was quickly hanged
to hasten his death. The body was
then taken down and turned over to
the proper authorities for burial.
Good order was preserved through
out the lynching.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1908-04-06
NEW STANDARD OIL TRIAL.
Trust Charged with Accepting Con-
cessions from the Alton.

Chicago, April 6.-Charged with
accepting concessions from the Chi
cago and Eastern Illinois railroad
company on shipments of oil from
Whiting, Ind, to Evansville, the
Standard Oil company of Indiana
will be placed on trial in the United
States district court today. Attor-
neys for the company will probably
attempt to secure another delay.
The case was originally set for
trial before Judge Lands, who de-
clined to hear it, and it was trans
ferred to the calendar of Judge
Bethea. 1t is a larger case than that
involving the Chicago an Alton rail
road which was tried before Judge
Lands and in which a fine of more
than $29,JA0, 900 was imposed on
the STANDARD Oil company. The Eas-
tern Illinois case includes 2,124
counts, and under them a maximum
fine of s42, 4S0. 200 is possible.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1908-04-06
DEATH OF a PIONEER
COL. Il. +. SPALDING DIED sun
DAY NIGHT IN THIS
CITY,

Col B. F. Spalding, one of the
pioneer settlers of Waxahachie, died
Sunday night about 10 o'clock at
his home on West Main street. Mr..
Spalding had been in poor health
some time but his condition did not
assume serious phaze until a few
days ago. Beginning with Friday he
gradually grew weaker until the end
came.
Mr. Spalding was born near Paris,
Mo, February 6, 1899, and came
to Texas in 1859. He located in
Waxahachie and made this city his
continuous home with the exception
of the four years he served in the
civil war He was among the first
volunteers tc enlist in Ellis county
in defense of the south. He went to
the front in Company II of the 18th
Texas cavalry commanded by Capt.
En- Hawkins. At the close of the
war Mr.. Spalding returned to WaXa-
hachie and engaged in the furniture
business and for a period of about
thirty years he was a prominent hg.
ure in the commercial life of WaXa-
hachie. At the time of his death he
was one of the directors of the Wax
ahachie National Bank. Mr.. Spald-
ing was public spirited citizen and
man who enjoyed the confidence
and esteem of large circle OF
friends. A wife and son are left to
mourn his death.
The hour for the funeral has not
yet been decided upon, but will
probably take place at the Catholic
church tomorrow afternoon or We'd
neSday
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1908-04-06
RANK |NGRATITUDE
PANAMAIANS PIRATE OF SACRI-
FICES CANAL HAS ALREADY
COST THEM.
SNARL AT UNCLE SAN
Impending Trouble With Colombia
Gives Isthmian Leader an OPP
portunity to Show the
Cloven Hoof.

Panama, April 6.-The mayor of
Chabigana, an interior town of Pan
anna not a great distance from Ju-
rado, has confirmed the report of
the occupation of Jurado by the Col
omb bianS. There is a strong senti-
ment here at present against the
signing of any treaty with Colombia
A prominent Panamaian said to the
correspondent of the Associated
Press:
'We have nothing to gain by a
treaty with Colombia. We never so
to that country, while, unluckily
we have more than enough Coiom-
bians right here If the United
States wants a Panama-Colombian
treaty it should impress upon the
Colombians the necessity of comply
ing with the provisions of the canal
treaty. 1t is not fair that Panama
should always give and never re-
ceive anything for the sacrifices the
canal has cost us.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1908-04-06
To Vote on Sunday Opening.

Chicago, April popular inter
est in tomorrow's spring election in
Chicago is intense, the overshad-
owing issue being the popular vote
on the Sunday saloon question. Both
those in favor and those who oppose
an open Sunday have been work
ing valiently and there is every
prospect of a large outpouring OF
voters. The United Societies, com
posed largely of foreigners have led
the fight for Sunday opening, and
secured the signature of 16S ,062 vo-
ters to the petition asking that the
question be submitted to a popuar
vote.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1908-04-06
GRAND JURY PROBES KING.
Irregular Methods of Ascending
Broker to BE Investigated.

Boston, April 6.-Creditors of
Cardenio F. King. the absconding
broker who fled from his magnif-
cent offices in Boston on February
%, will appear before the Suffolk
grand jury today to present evidence
regarding Kings alleged irregular
methods of transacting his business.
Kings liabilities are said to be at
least 100000 while the assets are
of very uncertain character.
For some time before his failure
and disappearance. King had been
an extensive advertiser and had
branched out into the publishing
business on his own account. He oc-
cupied a sumptuous suite of offices
in a leading building and had a large
staff of employees.
The report of the receiver does
not afford ground for hope that the
creditors will realize much from
Kings assets.
A long list of securities which the
receiver found at the office of King
is given and the receiver states that
he is unable to form any estimate
of the value of these securities, as
few, if any. of them are dealt in
any "nere except IN the once OF the
alleged bankrupt.
The receiver states that he finds
notes payable, some of which are Sc
cured by stocks of questionable val
ue amounting to S97,363. He also
finds cash on hand and in the bank
amounting to $93.95, and real es-
tate valued at $4,000, on which
there is mortgage of $4,000,
while the equity is under attach
ment.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1908-04-06
FLEET COMPLETES PRACTICE.
Big Ships Will Soon Resume Cruise
to Frisco.

San Diego, Cal, April 6.-Ac-
cording to reports from Magdalena
bay the battleship fleet will complete
its practice today and this week
will sail northward for its triumph
ant cruise along the California coast.
This city will probably be reached
a week from tomorrow, and great
demonstration will be held in honor
of the officers and sailors. Later stops
will be made at the ports near Los
Angeles and at Santa Barbara and
Santa Cruz. While the greatest en-
thusiasm will mark the visits of the
ships at the Southtrn California
cities, the long cruise will have its
fitting elimination at San Francisco
early in May, when what is declared
will be the greatest naval display
in the history of the nation will take
place.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1908-04-06

convention at Denver, Colo; that We
greatly depreciate the avowed war
of the minority of the party, Joined
with whomsoever will, upon the
matchless senator of Texas, J. w.
Bailey: that we hereby reassure our
senator, j. W. Bailey, of our conf
dence fidelity and support; that We
accept the challenge of the minority
to fight Senator J. W. Bailey and
any other democratic officer whom
they may seek to attack during his
term of office.
We endorse Hon. r. NJ. Wynne for
attorney general Hon. J. NJ. Alder
dice for state superintendent of pub
lie instruction and Hon. Jack Beall
for congress from this district.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1908-04-06

Yancey d. kemble and J. Lea
Cannon addressed the voters at
Sardis Saturday night in the inter-
est of the Bailey ticket. 1t is claim
ed that a club with seventy-five
members was organized officers
were elected as follows:
Col Robert F. Mayfield presi-
dent; DR.. R. w. Poplin, vice presi-
dent; r. c. White, secretary
The following resolution was
adopted:
Resolved, That we endorse the ac-
tion of the Fort Worth convention
nominating delegates to the national
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1908-04-06
A Joint Discussion.

in Ellis county during the present
campaign took place at Midlothian
Saturday night. The speakers We're
Hon. s. P. Skinner of WaXahachie
and Hon. A P. Barrett of Bonham
Mr.. Skinner spoke in the interest of
the anti-Bailey ticket and Mr. Bar
rett in behalf of the Bailey ticket
The speakers were heard by a large
crowd
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1908-04-06
Boys and Girls Chorus.

Mr.. Mckinney was so well pleased
with the fine chorus work of the
boys and girls on last Friday even
ing that he desires to have it again
on next Friday. All boys and girls
who will take part in this are re-
quested to meet at the Main Street
Christian church at AIS p. m. We'd
nesday for practice.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1908-04-06
REDUCTION IN WAGES.
Wages of Cotton Mill Operators Cut
Ten Per Cent.

Providence, R. l., April Ga
general reduction in wages of cotton
mill operatives amounting to 10 per
cent, was put into effect today by
the Knight company and other
Rhode Island cotton concerns. The
knight company employs six thous-
and operatives in its mills in Provi-
dence, Woonsocket, Centreville. Lip
pitt, River Point, Arctic, Natick,
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1908-04-06
Fred Story Wins Honor.

]. w. Story of Ennis has received
a letter from the faculty of the
Southwestern University at George
town, stating that his son. Fred
Story, had won the honor of being
for the class of 1903 in
that institution. That young man is
now at home sick, and was not
aware of the honor he had achieved
until the receipt of the letter.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1908-04-06
Ellis County Dates.

county has announced the follow
ing dates in Ellis county in the in
terest of Senator Bailey:
Bardwell, Monday, April 6, 2 p.
m; Rankin, Tuesday, April 7, s p
m; Byron, Wednesday,, April 8, s
p. m; Ensign, Thursday April g.
S p. M; Telico Friday, April 10, 8
y m; Alma, Saturday,, April II, s
y. m
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1908-04-06
VIII Select National Delegates.

Madison, Wis. April 6.-Elec-
tions will be held in the several
towns, wards, villages and election
districts of Wisconsin tomorrow for
the election Ct o justice of the su-
preme court, circuit and municipal
judges and de- eg; tes to national par
ty conventions. Each political par
ty viii elect twenty-six delegates
from Wisconsin to its national con
XentiOn
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1908-04-06
Convicted Promoter ApDeals.

st. Paul, Mimi, April Samuel
A. Phillips, promoter, who was
recently convicted of embezzlement
and sentenced to seven years in pri-
son, will appear before the state su-
preme court tomorrow on an appeal.
Phillips was northwestern agent for
the sale of stock of the Chicago-New
York Air Line, a projected electric
railway.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1908-04-06
Eur Workers In Toronto.

Toronto, Ont. April 6.-Many
delegates arrived today for the CON
vention of the International Associa-
tion of Fur Workers of the United
States and Canada, which will be
held here during the week. The body
is affiliated with the American Fed
Grafton of Labor