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The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-06-29
Rodent GnaWs Match Head
And Starts a Dangerous
Blaze at WeStviIIe.
RESIDENTS ARE AROUSED.
MEN, WOMEN AND CHILDREN
/AkE TO THE HOUSEToPS AND
FIGHT THE THOUSANDS OF
BURNING, FLYING EMBERS.

The little town of Westville, O., four
MILES east of Richmond, was threaten.
ed with total destruction by fire late
Saturday night, because some vagrant
rat, searching midnight lunch in the
barn of Samuel Hennemeyer, gnawed a
match head. When the flames spread
to all parts of the barn there was a
general alarm sounded and the inhab,
itants of the little village turned out in
force to fight the flames and save
their homes from destruction.
When a general conflagration was
threatened, the local fire department
was asked to send fire company to
assist in battling with the blaze, but
this assistance could not be given be-
cause of lack of transportation facili.
ties.
From the burning barn huge embers
were hurled skyward and many OF
them alighted on the roofs of the
houses. A grocery store near the
barn, caught on fire three times and
only by the most desperate work of
the hastily organized fire brigade was
it saved from destruction.
To prevent the flames spreading to
other property, men and boys worked
with a vim, tearing down fences, out
houses and corn cribs. Men, women
and children manned all the housetops
in the village, and with buckets and
wet blankets extinguished giant fire
brands as rapidly as they fell. Not
withstanding these efforts, several
houses and barns caught on fire, but
before the flames could gain headway
they were ext!nguished. After an
hours hard fight with the fire demon,
the home defenders were able to re-
sumo their slumbers. 1t was nights
experience that none of them will for
get for some time.
By the fire, Hennemeyer will lose
between S4OO and $500. He carried
no insurance. All the contents of the
barn were burned, including valua.
BILE horse. Mr.. Hennemeyer states
that he has no idea of how the blaze
could have started unless some rat
gnawed a match head.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-06-29
TWenty-third Street Residents
Hope to Keep Traction Line
From Building on That
Thoroughfare.
INJUNCTION WOULD PLEASE
TRACTION OFFICIALS.
They Desire to Place Freight
Line on TWenty-second
Street - Application Filed
Today.

This afternoon in the circuit court,
application will be made to have the
court issue an Injunction against the
Terre Haute, Indianapolis & Eastern
traction company to prevent it from
placing line on North Twenty-third
street. 1t is probable that the city
will be made party to this suit be-
cause the city authorized the traction
company to build the line.
Work was started on the Twenty
third street line this morning and
there was quite a good sized crowd
present to watch the beginning. If the
court issues an injunction, no tears
will be shed by the traction officials
as they desire to place their line on
North Twenty-second street City Of
ficials insisted that the company
build on Twenty second street only in
the event it was restrained from using
Twenty-third street, and the company
complied with the demand
The injunction proceedings to be ap-
piled for, will be brought by about
thirty citizens, who have raised among
themselves 500 to meet the cost of
the action. The suit will be in the
nature of friendly one as the trac-
tion company will .probobly make no
fight to prevent the issuance of the in
junction
The citizens who will bring the suit
contend that If a line is built on North
Twenty-third street it would spoil the
beauty of Glen Miller park and, be-
sides, make the west section of the
park dangerous for the thousands of
people who visit 1t every week. DR..
Benham took the leading part in inter-
esting those who have applied for an
injunction.
If the circuit court does issue a re-
straining order against the traction
company, the decision will not be ap-
pealed to a higher court. This is
provided for in the franchise just
granted the traction company AS
soon as the injunction is issued, the
company has the right, under the fran
chise just granted it, to at once begin
work on constructing its line on North
Twenty-second street. This privilege
will probably be taken advantage of
Immediately.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-06-29
CRATER GETS LONG
PRISON SENTENCE
Brunaugh Must Serve Time at
Michigan City.

Indianapolis, June 29.-Judge Carter
overruled the motion for new trial
for Harry Brunaugh and sentenced
him to term of two to fourteen years
in prison. He will be taken to Michi-
gan City Immediately. He was con-
victed for making and presenting false
and fraudulent claims in connection
with the indianapolis street paving
contracts.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-06-29
INSANE MAN TOLD
TO JOURNEY ON
William Rinehart "Fired" 0v-
er the State Line.

The ten days of grace accorded Will
liam Rinehart, by the police judge. ex.
pired today and he was released from
the county Jail and told to go to Ohio.
Rinehart is believed to be mentally
unbalanced. 1t is deemed probable he
has escaped from some charitable in
stitution.
Rinebart was arrested after raising
a disturbance at the homes OF farmers
g. ths Union pike.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-06-29
CAN NOT L|CENSEPO
TABLES IN SAL DON
Indianapolis Judge Makes a
Ruling.

Indianapolis, Ind, June 29.-In a
test case Judge Pritchard of the Ma
rion county criminal court, today held
that pool and billiard tables can not
be licensed for operation in saloons
This is sweeping decision. The
case will go to the supreme court.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-06-29
.FIREMEN INJURED
IN JERSEY BLAZE
Big Department Stores De-
stroyed-Loss $3.50, 900.

Jersey City. N. j., June 29.-Fire to-
day destroyed three department stores
and damaged fourth in this city.
The loss will reach s250.000. Two fire
men, John Brannagan and Michael
Beylan were seriously injured being
caught under falling wall Each had
their legs broken. Two companion
firemen risked their lives in dragging
them out of the burning building.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-06-29
GROOM is FIFTY.

Charles Kerlin Of Cambridge City
was granted a license today to marry
Miss Martha Gardner. also Of Cam
bridge City. The groom is so years
old and the bride eleven years his
ippjpr. .Nr. Karlin is-aexailroadeEs,
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-06-29
TRIUMPH LODGE
HOLDS BIG PICNIC
More Than Three Hundred At
tend Event.

There were more than three hundred
people at the picnic given yesterday at
the place of Albert Steen. south of the
city. by Triumph Lodge K. OF p Thack
and field sports were held and every
body had "one Of those best tiwes.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-06-29
SANTA FE TRAIN
GOES INTO DITCH
Engineer and Fireman Were
Killed.

Albuquerque. n. NJ, June 60 The
California limited. westbound. on the
Santa Fe railroad. jumped the track
near Holbrook. Arizona, this morning.
The locomotive rolled into the ditch
killing the engineer and the fireman,
and injuring several passengers. per.
haps fatally
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-06-29
THE WEATHER PROPHET,

lNDlANA-Showers and cooler Mon
day night; Tuesday fair, light to
fresh west to northwest winds.
oHio-Showers and cooler Monday
night: Tuesday fair, light to fresh
oouthMest to west vinds,
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-06-29

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Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1908-06-02
Automobile Given Away.

The undersigned will give to
any person an automobile worth
the sum of $4,000, who will pro-
duce any two crank or lever
clothes washers, now in use in
the United States, that can do
the work of one of the Harring-
ton Washers, in all kinds of
washing, both heavy and light.
The undersigned has offered
5000 and has stated publicly that
he would give to any person
said sum of 5000 who would
produce a washer that would do
half the work that can be done
by the Harrington Washer, and
do it as rapidlyand as easily and
in as good order, and he now by
this publication repeats said
offer.
The weight of the Harrington
Washer is less than four pounds,
substantially constructed of cop.
per, and is compressed air ma
chine. VIII last for a lifetime
under constant use. What more
do you want? Agents wanted.
R. S. HARRINGTON, Inventor,
Corvallis, Oregon.
Fresh vegetables and fruits
always on hand in their season..
Whitesides & Cooper. I1tf
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1908-06-02

The Episcopal C Churchseryices
lSuHday.J june 7th. f6 q: m:
Sunday Schools il aaIa. s@Yca
sermon and cefe bration Of HOLY
Communion; I 80 p. u, evening
service, sermon, etc. Seats free.
All welcome. J. w. Armstrong,
Rector.
Mr.. and Mrs. Barzee of Wasco
have arrived for months visit
with their daughter, Mrs. Calvin
Ingle. They brought theremains
of Mrs. Barzee's mother as far as
Turner, Marion county, where
linterment was made, Mrs. Rob-
inson having passed away at
Wasco the middle of last week.
A communication went out
last week from the Portland
Commercial Club to the organi-
cations of the state asking for
supply of literature issued by
eacn community. Special files of
these publications are kept for
the information and benefit of
newcomers, who naturally come
to the larger cities first and to
whom such distributing bureau
would be OF the utmost advant-
age. The whole Pacific North
west is included in the scope of
this work.
GOATS-Apy person wanting to
buy or ia he C re Of some fine goats |
while they eat up their brush may |
phone or call upon Wm H. Savsge,
Corvslns, Oregon. 26tf
A disastrous fire occurred at
the home of Mr.. and Mrs. J. G.. |
Wetherla near the mountain
water reservoir on the Philo-
math road, Saturday. It is pre-
sumed the lamp in an incubator
exploded, setting fire to the
brooder house. This, together
with woodshed, two incubators
three brooders, all the grain and
chickenfeed on the premises; all |
the farming implements and 800
thoroughbred chickens were con-
sumed, and but for the timely |
arrival and heroic work of Mr.. |
Hathaway and Mr.. and Miss
Buck the Wetherla home would
have been destroyed as well. As
it was, one side of the roof on
the house was burned off. Mr..
Wetherla had left home but a |
short time before, going to dis
tant part Of the ranch to gather
berries. Seeing the smoke he
hurriedly to the scene to find |
that Mr.. Hathaway who was en-
ployed in a wood camp half mile
away had reached there before
him and with the help of others
had almost gained control Of the !,
situation. Mr. and Mrs Wetherla
feel very grateful for the aid
andare thankful indeed
that the disaster was no greater.
Prof. Berchtold is to leave
the last of this week for the
East. He will be accompanied by
William M. Colvig, Of Medford,
a member of the textbook COM
mission OF this state, and Hon.
George III. Durham of Grants
Pass, the gentleman who deliver
ed the Baccalaureate address to
the OAC graduates twoyears ago.
Prof Berchtold is a delegate to
the Supreme Lodge A o U w
which meets in DesMoines, Iowa
the first week in June. When
this meeting is over, he expects
to go farther East to examine
the work Of the English depart
ments in a number of agricultu-
raj colleges and other institutions
Of learning with view to gain
ing possession Of anything that
may be new in his line of work.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1908-06-02
Miles Young and family Of
Medford are visiting Corvallis
relatives.

the erection of a new residence
I in the ]. III. Harris block.
Miss Della Hudson of Milton,
Oregon, is the guest of Miss Nell
lie Cameron in this city.
! Rev. J. H. Parker was in Cor
wallis, Friday, en- route from
Philomath to Hood River.
/ Horace Lilly of McMinnviHe
was the guest from Friday until
yesterday of Corvallis friends
and relatives.
Mrs. Linnie Linville and chill
dren of Portland are guests at
the John Lenger home. They
arrived Friday.
George Whiteside has resign
ed from the City Transfer Co.,
and Edward Gellatly is driving
his truck for the present.
Mr. and Mrs. Harley Hall
leave this afternoon for Portland
to attend the Rose Carnival.
They will be absent the rest of
the week.
Chester and Herbert Lunt. of
Pittsburg, Pa, are visiting for a
few days in Corvallis with their
grandparents, Mr.. and Mrs. E.
D. Lunt.
Mr.. and Mrs. Roy Keeney and
family expect to leave today for
Portland to attend the Rose
Carnival, and from there they
go to Long Beach to spend the
summer.
A baby boy has arrived at the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. Will Flem-
ing Of Salem. The parents are
well known in Corvallis, the lat
ter having been in girlhood Miss
Laura Beckwith of this city.
The steamer T. M. Richard
son, after nearly twenty years Of
usefulness, will make her last
trip on the route between New
port and Yaquina next Saturday
evening. Her boiler will then
be transferred to the Newport,
and she will then be dismantled
and her hull sent to the bone
yard.-News Reporter.
Captain Skinner of the steam
er Independence has been build
ing new boat to use between
Salem and Independence at odd
times when the regular boat
needs repairs or when there is a
rush of business. The new boat
is a 4O-foot launch of his own
design and has been constructed
under his own supervision. 1t
will be ready to launch in about
a month. 1t will then take the
place of the Independence until
that boat receives a thorough
overhauling.-Salem Statesman.
This afternoon Franklin Allen
and Eugene Christian left in a
canoe down the river for Corval-
lis, where they will see the track
meet tomorrow afternoon. This
trip seems to be a popular one
with enthusiastic canoeists. The
river between here and Albany
is very rough, and has many
large rapids, yet canoeist who
can handle his craft well and |
understands the river claims to
be perfectly safe. After the track |
meet Saturday the boys will drop
down to Albany, from where !
they will ship their canoe back |
to Eugene.-Friday's Guard
Aplay that thoroughly pleased
and entertained every person in
the large audience was "The !
Starry Flag produced by local !
talent at the opera house, Friday !
evening. Those in the play /
were members of the Feron1an
and Philadelphia literary So
cieties of OAC, and to say that
each and everyone did well is
putting it mildly, for there are
many PROFESSIONAL troupes on
the road which do not put on as
good a performance. The young
ladies in the cast were pretty
and graceful and did their parts
beautifully, while the young men
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1908-06-02

Mrs. Seth Smith. In this city, a
son.. -ss- ssss
Miss Nora Witham Of Port
land is the guest Of relatives IN
Corvallis.
Loren Cyrus and family spent
Memorial day at Providence,
Linn county.
Mrs. Norris Humphreys of
Portland is visiting old-time
friends in this city.
Miss Pauline Davis of Eugene
was an over-Sunday visitor in
Corvallis, her old home.
Mrs. E. Wright and son of
McMinnville were in Corvallis,
Saturday, making the trip by
automobile.
Charles Cartwright of Monroe
attended the public speaking at
the Corvallis opera house, Thurs
day evening.
Mrs. Charles Peterson and
Miss Mae Webster went to Port
land, yesterday, for a few days
visit at the carnival.
Mrs. Ben Woldt of Portland
has been visiting old neighbors
and friends in this city the past
few days, having came for Me-
mortal day.
See those corset covers the
Elite is selling at 3Sc, 48c, SOC
and 69c. They are values Sec
ond to none. .s Al
Attend the June Clearance
Sale at the Elite Millinery and
Ladies furnishings. Al
Mike Bauer and family re-
turned home Friday evening
from an extended visit to rela-
tives in Iowa and other points
in the East. -ls
Trimmed hats must go, re-
gardless of cost. The Elite Mil
linery. AZ
Children's day will be observed
at the Christian church next
Sunday. In place Of the sermon
at eleven O'Clock the Sunday
will render a missionery
program.
June Clearance Sale at the
Elite millinery and ladies' furn-
AZ
Alva Miner is confined to his
home with a badly sprained ank-
lie, sustained in a fall Of - feet,
Saturday. Mr.. Miner was paint
ing on the Huff house in South
Corvallis when scaffolding
gave way and he fell to the
with the results recorded.
Grand special corset cover
bargains at the Elite Millinery
and Ladies' furnishings. Al
In spite of threatening wealth
er, there was an unusually large
turnout on Memorial day, in
this city, and the procession was
one Of the longest and most at
tractive seen here in a long time
on Decoration day. At the ceme-
terry the services were excellent
and impressive, the handsome
new monument being unveiled
and all features previously an
carried out to the letter.
The Elite Millinery and La
lies furnishings offer special
during their great June
clearance sale. All
Miss Myrtle Langley, who was
recently operated on at the John
Young home, for appendicitis,
S rapidly recovering and is said
% be out of all danger.
FOR SALE-One eight-roon |
house, one six-room house, on
Jefferson and 18th St. Inquire
If A. W. Herbert. 45tf
Mrs. Hirschberger is soon to
axe charge of the Reading room,
Mrs. Francis Russell having de-
,ided to resign the position and
'eturn to her. former home at
California.
Ruy yOl1r groceries of White.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1908-06-02
IUCAI AND PERSONAL
Miss FSfnas 1Gawfo1daR was an

-
Miss Agnes Wilson returned
last night from a few days visit
in Portland.
Win Dunlap of Tangent, the
old OAC football man, was In
Corvallis, Friday.
Tom Richardson, the Portland
Commercial Club booster, was a
Corvallis visitor, Friday.
A. w. Moses has accepted a
position with the Bell telephone
company Of this city.
Miss Ethel Thompson, pop
ular student of OAC, left Satur-
day for her home near Salem, to
remain.
"Bill' and Wade Williams of
-Airlie were in Corvallis, Satur-
day, to attend the interscholastic
high school track meet.
George Cathey returned home
Thursday night from Astoria, to
remain for the summer, having
completed his work as coach for
the track team at that place.
Dr. G. II. Feese was in Corval-
lis, Friday, on his way home
from Toledo, Lincoln county,
where he has just closed a very
successful revival meeting.
Miss Lizzie Dunn, a former
Corvallis girl now holding a
position as stenographer for a
Portland firm, has been visiting
in this city the past few days.
Corvallis business houses clos
ed their doors Saturday from 10
a. m. to l p. m. in honor of Me-
mortal day, and all joined in the
ceremonies at Crystal Lake GEM
etery where the handsome monu-
ment was unveiled and the usual
decoration day features were OBJ
served.
Mrs. T. A. Jones and little
daughter are at home, after a
two months visit with relatives
at Astoria. They were accom-
panied ON their return by Mrs.
Jones mother, Mrs. w. T. Bo-
hannon, who will remain for a
month or six weeks.
The Philomath male quartet
has accompanied Judge McFad-
den on his speech-making tour
through Polk county the past
few days and their music has as
sisted in drawing a crowd, while
Judge McFadden has interested
all present with his stirring ad-
dresses for local option.
Mrs. Sarah Elgin and daugh-
ters, Mary and Hazel, are to re-
turn to Corvallis to reside. The
young ladies, who have been
in Marysville, California, accom-
panied Mrs. Frank Edwards
home and went on to Carlton to
join their mother, and the three
are to return to this city imme-
diately to make their home.
There has not been time in
n good many years, says an In
dependence grower, when hops
were as backward as they are at
this time. The majority of the
growers have laid off their train
ers because the hops are not high
enough to train. 1t is due to the
exceptionally cold weather which
has prevailed during the entire
spring season. There was not a
single trainer in many of the
hop yards during the past week
1t is learned on good authority |
that another important business
transaction took place during the
past few days, in which E. B.
Horning, one of our pioneer
grocerymen, sold an interest in |
his establishment to Don G. Mac
kenzie. Mr.. Mackenzie will be
remembered by many Corvallis |
ties, being an old OAC student |
and later employed for a number
of years as a clerk in the store |
in which he is now part owner.
The new firm will be known as
Horning 4 Mackenzie.
Forrest G. Smithson, the world |
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1908-05-08
II Mas In His Head.

Balzac once promised Lirieux. the
manager Of the Odeon theater in Paris.
a five act drama. 1.-The Springs of
Quinola." He was so busy with other
work, however, that not till he had
been long and urgently importuned did
he promise to read his piece to the
company the next week. The company
gathered about him on the day ap-
pointed. and he read his five act play
fluently through to the end. Lirieux
vas enthusiastic, ran up to shake
hands with the great writer and turn
ed over the pages Of the manuscript.
whose contents had pleased him might
lily. But what was this: There were
only four acts. The last pages of the
manuscript were blank. In surprise
the manager asked what it dill meant.
Balzac smiled and admitted that he
had not yet written out the fifth act.
but declared that be had it as clearly
in his head as if it already stood. on
paper. and" continued the poet mer-
rily, II have in the same head two
more outcomes of the plot in case the
n l just read doesn't please you"
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1908-05-08
A HAPPY SOLUTION.
The Way the Family Compromised o.
a vexed Problem.

The Way the Family Compromised o.
a Vexed Problem.
There had been a long standing diff
ference Of opinion in the Plunkett fam
lily concerning the dining table. Mrs
Plunkett maintained that its legs were
too short and ought to be heightened
at least half an inch.
ut doesn't fit our chairs, Jared. and
you know it," she contended. "Wher
we sit down to this table we're toe
high above it. You could have pieces
of wood glued on the ends of the legs
That would be easier than to saw of
the ends of all the chair legs"
II don't agree to your proposition al
all. Cordelia." said Mr.. Plunkett. 81
think the table is just right. But I'm
willing to compromise the matter. You
have been wanting a hardwood foo,
in this dining room for a long time,
haven't you?"
"Yes."
"NWell. we can have that new kind OF
hardwood flooring that is laid on tor
Of the old floor. That will raise the en-.
tire surface three-eighths of an inch OF
more, and that will raise the table, OF
course just so much. How will thai
do"
This seemed to be a fair proposition,
and without a moments hesitation
Mrs. Plunkett accepted it as a salts.
factory compromise.-Youth's Compan.
ion
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1908-05-08
Cotton In Arizona.

t. Cotton has been known in Arizona
many years. Attempts to grow it COM
mercially, however. have thus far met
with economic failure, due to absence
of concerted effort, inexperienced and
high priced labor and the belief that
with the same soil and water better
returns can usually be obtained from
other crops. Experiments carried on
in recent years have given, more def
mite and favorable information con.
eerning the crop In this region. A
leaflet of the state experiment station
on "Cotton Growing In Arizona" pre-
sents some Of this and will be useful
to prospective planters. It Is said that
the more recent experiments point
strongly toward Egyptian cotton as
best adapted to Arizona conditions.
The climate Of the Salt and Colorado
river valleys is similar to that Of
Egypt Both regions are irrigated and
are distinguished by the long growing
season, so essential to the proper ma
turing Of Egyptian varieties Of cotton.