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Los Angeles herald., 1908-04-14
ILLINOIS

BLOOMINGTON, ILL.,, April 18.-The
Alton-C Glover Leaf management sub
1nitted to the city of Bloomington a
proposition by which the shops of the
system will be centralized here If the
citizens donate a tract OF hfty acres
of land contiguous to the present shop
plant The proposition will undoubted-
" be accepted.
DECATUR-The Sunday tabernacle
was sold for $1110 to local contractors
Lieut.. Harry Crea has received his
commission and assignment to duty IN
the Philippines.
The invoice of the property of the
United States starch works places the
value at $500, 900.
]. A. Wilbur of Litchfeld has pur-
chased the Sugar soap works of Deca-
tur and viii move here.
Grading on the Decatur, Sullivan and
Mattoon interurban began April l.
Charles O'Day, who managed the
Mattoon team last year, has gone to
Marion, Ohio to take the management
of team.
nj I. Miller and Frank S. Markell, a
conductor and brakeman on the Wa
bash, pleaded guilty to stealing a case
of eggs from a train. They were fined
$40 and costs and given one day in jail.
KEWANEE-While the freight tram
of which he was engineer was side
tracked here r. G. Espy of Galesburg
cut across lots to a nearby bakery after
pie In a field he was attacked by
bulldog and seriously injured. The train
was held while a doctor treated his
wounds and the injured engineer then
completed his run.
SULLIVAN--As a result of an inves-
tigation into the destruction of school
property nine members of the junior
class of the Sullivan high school were
dismissed. The incident is the out
growth of a color rush in which the
Juniors tore down the flag of the
juniors.
CENTRALIA-Accor to the new
city directory. just completed, Centra-
liza has a population of 12,01S
Miss Clara Eiler has gone for two
months visit to Portland, Ore.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry McConnaughay
celebrated the twentieth anniversary
OF their wedding.
Hon. Charles A. Davis of Sterling,
Ill, is visiting here.
Miss Gertrude Miller of Murphysboro
is the guest Of Miss Sadie Hamilton.
Mrs. G. e. Perry of Campaign is Wis
iting her sister, Mrs. r. .. Beaver.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-04-14
NEW HAMPSHIRE

LACONA, n. H., pril 13.-The Rev.
William II. Getchell, former chaplain
of the New Hampshire legislature and
for the past twenty-one years pastor
of the Park Street Free Baptist church,
Lakeport, rendered his resignation, to
take effect May 3. Mr.. Getchell has
accepted call to the Free Baptist
church at North Woodstock.
MANCHESTER-Th man who gave
the name of Walter G. Williams, and
who died at the Sacred Heart hospital,
was identified as Walter Sherman by
Deputy Sheriff Bunton of Goffstown
where Sherman had been employed.
Sherman Is believed to have had a
wife and three children in Dover and
relatives in Gardner and Lowell, Mass.
CONCORD-Mary Osgood, who es-
capped from the Merrimack county Jail
in 1906, was arrested in Manchester by
Sheriff Kimball She was awaiting
trial when she escaped on an indict-
ment charging that she stole money
from the Aver house in Hooksett when
it was burned in 1906. She says that
most of the time since her escape she
has been in Lowell, Mass.
HOTEL GREEN, European rate
$1.50 per day; American rate $3.50 per
day upward.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-04-14
NEWS FROM YOUR OLD HOME STATE
IOWA


DIES MONIES, Ia, April 13.-Every
mine In the state of Iowa is closed.
The shutdown pending the settlement
between the operators and miners will
last at least thirty days, Nearly 1000
men in the neighborhood of Des Moines
are affected by the shutdown. For the
past month the mining companies and
large consumers of the state have been
storing up coal in preparation for the
shutdown.
WEBSTER CITY--Will Evans was
instantly killed near Clarion. A falling
beam from a bridge being moved to
permit the passing of a dredge struck
him on the head.
LAKE CITY-Stewart Dunbar, an in
surance broker of Des Moines, while
on his way to meet party of friends,
fell on a cattle guard of the railroad
tracks of the Chicago & Northwestern
and caught his foot in such manner
that he would have been. crushed be-
meath the wheels of an approaching
hand car had it not been for his pres
ence of mind. He ignited a $40 bill.
and, holding it over his head as q signal
of danger, he attracted the attention OF
the occupants of the hand car. (Moral
Garry only 81 bills).
Los Angeles herald., 1908-04-14
PENNSYLVANIA

WILLIAMSPORT Pa. April 13.-
Several attempts having been made re-
Gently to burglarize the postoffice at
Unityville, this county, Postmaster
Seward began sleeping in the office,
and says he surprised Leroy Smith,
Il years OLD. i'm the act of unlocking
the door. Smith was arrested and
lodged in jail here to await action by
the postal authorities.
SHAMOKIN-Two horses drawing a
wagonioad of powder from a mill near
here ran away through town, causing
much fear of an explosion on account
of the wagon brushing by an iron
bridge and being several times almost
upset on sidewalks. The horses finally
came to a stop on hill.
CHESTER-The funeral of William
P. Soul, former soldier, patrolman and
fireman, was held from the headquar-
ters of the Moyamensing hook and lad
der company services being conducted
in the truck house.
BETHLEHEM-Mrs Ellen Siegfried
and Harry Berger were married by
Rev. Fl. j. Ehret of Zions Reformed
church
READING-Robert Henry DeLong,
y years old, graduate or FRANKLIN ana
Marshall college, Lancaster, and son of
DR.. Wilson d. DeLong of this city, died
from tuberculosis of the throat.
LANCASTER-The receipts of the
Ninth internal revenue district for the
month of March were $212,S93 three
fourths of which was derived from
cigars. The output of the latter was
more than fifty-three millions.
SHARON-The American Sheet and
Tinplate company started the blooming
half of the open hearth furnaces at
Vandergrift. Workmen of the COM
pany from Leechburg, Hyde Park and
Salisbury, where the mills are still
closed, are employed at ten of the
Vandergrift mills.
The New Castle tin mills of the
American Sheet and Tinplate company
are working on a special order for 5000
boxes of tin TO be shipped to Japan.
The company is said to have enough
orders on the books to keep the mills
running steadily all summer in New
Castle and Sharon.
SOUTH BETHLEHEM-All the su
perintendents of the Bethlehem Steel
company were guests of Charles. NJ.
Schwab at a banquet in New York city.
EMAUS-Fire destroyed two automo-
biles and the barn of Charles David.
The postoff1ce of Emaus, w. H.
Wiend, postmaster, moved into tho
newly finished room of the Emaus
Bank building in course of erection.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-04-14
MARYLAND

ELKTON, Md, April 19.-Protesting
against the transfer of their pastor,
Rev. Asbury Burke, to Cape Charles,
Va, the members of the PerryVille NJ.
e. church have taken sides with each
other and an urgent appeal has been
made to Bishop Goodsell for his return.
Helen Carback, aged s years, daugh-
ter of Elisha Carback, died last night
at her home at Bengies from lockjaw
caused by the child scratching her knee
on a rusty wire
Cards have been issued for the we'd
ding of j. j, Hanna, wealthy land
owner of Cecil county. to Miss Grace
Gress of Manchester, Pa. The ceremony
will take place at the home of the
brides parents on April 16.
RISING SUN-Elmer Robinson of
Port Deposit was thrown from his
buggy and severely injured. His horse
became unamanageable and after los
ing his owner ran eight miles before
he was captured.
Eight years ago Jacob Bubb was shot
in the thigh by rifle. He felt the bull
let underneath the skin, and by squeez-
ing between his fingers pushed 1t out.
AS number Of merrymakers who
had given Mrs. Jacob Reynolds of New
Bridge a surprise party were dancing a
flame shot into he oil of large par
lor lamp. Mrs. William Henry, one of
the guests, hurled the lamp through an
open door on to a porch, where it ex-
ploded, setting fire to the woodwork.
The floor of the porch had to be torn
up to save the house from destruction.
BALTIMORE-Jam Mahon, broth
err of John j. Mahon, the Democratic
organization boss of this city, was shot
and killed in front of the Hotel Ra-
leigh by William Harig, formerly a
Democratic politician.
Mahon was interested in certain sa-
looms and pool rooms which recently
fell under the ban of the police, and 1t
is said Harig was responsible for re-
cent raid on one of these places.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-04-14
MASSACHUSETTS

HAVERHILI, Mass, April l3.-Ine
shoe factory building at 100 Phoenix
row, occupied by the P. j. Fitzgerald
s Fl. Hartmann and c. II. Poor firms,
was damaged by fire, which is believed
to have been of incendiary origin. Ihe
big stock Of slippers, shoes and leather
was extensively damaged by water,
but the fire was confined to the ground
floor.
EAST WEYMOUTH-Four bags Oh
fish. containing altogether 3139 smelts'
were seized by deputy game wardens
during a raid at Weymouth back river.
About thirty men We're fishing When
the Officers appeared and all but four
escaped.
FITCHBURG-The license commits
sloners met and received 81 appica-
tions for common Victuallers liquor
licenses. two wholesale liquor licenses
of the fourth class and three innhold-
crs' licenses of the first class; also
four club licenses. The number OF
licenses that can be granted is So. The
commissioners have given out DO ap-
plication blanks and expect that more
applications will be put in.
NEW BEDFORD-As the result OF
a conference between the members of
the New Bedford Textile council and
the Manufacturers association. the
wages of the 26,000 operatives will be
reduced 10 per cent on April 13 one
week later than originally intended.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-04-14
MISSOURI

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo-, April 1S.-
The state supreme court gave out
decision in the suit brought by Attor-
ney General Grow in 1905 to dissolve
the Kansas City live stock exchange
and the Traders live stock exchange OF
Kansas City. The suit alleged that the
organizations were in a trust to con-
trol the Kansas City trade. The court
sustained a demurrer fled by the first
named company and overruled de-
murrer filed by the Traders company
to a previous decision of the Jackson
county circuit court The court re-
mands the case for retrial.
HANNIBAI-At meeting of MEM
bers of Hannibal council No. So of the
United Commercial Travellers of Amer
lea the following officers were elected:
Senior counsellor, A. c. Robards, jri
counsellor, ]. S. Dillon; conductor, j.
L. Onstadt; post counsellor e. c. Car
ter; page, r.. B. Hall; sentinel, Fred L.
Wilson; secretary and treasurer, NJ. w.
Spencer; executive committee, w. j.
Roth and A. c. Robards; physician, DR..
Thomas Chowning; delegates to grand
council In June, John J. Smythe and e.
c. Carter; alternates, j. NJ. Dean and
p. d. Fisher
MEXICO-Roy Stewart, aged IS, was
arrested on a charge of having at
tackled the 14-year-old daughter of
Mrs. Cynthia Griffith who resides in
the suburbs. Stewart was arraigned
and entered plea of not guilty. Bond
was fixed at $500, in default of which
the prisone" was committed to jail.
Public sentiment is very much aroused
over the affair, and the officers are
guarding Stewart closely The girl is
chronic epileptic.
MACON-Mrs. w. X. James, presi-
dent Of the Women's Federated clubs
of Missouri, was entertained at the
residence of Mrs. e. j. Demeter by the
women's clubs of the city. She spoke
upon the importance of teaching young
women to train themselves for the
care of the home and the performance
of domestic service. The business
woman was all right and worthy of
every admiration, she said but the real
mission of woman was to be found IN
the we'll ordered home.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-04-14
WISCONSIN

HURLEY, Wis, April 13.-Two un-
Identified men were struck by North
western train west of here and killed.
SUPERIOR-Distric Attorney Fo-
ey caused the arrest of John Santon
IN the charge of illegally voting at the
Urinary election.
EAU CLAIRE-The Daniel Shaw
Lumber company sold 5000 acres Of
imber land in Taylor and Chippewa
counties to Madison parties for $4,000.
MARQUETTE-Kendan p. Brooks
las resigned as superintendent of the
,ity schools for the purpose OF taking
ip postgraduate work.
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES Dave and AL
jert Wren We're blown TO atoms in the
Princeton mine. They had charged IL
lole and We're connecting the fuse
Nhen it exploded, setting off keg OF
powder close by,
RAPID RIVERA petition is being
prepared asking the establishment Of a
Ural mail route for the DanfOrth and
rat Rock farming settlements Of Delta
ounty.
LA CROSSES. Johns Military
.cademy of Delafield, Wis, win estab-
lsh a permanent summer camp for the
tudents at Trempealeau bay, on the
Gississippi.
MANITOWOC-Chie of Police Au-
rust c. Drews has presented his resig-
ation to the board of fire and police
commissioners to take effect May Is.
che resignation gives no reason.
PLAINFIELD-Dr. G. II. Frost, a
shysician of this CITY, is dead, aged 5G
ears. He was an honored member Of
he Odd Fellows lodge here and had
racticed medicine In this vicinity for
Wenty- seven years.
Must ] wash my hands before l come to
he table mammal"
"Of course. Georgie."
syVbv. amt we goin' to have finger bowls
oday. mamma ?"--Yonkers Statesman
Los Angeles herald., 1908-04-14
KANSAS

TOPEKA, Kas., April 1S.-The Fred
Miller Brewing company of Quincy, Ill,
confessed judgment in the custer
against it in the supreme court The
company agrees to pay $4,000 receiver S
fees and costs of the case. 1t is the
last of the fourteen against which ous-
ter suits were successfully waged by
the state.
ATCHISON-Major J. G. Anderson,
who is now being urged to become a
candidate for governor of West Vir-
gina on the Democratic ticket was for
merly of Atchison. In the SOS he was
an express messenger on Butterf1eld's s
overland dispatch between Atchison
and Denver. He lived on farm near
Good Intent and this place is still
known as the Anderson farm.
COFFEYVILLE-C. T. Carpenter,
vice president of the Condor National
bank of this city, received a letter tell
ing him to be ready to pay a stranger
5000 on demand under penalty of haV-
ing his bank and his residence de-
stroyed by dynamite. The letter was
unsigned
SALINA-The Kansas State Sheriffs'
association is i'm session here. The at
tendance is about twenty Fifty or
seventy-five sheriffs are expected and
The meeting Is awaiting the arrival of
the additional members. Some act of
the last legislature is being discussed,
but the matter is not being made public.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-04-14
COLORADO

GREELEY. Colo, April 14-Only 500
to 500 carloads of potatoes remain in
the Greeley district from last seasons
crop, and in another month these will
be on the market. The farmers are
receiving 30 cents per hundred weight,
and at no time this season has the
price been less than so cents. 1t is
estimated that it costs 35 cents to
raise a sack of potatoes, consequently
profits have been good.
LEADVILLE-Josep F. Songster
was seriously injured by the accidental
discharge of a Al caliber revolver. The
bullet struck the forehead above the
left eye, splintering the bone and
shatterlng the eye The bullet fiattened
against his skull and did not penetrate
the brain. 1t is probable that he will
lose the sight of an eye, but no more
serious effects are anticipated.
FORT COLLINS-About thirty more
carloads of sheep left Fort Collins for
the east. Many bookings have been
made for cars during the remaining
days of the week.
GLENWOOD sPRINGs-The body
of a man of about 80 was found near
the roadside between here and Sho-
shone, almost entirely covered with
rocks. 1t is the theory of the officers
that while the man was eating lunch a
rock slide came down the mountain,
knocking him senseless and burying
him alive. The coroner had the body
brought here, but was unable to find
any marks or papers of identification,
and thus far no one who has viewed
the body recognized the man.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-04-14
NEW YORK

SARANAC LAKE. N. Y. April 13.-
While searching the woods for a 'lum-
berjack' who had stabbed a comrade,
Policeman Wilson OF Lake Placid last
night was mistaken for the fugitive by
other members of the posse, who opened
fire on him.
Three shots were aimed at him, two
of which took effect. The policeman
fell and the mistake was quickly re-
allied. He was helped back to the viii
lage and medical aid summoned. VIII
son is not mortally hurt. In the mean
time the fugitive had surrendered.
GLENS FALLS-Glens FANS held its
first election and the Republicans won
a sweeping victory. Charles w. Cool
was elected mayor by about 800 ma
jority.
CATSKILL-At the charter election
the Democrats elected one trustee and
collector. the Republicans one trustee
and the treasurer. Not one cent of
money was used by either side for the
first time in years.
LOCKPORT-In a factional fight in
the Thirty-fourth congressional dis
trict between Peter A. Porter and eX-
Representative WadsWorth the latter
has won in three of the counties ana
controls the convention.
NEW YORK-Knocked from the
boatswain's chair in which he was sit
ting near the top of new 210-foot
steel chimney in Jersey City, Joseph
Bailey, a steeplejack, saved his life by
grasping a rope which dangled from
the rim and pulling himself hand over
hand to the top.
Bailey was putting collar on the
chimney near the top. His pluck and
agility brought cheers from several
hundred people below.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-04-14
INDIANA

SOUTH BEND. Ind. April 13.-For
the first time in two years South Bend
is n CLOSED" city. Mayor Fogarty has
put a lid on the town so tight that
every liquor, gambling and vice law Is
being enforced to the letter.
DR.. James C. Monaghan has been
chosen as the recipient for 1908 of the
Laetare medal awarded by Notre Dame
university to some prominent Roman
Catholic layman as a mark of honor.
TERRE HAUTE-Robert Hunter, the
settlement worker of New York, VINO
was the speaker at the Union Square
meeting where the bomb was exploded,
is Terre Haute boy, who became IN
terested in sociology when student at
Indiana university.
The Ministerial association decided
to send a committee to ask Billy
Sunday, the evangelist, to spend one
day in Terre Haute.
The continued profitable production
of oil by the wells at Riley, III TINS
county, after more than year, mas
revived interest in the field, and sew
eral new wells will be drilled TINS
spring.
FVANSVILLE-In a game of base
ball between two teams of boys, George
Cook, a white boy, was struck over the
head with bat by Sias Pasey,. aged
is years, a negro lad. His skull was
fractured and he will die. The wounded
boy is 13 years old. Pasey was ar
rested.
Fire of an unknown origin did con-
siderable damage to the Illinois Cen
tral railroad bridge across Pigeon
creek. a few miles north of the city;
The fire was discovered in time to call
out the section crew, and a serious ac-
cident was averted, as the fast tram
was due to cross the bridge in snort
time. It is believed the fire was
started by tramps.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-04-14

BY Associated Press
SAN FRANCISCO. April 13.-There has
been no rain except light shower at the
Farallones, but the conditions are becoming
more favorable for a general rain through
the state. The pressure is falling Slowly
and the winds are generally from the south
west.
1t is cooler throughout the great valley
and slightly warmer on the north coasts,
Forecast
Los Angees-Cloudy Tuesday; light south
west wind: probably showers.
san Francisco and vicinlty--Cloudy Tues
6av: probably showers fresh southwest
winds
Santa Clara valey-Cloudy Tuesday,
probably rain; light south winds.
Sacramento valley - Cloudy Tuesday
probably rains: fresh south wind.
San Joaquin valley-Cloudy tuesday;
probably> showers; light southwest wind
Los Angeles herald., 1908-04-14
NEW JERSEY

GLOUCESTER CITY, n. j., April 1S.
DIR. Duncan w. Blake, sr.,one of the
leading and best known physicians of
the county, last night announced his
retirement from active practice and
today he, with his wife, moved to Sea-
vile, where he owns large farm and
where he will live retired life. Dr.
Blake has been a resident of this city
since 1864.
MT. HOLLY-The season for catch
ing brook trout opened in New Jersey
today This species of fish is quite
plentiful, but small, in the southern
section of the county near Marlton, but
anglers are not very enthusiastic be-
cause of the presence of the deadly rat
tlesnake which abounds in that neigh
borhood.
WOODBURY-M George Kier OF
EVAN this county, has been voted the
handiest woman in that town. She
has just finished the painting of the
interior of her home, doing all the
work, even the mixing of the paint.
She refused the offer of her husband
TO employ a painter, and as a side is
sue, beside doing her household work,
she cut up seventy-five baskets of seed
potatoes for her husband.
GLADDbOI1O-AlI OStpiliilt W ilil-
ney, SO years old. widow of the late
Thomas p. Whitney, sr., the wealthy
glass manufacturer, died suddenly at
her countrJ home here this morning
Of heart failure. Mrs. Whitney had
lust completed arrangements for a trip
to Boston today to visit Mrs. Fannie
Hatch, her only daughter Besides
Mrs Hatch the deceased leaves four
sons, John p. Whitney. for many years
president of the Whitney Glass works
here, and Samuel Whitney, Cutler and
Thomas Whitney.
MILLVILLE-The race of seven
years for supremacy in State Castles,
knights of Golden Eagle, between
Mercer castle of Trenton and Millville
castle, will terminate on Saturday
evening, when sixty-six candidates will
De initiated here, giving the Millville
castle a majority of about fifty MEM
pers.
ATLANTIC CITY-Dr. Edward Guion,
formerly health officer of Atlantic City,
today was elected health officer of
Ventnor. The new board organized
with V. B. Smith, president; James
scull, secretary, and Adolph Appel
.reasurer.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-04-14
DEATHS

12. 1908. Katarina. beloved
: mother of Frank Schwarz, a native of Ger
many aged II years. Funeral Wednesday.
April To- at 80 M. from the residence,
1887 Maple avenue. Requiem mass at ST.
Josephs church at a. m. Interment CAL
vary.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-04-14
RHODE ISLAND

PROVIDENCE. r. l., April 13--For-
rest Nj. Crawford. shortstop for the
Providence Baseball club of last sea-
son and under contract with the club
for the coming season, died at his home
at Austin, Tex, of blood poisoning af-
ter short Illness. The news was a
great shock to Manager Duffy who had
no inkling that the player was sick.
Crawford was native of Texas. He
gained the attention of Manager Nc
Closkey of the st. Louis Nationals and
signed a contract with that team in the
spring of 1906. He played number
of games at short field for the ST.
Louis club, lame arm preventing him
from working in the box
NEWPORT-Hiram Maxim. the in
ventor, was before the naval torpedo
board today with an invention which is
said to be we'll adapted for naval use,
but nothing as to it's design or use was
given out by the board. which met at
the naval torpedo station.
The board consists of Commander AL
bert Gleaves. senior member; Lieut..
Commander G.. w. Williams and
Lieuts. w. S. Miller and j. V. Babcock.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-04-14

Cigar stand a real bargain. Now IL,
your time to buy cigar stand, pleasant
weather; solid oak fixtures. mirrors, cigar
lighter, light free; rent cheap, years
lease; rent paid until May 1 included
Hurry IL you want 1t. Owner says I must
sell: now is your time to buy cheap
LEAHY & SON.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-04-14
MEAT MARHET

My meat market doing average business
of $50 day, mostly cash; very desirable
neighborhood, where / have been for six
years; have Al cash trade OF this section:
rent only SIS a month; price 5000 for every
thing: am going east on a visit. See my
agents, LEAHY & SON.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-04-14

Pool and billiard room, cigars and tobac-
cos In nearby town on electric car line,
doing an average business of $50 q. week.
Price $7oO cash $500. with $500 down. ball
ance s25 a month Present owner Will stay
with buyer two weeks.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-04-14
GRnCERIEs

siooo-Grocery in near by town having rs
regular customers; fixtures worth si25; will
invoice stock to buyer. about 5000. This place
will stand the strictest investigation; will
take $500 cash, balance good lot II you mean
Los Angeles herald., 1908-04-14
DELTCATEssEN

sSo0-Good stock in front Of prominent sa-
loon; rent $40; SIP TO s17 day business.