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The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1908-09-08
MRS. NtHllN DIES SUDDENLY
Death Caused by Overdose Of Chloro-
form Accidentally Administered.

MIS-. Barbara Morton, wife of j.
f. Morton, died suddenly Tuesday
morning at 9:30 at the family home
on West Jefferson street. Death is
attributed to an overdose OF chloro-
form accidentally administered 20
relieve earache from which Mrs Nor
ton had been suffering two or three
days A physician was called to see
her yesterday to render medical
treatment Later Mrs. Morton pro-
cured a four-ounce bottle Of chloro-
form and had been inhaiing tho
drug for the purpose of reducing
; into a room about 8 O'Clock Tuesday
morning and requested other MEM
bers of the family not to disturb
her for awhile. Some minutes later
they heard what they thought was
a struggle in the room and hurried
in to find Mrs. Morton dead. A ply
but the call was too late for him to
be of any help to Mrs. Morton.
About half of the contents of the
chloroform bottle had been used on
absorbent cotton and it Is supposed
that Mrs. Morton inhaled too much
of the drug.
I Mrs. Morton was about forty-sev-
en- years old and had resided in
Waxahachie more than thirty years
She leaves a husband and several
children to mourn her death.
The funeral will take place to-
morrow morning at ten O'Clock from
the family residence. The services
will be held at the city cemetery,
where the interment will be made.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1908-09-08
MAN HELD FOR
AN OLD CRIME
An Important Arrest Has Been
Made by Crayson County
Officers.
SIX PEOPLE ARE SLAIN
Tragedy Occurred at San Jose and
at the Time Shocked the Civil
lied World-Was Twelve
Years Ago.

Sherman, Texas, Sept. S.-Deputy
United States Marshal Lee McAfee
of this city went over into Cooke
county Saturday afternoon, neal
by the name of Bill Hatfield, bring
ing him to Sherman and putting him
in the Grayson county Jail. The
charge beside his name on the jail
register is murder. The crime OF
crimes were committed in San Jose,
Cal, May &c, 1896, twelve years
ago.
On the date mentioned James c.
Dunham. then a resident of that
city, is charged with having killed
six people, as follows: Mrs. r. 7.
McGlinsy, Mrs. Hattie R. Dunham
Mrs. Minnie Schlessler, Col R. P
McGlinsy James X Wells and Rob
ert A. Brisco
At the time these murders were
committed the whole civilized worlG
was startled, not only at the brutal
ity of the murders, but at the au
/ dacity of them
Durham, despite the efforts o.
| the part of the local officers, mad
his escape Since that time Dunbar
has been looked for in every hol
and corner of the globe, and an al
gregate reward of $11 900 has bee
offered for his capture dead or aliv,
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1908-09-08
MISS EDSALL DEAD.
Third Victim of Hillsboro Tragedy
Has Passed Away.

Hillsboro, Texas, Sept. S.-Miss
Ethel Edsall, the third victim of the
sensational triple shooting which oc-
Cured in this city early Friday
morning, expired at 1O:30 o'clock
Saturday night at the residence of
Geo. w. Patterson, where she was
carried Immediately after the shoot
ing Early in the day she had been
told by friends that she was at the
point of death, and in reply express
ed herself as being prepared for
death and as having no dread of it..
Her remains were embalmed and
conveyed over the Cotton Belt to
Frost for interment early Sunday
morning She was about twenty-one
years old. Her mother and one bro
ther, Roy Edsall, reside here, bro
ther Claude, at Frost, and another
brother Arthur, resides in Colora-
do.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1908-09-08
Colorado Democrats.

Pueblo, Colo, Sept. S.-Nomina-
tions for the various state offices
will be made by the democratic state
convention opened in Pueblo today
A candidate for United States sena-
tor may be indorsed. The republican
state convention will be held next
leaders declare the outlook is fav-
orable for victory for both nation
al and state tickets in Colorado this
fall. 1t is alleged that the admins
tration of Governor Buchtel, the
preacher executive" has weakened
the republican party in this state.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1908-09-08

assault and battery, fined s25; VIII
Dugger. three cases of abusive lam
guage and disturbing the peace,
fined $500 in each case; Ross Jack
fined s25; r. n. Pritchett, unlawful
ly carrying arms, fined $100; ]. F.
Fullerton. aggravated assault fined
s25; w. S. Poole, simple assault,
fined $500; George Broomfield,
shooting craps, fined $40; Dennis
Borders, gaming. fined $40; Jeppie
Jackson, simple assault, fined IS 90; /;
Sam Epperson. shooting craps, fined
$40; Will Snipes, shooting craps,
fined S10 Sam Barron, abusive
language and disturbing the peace; /;
fined $500; Johnny Benson, shoot
gaming, fined $40; Jasper Sims, vio-
lating the stock law, fined $500;
George Young, aggravated assault
and battery, fined s25; Negro Jim,
gaming, fined $40; Claude Roberts,
shooting craps, fined $40; Odis
Young, gaming, fined $40; u B.
Thomas, shooting craps, fined $40;
w. NJ Hawkins, unlawfully carrying
arms, fined 500; Lige Stattsworth,
shooting craps, fined $40; Homer
Tomlin, aggravated assault, fined
$25; Jim Adams, shooting craps,
fined $40; Lee Hopkins, unlawfully
carrying arms, fined 800; Lee Hop
kins, gaming, fined $40; VIII De-
laney, gaming, fined $40; Garfield
Nelson, shooting craps, fined $40;
Ebert Nelson, gaming, fined $40;
George Hightower, aggravated as
sault, fined $25; John Bradford, ag-
gravated assault and battery, fined
S25; Ned Allen, gaming, fined $40;
Robert Shine, shooting craps, fined
SO; Thad Driver, shooting craps,
fined $40; Mag Hines, abusive Ian
guage and disturbing the peace, fin
ed $500; Will Sims, aggravated as
sault, fined $25; Bud Frio, simple
assault, fined $500; Ed Bettis, two
cases unlawfully carrying arms
fined 800 in each case.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1908-09-08
bOMbARD BRYAN
WITH PLAUO|TS
Union Labor Of Chicago Gives
Democratic Nominee Not
able Reception.
GREETED BY MULTITUDE
In Forest Park and the City Proper
Candidate for Presidency Is Made
to Feel at Home-Enthu-
siasm Intense.

Chicago, Sept. 8.--Organized la
Dor yesterday paid tribute to w. j.
Bryan. Although it was Labor Day,
it soon became manifest that the
workers had surrendered their priv
ilege and made it Bryan day. Within
an hour after his arrival in the city
the democratic candidate for presi
dent, standing on the balcony of the
Auditorium hotel, received the plau-
dts of thousands of workingmen as
they marched by in the Labor day
parade The air was rent with cheers
and the enthusiasm was unbounded.
Not infrequently the marchers halt
ed before the presidential candidate,
doffed their hats and gave three
cheers for our next president"
Many familiarly addressed him as
Billy and William" A mighty
his hands and caught a cigarmaker S
union badge which one of that body
threw to him from the street. The
pleasure which the ovation afforded
Mr.. Bryan was unDounded. He smil-
ed continuously, bowed and clapped
his hands, always giving the women
! in the parade an equal share of ap-
/! plause- So insistent for a speech was
! the crowd in front of the hotel that
! Mr. Bryan yielded. In the course oi
brief address he paid tribute tc
labor and said he believed in the
observance of Labor day, because he
thought eve all ought to strive to
assist in dignifying in every possible
way the honest toll upon which ou1
nation properly rests. y
But this was only one feature OF
the visit of the democratic candi-
date. Following the parade he was
whisked away in an automobile to
! the Iroquois club in company with,
and followed by many labor leaders
/ There luncheon was served and he
/ made a short speech.
| -uhShCOu CouCiuuSu, MI. DIS dU
was conducted to Forest park, sew
eral miles away, where he was
scheduled to deliver a Labor ad-
dress. There a multitude awaited his
i coming AS he appeared at the park
the word was passed around and he
got another ovation as he came il
sight. So eager was the crowd tt
catch glimpse Of and hear hin
that they got beyond the control O
the police, who were fairly swep
ION their feet. Mr.. Bryan himself hat
to struggle to make headway to tn,
pavilion. Without any preliminarie
President John Fitzpatrick of tn
Chicago Federation of Labor intro
duced Mr.. Bryan, who, because o
the cheers he received, stood severa
minutes at the front of the pavilion
before he began his speech on tn
abuse Of the injunction in labor dis
putes. The speech was PRACTICAL,
duplicated at Brands park an hou
later, where the electrical worker
were holding forth.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1908-09-08

discouraged and retreated. General
ed their camp, routing the enemy,
who dispersed in all directions, hot
ly pursued by the French cavalry.
The total French loss was Lieuten-
ant Schwartz of the Third sharp
shooters and twenty-one others
wounded, of which only three were
seriously hurt. The enemys loss to-
tails far into the hundreds
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1908-09-08
Wedding at the Courthouse

The wheels of justice ceased to
grind few minutes in the county
court Monday afternoon while
Judge Spencer made two souls hap
py. Mr.. G. r. Clayton of Cedar Hill
and Mrs. Lula Mitchell of Italy walk
ed into Judge Spencers matrimonial
parlors and requested that he unite
them in the holy bonds Of wedlock.
This official performed the ceremo-
ny in his usually happy and charac-
teristic manner.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1908-09-08

Mrs. Willie Williams of Dallas Is
. guest Of the family Of hex son.
Royal Williams. on Royal street.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1908-09-08
DEMOCRATIC CAMPAIGN.
Leaders in the Party Have II Con
ference in Chicago.


Chicago, H., Sept. S.-With the
gathering today of the democratic
clans of the country to confer with
their chief. the national campaign is
on in earnest. In conference with Mr..
Bryan are the members of the ma
tional committee and all of the sub
committees, including the chairmen
of the literature, finance and speak
ers bureaus, and many prominent
democrats from all over the land.
Heads of the various bureaus will
agree on campaign plans, report
democratic political history since
the convention at Denver, as it has
come under their own particular OBJ
servation; recito the lessons they
have learned therefrom and lay be-
fore the whole committee their con-
clusions based upon what the past
i month has taught them. A definite
! program covering all departments
will then be adopted. The lines on
which the battle of vote-getting will
be waged will be laid out and final
instructions issued to leaders.
All of the campaign managers,
from MI Bryan down, are exuber-
ant in their hopes of democratic
victory. It is declared that develop
ments of the last few weeks show a
gr, at gain in Bryan sentiment in
New York, Indiana, New Jersey
Minnesota and other doubtful
states
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1908-09-08
FoRTY-sEvEN PLEAD GUILTY
Transgressors of the Law Have Al
Inning Before the Court.

Transgressors of the Law Have an
Inning Before the Court.
The record in the acceptance OF
pleas Of guilty In the county court
was broken when forty-five trans
gressors of the law signified a will
ingness to have fines imposed upon
them. The majority of the defend
ants who plead guilty were negroes
who had been arrested on charges
of gaming. Two pleas of guilty were
accepted Tuesday morning, making
a total of forty-seven since the con-
vening OF court The list is as fol-
lows:
G. w. Hudson, unlawfully carry
ing arms, fined 800; Walter Ew-
ing. theft, fined $500; Frank Eli
son, theft. nned $500; Ophelia
Fleming, aggravated assault. nned
.$25; Odell Devaughn. abusive Lam
guage and disturbing the peace.
fined $500: Buster Foot. aggravated
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1908-09-08
Virginia Mail Men.

Lynchburg, Va, Sept. S.-Rural
letter carriers of Virginia met in
this city today for a session of
three days. during which many i'm
portant postal matters will be dis
cuSsed.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1908-09-08
Feast Of Pedigrotta.

Naples, Sept. 8.-The feast of
Pedigrotta. originally a festival Of
the lazarone, or beggars, was cele-
brated with the usual merrymaking
and pageantry in Naples yesterday
and today.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1908-09-08
FIRST SHIPMENT OF COTTON.
Five Hundred and Seventy Bales Go
Over the 'sOn Time Road.

over the 'On l1me hOAO.
John C. Kennedy, agent for the
Houston and Texas Central, is very
much elated over the fact that he
caught the first shipment of cotton
of the season for the "On Time"
road. He believes it is a good omen
for the season and feels quite con-
fident that the Central will receive
its share of the cotton shipments
was sent out from here consisted of
FIVE hundred and seventy bales. The
local brought carload of cotton
from Midlothian Monday afternoon
for the compress.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1908-01-17

Pemtenlary.
Governor Aasel says the penlten-
tiary continues self-sustaining. The
whole number Of convict now with
in the walls and at the state farms
is 653. The state farms and the farm
at the reformatory have all paid we'll
and all the vegetables needed have
been grown. There are 80 convlct*
under the age Of 16 years at the re-
formatory on the Lexington county
farm. A new brick building mas beer
erected for the safe keeping OF these
boys, and also to make the building
fireproof. They are we'll cared for
are made to work, and are als'
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1908-01-17

of the counties Of the state the au-
thorities are moving forward Oh the
good roads question. Machinery has
been bought and much work Of 4 per-
manent nature is being done. l hope
the day will soon come when every
county will engage in this laudable
undertaking. | respectfully recon-
mend that You foster aid encourage
every effort thai Snail be made to
push this movement.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1908-01-17
OPERA HOUSE FOR RENT.

Sealed bids will be received by the
Town Council of Newberry, S. c., un-
til 12 O'Clock NJ. Feby 9Th, 1908,
and then opened, for rent Of the
Opera House, Newberry, S. c., for
three years.
Fo1, further information apply to
the Clerk and Treasurer, Eug. S.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1908-01-17
AVAILABLE PLANTATION FG2
RENT.

We will rent for the year 1908,
the farm Of 33S acres Of land situated
about one mile east Of Silver Stree:
and owned by the estate Of VIM. ".
Spearman. There is open upon the
place about a four horse contract and
made this Year so bales Of cotton.
The place will be rented either for
money j bales Of cotton. Apply to
tha md arSioned.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1908-01-17


Newberry, S. c., Jan, IL, 1905.
Dear Madam Hous elk eeper
We wish to call your at
tention to our stock of Fancy and Staple
groceries and soil cit t at least portion Of
y our potronage during this year..
We feel safe in saying that stock is
the most complete that is offered here and
that we can serve you in satisfactory man
ner.
We will ever keep in mind three very i'm
por tant points: quality of goods rompt SER
vi ce moderate prices.
If you are not already customer Of ours
we would be pleased to add you to our long
list Of sati isfied Gus toners.
We wish 1908 to be our banner year. Will
YOU Join US in making it SO?
Yours for business,
Jones' Grocery.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1908-01-17

NJ. A. Carlisle,
John C. Goggans,
Executors Of VIM. ". Spearman.
Newberry, S. c., Dec. 81, 1907.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1908-01-17
Jamestown Exposition.

Attention is called 10 the exhibit
Of S"ulh Carolina al the jamestown
eyp!SiIina. which Governor Ansel
SAYS was second to none. and to his
mind the best Of all.
The Irish standard., 1908-01-18
PROBATE NOTICE,

STATE Or MINNESOTA COUNTY OF
lI"nncpin In Probate Court.
In the Matter of the Estate of James
Kelly. Dcrcdcnt.
On receiving and filing the final nr-
count of the ;ldministratrix of the estate
Of said dccchent ana her petition pray
ing FOR the allowance of said n"coiIni and
for n decree assigning the rcsiduc of said
estate t." the persons by law entitled tn
the same.
1t is Ordered. That all persons inter
cstrd in sa, estate appear before the
said PROBATE Court on Monday. the Bird
day nt February, 1905. at ten O'Clock in
the for, noon. at The Probate Court in the
court House at Minneapolis in said
County. then and there to show cause.
ii any there be. why said account should
not be allowed and sni, estate should
not ~" distributed as prayed for in said
And ii is Further Ordered. That notice
oi such hearing be given by publishing
this order once in each week for three
successive weeks, prior to said day of
hearing. IN The Irish Standard, q news,
paper printed and published in said
County. ami by mailing n copy of this
order +" all heirs-at-lnw Of dccedtnt
when their address is known or can be
hSc, rt;iiEcd by due diligence. at least
folrt"rn GD days before the date of
said hearing unless notice is waived
Dated at Minneapolis. this 9th day OF
Janulr". 1908.
By tie Court
GEORGE II. SMITH.
Judge Of Probate.
The Irish standard., 1908-01-18
PROBATE NOTICE.

STATE or MINNESOTA: COUNTY OF
IiENNEPlN-IN PROBATE COURT.
In the Matter of the Estate of Kate Nc
Gnrrn, Dcccdcnt.
On receiving and filing the petition of
j. NJ. Clchry. praying for the allowance
Of an instrument DurpOrting TO be the last
will and testament of said decedent and
presented Herewith as and for such last
will and testament and that letters tesla
m"ntary he granted thereon
IT Is Ordered. That said petition he
heard and that all persons Interested In
said matter appear before this court on
10 a. nj. at the Probate Court in the Court
House at Minneapolis in said county, and
then. or as soon thereafter as said petit
ti0n can be heard, show cause, II any
there be. why said petition should not be
granted.
And 1t Is Further Ordered. That notice
Of such hearing be given. by publishing
this order once In each week for three
successive weeks. prior to said day of
hearing. in the Irish Standard. "a news
paper printed and published in said coun-
~, and by mailing copy Of this order
to all lcgatees named in said will and
hcirs-at-law Of said decedcnt when theil
address is known or can be ascertaineG
by due diligence. at least fourteen (141
days before the date Of said hearing I'M.
less notice is waived.
Dated at Minneapolis this Sth day o
January, 1908. "
BY the Court:
GEORGE r. SMITH.
Judge of Probate
JOHN McHALE
Attorney for Petitioner,
Bank of Commerce Bldg.
The Irish standard., 1908-01-18
PROBATE NOTICE.

STATE OF MINNESOTA. COUNTY OF
EENNEPIN-IN PROBATE COURT.
In the Matter of the Estate of j. c. Jep-
sen, Decedent.
On receiving and filing the final account
Of the administrators Of the estate OF
for the allowance Of said account and
tor :; decree assigning the residue of said
estate To the persons by law entitled to
tho same
ca.cd in said estate appear before tho
said Prnbai" Court on Monday. the Bird
day of February. 1908. III ten O'Clock in
Court House at Minneapolis. in said
county, then and there to show cause. if
any there be. why said account should not
be allowed. and said estate should not be
distributed as prnycd FOR In said petition.
|of such hearing be given by publishing
The Irish standard., 1908-01-18

hand that serves It. Kings and po.
tentates could ask no better. Louise,
dear child, ] am fond of you and
hope you will never go back east"
THANK you, Uncle Hammond" said
Louise, who knew that an amusing
thought was seeping through this dec
laratfon of affection. Il am sorry to
give you heartache, but ] am go.
ing back to Gods country some day,
nevertheless"
Maybe so-maybe not" said the
judge. Mrs. Higgins. my good wom-
an, how is our friend, the canker-
worm, coming on these days?"
"Canker-worm?" repeated Mrs Hig-
gins. "Meanin', your honor"
Just what | say-canker-worm.
Isn't he the worm snawing in discon-
tent at the very core of the fair fruit
of established order and peace in the
COW country?"
"I-I-don't understand, your hon.
or" faltered the woman in great trepi-
dation. Would ..is honor consider her
a hopeless stupid? But what was the
man talking about? Louise looked up,
a flush of color staining her cheeks.
Maybe fire-brand would suit you
better, madame? My young friend,
the fire-brand," resumed the Judge.
rising. That is good-fire-brand. Is
he not melting the populace to open
rebellion, false doctrine and schism?
Is it not because OF him that roofs are
burned over the very heads of the
helpless homesteader?'
For shame, Uncle Hammond" ex
claimed Louise, still flushed and with
a mutinous little sparkle in her eyes
"You are poking fun at me. You
haven't any right to, you know; but
that's your way. don't care, but Mrs.
Higgins doesn't understand"
Don't you, Mrs, Htggins?" asked
the Judge.
mo, l DON'T" snapped Mrs. Hig.
gins, and she didn't, but she thought
she did. only if you mean Mr.. Rich.
ard Gordon, I'll tell you now there
amt no one in this here God-forsaken
country who can hold a tallow candle
to him. Just put that in your pipe and
smoke it, will you?'
She piled up dishes viciously. She
did not wait for her guests to depart
before she began demolishing the
table. 1t was a tremendous breach of
etiquette, but she didn't care. To have
(To Be Continued.)
The Irish standard., 1908-01-18
CHAPTER XIII.

Mrs. Higgins Rallies to Her Colors.
The Kemah county court convened
on Tuesday, the second week in De.
cember. The judge coming with his
court reporter to Velpen on Monday
found the river still open. December
had crept softly to its appointed place
in the march of months with a gentle
heralding of warm, southwest winds.
Weather breeder" said Mrs. Hig.
gins of the Bon Ami, with a mournful
shake of her head. You mark NV
words and remember said it. It's a
sorry day for the COWS when the riv-
er's running in December"
She was serving the judicial party
herself, and capably, too. She dearly
loved the time the courts met, on eth.
er side of the river. 1t brought many
interesting people to the Bon Ami, al
though not often the Judge. His COM
ing for supper was a most unusual
honor, and it was due to Louise, who
had playfully insisted. He had hum.
ored her much against his will, it
must !'e confessed; for he had a. deeply
worn habit of making straight for the
hotel from the station and there re.
naming until Hank Bruebacher, liv-
eryman, who never permitted any
thing to interfere with or any one to
usurp his prerogative of drivIg his
honor to and from Kemah when court
was in session, whistled with shame.
less familiarity the following morning
to make his honor cognizant of the
fact that he, Hank, was ready. But
he had come to the Bon Ami because
Louise wished it, and he reflected
whimsically on the establishment,
amounting almost to horror, on the
face of his good landlord at the Vel
pen house when it became an assured
fact that he was not and had not been
in the dining-room.
you are right. Mrs Higgins" as.
sented the judge gravely TO her wealth
er predictions, and the supper you
have prepared for lis is worthy the
The Irish standard., 1908-01-18
CHAPTER XII.
WAITING,

The man found dead the night the
Lazy S was burned out was not east
ly Identified He was a half-treed,
but half-breeds we're many west OF the
river, and the places where they laid
their heads at night were as shifting
as the sands of that rapid, onfnous,
changing stream of theirs, which ever
cut them off from the world OF their
fathers and kept them bound, but rest
less, chatting, in that same land where
their mothers had stared stolidly at a
strange little boatload tugging up the
river that was the forerunner of the
ultimate destiny of this broad north
west country. but which brought in