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The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-05-19
PLAT WILL NOT
HEAR MAE WOODS
STORY IN COURT
Senator's Alleged Wife Com
tinues Story Undaunted After
Producing Love Letters.
PLATT'S LAWYER SAID TO
HAVE SURPRISE READY
Legal View Sees Strongest Card
of Plaintiff in Her Declaration
Before Alleged Wedding,

NEW YORK, May Ex-senator
Thomas c. Plat did not appear before
Justice O'Gorman in the Supreme Court
today in the action of Mae C.. Wood
for divorce from the aged member of
the United States Senate. John b.
Stanehfeld. counsel for the defendant,
seems to be quite well satisfied with
the way the case has gone so far, and
it is possible that the aged defendant
may not only not go on the witness
stand, but may not even be present
at all.
Mae Wood, as she is called generally,
took the stand again for continued
cross-examination at the hands of the
former Democratic candidate for Gov
ernor.
1t is understood that what Mr..
S~tanchfield did yesterday in the way of
shaking the story told by the plaintiff
was more in the nature of preparation
for a coup later.
In the opinion of lawyers in court, the
strongest point brought out by the de-
Tense SO far is the fact that subsequent
to the time Miss Wood says she was
married to the defendant in 1901, she
referred to an engagement between
them.
sl'm nm Old Fool; Lovingly, Tom,
Miss Wood has produced in court
letters she says Senator Platt wrote
her November 8. 1901, and which read
as follows:
hsMy Little Bride-to-be:
81 have made all arrangements. You
are not to say anything to anybody.
You are to obey my instructions i'm
plicitly. / enclose card to the hotel.
You will be there at A O'Clock and have
room 1853. ] am an old fool, but you
shall never regret this step.
(Signed) Lovingly, TOM,
fDear Catharine:
ut may be that T may not arrive at
4he hotel till 6 o'clock. You will occupy
your room Q5S) till 1 come and signal
you that I am occupying the room next
you. Dinner will be ready at $50 and
we will be ready for it. [ sent you IA
card this afternoon telling you that l
expected you at A O'Clock. Sincerely
yours. sP."
The witness said she waited as di-
rected, that Senator Plat came to her
room with two men, that he embraced
her, exclaiming, 81 knew, baby, YOU
would not d|isappoint me- and intro
duced her to the men.
1T took his hand,' said Miss Wood,
sand one of the men began the civil
ceremony by saying, You take his
woman to be your lawful welded wife.
and you AXE this man to be your law
full welded husband"
Miss Wood said that Plat gave her
N wedding ring, and she displayed the
ring to the court.
The alleged certificate of marriage
was also offered in evidence. Follow
Ing the ceremony the witness said she
remained at the hotel for three days,
and then returned to her duties. The
marriage she said. was not made
public because Mr.. Plat wanted it to
be kept secret.
Several copies of letters alleged to
have been written by Plat were read
by Miss Woods counsel. They were
addressed in terms of endearment and
signed, BEAUTIFULLY, your Tom"
In a letter from Washington, dated
November, 1901, was this: 81 send you
a thousand kisses for the one you sent
me-"
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-05-19
MOTHER OF ELEVEN
CHILDREN HANGS
IN S|LKEN MOOSE
Takes POrtiere Cord and Stran-
giles to Death from Tree
Limb.

NEW YORK, May 19.-Clad in her
night clothing, the body of Mrs. Joseph
Barker, so years old, was found hang
ing from a tree at dawn today in the
back yard of her home, at GAL Herki-
mer street, Brooklyn.
Mrs. Barker was the wife of a retired
business man and with her husband
and eleven children, ali of whom are
alive, had lived for years in the Herki-
mer street house. For the last fort
night she had been suffering severely
from an attack of trouble.
Taking the silken cord of the por-
there's in the parlor she went to the
kitchen and obtained a chair. ADJUST
ing the noosed cord over the limb of
a beech tree in the yard and about her
neck, she kicked the chair from under
her.
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-05-19
OUT OF JOB, SAYS
HE'D BETTER Be
DEAD; KILLS SELF
Frank COburn Felt He Would Be
a Burden-Wife Finds
n Him Dead.

Frank Coburn, 81 years old, of -
Goes place, is dead, a suicide after in
haIing Illuminating gas in his room.
after he had been paid off and told by
his employer that there was no more
work for him. Coburn recently told
his wife that he was tired of being d
burden to her.
cit would be better for you to have
abe $1,000 insurance than to have me
sick OF your hands and unable to get
steady work when | am WE'LL" was his
comment.
His wife found the body.
Coburn was a member of Howard
Lodge of Odd Fellows, and the Paint
ers' Union. He was born in Easton,
Pa, and had lived in the Goes place
house for a score of years.
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-05-19
~SALOON-KEEPER FOUND
DEAD in HIS BED.
Humpage, Ill Long Time, Is
Thought to Have SuCcumbed
to Heart Disease.

William Humpage, a saloonkeeper,
of 154 Pacific street, was found dead in
bed at his home by his Wife, Amy,
early today. He had been in bad
health for some time, The cause of
death is thought TO nave been heart
disease. County Physician Elliott was
notified.
Humpage was 46 years old and a ma
tive, of England. He is survived by his
wife and i've children. The funeral
will be held from his late residence
Thursday - 2 o'clock and interment
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-05-19
HUNDREDS PHONE FOR
NEWS OF CLEVELAND.
Wife Hopes Very Soon to Re-
move Ex-President to Their
Princeton Home.

LAKEWOOD, May 19.-It was an
nounced today that the condition of
former President Grover Cleveland was
very much improved. 1t was rumored
that Mrs. Cleveland was considering
the removal of her husband 10 Prince
ton in the very near future if he re-
gains his health at the present rate.
More than 150 inquiries over the long-
distance telephone are received daily,
and the hotel manager has been COM
PEELED to employ both a day and a
night operator.
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-05-19
BOARD OF WORKS
CEMENTS ESQ JOBS.

Temporary appointments of $50 en-
ployees of the Board of Works have
been made permanent by the board.
1t is expected the Common Council
will pass a civil service ordinance at
its next meeting. The men will be
classified when the ordinance becomes
a law.
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-05-19
CHURCH PEOPLE TO BLACK up"

Members of the Holy Name Society
of Our Lady Help of Christians
Church, East Orange, are holding
nightly r%ehearsals for a big minstrel
performance to be given in the near
future, and are being assisted by the
Rev. Father 0'Malley, director.
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-05-19
DANCE FOR ORPHANS BENEFIT.

The members Of St. Peters Young
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-05-19

OFFICE of the Board of Street and Water
Commissioners of the city of Newark, City
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-05-19

Mems Orphan Aid Society will give a
dance in the school hall May "a. The
chairman of the ARRANGEMENT commit
tee is Frank Allgayer.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1908-01-03

ticket straight. Mr.. Falken-
stein was an all around good
citizen in those days, and if he
is not a good one now, as some
aver, then it only goes to prove
that ones environments have
a lot to do with what they are.
The time Of year has again
arrived when the paper trust
comes into it's own through the
tendency of budding young
poets to write odes to the new
year that never get published,
and the business men to send
out bills that never get paid.
1t is also the time when many
solemn vows are registered that
never get kept, and a great
many citizens rush for the
water-wagOn, but never get on.
There is no more in a day than
there is in name. Vows made
on any other day would keep as
we'll so surely as a rose by any
other name would NELL as
sweet, and we should either re-
solve to quit resolving on the
new year, and resolve on any
day we choose, or else take the
advise of the wise old Persian
poet who said, "Oh, leave re-
pentance to your withered
a.: -
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1908-01-03
$4,000 FOR WHITE ESTATE
Modern WOodmen of America Paw
Policy on Fireman.

Clerk k1C.H. Chapman, of Far.
go camp, No. 1850, Modern
.Woodmen of America, received
official notice yesterday that
the society has decided to pay
the heirs of William H. White,
$1,000, the full amount of the
insurance policy carried by this
gallant fireman, who lost his
life while doing his duty at the
}. l. Case fire on Nov. Is.
This news is received with
much qualification by the mem
bers of the order as well as
citizens in general, in-as-much
as the society was under no
obligations to pay this claim,
the policy containing a clause
that if Mr.. White should be
killed while acting as fireman
his benefciaries would receive
nothing, and the policy can
celled. Mr.. White understood
the waiver in the policy and
did not expect that the comp
any would pay anything in
case he met death while at his
duty.
The Modern Woodmen of
America is a fraternal insur-
ance society and the volunts1,
payment of this policy fully
exemplifies their statements
that tn ey are the largest,
noblest and best fraternal in
surance society in the world"
Fargo Forum. ,<.>is:.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1908-01-03
COURT NEWS
Interesting Proceedings During the
Past Week. ..as


Past Week. ...as
In Judge Smithsons Court on
Monday Phillip WINNER, EN-
ilie Tohm and r. H. Tohm i1cr
husband were given n>preiimi-
nary hear::lg. The two former
were oound over for trial and
{, r. H, Tohm discharged but he
! was Immediately re-arrested
charged with selling intoxicat-
! ing liquor and will have his
preliminary hearing on Satur-
>day. The parties were arrest
ed ar:* Gnrdena on Dec, rs,
In Judge Snithsons court oti
Tuesd:iy the case of State vs.
Frederick johnson was up for
hearing. The defendant was
discharged.
The Justice Courts are very
busy these days, with both civil
and criminal cases, principally
civil cases.
The regular jury term of the
OF the County Court convenes
on Tuesday next. The Calen-
dar will include both civil and
cases.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1908-01-03
Mrs. G. Johnson Dead

Last Saturday came the sad
news that Mrs. Gunild Johnson.
the wife of Mr.. Ole Johnson OF
this city, had departed from
this life to the eternal, in the
afternoon at 3 o'clock. She died
OF pneumonia and was buried
from the Lutheran Church in
Oak Creek Cemetery January
End. 1908. Deceased was born
October 18th 1863, in Dakota
County, Mimi. They were
married II years, and came to
Bottineau County in 1903. She
leaves her husband and four
children, 8 boys and a baby
girl to mourn a kind and low.
ing mother. ,.. ~...5,,~>.., .%.,,,...
Mrs. Johnson was a sister of
our postmaster Ole Roland:
Mrs. Evensen and Mr.. Anffn-
sen, a sister and brother from
Mimi were here to attend the
funeral. Rev RaftshoI " a 9
assisted at the service in the.
church by Rev. Waterman:
Brother Johnson has the sym-
pathy of the community in this
time. of sorrow
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1908-01-03

only argument in our minds
which might be regarded as
even partially defensable. In
favor of capital punishment
exists in the fact that the fire.
duent misuse of the pardoning
power serves to minimize the
dread of punishment of the av-
erage criminal. Not fearing
immediate death and relying
on the probability of Il pardon
after a few years, he takes
chances he would be disinclined
to take if he knew it meant
death or that life imprisonment
in name was inprisoarneflt in
reality. \ worthy exchange
says:
The enactment of a law to
the effect that men convicted
of murder in the first degree
should not be pardoned under
any circumstances, would be
futile, since subsequent legis-
lature would be able to appeal
it, but if public sentiment was
sufficiently arOuses and expires
sed with unhesitating tirmness
and Clearness, weak -knced ex-
eCntives and careless legisla-
tive bodies would cease turning
loose upon the community men
who have been convicted of the
crime which only God can for
give, and of weakening the in
fluence upon the quasi criminal
class which is one of the chief
purposes of punishment.
Glance, if you will, to our
state records and see if it is not
applicable here as we'll as in
other states.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1908-01-03
ABOUT PARDONS
Should the State Board OF Pardon
Turn Loose MurdererSs

Should the State Board OF Pardon
Turn Loose Murderers?
1t is very interesting, indee d.
to look over the various reports
OF the states boards of pardon.
There is more than a suspicion
that strong tendency exists,
not only in other states but this
one as well, a looseness and
leniency in pardoning GRIMM
ais The fuddled sympathy
generally expressed by people
toward criminals or those ac-
cused of some dastardly, helm
Gus crime is usually considered
as the manifestation of an ab-
normal sentiment which verges
on hysteria, but there is an in
consequent and badly mistaken
len1ency toward criminals sery-
ing long terms of imprison-
ment, expressed by men of
well balanced minds.
A man who commits a cold
blooded murder and is sentenc-
ed to imprisonment for life,
should not be pardoned. He
may have a good record as a
prisoner, he may even have
honestly and sincerely repented
OF his crime and it may be con-
ceded for the sake of argument.
tScct he c:,. "co 10 ,oag ger be a
menace to the community if al
lowed to go at large. but the
argument against his release is
based upon grounds!which are
not affected by these facts.
The purpose of punishment
tor crime should never be for |
motives of revenge; it should |
be based upon tvs grounds. |
and two only, the prevention of |
subsequent criminal acts upon
the part of the criminal himself
and it's deterrent effect upon
others. ..| -
Now it does not require any
labored argument to show that
this effect in the latter instance
is seriously weakened when a
practice Is made of pardoning
{ criminals, and especially in the
case OF those serving a life sem
tence. ~
A man who commits cold
olooded murder, deliberatelyI.
puts himself outside the pale, Of /
human sympathy; he should |,
not be treated with cruelty orI
ankindness, but he should ext
plate either by death or by life I
Imprisonment, relea.is: fro IA
which should be hopeless, the
results Of his crime.
The strongest and really the
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1908-01-03
ARTHUR WALES rs DEAD
Well Known Piano Tuner Died at
st. Johns Hospital, Fargo. n. D.

Prof. Arthur Wales, a well
known piano tuner, died last
Thursday night at Fargo, N. D.
after a brief illness. The de-
ceased was S. years pfaee and
has been in the piano. tuninp
business in the northwest for
the past twenty-five years and
was employed by Wasem &
Gaard during the lasttwo years
Of his life. He is a native Of
the east and has a brother liv-
ing in Detroit, Mich. another
IA New 1ork and his mother
Lives in Virginia. The brother
from Detroit will arrive in the
city, when arrangements will
be made for the funeral. The
body will be shipped east for
interment.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1908-01-03
EDITOR FALLEY DEAD
Pioneer Publisher and Former Sec
retary Of State Died Of ApOlexy

Pioneer Publisher and Former Sec
retary Of State Died Of Apolexy
Fred Falley, ex-secretary of
state for North Dakota and ed
Fitor of the Wahpeton Globe
Gazette. Wahpeton, N. D..
dropped dead at Minneapolis
on the morning Of Dec. 9th.
He, his wife and son, were the
guests of friends. Mr.. Falley
arose in the morning in ap-
parently good health About
g o'clock, while seated in a
chair, he fell over dead. Apo
plexy was the cause:
The remains were taken to
Wahpeton, where the funeral
was held Sunday afternoon un
der Masonic auspices.
Mr.. Falley was little over
48 years of age and was born in
Illinois. His parents died when
he was young and he learned
the printing trade in the office
of the Grant County Herald.
Lancaster, Wis.
Twenty-seven years ago he
removed to North Dakota, To-
eating at Wahpeton, where he
worked as a printer for about
three years, and then started
the Teller at Minor, which he
conducted till '87, when he pur-
chased the Wahpeton Globe.
which he published as SOLE
proprietor till a few months
ago, when his publication and
that of the Gazette were con-
solidated, Editor Hughes, of |
the latter. becoming business
manager.
/: Mr.. Falley Yves secretary of |
the senate for many terms. He
was elected secretary. of T state
in 1896 and re. elected in 1898,
serving four years in that capa-
city. Z.
v Mr.. Falley was twice married I
first in ''85, his wife dyingssin
'92. He was re-married ia '96
and is survived by a ,widowE i
and son. ,:ssr .s:-. S.:
He was aT32o Mason: .
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1908-01-03
HANSBROUGH AIDS GIRL
Bill to Save the Homestead OF 4 Blind
Girl named Engeberg.

Girl named Engeberg.
Senator Hansbrough intro
duced a bill recently to save
the homestead of blind girl
named Stene Engeberg, living
near Kenmare, Ward County,
n. y. Miss Engeberg made
her entry at the Minot land
Office in the regular way,
erected cabin and otherwise
complied with the law. Her
entry was contested, however,
and on a showing of fact the
the local officers at Minot de-
cided in favor of the contest
ant.
Miss Engeberg's friends got
busy and called Senator Hans
brough's attention to her case,
with the result that he intro
duced a bill directing tn e
secretary of the interior to
issue a patent for her claim.
Passage of the bill will cut
off further proceedings before
the generalland office, to which
the case has been appealed, and
will secure a patent for Miss
Engeberg.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1908-01-03
The County Cow

Some twenty years ago we read q
A County COW WAS reared and bred
And here she's with us still,
And herds of calves and some grown steer
Has been around for twenty years
Their paunches to keep filled.
She once was just a1common beast
But now she's better groomed at least
Her outward looks supreme
She's MIXED as regular day by day
Some get the cream and some the whay
The same has always been.
There's one big steer among the crowd
That never needs to baw aloud
To always get his share
A little larger than the rest
And hardly worth the half at best,
With prominence he's there
There's calves that look quite thrifty there,
Gray, black, dunn and red of hair
Around the trough to stay,
They get the cream because they help
To strain and set away the milk
The maveriks get the whay.
She's always been thrifty beast
And raised lot of calves, at least
Has given them start
But some has mixed with other kline
And others joined with Father Time,
But still they left their mark.
AS she has grown old by years,
The pigs they follow up the steers
And don't have much to say
They re fed as regular the rest,
1t may not be the very best
At fifty cents day
Twenty years, long look back
Since she housed in the little shack,
The big ones had the say.
But all goes in the common trough
The scramble is to get anOugh
And yet some get the whay.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1908-01-03
NOTICE.
10 the Patrons Of the Long Distance
Service.

The patrons of the long dis
tance service will confer a favor
to the Northern Telephone
Company by personally report
ing any complaints they NAV
have concerning the service
rendered. Kindly address all
communications to the North
ern Telephone Company at
Minot, N. u.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1908-01-03

For sale wing to impaired
health will sell nay complete
outfit for delivering water. BE
quick, Dan White. d
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1908-01-03
WILLOW !: CITY 7
General News of Interest From
a.: That Thriving City
WHICH IS GROWING
Corr tent Tells About Editor
Fa, 20 >,in's Visit and Other
y 70 OF Interest

N &c.
What shall I do lest1> ''ence pass:
And 'fit do eo'sr and s"sse never p'' the bray of
What needst thou rue:
Remember aye, the ocean deeps are mute.
The shadows roar.
Worth is the ocean: Fame the bruit along
the shore.
What shall do to be forever known:
Thy duty ever.
This did full many who yet remain un-
known,
" Oh! never. never thinkest thou that those
remain unknown whom thou
knowest not,
BY angel trumps in heaven their praise is
blown,
Divine their lot.
What shall do to gain eternal life:
: Discharge Alright the simple dues with
which each day is rife,
Yea with thy might
Ere perfect scheme of action thou devise
will life be fled,
While he whoe acts as conscience cries.
: Shall live though dead.
U. S. Marshal Stout, of Far
go, was in Willow City on
81 Tuesday.
Frank Schedule is in our
:: midst again after having spent
= the past few weeks at Adams.
Miss Muriel Armstrong is
. spending the week with her
' cousins, the Misses Hamilton,
: of Rugby.
Dr.Andersonawas At Rugby,
X. .;dav. doing Some surgical
Mrs. Andrew Cool-left on
Friday for the Twin Cities
where she will undergo treat
ment at one of the hospitals.
X. ": Lazier made business
trip to Russell this week.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Sun
berg are spending the week at
Hastings, Mimi, Mrs. Sun
-berg's former home.
DR.. Anderson was at Bott;.
'neau several days this week on
business.
Mr.: L. K. Syvertson will leave
on Monday for. a trip throu oh
Minnesota for the purpose of
looking up a new location, and
should he be successful will
move his family in the early
spring.
Messrs. August, Alfred and
John Lizotte accompanied by
their wives, left on Monday for
their old home in Montreal
where they will have a family
reunion and spend sometime
visiting their mother.
The dance given under the
auspices of Willow City's or
'chestra on Tuesday night was
literally patronized, and that
the music was of the best goes
without saving.
A wedding Of prominence
which is to take place in this
city on New Years day will be
that of Miss Eta Greenberg.
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Nath-
an Greenberg, old residents of
this city, who will wed Mr..
Maxine VanClees, of Chicago. /,
The ceremony will take place
at the home of the bride 8, par
ents ON Cottonwood street. and
will be witnessed by the family
and a number of prominent
out-of-town guests. C an d.
Forks Times. Miss Greenberg| {
will be remembered :by.smany.l
residents of this city, she hav-,
ing spent one summer, theI.:
guest of Mr.. and Mrs. John1 l
.Fishman during their residence]
here. ,.ss 49, Ii
Editor Falkenstein;s sof the
Bottineau News, was in town
on Tuesday receiving the glad =
hand from his old Z: ii m e /;
friends. Ten years ago Mr.E1
Falkenstein was a resident off
our town. AS principal of our
city school he was teaching the
young idea how to shoot, and
as editor Of the Eagle, lie was 1
giving the elders pointers onl q
how to vote the Republican q
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1908-01-03

Wanted A good girl for
general housework. Apply to
Mrs. u. Turner. 13t.