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, 1908-02-08
BATTLESH|Ps ARE
AGAIN UNDER WAY
LEFT PUNTA ARENAS AT ONE
THIS MORNING FOR TRIP
THROUGH THE STRAITS.
Will Enter Pacific ocean and Proceed
to San Francisco-Accompanied by
Torpedo Boat Flotilla-Schwab
Will Bid for Construction of Rus,
sian BattIeships.

9 Punta Arenas, 2 a. M, Feb. S. {
9 The American ~battleships, accom- c
G panied by the torpedo boat %lotilla, c
9 cleared from this harbor at / {
Q o'clock on their way through the {
9 western half OF the strait to the {
Q Pacific coast of South America. c
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, 1908-02-08
KNIGHT OF PYTHIAS
COMING TO LARAMIE

A. c. Johnson Of Dunlap, Ia, who has
bought property ear this city and who
is coming shortly to make his home
here, has written to local officers OF
Damon lodge, Knights of Pythias, that
he will transfer his membership from
the Dunlap lodge of hat order to the
lodge here without loss of time.
, 1908-02-08
Will Use Electricity.

San Francisco, Cal, Feb. S.-The
statement was made today, upon the
authority of Guy C. Earle, vice presi
dent of the Great Western Power com.
pany at Big Bend, on Feather river
that the Western Pacific railroad, now
being built, will use electric power for
motive power. The Western Pacific
railroad, it is said, is p~erfecting a sys
TEN for the. electrization of the entire
system.
, 1908-02-08
Will Make Investigation.

Charleston, w. Va, Feb. S.-The
senate has appointed a committee of
three members to make a rigid inves-
tigation of the report hat the liquor
lobby Is seeking to defeat the pending
prohibition amendment and has raised
$4,000 with which to capture the
necessary vote in the state to prevent
the requisite %two-thirds majority.
, 1908-02-08
FEUD|ST IS
SLAIN BY HIS SON
JUDGE JAMES HARGlS OF KEN,
TUCkY SHOT FIVE TIMES IN
IN HIS OWN STORE.
tween Father and Son, Latter Be-
ing Under Influence of Liquor
Elder Man Pleads for Mercy and
Receives Two More Bullets.

Jackson, KY, Feb. S.-His last words
an unavailing plea for mercy, former
Judge James Hargis was yesterday
shot to death by his son, Beach Har.
gis. Following a brief quarrel, the
son drew a revolver and fired four
shots into his fathers body.
, 1908-02-08
May Build Russian BattIeships.

New York, Feb. S.-Charles M.
Schwab, president of the Bethlehem
Steel corporation, sailed for Europe to.
Gay. He is going to Russia, it is re-
ported, for the purpose of making ar
rangements with the government for
the construction of battIeships.
, 1908-02-08
CAPTAIN HEAVEY WILL
RECEIVE ONE or

The new badges authorized by the
war department for service in Cuba,
the Philippines and the Boxer troubles
in China, are being issued. Practic-
ally all the officers of the regiment
above the grade of first lieutenant are
entitled to one or more of these
badges. The badge consists of a hor-
izontal bar covered with various col
ored ribbons and makes a very effect
i've showing. especially when worn
with the new service uniform.
, 1908-02-08
Gould Commits Suicide.

Moline, Ill, Feb. S.-Frank w. Gould,
president of the Union Malleable Iron
company and president of the board
OF trustees of the Western Illinois
hospital for the insane at Watertown
committed suicide today by shooting
himself. No motive is known,
, 1908-02-08

Very little is known in Denver CON
corning the Denver and Gulf railroad
projected from this city to Port Arthur,
Texas, other than what was published
In the Times. The company is incor-
rorated for $4,000 600 and has been
securing rights of way, land options
and making surveys to within a short
distance of Denver. Some time ago
the company opened correspondence
with the chamber of commerce for the
purpose of securing information in re.
gard to the Denver, Laramie and North
western company and the officers OF
the two companies were put into com
munication with each other. The re,
suit was a proposition to combine the
two companies, but President C. A.
johnson of the Denver, Laramie and
Northwestern states that the offer was
rejected.
, 1908-02-08
FILLED THREE BOXES
Al HOEMANN CONCERT

The Denver News of this morning
says of the party from this city who
went to Denver to hear Josef Holman
last night: Three boxes were occu-
pied by some of the student of music
at the University of Wyoming. The
students were c%haperoned by Captain
Heavey and Mrs. Clark, who is in
structor of music at the institution"
, 1908-02-08
Captain Forest Dead.

Memphis, Tenn, Feb. S.-Captadn
William M. Forest, son of General Ma
han Bedford Forest, the Confederate
cavalry leader, who was recently
stricken with paralysis while witness
ing a play, died today.
, 1908-02-08

TILE n

The Albany County Sheep and Wool
Growers association was holding its
annual meeting at the city hall when
The Republican went to press this aft
ernoon, the first part of the meeting
being devoted to the financial state
ment for the past year. President Bell
appointed a committee to audit the &C
counts.
, 1908-02-08
TWO PARTIES
KNOWN HERE
DENVER NEWSPAPER ITEM RE.
FERs TO TWO FORMER RESI-
DENTS OF THIS CITY.
Former Pastor of West Side Church
and Large Property Owner InvoIv-
Sales Lady Promised Bonus for
Selling Denver Real Estate.

The following from the Denver
Times of yesterday, carrying also por.
traits of Rev. and Mrs. Hansen, is
doubly interesting to the people OF
and Mrs. Harris were former residents
of Laramie. 1t is to be hoped, how
ever, that there is nothing to be cen
'sured in the alleged conduct of Mr.,
Hansen, who while here won many
friends and deserved their friendship:
Strange Condition of Affairs.
1t was a strange condition of affairs
In the county court yesterday when the
mother-in-law of a s~aloonkeeper test.
fed against a Lutheran minister aul
his wife and obtained a judgment
against them of $217.5O for commits,
sion on two valuable pieces of prorer,
ty that she sold for them and for which
they declined to pay her, as she clam
ed they had promised to do.
Promised Good Commission.
Mary Fee, the plaintiff in the action,
Is the mother-in-law of William lee,
a Seventeenth street saloonman. Rev.
Hans p. Hansen is a Lutheran minis
Ter. Mrs. Hans p. Hansen owned two
valuable pieces of property near Tween.
ty-ninth and Champa streets. Her Gus,
pand, acting as her agent, is said 10
nave promised Mrs. Fee that if she
found a purchaser for this p'op9ct2
ne would see that she was given a
good commission. And because Rev.
Mr.. Hansen either forgot or did not
pay this commission was the reaso
why suit was brought against his wife
IN the justice court three months ago,
"here a default judgment was entered
against her for s217.50. The cas- was
appealed to the county court, where a
Jury yesterday awarded Mrs. Fee the
same amount.
Sold to "Ma" Harris.
MIS-. Fee was the only witness il her
ohe Sldleu undl Sne HAD SUN
He houses to a Mrs. Harris of lara
mie' Wyo., for $4,000, and that only af
Yet much pressure on her part did Rev
Mr. Hansen offer to pay her anything
auu then the offer was a miserable
riz'oo, which she refused. The amount
eHeh was advanced t. $25, and yester
Jay In court the minister offered Mrs
zee 800 in bright, shining gold piece:
sue would drop her action. The of
ur was made through Clerk of Court
'''oh' Mrs. Fee, desiring a proper
again declined to compromise the
latter and a few minutes later wa.
sven a judgment of $217.5O.
, 1908-02-08
Struggled Like Mailman.

Young Hargis was later removed to
Jail by the town marshal and a deputy,
but he struggled like a mailman until
thrown into his cell. Soon afterward
the report was current hat he had
taken morphine in his cell, but no con
frmation of this or any word of his
condition could be secured from the
Jail officials, who are guarding him
closely.
, 1908-02-08
private Car Robbed.

Chicago, Ill, Feb. S.-A special from
Galveston, Tex, says: Mrs. j.. P. Nor
gan of New York. who is en- route to
Los Angeles, was robbed somewhere
in Texas, before reaching Ell Paso.
She is travelling in a private a with
Mrs. ]. n. happen of Providence, R. l.,
and Mrs. ]. Meredith of New York as
guests.
, 1908-02-08

IC New York, Feb. 81. J. Hill, c
g chairman of the board of the c
6 Great Northern railway, arrived in c
g New York yesterday from st. {
{, Paul. He said the coming sum- c
u mer would show a decrease in c
c; railroad earnings over last sum c
= mer. 6
20 Stop Ghost Dancing. 6
q What the country needs now,' c
9 said he, "is a rest. Let it have a {
6 rest and let a stop be put to this 6
. ghost dancing, and everything 9
6 will work out all right"
. 9 @ 9 9 g g 20 G 9 9 9 6
, 1908-02-08
ILLUSTRATED LECTURE
AT PRESBYTERIAN cHIIpcH

Mr.. W. H. Reed, the paleontologist
at the university, will deliver an il
lustrated lecture on prehistoric Wyo-
ming at the Presbyterian church to
morrow evening.
, 1908-02-08
PROGRAM FOR
THE MEETING
FARMERS INSTITUTE TO BE HELD
AT CARNEGIE LIBRARY .AU-
DlToRIUM THREE DAYS.
Session to Be Held Morning, Afternoon
and Evening, With Some Leading
Scientists on Program-Basketball
Game to Be Included in the Uni,
versity Part.

Following is the program for the
auditorium of the Carnegie library
building, on Wednesday, Thursday and
Friday, February 26, 81 and 2S. James
McGibbon is the chairman of the TX.
ecutive committee, with James M.
Hoge and d. n. Stickney as members.
A more complete program, including
the names of the chairmen for the va
rlous sessions and the names of per
sons to lead the discussions, with the
musical numbers, will be issued short
ly. The university program will in
clude a game of basketball.
Wednesday Forenoon.
Value, Care and Management of sta
BILE Manures, Prof. L. B. McWethy.
Feeds and Feeding, Prof. T. F. Nc
Cornell.
Afternoon session-Dry Farming.
Principles of Dry Farming and the
Scope of Their Application in Wyo,
ming, DR.. V. T. Cooke, Cheyenne.
Dry Farming Principles Applied to
Irrigated Lands, D. N. Stickney.
Some New Ideas on Dry Farming
and Irrigation, Prof. H. T. Novel;.
A general discussion will follow each
address.
Evening Session, 8 o'clock.
The Science OF Nutrition, illustrated
with Pratt Food Museum, Prof. Min
ME A. Stoner.
Questions and discussions.
Bovine tuberculosis, DR.. A. W.
Whitehouse.
Making the Most of the Back Yard:
1. Flowers, q. T. Beltz.
2. Vegetables, Rev. A. C. Hogbin.
Thursday Morning.
The Selection of Seed and Growing
Of Grains, Prof l.. B. McWethy.
Farm Fences, Director J. d. Towar.
Preparing Wool for Market, j. A.
Hill.
Question box.
Afternoon Session at the University.
1870. Meet at university auditorium.
Visit to normal training class, DR.. ].
T. Brown in charge.
200 Physical laboratory demonstra-
ton on lightning rods, Prof. C. B. Ridg-
away.
2:30. Mechanical building and black
smith shop, demonstration by Prof.
Gilkison. PLANT Diseases" illustrated,
Prof. Nelson.
$3.50. A pure food talk, Prof knight
400. Calisthenic drill.
Evening Session.
Address, English Live Stock, Prof
w l.. Carlyle, Colorado agricultural
college.
Australian Agriculture, illustrated,
Director Towar.
Friday Morning.
Judging Horses for s%oundness, Dr..
o. L. Prien.
Horse Breeding, Prof. W. L. Carlyle.
Some Hints OF Poultry, Director j.
d. Towar.
Meeting of the Albany County Farm
ors' Institute society.
Afternoon Session.
Meeting at the university stock farm.
The address will be given using the
university live stock and other ami,
mails for demonstration purposes.
The Dairy and Dairy Cows, Pro-. ".
L. Carlyle.
Judging sheep, Prof T. F. Mcconnell.
Judging horses, Prof. w. L. Carlyle.
Judging hogs Prof II IL Mcconnell
, 1908-02-08
Gets Year in Prison.

An Ogden paper states hal C. H.
Calland, former claim agent of the
Oregon Short Line, pleaded guilty to
the charge of forgery and was ~sentenc,
ed one year in the ~penitentiary.
, 1908-02-08
BOARD OF TRUSTEES

TO HOLD CNTE MEETING,
1t is believed that the board of trus,
tees of the University of Wyoming will
not meet in regular session before A
o'clock this afternoon. All the mem,
hers except Mr.. Mokler are present,
Mr.. Burke and Miss Knight arriving
from Cheyenne last night, Mr.. Aber
coming from Sheridan. Mr.. Mokler is
ill at Casper.
, 1908-02-08
INSURANCE ADJUSTER
ON A BUSINESS TRIP.

MFR. Whitford of Denver, an insur
ance adjuster, was here today, having
come to adjust the losses on the Roach
residence at Fourth m University av,
enue and the Reid restaurant on First
street. The loss on Mrs. Roach's house
was adjusted satisfactorily yesterday
afternoon and on the Reid building to
day.
, 1908-02-08
Business Still Growing.

There is a noticeable increase in
freight tonnage at the present time,
and it is having a noticeable effect on
the spirits of the men here. They are
getting about with a broad smile on
their faces now.
, 1908-02-08
FITTING UP OFFICES
IN GROCERY BUILDING

The Boston and Wyoming Lumber
company has men at work changing
some of the partitions in the second
story of the Laramie Grocery COM
pany's building at Second and Garfield
street. The rooms formerly occupied
by Dr.. w. H. Douglas, the dentist, will
be occupied by DIR. Florence Patrick.
, 1908-02-08
BIDS ON FILE FOR
MOMAN'S BUILDING.

The board of trustees had just con.
vened for their called meeting at 4
o'clock this afternoon. Secretary He
bard has several bids on file for the
erection of Hebard hall, the new Wo-
mans building on the university
campus.
, 1908-02-08
JIM HILL
SAYS REST
CHAIRMAN OF BOARD OF GREAT
NORTHERN PREDICTS QUIET
SUMMER IN RAIL
WAY EARNINGS.

Says Let Country Have Rest and That
Stop Be Put to Ghost Dancing and
Everything viii Work Out Ali
Right-Mrs. j. Pierpont Morean's
Private Car Robbed of Large Sum
in Money and Jewels in Texas.
, 1908-02-08

IN AFTER

!. C. Holiday, who yesterday bought
from Mrs. Mollie Ingersoll of Cheyenne
and Miss Maggie Coughlin of this city,
by contract, the Peter Johnson ranch,
on the Little Laramie, was in the ciN
this morning, leaving for home with
some supplies.
, 1908-02-08
CAMP OPPOSES.
United Confederate Veterans Not in
Favor of Federal Pensions.

Waco, Tex, Feb. S.-Pat Cleburn
camp, United Confederate Veterans.
last night adopted a resolution strong,
ly Directing to soliciting the govern
ment for pensions for Confederate vet
Grams.
, 1908-02-08
FITTING UP STORE
IN THEATER BUILDING,

Charles H. Hopkins, who is to oc.
cupy the front of the o. X. theater
building with a candy store, is receiv,
ing the handsome furniture today and
will soon be prepared for business in
the new location.
, 1908-02-08
Brakeman Sprained Ankle.

Brakeman Foy sprained one of his
ankles at Hanna last night and was
brought to the city by Conductor
Davis this morning. Mr.. Foy will be
laid up for a few days.
, 1908-02-08
BREAK IN THE CHAIN
OF ALL GIRL BABIES.

Mr.. and Mrs. Ryburn broke the chain
CT all-girl babies last night, when they
were presented with a handsome son.
Mrs. Ryburn is the daughter of Mrs.
Winston, on the west side.
, 1908-02-08
Taking Family to Ranch.

Rolla Crumley, a rougher on the
merchant mill at the rolling mills, is
today moving his family to their
ranch in the country, but will himself
return to take his position in the mill.
, 1908-02-08
CALLED To LANDING

BY INDY7S ILLNESS,
DR.. A. B. Hamilton returned today
from Woods landing, where he had
been called TO treat Mrs. Cash Weber,
who is i'll. The doctor made the run
on his motor cycle.
, 1908-02-08
Rear Admiral AckIey Dead.

Washington, D. c., Feb. S.-Rear Ad-
miral Seth w. Ackley. United States
navy, retired. died here last evening,
aged 81.
, 1908-02-08
DECLINES TO
CONSIDER IT
NEW DENVER ROAD To THIS CITY
NOT To BE CONSOLIDATED
WITH ANOTHER PROJECT
Denver, Laramie and Northwestern
Asked to Co in With Denver and
Gulf Road, But Matter Not Consid-
ered-Northern Pacific Operators
Talking of New Wage Scale.

The Denver, Laramie and Northwest
ern, the new road projected from Den
Yer TO Seattle by way of Fort Collins
and Lander, has been approached by
the representatives of the proposed
Denver and Gulf railroad with an offe,
10 combine the two projects and con,
struct a road from Seattle to Port Ar.
thur, Texas, says the Denver Times.
No such arrangements will be made,
however, and the two projects will re.
main Independent.
, 1908-02-08

New Orleans. La, Feb. S.-Cardinal
Gibbons, who is visiting here, in an
interview on prohibition published to-
day, said:
, 1908-02-08
Hall Found Guilty.

Portland, Ore, Feb. S.-Former
United States District Attorney John
Hall, indicted for conspiracy with the
, 1908-02-08
MORSE WILL RETURN
ON THE NEXT STEAMER

lumber company to maintain an il
legal fence which inclosed 20, 900 acres
of public land in Wheeler county,
Ore, was today found guilty.
Trial Bitterly Fought.
The trial had been in progress since
January 10. and was bitterly fought on
both sides. The jury arrived at its
decision about three hours after re-
ceiving the instructions of Judge Hunt
last night.
, 1908-02-08
Prohibition Not Possible.

81 am persuaded that it is practic-
ally impossible to put prohibition into
effect in a large community, and the
best means, therefore, to promote tenn
, 1908-02-08
New Rcadmaster Here,

o. j.. Bostrom, who today succeeded
A. Palm as roadmaster for the Lara
mie-Rawlins district. reached the city
, 1908-02-08
MEETING A FOR

THE w. c. T. U.
The W. C. T. U. will meet on Thurs
day afternoon, at 2:30, in the Woman's
club room at the Carnegie library
building, the Woman's club having
granted permission at it's last meeting
, 1908-02-08
Lost LARGE Amount.

The car was entered and robbed of
several thousand dollars worth of jew
elry and valuables and a large sum Of
money.
, 1908-02-08
SAYS PRACTICALLY IMPOSSIBLE
TO ENFORCE 1T IN LARGE
CITIES AND FAVORS
LOCAL OPTION.

Best Means in Greater Communities
Is High License, Limiting Number
of Saloons-laws necessarily Bro
ken Are Worse Than Nc Laws
West Virginia Senate InVestigat-
ing Methods of the Lobby.
, 1908-02-08
NEW YORK BANKS.
The Weekly Statement Shows Large
Amount of Money in Reserve.

New York, Feb. S.-The weekly banb
statement shows that the banks hold
S29, 1892, 175 more than the requirements
of the 25 per cent reserve rule, a de
crease of 80. 694, $50 in the proper
tomato cash reserve al compared with
last week. The percentage of actual
reserve in the clearing house banks at
the close of business yesterday was
25R
Millions on Hand.
The banks and trust companies Of
Greater New York not members of the
clearing house have deposits of $613.
ATS, 500; cash on hand, 49,O26, 900, and
loans amounting to $770. 1862, 800.
, 1908-02-08
CARDINAL GIBBONS
ON PROHIBITION LAW
perance is to limit the number of sa
looms by high license.
Local Option In Country.

I'm country places | would suggest
local option as the means for the re-
preston of intemperance, if, in the
judgment of a majority of the voters,
the sale of liquor should be entirely
eliminated.
, 1908-02-08

Liverpool, Feb. SC. w. Morse oil
New York, who arrived here this morn
ing on the Campania, will leave for
New York this afternoon on the
Etruria. He had planned a journey to
the continent, but a complete change
of his plans was caused by the receipt
nf a cablegram from New York.
, 1908-02-08
Declined to Talk Much.

Morse was the last of the saloon
passengers to step ashore. His face
bore traces of worry. Morse declined
to discuss in any way the status of his
financial affairs or his prospects of
getting out of his reported difficulties.
, 1908-02-08
Slain BY His Son.

Jackson, KY. Feb. S.-The burial of
Judge James Hargis who was shot
and killed by his SON Thursday, took
place today in the little family burial
ground. TIL ebody was placed in a
casket of steel and mahogany. Near
by are the graves of Judge Hargis'
three brothers, who died of bullet
wounds inflicted by their i~mplacable
enemies.
, 1908-02-08

why not get all tho news whom 1t 10
oy reading The Republican,
, 1908-02-08
Son Sees Fathers Body.

Beech Hargis, the murderer, was
permitted to view the body of his
father before it was taken from the
house. He fell on his knees and said
Lord have mercy"
, 1908-02-08
,ppIvEp AT LIVERPOOL AS SA-
LOON PASSENGER ON cAMPA-
MIA AND PLANS CHANG
ED BY CABLEGRAM.

Was One of Last Passengers to Step
Ashore, and Declined to Discuss
Status of Affairs in New York
Former District Attorney Found
Guilty in Oregon of Fencing Large
Tracts of Government Lands.
, 1908-02-08

For fine job printing, leave orders at
The Republican Office.
, 1908-02-08
Pleaded for Mercy.

Mercy, mercy, you've killed mel"
appealed the elder man as he lay on
the floor. Young Hargis's answer was
10 fire two more bullets into his faith,
er's PROSTATE body.
The tragedy occurred in Hargis Bros.
store and was witnessed by two Gus.
toners and a stenographer. All three
naI
, 1908-02-08
Troubles of Their Own.

1--WE have troubles enough of our
own" said he, and we don't ARE to
make any alliances with any othe" road
until ours is completed. That is too
far in the future to take up any nego-
t~Iations at this time. Should the south,
ern road be built it would naturally
prove a feeder for our line and we
nope to see it constructed, but other
than the correspondence that passed
between us we know nothing about
their plans or the people behind tie
company"
The new company claims hat it has
made the final locations on about half
of its road and last week it made of,
fers to the town of Lamar for rights
of way through that town and for 9th
er concessions.
, 1908-02-08

last night and was at the Office this
morning.
, 1908-02-08
Better No Law Than Broken.

Laws like prohibition. that are GER
tain to be violated, are best not to be
made, for their ~incessant violation
draws upon them dl~srespect."
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-02-24
WHOLE TOWN MOURNS
FOR SLEIGH VICTIMS.
Spring Valley Survivors OF
Grade-Crossing Disaster Ex-
pected TO Recover.

SPRING VALLEY, N. Y. Feb. "a
Stunned by the tragedy that snuffed
out the lives of six young people of this
village and seriously injured three 9TH
ers, Spring Valley is in deepest mourn
ing today. The victims of the grade
crossing fatality on Sunday morning,
in which a sleigh full of singing young
people were struck by the Mountain
Express, of the Ontario and Western
Railroad, have been removed here.
The three injured survivors are slowly
recovering in the Hudson Hospital, in
Hoboken.
Meanwhile the bereaved and indig-
nant parents of the dead have de-
manded criminal action against the
railroad authorities and the Waterman
at the death crossing. 1t is now claimed
that the sleigh was caught between the
two crossing gates, the n on the east
side being up and the other down, thus
barring escape. The gateman at West
Nyack says he lowered the gates at
midnight and went into his ~gatehouse
to eat his p He then went to the
station to attend to the stove and was
there when the tragedy occurred at
l o'clock.
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-02-24
ROBBERS BREAK
into FIVE HOMES
IN SAME Street
Houses in Davis Avenue.
Kearny, Rifled While Fans
lilies Were Asleep.

Burglars are again busy IN kearny.
Five houses near each other were en-
tered at an early hour yesterday MORN
ing. In three places they made quite
a haul, but in the other two got noth-
ing.
The houses broken into were those
of Clifford e. Garrison, ia Davis ave-
nue.; Mrs. II. A. Cairns, 100 Davis ave-
nue.; Mrs. Mary Hopper, Bergen ana
Davis avenues; Thomas Chamberlain
220 Davis avenue. and Wesley I. ROD
ertson, 224 Davis avenue.
In the Garrison house everything was
turned topsy-turvey by the burglars In
their search for booty. But all they
got was $3.50, which they took from
the trousers of Mr.. Garrison's son
They left the trousers in the yard.
Mrs. Cairns was the loser of a gold
| watch and chain. a few rings and 80 IN
money, all taken from her room while
she slept
Next door at Hopper's, a watch and
| chain and some one were cured
AT MIR. Chamberlain's house the
thieves were evidently scared away
as nothing was taken. A pair of rub.
bers is the only thing that was secured
at the Robertson address.
A peculiar thing about the robberle'
We're that all entrances were effected
through the cellar, and the gas in eaci
lhouse was lighted and left that way.
The. robberies were all reported to tn
Kearny police and Detective Sergean
lWalter Oliver is working on the cases