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The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-03-14

haroby announce myself e candidate for the office of Tax Assessor of Montgom- sry County subject to the action of the Democratic party. & A. SOLOMON.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-03-14
His ohio Platf0rm ls Poor Besinning.

Any old maid will act kittenish when it comes to the scratch.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-03-14
I IANNOUN NGMENIS)
FoR TAx CoI.LrCTon.

hereby anDou0cs myself a candidate for
 the office of Tax Collector o1 Montgomery
 County. subject ts the action of the Dem
 ecratie Party. CHA6. B. TEAgLEY. ! hereby announce my candidacy for Tax Collector of Montgomery County. subject to the action of the Democratic party.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-03-14
A Raise by Any other Name.

In a Missouri town there Is a bank caiied tIfa Tootle-Lemon National Bank.
 The Tootle part of 1t is derived from the name of the president of the insti- tuition, but where the Lemon chaser comes from. 1t Is not known: Ot Lemon combination would buy just as much as a hand-out from more som orous strong-box, but Tootle-Lemon- it is to laugh.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-03-14
FOR TREASURER

hereby announce myself c candidafe For County Treasurer. subject to the action ce the Democratic primary.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-03-14
FoR ATDERMAN-WARD TWO.

[ hereby announce myself a candidate for Aiderman for Ward Two. subject to the
 action of the Democratic Primary.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-03-14

hereby announce myself a candidate for re-elsotion as Alderman from Ward Four subject to the action of the Democratic Primary. WALTER BRASsELL
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-03-14
FOR TAX ASSESSOR

I hereby announce myself . candidate for eha office of Tax Assessor of Montgomery csounfy subject to the action of the pems ccratio party. c. P. ANDERSON
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-03-14

x,nslv Avernwe for February, 1908: l4,s Nurliay Average for February, 1908 .ls,s
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-03-14

! hereby announce myself q candidate for
 reelection as Alderman from Ward Four. subject to the action of the Democratic
 Primary. W. w. SEIDLH
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1908-09-12
Items from Al! !. Parts g Of the World
Carefully Selected from the
Press kilograms.
A Weekly Digest Of the Most Important
Facts and Happenings for Busy
Readers.
HUNT POISONING BAND.
New York Coroner Says He II On
Trail Of Gang.

That band of professional prisoners
has during the past few years In New
York murdered many persons and drugged
and robbed great many more. was the
startling statement made by Coroner Shra-
dy at the end Of an induist into the death
of Jan Danice Of South Ambcy. N. j., .
railroad cmploye. who was killed by pol.
son last November. The coroner further
declared that he IL on the trail OF the
band and expects to bring Its members
to justice. The coroner's jury held John
Kalominsky, Peter lIermansky and lilly
Hermansky for grand jury on charge
Of homicide. Coroner Shrady added that
the persons most wanted In the case are
still at large and he says that he has
issued warrants for two arrests. AT tho
inquest II was shown that Danice died
just after leaving the apartments OF Tilly
Hermansky. where he had gone with
man known as Louis the jew Peter
and lilly Ilcrmansky both testified that
Louis the jew" poured n powder into
beer that Danice drank. Danice died
shortly afterward. and 1t was found no
had been robbed Of $3I. Through the
conviction Of a man named Schultz IN
connection with similar poisoning case
the coroner got information regarding the
alleged gang he Is now trying to run
down. Schultz. the coroner says. told
him Of the operations Of the gang and
gave him the names Of the three persons
who were held for the grand jury and two
other names.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1908-09-12
RAwHIDE Is WIPED OUT.
Business Cection of Nevada Mining
Town Is Completely Destroyed.

Three thousand people homeless, score
or more injured, and property loss OF
over SI5O.VOO Is the result Of n disastrous
fire which started at o'clock Friday
morning In DIR. Gardeners Office, located
In the Rawhidc Drug Company's building
In Rawhidc, New. Famed by a gale, the
fire swept rapidly south and east 10 Bal
loon avenue. and up Rawhide avenue to-
within fifty yards Of tho Peoples hospital.
At ii o'clock the business portion Of Raw
hide was u smodcrng mass Of ruins, tbs
flames being finally checked south Of Bal.
loon avenue A partial list Of the heaviest
losers follows First Bank Of ltawhide,
Bank Of Rawhide, Mizpnh Mercantile
Company. Nevada meat market, the
Northern. Texas Richards, u. u. Marks
4 Co.. Nevada Club. Downer Hotel and
kelly's dance hall. The fire destroyed the
hosting works of the Blur Mining Com
pany. Grutt lin properties and the Grut,
boys business Office. the loss on these
amounting to $1,000.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1908-09-12
INcEND1AR1Es FIRING FOREST.
Lynching Of Men Responsible for
Minnesota Destruction Possible.

Following the firing of u tract Of forest
to the west of Chisholm. MIMI. the other
morning. gang of Montcnegrins appear
ed in Brooklyn. hamlet on the outskirts
Of Hibbing. in the afternoon and attempt
ed to fire several buildings. One Of the
gang had placed a quantity Of shavings
against building and was pouring oil on
them when he was discovered by soldier.
He escaped through the woods with his
companions. POSSES of citizens from lib
bling, Monroe and Chisholm are after the
incendiaries and 1t is almost certain that
a public lynching will follow II they are
captured. After being menaced for days
by forest fires that were creeping up in
q wide scmicitclc upon the helpless vii.
lage, 100 miles from Duluth. Grand Ma
rails Is reported to be safe. The wind.
which had been driving the flames for
hours toward the threatened village, final.
ly subsidized.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1908-09-12
AMERICAN ASSOCIATION.
WESTERN LEAGUE.
KINGS FRIEND ADMITS FRAUD.
Over se,5oo,ooo Taken from Copen-
hagen Bank by Former Minister.

VI. Albert. who retired recently from
the post Of minister of justice, surrcn-
dcrcd TO the police In Copenhagen and
confessed to a se>ics of frauds against
the Bondcstandens Sparkasse, a sayings
bank Of which he was president. The
affair has caused n great sensation. as
1t was entirely unexpected. NJ. Alberti
was an intimate friend Of the Danish
king and very popular at court. Only
two days ago he dncd nt the palace. sit
ting at the kings right hand. The frauds
exceed $2,lOO.OOO. which the cx-mnister
lost In speculation in stocks in the United
States. The Bondestnndcns Bank has
stopped payments, having been closed by
order of the authorities. NJ. Albert was
given brief examination, after which he
was sent back to prison.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1908-09-12
CHANGE AT KANSAS CITY.
New Charter in Effect and Two Ad.
ditional Boards Appointed.

The new city charter, which the voters
ratified ut the election held In Kansas
City Aug. 4, went into effect Thursday.
Among other changes in the city govern
ment several departments Of the munich.
pality are transferred to two additional
boards selected by Mayor Thomas Il. Crit.
tenden, Jr. These are the fire and water
and health and hospital boards. The fire
and water board Is to have entire manage.
ment OF the water and fire departments,
while the health and hospital board Is to
be In general charge Of the sanitary affairs
Of the city and ~ IN" general hospital.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1908-09-12
BONANZA WHEAT FARMER DEAD
Heart Disease Kills Man Who Guilt.
waited lO,6SO Acres of Land.

Word was received In st. Paul the
other night that Oliver Dalrymple, who
was known as the "bOnnnza wheat farm
er" of North Dakota, died at his ranch
home at Casselton, N. ID. Mr.. DalrymplV
lived In st. Paul, but had gone TO his
farm to superintend the harvesting of his
wheat. The Dalhymple farm consisted Of
seventeen sections, embracing 1O,SS0
acres, and these lands have been devoted
In the main to wheat raising. The cause
OF death Is given as heart disease superin-
duced by age.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1908-09-12
LOSES GIRL; KILLS HIS RIVAL.
sicilian Follows Couple from Island
Home to Cleveland to Get Revenge.

Rivalry for the hand of woman,
which began In Sicily several years ago,
resulted In a murder in Cleveland. when
Angelo Mazzo. a Siclian, was stabbed
through the heart by Carmen Bulone.
Both men loved the same girl in Porta,
Sicily, but Mazzo won and married the
young woman. Bulone swore vengeance.
In order to escape Bulone's wrath the
couple came to America. Bulone, how
ever, followed them and the other morn.
ing, on crowded thorOughfare, killed
Mazzo with stilettO. Bulone fled, but
was captured at the Union station as he
was about to board train for New York.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1908-09-12
Circus Act May Kill Her.

Mile. Marie Ia Blanche, one of the
performers at the Toronto, Ont, exhibi.
ton. was perhaps fatally injured the 9th
er night Her net was to slide, hanging
by her teeth. down wire stretched from
a high pole to the ground. The other
night she had hardly started when the
pole began to lean over, causing the wire
to sag and throwing her to the ground.
Her spine was broken.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1908-09-12
Mrs. Marshall Field, Jr., Marries.

Mrs. Marshall Field, Jr., widow Of the
only son of the late Marshall Field OF
Chicago, was married at the Westminster
registry Office in London Thursday to
Maldwin Druinmond of London. Mr..
Drummond is member of well-known
Hampshire family.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1908-09-12
Ask $75o,OOo to Save Mills.

The receivers of the Pillsbury-Wash.
burn Milling Company declare that unless
they are empowered to raise $4,000 i'm
mediately by means Of an issue of certiA.
Gates Of Indebtedness the mills must close,
which would result in loss of established
business.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1908-09-12
HARRY RUBENs

has an enviable record for absolute
honesty In all his business relations,
active support and sympathy for all
movements for the betterment of the
city ana his fellOw-men and for all the
qualities that go to make up the ideal
citizen.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1908-09-12
New States School Law Bad.

Judge A. II. Huston, in the District
Court In Guthrie, Okla, declared uncOn-
stitutional the Oklahoma separate school
law providing separate school boards and
separate schools for negroes in the new
State,
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1908-09-12
Shooting Victim Improves.

The condition Of Charles B. Roberts OF
Baltimore, who was shot on the board
walk in Atlantic City recently, continues
to improve, and his recovery Is expected
The police have made no progress In their
efforts to apprehend the assailant OF Mr..
Roberts.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1908-09-12
Arrested for Rustin Killing.

On recommendation of the coroner's
iury Mt Omaha. Neb,, Charles Il. Davis
has been arrested in connection with the
death of DIR. Rustin, and Abbie Rice who
told of suicide plot, says she wants to be
a nurse.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1908-09-12

FRANCIS STUYvESANr PEABODY
Il man Of many excellent qualities, Is
brainy, reliable and always steadfast
to friends and to the line Of duty.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1908-09-12
PHILIP n. BRAND
- -
RUDOLPH BRAND

Is a competent and thorough man OF
affairs. Whatever he does he does well
and thoroughly.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1908-09-12
EDWARD II. PETEIlS

Is honorable and fair In all his rela.
tons with his fellow citizens, upright
us he Is capable and straightforward
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1908-09-12


sesses the confidence and good will Of
all who know him.
~SA
A. 3. HIBBARp
has always put truth, honor and JUS
tice before expediency; hence the es-
teen with which he IL looked upon by
all who know him.
BENJAMIN +. NICHOLSON
has proven by his successful career
that brains. experience and integrity
form an irresistible combination In any
line OF business.
HARRY llILDRETH
enjoys a widespread and well.earned
popularity.
~GA
WALTER SCIIROJpA
holds foremost place In the front
ranks Of the best citizens In this COM
munity.
HON. FRED w. UPHAM
Is pleasant ana genial Of manner.
obliging ana faithful to his promises,
and therefore popular and respected.
PHILIP II. BRAND
never neglected an opportunity to do
good for his fellow citizen, and In the
course Of his career has made thou.
sands Of loyal friends.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1908-09-12
JOHN II. JONES

just and fair IN all his dealings, pos.
sesses the confidence and good will Of
all who know him.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1908-09-12
JOHN 8. COOPER

has made thorough performance of
duty, fulhllment of all agreements
with his fellow men In the spirit and
the letter and exact Justice In all
things the guiding principles Of his
successful career.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1908-09-12

MAX EBERHARnT

besides being q. model citizen, takes a
good mans part In every movement
for the benefit of the city.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1908-09-12
%e6A
HON ERED w IfpHAM

Is pleasant ana genial Of manner.
obliging and faithful to his promises,
ana therefore popular and respected.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1908-09-12

citizen.
EDWARD II. PETEltS
Is honorable and fair In all his rela.
tons with his fellow citizens. upright
rs he Is capable and straightforward.
&e
MAN EBERHARnT
besides being q model citizen, takes a
good mans part in every movement
for the benefit of the city.
CLAYTON u. CRAFTS
has earned by IN honest, upright life,
the good will ana respect Of the en-
tire community.
JOHN NJ. SMyTH
has always been known as man Of
his word.
%SA
ALBERT II. PUTNFY
has ever been faithful to friends and
loyal to principle, fact which &C.
counts for his great popularity and
the host Of friends who swear by him.
~eA
JOSEPH THEURER
Is n man of acknowledged ability, good
judgment and common sense.
CARL L. BARNES
IL n man In whose career integrity and
ability 60 hand In hand.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1908-09-12
~ ~
A. 5. HIBBARn
BENJAMIN +. RlCHOLSON
HARRY hisD Mprni

enjoys widespread and well.earned
popularity.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1908-09-12
News Of Municipal Administration Given
Briefly and to the Point for
Eagle Readers.
Useful Information, Interesting Facts and
Personal Gossip Tersely Told BY
One Who Known

READY FOR FALL HEALTH WORK.
The Health Department turned its
attention to the work necessary to pro-
tect the public health during the fall
and winter. A large number of the hot
weather corps of physicians were laid
off'by Health Commissioner Evans, and
others viii oil have been dropped from
service by the first week Of October.
One hundred school inspectors, under
the direction Of DR.. Heman Spalding,
began a hurried preliminary examine
tion for contagious diseases Of oil the
children who returned to school. The
superficial examination, which will re.
Q,ilre three or four days, Is to prevent
the outbreak Of any epidemic. 1t will
be followed by thorough physical ex.
animation Of each pupil.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1908-09-12
WALTER SCIIIi OJpA

holds foremost place In the front
ranks Of the best citizens In this COM
munity.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1908-09-12

JOHN Il. CAVEKLY
is liked most BY those who know him
best. All who have had business re.
latiOns with him are united In bearing
testimony to this fact.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1908-09-12

JOHN V. CLARKE
Ii as good and true a citizen as ever
called Chicago his home. Every duty
Of citizenship has always been faith.
fully discharged by him.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1908-09-12

Ia man who invariably wins and re-
tainA the conaden,e and liking Of all
who have dealAass With him.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1908-09-12

possesses In an eminent degree those
merits and qualities which go to make
up the true Ch!cagOan. He is best
liked by those who know him best.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1908-09-12
FIGHT FOR THE REMNANTS.
Standing Of Clubs in Principal Base
Ball Leagues.

NATIONAL LEAGUE.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1908-09-12

CITY AFTER TRACTION COMPANY.
Trouble is IN store for the Chicago
and Southern Traction Company, which
operates cars in the southern end of the
city and to Kankakee. The company
was attacked on Tuesday by three de-
partments of the city government.
Traction Expert NJ. b. Hereby asked
the law department to file a petition in
court requiring the company to rehab-
llitate Its tracks or remove them from
certain streets. NJ. J. Doherty, Super
intendent Of Streets, wants the COM
pany to take It's tracks Off State street
between 10th and S1st street, SO that he
can proceed with the paving Of that
thoroughfare. Comptroller Wilson was
advised by the law department that he
has power to force the company to pay
the car license of $50 cur, In which
II Is delinquent.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1908-09-12

active, energetic, enterprising and
public-splrited, has made a success of
all his undertakings, and Ia ranked by
common consent among our very best
citizens.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1908-09-12

stands well In the community rs an
upright ana philosophical citizen.
His success in life Is due to his ster-
ling qualities Of head and heart.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1908-09-12

man Of true worth and sterling In.
tegrity, Is Justly regarded as one Of
Chicago's valued citizens.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1908-09-12

has well earned the good will Of the
community which he enjoys to such a
large extent.
The San Francisco call., 1908-08-09
TRUE GHOST STORIES
The Spook of the Mendocino Hotel

he following incident occurring in
! prominent town in Mendocino
county is narrowing enough to
cause even the most hardened ghost
skeptic spinal thrill Happening to a
clear headed, keen man of affairs, it is
best related in his own words.
1T was in the fall of 1904 when
business took me to town in Men
docino county for a stay OF two or
three days. arriving there about 10
o'clock az night 1 went at once to a
hotel and asked for a room. The ho-
tel being crowded, I was assigned 10
small room containing a single bed.
chair and washstand. 1t looked
pleasant and clean, and not being too
Particular I thought that it would do
very well. After lounging around the
office for while, bought a magazine
deciding TO retire and read for an hour
or SO. This I did, but growing sleepy
7 blew out the coal oil lamp and was
just dropping into a doze when I heard
soft. stealthy footsteps just at the foot
OF my bed. Before could move OF
even speak 1 felt a pair of hands steal
ing cautiously along the bed covers. ]
was wide awake in an instant, my hair
standing on end, and expecting every
minute TO feel the clasp OF those hands
about my throat. could feel my heart
beating as 1 had never felt 1t before
and as ] never want to feel il again
The hands were still gliding stealthily
along the bed covers when I regained
my wits TO some extent. and Jumping
out OF bed seized the water pitcher and
waited. Instantly, the footsteps ceased
Il struck q match and lit the lamp.
NO one there. ] examined tho room and
The San Francisco call., 1908-08-09

every object in it. Not a sign of an
intruder. The door was securely locked
and entrance by the window was i'm
possible. I tried to persuade myself
that 1 had had a bad dream or a night
mare, and thus arguing with myself
went back to bed, determined to try 1t
again. Once more l extinguished the
light and tried to go to sleep.
Presently the footsteps came as
plain as before, and those horrible.
unseen hands stealing cautiously along
the bedclothes. Thoroughly terrified
now 1 leaped up and made for the Of
fee. When l demanded another room.
hurriedly relating my experience, the
clerk showed little surprise, but a Pc
culiar expression came over his face
as he said: so you heard 1t, too? Well.
the house is full. but you can take my
room for tonight and tomorrow I'll try
to make a change This time I retired
and slept well till morning. During
the day / went about town attending
to my business affairs, and told my
strange experience to several of my
customers. One of them stated that
about two months before this time a
man had been found dead in this same
room, who had apparently died of
stransuletion, as shown by long, black
marks about his throat. The coroner's
jury had given a verdict Of death from
natural causes and the body had been
shipped east, which ended the matter.
Now, / am not a believer in ghosts
or anything of the sort, but do know
this--those footsteps in that room
and those creeping hands on the bed
covers did not belong to a living per-
son, and know this. too-that l
wouldn't go through the same expert
ence again for anything in the world" /"
The San Francisco call., 1908-08-09

1t was while on one of these whaling
trips that he joined Nansen on the
Fran and got his first taste of real
arctic work. Nansen's captain was Otto
took his four year expedition into the
unknown seas Lindstrum went with
him. Four long years they forced their
way through the ice foes. four long
winters they were held fast in the cruel
grip OF the ice king. On this trip, Lind
strum said, nearly every man was a
scientist From them he learned much
of arctic flora and fauna, learned what
was most desired and why, and learned
where and how to obtain the specimens
which are an important object of every
arctic expedition.
Amundsen on the Gjoa was no more to
him than the other chances of which
his life is made up. but II is character
istic OF the man that because others
wonder and are pleased he likes to
tell how he happened to join the his
tory making expedition as cook and
scientist"
When Captain Sverdrupp came back
to Christiania,' he said, they had a
feast and Captain Amundsen was
there. He was just getting ready to
start on his trip and he wanted one
more man for his crew. He went to
Captain sverdrupp and asked him to
recommend man, and Sverdrupp said.
Take Lindstrum; he is Just the man
for YOU"
$50 Captain Amundsen cape to me.
The San Francisco call., 1908-08-09
cHAsT OF LlHDoTRuM3 VOYAGES

whether he took comfortable three
months cruise to the West Indies,
working at his original profession. or
whether he went as a cook into the
frozen north. with the time of his re-
turn problematicaL
Lindstrum was more than cook on
the little Gjoa's eventful voyage. His
training with Sverdrupp's scientists
had prepared him to work independent
ly. and during the three years that
Amundsen pushed steadily westward 1t
was Lindstrum who gathered the speci-
mems and data from which many of the
valuable scientific results of the expe-
dition were obtained.
And. more than that he was the only
one of the little crew who had ever
been In the real arctic before. In the
The San Francisco call., 1908-08-09

AS the stranger passed on down the
street the friend said:
Don't you know who that is7''
NO." Lindstrum replied. What do
1 care who 1t is?'
THAT was the king the friend per-
sisted.
"Oh. was it?" was LIndstrum's matter
of fact comment as he resumed the in
terrupted conversation. Later. when
the story spread about. Lindstrum be-
gan to see the humor In the incident
and now he laughs most heartily as he
tells how he met the king.
Lindstrum soon tired of the festivi-
ties. His home Is on the sea and he Is
never long happy away from home. One
day he slipped on and shipped for the
West Indies. and after knocking around