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The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1908-07-14
DETROIT SHR|NERS
MET WITH BAND
ST PAUL cONClAvE GREETs
CONTINGENT FROM WORTH.
LIVING CITY.

ST. PAUL. Mimi. July l4.-Detroit
Shriners are having a high old time
here. where some $4,000 visitors will
come before the big Thirty-fourth an
nual conclave adjourns. When the
Moslem Temple conclave arrived. II
was met by the Arab patrol OF Zurah
Temple. accompanied by band. and
guided TO the Merchants hotel. head
quarters during the imperial session.
Judge Phelan and w. c. Maybpry
called at the state capitol TO greet
Gov. Johnson. They were disappoint
ed TO learn that he was In Kansas,
not TO return until Aug. i. His sec
rotary Informed the visitors that the
governor would have been glad TO
meet them. as he considers hts day
spent In Detroit In April. one OF the
red letter days of his life.
The ceremonial session Of the order
for the Initiation OF candidates took
place tonight at the auditorium, which
has a seating capacity for 10000. It
was filled with the visitors. For the
first time In the history Of the twin
cities. they have laid aside their jeal-
ousy and are working hand In hand
for the success of the session
Mystic Shriners made yesterday a
galaxy Of parades and music In St.
Paul. and last night the gaily lighted
streets were crowded with thousands
OF visitors.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1908-07-14
MICHIGAN SOUTHERN
PARTY TO BIG SUIT

CHICAGO. July l4.-Suit for 81, 000..
600, which the plaintiff says Is due him
for services rendered, has been be
gun against the Lake Shore & Mich.
igan Southern Railway company, the
Chicago. Indiana 4 Southern Railroad
company. the Rock Island company
Robert Mather. Charles W. Hotchkiss
and William c. Brown. The plaintiff
In the suit Ia William Armstrong
He AYERS In his complaint that he
purchased for the defendants the fol
lowing properties. formerly under the
control of John r. Walsh. once presi
dent OF the defunct Chicago National
bank and now under prison sentence
for violating the federal banking
laws: The Chicago Southern railway
the Southern Illinois railway. the
Southern Indiana. the Bedford stone
quarry, the Bedford Belt railway, the
Southern Indiana Coal company, the
Indiana Coal comany. and the capital
stock of these companies and also
properties owned or held In trust for
the use OF the owners Of these com
panies prior TO May l. 1906.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1908-07-14
SHOOTS GIRL AND
SELF IN STRANGE
DEATH-PACT
YOUNG NEW YORK MAN DYING,
BUT sWEETHEART WILL RE.
covER-lETrER TELLS OF
PARENTAL plsAPPRovAL.

NEW YORK, July l4.-Wm. Wild.
OF Avenue B. is dying today In Belle
vue hospital. following his attempt 10
put an end 10 his sweetheart's life and
his own in an alleged suicide pact re-
vealed In a remarkable letter found
on him.
Wild shot but only slightly wounded
the girl. pretty Veronica Meehan. Is
years old, as she was returning TO her
home In East Twelfth'st.. with a par
~ OF girls from a days outing. The
letter states that their meeting at
Twelfth-st. and Avenue { was prear-
ranged and that she expected him 10
kill her when she reached there.
The letter which Wild wrote early
In the day and carried with him until
II was found when he was taken TO
the hospital, was addressed 10 the
girls father who apparently did not
look with appreciation upon Wild's at
tentions 10 the girl.
Waited for Her.
Wild was waiting for the girl when
she returned from an excursion last
night. with a party OF girl friends. Az
she and her girl companions approach
ed, he ran towards her. drawing a re-
volver from his pocket. The girls,
with the exception Of Miss Meehan.
ran screaming from him She stood
still
Wild fred two shots az her. One
bullet struck her in the right ear and
the second plowed a furrow In her
right cheek. She fell TO the pavement.
Then Wild turned the pistol on him
self and fred twice back OF the right
ear He dropped. near her. uncon'
scious.
The girl was only slightly hurt.
When she saw Wild fall she raised
herself and tried TO staunch the blood
from the wound back OF his ear with
her handkerchief. He was taken TO
the hospital under arrest.
Wild is 22 years old and had been
studying TO become an electrician. but
lately had given II up.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1908-07-14
Around the State
in a Hurry

Albion-Jerry Gerow, for 40 years
a resident OF Albion and vicinity. drop.
ped dead at Halls Lake, near this
city. while on fishing trip, He was
digging bait with a friend. Reuben
Page, when death came from apo
plexy. He is survived by daughter.
Mrs. Chas. Worboys. and son. Eu-
gene. both Of this city. and son Ar
thur. OF Detroit.
Grand Haven-Gov. Fred NJ. Warner
and Lieut.-Gov. Patrick H. Kelley open
ed the campaign here last evening
with an address at the armory. They
were escorted downtown by COM
pauy OF the Michigan National guard.
corunna-Judge Hugh McCurdy.
one OF the leading Masons OF Michi-
has planned all the arrangements for
his funeral. He has named three or
four OF his friends as committee
To have charge OF the services.
kaIamaxoo-Mrs. Lydia w. Pelton.
the eldest patient at the Michigan In
sane asylum, Is dead after an illness
which began in her little home at
Ccldwater. more than 40 years ago.
Lansins-Before going to Bay City
to continue his campaign work. DR.. J.
Il. Bradley expressed his great salts
faction with his reception in Detroit
last week. He addressed over 5000
working men and was given entrance
TO factories that we're never before
invated by candidate for the govern
orship After his meeting at Bay City.
DR.. Bradley will go TO Grand Rapids.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1908-07-14
FOR PIMPLES, TOO
New Discovery Cures Eczema ard
Graduates Minor Skin Troubles
Overnight.


A few months ago the dispensers
OF poslam. the new discovery for the
cure OF eczema. decided 10 allow the
druggists OF the country 10 handle L..
Previous TO that time II could only be
obtained direct from the laboratories.
Since this change In the method OF
distribution. poslam has met with tho
most phenomenal success OF anything
introduced 10 the drug trade in the
last 80 years. All leading druggists
including the, Central Drug Co.'S four
stores. and Gray a Worcester In De
troit. are now carrying the special So
cent size recently adopted. also the
s. Jar
This great success IL not surprising
when II Is remembered that. In &c
rema cases. poslam stops the itching
with first application. proceeds 10
heal Immediately. and cures chronic
cases In few weeks. In minor SKIN
troubles. such as pimples. blaekheads.
acne, herpes. blotches. rash. etc. re-
suits show after an overnight appll'
cation. Experimental samples OF pos
lam are sent 10 anyone by mall free
OF charge. by the Emergency Laoora'
tories, 80 West Twenty-flfth Street.
New York City.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1908-07-14
COUNCIL FAVORS TOM
IN CAR ELECTION MATTER

CLEVELAND. O.. July l4-After a
bitter debate. the city council last
night practically postponed indefinite.
ly the holding OF a special election
under the new state referendum law
on the question OF the validity Of the
transfer OF the property OF the Cleve-
land Electric Railway company to the
Municipal company. the present hold
Ing concern.
While the petition, circulated orig
nally by the striking street car EN-.
ployes. was declared to be sufficient.
IL was decided to put off the date for
IL. election until the state supreme
court had passed upon the two suits
recently brought by Cleveland Elec-
tric stakeholder seeking to annul the
lease OF that company TO the Munich
pal concern. II is conceded that these
suits will not be heard by the supreme
court for several months
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1908-07-14
ONE OF THE FILIPINOS'
VICTIMS A u. OF M. MAN

WASHINGTON, July IA cable
from Malina TO the bureau OF insuiar
affairs states that the bodies OF II.
ID. Everett and T. X. Wakeley have
been found and are being brought to
Manila for burial This report con.
firms the fumor which reached the
United States the latter part Of June
to the effect that Everett and Wake
ley. together with four Filipinos. had
been murdered by natives. while cross.
ing the island Of Negros.
Everett was a graduate of the liter.
airy department Of Cornell university
and OF the forestry department Of the
University Of Michigan. He entered
the forest service In 1904. and was en-.
gagged In various lines Of forest work
throughout the United States during
the succeeding two years when at
his own request he was transferred to
the Philippine bureau of forestry.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1908-07-14
|TAfT OPPOSES FED.
LICENSING PlsNk
THINKS FEATURES OF DEM
CORPORATION REGULATION
SCHEME NOT PRACTICAL.

HOT SPRINGS. Va, July 14-Wm
II. Taft. Is TO attack the federal H.
licensing OF corporations. one OF the
planks In the new Democratic plat
form.
The plank TO which Mr.. Taft re.
kferred advocates "A license system
(which will. without abridging the
fright OF each state TO create corpora
'tions or Its right TO regulate as II
will foreign corporations doing bust
ness within its limits. make IL nee
|essary for a manufacturing or trad
hing corporation engaged In interstate
to take out federal IL
.cense before IL shall be permitted to
control as much as rs per cent of
the product In which IL deals-the
license to protect the public from wat
cred stock and 10 prohibit ,ne control
by such corporation OF more than SO
per cent OF the total amount OF any
4 product consumed in the United
States"
Apparently the irreconciliable fea.
lures, as Mr.. Taft views the plank,
are the proposition TO have a corpora
ton strictly amendable 10 As differ.
ent laws OF As different states and
at the same time answerable TO a 25
per cent federal license law In effect,
somewhat same condition. however.
seems to prevail under the present in
terstate commerce law
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1908-07-14
OKLAHOMA FIGHTS
STANDARD OIL
STATE ASKS RECEIVER FOR SUB
slDiARY CO. AND sURREN.
DER OF HOLDINGS.

GUTHRIE. Okla. July IA fight
against the Standard oil Co. was In
itiated yesterday. when suit was filed
In the Logan county district court ask
ing an order Of court compelling the
Prairie Oil and Gas Co. 10 relinQuish
Its entire holdings OF oil lands. leases
and wells In the eastern counties trav'
ersed by the company's pipe lines.
The Prairie Co. is charged by the
state with discriminatory rates on the
transportation Of oil. which have re-
suited in the radical monopolization of
the industry in the oil producing coun-
ties OF Washington. Noweta. Tulsa.
Usage and Rogers.
The state further prays that receiv-
.ers be appointed for the company In
the state.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1908-07-14
BODY OF G. A. r. VETERAN
FOUND AT RIVER SIDE

JACKSON. Mich. July 4.-The body
Of an old man, apparently about 60
years old. was found lying face down.
ward In three inches OF water on the
shore Of Grand river. near the old
city park. Monday afternoon. The old
mans hat. soft one OF the Grand
Army type. was found a few feet
away Examination disclosed that the
man had a fractured skull. but the
body was so badly decomposed. hav.
ing been In the water about a week.
that It was impossible TO tell whether
there were any other marks that might
show that he had been a victim OF
foul play.
From the clothes, the authorities
were led to believe that the unknown
had been an inmate OF the soldiers
home at Grand Rapids Dispatches
from there say the body Is probably
that Of Bishop Smith. OF Jackson, who
disappeared after his furlough, July 7.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1908-07-14
DETROIT LEADS FOR
1909 ELKS' MEETING

NLLAS. Tex. July 14.--Detroit is
beng we'll boosted" for the Elks
gathering In 1909. Los Angeles Is
holly contesting for the honor.
Walter Ross is being ably supported
by all the members from eastern and
northern Michigan. The grand lodge
organization. which was believed to
be unit for Detroit, has taken to the
fence. and the engineers are urging
upon Detroit that a compromise be
made, yielding the uncontested honor
to Detroit for 1910. but the Detroiters
insist upon a showdown and will de-
mand that the ballots be counted.
RIOTERS" are singing I'VE Want
You to Come 10 Detroit"
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1908-07-14

The best Of all teachers is expert
ence. c. NJ. Harden. OF Silver City
North Carolina, says: Il find Elec
|tric Bitters does all that's claimed for
1T. For Stomach. Liver and Kidney
troubles 1t can't be beat. have tried
1 It and find II most excellent medi
cine" Mr.. Harden Is right: It's the
/ best OF all medicines also for weak
mess. lame back. and all run down con.
EDITIONS. Best too for chills and ma.
lAria. Sold under guarantee at z. c.
Kinsers. Central Drug Co.. and Gray
Z Worcester's drug stores
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1908-07-14

I science has never gone beyond the
I above simple statement OF scripture. But
10 has Illuminated that statement and
! given 10 meaning ever broadening with
the Increasing breadth OF knowledge.
when the blood 10 bad (" or impure IL
|1s not alone the body which suffers
Through disease. The brain Is also
[rIouded Shs mind and judgement are
6nectsd, and nApy m evil deed or Impure
shoAght \mfB~he u&tectly traced 70 the
imp6pjky of the 6,eoN Foul. impure blood
I can b NADIA purc By the pxe- OF Or,
PIerce's Golden MEDICAL QiacQyerL "
|cpriche2 and nurldes the blood thereby
curing, pimples, blotches. eruptions and
other cutaneous affections, as eczema,
letter, or salt-rheum. hives and other
manifestations Of impure blood.
o . . o o o
In the cure OF scrofulous swellings, en-
'Jarsed glands. open eating ulcers. or old
sores. the Golden Medical Discovery y has
performed the most marvellous cures. In
cases OF old sores, or open eating ulcers,
- Il well 10 apply to the open sores DR..
Pierce's Ail-Healing Salve. which pos
sesses wonderful. healing potency when
used as an application TO the sores In con-
junction with the use OF "Golden Medical
as blood cleansing consti-
tutional treatment II your druggist
don't happen TO have the 'All-Healing
6Alve" In stock, you can easily procure it
by inclosing hfty-four cents in postage
stamps 70 DR.. r. v. Pierce. 6s3 Main St.,
Buffalo. y. ", and IL Will come TO you by
return post. Most druggists keep II as
well as the Golden Medical Discovery.
o o Q o o o
You can't afford 10 accept any medicine
OF unknopn composition as substitute
for Golden Medical Discovery" which Is
. medicine OF KNOWN COMPOSITION,
having q complete list OF ingredients In
plain English on its bottle-wrapper, the
same being attested as correct under oath.
DIR. Pierce's Pleasant Pellets regulate
and invigorate stomach. liver and bowels
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1908-07-14

There is at least one woman IN the
world for every man In the world to
think the world OF.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1908-07-14
WOUNDED DENTIST
MAY LIVE; WOMAN
OUT ON BAIL
DIR. SIMPSON. SHOT BY WlEE's
MOTHER, WHOSE HUSBAND HE
is ALLEGED TO HAVE KILLED,
SHOWS NERVE.

NEW YORK, July l4.-Dr James
w. Simpson, who was shot down yes
terday by his wifes mother. Mrs
BARLEY T. Horner, at the door OF her
home al Vernon Valley. near North
port. l.. l., is IN q critical condition
today. In Roosevelt hospital. but the
doctors attending him have not given
up hope for his recovery The nerve
dislayed cy the wounded dentist ex-
cites their wonder.
IL de-" he said. smiling. 1T will
be with conscience clear OF the muir.
der OF my fatherin-law. Barley T.
Homer"
Mrs. Homer, the dignlned. white
haired woman who shot DR.. Simpson
down. is as calm as her victim. She
is free In $4,000 bail. furnished by
Mrs. Simpson. and at her home with
her daughter She doesn't seem 70
fear the outcome.
Mrs. Horner acted solely IN self-de'
tense" said Rowland Miles. her attor-
ney Il am confident she will receive
the applause and congratulations OF
the community"
NEW YORK, July l4.-Shoi
through the lungs and liver as he was
about 10 enter the home OF his wife
whom he had not been living with for
some time. and mother-in-law, DIR
Jas. Weddell Simpson. a dentist once
charged with having murdered his IA
ther-in-law. BARLEY T. Horner crawled
10 neighbors house and later took
train for New York He was sent
10 Roosevelt hospital
On the way Simpson joked with the
trainmen. although told he was In
grave danger OF dying any moment.
The shooting occurred within few
feet OF where DR.. Simpson, in Deem.
Der. 1905. Is said TO have killed Hor.
ner.
Dr. Simpson. In an interview while
on the ferry boat which brought him
10 this city said:
Nhdl WAiN
bringing an action for divorce against
me. II was my intention 10 try to ef'
feet a reconciliation
With this intention. arrived In
Northport at los o'clock and made
my way To my mother-in-laws home.
There is glass plate in the front
door. rang the bell. and voice
from within which recognized as my
mother-in-law's asked What Is it,
! answered: is that you. MellieT Mel
lie Is the favorite name with all Of US
in addressing my motherin-law.)
She answered: Yes | asked: rs
Julia there?' Julia is my wife). The
voice from within answered In the az
frmative and asked: Can I see her
No, you cannot came the response.
The next thing | knew felt a
singing pain In my right side. !
knew I was badly wounded
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1908-07-14

Special train z 80 a. m.
City Ticket once. l24 Woodward
ave Telephone NJ 80
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1908-07-14

Job Printing done right Times Prist-
Ing Co.. Is John R.-st Phone 1919
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1908-07-14

Sunday Excursions Grand Trunk Rail.
way system, July 18th.
Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1908-10-09
KEyTEsvIILE, MISSOURI, FRIDAY. OCTOBER O. 1908.

on theil private enterprises; tn
other is the public official who
suffers them to do so. One woro
from MIN would clear his Office
of all such characters. Such
officials not only do not say such
word in this matter, but they
actually encourage these private
lines of business in their offices,
and lift their kindly, beaming
countenanoes upon them with
assurances that they will find
protection under their wings.
Their motto is: 'Let the people
be damned In return for this
arrogance and insolence the
people will see that the lease of
power of such officials is not ex.
tended to carry on these abuses
and outrages.
Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1908-10-09
susf omplaint.

We have heretofore called at.
tention to the unfairness, in.
Justice and impropriety of the in.
dividuals and business firms
setting themselves up for bust
ness and prosecuting their pri-
vate vocations in the public O.
fees at the courthouse. In do.
ing 80 we have but voiced the
general sentime ents of the people
who are directly interested in
these public Offices and the man
ner in which their business is
is transacted, and who pay the
taxes with which these Offices
are maintained. We also voice
the sentiments of the county
COURT, which, by order of record,
has commanded these private
business firms to vacate the
courthouse But in defiance OF
public sentiment and the mandate
of the court, these parasites
cling, with tooth and nail, to
their oomfortabl quarters to the
great annoyance of those who &C
to the courthouse to transact
business and to the great detri.
ment of the public service.
! One firm has taken possession
| of the Office Of recorder of deeds
Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1908-10-09
Barn Burned.

Jake and Alex Guthridge, col,
of one.half mile south of Guth-
ridge Mills, sustained the loss of
a barn and a lot of hay, corn,
rye, oats, millet, one horse, two
buggies. five sets of harness and
q quantity of farming implements
by fire about II O'Clock Friday
night. 1t is not known how the
fire originated. Insurance was
carried to the amount of $500 on
theSbarn and contents in the Con .
tinental Fire Insurance Co.
Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1908-10-09

filled it with furniture, books,
stationery and type-writers and
is carrying on general abstract,
loan and real estate business,
stamping the name of it's firm
and its advertisement on every
blank deed handed out by the
recorder to the public. In this
office great care is essential in
recording and comparing deeds
and other instruments in order
that perfect accuracy may be
assured. One small error in re-.
cording a deed Or instrument per.
tanning to real estate might cost
a citizen of this county lawsuit
and the expenditure of much
money, possibly costing some
farmer all his net profits from a
whole year of hard work. But
how can accurate recording or
comparing be assured in an Of
flee where all kinds of business,
CAB and clatter are continually
going on? 1t can not be done,
more especially when there is a
careless, easy. going recorder in
charge.
There ire two parties most tc
! be blamed in this matter. One
is class who intrude tn en-
selves into puolic offices to carrj
Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1908-10-09
COUNTY COURT PROCEEDINGS.
August Adjourned, 1908. Term.

The county court of Charlton
county'met pursuant to adjourn
ment, with the following officers
and members present, to- wit:
A. 8. Taylor, presiding Judge;
R. T. Morehead and j. A. Coll,
associate judges; S. ]. Shaugh.
Messy, sheriff, and C, C. Parks,
clerk.
Ordered by the court that
the following described swamp
and overflow land belonging to
Charlton county be sold to Henry
G. Sasse at private sale at and
for the sum of $3.50 per acre:
Lot 1, go "a. SO. 19; lot 2, sw 26.
53-19, and lot 2, sw 30. 53-19,
containing 211.35 acres, more or
less. And the said Henry c..
Sasse having presented to the
court here receipt of J. W. Griz.
zell, county treasurer, in the sum
of S3t7.02 showing that said sum
/ has been paid into the county
school fund, the court orders
patent issued for said lands to
said Henry G. Sasse.
! Same as to Edward Bucksa !
| for lot 2, NV So 1919, c. - ..int
Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1908-10-09

Complaints continue to reach
the COURIER of the nocturnal
revels of young men and boys on
Keytesville's principal thorough.
fare that last till 2 or 3 O'Clock in
the morning. A lady tells us
that this bunch of hoodlums was
at her we'll pumping water the
other night at Is minutes of 3
Why does the present city ad-
ministration tolerate any such
outlandish conduct? Is it will
fully conniving to make future
convicts for the penitentiary and
wholly dead to the moral we'll
fare of the town? Certainly no
good can come of such revels
and there is no sane reason why
they should be permitted. If
white livers cf officials are re-.
sponsible for it, they should be
traded off for another kind.