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Los Angeles herald., 1908-04-03
ALABAMA

BIRMINGHAM, Ala, April 2.-D.
Wheat, city marshal of Popularville,
Miss, shot through the lungs with a
Winchester rifle, has just been placed
in the hospital at Hattiesburg, Miss,
with but little chance of recovery.
Wheat was shot recently by two ne
groes who had been serving time as
convicts and had just been released.
Bloodhounds have been sent to the
scene and efforts are being made to
capture the negroes.
MOBILE-Isham Elrod, aged 20
years. an enlisted man with the Sea-
coast artillery, was taken to Tazewell,
Tenn, to stand trial on the charge of
murder. 1t is alleged that Elrod shot
and killed William Harris, an aged
man, at the above mentioned place be-
cause he killed his dog. Elrod admits
the killing and stated before leaving
that a feud followed the trouble, which
is still in existence. After the shooting
Elrod went to st. Louis and enlisted at
Jefferson barracks, from Missouri.
While at Fort Morgan he became
friendly with a sergeant and the latter
informed the authorities of the alleged
crime. This sergeant has been strip
ped of his stripes by the commandant
of the fort.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-04-03
NEW HAMPSHIRE

NASHUA, N. H., April 2.-The joint
committee of the city government and
board of education have voted to erect
a school building on Shattuck street.
The Boston & Maine railroad has
Cancelled the lease of Franklin opera
house to an amusement company.
Judge William A. Plummer today
sentenced Oliver B. Walters to six
months in jail.
The annual convention of the grand
commandery of the United Order of
the Golden Cross of New Hampshire
was held yesterday.
MILFORD-A tent of the Daughters
of Veterans will soon be organized
here.
Miss c. Millie Leighton of Clinton,
Mass, national president of the order;
Miss Grace Brock of Leominster Mass.
national organizer; Sarah Danforth OF
Concord, department president, and
Mrs. Jennie Putnam of Nashua, de-
partment chaplain, are in town per-
fecting the details preparatory to the
organization. ALREADY 100 candidates
are available for initiation.
RTSMOUTH-Edwin B. Bartlett
is to be general manager of the Ed
redge Brewing company.
e. H. Bartlett of Boston, formerly
of the Frank Jones Brewing company,
will be head of the sales department
of the Eldredge company, both taking
Office April 1.
HILLSBORO BRIDGE-At the an
nual meeting of the Hillsboro Bridge
special school district the following Of
f1cers were elected: Moderator, S. H
Baker; clerk, D. w. Cole; member OF
the board of education for three years
j. E. Annis.
1t was voted to add four years
commercial course to the high school.
CONCORD-Nearlys a hundred rep
resentatives of towns in Rockingham
Strafford, Cheshire and Sullivan coun-
ties attended hearing given by the
state tax commission today, and were
instructed concerning the assessment
(of various classes) of property. Of.
ficials of towns in Hillsboro, MerrimaC
and Belknap counties are expected to-
morrow.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-04-03
TENNESSEE


NASHVILLE, Tenn, April 2.-The
Montgomery county. Tenn, grand jury
is in session at Clarksville, investigat-
ing the killing Of Vaughan Bennett and
the wounding of his brother Earl, al
legged night riders, by "hill billies" re-
Gently. A large number of witnesses
have been examined and 1t is reported
that there will be sensational develop
ments when the jury reports and that
some of the most prominent men IN
Clarksville and Montgomery county Will
be indicted in connection with the KILL
ing of Bennett. 1t is also reported that
several men suspected of having taken
part in the tragedy have left the
county.
TULLAHOMA - Much interest in
truck farming is being manifested by
the farmers OF this county. Thousands
of cabbage plants are being put out by
the Coffee County Cantaloupe ana
Truck Growing association.
Boyd Bros. milling plant is rapidly
nearing completion.
Harry Mitchell of lockwood has been
in the city in the interest OF the L. "
O. r. Insurance company.
One of the most delightful social oc-
casions of the season was the reception
given by Mr.. and Mrs. Ewing DAVIS.
The palatial home was beautifully
decorated In palms and daffodils. About
seventy-five guests enjoyed the hospl-
tality of Mr.. and Mrs. Davis.
Miss Glyndon Norton has returned
from Nashville.
Mrs. G. D. Hicks went to Nasnviile
to see Chauncey Alcot.
Mrs. McSwain of Paris, Tenn, has
returned to her home after ten days
visit to Mrs Earle Martin.
Miss Hilda Thoma has returned from
Nashville.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-04-03
UTAH

NEPHI, Utah., April 2.-Yesterday
Mayor j. A Hyde, the city council and
City Attorney Henry Adams took trip
up the canyon to the source of the city
water supply, for the purpose of max
ing a thorough examination of the
plant. The result of the investigation
showed the present piping system sadly
needed enlarging, as only about one
half of the citys water is conveyed into
the mains. The matter of enlargement
will be taken up Immediately by the
mayor and city council.
Ralph Brough, Roy PeXton Albert w
Bean, Ralph Henriod and James Cole
man have been studying hard the past
few weeks with a view of taking the
civil service examination for railway
mail clerks to be held in Salt Lake Cit.
April 10.
PROVO-Mrs. Daisy Nelson Hafen
wife of J. Leo Hafen of this city, dice
from childbirth. The deceased was borr
in Salt Lake City twenty-three years
ago. Her husband and numerous rela-
tives and friends survive her.
John Roundy has purchased 4x12-
rod building lot from Heber Jex, part
of the Dusenberry property on Acad-
envy avenue Mr.. Roundy expects to
huild a $4,000 residence on the lot this
summer.
SALT LAKE CITY-The funeral OF
Horatio N Jefferds was held from the
S. d. Evans mortuary chapel. The
services were attended by large num-
ber of friends of "Old jeff" by which
name he was familiarly known. The
Rev. Elmer 1. Goshen conducted the
services.
Mr.. Jefferds was 6S years of age. He
was an old stage driver and was known
widely throughout Utah and Other
western states. During recent years he
had been coachman in the employ ol
| DR., H, n. Mayo.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-04-03
ILLINOIS

DECATUR, ILL.,, April 2.-Sam Orr OF
Peru, Ind, was struck by poard pro-
jecting from a passing train and is In
the Wabash hospital. 1t is feared tnat
he sustained a fractured skull.
Conductor M. l. Miller and Brakeman
Frank Maxwell of the Wabash were
arrested here on warrant charging
them with the theft of a case OF eggs
from a box car at Tilton.
2. j.. Murphy, a sailor on the Brook
lyn, is visiting friends here.
A farewell reception was given 70
Professor ]. T. Link Of ST. Johannes
parochial school prior to his departure
for Seward, Neb.
Ralph M. Snyder won the high school
oratorical contest, which entitled him
to represent the school In the corn
belt oratorical contest in May.
Sheriff McGorray has gone to
Beardstown to join duck hunting
squad from here.
HILLSBORO-Hugh Hall has an
nounced his candidacy for the Demo-
cratic nomination for clerk of the cir
cult court
Mrs. Frank Freeland is visiting rela-
tives in Springfield, Mo.
PAxTON-D. g.. Richards held a
horse sale. He sold thirty eight head,
mostly drafters and all-purpose horses,
for about $7200. The best price, $245,
was paid for a mare. Several horSeS
sold around the $240 mark.
A Brotherhood of st. Paul meeting
was held in the M. e. church Sunday
evening. The pastor, Rev. j. Edward
Artz, conducted the opening services
and addresses were made by Il. l..
| Thompson, vice president; o. III. Wylie,
| DR.. c. A. McClelland and e. L. Morgan,
| county Y. NJ. G. A. secretary.
| NASHVILLE-Rev. J. e. Kanarr,
pastor of the First Baptist church, has
resigned to accept call from the con-
gregation at Bisbee Ariz.
The Republicans of Hoyleton have
! nominated the following ticket Su-
pervisor, Louis Hake; town clerk, f. w.
Grote; assessor, Charles Bartelsmeyer;
collector Louis Johnson; commissioner
of highways, Dick Grote.
The following new executive commit
tee of the Citizens party has been
named: ]. A. Anderson. chairman;
H. W. Duecker, Charles Buhrman.
Henry 4. Reither and E. F. Bieser.
| CENTRALIA-Miss Lucille Daggett
of Chicago is visiting here.
The Marion County Chautauqua as
sociation has been organized and H. G..
Mccormick, president of the associa-
| tion, has announced the appointment
of the following committees; program,
l.. M. Bostwick, Rev. j. +. Rosborough
and John Mcneil; advertising, c. d.
| Tufts, ID. C. Brown and w. G.. Murphy;
| grounds, G. e. Hubbard, DIR. E. e.
| Fyke and "A. C. Barnes; tents, H. T..
Cunningham, F. A. Schultz and DR..
A. H. Rainey; tickets, F. p. Lamblin,
r. B. Andrews and Harris Dante.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-04-03
ARKANSAS

GENTRY, Ark, April 2.-In a futile
attempt to blow open the safe of the
Farmers bank at Springtown, near
here, the head of one of the robbers was
blown from his shoulders by prema-
ture explosion of dynamite.
The body Of the dead robber was
found in the bank near the safe. In
his pocket was a map showing Gentry,
Springtown and Sulphur Springs,
marked with crosses. Banks at the two
latter places have been robbed lately
and the police are led to the belief that
the same gang attempted to rob the
Farmers bank here today.
The identity of the dead robber is not
known.
FORT SMITH-Negro Republicans
from nine Western Arkansas counties
met here and adopted resolutions in
dorsing the administration of President
Roosevelt and pledging themselves to
work for delegations to the national
convention instructed for Secretary
Taft.
LITTLE ROCK-The Pulaski county
Republican committee met here and or
dered a county convention in Little
Rock April 16, to select delegates to the
state convention. The primaries will be
held April IA.
LITTLE ROCK-T. c. Cunning, a
former we'll known accountant and dur
ing the early eighties private secretary
to Rudolph Fisk, receiver of the old
Little Rock & Memphis railroad, died ir
4the city jail,
Los Angeles herald., 1908-04-03
COLORADO

CENTRAL CITY, Colo, April "A
telegram from Goldfeld. New, an
nounces the death from pneumonia or
Glenn Hener, a well known resident of
Central City. He was AZ years old ana
leaves widow and seven children.
BOULDER-Jesse Corder, who was
found guilty on three separate charges
at Lyons and whose fines and costs
amount to $3S505, is in Jail serving out
the sentence at the rate of So day.
and the town of Lyons must pay the
jailor here for his keep. 1t will take
Corder until next September to satisfy
the laws demands.
FLORENCE-Upon request of Mich
ael Egan of Denver, an uncle of Peter
Kickham, whose mutilated body was
found strewn along the Rio Grande
tracks east of here yesterday, the burial
will not occur tomorrow, as planned.
Two MeXicans who were held on sus-
picion that they knew something of
Kickhams death. were released. The
general supposition is that Kickham
was killed while walking on the track
and that he did not hear the train APP
preaching.
ASPEN-The Peoples National bank
of this city was closed by order of the
comptroller of the currency In conse-
auence of the failure of it's officers to
put up $25, 900 in order to make up the
capital which was impaired recently by
a loan of $4,000 made by former Cash
Ter Pomphrey, who was arrested last
week in Kansas City on charge grow
ing out of this transaction. The bank
has $4,000 capital and about $4,000 cash
on hand. Cashier Benjamin Kobey said
the bank would be able to pay its in
debtedness in full.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-04-03
OKLAHOMA

SHAWNEE, OKLA, April 2.--In order
to determine whether Mrs. Charles Pal
mer, wealthy in her own right and the
wife of wealthy property owner of
Shawnee, a victim of convulsions, died
from natural causes or otherwise,
Coroner Fleming ordered the body held
pending an investigation. A jury was
impaneled and visited the Palmer
house. A bottle labeled "Strychnine,
Poison" was found and traced to the
druggist who sold it. The jury will
continue its investigation.
BARTLESVILLE-A shooting in a
negro restaurant here about midnight
resulted in the death of a negro named
Will Brown of Conroe. Night police
had broken open the back door to arrest
some gamblers and two shots were
fired The coroner's inquest developed
that one shot was fired into the air by
Patrolman Neal while nothing could
be learned of the other. Another negro
was shot through the arm by the same
bullet which killed Brown.
OKLAHOMA CITY-The body of the
man thought to have been Belcher, sup
posed at the time to have committed
suicide whose body was found near the
Canadian river last August, but now
believed to have been murdered the
night of the fire, when four others were
burned to death, was exhumed and por-
tions of the liver and stomach taken.
to be sent to the chemist of the state
university for examination to determine
If poison was taken. A bottle of poison
was found near the body.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-04-03
LOUISIANA

NEW ORLEANS, April 2.-Police
and detectives are busy working on one
of the latest of a series of outrageS.
When Otto Beigelsack returned home
from his work he found his bride of
few weeks stretched unconscious on tho
floor, a pair of $500 diamond earrings
belonging to her missing, and the house
ransacked. Mrs. Beigelsack said she
had returned home late in the afternoon
and was attacked. A handkerchief sat-
urated with red liquid was stuffed in
her mouth when she was found by her
husband.
LAKE CHARLES-News reached
here of triple tragedy in turpentine
camp at Mystic, La. Charles Duncan
and Dewitt Mitchell quarreled over q
game of cards. Both drew revolvers
and began firing. Duncan and Mitchell,
as we'll as Robert Jenkins, a spectator,
were killed. All three of the men were
negroes.
AMITE-Democratic Senator-elect D.
S. Kemp was shot and killed by C. f.
Hyde. political and business leader in
| the community.
The men quarreled over the recent
Democratic state primary election,
Hyde charging Kemp with untruthful-
ness. Later Kemp, revolver in hand,
met Hyde and slapped his face. The
men then fought a duel. Hyde was not
| injured.
HAMMOND-The Hammond steam
| laundry is the latest addition to the
business interests of the fast growing
town, and the new venture is indeed
welcomed by the progressive town.
Miss Agnes Durkee has returned from
New. Orleans.
Mrs. Sewell of Hattiesburg, Miss, Is
spending a couple of weeks in Ham,
mond, visiting relatives.
Mrs. c. L. Campbell of Independence
is the guest of her sister, Mrs. Edward
e. Troyer.
| DR.. Gates has returned from Frank
| lin, where he went some few days ago
| to attend the funeral of his father.
| Samuel L. Hill, cashier of the Bank
of Hammond, is home again after some
days spent at Amite.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-04-03
NEW YORK

SYRACUSE, N. Y, April 2.-Gustave
Wilkin, thirty years old. held
for grand larceny, escaped from
the Onondago county Jail. He
occupied a cell with w. Halsted
Gray, twenty years old, under indict-
ment for killing his mother, and who
is to be examined by a commission to
determine his mental condition. Gray
was in the plot and could have gotten
away, but decided to remain.
ITHACA.-Charles Brunne, the little
son of Gustave Brunne, was robbed of
$1.9S, the contents of his penny bank,
by a burglar in the cellar of the
Brunne residence. Charles put a pen
ny in the slot and it stuck. He ran
down stairs to find pair of pincers
and bumped into the burglar. He
threw the bank at the stranger and
rushed upstairs. The bank was found
later. ri1ed
NYACK.-Postmaste David J. Smith
of West Nyack made a single handed
attack upon three burglars who had
dynamited the postoffice safe. He
wounded one of the men so severely
that it is believed he will die. The
others escaped. Postmaster Smith was
not injured. The wounded man, who
has been brought to a hospital here,
gave his name as Edward Murphy and
his age as thirty-eight years. Beyond
that he would tell nothing about him
self.
SUFFERN.-Russell Shuart, ten
years old, is in a critical condition
suffering from burns received when ar
older boy, while playing Indian, TIED
him to a tree and built fire under his
feet. The boys screams attracted mer
who were working near by, and he
was rescued; but not until he was SC
badly burned that it is feared ne will
| lose at least one leg.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-04-03
KENTUCKY

GUTHRIE, KY, April 2. = For the
purpose of reporting the tobacco news
of the dark tobacco districts OF Ken
tucl<y and Tennessee the Tobacco
Planter has published its first edition.
1t is weekly paper and is tinanceu, II
is said, by the Planters Protective as
ISOLATION The journal is important
because it is the first of its kind to be
founded, and the growers heretofore,
as well as the trust, have had no paper
exclusively devoted to their interests.
Dark tobacco will be its chief concern
LEXINGTON-Con plans for
the Railway Association of Special
Agents and Police of the United States
and Canada to be held here May IL,
13 and IA. are extensive! Mayor Skain
and an entertainment and reception
committee of the best men of the city
will meet the visitors and they have
provided rides, automobile tours, sight
seeing expeditions at Elmendorf, BAN
duets rathskeller lunches and the use
of the Majestic theater during the
meeting. About 500 delegates are ex-
pected Many papers will be read.
HOPKINSVILLE-J. M. Weaver. a
well known farmer who lives in the
neighborhood of FairvieW, in the east
ern part of the county, is the latest per-
son against whom a charge of night
riding has legally been preferred. The
grand jury returned an indictment
against Weaver, accusing him of being
member of the larger band of night
riders that raided Hopkinsville on the
morning of December Z, 1907, and de-
stroyed property valued at several
hunored thousand dollars, besides
shooting up the city, whipping resi-
dent on Main street and wounding a
brakeman on an l.. & N. train.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-04-03
LITERARY BURGLAR SEEKS
MATERIAL FOR HIS NOVEL

i BROCKTON, Mass, April IA :
I. burglar with literary leanings !
!. broke into the dry goods store of !
!. Walter L. Brown at 145 Main !
4 street last night, carried away 5000 Z
1. worth of goods and left note Z
i. saying he was writing novel and :
i. was doing the trick to see how 1t 7
j. felt; also that it was his intention !
i to return the goods Wednesday :
!. night. z
! The police believe that the thief !
!. was facetious for the purpose 7
i of gaining time. On his desk Mr. Z
!. Brown found this morning, this 7
j. note:
4 "Friend--I am writing novel Z
i and this will be one Of the most !.
1. interesting chapters. have :.
!. complete inventory of everything :.
!. taken and will return everything 7.
j. Wednesday at midnigl t. In haste, :
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Los Angeles herald., 1908-04-03
MASSACHUSETTS

LAWRENCE, Mass, April z. - Inc
high wind today demolished the large
plate glass window of Glover's phar-
macy i'm the Bay State building.
large advertising banner extenuliiS
across Essex street was torn from It's
fastenings and falling held up car
traffic.
LOWELI-The case r Napoleoii
Rivet. charged with the murder OF
Joseph Gailloux, February ~, III
plumbing shop in Little Canaoa us
trict. was again continued for one week
in nolice court. by request of the gov
ernment.
NORTH ANDOVER-Miss Kate
Johnson has presented 300 Valuapie
books to the Stevens Memorial library
They are the library of her late protn-
err the Rev. Samuel Johnson, and also
from her own collection.
LOWELI-Dennis T. Finnegan, who
was prominent in Democratic polltics
hero for some years, died at his nome
on Lawrence street.
METHUEN-Mary H., wife OF
George Nelson of rs Phillips street
died at her home of fall down
stairs.
LAWRENCE Twenty-Five new
LIQUOR license applications were hled
The total number of applicants is lOO
MILFORD-Charle A. Dewey. JUS
tice of the Third district court OF
Southern Worcester, died at his home
from an apoplectic shock sustained 9
week ago Judge Dewey had presided
sover the local court successfully as
tria' justice, justice of the police coprl
and justice of the present district cour,
since July 20, 1861, and was the second
oldest police court judge in the state.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-04-03
SHOCK FROM LIVE WIRE
RESTORES MANS SIGHT

/ PHILADELPHIA Pa, April 2. =.
\ knocked down by shock OF :
4 electricity from wire he touched, :
< John Miller an employe of How :
< ard Schooley, a butcher of this J
\ lace, today had the sight restored :.
4 to an eye which had been blind for :
\ thirty-three years. There had been :
i a fiimsy growth over the eyeball. :.
i Upon receiving the shock he saw :
! woman wearing a blue dress !
\ walking in the street. by gra- J
!. cious, Schooley!" exclaimed Mill J
\ Ter, 81 see her with my bad eye" !
4 and so it proved. :
Los Angeles herald., 1908-04-03
KANSAS

TOPEKA, Kas., April 2.-walter
Wellhouse, secretary of the Kansas
State horticultural society, said he has
as yet received no word of damage
done to the fruit crop in Kansas from
the freeze which was general over the
northern part of the state. The ther-
mometer registered 2S in a number or
counties.
GAYLORD-John I. Lenau of Gay
lord. one of the pioneer settlers Of
Smith county, was found dead in bed
by his daughter. Miss Nellie. A doctor
was hastily summoned and was soon
upon the scene, only to find that he had
been dead about an hour. Mr.. Lenau
was one of the earliest settlers here.
having homesteaded the farm on which
he lived some time in 1870.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-04-03
OF THE LATE NEWS FROM YOUR OLD HOME STATE
NEW JERSEY

| NEWARK, N. j., April 2.-At the
! close of the performance of "a Millions
aires Revenge" at the Columbia thea
ter last night the police arrested G.. w.
Jacobs, the manager of the theater;
john 4. Pearsall, manager of the Nit
terthal Brothers Amusement company:
Harold Vosburg, Gay Rhea and Louis
G Miller members of the company.
They were charged with producing an
immoral play, which was founded on
! the Thaw tragedy.
VINELAND-Alfred Taylor. IL years
old, broke his arm the first time he
tIied a stunt on the bars of the new
Young Peoples association. Hurrying
home he surprised his mother by hold
ing up the broken limb and smilingly
exclaimed: "Well, mother. I've been ini-
tiated."
MT. HOLLY--Placing blankets in
fl ont of the windows, thieves stole
goods to the value to 800 from the
store of Thomas Wetherill at Jobstown.
Forcing entrance into the railroad sta
tion the robbers secured only 20 PEN
r'es. The burglars are believed to be
tie same who recently robbed the post
office at that place.
GLOUCESTER CITY-John Reuland.
a painter, living at 404 Jersey avenue,
failed to place the pins in a jack and
fell from the second story window of
| a house owned by Joseph Riley on Mer-
ccr street. He struck the top of a fence
! and fractured several ribs. He was re-
moved to the Copper hospital in Cam
| den.
A number of saloonkeepers are pre-
| pairing to retire from business and have
offered their places for sale.
TRENTON-The Forest park reser-
walton commission of New Jersey has
de- iced to name the new forest reser-
| walton on the Kittatinny mountain the
Edward G. Stokes forest reservation, in
| honor Of the former governor.
BAY SIDE-The nice weather has
brought the first shad on. Three were
caught here yesterday, the largest
weighing seven pounds.
| TUCKERTON-Ryer post, No. n,
| G. A. r., is making preparations for
Memorial day exercises and will have
General E. Burd Grubb as the orator
| of the day.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-04-03
DOG REFUSES TO ALLOW
CREPE TO HANG ON DOOR

l. NEW YORK, April 2.-Repeat- !
!. edly tearing down the crepe put !
!. on theN door of his mistress home, !
\ Bismarck, 13-months-old New j
i foundland dog that has been raised !
j. from puppyhood by Mrs Oliver :,
!. Griffin, is gradually starving him !
!. self to death in his kennel. When !
]. the crepe was first put up the dog !
i tore it down, hiding it under the !
!. snow. When it was restored he !
!. again removed 1t and tore it into !
j. shreds.
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