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The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-04-01
Open Board.

Black Jack, 1000 at sic, 1000 at SOC, buy
er sixty.
Bullock 1000 at TIC.
Colorado, 900 at sS.721s. 800 at s.. 30.
Crown Point, 500 at 26Iac
Cariso. 500 at 25c
Iron Blossom. $500 at 47Izc
May Day. 2000 at 46c
/ Mammoth. 100 at S2.0712
Mountain Lake, 100 at 47c 800 at 46I5c
Uncle Sam, 100 at SIC.
Victor Con. 800 at 1Oc, seller thirty; l, so
at 101zc. 200 at lie
Yankee Consolidated, 900 at 49Iac.
Shares sold, 1880. Selling value S14
O92 W.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-04-01
J. oBERNDORFER,

Tel Bell 1872 ISL Couth Main St.
Union Assay Office.
NJ. S. Han2uer. J. v. Sadler
162 So. West Temple. P. o. Box I446.
Connecticut western news., 1908-10-01
CAN'T VOTE ON
 LICENSE QUESTION
FALLS VILLAGE TO REMAIN DRY
Owing to a Misapprehension of the Law, the Petition Asking for aVote was Filed in Wrong PIace-Error Discovered Too Late.

Because the people who desired license in the town of Canaan did not know of a change in the law, no license will prevail at least one more year in Falls Village. The. village has been in the no-icense column for year and the advocates of license circulated petition obtained the required number of sigma lures and supposed that the question of license or no-license would again be de- cided by vote at next Mondays town meeting.
 The petition was filed with the select men and after it was too late to file it in the proper place, it was found that the law now provides that the petition shall be filed with the town clerk.
 AS the law is very explicit as to the time of filing the petition. there is abso- lutely no way out of the dilemma in which the license forces find themselves.
Connecticut western news., 1908-10-01
STATE POLICEMAN
 CALLED ID ACCOUNT
BY FALLS VILLAGE DEPUTY
Represented Himself to be a Grim inaI-AIert Sheriff Immediately on His Trail - Natives Guessed Stranupr's Erraud

olTdngeT EFFdnO,
 One day last week stranger went to Falls Village, engaged board with Mrs. M. A. Hall, gave his name as Fox and represented that he was Norwich, Conn. tool maker taking an outing in the country for the benefit of his health. He spent the larger portion of his time in or near Roth's grocery store and cul- tivated as many acquaintances as pos sible. Becoming confidential he told two or three of his newly founo friends that he was "broke" and that as soon as he received money for which he was waiting "Connecticut would not see him again" as he had committed, serious crime in Norwich and proposed to get over into New York state as soon as possible.
 A person who overheard Fox accuse himself of the crime conveyed the infor- nation to deputy sheriff l. P. Hornbeck of Falls Village. Mir. Hornbeck is an officer who has gained reputation for doing his duty and being on tho alert consequently he telephoned the facts to the Norwich chief of police who stated that the crime mentioned was com mitted there about a year ago, that the culprit was still at large and asked MT. Hornbeck to hold the man until Nor wich officer could go to Falls Village and identify him. Mir. Hornbeck told the chief that the stranger did not cores pond, in respect to weight, with the man wanted in Norwich but the chief believed him to be right party.
 With his suspicious aroused Mr. Horn beck went to Mrs. Halls residence and us Soon as he reached the piazza, mem Der of the household opened the door and introduced to the sheriff MT. Fox, state policeman. This confirmed the suspicion of MT, Hornbeck and after "Mr. Fox" had exhibited his badge. Mir. Hornbeck pointed out to him the half dozen ways in which he C"Fox'1 had made failure of the errand on which he was sent, i. G., to obtain evil dence of illegal liquor selling in the town of Canaan. It afterward de- veloped that the. majority of the Falls Village people with whom the detective came in contact during the first two or three days of his stay. guessed his ob- ject because of his indiscreet remarks.
 Chief Egan of the state police was noti- fled of the mans failure and immedi- ately recalled him, at the same time complimenting deputy sheriff Hornbeck for his activity and attention to the duties of his office. The Norwich chief also expressed to Mir. Hornbeck his ap- preciation of the latter's efforts to assist in the capture of criminal.
 The incident proves two things i. e., that the officers who work on country cases should be endowed with as much discretion as those who work in the city and that the deputy sheriffs of Litch- field county are lon their jobs"
Connecticut western news., 1908-10-01

Railway. After few months practice, he WAS employed by the Valley Rail road as an extra operator, being located at val ious points, Botzums, Everett Akron and Canton, Ohio. Operators being in good demand at the time and with TO one to care for but himself, de- cided to sse as much of the country as possible; in the fall of 1884 was en- ployed by the E. c. 6 N. Railway at Cortland. N. Y. In spring of 1885 he went to Ohio where he was employed by the W. 6 l.. E. Railroad at Masslllon, Ohio. In the summer of same year he went to St. Paul, Minn. to the North ern Pacific Railroad being sent to Motley, Minn. remaining but a short time, after which he secured position with the St. P. M. 6 M. Railway, now the Great Northern Railway, which was then be- ing constructed into Montana it's head quarters being at Minot, Dakota, the most western point being Both siding on the Mouse River. The extreme cold weather preventing construction work, he was assigned to relief work on the Dakota Division, being temporarily To- clted at Devils Lake, Blanchard, Amenia and Larlmore, Dakota. As 40 below zero dld not appeal to him, he went south for the winter, locating at Green ridge, Mo, for the M. K. 6 T. Rai!ToAd, in the spring returning north, as far as Omaha, Neb., securing employm 4nt with the Union Pacific Railway, going to Wood River, Neb later to Hillsdale, and Cheyenne, Wyo. In the fall he agaln went north to the Northern Pacific Railway and was assigued to the Da- kota Division being located at Sims, Dickinson and Medora, Dakota, and also Sentinel Butte, Dakota. Returning east again he was employed as bill clerk and operator for the R. W. & o. Rail road at Camden, N. Y. at which place he was married to Miss Violet Sanders After about a years hard work his health gave out and he was advised to make change and again went north west to the Northern Pacific and was assigned to the western division being employed as night operator ill Buckley Hot Springs, and Pasco Junction, Wash ington, returning in the fall, when he began with the N. Y. c. Railroad at Marlboro, N. Y, going from there to West Euglewood, N. J. and to Rottc,- dam Junction, N. Y. later being sent to Campbell Hall, N. Y. from the latter place to the N. Y. N. H. 6 H. at New Haven, as operator and later agent at Stony Creek, from the latter place being transferred to Falls Village on account of malaria. During the nearly IA years he has been with the N. Y. N. H. 6 H with the exception of day or two at a time, he has had but one vacation, that for ten days several years ago.
 His family consists of two children, Louis, his assistant, and one daughter Bessie.
 Fraternally he is member of Widows Sons lodge Mo- 66 F. 6 A. M. of Bran ford, Conn. and Hemitite chapter of
Connecticut western news., 1908-10-01
CANAAN, CONN. THURSDAY OCTOBER I, 1908
THE SPECIALIST AND HIS SCHEME
RUNNING TRAINS WITHOUT CREWS

Would Have Been a Success but for
 the Office Boy-The Specialist Real
 izes his Mistake but not Until it is
 too Late.
 [Republished from The Railroad Man s Magazine, by courtesy of The Frank A. Munsey Col
 It is now A D. 1920. Many very many things have happened since the slow-go- ing days of 1908, when we believed the goal of perfection had been reached in nearly everything scientific and me- chanical. But progress has gone on even more rapidly since that time than in the years which intervened between the stage-coach days of 1850 and the slaughter bv-auto days of 1907-8.
 The president of the great R. and N system sat in his luxuriously upholstered chair in his luxuriously furnished private office, lost in thought. Ever and anon, as if to quicken the coming of ideas, he ran his shapely fingers through his abundant locks, now we'll tinged with gray.
 The problem with which he was wrestling was the same one with which he was contending in 1907-190S-that IS, how to decrease expenses and increase dividends; but the solution seemed as far away as ever.
 The buzzer on his desk informed him that some one desired an interview. He touched button which raised curtain i'll room three stories below and ex- posed to the gaze of the caller seated therein sign which read: Name and business, please"
 The caller crossed the room and spoke in the transmitter of the phonoprint. a recent invention, connected by wire with the recordograph on the president x desk
 The reeordograph contains complete outfit of type, each letter attached to |, wire so sensitively and delicately ad- jnsted that, as word is spoken into th, phonoprint, each letter composing th, word is automatically released. iukeU and brought in contact with a card dis tinctly printing the word and ejectinL the card when the esentence is completed. It is now in universal use. having re- placed the slow and inefficient telegraph Il service about five years ago.
 The card whioh was ejected from the presidents $ recordograph bore the printed inscription:
Connecticut western news., 1908-10-01
SHEFFIELD-SALIsBURY

Salisbury defeated Sheffield Saturday by a score of II to 10, in an Thinning game. Sheffield protested the game be- cause a batted ball struck the coach and glanced off, the man on third being al- lowed to score and the batter being called safe at first. The protest was not sus- tained, however. We regret that no detailed score of the game was forwarded to THE NEWS.
Connecticut western news., 1908-10-01
J. GREATHEAD THINKIST.
 Expense Reduction Specialist.
Interview requested.

Expense Reduction Specialist" were really the only words the president saw Quickly he pressed another button, which uncovered the sign. "Request granted;" whereupon the specialist en. tered the pneumatic elevator aud was whisked up to the magnate's private of, fee.
 There he was cordially received, and proceeded immediately to business.
 My errand here" said he, "is to un- fold to you, by the aid of this model, n railroad expense reduction scheme, which believe is to revolutionize, the railroad systems of the world-that is, unless, of course, one of Americas fore most roads should purchase the exclu. sive right to use it"
 After waiting a moment to assure himself that the great railroad presi- dent had fully comprehended the tex. elusive right" hint he continued:
 This scheme, of course, will necessi- tate the expenditure of considerable money at the outset, but the saving will Je so great that this will be more than t:eturned in a few weeks. The road must be equipped for operation by cleo tricity. The current will be supplied by storage batteries of my own inven- ton, more compact and a hundredfold more powerful than any now in use.
 Practically the only expense for cur rent will be for charging the batteries to run the first train, as each car will contain battery charging compart- ment, fitted with small dynamo op erated by a belt from the car-wheels Thus when the cars reach the terminals the batteries will be fully charged and ready to furnish power for drawing other trains, and exhausted batteries will be put Tn their places.
 "You see, this also practically solves the problem of perpetual motion; but that is secondary. Expense reduction k what we seek primarily
 "Just so," said the president, "but proceed. The scheme looks good, so far. I'm getting interested.
Connecticut western news., 1908-10-01
BE A BOOSTER"
These CoupIets are not Poetic Gems
 but Contain Much Truth.

These CoupIets are not Poetic Gems
 but Contain Much Truth.
 The subjoined couplets may be lame in meter and not the sort of poetic ma. terial that is destined to find an abiding place on the immortal scrolls, but they prod deep in the vitals of truth and hold a mighty healthful and hopeful lesson It will pay the citizens of every village in THE NEWS territory to commit the lines to memory; to paste them up on the walls of office and home; to repeat them to themselves and to their neigh. bors and sing them betimes to the croakers and faultfinders who may have thus far escaped the germ of optimism They are quoted. They come from the campaignerS who are boosting Elmira N. Y. into a new era of progress and prosperity. Learn them Absorb the spirit that is in them Practice the les. son they teach Read
 Do you know there's lots O people Settin' round in every town, Growlin' like broody chicken. Knockin' every good thing down? Don't you be that kind O cattle, Cause they ain't no use on earth. You just be booster rooster, Crow an boost for all you're worth. "If your town needs boostin', booster, Don't hold back and wait to see TF opp,a ptl,ar fa1 x-;ll;ns, Sail right ill, this country's free; No ones got mortgage on it, It's just yours, as much as bis. If your town is shy on boosters, You get in the boostin' biz. "If things'don't just seem to suit you, An the world seems kinder wrong, Whats the matter with boostin' Just to help the thing along? Cause if things should stop a'goin', We'd be ill a sorry plight. You just keep that horn a'blowin', Booster up with all your might. If you see some fellow tryin' For to make some project go. You can boost it up a trifie, That's your cue t. let him know That your not a'goin' toTnock it, Just because it ain't your shout, But you re goin' to boost little Cause he's got the best thing out"
Connecticut western news., 1908-10-01
Complaint of the Rural Carrier

Complaint of the Rural Carrier. "I'm Uncle Sam's most favored pet;
 I'm hearty and I'm hale; I've nothing in the world to do
 But guide round with the mail; But one thing almost breaks my heart, And my nervous system shocks It's the everlasting pennies
 That I'm fishing from the box. carry stamps and envelopes,
 And postal cards and such; And I would like to sell few,
 'Twould please me very much, But man can't sell unless you buy.
 No matter how he talks, So have to keep on diving
 After pennies in the box. It's all right in the Springtime,
 Or when Summer breezes blow; But different proposition
 When it's thirty-two below. When all your fingers and your toes Are fBozen hard as rocks, It's most anything but funny
 Scratching pennies from the box. And now quite confidentially,
 I'll tell you something more. A rural carrier (way out West)
 Forgot himself and swore. Says he: "I can stand the saowdrifts, can stand the frozen lock, But blast the measly pennies
 Ia the blasted measly box" When the roll is called up yonder," And we all shall gather there. They won't let mail man in
 If they knew he's learned to swear. If you want St. Peter to open the gate When your rural carrier knocks, Buy stamps and don't be guilty Of "~ tting pennies in the box"
Connecticut western news., 1908-10-01
BOYS OF '61 DYING FASt.

Ten Thousands of Them Answered tho
 Last Roll Gall in 1907.
 Commander Burton of the G. A. R reported that on Dec. 3l, 1906, the mem bers in good standing numbered 229, ,93: and on Dec, 31, 1907, 225, ,157; net los. during the year, ,775.
 In 1907 the loss by death was 10.242 which W as partly offset by 5, 497 mem. b rs added to the rolls by muster in cI reinstatement.
 The suspended list if very large Commander Burton says, and he sug gests that whenever 1t is apparent that comrade cannot pay his dues without detriment to himself and family his Post shoul remit them.
Connecticut western news., 1908-10-01
A Fast Colt

Buster Brown" the famous colt owned by Senator Q. W. Barnum and trained by A. P. Mcdonald is back in Lime Rock. MT. McDonnld drove him a trial mile i'll 2-11 and predicts that next season will see the colt 2-05 pac s Buster Brown will be driven by trainer James Flynn during the winter.
Connecticut western news., 1908-10-01
NAN WHO|MP OSED
 THE F|vE-CENT FINE
ALVIN s. DAVIS OF FALLS VILLAGE
Has Seen Much of the Country and is a Self-Made Man-But one Vaca- ton in 14 Years-Loyal to Falls Village.

He was born in Cleveland, Ohio, Apr, 18th 1865. At the age of 6 his father died, after which he went to live with his grandparents at Remsen Corners, Ohio, growing up on the farm and dur ing the winters attending district school. Farm life not appealing to him, he se- cured 8 set of telegraph learners ln- struments and began the study of tele- graphy; opportunity for getting along ip the study being limited i'll the country, he secured position in real-estate of.
 flee in Cleveland, and spent his evenings in yFrd office of the c. c. 0. & |.
 Railway, now known as the Big Four
Connecticut western news., 1908-10-01
Flight of the Carriers

D. Dibble of Bridgeport placed in care of Charles Muller brakeman on the N. Y. N. H. 6 H. R. R. Thursday, a box of carrler pigeons which he released at Pittsfield at 3 o'clock. They reached Bridgeport, III miles distant by rail at 4:10.
Connecticut western news., 1908-10-01
LAKEVILLE- SHARON

Lakeville defeated Sharon at Sharon Saturday by score of 8to1. A detailed report of the game appears in the Sharon correspondence.
Connecticut western news., 1908-10-01
A Success

The Great Harrington fair has been we'll attended thus far and is 6 decided success from every standpoint.
Connecticut western news., 1908-10-01
LIME COCKTAILS VILLAGE
Score by Innings
Canaan
 Lime Rock

Canaan 3 3 o 0 0 0 g. Lime Rock 0 % O. l
 Two base hit-Brewer. Struck out By F. Stanton 6, by 0. Mover 6. Base on balls-Of F. Stanton ,toff c. Mover 4. Hit by pitcher-By F. Stanton 1. Double plays-Merriman to J. Bartle. Brinton to J. Bartle. Left on bases Canaan 9, Lime Rock 9. Umpire-R. Stanton.
Connecticut western news., 1908-10-01
The Standing

The Board of Directors of the Heusa- tonic Valley League met at Lakevllle to discuss the Lskeville-Salisbury 13-in- hing game which was protested by Salisbury on the ground that the umpire exceeded his authority. President Nor ton and director Knight stoutly con- tended that Lakeville was entitled to the game bat the directors from Lime Rock, Falls Viilage, Canaan and Shef- field, after hearing the arguments from both sides unanimously voted to call the game tie and recommended that it be played again. It is not known whether this will be done, however The direc- tors believe that it was not i'll the pro- vince of the umpire to direct the Lake vile player to go from third base to home plate with the winning run, therefore Lakeville and Salisbury are each credited with having played IS games while the otber teams have played l9. Sharon and Sheffield have, how ever, played the entire 20.
Connecticut western news., 1908-10-01

The Canaan base ball team went to Lime Rock Saturday and as the whack- with the hyphens by score of to L. It was one of Canaan's batting days and it happened to be an off day for the hyphens therefore the above result. It was the first game in many moons i'll which the boys from the happy land were to connect with Charley Movers benders Frank Stanton" served lem up" for Canaan and the score shows that only six hits were made off his delivery Brewer of Canaan made the only two base hit of the game. The score follows:
Connecticut western news., 1908-10-01
HYPHENS AGAIN GO
 DOWN ID DEFEAT
SALISBURY WINS FROM SHEFFIELD [
LakeviI!e Defeats Sharon-The Di-
 rectors Call the Protested Game Be- tween LakevilIe and Salisbury a

Games This Week Saturday Canaan vs Salisbury at Canaan. Lakeville vs Lime Rock at Lakeyllle.
Connecticut western news., 1908-10-01

[Continued on page 8.I
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1908-07-08
Dedication of Cannon.

On Thursday evening last, being
the 10th anniversary of the beginning
oil tue Battle OF Gettysburg, the can
| non and shells loaned by the United
States Government WAS dedicated by
MAJOR G. A. Angel Post, No 20, G.. A..
H., assisted by Washington Camp
No. l, L. o. $. of A. A parade pre-
coded the ceremonies Marshal Harry
). kroeson; Apollo Band; Co. +, n.
u, Capt. George Sharp; committee
on cannon from p. O. $. of A.; Major
G. A. Angel Post, No. 20, G.. A. r.,
L. X. llazen, commander; drum
corps; Lieut.. Wesley Arnett Camp,
Sons of Veterans, Joseph Hazen, com
mander; Washington Camp, p. O s.
of A., and Jr. o. L. A. VI. On arriv-
al at the monument lot. where a large
assemblage of our citizens were pres
ent, the following ceremonies were
gone through with, but owing to the
weather they were cut short
Chairman. William II. Moon.
Music by Band
Prayer by the Rev. q. l.. Boddls,
of the First Baptist Church
Music
dwelling of cannon by Master
George Parks aud Miss Reba Obling-
or, grandson and granddaughter of
veterans
Grafton by ". J. Crossley. prose
cutor Of Mercer county. Trenton
Short address by Dir. ]. L. Scott, of
New Hope, Pa
Chairman w. H. Neon moved a
vote Of thanks be extended to those
who made it possible III securing this
trophy and having it mounted by
their liberal contributions, the ex-
pense Of the same being $4,000.
Reading of telegram from Con
gresham Wood OF his inability to be
present, by Secretary Gimson
Benediction by the Rev. O. H. Dob
bins, pastor of the Methodist church
no p1 iaihid VI yum idultS stdnu
ing en- the morter shells nude very
pretty effect.
This cannon with record that we
may all feel proud of is placed in
front OF the monument rs memorial
of those names on the monument who
fell on the battlefield and to those who
have gone since, that the young and
rising generation may ever hold this
trophy in remembrance of those who
made this Union, one aud INSOFAR
able
The committee on monument and
grounds wishes to warn the public not
to detace the monument and cannon
az they have IN the past or they will
be dealt with
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1908-07-08
FILE MlNGTON.

A row that may result in two muir
ders occurred on the Pennington fair
grounds Saturday afternoon while
the Hungarian Beneficial association
of Pennington, was holding its an
nual onting.
Charles Kowach, 32 years old, Of
High Bridge. was shot in the head
and was hurried to u hospital IN IA
critical condition. Antonial Pola, SO
years old, was terribly stabbed in the
side and may die
Albert Simon, of Pennington, is
locked mp charged with the shooting
aud II squad of constables is hot on
the trail OF John Boytas and Alexan-
der Paul, who are wanted for the
stabbing and for using blackjack.
The shooting and stabbing took
place outside the dance hall while the
festivities were at their height.
Owing to new choir loft being in.
stalled in the First Presbyterian
| church, services were omitted there
Sunday morning. Sunday evening
| union services we're held in the First
Baptist church. addressed by the Rev
| g. S. Woodruff, ID. d., pastor of the
| NJ. Il. church.
Miss Blanche Alvater is visiting
Miss Mabel Alvater at Sand Brook
|
Austin Clickenger aud wife, OF
Cherryville, have been visiting friends
at Jntland
The Rev James s. Leggett was /
recent guest Of friends ia Morristown
Mrs. Pauline Avery, of Quaker
town, is spending few days with
friends in New York city.
Miss Elizabeth Brown is spendine
the summer with her grandmother a
Cherryville.
Mrs. Susan Hughes has returned
from visit to Mrs. John Swarer. u
Cherryyille.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1908-07-08

Judge John Kngler's funeral took
place from his home in Kingwood
Township Thursday afternoon at 9
o'clock. Elder ID. M. Vail offciated.
IntermeRt was in the Frenchtown
cemetery, under the direction OF
funeral director George W. Hummer
Deceased was sick long time with
dropsy, but was able to go about, and
made occasional trips from his farm
to Frenchtown. He retired as well
as usual Monday night. but at about
o'clock Tuesday morning his wife
found him dead in bed. He wis in
the 85th year of his age.