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Los Angeles herald., 1908-04-01
NEWS FROM YOUR OLD HOME STATE
WISCONSIN

MILWAUKEE,, Wis, March 91.-Miss
Nettie Plaschek, aged II years, daugh-
ter of Mrs. Ida Plaschek, died from
strychnine administered by her sweet
heart, Leo Wojeinski. The drug was
| mixed with some ice cream. When
| Wojeinsh learned of the death of the
girl he Immediately took a dose him
self. He died an hour later. The
mans parents had objected to pro-
posed marriage.
! APPLETON-The knights of Colum-
bus may present the Appleton public
library with those volumes of the Cath
| olic Encyclopedia which have already
appeared and with the succeeding vol
umes as they appear.
EAU CLAIRE-Terence Dewitt, be-
lieved to be the second oldest man in
Eau Claire, celebrated his 93d birthday
anniversary recently.
GREEN BAY-Five hundred dollars
is the value placed upon the tip of the
thumb on the right hand of Russell
Brunette, II years old. He secured a
settlement out of court for that amount
from his uncle, Emmanuel Brunette,
| owner of the Duck creek stone quarry.
LA CROSSE-After being found
guilty by a jury at Sparta, James l..
Fogo, whose home is at Richmond
Center, Wis, was sentenced to Waupun
for two and one-half years by Judge
J. j. Fruit for attempted murder. On
August %, Fogo, who was a faker at
the Tomah fair, attempted to murder a
veterinarian named McAvoy by shoot
ing him.
MANITOWOC-From field Of sev-
enteen competitors who submitted
Lilo e.. NM AI1,N.
for Oneida county to be erected at
Rhinelander. Architect G. Tegen of this
city won q signal honor by having the
special committee of the county board
of supervisors select his plans
MENASHA-Mr. and Mrs. D. T. H.
McKinnon announce the engagement
of their daughter, Miss Flora Laverne
to Henry e. Paine of Cleveland, Ohio.
Miss Flora was born in Menasha and
was educated in Fond du Lac and New
York Mr.. Paine is a young electrical
and mechanical engineer. The we'd
ding will take place some time this
summer.
MONROE-The Green county bridge
commissioners met with the Cadiz
town board at Browntown and
awarded the contract for the con-
struction of Skinner bridge, two and
one-half miles northeast of Browntown,
to the Freeport Bridge company
SEYMOUR-Black Creek lodge No.
229, /. o. o. f., one of the oldest Odd
Fellow lodges in this part of the state,
surrendered it's charter to the grand
lodge.
SHEBOYGAN-One hundred cans of
fish fry, or a total of 100000 small fish,
of the whitefish and trout species, ar
rived here on the special state COM
missioner's car from Oshkosh.
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WYOMING

LARAMIE, wyo., March 31.-John
w. Ernest. a large land owner in this
county. whose father is Finis p. Ern-
est of Denver, is at the head of a syn
dictate to build thirty-six miles of ca
nal to irrigate $4,000 acres on Lara
mie plains, taking water from the Llt-
tie Laramie river and a huge storage
reservoir The project wili cost
S125,OO and Mr.. Ernest has Denver
backing to insure the success of his
plans.
CHEYENNE--In the now celebrated
county apportionment case, Attorney
General Mullen filed demurrer to the
petition, and the matter will be ar
gued next Saturday.
Mullen's demurrer admits the facts
as stated in the petition of Senators
Sullivan and Williams. but challenges
their sufficiency to entitle the petit
TONERS to the relief sought.
The decision of the court on the de-
murrer will dispose of the case, and
should the demurrer be overruled then
it will devolve upon Governor BROOKS
to call a special session of the legis-
latl1re and enact a new apportionment.
ROCK SPRINGS-The police are
searching for an unknown man who
hid under the bed of Miss Anna Parish
at the Otto ranch home, and after the
Young woman had retired attempted
to assault her. Miss Parish fought or
her assailant and made her escape
from the house, but not until she had
received a broken shoulder, dislo-
Gated her collarbone and received Sc
rious cuts on the face. She bit one of
the mans hands severely. Miss Parish
is in the hospital, but will recover.
GRAND ENCAMPMENT-Th g.
year-old son of Frank Bridges met
death in a peculiar manner at the
ranch on Big creek. The child had
climbed upon a wagon load of lumber,
the timbers were dislodged and the
child fell under them. When found
life was extinct.
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MICHIGAN

: DOWIAGAIC, Mich, March 31.-Presi-
dent Frank w. Lyle and Vice President
Ira b. Gage of the closed City bank of
Dowiagiac were followed by an angry
mob of thousans of jeering citizens,
hurting stones, lemons and other mis-
sizes at them as they drove from town
at gallop in the custody of police offi-
cials on their way to the county jail at
Cassopolis. President Lyle was arrested
on the charge of embezzling $1487 of the
funds of the local Elks lodge, and an
other warrant was served charg-
ing him with receiving deposits after
he knew the bank was insolvent. The
latter charge was also made against
Gage. Lyle canvassed the town thor
oughly without being able to secure
rail, and Gage made no attempt to OBJ
tain bondsmen.
LANSING-As a result of the nine
hour law, Michigan railroads are be-
ginning to curtail their service. Each
day the railroad commission Is in re-
ceipt of letters from people living at
small stations where agent or operator
has been taken away and sent to some
larger place. Chairman Glasgow said.
I'VE are inclined to be lenient for sixty
or ninety days and then will compel the
railroads to obey the law and give
proper service"
KALAMAZOO--Mrs. Mabel Wood
ham Neeley, whose 2-year-old son
Walter died last December from pneu-
monia while undec treatment by two
mental healers, was rearrested and
charged with manslaughter. A charge
was preferred against Mrs. Neelley
soon after the coroner's jury finished It's
investigation of the child's death, but
was dropped owing to an error In the
warrant, and 1t was generally supposed
the matter would not be reopened.
Mrs. Neelley was taken into custody
Just as she was preparing to leave for
Sacramento Cal
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NEW HAMPSHIRE

MANCHESTER, N. H., March 81
The old city farm, which was abolished
at the suggestion of Mayor Reed, was
leased to the street and park commits
sion for a term of ten years from No
vember last.
WOODSVILLE-The engine crews of
two Boston & Maine freight trains
were killed in a head-on collision on
the White Mountain division, about a
mile and a half south of Haverhill.
The dead are: - Brown, fireman, OF
Concord; Elmer e. Cross, engineer, of
Concord; Allan T. Davis, fireman, of
Woodsville, and Guy Dow, engineer of
Woodsville. Wilfred Noonan, brake
man, of Woodsville, was seriously and
perhaps fatally injured.
DOVER-Joseph Bhodeau of Somers-
worth and Walter Hogan of Lowell.
Mass, for breaking into the store of
the Cocheco Beef company in Somers-
worth were given two to three years.
Bloudeau's counsel later said he could
prove an alabi for his client and the
case will be reopened.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-04-01
KENTUCKY

PADUCAH, Ky, March 31.-Lying
alongside a crumbling stone tomahawk,
John McEya, farmer of the Massac
neighborhood, found the skeleton of a
huge Indian. 1t was buried just the
depth of the ploW's nose and was a few
rods from the place where several days
ago ten arrowheads of flint were found.
FRANKFORT-By a decision handed
down by the court of appeals in the
case of H. Victor Newcomb against the
Fidelity Trust company involving the
construction of the will of H. d. New
comb, Victor Newcomb is not entitled
to any part of the 100000 left by H. d.
Newcomb The judgment of the lower
court is affirmed and the entire fund
now goes to the executors of H. Dtlton
Newcomb The opinion was written
by Judge Carroll.
WINCHESTER-Bu made their
way in the back doors of Stokely &
Rounsavall grocers, and the Martin
Cook Drug company. The glass was
cut out of Stokely & Rounsavalls door
and a Jimmy was used to pry open the
drug store. The outer doors of both
safes were opened, but the inner doors
were robbed of small amounts. No
clew is known to the perpetrators.
LOUISVILLE-Hav completed a
service of more than twenty years as
general superintendent of the Louis
Vile, Henderson e. st. Louis Railway
company, A. M McCracken has ten
dered his resignation, effective April 1.
Mr.. McCracken will be succeeded by
Lucien j. Irwin, the present general
freight agent and passenger agent of
the Henderson route.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-04-01
IOWA

CRESTON, Iowa, March 31.-Walter
Wycoff, a Masenna pioneer died of
fright while waiting his turn on the
operating table at the Creston hospital.
He lay in such a position that he saw
a number of patients go to the table
and later wheeled away apparently
mind tnat he collapsed and died of
fright.
WATERLOO-Mrs Arlo Whitbeck,
widow of the man who was murdered
in Lafayette county, was taken into
custody following her husbands flu
neral. pending an investigation. Sem
sa ational developments are expected.
Whitbeck was beaten to death with a
heavy sled stake while on the way to
his barn to care for a sick horse.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-04-01
TEXAS

TAYLOR. Texas, March 31.-The re-
mains of V. H. Myers, one of the two
victims of the wreck on the Interna-
tional & Great Northern near Pearsall,
arrived here at noon today, escorted by
number of railroad men from San
Antonio, and were inferred in the city
cemetery this afternoon Rev. w. p
Jennings of the Christian church con-
Quoted the services A large crowd ac-
companied the body to the grave De-
ceased formerly resided here, and his
father lives in San Antonio.
HALLETTSVILLE- G. w,
Terrell of Cuero has accepted a call of
the Christian church here for one-half
his time, and will preach here on the
second and fourth Sundays in each
month.
BEAUMONT-At Saratoga, forty
miles northwest of this city. Tom Will
liams was killed and r. Wilson and
Blase Latiolas wounded by a single
charge fired from a shotgun by Albert
Clampitt, who surrendered. The shoot
ing occurred at Williams barber shop,
and the shot was fired at Williams.
Wilson was an employe OF the place,
and Latiolas bystander. The trouble
between Williams and Clampitt is said
to be family affair.
ELGIN-The oil mill was necessarily
shut down last week on account of
some of the machinery being broken
and is undergoing repair.
One of the fine Kentucky horses be-
longing to the livery stable of T. L.
Watson became frightened at the
Houston & Texas Central train and
attempted to run away, and in plunging
and rearing the vehicle to which he
was harnessed was overturned in a
manner to throw Mr.. Watson out.
Mrs. Watson was in the buggy at the
time.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-04-01
ILLINOIS

PEORIA, ILL.,, March 31.-Three men
are reported killed by falling walls
while working on the ruins of the Hart
Weigher company's building, which
was recently destroyed by fire. The
walls fell without warning. 1t is be-
lieved several others are buried under
the ruins.
HAvANA-Mrs. r. B. Ruth. while
cleaning a pair of kid gloves with
some chloroform, fell asleep from the
smell of the drug and was found in
that conditin by Mrs. Eugene Hen
ninger, who worked with Mrs. Ruth
for twenty minutes before she brought
her to.
BEARDSTOWN - Messrs. George
Hanna of Schuyler county, DR..
T. J. Schweer and ]. H. Coleman of
this city have been appointed COM
missioners of the Coal Creek Drainage
and Coal district, to succeed T. K.
Condft, f. J. Traut and T. S. Hodson.
Mrs. E. A. Bateman of Franklin has
returned home after visit with her
son, Albert.
Miss Minnie Heeman of st. Louis
is at home for weeks visit with home
folks.
Mrs. w. S. Glover is at home after a
st. Louis visit.
Royal B. Steuman mas leIt TOT Kan
sas City, where he will visit for sew
eral weeks.
Mrs. C. o. Schweer has returned
from Springfield visit.
FLORA-Rev. c. M. Scroggs has
been elected secretary of the Carnegie
public library board. succeeding Fer
dinand Tonney.
The townships of Xenia, Oskaloosa,
Hoosier, Larkinsburg. Bible Grove and
Stanford will elect supervisors at the
coming township election.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. Locke Black and
Mrs. c. HI. Boutwell, have gone to
Biloxi, Miss, for a stay of several
weeks.
The Republicans of Harter township
have nominated the following ticket:
Collector, e. d. Peck; assessor, James
Kurr; clerk. Rolla d. Mitchell; COM
missioner, Zach M. Klnnaman.
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MASSACHUSETTS


SPRINGFIELD, Mass, March 81
The suit of Dwight o. Gilmore against
Michael j. Finnigan of Worcester and
Partick F. Shea for $44. 500 for the rent
of the Gilmore theater from 1897 to 1905
was settled out of court. The amount
of settlement is said to be about one
half the sum sued for.
WORCESTER-Desp because
she was suffering from an attack of
the measles, Mrs. Mary Story, % years
old. attempted suicide in a rear room
of her tenement, As Belmont street. She
had turned on the illuminating gas
and was unconscious when found by
her husband, Frank c. Story. She will
probably recover.
TAUNTON - Herbert Avery was
taken to the home of correction to
serve eight months. RE was convicted
of stealing a suit of clothes twice and
suit case. Avery came into town and
secured a room at the home of Mrs.
Mary King, Al Washington street. He
left suddenly by window with suit
of clothes belonging to Mrs. Kings son.
He sold the suit he had stolen to a
boarder in the Holly Tree inn and few
hours later stole it again and the suit
case as well.
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Shake Ups and Shake Downs

The sea- quake came along just about
the right time to divide interest in the
ecopper- -quake.--Detroit News.
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All About "The Telautoprnt
the eAIachine AreN On in LOs
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MONROE-The Green county bridge
commissioners met with the Cadiz
town board at Browntown and
awarded the contract for the con-
struction of Skinner bridge, two and
one-half miles northeast of Browntown
to the Freeport Bridge company
Los Angeles herald., 1908-04-01

APPLETON-Th knights of Colum-
bus may present the Appleton public
library with those volumes of the Cath
olic Encyclopedia which have already
appeared and with the succeeding vol
umes as they appear.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-04-01

GREEN BAY-Five hundred dollars
is the value placed upon the tip of the
thumb on the right hand of Russell
Brunette, IL years old. He secured
settlement out of court for that amount
from his uncle, Emmanuel Brunette,
owner of the Duck creek stone quarry.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-04-01

EAU CLAIRE-Terence Dewitt, be-
lieved to be the second oldest man in
Eau Claire, celebrated his 93d birthday
recently.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-04-01

SEYMOUR-Black Creek lodge No.
229, I. o. o. f., one of the oldest Odd
Fellow lodges in this part of the state,
surrendered its charter to the grand
lodge.
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Ladies' Suits Tailored to Order.

Correct styles, thorough workmanship and
perfect fit. Newest fabrics. Owen, 423 18th.
-Advt.
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FRESHMEN DRAW HAND ORGAN
They Also Make Speeches to Amuab
G.. w. q. Sophomores.

Under a heavy escort of sophomores
fifteen freshmen of the George Washing
ton University marched in 10Th street
northwest, last night shortly before 0
o'clock. hauling hand organ borrowed
from an Italian. Each freshman had a
section of clothesline tied about his waist.
and. with his coat turned inside out and
ribbons of various hues tied about the
trousers. formed a picture which caused
pedestrians to take notice.
At the intersection Of prominent streets
the "freshies' were compelled. to make
addresses praising the sophomores of the
university. and making themselves gen.
orally ludicrous. Finally. after the pro
cession' had been upon the avenue for a
short time. a policeman bore down upon
the gathering and the freshmen were re-
leased. The sophomores decamped
The freshmen held their first class
meeting of the season in the university
hall last night. and as they left the build
ing fifteen were seized and rushed into
the harness" An Italian was coming
in 18th street drawing a hurdy-gurdy,
and the freshmen were Immediately at
tached to the instrument under the guard
of sophomOres.
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CURRENT BUSINESS.
Directors Of Washington Board Of
Trade Hold Meeting.

At a meeting Of the board OF directors
Of the Washington Board Of Trade last
Thursday a communication from COM
missioner Macfarland to President Cuno
H. Rudolph was read regarding the con-
vention in this city of the Railway Signal
Engineers International Association. It
called attention to the need of better
accommodations for the exhibit Of the
association In order to insure the holding
Of future conventions here.
After discussion the matter was referred
to the boards special committee on con-
ventions.
The following were elected members Of
the board: Lee B. Mosher. NJ. Felheimer.
Alexander Mcneil, o. e. Darnall, Samuel
Fry and James 4. Watson.
Mr.. Rudolph directed attention to the
STABILITY Of having the subject of Dis
trict appropriations presented at the an
nual meeting next month from the Dis
trict viewpoint. A discussion followed
and the subject more especially with re-
gard TO the importance to the District Of
financing extraordinary improvements sep
arately from current expenditures was re-
ferred to the executive committee for re-
port and recommendation at the annual
meeting
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MoURNED By ALUMNAE.
Death Of Sister Ioretto Of Convent
Of the Visitation.

Sister Mary Loretto Brooks. who had
been connected with the Convent OF the
Visitation. on Connecticut avenue.
since 1874. died at that institution yester-
day after an illness of several weeks.
Sister Loretto had exceptional talents
and occupied important positions on the
teaching staff of the school. and was at
one time directress Of the academy. She
was universally beloved by the pupils,
and the announcement of her death will
bring profound sorrow to the alumnae
of the academy.
She was related through her fathers
family to the Brooks family whose for
mer estates are now known as Brook
land. and her maternal ancestors. the
Queens, were of the old Maryland family
of that name, who decided to the Catho-
lie Church in 1922 the famous old Queens
Chapel
Requiem mass was solemnized in the
chapel at the academy at 10 o'clock this
morning by Mgr. Thomas 8. Lee. Inter-
ment was made in Mount Olivet cemetery.
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ENTERTAINs AT DINNER.
Grand Regent Of Royal Arcanum
Serves as Host.

Grand Regent Arthur E. Cook of the
Grand Council of the Royal Arcanum Of
this city had as his guests at dinner last
Thursday night the present officers and
past grand officers Of the Grand Council
After the dinner the plans for the ap-
preaching Grand Council visitations were
formulated. as Grand Regent Cook will
inaugurate his official visltations Mon
day. October 26. to National Council, No.
527.
Grand Regent Cooks guests at dinner
were: Grand Vice Regent G. S. Britt
Grand Orator Charles j. James, Past
Grand Regent William w. Chase. Grand
Secretary Benjamin White, Grand Treas
urer George NJ. Copenhaver, Grand Chap
lain H. G. Lenz Grand Guide 8. 1. Bes-
selievre. Grand Warden Glendie B. Young,
Grand Sentry Nj. 3. Mercer, and Past
Grand Regents E. B. Eynon. Thomas NJ.
Hayes and John l.. Beadie. and represent
ing the Supreme Council were ]. Ed
Swaine and Claude r. Zappone.
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Pronounced Ills
Case InCurab-e
Whole Body Raw With Eczema
Life Was Intolerable-Was
Even Incased in Plaster-Dis-
charged From Hospitals as
Hopeless. .....
SUFFERED "a YEARS
CURED by GWTlGW8A

From the age Of three months until fifteen
years old my son Owens life was made intoler-
able by eczema in It's worst form. He all
right until q red rash broke his forehead,
but We were not alarmed at first. Very soon.
however. the rash began to spread over his head
and shoulders, and 1t caused him great discom-
fort. I took him to a doctor and tried half a
dozen other treatments. all with the same result.
No improvement at all. The disease gradually
spread until nearly every part OF his body was
quite raw. We had to strap him down in bed.
for he used to tear himself dreadfully In his
sleep. The agony he went through is quite be-
You'd words No one thought We would rear him.
The regimental doctor. very clever man. pro-
nounced the hopeless: at least, he said the
only hope was that he might, II he lived long
enough. Outgrow It to some extent. We had him
In hospitals four times and he pronounced
Of the worst cases. II not the worst ever
admitted. From each he was discharged as In
durable; In fact. he got worse under the sue
cessive treatments. At one hospital they incased
him In plaster, and this seemed to aggravate the
soreness terribly He looked badly that no one
liked to 60 near him, and his life a burden
to him. We kept trying remedy after remedy,
but had got almost past hoping for a cure.
Six months ago We purchased set Of. Cuticura
Soap. Ointment and Resolvent pills and perse-
vered with them. The result truly marvel
Gus. and today he is perfectly cured. his ekin not
having a hiemish 1t anywhere. Mrs. Lily
Hedge, 81 Vaughn Road. Coldharbour Lane Cam
blewell Green. Eng. Jan. IL. 1907
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EXCURSIONS.

Sailing every day in the year at $3.50
pm, the elegant steamers Of the Nor
folk and Washington Steamboat Com
pany constitute popular means of
transportation for those going north and
south VIA the capital of the nation.
The trip Is completed overnight, the
luxuriously appointed staterooms giving
a solid night's rest that is always app-e-
ciated, particularly by those who nave
journey.d long distances by train. Con-
venienr connections are made at Norfolk
with trans for southern points, as we'll as
with steamers for Baltimore, New York
and Boston.
City Offices are maintained at 7th street
wharf and at 7O5 14th street, first 1loor
of the Colorado building. corner of :4th
and G. The latter Is especially conven-
lent to the uptown hotels and points Of
interest.
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NAIL DRIVER SENTENCED.
Scott Sent to Workhouse for Dis
orderly Conduct and Recklessness.

Harrison Scott. colored. United States
mail wagon driver. was committed to the
workhouse yesterday under sentences
totaling two and a half months before
Judge Kimbail of the Police Court, fol-
lowing convictions under three charges Of
disorde-ly conduct. colliding and driving
on the wrong side OF the street. Wit
nesses testified that Wednesday afternoon
Scott coll!ded with an automobile driven
by Charles Corners near the corner Of
nth street and Pennsylvania avenue as
result of his recklessly guiding his horse
from one side OF the street to the other.
The automobile was severely damaged.
and upon being questioned relative to the
circumstances surrounding the accident
by Policeman Holmes OF the first precinct.
1t was stated the driver became very
abusive and for the time being threat
ened to thrash the entire police force.
Holmes locked him up for disorderly con-
duct and the other charges we're filed
against him later.
The accident and the arrest created no
small amount of excitement at the time.
a crowd Of several hundred people gath
ering while Scott was being marched of
to a police station cell.