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Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-01-01
PENNSYLVANIA

ARDMORE, Pa, Dec. 3l.-James Muir
ply, aged about So years. Of Simpson
road, Ardmore, father of Thomas Muir
phy. a Pennsylvania railroad detective
was struck by an automobile while he
was crossing Lancaster avenue at Ard
more avenue and severely injured. lie
suffered severe decorations and Internal
injuries. The driver of the machine pro
ceeded on his way and is not known, but
the police department is said to be in
posses sion of the license number and
will investigate the case.
KEMPrON-The Tutztown-New Trip
oil telephone line, an individual enter
prise. it is expected will be completed
by New Years. The line connects at
Kutztown with the Consolidated Tele-
phone company's office and extends to
Kerwensville. Stony Run. Kempton, AL
bany, Wanamaker, Jacksonville, Lynn
port to New Tripoli and is known as the
Kutztown Rural Telephone company
About forty miles of wire will be used
and 1CJ subscribers will be on the line.
HARRISBURG-Dair and Food Com
missioner a Gust thinks the state should
come to the rescue of the victims of the
packed egg" During the recent holl-
day season the department received COM
plants from many persons in Philadel-
pHld anu elseMh e u - 20 -
eggs imposed on them at fresh egg prices
The commission will ask the next legis-
Iature to pass an act regulating and SUI
peryising the sale of eggs Minnesota
has such a law and it works well.
ALLENTOWN-Fire originating from
lighted candles on a Christmas tree came
near destroying the home of Frank NIL
Ter in South Allentown, and but for the
arrival of fire fighting apparatus from this
CITY would certainly haveIleft the home
in ruins.
NEW CASTLE-Prompted by Jealousy
Charles Quimby is said to have shot and
MORALLY wounded his wife Mrs Elsie
Quimby and then escaped on a passing
Baltimore 6 Ohio train. His wife Is in
the hospital in supposedly dying con-
dition.
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COLORADO

PUEBLO, Colo, Dec. 31.--sadie Stephens
filed suit for divorce from Howard
Stephens in the district court charging
extreme cruelty. One of the peculiar
features of the case is the fact that Mrs.
Stephens filed suit against Joe Left some
time ago for the recovery of $1,000 worth
of property and damages for breach of
promise.
Police sergt. w. w. Hill returned from
ST. Louis having in custody Ella Hos
mer, wanted here on the charge of shop
lifting. Sh, denies any knowledge Of the
crime.
TRINIDAD-Ten dollars and an old
Bible were found on the river bank near
the Santa Fe depot by a young boy
named Gonzales. He picked up the Bible,
ana while looking through 1t ran across
tho $40 bill which was between the leaves
Mt the psalm beginning 1.-THE depravity
Of a natural man." The boy was so
elated that he did not think anything
about the psalm, but rushed home with
the money to his parents who are In
poor circumstances, and were much de-
lighted.
IDLEWILD-A young son of Section
l. brennan Johnson of the Colorado MID
land road while playing with revolver,
shot and fatally wounded his little
brother. The child lived only twenty
minutes.
CRIPPLE CREEK-Charles Ray and
Bert Small. miners In the employ Of the
Nyhipp :. Benton lease on the Anchoria-
Leland, were seriously injured In the 400
foot level of that mine. The men were
starting to work when rocks dropped
from the wall, fracturing Rays shoulder
blade and crushing Smalps right foot.
Both men received other bruises.
notwithstanding to realize on
their accounts caused Sheridan & Greg
ory one of the largest retail grocery
firms in the city. to sign petition In
voluntary bankruptcy. The liabilities are
estimated at $4,000 and the assets at
5000.
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TEXAS


IIb1rcTON Tex. Dec 31-Clodine,
which is one of the pushing little villages
of Harris county, has determined to have
drainage and under the new drainage
law will issue bonds at once. The cltl-
zens propose to construct a large often
TO connect Brays bayou with Buffalo
BAYOU. BY so doing the surplus water
in Bray's bayou will be emptied INTO
Buffalo bayou before it reaches Slodlne'
and during excessive rains the low lands
around the town will not suffer as IN
the past from overfows'
FLORBSvILLE-The vault in the
county clerk s office has been greatly
enlarged. The county has grown SO
much and the records have increased so
fast that more room was Indispensable.
j. ID. Wood is preparing TO saw up cot
tonwood logs into lumber to be used for
any purpose Large cottonwood trees are
beng cut and hauled to the vicinity of
the depot. The saws will be run by the
engines in one of the gins
SAN ANTONIO-In the test ride of
fifteen miles made here by the army
officers the record in army circles was
broken. the ride being made in one hour
ana forty-fve minutes. Fourteen oitleers
at Fort Sam Houston, led by Gen Mey-
ers. made the ride, and not one fell by
held next month for the field officers OF
other posts in the department.
BRYAN--Dstrict Deputy Grand Exalt-
ed Ruler w. S. Howell of this city went
to San Marco 20 institute an Elks lodge
i'm that / ty L christmas day. Mr.. How
ell was accompanied and assisted by the
following Elks: r. A. Harrison, o. e
Saunders. Hon. Charles Davis, represent
tative from Ell Paso in the legislature;
Robert w Howell and Osborn Johnson.
ROsENBERG-G. c. Baker, jr., of
this place showed a front foot of a
black bear which was killed on Con-
gresham Moore's ranch, about eighteen
miles from here, by Charles Matula, who
lives near Rosenberg. The bear tipped
the scales at $50 pounds, and was served
in a hotel here, and those who enjoyed
eating some of this meat were some
prominent gentlemen from the north,
among whom were Capt. John Burns
of Hoopston. ILL.,. and Hon. j. T. Willitt
of Tipton. Ind. These gentlemen are
prospectors and have recently made large
purchases in Fort Bend county lands.
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CHICAGO LEAGUE PUTS THE
BAN ON NOISY NEW YEARS

CHICAGO, Dec. Sl.--Arthur Burrage
Farwell. president Of the Chicago Law
and order league, decided yesterday to
strike a blow" as he said. against New
Year celebrants who fail to realize that
thew have enough of downtown saloon
rounding at / o'clock.
In a letter which he calls 1.-THE Chicago
Law and order leagues general order No.
2 to the police he has asked Mayor
Busse to put a stop to the typical Chi
cago New Years celebration-the type
which, Mr.. Farwell says. has in past
years gone beyond lawful bounds"
President Farwell announced that he
had taken measures to start prosecu-
tions OF both patrons and proprietors
found violating the lone hour past mid
night order at the leading restaurants
in the downtown district. He said the
league would have force of detectives
IN or near the public eating houses to
keep watch on the New Year parties.
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WASHINGTON

OLYMPIA, Wash. Dec. H.-Christmas
was ushered in with one of the most
severe transforms which have visited
Olympia this season. The rain fell in
torrents all day and considerable wind
accompanied it.
In an opinion given to the state vet
erinarian. Assistant Attorney General
Falkner holds that for all cattle brought
into the state to be slaughtered here or
fed in the state for an indefinite period
Of time, other than for the brief time
such as is necessary for the safety and
care OF the stock in transit, the veter-
marian may require inspection Of the
stock before it is allowed to be landed
in the state.
EVERETT Everett was shaken by two
distinct earthquake shocks, the tremors
being strong enough to rattle doors and
shake decorations on the Christmas
trees. The shock came from north to
south or from south to north.
COLFAX-The first holdup in Colfax
for several years occurred during a rain
storm when Conrad Bibell and George
Smick, two section men, were held up
by two unmasked men with revolvers.
They relieved the two men of their UNI
brella and 80. Bibel and Smick were de-
livering washing for their wives and
were left in the rain with a bundle of
laundry.
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NEW YORK

ILION, n. Y, Dec. 31.-The tenth half
yearly bonus payment at the Remington
typewriter factory has been made. More
than $130000 has now been distributed In
this way to the most efficient of the en-
ployes who have been able to retain
their positions for ten years and more.
In the factory hall on this occasion 3d.
800 in gold was distributed among -iG
selected workmen, including two 3O-year,
thirteen 25-year, forty 2O-year, eighty-four
15-year and 1877 10-year men,
NEW YORK-Because of the discovery
OF six cases of scarlet fever in ward %
at Bellevue hospital the ward was or
dered quarantined and no visitors were
allowed In the past ten weeks there
have been ten cases in the institution. but
physicians say there is no danger of the
Infection spreading. The patients are
under the care of Drs. Rogers and Sher-
wood. assisted by physicians of the de-
partment of health, who insisted on the
quarantine.
GENESEO-A dos, supposed to be mad
bit eight persons and six dogs before II
was killed by George Bowe, who shot the
animal. Those bit are Jacob Atrile, q
man named Prescott of Geneva, Howard
Woodruff, William Smith, Fred Clapper
and Jacob Robertson. Their wounds were
cauterzed. The dogs bitten were slain
by being shot. The head Of the supposed
mad dog was cut off and shipped to
Rochester, where-it will be examined to
see If it really had rabies
BATAVIA-Fire destroyed the residence
of Philip Hartnell on Manhattan avenue.
The house had only recently been built
and was on one of the many new streets
recently opened on which the village as
yet has laid no water mains The loss is
estimated at s34O0, and was partly COW
cred by insurance.
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OHIO

CANAL DOVER, Ohio, Dec. a.-Johr
Wolfe, who escaped from the county jail
teiephoned Sheriff NARROW that he was
at a farm house five miles away arc
wanted an officer to come after him.
He had spent the night in a barn ano
was nearly frozen.
MARTINS FERRY-It is expected that
all the twenty-three mills in the Laugh
lin tin pant here will be in operation
within a week, after an idlepess of near
ly four weeks. sixteen mills Will star
Monday morning. and orders have beer
given for immediate repairs to furnaces
in the remaining seven.
NEWARK-C. v. Curtiss, IS, who has
BEN B. & o. agent at Nashport, is said
to have confessed to Detective Bennett
here that the story of his holdup and S.
robbery last night was a hoax invented
to conceal his shortage.
He was taken to GAINESVILLE ant
locked up
YOUNGSTOWN-Dr. Sheridan may Cl'
as the result of an assault.
He was found on a street corner witt
a fractured skull. He was taken to 6
hospital and the case will be investi
gated.
MASSlLlItJN--N me SkdAlnS Oh lil'
reservoir Louis and Melville Bouse, age(
8 and H. sons of Mr.. and Mrs. George c
Bouse broke through the ice and Were
drowned.
Their brother Ralph and Harry Dula
balm and Edward HUH, who went Il
their rescue. had narrow escapes. Thu
bodies We're in the water only fifteeI
minutes before they were recovered
This makes three children lost by thu
family in the last year.
The two boys would probably have
been rescued but for the fact that thei
brother Ralph, who was skating neal
them, is mute and could not can fol
help.
ALLIANCE-The mines OF the Eas
Ohio Coal company, south of this city
between Bergholz and New Amsterdam
have closed down and the prospects ar,
not bright for resumption. The closing
of the mines was partly due to the fan
ure of the Glenville Savings and Trus
company of Cleveland, in which the lat
j. j. Philips was interested.
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Not,ce Of stoclsholders, Meetinr

The regular annual meeting Of tho
stockholders of Manhattan Savings
bank for the election of directors and
ness as may come before the meeting
will be held at its banking Office, In the
city of Los Angeles, county OF Los An
geies, state of California. on Tuesday.
the 18th day OF January, 1908, at $3.50
o'clock p. m.
BY order OF the board OF directors.
CHARLES EWING, Secretary.
Shareh Olders' Meeting
Notice is hereby given that the regu-
lar annual meeting OF the shareholders
Of the Los Angeles Information Bureau
wifi be held at it's OFFICES. 53l Spring
street, Los Angeles, Cal. on January s.
1908. at 10 o'clock a, m.
c. N. GARY. Secretary.
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Notice of Shareholders, Meeting

The regular annual meeting OF the
shareholders of the National Bank of
Commerce in Los Angeles, for the cleo
ton OF directors and for the transaction
fore the meeting. will be held at rs
banking office In the city OF Los An-
geles, county of Los Angeles, state of
California, on Tuesday, the 14th day OF
January. 1908. at 8 o'clock y. m.
Polls will be open from 10 o'clock a.
m. until 4 o'clock p. m. Of that day.
BY order OF the board OF directors.
CHARLES EWING. Cashier.
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WALKER SAYS HE WILL
FIND STOLEN SECURITIES
EmbezzIing Treasurer of Savings
Bank Is Willing to Aid In
Recovering Missing
VaIuables
BY Associated Press.

NEW BRITAIN. Conn, Dec. S1.-Treas-
urer Stanley of the savings bank of New
Britain. received a message today from
j. II. Peas, the banks representative at
Ensenada, Lower California, Mexico,
saying that he had seen Walker, the
emhezzling treasurer twice and that
Walker promised he would aid in recov-
ering some of the missing securities.
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Stolen Mail Found


WACO. Tex, DEC. 3i.-Another large
batch of mail has been found west of
here near where the first batch was left
by the pouch looters Christmas night. 1t
is estimated that checks and money or
ders, etc. left lying in the gulch where
the pouches were opened will aggregate
$50. 900.
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Murder Trial Jury Dlsasrsss

75y
OAKLAND, Dec. 31,--In the trial of
olive Scully, charged with the murder
of Deputy County Clerk James Glover
the jury was unable to agree and was
discharged tonight. 1t is reported the
Jury stood seven to I'VE for conviction.
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VIRGINIA

NORFOLK, Va, Dec. a.-Riotous
scenes were enacted in the streets by
marines from the navy yard and training
stations, necessitating the calling out OF
the entire police reserves. The Marines
who were celebrating in squads of from
fifteen to thirty, had frequent collisions
with negroes. who stood their ground at
times. and rough and tumble fights &C.
cured. The wide area the marines
covered handicapped the police until re-
inforced by the reserves. Recently the
recruits at the training school have had
Tits with negro servants and the demon
stration is attributed to this fact.
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WARRENSBURG-Ca A. B. Logan,
comrade and lifelong friend of President
Mckinley, died at his home here. Capt.
Logan and the late President Mckinley
were classmates In the primary schools
and Joined the same company when the
Civil War came on They served side by
side, one being advanced to the rank of
major and the other made captain. AT
the close of the war they entered the
ssme law school, graduating in the same
class.
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DOYER-When Christmas was at its
height here three electric transformers
of the Twin State Gas and Electric COM
pany, located in the heart of the business
section of the city, burned out, and nearly
every store was in darkness for more
than an hour.
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NEW HAMPSHIRE

PORTSMOUTH, N. H.. Dec. S1-The
oston e. Maine railroad is to build new
station here and a steel bridge across the
Piscataqua river, the two to cost over
81 .00O,0 900, according to a well founded re-
port here 1t is said work will be begun
at ONCE.
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KANSAS CITY-The triplets born to
Mr. and Mrs. Martin Curry Of 254S Alden
avenue, west side, areto be distinguished
by different colored ribbons. "They look
so much alike that L hardly know one
from another" Mrs. Curry said this
morning. 1.-The babies are all well and
doing nicely" DIR. I. c. Benson says
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NASHUA-Fireman Joseph Grandmai-
sons wife looked out the window at their
home on Burritt street and saw the
flames which had STARTED from hot ashes
ia a wooden ash barrel mounting up
along the clapboards of the Nashua
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LITTLETON-At the home of Mr.. and
Mrs Frank B. Phillips their daughter
May became the bride of Harry Reed,
we'll known druggist of Newport. Mr..
and Mrs. Reed left on trip through
New England.
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ROANOKE--A special from Taxewell,
Va, says a report has just reached there
of a $4,000 fire at Grundy, county seat
of Buchanan county, Virginia. The large
two-story buildings of L. A. Mathia and
r. C. Watkins, the Mathia hotel and the
dwelling of r. G. Watkins are known
to have been totally destroyed, and It Is
reported other buildings were lost. The
stores of Mathia and Watkins were
heavily stocked with Christmas and win
ter goods. The hotel destroyed was the
only one in the town. The origin OF the
fire is unknown Grundy has no fire de-
partment and no water works.
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ST. JOSEPH-After an illness which
began in September Mrs. Margaretta
Lawlor, 81 years old, wife of Michael
Lawlor, publisher of the Catholic Tribune
of this city, died. Mrs. Lawlor was a
descendant of John Paul Jones. She is
survived by nine children and widower.
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RICHMOND-The Christmas present of
Mrs. William Luck of Roanoke to her
husband was two boys and two girls at
a birth. All doing we'll
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Phoebe-Tm thinking seriously Of TAX
ing up the auto fad.
Natica--Clever ideal It certainly would
be becoming to you.
Phoebe-Becoming2
Natica- Yes you know, you can wear
: mask in an auto.
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NEW JERSEY

VINELAND, N. j., Dec. 31.-The largest
mail the Vineland office ever handled
was delivered Christmas. The borough
carriers each had more than four men
could carry. Wagons, driven by the wives
of the carriers, were used to not only
deliver the packages, but to bring home
the presents showered on the carriers.
CAMDEN-With a bullet wound in the
right hip, Thomas Chambers, aged Is
years, was admitted to Cooper hospital.
Chambers told the police that his injury
was inflicted by a negro preacher. He
declared that ne and his brother went to
the home of the preacher to settle an
argument The parson, he asserts, took
his brothers end of the dispute, where
upon he knocked the preacher down with
blow in the face. Then, says Cham
bers, the dominic pulled pistol and
fred at him three times. Only one shot
took effect. No arrests have yet been
made.
| FLEBIINGTON-Jacob ID. Compton has
been appointed postmaster at Sunnyside,
succeeding A. ]. Probasco, who resigned.
EGG HARBOR CITY-A pretty wedding
was solemnized here when Miss Lena
Neuman, oldest daughter of Mr.. and Mrs,
August Neuman of this city became the
bride of Fred Christ The ceremony was
| performed by Rev. e. ]. Roescke at the
| home of the bride. Miss Neuman was
attended by Miss Elsie Neuman, her sis
ter, as bridesmaid. William Hafner acted
as best man. After a reception Mr. and
Mrs. Christ left on honeymoon trip.
| TRENTON-Edward ]. Lamar of 16S
South Sixty-third street, Philadelphia, and
Miss Bertha d. Beatty of Allentown, N
j., were married here, the ceremony being
performed by Rev. Charles II. Elder,
pastor of Trinity Methodist Episcopal
church. Mr.. and Mrs. Lamar will live
at 9S4 Spring Garden street, Philadelphia
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MISSOURI

JOPLIN, Mo-, Dec 31.-Sparks from a
bonfire caught in the clothing of Maudie
Belcher, aged 9, and as result tbs child
died.
BONNIE TERRELL was announced
that the st. Joseph Lead company and
the Doc Run Lead company, which have
been working on half time during the
last thirty days, will resume work at
full time January l. Ten thousand men
are affected by the order.
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A LONG CHASE.

Chumpe-You may not love me now,
but marry me, and love will surely fol-
low.
Miss Flirtly-Yes, but I'm afraid he'd
never catch UP with us.
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FLEBIINGTON-Jacob ID. Compton has
been appointed postmaster at Sunnyside,
succeeding A. ]. Probasco, who resigned.
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Maisie--She's a nasty, mean thing.
Daisy--Why2
Maisie-We framed 1t UP that she YVES
10 refuse Frank If he proposed and then
/ made a bet with him that she would.
Daisy--Well, why are YOU kiclkingY
Malsie--She accepted him.
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CITY OIerk.
Approved this s1st day of Deoeinhor.
A. C. HARPER. Mayor
1-1-9 Of
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1908-12-10

would have to go shares with some
that didn't"
why, how can we? We'd freeze
ourselves"
Il don't know; but some way must
be provided. In this interior place
people would perish before we could
get the coal from abroad or from
Nova Scotia
81 suppose they'll be glad even of
wood" said Mrs. Champion. ITS
dreadful for them-and Christmas
coming"
Poor sort of Christmas for them" >"
Dreadful" echoed Katherine.
81 wish there were something we
could do"
DO! To supply whole township
with heat?"
I'VE might cut down the oaks on
the avenue"
Those magnificent oaks! | guess
book. why, it would ruin the whole
place! Don't you let them, father!"
I've no idea of it. Those oaks are
as old as oaks can be and live. They
are full of history. No, indeed"
And you would rather people
| should freeZe!" cried Rose.
Give them your rings to buy fuel,
Rose" said her father.
my engagement ring! And the
ring was Donald's mother's-and she
dead"
Il value these pines similarly. They
were my fathers; and he is dead"
What can we do, pa, dear?"
Il don't know Unless you take the
money you would have at Christmas
and do what you please with that.
Fifty dollars apiece is what you've
always had. And I'll double it. That IS
the best | can do"
oh" said Sophy, softly. And there
are SO many things | want to do with
mine"
II, too" said Bob.
"Oh, I'd counted so much on that
fifty" said Rose.
We'll you can take your choice,
/ said their father. I've taken mine.
/ shall go without a new overcoat,
and your mother'll have to make her
! Old sealskin do"
I'm sure | shall be glad" said the
mother.
But you can't get coal, And it
would buy so little wood, after ALL"
Because you can't stop some of the
| suffering in the world is no reason
you shouldn't stop any, said Rather
! inc. Il don't care! It's wicked to be
! having Christmas presents and all
that when people are dying of cold.