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The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-01-18
Je~eIry Thieves We're Hunted powr

Merced, CAL. Jan. 1S..--A Scotland
Yard detective Is reported to have
arrested in this city two men who are
accused OF having committed q 5000,
900 jewelry robbery In London nearly
five years ago. The accused men, Il
Is said, waived examination and ex.
pressed willingness to return to
London at once The detective, and
his prisoners left for New York.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-01-18
Receiver for an Insurance Company

Boston, Jan. 1S-The American In.
surance Co., which has done business
In Boston 80 years and which with.
stood the losses OF the big fires in
Boston, Chicago and Baltimore, on
Friday went into the hands of a re.
ceiyer, yielding to the severe strain
put upon it by the San Erauciacc dis
aster.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-01-18
A Mine Ahlaze

Pittsburg, Jan. 1S.--The Cats',ura
mine of the Monongahela CONSOLIDATE.
ed Coal and Coke Co.. located near
Monongahela City, is on fire. All the
miners known to have been In the
mine are accounted for, having es
capped at the two lower entries. The
lire Is believed to be under control.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-01-18

N61' York. Jan. 1S--George olos.
con. 0f this city. scored another vic.
tory ever George Sutton, the wWld's
champion 1872 balk line billiardist,
16nt night. 1t was the second meet
irg Of these. experts In ths series OF
~ G&mes Of 400 points each, 1872
'boln9 ~ conditions, and the local
- ~ " ~ - "a
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-01-18
Indicted for Bloamv

Cleveland. Jan. 1s.--JameH A. Muir.
ply. machinist, was Indicted by
the grand jury Friday ON the charge
OF bigamy His second wife Is said
to be henrietta Fiene.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-01-18
Boy Murderer Valves examir.tlor

Toledo. Jan. 1S.- Detective Jack
Carew made affidavit Friday charging
Harvey Hazel, the boy matrIcide.
with murder. The lad waived exam.
nation on the charge and was re.
moved 10 the county jail
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-01-18
OFFICIALS
\ FILE|lAN!SWER'
They Want Taxes Paid Due
County.
COURT HAS BEEN ASKED
al
To Dismiss the Temporary
Injunction Granted.
County 0facials Say That Admin.
istrator Of the Goodenow Estate
Owes Over $4,000.

The answers of w. G. Wottring,
county treasurer, and Charles l..
Allen, county auditor, in the ease
of William II. Schaffner, adminis-
traitor of the estate of Josephus
uioodnow, against the auditor and
treasury of Marion county, were
u filed in the common pleas court
Saturday morning by Attorney John
| II. Clark.
The plaintiff brought suit to Sc
cure permanent injunction
against the treasurer and auditor,
restraining them from collecting the
sum of $4O54.33 on december 20.
1907, and the same amount on
June 20 1908. The plaintiff stated
t'iat at the time of death and for
many Years previous the decedent
was a resident of the State OF
New >ork and the county OF On
taro. "a Letters OF administration
were sracted to Lucius Titus Good
row and Lille Newton by the sur
rogate court of that county and
william Fl. Schaffner was appointed
as the administrators to seaues-
ter the personal property of the de-
ceased in Ohio and to reimburse
the Ohio creditors.
The administrator, william II.
Schaffner, states that he has paid
the larger amount OF the personal
property of the deceased under his
control, to the creditors, under the
direction OF the probate court. rne
PLAINTIFF asks that the temporary in
junction granted be made perma-
rent.
In their answers the treasurer and
auditor state that the administrators,
W. IL. Schaffner had in his possess
sion $23S.490 on the day preced-
ing the first Monday in April and
that he Is charged with that amount
on the tax duplicate of the coun-
ty They admit that unless re-
straiHcd by the court they will COL
lcct $i054,33 Ior the December tax
and mat same amount for the June
tax They ask that the, temporary
Injunction be dismissed and that
Wv Dc IcuulTtu 10
make the payments according to
law.
The case of John T. Hatch,
against Edward s. Moon, in the
common pleas court, was dismissed
morning at the request OF
both parties to the suit. Hatch
brought suit against Moon for
1926, claiming that he had been
doped by agents of Moon and in
duced to transfer a piece OF real
of the value of $2425,
in exchange for a grocery store
which Moon claimed to be worth
tnat amount, but which In reality
was worth but 1920. He asked
that the sale be set aside and that
he recover the amount named from
the defendant.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-01-18
Win Reject All Bids.

Washington, Jan. 1S.--Because OF
the incompleteness Of the specIfica
tions accompanying them, the sigma
ofilce OF the army has decided to re
Ject all the proposals submitted fol
furnishing dirigible balloon.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-01-18
4 roubIy Fatal CavcIn.
pasccd MANY, y,ponsion si,Is.

Washington, Jan 1S.--Aftcr passing
large number of pension bills Fri
day the house. of representatives adj
journed until Monday.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-01-18
Womsn Was FatslIv aurned.

Beilefontaine, O., Jan. 1s.--Mrs.
Catherine Leidigh aged 80, was fatal
~ burned Friday Der clothing catch.
Ing nre Hom spark from her pipe.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-01-18
VoIley Ball

! " 7.
The Y. MO "A. volley ball team
composed OF Messrs. e. l., Brady,
Frank Smith, George w. Bowers, c.
NJ. Douthitt and H.. s. Lunger,
went to Bucyrus last night where
they played the Association team OF
that town for the championship title
OF the world The local aggregation
seemingly had lost their batting eye
and the way DR.. Lunger famed at
those fast ones, was caution.
Marion lost the series by straight
games and thus the, championship
title went floating northward. The
Bucyrusites played like demons and
their work was at all times fast and
furious. They simply carried the loc-
al aggregation Off their feet and won
easily
The scores wer as follows: Ma
rion, Ill, 2. 10; Bucyrus, 81, 21, 2f.
"Dient tive lecturer feef hurt when
SO many IN the audience fell asIeep
during the discourseY'
oh, no; II encouraged HIM" ~
Nov so?" YES ~ a
why, he was conceited enough to
think they were nodding approval q
what he saidv'
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1908-01-09
NEWSY STATE NOTES.


The state treasury has called in state
general fund warrants to the amount of
1906, 900 With these warrants taken
up, they are yet outstanding approx
mately $500, 600 of such warrants
Charged with stealing a valuable
horse from Judge Carol, for whom he
had worked for several years at Miller,
John Kuser has been arrested, and has
confessed and is now awaiting sentence.
The first operation was performed at
the Northwestern hospital, Fort Pierre,
Monday. Miss Josephine Dibble, who
was severely burned in laundry there,
had % square inches of skin grated.
The hospital is of cement, with 10 pri-
vate rooms and ward
John Cap, employed at the Western
Portland Cement company's plant at
Yankton, was killed Thursday. He
became entangled in a belt which he
was laying and was hurled to death.
Cap was a stranger there, and his home
is said to be in Omaha.
T. W. Lane, of Gerauld county, has
been recommended by Senator Kilt
redge for appointment as Indian agent
at Grow Greek Indian agency to succeed
Harry Chamberlain, whose term has
expired This is one of the positions
allowed to Senator Kittredge at the
recent white house drawing.
w. +. Breshner, who was arrested a
week ago at Hot Springs, charged with
burglary in the third degree for break
ing into store, pleaded guilty to petty
larceny Thursday, was fined $50 and
costs ana was sentenced to ten days in
Jail. Owing to his youth the Jail sem
tence was suspended during good
behavior.
j. w. Mueller, ST., member of the
mercantile firm of Mueller q Wood al
Lane, s. D., shot himself through the
head Friday, dying instantly. He had
been waiting on customer and went
into the back room of his store. A few
minutes later he was found dead with a
gun in his hand. No motive for the
deed has been learned.
One of the few cases of death from
lockjaw in South Dakota has just
occurred at Wagner, the victim being
William Mccormick. aged seventeen,
who since last fall has made his home
with his uncle, o. ID. Saddler. About
two weeks ago the unfortunate lad
was slightly scratched by nail. Little
was thought of the matter at the time,
but his condition gradually grew worse,
finally eliminating IN lockjaw. He
died after intense suffering,
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1908-01-09

Black Hills banks have decided that a.
uniform rate of exchange shall hereafter
prevail throughout the Hills 1t has
been the practice of each bank to charge
its own rate on both exchange and local
collections, but this has been done away
with by the Black Hills Clearing House
association, which has fixed new
schedule of rates that will apply equally
everywhere A 15-cent rate on $25 or
under will be the minimum collection
rate, while exchange will be moderate.
Set upon by thieves and beaten until
he was nearly unconscious, and then
robbed of about $50 in cash was the
experience of Thomas Tunney, section
foreman for the Milwaukee railroad at
Scenic, Thursday. Tunney came to
town TO make some purchases and was
strolling in an unfrequented part of the
recognize attacked him. file required
the services of surgeon TO repair the
damage done Both his assailants made
good their escape.
Following the announcement that the
Keystone Holy Terror group Of mines,
the richest in the hills, would shortly
resume, comes the news from the east
that Charles Morgan, owner OF the Holy
Terror, has just sold all mis- interest in
. ha ha
pany, of New York, who have for some
time past held lease on the ground.
Mr.. Morgan, whose home is at East
Orange, N. j., purchased controlling
interest in the Holy Terror nearly two
years ago for something like $400,00O,
and since then has expended over $780,
COO in improvements to the property.
The price of the present sale is said 10
be nearly $500, 900
A meeting OF the state public lands
commission was held in Pierre on the
Sd of this month, and acted for the
first time under the provisions of chap
ter 226 of the Laws of last winter, which
makes the annual offering or q poruon
of the state school lands compulsory
upon the state land department This
statute requires that, beginning with
1908, the commission shall, before the
LIST Of February of each year, select as
nearly as possible $1,000 acres of the
state public school lands to be offered
for sale, which amount shall be offered
annually until one. fourth of the school
lands of the state shall have been dis
posed of. In many of the years gone
by the Office of the land commissioner
would have numerous requests filed
before this time for the offering of lands
in different counties, but up to the pres
emit there IL no demand
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1908-01-09

The second annual meeting of the
South Dakota Threshers' association
will be held in be held in Huron Janu-
airy ~ and % The executive commit
tee, which consists of Ed. +. Sheldon, of
Arlington; Louis Schultz, of Lakeside I;
A. Q. Patty, of Lake Preston and W.R.
Heinzie, of Huron, Is making special
preparations for the meeting.
William Lutz is under arrest at Yank-
ton charged with Threatening to kill +.
L. Van Tassel, prominent citizen
there and manager of the Excelsior
Roller mills, the oldest mill in the
Dakotas. The complaint states that
Lutz said he had come 200 miles to do
Mr.. Van Tassell up. He was bound
over to the next term of circuitscourt.
One of the rare instances of an Indian
committing suicide is reported from the
Lower Brule Indian reservation, the
victim being Charles Falls, one of the
best known Sioux Indians belonging OIL
that reservation. 1t appears that he
had domestic difficulties of so serious a
character that in order to escape them
he finally decided to take his own life.
| IL 0. l.. Morrison, city marshal OF
Plankinton, has his way about it there
will be no more cases of boys and girls
running away at the state reform school
at that place. The marshal has pur
to utilize in future for running down
fugitives from the reform school, as
well as other purposes in connection
with his duties as guardian of the pub.
lie in that neighborhood.
A. X. Gardner, solicitor for the Chi
cago and Northwestern at Huron, has
filed with the clerk of courts for Beadle
county, papers in condemnation pro.
ceedings for land on the east side of the
Jim river. Tie proceedings are brought
against about seventy acres Of land
lying east of the river and south of the
main line, the company having already
gained possession of 100 acres around
this seventy acre tract.
A section Of the new educational law
passed at the last session of the state
Legislature was utilized at Rapid City
in case brought by A. d. Russell, of a
county school, against the father of one
of the pupils in the school. Russell
charged the defendant, named Pond,
with creating a disturbance in the
school and using unfit language before
the scholars. Pond was fined $40. The
case is of statewide interest and
attracted much attention in educa.
tional circles. 1t is believed it is the
| arst case Of its kind brought under the
new law.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1908-01-09

Emo Rova, aged eleven years, of
Deadwood, may die as the result Of an
accidental shooting while out hunting
rabbits with number of companions
near his home at Roubaix, The boys
carried small rifles and were having
great luck. Rova wandered awav from
the crowd, and just after three of the
boys had shot at a rabbit the boy cried
that he had been hit. Although he at
once was taken TO town and operated
upon the chances of his recovery are
slight.
Fire, which started by the overturn-
ing of a lantern III his barn, caused a
loss of between $500 and $4,000 to
John Borman, prominent Hutchinson
county farmer The barn in which the
fire started was consumed, together
with 13 head of cattle, five horses and
about i 600 bushel of feed The horses
were worth over 5000 each. rhe heavy
loss was covered by only compare
lively small amount of insurance, he
carving, it is stated, insurance in the
sum of only $3.50.
Lead will get the next annual meet
ing of the State Dental association
which will be held there in July and
already preparations for the event are
being made. These we're taken up at
the annual meeting of the Black Hill:
Dental association which was held at
Rapid City last week when the follow
lowing officers were elected: President
DIR +. M. Gantz. Deadwood; vice-pres-
ident, DIR. l.. f. Eaton, Hot Springs;
secretary, DIR. A L. Revelle, Lead
treasurer, DR., G E. LeMar, Rapid City.
The total assessed valuation of prop
erty in South Dakota for 1907 is in
round numbers 260 million dollars
The total levy for the two years of the
Crawford administration for state pur,
poses is seven mills-three mills this
year and four mills next. The tota
amount " hich will be raised from this
levy if every cent is paid Is $3.50, 600
The total amount spent by the last leg
islature for the biennial period is q, 300
225. This means that il every penny OF
the taxes levied is paid there will be q
deficit for the two years of $400, 225
The reformers received state with nc
bonded debt. In just what shape the
state will be If we should have two
more years of reform, it is for the tax
payers to figure out. The debt of the
state at the end of four years of Craw.
fordism would not be less than mil.
lion dollars, and that result will be
secured with the highest state tax ever
known. How do You like it Mr.. Tax.
paper?
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1908-11-06

L. W. Barnes of WHY was in
the city yesterday.
Noah @. Melton and G. l.. Tip
petit of Eva were in the city yes
terday.
il. McIllwain and w. G. Rob
inson of Holiday were in the city
yesterday.
Mrs. Corbitt, wife of our county
man, j. A. Corbitt, died the first
of the week, after a long illness.
Death was due to consumption.
The family have the sympathy of
many friends.
j. W. Bateman and family of
Mckenzie and George F. Bateman
and family of Dickson were called
here this week by the illness of
their father, j. J. Bateman.
A collection was taken up here
Monday for the benefit of the fam
lily of E. Higdon, whose house
was burned one night recently.
The family was asleep at the time
and they barely escaped with their
lives. They lost everything, and
then neighbors provided them
with clothing.
At the regular semi-annual
meeting of the directors of the
Benton County Bank Saturday,
October 81, per cent dividend
was declared and neat sum plac-
ed to surplus. This splendid in
stitution shows a healthy condi-
ton and is growing in favor with
it's many patrons.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1908-11-06
EVA.

Selden l.. Maiden was at Cam
den Saturday.
Harry Carney returned to Per-
ryville last week.
Bailey Carney visited friends at
Camden Sunday.
Guy Holland spent Sunday with
friends at Big Sandy.
G. w. Holland and j. B. Carney
were at Camden Tuesday.
John Waters and John Bell
were at Camden Tuesday.
Bob Hudson and Tom Mcdaniel
of Camden were here Sunday.
Miss Lula Boswell left Monday
for Nashville to visit friends.
Arch Hollingsworth filled Tom
Farrar's appointment Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. G. Summers and
M. L. Holland were at Camden
Friday.
Ivan M. Herndon of Harmons
Greek was here Sunday to visit
homefolks.
Mrs. John Cuff and son, Bed
ford, spent Sunday with the fami-
ly of M. l.. Holland,
The election Tuesday passed off
quietly and a normal vote was
polled in the tenth district.
j. B. Carney has accepted a po-
sition at Nashville with the Unit
ed States Recruiting Department.
Rev. Mr.. Joyner of Westport
preached here Saturday night and
Sunday, and Rev. Nj. Pollard of
Coxburg preached Sunday night
ID. M. Cooley and Miss Lille
Bursey were happily married here
Tuesday, Justice e. G. Summers
officiating. May their pathway
through life be one sweet dream,
is the wish of their many friends
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1908-11-06
PEOPLE AND
THINGS
WE SEE AND HEAR OF

Peanut bags, only IL cents, at
NC Cullough's'
Mrs. j. HI, Jordan is visiting at
Mckenzie this week.
Rev. J. w. Carnall of Holiday
was in the city Monday.
W. H. Hooser went to Bedford
County on visit yesterday.
J. Sam Johnson of Huntingdon
spoke to a good crowd here last
Monday.
The CHRONICLE and Memphis
Weekly News Scimitar only $l.10
per year.
Rev. J. nj. Pickens of Lexington
was in the city a short while last
Saturday.
r. w. Ayres returned the first
Of the week from trip through
New Mexico.
e. O. Thomas returned Friday
from Buena Vista, where he had
\ building contract.
Editor Greene Of the Hunting
don Republican was in the city a
Short while Saturday.
For Sale Two new homemade
rag carpets. Apply to Mrs. r. b.
Travis, Camden, Tenn.
Mrs. w. w. Whitfield and little
son are spending few days with
relatives at Springville.
The Farmers Union at CowelPs
Chapel will hold an important
meeting tomorrow night.
Miss Nell Rye of Paris has been
spending a few days here this week
with friends and relatives.
William Ellis of Garfield and
Arthur j. Utley are building new
dwellings in west Camden.
A large crowd was in town last
Monday, and the political outlook
was the theme Of discussion.
E. e. Travis left Wednesday for
Savannah, Ga, to do staff work on
one Of the Savannah dailies.
r. G.. Hudson and Jesse Howell
have recently completed q contract
for painting at Hollow Rock.
Mrs. Clarice Allen and child of
Memphis are spending few days
with her father, Trustee G.. b.
Greer.
J. W. Hassell attended the fun
eral and burial of his father, r. F.
Hassell, at Holiday Thursday of
last week.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1908-11-06

Miss Maude Weatherly returned
to school at Jackson Tuesday, af-
ter spending a few days here with
homefolks.
After vacation of six weeks A.
A. Wick returned to Obion Station
last Friday to resume teaching the
first of this week.
Hon. Reau E. Folk Of Nashville
spoke to a good crowd here Satur-
day, which was appreciated and
heartily applauded.
The returns of the election we're
received at the store of the Fry
Drug Co. Tuesday night by tel
egraph and telephone.
Mrs. Annie Hartley of Paris was
over last week to attend the burial
of her father, r. F. Hassell, at
Holiday on Thursday.
We are glad to have Rev. O. A.
Utley and family with us again.
They moved in from Centerville
the latter part of last week.
Rev. r. w. Hood, the presiding
elder, preached an able sermon to
a large congregation at the Meth
odist church Sunday evening.
Forest fires in the county have
abated some in the past few days.
Some fencing and a great deal of
young growth timber has been
destroyed.
There was a jolly crowd at the
Halloween party at the home of
Mr.. and Mrs, G. r. Finley Satur-
day evening, and games were in
dulged by the young folks until
late hour.
We are requested by County
Superintendent w. I'll. Gingles to
announce that the public schools
will be only four months long this
term, this by order of the County
Board of Education.
The Memphis Conference of the
M. E. Church, South, will meet in
annual session at Somerville next
Wednesday. e. E. Fry is one of
the four delegates that will repre-
sent the Lexington District.
After a visit of several weeks
here with relatives and friends,
Nixon Greer left last Monday for
Birmingham, Ala, where he will
be employed with the Louisville
and Nashville Railway Company.
T. J. Corbitt reports covey of
white quail on his farm six miles
north of Camden, consisting of the
mother bird and several young
ones. They are gentle and have
permitted Mr.. Corbitt and others
to approach near them frequently.
White quail are a novelty, and the
neighbors of Mr.. Corbitt should
join in an effort to protect them.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1908-11-06
MARRIAGE LICENSES.

County Clerk W. d. Cooper has
ssuedmarriage licenses asfollows:
James Smith and Lavada Hatley,
d. M. Cooley and Lille Bursey,
A. j. Jordan and Geraldine Will
liams.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1908-11-06

For Sale-Good farm, 3 miles
south of Camden; will sell on easy
terms. Apply to W. G. Barker,
Camden, Tenn.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1908-11-06

The CHRONICLE and Nashville
Weekly American, 81 Is peryear
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1908-11-06

Printers ink marks the path to
riches and fame. Try it.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1908-11-06

Don't give up the water works
proposition. Keep talking it.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1908-11-06

We want the news from every
locality in the county.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1908-03-13

The Portland oregonian has the
following favorable criticism on the
star and the play:
"a large aud appreciative audienee
at the Marauam last night annoyed
a real privilege in witnessing Lee
willard's beautiful Characterization
IN the title role in bis new play. The
Country sqalre We have had the
best Interpreters OF loyable old men
OF fne rural New England type from
Dsnham Thompson down through the
list on our local stages and IL was
not because OF any novelty or through
any favorism for the young star that
he was given such al attentive aud
conservative IN the matter OF approy-
Ing theatricals performances, and
Mr.. Willard had 10 stand comparison
with dozens Of fine character actors
who had proceeded him. IL Is 70
his lasting credit as an artist that
the test did not fail and that he gave
performance seldom equalled In its
line"