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The Charles Mix new era. (Wagner, Charles Mix County, S.D.) 1???-1911, 1908-03-20
BUCKET SHOP INQUIRY.
Secretary Of Department OF Cosnmcrcc
Makes Statement.


To correct any misapprehension that
may exist through the circulation Of
reports concerning the In
v~estigation which Commissioner Of
Corporations Smith II making In the
laws affecting bucketshop operations.
Secretary Straus, of the department
4 commerce and labor. Friday issued
the following statement:
Secretary straus states in regard 10
the matter OF bucketshops thai the
president has simply referred the SUBJ
tect to this department. with a re-
quest to have Commissioner OF Corpo-
rations Smith examine certain bills
aimed at bucketshops and TO report
his views on the general subject. The
president has not ordered any general
investigation OF the stock exchanges.
Smith has been instructed 70 use his
W judgment in reporting upon the
subject and getting the facts that the
president desires"
The Charles Mix new era. (Wagner, Charles Mix County, S.D.) 1???-1911, 1908-03-20
WRECKED THEATER
ANN ARBoR YOUTHS RESEyr
CLUBBING or CoMRADE.
Offending Show House Smashed to
Kindling Wood and Several Adjoin-
Ing Buildings Damaged-Policc and
F1rcsnen Roth Helpless.

College feeling among the students
Of the University OF Michigan at Ann
Arbor. burst fourth into a riot Monday
Night More han a dozen students
acre locked up In Jail. and the Star
theater. a 5-cent place. OF amusement.
was literally wrecked. Later In the
evening the mob Of students. which
numbered fully 1900. directed a COZ
Iege rush" against the front Of the
building. tearing away windows and
doors and plaster and rolling the thea
ter piano into the street, where the
leaders OF the students mounted the
instrument and performed a dance to
the accompaniment OF mad cheers and
velis from the unmanageabie crowd.
The trouble dates back to Saturday
night. when a student in the audience
h persisted In repeating the Ann
Arbor college yell too often to suit the
management was elected and thor
oughly dubbed by a special police
man In the employ OF the theater.
Mondays nights trouble started
with a small crowd of students throw
ing eggs at the building. This diversion
o o gave way to q fusillade Of rocks,
and when the police were called TO
1uell the disorder the yells Of derision
'ent up by the young men brought re-
Inducements from every direction. As
h attacking party grew wilder. its
aim b~roadened proportionately, and
windows Of the upper stories OF the
buildings and those OF n~eighboring
business places began TO crash.
Finding the police unable to subdue
he rioters. Mayor Henderson summon
ed the fire department. Several police
had been felled with flying mis-
SHES. and others fought on. hatless.
after their helmets had been stolen to
decorate some students den. The fire.
men had no sooner laid their line of
hose to the scene to give the mob a
%drenching than with a wild yell a de-
tachment of the boys captured a hum
dred feet Of the hose and ran yelling
down the street with il.
The Charles Mix new era. (Wagner, Charles Mix County, S.D.) 1???-1911, 1908-03-20
MAIL CAR Is 4
Ino0 Bandit Binds Clerks ON Great
Northern Train.

LN0o Bandit Binds Clerks on Grcai
Northern Train
A lone bandit boaFded the mail car
on b westbound Oriental Limited. the
last transcontInensai train Of the Great
Northern railroad, at Bonners Ferry.
Idaho. before daylight Sunday morn
Ing. bound the two mail clerks and
robbed the mail and express cars Ths
robbery was not discovered until the
train reached Spokane al $50 o'clock
.. m. more than five hours after the
bandit boarded the train.
The train carried the through trans
continental mali and much OK IL was
registered The monn stolen will
not be known until the registered mail
has been checked UP ~ the postal au-
thoriues. When the train arrived
Ae Spokane at s.so O'Clock Sunday
morning he mail car was closed. En-
ployss ~ the station opened the car
and found OF the mail clerks ly-
Ing bound on the mail sacks. The 9th.
or clerk WAS locked In a closet
F~ - 49, A4% A2Gsa AGtG ENkG0EEd
they said that = bandit boarded the
ear At Bonner's Ferry. q division
point. about loo miles east of Spokane,
where the train arrived at a:os o'clock
q m. The clerks said the bandit held
them up. bound them and went
through he registered mall. He then
said he would work the regular mail.
and proceeded to do 80.
At all regular stops he threw on the
mail and O the outgoing sacks,
though At aome OF the smaller places
where the train does not stop he did
not throw on the mail. He stayed on
the train for nearly Ave hours, Jump
Ing OF at the Oregon Railroad and
Navigation junction. two miles east Of
Spokane.
The Charles Mix new era. (Wagner, Charles Mix County, S.D.) 1???-1911, 1908-03-20
SAYS CHILD WAS xrDNAl@
News 81 Girls Mmrdce nrlngx Nnealnu
III HAptl CITY.

News 81 Girls Mmrdce nslng1 Hs1nuMr
III Itaptt G1sy.
Asaether tragic element IN the killing
60 Rose Adams. the IS-year~oid school
xtri, ~ her adopted moG Mira
Mary Harbour. III Rapid CITY. came Y.
iasat with the arrival ~ the dead
gsrls own father. Dcmeutc Rosnc. sf
NirEsa polls. ard hts sosa-tn-lAw. John
issssae. II tfse same place Ro~so fsrst
learned ~ the sensational death % hin
daISAtsv in the Minneapolis newxpn-
psr1. and sor the nrx titm~ In nearly
seventeen M. able 10 learn The
whereabouts ~ tbs child whom ~
elainss Mas ksdaAped. Ro&~o told the
ralsoasisx ssory
our family lived I'm Omaha ~ tAs
sinse kose Was bern. When no WAs
hns II manstx cid her mother Aied.
and ! having no way 10 cxre for the
shiaa. placed her In y Roman Catholic
iasssstatapss in that city. where I paid
FIR her keeping. When ahs was 4
seA.ss utd the wssnsAn. who taAoU eeanAn
charged with her marser ana We
fhsn HRS Adams. appeared ~ the
home and. taking \ fancy 10 I'M haAy.
asAeSE permission ~ keep IL q we~k.
This waa granted ard h wAa given
the cssiad fer that tssue Al the end ~
tfe week she had disappeared. merely
changing her address In Omaha I
trsesi ~ ffsi her. hut was unsuccessful
aud. AS the hasse authorities believed
the woman had xesss intensaora. Ne
save ap the search -Four yeAx~ ara
Mrs. Adams secured 4 divorce Tram
her husband. Adams. who II connect
ed with the packing business In South
Omaha. and two years lAser married
Charles Harbour and with th~ svai
cAfam ~ Rapid city to sive. Mol until
] read b account u Roses deatA dtA
] Knew wher~ she had b<sm al these
years Had I knc~n. perhaps eAe
might h@ve cared to return 10 NJ and
stfll be alive to-day"
Rose Adams funeral held here was
one d the largest Rapid city has
seen. The dead girls acquaintance
we're 1ressnt In number 10 pAy the
last tribute. ard nawess In great PRO-
fusion weT~ brought
Airs. Harbour has retained Attos~
news uanxs and Souis Ia defend her.
and will plead accidental kiiitna.
The Charles Mix new era. (Wagner, Charles Mix County, S.D.) 1???-1911, 1908-03-20

Forest anger from MI the reserves
I'm the western part 81 this state and
portions of the adjoining states were
In s~miou MT Deadwood Thursday. %
In all being present. The meeting y
for the purpose II exchanging Views
on the exissing laws and conditions
governing the ranges and tbs bot
niehods with which 10 mel thsm. 1ev-
erai heads of departments contested
Atfh the forestry service work were
there from Washington attending the
meeting.
The Charles Mix new era. (Wagner, Charles Mix County, S.D.) 1???-1911, 1908-03-20

a district minister conference ~
the Hague Norwegian Evangelical
Lutheran synod Was reid In yankton
four days Of this week and drew quit.
q ~ OF ministers tn tina city.
Rev y. Johnson. 81 Sioux CITY. la.
and ministers from Eoiin. per~sford,
Dell Rapids and other Hesghboring
GOWNS we're on the program
The Charles Mix new era. (Wagner, Charles Mix County, S.D.) 1???-1911, 1908-03-20
STOCK N GOOD CoxpsTIox.
bssss Wlntev nmr ~ tn A1uue Fhvues
ah3e n YeWRL

~ W
Reports from such parts al western
South Dakosa ~ are yet devoted Ia
cattle raising are to tho &3ect that
the winter now drawing 10 = close han
been n ~ the most favorabss IN the
history of he state for the stockmen
~ hat region, Tho lack II snow On
the range has given cattle IN opp0e-
tunity 10 feed an the abundant graas
crop Of last year. which, m u always
the cass. cured on the stem. One
ranchman r~ports thar thur FAR NJ has
fed only half a ton 81 hay 10 hts cat.
tie. In anticipation ~ = hard winter.
many OF the ranchmeu had put up
hundreds 81 tons Of hay. Hut the n.
vorabi~ winter enabled cattle during
practically the entire winter 10 secure
their feed on th~o pAn prairie. Cattle
have come through thu wtnt~r n very
nne condition. n Will ~ rsAAy Tor
shipment To market much earlser than
for several years past.
The Charles Mix new era. (Wagner, Charles Mix County, S.D.) 1???-1911, 1908-03-20

The first township election h~ld b
the cttixenx Of Mission FIN. hamilton
county. resulted In = rot against -
looms. some time ago the saloon a
that place was forced out of busoNaW.
due 10 the fact that the question had
not been voted upon. The tOwnnhlp
@as immediately organixed ana the
fsss election resulted unfavorablv 10
the gaIo0n men.
The Charles Mix new era. (Wagner, Charles Mix County, S.D.) 1???-1911, 1908-03-20
ENDS LIFE ON A TRAIN.


His Throat.
James Johnson. a leading politician
OF Chattanooga. Tenn. committed sui
eide by cutting his throat on an Ala
bama Great Southern train sunday
night Mr.. johnson had been I'm New
Orleans. accompanied by his wife and
baby. Saturday night he was taken
III and stopped over in Birmingham
During the night he took an overdose
Of ~strychnine. but Sunday morning he
continued his journey homeward.
When the train was between whitney
and Caldwell, Ala, Mr.. johnson iest
his wife and went TO the lavatory. In
a few moments he was found with his
throat cut. the juguiar vein being sew.
cred by a very small pocket knife. He
died In five minutes. Mr.. johnson was
a large holder of realty in Chattanoo-
ga His affairs are in excellent shape
The Charles Mix new era. (Wagner, Charles Mix County, S.D.) 1???-1911, 1908-03-20
NAIL SPREADS SMALLPOX.

Disease Starting In Postal Car Becomes
Epidemic In Town.
Eight more cases OF smallpox in
Dauphin county. Pa, were reported to
State Health Commissioner Dixon Sat-
urday, believed to be the result OF the
Infection spread through the mails
. couple Il months ago when . rail-
way postal clerk who had smallpox
handled he mail that was distributed
to various parts of the tate.
Following the discovery OF the mail
clerks q = OF smallpox a clerk in
The p~ostofice at Miliersburg developed
smallpox and in a factory In that
town eight more cases are reported.
The Charles Mix new era. (Wagner, Charles Mix County, S.D.) 1???-1911, 1908-03-20
SAD FATE or rssrzr wIsIsxrRs


C0nns&raet0n Bsenks OCT - 3 Daknen
Mans I1axsstane OEuA
FRANKIE Cooke. . resident Of Union
county. has taken considerable pride IN
= iuxuriant growth Of whisksrs which
he possessed. but he Ii not 10 proud
Of them now. and all because Of . pc
culiar incident from which ne did not
escaped uscathed. and In which the
whiskers played an important part IN
lighting a match = piece OF tia burn
Ing sulphur wen fytng toward his
neck and lodged AMONG his whiskerr.
In nm instant his Whispers were on
nre and burning frsceiy. Without
stopping 70 caii the fsre department.
Cooke attempted IL extinguish the
flames. but In this he was not surcesa-
full until after his neck and hands
wore quite badly burned. the whIs-
kerx we're ruined.
The Charles Mix new era. (Wagner, Charles Mix County, S.D.) 1???-1911, 1908-03-20

DR.. n c. Bnrch. ~ KedneId. died
sunday morning. He had been suffer-
ting for a week with cerenro-spinai
m~eninzitis- DIR. Burch had been d
physician Of high standing for d num-
Der Of years and was at present psyor
" Rsdf5eid.
The Charles Mix new era. (Wagner, Charles Mix County, S.D.) 1???-1911, 1908-03-20
.. n. Hofs.r severely harmed.

J. y. Hofer. a rea. estate dealer of
Bridgewater. while attempting to
clean the root from his chimney by
placing . quantity Of powder In the
stove was seriously burned about the
face and neck and the sight OF one eyre
injured BY the terrific explosion which
fellows.
The Charles Mix new era. (Wagner, Charles Mix County, S.D.) 1???-1911, 1908-03-20
Dies ri His Injuries.

James Whaien. of Huron. who was
Injured in hts blacksmith shop Friday
morning BY being caught In the bolt
~ a gasoline engine. his head coming
IN contact with the fly wheel. resulting
In a fractured skull. died Of his In
juries Saturday morning.
The Charles Mix new era. (Wagner, Charles Mix County, S.D.) 1???-1911, 1908-03-20
Dakota STATE Issad ,eakes r..

The South Dakota state band. nov
touring the Black Hills. IN scoring 4
big hit I'm = musical way. and Director
cason ard his members ara being &C.
corded hearty receptions wherever
they appear. The bard In declared 70
b. ore Of h best that hiss ever v1nat-
I'd the Black Hills. The violin soIo
by Vernon Fl. Aiger and little 0ladvs
casnn In proving q general favOrtte.
The Charles Mix new era. (Wagner, Charles Mix County, S.D.) 1???-1911, 1908-03-20

Papers In the suit Of Evelyn Nesbit
Thaw for the annulment OF her mar
riags with Harry X Thaw were served
upon Ihaw At the insane asylum
Thursday night. At the same time !.
copy OF the summons and COM
was delivered to Superintendent IAmo
h asylum. who Ii the legal guard.
IAN of the defendant.
The Charles Mix new era. (Wagner, Charles Mix County, S.D.) 1???-1911, 1908-03-20
VICTIM OF BLACK HAND.
italian Shot tn Death in New York
Street F1ght.

Strect f18nG
A well dressed. prosperous looking
italian was shot to death In q street
night with two men at One Hundred
and Fourteenth street and First ave-
nue.. New York. Saturday. The two
men made their escape and have not
been captured. From stories told by
several persons who witnessed the af-
fray 1t Is believed hat the dead man
was a black hand agent and that his
death was a result OF an attempt to
collect tribute from the men who af-
forwards killed him. or hat he sought
revenge upon one OF the men he at
tackled. The two men who escaped
were wheeling carts filled with ba-
mana when attacked.
The Charles Mix new era. (Wagner, Charles Mix County, S.D.) 1???-1911, 1908-03-20
China IL still nIkinr

There was a further conference IN
Pskin Friday between Baron Hayashi.
n japanese minister to China. and
Ma Tung and Yuan Shin Kai. repre-
senting the Pekin government. over
the Tatsu Maru incident. No fnal
understanding was reached, and the
discussion Of the matter will b con
tinued.
The Charles Mix new era. (Wagner, Charles Mix County, S.D.) 1???-1911, 1908-03-20
Erst AutO I'm I~r.,~.-

Charles Glidden. Of Boston. and
Mr.. Giidden arrived in Jerusalem
Friday In . motor car from Hama.
Syria 1t was hi FIRST motor q ever
seen In Jerusalem md created . sen
sation among the p~opulace.
The Charles Mix new era. (Wagner, Charles Mix County, S.D.) 1???-1911, 1908-03-20
TAKES WIFE FOR BURGLAR.
Washington Mlan Shoots and Kflls ur,
Instantly.

ss~9aA
Hugh Hollis. Of Washington. q treas,
ury department clerk. who served 70,
q time AZ private secretary to thu
commissioner Of internal sho,
n killed his wife at his home Fri.
day.
Early Friday morning his wife arose
TO attend to a child and as she re.
turned to the bedside Hollis awakened
pulled . revolver from beneath hi,
pillow and fired. instantly killing shs
woman.
Immediately he went TO sleep again
n knew nothing Of the shooting un-
al he was afterward awakened. He
had always borne an excellent reputa
ticn. and declares he was dreaming ri
burglars.
The Charles Mix new era. (Wagner, Charles Mix County, S.D.) 1???-1911, 1908-03-20
Southern Cotton Mills &C.

Fifteen hundred operatives were -
fected by the closing down At New Or
leans. La. Friday OF the LAns-Maxtn-
mis- cotton mills. a poor demand Tor
cotton goods was given n the reason
for the shut down.
The Charles Mix new era. (Wagner, Charles Mix County, S.D.) 1???-1911, 1908-03-20
Reward for NIGHT Riders.

Gov. Wilson,. Of Kentucky, has oner-
ed $500 reward for the arrest and con-
viction of the night riders who tool
part in the Woodford and Scott county
raids.
The Charles Mix new era. (Wagner, Charles Mix County, S.D.) 1???-1911, 1908-03-20

Rewards were offered for the arrest
Of night riders and any and iii per-
sons connected with fhem 1t . meeting
Of the Law and Order league q YER
sailIes. KY. Saturday
The Charles Mix new era. (Wagner, Charles Mix County, S.D.) 1???-1911, 1908-03-20

Abou 200 brewery bottlers and
helpers were discharged from the va
rious brewerfes in st. Louis Saturday
because they refused TO load wagons
for men hired to supplant the 400 driv-
ers who walked out Fridav.
The Charles Mix new era. (Wagner, Charles Mix County, S.D.) 1???-1911, 1908-03-20

The grand jury ct Winntpsg. MINI.
Wednesday returned = true bill asafnst
United States Customs Omcer Foulke
on the charge Of kidnapping farm~r.
The Charles Mix new era. (Wagner, Charles Mix County, S.D.) 1???-1911, 1908-03-20

Emma Goldman was interrupted by
the police OF Chicago Monday night
when h attempted TO speak At Z
meeting In workingman's hall. wes
Twelfth and Wallex reefs.
The Charles Mix new era. (Wagner, Charles Mix County, S.D.) 1???-1911, 1908-03-20
Fur Motto on Money,

Under h suspension Of the rules
the house Monday passed . bill proyfd.
Ing for the restoration OF the motto
In God We Trust" on gold and silver
coins.
The Charles Mix new era. (Wagner, Charles Mix County, S.D.) 1???-1911, 1908-03-20
E3evaa0r S,tsx.lr go.

Al meeting Of the 1armers held
In Bridgewater Monday IN tho inter-
ests Of the farmers elevator 10 - bullt
there. Il svas ascertained that s-ufBci1nf
stock had been sold 10 insure the suc-
cess Of the enterprise.
The Charles Mix new era. (Wagner, Charles Mix County, S.D.) 1???-1911, 1908-03-20

The public school children az NIL
bank have been given nre drills during
the past week and proves that with the
three good exits. the entire school I
The Charles Mix new era. (Wagner, Charles Mix County, S.D.) 1???-1911, 1908-03-20

J. Hs@as@
|0@|!|s!kX6E5Is
= n1aaAsr ~ ~ cIss~s sad tswxa =
- eoAee nro consa1@ttuo M vo<i1g II
osoeol building boaA1 thts spstug NH
Aest the demands - : Tapt4ly 9ros-i
- 0Aooa popnlat3os. m ttat oomMseA4
No. the opinion ~ Att0rney 01nax&Ms
ClaEA. n the caas ~ l1ttct@tl. = ~
eapsetal intsrsst. When ~ Qm4ettanl
- sasnin9 boa4s n THAT city NJ srWe
Nm - = nev school hutI6in4 Nae
SFoaent W the w0snSn clAIxned the
saeAt - WITS - H. qwsstton mnAss ~
pFov@sons ~ ! constjtmston. and AZ
Tie view a. n0t A&4t uNanlxnANa
Apprcvei. thSy sunmlttsd thofg cam4
@ Astnvncy asn~rs1s Mo held4
0Aae umder ths provisions ~ hectt0m |.
article 7.ycx The ewnss1tuttOn. ws4mNn
No. ehs stkAt - vote upen - t&mu-
Anca ~ scAool herds. Tho Ma~ttoa prn~
vt0tN9 thAAs sAMy wosnnss hAxtux ~
~NUa1l1cat1ens ~ 4 vcfeT Tn reGne4 Al
~ aaA s~~saasncs. mMy sDts "A ~
si@etton h~sd safely fwf arMoel R&rs
pGssA- 1Ats = hssa d Apely q ~
sss1tsoM % iassine bonds suF eeheoa
~ ~ess - g vosinx tnr esNaoe
~
TAa III insuseAcs companies &n1na
Nssansmn n tho ssAts fss ne pnss ysas
Ass tsss gstttna n their r~cpst1 - -
aeAee lnssranee depAFsxnsas. Mn1 enMoH
u ~ iass~se ~ sh~ eastern eonspA~
ntss show = us4 len - hsaamesa II ~
stass. whsa ~ cuitetss druppeA u@klk~
n ths ysAR Ars compared ~itn -
nsw pcltstee written. Ksnnk =. Arr
worth. eserstAgy ~ TIM I3an14sn NJ
snal Reserve Fund Liz rompanS. ~
C1me1nnetl. O.. wa~ In rtary. thae $3.50
paStDsns. The showing mA1e ~ ~
company = peculiar n ~ s~es thAe
with : tarss volume - husln~ms n
IN stafes thsy w~re MOI eAaled 1ppN
- pAy = lces last yeas. an1 fnSsoep
thsy wers not calisd wpcA e ~ 4
les On any nsw baa1neu Wstttoa M
the company IN thte ssass s1nee ~
IlSth 81 February. 1874. TAte = nM4
os = companies which shaus : Anrna
tncrsass In bustneMn n - een1e M
1ase yeaS. ~ western compantee Uen-
srAliv ADpsasin9 u - estttmg q sMe
load In swch hasan~m fcr menan ~.
koen
$50
The seafa ianA A~pastment - 80
Actne eoune nNnntnern n go - - -~s
ens d pwschasess b stats len1p vlps
aso maffrs mai 1900 r~-.1a-
q - alle~ea r.rrSw .n~.t.-~ I~~
tn mOnths ~ ~rA rs~A~..~-
The Charles Mix new era. (Wagner, Charles Mix County, S.D.) 1???-1911, 1908-03-20

Sioux City 1--we Stock Market.
Mondays quotations on the Sioux
y live stock market follow: Ton
nesves. $3.50. Top hogs. $3.50.
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1908-09-03
EXPELLED FROM MINISTRY.
Pastor Found Guilty Of Gross Immor-
ATTY by Conference.

Hannibal, Mo fl,dt COW was
conference iuiy b"for" whom he was
tried for being r"sppnb!DIc for tbs
icaih Of Miss I.IZIi" Gleason, IN" Els.
Dcrry school teacher, when the mem
Drgs made their rrpDr'. 10 The general
conference Of the Methodist Episcopal
'hurch, South, Monday morning.
There were two specifications, one
being for gross immortality and the
,th"r for being accessory brf0r" ~"
TACT IN connection win III" pirl's
icath.
The cOmmiitc" sustained the first
,hargc and expelled COW from HE
ministry. The sncond charge was not
sustained, being voted down unani,
mOusly by the trial jury.
Cow was present when the verdict
,f the trial Jury was read, and he was
very much depressed. II was one OF
he Eaddegt Genes ever witnessed In
1 Methodist conference. Many tears
were shed by his fellow ministers and
friends generally. He was formerly
pastor Of the New London and Hydcs.
burg churches and was well known 1 In
hannibal, where he frequently visited.
The jury made liz verdict last Satnr.
lay night, but sealed II ~ that no one
knew he resnlt until II was read Mon.
lay morning In open conference.
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1908-09-03
DENEEN GOT a12,ss3 VOTES.
Official Count Shows His Plurality
Over Yates Was 1882.

Springfield, IH.-The returns VI
the primary election On state ON"
Gers were canyaHHcd Tuesday by
the state board and the official vote
made public.
On the Republican ticket: Deneen
2l2.338 and Yates 20l ,03l; Hopkins.
for Senator. pollcd lGs, 1886: Foss l2i.'
10, Mason. sG,63G, and Webster ~
704, Oglesby, for Lieutenant Governor.
got I3S,924. Shumway H.37s, knight
30.335, Drew 2i.740 and Smith 1883.
For Clerk Of the Supreme Court Davis
has Il plurality OF lA74.
Onthc Democratic ticket Strlngcr
secured i27.s84 and Blakely 27,473.
Ste venson. for Governor, had 1873.
Pattison 24.G0S, McGoorty 23.543,
Lewis 3O.2l4. Guntber 1O.705. Kim.
brOugh 1907 and Monroe 1905.
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1908-09-03
Forty Lives Lost by Floods.

Columbia, y. C.--Forty lives have
been lost and property worth
several millions has been de-
atrOycd by floods since August ~. In
both the CarOlinns heavy rains have
fallen continuously for ~ hours on
ground already water soaked. and II
IL still raining.
At Camden 10 persons lost their
lives. They were on n toll bridge
when the structure gave way. The
biz cotton mills nca S%partanburg.
where I47 were drowned and two
mills washed away In 1903, are In dan
ger. The CampcrdOwn mill at Green.
vile stands In water 8 feet deep, and
may go any minute. The Seaboard
Air Line has lost a big bridge over the
Savannah and another over the Broad.
Twenty-Five separate washouis are re.
ported on the Southern railway.
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1908-09-03
LEAVES ASYLUM, AVENGED.
When Freed, wife Causes Arrest Of
Husband and His Cousin.

Denver. COI.-C0nfned In a Mis-.
sissippi asylum for eight years
Mrs. Alice J. Shear finally obtained
her freedom through the i%ntercessl0n
OF her sister. and after Il search which
tool, In almost the entire United
States. came 10 Denver and caused
the arrest OF her husband, Herbert
Shear, and the woman who is his
hrsi cousin and who wa passing an
his wife. Monday.
Shear is . prominent mining ana
lumber man In both Denver and Port
Arthur, Canada. lie did moi know his
wife was out OF the insane asylum
until he and Jennie Shear we're placed
under arrest BY c%onstables.
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1908-09-03
Free II They Pay Duty.

Washington. ID. C.-Therc will
be no criminal prosecution In the
Chadbourne-Gardner case Of evasion
OF the customs laws. The government
has not openly abandoned any inten.
ton OF citing Mrs. Chadb0urne. Mrs.
Gardner, or both. to appear In court
In answer TO charges Of fraudulent en-
try, but 1t can be- taken as authorize.
tive that the W principals will be
allowed to go their ways after the
penalties have been Imposed.