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The Detroit times., 1909-06-03
LURES MAN TO THUGS
WHO ROB HIM OF $500
Boy H. Pursued BY John Cusumano,
Who 10 Robbed Of His
Cash and Watch.

Boy H. Pursued BY John Cusumano,
Who 10 Robbed OF His
Cash and Watch.
NEW YORK. June 3.--That a mite OF
boy was used To lure a man to the
long pier under the Harlem end OF the
Willlsave. bridge. where he was as
saulted and robbed OF $500 by four
thugs, is the belief of the police OF the
East One Hundred and Twenty-sixtl-
81. station. The man robbed was John
Cusumano. OF No. III East One Hun
dred and Thirteenth-st. There is no
clue 10 the identity OF the boy or the
assailants, It .br
Cusumano took his wife and 3'year'
old child for a walk and headed for
the Bronx. In his pockets were $500
in bills he intended 20 use In taking
his family 10 his old home In Armenia,
and a gold watch and chain. The three
had entered upon the bridge when n
thin-faced boy of 10 sneaked up behind
them, grabbed the hat OF Cusumano's
child and ran back toward the Harlem
approach as fast as his legs wouli
carry him.
Leaving his wife with their llttle
one, Cusumano started after the boy
and followed him down the embank-
inent 10 the pier beneath the bridge.
Here the lad drorped the hat and dis
appeared around the pier Cusumano
stopped to pick up the hat. and was
felled by a blow from stone. Four
men leaped upon MIN, beat him and
rified his pockets
The Detroit times., 1909-06-03

OF placer colo since the Seward pur-
chase.
Beds OF the finest anthracite coal,
miles and mics in area, have been un.
covered. coal which is declared TO be
rs good as the finest Australian lump.
Some OF the beds extend 10 within a
stones throw OF tidCwater There
are more veins within 10 miles of the
coast line than there are so miles
away.
Up on the north end of the Seward
peninsula they have found old river
beds impreenated with nuggets OF tin
At. Cape Prince OF Wales there Is a
veritable mountain OF tin" claim
now held by A. ]. Bumgartner. 1t rises
from the level OF an immense hill,
sharp and precipItous, and the tin can
be knocked of with the point OF
pick.
The Detroit times., 1909-06-03
BIRTHS

GIRLS.
Frank Smith. 463 Humboldt.
George Taylor. AL Hubbard.
Joseph Wozinick. SCI Wills.
Luke Hostetter, 30 Gerald.
John Pearce, 157 Hague.
George Weber. Il Madison.
John Tym, 65i Garfield.
George r. Schmitt. 812 Oakland.
John Graves. 1927 GARFIELD
BOYS
John Graves. 1927 Garfield.
Philip Meagher, 25S cherry.
John Stapleton, ESQ Twelfth
Joseph Patelczyk, go Jos Campau.
Obediah Bell. 6S Fifteenth.
Emile Cloutier. 463 Franklin.
Arthur Hall. 800 Hendrie.
oscar Marsden, 1876 Field.
Harry Low 81 Cherry.
Kent McMath, 213 Greenwood.
otto Radzom. 1876 Baldwin.
Herman Prehlick, 230 Morrell.
Frederick Armstrong. AIS Lansing.
George Cooper. 312 Twenty-third.
The Detroit times., 1909-06-03
LAUGHS IN SCORN AS HIGH
COURT CONDEMNS HIM TO JAIL

10 discover flaws In the machinery
OF the law. has kept three state courts
and two federal tribunals. including
the supreme court OF the United
States. busy for four years trying 10
determine whether or not he should
serve II years for perjury
A few days ago the supreme court
of the United States decided that Col
Inns, who has been held at the coun-
~ Jail here for more than three years,
must go TO San Quentin penitentiary
Collins laughs in scorn at the idea.
He confidently declares that before
another month is ended he will have
not only the supreme court, but sew
The Detroit times., 1909-06-03

SAN FRANCISCO. Cal. June a.
Geo. y. Collins. the greatest legal
technician who ever befuddled
jury"
"A public prosecutor once applied
that title 10 a convicted perjurer, at
present an inmate of the San Fran.
cisco county Jail The prosecute
had matched wits and knowledge or
law with the "befuddler."
An 1S-year-old boy was sent recent
" 10 California state prison to serve
% years. He was convicted Of rob-
berry and sentenced within one month
from the time OF his arrest.
Geo. ID. Collins, through his ability
The Detroit times., 1909-06-03
TRAVELLERS GUIDE.
INTERURBAN LINES.
% Detroit United Interurban Lines.

Detroit United Intcrurban Lines.
FLINT LIMITEDs-S:i5 a. m. 1914
2. IN. and $40 y. m. Locals for Flint
Z a. m, and every two hours to d. m
saturday afternoons and all Sundays
hourly. To Oxford, Rochester and
Romeo. a. m, and hourly to III d. m
PORT HURON LIMITEDS-7:45a a. M.
l0:45 M, 3:45 y. m. 6:45 p. m. Satur-
/ D. IN. Loalcs for Port Huron hourly.
a. IN. to D. m; also 3 ID. m 10 Ma.
rine City. To Mt. Clemens, half-hourIy.
p. m To Mt. Clemens via Short Line,
hourly, 6:2S a. IN. to 9:2s y. m, also
IL D. m.
TOLEDO LIMITEDs-s:2o a. m, iI:2o
a. m, go and $40 p. IN. Locals for
Toledo, hourly $50 a. m. to $50 p. M.
JACKSON LIMITEDS-7:45 a. m.
12f5 and 3:45 y. IN, Locals for jack
son. Z a. m. and every two hours 10
. y. m; for Ann Arbor. a. m and
hourly TO IL y. m; for Plymouth and p
Worthwhile. 9 80 a. m and hourly to i;:0
D. m., also 9 a. IN. and IL D. m Saline
cars from Ypsilanti. '.tt+f9'
For Wynndotte and Trcnton--5:23 n
m. and half-hourly TO $3.50 p. m. hour
~ TO 1888 r. m. Sundays. first car at
1908, with halfhourly service daily.
For Royal Oak, Birmingham and
Ponfinc-6:30 n. m, then half-hourly
until ! y. m, then hourly until IL p. IA.
For Pennington. Worthwhile. Orchard
Lake aud Pontiac--6 a. m. and hourly
until IL y. M.
The Detroit times., 1909-06-03
Millions of Uncovered Treasure in ALASKA
Makes Dreams of Alchemsts Look Commonplace

SEATTLE. Wash. June 3.-Alaska
has been discovered.
To-Day II is known that approximate.
ly 1000 miles OF the southwestern
> coast Is so Itch In mineral wealth
that the dreams OF the alchemists look
commonplace In comparison.
Since Willlala H. Seward bought
Alaska In 1867 for 81 200, 900 there has
been approximately sl5O.000.000 worth
OF gold taken ont of the country, most.
ly all from the placer mines.
There is today on the southwestern
coast. uncovered in preliminary de-
velopment work, more copper values
than has been taken out in the shape
The Detroit times., 1909-06-03
CoURTED GIRL 20 YEARS.
J. 3. Burton Finally Wins Adelaide
Pavson-Now On Honeymoon.

WATERBURY, Conn. June g.
Adelaide Payson, 40. and Jenkins r..
Burton, As. after a long courtship. are
passing their honeymoon with Mrs.
Selma Perry Of Harwlnton.
Burton met Miss Payson In Long ISL
and City 20 years ago and proposed,
but was refused. determined not to
give up. he for 20 years continued his
attentions.
Eventually" her aunt. Katherine
Dunbar, OF Waterbury, says, the girl
gave in Who Wouldn't"
The wedding took place yesterday.
Burton Is a travelling salesman for a
New York poultry FIRM and Miss Pay.
son is a near relative uf Edward Pay
son Weston. pedestrian. and for years
was an embroidcrer on sewing ma
chimes in Broadway sore.
Job Printing done right. Times Print
fnE CO., lb John R-st Phone i4ss-
The Detroit times., 1909-06-03

eral other courts as well, engaged
once more In settling technicalities.
Collins, then a prominent lawyer,
was placed on trial here in June.
1905, on a charge OF bigamy, two
months after his marriage 10 Miss
The Detroit times., 1909-06-03
SIC lS|' M; I|'.||||]

For CLEVELAND. PITTSBURG and
all points south and east Leave
DAILY l0:i5 p. m. Fare to Cleveland,
So; Pittsburg, sass. Berths. 81 aud
$3.50. Room, $3.50. For Mackinac Al
pena and Way Ports-Mondays, s u, M;
Fridays, 9:30 a. m. For Buffalo, Mag
ara Falls. New York city and the East
leave Mondays. Wednesdays and FRI
days, 500 y. IN, arrive Buffalo, 900 q
IN. eastern time).
Saginaw Bay City Division steamer.
Ceaves Randolph-st. dock). Tuesdays
and Fridays. 10 a. m.
The Detroit times., 1909-06-03
CARPET CLEANING.

CALL UP MAIN 1921
For Star Vacuum Cleaning wagon: ORR
entail and domestic rugs cleaned by
compressed air ut our factory.
c 1921 Star Carpet Cleaning Co.
The Detroit times., 1909-06-03

u OFF HAIR GOODS SALE-Ciuster
puffs. wavy switches. combings made
up, only 81; electrolysis. removal all
facial blcmlshes, hair dressing. mas
sage face or scalp. Miss n. l. Hub.
bard 4O7 Gas Bldg Main 1877.
The Detroit times., 1909-06-03
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.

HIGHEST prices paid furniture. stoves
carpets. Lapham. 22S Graf. Park 243-J.
The Detroit times., 1909-06-03

Job Printing done right. Times Print
fng Co., ID John R-st Phone 1893
The Detroit times., 1909-06-03
WHITE STAR LINE,

WHITE STAR LINE. S
Wharf foot OF Griswold-st. For the
FLATS and PORT HURON Way Ports
Leave daily 2.S0>p. m. Sundays, q M
and $50 p. m. For TOLEDO, leave
daily, 4;3o p. m; Sundays, SIS a. m
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1909-02-19
MARION COUNTY AT THE STATE
FAIR

Mr.. J. L. Smoak, one of our most
enterprising citizens, is determined
that Marion county shall not be with
out representation at the Mid-Winter
Fair now in full blast at Tampa.
Mr.. Smoak is one of our most sue
cessful hunters. and enjoys this sport
TO the limit. and in having the cOun-
" appropriately represented his tate
naturally took that direction, 50 he
sends down an even dozen of antlers.
ten OF which are handsomely gold
mounted. and are fashioned into a
hat-rack, and besides the antlers the
deer's feet are also shown, and the
boots are handsomely mounted. and
along the edges of the rack are the
claws of bears and the teeth of alliga-
tors. also gold mounted.
Mr.. Smoak also sends quite a num-
Der of deer hides and the pelts of 9th
er animals 1t is a handsome and
unique collection.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1909-02-19
THE NOISELEsS GROWTH OF A
FLORIDA TOWN

Perry is such a new town that it is
hardly known outside of its own con-
fines. Officially about six years Old,
it now has about 5000 population and
is still growing. 1t has four railroads
with fourteen passenger trains arriv-
ing and departing daily; the finest
court house in middle Florida; one
of the finest school buildings IN the
state and any number of handsome
brick and stone business blocks, and
enterprising business firms. We re-
greet that the advertising columns of
the Herald do not make a better
showing of the town than they do. 1t
is not our fault that with over fifty
business concerns less than a dozen
are represented. Many Of the bust
ness men evidently do not realize the
value of printers ink, notwithstand-
ing the fact that a large majority of
the most successful business men of
the age paved their way to fame and
fortune through it. We have not de-
SPARED, however. They are bound to
accept the worldwide fact that ad-
vertising pays. And when they do
we'll, we'll give Perry a paper that
she can be proud of and live on some
thing besides hOpe.-Perry Herald.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1909-02-19
NO MORE EULOGIES

The average country editor is a
chump. He will submit to the abuse
of some old, miserly skinflint or Shy
lock in the community for years, and
when death in all its merciful kind
ness removes the worthless old car
cass to a place that has possibly been
eager and yawning for years, to even
up his devilish score, Mr.. Editor, in
laudatory language and a half-column
space. will pour out his hypocritical
sympathy touchingly, yea, pathetical-
ly. Not so with the Call. The next
old reprobate that shuffies off may
die with this troubled fact on his
mind. that We are going to everlast-
ingly lambaste him as soon as we
have proof that his grouchy life has
been snuffed out and he is on his way
home. Some of you old reprobates,
be you one or many, had better take
due notice, and come in and make
good" with us before the last call, for
there is not a drop of sentimental by
pOcrisy or sniveling pretense in our
hearts.-Purcel (Okla.) Call.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1909-02-19

loving ones, makes death easier. We
can feel God nearer if with those He
gave us to; gave US to love and COM
fort us; who are more tender, care
ful. thoughtful of us when suffering
but our own home still. Perhaps the
old gray-baired doctor, who ushered
he life into this world may be the
one TO ease the dying hour. Can a
stranger feel TO one as he?
Beautiful home; Glorious home.
Home with each other; then home
with angels!
Who but the Mighty Jehovah"
sends sickness upon our land?
Who knows where tuberculosis
germs Turk?
Perhaps those who are lighting so
strenuously TO establish this camp of
miserable isolation may be the first
10 have a much loved one torn from
heart and home.
/ cannot feel that a loving, merci-
tul Father could bless a work so out
of natural. loving instinct. and He
knows where to send the fatal shaft.
Self-interested philanthropists, who
are seeking their own vain glory, for
getful of a Higher Power, may enter
INTO this unchristian work. Some
may follow, who do not really under
stand the awful misery they are pre-
pairing for themselves-bu I cannot
believe God win prosper the work.
To think. at the will of a few CO.
workers. our loved ones. when sick,
suffering. when needing tender, low
ing care. ruthlessly torn from us,
banished amongst cold-hearted strang-
ers. TO live until death releases them!
For isolation means such: no COM
municatiOn with the outside world!
Surely We are not travelling back to
the dark ages of barbarity-Our home
ties no more sacred! SISTER.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1909-02-19
Thursday, February 4, 1909.
A MYSTERIOUS MOUND

Travellers between Ocala and An
thOny are telling of mysterious
mound that has recently been made
along the side of the road.
Mr.. Louis Lang says that he motto
ed it several days ago, when it was
freshly made 1t was then level with
the earth, but from the quantity of
fresh earth and clay he considered
that hole had been dug there sever
al feet deep.
Passing this place again, he discov-
eled that a mound had been made at
the place and a head and foot board
placed over it, evidently to mark the
spot. II is almost on the edge of the
road. The sheriff has been told about
this mysterious mound, and he ex-
poets to go up tomorrow TO investi-
gate it.
Mr.. Galloway says that when he
was sheriff of Lake county he discov-
cred a grave in a hammock quite a
distance from Leesburg, and on dig
ging into it found the body of a man
who had been missing about six
months. The identification of the
body led TO the arrest of one of his
neighbors, who was tried for murder
and was given a life term sentence
in the state penitentiary.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1909-02-19

Burt Oats, for planting, at Fishers
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1909-02-19
A STRANGE DEATH

Climbing into the rigging to mend
spar, Carpenter NJ. Anderson of the
Norwegian steamer Thelma, died as
he was engaged in his work, the
steamer crossing the bar on its way
to Gulf Port for cargo. This fact
was discovered a few minutes after
wards when the body was seen to fall
forward and catch in the rigging and
become suspended. Members of the
crew went aloft and found the chief
carpenter dead. The steamer return.
ed to port and after sending the body
ashore and arranging for the funeral
proceeded out again on the voyage to
Gulf Port-Pensacola Journal.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1909-02-19

Ii is a sad day for the newspaper
world if the dispatch from Tampa an
nouncing that Henry Watterson. over
come by grief, has retired from pub
lie life is authentic. Watterson has
no superior in the world as an editor
ial writer and hundreds of thousands
of readers would bemoan the loss of
his sparkling genius from the columns
Of the Louisville Courier-Journal-
Tampa Times.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1909-02-19
WHY TAFT LOST OUT WITH ONE
EDITOR

For two or three weeks we have
been reading the 'pOssum and 'tater
talk from the Taft wing of the demo
cratic journals of Alabama and GeOr-
gia, holding back any reasons we may
have for not being fond of 'pOssum
and 'taters. But we have resisted just
as long as it will stand. and though
we have lain fiat of our back, so to
speak, We must belch it up.
To make the matter plain We don't
eat 'pOssum for the same reason that
we are not fond of Taft-prejudice.
We had just begun to take on to
the Taft smile when he got the pos
sum habit and our prejudice "ris
ag'in.'
Ordinarily, We don't like the preju-
diced man, but dear, dying reader,
when we have finished our tale of
woe, we believe you will forgive us.
1t was in February. s'teen years
ago. The writer had been a lover of
possum, and had hunted them by
night, waT g through swas rs, and
even withstanding the "ods. arous
mustifycation' of br'er pole cat, in an
effort TO get a 'possum, just TO rave
him grin at us through 'tater and gra-
w, while we assumed the now pOpu-
lar Taft. smile. But as it happened
on this February morning, it was
Sunday. and the cook at our house
had absconded, leaving the household
duties in total to the lady Of the
house Cwho, by the way, was a great
lover of cats, and always kept on hand
a full supply of pets of the feline
stripe).
Divesting the stove Of all its break
fast Injuries, the lady Of the house
opened the stove wing, and went into
the big house TO sorter dress up for
Sunday. The stove soon cooled down
and the dear pet cat" crOuched her
self cozily in the baking department
of the stove just 10 protect herself
from the vicissitudes and inclemen-
cies of the season.
About 10 O'Clock the lady of the
house rebuilt the fire and closed the
stove door, and again returned to the
big house to complete her work, while
the stove warmed up.
About u o'clock as we returned
from worship, to find the dinner miss
ing and the good lady weeping over
the grinning remains of her cremated
pet cat. You can imagine how we be-
came prejudiced against pOssum, for
the scent was no more unlike 'pOssum
than was the grin.
We regret that the prejudice exists
but please pardon us for admitting it.
We are honest about it-'scuse us
from 'possum. When we were just
getting our sores healed from the de-
feat of the great COmmOner, and
learning to take onto that Taft smile
through our prejudiced mind-was
instantly transformed into a 'possum
grin. Pray for us, brethren, that we
may get over it.-Dothan (Ala) Wire
Grass Siftings.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1909-02-19

The editor of the Punta Gorda Her
aid says that he spent a whole day in
Jacksonville and did not see a drunk
en- man-and for some reason he adds
the statement that "he is a prohibi-
zionist, too" The poor brother has
our sympathy upon the loss of his
sight.-St. Petersburg Independent.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1909-02-19
A REAL FRIEND OF MAN

Abou Ben Adhem protested.
Merely mention that scatter ash
es on my walk when it SHOWS" he
cried.
And 10. his name led all the rest
New York Sun.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1909-02-19
THE LOVE OF OFFICE HARD TO
QUENCH

Many of the Florida papers are
wondering what Mr.. Broward will do
now that he is no longer governor.
There is one thing he will do. and
that is run for the office of United
States senator two years hence
Kissimmee Gazette.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1909-02-19
PROCEEDINGS OF THE BOARD OF
PUBLIC INSTRUCTION
Ocala, Fla, Feb. 2, 1909

OCcAlds d. GU IJUC
The Board of public instruction in
and for Marion county met in regular
session with the following members
present: Isaac Stevens, chairman
B. r. Bitch and J. S Grantham, with
Superintendent J. H. Brinson as sec
rotary.
The minutes of the meeting for or
ganization, held On January 3, were
re-read and approved
Mr.. Asa Redding appeared and re-
ported the Charter Oak school as pro-
crossing satisfactorily.
A communication from State SUI
perintendent Holloway with reference
to the convention of superintendent,
high school principals and members
of school boards, which is called to
meet at Lake City on March IS, was
received. It was ordered that the eX-
penses Of the superintendent and one
member of the board would be paid.
In consequence of a number of bills
coming before the board not properly
signed it was ordered that all bills TO
be paid from sub-district funds must
be signed at least by two of the 'rus-
tees of such district before they viii
be paid by the board.
Reports and accounts were eXamin-
ed and ordered paid by warrants on
the general school funds extending
from and including numbers G055 TO
G233, and amounting to $7979.4S.
The board adjourned to meet at 5
o'clock next morning.
Wednesday, February 3. 1909.
The board of public instruction in
and for Marion county met pursuant
to adjournment with all members
present
E Messrs. McCully, Weaver, Rawls
and Ferguson of the Fellowship
school appeared to inquire as to the
running of the school wagon to the
Fellowship school after the expira-
ton of the county school term They
were instructed that the board could
not pay for the running of the wagon
A request came from the patrons
of the colored school in the Weirsdale
sub-district, asking that their school
be continued one month longer than
the regular term, which request was
referred to the trustees of the dis
trict to determine according to the
finances of the district
In pursuance of paragraph Il, of
section 347 of the general statutes of
Florida the board proceeded to ex-
anime the vouchers of and check up
the tax collectors list of general and
special polls for the period extending
from August l, 1908, to January l, |
1909 Not having time to finish. the
board adjourned until S o'clock next
Thursday, February 4, 1902
The board met as per adjournment,
with all members present. 1t took up
the work of checking the poll tax re-
port of the tax collector, finishing
same just before noon and finding
same to be correct, and all polls ac-
counted for as per vouchers.
No other business appearing the
board adjourned to meet at the regu-
lar time, which will be March 1909. |
T. H. CRIMSON. Secretary
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1909-02-19
WHY HE WORE 1T

Hibbs-That's a pretty loud vest
'Ou have on, old man.
Gibbs-Yes, the doctor said l must
tut a check on my stomach-Boston
Transcript.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1909-02-19
9O-day Seed Oats. at Fishers

The famous Guy Metcalf, VINO is
now farming in Dade county. broke
his arm while lodging the heels of a
refractory mule. Perhaps that mule
had a Burr in his tail, and he ought
to be fed on pot-metal until he mends
his ways.-Lakeland News.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1909-02-19

say, good people, when you get nun.
CRY. go to Hogan's place. He keeps
good things to eat and drink. G. D.
is the man.