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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1909-06-04
RAnROADHl
SOUTHERN RAILWAY
Trains leave Union Station Alezandris
In Eject May sOth, 1909.

IN EHect May SOtns lSVS.
N. B-Following schedule figures publiuhes
only as information. and are not guaranteed
7:E A. M.-Daily Local between Washing
ton and Danyille.
500 A. M.--Daily-Local for Harrison
burg, and way stations.s
9.17 A. M.-Daily-U. 8. Fast Mall. Stop
only for passengers for points south at which
scheduled to stop. FRS class coaches, sleep
ers to Birmingham and drawins.room sleep
eYs 70 New Orleans. Dining car service.
4:27 p. NJ. Washington and Flori
limited. Sleeping cars between New York,At
gusta Aiken an Jacksonville. Througt
irst-cls cosches between Washington am
Iacksonvill Dining car service. Tour 81
CsliSor tri.weekly.
4:32 P. M.-Week Days-LocsI for n
risonburg and way stations on hsnssr
branch.
6:l2 P. A.--Dsny-Loosl for wsrreo
and Charlottesville.
1917 P: M.--Daily-WashingtOn ano Gai
tanoogs Limited (via Lynchburgj. 81
class coach and sleeping cars to Roano
Knoxville, Chattanooga and Memphis. az
er 10 Birmingham and New Orleans, v
inRton 10 Roanoke. Dining car service.
1l02 p. A.-Daily-New York and Ne
Orleans Limited. All Pullman train, clu
and observation cars to New Orleans. Sleep
ers to Asheville, Atlanta, ano New Orleans
Sleeper 10 Charlotte. Dining car service.
Through trains from the south arrive A
exandria 6:l3 and 6:SS A. N. and:i2:23 p. NJ.
S:13, and 1923 p. N. daily. Harrisonburq
1908 P. N. week days and 9:1S p. N. daily
From Charlottesville 1853 A. NJ.
TRAINS ON BLUEM0NT BRANCH.
Leave Alexandria wv. go. Station, week
days at S:2I A. 81. and l:40 and 4:28 p. n.
tor Bluemont 6:35 p. NJ. week lays for
Leesourg: 5:l5 p. NJ. daily for Bluemont
and 9:O2 and 9:22 Am. local, on Sunday, only
for biUtmOnt
For detailed schedule figures, tickets, Pull.
man reservation, etc., apply to
WILLIAM G. LEHEW, Union Tick
Agent, Alexandria, Va.
c. II. ACKERT, Vice Pres. and Gen. Ngi
s. H.HARDWICK, Pass. Traf. Mgr.
w. Fl. TAYLOE, Gen. Passenger Agent
L. s. BROWN, General Agent.
Washington, ID. @,
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1909-06-04
Washington Southern Ry

Schedule in effect Jan. 4th, 1909.
Trains leave Uuion Station for Washington
and points north at OF, 8 % and 8 80 q. M,
II II, 2S0, S07, s Is, and II SO p. M, week
days
sundays-S % and SSS a. M, y 01, OF,
Is eDc 1 80 p. m.
For Fredericksburg, Richmond and point
south at 422, 4 81, 8 % and II 80 o. M, 400,
II Cocal), and 81 p. M, week days.
Sundays-43 81, Z Is, and 922 q. M. 4 or
517 (local), and 7 so p. m.
Accommodation for Fredericksburg at 9 80
8. m. week days.
MOTH Time Of arrivals and depaTtur~
and connections not guaranteed.
W. p. TAYLOR
Traf. Mgr.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1909-06-04

High grade machine oils-oils that will
not gum. Z. &. LEADR EATER 4 SONS.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1909-06-04
GROCERIES.
w. A. JOHNSON 4 CO.
WHOLESALE GROCERs

WHOLESALE GROCERs
COMMISSION MERCHANT
And Dealers In
ALL KINDS OF LIQUORS.
have on hand Gibson's Xxx, Xxx, XXX
and Pure Old Rye, Old Cabinet and Mono
gram Whistles; also Bakers and Thompson'l
Pure Bye Whistles, 10 which they invite the
attention OF the trade.
0rderl from the country for merchandise
shsl receive prompt attention.
Produce solicited, for which they guarantees
he highest market prices and prompt returns
N. E corner Cameron and Royal Streets.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1909-06-04
DIRECTORS.I

We act as Executor Administrator and Trustee Issue Fue
ity Contract Official and Judicial Bonds General BANKING All"
Trust Business Transacted paid Savings
We solicit the accounts Banks Corporations Firms ana
uas promise liberal treatment consistent with Souho
methods
The Charles Mix new era. (Wagner, Charles Mix County, S.D.) 1???-1911, 1909-05-07
MAIL TRAIN HELD UP.


Northern Pacific train No. 3 was
held up ut 1880 O'Clock Thursday
night three miles east OF Hauser June.
ton. Idaho. by two highwaymen.
The robbers cut the engine and one
mail car from the train. shot twice al
the fireman, ordering him from this
engine. and put a revolver TO Engineer
Whittlesey's head and compelled him
20 sen the engine ahead. The other
bandit took the place of the fireman
and as they passed through Hauser he
vas throwing GOAL INTO the hrebox ir
am experienced manue This. togeth.
err with the fact that there were NJ
markers on the "a of the train ane
the engine crew disregarded signals
revealed TO the operator that IL was c
holdup, and he notified the dispatcher
in Spokane to that effect.
Officials at Spokane and Rathdruu
were notified, and while the mail ca,
was being robbed between Trent ane
Yardley posses were forming on either
side OF the bandits 10 overhaul them
The engine and mail car ran by tn.
signals at Trent. ten miles east Of Spo.
kane, and had not appeared at Yard.
ley at midnight.
The Charles Mix new era. (Wagner, Charles Mix County, S.D.) 1???-1911, 1909-05-07
MRS. ROSS Is UNRELENTING.
Editor of 500 Critic Is After Her Hub
by's Affinity.

Mrs. j. A. Ross. editor of the 500
Critic, OF Sioux Falls. was in Vermill-
ion Monday. en- route home from
Omaha. where she was summoned to
testify before a grand jury against
a oma who had sought TO win the
affections of j. A. Ross. her husband.
Mrs. Ross is confident hat the woman
in question. Miss Laura Turner, will
be indicted and will not escape pun
ishment.
In the cours of a conversation
Mrs. Ross ave it out that she did not
know where her husband was, and
seemingly did not care. She does not
correspond with him. as that would
have to be done through his lawyer,
whom Mrs. Ross has little time for.
However. it was evident from her talk
that she does not blame Ross entirely
Tor all of the trouble that has arisen
in the 500 Critic household. But she
Is bitter against the schoolma'am who
seemed to have such a hold on the ed
itor, and but for her believes that
Ross would have been a better man.
h gave the schoolma'am a chance
10 get out of the trouble without pub
licity, but says that the young woman
preferred scandal rather hi give
back the presents thai Ross had paid
for with his wife's money.
The Charles Mix new era. (Wagner, Charles Mix County, S.D.) 1???-1911, 1909-05-07
IANkTON RAILROAD PROJECTS.
Material for the Line to Norfolk is
Arriving Daily,

fankton appear to have more rail-
road projects than any city of it's size
on the map. The Yankton and Nor
folk project stock is way up above par
FOR the reason that almost every day
sees a carload Of material arrive, from
pile drivers 10 40-foot timbers.
Ehe promoters of the Yankton and
southern assert that their pet project
is still on.
(. {. Truax, promoter of the Mid
land Continental railroad, tells Yank-
ton people that the road is now under
construction from Winnipeg to Edger-
y. y. d.. half Of the line being in
actual operation. and that English
capital has just been secured to start
the work % the gulf of Mexico imme-
diately. Mr.. Truax was here with his
contractor. j. I. Adams, and stated
that he expected to make arrange
ments To use the bridge at this point.
for which material is now arriving
The Charles Mix new era. (Wagner, Charles Mix County, S.D.) 1???-1911, 1909-05-07
DEAD IN x LAND.
Havoc wFpugft In south BY Terrific
Winds.

Dispatches gathered throughout the
states by the Associated Press indicate
that from fifty 10 seventy five people
met sudden death In the great wind
tina caused havoc throughout the
south. The number Of injured IL prob
ably thrc~f0id the list Of killed. and II
probably wiIi be several days before a
complete list can be gathered. While
the storm. which reached the south
from the upper Mississippi valley early
Friday. left it's sear on Mississippi. Ar
kansas. Kentucky. Alabama. Missouri
and more remote states. Tennessee
perhaps suffered the most severely.
Mississippis most disastrous point
WAS Horn Lake. where six met death.
Arkansas reports a total ~ twelve
dead. With likelihood that II will be
added TO as the inaccessible wire
points are picked up. Alabama has
four dead near Hartxeil. Kentucky
but no deaths. Will. Missouri has sew
erai killed ST s;omerviiie and Golden.
Georgia lost two when a boat eapslzed
In the Atlantic.
In Arkansas the towns which lay Ira
the swafh OF the recent tornado at
nrinkiey suffered most. They were
West Marion. Neaktey and vtclnaga.
In Crawford county ninety persons
were reported Ia have been Injured.
This In the country about Fort Smith.
Monmouth Springs reported eight
dead.
Careful estimates indicate hat az
a fifty people We're killed In Ten
nessee. while the money loss will not
fall short Of $1,000. 600. Al Franklin
and I'm Hiiisboro there was loss az life.
The latter town IL said to be practically
destroyed, while NJ rentervilie and
adjoining villages the damage is re-
ported TO be very heavy. both In lives
and property. Near Pulaski the death
list reached twelve and many were in
jured.
In the vicinity Of Chattanooga wires
were blown down and the movement
Of trains greatly hampered. The
hurricane followed the Cumberland
valley. wrecking small towns and de-
stroying farm ouses- At Ebenexer
eighteen houses were blown down.
The Charles Mix new era. (Wagner, Charles Mix County, S.D.) 1???-1911, 1909-05-07
STORMS no DAMAGE
Buildings Are Wrecked and Death Left
In Wake.

An electrical storm. accompanied
by a gale OF wind that approached the
fury Of a cyclone, burst opon Chicago
at g.iS c'.iock Thursday night, bring
ting death 10 at least five persons and
cutting the city of fnsm direct outside
communication for nearly two hours.
The center Of the ssorIn was on the
south side Of the city. Here one la
borer was killed and nine more were
injured when the 10 OF h Grand
Crossing Tack company's plant Was
blown on.
A cottage at seventy ninth street
and Ellis avenue was blown down by
the wind and 1t was reported to the
police that two fnen we're Killed and a
woman and a child injured.
Telephone arc telegraph wires were
cut dnwn on ali sides NJ the city II
was the most complete prcstration of
wire service fn twelve year. The
Western linton reported that all it's
wires were cut off as though by q flash
II lightning. Communication with the
east WIS esta biisiaed slowly and by cir
cultous routes. The Postal Telegraph
company at : o'clock ~ the only
wire Ia the city to New York Traffic
was imr@ded on surface and elevated
lines and suburban lines were delayed.
Two inches Of rain fell here and In
neighboring cities Many persons were
injured by flying boards and knocked
down by street cars and wagons
Mrs. Matilda Johnson was standing
In the front door OF her residence on
Ellis avenue watching the effects OF
the storm when the wind TOOK the
roof from her house and the building
collapsed She was dug out by the po-
lice badly injured.
Miss Eleanor Richardson, a IT.
year~oId girl. was trying L hold an
umbrella over her head while cross
ing north Clark street when she was
struck by a street car and fatally i'm
jured.
Twenty-Five houses were blown
down or damaged by the storm i'm
Blue Island. "A southwestern suburb
For more than a mile along the main
street there the rofs were torn on on
windows broken.
More than fifty houses were unroof.
ed In Grand Crossing.
AT Peoria. Ill. the wind unroofed
the Chicago. Burlington and Quincy
freight house, damaged the union de-
pot 10 the moun OF several hundred
dollars. blew seyeral box cars from
the track In the railroad yards. demol-
ished three fiagmen's snanties. I'm one
OF which John Corcoran, a switch
man. was severely injured and caused
much damage to shipping on the IIli-
nois river.
On the farms surrounding Peoria
thousands of dollars damage was dons
10 orchards and property.
The Charles Mix new era. (Wagner, Charles Mix County, S.D.) 1???-1911, 1909-05-07

Temporary Structure tn Replace saw
mill Burned Recently.

Within ten days from The time of he
destruction ~ It's sawmill at Naaant, In
the Black Hills. by fire the McLaugh-
lin Tie and Timber company were ftll-
Ing orders. Although the fire entailed
IA total loss OF something like $40, zoe,
exclusive OF half that amount OF insur-
ance, not a dozen men We're laid or
from work. Although the electric
plant In the mill. which supplies the
town 90 Nahant with light, was burn
ed out by the use Of a gasoline engine
brought from the outlying camps. the
town did not lose its light a single
night. The machinery for the tempo
rary mill was brought from the same
section by the private railroad OF the
company n will give a capacity of
$4,000 board feet, about half that OF
the mill destroyed.
The Charles Mix new era. (Wagner, Charles Mix County, S.D.) 1???-1911, 1909-05-07

Eight Die In Incrndiary Fire In New
York.


Eight persons. five OF them children.
were burned to death and fourteen
others were injured la an incendiary
fire in a ive-ssory tenement house al
81 Spring street, New York City occu-
pied by twenty families. early Friday.
The blaze followed a demand by mem
beers OF the Black Hand society for the
payment Of $1,000 blackmaii. Ii
spread through the building with
startling rapidisy. as the Railways
were soaked with kerosene oil by the
bfackrnailers.
In a panic which followed the alarm
the tenants fought their way down
the fire escapes or jumped from the
windows. while babies were thrown
from windows into the arms or police
men on the sidewalk.
Six OF the injured. three of them
children. are not expected To ecover
Jacob Bruck. the proprietor of the
grocery store on the main floor OF the
building, received on April rs a letter
reading:
We demand $1,000 or death. Bring
IL In Mott street Petrosino r. dead.
but the Black Hand lives.
BLACK Hand Society"
On Monday last Rruck received an
other letter written In q similar strain.
He turned both letters over to the po~
lice.
The Charles Mix new era. (Wagner, Charles Mix County, S.D.) 1???-1911, 1909-05-07
SOUTH DAKOTA NEWS
TO ADVERTISE THE STATE.


Al n meeting of the members OF the
executive and financial committees OK
the state federation of ommercial
clubs, held with Gov. Wesley In Pierre,
the question OF raising funds To estao-
lish something in the line OF an immf-
grafton bureau for the state was dis
cussed. This action is taken on &C
ot the refusal of the legislature
10 make any appropriation for tho
purpose Of advertising the state. Az
the annual meeting of the federation
at beadwood the executive and fnan-
cial committees were authorized to
take some steps oward raising a fund
to establish an office at the state cap
ital 10 work with the state officials as
far as possible. and give as far as
possible official sanction in the liter
allure sent out TO advertise the re-
sources OF the state. AT the meeting
In Pierre one Of the plans discussed
weS to provide and put on sale a
booster button" the funds so secured
To be turned into the fund. another
plan proposed Is TO attempt 10 interest
h different railroads operating In the
state in the nov strongly enough to
be used IN case of need, and will be
pushed II necessary. But the propo-
sition was carried far enough along
that active steps are already Under
way to secure enough of the fund to
get the movement started. with a
hope that by the time another legisl
lative session meets a showing can be
made which will induce the members
To put an official bureau into opera
ton. 1t will take several thousand
dollars 10 employ the necessary office
force, and pay for the printing, but
h men back OF the move believe
they Will be able to secure the required
funds To get the movement under way
at an early date.
The Charles Mix new era. (Wagner, Charles Mix County, S.D.) 1???-1911, 1909-05-07
REWARD FOR MISSING MAN.
Bert Cox Disappears Mssteriousiy from
Town of Essteiiine.

4 case of mysterious disappear
ance is reported from Estelline, the
missing man being Bert Cox. who
dropped completely out of sight some
days ago. John Cox, an uncle of the
missing man. has offered a reward for
information leading to the discovery
Of his whereabouts. Notwithstanding
a persistent scare not the slightest
trace of him can be found. Articles
belonging to him We're found on the
shores OF Dry Lake. a body OF water
near Estelline. and for a time 1t was
feared his body was at the bottom of
the like, but now IL IL believed that he
voluntarily made his disappearance
for unknown reasons or has wandered
away while temporarily deranged.
The Charles Mix new era. (Wagner, Charles Mix County, S.D.) 1???-1911, 1909-05-07
WIFE AWARDED DAMAGES.
Sioux Falls saloon Man sold Liquor To
Her Husband,

A jury in the state circuit court at
Sioux Falls has returned a verdict
awarding Mrs. Ida Campbell damages
in the sum of $500 and costs against
Just Johnson. a Sioux Falls saloon
a Mrs. Campbell accused the de-
PENDANT Of having sold liquor to her
husband after the latter had been
placed or the blacklist and after Mrs.
Campbell had personally warned the
saloon mar against selling liquor to
her husband. Immediately following
the Campbell-Johnson case a similar
action instituted by Mrs. Campbell
against j. III. Callahan. also a local sa-
loon man, was called for trial There
are five such actions to be disposed of
by the present term of state circuit
court, Mrs. Campbell being the plant
tT in four OF them.
The Charles Mix new era. (Wagner, Charles Mix County, S.D.) 1???-1911, 1909-05-07

Range Work Being Looked After by
Adj. Gen. E~nglesby.

Adj. Gen. Englesby is visiting the
different militia companies over the
state looking up the rifle range work.
The government makes liberal allow
ances to the state troops for rifle prac-
tee. n not only encourages target
work among the state troops but gives
civilian organizations almost the same
privileges which are given to the
militia. The civilian organizations are
allowed the use OF the rife ranges and
are supplied with guns for the work
but are required TO pay to the govern
ment actual cost of the ammunition
which Is furnished to them for target
practice.
The Charles Mix new era. (Wagner, Charles Mix County, S.D.) 1???-1911, 1909-05-07

VIII he ETssted on Site ri Old Log
school uouse.

The members Of the Old Log school
House association have decided 10 per-
petuate the memory OF the little old
log school house at the foot of Rasine
hill. I'm vermiiiion, by the erection OF
a To cost a3no. This was
decided al a meeting Of the association
last week. and already $3.50 OF the
sum necessary has been raised. h
contract has already been let, and III
In expected to have the monument in
place before the annual meeting of the
association tn August Plans are al
ready under way - make the day of
the unvciiing ~ the monument a
memorable one. The cid log school
house Was the FIRST permanent struct-
ure Of tine kind ia south Dakota. and
school was held therein from 1864 un@
til fST3.
The Charles Mix new era. (Wagner, Charles Mix County, S.D.) 1???-1911, 1909-05-07
TIsaIn1sIFs DISPUTE SETTLED
AmoEicnn end Canadian Commits
erx Rrach Agreement.

A1mGI4Cmn y Canadian Commission
ers Rcach Agreement.
The draft OF the uniform fisheries
regulations governing the boundary
waters between Canada and the Unit
I'd states under the terms of the
treaty ~ passed last spring and pre-
pared during tbs last six months by
Ethc two commissioners. Prof. II. r..
Prince, Dominion fisheries commits
ntOner, and Prenident David Starr Jor-
dan, Of Leland Stanford university.
representing the United States. has
been received In Ottawa from Paio
Alto. Cal. where the commissioners
have just completed their work.
The result win be the Observance
~ the United States and Canadian
fishermen of the regulations contended
Tor BY Canada IN the treaty waters
from the Atlantic 10 the Pacific These
waters include the area OF the water
~ the mouth OF the Sc. Croix river.
the 81 John river where II forms the
Boundary between Maine and New
Brnnswick. Lake Champaign. Lake
1emphranaxog. the great lakes and
Cornwall westward and the waters OF
Jean de FncA strait and Puget sound.
Under thx regulations as now agreed
upcn the United states protection
eta6. with headquarters at Washing
1oa- which viii correspond to the Can
ndian fisheries protection service. with
headquarters ~ Ottawa
These two services win cooperate
- enforctng the uniform regulations
n ~ walters covered BY the treaty.
The Charles Mix new era. (Wagner, Charles Mix County, S.D.) 1???-1911, 1909-05-07
La FOLLETTES SELL PAPER.
Mitchell Gaxett Taken Over by Two
Indiana Men.

Information ome hat W. r. La
Toilette. has sold his Mitchell Ga
zette 10 Agnew Bros. two young men
from Indiana. who desire to enter the
south Dakota newspaper field. The
new proprietors are democrats, and
may decide 10 establish a democratic
daily in Mitchell.
Mr.. La Toilette has accepted a po-
sition on La Follette's magazine as
head OF the advertising and circulation
departments. and will move To Maai-
SON.. Wis, shortly. In fact he has
been in charge of this work for sever
al months, the Gazette at Mitchell be-
ng in charge Of his sons.
The Charles Mix new era. (Wagner, Charles Mix County, S.D.) 1???-1911, 1909-05-07

Three Negroes Accused ri Killing 1
Deputy sheriff Hanged.

A mob Iynched three negroes early
Friday at Marshall. Tex. Tn negroes
had killed a deputy sheriff.
The militia. which had been guard
Ing the jail for three days. was re-
heved at midnight and the citizens
Immediately formed a mcb. taking the
authorities by surprise. The mob en-
tered the county jail. secured the
negroes-Creole Nose. Pie Hill and
Matt Chase--and promptly strung
hen up.
Nose. Hill and Chase were charged
with firing upon and killing Deputy
Sheriff Mark Huffman and wounding
Constable Alex CargilI a few days ago
for ratding q crap game, No arrests
have . made.
The Charles Mix new era. (Wagner, Charles Mix County, S.D.) 1???-1911, 1909-05-07
Director ConrSed Dead.

Heinrich conried died at 80 Monday
morning. Ills end was peaceful. Mr..
Conried, who was former director Of the
Metropolitan Opera House in New York
and who previous 10 thar had managed
the German Theater. was stricken with
an apoplectic stroke d few days ago in
Meran, Tyrol. from which be never ~
covered consciousness,
The Charles Mix new era. (Wagner, Charles Mix County, S.D.) 1???-1911, 1909-05-07

John Smith. In the trial OF John Alb
near. at Jackson, Ky. charged with
the assassination OF James cockriil.
testified Thursday that he, Abner and
Curt Jett fired the shots from the
court house window which killed
rockrill. Smith recently was granted
immunity.
The Charles Mix new era. (Wagner, Charles Mix County, S.D.) 1???-1911, 1909-05-07

The farmer promoters I'm Clay Il
ty Of the interurban railroad that H.
proposed to be run from Sioux CITY
to CenterviIie are going to have a per
manent survey made OF the route
which include the settling of grade
Sticks. etc They are enthusiastic over
the railroad proposition. and believe
that construction work will not be far
behind the completion OF the survey
The Charles Mix new era. (Wagner, Charles Mix County, S.D.) 1???-1911, 1909-05-07
BUSINESS MAN SLAIN BY GIRL.
Nashville Wona Tells Police She
Was Deceived by Victim.

Isaac :. Morse. a we'll Young
business man of Nashville. Tenn, was
shot and almost instantly killed by Ger
trude Douglas in the Office Of the .Ameri-
can Dry Cleaning Company. The young
woman escaped, but was arrested an hour
later in the office Of the doctor. At po-
lice headquarters the Douglas girl said !:
Ike Morse has deceived me and he has
been going with me for nine years. He
onldn throw noe over and live