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The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1909-02-19
GIRL FOUND BOUND
AND MUTILATED
Chicago Police Are Trying 10
Solve Mysterious Case.

Chicago, Feb. 1S.-The Chicago POI
lice today became satisfied that Ella
Gingle, the young Irish lacemaker
whose unconscious bound and gagged
form was found yesterday in a public
bathroom at the Wellington hotel,
framed up" the whole affair herself,
for some purpose not yet developed.
Physicians say that the girl had not
been, assaulted and what appeared
to be blood in the bathtub has been
found to have been really port wine.
Chicago, Feb. 1S.-One of the most
mysterious cases with which the Chi
cago police have had to deal in many
years developed in the Wellington hu-
tel, a standard downtown hostelry,
when the unconscious form OF Miss
Ella Gingles, an Irish lace maker, was
| found dashed to the supports of bath
| tub. Whether she was the victim of
a plot, as she inCoherently alleged in
her few conscious moments, or chose
| fantastic means, including suicide, to
retaliate upon woman whom she be-
lieved to have been her enemy, formed
a mystery which the police set about
| 10 solve Gov
/ When a chambermaid reached the
public bathroom on the fourth floor
she found the door locked from the
| carpenter, removing the transom,
crawled into the room, Upon the
floor he found Miss Gnges, clad only
in a night gown. The bathtub was
half filled with bloody water and the
sink was in the same condition At
tempting to move her the carpenter
found her hands tied with light bind
ing cord, Another, drawn tightly about
| her knees, held that portion Of her body
to the lower legs of the tub. Her face
showed cuts and bruises and it was
later determined that she had beaff
mistreated She was also apparently
suffering from laudanum poisoning. A
| towel was tied tightly under the girls
jaws and cloth stuffed in her mouth.
At the frances Willard hospital she
recovered consciousness for several
minutes. CHlel OF detectives OBrlen
was at her bedside and to him she told
a strange tale of having been attacked
| near her home, Ala LaSalle avenue.
| by man and woman. One of them
| struck her and the other threw pep
| per in her eyes. She was then hustled
| into cab, which apparently had been
waiting. She knew no more, she said.
| until she regained consciousness in
| the Wellington hotel. She said she
wrote note to her friend. Miss Mary
! Joyce and threw it over the transom,
with penciled note on the envelope
| asking some hellb0y" to mail it, The
letter ran: Mary: Will be killed at
| Wellington motel Come quick Ella"
1t was this note which set the police
on the trail. It reached Miss Joyce at
a, m in the Office where she Is en-
ployed as a stenographer to p II
0Donnell, attorney for Miss Gingles
When her senseless form was dis
covered no one could be found who
| had seen the young woman enter the
place No bellboy could be found who
had picked up any letter and mailed
it, as described by Miss Gingles.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1909-02-19
MESSENGER FROM FLEET ARRIVES
Yankton Proceeds to Washington in
Response to Wireless Summons.

Fort Monroe, Va, Feb lS.-A mes
senger from the Homecoming battle.
ship feet, the yacht-like tender Nank.
ton, put in here and began to take on
a supply OF coal preparatory to pro.
ceeding to Washington in response TO
wireless summons. The Yankton
will return to Hampton Roads in time
to greet the fleet and then will journey
back again to the capital being used
10 convoy some one of the score or
more of Official parties during the en-.
trance and review of the fleet next
Monday.
From the moment of the departure
of the sixteen woodworking battle.
ships on Dec. 16, 1907 the Yankton
has hardly known a moments rest.
She is but mite of a ship and has
been plaything for the storms of
the seven seas The safe return of the
Yankton is one of the distinct achieve.
ments of the cruise.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1909-02-19
No Hope for Entombed Miners

Newcastle, Eng, Feb, 1S-All hope
was abandoned of rescuing more OF
the miners entombed in the Stanley
mine alive, Collins have been brought
here and all preparations have been
made to bring to the surface the dead
bodies of more than 100 victims No
one among the survivors is able to ex.
plain the cause of the explosion The
rescue parties describe the scenes in
tie workings as horrible Many bodies
we're found lying in heaps
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1909-02-19
THRILLS IN CARMACK TRIAL
Three Star Witnesses for State Are
Women.

Nashville, Tenn, Feb. 1S.-Marked
by bitter quarrels between attorneys
and by new and startling testimony
the second day of the Cooper Sharpe
trial for the murder of former Senator
e. w. Carmack closed with the state
highly elated and the defense appar
emily perturbed.
There were three star witnesses fol-
the state-all women. Miss Mary
Skeffington, the state librarian. told
how on the day of the murder when
within 200 feet of the scene of the
shooting she met John Sharpe, one OF
the defendants. Just as she greeted
him she heard three shots and asked
Sharpe what 1t meant. Without turn
Ing around to learn, Sharpe replied
she says, That's Dune Cooper shoot
ing Senator Carmack."
BY Miss Daisy Lee, stenographer In
the office of Robin Cooper and John
Bradford, an attorney for the defense
the state laid the foundation for its
contention that the Staying of Car
mack was the result of a conspiracy
Miss Lee said on the day of the trag
edy when she arrived at the office she
found Colonel Cooper already there in
conference with his son She heard
Colonel Cooper denounce CGrmack for
using his (CoOper's) name and declare
he had a right TO protect himself
Later she said she heard Colonel Coop
er apply 70 him (Carmack) opithets
so vile that she cried when ordered "a
repeat them The court permitted he.
TO write them and when they were
read she covered her face with her
hands
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1909-02-19
SEWARD WOMAN
CHOOSES FIRE
Mrs. Edward Wehn Sets Fire 10
to Her House.
HANGS HERSELF, ALSO

Wife of Druggist at Seward, Neb., Sud-
denly Becoming Insane, Burns UP
Her Home and Makes Doubly Sure
of Her Own Death.
Seward, Neb. Feb. 1S.-Mrs. Edward
Wehn this morning set fire to her
house in several places, went to the
attic, set fire to her own clothing and
hanged herself.
Firemen eXtnguished the flames
and afterward found the partially
cremated corpse.
The woman was sister of the late
Tobias Castor of WILDER, Neb, an
early railroad builder Her husband
is a druggist. 1t is supposed she be-
came suddenly insane.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1909-02-19
MEXICO AND CANADA JOIN.
Movement Begun to Save American
Resources.

Washington, Feb. 1S.-Union of the
United States, the Dominion of Can
ada and the republic of Mexico in the
movement to conserve the natural re
sources of the continent of NORTH
America is the purpose of the join
conservation commission which began
Its sessions at the state department il
this city this morning. Taking par
In the conference are delegates from
the two neighboring countries, the ma
tional conservation commission OF the
limited States which recently reported
20 President Roosevelt and represent
0tiVes OF the state department,
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1909-02-19
SUFFRACETTES
FIGHT POLICE
Fail to Present Resolutions to
Premier.
TWENTY ARE UNDER ARREST
Police in London Block All Entrances
to Downing Street and a Score or
More Suffragettes, Attempting to
Break Through Lines, Are Jailed

London, Feb. 1S.-The suffragettes
failed today in their attempt to pre-
sent Premier Asquith with resolu
tons adopted at yesterdays meeting
declaring for a continuation of the
militant propaganda for suffrage.
The police blocked all entrances to
Downing street and twenty or more
suffragettes who tried to break
through the lines, were arrested.
Women Refused to Pay Fines.
The women who were arrested re
fused to pay their fines and were sent
to jail to serve terms varying from q
fortnight to a month
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1909-02-19
.PITTSBURG BANKER
BRIBED COUNCILMAN
Ramsey Found Guilty Of Paying
S17,5OO for Ordinance.

Pittsburg, Pa, Feb. 1S.-W. w.
Ramsey, former president of the Ger
man National bank of this city, was
today found guilty of bribing Council
man Klein.
Ramsey gave Klein $17,500 to Sc
depository of city funds.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1909-02-19
Mine Is Tomb Of Four shotfrers.

Benton, H., Feb. 1S.-A second ex
plosion occurred in mine No IS Of
the Deering Coal company. 1t was
more severe than the one which en-
tombed four shotfirers, The second
explosion wrecked the mine and as il
is all on fire in the underground work
ings the mine has been sealed. II is
likely the four bodies will never be
recovered.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1909-02-19
ASTRONOMICAL EVENTS.

Sun sets 5:35, rises G;li; moon rises
6:4l Il. M; HOP p. m, moon In con-
junction with Venus, passing from
west to east. 3 degrees south of the
planet; 1923 II. m, moon in coniunc-
ton with Mercury, passing from west
to east of the planet; l II. m, all Jupi-
tcr's four outer satellites seen east OF
planet
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1909-02-19
Supervisor Coffee Found Guilty

San Francisco, Feb. lS.-After de.
liberating for thirty minutes the jury
in the case of former Supervisor Mich.
ael w. Coffee, indicted on a charge of
receiving bride of $4,000 to vote for
q trolley franchise for the United Rail,
roads. returned a verdict of guilty.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1909-02-19
BOY MEETS DEATH
NEAR NIOBRARA
Caring Log, Slipped and Was
Struck by the Stump.

Niobrara, Neb., Feb. 1S.-Special to
The News: Oscar Perlich, aged four
teen, living six miles east of Niobrara'
Is dead as the result of curious acct
dent. On the day before the latest
blizzard he was carrying stump or
log of wood when he slipped and fell
and the log struck him, injuring him
so badly that he died later.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1909-02-19
Sc ATE PASSES NAVAL BILL
Measure Carries Total Appropriations
Of About s136,ooo,ooo.

Washington, Feb lS.-Thc naval
bill, carrying total appropriations OF
about $l3GuO0,OOO, was passed by the
senate after having been under consid.
Grafton for three days. The bill was
changed by restoration Of the house
provision for two battleships of 26,OO0
tons displacement to cost $4,000, 900
each.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1909-02-19
TWO DEAD IN RIOT.

Row in Spain Ends in Flowing OF
Blood.
Granada, Spain, Feb. 1S.-There
was an outbreak of rioting here today
over the question of collections on
duties on foodstuffs brought into the
city.
In the rioting two persons were
killed and five wounded.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1909-02-19
Taft Made a Mason.

Cincinnati, Feb. 1S.-President Elect
Taft arrived from Washington today
to be made a Mason at sight thls
afternoon. He will attend a dinner
given by the Knockers club tomorrow
night and will leave for Philadelphia
Saturday.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1909-02-19

Chicago, Feb. 1S.--The bulletin is
sued by the Chicago station of the
United States weather bureau gives
the forecast for Nebraska as follows:
Snow tonight with colder south and
west portions. Friday fair with cold
east portion.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1909-02-19
Four More Berlin Girls Stabbed.

Berlin, Feb, lS.-Four more women
and girls were stabbed by the unknown
cripnal who has made more than a
score of assaults with a knife in the
suburbs of Berlin during the past few
days, The wounds inflicted were not
severe.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1909-02-19
Get WIRELESS
FROM FLEET
1913 Miles East Of Cape Henry
Last Night.
ENJOYING FAIR WEATHER
Rear Admiral Arnold's Squadron, Con-
sistng Of Maine, New Hampshire,
Idaho, Mississippi and Salem, Joins
Fleet.

On Board Batteship Connecticut,
via United Wireless, Feb. 17-Delayed
in misunderstanding battleship fleet
is 93S miles east of Cape Henry at
s o'clock tonight.
Rear Admiral Arnolds squadron,
consisting of the Maine, New Hamp-
shire, Idaho Mississippi and Salem,
joined the fleet today.
The weather is fair.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1909-02-19
CID AP, HORSE
AIRSHIP SAILS
Ohio Farmer Files ESQ Feet in
Air,
HORSE SUPPLIED POWER
w. N. Martin, Civil Engineer and
Farmer Near Canton, Ohio, Flew $50
Feet at Height OF Six Feet From
Ground in Aeroplane Thursday.

Canton, o., Feb. lS,-W. n. Martin.
civil engineer and farmer, made a
flight of $50 feet at height of six
feet in his aeroplane this morning,
the initial power being furnished by
horse attached to Il rope and pulleys.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1909-02-19
MRS. lEMP GRANTED
DIVORCE AND CHILD
AIimOny to Extent Of $4,000
Per Year Awarded Her.

st. Louis, Feb 1S.-A decree of di-
vorce with alimony of $4,000 per year
and the custody of her son. was
awarded to Mrs. William j. Lemp, jr
in circuit court here today.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1909-02-19
SNOW AND COLDER.
Weather Man Won't Allow Snow to
Melt All in Bunch.

Snow tonight with colder south and
west portions. Friday fair with
colder east portion"
That's the weather mans prediction.
He isn't going to allow this snow to
melt all at once. And anyway, it's
only been little over two weeks
since the grounding ducked.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1909-02-19
o'NEILL LINE OPEN.

First Train Since Week Ago Last
Saturday. Runs on That Line.
Train service on the Burlington be-
tween Sioux City and O'Neill has been
restored after being tied up over a
week as result of the blizzard.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1909-02-19
Damascus Commandery.

A meeting of Damascus commandry,
NO. 20, X. T., will be held at o'clock
Friday evening. Important business.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1909-02-19
CARROLL D. WRIGHT CAN'T LIVE.
No Hope Held Out for Recovery of
Clark University Head.

Worcester, Mass, Feb. 1S.-There
was no appreciate change in the con-
dition of President Carroll d. Wright
of Clark university, today. He is still
conscious. but the attending physicians
offer no hope for his recovery.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1909-02-19
IHt CONDITION OF IHt WEATHER
Temperature for Twenty.four Hours.
Forecast for Nebraska.

Condition Of the weather as record
ed for the twenty-four hours ending
at s a. m today;
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1909-02-19
Peck Fails to Find Daughter.

Omaha, Feb, Ex-senator ]. w.
Peck of Westboro, Mo-, who for three
days has been searching for his daugh.
ter in this city, has given up the at.
tempt to find her and will leave this
evening for home. He says he does
not think she is in the city. Peck is
not only a state senator from his dis
trict, but is also a man of standing in
state politics and finance. He has six
daughters, each of whom he declares
Is worth a million dollars to him.
Miss Nellie, who is missing, is TWEEN.
ty'four, styishly dressed and the
Oldest of the six.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1909-02-19

The fact that bills already introduced
and bills yet to be thrown into the
legislative hopper carry appropriations
amounting to over $5,50U,00O has
caused some of the leaders of the ma
jority party to get worried over the
final outcome The Democrats are
pledged TO economy end how TO keep
that pledge and satisfy the demands
upon the state treasury is a very seri.
Gus question.
Several bills are pending providing
for the establishment of normal
schools and experimental stations aud
most Of these have received favorable
consideration, at least by the standing
Carson City daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1907-1930, 1909-07-06
STOCKHOLDERS MEETING

Office of The Guarantee Trust Com
pany of Nevada.
To the Stockholders of the Guarantee
Trust Company OF Nevada:
Please take notice that the Annual
Meeting Of the stockholders Of The
Guarantee Trust Company of Nevada,
will be held at the principal office OF
the company, No. l06 South Carson
Street, in Carson City, Ormsby Oun
ty. Nevada, on Tuesday, July 20
1909, at , o'clock in the afternoon
for the purpose of electing five trus-
tees, to serve for the ensuing year,
and for the transaction of such 9TH
er business as may properly come
before the meeting. The transfer
books of the company will be closed
Wednesday July IA, 1909 al 4 O'Clock
p. Nj. and will remain closed until
Tuesday July 20. 1909, at tour o'clock
in the afternoon.
By order of the Board of Trustees
A. COIN, Secretary.
Dated June 80, 1909.
First Publication July ,, 1899.
Carson City daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1907-1930, 1909-07-06

r. r. HOFER,
\sent for Fire, Life and Accident
Policies, Office New Bank Building
Caroon City, Nevada.
Carson City daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1907-1930, 1909-07-06
FIRST AMERICAN CARDS

Abe Cohn is showing some post
cards at the Emporium hat were
made in the United States. Here
tofore ali such cards could only be
made in Germany but now Yankee in
genuitv has finally solved the cost
problem and they are in the market.
Those at COINS are excellent pieces
of work.
Carson City daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1907-1930, 1909-07-06
Subscribe Tor The Appeal
NOTICE TO

To j. \. Manaudus: You are here
by notified hat we have expended at
least four hundred dollars $4,000 in
annual labor for the year 1908 on the
Carson Copper No. /, Carson Copper
No. .. Carson Copper No. 3 and Car
son Exchange, situated in Washoc
and Eagle valley Mining District.
Ormsby county. State OF Nevada, TO
hold said mining claims under the
provisions of Section 2324, revised
statutes of the United States; said
amount being required to be eXpend-
ed annually on unpatented mining
claims. Now therefore, il within
ninety days from the dare of first
publication of this notice you fail to
contribute your portion of said -four
hundred dollars as co-owner in said
mining claims your interest therein
in said mining claim will be forfeit
ed and become the property of the
undersigned, under provision of said
Section 2324, revised statutes of the
United States.
Carson City daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1907-1930, 1909-07-06
DELINQUENT TAX LIST

GUINAN, Mrs. j., Est-L.ots .. 2, 6,
Z, 8, 10, Biz. 81, S. i. & S. Div.
Dwelling OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. 100000
Furniture ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. $4,000
Tax S23.65
Ten per cent $50
Advertising 200
Total tax $2S.O1
tax upon our property for the year
1908 is now delinquent and you are
further notified hat unless said tax
es are paid on or before the third
Monday in July, 1909, to wit: July
81. 1909, your property will be sold
at the Court House door, in Carson
City, Ormsby County. State of Ne
vada. at > o'clock. p. M. of said day.
TO pay said taxes, together with 10
per cent delinquency, and the cost of
advertising, and you are further mott
fled that such Gale will ge subject to
redemption within six months after
| the date of sale by payment of all
said sums together with > per cent.
per month thereon from the date
of sale until PAID. Z. o. PATTERSON
County Treasurer and eX-officio Tax
Receiver of Ormsby County, Ne
vada.
Office of the County Recorder and Elk
Oticio Auditor of Ormsby County,
State of Nevada.
Carson CITY, June 10, 1909.
Notice is hereby given that the
foregoing list contains the names of
ali delinquent tax payers, a des-
cription of the property on which the
taxes are delinquent, together with
the amount of taxes due Upon said
property as shown by the delinquent
tax list for the year 1908, as returned
to this office by the County Treasur-
er and eX officio Tax Receiver OF
Ormsby County, state of Nevada, and
is a true copy of said delinquent list
for the year 1908. JOE STERNS.
County Recorder and eX officio Audi
tor of Ormsby County, State of Ne
vada.
IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF THE
FIRST JUDICIAL DISTRICT OF
THE STATE OF NEVADA.
In and for the County of Ormsby.
In the matter of the Estate of
GEORGE SINNERS,
Deceased.
Notice is hereby given nat G. V.
SINNERS the administrator of the es-
tate of George SINNERS, deceased,
has rendered and presented for set
Element, and flee in said court his
first and final 2count Of his admins
tration of said estate and petition for
distribution and that Saturday, the
10th day of July, A. d. 1909, being a
day of a Session of said Court at 10
a.. m. at the Court Room of
said Court, in the City of Carson, in
said Ormsby County, has been duly
appointed by the Judge of said
Court, for the settlement of said ac-
count, at which time and place
any person interested in said estate
may appear and file his exceptions in
to the said ccOun and CON
test the same.
June 10, 1909.
T.. O. PATTERSON, Clerk.
Of First Publication, June 10,
1909.
Carson City daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1907-1930, 1909-07-06

Barkley has the best beer in tne
ciIy-DudweiSer.
Carson City daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1907-1930, 1909-07-06
JAM ES D. FINCH.

daily at Dick'c between 1870 and
o'clock. Faust Beer is n of the not
able A. b. G. brews. Get i: at Dicks
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1909-07-30
CONTEST NOTICE.
U. s. Land Office, Portland, oregon,

U. .. Lanu once, Portland, Oregon,
June II, 1909
A sufiicsent contest affidavit having been
filed IN this Office by John Victor Allen, con-
testsnt against homestead entry No. 16O45,
made September 10, 1906, for the seA section
26, township s, range 10 W, by Peter Jensen,
contestee in which it is alleged that he is we'll
acquainted with the tract of land emb raced
in said homestead entry and knows the pres
ent condition of the same; also that said
entryman never resided upon or cultivated or
improved said claim in any manner whatever
since making entry thereon, and that he has
wholly abandoned said claim ever since max
ing his entry for said tract of land; that said
alleged absence from the said land was not
due to his employment in the army, navy, or
marine corps of the United States as o private
soldier, officer, seaman or marine during any
war i'm which the United States might have
been engaged; said parties are hereby notified
to appear, respond and offer evidence touch
ing said allegation at 10 o'clock a. m. on
August 10, 1909, before the Register and Re-
ceiver at the United States Land Office in
Portland, Oregon.
The said contestant havin G, in proper a fl
davit, filed Iune IA, 1909, set forth facts which
show that after due diligence personal service
of this notice can not be made, it is hereby
ordered and directed that fuch notice be given
by due and proper publication.
ALGERNoH S. DRESSER. Register
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1909-07-30
Teachers Examination.

The Examination for State and
County papers will be held at To-
ledo, Oregon, August II, II, 13 and
IA, 1909, Beginning at 8 O'Clock
a. m. August II and continued till
4 O'Clock p, m. of the 18th.
FOR STATE PAPERS
Wednesday, Aug. 11-Penman-
ship History, Orthography, Physi-
cal Geography, Reading and Psy-
chology.
Thursday, Aug. 12-Arithmetic,
Theory of Teaching, Grammar,
Bookkeeping, Physics, and Civil
Government.
Friday, Aug. 13-Psychology
Geography, Composition, Algebra,
English Literature and School Law.
Saturday, August 14-1otany,
Geometery and General History.
FOR COUNTY PAPERS
Wednesday-Penmanship, His
tory, Orthography, Reading and
Physical Geography.
Observation-Disclosures Theory of
Teaching, Grammar and Physiology.
Friday-Geography, School Law,
Civil Government and English Lit
erature.
The examination will be held in
the Court house. R. P. Com,
County School Superintendent.