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The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1909-10-16
CRUDE OIL IN old
WELL ExCITES TOWN
Substance Bursts Into Flames
When Thrown on Fire.

Womelsdorf, Pa. Oct. 14.--Consider-
able excitement has been caused at
Myerstown by the finding OF what APP
pears to be crude coal oil. For some
time the well at the Grouse house.
which had been used for TIE watering
OF horses, has been tasting oily. and
during the last week most OF the
horses refused to drink the water. 1t
was decided finally to empty the well.
when II was noticed that the top OF
each bucket OF water was oily. Finally
the bumpers decided to see whether it
would burn and. applying a match 10
some Of it. II burned freely. Buckets
of It thrown on a bonfire burst into
flame.
Older residents declare that for the
last twenty-five years or more the wa
ter In the well was reported to taste
OF oil
The water taken out contained large
quantities OF oil. which had light yell
low color and smelled like coal oil
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1909-10-16
BARACA RECEPTION
Masonic Quartelte, Mrs. MOnsiI, Of
Richmond, and Mrs. Row,
and Mr.. Wright TO Sing.
REV. DR.. MDANlEL TO SPEAK

An unusually attractive program has
been arranged for Tuesday evening,
Oct. 10, by the Baraca Bible Class of
the Baptist Sunday School to be held at
the Baptist church. The program
covers two services. The first service
will be held in the main auditorium of
the church, commencing promptly at :
O'Clock. DR.. Geo. White Mcdaniel,
pastor of the First Baptist church Of
Richmond, and one Of the most elo-
quent preachers in Virginia, will deliv-
er the address, taking for his theme
"The Call of Christ TO the Laymea Of
Today" This address will be in
keeping with the great movement Of
Christian Iaymen today.
The music will be of high order. The
Virginia Masonic Quartette will sing
several pieces. This quartette is well
known in our town and to announce
that they will sing is itself a great
drawing card The members of the
quartette are Mr.. w. A. Watkins, G..
Jeter Jones, Mr.. Joseph F. White, of
Richmond, and Mr.. W. j. Phillips, of
Fredericksburg. There will also be
present one of the leading soprano
singers of Richmond, Mrs. j. F.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1909-10-16

Mcneil, at present the soprano soloist
Of st. Paul's Episcopal choir. Mrs. A.
p. Rowe and Mr.. Chas. Wright, two of
Fredericksburg's attractive and popu-
lar singers, will also help to make the
music a great delight to the people. To
this service all are cordially invited,
and the laymen especially urged to
hear DIR. McDaniels address. At the
close of this service the Baraca class
will extend a reception to the men OF
Fredericksburg. Local speakers will
make short addresses on announced
subjects. The Fredericksburg Orches-
ira will play and vocal music rendered.
The mems Bible classes of every church
are given an especial invitation to be
present and the men of the city,
whether they belong to church or at
tend a Sunday School or not, are most
cordially invited. This service will be
held in the lecture room of the church
down stairs and to it only men are in
vited. Delightful refreshments will be
served by 25 of Fredericksburg most
charming young ladies', who will thus
assist the Baraca boys in this recep-
ton. This part of the program will be
in charge Of Mrs. W. l.. Brannan and
Mrs. X. A. Williams.
Mrs. Mary Quinn Hicks, the accom-
plished organist of the Baptist church,
will preside at the organ and be the ac'
companist for all the singers.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1909-10-16

Goolrick's Pharmacy Sells the Remedy
that Cured Stomach Trouble Of IA
Years.
And best of all Goolrick's Pharmacy
guarantees it to cure you or money
back. Read this:
al have been a great sufferer for Ia
years; everything ate gave me heart
burns. have never been able to get
anything that would give me any relief
until friend of mine insisted on my
taking Mi-o-na. | took so cent box
and | believe | am entirely well. y +.
NJ. Bryant, Newman, Ca, June 5th.
Mi-o-na is not a nostrum; it is the
prescription Of celebrated physician
who is specialist in stomach diseases.
One clever woman calls Mi-o-na the
Sunshine Prescription because it chang
ed her from a miserable, nervous dyspep-
tic into a bright, healthy. happy woman
in few weeks.
These little Mi-o-na tablets are surely
wonder workers. They absolutely cure
indigestion whether acute or chronic.
They stop belching, gas in stomach,
and heaviness, in a few minutes. Dis
tress after eating vanishes as if by
magic when one or two little Mi-o-na
tablets are swallowed.
Only so cents box at leading drug
gists everywhere, and in Fredericks-
burg by Goolrick's Pharmacy. Test
sample free from Booths Mi-o-na, Buff
falo, N. Y.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1909-10-16

DR. ]. W. FULLER, Scientific Opti-
l. clan, s03 North Main St.. Los Ange-
les, CAL, writes:
az was troubled with cstarrh Of the
head for many years. 1t affected my
sense OF smell, hearing and sight.
al spent lots of money with doctors
and the use OF local applications to re-
lieve me, but 10 no purpose until my
attention was called to the wonderful
effects OF Peruna.
81 must say that met with mostsur-
prising and satisfactory results. Peru
na took hold Of the complaint and drove
It entirely out of my system.
although we'll along toward the
allotted span of mans life, 1 am as
pleased as a child over the results, and
feel like young man again."
Man-a-Iin an Ideal Laxative.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1909-10-16
Nevu eteei plant.

Duluth, MINI, Oct. 14.-The first Of
fetal announcement Of the time OF
building the new steel plant at the
head of Lake Superior comes In let
ter from Chester A. Congdon, author
ized by e. H. Gary, chairman OF the
board of directors of the United States
Steel corporation. The actual construc
ton work on the plant, the first unit oil
which will cost not less than $4,000,
600. will be begun late this fall
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1909-10-16
MR.. E. [. ALLISON coMpuMENTtD

A large gathering Of Odd Fellows at
tended the regular meeting of Acorn
lodge, No. 26i, Tuesday night. IL had
been rumored that this would be the
last meeting that their faithful and
efficient financial secretary, Mr.. Z. l..
Allison, would be with them before
leaving for his new home in Williams
port, Penn. After the regular business
the noble grand, Mr.. f. ]. Embrey, IN
a few remarks expressed the regards
of the lodge in losing such a faithful
and efficient member and officer. Mr..
S. E. Eastburn then in short speech
presented to Mr.. Allison gold watch
fob and emblem of the order as token
of esteem, which Mr.. Allison accepteu
with a few remarks. Mr.. w. A. Mars
ton was elected to succeed Mr.. Allison
as financial secretary.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1909-10-16
plavs Base Ball In His Sleep.

Hazleton. Pa, Oct 14-Philip Boyle,
manager and catcher Of the Eagles
base ball team, jumped out Of bed in
a dream and in his phantom effort to
line one to second crashed his fist
through the window. His life was saw
ed by his mother, whs was attracted
to his room by the noise and grabbed
him just as he was making through
the window after the umpire, who had
declared the runner safe.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1909-10-16
DEATH OF DR.. WIN. SEAMAN

DR.. VIM. Seaman died at his home
near Welch's, Caroline county, Wed
nesday morning. aged SO years. He
was native of New York State and
came to Virginia in 1870 He was a
member of Lebanon Christian church
and will be buried in the cemetery there
Friday at p. m. He is survived by
his widow and three sons, Rev. Henry
Seaman, Of Charlottesville; John and
Charles Seaman. of Caroline.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1909-10-16

d. Z. Gates, who was brought
by the government to make an exami-
nation Of the affairs of l.. j. Casper,
charged with Irregularities in connec-
ton with his books at his distillery, de-
clared that he made no report to NJ. X.
Lowry, collector of internal revenue
because that he would not trust
a number Of the men whom Lowry
had in his office. The statement has
created sensation. Gates is testify
ing for the prosecution.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1909-10-16

THE LEWIS-cARTER SUIT

In our last issue we printed notice
Of suit by A. B. Lewis against W. ID.
Carter, trustee. This suit is to settle
the accounts of the trustee in the sale
of last April. We learn that Mr.. Car
ter claims Mr.. Lewis had friends buy
in large amount of the stock at the
sale, gave drafts on the trustee for the
amounts of the purchases and other
debts of Lewis and that in the payment
of the amount due Spann, for which
the property was sold, and these drafts
Of A. B. Lewis, he as trustee paid
out considerably more than the amount
realized at the sale. For this amount
so overpaid Mr.. Carter claims Mr..
Lewis ia liable to him.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1909-10-16
FRIGHTFUL FATE AvERTED

81 would have been a cripple for life,
from terrible cut on my knee cap, "
writes Frank Disberry, Kelliher, Minn.,
without Bucklen's Arnica Salve, which
soon cured me-" lnfalliable for wounds,
cuts and bruises, it soon cures Burns,
Scalds, Old Sores, Boils, Skin Erup-
tons. Worlds best for Piles. 25c. at
M. M. Lewis.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1909-10-16
PIRATES AGAIN
TAKES THE LEAD
Defeats Detroit, 8 10 a, In Firth
Cams Of Series.
CLARKE SAVED THE DAY
Pittsburs's Manager Hit For Home
Run With Two Men on Bases. After
Detroit Had Tied the Score.

Detroit Had Tied the Score.
Pittsburg. Oct. l4.-Pittsburg took
the lead in the great battle now being
waged for the worlds base ball cham
pionship by defeating Detroit, s to 4
in the fifth game OF the big series, at
Forbes Field. This gives the National
League champions three victories to
two for the winners OF the American
League pennant. The scene shifts to
Detroit again today, where the sixth,
and possibly. the last game Of the
series will be played. By winning to
day Pittsburg will clinch the worlds
championship. but If Detroit wins the
series will be tied again and q sew
enth game will be necessary.
A home run by Manager Fred
Clarke. which scored Byrne and Leach
In front OF him, turned the tide OF vic
tory to Pittsburg in the seventh in
ming. after Detroit had tied the score
at s to 3 by scoring two in the sixth.
Detroit had two home runs TO its
credit. but neither came with any Oh
base. d. Jones, the first man up In
the first inning. hit the ball into the
enclosure which had been built
around the outfeld for the overflow
Sam Crawford made the other Detroit
home run In the eighth.
Charles Adams. the phenomena
youngster of the Pittsburg team
achieved the high distinction OF being
the only pitcher to win twice In the
series by annexing this game. Adams
clearly outpitched Summers. who
worked the first seven innings for De
troit. but he was lucky in having the
team behind him hitting, as he allowed
the losers four runs. Adams allowed
six hits-two home runs. two two-bag
gers and two singles. while Summers
was hit safely ten times, including one
home run and one double. The score;
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1909-10-16
DIES AFTER PICKING BLISTER

Andrew Redgate, OF Camden, Victim
OF Strange Circumstances.
Camden, N. j.. Oct. 14.-After sew
eral days suffering. Andrew Redgate,
forty years old. Of IT'S Line street, died
of blood poisoning. Shortly after pull
ing a hair out of his nose several days
ago. Redgste struck a match to light
a pipe, when a spark landed on the
sore spot, causing blister.
The following day he picked the
blister. and few days later the nose
began to swell. and 1t was found that
the poisoning had developed.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1909-10-16
H0WARD'S NEW BOAT
Has Cylinder Head Blown out With
Passengers on Board.

The handsome new gasoline boat, P.
d. O., owned by Mr.. w. X. Howard,
was taken out for trial spin Tuesday
evening and had as passengers Messrs.
w. X. Howard, John NJ. Griffin, Frank
lin Stearns, c. r. Howard, f. ]. Smith
and an expert engineer from Alexandria.
All went as merry as marriage bell
and she spun along at Ia miles an hour
until the Bend was reached, when the
cylinder head blew out and the boat
came to dead stop. There was not an
oar to propel the boat and pole was
gotten from the bank, which brought
her to the wharf.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1909-10-16
THE BEDROCK OF SUCCESS

lies in a keen, clear brain, backed by in
domitable will and resistless energy.
Such power comes from the splendid
health that DR.. Kings New Life Pills
impart. They vitalize every organ and
build up brain and body. j. A. Harmon,
Lixemore, w. Va, writes: They are
the best pills ! ever used" " 25c at NJ
NJ. Lewis.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1909-10-16
alIeoed Foroer Arrested.

Philadelphia. Oct. Thames Cor.
dan Winters, aged thirty years, who
claims to be a newspaper and maya
zine writer. was arrested here, charged
with forgery and passing worthless
checks. The police say that he is want
ed IN New York. Pittsburg, Baltimore
washington and several other places
a. well a. in tails city.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1909-10-16
FINGERS WORN TO THE BONE
Engineer, Buried In Shaft, Had to Dig
With His Hands.

Rapid City, 8. D., Oet14.-Bert
Miller, q mining expert, who went TO
inspect a shaft at Silver City was
forced to crawl for two miles with a
leg and an arm broken after he had
been buried twice at the bottom of
shaft, both times digging himself out
with his hands. The flesh on the fin
gers Of his left hand was worn to the
bone, and amputation was necessary.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1909-10-16

In the United States District Court
Judge Waddil imposed a fine of ten
dollars on a member of the petit jury,
who was charged with taking a drink
with L. C.. Stafford while the latter
was being tried for Illicit distilling of
whiskey. The fine was paid and the
man dismissed from the jury.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1909-10-16
oldest COLLEGE Jantor Resigns.

Middletown, Conn, Oct. 1.-THE
Oldest college janitor in this country
Harlow Raymond, aged eighty-eight
who has been caretaker OF the Yves
leyan university buildings for forty
FIVE years, has resigned to take effect
next March.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1909-10-16
w. 8. EMBREY
Treasurer Of Spotsylvania County.

[Successor to Embrey & Bergman
Dealer In Railroad Cross Ties, Cedar
Posts. Spokes and Hoops. Keeps con-
staptiv on hand q large supply Of Raled
Hay and Mill Feed. Office near Rail
road Depot, Fredericksburg, Va.
Also Agent for Page Wire Fence Co.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1909-10-16

A. Holland Forbes Wins Lahm Cup For
Longest Flight.
Man-a-Iin an Ideal Laxative.

Longest Flight.
Richmond, Va. Oct IA. - Winning
the Lahm cup for the longest fight
made In q balloon under the auspices
Of the Aero Club of Amteica and
breaking all speed records for long dis
tance flights, A. Holland Forbes, OF
New York, and former Mayor Max
FIsischmann, of Cincinnati, landed in
Chesterfield county, twenty miles to
the south Of Richmond. The trip was
made in the balloon New York.
Starting from the gas works in St
Louis Tuesday afternoon, the distance
of 7SlA miles was made in nineteen
hours and fifteen minutes. at an aver
age rate of thirty-eight miles an hour.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1909-10-16
DELINQUENT LAND SALE

Spotsyvania county Va and
Taxes and County eves for the
of be satisfy the taxes evies
Public Auction
January the hours of the morning and four @
unless
which delinquent together with interest costs and charges shall
been
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1909-10-16

sBatted for 3tanage in seventh.
seRaffed for Willett In ninth.
Pittsb'rg1 / 0 0 Q <
Detroit. / 0 0 0 0 2 0 l O.

Two-base hits-T. Jones, Crawford.
Wilson. Home runs-D Jones, Clarke,
Crawford. Hits-Of Summers, 10. with
none out in eighth; OF Wtllett, in
one inning. Sacrifice hits-Clarke, Ad'
ans. Stolen bases-Crawford, Clarke,
Wagner (2J. Gibson, 7. Jones. Left on
bases-Pittsburg. g. Detroit, s. Bases
on balls-Off Adams, L. of Summers
8. Hit by pitcher-Wagner. Struck out
BY Adams. s: Summers. 4; Willett.
l. Wild pitch-Summers. Time
1.55. Umpires-Johnstone, OLoughlin,
Klein and Evans.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1909-10-16
M,rv Dead From EatInq Poisoned Rye,

smolensk, Russia, Oct 14.-Whoie-
sale poisonings have occurred In the
Dukhovshtchina district from the eat
ing Of ergotized rye. At least ffteen
persons have died from this cause.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1909-10-16
SUFFERING ENDED

GoOlrick's Pharmacy Sells the Remedy
that Cured Stomach Trouble Of IA
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-05-15
CALHOUN IS WROTH
AT FRANK J. HENEY

San Francisco, May 15.-Replying
to Heney's charges made to Attorney
General Wickersham in a telegram
yesterday Patrick Calhoun today
gave out copies of a message he sent
to Washington. The telegram says:
81 have just seen in the morning pa
pers Heney's telegram to you yester-
day. He lies when he states that the
information sought concerning fees
paid him by the government Is intend
ed for false malicious attacks on him
in newspapers subsidized by Call
houn and the financial interests rep
resented by him. We seek the exact
truth, which is no basis for his ma
licious attacks. He lies when he
states that April and May, 1907, was
the only period when by the widest
stretch of the imagination the mat
ter could be material. The facts are
Heney was appointed at the Instances
Of Phelan, Spreckles and their imme-
diate associates, as assistant district
attorney Of this city and county in
October, 1906. Heney claims he vol
unteered his services. 1t has been
printed that during this time, Heney
was a federal officer receiving COM
pensation from the government. The
constitution of California provides
No person holding a lucrative office
under the United States, or any other
power, shall be eligible to any civil
office"
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-05-15
USE NORMAL BUILDINGS
FOR HIGH SCHOOL

Weston, Ore, May 1.-THE District
School board has given notice of a
special meeting May 81 TO vote on the
proposition of establishing a high
school. This action is taken in view
of the State Normal boards refusal
to permit the use of the states prop
erty at Weston for a normal school
supported by private funds.
The Eastern oregon state normal
school will therefore cease to be. with
the commencement exercises May 2S-
25, after being conducted for more
than 20 years as state institution.
The state board will be petitioned for
the use of the states plant for pub
lie and high school purposes, the dis
trict agreeing TO take care of the prop
erty, for which no provision was made
by the legislature.
In view of the fact that the COM
munity gave all the ground and one of
the buildings TO the state it is thought
that the request will be granted.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-05-15

Walla Walla, May 15.-Mr. j. N.
Teal of Portland, Oregon, delivered
the principal adress at the meeting of
the Washington State Conservation
association which closed its session
here yesterday.
Mr.. Teal strongly arraigned the
legislative bodies at Washington, d.
c., for their too apparent disposition
to throttle all legislation which would
in any way aid in the conservation
movement and might be inimical to
the so-called vested interests, which
he asserted were naturally opposed
to anything in the way of laws that
might restrict their operations and
give the people some of the rights
which they should possess.
''The committee on conservation ap-
pointed in the senate is simply a grim,
sarcastic joke" he said. Its MEM
bers are not in sympathy with the
conservation movement. All legisla-
tiont.whieh had to do with the con-
servdtlon movement was blocked and
eliminated from the sundry civil ap-
propriations bill when it came up be-
fore the senate of the United States.
l ask and leave you to answer; what
sort of influences are at work to pre-
vent the progress of the conservation
movement? If we are in earnest in
all this, why l assert we should not
stand idly by and see our efforts
at remedial legislation throttled by
our representatives in congress.
When l say our representatives l
do not mean to cast any insinuations
at the representatives Of Oregon or
Washington, but l am speaking in
general terms. l repeat that our leg
islators at Washington are not doing
their duty toward the people they rep
resent.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-05-15
MURDERS HUSBAND
To FREE HERSELF
WIFE AND ANOTHER MAN
COMMIT BRUTAL CRIME
Tacoma Woman Wants TO Get Her
Husband Out of the Way-Plans
With Another Man for His Murder
The Husband is Shot Down in
Cold Blood as he Leaves the Street
Car i'm Coming From Dance With
Wife-Murderer COnfesses.

Tacoma. May 15.-Mrs. Martin
Kavalshaug and Charles F. Newcombe
a laundry wagon driver are under ar
rest here charged with the murder of
Martin Kavalashaug. who was shot in
cold blood at midnight last night
while alighting from a street car at
Twelfth and Junette streets. 1t is
charged that Kavalshaug is the VIC
tim of his wife and Newcombe. The
woman admitted that she and New
combe formed plot to kill her hus-
band
Newcombe and wife and Kavals-
haug and wife attended a dance last
night. There was rivalry between the
two men some time ago and Kavals-
haug ordered his wife not to dance
with Newcombe, and it is charged that
this led to the murder. Mrs. Kavals-
haug was walking several feet ahead
of her husband when five shots were
fired.
One bullet took effect in his breast
and another in his neck, chin and
right eye. Death was instantaneous.
On account of Mrs. Kavalshaug's
fondness for Newcombe she separated
from her husband two years ago, but
they finally reconciled.
Newcombe broke down in his cell
this afternoon and confessed and said
the murder was planned by Mrs.
Kavalshaug who wanted to be free.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-05-15
WILLAMETTE WILL
HAVE BIG STADIUM

Willamette University at Salem is
to have the largest athletic stadium
in the northwest This was the an
nouncement made today to the East
Oregonian by President Homan of the
university.
According to President Homan, the
large building on a corner of the uni
versity campus which was formerly
occupied by the plant of the Oregon
Nursery company, has been turned
over to the university and will be con-
verted into an athletic stadium. The
great building is So yards square and
the indoor track which it will contain
will be only eight laps to the mile.
When it is remembered that the track
in the famous stadium of the Column
bia University at Portland has twelve
laps to the mile an adequate idea of
the size of Willamette's addition can
be had.
1t will be fitted up so that it can
be used as a great auditorium for
public gatherings and will seat more
people than any other auditorium in
the state.
AS it practically joins the present
gymnasium, which is well equipped
with baths, lockers and other general
equipment, none of the space need
be wasted for these Things. The build
ing is partly concrete and partly
frame structure.
President Homan says tha arrange
ments are already under way for the
holding of numerous inter-scholastic
and intercollegiate athletic events
there during the winter season.
Willamette's president stopped off
in Pendleton this morning on his way
to The Dalles from a visit to North
Yakima and Walla Walla. Missing
his train west by a half minute, he
went onto La Grande on the after
noon train and will double back to
The Dalles tonight.