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Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1909-01-01
MEMSIC SHOWS
IN GREAT FORM
SEEMS TO HAVE COME BACK
IN GOOD SHAPE
EXPECTS To- DEFEAT LITTLE
ENGLISH CHAMP
Training Faithfully and with Excellent
Results at East Side Club, and
Surprises Fans with
His Showing

The next pugilistic card to be offered
for the entertainment of Los Angeles
fight bugs will be the ten-round affair
between Freddie Welsh and George
Memsic, which Manager McCarey will
stage next Tuesday evening at Maud
Junction. That this bout will be Of
more than ordinary interest is proved
in the fact that fans are attending the
workouts Of both scrappers in large
numbers and are discussing the prob
ability that Memsic has returned to
his oldtime form, which made him
serious contender for the lightweight
championship more than a year ago.
Memsic shows up surprisingly well in
his workouts and encourages the belief
that he is returning to that good form
and that he has an even chance to de-
feat the great little English champion.
Moreover, George is full of conf
dence, which he has lacked in some of
the bouts recently, when he was re-
quired to make 1873 pounds at the sacri-
flee Of much ready flesh. Now Mem
sic is down to the lightweight limit
and has not been obliged to lose his
strength in making the figure, for his
road work for the past Ionth has
taken off all of the superf1ous fat with
which he has been burdened, and now,
for the first time in many moons he
can do himself justice in the ring at
the lightweight notch.
Memsic declared yesterday that he
did not go into this match with the
expectation of losing prestige, but that
he fully hopes to surprise the fans by
his return to form His hot ight with
Jack Blackburn, which was reported as
one of the fiercest of the late eastern
scraps, shows that he has his hard
right punch left, and if he has a
chance to use this member or Freddie,
the English champion will know that
something struck him.
Welsh, of course, as usual is not
much concerned over the o-Ttcome, for
he has prepared a program for the next
two months which a reverse at the
hands Of Memsic would sadly shatter.
He is training regularly, however, and
will be in his usual fine shape when he
faces his opponent in the ring Tuesday.
Welsh has turned in so many victories
IN Southern California that the fans at
Venice are beginning to believe that he
is inv'-ciIble, but they may get a rude
awakening when he meets MemSic, if
the Los Angeles lad is as good as he
was when he conquered Neary with
that one awful punch.
The program Tuesday evening will
include a battle royad7 and a ten and =
six-round bout. The sfx-sessiorl afta1r
was arranged yesterday and will be pc
tween Roy Moore, a NDenver hgnt-
weight, and Andy Rivers> who mas
some fame locally as a EAQockouI
puncher. The boys will schedurA 1S6
pounds at o'clock.
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1909-01-01
OLDEST MASON ON PACIFIC
COAST DIES OF SENILlTY
Octogenarian Was Known in Square
and Compass Circles Throughout
World, Having Been Honored
by King Edward

PORTLAND, Ore, Dec. 31.-Jacob
Mayer, pioneer of Portland and mem
Der of the wholesale dry goods firm
of F'leischner, Mayer & Co. of this city,
with branches in Spokane and Seattle,
the largest wholesale house in the Pa
cif1c northwest, died today of old age.
Mr. Mayer was born in Hesse.
Darmstadt Germany, May z, 1926. He
came to America IN 1912 and lived in
New Orleans until 1S49, when he start
ed for the Pacific coast. He came to
Portland in 1857.
Mr. Mayer was the oldest and best
known Mason on the Pacific coast, and
has a worldwide reputation in the
Masonic order. He was the Pacific
coast representative of the grand lodge
of England, having been appointed to
that position by King Edward when
the king was the prince of Wales.
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1909-01-01
DEAR BROTHERS GET
BIG BAG OF GAME
Secure Limit of Due, and Quail, and
Birds Are the Best Brought
to Los Angeles This
Season

A finer display of duck and quail was
never seen in Los Angeles than that
brought in yesterday by the three Dear
brothers of Alhambra, who have been
hunting near San Diego. They bagged
the limit Of both duck and quail, and
everyone who saw the hunters yester-
day declare that a better string of
birds was never brought to this city.
Frank Lawton, w. F. Orahood and
Ed Brandenburg left the city yesterday
for a couple of days quail shooting
E. Corneau and party of friends de-
parted yesterday for duck shoot in
the south.
T. E. Gibbon and some friends will
shoot at the Bolsa Chica today.
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1909-01-01
SALT LAKES AND EDlS0NS
WILL PLAY AT CHUTES
First Game at Grounds Since Close of
Pacific Coast League Season
Promises to Draw Big
Crowd

The Salt Lakes and the Edison clubs
of the California Winter league will use
the Chutes park diamond as their bat
tlefield for Sundays game. This will
be the first game played on these
grounds since the close of the Pacific
Coast league, and no doubt a large at
tendance will be on hand to cheer their
respective teams to victory.
Manager Mitchell of the railroad club
will have his star pitcher go on the
mound against the wire stringers,
while Badly Thomas will go in the
box for the Edison aggregation. This
boy Thomas is ranked IS one of the
finest semi-professional pitchers in the
south. He is the only one who has sue
ceeded in shutting out the fast San
Diego club. The teams will line up as
follows:
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1909-01-01

ually attractive, and a record crowd is
anticipated.
Hen Berry and his brothers and their
families celebrated the departing year
at the Alexandria at a private family
banquet. Hen. of course, was toast
master, but Clarence is as good a
talker as Hen and thinks as much of
good time as his baldheaded brother.
Sig Beutler, chief of the Pinkerton
forces at Santa Anita, was on duty
again yesterday after day in bed with
la grippe. He said that he was feeling
better, but was SO saturated with
tonics, qutnine and pills that he was
game enough to bet as much as SIS on
a single race. He will be fully recov-
cred today, he hopes, unless it rains.
George Rose, who has been in bed
since Wednesday morning with an at
tack of la grippe, promised last evening
to recover sufficiently to witness the
running Of the stakes that is named fo1
him.
Dick Hyland returned from Frisco
yesterday, accompanied by his brother
Jack, who will assist him in training
Dick will work at the Eastside club
beginning Sunday. Packy Mcfarland
also has a brother here with him, and
his name also is Jack. He is well ac-
Quainted at Santa Anita and probably
VIII accept one of several offers made
him yesterday for a business and pleas
ure vacation job at the track.
Declarations for the Speed and Cali
fornia handicaps are due today, and
those left in after this midnight will
incur a penalty of $25. These are among
the most valuable stake events of the
winter season. and much interest is
manifested in the declarations.
Lucky Baldwin could not stay in
doors any longer and visited the
grounds at Santa Anita yesterday
morning. He would not risk a relapse
by remaining for the races, but showed
up just to prove that he still is on
earth and expects to live many more
years yet. He will attend the chariot
races today at Pasadena and expects
to furnish the winning team. While
not fully recovered from the severe at
tack of la grippe that has kept him
away from the races for a long time, he
says that he is on the road to complete
recovery and hopes to be on hand regu-
larly after this week.
Doc Rowell left yesterday for Frisco,
charge of John Broad. Big Chief, Per-
juicio and DeMerichio will be the Will
liams string at the track for the future.
He sold Rubric to r. L. Thomas before
leaving, but the terms of sale were
private.
Red Walker yesterday sold his con-
tract on Jockey Harris to the Maine
stable, and has bought the contract on
Jockey E. Clark.
Musgrave is not riding for the Alvey
stable any more. No explanations are
Forthcoming, but it is whispered about
the grounds that a quarrel terminated
the contract.
Pat Dunno shipped his stable OF
twelve horses to Emeryville yesterday.
He says that he won only one race at
Santa Anita, and that he believes the
game is easier at Emeryville.
]. Pelter was the lucky one of sew
eral who filed claims for Red Gauntlet,
which finished in the also ran division
yesterday. Grover Baker bet on his
old horse, but could not collect even
the show money. and expressed the
wish after the race that somebody
would claim him. He was in for $500,
and Pelter got him for $725.
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1909-01-01
ALBERT BREsINo OF SAN PEDRO MERCHANTS

and has demonstrated in the games
he has played with the San Pedro ag-
gregation that he is a heavy batter,
his average with the stick being more
than 400. Without Bresino, the San
Pedro club would find it difficult to
secure man to play that position as
Wen as he does. He seldom makes ar
error and, although young in years,
he is an experienced ball player, and
next year probably will be seen in
raster company, either with the North
western or Eastern LEAGUE clubs
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1909-01-01
TWO EACH DAY IS
DIVORCE AVERAGE
DEGREES of Separation Granted During
Past Twelve Months Number
7e1-Greatest Number
in January

If the superior courts of Los Angeles
county had held a session every dav
during the year 1908 the average di-
vorce DEGREES granted would have been
little more than two a day.
There were 791 DEGREES granted dur
ing the past twelve months. The
greatest number were given in January.
when ninety legal separations were re-
corded, and the lowest number, thirty
nine, is shown in June.
While the number is regarded as
large, the total shows a falling off Of
seventy-nine when compared with 1907.
when 500 DEGREES were granted.
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1909-01-01
Hold Up Crew, steal Car; Arrested

PORTLAND. Ore, Dec. 31.-The rob
bers who last night held up and robbed
the motorman and conductor of a Rose
City park car and then stole the car
are in custody and have confessed to
the crime They give the names of
Al Miller and Herman Schwartz Miller
was first arrested. lie confessed and
told the police that he had occupied
with Schwartz room in a cheap lodg-
inc house. Schwartz thrust a revolver
into officer Keller's face and was shot
in the arm.
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1909-01-01
Foot and Mouth Disease Controlled

WASHINGTON, Dec. 31.-"I believe
we have the foot and mouth disease
nearly corraled," declared Secretary of
Agriculture Wilson today. mo new
outbreaks of the disease have been
found since that which occurred in
Snyder county, Pennsylvania, Deem
Der 49," continued the secretary. II
want to emphasize, however, we are
letting up in our Investigations very
slowly, because if we did not, foreign
countries might quarantine against the
whole United States"
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1909-01-01
MAYOR WILL DECLARE
HOLIDAY FEBRUARY II
Asks Business Men to Enter Into the
Spirit Of Lincoln Centennial
and Help in the ceIe-
bration

Mayor Harper yesterday notified Jo-
seph Scott, president of the board OF
education, that he would declare Feb
ruary II a holiday and would call on
the business men of Los Angeles to en-
ter into the spirit of the occasion and
do what they can to help the celebra-
ton.
February II will be the hundredth
anniversary of the birth of Abraham
Lincoln, and the school board is espe-
cially anxious to have the occasion
fttingly celebrated.
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1909-01-01

4 LBERT BRESINO, who plays
IA shortstop for the San Pedro team
in the California winter league,
is considered to be one of the best
shorts in the league.
Before going to the Harbor city club,
Bresino was connected with the North
western league and was selected by
the Portland newspapers for the all
star club of the northern circuit.
Bresino is a fast man on his feet,
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1909-01-01
To Repair Torpedo Boats

VALLEJO, Dec. 31.-The torpedo boat
destroyers Preble, Hopkins and Fox
arrived from San Diego today. The
Preble and Hopkins are to be over
hauled and the Fox will be placed out
Of commission. Word has been re-
ceived here to the effect that the Pa
cif1c fleet will return to Magdalena bay
toward the end of February.
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1909-01-01
EDISONS
BASEBALL TEAMS TO PLAY
DOUBLE=HEADER AT JOY PARK

There will be double header at
Joy park this afternoon between the
Pioneers and Olympia in the first game,
and the Pacific Coast Syrups and
Pioneers in the second contest Fol-
lowing is the lineup Of both clubs:
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1909-01-01
lacked to the Avenues

The Judge-You should have cut off all ave-
nues of escape.
The Sheriff-We did look after the avenues,
Your Honor, but the prisoner made his es-
cape by cutting across lotsI-Yonkers States
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1909-01-01

If there's something useful which you can
teach-even for a small part of your time
a want ad will keep you busy.
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1909-01-01

ually attractive, and record crowd is
anticipated.
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1909-01-01

Hen Berry and his brothers and their
families celebrated the departing year
at the Alexandria at private family
banquet. Hen. of course, was toast
MASTER but Clarence is as good a
talker as Hen and thinks as much of
a good time as his baldheaded brother
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1909-02-05
WIFE 1EATER ARRESTED.

w. A. Forsythe, who is said to have
numerically beaten his wife was
rounded up by the Upham authorities
and taken to- Towner by Constable
Kongslie and lodged in the county
Jail, charged with assault with a dan.
gerous weapon.
Forsythe was but recently released
from Jail, where he had been doing
time for a previous assault upon his
wife and since that time has been in
an intoxicated condition. 1t is alleged
that on the day the last assault was
committed he was even drunken than
usual and about 1 o'clock he quietly
slipped into the restaurant conducted
by his wife and proceeded to beat
her with en- article Of kitchen ware
within easy reach. Their daughter
Miss Ruth, returning home from
school, saved her mother from further
injury opening the door and allow
her to escape.
Mrs Forsythe ran to DR.. Duncan's
Office where her wounds were dressed.
1t was found that she had very deep
cut, running from her forehead back
about three inches and it was neces-
cary to take ten stitches in the wound
to sew it up. Her face was black and
blue and she was very much bruised
about the arms while trying to pro-
tect herself from the rain of blows.
Forsythe was given a hearing and
bound over.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1909-02-05
! The Week in the State
NEW SOIL MAP GREAT BENEFIT.
wilt Be Of Inestlmabis Value To
Those Who Desire To Pick Out q
Farm Home In North Dakota.

Will b Of Inestimabie Value To
Those Who Desire To Pick Out q
Farm Home In North Dakota.
There is enough information con-
densed in that map and the accom-
panying key to fill good sized vol
ume." said Prof. Willard, in speaking
Of the new soil map of North Dakota.
1T is the result Of vast amount of
work. It Is arranged in such man.
ner that anyone can understand it
who can read and it will be of great
benefit to people purchasing land as
they can see at glance approximate.
ly what kind of soil can be expect
ed, what 1t will grow and its geology"
The map will be printed as soon as
Prof. Willard corrects a few minor
errors in the proof and sends it to
the engraver in Chicago. 1t has the
distinction of being the first state
wide soil map ever printed, showing
to such detail the character of the
land in all sections.
1t will be about 2x3 feet and will
show in colors the various kinds of
soils which are to be found within the
boundary Of the state. This will be
accompanied by key which will
show exactly the kind of soil each
color represents, give it's geology and
tell what kinds of crops will grow
best upon it. There are twenty-seven
kinds Of soil shown. In this way it
will be of great value to the farmer
as we'll as to the new settler who can
look at this map and get a general
idea of the value of land in any part
of the state.
Aside from this useful application
it is also highly interesting to look at
and study, especially to one interested
in geology for the picture made by
the various soils gives abundant eyi.
dence of the forces which have been
at work in times past. Plainly shown
is the outline of the Altamont mo-
raine and the shores of Lake Agassiz
which formerly covered the eastern
portion Of the state. The former
shores of this lake are plainly defin.
ed by long narrow strips of beach
sand extending North and South,
sometimes almost half way across the
state. This sand was deposited at
the breaker line where the sand dur.
ing ages Of washing had been piled
up. Sometimes there are two and
three of these sand strips parallel
showing the changes of the shore line
as the lake dried up or was drained
away.
The difference in character of the
territory east from that west of the
Missouri river is plainly shown and
many other interesting details are
brought out.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1909-02-05
A cockroach Remedy.

A housekeeper who was recon.
mended to try cucumber Feelings as a
remedy for cockroaches strewed the
floor with pieces of the peel cut not
very thin and watched the sequel.
the pests covered the peel in a short
time SO that it could not be seen, SO
Evoraciously were they engaged in
sucking the poisonous moisture from
1t. The second night that this was
tried the number Of cockroaches was
reduced to quarter and none were
left on the third night.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1909-02-05
BABES MOTHER FOUND.
-weaithy Sawyer Woman confessss
She A Mother.

SWeattny sawyer woman Conte8SeS
She 70 Mother.
Mrs. Anna Hupski, who lives twelve
{. miles southwest Of Sawyer, mother
sof the little baby which was found
ION the 500 train last week was placed
under arrest at Sawyer by Deputy
Sheriff Art Sorenson and brought to
Minot, where she confessed that she
rs the mother of the child.
It is said that the woman gave birth
to the child while she was driving a
team, and by the time she arrived in
Sawyer the baby was born. She
wrapped it in blankets and went to
the home of Mr.. and Mrs Tom Nelson.
Mrs. Nelson took care of the child,
and the next day Mrs. Hopski took
the train for Minot.
Mrs. Hopski is. about 40 years old.
She is a widow, her husband having
died about two years ago. In her
anxiety to conceal the birth of the
child from her children, the Oldest of
whom is a boy 16 years old, it is
thought that Mrs. Hopski became
frantic. AS soon as she was brought
to Minot she was anxious to see the
child and told the whole story
She was placed under arrest and
under a bench warrant issued by
Judge Goss, which charges her with
abandoning and deserving a child. It
is doubtful, however, If the charge will
be pushed, as the woman shows a
disposition to take care of her child,
and the fact that she has six children,
practically dependent upon her for
support. will undoubtedly lead the au-
'thorities to be lenient with her.
1t is said that Mrs. Hopski is in
good financial circumstances. She
has half section Of land and last
fall sold 1000 bushels of wheat and
600 bushels of flax
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1909-02-05
scHAFFER HAS NOT GIVEN UP.

County Seat Fight In Mckenzie coun.
ty Promises to Be Long Drawn Out
Affair.
The long drawn out fight between
Schafer and Alexander for the county
seat of Mckenzie county is not to be
ended until many more court actions
are tried.
Recently the new board of county
commissioners moved the seat from
Schafer back to Alexander, the orig
inal shire town, in spite of the fact
that a court house and Jail stood as
proofs that marriage licenses and tax
receipts would be issued at Schafer.
Now the Schaferites are determined
to ask the courts to enjoin the com.
missioners from adverse action until
the case in the supreme court is de.
termined.
One term of court has been held at
Schafer. Judge Winchester travelled
400 miles from Bismarck to Willis
ton by rail and then drove fifty miles
across the country and heard cases
In the UPSTAIRS Of pool hall at Scha-
fer. There were three prisoners to
be tried, and the sheriff locked them
in the pool hall, where they amused
themselves with cues and worries UNI
TIL their fate had been determined.
Two were sent TO the reformatory and
one to state sprison.
In the last election the Alexander.
ties elected the greater portion of the
county officers. and they rely upon
the friendly temperament of these
men to help them in carrying the day.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1909-02-05
TO PROSECUTE BANKERS.

Attorney General Instructed to Probe
Affairs of Jones Bank.
Tie state banking board met at
Bismarck and instructed the attorney
general to prosecute the Barton State
bank, one OF Andy Jones' banks
which recently failed and wound up
It's affairs. 1t appears from the re
port of Examiner Knudson that Jones
had arrogated to himself all of the
powers of the board on credits by
amending the bylaws and handled
the credit of the bank himself. Just
before he left he filled the bank with
worthless paper which could not be
verified off hand. and checked against
it, breaking the bank.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1909-02-05
WILLIAMS COUNTY DIVISION.
Town ct Ray Is Starting Effort (,
Have County Divided North an,

Town Ct Ray Is Starting Effort to
Have County Divided North and
South.
AT the next election Ray will make
an effort 10 have Williams county d.
vlded On north and south line. and
the campaign is even now being pre.
pared. A year ago Ray decided to
start movement of this nature and
its advocates conferred with the peo.
pie in the north portion of the conn.
ty, who were advocating a new divi.
sion, which was to be called Arkan.
SANTA. But the plans failed to dove.
tail, and Arkansania went It alone
and was defeated. Since then there
has been more agreement between
the advocates, and the next plan is tn
divide Williams into three portions.
in which event. If successful, Raw
would be a county seat, while Crosby
would probably secure the coveted
court. house in Arkansania.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1909-02-05

Adolph Krause, a White Earth
farmer, has complained to States At
torney Nash that John seckinger
who lives about ten miles from White
Earth, cut of part Of his ear and then
proceeded to cut OF his horses. He
alleges that Seckinger cut the throat
OF one Of his horses badly.
Krause was in Minot with his head
bandaged. Part Of his ear is cut Oh
He says that he was trying to pre-.
vent seckinger from injuring another
man, and that Seckinger then turned
upon him.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1909-02-05
STEAMBOAT TRAFFIC REVIVAL.

Capt. I. p. Baker of Bismarck has
announced that he will put on a fleet
Of boats to ply the Missouri as far up
the river az Williston,, and it is pre-
dicted that the coming summer will
see more river navigation than has
been known for decade.
The railroads seem powerless to
transport the crops from this section,
and the river barges win no doubt
play an important part In the develop
ment Of the country.