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The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1909-11-06
LOCAL NEWS.

relatives in CarencrO this week.
Mr.. 5. Nj. Durand Of Port Barre
was here this week attending to
sOme business.
Mr. and Mrs. Louis Daspit of
Abbeville were here this week Wis.,
iting relatives.
Mr.. Alcpe Robin returned from
New Orleans Wednesday where he
spent several days on business.
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter j. Burke
of New Iberia were here Thursday
to attend the funeral of Mrs. q. p.
Fournet.
Miss Elodie VOORHEES, returned
home this week after having spent
several months in New Orleans
with relatives.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Eastin af-
ter spending a few days in New
Orleans made a trip to Mobile,
Ais, to visit their son Earl Eas-
tin. who is attending the Spring
Hill College.
Quite a large number Of our
people went to New Iberia yester.
day to see the great Ringing
Bros Circus. The report is gen.
ersl that the circus is big one
and worth seeing.
The boys Corn Experts of the
st. Martin school corn clubs who
went to Shreveport to attend the
State Fair are: Andressie Landry.
Robert Champagne and Otto Gau-
thier. The boys left Wednesday
accompanied by Prof. A. M. Whip
pie of the Breaux Bridge High
school.
The Lakes to the Gulf deep wa
ter convention held in New Or
leans this week was a success be-
yond all expectations, President
Taft, Speaker Cannon, all the Con-
gressmsn, all the Governors and
all the people of the Mississippi;
valley are unanimous on the ne
cessity of this improvement, and
the general sentiment 80 pronoun-
ced, that we can expect a hard
fight at the next session of Con-
gress, in favor of this great work.
The time is now for you to buy
your Winter Suits; K. Schwartz
| & Co, have an elegant stock in
Frncy and Medium prices. You
must see the goods to appreciate it
The Parish of st. Martin sent a
large delegation to the Waterways
Convention in New Orleans this
week. Since we have taken an
interest in our local water ways,
our people seem to take general
interest in all water way projects.
The people of the entire country
are realizing the necessity of drai-
mage and navigation, aud that the
improvement of our water courses
will provide both. drainage and
navigation.
Ladies' Goods of all kinds, all
kinds is what we mean, if you need
anything in that line, we only ash
you to visit our store, We are ST.
tis6ed to please your taste, X
Schwartz & Co.
Monday WAS All SAINTS day ant
AS usual, the cemetery was giver
the attention of our people. th'
place of our dead was visited b,
large numbers of persons and al
most every grave and tomb in tn
:: old cemetery was remembered b.
,oma rolativas or somo friands
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1909-11-06
STRAIGHT ADVICE

BrOussard, L., Oct. "a, 1909.
State and track record bro
ken without hopple IN a race
by the Stallion "Straight
Advice" 2:O5s, time mile
heats 2:lO and 2:ll.
Straight Advice 2:O5. is
one Of tile handyOmest and
best bred Stations IN the
rorld, by Free Adrice 2:lO,
Dam the great trOtting mare
straight line PIP. For Ills
tabulated pedigree etc., write
ED. BULLIARD,
st. Wartinrltle, La.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1909-07-01
NEWsY STATE NOTES.

Judge Trip, of the state circuit court
Of the First circuit, has rendered a
decision by which he decides the Bone.
steel mayoralty contest in favor of A.
w. Lintecum, the contestant. thus dis.
possessing A. p. Hendrickson, who at
the annual municipal election held at
Bonesteel in April was declared to have
been elected to the Office of mayor and
who has since held the Office.
The latest South Dakota town to
aspire to become city under the gen.
eral laws OF the state is Hoven, situated
on the Missouri extension Of the Min.
neapolis d. st. Louis railroad, in the
extreme northern part of Potter county.
AT the July meeting Of the board
of county commissioners that body
will be asked to submit to the
voters of Hoven, at special election,
the proposition of incorporating their
town into city.
With full week of exercises twenty.
six young men and women were grad
uated from the state normal school at
Spearfsh. The exercises were mostly
held in the assembly hall, the principal
address being made by DIR. A. w.
Trettien, of the university OF South
Dakota at vermillion, while diplomas
were presented by Hon. A. E. Hitch
cock. of the state board OF regents.
Prof. II L. Cook. head of the normal
school, presided.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1909-07-01

dreams OF Childhood. Will Cham
berlain, in vermillion Republican,
Not quite so bad as that. If you
listen carefully in the small hours
OF the morning of Independence
Day you are likely to hear the boom
OF the imitation cannon-the anvils.
Ii you could take in the noise by
wireless the sounds would greet
you from ten thousand towns and
hamlets. Throughout the day the
lesser sounds are sure to greet you
wherever you may be-
What do they meanY
Mean that the spirit of 20 still
lives.
Mean that the fashion and
manner Of celebrating may have
changed somewhat-just as the
cockade and knee breeches have
been superceded-the old.time
spirit of patriotism is still doing
business at the old stand.
The severest hardship that can be
placed upon the average boy OF
today is to shut him out of chance
to celebrate, and the stories OF col
onial days stirs the blood OF the
youth Of today just as it did those
OF generation o.-Groton Inde-
pendent.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1909-07-01

PEELED the postponement of the annual
pa rade until evening Hundreds OF old
veterans and others were il line. A
conspicuous figure in the parade was
General @ o Howard, who rode horse
back.
after consulting with the members
of my family, we have decided that we
will net allow our friends TO pay the fine
assessed against me by Judge Carlsnd. I"
This declaration by Freeman knowles,
editor of the Deadwood Lantern and
former congressman from South Dakota,
is the latest phase of an unusual case
Editor Knowles at term of federal
court held at Deadwood last year was
found guilty of printing an objection
able article in his newspaper and circu-
lating it through the mails. He was
fined $500 by Judge Garland and took an
appeal to the federal circuit court of
appeals. which recently affirmed the
action of Judge Garland. Immediately
after the decision was rendered Editor
Knowles declared he would not pay the
fine. but would go TO Jail instead.
Friends in the Black Hills, however,
took up the work of raising the amount
of the fine, and it was supposed they
would pay IL and thus save the editor
from going to Jail, but now he, by the
above declaration, has compelled them
to cease their efforts to raise the $500.
For the first time in about thirty five
years RI Rev. William Hobart Hare, of
Sioux Falls. the venerable bishop of the
Episcopal church Of South Dakota, will
be unable to attend this years couvo.
cation Of the Niobrary deanery. for
which he recently issued call. Bishop
Hare for some weeks has been seriously
i'll in the east, and his stay there prom
Uses to be prolonged, as no improvement
Is noted in his condition, he being
afflicted with cancer In his face. The
annual convocation will be held near
what is known as the Messiah, at the
mouth Of Medicine creek, on the Lower
Brule Indian reservation. The place OF
meeting Is about fourteen miles from
the agency proper The date fixed for
the oonvocation 10 July Is. the time
recommended by the commissioners Of
Of Indian affairs. The missionaries and
the white Episcopal missionaries on the
Lower Brule reservation, acting in con-
junction with the Episcopal authorities
Of South Dakota. already are making
preliminary arrangements for the gath
ering Thousands OF Sioux Indians
from the Lower Brule, Grow Creek.
Cheyenne River and Standing Rock
reservations will be in attendance. The
commissioner OF Indian affairs has
directed that passes be Issued to all
Indians who are selected by their tribes
men ~ delegates to convocation from
the various reservations which will have
representatives present. The Sioux
superintendent have also been in
lstrnoted BY the oommissic ners TO extend
such courtesies ns will aid in MAKING
ths convocatton q great success from
every standpoint.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1909-07-01
FIGHT your OWN nArrLrs.

Fred Wright, of the DeSmet
Independent, says there's nothing to
fighting other peoples battles,
nothing for him anyway. This idea
OF being the color bearer, vanguard
rearguard, horse, foot and artillery
for some would-be-r eformers is not
all that it looks to be. Hereafter
such reformers can fight their own
battles, Fred says: eve exposed
a graft a few weeks ago at the
request of one of some dozen farm
ers, and blamed il those that hol.
Tered the loudest were not the first
to sign and authorize the publica
ton Of an endorsement of the graft
and thus help the outfit to work
others in the same way. Hereafter
if those who become victims OF a
graft want the matter exposed, let
them be the first to touch match
to the tail of CRATER"
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1909-07-01
BIRDS OF A FEATHER.

When charged with being dis.
orderly and asked what he had to
say for himself, the man in the
dock gazed pensively at the magis.
trate, smoothed down a remnant oil
gray hair, and said:
"Your honor, mans inhumanity
to man makes countless thousands
mourn. I'm not as debased as
Swift, as profgate as Bryan, as dis.
sipated as Poe, or as aebauche d
as
"That will do" Numbered the
magistrate. "Seven days! And,
officer, take list OF those names
and run 'em in. They're as bad a
lot as he is"
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1909-07-01
GONE FOREVER ?

In some Dakota villages they are
trying to talk up an old fashioned
Fourth Of July. You might just as
we'll endeavor to dream over the
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1909-07-01
All Kinds Of Things.
SEND 1T COLLECT.

A message to Mars can be sent
for S10,000,000 says Prof. Pickering.
Lets send it marked collect" and
see what will happen,
Los Angeles herald., 1909-04-10
RAILWAY CHIEF OPPOSES
ANTI-SM0KE LEGISLATION
Harahan Says the Illinois Central Is
Making Honest Efforts to
EIectrify Lines

CHICAGO, April 9.-"In view of the
fact that the Illinois Central is max
ing an honest effort toward electrifi-
cation, l think that attempt to get a
measure passed such as the Gardner
bill in the senate is i'll advised and
unfair"
This statement was made by ]. T.
Harahan, president of the Illinois Cen
trail. railroad, when asked his views
upon the latest phase of the crusade
against smoke, giving cities the right
to prescribe the railroad motive power
within their corporate limits.
"If Mayor Busse is back of the
move" he continued, II am very much
surprised, because in all our confer
ences he has seemed to be satisfied
with the position taken by the road
we satisfied him. at least, that we are
making an honest investigation of the
subject
1t was suggested that possibly the
statements by Edward H. Hartman
that identification was a good deal of
a luxury and that it might cripple the
road financially, had influenced the leg
islative move.
Possibly So" replied Mr. Harahan
But l think that too serious import
was placed upon his statements. Just
before making them he had been given
an estimate of the cost of electrifying
the lines, and / guess he was some
what staggered by it,
One figure which startled Mr.. Harri-
man was $S,000,000 which is the esti-
mate of the cost of identification OF
the passenger tracks alone.
-
Lose a gOod-pay tenant, or bOarder? Lei
want ad help you to take it like philoso'
Los Angeles herald., 1909-04-10
GO TO PHILIPPINES TO
MAKE STUDY OF TRIBES
Assistant Curators of Field Museum
Will Investigate Ethnoloey
of Islands

CHICAGO, April 9.-Two assistant
curators of the Field Columbian mu-
scum are to take up the chronological
Investigations in the Philippines, in
terrupted by the recent murder of DR..
William Jones. They are S. c. Simms
and F. c. Cole. Both have volunteered
their services, confident they will es-
cape the fate of their predecessor.
Mr. Simms, who has been with the
institution since it's foundation, will
leave Sunday, and Mr.. Cole will follow
in five months. Simms will proceed
directly to that part of Luzon in which
Dr. Jones met death.
He has Travelled in the Philippines,
completing a minor investigation in
the islands two years ago.
Mr. Cole will penetrate the southern
islands of the archipelago. Every eff,
fort will be made to send the body of
DR.. Jones home.
There isn't any particular danger
lying in the path of the investigator in
the Philippine islands, Dr. Simms de-
clares. MIR. JoneS was unfortunate.
He probably ventured a step too far
before the natives had been made to
understand who he was"
Los Angeles herald., 1909-04-10
NEGRO COOK ACCUSED OF
STEALING WORKS OF ART
Woman Arrested While ESCAPING
Down Fire Escape Defied
Her Employer

NEW YORK, April 9.-Sadie Boyd, a
negro cook, is held by the police charged
with the theft of approximately $40, 900
worth of rugs, oil paintings, silverware,
bric-a-brac and works of art from the
home of Mrs. Julia Schmidt in the
Bronx, while the latter was sojourning
in Europe last January.
The negress was arrested last night
while attempting to escape with her
4-year-old son Sammy by running down
fire escape in the rear of the five
story negro tenement house.
On searching her rooms the police
found thousands of dollars worth of lin
ems, laces, tapestries, silverware, paint
ings, etc.
feature. William d. Quaile, a nephew
of Mrs. Schmidt, who occupied and
watched over the house during his
aunt's absence, but who nevertheless
failed to note that the house was being
looted until too late, received the fol-
lowing letter from the cook after she
had DISAPPEARED. 1t said in part:
thank you for the opportunity of
stealing this stuff. You have lots of
money, so hire your detectives to catch
me. But | am not fool enough to let
them catch me. l will send Won the
pawn tickets and you can get the stuff
out before Mrs. Schmidt gets back.
she VIII have fits on account of my
boy scratching her piano. Well. let
her die, and l will send her some south
ern flowers to put on her grave. Come
on, If you can catch me- From your
cook, Sadie Boyd"
Another letter addressed to Mrs.
schmidt and mailed the day after her
return from Europe reads as follows:
To Mrs. Schmidt: 1 am very sorry
you are so determined to catch me. /
cannot leave my boy. Thank Won for
the chances you gave me to steal this
stun. Yours truly, Sadie Boyd"
Los Angeles herald., 1909-04-10
PARENTS TAKE CHARGE OF
STAGE STRUCK DAUGHTERS
Minister and Doctor Capture Rum
away Girls by Aid of De-
tectiVes

NEW YORK, April 9.-The Rev. B.
C. Warren, pastor of st. Johns Meth
odist church of Newburgh, n, Y, ar
rived here last night to take charge of
his 1S-year- old daughter Eliza and a
companion, Dora Waeldo, also Is years
old, daughter Of DR.. c. II. Waeldo, an
eye specialist of Newburgh,
The girls became stagestruck and
were lured to the city by the adVer-
tisements of a dancing master who
pointed out that a course in his school
was the easiest way to succeed behind
the footlights.
Before leaving home the girls left a
letter for the Rev. DIR. Warren, eX-
planning the situation and saying they
had gone to New York.
The pastor lost no time in dispatch
ing a telegram to detectives here and
the girls were stopped when they left
their train at the Grand Central sta
ton.
Hello, Dora" said one of the detec-
tives.
1--WE don't know you answered one
of the girls, and they started to brush
past the officers.
But" said the detectives, eve know
you" and they called them by name.
The girls only had $3.50 between them
They went home today.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-04-10
FORMER Detective, HIDING
IN HONDURAS, NEAR DEATH
Chicagoan Made Notorious by Con-
necton with Cronln Case Victim
of Plague

CHICAGO, April s.-Dan Coughlin,
former city detective, alleged jury
briber and fugitive from justice, Is
dying, or may be dead, in Central
America, according to dispatches re-
ceived in Chicago
Since his sensational escape from
capture at Mobile, Ala, three years
living at Puerto Cortez, Honduras,
under the alias of Jim Davis. He
worked until about three months ago
as foreman of a railroad construction
gang.
"Just after New Years his big-boned
frame began to waste, and the doc
tors told him he had consumption.
When Coughlin ran a saloon here ne
weighed 250 pounds or more. Fifteen
days ago he weighed ninety POUNDS.
"Coughlin was not in want. He had
a trained nurse and the best the lit
tie town could give in medical aid.
The doctors had warned him that death
was certain and imminent.
big Dan seemed resigned to fate,
and only expressed sorrow at the pros
peet of dying away from Chicago. He
was mum on all his troubles, Legal ana
otherwise.
In May, 1899, Coughlin-then a city
detective-came into national notoriety
in connection with the Cronin murder
case. He was indicted as one of the
conspirators and convicted. After
serving three years in Joliet peniten-
tiary he was given new trial and
was acquitted.
Soon afterward he started a saloon
and ran it several years. While IN TINS
business he was indicted for attempted
tury bribing in connection with a per-
sonal injury suit against a railroad.
He was held to the grand jury in
S1O, ZOO, but fled. and nothing was heard
from him until three years ago, when
he was arrested at Mobile.
A detective from Chicago was sent
to Mobile with requisition papers, but
before his arrival there Coughlin mad
been discharged on writ of habeas
corpus. 1t was learned he took a
steamer to Central America, but moth
ing more was heard of him until the
news received today
Los Angeles herald., 1909-04-10
CRAWFORD DIES
IN SUNNY ITALY
PEASANTS MOURN DEATH OF
GREAT NOVELIST
Municipality of Sorrento Desires to
Give Author Public Funeral,
but viii Await Opening
of VIII
tBy Associated Press. ]

SORRENTO, Italy, April 9.-F. Ma
rion Crawford, the novelist, died here
at 1880 tonight. He was born in lS4o.
Everywhere tonight In the village OF
Saint Agnello, where the villa Craw-
ford stands. next the old Capucnln
monastery and amid orange groves, 2OO
feet above the sea, there was pro
found mourning over Mr.. Crawford
death. The fishermen and peasants,
among whom the author was popular,
went to the villa to express their sor-
row in silence.
All the shops in the village were
closed. The municipality desires to
give Mr.. Crawford public funeral,
but it is believed it was his wish TO
have no pomp, and the matter will be
held in allegiance until ~tomorrow, when
the authors will is to be opened.
The news of Mr.. Crawford's death
has been cabled to former President
Roosevelt at Port Said. Roosevelt ana
Mr.. Crawford were intimate friends,
and when the former was in Naples ne
made inquiry as to the condition of the
author
Mr.. Crawford knew the end was near,
and calmly he encouraged his family TO
bear up and to cease weeping.
II enter serenely into eternity" he
said.
Mr.. Crawford collapsed last night,
but the night was without fever Sadly
he expressed the presentiment that ne
was soon to die. But almost immedf-
ately afterward, when referring to the
approaching Good Friday, he said:
II die with Christ"
Mr.. Crawford's daughter. at his re-
quest, then read to him Plato's dia-
logues, the novelist declaring they
taught him serenity in death.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-04-10
TAKES OWN LIFE ON SPOT
WHERE HE MURDERED WIFE
Halfbreed Indian In Marin County
Returns Home to Kill
Himself

SAN RAFAEL April 9.-William
Westcott, the half breed Indian ranch
err who shot and killed his wife yes
terday morning near their ranch in the
neighborhood of Marshall station IN
the northern part of Marin county
shot himself dead early today at the
scene of the murder. His body was
found by Sheriff Taylor, Constable
George Agnew and Deputy Sheriff
George Martin, who with posse had
been searching the hills and canyons
around Marshall station for the fugl-
tive.
The posse while on the ridge of the
canyon in which the Westcotts lived
heard a shot from the direction OF
Westcott's house.
Going down the slope the officers
found the body of the man within
few feet of the spot where he had
slain his wife twenty-four hours be-
fore.
Westcott killed his wife after what
is believed to have been the last of a
series of stormy quarrels between the
pair. He then took a shot at William
Hazlitt, a witness to the murder, sad
died his horse, provided himself with
food and ammunition and made for the
hills
Los Angeles herald., 1909-04-10
BANK SUSPENDS; TRUST
COMPANY CLOSES DOORS
Member of Knapp Bros, President Of
Institution at Binghamton,
Explains Action

BINGHAMTON. N. Y, April 9.-Thc
Binghamton Trust company, capital
lied at 100000. and Knapp Bros, pri-
vate bankers, having offices in Deposit
and Callicoon, N. Y, suspended TO-DAY.
Chief Examiner M. w. Hutchins TOOK
charge of the trust company. Presl-
dent C. J. Knapp of the Blnghamton
trust company said this action was
due to the prospective suspension Of
business by the firm of Knapp Bros.
in Deposit and Callicoon, in which Mr..
Knapp is heavily interested.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-04-10
Man Reported Missing Is Found

ST. LOUIS, April 9.-Charles P. Nc
Can of Los Angeles, who is being
sought by his mother, Mrs. Mary Stem
pei of Los Angeles, was found here to-
day living in a stable, under the name
Of McCiver. He rented the stable. he
said, to be near valuable horse which
he owned. McCan refused to discuss
his doings since he left Los Angeles.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-04-10
Woman Nearly scaIped

SAN FRANCISCO. April 9.-Madge
Milliken, an employe of the Levi
Strauss company, was almost scalped
today when her head caught in some
machinery. Her eyebrows, left ear and
a large part of her hair and scalp We're
torn off, and her condition is critical.