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The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-07-12
WEEDS FLOURISH
THROUGHOUT CITY
City Ordinance Requiring Cut
ting Is Not Generally
Observed.
A HARVEST is EXPECTED
IT Is WITHIN THE JURISDICTION
OF THE BOARD OF PUBLIC
HEALTH TO REQUIRE CUTTING
OF WEEDS.

Weeds in the gutter, weeds along
the curbing and weeds all over the
vacant lots. 1t is not very desirable
condition that prevails in the city at
present. Weeds are growing every.
where and the city ordinance that re-
quires cutting has become covered
with cob webs SO far as enforcement is
concerned. But it is probable that a
change will become effective in a short
time and there will be general cut.
ting of weeds in all parts of the city
follow.
Duty Of the Board.
1t is within the Jurisdiction of the
board of health to require weeds tc
be cut. If they are not cut by the
property owners the city has the righ,
to have them cut and the cost of tho
work placed against the property own
er for collection at tax paying time
This custom has been in vogue for sew
eral years and always has proved eff.
fective. But each year there are some
owners who are careless and pay no at
tention to their lots. If the city cuts
the weeds, they complain, but so fal
as welding sickle themselves il
concerned they never deign to under
take it.
The growth of weeds on vacant lots
and along the streets and a detrimeQ,
to public health. Certain kinds OF
weeds are noxious. Sufferers from hay
fever and lung diseases are afflicted b,
| the pollen and dust that collects or
weeds. Consideration for them might
lead owners of vacant lots overgrowr
| with weeds to attend to the cutting.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-07-12
HUNT MISSING GIRL
Local Police Asked to Assist
In the Search for Young
Woman.
MAKES HOME IN CAMDEN

The assistance of the local police
department has been asked to locate
Catherine Phares, who disappeared
from her home near Camden last
night. She is described as eighteen
years old, brown hair. large brown
eyes, fine features, Of delicate appear
ance, and usually wears glasses. She
was wearing gingham dress and had
with her heavy winter coat.
The police did not know why the
girl left home. She is of nervous
disposition and it is believed may
have been distracted. She went ul-
stairs last evening, as if to retire for
that night and has not been seen since.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-07-12
new LIDS FOR COPS
Where did you get that hat ~

Where did you get that hat?'
Have you seen them?
The lid was on today, good and
tight. 1t was new lid, too. and wcrn
by the members of the police force.
1t is light in weight and also in color,
and the policemen call it common
sense" lid.
The heavy old black helmets sucn
as make the perspiration roll down the
cheeks of the coppers and are gen.
uine burden have been discarded for
the summer season by members of the
day force. This is the first time the
force has been privileged to wear
hats OF the crusher type.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-07-12
0rtonviIIe, Minn., Was Nearly
Devastated by Its Fury and
Other Points Report Great
Damage.
HURLED FROM RAILS
WERE NUMEROUS CARS
Kansas Reports a Tornado
Accompanied by Water
spout and Also Two Inches
Rain in Five Minutes.

Minneapolis, Mimi, July 12.-It is
now believed that at least six were
killed and from 20 to 25 fatally injur-
ed in the tornado which swept over
Eastern South Dakota and Western
Minnesota late yesterday. nearly de-
vastating Ortonville, Mimi, and Big
Stone, 8. d.
out of the southwest across Big Stone
Lake, hitting the eastern part of the
town. An idea of the velocity Of the
wind is gained from the fact that q
string of box cars housing a gang OF
Italian railroad workmen were over
turned. Three of the men were In
stantly killed and nineteen others
MANNED.
Cars were lifted from the rails
buildings crumpled up like cardboard
and trees torn up and sent sailing
through the air. Telephone and tele
graph wires were blown down and to
day communication is SO badly handi
capped that details of the full dam
age is hard to obtain. 1t is believed
that the loss will go to $25O.000.
At Big Stone, railroad roundhouses
were demolished and many families
rendered homeless. John Degriff an
aged resident, was killed by flying de
bris. William E. Chamberlain was
seriously hurt when the wind literally
blew his home to pieces.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-07-12
CYCLONE HITS xENIA.

Xenia, ILL.,, July 12.-Haf a dozen
people were injured by flying debris
in the cyclone which swept out OF
the west early today carrying destruc
tion in its path. Although only OF
thirty seconds duration the storms
damage was heavy. The residences
Of Robert Holman and Edward Davis
were demolished. Barns owned by
Frederick Holman and Emmet Cold
asure were blown down. Robert Hol-
man had his arm broken. Mrs. Davis
and daughter were knocked uncon.
scious by flying timbers. A cloud
burst following the storm practically
leyeled all telephone and telegraph
wires. The home and all the build
ings on the farm of J. e. Tully near
here were swept away.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-07-12
kANsAs TORNADO.

Abilene, Kan. July ia tornado
with a waterspout in its wake struck
this city doing great damage last
night. In five minutes two inches of
rain fell. Hundreds of trees were
blown down and business was at q
standstill today until the debris could
be cleared from the streets. Parker
warehouse, the Abilene Mill proper
ties and ST. Joseph's Academy we're
badly wrecked. Crops have suffered
greatly from rain.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-07-12
FIERCE FIRE RAGE

Washington. Pa. July 12.-Fire has
been raging since Saturday morning
in Mine No. 4 Of the vesta Coal com
pany, three miles from California,
Penn. and shows no signs Of abating
Forts are now being made to flood the
mine. A four-inch line is being laid
from the mouth OF the mine to the
Monongahela river three miles away
where = temporary pumping slnkion
is being erected. Four hundred men
are working day and night to eafin-
guish the fire. The cause q tho 1Eu
= 1lnOVn,
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-07-12
ARRANGEMENTS FOR
THE IMPROVEMENTS
Local Postoffice to Be Bright
ened Up.

o. H. Dirham, Of Washington, D. c..
superintendent of the Public Buildings
Of the Treasury Department. is in the
city getting specifications for the re
painting Of the interior of the local
postoffice. Bids will be submitted as
soon as possible, but it will perhaps be
a month before the work will be com
pleted. New furnishings will also be
installed and a general overhauling
will take place.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-07-12
ABBOTT INVITED
TO HOME COMING
His Old School Intends to Have
Reunion.

Squire Abbott has been invited to at
tend the home coming of the district
school at North Dana, Mass. in which
he taught sixty years ago. The event
will be held July 80. The Judge will be
unable to attend but will write let
ter of regret. He has been asked,
also, to attend the reunion of the New
Salem Academy. He attended school
here when a youth. The institution
celebrated its centennial several years
ago.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-07-12
Semi-annuaI Event Takes
Place Today and Over
100000 Was Given Out
With a Lavish Hand.
SOME OF TRUSTEES
WERE DISAPPOINTED
Their townships Did Not Re-
ceive as Much as Expected
Local School Corporation
Benefits.

More than $4,000 was disposed Of
by the county auditor this morninx.
1t was handed out with . lavish hand
to the township trustees and trcssur.
ers Of towns and school corporations.
1t was the semi,annual distribution Of
funds OF all sorts for the conduct OF
the government and support OF bene-
ficiaries. In some cases there was an
increase over the amount received q
year ago. and In other cases the
amount was considerably smaller.
Richmond school corporation n.
ceived the largest amount. The check
was given to L. b. Nusbaum a treas
urer. The city Of Richmond had made
several draws In advance and the
check the treasurer was handed vas
not for the full portion.
state - Anxiety.
County Treasurer Albertson ana An.
ditor Coo wcre In q state OF anxiety
because they did not know whore the
money they were checking out would
come from. The release for the money
which Is sent BY the state auditor Vas
not received when trustees and treas.
urers began to come after their funds.
Tho county was issuing moro money
than 1t had to its credit, but the asriv.
al OF the Indianapolis check vas ex.
pccted to make everything right. Ths
check was expected on this afternoou's
mail at the latest The county o0cials
do not approve the methods ol the
state omces when such delays. are
countenanced. II the county treasur-
er does not make his installment OF
funds by the time specified he II fined.
But the state authorities may hold
back on their money until they - At
to send 1t without being penalised.
The county oflcials look upon this a.
hardly . fair exchange Of courtssies.
Some OF the trustees were disap.
pointed by the amounts they were CIV
en-. All the trustees are new and THE
is the first time they have recsived
this distribution. In Webster town.
ship no cash road fund WAS provided
for. The matter had not been csrti-
ned for to the auditor. The tar had
been levied and advertised. but was
omitted from the statement to the
auditor.
In Boston township the trustee
found he had been cut about one half
ON special school and tuition fund.
His advisory board had decided to
make the reduction and he viii md
himself with less money for the con-
duct OF the schools.
/ The Apportionment.
The distribution was apportjoned -
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-07-12
N. E|TlG|BBONS
D|EO YESTERDAY
One OF the Best Known Resi-
dents Passes Into the
Great Beyond.
WAS NATIVE OF IRELAND
IN HIS YOUTH H WON MANY
HoNoRs As Ap-AfNLErE-oE.
CEASED wAs FATrEN OF rH,R-
TEEN cHh0REN.

Micha(l F1tzgibbons. aged 76 years.
died yesterday afternoon about 1
o'clock. At his home on Railroad
street. Death was ,due to senility.
Mr.. TSzgibbops was perhaps one Of
the best known Of the older residents
Of the city. He was born In Nocka.
wene. County Glare. ireland in 1893.
On August Is. 1852. he left Ireland
and came to this country. He remain
ed in New York for about three years
but in 1855 he moved to New Castle.
Ind. where he engaged In the milling
business.
On October 3, 1857, he was married
to Miss Margaret Allen, a native OF
Listowel. County Kerry, ireland. He
moved to Richmond in 1863 and be-
came head miller In the Union mills,
situated on what was then North Sixth
and Elm streets. Remaining here un-
til 1877 he then purchased the mill
ing business of Harmon Ahaus. In
1879 he engaged in the grocery busi-
ness on Fort Wayne avenue but sold
out in a few years and together with
Henry Harvey Of New Castle. started
fruit farm in West Richmond. Later
he bought Mr.. Harvey's interest and
carried on the business up to the time
Of his death.
Mr.. Fitzgibbons was known as one
Of the strongest men In the county. In
his youth he was recognized as an ath.
lete of considerable repute and wou
many prizes In the old country.
Thirteen children survive him. siy
OF whom reside In this city: Thomas
St. Paul: Harry, East st. Louis. Ill.
Michael. Houston. Tex; Mrs. Adolf
Williams. Richmond; John s., Rich.
mond; Hannorah. who Is now Sister
Thomas Marie Of the Order of Provi
dence: Francis. Sioux City: Edwart
and William. Richmond: Mrs. Margar
ct Mann, Sionx City; Mrs. Catherins
williams. Sioux City; Joseph. 6iou,
City: Charles. Clinton. Iowa.
Funeral services will be conductei
from the st. Mary's Catholic church
Wednesday morning at 8 O'Clock. the
Rev. Father Shea oficiating. Burial
will be In st. Mary's cemetery.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-07-12
CROPS INJURED.

Pana, ILL.,, July 12.-Thousands Of
dollars damage to crops was done by
a severe storm which swept this re-
gion. Houses were unroofed and all
electric light wires were blown down
in this town, leaving the place in to-
tai darkness through the night. The
rain fall was exceedingly heavy.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-07-12
WANTS WITHDRAW
PETITION FILED
Guardian for Whitaker MOI
Necessary Now.

Indianapolis. July 1.-Arthur Brad
shaw of Indianapolis. who filed . Pc
tition last week asking for . tenn
porary guardian for w. H. Whitaker.
has notified the probate court that
he wishes to withdrew the same.
Whitaker has improved greatly since
the petition was filed.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-07-12
WOMEN DRAW FINE

London. July 12.-Fourteen suffrag-
cites who smashed windows of the
government Offices during the big raid
on the house of parliament on June 8
were arraigned today. Each was
fined $25 and given the option of a
months imprisonment.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-07-12
she WILL TESTIFY
AGAINST HUSBAND
Evelyn Says ThaW Threatened
Her Life.

New York. July 12.-The principal
barrier to the liberation of Harry
Thaw from Mattewan asylum devel-
Oped late today when 1t was learned
that Evelyn Nesbit Thaw has decided
to take the stand against Harry and
swear that on the occasion OF several
Of her visits to the asylum Harry has
declared that when he gets free he in
tsnAs - lin her.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-07-12
1 BIG FISH CATCH

Probably the best catch of AsA ~
local sportsmen this season was that
ol II. L. Dickinson last Saturday. He
returned to. the city IN the evening
With . string of twenty-ooo beanfif1l
basA The stxinG WslgAoa o0ss1tseo
The log cabin Democrat., 1909-09-25
by HANK il: SpEAAR1nAN9
 ILLUSTRATIONS NL BY ANDRE BOWLES 0|
SYNOPSIS.
iGHT 1908 eT CHAS ScRiskER,5 SONS

Murray Sinclair and his gang of wreck CTS were called out to clear the railroad tracks at Smoky Creek. McCloud, a young road superintendent, caught Sin the wrecked train Sinclair pleaded in- nocence, declaring it only amounted to small sum-a treat for the men. McCloud discharged the whole outfit and ordered the wreckage burned McCloud became acquainted with Dicksie Cunning, girl or the west, who came to look at the clair "Whispering'' Gordon Smith told
 President Bucks of the railroad Of Me Clouds brave fight against a gang Of crazed miners and that was the reason Tor the superintendents appointment 10 his high office. McCloud arranged to board at the boarding house of Mrs. Sln- Gislr the ex-foreman' s deserted wiie.
 Dicksie Cunning was the daughter of the late Richard Dunning, who had died of broken heart shortly after his Wites demise which occurred after one year or ciairs shop and a fight between him and McCioud was narrowly averted. smoky Creek bridge was mysteriously burned. McCioud prepared to face the situation;
 President Bucks notified Smith that he had work ahead. McCloud worked for days and finally got the division running n rairly good order. He overheard DICK sie criticlsing his methods. to Marion sinclair. stock train was wrecked by an open switch. Later a passenger tram vas held up and the express car robbea:
 "o IiieIl Ol d posse pursuing lile were killed. McCloud was notified that
 Whispering Smith was to hunt the des- peradoes. Bill Dancing. road lineman, proposed that Sinclair and his gang De sent to hunt the bandits. stranger, ap- parently with authority. told him to go ahead; Dancing was told the stranger was "Whispering smith" smith nth, bt ap
 on but failed. He warned McCloud that his life was in danger. McCloud was car ried forcihly into Lance Dunning,s pres ence. Cunning refused the railroad a right-of-way, he had already signed Tor
 DIcksie Interfered to prevent shooting affray. Dicksie met McCloud on lonely trail to warn him his life was in danger. On On his way home shot passed ths py Sang. one of sinclairs gang. had been assigned to kill McCloud. He and Smith saw Du Sang. Whispering Smith taunt- Medicine Bend or suffer. Du Sang seemed to succumb to the bluff. McCloud's big construction job was taken from him De- cause. of an injunction issued to Lance sudden rise of the Crawling Stone river created consternation. Dicksie and Ma rion appealed to McCloud for help. Whis- perng Smith joined the group. He and Smith giving the girl an outline or ms life. In the morning McCloud took his men to fight the river; Lance Dunning ceeded in halting the flood He accepted Dunning's hospitality. Dicksie and Ma rion visited Sinclair at his ranch. He turn to him. She refused He accused Whispering Smith of having stolen her love from him. train was held up and robbed, the bandits escaping. smith and ranch Du Sang killed old Bags Whs- pering Smith befriended his ten -year-old son. They came to Williams Cache. Smith was certain the bandits were
The log cabin Democrat., 1909-09-25
CHAPTER xxVIi.
The Fioht in the Cache.

A clear night and good moon made a long ride possible, and the Crawling Stone contingent, headed by Stormy German, began coming into the rail road camp by three o'clock the next morning. With them rode the two Youngs, who had lost the trail they followed across Goose river and joined the cowboys on the road to the north.
 The party divided under Kennedy and Smith, who rode through the Door into the Cache just before daybreak.
 'I don't know what I am steering you against this morning, Farrell" said Whispering Smith. Certainly 1 should hate to run you into Du Sang, but we cant tell where we shall strike him. If we have laid out the work right l ought to see him as soon as anybody does Accidents do happen, but remember he will never be any more dangerous than he is at the first moment. Get him to talk. He gets nervous if he cant shoot right away. When you pull, get bullet into his stomach at the start, if you possibly can, to spoil his aim. We mustn't make the mistake of underestimating him. Rebstock is right: he is fright with revolver, and Sinclair and Sea grue are the only men in the noun
The log cabin Democrat., 1909-09-25

$65 ,000 out of the through safe and made his good getaway. Now, don't lie; you know every word of it, and you thought you could pull it out of me by a bluff. I track him to your door. He is inside the Cache this minute. You know every curve and canyon and jail-bird in it, and they pay you lood-money and hush-money every month; and when l ask you not to give up dozen men the company is entitled to- but merely to send this pink-eyed lobster out with his guns to talk with me, you wash your hands of the job, do you? Now listen. If you don't send Du Sang into the open be- fore noon tomorrow. I'll run every living steer and every living man out of Williams Cache before l cross the Crawling Stone again, so help me God. And I'll send for cowboys with in 30 minutes to begin the job. I'll scrape your Deep Creek canyons till the rattlesnakes squeal. I'll make Will Hams Cache so wild that a timber wolf cant follow his own trail through it. You'll break with me, will you, Reb- stock? Then wind up your bank ac- count; before 1 finish with you I'll put you in stripes and feed buzzards off your table"
 Rebstock's face was apoplectic. He choked with torrent of oaths. Whis- pering Smith. paying no attention, walked out to where Kennedy was waiting. He swung into the saddle. ignoring Rebstock's abjurations, and with Kennedy rode away.
 Tt is hard to do anything with a man that is scared to death" said Smith to his companion. Then, too, Rebstocks nephew is probably in this. In any case, when Du Sang has got Rebstock scared, he is a dangerous man to be abroad. We have got to smoke him out Farrell. Lance Dun ming insisted the other day he wanted to do me a favor. I'll see if he'll lend me Stormy German and some of his cowpunchers for roundup. We've got to smoke Du Sang out. A round up is the thing. But, by heaven, if that roundup is actually pulled off it will be a classic when you and I are gone"
 Thirty minutes afterward, messen- gers had taken the Frenchman trail for Lance Dunning's cowboys.
The log cabin Democrat., 1909-09-25
CHAPTER XXVi.-Continued.

Sitting once in the Three Horses at Medicine Bend, Rebstock had talked with Whispering Smith. q used to have a good time" he growled, When l was rustling little bunch of steers just a small bunch all by myself, and hadn't a cent in the world, no place to sleep and nothing to eat, l had good time. Now l have to keep my money in the bank, that ain't pleasant-you know that Every man that brings a bunch of cattle across Deep creek has stole em, and expects me to buy 'em or lend him money. I'm busy with iE- spectors all the time, deyiling with brands, standing off the Stock associa ton and all kinds of trouble. I've got too many cows. too much money. I'm afraid somebody will shoot me if l go 10 sleep, or poison me if I take a drink Whispering Smith, I'd like to give you a half-interest in my busi- ness That's on the square. You're young man and handy; it wouldn't cost you cent, and you can have half of the whole shooting-match if you'll cross Deep creek and help me run the gang" Such was Rebstock free from anxiety and in a confidential moment Under pressure he was, like all men, different.
 Whispering Smith had acquaintance even in the Cache, and after a little careful reconnoitering he found a crip- pled-up thief, driving a milch COW hn wi tn take message to the boss.
 Whispering Smith gave his instruc- tions explicitly, facing the messenger as the two sat in their saddles, with an importunate eye. Say to Rebstock exactly these words" he insisted This is from Whispering Smith: want Du Sang. He killed a friend of mine last night at Mission Springs. happened to be near there and know he rode in last night, He cant get out; the Canadian is plugged l won't stand for the killing, and it Is Du Sang or cleanup in the Cache all around, and then I'll get Du Sang anyway. Re gards.'
 Riding circumspectly in and about the entrance to the Cache, the party waited an hour for an answer. When the answer came, it was unsatisfac- tory. Rebstock declined to appear upon so trivial matter. and Whisper ing Smith refused to specify further grievance. More barley and stronger messages were necessary to stir the Deep creek monarch, but at last he sent word asking Whispering Smith to come to his cabin accompanied only by Kennedy.
 The two railroad men rode up the canyon together. And now l will show you lean and hungry thief grown monstrous and miserly, Far rell," said Whispering Smith.
 At the head of a short pocket be- tween two sheer granite walls they saw Rebstock's weatherbeaten cabin. and
The log cabin Democrat., 1909-09-25
The Old Man and Death.

An old man that had travelled long way with great bundle of fagots found himself so weary that he flung it down, and called upon death to de- liver him from his most miserable ex- istence. Death came straightway at his call and asked him what he want ed. Pray, good sir" said the old man. just do me the favor to help me up with my bundl A fagots. Aesop.