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The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1910-12-09
For Sale

100 acres. Montcalm county,
100 acres under cultivation, bal
ance pasture and timber. all
fenced into ten and twenty acre
fields. 14-room frame house,
large basement barn, cement
floors throughout, with silo 14x35,
large, 2-story tool house and
other good out buildings. Cistern,
tanks and windmill, miles weet
from Lakeview,' r. f. d. and
phone. Good school just across
road. No better land in the
state. For quick sale will sell
cheap.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1910-12-09

CHAPTER III.
- FTER dinner they smoked and
talked about Duncan's future.
Finally Kellogg said signi6-
cantly, mat, If you follow my
advice you can be worth a million
dollars In q yearl'
LET him rave" Duncan observed
systematically and began to smoke.
mo, I'm not dippy. and I'm perfect.
y serious"
"Of course But what'd they do to
me II ! were caught?"
'"This is not joke. The propositions
perfectly legal. It's being done right
along"
"And could do 1t, HarryT
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1910-12-09

ing family to himself as he enumer.
ated the conditions that first appealed
to his understanding as essentials to-
ward success.
First pick out your town, one Of
1000 or 5000 inhabitants. no larger
I'd suggest at hazard guess some
place in the interior of Pennsylvania.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1910-11-10
Cat Catches Burglar.

A woman burglar, her face heavily
yelled, and accompanied by man.
was scared away from the house Of
John Gallery, a wealthy coal dealer,
living in the Clifton Park section Of
Weehawken, early the other morning
by servant coming downstairs to let
in the cat
The burglars had entered by front
window, which they opened with a
jimmy, and had packed up all the sill
Verware, table linen and cut glass
ready for removal when the servant
girl heard the cat crying outside the
kitchen door. AS she came down the
stairs to let the cat in she heard the
swish of a woman's silk gown. Turn
ing up light she found the packed
bundles ready to be taken away. She
ran to the front door and saw a man
and woman running down the street
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1910-11-10
WoRKMEN CAUGHT IN SHAFT
NEAR SEATTLE DIE IN
EXPLOSIONS.
NATURAL GAS is BLAMED
Reseuers Rushed to Scene, But No
Hope Is Entertained for Employees
Huge Tlmbers Are Hurled
Distance Of Half Mile.

Seattle, Wash.-Two explosions, oc-
curing within a few minutes Of each
other, resulted in the death Of ~
men in the Lawson mine at Black Dia-
mond, 30 miles southeast Of Seattle.
Seven men going down on shift and
1ve coming up were caught between
the first and sixth levels. and it is al.
most certain all persisted. Natural
gas combustion is assigned as the
cause. The force of the explosion
was terrific, showers OF earth. timber
and bits Of clothing being blown from
the slope of the mine. Timbers 16
inches thick and S feet long were
blown half mile.
The shock Of the explosion, which
was felt for miles around, was so
great that many thought there had
been an earthquake. AS soon as the
extent OF the disaster was known, res
cue parties went into the mine to res
cue any miners who might be alive.
1t is not believed that any of the
men in the slope escaped death. AS
far as known the 70 men in the tram
cars were the only ones in the mine
ct the time Of the explosions. The
coal mines at Black Diamond are
owned by the Pacific Coast company.
Soon after the explosion the mine
began to cave in, indicating that all
the supports had been blown out ard
the tunnels were wrecked. II =
doubtful If the mine will be reopened.
The only cause mine officials as
sign for the explosion is that gas
chamber may have opened and the
gas ignited from match struck by
a workman.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1910-11-10
TEMPTATION WAS TOO GREAT
Afghan Horse Thief Gave Owner
"Rea" Exhibition Of How AMI
NAL Was Stolen.

An Indian officer relates some good
stories Of Peshawur, which in the
early seventies" before British poll
teal influence had asserted itself be-
yond the lonely little forts of jam
rud" and "Shabkadar," was. a some
what disturbed locality, in spite Of
the strength of its garrison.
1t was at Peshawur (he says) that
the medical officer of my regiment
was informed one night that valu-
able and favorite Arab of his had
been stolen! Over the border. gone
for ever-he never expected to see
his horse again, but next day, much to
his surprise, there came to him a
bearded ruffian, riding bare-backed the
stolen steed
He confessed that he had taken the
animal but, learning that 1t was the
property of a hakim, (pbysician) had
brought it back. The horse had been
tethered in line with others, with
men, women, and children sleeping
in the open about them
How did you manage it," asked
the doctor.
IF the sahib will give the necessary
order" he said, 81 will show him"
The entire scene was reproduced,
even to the night Waterman asleep in
a corner. Noiselessly the Afghan
crawled towards the Arab, threading
snakelike through the PROSTATE forms
to where it was standing at the end
of the row. Softly kissing to attract
the animals attention, without caus-
ing him alarm, he gently raised him
self with arm extended.
In his open palm were some Jumps
OF goor (nat1ve sugar., beloved Of
horses, and while the Arab was enjoy
Ing these the man was caressing him
with the other hand, whence suspend
ed a watering bride taken from his
wallet. Quickly this was adjusted, and
then, stroking soothingly, the robber
passed his hand over the animals
back and down tn hindquarters.
Swiftly the heel ropes we're unhitch-
ed, then the headgear released, and
with bound he was astrlde and away
his right hand backward flung shout
ing triumphantly as he passed: "Thus
was 1t done!"
The joke was that he never came
back! A double restitution would
have been too much of a wrench.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1910-11-10
BRIBED IN BROWNE CASE
Juror and Go-5etween Confess HaV-
ing Received $3.50 for Vote to
Acquit-Attorney Indicted.

Chicago, Illinois.-Charles E. Erb-
stein of counsel for Lee O'Neil
Browne, who was recently acquitted
of a charge of bribing a state repre-
sentative to vote for William Lorimer
for United States senator. was indict-
ed, charged with corrupting a mem
Der of the jury which cleared Browne.
The juror in question, Grant Nc
Cutchen, and Henry p. Stacy, alleged
go-between, according to their stories
told to States Attorney Wayman, re-
ceived $3.50, which they divided equal
ly between themselves, for McCutch-
ems vote on the verdict.
McCutchen and Stacy, it is said,
were disgruntled at the small sum
which they received, and resolved to
tell their stories
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1910-11-10
WARSHIPS Off TO EUROPE
FLEET WILL VISIT FRENCH AND
ENGLISH PORTS.
Foreign Trip Of Squadron to BE Fol-
lowed by Winter Maneuvers in
Cuban Waters January 10.

Washington, d. C.-Spick and span
in their new dress, the sixteen bat.
ueships of the Atlantic battle fleet
set out from Boston, New York, Phil
adelphia and Hampton Roads for a
two months visiting cruise to French
and English ports bordering the Eng
lish channel.
Headed by Rear Admiral Schroder's
flagship, the Connecticut, the COM
bined fleet will steam across the At
lantic at a ten-knot speed to the Eng
lish channel. The fourth division will
be the first to quit the fleet. 1t is
due to arrive at Brest, France, on No
vember Is. On the following day the
first division will drop anchor in Port
land harbor, England, the second at
Cherbourg, France. and the third at
Gravesend, England.
The four divisions will remain at
the ports named until December s.
Then the first division goes from
Portland to Cherbourg, the second
from Cherbourg to Portland, the third
from Gravesend to Brest, and the
fourth from Brest to Gravesend. Re-
assembling Off the coast of France on
December 80, the fleet will head west
ward for the winter maneuvers, ar
irving at Guantanamo, Cuba, on Jan
uary 16.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1910-11-10
On Authority Of Teacher.

A quick-witted boy, asking food at
a farmhouse too recently ravaged by
other hungry fishing truants, was told
that he was big enough to wait until
he got home.
"Of course, If you have children
with you" hesitated the kindly
woman of the house, and was imme-
diately informed that there were six
children in the party.
mo, don't tell flb, neither" was
the indignant protest later drawn
forth by the condemnation of one who
had shared the good bread and butter
thus secured. "Fib nothin' We're
children six times over. We're chill
dren of our father and mother, chill
dren of God, children of our country,
children Of the church an children Of
grace. Teacher said so last Thursday,
and l guess she ought to know"
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1910-11-10
RATE CUT WAS PREVENTED
ASSISTANT TRAFFIC MANAGER
GIVES COMMISSION DATA.
Tells How and Under What condl-
tionS Prices Are Fixed-Rebates
a Thing of the Past.

Chicago Ill.-Admission that some
influence" in recent years had pre-
vented rate cutting on the various
western railroads centering in Chica-
go, but declining to go further than
to hint at what the mysterious "influ-
ence" is, Stanley H. Johnson, assist
ant traffic manager of the Rock Is
land railroad, made an interesting
witness at the rate hearing before the
Interstate Commerce commissioners
here.
Johnson's admission about the Gin
fluence" came in answer to query by
Commissioner Lane. The Rock Island
man had just testified that the west
ern roads were to-day in no closer
cohesion than in 1896 and could
change their rates independently as
we'll now as then.
Johnson declared the railroads to-
day were not in a position to raise
rates as high as they were in 1906,
owing to the position of the pivotal
states, Texas and Missouri. In conse-
quence of their action, he said, rates
in some states of the Union were less
than through rates.
"a large part of the prosperity of
the roads" Johnson asserted, "at the
present time is due to the abolition
of rebates, which are practically a
thing of the past"
General prosperity of the country,
despite the fact that rates are lower
than they were ten years ago, he said,
had enabled the roads to make some
net earnings.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1910-11-10
AT INDIANA EDITOR
Narrow Escape for Publisher of Ma
rion Leader-Assailan Es-
capes Unknown.

Marion, Ind.-An attempt was made
to S3sassinate w. B. Westlake, pub
Usher of the Marion Leader, and one
of the best known Democratic editors
or Indiana, shortly after midnight,
when two shots were fired at him as
he was ascending a dark stairway
from the pressroom to the composing
room of his newspaper plant Both
shots went wild
Westlake returned the fire and pur-
sued his assailant down a dark alley,
but failed to establish his identity
before he disappeared in the darkness.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1910-11-10
STOPPED SHORT
Taking Tonlcs, and Built Up on
RIGHT Food.

The mistake is frequently made of
trying to build up a WORKOUT nervous
system on so-called tonics--drugs.
New material from which to rebuild
wasted nerve cells is what should be
supplied, and this can be obtained
only from proper food.
1.-TWO years ago found myself on
the verge Of complete nervous col.
lapse, due to overwork and study, and
to illness in the family" writes Wis.
consin young mother.
MY friends became alarmed be-
cause grew pale and thin and could
not sleep nights. took various tonics
prescribed by physicians, but their
effects wore off shortly after !
stopped taking them. My food did
not seem to nourish me and gained
no flesh nor blood.
Reading of Grape-Nuts, / de
termined to stop the tonics and see
what change of diet would do
ate Grape-Nuts four times a day,
with cream and drank milk also, went
to bed early after eating a dish Of
Grape-Nuts.
In about two weeks was sleeping
soundly. In short time gained 90
pounds in weight and felt like "a
different woman. MY little daughter
whom was obliged to keep out OF
school last spring on account of
chronic catarrh has changed from a
thin, pale, nervous child to rosy,
healthy girl and has gone back 70
school this fall
"Grape-Nuts and fresh air were the
only agents used to accomplish the
happy results
Read 1.-THE Road to Wellville." in
pkgs. There's a Reason"
Over read the above !etter3 A new
one nDpears from time 10 cine. They
are genuine, true and fall OF humaa
lptereat.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1910-11-10
MARTIN ROLLINS ENDS LIFE BY
BULLET IN BARN NEAR CA
RuTHERsvILLE, MO.
CHASED FOR THREE DAYS
sleeps In sherlfPs House and Burma
His Stable While Posse Hunts
Him--Blames Mother for the
Shooting Of Daughter.

Charlottesville, Mo.-Martin Rollins,
who shot and killed 15-year-old Annie
Austin here Monday, shot and killed
himself in the barn of his former
employer, q short distance from
where he blotted out the life of the
schoolgirl of his amour.
For the preceding three days Rol-
Inns led his pursuers one of the most
thrilling chases known to this section
Of Missouri. Day and night he had
been followed by bloodhounds from
Dyersburg, Tenn, accompanied by
nearly 100 armed men. The chase
led through almost inaccessible
swamps, and almost always the dogs
have been from three to six hours
behind the fugitive, who was almost
an iron man for endurance.
Rollins appeared at the home of a
Mr.. Maxwell, for whom he previously
worked, about IL a. m. He demanded
food and it was given him. He told
his former employer he had come
home to die.
Barbados Self In Barn.
Maxwell gained the impression he
proposed to die fighting, and at the
first opportunity sent word to Steele,
Mo-, from which place a posse started
Immediately for MaxwelPs.
On arrival the man hunters found
Rollins had taken refuge in the barn.
When they began closing in on him
he shot himself. Coroner Grove Wis
tied the scene and conducted an in
quest.
While Sheriff Franklin was leading
the posse through the swamps along
Little river, Rollins returned to Ca
ruthersville and passed Tuesday night
at the home of the sheriff. Before
leaving he burned the officers barn.
Rollins is said to have killed the
girl because she refused to elope with
him.
Sends Shells to Girls Mother. :
Rollins sent the empty shells with
which he killed Miss Austin to the
girls mother. Accompanying them
was a note which read: Here are
the shells that killed your daughter,
and you are the cause of it." This
message is said to have been written
by the fugitive shortly before he
burned the barn of Sheriff Franklin
The officials of Wickliffe, KY, Roll
Inns former home, declare he had the
reputation of being a dangerous man
and was wanted there on several
charges. Threats to lynch Rollins
were made repeatedly, and his self
destruction in all probability fore
stalled mob violence.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1910-11-10
YOUTH SAVED FROM MOB
Deputy sheriffs Rescue Miller With
Hitch Rein About Neck-Had
Carried Off Girl.

Warsaw, Mo.-Henry Miller, nine
teen years old, who resides on q
little homsead in the Grand river hills,
was rescued from mob of citizens
by Deputy Sheriffs Walthall and Bur
ton as the mob was tying hitch rein
around his neck preparatory to hang
ing him to a nearby tree.
Miller picked up Elsie Tye, years
old, and carried her off to his cabin.
after driving her little brothers away
with his gun.
A crowd Of men were soon on his
trail and they forced the door Of his
cabin and rescued the little girl
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1910-11-10
See the cafeI
See, the cafe!"

See, the cafe!"
Yes, gala scene It is with its
brilliant lights and rich furnishings
and fashionable women and portly
men,"
DO you know why the men and
women come to the cafe?"
81 can see well what they are doing.
They are eating and drinking"
DO you know why they are eating
and drinking?
II suppose 1t rs because they are
hungry and thirsty"
ut is a natural mistake, but such is
not the case"
do you, then, o Sage, tell me why
they are eating and drinking"
Because they are not hungry and
thirsty"
''You talk in paradoxes."
mot at all. You do not understand.
They do not know what it is to be
hungry and thirsty. If they were hun
cry and thirsty they would be in the
bread line or at home eating real food
instead of dainties and CONNECTIONS
and drinking real water instead of
stimulants and narcotics"
But you do not explain why they
eat and drink what they do not need"
ITO show they have money and to
show they have time-money to spend
in overindulgence and time to spend
in letting the effects wear Off"
"And do they perform no useful SER
vice?"
mo. To perform useful service is
to produce, which is not respectable.
1t is respectable only to consume."-
Life.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1910-11-10
Alfonso EnIoys Joke On HImseN.

FtIOUog lHISJN NSFNc ~
Alfonso Of Spain has tremendous
appetite; like any boy. he is always
hungry. He is far from handsome,
but like any boy, again, he does not
give a rap about his looks. A few
months ago, while motoring near La
Granfa, the kings appetite plagued
him and he halted at wayside inn.
where he ate with much relish while
cracking jokes with the landlord and
few peasants who happened to be
there, being unknown to them, OF
course
A little girl entered to buy wine for
her father.
"Tell me-" said Don Alfonso to the
child. ''have you seen tn king since
he has been at La Granfa?"
"Only once" answered the girl.
"He had on a beautiful uniform, but
ne is very ugly"
The king laughed and told the story
on himself.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1910-11-10
SAYS THREAT WAS A JOKE
Danville UlI.) Man Admits He Wrote
Letter to Woman Found MUIR
dered-Crime Still Mystery.

Danville, Ill-The letters which
threatened death to Mrs. Elsie Coch-
rane, who was found murdered in
a field near here a few days ago, were
written as joke by Frank Cunning
ham, member of a wealthy Danville
family, Cunningham told the police.
Cunningham said he wrote the let
ter while he was infatuated with Mrs
Cochrane. He asserts he discontinued
his relations with her last summer
No elew to the murder of the wo-
man has yet pointed clearly to her
slayer
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1910-11-10
RAILROADS KILL 1904
Interstate Commerce Commission Re.
port Shows s2,374 Were Injured
Increase over Last Year.

Washington, D. C.-"Killed, 1904
injured, S2,374."
This is the casualty record of the
railroads in the United States during
the year ended June 80 last, according
to the Interstate Commerce commits
sion.
1t is an increase of lob in the
number killed and 1S,454 in the num-
Der injured over the previous years
figures. There were 5,861 collisions,
killing 433 persons and injuring T.
765 and damaging railroad property
S4,629,279. In the years 500 derail-
ments, $40 persons were killed and
4,s14 injured.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1910-11-10
Expecting Too Much.

1t was cold, raw day, but the
Neversweats and the Fearnoughts
were playing game of ball on the
prairie, just the same.
The pitcher Of the NeVersweats, his
fingers half frozen, failed dismally in
getting the balls over the plate.
"Aw," said the captain, II fought
ye wus one O. desc cold weather
pitchersl"
II am" said the slab artist. blow
ing on his benumbed digits to warm
them, "but amt a ice pitcher, blame
vel"
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1910-11-10
FIVE DIE IN MINE BLAST
First Reports Had 100 Men Entomhed
and Fire Started in Wrecked
Shaft at Yolande.

Montgomery, Ala.-Fiye dead bodies
were recovered in the colliery of the
Yolande Coal company at Yolande,
Ala, where an explosion took place.
1t was first reported 100 miners
were entombed by the explosion. Elk
pert miners, who took part in the re-
lief work, expressed the belief only
the five whose bodies were found, had
persisted.
Yolande is in Tuscaloosa county,
on branch of the Louisville & Nash
vile, in the heart of the mining re-
gion.
1t was first reported fire had brok-
en- out in the shaft following the ex-
plosion.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1910-11-10
Revolt in Spain Denied.

London, England.-An official de-
NAL that there has been a revolution
airy outbreak in Madrid or any other
part OF Spain was received here, The
denial omits any reference to the
discovery of a revolutionary plot,
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1910-11-10
with 4 Sour amnh

A Chicago editor has brought from
London an amusing story about Hum
phrey Ward.
"Humphry Ward" he said, was in
his bachelor days, a really wellknown
art critic. But now!
81 met Humphrey Ward at dinner
IN Soho, and he said to me, with a
sour laugh:
when a girl wants to retire from
the world and be lost in oblivion, she
has to enter a nunnery. But a man,
to achieve the same end. need only
marry a famous woman"
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1910-11-10
A condition, Not a Theory.

A sociologist, in conversation with a
practical person from the middle west
concerning the labor problem in her
part of the country thereby learned
the lesson of the situation.
Are there many men out of work."
he asked.
The lady admitted that there were
quite a number.
What" said he then. do the unem-
ployed do?"
Nothing" said. the lady. That's
the trouble. youths Companion.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1910-11-10
GOULD WEEDS DANCE GIRL
Millionaire and Footlight Star Mar
rled Quietly In Scotland, Accord
ing to Newspaper Reports.

Edinburgh, Scotland.-The Scotsman
says that Frank J. Gould was married
on October 29 to a woman who, sin
gularly enough, bears the same sur
name as his first wife. The ceremony
took place before Sheriff Substitute
Macleod, according to the paper.
Every effort appears to have been
made to carry through the ceremony
as quietly as possible.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1910-11-10
INSANE PATIENTS SAVED
Fire Destroys Canadian Insane Asy-
lum, Causing Big Property Loss
and Injuring Some Inmates.

Brandon, Man.-The insane asy-
lum of the Manitoba government was
burned, causing a loss of $25O,OOO, but
all the inmates were rescued safely.
One Of the women patients, playing
with matches, was responsible for the
fire.
There were 600 patients in the asy-
lum at the time. A number were Sc
verely injured.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1910-11-10
TIek.raok cauaes Death.

Denver, Colo.-A Halloween tick
tack on the window of The room in
which the child was lying Is held re-
sponsible for the death of Earl Loe-
schel, the 2-year-old son of Mr.. and
Mrs. G. f. Loeschel Of this city.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1910-11-10

Eighty-two pounds of sugar for
every man, woman and child last
yearl The men may offer thanks
that the women and children got
theirs.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1910-11-10
yellow Fever In Honolulu.

Honolulu. Hawaiia-The first case
of yellow fever ever known In this
port has been discovered aboard the
Japanese liner Hong Kong Maru,
which arrived here from Mexico. Tbs
steamer u held in guarantees.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1910-11-10
Mine Blast kllls Elve.

Birmingham, Ala.-Fiye men were
killed by a gas explosion in the mines
of the Yolande Coal and Coke com.
pAny. The mines are located In Tus
caloosa county, 80 miles south of Bir
mingham.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1910-11-10
Taylor to Return to Kentucky.

Paducah, Ky.-Former Gov. w. S.,
Taylor will be at Morgantown, KY
bis old home, Saturday, for the clos
ing Republican rally 1t will be his
frst visit TO Kentucky since the as
Eassination of William Goebel.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1910-11-10

The greatest authority on love in
the world is dead. Calm yourself, la
dies-it's an Italian professor. The
authoress of Poems of Passion" still
Hives.