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The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1910-08-04
SHOOTS AT POLITICIAN.

Claude Moore. "a years old was ar
rested in Boonville, yesterday morning
for shooting at State Representative
William E. Williams, his father-in-law
Williams was seated with his fa2ily
at the breakfast table, when Moore
entered and fred. The incident caused
quite a sensation on account of promi-
hence of the narties.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1910-08-04

THE democratic Indianapolis Sun
is fairly frothing at the month over
what it calls the LatA county cleo
ton frouds." Why Doesn't the Sun
send man hence and learn the
truth? Probably couldn't print it.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-05-08

" Your father had built dreams He did not know
that he was stranger to you; he was thinking OF
the way your little fingers felt when they last held
his Your father has been here long time. This is
a crowded place to him. full of fe-hs life. He
does not know it is wilderness to you.
She crying, but softly now. and her eyes
turned to her father with look of something like
understanding.
This North" said Lars lit is different from the
paved and the shops of Seattle and yet there
are distances farther north yet, where l going.
where from year to year there is face, and
where the sounds swallowed up in silence"
She drew her hands away and said half pettishly.
You have lived here SO long that you almost
bad my father | miss the theaters: | want the
other girls and the dancing.
Her speech had begun with bit of coquetry: but
that was lost Lars. To him she child, be-
cause he had seen her in tears
Come. Petronla. called her father Lars will
be hungry
Petronilla! Lars dwelt on the name 1t reared
itself among the Hates and Marys and Maggies he
knew like tall lily among marigolds Petronilla!
stove and stove and table, quite of his gaze.
Petronilla! He could break tnat slender waist be-
tween his two hands; his two fingers about that
slender throat would stop its throbbing forever!
Petronilla! Of sudden Lars Andersen's strength
went from him like watt of frozen breath, and he
wondered if sickness had come upon him.
7 AIRS stayed on first because he could not help it,
- and then because Petronilla wanted him. He
the only person who had interested her since she
had left Seattle. He not like the she had
known He could not sing like Jack Matthews; he
had not collar for years and his hair and
beard innocent of BARRIERS shears. But he could
tell her old stories of old lands he could repeat poems
in his tongue that moved her to tears; her quick
woman eyes watching him at table that he had
once known manner and ceremonial. And then his
great strength-like any woman she wOrSh1ped that
He could lift her father with one hand: he could
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-05-08

So She said that she loved him. and she promised
that he could back for her in the spring When
he asked her if she would not be lonely with him in
his far northern camp since she found Carson lonely
she only laughed. With him she said she would have
people enough. She would rather be alone than in
Carson And he left her, for the first time in
twenty years knowing the taste of pain and discon-
tent and fierce, blasting longing. Almost he was
tempted to snatch her from her father and take her
with him then.
A S he drew the northern end of the village
there entered from the southern end a young
man. and he inquired for the house of John Peters
Northward miles and miles Lars Travelled, over a
country that familiar enough, and yet that was
to him because of his eyes that all
things glorifed. The brief summer before he had
built cabin creek that his own. There
gold there, he knew, gold to be had during
eyes he had another business chance: it was a
good place for camp. Some day it should be the
last camp of the moose hunters So he had built
his cabin with three rooms-ah but too roughly
now that she was coming. That should be remedied
though; he would make it palace for Princess
There were skins which should drape the walls. He
was cunning with his hands, and she should have a
chair carved like the Queens chair at Christiana.
So the days went by He searched for his gold:
and if he failed all we'll for he had his love- and
if he succeeded it triumph for Petro
smoked and thought what he could have said to her
if only she sat in it. So the days went by, Petronas
face far real to him than the three faces
that broke in on his dreams. There was successful
hunter, with great tales of moose, and sick Indian
anxious to reoin his people, and disappointed
goldseeker going home. To all he gave hospital
ity. and to the gold seeker letter for Petronilla
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-05-08
By Maude Radford Warren

And all this strength Petronilla
knew was hers. At a soft word
she could make this monolith of a
man tremb1e and stammer. This
sense of power pleased her; and
then there was a comfort in Lars
presence. He was not that world
of Seattle which she loved. He
did not mean to her the gaiety and
laughter and warmth of all those
dear faces she had known; but he
kept away from her the curious
people of Carson. whom she hated
because they were alien to her.
She always felt safe and serene
with him; not animated, which
she would have preferred, but sure
that no harm could ever come to
her, satisfied in haven, with the
consciousness that outside raved
a troublesome world which she
cO111d not O11e11 h11t Lars cO,,1d
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-05-08

hold a struggling dog until
it grew rigid. No one
could outleap or outrun
him, not even an Indian.
No one, the men said, could
pack or paddle as he did;
none had such endurance.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-05-08

/ IdC ItCCCI I tCIO-
nllla never saw. The
next day, when Lars
went out to his creek.
he found a half crazed
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1910-07-07

point where he is preparing to take
possession Of the playhouse for the
purpose Of producing there on Aug. Is
"a new and as vet unnamed musical
comedy now being written for him by
Addison Burkhardt, Collin Davis and
Joseph e. Howard. Mr.. Askin has
made long term contract with How
ard whereby that composer VIII write
exclusively for him. Burkhardt was
the author OF "Chow Chow" the first
of the La Sale theater shows. MT.
Askin has organized. and Is president
and general manager of the La Sale
Opera House company, and 1t Is the
intention at this time to change the
name Of the playhouse from La Sale
theater to La Sale opera house. MT.
Askin will retain the managership at
the Grand opera house.
The litigation for possession OF the
theater has been in progress FOR more
than year. The following history OF
the case is furnished by Attorney P,
L. McArdle. representing Mr.. Askin.
"In May, 1909, Mort III. Singer and
Herman Fehr obtained an injunction
against Anna Sinton Taft, Harry Askin
Charles w. Murphy, and Charles
Schmalstig restraining them from
taking forcible possession of the La
Sale theater, claiming that they had
an option for five years lease from
that date. The case was referred by
Judge Barnes to Master in Chancery
Abbey, who heard the testimony,
amounting to about 1,500 pages, and
recorded his findings in favor of Mrs.
Taft and Askin, Murphy and Schmal-
stig. Objections we're made to these
findings and a hearing was had before
Judge Dupuy of the Superior court,
who confirmed the report of the mas
ter in chancery and dissolved the in
junction against the defendants. The
decree was then modified, keeping the
injunction in force to April 1, 1910, to
enable the compliments to bring the
case on appeal to the Appellate court.
All of the findings of Judge Dupuy
were In favor OF the defendants.
"By motion made in the Appellate
court in the absence Of the defendants
Messrs. Songer and Fehr obtained an
extension Of the injunction, and the
case came up for final hearing on May
% last, when, by unanimous decision
Of the Appellate court, the findings OF
the master in chancery and Judge
Dupuy were in all particulars sustain
ed and the injunction dissolved. There.
upon Messrs. Singer and Fehr made q
motion in the Appellate court request
ing that court to certify to the SUI
preme court that the case was one OF
Importance hich should be passed
upon by the Supreme court. This
motion was denied. They then made
a motion asking the Appellate court
to revive the injunction pending ap
peal to the Supreme court, which was
also denied. All the findings of the
master in chancery were confirmed by
the decree of the Superior court, and
these again were confirmed by the
Judgment Of the Appellate court"
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1910-07-07
PLAN TO FIGHT HARD
Democrats Will Put Forth Greatest
Effort to Pluck victory in

+ . -a- ~
With the end in view that history
may repeat itself and the Demo rats
In Iowa win victory that will be a
forerunner of nations. victory, the
state central committee Of 7 e Demo
cratic party in Iowa is busy in prepare
ton. Committeeman N F. Reed OF
this city with state Chairman Clint
Price of Indianola has been quite busy
IT. Des MONIES recently. 1t is planned
to rent headquarters in Des MONIES
and begin fight early which will con-
tinre to the last of the campaign in
which the state will be flooded with
Democratic literature and strenuous
effort made to carry the state while
the present muddlc of the Republican
party EXISTS. 1t Is planned that Hon.
Jerry B.. Sullivan will sound tn, key
note of the campaign at the coming
state convention to be held here, after
that the real fgh for votes will h.gin.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1910-07-07
DIVORCE ASKED
BY ELLA NEFF
AFTER THREE YEARS MARRIAGE
WANT sEPARATloN-$t,o 600
ALlMoNY SOUGHT.

Alleging cruelty and inhuman treat
ment, Ella Neff wants the court to
sever the bonds that make her the
wife Of George L. Nef3. The couple
were married In 1907 and si8ce-tAen
the wife states In her petition. that
she has been cruelty treated. She
AYERS she has been beaten, threatened
to be shot and that her son by q for
mer marriage has been beaten by her
husband. She asks the court to grant
her $3.50 temporary and $3.50 permit
nent alimony.
Minerva Davis VS.. Fanny Chimes
etal. is the title OF a petition fled with
the clerk in which the establishment
Of claim OF certain lands Is involved.
A large number of defendants are
named and the petition embraces a
list of unknown claimants for the land
involved.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1910-07-07
PROTEST ON OIL
state Mine inspectors Ask Board Of
Health to Remedy the
aItuatIon,

State Mine inspector r. T. Rhys,
81 North Court street has returned
from Des Moines whero With 1nspec-
tors Sweeney and Jeffrys he appeared
before the state board OF health re-
lative to the oil used In some OF the
mines OF the state which Is claimed to
be OF an unwholesome nature. The
inspectors made formal protest to
the secretary of the state board OF
health against some Of the miners OIL
used In the coal mines Of the state.
SO much Of the present oil sold and
used in the mines, It ts claimed, while
complying with the state law. makes
so much smoke and bad odor that It
is unfit for Illuminating purposes and
extremely detrimental to health.
Therefore they petition that tho
standard Of purity Of oil used in mines
for illuminating purposes be raised.
DR.. Sumner stated the matter would
be taken up at the next meeting OF the
state board of health, July II and %.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1910-07-07
: OBITUARY. =
Mrs. Matte S. Thatcher (WiIcox).

Mrs. Matte s. Thatcher (Wilcox). 81
Mrs. Matte S. Thacher (Wilcox),
wife of Fred H. Wilcox, was born at
Lancaster, Missouri, January Z, 1859.
Early in life she confessed Christ
as her Savior and united with the
Methodist church OF her city. This
faith was her comfort and hope
throughout life and enabled her to
meet the duties and conflicts Of life
as a good mother and wife and a
noble woman. On December 81, 1877
she was married to Fred H. Wilcox
in Glenwood, Missouri. With him she
lived in peaceful union until the day
Of her departure. They came to this
city to set up their home In September
of the year 1887 and have since made
their home in Ottumwa. Mrs. Wilcox
was a good householder and looked
we'll after the interests of her home
and family. Her neighbors and
friends will long remember her. Be-
sides her husband she leaves to
mourn her departure, Mrs. Fred Lewis
Mrs, Lee Martin and Miss Ruth Will
cox all Of Ottumwa. Only few
months ago they were gathered to-
gether to perform the last sad rites IN
honor of their daughter, Mrs. Myrtle
Van Kirk. How could the human
heart bear the burden of these separa-
tions from our dearest friends, were
it not for the living hope that is
given us all in Christ through faith in
His name. He only can gather up the
broken links of the home circle in
the eternal home, world without end.
Let us not forget the words which are
recorded for our comfort in the gospel
of st. John, 1876.
The funeral services were held at
the residence, 1414 East Main street
at $3.50 Monday, conducted by Rev. w.
H HORNED, pastor OF the East End
Presbyterian church and were attend
ed by large number Of sympathizing
.neighbors and friends. The floral
tributes were very beautiful. The
pail bearers were Elmer Miller, VIM.
Stokes, Peter Carlisle, VIM. Rollman,
Ralph Tweedell and Edward Gilliland.
The remains were laid to rest in tho
Ottumwa cemetery.
Contributed.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1910-07-07

1t grew dark and the rain began to
fall heavily. A thunder storm was
the one thing Miss Kitty Ravens was
afraid Of. She sat down on beam
and covered. 1t seemed as If night
had set In for good. The lightning
was fierce and the thunder awesome.
In two minutes the stranger was for
gotten.
Il shall surely be struck dead!"
moaned the girl, "and l know !
shouldn't have been 80 mean to that
man. He didn't know that he had
my place. He ought to have seen q
girl when she stood so near him, but
perhaps he's almost blind"
A tree on the other side Of the
river was struck by thunderbolt,
and the old mill shook and trembled.
The girl screamed out, and the next
moment she felt a hand on hers. 1t
must be the strangers.
"Say, it was mean of mel" she said
as the thunder died away.
No answer, but he held the hand
with f1rmer pressure.
You had my fishing place. you
know, and was mad about it. Girls
do get mad, sometimes, you know.
That Is, do. stood and stood and
stood, and you wouldn't notice me.
Hadn't a right to be mad"
No answer.
"But I'm going to be killed, and !
don't want anybody to be glad Of 1t,
threw all that stuff into the river to
spite you. just hated you. If you
were girl would You do like that?'
HIN! H! was the reply.
"What? Can't you talk?"
II guess so, If try"
"And can you see and hear?''
'sBoth.''
"will-will the lightning hit the
mill?"
s'I don't think so. The worst seems
to be over. Yes, can see clear sky
"Then, sir" said Miss Kitty, as she
pulled her hand away and reached
her feet, IF am not to be struck
and killed I want to know why you
didn't speak to me?"
ooh, saw at once that you were
snippy and conceited and needed TAX
ing down a peg. am Mr.. Charles
Earle, Of Boston. and believe you
are Miss Kitty Havens.''
"No, sir, am Miss Simply Ravens,
and you please to remember it! You
can return to your fishing!'
but. Miss Ravens"
"And I, sir, am going home!"
"But during the storm
"But the storm has passed and
am snippy! Fish, sir-fsh!"
And two years later, when they
finally became engaged, the snippy
girl said to the artist:
"If you hadn't tried to take me
down peg we might have been mar
ried whole year ago. That is, we
might II there had been thunder
storm and preacher together!"
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1910-07-07
. ALBA.

Funeral services Of the remains OF
Mrs j. w. Cramer were held from the
home Of her daughter Mrs. Ewers on
South Second street Sunday afternoon.
A large number Of friends were pres
emit ct pay their last tribute to one
who has always born her part IN the
great scheme of the universe with q q
dignity and strength. rarely seen and
who carried through her seventy two
years pilgrimage a heart that could
always feel the silver lining OF the
dark cloud.
sherry w. B. Griffin assisted by
Hargis Coons captured three barrels
of beer at Avery Saturday night and
brought it to Abba.
VIM Atkinson and daughter OF
South Dakota are guests Of Abba rela-
tiyes and friends this week.
The tunnelling for the new subway
under the old Burlington track on
North Main street will probably be
finished this week.
Gail Burlington who has been having
such serious attack Of pneumonia
brought on by the measles is improv-
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1910-07-07
. = = CURES
=. -. -. BLOOD POISON

destructive OF all
lin
spots and and ulcers def
nails Of and the entire andglnI system s
Of pele Of the sidious virus Tn Least tsias
real and certain y goes into the blood and y sy
this powerful disease AL who suffer VII onna ss v
following Instructions contained IN Home Ieasasn
tree THE SWIFT SPECIFIC CO., ATLANTA GA.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1910-07-07

Death has taken another member OF
the supreme court, Chief Justice Full
Ter. Three deaths have occurred on
the supreme bench within the last
wear, Associate Justices Peckham and
Brewer having preceded Fuller in
death. A bill to retire Justice Moody
was passed in the closing days OF
congress, and it is expected that
Justice Harlan, who is now Is years
of age, will retire.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1910-07-07

Sioux City is not altogether salts
fed with its recent experience IN
aviation. The business men OF the
town raised $4,000 to bring aviators
to the city, but il seems the weather
man was not consulted and the avi-
ators couldn't aviate for the wind !;
The wind did 60 down at nightfall
and half dozen people who stayed
enjoyed a thrill, but that did not
satisfy the crowds who refused to
lose two meals and a nights sleep to
see an aeroplane in action. The
Sioux City Journal declares that in
the light of Sioux City's unhappy ex-
perience "any other community that
risks It's money and reputation in an
aviation meet, in the presnt tage OF
the science, should have a guardian
appointed"
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1910-07-07
ATTACKED HIS WIFE.
Elmer Pitcher Of Selma Arrested q
Edon for Alleged Brutal
Assault g.

Eldon, July 5.--(Special.)- Elme,
Pitcher who lives near Selma came tc
Eldon with his wife to go to Ottumwa
to spend the Fourth. He left her here
and returned on the night train and
being filed with liquor, beat her and
kicked her into insensibility. She was
taken to the office Of DR.. Murphy
where she rallied and again relapsed.
Her injuries may be fatal as her head
was cut. Pitcher was arrested and
taken before the justice of the peace
who bound him over and placed him
under $500 bond.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1910-07-07
BIRMINGHAM.
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There will be a match game OF ball
between two out of town clubs in
birmingham on the Fourth. The Tigers
of Stockport and the Great Bend team
of Keosauqua
Mrs. T. A. Sherman returned Satur-
day evening from visit with her sis
ter at Kansas City.
Mrs. G.. w. Skinner and children of
Garden City, Kans.. arrived here on
Puesday morning to visit her parents
Mr.. and Mrs. A. A. Fry.
Mrs. Gordon's house is finished and
she will move into 1t this week.
Mrs. Chas Bukey, of Denver, Colo.
is visiting her mother Mrs. David
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1910-07-07
WOULD GUST
FIGHT FILMS

Des Moines. July 4.-(special)
Governor Carroll will be a1ked to-
day to issue q proclamation announc-
ing that all exhibitions OF moving pic
lures Of the Jeffries-J johnson prize
fight in Iowa are prohibited by law
and that all violations OF the law Will
be prosecuted to the limit
This request for the issuance OF .
proclamation will como from many
church people Of Des Moines, repre-
scented by the newly organized head
quarters committee OF the Missouri
river district OF the international re-
form bureau.
DR.. Wilbur +. Crafts. superintendent
OF the international reform bureau,
addressed the congregation Of the
United Presbyterian church last night.
He announced that Des Moines was to
be made the headquarters for the dis
tr1ct including the states Of Missouri
and Iowa, and that the headquarters
committee he appointed would act In
the capacity of moral censors In
their district The first work will be
the shutting out Of the Tight pictures.
Miss Ruth Lindsey, 1915 East Sec
|ond street, is visiting relatives at
Mystic.
Mrs. ]. B. Brown Of Bear Creek has
returned home after visiting relatives
northwest Of the city.
Mrs. r. L. Allen, 40s North Iowa
avenue, returned home last evening
from Bloomfield, after two weeks spent
there with relatives.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1910-07-07
THE VENEER scRAPED OFF.

When you scrape OF the veneer ln1.
hasabeen accommodating through tne
centuries and get down to ped roch'
man is still much of primitive am
NAL That is one explanation OF the
great interest displayed in YESTERDAY ,
Lrize fight. Legislatures nave Voseu
to wipe out the prize fight, the pulpl.
and the press have thundered agalhs.
q Int their efforts have been dlrecteu
against the fight in the abstract. Inc
veneer had not been penetrated. When
IN the course OF human events, now
ever one state is found a step or SO
behind in the march OF ciVlhzat,oi,'
the prize ring is pitched ana the siau
tators strip for combat, tnen we uea'
with the prize fght in the concrete me
veneer peels OF and primitive man
crowds around the bulletin BOARDS 70
get the returns. ,
The crowd that blocked the street
an front of the Courier office yester-
dav when the Courier bulletlned anu
maranhoned the prize fight returns ;
MAS nretty much the same KIND OF
crowd that surrounded bulletin boaros
In ali quarters of the globe From one
and al the country to the other men
from all walks Of life were eagerly
awaiting the returns. In England
Australia. South America and every
where the telegraph wires reacnea'
similar scenes were enacted. Ihere
was nothing local about these man. ,
festations. Two men met on eqoai
terms to battle for physical supremacy;
Theirs was game OF strength anu
skill. Of muscle and merit. Ihere
we're were no Ifs and ands about II.
rrha world. or good majority OF the
males that join to make up the Worlu'
watched the bulletin boards.
AZ soon as the returns were 1uiis
dirested the primitive man was agaln
driven back behind the veneer. frlhe
Arhtin9 again became a brutal pas
TINE that no state should tolerate
within It's borders. Man again is VII
tmonsly indignant that such spectacles
.hn,,ld he possible in this enlightened
!. - and he will remain in this state Oh
MIND until the next prize fight:
r. nav he. however, that Mr.. john
son's victory will do more tnan legls-
lative enactments to make prize nsn.
ING unpopular. The writer's VINO Weie
figuring that Jenries would wiz,
nrnnhecied that this would be the last
hig fight, for years to come at leas..
.rhey were basing their conclusions on
tha strength of the public opinion
stirred up against prize fighting. Win
NJ 1nhnson so firmly entrenched IN
the championship, however, and WIN IN
no one appearing in the range o.
,,,,,, Who Ia fitted.to cope with MIN,
prize fighting is bound to gro" lr,. Ia
popularity without the AID Or lesls,a
tive action. The primitive MAJ ns.h
therefore. bids fair to be held IN SUI
lection for quite q spell.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1910-07-07
Cracker Causes Big Fire.

Beaumont, Cal, July 4.-The bust
ness section OF Beaumont was threat.
ened with fire Sunday afternoon
which was started by boys exploding
flrecrackers near the alley. Had It
not been for the equipment of the
Southern Pacific company. manned by
the railroad employees, many other
buildings would have been burned.