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The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1911-03-04
TOLEDO HAS BIC
CRAFT SCANDAL
State Examiners Complete
Their Investigation.
FIND HOLE IN TREASURY

Officials Owe City s5o5,5o6.6o For
Money Misappropristed During
Period From Jan. 4, 1906, to Nov
I, is0e-Use Of Fictitious Names,
Payroll Padding and Transfer OF
Funds Alleged to BE Principal
Sources Of Shortage.
Toledo o., March 4. Oniceholders
made merry with Toledo's cash ac-
cording to tho report of three state
examiners, who have been at work
nearly three years. The total Of find
ings ror recovery is S5O5.5O66O, COW
erlng the period from Jan. /, 1906, to
Nov. I. 1909.
Use of fictitious names on city pay
rolls, padding, overpayment of police
and hremen. paying for things over
and over again. are part of the things
which have been turned mp. Mem
Oers of the park commission. city an.
ditor. solicitor and two clerks OF
council arc among those against
whom findings were returned. There
is nothing against Mayor Brand
| Whitlock.
Tho greater part of the sum due
the city is accounted for in a transfer
Of funds There was paid into the
city treasury S492.l5l.l4 by the street
railway company which instead Of
going into the sinking fund, as pre-
scribed by law. was used for current
expenses and was distributed in yari-
Gus funds BY this maneuycring the
! tax levy for expenses was kept low,
while the sinking fund levy scared.
Under the readjustment the reverse
will he the case. From individuals
there is due the city in cash Sl3,'
4i2,J2.
Bridge Company Criticised.
Ex ravagance and gross misman-
agcmcnt Of the Cherry street bridge
is charged including severe criti-
cism Of the Osborn Engineering com
pany of Cleveland. which prepared
plans and specifications for the
bridge. Petty graft is charged
against various departments.
The books of the board of public
service, tho report states. show pay
roll padding extending over the en-
tire period covered by the examina
tion. The amount involved in this
item ir S3,OS6.l0. and is, according Ia
the examiners. recoverable from p
| l., l auslCcc aud NJ
j. Kenney. members Of the board OF
public service.
Charles Northrup. city solicitor
was paid by the council Sl65, the
greater part of which was for eX
penses while lobbying at Columbus
Services on the telephone bill
whether for or against Is not stated
are included This amount, tho
report says, is recoverable.
Illegal payments amounting tt
SS3.3SI.55 are reported Most o
these payments, tho report states
were made in evasion OF the CLAUSE
in the statutes providing that no con
tract involving an expenditure o
mere than $500 can be let withou
competitive bidding
On the other hand city officials o
Toledo hint at graft in the expens'
accounts of the men who conducted
the examination. The expenses o
the three men, w. +, Baker, Franl
Parmalee and w. r. Heck for the .
months they spent in Toledo, ar
StdtcI ~ of which SiO53 60 was 70
eating,
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1911-03-04
BRANDtNBURG StNTtNCtD
Numerous Eseapades Finally Land
Correspondents In Prison.

New York. March A. Broughton
Brandenburg. author and war CORE.
spondent. convicted of forgery in thc
second degree before Judge Swami.
was sentenced to not less than two
years nor more than four years and
six months at hard labor in Sing
Sing.
The Holt County sentinel. (Oregon, Mo.) 1883-1980, 1911-03-03
Bcn-Hur at Auditorium.
LADIES OF BETHANY CIIr

Much interest has been nantes.
concerning the mechanical mrthu,is
Of the thrilling chariot race employed
In klaw n Erangrrs new and great,
pruluct ion Of General Wallacc's spec.
tirlr "BENl1tR," which ~ To In
presented ~ thc Auditorium, ST. Jo.
>rpl. Mo. Thursday. Friday and Sat
urda, evenings and Saturday matt.
nee. March -, ~ and u.
In this great arcnic contest the
spectator Sccs eight horses galloping
NJ hrrak.nrrk speed and s'raining ~.
cry mu>rlr to gain ia" advantage In
the rarr within the ampi, h"a,fr.
lirll ind each quartet Of horses l. a
Roman chariot. The wheels r">olvr
rapidly: the chlrinis lurch and swa,
and the flaming brrihlnncd garments
al the drivers lluit,r mlind them.
adding intensity To the realism of IL,
scene. The illusion l. sin further
increased ~ tir interior wall of the
ampiihca,rr moves along and tie
dust lilies IN binding clouds mnca, Il
the crushing wheels uf the charipis.
The chatter oi thr rushing hnofS at
the horses aud the rumble ui tlr
charinrs are distinctly beard,
Elaborate mechanism and applira
iiJns of electricity produce this grca,
effect. The mechanism of iva great
cradles. twenty feet IN length and
fourteen feet Wide, and which are
movable back aud forth un railways,
i supported hy bridge structure
capable Of holding twenty tons. The
tops Of the cradles are two inches
above the level oi the stage. Each
cradle bears the four horses and the
chariot ui each contestant. ON each
cradle there are four runwayS and
lrcadmills Of hickory Stats Two inches
wide and covered with rubber: they
are twelve feet long and two and
half fee, wide. On each Of these
, rcadmill> a horse Is secured 10y steel
cable traces which hold him IN place
and prevent him from moving for
ward OH the runways, As each horse
gallops. the ireadmill rrvolves
under his feet, thereby eliminat Ing
the forward pressure created by the
impact of his hoofs, which would
force him ahead on AN immovablc
surface. Bythi> mechanical arrange.
meni II Is possible for the horses ac'
tually to gallop with all their speed
within the space of their own length.
II Is considered the most realistic eI'
feet ever seen upon the stage.
For the accommodation Of out'of-
town visitors who will want 10 wit
ness the staging of "BEN'lll'R" In
81. Joseph, the management Of the
announce that sperialat-
tention will be given to all orders for
seats received by mail, Seats for
viii be placed ON sale
at the Lyceum Theatre BOX ONCE,
March :. Prices will range
from zoe to Sl.5O.
The Holt County sentinel. (Oregon, Mo.) 1883-1980, 1911-03-03
Napier and Vicinity.
Abou, all You can hear nov
moving day.

Abou, all You can hear nov |,
moving day.
Well. you fellows tina, have said
spring was here had better change
your mind for awhile.
--SilaS Randall. who has worked on
the see, iorr for the past few years. has
hired Ia Leonard PORT Is and will work
on The farm this coming season
i. l.. Do2icr and wife gave the
people Of the ncighborh00d q nice
dance Friday night, and from all re-
ports they all enjoyed themselves.
will Aylor returned from the
West, Sunday. where he had been
looking for better location, but win
says Napier still looks good to him.
Born, to a, l.. Dodge and wife,
Feb, %, u son. A. l.. says: ~ don't
feel "a darn bit Older since ] got to he
papa either" but he acts at least ten
years older.
~ IdhN NblNIbts WIN VhN lVtIl
working at the coal chute for the
past year or so, moved Monday seven
miles noril east of Mound City, where
lac will work for Al. Prussman this
year.
Uncle Pete Ross has rented the
blacksmith shop IN Napier and will
do all kinds Of blacksmith work. We
cannot recommend MIR. Ross too
highly, for we know he does tirst.class
work. Once his customer, you are o
satisfied one.
The people OF the ncighborhood
finished cleaning the Boyd cemetery
of the brush last week and II certain
~ made IL look nice. There Is strong
talk of building a church IN the Gem
etery, and what grand thing II
would be. Let everybody that can
help push the good work along.
MEMO.
The Holt County sentinel. (Oregon, Mo.) 1883-1980, 1911-03-03
AUSTIN.

Mrs. Mary Austin, died Sunday
morning last, February 18th, 1911,
at McCook, Nebraska, at the home OF
her son, Robert ID. Austin. Funeral
services were held In st. Joseph, OH
Tuesday forenoon, from the Frances
street NJ. +. church, Of which she
was a member. She was buried at
Mount Mora cemetery by the side OF
her daughter, Agnes.
Mrs. Austin was born In Bangor,
Ireland, October III, 1871, and was
married at Jackson, Ohio, in 1863, to
Allen A. Austin. She made her home
there until she came to st. Joseph
about seven years ago. She was the
mother Of nine children, two of them
dying In infancy. Her daughter. Az.
hes Carpenter died there three years
ago last December. She Is survived
by six sons, T.. NJ, Of Fairfax, Mo-.
Charles H., Great Falls, Mont, Lieut.,
VIM. A., Newark, N. j., Robert ID.
McCo0k, Neb., Ben. G., Granite City
Idaho. and John G., Trenton, No.
The Holt County sentinel. (Oregon, Mo.) 1883-1980, 1911-03-03
Forest City.

DR.. BulIock went to 81. JOSEF.
, Tucsda, evening.
Mrs. Eert Hamilton visited II,
Napier, Tuesday.
Mrs. Charles Hoover entertained
company from the country, one da,
last week.
Mrs. ~. ellis and little son spcn,
Monday and Tucsda, of last week In
Mound City.
Jim Goolsby aud Eddie Gordon
were IN Mound city on business. one
day last week.
Mrs. Harry Frazier spcn, several
days this week with her mother. Mrs.
Dave Wallace.
Mrs. BESSIE Combs visited IN ore.
gon. SUNDAY, Ia, CUES, at lcr son,
Neal. and family.
Miss Nellie Acton was absent,
from school a couple OF days last week
on account Of cold.
Shaurk smith. Of The kimscy dis.
trirt. has returned fran 4 visit with
relatives At King city.
Mrs. Charles Hoover visited her
parents, Mr. and Mrs. John holland.
Tuesday and "Wednesday.
Miss Lena La'honc. of savannah,
Ma. was H." guest of her COUSIN, Miss
Maud" Thornhill, over SUNDAY.
We are pleased Ia see the Misses
Edua and ollie Hopper out again. af.
ter u .rN"rr spell of tOnsiitiS and la
grippe.
Mr. and Mrs. Bullwk. of Zen.
drua. Kan. are visiting a, the home
nI their suii. pr. Eullork, and family.
this week.
The Ladies' Aii Srirr, of the
Mc'hndis, thurclI elected officers Tor
the year, Friday. MIS-. Scott was
elected president.
Chris .limmi~rn and family
moved In town this week and now o'.
cupy the George Crilirndon property
on Commercial street.
Mrs. Srrri>i and daughter Mrs.
Grr'ic lmrrmill, visited ~ the home
Of hrr mother, Mrs. Brown. IN one.
run, on, day las, week.
Miss Ida Gciyin. of Taikio. il the
CUES, of rrlaliN and friends here ~
present. and was welcome guest In
Glass No. ) of the Methods SUNDAY
school, SUNDAY morning.
The revival mc", ing ~ u" VI, l..
church. I. >till IN progress WITH gnnd
and attention. Rev. +.
u, Gray j. an able speaker and hi>
services ~" highl, spoken at 10y thuSr
who hear him. lie expects To cloNc
the meeting the last al this week.
EuRy.
The Holt County sentinel. (Oregon, Mo.) 1883-1980, 1911-03-03

g. W. King has a unique dlspla,
In his south show window. Have q
look at II when you pass that way.
Collector Howard s. Teare, on
Wednesday OF this week purchased
the N. r. Martin residence property.
We understand that Mr.. Martin In.
tends to build at once.
Nathan II. Keeney started ia
Vernon, Yuma county, Colorado.
Tuesday. to oversee his farm of 800
acres, where he expects to make his
home.
Tom Curry and wife, who are In
Corpus Christi, Texas, write that
they are both feeling fine and enjoy.
ing their stay. They will remain at
least Q month or SO longer.
The Holt County sentinel. (Oregon, Mo.) 1883-1980, 1911-03-03
THE SILENT REAPER.
BENIN EFT.

Anna White Bennett was born In
Ringgc d, near Hagerstown, Nd, July
70. ls25, died at the home Of her son
near Foss, Okla, Sunday, Feb. -,
1911. In childhood she emigrated
with her parents to Ohio. There IN
her early girlhood, August !. ls49, size
married Benjamin u. Bennett and
lived the life OF the real pioneer, most
Of the time living In Springfield and
Dayton, q. In ISL, she and her nus.
band aud family came to Wing Val.
ley, Holt county, Missouri, and In a
few years returned to Dayton, q. In
1887 she and her husband came To
Oregon, to live. Here In 1872 Mr..
Bennett died. Mrs. Bennett con,in-
ued to live here in the home of her
daughter, Mrs. l.. X. Knowles.
Mrs. Bennett was the mother OF ten
children, eight of whom survive her,
but we're too widely scattered TO he
able To come together at the burial III
their mother. She leaves also many
grandchildren and grcat.grandchiI.
drcn, one brother and one sister, also
survive her.
Her ancestors came from Germany
In I'LL. her parents and several broth
ers and sisters died In OHIO, and ar,
buried In the little village Of Mcdwa,
In Clark county.
She lived to see the coming of the
postage stamp, envelope, sewing ma.
chine. washbOard, reaper. mower.
binder. and ihe lawnmowcr. An It.
fax and wool for their cluthinG ~
raised and spun and WOKE into c'u
AT home: their shoes were made ,
home by journeymen shormikcrs: ST.
saw the first train come into Sprinp
Held. o.. on the old Baliimpr, " ONO
railroad; elecric lights and It's ~
chinery: the telephone, pnonograph,
automobile, airship and wireless irl,.
graphy would have seemed less real
than Hairy tales.
In the tirsi year Of their marrir
life Mr.. and Mrs. Bcnne,, united WITT
the Lutheran church In Springfield.
o.: aI,ermard they idcnii'i,d ihr".-
selves with the Memorial Pysl! 'yr.
ian church IN Dayton. a.. and Nhrn
they came to Oregon. they both TRAN.
fcrrcd their mcunh rship ,o ia" Pies
bytcrian church. Sine. coming he"
she has been activcl iicniiticd win
the work II the chu.ch h,E .oi -
years she Mas president 81 ~, t,dnS
aid society and died Ia this position.
She wa> Interested IN All hr work oi
the church and nr,"r tailed 10 re-.
member II whc,hrr living here "r
elsewhere Ia this fat II she sleeps.
The Holt County sentinel. (Oregon, Mo.) 1883-1980, 1911-03-03
IgDt,JtI>,

tur the first tim tHair sits n tie
Bolton. There / 'Sulai Ion IN tl""
household. The O.un has fallen Nj,
terribr force upou TIA" la,nilN cin
of which Mathew John. aged nir,
months. was the infant ligt' aud ilis'
ire. The hear sof the miuy frirnd,
and furmc schoo, chum~ of Carl"
Eiler.BUlton, We're .lidvncd SUNDAY
morning last. on rcceip, of iclr
gram announcing the death of hcr
baby boy. aged nine months. which
occurred AT the home In Scranton
Kansas, Iale SATURDAY evening, Feb
rusry 18th. after brief Illness from
pneumonia. tn" sentinel, and TO an
who have known the rcnding OF the
dearest ties Of earth, the bereave
ment OF Mr.. and Mrs. Bolton viii
appeal with a force that viii awaken
the warmest coincidence. In this the
dreary season, nature In the dread
reaper enters his preserve and cuts
down his brightest, fairest bud.
Leaves have their time to fall,
And flowers TO wilher AT the north
winds breath
And stars To set: but all
Thou hast all seasons for thine own,
q, Death
The remains were brought to this
city, Monday, and taken TO the home
OF Mrs. Bottoms mother, Mrs. Min.
ME Filler, where the funeral services
were conducted on Tuesday afternoon
by Rev. Y. G. Taylor, of the NJ. Il.
church, the interment being In Ma
pie Grove cemetery.
Many beautiful floral tokens came
from kindred and friends, bearing
their fragrance of love for baby and
its grief stricken and dearly beloved
mother.
The Holt County sentinel. (Oregon, Mo.) 1883-1980, 1911-03-03
Mrs. C. w, King and Mary Berre

Mrs. G. W. King and Mary Berries
have been In the millinery market
the past week, buying their spring
and summer stock Of millinery.
Mrs. ID. l.. Blevins and Mrs G.. T..
Mum attended bridge luncheon
In Mound City. Wednesday of this
week. given by Mrs. Geo. Young.
Mrs. Sallie n. Knowles, OF Mission
Texas, and Mr.. Pearl Bennett, OF
Foss, Okla, attended the funeral of
their mother, Mrs. Anna Bennett,
here, Tuesday afternoon Of this week.
Mrs. Knowles will remain for some
time with friends.
The Holt County sentinel. (Oregon, Mo.) 1883-1980, 1911-03-03
ButteriCk Patterns.
l0C and l5C.
.F|TTS-BUNKER.

Mrs. c. d. ZoOk entertained five
tables Of $500" and one OF ERIK" on
Wednesday afternoon of this week,
complimentary to Mrs. G. G. Bell, of
BOonville, Mo-, and Mrs. G. N. Atkin-
son, OF Portland, Ore. Mrs. win
Bragg won the Hrst prize. Luncheon
WAS served.
The Holt County sentinel. (Oregon, Mo.) 1883-1980, 1911-03-03
MISSOURI,
A big weekly aYri
Iished at Kansas City, NJ

A Missouri paper
endorsed by the leading
state. A paper that slu"
1t is published Ivy n
rr of the greatest farm D.
The Holt County sentinel. (Oregon, Mo.) 1883-1980, 1911-03-03
Property for Sale!

VI" aS fs@ ' s s 'a 3, "'Sr nT""r q" %cm
the road to eighty, with idan, In
b,rhd dcnonnai ions hav"
preaching In on" mile OF IT," farm one mile 10 school H. fact
selling price the low
and price this home
20 Consists
all together Land located - miles from ralr",h
liu county.
,. lcc small Investment hard excel
T. il. Texas dwelling Of rooms barn siS viii,
shed, corn crib Land level good Vel
here owner bought above properly Tor hs
and ho refuses Texas aud live it, II l. splendid
farming land tine
of of
i aud miles southeast of MuLnd tine n,rhlUriod
Ia, lI.ug Of, rsn barn 9'S'o smoke and chrkn houses
"acl cherry and small fruit aud fenced
ars oliu'a ami IN. ,ia,r IN, ii"oW and co, Mil max,
~" prize" on this farm that viii seli'
No. Consists of dwelling sly rooms besides halls and closets Two
Scny Of water Price" ss"N located Within one block of TN"
court house
No. dwelling
house good horses.
Of ground v orchard: north.
of the city, where raise chickens hogs. the
as In the country In fact II is tine home for See for
No. " Consists Of POO bottom farm without improvements and be-
ing Of the Michael May of land This belongs
heirs has placed hands sell
reasonable You would do well to look this
part
Come IN and list Your property WIN me- business contract saving
dealng and suit, idle
interest. Yours for business,
II. @. BENTON,
OREGON. MISSOURI.
The Holt County sentinel. (Oregon, Mo.) 1883-1980, 1911-03-03
ANNOUNCEMENT.

az authorized 10 announce
- w Reavis. as a randidat' Tor
d, Of 'ounty superintendent
- >cuu Is, subject To the decision OF
vo,cr> al the polls.
The Holt County sentinel. (Oregon, Mo.) 1883-1980, 1911-03-03
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cattle a"d 90" ~ r"i lNc,
Ih'snai.
McHiauc Frazer. wi 49,,
injured hs u tail som, 90, l.
around ~ usual.
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The Holt County sentinel. (Oregon, Mo.) 1883-1980, 1911-03-03
Partial list of Contributors

The subscription price of The Missouri Hurali.t is 81
year but you get it 10y clubbing with TmL SENTINEL
rnr 81. per year for both publications.
Send your subscription to this office at once.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1911-05-12
SUICIDE PACT IS
FATAL TO THREE
Cyanide Of Potassium Placed
in Can Of Beer.

Philadelphia, May 12.-Three per-
sons are dead and two others are in a
serious condition as the result of
drinking beer i'm which cyanide of po-
tassium had been placed. The dead
are: Ida Arbuckle. fifty-one years old.
John Shinn. tifty-three years old. and
Earl Burr, fifty years old.
Shinn's wife, Emily, and Michael
mckinley are in hospital. The trag-
edy took place in tenement house in
Ralston street, where all but Burr
lived. Shinn and Burr are believed to
have entered into suicide pact which
resulted in three deaths.
Burr was photographer and is said
to have made and lost several for
tunes. He came to visit Shinn last
Sunday. The two men went out for a
can of beer. Mrs. Shinn and Mckinley
drank some of the liquor and were
taken deathly sick.
At the hospital where Mckinley was
taken 1t was discovered that he was
suffering from poison and the police
were notified. They found Shinn,
Burr and the Arbuckle woman dead
in the Shinn home. In Burr's coat
was found cyanide of potassium.
When Mrs Shinn regained con-
sciousness she said her husband had
been out of work all winter and
when she threatened to leave him he
told her I'VE will all go together"
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1911-05-12
JAIL FOR HEADS OF TRUSTS
kenyon's Bill Proposes Holding Off
GERS Responsible.

Washington, May 12-Senator Ken
yon of Iowa, former trust prosecutor
in the attorney generals office, has In
troduced a bill intended TO make the
officers of corporations personally re
sponsible for violations of the anti
trust act.
Jail sentences for personal offenses
are made mandatory, leaving fines fol
the corporations.
There is added to the law a provi
sion covering the patent question for
feiting the right to protection under a
patent where the patentee or assigned
of patent joins with others in a com
bination in restrain of trade, using
the patent as the instrumentallty
therefor.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1911-05-12
TRANSFERRED TO
HIGHEST COURT
Fight Over Rich Siracey Mines
in Alaska.

Washington, May l2.-The fight
over probably the richest coal lands in
the world was transferred to the su.
preme court of the United States
when the government docketed an
appeal from the order of the federal
court Of Washington quashing the SO
called "Stracey group" indictment.
Judge Hanford of the lower court
quashed the Indictment on the ground
that under his Interpretation of the
coal land laws applicable to Alaska
the indictment had not stated an of.
tense. The appeal from the decision
Will bring before the supreme court
the determination of the law under
which Alaskan coal land may be en-
tered and sold.
The appeal involves the indictments
against Charles F. Munday, an attor.
ney of Seattle. Wash; Archie w
Shiels. employed by Algernon Stracey
and Karl e. Siegley, formerly secre
tary of Michael j. Heney, who built
the White Pass railroad and the Cop
per River railroad In Alaska 1t does
not include that against Algernon
6tracey. who was indicted along with
Nnnday. Shiels and Siegley, but he
was absent when the others were ar
raigned.
It was from the alleged interest oi
sStracey and his brother. Sir Edward
H. Stracey. an English baronet and
Liberal member Of parliament, in the
land. that the name "Stracey group
or English group" was given to the
claims
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1911-05-12
CUSTOM PORTS DESERTED
Federal Soldiers Leave Aqua Priets
and Naco.

Douglas. Ariz., May 12.-With Aqua
Prfeta. the town about which a des
perate battle ragged two weeks ago,
thrown back on their hands by it's
Abandonment by the federals. the
members OF the rebel Junta in this
city are at loss what to do with It.
4 Naco also fell into rebel hands. its
volunteer garrison withdrAwtng. With
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1911-05-12
ANOTHER BIG BATTLE LIKELY
lnsurrectos 6esieoino Hernosilio--Re.
lief Force on the Way.

Douglas. Ariz., May 12.-One OF the
biggest battles of the Mexican revolu.
tion, with the fate of the state of So
nora hanging In the balance. is ex-
pected in the vicinity OF Hermosillo,
which is now being besieged by 1900
tnsurrectos and toward which the fed.
eral garrison which Wednesday evacu.
ated Aqua Prieta is fighting it's way.
The federal troops inside the town
are said to be fighting in the last
bitches against the rebel attack, and
unless the Aqua Prieta garrison man
ages to relieve the city 1t will prob
ably fall.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1911-05-12
MOTHER IS DRIVEN INSANE.
Separation From Children by immiera.
tion Officials Probable Cause.

Green Bay, Wis, May 12.-Loss OF
her children, who were deported by
immigration officials at New York a
year ago to Norway. is believed to
have driven Mrs Richard Smith of
this city insane The children were
deported because they we're afflicted
with a skin disease which seemed to
be a slight rash. They were taken
from the mother upon arrival at Ellis
Island about a year ago; were held at
Ellis Island four weeks through the
efforts of Congressman Kueslermann,
but then were deported.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1911-05-12
STEEVER SENDS IN REPORT
Official Estimate Is Three Hundred
Dead and Wounded.

Washington, May 12--The official
estimate of the killed and wounded at
the battle of Juarez is 300, according
to dispatch of Colonel Steever, made
public at the White House.
Colonel Steever says, however, that
the exact number may never be
known.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1911-05-12
Lightning Strikes School.

Escanaba, Mich, May 12.-During
an electrical storm at Metropolitan,
near here, Carl Dixon, ten years old,
was killed and nine others were in
jured. The public school was burned
to the ground and many children had
marrow escapes