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St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1911-09-23
SIX PERSONS
MURDERED
Murdered in Their Homes
BY Unknown Parties
Discovery Made by Neighbor
Calling to Spend Afternoon
Crime Committed in Thickly
Settled Neighborhood
No Motive of the Crime Has
Has Yet Been Learned

Colorado Springs, Col, Sept. 20
Murdered in their homes by unknown
persons who used an ak, the bodies
of six persons, three in each OF two
neighboring houses, were found here
this afternoon. The heads of all the
victims had been crushed and the ap7
pearance of the bodies indicated they
had been dead several days and that
death came while they slept.
A report says the murderer has
been caught and that he has confess
ed, but this is denied by the police
here, who feared lynching might
follow such an announcement. An
ak. which last week had been loaned
to Mrs. Henry F. Wayne, one of the
victims, by j. r. Evans, nelghDor
was found bloodstained by Mrs.
Evans on Monday near the back door
of the Wayne home. It was thought
the ak had been used in killing
chickens.
The dead: Mrs. Alice May Burn
ham, wife of J. A. Burnham, cook at
the Modern Woodmen's sanitarium;
their two children, Alice, aged, six,
and John, aged three years; Henry
F. Wayne, a consumptive, until re-
Gently a patient at the Woodmen. 9
sanitarium; Mrs. Wayne and their
one-year-old baby girl.
Discovery of the bodies was by a
nesghbor who called at the Burnham
home to spend the afternoon. Not
getting any response and noticing a
strong ordor, she forced an entrance.
The bodies OF Mrs. Burnham and
her two children were found in their
beds, which were covered with blood.
and the walls and ceiling were also
saturated.
The woman rushed to the street
md gave the alarm. A dozen per-
sons instantly went to the Wayne
house, where there had been no signs
of life since Sunday, and the same
terriblae scene was presented. Cover.
ed in bed as though in their natural
sleep were the BODIES of Mr.. and
Mrs. Wayne and the baby, all hor.
ribly mangled, as in the case of the
bodies in the Burnham house. That
such a crime had been committed
In a thickly settled neighborhood
and left unrevealed for three days
is regarded as almost incredible. MOI
even q foot print is to be found OF
the floor of the mouse and not q
person could be found who had seer
any one about the premises since
Sunday afternoon. when all the sub
seouently persons at different times
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1911-09-23

of its watertight compartments. The
liners frame stood the shock well
and the watertight doors, which auto
matically closed, held the compart-
ments sealed.
The Olympic listed slightly to star
board, but not to sufficient angle
to cause any serious alarm, and the
officers quickly reassured the pas
sengers. The rent In the Olympic
was of such size, however, that
the passengers on q smaller steamer
passing at the time could see into
the interior of the vessel.
So far as can be learned, the
Hawke suffered more severely. Curl
ously enough, twelve feet of her up
per deck was twisted out Of all rec
ognition. The stem appears to be
completely gone. The plating was
ripped open, exposing the forward
torpedo tube, the fore compartment
filled with water. The engines OF
beth ships were stopped Immediately
and as soon as the watertight doors
were secured, the engines were sci
astern and the vessels drew apart
The Hawke sent wireless messages
for tugs and remained alongside the
liner until they arrived to convey her
to Southampton Water, where she
dropped anchor to await the turn OF
the tide to enable her to proceed to
her dock. The cruiser proceeded
to Portsmouth under her own steam
The White Star Company dispatch.
ed tenders for the passengers de-
string to land, but only 700 took
advantage of this.
Many theories are advanced as tt
the cause of the collision, but gen.
orally the warship is blamed. 1t II
suggested that the cruisers steering
gear failed to act. The naval officers
of the Olympic are withholding com
ment until the inquiry, which the
Admiralty will institute Immediately
The Olympic, which was launched
Oct. 20, 1910, is the largest vesse
afloat. Her length over all is 822 II
feet, breadth over all 80 Ia feet
and she has number of steel decks
and watertight bulkheads.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1911-09-23
WIFE TELLS STORY.
Mrs. Williams Relates Alleged As.
sault by HI. III. Bond.

Oxford, Miss, Sept. 18.-The pro-
gress in the Williams case, In which
E. w. Williams is charged with the
killing of HI. H. Bond, at Taylor,
last February, was exceedingly slow
to-day.
At the opening of court the first
witness was James Stone, who testi-
fed to Williams mental condition
INN ediately after the killing and to
his belief that Williams was insane.
Another argument was to the ad-
adtnissibility of the evidence OF MRS.
E. w. Williams, and the court per-
mitted the evidence of what she told
her husband just before the killing
to go before the jury.
Mrs. Williams, who is an attractive
woman of 80 years, took the stand
and detailed the story of Bonds visi.
and assault on her person. She stated
that Bond came to her house and
asked for a drink of water. When
she told him there was none there
he asked for some wine, and she told
him he knew where it was and tc
help himself. He poured a glass and
drank it, and insisted on her joining
him in a glass which she did. Later
he drank another glass and caught
her by the arm and forced her tc
the bed, where he accomplished hii
purpose, according to Mrs. Williams
She testified to deep shame and un'
easiness, because of his threat to Kill
both herself and husband ii she tolt
of the assault. She stated that she
ahd written him several notes as
suring him that she would not tell
in order to prevent his threatened
killing of her husband and herself
and she stood the strain just as Ions
as she could before telling her hus
band.
At this point the case halted
Wrangling of the attorneys and re
moving the jury for judgment ha'
been the procedure, and no furthe1
progress has been made.
Mrs. Williams was on the stand al
of the afternoon and in the hand
of the state attorneys. Her agita
tion was marked at several points
and her tears weer frequent.
The opinion of the lawyers Is tina
at the present rate of progress al
| week will be consumed in the hear
ing.
Everyword of Wrs. Williams testi
mony was listened to with absOrbin,
interest, and several times the cour
was compelled to ask that she speal
louder in order that he might hea
her replies.-Picayune.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1911-09-23
ATTEMPTED
ASSAULT
Negro Attempted Criminal
Assault On White Girl
By Vigilence of Constable
Escaped "Judge Lynch"
Tried and Convicted Within
Seven Minutes.
Given a Life Sentence in the
State Penitentiary.

Brookhaven, Miss, Sept. 20
Brought into court, arraigned before
a quickly qualified jury, tried, con-
victed and hustled onto train for
Jackson in twenty-five minutes, was
the record established to-day in the
case of Lawson Davis, the negro ac-
cused of attempting to assault the
daughter of Marion Furr. The trial
itself occopied seven minutes.
The crime occurred last Wednes-
day morning, seventeen miles north
east of Brookhaven. It was only by
the vigilance of Constable Henry
Womack that the black was saved at
that time from Judge Lynch" and
brought into Brookhaven, from which
place he was at once hurried to
Hazelhurst In an auto, and the same
night taken to Jackson.
Last night Sheriff Estus Smith and
Deputies r. J.Scott and J. w. Nc
Bride covertly went up to Jackson,
secured the negro and slipped him
in the county Jail early this morning,
not even the inmates of the prison
knowing when he was incarcerated.
Up to the noon hour only as many
people as could be counted on one
hand knew that he was there till
he appeared in the courtroom, this
being done to prevent any chance Of
Judge Lynch" figuring in the trial,
his name having been quite frequent
ly connected with the case.
At 1925 o'clock Judge D. M.
Miller stepped up to Hon. R. H.
Thompson, who was in the midst of
an address before jury in a civil
case, and in a whisper told him what
he intended to do. The jury in the
case Were sent to its room and the
negro brought in under the chaperon-
age of several deputies.
Hardly any one in the audience
which was not large one, knew
what was taking place. The judge
had the clerk call a new jury and
hurriedly swore it in, none of its
members knowing what the rush was
District Attorney Hugh Wall stepped
up to the accused negro and read
the indictment in an undertone, the
negro stating he would plead guilty
Walking over to the jury, which had
not yet had time to catch on to what
| was happening, Wall stated the case
| to the jury, requesting that it fnd
Davis guilty of attempted criminal
assault, and give him Imprisonment
for life, the limit of the law in such
cases. The jury retired and immeds.
ately brought in a verdict of ninet,'.
nine years in the penitentiary. The
judge pronounced sentence. Sheriff
Smith and his deputies then walked
the prisoner over to the south enc
OF the depot platform, and in ter
minutes were on the train bound fol
Jackson. The time consumed at thu
trial was seven minutes, and from
the time the trial started until thu
prisoners was out of Brookhaven wal
only twenty-five minutes, beating th'
record for any criminal case ever be
fore tried in Lincoln county or per
haps in Mississippi.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1911-09-23

Diarrhoea is always more or less
prevalent during September. Be pre-
pared for it. Chamberlain's Collie,
Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy is
prompt and effectual. 1t can always
he depended upon and is pleasant to
take. For sale by all druggists.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1911-09-23

For bowel complaints in children
always give Chamberlain's Colic,
Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy and
castor OIL 1t is certain to effect a
cure and when reduced with water
and sweetened is pleasant to take. No
physician can prescribe a better
remedy. For sale by all druggists.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1911-09-23
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS..

The following is an editorial in
the Times-Democrat of September
2l, 1911:
Louisiana is threatened with one
of those historic revalries that in
antiquity set Rome and Carthage by
the ears, caused Ephesus to spread
scandals about Syracuse and, In semi
modern times, brought kankekee
and Kokomo prominently before the
public.
'In Louisiana, Bogalusa, after her
meteoric appearance on the map a
few years ago, quickly won her way
into vaudeville and into the class
with Medicine" "Podunk," Aga
dir" and other frigid, fervid and
calid places.
"Now suddenly there comes into
! the field-or rather into the woods
young and vigorous rival in the
municipality of Talisheek, which as
| pires to match mills with the liveliest
lumber centers of the State. There
are promises of school and hotel
sites and other features that are
needed to turn a piny woods into a
metropolis. The new place Is so
close to Bogalusa that an overt
rivalry might lead to real acrimony,
especially if in the curse of human
events the two cities should find their
suburbs overlapping like. thos OF
Minneapolis and st. Paul.
"Now at the very beginning Is the
time to quiet any such conflict OF
pride, and for Louisiana to assure
II her vigorous young sons that both
are welcome and appreciated, and
that there is really elbow room for
all.
''We might even say:
There is room for Bogalusa,
There's place for Talishesk,
l Hear no slurs from rival stumpage,
| Give no ear to long-leafed pique!
| Let their saw logs roll together
| And their turpentines be stilled!
| May no slab be sawn in anger
And no sap in spite be spilled!
| Talisheek is young, aspiring;
Wider spread the rival name,
| Yet, as small and elder brother,
Both are known to pine for fame
Why not solve the knotty problem
Thereby joining Greek to Greek?
! Call the rival saw-towns simply,
'Bogalusa-Talishee
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1911-09-23
PETIT JURY.

List of Petit Jury, drawn Sept. u,
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1911-09-21
Notice Of Assessment

Enterprise Ditch Company, Falks,
Idaho.
Notice Is hereby given that at a
meeting Of the Directors Of the
above corporation, held on the sth
day of September, 1911, a assess
met Of $3.50 per share was levied
upon the capital stock of the
o. poration, payable before October
r. c. Streeter, Secre-
tary, Emmett, Idaho.
Any stock upon which this assess
ment remains unpaid on the 5th day
of October, 1911, will be delinquent
and advertised for sale at public
auction and unless payment is made
before will be sold on the 4th day
of November, 1911, to pay delin-
quent assessment, together with cost
of advertising and expenses of sale.
r. c. STREETER, R. F. D., En-
NETT, Idaho.
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( collation. Of your Homestead En-
try No. O322s, made September !,
1904. for NEA SEA, Section IT
Township sN,. Range ? W, Boise
Meridian, and as grounds for his
contest he alleges that you have a.
{ bandoned the above described land
for more than six years last past,
and that entryman has not earned
the land by residence and eultiva-
ton under the Homestead law.
You are, therefore, further nOti-
fled that the said allegations will
be taken by this office as having
been confessed by you, and your
said entry will be Cancelled thereun-
der without your further right TO
Re heard therein, either before this
of ice or on appeal, If you fail to
file in this office within twenty days
after the fourth publication OF
this notice., as shown below, your
answer, under oath, specifically meet.
ing and responding to these aIlega-
lions of contest, or i you fail with
IN that time TO file in this office du.
proof that you have served a copy o
your answer on the said contestant
either in person or regis. cred mail
1 this service is made by the deli
very Of a copy Of your answer TO
the contestant in person, proof OF
such service must be either the saiC
Contestants written acknowledgment
of his receipt Of the copy, showing
the date of its receipt. or the a fl
davit Of the person by whom the
delivery was made stating when
end where the copy was delivered;
If made by registered mail, proof
Of such service must. cousts- Of the
affidavit Of the person by whom the
copy was mailed stating when and
the post office TO which it was mail.
ID, and this affidavit must be &C
companied by the pOstmastsr's re-
ceipt for the letter.
You should state in your answer
che name o the post office 70 which
you desire future notices TO be sent
t. you.
WI. BALDERsTON. Register
FRED. Y. TINKER, Receiver
Date of first publication Seprem-
Der 7.
Date Of second publication Septeu
Der II
Date of third publication. Sep-em-
Der q.
Date of fourth publication, Sep
-ember IS.
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THERE WAS A SHORT, FIERCE INTER
CHANGE
Bob's face. "D'ye know what that
means. Bob Meadow be rOared. 1t
means you got TO light"
All right. Rob responded cheerful
". That's what I'm here for
Then began Rob'S last fist fight. a
battle which still lives unparalleled in
Irishtown annals.
Man for man in point of size. weight
and courage the two were equally
matched on HagginS side there was
the advantage of superior science and
the cool genera lShip OF the trained box
er. But Bob was the born fighter. and
his muscles were hard and elastic as
the steel whose forging mad developed
them. whereas his antagonist had been
wears out Of training. Amid ii tense 81
lence. broken only by the shutting OF
their feet. they faced each other ana
began the combat. COolly, warlIy. say
agely they fought. two splendid OruteS,
beasts Of prey thirStiug for each 9th
er'S blood.
Suddenly HagEin feiuted. then
brought his right crashing TO Boo's
temple For an instant Bob was numb
ed and blinded with pain. Then all
feeling OF hurt left him. He saw as
though red film had been lowered
before his eyes His thin lips drew
back cruelty. and ne pressed forward
TO meet the onslaught Of Haggin. who
had thought To finish him with one
more blow There was short nerce
interchange then-u0 one knew JUST
how il happened-it was all over Hag-
gin. the mighty. lay on the to0r heIp-
less and grnaning. mis- head rolling from
side 10 side in the futile effort TO raise
himself
Bring some water" Bob ordered.
The bartender brought bucketfui
with which Bob carelesSly deluged his
PROSTATE antagonist Then be turned
to the bar
THE BOYS n take another round or
the same they ordered before" he said
in dry sarcasm.
The smell was broken The crowd or
men who had in awed silence watched
the combat. McAdoo followers and
aaggin adherents alike. cheered the
victor, each trying To shake his haud.
a familiarity which he coldly denied
them and for the refusal of which they
strangely admired him the more Hag,
gin. staggering TO his feet looked Oh
dumb!y, uncomprehendingly.
"Whet-w what's the matterT be mutt
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1911-09-21

Sale.

Notice Of Sheriff's Sale on Fore,
closure Of Mortgage.
Arva Hopkins, Plaintiff, vs.. Hans
/ Peter Hansen and Anna Hansen, his
wi e, and Andrew Nelson, De-
PENDANTS
Under and by Virtue of an order
OF sale and decree Of foreclosure.
issued out Of the District Court OF
the Seventh Judicial District, State
OF Idaho. in and for the County OF
Canyon, on the 2Sth day of Au-
gust, 1911. in the above entitled ac-
ton, wherein Arya Hopkins the
above named plaintiff obtained a
decree against Hans Peter Hansen
and Anna Hansen. his wife, and
Andrew Nelson, defendants, on the
18th day o. July, 1911, which said
decree was on the 18th day OF July,
1911, recorded in Judgment Book
Of said Court, at page %, am
commanded to sell all that certain
lot, piece or parcel of land situated
in the County of Canyon, State Of
Idaho, and bounded and described
as follows, to wit:
The West ore-half ca Of the
Southwest quarter ca of the
Northwest quarter ca Of Section
twenty-seyen l27), in Township
Seven %, North Of Range one Cd,
West of Boise Meridian. Also all
water and ditch rights appertaintng
or belonging thereto together with
the teuements. heredttameu>s and
appur. enances thereto belonging OF
in auywfse appertatning.
Notice is Hereby Given, That
on the 2ud day OF October, 1911.
a. IL O'Clock A. NJ. of that day, in
rrort Of the Court House door in
the City Of Caldwell, County Of
Canyon, I will, in obedience TO
said order of sale and decree Of
foreclosure, sell the above des-
cribed property, or so much there
OF as may be necessary TO satisfy
plaintiffs decree with interest there
on and costs. TO the highest bidder
cor cash lawful money Of United
S .ates.
J. W.WATKINS, Sheriff. By Chas.
5. Paynter. Deputy
Dated August 31st A. D. 1911.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1911-09-21

with what was meant az an ingyatlat-
ing smile. that you intend visiting
Higgins saloon"
AN ass" Bob answered dryly. amid
the guffa Tvs or his followers, "havin'
long ears, can hear a lot that amt MS
| business"
The reporter flushed angrily. 81 told
the same thing TO Haggin." be said
spitefully. "and be said II you entered
his saloon he'd kick you ont. Knock
the stif's block Off we're his exact
words, | believe"
The crowd stood aghast. II was
| challenge
lis that sor LeisurpIy bob emp
| tied his bottle Of beer and then With
out word left fhe saloon. followed
at respectful distance by friends,
torn between delight and fear.
Haggin sat In the rear room Of bis
saloon trying to maintain a conversa-
ton with some of his lieutenants,
difficult matter because OF the fumult
In the outer room. Suddenly the
clamOr ceased; blank silence enveloped
the saloon. Haggin sprang to his feet
and rushed to the door. There ne
stopped short, petrified by amazrment
at the sight before him. for there by
the bar in the midst of an awestruck.
dazed crowd lowered Bob McAdno.
Bob calmly struck a match and
lighted his cigar Line up, boys ne
commanded
Slowly, mechanically. az under
compuIsion they could not resist, the
men moved to the bar.
"What1l you nave? This Is on Jim
Mehafey. boys"
Not man dared to name his drink.
"Humph," Bob Sneerpd. Whisky
for mine The best In the house. bar
keep" he ordered sharply The bar
tender moved fearfuIly 70 obey.
Then Haggin came to himself With
low grnwI he sprang in front Of Bob.
who nonchaIantIy looked him over.
Not drink d'yp get in this house.
Bob McAdoo." HaGgin ragged. Not a
drink. dive hear: An git out o this
saloon. quick seer
Bob's only answer was 10 take the
bottle from the barfPnder's uncertain
hand. pour himself liberal portion
and swallow 1t az gulp Then ~
seized a glass of water and tossed its
contents full into Higgins face.
The crowd breathed painfully.
HaCgfn dashed the water from his
eyes and shook his great fist before
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Notice of Assessment.

The Reed Ditch Co, location OF
principal place of business, FaIks,
idaho
Notice is hereby given that at a
meeting Of the stockholders on the
18th day Of September, 1911, an
assessment Of two dollars and fl ty-
five cents l$2.55) per share was
levied upon the capital stock of the
corporation, payable on the 14,h day
Of October, 1911, to D. J. WAN
pier, secretary, at his residence near
Falks, Idaho.
ANY stock upon which this as
sessment remains unpaid on the
said 18th day Of ober,ISII, will
ge delinquent and together with
any delinquent assessments viii Be
advertised for sale at public auc-
ton and unless payment is made be
fore, will be sold on the Sd day
Of November, 1911, to the highest
bid - U pay delinquent ass -ss-
meuts, together with cost of adver-
tisment and expense of sale.
D. J. WAMPLER, Secretary.
Residence ~ miles southeast
Of Falks, Idaho, on Emmett road.
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NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION
Idaho Coal Withdrawal
Department OF the Interior,

Department Of the Interior,
L. S. Land Office at Boise,
Idaho. August s, 1911.
Notice is hereby given that Os-
car P. Reed, of Emmett, Idaho,
who, on February 18th, 1903, mad
homestead entry, No. o5519, for
lot I, Sec. Is; lot l, & 2, Sec 1s;
T 6 y, R 3 W, and NEA NE4
Section "a, Township y. Range 4
W, Boise Meridian, has filed notice
of intention to make Final Com
mutation Proof, to establish claim
to the land above described, before
W. T. Crouch, [. S. Commissioner,
Emmett, Idaho, on the Tenth day
of October, 1911.
Claimant namcs as witnesses: Ru-
doIph F. Peterman, Sollie Calender,
of Emmett, Idaho; John o. Butter
and Maggie Butler, OF Caldwell,
Idaho
WILLIAM BALDERSTON,
Register.