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The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1911-01-05
Crushed In Panic.

Fire and panic, while q New Year
religious celebration was In progress
In a church on Il hacienda, near San
Luis Potoso, Mexico. cost the lives OF
seventeen and serious injury of more
than eighty, chiefly women and chill
dren. The church. which wac q
small affair, was packed to its Ut
most capacity. In the course Of the
ceremonies, q candle fell from its
socket and lgnited quantity OF DRY
moss, with which the building was
decorated.
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1911-01-05
KILLED BY BANDITS
WHO HELD Up TRAIN AND
ROBBED THE PASSENGERS. 6
One Of the CoEored Porters ON the
Train Shot and Killed and Wound
ed Another.

Southern Pacific train No. I, the
Overland limited, westbound, was
held up by twos masked bandits a,
an early hour Tuesday morning al
Reese, nine miles west Of Ogden
Utah. One, negro porter, William
Davis. was shot and instantly killed
and another porter, A. w. Davis. was
mortaIly wounded. A passenger was
alightly wounded.
One hundred passengers on the
train were relieved Of their valu-
ablas. The robbers did not attempt
to enter the express car but devoted
their entire. attention to the Pull
mans, where they made rich haul
among the Ca1lfofnia=bound pas:
sengers, holding the train for more
than an hour.
The train proceeded westward. No
passenger escaped the robbers and
the trainmen also lost their money
and jewelry. At 1880 Tuesday
morning Conductor, Cunningham ad-
vised the. superintendent office at
Ogden Of the holdup. The sheriff
and police department were imlnedi-
ately notified and posses left, the city
for the scene Of the holdup in auto
mobiles and on a special train.
P'osses from the nearby towns are
working toward Reese.
Two masked men stopped the train
at the little watering station. by
throwing the red light on the sigual
stand toward the approaching loco
motive. AS it came to standa.ill
the bandits covered the engineer and
flremen with their revolvers and held
them until the conductor rushed up
to investigate the delay. He, too,
was placed undeI guard.
One OF the robbers left the train
men In charge of his companion and
started through the train from the
forward end. He encountered two
porters on his way and when they
|'disregarded. his commands he shot
one down and wounded another. A
curious passenger also was wounded.
The shot0 aroused the occupants
Of the cars and when the holdup ap-
peared with an open sack and q men-
acing pistol. the passen gers were per-
fectly willing to contribute to his
collection. He went through the en-
tire train. stopping at every l,erth
and making 2 dsllberate search = r.
terrcomplsting their5worE the rob
bers drove away In arvehicle.
About four miles from Reese they
met two girls who we're returning
home from % dance. One OF the rob
bers very politely requested them to
hand over their purses and to "beat
II" Although frightened the girls
succeeded in getting, q good descrip:
tIon Of the bandits, which tailed
with that furnished by the passengers
and train crew. =
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1911-01-05
Live Stock Last Year.

There was shipped into Chicago,
during 1910, 14,S29,20O head Of lire
stock. according to the annual re-
port Of the Union Stock Yards COM
pany just issued. The report shows
an increase OF 141,000 cattle, 3D.
600 calves, $4,000 sheep and a de-
crease Of 617,7O0 hogs and $4,000
horses. as compared with the previ-
Gus year. It took 256.700 cars to
haul the live stock, which Is valued
ut $3.50, ,0O0,O00,O00
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1911-01-05
MAN WANTED OATS
BUT he GOT FIVE THOUSAND
BUSHELS OF PUSSY CATS.
Substitution OF Wrong Letter In an
Advertisement Causes Tronbao and
Floods o Town.

I, VICOOS y 4OTAs .s.,E ,
The substitution Of lower-case
letter &C. for the letter 20" In an
advertisement in the Sioux City,
Omaha and local newspapers has
caused John c. Trothers. grain
merchant OF Neigh. Neb., all kinds
of trouble.
Trothers, wishing to replenish his
supply Of oats, concluded to adTer-
ttse. Writing his advertisement on
typewriter, he manifolded 1t and
sent copies to the newspapers as fol-
lows:
Observation-Disclosures on track at
light 10000 bushels Of cats. VIII
pay highes. market price"
Not noticing the error he awaited
results, which came sooner than he
expected. Within week cats OF
all kinds and descriptions COM
menced to arrive consigned to Troth-
ers. Some were sent prepaid and
others collect They came from the
East, the West, the North and South.
The agent Of the Northwestern ROAD
became alarmed. Hs was being
swamped by cats and wired the
superintendent for instructions. That
official, not knowing what else to
do, wired back: -
Release all cats not accepted"
Still cats continued to arrive, and
still Trothers refused to accept the
felines, but his troubles did not end
there. Boys about town had learned
that he was in the market for cats.
They commenced to catch the strays
and take them to his place OF busi-
ness. Some days last week he re-
fused as many as five hundred cats
brought In by boys and three and
four times as many coming by rail-.
It Is estimated that fully FIVE thou
sand cats have ben shipped into Ne
ligh, and the end Is not yet. They
are becoming nuisance and the city
council is about to take action and
order slaughter of the animals.
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1911-01-05
Killed by Explosion.

Hubert Schulz, aged nineteen,
waB killed Monday at Yatkum, Tex,
while firing anvils In celebration OF
New Years day. An iron ring which
he placed between two anvils filled
with powder burst when the explo-
sion occurred, a piece of the ring
striking Schulz in the stomach ano
passing entirely through the body.
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1911-01-05
Found in Swamp.

The partially decomposed body Of
John Owens, of Americus, Ca, who
recently disappeared from his home,
was found Monday afternoon In Muck
Lee Swamp. three miles from that
place. 1t Is believed he wandered
from home while temporarily out of
his mind and died from exposure.
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1911-01-05
KILLED BIS GUEST.
Mistook Him for Burglar and Shot
Him Dead,

Him Dead.
Ex-Sheriff E. T. Hicks Monday
night shot ind killed John Wyatt,
bis guest, nistaking him for a burg
lar. The tragedy, occurred at Hicks
farm, four miles from Dublin, Ga.
Wyatt got up during the night and
left the room while Hicks was
asleep. The ex-sheriff awoke short
time after and called several times
to the man whose dim outline he
saw. Upon receiving no answer, he
shot the unknown. When Hicks
sought to awaken Wyatt, whom he
thought still In bed, he discovered he
had killed his friend. The dead man
lived on an adjoining plantation.
Hicks Is prostrated over the affair.
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1911-01-05
Perhaps Lynching.

Posses have been In pursuit oil
day Of VIII Owen, desperate negro,
who Tuesd ~ fatally stabbed Deputy
Sheriff Brice Anderson. OF Toombs
county, Ca, while in buggy under
arrest. A lynching Is expected.
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1911-01-05
SAFELY INVESTED.
WHERE THIEVES CANNOT: BREAK
THRoU0H AND STEAL.
1Circute Riders Wtfe' ssates That
-nIator Portion Of wea,th Of Lun-
4. dy Harris Was In Heavenly securi.

County Court Clerk Hunt OF Day-
idson county. Tenn. in calling upon
Mrs. Cora Harris (author Of "The
Circuit Riders Wife'') to furnish an
inventory of her husbands estate.
OF which she had been made exscu-
t-ix, received most remarkable and
unique reply from Mrs. Harris AZ
ter saying that she did not know how
to make the inventory and apologize
ing because she had not known 1t
was her duty to do 80. she says
among other things:
4, "It is not with the intention OF
showing an egregious sentimentality
that say find it impossible to give
you a complete and satisfactory in
yventory of the estate Of Lundy H.
Harris. The part that I give is 50
small that 1t is Insignificant ano
misleading. At the time Of his death
he had s2.35 in his purse, s116 in
the Union Bank and Trust Company,
OF that city. about 400 books and
the coffin In which he was buried,
which cost about $85. The major
part OF his estate was invested In
heavenly securities. the value OF
which have been .variously declared
in this world and highly taxed by
the various churches. but never
realized.
"He in-ested every year not less
Casually more) than $1,000 in char
ity, so secretly, so inoffensively and
SO honestly. that he was never sus-
pected Of being a philanthropist and
never praised for his generosity. He
pensioned an old outcast woman in
Barron county, an old soldier In
Nashville. He sent two little negro
boys to school, and supported for
three years family Of FIVE who
could not support themselves. He
contributed anonymously to every
charity to Nashville; every old maid
interested In benevolent object re-
ceived his aid; every child be knew
exacted and received penny tolls
from his tenderness. He supported
the heart of every man who con
fided in him with encouragement and
S. 5. .as. ttl.s
.lss;:.::Hs literally did forgive his enc
mics and suffered martyrdom Sep
tember i 8, 1Sl0,. after enduring
three years .of persecution without,
complaint. He considered himself
one Of the chief survivors. and was
ever recognized as one Of the largest
bondholders in heaven:
'You can see how large his estate
was and now difficult 1t would be to
compute Its value 80 as to furnish
yox the inventory you require for
record or your books. Il have given
you faithfully such items as have
come within my knowledge.
Sincerely yours,
q .s.:'a Cora Harris"
Il DR.. Lundy Harris. her husband,
was "The Circuit Rider" William, In
her remarkable story, which was pub
lished in the Saturday Evening Post.
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1911-01-05
Remorse Prompts Suicide.

Stricken with remorse after he had
shot and killed Henry Glbreath. his
neighbor near Prairie. Miss. Oscar
Jones, q farmer, fred bullet into
his own head today. He Is not e1-
pected to recover.
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1911-01-05
Found Frozen.

T. A. Hamstead, aged 60, who
lived alone on a small farm near
Wheelervllle. Ala, was found frozen
to death this afternoon in field ad-
joining his home.
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1911-01-05

Il DR.. Lundy Harris, her husband
was "The Circuit Rider" William, In
her remarkable story, which was pub
lished in the Saturday Evening Post
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1911-04-16

likely have had either But she did not now
give them more than the feeting fraction of
an impersonal glance.
She showed Miss Willard motor coats
with interest and efficiency, succeeded in
pleasing her, returned her parting smile
(only), and proceeded to the next customer
with no outward hint of heavier heart.
"There was oRe," Miss Willard COM
mented to her escorts a trihe malciously,
"who was not impressed by your manly
beauty"
And peach, pippin, beauty
BRIGHT" quoted young Willard, from
something or other. My hat! what de-
vastating eyesl"
oval" remarked that the wind was COM
ing up.
About four o'clock that afternoon, mes
senger-boy came In with note for Miss
Christabel Shannon. She received it in
considerable mystifcation- and read
Mr.. Valentine Burke desired very much
to make the acquaintance of Miss Shannon,
and as they seemed to have no mutual
friends, he was venturing to ask permission
to introduce himself.
He would refer her to the firm of Willard
& Co. as to his standing and character, or
to Judge the Hon. James F. Stillwell.
Would she do him the very great honor
of addressing him at the Jonathan Club2
Christabel leaned rather heavily against
apillar.
"Well, he hurried!" she smiled to herself.
She did not mention the circumstance
even to Miss Mcclure That evening she
spent addressing Mr.. Burke at the Jona-
than Club, and it took good many sheets
of specially-bought notepaper to say finally
that Miss Shannon would be glad to see
Mr.. Burke any Thursday evening. This
was Tuesday. She hesitated quite a while
over any Wednesday evening.
She made no inquiries of Willard & Co.,
or of Judge the Hon. J. F. Stillwell, in re-
gard to the character and standing of Mr..
Burke 1t is the eternal feminine not to
really want to know. Besides she needed
no endorsements to her certainty that her
millionaire had at last arrived.
Of course there was nothing positive
about his calling the first Thursday, still she
put on new gingham dress that was very
simple and becoming. Then she went out
to select rose for her belt, sitting afterward
on the front porch, which was screened with
Crimson Ramblers and William Allen
Richardson's.
He came striding briskly down the street
from the car, instead of chugging up in an
automobile, and he snatched of his straw
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directed into big room full of important
looking people.
Tell the Judge tits Mrs. Ellen Shannon
would speak with him." explained Aunt
Ellen to the pleasant young man who adj
dressed her. "And tell him 'tisn't exactly
business, tbs just little personal matter
that won't take minute"
CAL right" said the young man, very
pleasantly indeed, "II tell him" He
went away, and presently beckoned her
into an inner room.
An elderly gentleman with mop of white
hair and eyes that twinkled very like Aunt
Ellen's own rose to greet her within
cts only minute of your time I
want" began Aunt Ellen, to ask you
about a young man named Burke"
"Valentine Burke2 He was here himself
a, little while ago and spoke of you, Mrs,
Shannon" And the judges eyes twinkled
more than ever.
"Did he nowl You know him well2"
asked Aunt Ellen eagerly.
"Since he was boy"
"Well, is he good boy is what I want to
know"
The judges deep voice held the merest
hint of amusement. "Why, yes, think he
is. A very good boy / think might safely
say"
"That's all I want to know" declared
Aunt Ellen. "My Christabel's getting
fond of him, 4 can see, and l wanted to know
something about him"
"And whether he can support wife, I
suppose" twinkled the judge again. II
think he'll be able to do that all right, too,
if she doesn't ask too much"
"He isn't rich, them put In Aunt Ellen,
quickly. "I heard he was, but I'm not
caring at all about the money if he's a good
boy himself"
"That sentiment does you credit, Mrs.
Shannon. I'm sure Val would be pleased
to hear you say it. Riches often take
wings, but good qualities seldom, you
know"
Fright you are, judge" agreed Aunt
Ellen, earnestly. 81 won't keep you any
longer. Thank you for botherin' with me,
and good-day to you"
She dropped him an old-fashioned curt
sey and FASTENED out.
On second thoughts she said nothing Of
this to Christabel, whose dream only grew
sweeter with the passing days
And at last the love and the question In
Burke's eyes became articulate. He loved
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DAY and W1tnevery one, and ne did not seem
displeased.
The moon was rising when he started re-
luctantly to go. He hoped to be allowed
to come again soon-he had spent such a
pleasant evening and would Miss Shannon
care to go to the theater with him some
night next week. She would indeed. She
did not offer him the rose in her belt.
After he had gone she sat long time
very still, with her chin In her hand
And that summer, like youthful dreams,
SO sweet, so fleeing, sped dehciously away.
Mr.. Burke was a frequent visitor, and when
he wasn't calling he was taking ChristabeI
somewhere. But he did not take her to
places where they would be likely to meet
the city's smart set
This did not appear to be designedly,
however, and Christabel did not allow her
self to wonder about it. Mr.. Burke's inten-
tons would seem to be evident enough;
Christabel in her twenty-five years of life
had seen enough of men not to be in the
least doubt about his symptoms. Not that
she tried to dissect him, only sometimes she
was little frightened at her own happiness.
To have everything come out in this
fairy-tale fashion was not In accord with
the world she knew. Time was when, tired
and cynical, she had expected her hberating
millionaire to be old and unattractive. One
can't have everything, she reminded herself,
and she had made up her mind that she
would be able to marry old Eaton himself
for the leisure and pleasure his money would
buy. Now she doubted it. Think of
Burkel so young and tall and good to look
att and millionaire, too!
The fatigue and monotony of store life
she bore uncomplainingly (not that she had
ever whined about it), but now she could
feel that it was task soon over, a trial that
would soon be forgotten in new joys.
Christabel was rather uncommunicative
and Aunt Ellen had not been made at once
aware of Burke's status and unconventional
approach. She had taken him at first for
just another of Christabel's young men,
only nicer and more the gentleman, she
thought. When she saw how things were
going with them, however, she began a little
afectionate probing. And received certain
information with rather different feelings
from those with which it was impaired.
"Dear, dear" she said to herself as she.
washed the breakfast dishes. "A million
aire! and / thought he was such nice
young mani ChristabePs only poor girl
for all her beauty and spirit, the darlin'!
and from all hear most of them young mil
ionaires'l bear watchin' Sure a pretty
face will draw moths just like candle, only
the peril is usually 'tother way about, worse
luckl" @ E
"'Tis not his social position I'm afraid
Of" she assured herself with spirit. Sure
we've Brian Boru's own blood in our
veins!"
She felt the situation to be full of danger
and herself powerless to cope with it.
Though twas no wonder Christabel liked
the young man, Aunt Ellen liked him her
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They did not talk that night of houses
and lands, or of stocks and bonds, or money
in the bank. They whispered of rarer
things: of Christabel's eyes and Burke's
heart; of the dimple at the corner of Chris
labels mouth and Burke's reverent belief in
love at first sight. Oh, they were fathoms
deep in love! she with a prince out of fairy
tale and he with the sweetest and most
wonderful girl that e'er the moon shone on.
The next day he brought her ring whose
cost was somewhat masked by its good
taste. And he prayed that the wedding
might be very soon so she could quit the
store at once. Both these prayers Christa-
bel very joyously granted.
Aunt Ellen, quite treasured as to the
young mans honorable intentions, was
happy, too, though sad as well that she
must give up her lamb.
Now, Burke had never had much to say
about himself or his position in life. Not
that he seemed, secretive, he had more the
air of taking that part of it as a matter of
course.
He had spoken casually of working at
the office" THAT of Willard & Coz, and
that he was not much acquainted in the
city, as he had been travelling about so
much.
Much as Christabel had dreamed of his
wealth, she had admired him for not faunt-
ing it in her face as bribe. He had always
done things so nicely and she had always
been so happy in his company that she only
occasionally realized that he was not lavish
ing much more wealth about than Mr. VIII
iston himself had donel After they became
engaged she had expected things to be DIFF
ferent, and she had taken his recommends
ton not to bother much with trousseau to
mean great things.
One evening they were sitting bIissfully
together on Aunt Ellen's little porch be-
hind the screening Crimson Rambler
Charley Millard's going to be married,
too" he remarked. "But it won't come
off till Christmas, SO they'll have time to
get up big affair. I hate all that agony
and hub-dub."
"Do your" murmured Christabel
"Poor Charleyl" he shook his head dubi-
ously.
"Why poor Charley7a" she smiled.
.Is it such dreadful thing to get mar
ried7"
Most adorable thing in the worId-to
be married to you, 2 he whispered. "But it's
not such joy being married for your money.
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self, she could not free herself from the sus-
picion that he might smile and smile and be
a villainous millionaire still
She, to be sure, was not above little
confederation. Remembering the great
names Christabel had proudly mentioned,
Aunt Ellen's lips set with sudden resolve.
"I don't think SO much of this reference
business" she reflected somewhat disdain-
fully. "Sure only fool would refer ye to
them that thought Ill of himl Still, | think
I'll just take look at that judged"
AS soon as her work was done, she dressed
herself in her black silk (it wasn't quite SO
old as Christabel, but there was silk with
svear in it,, put on her best bonnet, and pro
ceeded downtown.
She was somewhat awed by the magnif-
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hat when he saw her sitting there at the end
of the little nasturtium- bordered walk.
She rose to greet him without embarrass-
ment. "Howdo you do, Mr.. Burke9" she
said. And
esThis is awfully kind of you" he replied,
taking her profered hand, which was cool
and white and well-manicured.
He decided against going into the house,
and presently Aunt Ellen in clean white
apron came out to her favorite rocker.
Aunt Ellen was plump and white-haired,
with a twinkle in her blue eyes and the wee
est bit of a brogue on her quick tongue. She
and Mr.. Burke got on famously.
Neither she nor Christabel put on any
extra airs and graces for Mr.. Burke's bene-
ct. He saw them just as they were every
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cence of the building to which her inspection
of a drug store city directory led her. She
did not come downtown very often. And
she had selected Judge Shllwell because he
seemed so much more tangible than that
"& Co." She was still undaunted when
she had been whisked up in an elevator and
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her more than words were ever made to ex-
press. All that he had and was and hoped
to be were hers to juggle as she would.
ooh, Christabel, I love you so-wM you
marry me2"
Eyes she whispered, and her fresh
young lips were Burke's.
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worked
in the suit department
pardon me, suit sec
tion) at Hathaway &
Eaton S. She did not
live in a ballroom and
starve on six dollars
The Bowbells tribune. [volume] (Bowbells, Ward Co., N.D.) 1899-1969, 1911-02-03

Wednesday afternoon, when hand
bills were scattered about Willis
ton announcing grand athletic
feat which was to take place at
the Citizens National Bank at 10
O'Clock in the evening, when Sec-
retary H. C. Ellis of the Minot
Commercial Club was scheduled
to make a dive into a saucer Of
water. An unusually large crowd
Of both visiting Elks and Willis
ton citizens gathered to witness
the stunt, but Els pink tights
failed to show up. Someone told
me that probably the stunt would
be pulled off later, and that it
was postponed indefinitely.
There were, l should judge,
about two hundred visiting Elks
at Williston, the Minot, Devils
Lake, Grand Forks, and Fargo
lodges being all we'll represented.
There were 102 members who re-
ceived their Elk decree at this
meeting. -