The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1911-06-29
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between two girls was carried out
Saturday, when Jessie Goldman, II
years of age, and Lucy Davidson, aged
Is years, drank carbolic acid. The
Goldman girl had quarreled with her
parents and was living with Miss
Davidson. Knowing that the former
parents would seek to recover her, the
girls agreed that in such an event
they would die together.
AKIl.-Charsed with as
saulting and Their drowning Mula and
1 Myrtle Goswick, aged II and IL, in
Salt river, 24 miles from here, yester-
day, Kingsley Olds. a prospector, 48
years old. and mining partner Of the
father of the two girls, was lodged in
the county jail Sunday. His lower
effectual attempt, it is believed, to
commits suicide after killing the two
girls.
CHICAGo-wiIiam H. Gale, said to
have been the Oldest white resident of
Chicago. was killed by a railroad
train here Saturday night. Mr.. Gale
was II years old and had lived here
then infants, We're brought to Chicago
ON the same boat. It is declared that
the Gale family landed at once, while
the Jones family remained on board
"a hours, thus making it possible for
Mr.. Gale to claim the distinction by
WIN ooS VI ling Shi'SoS = oieNSS >SA
dent.
FORT WORTH, TEX--Fire swept
through the Fort Worth stock yards
for three hours Sunday afternoon, and
despite the efforts OF the fire com
panies from the Swifth and Armour
packing plants and half a dozen other
companies of h city department, de-
moth hay and feed barns, the loading
docks, viaduct driveways to the pack
Ing houses and the yardnlaster's Of
flee. Manager King, of the Stock
Yards company, estimates the loss at
approximately $1,000
MEMPHIS, TENN Steaming up
the Mississippi river Saturday after
noon. the boilers of the packet City of
st. Joseph exploded while the boat
was opposite Presidents island. six
miles below this city. Six negro deck
hands are dead, IA more are expected
to die and 10 other persons were more
or less seriously hurt. The boat
quickly took fire, and it was with
great difficulty that any OF the pas
srnsers and deck hands We're saved.
Fifty passengers were aboard.
FORT WAYNE, IND Pleading
guilty to the charge Of accepting a
bride, Benjamin II. Elliott, former
chief of police. was fined $1,000 and
sentenced to from two to IA years i'm
~prisonment Saturday in the county
court. Elliott paid the fine and the
court suspended the prison sentence.
Elliott was. indicted for accepting a
diamond from Charles Clark, keeper
Of {. resort, last Christmas. Clark
pleaded guilty to the charge OF brib-
cry a few days 8 and was fined S.
900, which he paid.
CLEVELAND. OHTo-As a result
of strike riots Saturday. eight per-
sons were badly injured, scores suf-
fered battered heads from policeinen's
clubs and so arrests We're made. Sat
urday night, Abe Monheim, foreman
of one of the garment factories, pos
ing as a neutral in the strike. fear
lessly appeared aInong q crowd Of zoe
strikers and their sympathizers al
Scoville avenue and East Twenty
ninth street. He was at once attacked
and before the police arrived he was
q mass of blood. bruises and fractures
At Charity hospital it was said he
would recover.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. J.. Kelley
of Des MOines. Ia. is a patient at the
Washington asylum hospital. where
physicians are investigating his men
tai condition. Kelley was placed Un-
der arrest on a charge Of insanity. He
told the detectives that he was one
of the largest holders OF the Panama
canal bonds, having purchased heavily
about 10 years ago. Kelley also said
that he had come to Washington K
enforce the payment by the govern
ment of a large sum of money owet
him.
WASHINGTON-The rev record II
the foreign of the United
States. surprising that of any years
business In history. was made during
the IL months of the fiscal year end
ing with May. During this period tht
imports and exports Of the United
States. as compiled by the bureau o.
statistics and announced Saturday
amounted to s3,312,3S3,506, which ex.
ceeds the record year of 1908 by al.
most 5000, 900. The balance of trade
In favor of American business ner
from their foreign customers amount.
to S501.525.502 for the IL months. 1t Ii
doubtful if the balance OF trade at the
end of the fiscal e a will equal tina,
of the previous record made in 1908
which was SG66,431.554
FUNK SOLICITED FUNDS.
Washington. June 2T.-Clarence s
Funk. of Chicago. general manager o.
the International Harvester company
told the Senate investigating commit.