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The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1911-09-14
WHIPS MAN Who
INSULTEB Wife
OFFERED MRS. WISE AN INSULT
AND HUSBAND WENT AT
TER OFFENDER.
John Nd. yA-Special-

r. C II NJ o n D, VA.-Special-
Good lungs and the presence Of a
couple of policemen are responsible
for the existence of Ben Arenstein. a
Atailor. today. The man was in the
Police Court yesterday, and he bore
tkvery evidence Of having had trouble
with a real. live and stalwart man.
&F4he man whom Arenstein will have
d cause &c remember is Charles Wise.
Arenstein lives in East Broao
Street The Wises rent apartments
Rd1oining and belonging TO Arenstein.
Arenstein demanded rent on Friday
an advance. and when it was not
Forthcoming he sought out Constable
William II. Wyatt and sued out a dis
tress warrant. This was served on
Wise while he was at dinner Wise
said that he did not think there was
any occasion for paying rent in ad-
vance, and he said he would wait.
Then the action at law.
- Then IL developed that Arenstein
had offered an insult to Mrs. Wise,
~and that lady, fearing that If she told
her husband, and having no friends
An the city, being comparative strang-
ers, abe feared that her husband
would kill the man and so she kept
quiet. though she said she had told
neighbors and asked an officer, whom
abe knew slightly, what she should
do This was last Thursday. The Of
4 ficer advised her TO get a warrant for
.snhe man and TO hale him in court.
ben the serving of the process on
husband angered the wife, and she
i $ - Ttoid her husband of the insult
Ir snsSsIsos, He asked her why she
not told him before, and she said
she was afraid he would kill
lnstein. Mr.. Wise put on his coat
i went out to see Arenstein, going
us stOrt. but he was not in. lie
went TO another place and in
TX n for him. Trying to cool off
demand a full apology, he de-
go to the ball game and try
ais temper subside. Coming
&. NJ found Arenstein pouring wa
into his automobile. and asked him
ut he meant 10y going to his wife's
ms and insulting her. Arenstein
II cred Wise to go away, applying an
&N and vile epithet.
:, wise did not go away, but he sailed
Arenstein and BACKED his eye
re his nose and was just getting
" to give him a good beating
the mans screams called atten-
= 20 his predicament. and Mr.. Wise
Is forced to desist.
Justice John said that when man:
was insulted and he resented Il
5 the man who did the insultins
nable to come TO court, he would
IS the man who resented the in
<ke was dismissed of the charge
rs assault.
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1911-09-14
EHOOD !
secure FUNDS
~ nrCREADx ADMITS SHE
*IN Up STORY SHE TOLD
nrr xlr-TNG ARvDE

MD.-Special.- Ad-
.s,ttting she concocted the story that
she was married and had been de-
nerted by her husband, 70 create SYM
patty in the heart OF some kind per-
son who would send her blackstone,
Miss Blanche McCready, seventeen
years old. of White Marsh, Va, faced
Justice Loden In the Western Police
Court and was turned over TO her
brother, Wilbur McCready. to be re-
turned home
The first confession OF the girl was
brought about last night, when she
was taken to detective headquarters
and questioned by Captain McGraw
regarding a watch belonging to her
father, which she was alleged to have
sold to secure funds. Although she
convinced the detective that she had
nothing to do with her fathers watch,
she made many conflicting statements
regarding her alleged marriage and
her supposed husband.
Captain McGraw became suspicious
and closely questioned the girl until
she finally broke down and confessed
that James Birch, her alleged hus-
band, was a myth.
After hearing the girls story, Cap
tain McGraw decided to hold her for
further investigation, and turned her
over to Detective Miller, who escort 81
her to the Western Police Station.
where she was locked IN d cell. Later
q telegram was sent TO her brother
II don't know what made me tell
suC.i an awful falschOod,' said the
girl this lIOrning. as she faced the
ma stratc. My people knew that l
was coming TO the city in search OF
work. and gave ne ample funds to
last = until l sec IrCO a position. 1t
was is first time ] was e. r in
large city. and it bevillered me. l
did no Understand the ways of the
people. -. could not secure a po-
sition C any kind. The money given
me by my parents was soon gone, and
i was left alone to battle for myself.
''It is so much different in the cOun-
try than in the city, and when my
money disappeared so did my city
friends, and the first thing l knew l
without a penny. 1 simply wandered
until 1 could go no farther.
Il did not know what to do. / could
not get back home and had no friends
to call upon. Thought after thought
flashed to my mind until at last l
thought of the marriage story, and re-
hearsed it many times before l made
ing, and managed to get help from the
good people at the Young Womens
Christian Association.
Everything went all right until they
took me down before that horrid de-
tective, who questioned me until / did
not know what I was talking about
and had to break down and confess. ]
have had enough Of city life and will
stay down in my country town in the
future"
magistrate Immediately turned her over
10 her brother, who, after treating her
20 a good dinner, boarded the train for
White Marsh.
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1911-09-14
EMPEROR VIEWS GERMANY,s
MOST POWERFUL FLEET

KEEL GERMANY. Special. Emperor
William today reviewed the mightiest
German fleet ever assembled from the
quarter deck OF the Imperial yacht
Hohenzollern.
One hundred and forty men OF war.
comprising twenty-five battleshipS,
four armOred cruisers, ten protected
cruisers. twenty-siX modern ocean
going torpedo boats. twenty-four mine
layers and fiotilla Of submarines were
/ in the vast array Of fighting craft that
/ swept with majesty and grace before
the eyes OF the German ruler.
| Standing by the war lords side was
| Archduke Franz Ferdinand. heir pre-
| sumptive to the Austrian throne. and
/ Austrian Minister of Marine Admiral
| Count Montecuccoli, who had been in
vited to witness the review.
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1911-09-14
JEALOUSY LEADS
TO SHOOTING
Rejected Suitor Then Commits
Suicide-Tragedy in Fashion
able New York Colony.

NEW YORK Specialize Jealous
rage Of a rejected sutton was the only
motive advanced today for the murder
of nineteen year old Catherine Van
Wyck by twenty year old William A.
ChildS, Jr., who shot himself TO death
after fatally wounding the girl at the
fashionable Quogue, l.. /, summer
colony last night.
Childs was madly infatuated with
the girl, who was the acknowledged
belle of the colony. Miss Van Wyck
was the daughter of Albert Van Wyck,
of Brooklyn, q relative of former
Mayor Robert A. Van Wyck, OF New
York City. Childs was a member of
the 1912 class at Princeton.
The shooting occurred near a turn
pike and was witnessed by a number
of omobilists.
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1911-09-14
MASKED ROBBERS LOOT
AMUSEMENT PLACE

CHICAGO Special.-After binding
and gagging and then fatally shooting
George Pfister. night Waterman, three
masked robbers went through the con-
cessions at Ravinia Park. an amuse-
ment resort, early today, and escaped
with $500.
PfSter managed to crawl to a tele-
phone booth. where he called the po-
lice. He was found in the booth
dying. Bloodhounds were put on the
trail.
The robbers were believed to be the
men who robbed the Highwood Post
Office of $500 recently.
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1911-09-14
INDIAN FIGHTERS RETIRE
FROM ACTIVE ARMY SERVICE

WASHINGTON, d. c. Special
Colonel Hobart X. Bailey, command
ing the Twenty-ninth Infantry. an In
dian fighter. was retired from active
service in the army today, his sixty
fourth birthday.
Colonel Sidney w. Taylor. COM
handing the Second Regiment, Field
Artillery, will be retired from active
service tomorrow, which is his sixty
fourth birthday.
Both of these men won fame in the
Indian wars. They were commended
for bravery in many fights, and each
will be a brigadier general on the re-
tired list.
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1911-09-14

wood acted as his assistant. The two
men went into the sewer TO make
measurements for additional work.
While there they were overcome by
gas and died before assistance could
reach them.
Lyon was a sen Of State Highway
Commissioner Frank ID. Lyon, of
Binghamton. Both men were about
thirty years old.
HARDWOOD was a famous football
player for Syracuse University and
was at one time nominated as an ALL
American center. His home was for
merly at Benson. VT
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1911-09-14
BULLET STRUCK FRATERNITY
PIN AND WEARER STILL LIVES

PHILADELPHIA, PA Special.-A
fraternity pin saved the life Of Will
liam Morgan early today, when bull
let struck il while he was in a cafe
at Franklin Street and Fairmount
Avenue.
The police say that the bullet was
fired by Charles Spencer, but that the
shooting was accidental Magistrate
Belcher sent him to the county pri-
son today for thirty days for carry
ing concealed weapons.
Morgan had been telephoning and
was walking back to his table when
the shot rang out. The bullet struck
the fraternity pin fastened on his
coat, just over his heart. The piece
of lead was DETECTED and imbedded
itself in the floor
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1911-09-14
She Gets 100 Proposals.
BOSTON CnarsioI Mice ana !

West End girl, has received more
than one hundred proposals of mar
riage, all due to her proclaiming her
right to choose for herself when it
came time to select a life partner.
What she did was simply to state
publicly that she did not believe in the
custom still in vogue among many
orthodox Hebrews of allowing the pa
rents, with the aid of a schatchen or
match maker, to arrange all the details
Of a marriage pact without consulting
the ones to be married
From the proposals Miss Leavitt has
selected one, that of young man from
WATERFOWL, and they will be married
in the winter.
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1911-09-14
CHRISTOPHER LIKED
HER TASTE IN HOSE

NEW YORK.-Special.- grasshop-
per hoped out of St Paul's Church
yard and into Vesey Street TO see the
sights. A jump landed it on the open
work, pale lavender stocking of n
young woman who was on her way
from Jersey to Coney Island.
"Br-r-r-r, ugh-h-h," she said.
Then she gave a kick that sent her
high-heel patent leather pump flying
into a yellow taxi at the curb. The
chauffeur CALAMITY fell over backward
and seized the shoe.
ALLOW me-" he said.
And while the blushing young wo-
man, clutching at the railing. bal
anced herself on one foot, like a
stork, the chauffeur put the slipper
where it belonged. The onlookers
cheered.
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1911-09-14
Little Willie Again.

PA" came little WiIlie's voice from
the darkness of the nursery.
Pa gave bad imitation of a snore.
He was tired and did not wish to be
disturbed.
Pal" came the little voice again.
What is il. Willie 2" replied his
father, sleepily.
''Tum in here; / want to asst you
sumpin'." said the little voice.
So pa rose up from his downy, and,
putting on his bath robe and slippers,
marched into the nursery.
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1911-09-14
Unnecessary Questions.

DObbleigh had just come upon
Hawkins standing in the middle of the
road with his motor car turned COM
pletely upside down and surrounded
by a crowd of curious urchins.
Hello, Hawkins!" said he, stopping
his own car. What's the matter ?
Car turned turtle?"
Not at ali, Dobbleigh, not at ALL
replied Hawkins. These kids here
wanted to see how the machine works.
so l hired a derrick and had the car
turned upside down just to please the
little ears."-Harper's Weekly.
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1911-09-14

A Richmond correspondent says that
are declaring themselves in favor of
an early State convention of the Demo-
cratic party. so that the party may de-
fine its position on public questions.
Such q convention is sadly needed.
The Democratic party of Virginia is
wabbling along like an automobile full
of gasoline but minus steering appa-
ratus.-Times- Herald
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1911-09-14
Civil EnpiDeers Suffocated.

SYRACUSE, N. Especial Rex
ford D. Lyon and Oliver K. Rarwood.
civil engineers employed in the inter-
cepting sewer, were suffocated in the
sewer at noon today. Their deaths
occurred at the corner Of South Clin-
ton and Clifford Streets.
Engineer Lyon was in charge of the
sewer work at that point and Har-
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1911-09-14

Winner-Frank A. Gotch, of Hum
bOldt. Ia, champion wrestler of the
world.
Loser-George Hackenschmidt. of
Dorpat. Russia, European champion.
First fall-Gotch pinned Hacken-
schmidt with a reverse body hold.
Time. 14:1S LIS.
Second fall-Gotch pinned Hacken-
schmidt with a toe lock. Time.
5:32 LIS.
Total wrestling time, 1880 2-5.
Referee-Edward Smith.
Attendance-3O. 600 (estimated).
Total receipts-$S7.053.
Gotch's share-$21.0 900 and so per
cent. of moving picture profits.
Hackenschmidts share-S13, $500.
Jack Curley, Hackenschmidt's man
ager, received S29.937 as his share.
Empire Athletic Clubs share-SS,-
$40.
Expenses-S1S,
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1911-09-14
THREE BOYS DROWNED
WHEN CANOE OVERTURNS

SHARON, PA Special Ernest
Readshaw, aged fourteen years; his
sixteen-year-old brother, Harold. and
Roy Hassell. aged seventeen, all MEM
bers of well-to-do families, were
drowned in the Chenango River late
yesterday by the overturning Of a
canoe.
Their bodies were recovered within
an hour, a few feet from each other.
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1911-09-14
POLICEMAN SERIOUSLY
SHOT BY BURGLAR

NEW YORK.-Special. Surprised by
Policeman Thomas Il. Hunt as he was
in the act of breaking into the resi-
dence of former Assistant Secretary of
State Samuel Hoffman, in Arverne, L.
l., early. burglar turned his revolver
upon the officer with probable fatal eff
feet.
The Hoffman family had just re-
tired. having entertained friends, and
were alarmed by the sound of two
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1911-09-14
Swimmer Loss Life.

SPENCER, N. -Special.-Brax-
ton Barley, aged seventeen years. OF
Salisbury, was drowned at Sleeps
head, 10 miles north of Spencer yester-
day. Barkley. in company with three
other boys. left his home in Salisbury
for a swim in the river. The young
men attempted to swim TO a large
rock in the river. All were success
full except Barkley.
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1911-09-14
CHARLESTON- Wv. VA. Sept. s.


Fred StoVer's neck was broken.
Chauffeur James Sauters sustained
broken shoulder. Richard Fisher had
an arm broken and was internally in
jured, while two other occupants of
an automobile received minor injuries
when the tire burst, throwing the car
against an embankment four miles
east Of this city. Slower died instant
w
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1911-09-14
A Romantic Wishing wen.

Near Boston Spa, in Yorkshire.
England, there is a so-called wishing
WELL" which is probably nothing else
than survival of pagan tree-worship.
The place is called at st. Helens Well,
and has been so named ever since the
days of the Romans. but those who
introduced Christianity into these
islands frequently rebaptiZed the
pagan Shrines which they found on
their path. The legend runs that peo-
pie visiting this dried up well to offer
up prayers will have their wish grant =
ed If they leave an Offering in the
shape of a shred of their own cloth
ing and observe strict secrecy in re-
gard to the nature of their demands.
Not only lovers and superstitious coun-
try folk make pilgrimages to St.
Helens Well; the grove is frequented
in summer time by quite serious peo-
pie. who do not hesitate. when the
backs of their companions are turned
to furuVely tie some scrap from their
clothing to the twisted roots and muir
muir their hearts desires.-From the
April Wide World Magazine.
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1911-09-14

Seattle, Wash. recently buried the
hammer, and now Enid, Okla. has
buried 1t. People are rapidly learn
ing that they can't saw wood with
that noisy tool.-Herald-Cou
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1911-09-14
SFV EEN-YEAR-OLD BOY
GIVEN TWENTY YEARS

NEW YORK Special.-Paul Gel
dell. the seVenteen-year-o Hartford.
Conn, boy, convicted of the murder
of Broker William II. Jackson in the
IroQuois Hotel. was sentenced by JUS
tice Grain today in General Sessions
Court to not less than twenty years
in prison.
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1911-09-14

camel lad seen him smoking. and
only wanted 10 share IN his enjoy
ment--From The Turk at Play" in
the April Wide World Magazine
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1911-09-14
ID EMPLOYEES
CONSIDERING STRIKE

TO- Special With q
- 900 employees of the Illinois
sd abroad regarded as proba-
ials of the Federated En-
4 the Illinois Central allied
s.eSnt into conference to discuss
today.
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1911-09-14
A Western View.

The proper place for a report of
the Beattie case is the Police Ca
zette. Why do we all publish such
vile stuff? Because the public are
greedy for it?-Leavenworth Post.
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1911-09-14

shots upon the lawn. From the win
dowS they saw the policeman fall.
Hunt was so badly wounded .-e couldn't
make a statement and suspect was
arrested later with a revolver In his
hand, but refused TO talk.
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1911-09-14
A New One.

Rising Junior--Now, my good soul,
trade?
Dear Old Fraud (coyly)-Throwin
confetti at weddin's, sir.-Punch.
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1911-09-14

MRS ROBERT w. HARCOURT, BEAUTIFUL BRITISH BRIDE
LONDON, Miss
which founded the steamship line bea ring their and regarded
wife Of the noted member Parliament WHO'S
late Cir William Vernon acour and brother Colonial
led
Shortly afeward the
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1911-09-14

Colonel John Jacob Astor has set
tied 100000 on his fiancee, Miss
Madeline Force. 1t is understood that
she has made no further complaint of
nervousness from which she said she
was Observation-Disclosures
, 1911-02-09

Notice is hereby given according to
law that the following described school
, 1911-02-09

STRAITS again rnatVvery Nimmer-ne,t
summer that will be. OF course. We
go back to the harbor where we left
the yacht You can figure out the
rest for yourself. I guess."
Yes" said Panck. TITS all very
well-only won't there be a good
many to trust that sort of secret TOT"
Roscoe looked at him with q savage
sort Of grin. Come. you're improving.
But that hike across the mountains to
the upper tributaries of the Porcupine
10 a hard trail. There aren't likely to
be many OF us left by the time we
get started floating down open water.
When we get to the Yukon It won't
be surprising II there isn't anybody
left at all, but you and me"
Planck caught his meaning quickly
| enough, indeed, a duller man could
have read It in Roscoe's avage light
blue eyes; and the thought made his
teeth chatter. He would have felt q
! deadlier terror. perhaps, could he
have read the thought that lay at the
bottom Of Roscos's mind, The gold
hunter was not much of . sailor, but
he felt confident that on the broad
stretches Of the Yukon he could navi-
gate a raft alons,
, 1911-02-09

couldn't. I've made them myself;
they're working right now. Can you
keep FOUR tongue in your head and
listen7'
Planck nodded.
That searching party didn't go
back to the yacht last night. They're
all camped tosether-about 20 of them
down in he Little Bear valley.
There aren't above half a dozen fire.
arms In the bunch: none of the sail
ors from the yacht have any, and
they've got about two days rations.
They're all there together, except the
n man we accounted for yesterday"
81 see.' said Planck; and you think
We ian capture the yacht now while
they're ashore"
Don't try to think. ] tell you" Ros-
O growled. Pm doing the thinking.
There are probably ten ~able-bodied
men left on the yacht. That's not
GOOD enough odds. considering the
, 1911-02-09
Notice for Publication

Department of the Interior,
U. S. Land Office at Cheyenne, Wyo.
January 81, 1911
Not Coal Land
Notice is hereby given that Edgar
L.. Stewart, of Saratoga, Wyoming,
who on June 10 1901, made desert en-
try No. 1910, Serial, No. 055l7, for
NE4SW4, Section II, Township 16
N, Range 81 W., 9Th Prin. Meridian,
has filed notice of intention to make
Final Proof, to establish claim to the
land above described, before j. +.
Crawford, United States Commission.
or, Saratoga Wyoming, on the 18th
day of March, 1911.
Claimant names as witnesses:
James G. Wrisinger, Charles A.
Kennaday, Ira G. Want and Acy c.
Want. all of Saratoga, Wyoming.
W. E. Chaplin
2-3-2 Register
, 1911-02-09
Wyoming Piano Buyers
Save $50 10 500

By buying direct. Big 1911 illus
trated catalogue now ready for mail
ing. This new catalogue contains
much information of value to every
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, 1911-02-09

lands will be offered for sale. to-witf
The NE4 Sec. SO, T. IL, R So, APP
praised at sl3.33s per acre.
The sale will take place at the front
door of the Carbon County Court
House, Rawlins, Wyoming, one O'Clock
p. m. on the 7th day OF March, A. d,
1911.
The minimum price at which this
land can be purchased is three-fourths
OF the appraised valuation.
Terms of sale are as follows:- All
in cash at the time of sale or 30 per
cent. of the purchase price in cash
and the balance in even annual pay
ments with interest at 6 per cent. per
annum, or such amount paid down
and the balance on such terms as
may be provided by law.
The cost of this advertisement must
be paid by the purchasers. Any im-
provements on the land must be pur-
chased by the purchaser OF the land
either by private agreement with the
owner or at the appraised values fixed
under the authority of the Board,
In Witness Whereof, We have here
unto set our hands and caused TO be
affixed the seal of the State Board of
School Land Commissioners this 18th
day of January, A. D, 1911,
(SEALl Joseph NJ. Carey
President
State Board School Land Comm'r.
R. P Fuller.
Secretary,
Commissioner of Public Lands.
2-2223
, 1911-02-09

You can now get Eenny PICTURES
at PASSWORDS (Baker's) gallery.
Notice Of Final Settlement
State of Wyoming In District Court
County of Carbon In Probate
In the Matter of the Estate of Mary
Ellen Lewis, deceased,
Notice of Final Settlement.
Notice lie hereby given, that E l..
Gould, Administrator of the Estate
of Mary Ellen Lewis, deceased, has
rendered and presented for settle
ment, and filed in said Court his
final account of the administration Of
said estate, and that Monday, the 18th
day of March 1911, being a day of ID
term of said Court, to-wit: OF the
March term, 10l1, at 2 O'Clock p. NJ,
at the Court Room of said Court
House in Rawlins, in said Carbon
county, has been duly appointed by
the Judge of said court, for the settle
ment of said account, at which time
and place any person interested in
said estate may appear and file his
exception. in writing, to the said ac-
count, and contest the same.
Dated February Bird 1911
Seal e. R. Watson
: 1872 Clerk