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Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1911-01-20
ELLna WOOD.
From The Leader.

10 o o o q % o q
Jim Clark and wife returned home
from Kansas City the last of the
week.
Miss Georgia Barrow was the Sun.
day guest Of her sister Mrs. T6nkins,
in Great. Bend.
Mrs. George Nichols and daughter
Mrs. Hart and little son, of Lyons
were Ellinwood guests Saturday,
Henry Galliart OF Offerle who has
been wishing with his friend Mr..
Beaumel, returned to his home The
first of the week.
L. G. Tullis and daughter Miss
Bessie, went to Lyons and Mitchell
Saturday morning for a weeks visi,
with relatives and friends.
Miss Eva Anderson of Garden CITY
arrived the last of the week and will
be the guest, of her cousin, Mrs. Chas.
Ward, for the coming week.
Miss, Ella McMullen and Miss Helen
Epperson we're here from Great Bend
Saturday evening to attend the opera,
and for a visit with Mr.. and Mrs. I.
K. McMullen and family.
AdolphsThurowEand wife are the
proudsparenls of little baby girl
born yesterday morning. Mother and
baby dOing,Well
Mrs. Frank Starzer of Norman,
Okla. who has, been the guest of her
siSter-in-law for the last week, Mrs.
Morris Husig, departed for her home
yesterday..mOrning.
George Peck, long time resident
OF this county, but now running a
ranch out in Colorado, is back in this
country for visit with old time
friends in Great Bend. He was here
for a short visit this week.
Walter Schaefer and wife of Den
yer, Colo, are the guests at the Fred
Wolf home.
John Thul was in St. John and
Belpre on business last Thursday
and Friday. John has been limping
around with a very sore foot for the
past week or two, caused by being
stepped on by a horse. No bones
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1911-01-20

Mr.. and Mrs. MorgSn Kelcher
came in from Garden Chy'last weeks
and will make Great Bend their future
home. Mr.. Kelcher is engaged in
the meat market Of Schaefer. & Kel-
cher.
Mrs. S. A. Kelsey has roturped to
her home in Des Moines, Iowa. She
was here to attend the iOhetal Of her
sister, Mrs. David Howell.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1911-01-20
SCOTS Emulsion

. is a wonderful food-medi-
ocine for all ages Of man.
kind It will make the
delicate ickly babyotTong
and. well-will give the
pale, anemic girl rosy.
checks and rich, red blood.
1T will put flesh on the
bones of the tired, over
worked, thin man, and
will keep the aged man
Or woman in condition to
:. resist colds or pneumonia
in the winter.
FOR SALE nv All. Dpf1cnTcTo
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1911-01-20

SeGi 1Oc., name Of. paper and this ad. for our
beautiful Savings Bank and Child's Sketch.Boo
Each bank contains Good Luck Penny.
SCOTT 6 BOVINE, 400 Pearl St., New York
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1911-01-20

FOB SALE BY ALL DRUGGISTS
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1911-05-25
CHAPTER VIII.
First Steps,

Forward OF the promenade dack
Of the Poonah, in the shadow Of the
bridge, Amber stood with both elbows
on the rail, dividing his somewhat
perturbed attention between a noisy
lot of lascar stewards, deckhands, and
native third-class passengers in the
bows below, and the long lines OF
Saugor island, Just then slipping past
on the starboard beam.
Up to the day that the Poonah had
sailed from Tflbury dock, London,
from the time he had left Quain
among the sand dunes of Long Island.
he had not been conscious of any sort
of espionage upon his movements.
But from the hour that the Poonah
with its miscellaneous ships com
pany. white, yellow, brown, and black,
had warped out into the Thames, he
had felt he was being watched-had
realized 1t instinctively, having moth
Ing definite whsrson to base his feel
ing. He was neither timorous nor
given to c~onjuring up shapes Of ter
ror from the depths Of a nervous i'm
agination; the sensation of being un-
der the surveillance Of unseen, prying
ayes 10 unmistakable. Yet he had tried
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1911-05-25

beggar slipped through the throng OF
w%ayfarers, whining at his elbow.
Give, o give, Protector of ths
Poorl"
Preoocupied, Amber hardly heard.
and passed on; but the native stuck
leach-like to his side.
"Give, hazoor-and the mercy Of
God shall be upon the h~eaven-born for
ten thousand years!"
Now "~heaven-born" Is flattery prop
erly reserved for those who sit In
high places. Amber turned and eyed
the man c%uriously, at the same time
dropping into the filthy, importunate
palm a few annas.
May the shadow Of the heaven.
born be long Upon the land, when he
shall have passed through the Gate
way Of Swords!"
And like a fash the man vas gone
lodging nimbly round the ghart
and across Old Court House street,
losing himself almost instantly in the
press of early evening traffic.
THE DEVIL" said Amber thought.
fully. why should 1t be assumed
that l have any shadow Of an inten-
ton Of entering that damnable Gate
way Of Swords?"
Ito be contirued.)
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1911-05-25

DR.. A. w. HYDE-Physician and sur
geon. Office in Hyde-Harris block.
Office hours: 10 to II a. NJ. l to 8
p. M. Phone. office, "a.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1911-05-25
LOW ROUND TRIP
RATES.

To Denver. Colorado Springs and
Pueblo, Colo. Oh sale daily beginning
June LIST. Favorable stop-overs. Lib
eral return limits. For full information
apply to Ticket Agents The North
Western Line.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1911-05-25

OLAF EIDEM-State's Attorney. At
torney at Law. Collections will re-
ceive prompt attention. Office over
First National bank.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1911-05-25
DaRDsEYE VIEW OF BRoCKINGs.

No saIoona
Bands.
One Bakery.
Three Hotels.
Three Dentists.
Blk Physicians.
Laundries
K One State Bank.
q Eight Churches.
Two Osteopaths.
IS One Music Store.
= Big FIGURING Mil.
81 Four Restaurants.
& Four Drug Stores.
y One Machine Shop.
Two Meat Markets.
Two Cigar Factories.
Fine Lake Near City.
Three Barber Shops.
3 Three Weekly PaperA
Two National Banks.
: Four Grain Elevators.
Three Lumber Yards.
Moving Picture Theatre.
City of Beautiful Homes.
Best Schools In the State.
Good Water Near Surface.
Marble and Granite Works.
Four Thousand Inhabitants.
Glove and Mitten Factory.
Cement Block Mandatory.
SAC, 900 Brick School Building.
$40, 900 Grad School Building.
Municipal Telephone Exchange.
One Bonded Abstract Company.
One Semi-Monthly Farm Journal.
County Seat of Brooking 90 County.
United States Experiment Station.
Seven Hundred Students in College.
Municipal Sewer and WaterwCrks.
Finest Church Buildings in the State.
One Monthly Periodical. The Cole gian.
First-class Opera House and Auditorium
State College of Agriculture and Mechanic
Arts.
Over Nine Hundred Students in the City
Dchools.
Two Billiard Halls and Bowling Alley q,
OF amusement.
Electric Light and Heating Plant Owned
and Controlled by City.
Brictson Manufacturing Company. makers
Of the Brictson Tire Tread.
Surrounded by the best farming land In
the state, where crops are sure and bountiful
Beautiful trees line the streets and the
city presents a fine appearance. matted as
10 in the midst Of a fine growth OF shade
and ornamental trees. Her citizens are will
ing and ready to encourage and assist every
industry.
homo Of the Brictson Tread.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1911-05-25

BENZ. THOMAS, M. D.-Eye, Ear,
Nose, Throat. Vision properly test
ed, glasses fitted. Office over Post
office, Huron, S. ID.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1911-05-25
Professional Cards.
PHYSICIANS

3. T. GREEN-Physician and surgeon.
Office, Binford Block, Room l. Phone
B-9. Hours 8 a. m. to IL m. 1 p.
m. to 5 p. n. Residence 715 9th
Ave-, Phone 293. Hours 5 y. IN. to
9 a. m, II IN. to l p. III. Calls
answered at all hours.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1911-05-25

e. c. MILLER, M. D.-Physictan and
surgeon. Hours: 8 to 1880 a N,
1870 to 1870 p. m. Z to s p. n.
Phone, Office, 70; residence 275.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1911-02-24
TO RAISE MORE MONEY
Committees Appointed to Solicit
Stock Subscriptions in
Oil Company

Organization win be made tonight
for a thorough canvass Of the city Tor
the caDtal stock of the Guthrie Oil,
Gas and Mineral company The prop
osition Is to raise 100000 before
starting the boring, so that at least
two wells may be bored About dalf
the stock Las been raised The
ward committees will meet tonight
to agree on plans for uniform cam
paign.
The Officers Of the company and
Chamber Of Commerce have agreed
on the following ward committees:
First Ward-A L. Cockrum, J. A
McElhinney, II L. Miller W. H. Gray
and Heinz Braun
Second Ward-F. l.. Morris, J. III
Rueks, C. o. Fish, C. F. Eisensghmidt
and Z. e. Tallman
Third Ward-Chas McNulty. D. A.
Hunter, Tom jenkins, e f. Harts-
horn and J. Ward
Fourth Ward-R A Gaffney NJ l..
Morrison, W. j. Barnhart, NJ. Cassidy
and Dr. L. NJ. Overton
Filth Ward-Steve Browdie, J "a
Billings, Dr. Tfanil, Tell Walton, Z
/ Cook and A. 0. Woodyard.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1911-02-24
lRY Leased WING.

Baltimore, Feb 2S.--Mrs Isaac e.,
Emerson, who is being sued for di-
voice by her millionaire husband,
SAYS that all pending or possible lit
igation between DR.. Smith Hollins
McKim, formerly Of Baltimore; his
farther-inlaN, Dr. Isaac r. Emerson
his former wife, DR.. Emersons daugh
ter: Mrs. Frederick Mccormick OF
New York and Alfred G Vanderbilt
for alienation OF Mrs McKinls af-
fectlons. was brought to an end at a
conference in law office in New
York.
Mrs, sMeKim recently secured di-
vorce' In Reno. New. from DR.. Smith
Hollins AIcKinl Since then she has
been seen at the horse show in New
York and at restaurants with Alfred
G. Vanderbilt Papers were signed
at this conference which erlease Mr.
Vanderbilt, DR.. Emerson his daugh'
ter and Mrs Frederick Mccormick
from any legal action resulting from
Mrs. McKim's divorcing her husband
In consideration Of the release Or
McKm was awarded sum which
will be paid In semtannnal install
ments, as well as a lump sum award
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1911-02-24
DIR. M'KIM DROPS LITIGATION
WHICH INVOLVED A VANDEBILT
AND TAKES FINANCIAL SALVE

ed chiefly for counsel fees, The
amount is not known, but 1t is un-
derstood that it is large.
One Of the attorneys mentioned
save. There has been consummated
am arrangement by which Dr McKim
has arranged to end all existing and
possible litigation relative to the al
legged alienation of his wife's affec-
tions. That is all
Mrs. Mccormick is a beautiful wild
ow, living On the Hudson. Her es-
tate joins that of Mrs. McKim's, the
daughter Of Dr. Emerson. She is a
friend of Dr. Emerson and has joined
Mrs McKim in visits to Or. Emer-
sons 10000 acre shooting preserve in
North Carolina. Gossip has linked
the names Of DR. Emerson and Mrs.
Mccormick since the millionaire en-
tered suit against his wife, naming
Thomas G. Basshor, business and
club man of Baltimore, as correspond
ent.
1t is understood that the sum In
volged will be paid semiannually I'M
iii Dr. McKim's death. with the pro
viso. Of course. that no action is
brought by him against any OF those
mentioned.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1911-02-24

Cincinnati, Ohio, Feb. 23-Nathan
Elmhorn is a humble tailor who
yearns. not like other men to be rich
but merely that he may De blessed
with a son. for it is written, Thou
shalt inIrease and multiply" TO
Nathan Elmhorn and his wife this
has all the force of a divine com
mand
II may he, many OF thier friends
said today, that the plea Of the Elm
horns that they be given son Is nov
before the Great Throne and thet
their special pleader is the kindly
spirit of Moses Elmhorn, father of
Nathan, who died in a synagogue last
Saturday while attending Jewish SAB
bath services.
The Elmhorns themselves and
many OF their friends believe that
Moses Elmhorn will not forget, for
was there not wound around the in
aex finger Of the dead mans hand
4 white ribbon as The symbol Of dutv2
before they bore Moses Elmhorn
away to the grave of his daughtef-in-
law grasped the dead hand and tied
the ribbon on the finger She utter
ed a prayer the while Give me a
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1911-02-24
INTERSTATE LIQUOR
SHIPMENTS INVOLVED
Also SuIt to Dissolve Santa Fe
Charter for Alleged DIsCTImIna-
tiOn In Freight Rates
(Ry Associated Press.l

Washington, D. G., Feb. 23--Prac-
ticaIly all of the supreme courts
time today is to be consumed with
Oklahoma cases, Among these to be
argued are the cases involving The
right Of the federal courts in Okla
homa to grant injunctlons resulting
in state officials being prohibited
from Selling liquor coming into the
state as interstate commerce; the
case involving the right of railroads
to carry liquor into that section OF
the state formerly known as Indian
Territory and the case of the state
seeking an injunction to prevent the
Santa Fe railroad from charging a
higher freight rate in Oklahoma than
In Kansas.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1911-02-24
CLEANUP At POST0FFIGE
Call for Bids for Painting Marks
Official Opening of Spring
Season

Official opening Of the spring sea-
son is apparent at the postofuce. BY
direction OF the department, POST
master Mccoy has called for bids Tor
the painting Of all the collection box
e. in the city including posts. They
are to be painted green.
Bids have also been asked for mis-
ce.aneous supplies for the year--lce
iuel, electric lights, etc. This order
is from the treasury department.
The found list Keeps on growing
The list since January /, includes
muffs shoes, money, pens, handbags
and a package or collars and other
t.-ings
Sunday closing has not been agitat
ed here a great deal. bnt " Is known
that tic department Is hkely to is
sue general order. Some of the
large cities Of the country are al
ready under the general closing ord
err
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1911-02-24
HUMAN INTEREST SERMONS.
Rev. Ahernathy to Use Gotham as
Theme for Discourse.

On next Sunday morning at the II
O'Clock sermon in the NJ e. church,
South. Rev, j. r, Abernathy, pastor
Of that church will deliver a sermon
entitled "Belshazzar's Feast, New
York City, on New Years Night
This is the third of series OF SER
mons for the morning hour, which
Rev. Abernathy is delivering as re
suit of his recent tour through the
East in which he visited Niagara
Falls, New York city, and othei
points OF interest, spending several
days upon the water and returning
by way Of New Orleans These SER
mons are very instructive and espe-
clally interesting to those who nave
beer deprived Of the opportunity to
take a trip Of This nature and view
some Of the worlds greatest wonders.
Rev Abernathy will take great pleas
ure in describing to you some OF
these wonders just as ne saw them
with his own eyes. Come next Sun
DAY morning Everybody invited.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1911-02-24
SENATE TO KILL RECIpRGCl*'
BY SLOW STRANGUlATIOA
President Anxious That Call
tOTRla Take No Action IaImICaI
10 Japan Treaty
Try Alssociatad Prnss.l

washington, =. G., Feb 23.--At .he
opening Of the senate session there
was little prospect that a vote would
be reached today on the Lorimer
cose or any marked progress made.
Senator Beverdge took the floor and
devoted most OF his speech to a dis
cusson OF Lorimer's address in his
own defense yesterday. Beverage
said he listened with sympathy to
l.orimers story OF his rise from an
humble beginning, but that his judg-
ment as member Of the senate
court had not been affected thereby.
He said Lorimer had thrown no light
on the heinous charge that his cleo
lion was invalid.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1911-02-24
THE WEATHER
New Orleans
La, Feb %. 33
Tonight and on
Friday fair and
warmer

public health. lie is TO appoint the
following officers
All policemen and peace officers,
city engineer, city physician. city
park board and city library board.
The last named Two boards are to
serve without compensation. This
official will be supervisor Of public
property except as expressly eNcep,.
ed and he will have charge Of public
grounds The department is compre-
hensiYe, embracing the work of sew
eral departments as conducted under
the councilmanic form
Department of Public Utilities.
One commissioner shall be superin-
tendent Of public utilities ana his
special work viii be management and
supervision of construction and the
maintenance OF the water system and
collection OF revenue therefrom the
sewer system and other city enter
prises. He shall be superintendent
Of the water system He win ap.
point the following officers:
Fire chief, all members OF the fire
department. water works engineer,
and sewer inspectors He shall mp
point a city auditor if the board
deems such officer necessary
Each commissioner is 10 be bonded
in the sum Of $4,000
The commissioners are to have a
daily session at the city hall, and
shall make complete quarterly re-
ports. Subordinate city officers are
required to make full reports at the
end OF each month.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1911-02-24
FORMER GUTHRIE BOY
CHOSEN PRESIDENT I
c. w. Brewer Elected Presi-
dent of Group One of
State Bankers
Special to Daily Leader.

y HtN ldi W l(dll4 lJedubT.
Chiekasha, Okla, Feb 23.-Fiye
hundred bankers in attendance at
the Group One convention here We'd
nesday voted to meet next in Clin-
ton, Okla, home of the new presi-
dent, c, w. Brewer. cashier of the
Oklahoma State bank of Clinton.
Twenty-Five prominent bankers OF
Kansas City We're here for the occa-
sion. The bankers business session
adjourned at 4 o'clock Besides Mr..
Brewer the following officers were
elected w. F. Fowler, Duncan, okla,
yice-preeident; f. W. smith, Lawton,
secretary; StonewaIl Jackson, Chey-
enne, treasurer The constitution was
amended TO abolish the nominating
committee and make the board OF di
rectors. consisting Of men from each
of the fifteen counties, the commit
tee in charge OF this work The
(hickasl9a bankers furnished suita-
bic entertainment A BAH and recep
ton was given Wednesday night The
counties of this group are Beckham
Caddo Custer, Greer, Grady Har-
mon, Jackson, Jefferson, Kiowa
swanson, stephens, Comanche
Washita and Tillman
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1911-02-24
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STATE RESTS IN MURDER TRIAL

Sapupa. OKLA, Feb. 23.-The state
rested late Wednesday in the Yates
murder trial and the defense began
placing witnesses on the stand
A negro woman living near the
Wadsworth home in Depew testified
that she heard Mrs Wadsworth tell
her husband that she would get rid
OF him il she had to kill him She
also testified that Mrs Wadswortn
had offered her $40 to leave the
country after ,4e murder had been
committed.
The defense viii place bout ten
Witnesses on the stand and the hear
ing OF testimony probably will CON
cmde today, although it is doubtful
il the case will go to the jury before
Friday night
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1911-02-24
offended
DIGNITY Of
TIL: COURT
"BOSS" cox WILL BE IN
VESTIGATED ON CON-
TEMPT CHARGE
Arm AssnclaLod r.rass }

Cincinnati Feb 23.-Iudge Cor
man, Of the court Of common pleas,
made good today his announcement
yesterday Of his intention TO appoint
committee of attorneys to inyesti-
gate and possibly prosecute George
Il. Cox and a morning newspaper, for
contempt OF court, because Of Cox S
statement regarding the grand jury
which indicted him Tuesday The
Judge named the committee tsis
morning He announced that he Ielt
il his duty to protect the grand jury
from unwarranted censure and to up
hold the dignity Of the court
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1911-02-24
HAS A PENCHANT FOR
MUSIC AND MARRIAGE

Oscar Beachford, the young man
who escaped from the Duke sanitar-
ium week ago and walked to Ok
lahoma City in eight hours, got away
from the house again last night lie
strolled around town awhile and fin
ally landed in the music side Of a
drug store, where he put on a con
cert Assistant Chief Kyle kept
watch until attendant came This is
The third time Beachford has brok-
en- out Of the sanitarium. ne is a
musician and he says he was int in
the sanitarium to prevent his marry
ing a Tennessee heiress. His home
is near Mangum
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1911-02-24
To Advise California Legislature.
(By Associated Press.l

washington, Yab. Z5.-AnXious
that the California legislature take
10 inimical action to the new Japan
treaty non before the senate, Presi-
dent TAFT today telegraphed Cover
nor John son, Of California, asking
him to explain the treaty to both
houses of the legislature
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1911-02-24
LARGE CROWD AT CELEBRATION

There was large crowd at the
WashingtouIinc0r celebration in the
First A. E church last night The
addresses were by A. II Boles, H. b.
Hops and Mrs. Minnie Donahue.
There was a musical program and
there were recitauons by Miss Namp.
ner and Con Lucille l.atta The col
onel IS the adopted daughter OF Hart
ranft post, G. A. X.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1911-02-24
BY Slow Strangulator.
(By Associated Press.l

Washington, D. G.. Feb. "a res
olution calling on the president 10
submit to the senate all information
he had bearing on the Canadian re-
ciprocity agreement together with
data gathered by the tariff board,
was offered today in the senate by
Cummins and adopted
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1911-02-24
State Asked to Pay Rent Bill.

Mayor Farquharson has sent to the
state board of affairs a bill for rent
for the convention hall from Decem-
ber /, 1910, to January l. 1911 The
bill is $l,500 1t is held to be due
the city from the state from the time
the legislature was called into spe-
oial session, The position of the city
is that the building was dorated only
for the time that the state capital
should be maintained here
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1911-02-24
FAMILY ROW OVER MINISTER
Special to the Daily Leader.

opecldl 10 the DlllV Leduer.
Lawton, Okla, Feb. 23.-A family
dispute over the question of whether
Ia Holiness minister, stopping at the
hotel was a good man or bad mha,
at the Peters hotel at Temple, re-
suited in a pitched battle between
men and women which lasted an
hour and resulted in the b.ut1, beat
ing Of Mrs. Rosa Peters ana her TWO
daughters, Allie May and Ora May.
II, w. Peters. an elderly man, hus'
band of Mrs Peters and stepfather
Of The girls, and his son Lawrence, a
married man and step-brother OF the
two girls, are under arrest on a
charge of assault with intent to do
bodily injury. They were brought
to G.awton to give bond and will be
tried in the county court in the near
future
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1911-02-24
UIORCIBE PAYS Death PENALTY
lKv Associated Press.l J

Erie Pa, Feb 2S.--Alton Y. Hoov-
er. convicted OF the murder of his
wife, Cora Fay Hoover, in 1908, at
Atlantic. Pa, whom he called to the
door Of her fathers house and shot
down, was hanged in the yard 0t lhe
county jail here today
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1911-02-24
{ CHILDLESS COUPLE SENDS
PITEOUS PLEA FOR BABY
TO HEAVEN. BY DEAD MAN

Non, O Lord Hear his plea. Let me
not die childless."
About fifty women surrounding the
casket joined in the supplication.
The symbol Of the white ribbon
that was tied arouad the dead finger
is based on the old time theory that
a child is divine gift and that moth
erhood is a precious blessing. Moses
Elmhorn was buried with honors from
the synagogue.
Only in rare instances are bodies
taken to the synagogue for funeral
hon0rs.