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Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-11-21
Strings Old Woman
ID AID Him in Plea.

aeu the old man eitIae che last
.a sad brought the "old woman" with
Hin. tua combination was too much for
.e prison commissions already web
hing .aaolution, and ii capitulated
"aa governor. looking into the rec
s.1 carefully IS is his custom, know
.ag aagu1 the loyal old father ana
ao.ar, considering their long tramp
t.9m a-ay 10 in the mountains OF
4...a Georgia--o good seventy miles
s.-d .aa1 the prison commission was
+sul ana that Jim Bruce should be
let ou- ou MS good behavior for year,
.,ul the prospect Of full pardon
ahead.
Old Man Bruce and his wife left At
'auta sagly this morning for their home
ia the Mountains. Jim Bruce will be
relaased from the state farm today, ana
#ill join the folks at home-just about
- time for Thanksgiving dinner
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-11-21
3. AND Q. OFFICERS NAMED.

NEW YORK, Nov. 21.--All the Off
GERS OF the Baltimore and Ohio rail-
road we're reelected at the board Of
directors meeting this afternoon.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-11-21
THE WEATHER

Forecast: Rain tonight or Friday.
Colder Friday. Temperatures: a.
M, 81; 10 a. ms Sc; II noon, 81
o. M, So.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-11-21

Everybody connected with the at
lai- was happy over it today-the gov
'.uo- the prison commission. the
Bruce, Sr~ and the secretary charged
sta preparing the official documents
"r the prisoners release.
The BrGces, ST., expect to reach home
1omorrow night. They say they viii
be able, By keeping steadily on the
loo 10 make 35 miles each day, unless
ID rain sets in" in which event IL
-iga- take until Saturday noon to walk
-Hu..
Turner County herald. (Hurley, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1912-11-07

the family, but think the old
folks went back TO Michigan.
There we're two other boys, Bert
and Dick. | think they went to
the north part of Iowa or to
Dakota. 1t has been so long
that | can't give you as definite
information as [ would like, |
having moved away from that
locality about thirty-five years
ago. Respectfully yours,
G.. q. Adams.
SO it seems that Spencer was
not even wounded and no blood
was shed and that Will was not
sent to the penitentiary. Mrs.
Spencer | think was considered
a good and sensible woman. She
must have led hard and joyless
life and seems to have beer
faithful to the end. knowing
the character and conduct of her
husband and i Notwithstanding
his abuse of her she refused to
say the word that would have
locked him behind prison bars
for many years il not for life.
(To be continued)
Turner County herald. (Hurley, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1912-11-07

ing reply.
Sioux City, Ia, Aug. 90, 1912
Mr.. Joseph Andrews,
Fairport Harbor, Ohio
Dear Sir:-Your letter of in
quiry concerning the Spencer
family at hand and in reply will
say that about the year 1876 or
"a Spencer did some work for
me and [ sold him a horse which
he drove to Michigan and came
back the same year. The year
they had the trouble over the
girl they were living on my
rrothers farm near Smithland.
| think they had more or less
trouble in the family at different
times. The time you mention
that Will shot at his father there
was no one hurt. I think he
had a preliminary trial but got
clear on the ground that the gun
was discharged accidentally. |
think that Will was considered
rather an undesirable citizen. I
don't know what ever became of
Turner County herald. (Hurley, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1912-11-07
Old Swan Lake
BY JOSEF u ANn6EWS
NO. VIII
NO. V III

Mr. Spencer filed on a claim
near the lade and on the east
side He was prosperous and
we'll to do for a pioneer and had
he been a man of principle he
might have become a leading
citizen, but there was too much
Of he animal in his make up and
he proved to be a verp undesir-
able citizen. He Lad a quarrel
with Aurner and tried to hatch
up a plot to run him out of the
country and failing at that he
hinted at darker crime. He
had a wife and several children
ore OF them a weak minded
daughter. His son Will filed on
a claim as he supposed near his
fathers at Swan Lake but by
someone's mistake in numbers
his homestead was located just
six miles north at or near Old
Finley. lie was d bright active
yourg man and was we'll thought
of, but he seemed to have in
herited from his father a streak
that was to make him an unde-
sirable citizen. He married Jen-
ME Buchanan of Spring Valley
and not long after basely de-
serted his wife and his pretty
winsome baby girl and went
back with his father and family
to Smithland, Iowa, where the
family seems to have led a trou-
bled life for a few years and
then to have sunk out OF sight.
Not very long otter the Spen-
Ger removal from Swan Lake
there was a report widely cir
culated that in a family row over
the girl and while abusing his
wife, Will had taken hand and
in the excitement had shot his
Turner County herald. (Hurley, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1912-11-07

father with a shot gun and had
peen sent to the Iowa peniten
ary for life. In order to make
sure on this point | wrote O
Mrs. DR.. Stoll, a sister of Mrs.
DR.. Fowler we'll known in Hur.
ley, at Smithland, la., and from
her. received the following. AZ
ter answering my inquiries about
the Ball family she says But in
regard to the Spencer family |
was not so fortunate as to find
much, although l have taken
pains to do so. There are two
old settlers here, brothers Wal
lace and Harry Adams. I
talked with them they say that
the Mr.. Spencer you speak of
used to- live here and for two
years rented farm of their
father. They remember that
the family did not bear gooa
name and at the time of his rent
ing the Adams farm one son
was in Jail somewhere in the
eastern part of the state and
after serving his time out came
here to his fathers. They re-.
remember about the son shoot
Jag his father but as they re-
member it the father did not die.
but the son was sent to Jail they
think for life. They could tell
me nothing more only that they
moved away at the end of the
second year saying that they
would go into Plymoth county.
They told me however that if
you would write to Elijah Adams
at Holly Springs, Ia, an older
brother of theirs, that he might
be able to tell you many particu
lars" l Immediately wrote this
brother and received the follow
Turner County herald. (Hurley, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1912-11-07
THE WINNERS
REPUBLICAN TICKET

REPUBLICAN TICKET
Presidential Electors
Oscar Olson
H. C. Preston
L. T. VanSlyke
F. H. Rugg
j. S. Thompson
Mem. Congress, First District
c. H. Dillon
Judge Supreme Court, LIST Dist
4 Samuel c. Policy
Judge Supreme Court, End Dist
John Howard Gates
Judge Supreme Court. 3rd Dist
Chas. S. Whiting
Governor
\ Frank M. Byrne
Lieutenant Governor
| E. L. Abel
Secretary of State
Frank Glassner
Com. School and Public Lands
F. F. Brinker
Supt. Of Public Instruction
4 c. G. Lawrence
State Treasurer
A. w. Ewert
Attorney General
1 Royal c. johnson
State Auditor
Henry B. Anderson
Railroad Commissioner
i John j. Murphy
Senator
E. II. Odland
Representatives
4 L. f. Stoddard
] W Parsons
F.. H Withee
Treasurer
E c. Nelson
Auditor
o, NJ. Rasmussen
Register Of Dceds -zfs.7
]. H Ropsr
Sheriff
Frank Bailey
Clerk
Dan p. Hanson
Superintendent-
Keo King
Attorney
A. s. Bogus
ijud9e- s.s .s
]. ". E1inundD q
Las Vegas optic., 1912-04-01
FRANK SCHMIDT DEAD.

Frank Schmidt died yesterday
afternoon at $3.50 o'clock at his
home, 712 Seventh street. Mr..
Schmidt has been in poor health for
some time. His death came sudden
ly, while his wife was away from
home. Mr.. Schmidt was 33 years Of
age, and was a native of New Jer-
sey, having come to Las Vegas four
years ago from Weehawkee for the
benefit of his health He is surviv-
ed by a wife, Mrs. Christine Cole
man Schmidt, to whom he was mar
ried on November 26, 1902, child
Otilia, years of age, and a sister,
Mrs. Joseph Kumy of Weehawkee,
N. J. The body will be prepared for
burial by the Las Vegas Undertaking
company and will lie in the chapel
until word is received from Mr..
Schmidt's sister. In all probability
the body will be sent to Weehawkee
for burial.
Las Vegas optic., 1912-04-01
CUTLER BROTHERS.
Fire Insurance.

Robert Miller was arrested last
night by Night Officer Ed Ward on
the charge of stealing articles of
clothing from the room of r. w.
Lynch in the Closson house, 40S
Grand avenue. Mr. Lynchfs room
was entered and robbed Saturday
night and Mr.. Lynch furnished the
police with description of the man
whom he suspected of being guilty.
Officer Ward made the arrest of Mil
leP> III the north end of town. When
arrested Miller was wearing some OF
the stolen clothing. This morning
when arraigned before Jldge D. r.
Murray, he pleaded guilty to a part
of the charge and was bound to
the grand jury under $500 bond. The
articles which Miller is charged with
stealing are one suit, one safety
razor, one pair of shoes, two neckties,
and one coat.
Las Vegas optic., 1912-04-01
POLLING PLACES
FOR THE CITY
ELECTION
INFORMATION FOR THE VOTERS
WHO WILL CAST BALLOTS
TOMORROW

The polling places for tomorrow's
election and the judges and clerks
who will preside in each are as fol
lows:
First ward. X. Martins carpen-
ter shop, Seventh, between Douglas
and Lincoln; judges, ]. KenestriclS
George E. Morrison and r. B. Rice;
clerks. J. E. Mcclure and John Fried
enstine.
Second ward-City hall; judges, H
H. Closson, w. M. Smith and Flo
memo Gonzales; clerks, c. N. Doug
las and DR.. J. d. Hess.
Third ward-Carnegie library
judges, Juan Ortega, Peter Murphy
and J. W. Jones; clerks, James S
Duncan, Jr., and Nelson Robbins.
Fourth ward-House at Seventh
and Main; judges, w. A. Givens, J.
o. Woods and A. Strauss; clerkA P.
J. Emenaker and Napoleon Fontaine.
Las Vegas optic., 1912-04-01
MASS Meeting AT The
court HOUSE TONIGHT
WILL GIVE VoT-
ERS SOME INTERESTING
INFORMATION

A mass meeting of the residents
of the four wards of the town of Las
Vegas will be held this evening in the
court house. The West side republi-
cans will have charge Of the meeting
and everybody is invited to be pres
ent. Some facts regarding the COM
ing election will be stated for the in
formation of the voters. There will
be speeches by leading republicans
and the republican candidates for
municipal offices. The meeting will
be of interest to all residents of the
West side and preparations are be-
ing made to accommodate a large
crowd.
Las Vegas optic., 1912-04-01

Yesterday morning at about II
O'Clock, a fire which resulted from a
defective flue between the apartments
of George Hunker and Fred Reuther
in JOB flats, slightly damaged the
porches IN the rear of the building.
The East side department and sever
al of the firemen from the e. Rome
70 company turned out and the blaze
was soon extinguished The parti-
tion between the two porches, which
are two stories high, was burned and
parts of the structures were scorch-
ed.
Las Vegas optic., 1912-04-01

The funeral of ]. ]. Curren of Chi
cago, who died Friday morning at st.
Anthony's sanitarium, occurred yes
teerday afternoon from the chapel Of
the Las Vegas Undertaking compang
Interment was in the Masonic GENE
terry. The services were held by the
Las Vegas Lodge of Masons. The pail
bearers were: DR.. Flint, James Rut-
ledge, w. J. Davis, William Hart, M.
B. McPhate and E. L. Biehl.
Las Vegas optic., 1912-04-01

Remarkable vitality is being shown
by Mrs. Albertina Lesperance, who,
although 95 years of age, is reported
to be recovering from the effects OF
painful accident in which she suf-
fered the fracture of both limbs and
one arm. Mrs. Lesperance resides in
the country IA miles northeast of
Wagon Mound. She has relatives in
Las Vegas.
Las Vegas optic., 1912-04-01

l desire to announce to the people
of Las Vegas and vicinity that l have
engaged in the fire insurance busi-
ness. Business entrusted to me will
have prompt attention. will also ham
die rentals and real estate. A liberal
patronage will be appreciated Office
at present will be with the Mills Abb
tract Co., West Bridge street, Las
Vegas, N. M. Telephone 979.
H. s. VAN PETTEN.
Las Vegas optic., 1912-04-01

Seat reservations for the concert of
the glee club of the Crinnell College
for Girls, to be given Friday night at
the Duncan opera housee, will be
opened to Santa Fe employees tomor-
row at 1890 o'clock. Contrary to pre-
vious announcements regarding the
price of seats, 10 cents will be
charged for all reserved seats in the
house and five cents for unreserved
seats in the gallery of the theater.
Reservation for the general public
will open Friday morning.
Las Vegas optic., 1912-04-01

Claude Hadrick died yesterday at
the Las Vegas hospital after long
illness. Mr.. Hadrick came to Las
Vegas 13 months ago from Kansas
for his health and has been patient
at the hospital during that time. He
was AZ years of age, and is survived
by a sister, Mrs. O. Hermanson, who
lives in Kansas City, Kan. The body
will lie in the undertaking establish
ment of ]. c. johnson & Company un-
til word is received from Mrs. Her
manson.
Las Vegas optic., 1912-04-01

DR.. Frank H. H. Roberts, president
of the New Mexico Normal Univer-
sity, will spend his vacation making
speeches. Thursday night he will
address the Bernalillo County Medi-
cal society in albuquerque. Saturday
night he will speak in Ration and ear
ly next week he will make an address
at Cimarron.,
Las Vegas optic., 1912-04-01

The Ladies Altar Society of the
Church of the Immaculate Conception
will meet tomorrow afternoon at the
home of Mrs. Koebel on Fifth street
All members are requested to be
present and attention is called ito tbs
fact that the meeting is ITO be held
on Tuesday instead of Wednesday
the usual day.
Las Vegas optic., 1912-04-01
ROMERO NERO. co

A marriage license was issued this
morning at the court house to Fran.
cisquita Esquibel, aged 10 and Juan
Martinez, aged "a. Both are resi-
dents of Rociada and evidently are
not superstitious regarding April
Fool"
Las Vegas optic., 1912-04-01

The Fraternal Brotherhood will
hold it's regular meeting tonight in
the o. R. G. hall. Following the
lodge meeting "hot eatings" will be
served. All members of the Frater-
nal Brotherhood are urged to be pres
ent.
Las Vegas optic., 1912-04-01

The Y. NJ. c. A. has secured the
two tennis courts on the corner of
Fourth street and Main avenue and
is having them put in condition for
the summer season. 1t is expected
that they will be ready for playing by
the el of the week.
Las Vegas optic., 1912-04-01

The Meadow City Dancing club will
give a dance tomorrow night in the
o. R. c. hall. The dance was planned
for Thursday night but as this is
Holy Thursday the date was changed
to Tuesday.
Las Vegas optic., 1912-04-01

The regular monthly meeting of
the board of directors of the Las Veg
as hospital will be held tomorrow af-
ternoon at 2:SO at the hospital. A
large attendance is desired.
Las Vegas optic., 1912-04-01

The Ladies' Guild of st. Paul S Me.
mortal Episcopal church will meet to-
morrow afternoon with Mrs. Gibson
at her home, us Seventh street.
Las Vegas optic., 1912-04-01

The Friendship club win meet to-
morrow afternoon at 2:30 O'Clock
with Mrs. o. w. Hereford at her
home. Ut Fifth street.
Las Vegas optic., 1912-04-01
LOCAL NEWS

White Kitchen. Get your dinner at
the White Kitchen. The clean place.
Meals 25 cents. Open day and night
Short order cafe.
Las Vegas optic., 1912-04-01

Finch's Golden Wedding Rye. aged
In the wood. Direct from distillery
TO you At the Lobby. Of course.
Las Vegas optic., 1912-04-01
200 PAIRS

American Lady $500. $3.50 and s4.OO
Oxfords. Pumps and Sandals, A, b.
and C widths. all sizes and styles, all
go at one-half price for two weeks
only.
Las Vegas optic., 1912-04-01

Try a dram of Old TAYLOR bourbon
at the Opera Bar.
Las Vegas optic., 1912-04-01
Duncan

The Temple OF Fame" Duncan
opera house. April IL.
Las Vegas optic., 1912-04-01
TOO LATE TO CLASSIFY

WANTED-Board in private family,
within walking distance of 900
block on Fourth street.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1912-02-13
OWNING ROD IS
BEATEN BY EXPERT

Writing from Seattle, Wash, to the
Mining & Engineering World Of New
York. one Of the most prominent pub
lieations Of its kind In existence, T. A..
Hin gives out the following statement,
which is remarkable If true, and would
have the effect of revolutionizing at
least one department Of mining. the
great dead work end. he one fea-
ture Of the industry which has sent
more companies to the bonepile than
all other causes Mr. Hin writes:
"'The article on the divining rod in
Mining and Engineering World, De.
eomher 23, page 1868, received passing
notice but il has been aeccntuated by
the article on page 90 Of the January
IL issue O. l.. Y. makes a suggestion
that may be, and possibly is absolutely
true.
Whether it IS wireless knowledge,
whether t is electrical waves, or
whether it is dynamic force, and engi-
neer in this section Of the country is
picking up veins of coal, and veins of
ore. and accurately determining their
thickness, their dip and following the
veins out until they are pinched out, or
dslocated by y & throw Of the meas.
ures, again picking up the veins of
coal after being dislocated, correlating
the field, and mapping it just as ac-
curately as if the ground had been
shaved off and the vein of coal ex-
posed.
"This has been proven to the writ
ers entire satisfaction, and | make
the positive assertion that with the
methods he employs and the devices
that he uses. veins of coal and veins
of ore can be absolutely and accurate
ly determined. There is nothing of the
dvining rod about it.
- Your readers, no doubt, look upon
it as a fairy story. So did |. But after
six months careful investigation, the
fairy story is dispeled into thin air,
and the work of the mining engineer
passes from guess work, from the
study Of geology to absolute certainty
Of how to open and develop property,
after once being determined by the
proper method employed.'
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1912-02-13
$3.50, 900 TO BE DIVIDED
AMONG LEMON GROWERS

A Washington dispatch states that
about $350,000, it is estimated, will be
available for the California lemon pro-
ducers when the interstate commerce
commission s order making the lemon
rate 81 becomes effective February Is.
Immediately after the railroads in
creased the lemon rate from 81 to $1.15
in November, 1909, the commission,
upon complaint of the southern Cali
fornia lemon growers, enjoined the
railroads from appropriating to their
own immediate uses the revenue from
the Is cents added to the then existent
rate and required the railroads to de-
posit in banks and hold in trust such
revenues for the payers of the rates
until the matter was adjudicated.
Since November, 1909, the $1.15 rate
has been collected, but the Is cents
over the 81 has been accommodating and
the aggregate is now estimated to be
between 100000 and 100000.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1912-02-13
Mining DIVIDENDS
ARE SATISFACTORY

Despite the fact that fewer compa-
nies declared dividends during Janu-
airy, 1912, than in January, 1911, the
disbursements made by American
mines and works during the first
month of the present year were emil
nently satisfactory. In comparing the
list of companies making reports to
Mining and Engineering World as hav-
ing paid dividends last month with
the reports for the same period In
1911, we find that fourteen compa-
nies made dividend payments in Janu-
ary, 1912. Offsetting this. however, is
the failure Of the nineteen companies
paying dividends in January, 1911, to
pay dividends last month. A number
of these, however, will resume pay
ments in February or March. and a
large majority before the year is end
ed. With this in view. and even with
present conditions in the metal mar
kets, the year 1912 gives promise Of
being one of great prosperity to hold
ers Of stock of American mining and
metallurgical companies.
In comparison with the dividend
payments made in the first month Of
last. year, the disbursements last
month showed decrease Of $702,4is,
but an increase over the same period
in 1910 of s1,973.644. Forty-one
companies participated in the declara-
tions last month with total of $10,.
502,129 to their credit. The total
payments since their incorporation
amount to $304.711.739.
Thirty-two of the forty-one conlpa-
nies participating in last months dis
bursements are classed as gold-silver.
lead-zinc producers, and they contri-
uted to the months total $4,514,S11.
These thirty-two companies have ID
their credit since Incorporation $780,
543.211
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1912-02-13
LARGE REAL ES-
TATE DEAL CLOSED

One of the largest real estate deals
ever recorded in Humboldt county was
closed Saturday afternoon, when e.
Reinhart & Co. purchased the interest
of E. A. Stauffer in what is known as
the Stauffer & Reinhart properties.
The holdings include 1000 acres of
the finest land in Humboldt county,
lying in two tracts on the Humboldt
river, one above and the other below
town, with a large number of cattle,
horses, farm machinery and other per-
sonal poperty; valuable business lot
at the corner of Third and Bridge,
with frontage of about so feet on
the latter street; half block of
ground on Barrett street, between Sec
ond and Third streets, and ten or
twelve acres embraced in what is
known as the Stauffer slaughter house
property.
For the past year or more rumors
have been current at intervals that a
hotel or Office building was to be
erected at the corner of Bridge and
Third streets, but confirmation Of
the reports could never be obtained.
However, as the Messrs Reinhart are
among the most public spirited men of
the town, as well as the heaviest tax
payers, it would seem to be a safe pre-
diction that the property will be i'm
proved now that it has passed into
their sole control.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1912-02-13
INTERESTING POINT RAISED
IN SPOKANE DIVORCE CASE
Especial to the Silver State.)

SPOKANE, Wash, Feb. 13.-
Whether a soldier in the United States
army can receive decree of divorce
from his wife is question involved
in the application of John Marshall, a
corporal in the Twenty first infantry,
eight companies of which are stationed
at Fort George Wright in Spokane.
Mrs. Marshall says in an answer to the
complaint that the plaintiff cannot es-
tahlish his residence, as he was order
ed to the local post by the federal gov
ernment and win be ordered away, al
so that as the state of Washington
eeded grounds occupied by the fort
the post is not legally a part of the
commonwealth aud that by living
there a residence in the state cannot
be established there. The statutes of
Washington require residence of a
year before a decree of divorce be
granted. One way out is for Marshall
to quit the army and establish a resi-
dence.