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Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1912-02-17
PLANNED DEATH WITH CARE
Woman at Morgantown, w. Va, AvoIo-
ed Chance Of Suicide Failure,

Woman at Morgantown, w. Va AVOIDS
ed Chance Of Suicide Failure,
Morgantown, w Va Feb H. Mrs
Emma vorbash, aged As, tied pSeo~w
OF tape to the trigger OF a revolver
attached the other end to a bedpost.
seated herself in chair ard drew
the revolver toward her breast untiE
the frightened tare discharged the
weapon. &
The bullet entered the heart PASSED
through the body. arlintered the back
OF the chair. ard FnErea In the wall,
TIE body was aisevefea BY nre aas
band. The woman had locked me
door and placed towels over the Key
hole and cracks to deaden the sopfds
of the shot. she had undergone twee
surgical operations and WAS 1espoaN
dent. 8 80
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1912-02-17
cor CHECKS ON HOLIDAY.
8. & 0. Employees lnecnvenienocd Be
cause Banks Were Closed.

Monday was the b & o monthiy'
pay day and checks were distributed
to the trainnmen and other employees
of the company who make this Foinx
their headquarters. The men were
considerably inconvenieneed In f@A-
ting their checks cashed however. Dee
cause the banks were closed on ac-
count OF IL being Lincoln's birthday
and a Legal holiday While The pay~
was heavier than usual in the r0ia- <
winter months, II Is said many Of ptfe.
men did not mako more than
the average wage III January bocavac
the severe weather prevented llam
from working fun time. bat others
made considerable overtime, 80 THAI
II was pretty good average.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1912-02-17

The Kings Daughters Hospital, I'M
der the present management. is en-
joying degree of prosperity UMPIRE
cedented in its history. 1t is now full
Of patients and has been so for some
time. This, however, does not imply
that no more patients can be accom-
modated at the present for the reason
that the departure of one patient al
ways makes room for another.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1912-02-17
SWITCH TOWER IS
BURNED DowM
Q. q Q. Had Series Of Mishaps SAT-
urday Ni9ht--HedsesvilIe Tower
5urned-Two Freight Weeks.

urday Ni9ht--HedaesvilIe Tower
surned--Two Freight Weeks.
The Baltimore and Ohio Rsslrosx
had series Of mishaps Sstfrdax
night In which one man was kiliess
end another badly hart.
Saturday night express AID maas
train No. i6 struck buggy ii the.
railroad crossing AZ Knoxville. Nd
west of Brunswick. and killed Marta
Koogle, a farmer residing near Bruno
wick, and serious Injured willarn
Foyer, a b q O, yard brakeman az
Brunswick who was with Mr.. Koogle.
Mr.. Boyer had several ribs fractured
and was otherwise injured
Hed9esville Tower Burned.
The Hedgesville interiocldnr switchs
tower caught fire from an overheated
stove about one O'Clock saturday
night and burned down, destroying
/ the telegraph wires ard causing do
lays of trains and general confusion
on the r. & O. between MartinsAurx
ind Cumberland.
Two Freight Wrecks.
A broken rail caused the wreck ct
3 p. & O. eastbound freight train near
Magnolia about midnight SATURDAYS
might Some fifteen coal cars were
derailed aad piled up. causins Lts
i lay Of trains all day Sunday No one
was hurt. The track was baday torfes
Iup
A slight freight wreck occurred orr
the low grade OF the IS 4 O. aboyN
North Mountain Saturday night. caus4
I'd by journal on freight car isurn
| Ing out No one was hurt.
Narrow Escape.
Mr.. G. r. Radley. Knoxville, narrow
iy escaped death Saturday morning.
| when the horse which he was drivinE
was cut in two by a Baltimere anslss
Ohio engine, and the wagon in which
he was driving was demolisnedy As
tho horse reached the middle of the
track the engine struck II. killing IN
/ instantly and carrying II some diE-
lance. The wheels OF the WAGON weres
torn from the axles and MIR Radiesy
thrown some distance away
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1912-02-17
Ned Athey siqns.

Ned Athey of Shepherdstown, who
is attending Eastern College at Man
assas, Va, has signed a contract to
pitch for the baseball team OF John
son City, Tenn. next season, at SIS
a month. We will miss Ned in Shep-
herdstown. -Shepherdstown Register
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1912-02-17
THE TEMPERANCE CAMPAIGN
VIII be Opened In Martinsburq by
Eminent Georgia Woman.

The campaign for the Prohibition
Amendment in West Virginia will be
opened in Martinsburg February 2S
and 30 by Mrs. Mary Harris. president
OF the Georgia State w. c. T. u. "The
greatest woman orator In America, 2
as she is called, comes to this city
under the auspices of the Ratification
Federation Club of West Virginia, in
which Berkeley county is represent
ed. Let all friends OF the temperance
cause bear in mind the above dates.
The place for the meetings will be
announced later.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1912-02-17
Zeal state Sale.

A large real estate transaction was
contaminated today involving the sale
of Mr.. s v. Fiev's residence prop
erty on West King street to Mr.. Max
Won Schlesel. The purchase price is
said to have been $1,000,
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1912-02-17
The Sick.

Mr.. William Miller, near Arden,
who has been very i'll for three weeks
is better
Mr.. Robert G. Horner, Jr., west OF
town, who underwent an operation in
a Baltimore hospital last week, is do
ing well and will be home again be-
fore very long.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1912-02-17
Takes Haaerstown Yards.

John II. Norton. former assistant
trainmaster of the c. " r. r. at Cham
bersburg, has gone to Hagerstown to
take charge of the Western Maryland
yards. Mr.. Norton was apprised of
his appointment by telegram on We'd
nesday night. He win retain his resi-
dence in Chambersburg for the
present 80.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1912-02-17
C. v. Shops to be Enlarged.

The C. v. shops at Chambersburg
will be greatly enlarged and many
more men employed. This will be
necessary on account of the increas-
ed business that is to come to the
road within the next few years. Plans
are now being prepared for the add.
tons to the present shops and for
new buildings entirely.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1912-02-17
Divorce Granted.

judge F. r. Faulkner has granted
Mrs. Elizabeth Rutherford divorce
from her husband, John W. Ruther-
ford, this city She is to have custody
of The child, John w. Jr
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1912-02-17
Chimney Blaze.

A chimney in the Miss Belle
Stewart building, South Queen street,
was discovered to be on fire about
$50 Wednesday evening. The Ry-
meals extinguished the fire with chemi-
calls.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1912-02-17
JR. 0. U. A. M. WILL CELEBRATE

Birthdays Of Lincoln and Washington
Night Of February 10.
Martinsburg Council Junior Order
United American Mechanics will hold
patriotic exercises in the lodge room
cn the night OF February 10 to com
memorate the births OF Lincoln and
Washington, the birthday OF the for.
mer failing ON the 18th and the latter
on the 22nd of this month. Patriotic
addresses win be delivered and re.
freshments served.
The committee OF arrangements
consists OF w. c. Morton, c. II. VOL
fes and w. Is. Barr. Lee Siler will be
master OF ceremonies. This meeting
promises to be entertaining and prof
table as well as a pleasant social az
fair. 't
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1912-02-17
Railroad Note.

Robert Pagan, yard master in the
w. Md. yards at Hagerstown and for
nerly employed in this city and
Cherry Run, has been appointed yard
conductor
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1912-02-17
Leap Year Dance.

A number of the young ladies of
town are getting up a big leap year
dance for next Tuesday night in Katz
Hall A lot of out-of-town folks will
attend. The City Band Orchestra will
play.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1912-02-17
10 be STAGE Manaaer.

G. H. Piper has been appointed
stage manager at the Academy or.
Music In Hagerstown. He was forA
merly Of this city and Is an experiencs.
I'd man.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1912-02-17
still in Contest.

Several of the High School students
have informed this paper that the
school has not withdrawn from the
library confess, as reported, although
the teachers may have done so.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1912-02-17
Body Here From Ohio.

The body of David d. Funkhouser.
Limaville, Ohio, was transferred here
Thursday morning from c. " TO the
3. & o. railroad and taken to Berkeley
Springs for burial
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1912-02-17
Chimney Blaze

A chimney fire was again discovered
in the Miss Belle Stewart building
Thursday evening about $50. Ryneals
put 1t out with chemicals.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1912-02-17
Buuldina Notes.

The new house of Mr.. John J. Het-
eel, Jr, on West King street, near the
&c. " railroad, is fast nearing COM
pietion and will soon be ready for
occupancy.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1912-02-17
The Sick,

Miss Florence Curtis, a teacher in
the Burke street school, is confined
to her home on East Race street by an
attack of tonsilitis.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1912-02-17

The Herald is the best weekly in
this section Of the state-solid news.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1912-02-17
PhiIIIps--MllIer

Mr. Ercelle H. Phillips, and Miss
Nettie Miller. of Berkeley Springs, w.
Va, were quietly married in Cum
berland last Wednesday by Rev. G. r.
Brown, pastor OF the Methodist Pro
testant church.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1912-02-17

\ Mrs. Hester e. Roney, widow Of Al
bert Roney, died at one o'clock Tues
day night at her home at Tomahawk
aged 70 years. She is survived by sir
children: L. H.. Samuel, William and
Miss Moline Roney and Mrs. Daniel
Stuckey, Tomahawk, and Allen Roney
in Colorado; sister, Mrs. Jane Fer-ell
City, Mo.
The oasis., 1912-10-26
In the Superior Court of Santa Cruz County
 State of Arizona.

In the Matter of the ESTATE OF J. s. Nc. DONALD deceased.
 NOTICE.
 Notice is hereby given that a petition for the probate of the will of J s. Mcdonald de. ceased, and for the issuance of letters testa- mentary thereon to Alice Mcdonald, Lillian Mcdonald and Arthur J. Mcdonald 1860 sheridan Road, Chicago, Illinois, has been filed in this court, and that Monday the 2Sth day of October, 1912, at l0:-o'elock in the fore. noon of said day at the court room of said court, in said county and state. have been set as the time and place for the hearing of said ed may appear and contest the same and show cause, if any they have, why said petition should not be granted. Said will is foreign will, heretofore admitted to probate in Cook County, Illinois.
 Dated Oct. 10th, 1912.
 EDW. L. MIX, Clerk October 1926. 1912.
The oasis., 1912-10-26

ico. as may be required by the laws thereof and offices may be established at such other places, either within or without the state of Colorado, and in such other states, territories country, as iu the judgment of the board Inf directors may be necessary, convenient or proper, and said board of directors shall have the power, unless the laws of any said states require otherwise. to discontinue any of said nleaSura
The oasis., 1912-10-26
STATE OF COLORADO CITY AND COUNTY OF DENVER 1 ss.

STATE OF COLORADO
 CITY AND COUNTY OF DENVER S'
 I, Floyd f Walpole, a notary public in and for said city and county in the state afore- said, do hereby certify that E. B. Field, E. NJ '. Burgess, Roderiek Reid, Edw. B. Field, Jr., Philip Hamlim, and J. c. Macdonald. who are personally known to me to be the persons whose names are subscribed to the foregoing certificate of incorporation. appeared before me this day in person. and seyerally aeknowl- edged that they signed, sealed and delivered said instrument as their free and voluntary act for the uses and purposes therein set forth Given under my hand and nOtarial seal this l7th day of July A. D. 1911
 My commission expires January 18th, 1915. (SEAL) FLOYD F. wALPOLE.
 Notary Public. September 2s-November 2, 1912
The oasis., 1912-10-26
x

Meetings of the board ofdireetors may be held at any place either within or without the state of Colorado, as may be provided by the bv. directors.
The oasis., 1912-10-26

The directors Of this company shall have the power to make such prudential bylaws as they may deem proper for the management of the company, and to change, alter, amend modify or annul the same at pleasure; proyid. ed the said bylaws are not inconsistent with state of Colorado.
 IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the said parties have hereunto set their hands and afixca their seals this 17th day of July, A. D. 1911.
The oasis., 1912-10-26

The principal office of this company shall be in the city and county of Denver and state of Colorado but oteqr offices may be, and, in case of domicile in said states and territories, hall be, established by the board of directors in the states of Utah, Wyoming, Idaho and Montana
 and the territories of Arizona and New Mex
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1912-02-15
Trial Begins.

Mr. and Mrs. Felix G. Argenta OF
Michigan City will go to Hammond and
from there Mrs. Argenta goes to Chi
cago for a few days visit. Mr.. Argenta
has been subpoenaed as a character
witness for Benjamin Nav, formerly OF
Michigan City. who is to be tried on a
charge of stealing from the Indiana
Harbor Interurban railway. on which
he was employed as a conductor It is
said that someone had been in the habit
of robbing strong box at the car
barns in which the conductors deposited
their collections when they were
through work. A detective was put on
the job and the arrest OF May followed.
For three or four years May was To-
Gated in Michigan City, being employed
at one time as a fireman on the Michi-
gan Centrai.-Laporte Herald
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1912-02-15
SHERIFF RAIDS blind
PIC, : KEEPER FAIATS
Lowell Shot By Sensation, Ministers
Work up Case Against South Co.
lingo Joints

case against the lingo" joints was
worked UP by Rev. r. II. Johnston.
pastor of the Methodist church, Rev. o.
Wickham. pastor of the Christian
church. Paul Hathaway and two Indi-
annapolis detectives. The work was
done with great secrecy and when the
blow fell II caused much surprise and
excitement.
The sheriff had the liquids and fx-
lures taken out of the buildings anu
stored in a safe place over night. Hull
and Berg were placed under $500 bonds.
which they gave. Hull Is an old man
In his seventies and in poor health.
When the warrant was served on him
he tainted and doctor was umnooned.
Berg is an old man and has q lame
arm. He was in the saloon business un-
til the remonstrance knocked the sa-.
looms out. When the warrant was
served on him he took it cody. The
majority OF the people are glad the
lingo joints have been Knocked out.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1912-02-15
ROUND TABLE
CLUB MEETING

The Round Table had an exception
ally fine program at the regular meet
Ing yesterday A remarkable thing
about If was the fact that the program
was gotten up practically at moment s
notice. 1t was a miscellaneous pro
gram dealing with the lives and
works of men whose birthdays fall in
February.
The program opened with piano Sc
lection, Rondeau Capricioso by Men
delssohn. played by Miss Myron. after
which the roll was called and was re-
sponded to by quotations from famous
men born in February and by naming
the works of composers whose birth
days fall this month Following roll
call two vocal numbers were rendered
by Mrs. William r. Dobbie, "Ye Banks
and Rraes" and Comm Through the
Rye" Miss Myron accompanying Mrs
Dobbie
splendid paper, preluded by a reel !.
tation by the great poet was given by
Mrs Frank Callahan on Henry wads-
worth Longfellow, and Miss Myron fol
lowed with another piano selection, aft
er which the feature of the afternoon, a
remarkably good talk on Lincoln and
Lowell was given BY Professor C. P.
Holway.
Prof. Holway brought out the inter
esting incidents in the lives of the men
of whom he spoke. told of their char
aeters and works, and the program
closed with piano solo. The second
Rhapsody by Franz Liszt
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1912-02-15
REPUBLICANS SET
CONVENTION DATES
March 20 Chosen as Day
For County Convention
at the Hub.

s., The meeting of the executive conn.,
mittee of the Republican, County Gen.
trail Committee metsat Hamond yester-
day afternoon for the purpose OF trans
acting a number Of Iiiifpfl tfanf inattArs
pertaining to the coming eIetitI5n.
The date OF the county primaries and
convention was changed to tie 2S and
29 of March in order to avoid the
necessity of a long preliminary cam-
paign for the nomination on the vari-
Gus tickets.
The date of the judicial convention
at which a prosecutor for the thirty
first judicial district will be nominated
was set for March and Q. The con-
venton will be held at Valparaiso
The question of setting the date for
the nomination of a joint representative
for Lake and Newton counties was left
to County Chairman Charles johnson
and the county chairman from Newton
county.
The question of having a direct pri-
mary came up again but the decision
was finally reached Ito let the old
primary rule stand. The question of
assessing the candidates came UP and
a committee was appointed to meet and
fixe the assessments
The meeting was held at Chopin hall
and there were 80 members OF the exc
cutive committee present The meet
ing was presided over by County Chair
man Charles Johnson and Vernon Nc
Girr was secretary.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1912-02-15
Death of r. Davis.

Robert Davis, 10 years old, one of
Hammond's popular young men, died
yesterday afternoon a. o'clock at the
family residence, 4s4 State street, fol-
lowing a short illness of typhoid fever.
The funeral will be held from the
family residence tomorrow afternoon at
2 o'clock. The Rev Sharp will conduct
the funeral services and interment will
be held in Oak Hill cemetery.
His death was unexpected. as his
many friends thought he was getting
along nicely and dhey were shocked to
hear OF his death last night
He Is survived by father and moth :
er, Mr.. and Mrs. J. l. Davis three sis
ters and three brothers-Mrs. Clara
Brenstead, Willie, Walter. Jennie,
Charley and Minnie
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1912-02-15
GAS co. WILL.
ASSUME OBLIGATION
Board of Public Works This
Morning Declares an
Ultimatum.

owing. to a. number of breaks in
mouse connections, the cause for which
has not yet been definitely located. tbe
board of public works this morning in.
formed the Northern Indiana Gas a
Electric company that hereafter IL
would have to assume all responsibility
where 1T thaws frozen water pipes by
means of an electric current.
Two three quarter inch house connec-
tions on North Holman street. and two
on Sibley street gave the water depart
ment considerable work yesterday and
today-s In both cases the pines were
subjected to an electric current. hut as
yet 1t is not known whether the pipes
were bursted because of the application
of electric current or not
The electricians deny any RESPONSE
Diiity Tor this. saying that the break
IN the pipe did not appear until after
the Ice in them had been thawed. out.
FOR the future, however. they promised
70 assume the esponsibiiity. and to ar.
range with the owner for digging nm
the street,sfhsas releasing the city Of the
expense
In a case on Sihley street. the electric
current was applied to thaw out the
frozen house connection of the All
SAINTS sisters house. To establish tho
circuit in the mains, the current was
hitcned onto an open pipe in the yard
OF MIR. Eads. across the street and
while there was nothing wrong with IL
at the time. 1t was found later that
II was leaking. The electric light COM
pany says that Il did not use a current
strong enough to ruin the pipe
As matter of fact many of the wa
ter pipes in Hammond. do not lie deep
enough to be protected against frost.
ana some, especially, the iron pipes are
so old and rusty that the lightest Jar
will break them.
The electric light company yesterday
'hawed out more than a score of frozen
pipes.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1912-02-15
Gift of Red Fox.

Frank Pepperdine, son OF William
Pepperdine. 16S Piunmer avenue, re-
ceived novel gift from Attica. Iad
last Saturday which came in the form
OF wild red fox. specie which is
said TO be quite abundant in the cen
trai portion of the state.
The fox was sent by Thomas Nc
hnisht and was captured last week
afler an ail-day fox hunt in which near
tnousand people surrounded the
FOX territory. Mr.. Pepperdine said the
hide of the animal is valued at nearly
SOD and as he has no secure place to
keep 1t he is thinking of placing II in
one Of the cages at the Lake Front
park.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1912-02-15
CROWN POINT TAKES
UP ANNEXATION
Man, Farmers Object to the
Proposition; Fear Raise
in Taxes.
or1ro Jeh.snalGs) -
Especial to THE TIMES. }

Crown Point Ind, Feb. 15.-The
meeting called by Judiciary Committee
of the city council for the purpose OF
hearing the sentiment of the Crown
Point citizens and the farmers affected
by the proposed measure drew quite an
audience last evening at the courthouse
assembly room.
The farmers were greatly in the ma
jority, but a few of Crown Points bust
ness men being present to air their
views on the much discussed question.
The meeting was called to order by
Chairman Krost of the judiciary. who
explained the purpose for calling the
session and he named Judge Johannes
Kopelke, disinterested party, to act
as chairman of the meeting
SecFetary Pattee OF the Crown Poinf
Business Mems Associa tiou outlined the
purpose of the association in support
ing the annexation idea. claiming the
was not drawn as intended by the
Business Mems organization as re-
CARDS the territory to be annexed In
support of the mea sure. Mr.. Pattee said
be believed the estimate of the business
men was that the increase valuation of
the farm lands by their proximity to
the city offset the increase of taxes oc-
casioned of the anexation movement.
carried.
Valentine Sauerman. prominent
farmer residing east of the corporation
limits opposed the annexation idea IN
decided manner. and said that the