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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-01-01
CUT OWN THROAT
John L. NIasse, Tired of Suffering,
Ends Own Life.

Suffering to the limit of endurance
and realizing that recovery was prac-
tically impossible, John L. Masse of
Oakland committed suicide Sunday
morning by cutting his throat with the
blade of a safety razor. He had been
suffering with an attack of locomotor
at.xia for fifteen years and his suffer
ing had been intense during the last
few days In addition to cutting his
throat with the safety razor blade and
severing the jugular vein, he slashed
his wrists and the back of his left
hand
Mr. Masse worked as a carpenter in
the Santa Fe shops a number of years
and later at cOntraclingA work until
about fifteen years ago, when he was
stricken Saturday night, it is reported,
that his suffering was more severe than
at any other time and that he warned
his wife that he could not endure the
pain much longer and that if he was
required to do so that he might resort
to violent methods 1t is evident that
she did not regard this as a threat and
left him alone in his room upstairs and
was working at her household duties.
The family live at 1874 Green street
Mrs. Masse went out in the yard
about $3.50 o'clock Sunday morning TO
feed the chickens and heard him groan-
ing as she entered the house. She went
up stairs to investigate and found him
holding his head over a pail and blood
was gushing from the wounds in lis
neck She called assistance but before
a physician arrived, he had relaps4d
into a comatose condition and died
shortly afterward.
Mr.. Masse was about As years old and
was a member of the A. o. U. w. Cor
Oner H w. Bomgardner was notified
and took charge of the body. An in
quest viii not be held. The funeral ar
rangements will be announced later.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-01-01

nois, died November IS, 1911.
John Armstrong, private. Battery A
End Kansas, from Oct. 10, 1854 to Oct. so
1866 died Dec. 10, 1911.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-01-01

north of the canal, value conceded by
government. The St Marys Power
company gets $4,000 for island No. s.
No awards were to go to the Michigan
Lake Superior Power company or the
city of Sault Ste Marie, the court de-
Gliding it has no title to any rapids or
uplands taken by the government. The
award for water power OF $3.50, 900
probably will be appealed by both the
government and the power companies.
the former contending IT does not
have to pay anything for water power
and that the river is a public high
way of Interstate and international
commerce at this point
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-01-01
IREMEN DANCE
Have Jolly Time at Annual Ball sat
urday Night.

More than one hundred couples at
tended the third annual ball of the
Santa Fe fire department, which was
given Saturday night at Steinberg's
Music hall Fire Marshal W. W. Snead
and wife led the grand march. A
number of the mem bers of the fire
department and their wives followed.
About one hundred couples took part
in the grand march
Dancing continued until 1 o'clock.
Halls orchestra furnished the music
and everybody enjoyed the affair. A
number Of the shop foremen attended
Chief Snead was in charge of the ar
rangem rents, assisted by the mem bers
of the fire department and by John
Parkinson, general foreman OF the va
ter service department
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-01-01
TELLS OF MURDER
Continued From Page one.)

The murdered persons were identi-
fed as Mrs. Emeline Bernhardt, Geo.
Bernhard, her son; Thomas Morgan
and James Graves, farmhands-
Find Bloody Pick Handle.
A pick handle covered with blood
was found in the barn. The victims I'M 5
evidently had been waylaid by the
murderer and killed one by one. The
victims had been dead several days
The trail of blood and handprints on
the staircase indicated that Mrs Bren-
hardt had seen the approach of the
murderer and tried to escape him, but
had been cornered and struck down
Robbery was the motive assigned by
the staircase indicated that Mrs. Bern
hardts were reputed to be wealthy In
the neighborhood q story was current
that they kept a large sum of money
hidden in the leg of the kitchen stove.
A neighbor was arrested and held
for the crime. He gave satisfactory
explanation and was released Then
tho search, turned to man with a
@buIIdog'' face. NeighborE hold of see-
ing a person of that description in the
neighborhood. He was supposed to
be a discharged farmland. The man
with a bulldog face was found. He
had an alibi.
proximately $4,000. Since the muir
der the relatives have been contesting
over its division in the district court
at Olathe.
of Kansas city, Kansas, and Sheriff L.
L. Cave of Olathe, Kansas. continue
their investigation of the case of Chas.
Bowman, arrested charged with con-
nection with the murder of four per-
sons on the Barnhardt farm near
Olathe year ago. Bowman was en-
ployed on the farm He disappeared
from the vicinity shortly after the
bodies of George Barnhardt, Mrs.
FTneline Barnhardt, his mother; Chas-
Graves and Thomas Morgan, en-
ployees were found with skulls
crushed.
Chief thinner said no action toward
arraignment would be taken until
seevral statements by Bowman had
been thoroughly investigated. Bow
man, in jail in Kansas City. Kansas,
maintains a calm demeanor.
I'm here to tell all / know of the
case,'' he said, "and to be of any as
sistance I can"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-01-01

Ross-I hear burglar got in your house
while your wife was away. Cory-Yes
I'm SO glad. Ny wife won't know how
much of the wreck is me and how much
is him.-Harper' Bazaar.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-01-01

Have you a fireless cooker2'' NO,
but I've got a cookless fire. baltimore
American.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-01-01
SHERIFF RAIDS JOINT
Four Are Visited and Liquid Evidence
Found.

In a raid of four joints late Saturday
night, the sheriffs force arrested two wo-
men and three men and gathered a limit
ed quantity Of liquid evidence. Warrants
were issued from the county attorneys
office on the customary spOtter evidence.
Josiah Burk, colored who operates in
the Rock Island coal chute territory was
arrested and his visible supply of winter
refreshments seized. A woman on West
Laurent street was arrested on a Mary
Doe complaint, and a Mrs. Gray was pick
ed up at 226 Kansas avenue
At 500 Kansas avenue Ralph Brubaker
and John Hogan were arrested on sales
counts
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-01-01

The murdered persons were identi-
fed as Mrs. Emeline Bernhard, Geo.
Bernhard, her son; Thomas Morgan
and James Graves, farmhands.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1912-02-02
La ley contra
los trusts F"

Nueva York, viernes-
Ell Presidente Taft termin6 anoche en-
Akron su viaje por Ohio; en- un ban
quote que lie di6 la Camara de Concrete
manifesto el por que deseaba la continual
ci0n de la iunta de tarifaS; aprob6 la re
forma propuesta en- el sistema monetario
dijo que obEgara el cumplimiento de
Ia ley contra los trust, pero ahora aboga
por que se implante una ley federal de
incorporation.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1912-02-02
La tarifa del az1car

Nueva York, viernes.-
Ell Comit6 de Medios y Arbitrios de
la Camara encargado. de reviSar la tari-
ia del az1car informara maflana la
Camara de varias enmiendas que deben
lntroducirse; propone abolir la diferen-
cia en- derechos que pagan unos az1cares
sobre otros, 10 que fayorecera las ref
nadas que Sc suprima la tarifa huctuan-
tie y Sc establezca IN impuesto flo De
un centavo por libra sobre toda clase De
aZ1cares
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1912-02-02
La perturbation
en- M ejic o
Nueya York, viernes.

Nueva York, viernes.-
La Guarnici0n de La ciudad de Juarez,
Mejico, Sc sublev6 anoche; hizo prisione-
ros al Comandante de ella al Jefe de
Policia; dio libertad a varios presos Y sa-
que6 la ciudad; hubo Is muertos. Ell le-
vantamiento fue eausado por I'm informe
que Sc recibi6 de que Orozco habia re-
nunciado ell puesto militar que ocupaba
en- Chihuahua y por haber sido rebaia-
dos 100 hombres de la expresada guarni-
ci0n.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1912-02-02
,NuevO acorazado
esp a n o

Nueva York, viernes-
FL acorazado Espana" sera votado
al aqua en- Ell Ferrol ell dia 5 de febrero
ell senior Canalejas, Presidente del Conce-
10 de ministries, no podra asistir al acto
por las numeroSas ocupacioneS que pc
san sobre q +; la Camara de Diputados es-
pamela no tendra ningin dia festive, ex-
cepto aquellos de la semana Santa
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1912-02-02
CABLEGRAMAS
9erviCio Especial para
el "BOletin Mercantil"
Los obreros
anarquistas
Nnexa York. viernes.

Nueva York, viernes.-
Cast ha terminado la huelga en- Lisboa,
Portugal. Han sido arrestados 900 de
los agitadore mas activos Y aver empe-
zaron a funeionar los carros electricos
aaoche fue muerta una persona en- una
plaza p1blica al explotar una bomba lam
zada; La poheia deScubri6 el laboratorio
2ionde Sc preparan esas maquinas infer
aaaIes el cual sc hallaha en- las ofcinas
de los ObreroS unionados.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1912-02-02

FL % de Enero pasado desaparecid
de la residencia de slls padres, en H.
les, barrio "Front6n el muchaeho
Antonio Colon, trigueno de trece a
catorce amos de edad, delegado y con
el labio superior algo levantado por
tener an diente sobre otro
Sus padres agradecerian mucho
cualquier informe que sobre el parti-
cular Sc les desc
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1912-02-02

Ia contestaci6n del trust del acero a
Ia demanda de disoluci6n exigida por el
goblerno fut presentada hoy cn Trcn-
ton. New Jersey en- ella Sc MEGA Il cargo
que se L. haoe de habcr violado Ia lev
contra los trust
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1912-02-02
Fortificando las islas
Nueva York. viernes.

Nueva York. viernes-
lnglaterra eSta desembarcando gran
deS canones para fortifcar las isas Fan
ming. que 81 hallan en- el Pacitico al nor
L. de Ia POLYNESIA, con obieto de estable-
Ger una gran estaei6n carbonera en- dicho
punto
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1912-02-02

Ell senior G. Bonzano Rector del Co
Eegio Propaganda de Roma, ha sido NOM
brado delegado del Papa en- los Estados
Unidos.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1912-02-02

West, Florida, para hacer una vista de
cinco dfas. Sc ha concedido a su tripu-
laci6n que baje terra.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1912-02-02
Prohibido ell
tercer termino

Nueva York, viernes.-
I'll representante Slayden ha presen,
tado una resolucioa pr9hibiendo a Due
el Presidente pueda ser eiegido por IN
tercer termino.
Debido las malas condiciones del te-
eho del museo de Barcelona, el sol y la
lluvia han echado ! perder pinturas
muy vahoSas.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1912-02-02
Crucero portugues
en- New York

Nueva York. viernes.-
El crucero portugues Republic" lie
60 aver New York procedente de Key
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1912-02-02
Etectos de escritorios en- el BOLETIN

El dinero busca dinero. ent6noes,
5qu6 hace usted, 81 quiere yender sus
articulos y efectos sin anunciarse en- Ell
BOLETIN?
mo sabe usted que. Ell BoLETIN 10
lee todo ell mnndo?
Payette enterprise. (Payette, Canyon Co., Idaho) 1909-1935, 1912-07-25
PLYMOUTH ROBBER
IS CAPTURED
Man Suspected of Robbing White
Hardware Store at New Plymouth
Captured With Goods on Him Al
La Grande.

Sheriff Watkins returned from La
Grande Monday afternoon on No. 6
bringing with him Joe Young arres. ed
and held as being one of the mon
implicated in the robbery of the
White Hardware store at New Ply
mouth on July IA The authorities
at La Grande had been nGtilied OF
the robbery and the pan Young was
caught trying TO dispose of knives
and razors which showed they had
been ground on a stone in an effort
to remove some park and AS all al
the goods stolen were marked WHITES S
Specialr this was taken as evidence
that he was the man. Another event
that led his being brought back was
that Miles Miller resident of New
Plymouth who seen this man lcafing
on the streets of he city the night
the robbery occurred and went with
the sheriff to La Grandc and positi-
veIy identified him as a man seen
lurking near the White store that
evening and WIG disappeared that
night. He was taken TO Caldwell
to await preliminary hearing.
Payette enterprise. (Payette, Canyon Co., Idaho) 1909-1935, 1912-07-25
.BAPT|STS HAVE
MISSIONARY BANQUET
Baptist Ladies Serve Splendid Ban
ouet to Men of Church-Interesting
Addresses on Foreign Work
Brings Ready Response from Mem
bers.

A splendid repast was served by
the Baptist Ladies on the lawn Tues
day evening to the men of the church
and congregation. The event was
the occasion of a visit from Rev.
Stackhouse u. ID. of New York and
Rey. ]. Frank Ingram, of Burma; Rev
DR.. Cook, of Spokane and Rev. w. H.
Bowler were also specially invited
guests.
George w. Baker gracefully presid-
ed as toast master introducing the
distinguished guests. After listen
ing to spicy addresses by Drs. Cook
and Stackhouse the men adjourned
to the auditorium of the church, the
ladies also being invited to this
service. Rev. ]. Frank Ingram, of
Burma, delivered An inRtractive and
inspiring address on the foreign
work in which he has been engaged
and to which he will soon return.
DR.. Stackhouse, who has national
reputation as a witty, captivating
speaker delivered the principal ad-
dress of the evening The church re-
sponded to his convincing appeal by
passing a resolution to inaugurate
an every member canvass, aiming to
raise for all benevolent objects an
average of not less than Ten cents
per member per week.
Payette enterprise. (Payette, Canyon Co., Idaho) 1909-1935, 1912-07-25

Through John Mcpherson State
Fruit Inspector arrangements have
been made for a special train from
Twin Falls, Minidoka, and the North
Side to be run to Payette September
20th in order to give the fruit grow
eys of that section an opportunity
to see how We Aandle the fFult Busi:
ness of this valley. The special will
arrive in Payette at three o'clock
p. m. on the tYentieth. The groW:
ers will be the guests of tbs Bay.
ettc Commercial Club that afternoon
and evening and will be shown the
tnuntty north Of Payette IN automo.
bilcs. The morning of the twenty
first they will be taken to Fruit
land by automobile and from there
will go to Emmett on the special
train.
The executive committee of the
Commercial Club is planning the en-
terta!nmcnt of the visitors &hile
here and foature Of this VIII be 4
big feed for them At which time
they will be given an opportunity to
I'll up on the different varieties OF
fruit grown here. The evening of
the twentieth a meeting will be held
at which topics of planting, cultivat-
ing, irrigation, spraying and pruning
an orchard will be dealt with by men
who. know from practical experience
ths Best m9thods TO follow Thin;
nlng, picking, grazing packing and
marketing the fruit will also come
in for discussion.
Three hundred fruit growers have
signified their intentions of making
the trip and the train will be person
ally conducted by John Mcpherson
and Major Fred Reed.
Payette enterprise. (Payette, Canyon Co., Idaho) 1909-1935, 1912-07-25
WASHOE ADVANCES
IN EDUCATION
Plan of Work In Washoe School
District For Coming Year Is In
novation Along Advanced Line of
Rural Educational Methods.

W9shoe School district near Pay
cite will be the first rural school
district in the county and probably
in the state to lead off along the
most advanced lines of rural educa-
ton. Bonds have beeen voted and
sold to procure the money for the
erection of a large and more com
modious school building. The call
for bids for this building is now be-
ing published in the Enterprise and
Just as soon as bids are received
the contract will be let and the con-
struction work on the building rushed
to completion in order that the new
line of work in the school may be
taken up this fall
Prof. H. T. French. Of Caldwell
has accepted a position as superin-
tendent of the new rural agricultur.
al school and Mrs. French will also
assist him in the domestic science
The school work will
be along the most advanced lines OF
rural agricultural education and
ample provisions have been made for
teaching agriculture, domestic scie--
nee and all modern school subjects.
Payette enterprise. (Payette, Canyon Co., Idaho) 1909-1935, 1912-07-25
- MADE A GREAT HIT

Busby's minsterels certainly made
a hit with the klamath Falls people
last night. "The best ever" was the
general verdict of all
Every member of Busby's minstrel
proved to be an artist. Their songs
were the original old negro songs OF
the south as we'll as the very latest
and best on the vaudeville stage OF
today. Effie Moorc's singing was ty-
pica' of the old-timc southern color
ed girl while the performance was
the best minstrel work even seen in
this city. The cakewalk'ng and dane
ing was excellent. In fact the entire
show was not only good but was
clean from start to finish, there not
heing anything that smacked Of row
dyism or what could be called out OF
Mace by tho most critical audience.
klamath Falls Ind. Payette Tues
day July SOth.
Payette enterprise. (Payette, Canyon Co., Idaho) 1909-1935, 1912-07-25
PICNIC AT PARMA
The Eighth Annual RosweIi-Parma
Picnic a Big Success-Aboat 2,ooC
People Attended.

Nearly 1000 people attended the
Roswel-Parma annual picnic aeld at
Anderson Grove heaF Parma yester-
day. These picnics which were start
ed about eight years ago as friendly
meetings of citizens of the towns
have grown into permanent institu-
ton which attracts visitors from all
over the state.
An excellent program of sports and
ether amusementS was given for the
cn.Gr:aInmeht of guests. A feature O
tho day was a ball game between a
team of small Parma boys and Sheriff
Jack Watkins youngsters from Cald'
we'll Many of the lads wera Aet avel
eight years old but they put up "a
fine class of ball. The. game was con
tested for fourteen innings and for
three successive innings neither side
made a hit.
Among the Payette people attend
ing were E. A. Blair, Frank CrightoR,
Tim Driscoll, John 4, Harader, 7, J.
Brown,
Payette enterprise. (Payette, Canyon Co., Idaho) 1909-1935, 1912-07-25

Canyon county can levy taxes 10
pay the bonds which lave been voted
for the construction of bridges, and
the county commissioners have the
right and the power to levy and col
lect taxes for the payment of such
bonds in highway districts formed un-
der the highway act Of tie Legislature
of 1911. The supreme court Tuesday
handed down decision ending the
litigation in the case of Otto Z.
Rcinhart ct al. against CANYON county
and the county cqmmissioners, which
was brought for the purpose of en-
joining the county from lcYing ana
collecting taxes fer the payment OF
bends for bridges across the Payette
Payette enterprise. (Payette, Canyon Co., Idaho) 1909-1935, 1912-07-25
NoDement of j. II. Crosby Backed by
Payette Commercial Club to Organ
ize New Company and Take OUer
Prestel Saw Mill and Operate Same
Meets With Success Detroit Men
Now on Ground Arranging for
200, 900, 900 Feet of Timber.

The movement of j. H. Crosby
who for some time has been east
organizing a company and interest
ing eastern capital in timber on the
Payette river and in the Prestel
saw mill at Payete has met with
success and before long this big insti-
tuition which in full operation EN-
ploys hundreds of men will soon be
in full swing.
Detroit men are now in Boise
where they are making arrangements
for the purchase OF 2O0, 900 feet
of timber and the supervisor of the
Payette enterprise. (Payette, Canyon Co., Idaho) 1909-1935, 1912-07-25
Man Dies From Injuries.

Sam Ross the Icelander who was
injured while trying to board the
engine tender on the west bound
pony Wednesday morning of last
week died at the hospital at ten
o'clock Monday morning of this week,
His right leg was so badly enlshea
as to render q necessary to amPu-
tate just below the thigh. This was
done and every effort possible made
to save his life but he never recover
ed from the shock and despite the
best care and attention passed away
Monday morning. He rallied suffic-
iently to give his name as Sam Ross
and to state that he was twenty six
years of age and that all his relatives
lived in Iceland.
Payette enterprise. (Payette, Canyon Co., Idaho) 1909-1935, 1912-07-25
AN EXCELLENT PERFORMANCE

]. NJ. Busby's Minstrels played 10
crowded tent last night. They
were by far the best minstrels that
ever visited the city under canvas
They have an excellent performance,
especially the acrobatic features and
the dancing, while Fhe GID TIME
minstrel performance and songs de-
lighted the audience. They carry
a fine band and are a tuneful, ,musi-
cal. talented crowd.-Yatcs Center
Advocate.-Payette Tuesday July 80
Payette enterprise. (Payette, Canyon Co., Idaho) 1909-1935, 1912-07-25
Celebrates eirlhday Annive- -sary.

frankie Hogue the five year old
son of Mr. and Mrs. ?. II. Hegue ce!c
brated his fifth birthday On
Tuesday afternoon from three TO SIX
A number of his little friends were
invited TO assist him. The little ones
enjoyed the afternoon playing these
games so dear to the childish heart.
a huge swing and miniature merry
60 round being two of the important
features of the afternoons pleasure.
After enjoying a pleasant two hours
playing delightful refreshments were
served. Tho invited guests were:
Masters Eyereti PetcEseh, E2gaF Will
son, Sol GatEon, Harlan Smith Nolan
Jacobson, BFayten Weider, Jessie Har
IS Guy BrundGge, Roy Adair, Harry
Sanger, Robert Miller, Joil Fails and
Misses Helen Crowther, Irene Dono-
van, Gladys Donovan, Marion S'raub.
Dorothy Sur, Francis Smith, Patsy
Creighton. Fern Chaplin, Pariel Chaplin,
Rowena Smith, Fairy Sanger, Marjor-
ie Brown and Helen McComsey.
Payette enterprise. (Payette, Canyon Co., Idaho) 1909-1935, 1912-07-25

Boise forest reserve has placed in
the field crew of men for the pur-
pose CT cruising and estimating the
timber on that water shed. This
timber will be driven down the Pay
ette river and worked up at the
PresteI mill located in this city. The
re-opening and operation of this mill
means the employment of hundred
men here in Payette to say nothing
of the additional force required on
the grounds where the timber is
being felled.