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Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1913-05-21
FOUR KILLED IN AUTOMOBILE
Baltimore G. Ohio Train Hits Machine
Containing Five Passengers at
Leavittsburg, Ohio.

Warren, o., May 19.-Three women
and a man were killed, and one man
seriously injured when an automobile
in which they were driving was
struck by a B. & o. express train at
Leavittsburg, o. Four of the five oc-
cupants of the car were carried zoo
yards on the pilot Of the engine.
2 The dead are: Mrs. Henry Turner
seventy-five years old; Mrs. Ward
Turner forty years old; Mrs. Frank
Housed, forty years old, and Ward
Turner, forty years old, all of War
rem, 0.
The injured are Warren Turner and
Frank Howard.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1913-05-21

relative to the administration of af-
RS at the state university it appears
f1at the Legislature will adjourn with
CIT enacting any legislation to be con-
s-dered unfriendly to the university.
he joint resolution offered by Assem-
/ yman Rosa of Beloit having for it's
T'rpOse the establishment Of a state
lard of education to have charge
q or the educational system Of the
s.ato-the university, normal schools
ffd the department now known as the
q Gartment of public instruction-has
Fo1n reported out for indefinite post
2ement. There will be sharp debate
his proposition, but using previous
SIS on bills affecting the university
SIS criterion, it appears as though
-a committee report fer indefinite
IcStponment will stand as the iudg-
r It Of the house and the proposition
VII never get as far as the senate.
he Hull bill to provide q four year
course, instead of two year course
,a The normal schools will also be
lied, according to present lndica-
;i0rc
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1913-05-21
Sons of Revolution Meet.

Chicago, May 19.-The National So
ciety of the Sons of the American
Revolution opened its annual meeting
at the Congress hotel today. The So
ciety will close it's meeting with a
banquet tomorrow night.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1913-05-21
AFTERMATH OF
HARMONY FEAST
Republican Meeting Has As
SuIned National Significance.
LENROOT MAKES PREDICTION

Says Within a Year a Convention Will
Be Called for the Purpose of Reor-
9anizing the Party-LegisIature and
the State University - McGovern's
Marketing BiII-Notes.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1913-05-21
Harry Stone Whips Summers.

Brisbane, Australia, May 19.-Harry
Stone, the American middleweight,
won a victory on points over John
ny Summers, champion Of Great Brit
ain, in a 20-round bout here.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1913-03-27
RAILROAD CREW OF
'73 TO BANQUET,

Frankfort, Ind, March 27.-lt Will
he forty years tomorrow since the
first train on the Toledo, st. Louis &
Western (the Glover Leaf railroad
made the trip from Kokomo to Frank
fort. The five men who We're most
intimately connected with the initial
trip have arranged to hold a banquet
here tomorrow night in celebration OF
the anniversary. They are Wesley
Kemp of Frankfort, who was the en-
eineer on the first trip; e. H. Whit
aker of Frankfort, the roads first fire
man. !. P. Gaddis of Frankfort, who
was the conductor; Harvey Amman
trout of indianapolis, who was the
first brakeman, and Daniel Comstoci
of New York, who supervised thu
building of the road.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1913-03-27

est thing to me, and hit him"
81 was getting ready to come up
here, was putting on my shoes, when
the officers got down there. l came
on up here with Mr.. Fisher"
Another Version of Difficulty.
Mrs. Green, wife of the wounded
man. could not be seen this morning.
but the two small daughters told what
they knew about the difficulty. One
of them said that her father had ask
ed Mr.. Maxwell several times to keep
his mules out of their yard, but he
did not pay any attention to him. He
said there was no stock law out there
and he didn't want to keep his mules
I'D all the time. Last night one OF
the mules got into the yard again,
and her father shot 1t with load OF
salt that he had placed in his gun Tor
the purpose of frightening Off the
mules. It didn't hurt the mule. They
met each other out there, and Mr.. Max
well hit their father with stick. NC
words were passed between the men
the little girls thought. Only one o.
them saw their father fall
There were several eye witnesses
to the affair.
Mrs. Green has been so grieved oVe1
the condition of her husband that ne
thought has been given to whether
Maxwell will be prosecuted. Maxwell
Is being held awaiting change in The
condition of Green. If the man sur
wives, Maxwell will likely be given
preliminary trial on the charge OF rs
sault and battery. If Green shoul'
not recover, Maxwell will be held II
the next term of circuit court.
]. G. Green is carpenter and is we'
known in the city. He has man,
friends who are greatly concerned
over his condition and hope for mis- re
covery. B. F. Maxwell conducts
transfer business and he also has
large number of friends and acquaint
ances who regret the serious outcom
of the alteration between the wv
neighbors. He has wife and fou
children. No attorneys had been r.
tanned or consulted by any Of the Pa
ties this morning.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1913-03-27
MANY CHANGES At
owl drug Store
ENLARGED ICE CREAM PARLoR-
SPECIAL WEEK OF REX
ALL BARGAINS.

Improvements being made at the
Owl drug store at the corner of Front
and Main streets will completely
change the appearance of the interior
of the building and make it most
conveniently and artistically arranged
business place.
The ice cream and cold drink par
lor in the rear has been enlarged to
double its former capacity and will
be appropriately decorated in a man.
ner suggestive of the forest. The
walls will be frescoed with woodland
scenes, the ceiling will be sky blue
and the lattice work will be moss
green. Sixty people may be seated
In this parlor without crowding. 1t
is well lighted by two large plate glass
windows on Main street and a broad
entrance is also provided from that
side.
The prescription department, which
formerly was on a balcony above the
parlor, has been removed to the main
floor, allowing a higher ceiling and
more ventilation for the parlor and
giving more light, shelving and work
ing space to the department In addi-
tion to the regular prescription count
err a small laboratory for compromising
chemicals will be installed.
Immediately in front of the prescrip-
ton department and laboratory will
be installed a large rubber goods case.
From the rear to the front of the
building each department will be con
veniently and separately arranged, the
seed case, sundry case, cigar counter,
candy display and stationery depart
ment being effectively shown and the
proprietary remedies filling the shelly
ing on the east side of the building.
The improvements being made at
the Owl drug store are in celebration
of the occupancy of the present quar-
tiers just three years ago tomorrow.
The Owl drug store is the Rexall
store of Hattiesburg and, beginning
Friday and continuing one week, a
special sale of bargains will be held
It will be known as one-cent sale
and the purchasing power of a penny
during the week will be truly marvel
GUS. One cent at the Owl during this
special sale will have the value In
many cases of 25 cents. A display
advertisement in this issue Of The
News details the many bargains to be
had.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1913-03-27
ARRANGING FOR
TRAVELLERS MEET

Jackson, Miss, March 27.-The prog
ress committee of the Mississippi
Travellers Association met prominent
citizens. officials and the secretary
of the board Of trade of Vicksburg sat
urday in regard to the program Tor
their sixth annual convention to be
held in that city June 6 and Z.
most delightful series of enter
tainments, between business sessions
was rendered the Mississippi Travel
ers' Association, and this convention
PROMISES to be one OF great interest,
pleasure and benefit. VicksDurg Is
a picturesque city of great interest to
visitors, being well paved and lighted
filled with fine public buildings and
churches, magni ficent homes, town ana
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1913-03-27

CONTINUED from Page One.)

more than any other man would have
done in self defense. Maxwell said;
Gle shot my mule last night, and
this morning he was coming along and
7 lust thought | would ask him about
It: why he couldn't treat his neigh
bors and his neighbors' stock right.
We had few words and he started
at me with a knife, when l grabbed up
a stick and hit him with it. Il was
a spade handle. The spade was brok
en- Off"
In reply to question as to what
kind of knife Green had, Maxwell said
1T was a knife about six inches OF
six and half inches long, blade and
all. He jerked it out and made one
step toward me with it, when l hit him
I didn't know how hard had hit him
so I struck him once with my fist"
Eve had been living there on good
terms as neighbors until here a few
weeks ago." continued Maxwell, when
he got to picking at my stock. There
are no fences worth speaking of. a
little low fence that you could stand
straddle of it. Last night he shot one
of my mules. OF course, I am sorry
about what happened, but l feel that
was justified in doing what did
under the circumstances.
81 was going out to one of my trans
fer floats when l met him going To
work. We had few words and when
ne started at me with the knife
grabbed the stick, which was the clos
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1913-03-27
namane at Least hoo Million.

Chicago, March 27.-Three thousand
may have persisted in the deluge which
swept the northern half of the Ohio
river valley. Probably half million
people were made homeless by the
flood in Indiana and Ohio, and prop
erty damage in both states will be at
least 100 million dollars.
These figures were compiled from
reports received here from various
points in the stricken district Fur
Their reports may increase the number
of dead and it is unlikely that any de-
crease in financial loss will be made.
An additional horror was reported
early Thursday evening from Dayton.
Fire there which seemed widespread
and probable uncomfortable In view
of the paralyzation of the water plant
probably brought horrible death to
many who sought to escape drowning
by climbing to upper floors of high
buildings.
Following are revised figures of the
dead to Thursday night:
Ohio-Dayton, 1000; Piqua, $40;
Delaware. 100; Middleton, 100; Sidney,
So Hamilton 70; Tippecanoe City, 3;
Tiffin, so; Fremont, II; scattering
200. Total, 1906
Indiana-Peru, $50; New Castle, q;
Lafayette, 2; Indianapolis, IA; Mobiles
vile -; scattering. %. Total, 1876.
Grand total, 1882.
Reports unconfirmed said that four
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1913-03-27
WILSON APPEALS
TO NATION TO
AID SUFFERERS

Washington, March 27.-President
Wilson Thursday issued the following
appeal to the nation to help the suf-
ferers in the Ohio and Indiana floods:
THE terrible floods in Ohio and In
diana have assumed the proportions
of a national calamity. The loss OF
life and the infinite suffering involved
prompt me to issue an earnest appeal
to all who are able in however small
n way To assist the labors of the Amer
lean Red Cross to send contributions
at once to the Red Cross at Washing
ton or to the local treasurers of the
society. We should make this a com
mon cause. The needs Of those upor
whom this sudden and Overwhelming
disaster has come should quicken ev
cry one capable of sympathy and com
passion to give immediate aid to thos'
who are laboring to rescue and relieve
WOODROW WILSON"
The president also sent the follow
ing telegram to both Governor Rails
ton at indianapolis and Governor Co
at Columbus, Ohio:
81 deeply sympathize with the pee
pie of your state in the terrible dii
aster that has come upon them. Ca
the Federal government assist in an
way?"
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1913-03-27
200 Refugees Die in Hotel Flames.

Dayton, Ohio, March 27.-That a
fierce fire, which appeared to be
sweeping through the half-submerged
business district of Dayton last
night, had destroyed the Becker House,
where there were supposed to be more
than 200 flood refugees, was the con
census of opinion of scores of watchers
on top of the National Cash Register
building, nearly two miles from the
scene of the fire.
At midnight residents of Dayton
watching the course of the flames from
across the wide stretch Of flood wat
ers, believed the fire got its new start
in the store of the Patterson Tool 4
Supply Company on Third street, just
east of jefferson.
Thence 1t ate its way west, appar
emily aided by escaping gas and ex,
ploding chemicals in wholesale drug
establishment.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1913-03-27

country clubs, theatres and a diver
sity OF amusements.
The magnificent National Park,
costing 2 IL million dollars, commem-
Grating the siege and defense of the
historic city, is most instructive and
impressive page of one of the nations
most interesting historical incidents.
The National Cemetery is one Of the
parklike, largest and most pleasingly
! impressive of all the national GENE
teries.
With all these attractions in store
there is no doubt that the Mississippi
/ Travellers convention will have rous
ing attendance.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1913-03-27
Fire Rapidly Spreading.

Columbus, Ohio March 27.-Word
reached here this morning from tele-
phone operator at Dayton that fire
broke out in several new places and
was getting so near the telephone
building that he would have to leave.
Communication Win GAINESVILLE Lost.
Pittsburg March 81. - Telephone
communication with stricken Zanes
Vile was severed this morning after
a message from the chief operator al
GAINESVILLE, saying: 1--WE are leaving
the exchange in boats. Water is W
to the second story. Conditions here
are getting worse every minute"
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1913-03-27
HALF HUNDRED
FUNERALS AT
OMAHA ONE DAY

Omaha, Neb., March 27.-Fifty-two
funerals silently winding their way to
cemeteries brought home with greater
force to the people of Omaha Thurs
day the full realization of the extent
of Sundays tornado. All day long as
fast as hearses could deposit bodies
at graves, a continual death procession
was kept up.
There was little ceremony. AS quick
" as one funeral was over another be-
gan. Undertakers co-operated in ar
ranging burials. In several instances
where entire families were killed or
where more than one member of a
family awaited burial, one funeral
service was held.
One of the most pitiful of the funer-
ais was that of Mrs, Mary Rathkey
and two small children. Surviving
+ Mrs. Rathkey is the husband and faith
er. who is nearly demented over the
disaster. and who has not been seen
by relatives since he learned of his
wifes death. Mrs Rathkey and chill
dren were killed in their home.
Many cases Of restitution were re
ported during the day. Relief WORK
seemed to slow up. 1t took much time
to prepare card indexes Of sufferers
wants and to make acquisitions on the
central relief stations at the Auditor
Jun for supplies.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1913-03-27

Today at the Lomo theatre, Little
Johnny Jones will sing 81 Am Going
to Stay on Solid Ground and THAT
Mellow Cello Melody" Two good
ones that should please. Stories of
the sea and its people always have a
strong appeal and in "a Perilous Car
go" the only exception will come from
the fact it has all of the appeal of
softness plus some of the most spec.
tacular situations ever put upon the
screen. The story written by James
Oppenheim, and produced by the Ed
son company. "The Horse THAI
Wouldn't Stay Hitched,g is some com
edy. Bill has a troublesome horse
and disposes of it to his fiancee's faith
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1913-03-27

pany in order to get the correct SET
tings in England, mentioned in Dick.
ems works, sent All ali-star cast, head
ed by John Bunny, to London, and
the result was two magnificent reels
of THE Pickwick Papers" The other
subject on the Gems program to-
night will be great western Essanay
comedy called "A Montana Mix-Up
Tomorrow will be Pathe Weekly day
at the Gem, and this famous reel viii
be exhibited at five cents admission
Vitagraph and Edison subjects viii
also be shown.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1913-03-27

teen persons lost their lives in Fire.
mont and fifty at Tiffin, Ohio. 1t was
rumored in indianapolis that 200 per-
sons we're drowned in West Indiana
polis. but this number was later re-
duced to fourteen, though it was esti-
mated that more than that number
had died. South of Indianapolis the
flood is said to have caused death IN
a number of small towns and villages.
Fire at Dayton added to the finan-
cial loss caused by the flood. Early
estimates placing the damage in Ohio
and Indiana at so million dollars were
revised last night and show double
that amount.
Railroad officials were authority for
the statement that lines converging in
to indianapolis would have TO stand
loss of 25 million dollars in that city
and vicinity alone.
Railroads were chief sufferers from
property damage. 1t was said by on
gineers and construction bosses pre-
pairing repair trains for the flood dis
tricts that strips of railroad more than
half a mile each had been washed
away in several places through In
diana Concrete and iron bridges
their supports undermined crumbled
before the strength of the currents
hurled against them. The loss through
cessation of traffic cannot be esti
mated.
Only two roads, the Michigan Cen
trail and the Lake Shore, maintained
communication with New York owe
their own lines, those farther soutl
finding mile after mile of their RICH
of way under a fathom Of water.
Railroads are preparing to repai
damage as speedily as possible. Rail
and men are being rushed to every az
cessible point where damage has bee
reported and active repair work wi
p be begun as soon as the floods reced'
Telephone and telegraph wires
the stricken district are down, Lon
distance telephone service in OH
, was cut off with the exception Of CO.
j. nections with Toledo and Clevelan
: Wires through Indiana were down
many places and some of the deva
: tated towns were cut off from all col
munication.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1913-03-27

en- The conduct of the horse almost
causes riot. On the same reel are
shown some fine views of the oldest
city in the United States, st. Angus.
tine Florida. THE Chameleon" is
such strange creature that he seems
"a comedian one of natures naturals.
Tn the same reel is an instructive IN.
dustrlal showing how hats are made
in the Philippines.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1913-03-27
Communication Win GAINESVILLE
Pioue, Ohio, is In Flames.

Phoneton Ohio, March pa tele'
phone message from Pique early this
morning stated that the city was
ablaze and there was no way of check
ing the flames. Both residence and
business sections are burning. An
estimate of the casualties there could
not be made at that time.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1913-03-27

Ban Phillips, colored, was released
from the charge of obtaining goods
with intent to fraud in the city court
this morning by Mayor Batson. The
negro was arrested at Purvis and
brought here at the instance of rail-
road section foreman, who had ad'
vanced the negro orders for provi-
sions. Phillips was discharged from
the railroad, and left without paying
for a balance that was due the fore
man.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1913-03-27

Crossed wires in a Western Union
telegraph cable box on a pole near
the New Orleans & Northeastern rail-
road depot set fire to the box Wednes'
day afternoon at o'clock. The blaze
was put out by the hose of company
No. 1.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1913-03-27

Mr.. John Bunny as Mr.. Pickwick, In
the Vitagraph's superb production OF
sChas. Dickens, 'Pickwick Papers" will
he featured at the Gem theatre tonigla
at the popular price of FIVE cents ad
mission to all The vitagraph com
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1913-03-27

Rev. A. L. O'Briant left today for
Monticello, to deliver an address at
the Field Day exercises. The subject
of the address will be Christian Edu-
cation"
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1913-03-27

A small fire from a defective chin
ney in the kitchen of the house at sos
Arledge and belonging to ]. e. Arledge
was quickly extinguished shortly aft
er noon today by fire company No. g.
Company No. / also responded to the
alarm.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1913-03-27
CITY BREVITlES.
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ADS To Let and Ads To Rent,
ADS on a goodly mission bent;
ADS For Help and Ads For Sale
SMALL ADS in The News never fail
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1913-03-27

SINGLE COMB Rhode Island Red,
Single Comb Brown Leghorn eggs,
81 per is, each Mrs. G. {. Smith,
Rienzi, Miss. 1t
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1913-03-27
WANTS
roo LATE TO CLASSIFY,

FRONT ROOM FOR RENT Upstairs
for young man. 4Ol Bay. Cumb
293. 1916
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1913-03-27
John Bunny as Mr.. Pickmick

in The Pic~iok Papers, by cha Dickens at the GEM THEATRE
TONIGHT. It's Wagraph, reels Sc admission a. II" NH
The Paths Weekly at the a admission 10 all ~ 0"'
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1913-03-27
FLAMES FOLLOW FLOOD


homes for high ground. If the reser-
voir gives way a worse flood than
has overwhelmed Dayton will sweep
down upon the inhabitants now fight
ing for life.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1913-03-27

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East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1913-05-27
LIGHTNING STRIKES
3 AT WALLA WALLA

Walla Walla, Wash, May 81
Knocked unconscious, their clothing
shredded as with a knife and their
SHOES torn from their feet, Mrs. Jul
ius Jensen, residing three miles south
of the city, on the Whitney road, and
a farm hand known only as ''Newt"
on the John Lyons place about five
miles east of town, had a close call
from death yesterday afternoon dur
ing the height of the electric storm
coming directly after the sultriness
of the afternoon. Another farmland
was knocked down and it was report
ed that a woman at Lowden had been
struck, but the Lowden case could not
be verified.
So great was the heat from the bolt
which struck Mrs Jensen that a
neighbor standing hundred yards
away threw up his arms to protect
his face from the blazing glare. The
shock sounded like a giant explosion
and caused a reign of terror in that
vicinity.
On the Lyons place, the bolt struck
farm hand driving mules hitched to
slicker He was knocked to the
ground apparently dead and three of
the mules We're killed. Mr.. Lyons and
a neighbor, Harvey Yenney, reached
the scene soon after, when called by
another farm hand who had also been
struck to the ground. but who soon
recovered. The telephones in that
entire district We're put out of COM
mission. so they drove to town at
top speed and secured Dr. E. E.
Shaw
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1913-05-27

son was casting along Jordan when
he came to the Rankin home and laid
his pole and line, hook and bait
alongside a barnyard fence while he
went to visit with Tom. The other
fishermen soon saw a rooster dancing
about frantically with the hook and
line dangling from his throat. Some
one seized the pole in order that the
fowl might be caught and in the
scramble the rooster broke the lead
er In order 10 catch the pride of the
barnyard to remove the hook from the
tender throat and stop the pain. the
entire crowd started a roundup that
had the Pendleton event shaded. At
last. tired out, the rooster was cor
nered and relieved of the pain After
that unhappy accident, Mr.. Johnson
caught but few fish.