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Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1916-07-07

him. and he talked OF little else during
his last hours.
On June 8 the gallows was evected
before Newgate prison, and the usual
immense mob had gathered to.see two
unfortunate men pay the price. II was
trusty old gallows that had been
used on many previous occasions, and
the indications were that IL had long
career OF usefulness before II. The
fatal hour arrived. and the doomed
men appeared upon the scaffold. the
doleful chant OF the bellman still ring
ing in their ears:
All We that In tho condemned hole do Ne.
Prepare you, for tomorrow you shall die.
Watch all and pray, the hour Is drawing
near,
That you before the Almighty shall APP
pear.
Examine we'll yourselves, in time repent.
That you may not to eternal flames be
And when st. sepulcher's bell tomorrow
tolls,
The Lord above have merry on your
souls!
The usual officials appeared upon the
gallows with Clench and Mackley.
when the sign predicted by Ciench was
given. The whole gallows collapsed.
and prisoners, jailers, executioner and
priest went down in heap.
Martin Clench sprang to his feet and
triumphantly cried that the sign had
been given. And II was even so. but
II didn't do Martin any good. Carpen.
ters went to work at once, and soon
had the scaffold in shape again, and
the two wretched men were again
escorted to the platform and turned
OF. For little while their curious
story, with It's coincidence at the GAL
lows, furnished n topic for my Lord
Topnoddy and the other bloods who
never missed hanging, but the gal
lows was making it's own kind Of his
tory almost every day then. and no
mans story could hold public atten-
ton long.
Clench and Mackley were almost
forgotten when a man named Burton
Wood was tried and capitally convict.
ed for some offense. Finding that he
was doomed, and wishing to make his
conscience as easy as possible, he con-
fessed that he was the slayer Of Fryer,
and related that when the crime was
committed he was accompanied by q
man named Timms. Then came the
further intelligence that Timms. also
under sentence Of death, was In jail
at Reading. Being questioned, he cor
roborated Woods story in every de-
Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1916-07-07
FARM IN FAMILY 1863 YEARS
Last OF Descendants OF Thomas
Scott at Bennington, W.,
Ia Dead.

Bennington. vt.-When the body OF
Miss Helen C. Scott, eighty.three, was
taken to the old Bennington cemetery
the continuous occupancy of the Scott
farm and house by Samuel Scott and
his descendants for period Of 1853
years came to an end.
Samuel Scott was native OF Sun
derland, Mass, and was we'll along in
years when he came to Bennington In
l747 He built log house and began
clearing the land of its heavy timber.
The farm passed into the possession
OF his son. Phineas, who In 1859 built
the house which now stands on the
property.
From Phineas the farm descended
to his son. Henry. who died in 1881,
leaving two sons and two daughters.
the last OF whom has now died. The
farm will become part of the estate Ben
Venue of James c. Colgate of New
York.
Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1916-07-07
SHE TRAlLED WRONG MAN
Woman Shown to Be In Error About
Man She Thought Was
Her Husband.

st. Louis. Mo.-After having been
trailed on his cars for seven months
by woman who insisted that he was
her husband. William King. a motor
man OF the United railways, laid or
from work for a week. enlisted the
aid of city detectives and finally the
chief of police convinced the woman,
Mrs. Dora Summers. that King is not
her husband. though her mother sim
is sure King is Summers. II was
proved by witnesses that King was
married ten years ago TO another WON
an In Hillsboro. III. and Is living with
his wife and children.
Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1916-07-07
REFUSES TO LEAVE JAIL
Frank McLaushlI. Says Il ls the Best
Job That He Ever Had In
His Life.

Muncie, Ind.--Albert O'Harra, sher.
IN, is still trying to ''pry loose" Frank
Mclaughlin from the county Jail
A friend paid 'McLaughlin's fine, but
he steadfastly refuses to leave the Jail
until his sentence has been served. the
sentence being for IL days.
II never had a better job than this. .
said Mclaughlin. "All ! have 70 do
is a little scrubbing cut in the morn.
ing and | have a good. warm place in
which to sleep and good place in
which to eat and have plenty OF things
to eat in the bargain. Believe me,
Sheriff o'Harra rs the bela landlord I've
ever known"
Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1916-07-07
Always Tagging Round.

child, whose mother had endeav,
ored to impress upon her tender mind
the fact that God was ever In her
presence, became annoyed at the cat
one day for following her about the
house. Stamping her little foot and
shaking her tiny finger in defiance at
the poor cat, she said; Now you go
back-it's bad enough to have God
tagging me wherever go without you
doing II, too!"-zim, In Cartoons
Magazine.
Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1916-07-07
LATEST IN FISH STORIES
Man Claims to Have Caught Large
Gold Fish In a Net In
Lake Erie.

Port Clinton, O.-The latest thing
in fish stories involves the catching
OF q gold fish that measures ~ inches
in length, by Rutherd Hayes in one
of his nets In the lake. II is the larg.
est fish OF its kind ever caught here
and is thought to have escaped from
a park aquarium, possibly at Belle
Isle.
A few days ago couple OF gold
fish were landed here. but they were
much smaller and did not have the
real gold color.
This fish is still alive. 1t is on ex-
hibition.
Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1916-07-07
Somethlnu Cheaper.

Mon, Ave an awfu' cauld," he said
plaintively, Haze ye a guild cure fur
it,"
Il have" said the man OF drugs
promptly. Il know a sovereign rem.
edy."
Sandy backed slowly toward the
shop door
'Hoots ava, mon!" he said again
anxiously. "D'ye no ken yin about
fowerpencef" -London Answers.
Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1916-07-07
IDEAL CONTINUATION.

May both races forgive u.s." said
the California philosopher, yet II thu
lords of Karma grant us our will, wa
shall in our next incarnation. be halt
Irish and half Hebrew. For the Irish,
man is happy as long as he has dol,
lar, and The Hebrew always has IT,"
Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1916-07-07
Chronic Gra,,ob

The subject under discussion was
lucky signs, omens and the like. Il
must confess to being a firm believer
In number seven" remarked success
ful tradesman. For instance. there
are just seven letters In the word
success" Eyes, and In failure, too"
growled the inevitable pessimists-~
Exchange.
Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1916-07-07

Fifty thousand tons OF native
grass is used in India each year Tor
mauufat ture into paper.
The Seward gateway., 1916-11-25
\ VERY PLEASANT
 TIME ANTICIPATED

The box social to be given by the Philatheas on next Monday night at van Glider hall promises to be one of the most enjoyable social affairs of the season. A large number of the ladies and girls are preparing box suppers for two, and these boxes will be auctioned off, the lady preparing the lunch to be the hostess to the successful bidder. The proceeds Of the affair will be used by the Philath- eas in helping to beautify the new Methodist church and especially their class room. Some of the best talent in Seward have promised to take part in the program, among these being Messrs. Otto Moses, Erich Lucas, John Kacerosky, Mrs. F. o. Sawyer, Mrs. Fred Johnston, Mrs. Reed and others. Everyone is invited to be present.
The Seward gateway., 1916-11-25
DELIGHTFUL FAREWELL

The farewell Dansant given las evening in van Glider hall by Messrs James Roper and Gerald Gill wa really delightful and will make tn, memory of the hosts all the nor pleasant when they are gone. Sey eral unique features added spice {. the occasion, chief of which was tn dancing of Miss Lucille Hallett. Mis. Hallett was carried out in an enorm. ous hot-h"v from which she sprans in the center of the nall to perform most graceful dance. Afte tn, dance she jumped into the box anl was carried out as she was carried in Other features were two "FavO' dances" the partners being dctermin ed by drawing favors. Those present at the most pleasant event were:
 Mir. and Mrs. k. J. Weir and Nr. and Mrs. T. NJ. Ward, patrons and patronesses; Misses Sylvia Wold Mate Long, Frances Root, Edna Robb, Margaret Romig, Elizabeth Romig, Cornelia Cooper, Lucille Hal lett, Large, Ada White, Florence Bal laine, Botkin; Mr and Mrs. Frank Waller, Mir. and Mrs. II. C. De Line, Mir. and Mrs. Roger Colbmn, Mir. and Mrs. D. F.. Large; Messrs. George Colwer, Daniel Dunlap, Robert Romig, c. J. Clifford Neil Sexton. Grant Carlson, E. s. Jaccard, Frank Cotter, Leon Urbach, Harry Foster Leon Booker, Heinie Haasch, Gerald Gill, James H. Roper.
The Seward gateway., 1916-11-25
CROWD COMING OVER
 TRAIL FROM IDITAROD

Captain Mears arrived at the Brooks and Sutherland tie camp at Bird creek last night and left this morning for Seward. He is due at Kern creek at 4 o'clock this afternoon, the train having left this morning with a coach to meet him at Mile 5S. He stated over the phone last night that a big crowd is on the way over the trail from Iditarod and coming this way. R. J. Weir says he will commence immediately laying a skeleton track over the snow slide at Mile 531a to pull cars and flats over as more than half the new cars and rolling stock are on the other side of it. He will make way over the snowslide, pull the cars over with a cable, using the locomotive on this side.
The Seward gateway., 1916-11-25
VILLA ROUTED, FLIES SOUTH, AND UNITED STATES WILL WITHDRAW ITS TROOPS FROM MEXICAN SOIL
WICKERSHAM IS
 YET CONFIDENT
On His Way to Washington After the Rate
 Hearing.

SEATTLE, Nov 24.-Delegate James Wickersham arrived here on the Humboldt from Alaska to attend the rate hearing, after which he will proceed to Washington to attend the session of congress beginning next month. When asked for an opinion about the result of the delegate cleo tion in Alaska he expressed conf dence that the final count would fnd him reelected. He pointed to the lead of seventy which Sulzer now holds and appeared to believe that it would be easily overcome by the pre- cincts yet to be heard from.
The Seward gateway., 1916-11-25
EPISCOPAL CHURCH
 BUYS RECTORY SITE
Rev. MT. Zinn Expects to Build Fine RectOry
 Here.

Rev. George J. Finn has purchase. the lot next to the Episcopal chuc.. from Frank Balaine and expects {. erect a fine rectory thereon. It is lot ? in block l2. The church stands on lot and Mr. Finn discovered that the church goes beyond the bounds O, it's lot and encroaches on lot ?. Fran, l.. Ballaine was seen about it anu told them not to bother as they could have the whole of lot 2 on their OWL terms. So, the agreement Was made to take the lot at the nominal price Of $25O, one hundred of which has been paid and the deed is now in escro. It is hoped that lot 8 can also be pw- chased from John Ballaine and tn, church property will then join the school property Mir. Finn believe. the rectory, a hotair plant for th church and some other impro, ,ment. will cost about 5000 and he i, nov starting a campaign to raise the money outside. He is getting cuts made of the church and city and vii. send the pictures to all the church papers outside with personal letters to wealthy Episcopalians. This, he expects, will bring the matter, and incidentally, Seward, before hundreds of thousand of readers He will alse send maps and other facts of an ad- vertising nature so that a big cam paign will be made and the money secured.
 Mir. Finn will go on the Alamcda to Valdez but will visit Seward every month or so.
The Seward gateway., 1916-11-25
AMERICANS RETAIN RIGHT TO
 PURSUE BANDITS OVER BORDER
UNITED STATES WILL WITHDRAW

ATLANTIC CITY, Nov 25.-Although the mforma- Tiou has not been officially confirmed it may be taken as fact that formal agreement arrived at by the Unit ed States and Mexican commissioners this afternoon that the United States will withdraw its troops from Mexico but it is given the right to pursue bandits across the bo de The protocol said to have been already signed and an adjournment of the peace conference has been taken for two weeks to permit Commissioner Pan to present the facts to Caanza The withdrawal of the troops will take place forty days after the acceptance of the agreement by Nexcos provisional president. The American commS- siones are said to have concluded that Caanza is able to handle iVlla and will be in a better position to run him down no excuse exists for keeping troops on Mex ican soil
The Seward gateway., 1916-11-25
THE PEOPLES FOOD
 ENGLAND

On Teusday last week the country was somewhat surprised by the oHici- al announcement that Royal Com mission had been formed to control the wheat supply in this country and that the importation of wheat would now be carried on by the Board of Trade and not privately On We'd nesday came the announcement that the price of bread had again risen and was now 1Od a quarteu loaf, as against 5i2d at the beginning of the war. What do these things mean? Everybody knows that England main ly depends on foreign lands for its food supplies in general and for its wheat in particular At the very be- ginning of the war the Government saw that it would be highly danger ous to leave the wheat trade to take care of itself. So steps were taken to ensure that there should be ample reserves in this country for any pos sible contingency. There came a shortage of merchant shipping due mainly to the absorption of larg, numbers of our ships in war work, in the conveyance of troops, or acting as auxiliaries to the Fleet. Freighters went up. The Board of Trade, as suming more and more control over shipping, arranged that a large part of our wheat supplies should come from America, owing to the short journey from the United States ports to here. Australia, with her bounti- full harvests of 19l5-16, with her en- ormous stocks of surplus wheat, na- turally did not like this. Australia wanted ships to take her wheat to the British market. The large American purchases also made a tendency for
The Seward gateway., 1916-11-25
FALKENHAYN TAKES ROUMANIAN
 TOWNS AND THINGS LOOK BAD
ROUMANIA IN A BAD WAY

BERLIN Nov. 2l.-The Teutons have captured Or soya and Turnu Sevennu in the extreme west of Rou- mania and Fakenhayn is driving eastward towards the Alt, or AIuta valley. large Roumanian army was stationed at Orsova and while the reports are not definite 1t is supposed that and the Roumanan forces at Tuu Severnu have been captured completely broken up Berlin looks for Roania to for peace or for the army to fall back to eastern Roumania as the Serbs fell back Albania and try to make junctme with the Russians for further defensive operations
The Seward gateway., 1916-11-25
CUPID VERY ACTIVE
 IN TERRITORY

From a recent compilation of the records of birth in Alaska, which have been reported to the Secretary's Of flee, as having occurred prior to the year 1913, and during the years 1913, IA, 15 and up to September 1, 1916, the following results are shown. In the first division a total of 12S2; 6S3 males, 593 females and 9 sex not stat ed, comprising 026 whites, 21O io- dians, GA half-breeds, black, Chinese, 21 Japanese and 59 national ity not stated
 in the second, third and fourth di vision of Alaska, the total is given as 2S32, of which number 1412 were males, 129 females and q sex not stated. Of the number 447 were whites, 16OO Indians, 2S4 half-breeds, Chinese, 8 Japanese, 442 Eskimo and 51 nationality not stated
 The record of deaths reported dur ing the year 1915 shows 186 in the first division, of which 189 were males and 47 females, distributed as fol- lows: Juneau 57, Douglas 21, Skag- way 9, Haines IS, Sitka 2S, Ketchikan 2S, Wrangel 1, Petersburg ?, Craig 16, Yakutat 8.
 The total number of deaths during the years 1915 in the other three di- visions was 4O6, of which 251 were males and 155 females.
 The total number of marriages re- corded is 8755 for the period prior to 1913, during the years 1913, 14, 15 and up to and including September |, 1916. Of this number 2,S41 were sodemnized in the First division.
The Seward gateway., 1916-11-25
NO EIGHT HOUR DAY
 DURING THE TRIALS

WASHINGTON, ..ov. 24.-AttOr- ney General Gregory and the railroad attorneys have agreed to expedite the supreme court ruling on the question of the eight hour day so that the pending suits might be stopped. Gregory has agreed in the meantime not to prosecute the railroads that refuse to recognize the Adamson law until the supreme court settles the matter.
The Seward gateway., 1916-11-25
EARLIER ACCOUNTS

FL PASO. Nov. 24 - Villa has been routed at Chi huahua and has been driven southward with the Camanza forces in pursuit After battle which lasted seven hours and after three determined attacks by Villa which met by artillery the bandits were smashed with enormous losses Villa personally led the attacks with cruches or strapped the saddle of his horse During the fighting General TreyinO himself received scalp wound but ncapactated and continued to lead until the end The Villa force consisted of four thousand we'll armed and mounted but without field guns. The victory is be- Heved to be due to the latter circumstance as Tereno had the large guns and did deadly execution with them
The Seward gateway., 1916-11-25

the price of wheat to rise and for the Chicago wheat pit to have much pow CT in dominating the world prices. NIr. Hughes, the Australian Premier, showed during his recent visit here that he was very much alive to this issue. Recently the shipping situa- ton has improved, and the Govern ment has seized the opportunity of making immense Australian pur- chases and finging them on the European market,a splendid thing for Australia and for ourselves and an- other proof of the close Imperial co- operation now existing. The effect of the arrival of these Australian sup plies will be to relieve the wheat sit uation there and to add to our already very considerable reseves.-London Daily Mail.
The Seward gateway., 1916-11-25
BUCHAREST ALMOST HOPELESS

BERLIN, Nov. 24-Bucharest has been heard from and admits that if the attempts now being made by the Bugarians and Teutons to cross the Danube at Smiza are successful it will mean the cutting in behind the Rou manian western lines. Simmtza is situated about half
 av on the Romanian border and an army crossing the
 Danube there and marching north would be west OI Buch arest only thirty or forty miles, It would be greater distance east of Kraoya where the RoumananS are try ing to check Fakenhayn and the Rounanan army at the latter place would be cut off,
The Seward gateway., 1916-11-25
SHOT FOR I. w. W. SUES
 STEAMBOAT COMPANY

SEATTLE, Nov. 24.-0scar Carl son, a carpenter who was aboard the steamer at Everett when it was fired on by the people of Everett, and who was hit by twelve bullets, has brought suit against the Vashon Navigation Company for fifty thousand dollars. The suit is grounded on the allegation that the company was responsible for taking the "Workers" and in other ways.
The Seward gateway., 1916-11-25
SUBMARINES IN AGEAN
come together.

ATHENS Nov. 25.-The loss of the two great Brit ish ships the Brttannc and Braemer Castle IS credited here to German submarines which are said to be operat ing in the Aegean with their base at Kavaa the Greek sea port town recently occupied by the Bugarans The de- scton of the vessels has created the belief that Ger many is now shipping submarine parts overland to ka vala and having them assembled there.
The Seward gateway., 1916-11-25
LONDON OPPOSES EMBARGO

LONDON, Nov. 25.-The information that bill to place an embargo wheat will be introduced in the Unit ed States congress next month is now receiving lot of attention here The Times states outright that the bill IS part of the proGeman propaganda in America and the Daily News declares that the passing of such measure would prove the unwilingness of the United States to hurt itself in the slightest to aid kindred nation
The Seward gateway., 1916-11-25
SAYS RAILROADS WILL
 NEED MORE CAPITAL

WASHINGTON, Nov. 24.-Counsel Thom of the railway executive advis- ory committee told the congressional committee on railroads today that the railroads will need a billion and a quarter additional capital annually, beginning from next December, to handle the growing commerce. He says a quarter of a billion will also be needed to refund the maturing in- debtedness. He believes the estab- lishment of a federal incorporation system will attract investors.
The Seward gateway., 1916-11-25
DEADLOCKED

KANSAS CITY, Nov. 24 - The government and the counsel for the railroads are deadlocked on the Ques- ton as to what case will be made a test case for final decision by the supreme court.
The Seward gateway., 1916-11-25
CITY MAY SELL COAL

NEW YORK, Nov. 24.-Mayor Mitchell threatened today that unless some improvement comes in the price of coal the city will go into the coal business and sell to small consumers. He declares that such a course may be found necessary to save the poor from suffering.
The Seward gateway., 1916-11-25
TO BOYCOTT EGGS TO
 BRING DOWN THE PRICE

CHICAGO, Nov. 24.-Alderman Pretzel has issued a suggestion to the people to boycott" eggs altogether until the dealers are compelled to re- duce the price. It is pointed out that eggs cannot be held very long,
The Seward gateway., 1916-11-25
WATKIN EVANS HEADS
 UNIVERSITY STATION

SEATTLE, Nov. 24.-George Wt- kin Evans has been chosen as the head of the United States mine sta tion at the University. He was form erly a government investigator of the Matanuska and Boring coal fields.
The Seward gateway., 1916-11-25
INVESTIGATING PRICES

ST PAUL. Nov. 24. - The grand jury is now Investigating prices of foodstuTs with a view to discovering the reasons for the immense in crease in prices and some sensation al revelations are promised.
The Seward gateway., 1916-11-25
GOING ON ALAMEDA

The following will leave for the outside on the Alameda: C. A. Blom, l.. C. Wilkes, J. J. Chisholm, Ed Grabbe, Mary Hadley, Charles Nut ter and Mrs. Nutter, Fred Mears.
The Seward gateway., 1916-11-25
ADMIT ORSOVA CAPTURED

LONDON, Nov. 25. - Pretograd reports admit the capture of Orsova by Falkenhay It is feared that the First Romanian army operating in that region has sui fered terribly (Orsova is the Iron Gates of the Dnnube. where Serbia, Romania and Austrian territory come together.
The Seward gateway., 1916-11-25
STILL QUIET ON SON1ME

LONDON, Nov. 25.-Bad weather is again delaying the operations on the Somme, Haig reports. Artillery exchanges are proceeding at Guedecou and the French are sheing further east the BapaumePerrome road
The Seward gateway., 1916-11-25
ON THE ITALIAN FRONT

ROME, Nov 25-Austrian infantry reconnoiterng attacks on the Carso plateau were repulsed yesterday No other activity is reported by the war office
The Seward gateway., 1916-11-25
VILLA ROUT COMPLETE

FL PASO, Nov 25.-At four this afternoon General Teyno wired the Mexican consul here that the victory Villa is complete and the viistas entirely routed The Cauanza cavalry is pursuing the fleeing enemy
The Seward gateway., 1916-11-25

Bert Anderson will leave Monday for Anchorage where he will be as- sociated with the Woods firm.
The Seward gateway., 1916-11-25

The Athletic Club should get busy and have a skating rink also.
The Yale expositor., 1916-07-20

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