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The weekly tribune and the Cape County herald. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1914-1918, 1916-01-14
WANTS TO DIVIDE
HY. KOCH ESTATE
Mayor Kage Will Testify For
Allen kimmel In Partition
Suit.

The tract Of 81 acres CT land where
the Koch brick manufacturing plant
plant was located, on the Pcrryvillc
road Just northwest Of the fair
grounds, today will be the subject of
partition suit in the Circuit Court
at Jackson which will attract a great
deal of attention.
Mayor kage will be one of the wit
nesses to be examined and several
other influential men in the Cape will
make the trip to Jackson to testify as
TO whether or rot the land may be di-
vided in the manner mentioned in the
yidd in the manner petitioned in the
suit.
The suit for the partition of the
land was brought by Henry Koch of
the Cape, one of the heirs to the es-
tate of the late Henry Koch, who
founded the brick plant. Allen Kim
mel is one of the principal parties to
the suit
The 2l-acre tract is composed of
rolling ground with several small
hills on ii. The remains of the brick
yard still are on the lard.
The land was left 10 Mr.. koch's
children, eight boys and one daugh-
ter, Mrs. Gus Grieb. Mr.. kimmel
purchased the interest Of six of the
children and wished to purchase the
remainder of the interests.
Henry Koch, however, has refused
to meet his offer of $500 apiece to
each Of the three remaining children
holding interests. Herman Koch and
Gus Grieb have signified their will
ingness to sell at the price named by
Mr.. Kimmel, but the petitioner re-
fuses.
With the exception of Herman
Koch, who resides at Illmo, all the
kochs live in the Cape.
David A. Glenn was one of the
men who had arranged to go to Jack
son today to testify in the trial of the
case, but yesterday, he became i'll with
a cold and today will be unable to
make the trip.
Councilman Arthur Bowman, who
is a real estate agent, has been SUBJ
poenaed to testify. The witnesses
will give their opinions IS realty ex-
perts on the proposition as to whether
or not the tract of land is capable of
being divided equitably in kind.
The weekly tribune and the Cape County herald. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1914-1918, 1916-01-14
MERCURY DROPS
Y DEGREES IN
CAPE In II HRS.
6 Above Zero Record At 4 A.
M.-Balmy At Noon
Yesterday.
20 DEAD IN CYCLONE
AT NASHVILLE, TENN.
Thermometer Goes 4S Below In
North-Blizzard Sweeps
Country.

After a phenomenal fall Of - de-
grees in temperature in about twelve
hours, the Cape early this morning
was gripped in the coldest weather
Of the winter, after E;.ving been
plunged from 4 temperature that was
balmy and accompanied by warm
summer rain.
At i o'clock this morning the thcr-
mometer registered 6 above zero. At
the beginning of the fall, yesterday
afternoon, the temperature was IS de-
grees.
Telegraphic advices from the North
state that a blizzard is raging
throughout the North Middle states,
but up to early this morning, it had
not reached the Cape, although it was
said that it was travelling south fast
The snow had reached as far South
as St. Louis yesterday evening and
the temperature dropped rapidly
there. Early yesterday morning,
the air was warm and Il warm rain
started to fall during the morning.
This continued till we'll into the aft
ernoOn when it ceased and the wind
began to veer to the West. The mer-
curry began to leave the top at the
same time and by o'clock the drop
was we'll under way.
The rain had ceased entirely by that
time and by 4:30 o'clock the temper
ature was below freezing. The fall
continued throughout the evening and
at . o'clock last night the mercury
registered IL degrees above zero in
Haarig and was slightly lower on the
levee.
During the most of the afternoon
and evening, the wind remained in
the West, but after S o'clock last
night, the wind changed to the North.
That is supposed to have been the
first part of the blizzard that is rag
ing north Of the Cape. The North
wind sent the mercury in the Cape
still lower and it was 6 above at 4
4. m.
Many persons who were on the
downtown business streets yesterday
afternoon We're forced to seek shell
ter when the change set in and many
scurried home for heavier wraps.
The fall Of ~ degrees Is one Of the
most remarkable that ever has been
known in the Cape. Frisco railroad
officials at Chaffee yesterday made
their preparations to fight snow biz
zard on the line between st. Louis
and the South.
The weekly tribune and the Cape County herald. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1914-1918, 1916-01-14
AUGUST DAUES
IS DYING In
ST. LOUIS Home
Former Cape Man, Building
Contractor, Has Attack
Of Pneumonia.
BROTHER, F. M. DAUES,
LEAVES FOR ST. LOUIS
Charles Daues Telephones Death
Is Expected Any
Hour.

August Daues, member of the
prominent Daues family of Cape Cir
ardeau and head Of the Daues Broth
ers Construction Co., Of St. Louis, is
dying at his home in St. Louis from
an attack Of pneumonia, according to
a long distance telephone message
received here last night.
Mr.. Daucs' brother, Ferdinand VI.
Daues and the members Of his fam
lily, early this morning departed for
st. Louis in an endeavOr TO reach his
brothers bedside before the end
comes.
Mr.. Daues, who is u years old, has
been i'll for several day; and he has
been sinking steadily since last Sat
urday, adviccs from St. Louis say.
The telephone message summoning
Ferdinand VI. Daues to St. Louis was
received by him last nignt from Char
les Daues, another brother, who is
well known in the Cape and is City
Counselor in St. Louis.
Charles Daues called F. VI. Daues
by long distance telephone last Satur-
day night and told him that their
brother August was in very serious
condition rs a result of the attack of
pneumonia. Mr.. Daues was told to
be in readiness to go to st. Louis at
any moment.
August Daues resided in the Cape
until about 80 years ago when he
wert 20 St. Louis. He learned the
brick masons trade in the Cape and
when he went to St. Louis he fol-
lowed that trade. He and his other
brothers organized the Daues Broth
ers Construction Company, the other
Of the firm being Chris
Daues, William Daues, Fred Daues
and Charles Daues.
They have made their firm known
the enllIe southwest ana
many large church buildings as we'll
as commercial buildings have been
erected under their direction and
The last time that the Daues Broth
ers were in the Cape together was at
a time when with with the exception
of Charles Daues, they gathered here
to erect and dedicate a monument
over the graves of their parents who
are buried in the Cape.
August Daues also attended a
Knight of Columbus convention held
in the Cape last year.
The weekly tribune and the Cape County herald. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1914-1918, 1916-01-14

for the s25 a month, a Councilman's
salary. The business making a CAM
paign also was burden, he said.
Mr.. Hoellcr made his announce
ment of withdrawal to Councilman w.
H. Medley of the Fourth ward, who
will be candidate for reelection in
his ward. 1t was in the conversation
with Mr.. Medley that Mr.. Hoeller
aired his personal feelings about the
public duties of City Councilman.
No candidates have definitely an
nounced themselves in Mr.. Hoeller's
ward yet, but it is understood that
Gus Stein and Henry Brunke will be
candidates for the position.
City Council politics in other
wards of the city has been quiet this
winter also. DR.. G. B. Schultz. who
is mentioned for Council in the Sec
ond ward, declared that he is not
thinking of making the race.
The weekly tribune and the Cape County herald. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1914-1918, 1916-01-14
BICYCLE STOLEN AT SCHOOL.
Robert Mueller Loses Machine Second
Time in Month.

A month after his bicycle had been
stolen from the halls of the st. Vim
cents parochial school on South
Spanish street, and recovered by the
police, Robert Mueller's bicycle was
taken a second time yesterday after
noon.
The machine was taken, it is be-
lieved, about , o'clock in the after
noon. 1t had been left standing in
the open hallway. At the same time
a rain coat belonging to Ralph Bibbs
was taken.
About a month ago, the Mueller
boy and Parker Kage lost their BIZ
cycles on the same day. Both ma
chimes were recovered subsequently.
The weekly tribune and the Cape County herald. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1914-1918, 1916-01-14
WILLIAM SAUER BETTER.
kelso Farmer, Here For Treatment,
is Recovering Randy.

William Sauer, a farmer living
near Kelso, who for the last three
weeks has been in the Cape, where
local physicians have been treating
him for rheumatism, yesterday was
reported to be improving. His recov-
cry is expected to be complete within
q few days.
Mr.. Sauer is a son of MIR and Mrs.
John Sauer and while in the Cape he
has been staying at the residence Of
Henry Nenninger, his grandfather.
Mrs. Sauer is a member Of the we'll
kown Cape family of Nenningers.
The weekly tribune and the Cape County herald. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1914-1918, 1916-01-14
Special Dispatch to The Tribune.

Nashville, Tenn, Jan. 12.-Twenty
persons are reported killed and num-
Der injured by a tornado at Madison
Station and Amqui, nine miles north
west of this city on the Louisville and
Nashville Railroad tonight. The tele-
graph and telephone wires are down,
and it is impossible to get in commu-
nication with the stricken towns. Au-
tomobiles, bearing doctor; and nurses
are onroutc to the scene.
The weekly tribune and the Cape County herald. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1914-1918, 1916-01-14
GLEN B. HOELLER QUITS
RACE FOR THE COUNCIL
Third Ward Alderman Says Job
Makes TOO Much Trouble"

Glenn 3. Hoeller has announced that
he will not be a candidate for re-elec-
ton to the City Council from the
Third ward, following a story in The
Tribune in which it was shown that
the early prospects for the election in
April predict a marathon for the
jobs.
Mr.. Hoeller assigned as his reason
for refraining from entering the race
that being 4 Councilman was "too
much trouble"
He indicated that l.e believed it was
too much to do to have to 60 toCoun-
Gil meeting twice a month in return
The weekly tribune and the Cape County herald. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1914-1918, 1916-01-14

nation they were so eager to get a
short time before.
"A certain party in this city, a
member of whose family has lived a
life of scandal, is attempting to hold
Miss Crawley up to public scorn, and
to absolve her, | have made the above
statement"
Patrolman Arthur Whitener last
night denied that he used offensive
language. Il simply made an inves-
tigation and then reported the matter
TO Chief HutSon, who sent Beeve
down"
The weekly tribune and the Cape County herald. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1914-1918, 1916-01-14

sas, and in Southern Nebraska and
Iowa. This mornings temperature in
ST. Joseph was zero, in Omaha be-
low, and IN Kansas City a above.
Telegraph wires were down, and train
service interrupted, not only in the
states named, but i'll Northern Hi
nois, and in Chicago sleet intcrfered
with elevated train service.
Temperatures in North Dakota were
80 below and lower, and in the Cana
dian Northwest, as low a. 48 below.
The weekly tribune and the Cape County herald. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1914-1918, 1916-01-14
Special Dispatch to The Tribune.

Chicago, H., Jan. 12.-Sweeping
eastward from the Canadian north
west, the cold wave, accompanied by
snow and sleet, which has tied up traf-
fic, will reach Chicago tomorrow
morning, the Weather Bureau an
nounced tonight Ten below zero
temperature is predicted.
The coolest weather in % years is
reported from the Northwest. Fur
ther South heavy rains have swollen
several rivers until they have flooded
large territories in Indiana, Michi-
gan and Iowa. Traffic on steam and
electric lines in these territories have
been badly crippled.
The weekly tribune and the Cape County herald. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1914-1918, 1916-01-14
Special Dispatch to The Tribune.

Special Dispatch to The Tribune.
st. Louis, Jan. 12.-St. Louis felt
its first touch of zero weather to-
night, and the indications that it will
be several degrees lower before morn
ing. The heavy snow Of last night
was followed by rain today, which
left the city coated with ice.
Press dispatches tell Of blizzard
conditions in North Missouri and Kan
Carson City daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1907-1930, 1916-05-22
When Tortures of Medieval Days
Were PraCtiCed at Penitentiary

The blunderbuss exhibited in the
Emporium show window, presented
to DIR. Lee by DR. Frick calls to
mind the guns manufactured by
prisoners in the Nevada state prison.
1t was in the latter part of July, 1873,
anrl ii was the last concerted at
tempt on tl.e part OF prisoners to
break out. Gent raj {. {. Batrerman.
the hero OF a thousand dress parades
was them the warden. He was lar
tinet. every inch OF hmm, and brutality
severe to a fault There were be-
tween twenty and thirty prisoners in
the plot. They made a number of
guns" out Of gas pipes. The wcapN
ons were plugged at one end with
lead, and hole drilled at the right
place, and they had wooden stocks,
fastened with broom wire. They
Carson City daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1907-1930, 1916-05-22
City Trustees
Hold Meeting

The city trustees met in special
session this morning at the court
house
The Carson band asked permission
to uss the block of ground bounded
by Musser, Fall, Proctor and Stewart
streets for the purpose OF holding
street carnival, similar to the one OF
last year. 1)lre permission includes a
permit to sell non-a1cobnlic drinks.
and to conduct games of chance that
are not prohibited by Jaw. May 10Th
to June Sd, inclusive, are the days for
which the above permit is asked for.
The matter was referred to the city
attorney.
The matter Of repairing King street
was then taken up and Oh motion OF
Trustee ellison it was order ed that
King street from Carson street to
Division be repaired according to the
map and specifications OF City En-
gineer Kirk now on file
City Attorney john Chartz then
presented the paving resolution. The
board, after a few minor changes
adopted the resolution and ordered it
published.
Board then adjourned subject to the
call OF the president.
Carson City daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1907-1930, 1916-05-22

manufactured their powder and mod
ed bullets-cuerything was home
made. 1t took two men to fire them,
one to- hold the gun and the other to
apply a match to tie powder at the
drill hoe. They concealed their
W. apons in their straw ticks, and they
did a good job of that because every
thing was ready for use when dis
covered.
No one knows, except insiders.
whether the discovery was due to
vigilance or treacIhery. The guards
tired the guns at their range and re
ported that they could shoot like
'hell,' which description leaves some
room for imagination. Between
twenty and thirty OF the prisoners re-
Ceived exquisite punishment They
were first hung in the stocks until
thy tainted. Then they were loaded
with iron bal arh chain. The dun
geOns were flied. Corn bread and
water for their diet Dan Matheney,
who entered the "c,ass" at the age. of
10, remained in a dungeon six months,
slept on tie stone floor and had corn
bread and water, except Sundays,
when Inc, got white bread and water
However. Yankee Sullivan, the in
side guard. usepd to turn his head the
other way and permit the prisoner
who fed him to slip a little nnsat in
sandwich form. Sullivan rslling his
job and the prisoner, Billy Summers,
a boy serving a life sentence commut-
ed from a death sentence, taking
"stCck" chances.
William Garrard succeeded Botter-
man as warden. and he instituted
decent treatment, and the shackles
began to drop off as if by n1agic, and
all implements of torture taken out
of sight and no concerted attempt to
break has since been made.
The Nevada Historical society
could enrich" its museum by obtain
ing samples from the prison of the
stocks, the big shoe, the straight
Carson City daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1907-1930, 1916-05-22
Character Who
Is Great FavOrite

It is a we'll known fact that lovers
Of photoplays have their favorites
among the actors in the cast and rave
over their Cleverness and personal
charm as if they were before them on
the legitimate stage in actual flesh
and blood .
Mae Marsh who plays Flora Cam
eron. the Younger daughter in the
southern household in The Birth Of
a Nation" at the Liberty theater. by
her succIs ssfu1 appearance in many
photoplays during her three years
career, has attracted by her elf-lille
charm and naive personality. many
admirers who greet with pleasure her
appearance on the screen.
Miss Marsh has many bits OF fine
acting in the picture. Among the
most defightfu1-are the welcoming of
the brother back from the Civil war;
the making Of "southern ermine' with
raw cotton and chimney black: the
scene in the cellar with Hiram Coop
er: the garden making that follows
the return from the war; the southern
bouquet: and the pretty scene where
she rains kisses on her brother Ben S
mouth to console him for the tenn
porary loss of his sweetheart Elsie.
There is always a touch of comedy
CIR Of pathos where Miss Marsh ap-
pears. Her personality lends itself
to fine temperamental treatment Of
any part she plays Her expression,
her ever charming, mood adapting
face. is one Of the most valuable in
all tine list of film favorites.
She was discovered by David W.
Griffith, the producer Of many film
successes, long before he made "The
Birth Of a Nation" This great film
will be shown four times at the Grand
starting Monday matinee, May 22d. p,
Carson City daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1907-1930, 1916-05-22
Visited the Lake

Quite a large party OF Carsonites,
consisting of Mr.. and Mrs. Ed Walk
er. Mr. and Mrs Will David, F. D.
and Miss Emma Nanderletlr and a
number of others, accompanied ]. F.
Morcombe, editor Of the American
Free Mason. to Lake Tahoe yester-
day and introduced him to the beau
ties Of that wonderful section. From
G,cnbrook the party took launch and
proceeded to the California side Of
the Lake, returning later in the even
ing. The lake was a little bit rOugl.,
but the trip was enjoved by all.
Carson City daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1907-1930, 1916-05-22
Talked to the Convicts

Judge Willis Brown of the Juve-
nile court of Salt Lake was an arriva!
in Carson yesterday and in the af-
ternoon visited the state penitentiary
and made an interesting talk to the
innates The Judge is an advocate
both of prison reform and the separa-
ton of young criminals from those
who are more or less hardened For
the youth he believes in what he caHs
a boys city, and where they have
been put in operation in several east
ern centers they are working out sue
ce-ssfuHy and to the betterment of
tIe boys.
Carson City daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1907-1930, 1916-05-22
[By United Pressl

PARIS, May PIT is announced
that the Frcncf counter attacks drove
the Germans from their positions on
both banks of the Meuse in renewal
of Verdun fighting. The German as
saults were all repulsed. Heavy
lighting still continues. marking the
beginning Of the, fourth month of the
campaign. On the east bank OF the
Meuse the French captured a trench
adjoining the Vaux villages.
Carson City daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1907-1930, 1916-05-22
Italian King at Front
[Bv United Pressl

VIENNA, May 22.-Massing heav-
lily in Southern Tyro' the Italians are
making desperate, but unsuccessful
sion. Each Italian onslaught has been
repuTsed, according to an official
statement Tire Austrian claim the
capture of more Italian prisoners.
They say they took 10000 last week.
1t is believed the king of Italy, now
at the front. has ordered the Austrians
expelled from Italian soil at any cost
Carson City daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1907-1930, 1916-05-22
Died Suddenly

Gus Pfeiffer, cousin of Mrs. George
Jones of this city, died very sudden
ly yesterday afternoon about o'clock
at SiN-Mile canyon, near Virginia
City. The deceased was BORN and
raised in Story county. Pleurisy Of
the heart, it is thought was the cause
OF his death. \ wife and boy about
3 years of age survive him. The fun
eral arrangements have not been
made as yet but will be announced
LATER
Carson City daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1907-1930, 1916-05-22
THE Country Fair" Next Thursday

On next Thursday evening, May
25th, the Rebekahs Of this city will
give "Country Fair in Odd Eel
lows hal There will be no admis-
sion fee and everybody is invited to
attend: bring the children. There
will be an entertainment and numer-
Gus other things SUCH as fish pond,
fortune telling, fancy work table,
cake and coffee and oornucopias for
the kiddies. 1t will be big time
for everybody and the Rebekahs i'm
vite you and your children to be
present on this occasion. m22-td
Carson City daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1907-1930, 1916-05-22
Not Needed Till June 1st

The trial jury that was drawn and
ordered to report today in the Fed
eral court, has been notified through
an order of Judge harrington that
their services will not be required
unti1 june l, 1916
Carson City daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1907-1930, 1916-05-22

Will Knippenburg and Sam Bige-
low motored to Reno yesterday, hav-
ing as their guests the family of M.
Goni, for whom they brought back a
new Maxwell touring car Of the latest
model
Carson City daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1907-1930, 1916-05-22
Waite Jury Completed
Will Make Effort to Secure State
Wide Prohibition at Next Election

THE Ninth Annual Convocation Of
the Missionary District OF Nevada
met in Elko. May y. Is and H. At
the first service the bisnop read his
annual address. reviewing the work
of the past year. On the whole the
report indicated there had been prog
ress in every direction and there is
the promise OF a steady advance in
the coming year.
Among his other recommendations
Bishop Hunting said that he thought
the time had come for some definite
step by the Christian people of Ne
vada in the direction Of a betterfng
of moral conditions by regulation OF
the liquor traffic, as weT' as by
more carefully drawn divorce statute
For himself he thought that the
church people of Nevada, especially
the clergy, should put themselves
back of an attempt to place these two
questions before the voters Of Ne
vada at the next general election. by
means OF an initiative petition. He
favored statewide prohibition of the
liquor traffic and a divorce statute
which will provide for an int>rlocu-
tory Decree
The convocation paced Itself
squarety back OF the bishop in this
matter by passing the following reso-
lutiOns:
Resolved, That we favor the sub
mission to the voters OF Nevada OF
a petition providing for statewide
prohibition. to be by them sent to
the legislature for enactment:
Resolved, That we favor such a
change i'll the divorce law as will pro-
vide that an interlocutory decree
must first be granted. to remain in
torce for one year before becoming
final, and, further,
Resolved, That we pledge ourselves
to circulate between the closing OF
req gistration and December |, 1916
suClr petitions among the qualified
voters as may be necessary to insure
that these questions shall be acted
upon by the Iegisatu elected at the
mkt general election
The COnNOCatiCn voted that in the
future meetings shall be held in Reno
The following resolutions were then
passed:
Whereas, The conversation has de-
cldSd that the proper place for hold
ing its meetings is in the see city of
the district;
Resolved, That it is the definite
understanding of the convocation that
the responsibility for tire entertain
rnent Of delegates shall rest upon. the
shoulders of thea several parishes and
missions from which delegates are
sent or upon the individual delegates
who attend until such time as the con-
vocation shall be able to assume the
expense:
Resolved, That the clerical men,
bers of the COnvOCatiOn agree to pool
the expense of transportation to and
rom meetings. so that the burden
may res. evenly upon all.
A resolution of thanks for the hnan-
cial aid given to the district in bu'd-
ing the bishops house and also the
contemplated home for a missionary
at Pyramid lake was sent to the
board of MISSIONS A vote of thanks
was also rendered to- the rector and
members Of St. Paul's parrish. Elko.
for their generous hospitality.
A reception was held for the men,
jacket, the wristlets, bal, and chain