La Grange Journal. (La Grange, Tex.), Vol. 30, No. 6, Ed. 1 Thursday, February 11, 1909 Page: 3 of 8
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THE LA ORANGE WEEKLY JOURNAL
3
Mysterious Murder Thought to
Have Occurred
stout.
The.outburst of the Nevada legisla-
ture was unexpected, but It has not
caused a preat deal of comment In this
state With the exception of the
Asiatic Exclusion league, no one is
engaging In the fight. The fact- are
' th*1 geaerally accepted as an indication
FOUR MILES FROM CLYDE. I
' ___ j race problem.
1 The Interest of agriculturists is ac-
knowledged by the bill prohibiting the
ownership of property, which was in-
troduced by A. M. Drew, of Fresno
Ceutor, one of the largest orchard and
vineyard districts of the state.
Other bills were introduced by Grove
Johnson, who hails from the Sacra-
mento valley, where the Japanese are
regarded with considerable hostility
by people of all classes.
This fee’ ng has been intensified by
President Made Offer to Head a Wild
West Show—Now German Ambassa-
dor Given Grand Reception at Ci.y
of Mow York.
I
A horrible tragedy appears to have
been enacted near Clyde. Tex.
The schoolhouse at Mud Young, four
miles west of Clyde, a rather lonely
Bpot north of the Texas and Pacific
railway, was destroyed by fire. In the
embers was found the charred remains
of a man. On investigation nothing was
found to disclose the identity of the
man. Physicians think he was rather
* young man or large size and, from
the remains found, he was evidently
well dressed.
The torso is entire. The third rib
on the left side was broken and a hole
was discovered, which a probe showed
penetrated the lung-s, evidently being
made by a pistol ball, as thd officers
discovered a small mass oi ieaa wmch
they think Is the bullet.
A knife which had been little used,
five 5-cent pieces, a key or watch tag
bearing the letters “P. L.” and a few
buttons and buckles Is about all that
was left that would lead to his identi-
fication.
Says Abilene dispatch: With the par
tlal Identification of the body found in
the ruins of the Mud Young school as
that of Alexander Sears, a welltodo
slcckman, whose ranch home is near
Anson.
Tom and George Barnet were arrest-
ed. On preliminary trial George Bar-
net was exonerated.
Tbe State and Comfy Dirsctory.
.Governor.,.............T. M. Campbell
Lieut.-Governor......W. B. Davidson
Ytt.oruey-General....R. V. Davidson
Comptroller...........J. W. Stephens
Trcusurer...................Sam Spirits
Commissioner Land Office..........
..............................J. J. Terrell
Supt. Public Instruction............
R. B. Cousins
the acquisition in late years by Jap-
anese of large tracts of orchard and
garden lands.
Criticism of the eastern press on the
antl-Japenese feeling In this state has
aroused a storm of protest from the
papers of California. The San Fran-
cisco Chronicle complains that the
feeling against California in the east
Is ehtirely based on “two main mo-
tives, both sordid. One Is to keep
solid with Japan and thereby promote
the sale of cotton goods and kerosene,
no matter at what cost to the people
of the Pacific coast. The other Is to
force congress to make heavier appro,
prlations for the army and navy.”
President Made Wild West Offer.
J. M. Atlas of Bridgeport, Conn., has
made President Roosevelt this offer.
He is asked to accept an engage-
ment of thirty weeks at a salary of
<1,000 a week—<300,000 in all—com-
mecing the first day of May, 1909, to
heat, a wild west exhibition, entitled
"Theodore Roosevelt's Congress of
Rough Riders.”
Atlas says that he is backed by a
circus syndicate, and is ready to ad-
vance the <300,000, or any part of it,
as evidence of good faith. In his own
mind, he has already mapped out the
performance. He says the program
will be about as follows:
Part 1—The assemblage of "Theo-
dore Roosevelt’s Congress of Rough
Riders.” Colonel Roosevelt rides out
on spirited mustang and bows grace-
fully to the audience In style made
popular by Buffalo Bill.
Part 2—Battle scene, San Juan HilL
Some of the original rough riders are
led up the hill In the face of a galling
fire. Colonel Roosevelt heads the
charge.
Part 3—Hunting In the wild west.
Mounted on his favorite broncho, Col.'
Roosevelt rideB around the area shoot-
ing glass balls and performing other
difficult feats of marksmanship.
Part 4—The Inauguration. Repro-
duction of the famous scene In Wash-
ington when the popular Idol took tbe
oath of office for the second time.
Mr. Atlas, who is an old-time wre»
tier, says he feels certain that his r&
markable offer will be accepted.
Fine Library Opened.
With recent ribteworthy grand open-
ing of the Bplendld Walters art gal-
lery to the public Baltimore has the
opportunity of claiming for Its own
one of the finest collections of art ob-
jects in the world.
The new white marble building at
the oerner of Charles and Center
streets contains not only the famous
Masserenti collection of old masters
and ceramics, purchased In 1902 for
nearly $1,000,000, but also the works
of art previously owned by Mr. Wal-
ters and those since added to his col-
lections.
Henry Walters, the art collector,
whose generosity has given Baltimore-
ans the new gallery, is one of the
city’s best known capitalists and phi-
lanthropists. He is the largest stock-
holder In the Atlantic Coast line and
has many extensiv buisiness interests.
He is an enthusiastic yachttman.
SUPREME COURT.
Chief Justice.............R. K. Gaines
Associate Justice.... 1 T,'
(F. A. Williams
Court of Criminal Appeals.
W. L. Davidson, P. J.
J. N. Henderson And M. M. Brooks
Associates.
Court of Civil Appeals.
First Supreme Judicial District ol
Texas at Galveston.
C. C. Garrets.............Chief J usti»v
R. A. Pleasants and W. M. Gill, As-
sociates.
Railroad Commissioners
O. B. Colquitt,
L. J. Storey,
Allison Mayfield.
District Officers.
Judge.......................L. W. Moore
Attorney.............—Jas. L. Storey
Clerk.....................F. J. Kallus
District court begins on the fif-
teenth Monday after the first Mon-
day in January and on tbe four-
teenth Monday after the first Mon-
day in August
Beat No. 2...............Kossuth Zapp
Beat No. 3...................J. R. Allen
Beat No. 4..........Joseph Fietsatn
The commissioners* court meets
every second Monday in February,
May, August and November.
Guest of Now York City.
Count von Bernstorff, Germany’s
new ambassador, was the guest of
New York City a few days ago.
In the afternoon he was entertained
at reception by the chamber of com-
merce, at which the leading lights of
the city in commerce and the law and
other profession were present.
In his address at the chamber of
commerce Count von Bernstorff said:
"From the time of the birth of the
people of the United States as a na-
tion down to the present day there has
been unbroken friendship between Ger-
many and the United States. My mis-
sion to this country can be summed
UP in the one wish that this friendship
may continue and always deepen.
"The enormous development of
wealth and industry, based on the
great natural advantages which na-
ture has given to the United States
are due to the active, enterprising and
courageous spirit of their people, has
never been regarded with unfriendly
or jealous eyes from our banks of the
North and Baltic seaes.
“Great and civilized nations consid-
er the prosperity and happiness of oth-
er people, not as hindering, but as
helping, their own.”
Most of the prominent German-
Americans of this city, and many from
other places, assembled at the dinner,
which was given in honor of the' diplo-
mat by the New York Staats-Zeitung.
Herman Rldder, manager of the Staats-
Zeltung, presided. With him and the
guest of honor at the speakers’ table
were Dr. Nicholas Murray Butler,
mf.?. en* of Columbus university;
Philip x. Dodge, president of the Ei>
glneers’ club; Joseph Choate, former
ambassador to Great Britain, and otb
“r distinguished men.
County Officers.
Judge....'...........George WillrioO
Attorney ............Sam C. Lowrey
Clerk.....................Rudolph Klatt
Sheriff.................August Loessin
Treasurer....................B. L. Zapp
Assessor..............C. Hi Steinmnnn
Collector............... Wm. Mennike
Surveyor.......................L. Vogt
School Supt............G. A. Stierling
Enough to Kill Hundreds. L ft™1* 0<?ur! convenf the
A New York man was determined fir"fc^?D*ay ,D JanUttry' APrl>. Ju,y
that death should get him. | and October. < ,
Lon A. Adler, a salesman, who com- i
mltted suicide In his apartment In ' County Commissioners.
West Seventieth street, too kenough j Beat No. 1................Frank Lidiak
poison to kill 500 men, according to T>"1' XT~ “
the physicians. Three vials which had
contained cyanide of potassium were
found In his room, with indications
that he had emptied the contents of
all three Into a glass and drank It
Adler was thirty-five years old, and
leaves a widow and two children. That
he made careful preparations for
death was indicated by the fact that
he had his life Insurance policies ex-
tended until Feb. 5. In a letter which
he left his wife and children he said:
“You will be better off without me.
You will find the notice of the exten-
sion of my policies in my pocket.”
He carried insurance amounting to
<7,000.*
Reached Unusual Age.
An extremly aged man has passed
away at Wheeling. W. Va.
Henderson Cremeans, known to be
the oldest man In West Virginia, and
probably the oldest In the United
States, died at the home of bis grand-
son aged 115 years. He was strong
and hearty at the time of his death,
falling on the roadside on his way
home from the grocery store. He was
removed home, and died a few minutes
later.
His father and mother were the first
couple married west of the Blue Ridge
mountains in Virginia. His mother
died at 120, his wife at 101. He was
one of the first settlers of the Ohio
valley, coming from old Virginia at
the age of eighteen. He has sevnty
grandchildren 131 great-grandchildren
and nineteen great-great-grandchil-
dren. He never tasted liquor or tobac-
co in his life.
Two States Aroused.
8an Francisco special: With two na-
tions stirred to a severe pitch over
tbe antl-Jape*ese measurers, two states
^n<* People of California are begin-
ning to wahe up and ask what it la all
Remembers Rockefeller.
This oad document was left by a
dead man:
Duly signed and executed on March
15, 1906, the will of John Crom, for-
merly of Shamong township, New Jer-
sey, has been found a clause which
reads as follows:
“I John Crom, do hereby give and
bequath all my real state and personal
property, horses, cattle, gold mines,
farms, railroads, steamships, canal
boats, telegraph lines, oil wells, ocean
cables, airships, cranberry bogs, cat-
tle ranches, automobiles, and also my
castles in Spain, also my castels In
the air to John D. Rockefeller, pro-
viding he can find them.”
Proposed Action Condemned.
Sherman, Feb. 5.—At a meeting of
Travis Masonic lodge No. 117 resolu-
tions were passed condemning the
determination of the master of the
Ohio grand lodge to make President
Elect Taft a Mason at sight.
Negro Preacher Shot.
Tulsa, Okla., Feb. A negro
preacher, whom, It la alleged, was dis-
covered pilfering coal from a Katy
car, was shot and seriously wounded.
Justices and Constables.
Precinct No. 1— Robert E. Moss
justice; Lee Smith,constable. Court
last Monday in each month at the
courthouse.
Precinct Not 2—Conrad Bertaoh,
justice; F. C. Knippel, constable.
Court last Thursday after tbe
fourth Monday in each month at
Fayetteville.
Precinct No. 3—Charles Schiege,
justice; Ed. H- Muesse, constable.
Court meets tbe first Monday ol
each month at Round Top.
Precinct No. 4—Alex Ramsey, jus-
tice; Jesse Moore, constable; court
meets every Thursday after the first
Monday in each month at the town
of Winchester.
Precinct No. 6— —.. Daniels, jus-
tice; R. H. Gilliam, constable. The
court meets on Saturday after the
first Monday in each month in the
town of Muldoon.
Precinct. No. 6—C. E. Nesrsta,
justice; J. H. Paulus, constable
Court meets every second Monday
in each month at Flatonia.,
Precinct No. 7—P. J. Janacek,
justice; T. C. Roberts, constable,
court meets on Saturday after the
second Monday in each month at
Ammannsville.
Precinct No. 8 — E. R. Vogt,
justice; Robt. Williams, constable;
court meets first Thursday after the
second Monday in each month.
Town Officers.
Mayor...............H. W. Speckels
Marshal...................Will Loessin
Treasurer................Ed. Mattingly
Secretary................C. W. Amberg
Attorney....................Robert Moss
ALDERMKN.
First ward—Wm. M. McKinney
and O. E. Stole.
Second ward—J. F. Kainer and
Lad V. Vanek.
Third ward—John P. Ehlinger
and Lotbar Rose.
Fourth Ward—J. M. Byrnes and
John Koenig.
. The eity council meets every first
Wednesday in each month at tbe
courthouse
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La Grange Journal. (La Grange, Tex.), Vol. 30, No. 6, Ed. 1 Thursday, February 11, 1909, newspaper, February 11, 1909; La Grange, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1004547/m1/3/?q=%22~1%22~1: accessed August 15, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Fayette Public Library, Museum and Archives.