The Herald-Press from Saint Joseph, Michigan • 1

NILES MEN WIN OUT. FOREIGN MISSIONS. 4 GONE WITH CASH mw mm I I She Wm New York Cloak Model imd Told ft Pftthetlc Btory Be- Aaron Conger, Alleged to Embezzler the Amount of $1,100, Disappears, '1 for She Died 6 miles "north of Benton Harbor, 8 room house, large bam and Wagon shed, 4 acres 6 acres apples, 1 500 peach trees, 3 acres raspberries, i and other, fruits Would take hpaM 1-. and' lot in St. Joseph for part payment; Sale.

WAS A COMMISSION AGENT WAS DECEIVED BY TWO MEN A Wk yiottm of a New York iojfltl-Iltoa and the Two i-WMf' Matt Undor Arrest. ODell Oc Cincinnati, the VIotlm-'War. rant out for Conger's Arrsst-Former Besidsntot Benton Harbor. Canayah Weber; 325 State 11 1 J'L Keep Healthy by Drinking Plenty of Water. WE CARRY IN STOCK FOR YOUR BEN.

4 AX illili iuu tuiiwi 1 Frankenbarg Schneewind Will Be-i come Owners of the System. Saturday Niles Stan The old Niles Water Works case which has been in court over 23 years has been brought to a close by J. Van Riper, Solicitor for Frankenberg bchneewind, who this week obtained a final decree in the Circuit Court of the United States, in which it is decreed that there is due Frankenburg Schneewind the sum of $57,101.28 and costs, and that this mortgage given by this first Niles Water Works Co. to the Central Trust Co. of New York, to secure 40 bonds of $1,000 each, was a valid mortgage and a lien on all the property of the present Niles Water Works system, the first company having no legal existence.

The decree gives the company until June 1, next, to pay to Frankenberg A Schneewind said sum due them, and on default that this property be sold by the Master in Chancery of that Court, after due notice of place of sale, and as there is no chance of the present company paying such amount, and no probability that any one will bid more than the claim of Frankenberg Schneewind they will, without doubt, become the owners of the Niles Water Works with all its property of every name and nature. During all these years the whereabouts of 15 of the 10 bonds has been unknown, as well as the owners thereof, and the decree cuts them all off, except the 25 bonds held by Frankenberg Sehneewind, and which now amount to the sum above stated. Col. Ed. Bacon, S.

Tryon and other attorneys have token part in this long and hotly contested case which will now be ended by the sale of this property. PLUTO WATIB. HEMYADI. In Quarts. Splits in Pints.

APPOLIITABIS. BUFFALO XITXX1A In Quarts, Pints and Splits. In Hslf-Gallon. 5 BED BAVEN. Benton Harbor HineraL Splits in Splits.

In Quarts. 1 In', i ,1 I Interesting Meeting Held at Home of Krs. j-t i'l The Woman's Foreign Missionary society of the M. E. church held its regular monthly meeting in the pretty new home of Mrs.

Jasper, with an the office present except Miss Anna Cooper. The Recording Secretary being about to leave the city, Mrs. Martha Palmer was elected to fill the vacancy. Mrs. E.

8. Kelley led the study of Establishing the Christian Empire in En-rope in the Ninth to the Twelfth Centuries. The annual meeting of the Woman's Missionary societies of Niles District, just held at Three Rivers, was reported by the delegate, Mrs. Wilson. She said there are 23 societies in the District, nearly all in vigorous condition.

In- no previous year has there been so many so many subscribers to the "Friend" or so much money raised, and the St. Joseph society stands well to the front. While each did her part acceptably, the center of interest was Miss Newton of the Isabella Thoburn College, Lucknow, India, who graphically described the educational work by girls who recently were heathens. On each evening a bevy of little Misses gave a coloquy which were delightful object lessons in Christian giving. Over fifty delegates were present and altogether it was the most inspiring convention ever held in Niles District.

The only change in officers was electing Mrs. Henderson of Buchanan to the position of Recording Secretary. The officers chosen at Three Rivers are: President, Mrs. J. N.

Reed, Benton Harbor; First Vice President, Mrs. G. W. Gosling, Girard; Second Vice President, Mrs. Wesley Honey, Joseph; Third Vice President, Mrs.

G. W. Pike, White Pigeon; Corresponding Secretary, Mrs. F. W.

Northrup, White Pigeon; Recording Secretary, Mrs. Dr. Henderson, Mrs. E. L.

Walker, Benton Harbor; Superintendent young ladies' L. H. Manning, And the SALTS from which ARTIFICIAL WATER can be made DAHLKE KOZLrOSKI, 215 STATE STREET. r-mm The Druggists. 1 New 11 Thereis a death i' (hat lurks near by the broad avenues 1 and gilded palaces of the metropolis.

i Its victims are mostly young women, often more sinned against than sinning. The death within a week of three of these young' women, Hattie Laroque, Nel-, lie Bilbert and Nellie Goldstone, has ar- 'roused the public attention to the laxity of the laws which allow these houses of midwives to flourish almost without any supervision; for it was in such houses as these that the three victims met with treatment which led to their death, so it is claimed. An agitation has been begun to have the law amended to protect young women fromthis class of practice. A case more typical than that of Hat-tie Laroque has not occurred in years. When she left the village of Lowville, up the State, to make her way in New York, she left behind an old mother and two brothers.

She had been the prettiest girl in the countryside and the knowledge that 6he had a splendid figure had come to her not alone by intuition and the tales told her by the mirror, but from the complimentary remarks of her friends. It was not unnatural that Hattie Laroque should seek employment as a cloak model, nor is it at all surprising that she had n6 difficulty in securing a paying position. In part her ambition was She was making enough money for her own support and was able to send money home to aid in paying the tuition of tone of her brothers in abusiness college at Poughkeepsie. Two men are under bail charged with complicity in her death. Dependence for safety in such cases is upon the knowledge that only in extraordinary instances is a midwife ever brought to prino STOCK The Grand Rapids Herald of Saturday reports the disappearance of Aaron Conger, local agent for the O'Dell Commission company of Cincinnati, 1 and there is every reason to believe, says the Herald, that he has absconded with 11,100 belonging to the company.

The company is said to have sent a check for $700 to Conger with which( to pay commissions that were due the company's customers. He went to the Old National bank and sashed the check and then he telephoned to the office that he was detained by a customer but would be back shortly, but he has never put in an appearance. It is alleged that he took $400 in cash from the office when he left. His whereabouts are a mystery. A complaint was lodged with Prosecutor Brown and detectives were at once put on his track.

On learning of the supposed absconding of their local agent the O'Dell company sent L. W. Foster to look after the company's interests. Friday was-consumed by Mr. Foster in paying all claims against the company and all customers received their full commission bo that they will not suffer by Conger's alleged crooked work.

Conger's residence is at No. 278 Lyon street, where he has a wife and five children. A warrant has been issued for the arrest of Conger, charging him with embezzlement. The Herald says "Conger came to Grand Rapids from Benton Harbor, going to that city from Kalamazoo where he formerly ran a variety store, He has been in the employ of the company for several years, coming here from Benton Harbor about six months ago, and received a salary of $30 a week, be side a commission on all deals. It is also reported to the Prosecuting Attorney imftMiftcliidee4cib')r in the sum of $6,000 as a result of unfortunate speculations conducted by him on his own score.

The company's offices are located in the Michigan Trust building." II We haye a fine line of Ingrains, all the latest tints, varnished tiles. 1 1 COLLIDED WITH STREET CAR. vve aiso uaye riciure jxouiuings. vau and see ns before buying. uus n.

ivnaaK, Century Block. LIGHT CROWD HERE. LOOK bwMor praetioes the-lawdoes not coun- 50 Feet of Gas Pf Service Pipe A. O. Quick's Wagon Meets with the Accident.

While A. O. Quick's Grand Union Tea wagon was being driven south on State street, about 9 o'clock this morning, by Mr. Quick, the driver's attention was attracted, at Broad street, to a street car going west. At the same time another car was and before MxQuifikcould act alcollislon took place with the car going east, knocking the horse down and breaking two thills.

Aside from this and a few bruises the horse sustained no other damage was done. The car was going at ordinary speed and the motorman, as usual, in making crossings, sounded the gong. Mr. Quick, however, claims he did not hear it, but that may be accounted for by the fact that his attention was attracted to the work car coming weet. MORE PAVING.

Put in with all connections, anywhere on our line of Gas Mains, with any Gas Range, (approved by ns) either sold by Gas Company or hardware dealer, from Unprofitious Weather Seemed to Keep People at Home. -Th xcursitwii btisins for 3902 -did not open very encouragingly, Sunday, owing almost wholly to the bad weather that prevailed up to that morning. Sunday was clear but it was cool and the home appeared more comfortable, probably, to those who would have come under more favorable conditions, than a smooth lake ride on a well-equipped lake steamer, so only about 120 people of the 1000 or more expected comprised the first Sunday lake excursion from Chicago. All who came enjoyed the trip both ways and will probably come again when the weather warms up. There were two excursions here over the Pere Marquette one from La Crosse and intermediate points with about 47 people and the other from Grand Rapids and way stations with 230.

The newsboys Drum Corps accompanied the Chicago excursion and rendered martial music here. April 15th to April 30tli NO DAMAGE HERE. The Streets and Alleys Committee Busy on the Matter. The Streets and Alleys committee, consisting of Aid. Forbes, Lindt, Leoffler and McConnell, held a meeting Saturday and will meet again today, preparatory to paving more streets and macade-mizing certain parts of roads, within the city limits, that lead out into the country.

Good roads are necessary to this section, which is attracting so many visitors here each season, and the improvement will be much appreciated by the permanent as well as the transient Miss Winchester Received a Letter of Buys an Alsolutely up-to-date Stee! Ransre." $16 It's a Hummer. LOST THEIR GRAIN. Enquiry and Replied. Miss Stella Winchester received a letter from S. D.

Willard, of Geneva, N. the center of the New York State fruit district, saying that murcury marked only 28 above zero, Saturday morning, and that a killing frost had done considerable damage to fruit there. The letter also made inquiry as to the condition in the St. Joseph fruit region. Miss Winchester was pleased to be able to reply that though this section was threatened Friday the sky became clouded in the evening, rain set in early next day and thus serious results were warded off.

Mr. Willard is one of the most influential fruit men in New York State. Two Farmers Near Buchanan the Victims of Thieves. Wm. Rough and Dennis Chamberlain, COUNTY SEAT NEWS.

We woidd be pleased to have you call, even -if you do not purchase. We know we can -save you money in fuel GIVE US AN OPPORTUNITY. St Joseph and Benton Harbor Gas Company neighbors living just south of Buchanan, went recently to their granaries, situ ated a short distance from their resi dences and were somewhat surprised to discover that of the stock placed there tenance. Poor Hattie Laroque wrote encouraging letters to the old mother up in Lowville and sometimes she nt home. The splendor of her apparel d.

xzled the villagers, the sight of her jewels bred nvyin other girls not possessing the ambition that had impelled her to go oat and seek her fortune in the world. Letters found in her trunk after her death show how well acquainted she was with Abraham Conhaim, the cloak manufacturer, and Leo Asher, the trav-eling salesman. Consciousness of trouble came to her and she notified the men. Immediately, the tones of their letters changed. They expressed (surprise and were careful, of their phraseology in letters inclosing money.

And when the time came when concealment was impossible the men were absent. Hattie Laroque went to the hospital of Dr. Mary J. McCleery, a licensed physician whose practices are shady. When Dr.

McCleery found the young woman was about to die she had an ambulance called and thither hurried the sick woman, wrapped in a blanket, a transaction which brought the case to the attention of the public. The New York hospital authorities, seeing that the case of their prettiest patient was hopeless, notified the Coroner that he might take her ante-mortem statement. The coroner hurried to the hospital and for five days he sat at times beside the bed of the unfortunate girl. In those five days she tol in her delerium the story that has resulted in the arrest of Dr. McCleery, Abe Con--haim and Leo Asher.

It was feared for two days that the body of Hattie Laroque would go to pot-V ter's field, but a girl who had known her furnished the identification that started a sorrowful message to Lowville, N. Y. It called upon an old, feeble mother and a loving brother to. come, to New York for the corpse of a daughter and sister whom they bad supposed to be in the best of health. -Hattie was a good girl," sobbed the 'v mother, as she knelt by the coffin and kissed thewld lijwof her tchild.

"Hat-h tie was a good girl. She always wrote to me and told me how happy; she was. My poor little Hattfe; 7 -'t' The brother, Leon' Laroque; did' not wpJHis eyes, Hardened "by Jsorrow A and shame, read the jf aces around the -i cofnX He asked for the truth, 'and it "was told to hlou VV he saidrthat the question of bringing these- men to.jus--" were left in my hands instead of in "thelhandsof the But," it only a few bushels of chaff remained. A thief or thieves are supposed to have taken the grain. CURRANS.

STUCKEY HURT. Wm. Rough's loss is about 100 bushels of white wheat and Dennis Chamber i ff MONEY TAL KS. lain looses 50 bushels of wheat, 5 bushels of rye and 25 bushels of corn, Sheriff Collins was' informed of the loss and is issuing reward cards that may uncover the theft. He Fell while Walking on the Pavement in Chicago.

While walking along the streets in Chicago, Saturday, Curran S. Stuckey of this city slipped on the wet pavement and fell, severely spraining his right ankle. Mr, Stuckey came home on the night express, Sunday, and is now confined to his home on Market street; SCHILLER OF NILES. Ydu can buy more for $1 at the CASH STORE than any other place. Give me a trial order and I will convince you, 1 CIRCUIT COURT.

Court reconvened this morning The case of The Peoplevs Jesse Spoon-er, now in the county jail on a charge of larceny, was carried over to the next term of Oourt. R. W. Shauman was appointed to defend. The young man gave a $100 bond, signed by A.

B. Morse and Allen. Spooner, the brother, for his appearance at the next term of Court. In the case of HalverP. Garberg vs.

C. Probert, a $100 bond was requested to tiled within 30 days. The case of Anna Wires vs. Andrew J. Carothers was resumed this morning, many people from Berrien Springs being in attendance.

NEW SUITS. Christian M. Keller vs. Bascom Parker, doing business under the name of Niles Gas Light Co. Appeal from Justice Court.

Francis A. Barnes and Samuel M. Parrish, through their attorney N. A. Hamilton, have began a suit of against Thomas H.

Fitzgerald. Lettie Smith, through her, attorney Alex. Emery, has begun a. suit for diverse against Wm. R.

Smith. They were married at Niles, Feb. 22, 1898, and lived together until Nov.l, 1901. Charge, nonsupport 'And serving two years at Ionia lor Try a Herald want adr. They bring results- 1 'Fine commercial job printing at the Hebaxd office, 318 State street.

Old newspapers for safe at this office, Old Newspapers tof sale St this office. iy Made President of State Association of School Inspectors. Lansing, May 9. At the concluding session of the State Association of Sunday School Superintendents papers were read by Professors H. M.

Slawson and W. H. Payne of Ann Arbor; George H. Waite of Grand Rapids and Gerald 20 lbs Fine Granulated Sugar, $1.00 10 Bars Kirk's Savon Soap, 23c Lion Coffee, per lb. XXXX Coffee, IXq 'vi: oooooooooooooooooooooooo T.

Smith of Ludington. Officers were elected as follows: President, J. D. Schiller, Niles; Vice President, C. J.

Collins, Secretary, C. E. Holmes, Lansing. Choice Fruits and Vegetables always Fresh and Clean. SOCIETY AND CLUB NOTES, TheXlX Century club held an adjourned meeting Friday afternoon at the home of Mrs.

Ada Piatt. Mrs. May Graham Hull and Mrs. Kate Moon Pax-ton were chosen delegates to the State Federation Woman's clubs with Mrs. Flora Curran and Mrs.

Emma Jordan as alternates. meeting will be held Oct. 15 and 16 at ffcots tU--maiH fftaip About two years ago an ''immense whale 'was' driven ashore on the coast of Norway. It yielded1 bone and' oil worth $12,500, and in honor of the find a banquet was given Inside' the body, which, aet Jthe, tswvilM jthe' blab; afforded ample sitting; ropm.tfor thirty guests. "Sonvenlr PosuU Crds.

Souvenir postal cards are used at the rate of 1.446.938 a day In Germany, according to a count, of themy maintained by the government'every day for a The postage paid on the cards averaged 117.250 a FRANK WEBER, is just as 1 BeB Phot Twin City PhM 359 7 CASH OIOCEIJ. Blank township orders, bound1 100 in a book; price 85c per hundred postpaid. i For sale at this 1 Old newspapers for sale at this office.