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himself to sell two other lots. In order to preserve the tone of the colony it was stipulated that each “ground floor” member should live between the two colonists who purchased from him, and that none of the sixty-four lots should be sold To any negro who was not flrst voted upon and admitted to membership in the orgaulza-tlon.Was Nearly “Careyville.•’Careyville” had become as good as a fact before the inhospitable folk of Wheaton learned of it. J. K. Baton, a Caucasian, who is a credit man for the National Tacking Company, transferred the title to the twelve-acre swale to Herman Simons, a white whisky dealer, who is associated with William Lcffler. Moore and his friends had bought the property from him for $(00. The project had been announced from the pulpit of Bethel Church. There was a long waiting list of purchasers, and there had been at* least twenty meetings of the “ground floor” members of Careyville in the Sunday school room of Bethel Church before fashionable Wheaton awoke with a start.Around that insignificant little marsh are properties valued at hundreds of thousands of dollars. George Plamoudou’s house alone is worth $40,000. A. J. Farley has just finished a $15,000 home. Frank S. Gorton has a 250-acre estate worth something like $125,000. Frank B. Noyes has invested a large sum of money in his property. R. S. McCormick and Edward Hurley own large country places near by, TheContinued on 5tji Page, 2d Column.anywhere in compromising circumstances. Stirling asserted his wife’s trip to Wash ington was due to his efforts to get her away from Lord Northland's society. He denied he was in love with Mrs. Atherton.The sprightliest testimony of me day was given by Mile. Dagonne, formerly Mrs. Atherton's maid, who is now maid for Mrs. Chase, a friend of Mrs. Stirling. Siie testified about the times she found Stirling and Mrs. Atherton together. She denied having a row with Mrs. Atherton in which she said to Mrs. Atherton, “You’ve suffered more than most people, blit ! 11 make•you suffer more.” The maid said she toldMrs. Atherton as she was quitting herservice: “You've cried and I've wipedyour tears, lmt you’ll cry again, not through me, for you’re too wicked for auy-bull was put on the block yesterday th was only one bid and that of $32 for h lie was retained bv his owner.Several tine cows whose reputed vn is in the neighborhood of $2,000, were s for $50 and $00. One cow, which is s to have cost Mr. Higinbotham $3,GOO, vsol i for $110.“Father sold his herd because our fi fly has been scattered to the four wi by marriage,” said Harlow M. Ilij botham last night. “There was no in keeping them and so he decided to i pose of them at any price that t would bring. The sale was not ext sively advertised and the prize cows not sell for any more than common i uials.thing.• •Cardboard models of Amberley cottage and Sundown Hotel, where Stirling and Mrs. Atherton are accused of misconduct, were used to Illustrate the witnesses' testimony. fDuring a visit to the Ocean Hotel, San-down, the witness asserted that Mrs. Atherton and Mr. Stirling were very friendly, saying:“It was ‘Jackie, dear,' and ‘Nancy, dear,* and ’Nancy, darling,’ between them all the time.”“Was it your opinion that their relations were proper or improper?”“Very improper,” was the maid’s reply.ROOSEVELT RODE 108MILES INSTEAD OFHUNDREDS ARE REPORTED DEAD IN MOROCCO QUAKEError Found by Officers Who Meas Course of Seventeen-Hour Trip.TANGIER. Jan. 21.—A landslide, following a severe earth shock in the regionsouth of Tetua*. has wiped out several villages. Itnod that hundreds of people werinjured.WASHINGTON, I). C., Jan. 21.—It wai ninety-eight miles that the President r in seventeen hours the other day. It’s a mistake. It seems that some of army officers had doubts about that nim eight-mile story and they decided on an curate test. They went over the ea ! route will a tested cyclometer ami mi ! ured the d stance with the utmost care | accuracy. They found It was 108 stat miles.j Want a receiving clerk? Phone M*5000.I
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Chicago Examiner
Chicago, Illinois, US
Fri, Jan 22, 1909
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