The Daily Leader (Orange, Tex.), Vol. 1, No. 139, Ed. 1 Thursday, September 10, 1908 Page: 1 of 8
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DAMAGE SUITS FILED woman was imet death
IliHHIfiHn found deadMSames
Suits Against Orange and Northwestern to Amount of
$38,000 Filed in District Court
ORANGE, TEXAS, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 10, 1908.
WIFE OF WEALTHY AND 80* |FIVE CHILDREN WERE BUFFO-
CIALLY PROMINENT LAWYER | CATED IN A MINNESOTA FARM
IN NEW YORK CITY. | HOUSE FIRE LAST NIGHT.
Judge Gray so Declares Ae Commodity Ouse in
Hepburn Rate Bill in U. S. Court Today
OBNOXIOUS TO PROPERTY burned maoe their escape CLEARED OF SERIOUS CHARGE
PLAINTIFFS ALLEGE THAT CONSTRUCTION ALONG AND NEAR
THEIR PREMISES HAS DEPRECIATED MARKET VALUE OF REAL
ESTATE HOLDINGS TO AMOUNT OF SEVERAL THOUSAND DOL-
LARS - MRS. H. THOMPSON SUES FOR $25,000-C. L. HAN-
NAH AND RUTH CAMPLIN SUE FOR SS500 EACH——8UITS FILED
THROUGH LAW FIRM OF HOLLAND A HOLLAND.
Famous Richmond Slue* Lose All
Their Brilliant Uniform* by Burn-
ing of Cart in Thtir Train at New|
r
Haven, Conh., Early This Morning.
Throe Hundred Girl* and Many Men
tory Building by Meane of the Fire
Eecape, Juet in Nick of Time.
Hearst News Service.
New York, Sept. 10
-Mrs. Ashto'i I
Three suits tor damages aggregat-
ing $28,000 were filed yesterday aft-
ernoon in the office of District and
County Clerk C- L. Goodman against
the Orange A Northwestern railroad,
the suits having been filed In tbe dis-
trict court and will come up for trial
at the fall term of that court.
These three suits were filed
through the law firm of Holland A
Holland, one of the most successful
firm of lawyers In this section of the
state, and the defendants are asking
damages in amounts from $6300 to
tss.ooo.
C. L. Hannah, genera) manager of
the Orange Sawmill qpmpany. files
suit against the Orange A Northwest-
ern railroad company; his claims are
that on the first day of January, 1807,
tbe plaintiff was and now la lawfully
seised and possessed of a tract of
land in tbe city of Orange, holding
same In fee simple, tbe property being
described aa lot 5 of block 1 of the
Oates survey, and that on the above
date the defendant ejected plaintiff
therefrom and unlawfully withhold*
from the plaintiff thereof to bis dam-
age to the amount of 150*0.
The premises are more accurately
described as being lot 3 of block I of
the Gate* survey, and along the line
of lot 12, east to the Sabine river,
along the meandering* of the Sabine
river. Plaintiff claims to have held
land for a period of ten years and
that defendant built and conatrncted
along the river bank and In front of
his home a railroad on which ar<*
operated locomotive# propelled by
steam, said locomotive* generating
gas. steam and smoke, distributing in
the air cinders, dust, ashes and other
obnoxious and deleterious substances;
that flat car* and box cars destroy
the view of tbe river, cut off the air
from bis premises; that the property
before said acta wm reasonably worth
$7500, but Its market value has depre-
ciated. all to the plaintiff* great dam-
age to the amount of $0500. Plaintiff
asked for judgment aa prayed tor,
with interest, costa of suit and for
general relief.
‘ Claims $25,000.
Mra. H. Thompson va. the Orange
A Northwestern Railroad, ta the style
of one of the suits. #
Mrs. Thompsons claims are that
she Is the owner and ha* been for
a period of ten year* or more of lota
I, 2, 3, 4 of block 1 of the Gates sur-
vey.
That defendant constructed a rail-
road line within a few feet of her
premise* and reason* for damages are
set forth the same an those in the suit
of Mr. Hannah against the railroad
company, with the additional claim
that the railroad company built a two-
story structure on the river front hav-
ing dimensions of about 120 by about
40 feet which obstructs view of the
river from the plaintiffs premises.
Plaintiff allege* that before the
above acta, the property was reason-
ably worth on tbe market $35,000, and
that the same is now worth not more
than $10,000 on account of above acts
.pnd by' reason of the above, asks
damages from tbe railroad company
to the amount of $25,000 with Interest,
coats of suit and for full and general
lilt
Damages of $0500.
Ruth Camplln vs. the Orange A
Northwestern railroad i* the style of
tbe third suit.
Plaintiff alleges that she is the
owner of lots 3-18 of block 3 of the
Bate* addition to the city of Orange,
on which is built a five-room resi-
dence. which movable real estate, to-
gether with Rowers, etc., and other
improvements that hat's been made,
was reasonably worth 34000 and that
the lota were reasonably worth $5000
before the railroad company construct
ed a railroad switch around and on
lot 4.
That before said acts the property
was worth reasonably $5000, but the
acts have made it worth not more
than $2000, tbe market value of the
property having been destroyed and
property depreciated to the extent of
$6500.
Plaintiff pray* for damages In the
above amount with interest, costs of
suit and for full and general relief.
LOCAL lULLADK
TWELVE HUNDRED FEET
NEW SWITCH TRACKS
The Orange Sawmill
Hearst News Service.
Har.er, of . «*,„», I.
prominent tower. ... found de.a.to. cM,Wr'" J C' Eurt«,e «*•
day under circumstances which the I focated last night in a farm house fire
police are investigating, in a pond I near New Brighton, Minn. The par-
near her country home at Short Hill, ents bad spent the evening with
New Jersey. | frien^g leaving the children at home.
and Boys Escape from Burning Fac- ASSORTING TELLER IN U. 8. SUB-TREASURY FREED FROM A
CHARGE OF THEFT OF $173,000- RACING BALLOON MADE A
GOOD FLIGHT IN MASSACHUSETTS-JOHN MITCHELL IS WRIT-
ING A SOCIOLOGICAL NOVEL-STANDARD OIL COMPANY FILES
REPLY TO GOVERNMENT PETITION IN CHICAGO.
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New Haven, Conn, Sept. 10.—Ar-| New York, 8ept. 10.—Three hun-
rivlng In thia city early this morn- dred girls and half aa many men and
Ing, the Richmond Blue# had their boy# employed in the Harrla Britton
biggest military parade ever given lnLtraw hat workg got out by way of
a northern city outalde of New York the flre escape Just in time today to
spoiled When their train caught fire escape death in a fire which com-
at the New Haven depot and the ears | pletely destroyed the building.
containing all their brilliant uniforms
were burned.
HE ABUSED
THE MOON
Fleet Nears Albany.
Special to The Leader.
Melbourne, Sept. 10.—Dispatches
from Albany, on the Australian west
coast, state that the American battle-
ship fleet Is nearing that port and will
arrive tomorrow. Six days will be
spent there, after which the armada
will proceed to Manila, a distance of
about 1800 miles. Albany is a village
of less than 6000 souls and the entev-
A LOCOED NEGRO WAS TAKEN IN- ta)nment „f the Urs wlH. neceaaarliy
TO CUSTODY FOR TALKING
UGLY TO FAIR LUNA.
SOLD FOR A SONG
| be on a small scale.
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Ask your' grocer for a Diamond C
Ham. W* guarantee them beat on the
market. They are eure to please. OR-
1 ANGE GROCERY COMPANY. 9-tf
Hearst News Service,
Philadelphia, Pa„ Sept. 10.—Judge
Gray in the United States court here
today handed down a decision in the
Hepburn bill case, dismissing the gov-
ernment bill and declaring the com-
modity clause unconstitutional.
Toller Was Set Fra#.'
Chicago, 111., Sept. 10.—George W.
Fitxgerald, former assorting teller at
the sub-treasury, was freed today by
Judge Chetlain in the case charging
him with the theft of $173,000 belong-
ing to the United States government.
for the ^second time at the bands of
Battling Nelson last evening.
Died of Bright's Diseass.
Philadelphia, Pa., Sept. 10.—Chaa.
K. Lord, president of the Tonopah 4b
Goldfield railroad, died today at the
Presbyterian hospital of Bright’s dig-
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A Racing Balloon.
Bridgewater, Mass., Sept. 10.—The
racing balloon in which Clayton and
Glldden ascended at Sprlngfldd last
night landed here at 5:25 o’clock after
being in the air four hours and five
minutes and flying eighty-two miles.
The Cotton Market.
New Orleans, La., Sept. 10.—The
spot market was rather quiet today.
Contracts opened 3 to 6 points hitter
under the influence of Liverpool im-
provement, but appeared to lose vim
at once in the absence of an active
long interest. The general tendency
of prices, however, was still towards
higher levels and on second call the
board showed net gains of 7 to 10
points from yesterday’s range.
Stallions and Brood Maras Valued at I
On* Hundred Thousand Dollars,
Wont Under th* Hammer for Inaig- j
nlficant Sum of $18,075.
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Hearst Ncwb Service.
Washington. D. C., Sept. 10.—For
standing in an open lot and abusing
the moon In a vokje that could be
heard five blocks *»ay, Alexander
Hawkins, a negro, was aKested by the
police last night, and is now quietly
resting from his labor* with a charge
of insanity against him.
company is
making preparations to add 1200 feet
of standard gauge switch tracks to
their present equipment of trackage
itlea, which when completed will
handle all car* that will he required
and will relieve the crowded condition
of tbe present tracks.
This new track will connect with
the main spur that tap* the main line
of the Texas 4k New Orleans railroad-
It will encircle the dry kilns and sheds
and also places the cars right at the
dump on the bayou, allowing logs to
be unloaded Into the water directly
from tbe cars.
New York. Sept. 10.—While E. R.
Thomas, formerly a banker and tnrf-
man, was groaning on a bed of pain in
tbe hospital veaterday under the name
of “Mr. Jenkins." bis highly prixed
stallions and brood mares, seventy-
thyee in number, "were being sold un-
der the hammer at a sheriffs sale.
oe wonn aiuu.ovu, orougnt me insig-
nificant sum of $18,075.
Had Ic* Cream Social.
The Ladiea’ Aid Society of the Weal
Orange Baptist church last night gave
an Ice cream social at the church
building. The affair was a success
financially and socially. Thirty-eight
dollars was netted, which will be used
ta paying tor the new seats that were
installed in the church in the spring.
Arriving
Daily
Our new fall goods, consist-
ing of all the latest and up-
to-date thing$ in jewelry, sil-
verware, watches, diamonds,
cut glaas, bric-a-brac and
novelties. We keep our
stock up to date and you can
alway* depend on finding
the latest things at our store.
Our Optical Department is
complete in every particular
and in charge of p-Graduate^
Optician, who will test your
eyas, free of charge.
prepared to turn out watch,
clock and jewelry repairing
on abort notice. All work
guaranteed.
We Invite you to call and
examine the new good#. You
are always welcome, whether
you buy or not.
A Sociological Novel.
Peoria, 111., Sept. fo.—John Mitchell
is writing a sociological novel deal-
ing with industrial and political con-
ditions as he has found them in the
United States.
Standard Files Reply.
Chicago, 111., Sept. 10.—The Stand-
ard Oil company today filed a reply to
the government's petition for a reop-
ening of the $29,000,000 fine case.
Judges Grosscup, Seaman and Baker
will hear arguments in the . United
States district court in the near future
and will render a decision in October.
AMERICAN
FENCE
Gans Was Defeated.
San Francisco, Cal., Sept. 10.—In
twenty-one of the fastest rounds ever
witnessed, Joe Gans went to his defeat
The Dredge Will Return
About September is
COX & MYERS, The Old Reliable
the year to make your cit-
tern*, gutter*, flue*, etc ,
ju*t when you need them
MADE BY
American
Steel&WireCo.
fence, built on elastic, hinged-joint
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oto. W. BANCROFT,
PmUnt
•AM C. TRIMBLE
Tle*-rmMnt 1
GEORGE M. SELLS
ff. X.. JOINER
Aas’t Cashier
Do You Pay Your Bills by Check?
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Ford, A. L. The Daily Leader (Orange, Tex.), Vol. 1, No. 139, Ed. 1 Thursday, September 10, 1908, newspaper, September 10, 1908; Orange, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth647377/m1/1/: accessed May 11, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Lamar State College – Orange.