| Montgomery News Jan. 4, 1907 THE PANAMA CASES As we go to press a big bunch of Panama people are in town, six of whom are being tried for shooting about 500 bullet holes in the town the day after Christmas. We cannot give the result of the trial before next week Montgomery News Jan. 11, 1907 BOUND OVER Last Thursday a number of witnesses were here attending the trial of several Panama people who were charged with an assault with intent to kill. The evidence showed that Dan Jones, Arthur Cunningham and Charles Cunningham engaged in a shoot fest which reminded the inhabitants of the exhibitions of the Boer War at the world's Fair. The young men did not seem to try to kill anyone, they simply wanted to scare several foreign coal miners to death, and they came near accomplishing their purpose. Several houses were shot into and one of them was fairly riddled with bullets, the people in them experiencing several narrow escapes from death. After the evidence was all in Esq. Grassel held Dan Jones to bail to await the action of the grand jury, in the sum of $2000. The two Cunninghams were required to give $500 bail each. They were unable to give bail and were sent to jail. The case against another defendant, Tom Curry was continued until today, Jan. 11. Joseph Collins, one of the prosecuting witnesses in the above case, was arrested in Litchfield on his way home, and fined $50 by Esq. Sam O'Bannon for carrying concealed weapons. He was unable to pay his fine and was brought to jail. Montgomery News Apr. 19, 1907 GAS EXPLOSION AT PANAMA On Friday of last week two men were badly burned in an explosion of gas at the Panama mine. One of the men was "Dad Deputy" and the other an old scotch miner whose name we were unable to learn. The men were shooting down coal and a "windy shot" set fire to a pocket of gas and in a second both were knocked to the ground and enveloped in a sheet of fire. Both were badly burned but their injuries are not thought to be fatal. Montgomery News Aug. 9, 1907 BUILDING AT PANAMA Mr. Dolan, contractor for the Shoal Creek Coal Company, bought about twenty car loads of lumber from the Isaac Hill lumber company of this city last week to be used in building forty houses in Panama, now in process of construction. The houses will all be completed this fall and will be occupied by the employees of the coal company. Since the new coal washer was put in by the Shoal Creek Co., Panama has become about the liveliest place in Montgomery county. The mine is running to its full capacity and an immense amount of coal is being taken out. The town bids fair to become one of the most important mining centers on the Clover Leaf railroad.
Montgomery News Aug. 30, 1907 FROM PANAMA TO LITCHFIELD The Clover Leaf railroad has acquired the Chicago and Alton, and president Theodore Shonts recommends among other things the building of a railroad between Panama and Litchfield, seven miles, which would give a shorter route to Kansas City over the Clover Leaf and the C. & A. and save the long delays at East St. Louis. President Shonts says: "This route will have a distinct advantage in point of time over the St. Louis gateway, and by hauling the traffic over the system's own bridge at Louisiana, across the Mississippi, effect a large savings for both roads as against present cost to each." If this recommendation of president Shonts is carried out it will give Litchfield another important railroad and mean a great deal to that city. |
Montgomery News Sept. 20, 1907 MARRIAGE LICENSES Henry W. Carlock, Panama, age 22 Hattie Sloat, Panama, age 18
Montgomery News Oct. 25, 1907 BOND COUNTY NOTES Frank Zfnzetti, Ivory Ash and Fred Freezeland, all of Panama, were arrested last week for hunting without a license and fined $25 and costs. Montgomery News Dec. 27, 1907 MARRIAGE LICENSES John R. Lee, Panama, age 31 Mrs. Mary Steele, Sorento, age 22
Annual Coal Report for Year Ending June 1907 During the year a coal washery was built and electric haulage installed. Non-fatal accidents: On Dec. 10, 1906, Charles Freeman, aged 26, married with 2 children, had his foot mashed by a falling rail, resulting in 30 days lost time. On Apr. 12, 1907, David Strachan, aged 45, single, had his body burned by a blown out shot, resulting in 42 days lost time. On Apr. 12, 1907, William Deppity, aged 52, married with 1 child, had his body burned by a blown out shot, resulting in 49 days lost time. On Jun. 1, 1907, Mano Domnuco, aged 28, married with 2 children, had his body burned by a gas explosion, resulting in 39 days lost time. On Jun. 1, 1907, Anton Pozz, aged 25, married with 1 child, had his body burned by a gas explosion, resulting in 31 days lost time. MINE OUTPUT: 9934 tons of mine run 132,726 tons of lump 946 tons of egg 7560 tons of nut 61,696 tons of screening or pea 954 tons of slack or waste 213,816 Total tons $175,003 Value 208,697 tons were loaded on rail cars for shipment. 1055 tons were sold locally. 4064 tons were consumed or wasted. 273 days of operation. 135,073 tons were mined by hand. 155 average number of miners. 75 other employees. 230 total employees. |
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