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Feilding Star, Volume II, Issue 351, 23 August 1907, Page 3

Captain Edwin wired at 1.15 p.m. to-day: — Westerly strong winds to gale after six hours; rain probably heavy. The United States peanut crop for last year is estimated at 11,000,000 bushels, valued at £2,000,000. Mr Edward E. Courtney, who was recently saved from starvation m Boston by a member of the Salvation Army, has received £100 from a London firm of solicitors and a letter informing him that he is heir to a fortune of £70,000. Mr Courtney, whj sailed for England aboard the Kaiser Wilhelm 11. to claim his fortune, alleges that he is heir to an earldom. Judge Landis, who the other day compelled Mr Rockefeller to give cvi dence in person in his court, passed an unusual judgment on a letter-car-rier who had been found guilty cr stealing a small sum of money From a letter. The man pleaded that he had a sick wife and baby, wheieupon the judge sentenced him to a month's imprisonment. He, however, allowed him out without bail for two months on giving his word of honour that at the end of that time he would knock at the prison gates and ask -to be allowed to serve his sentence. The prisoner declared that he would work hard in the interval to find means for the maintenance of his family during the period of his imprisonment. Frau Poeckh, who is seventy years of age, was sued in the High Court, London, for £2000 damages for, breach of promise. Herr Johann Eggenberger, a retired shopman, of Baden, who brought the action, said Frau Poeckh had lived at his house, and some time ago insinuated to his daughter that it was a pity he did not marry again. He thereupon proposed to the old lady, who nas considerable wealth, and she consented on condition that he gave up hi» business. The engagement was ratified by a handshake and a kiss. Herr Eggenberger disposed of his shop, when Frau Poeckh changed her mind and advised him to get a wife from some almshouse, as she could never thing of marrying anyone who had been a shopman. Frau Poeckh denied that she ever became engaged, and added that she would rather h*ng herself than re-marry. The court accepted her version, and gave a verdict with costs accordingly. A motor car in which Mr Joseph Leiter had four guests, Mr and Mrs W. J. Davis and Mr and Mrs George Leander, plunged into a mud-hole in trying to* avoid some waggons near Cannelton, Indiana. The couples had; only, been married a month, and were "on their way from Louisville to spend the fourth of July with Mr Ziegler in Illinois. Mr Lederer's arms were lacerated, and the other occupants of the oar escaped with only a shook.