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The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-07-16
oLD-rAsHIoxED PURSES.
They Have Come Into Fashion Again
and Are Popular.

They Have Come Into Fashion Again
and Are Popular.
Purses carried by women nowadays
are in fancy grains and fancy colors,
the grain Of the leather giving an APP
pearance of shading. while the edges are
bound in a plain shade of the same color
or In a contrasting color. These purses
are all made in the common patterns,
with change and bill compartments.
There Is a revival OF an old German
purse which Is big fat top pouch when
opened and has a fiat top frame OF steel
In four pieces. The sides of the purse
are fat and bound with straight pieces
of steel. while the leather forms a bag
hanging from these side steels. The end
steels are half az wide and are hinged
to the side pieces. folding across the
top and meeting In the middle with a
clasp like change purse.
When opened wide the whole purse Is
spread out about eight inches long
There In a place for everything and ev-
erything In its place in one big bag. It's
bulk, when filled with the usual array
of memoranda and samples, must be
detrimental 10 its popularity, as II must
be held cIasped In the hand. and 1t makes
q pretty good handful.
The popular purse, however IL Of the
piainest and homeliest type. II In the
finger purse" named from the woman's
habit OF carrying II with the fingers
thrust through the biz retaining strap
across the front. This purse IL made
of three plain strips Of roughly finished
pig skin, making two compartments In
the simplest form. One II gussefed for
change and the other II a nat pocket for
bills. The fap Of both compartments
slips through q strap across across the
front piece. The whole Is sewed about
the edges with harness stitching. with
no attempt at ornamentation.
To individuaiixs this purse there are
big brass initials. the name as are used
I'm ornamenting brass trimmed sets OF
harness. These are furnished with re-
tanning pins on the hack. which are easily
thrust through the leather and pressed
down nat.
There 10 something rich about the ap-
pearance Of these simple purses and
their oddity has made them most popular
among the young folk
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-07-16

The stories told ahcu. the hraIen cheek
Of commercial gents have been increased.
m number by the following:
Railway Officiai tbreaking the news gent.
w TO tas wife OF a commercial traveller
Aaernf Madame. be calm. Your husband
has met with a slight--thas - to say. one
OF the front wheels OF a passenger loco
motive struck on ttas cheek and
Wlfs-WeE. sir. you Bsedr; come round
hsrN In order 20 collect damagse Ynu
went get q penny from me. III your com
pany can't keep its property out or dan
ger. ina have 10 take the CONSEQUENCES
You should have your engine insured
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-07-16
Secret of Health

Science has proved that almost every
iii flesh ID heir to originates in = veak
stomach. From this knowledge resulted
Hostetfer's stomach Bttters. one Of the
greatest cures ever known for constipa-
ton. dyspepsia. biliousnees and nervous
ness. 1t Ii q purely vegetable invigcr-
ant. which permanently braces up and
sustains the weak and debilitated. Gee
that PRIVATE REVENUE STAMP
covers the neck Of the Bottle.
Be sure O8teffefsa
You get the II $fNnNarh
Genuine S611cs>
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-07-16

The society magazine. Events, comes out
this month IN Fourth Of July coiors ana 10
large mailing tube In the shape OF . can
non ffrecrscker. the only one allowed IA
the city this year.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-07-16
REUNION OF THE KUKLUx KHAN.

Survivors of the Most
lied Ia This Coastry 80 Meet Of the
Bloody Deeds Of she kiaa and Leaders.
Oakes Republican. (Oakes, N.D.) 1898-1906, 1899-09-15
Approved by Jordan.

Wehpeton will give grand barbe-
cue op the occasion of the return of
the soldier boys. That's it; make it
an occae aeion where everybody-frien
relatlveh wives, sweethearts, broth
ers, sisters, everybody, can meet the
boys, gratp their hands. hear the
story of their life in the Philippines,
and recite 70 the boys those things of
and abouts the home which will
doubtless baof more interest than all
the dress parade demonstrations that
could possibly be piled on $3.50 a
plate bapquet.S Let the home com.
ing of the boysTbe of the pumpkin
pie-just-as.motber used to- make it
style. Roll up your sleeves and have
good, royal, whole e-heartel time un-
der the broad canopy of heaven in
the pure air of North Dakota that the
boys have been longing to breathe
once more. Give the swallow-tailed
coat a vacation, and let the boys
meet all their friends. What do you
think about it?-Fargo Call.
Oakes Republican. (Oakes, N.D.) 1898-1906, 1899-09-15
An Editors Death.

John Blanchard, editor of the Min
neapolis Times, died Tuesday at his
home, l39 East Fifteenth street after
suffering several months from brain
trouble.
Mr.. Blanchard was a native of
Ohio, being born in sandusky, Ohio,
March 81, ls42. Most of his life was
spent Canada, where he was educat-
ed, and, after being graduated at
Brock7ille in 1862, he travelled for
eight years for New York publishing
houses. He came west in 1871 and
for thirteen years published weekly
paper at Mapticello, Iowa. He was
also for several years editor and part
owner of the Dubuque Times. Since
1890 he has bean editor-in-chief OF
the Minneapolis Zines, but owing to
failing health has hot been actively
engaged since Jan. Il His wife and
daughter Evangeline, apd son Clar-
ence, survive him.
Oakes Republican. (Oakes, N.D.) 1898-1906, 1899-09-15
Governor Fancher iii.

Secretary P0egs says that Governor
Fancher's nervons breakdown was
such that he is stiil under a physi-
clans care at MishaRaka, Ind, near
Chicago. He has notA yet gone to
the mud spsiings. Gov Fancher had
intended to jpin the patty at San
Francisco toN welcome The troops
home, and thenvtake long. eastern
trip to recover fdlly, but wasAunable
to leave with the. North DakotaAdele-
CATION. Mrs, FaAcher writes the
physicians have beedS unable to get
the patient to sleep asSbe should, ana
the first six days after xeaching Ip-
diana an hour day was the sleep
obtained. Heis able nosk to con-
slider the most important ebu siness
matters and is kept posted 5p state
affairs.
Oakes Republican. (Oakes, N.D.) 1898-1906, 1899-09-15
FIRE AT NORTHWOOD.
Fifty Business Houses and = Number of Resi-
dences Burned--$2oO, 900 Loss.

Fifty Business Houses and Number of Resi-
dences Burned--s2oo, 900 Loss.
Every business PLACE in the town
of Northwood, in Grand Forks coun-
ty, IL south of Larimore on the
Breckenride line of tie Great North
ern was destroyed BY fire Wednesday
Afternoon. I
Ehe fire started IN the National
hotA between 3 and 4 o'clock. A
chamA Aermaid was engaged in clean
ing soAe bedsteads with gasoline
and in soAe inexplainable manner an
explosion oAeurred{ The flames we're
almost Instantly beyond control as
far as that buiNins was concerned,
and the efforts q fhe firemen and the
hundreds of willid d4 workers were di-
rected towards thf aying of the ad-
joining buildingsI ne fire depart
ment was crippled because of INSULT
Gent paraphernafa, andE was soon
evident that the | Jest port1en of town
was doomed. Hip was asted from
the adjoining TOWNS and aepecial
train carried the fire departments OF
Larimore, Mayvills and Hattoat to
the scene. The man worked valia&t!
ly, but the fire had . big start, snN
flames leaped frorp one businei'
block to another at ouch a rapid rate
the efforts Of the 6remen seemed al
most futile. The fiji fe was not placed
under control u it'll 5 o'clock, when il
was found that 59 business house
had been destroyed and loss O.
over $2oo,O00 sust& fined by the resi-
dents of the places
Postmaster EAingson sustained
serious injuries during the progress
Of the fire by being struck with fall
ing glass. \
Northwood is one of the most pros
porous towns in this part of Mort
Dakota and the work of rebuildin.
will be commencedsat once.
Oakes Republican. (Oakes, N.D.) 1898-1906, 1899-09-15
"Down With the Rich."

The fact that the campaign has
practice ally started in Ohio by the
nomination of millionaire Mclean as
democratic nominee for governor, or
that the Standard Oil people have in
court testifsd that they assisted
democratic d republican parties in
different statts according to what
they thought ere the best interests
of the company Aor that some of the
greatest "Trust'S Smagnates are lead
ing national denRcrats, such facts
make no ditferenc9in their partizan
logic. 1t is always "the people
against the rich, goRbug, banking,
trust making repubi Means. There
was time when thereNf Nfas demo
cratic party, party than had plat
form of principles, of ! dk1estions OF
public issue. Today it isl conglom-
crate mass of factions, whose only
platform is so close an APPROACH to
pure socialism that it has hp plat
form other than "down wikh the
rich" ."-Pembina Pioneer.
Oakes Republican. (Oakes, N.D.) 1898-1906, 1899-09-15
East and West.

The Patriot of Fulton, New York,
becomes sarcastic in reference to tke
east. 1t calls attention to the bsdge
scheme in this state to brig the
boys home free and then Nemarks
"WEen it comes down IS genuine
hustle, unadulterated patriotism and
respect to patriotiifdevotion, the
West-the section yhich soma of the
,effete, Goldfish, caYhl boatbred arlsto-
sssracy of the EaSFhas dubbed wild
ssp wooly'-lads tue procession
Yhvery time The average western
ihen Or w9@an contributes their last
dollar f1eely, while those in the east
huneVk found and organize club Of
ten BSpntribute nickel, and then
wht aSglass of ice cream soda
thrown inH
Oakes Republican. (Oakes, N.D.) 1898-1906, 1899-09-15
DoiAg Missionary Work.
The French way of settling

The Frepch way of settling sdfh
questions = by'an upheaval of Sd
ciety, the 4utting of throats and the
burning ot towns and cities. The
American way is by the ballot. What
the majority of the American people
want they Ywill have. If they want
governmeet 1T ownership and operation
of railroaA is, telegraph and telephone
lines, we may rest assured that in the
end they will have it. In the mean
time, let plain, common people think
over the hbject in all It's bearings.
Let political economists and those
who think they are political econo-
mists ana philosophers, write vol
umes fohand against state socialism,
let all tAe agltators in the land air
their views from the stump or ros-
trum, itis, after all, the plain, COM
mon, evary day people of the repub-
lie who gill ultimately decide this
and all other similar questions, as
they Lave in the past. If they sha II
conclude that state socialism will do
all that its friends and advocates
Oakes Republican. (Oakes, N.D.) 1898-1906, 1899-09-15
TREAT ALL ALIKE.
Result of the Meeting q the Soldiers Com
mittee InFargo.

mittee In Fargo.
The state committee that has in
charge the matter of raising funds.
with which to pay the passage of the
North Dakota troops from San Fran
cisco TO their homeajn the state, held
a meeting in Fargo Wednesday. The
personnel of this committee is good.
Three of the district judges we're
present and took part in the meeting
Judges Pollock Winchester and
Morgan. Acting Governor Devine
presided as chairman.
After considerable discussion a re-
solution was adopted, that a general
fund be created with which to reim-
burse the soldiers for the money ex-
pended for transportation from San
Francisco, and that all the soldiers
below the commissioned officers
should share and share alike in the
fund, and receive the same treat
ment. H
Judge Pollock of Fargo was made
treasurer of bhe fund. Local treas
urers were appointed in each judicial
district Itsi5was also decided that
the money should be paid to each
soldier on his arrival at home. This
is to be done by Judge Pollock, gen
eral treasurer, issuing checks for the
amount due each soldier in the name
of said soldier. These checks will be
mt to the local treasurer in each
district. IS
This looks like very wise and i'm
partial action on the part of the COM
mittee. TheIArgus heartily indorses
lit. 1t insures the fair and honest
handling Of the fund, and impartial
dhtribution Of the same. The com
mitke have Salready about $4,000
ASSURED, butsthis is not sufficient. 1t
will require ! from $1,000 to $4,000
more. IAepeople OF North Dakota
are proud dtbeir soldier boys, and
in their estimation, nothing is too
good for them. Let the leading citi-
zens of each distict bestir themselves
and rouse up the People. 1t is only
necessary to appealep them in the
right way,sin order t6A get a liberal
response. 6Citizens ofteach district
stir up yoar people. Mike final,
grand effott, and make thsstund fif-
teen thousand. This will ihsure the
boys royaLtreatment.
Oakes Republican. (Oakes, N.D.) 1898-1906, 1899-09-15

every year there is mustered out of
She army of soldiers one full division
bNt, death. The Surgeon General,
Albeit L. Pierce, reported that DUR
ing the last eighteen months ll,Os3
deaths had occurred in the Grand
Army Nbere are the report states,
l,672 deserving sick and manned SOL
diers not iNceiving pensions. In
government ad state homes for SOL
diers and sailors%bere 6,43l inmates
aud 81 old soldiersea eand old sailors
are in almshousesA Chaplain in
Chief Daniel R. Lucas<tated in his
report that there were 6,6s soldiers
graves unmarked. He rec6ssmends
that as the government Furnishes
headstones the graves should receive
attention.
Oakes Republican. (Oakes, N.D.) 1898-1906, 1899-09-15
( NORTH DAKOTA PRESS.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
Only a Kicker.

There is a man not Of our way of
thinking who comes around th/ Pio-
neer office occasionally to tsA poll
tics. He is s"champion ofthe COM
mon people," Three yxrs ago he
was uaduly excited bseause of fall
ing prices for everyking-meat in,
cluded. The othefday he came in
again. This tipts he was kicking
most numerically because of the
high price qFmeat, and SAID it was
all due TO o/the wicked trusts. Aud
yet thatdman tries to make himself
belieY that he is a leader in the
caYsa of what he calls-''the common
ple!"-Mandan Pioneer.
Oakes Republican. (Oakes, N.D.) 1898-1906, 1899-09-15
q. A. r. Figures.

According to the reports at the
business meeting Of the National En-
campment At Philadelphia G.. A. R.,
the total membership of the Grand
Army of the Republic in good stand
ing June 30, 1893 was 7,213 posts
with a membership of 305,603, and
on June 80, 1899, 6N95 posts, with a
membership Of 2S7Nsl. The year
1890 was the high water mark in
membership, 409,4s9. Every year
since then has shown decrease, and
Oakes Republican. (Oakes, N.D.) 1898-1906, 1899-09-15
hidden TX Local Happenings
in our own
OooP' # Neighborhood.

w. D. Huffman was at Oakes on
livery business Tuesday.
D. j. Moriar, y called on friends in
town Saturday evening.
F. B. Gannd b came up from Aber-
deem and Sund kyed in town.
Mr.. Phil Raj dali of Ellendale was
a visitor in Lud den Tuesday.
Misses Mabel Bateman and Phoebe
Wilson we're Cd kes visitors Saturday.
Miss Floren4 Van Meter left Mon
day for Aberdsen where she will at
tend school. 8
John Myers expects soon to move
his family to far,n in the vicinity of
Lidgerwood. !.
Two gentlenien from Iowa were in
this vicinity ID sst week looking up
Dakota land.
Thomas Crihnon received new
Case separator Monday for his
threshing nadine.
From all reports the grain is re-
turning a faif yield in this locality
but of poof quality.
Mrs. JULIUS Cabanne. of St. Paul is
visiting at he home of her father,
MIR. GeorgS Van Kleck.
Mrs. RiJhard Pitts left last week
for MINNESOTA and will be joined
later by Yer husband, as the family
expect tdsettle near Breckenridge.
ThomSs Lowell and family, and
Messrs. ]. Hawkins, Will Perkins, P.
Grow ana L. Samson attended the
wild west show at Aberdeen Wednes-
day. !.
A party consisting of D. E. Geer,
Pat King, George Keyes, Rev. Nc
Coy andB. S. Hodges came over
from Glendale last week and en-
joyed atwo days hunt.
Mrs. 10. S. Wilson received Mon
day stock of dry goods, which will
be PLACED for the present in the store
of r. M. Faus. The line is new,
fresh and clean and fills a long felt.
want il our town.
/ Mr.. Thomas Crinnon figured in a
Hpn away last week as the principal
sufferer, and came off with three
fra&ufed ribs and a broken collar
BOND Mr.. Crinnon was in town the
MondE following Notwithstanding
his injqkies.
Oakes Republican. (Oakes, N.D.) 1898-1906, 1899-09-15

claim for it, thsn state socialism it
will be. But Y they come to the con-
clusion that toestablish this govern
mept ownershb b would be jumping
out of the fry Ihg pan into the fire,
that would, f4 time at least, settle
the matter. is we'll, however, to
bear in mind 4 bat the trusts are do
ing heavy mil ssionary work for the
cause of stat te socia lism.-Devils
Lake Inter Cd Jan.
Oakes Republican. (Oakes, N.D.) 1898-1906, 1899-09-15
srniAAgain the rlonument.

! Grand Nrks has raised over one
thousand dol ars to help pay for free
trahsportatioa for the soldier boys.
ThiA act on then part of the citizens Of
our SITTER city Isl commendable, and
all theA pore SO bed luse she has no
companNin the glment. Grand
Forks desSyes creditlknd praise for
this patriotf act Nh hey thus in
vested is far bs(ter thadePuilding a
monument on eant lo Hats off
to Grand Forks. Fargo AN Us.
If you are unable total atV ke Of
fee, send check on suhsGriptid
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1899-03-31
JAGGERS RETURNED.
Got back to London After the Mails had
been Delivered-Got a silver Medal.

LONDON. March S0.--William Thomas
Jaggers, the British messenger boy who
was recently sent from London by Rich
ard Harding Davis to deliver messages
ahead of the mails to friends of Mr.. Davis
in New York, Philadelphia and Chicago,
arrived in this city on his return trip at
ten o'clock this morning. some hours af-
ter the mails of the American line steamer
st. Louis, in which Jaggers sailed from
New York, were delivered. Mr. Davis and
a party of friends awaited the messenger
at the Waterloo railroad station and pre-
scented Jaggers with silver medal in
scribed Richard Harding Davis to Will
lam Jaggers."
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1899-03-31
DIR. COX'S LATIN CLASS.

The closing exercises of Dr. Cox 5
Latin class took place yesterday even
ing in his reception room, No. 1905
Market street The class met on
Thursday evening from November 3,
1898, to March 80, 1899, the first ses-
sion extending from November II, 1897,
to March 81, 1898.
The work accomplished in the two
sessions has been satisfactory in the
extreme; and, although meeting but
once a week for ten months, the eff
cheney of the class in the ground COW
cred is truly remarkable.
Certificates of instruction were
awarded to the following named young
ladies: Edna Baird, jeanette Baird,
Gail H. Holiday, Maria L. Holiday,
Estelle McNash Mary c. Miller, Kath-
crime Ritter and Minnie Wynters.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1899-03-31

DI IvDS!

Now is the time to buy Diamonds. They
are advancing in price and before sixty
days the advance will be apparent in
this country. The DeBeers Diamond Syn
dicate of South Africa, who control the
entire output of the world, have just
closed contract for all rough turned out
for the next two years to come at 20 per
cent. advance. This means higher prices
in America We have been buying largely
lately and are prepared to offer real bar
gains in very fine stones.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1899-03-31
Stone & THOMAS,
FRIDAY

One of our busiest days, to be doub1y so
this week. The last day of the month"; and
is to wind up March in blaze of business
glory.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1899-03-31
HANGED.
E. Bates Sopar Elk cuted for Murder
Killed Five People in Cold Blood.

Harrisonville, Mo-, March 30.-E.
Bates Soper was hanged here to-day.
He refused to have any spiritual coun-
selor. Soper fell seven feet, breaking
his neck The execution was witnessed
by forty persons.
The crime for which he was exc
cuted was the murder of his wife and
their two daughters, aged four and six
years. Soper ran butcher shop One
day in April, 1891, he announced that
he had learned that there was a blind
tiger or an illicit saloon, in town
and that he could not live in a place
so wicked. He sold his shop and dis
appeared. -Four days later neighbors
broke into the Soper home and found
the mother and children dead in bed
The heads of all had been crushed
with an axe. Soper had left a note say
ing he could not properly support his
family and that he believed they would
be better of dead
Soper went to Portland, Ore. and
taking the name Of Prentice, married
a respectable widow. In April. 1897.
he deserted his second wife. taking
their two-year-old child with him. He
afterwards killed the child, choking it
into insensibility and burying it alive.
Later Soper, under the name of Homer
Lee, leased and worked a small fruit
farm near AshlanA Gala. where he
was captured June II, 1887. After be-
ing landed in jail here, Soper confessed.
not only to the killing of his wife and
two children in Missouri, and his sec
ond child in Oregon, but admitted the
murder, in 1850, OF his father. Ac-
cording to his own story. on the even
ing of the last named murder. Soper
started to attend literary society. On
the way he met his father and shot
and killed him. Throwing his re-
volver away, he proceeded to the 60
ciety and took part in the exercises as
if nothing had happened.
Soper slept soundly last night. and
when he awoke declared himself
ready. He waived the reading of the
death warrant, mounted the seaffold.
and when the sheriff asked If he had
anything to say, he replied: "All is
ready"
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1899-03-31
NOT INVITED.
Grover Knows Nothing of the Banquet
Except W hat he Sees In the Paperss

PRINCETON, n. j. March Sex
President Grover Cleveland was asked to-
day whether he expected to attend the
Belmont ten-dollar jefferson dinner to be
given in New York city on April IS He
said he had not received an invitation.
All he knew about the dinner was what
he had seen in the papers.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1899-03-31
REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS.

DeedsLeft for Record at Clerk Robertson 5
Office Yesterday
Deed made March %, 1899, by A. c.
Harrell and wife to George Gundling
43 feet inches on loc No. 80, on Main
street, North Wheeling. Considera-
ton, $1,000.
Deed made March %, 1899, by Abra-
ham Baron to Sarah E. Baron and
Emma J. Reese, for lots Nos. 101 and
102, in Jacobs first addition to Wheel
ing. Consideration, $1,000.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1899-03-31
A BROKEN LEG

Wednesday evening about five o'clock.
while Mr.. Harry Hibberd was assisting in
unloading some pipe at the wharf. he met
with an accident which resulted in the
fracture of his right les, just above the
ankle.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1899-03-31
IR PERIODICAL STAMPS.
Only Limited Demand for Them in
Wheeling.

ONE HUNDRED SETS WE'RE SENT
HERE, AND THE PRICE FIXED
AT So PER SET OF TWELVE,
REPRESENTING s1S7.93 - IN
NEW CITY THE 5000 SETS HELD
THERE WE'RE SOLD IN ONE
DAY.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1899-03-31
wbeellns ReDister

The Mcclure House Carpets and Furniture
will be sold at Auction Wednesday, Thurs
day, Friday and Saturday. March 20, 80,
81 and April L. sale commencing at p.
M, each day. Entrance On Twelfth Street.