Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1901-06-21
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A special to the Chicago Tribune
from Cleveland. o.. says: James
Thompson. well known California
trainer, has sold to Patrick Grimes of
Chicago, the S-year-old pacing gelding.
Little Thorne. 2O7A. by Hawthorne.
dam by Director. granddam by Nut
wood, for $500.
A special to the Chicago Tribune
from Columbus o.. says: The commit
tee representing the Benevolent Order
of Elks is in session here to select a
site for their proposed house. The
committee is headed by Grand Exalted
Ruler Jerome B. Fisher of jamestown,
n. Y. Propositions for sites have been
received from Cody. Wyo.. Colorado
Springs. Col. Springfield. o.. and Della
ware and Sandusky. Q.
Tom Burns was shot and killed by a
cowboy named Wallace. at Mammoth.
AriZ. Burns ana Wallace had been rid
irg together on the range and had
trouble. Burns, who is known all over
the southwest as gun fighter. was
slow in pulling his six shooter and was
shot off his horse. He was employed
as guard for the Fargo for
many years and was n member of the
posse that captured Sontag and Ev
ans. who held up a Southern Pacific
train at Fresno. Col. seven years ago.
The ]. Il. Sickles Saddlery Co.'S plant
at ST. Louis, four story building on
the southwest corner of 21st street and
Washington avenue, was destroyed and
three other buildings damaged by fire.
early Thur sday. The fire was preced-
ed by an explosion. Fire Chief Swing
ley estimates the damage to the Sick
les plant at $500. 900 to stock. and $780,
600 on the building. ard to the Reynolds
Carriage Co. at $4,000. The damage to
CelIas' saloon will not exceed $4,000.
The damage to the Lambert Pharmacy
Co. he estimates at $4,000.
If the plans formulated at a meet
ing at New York of the counsel of the
Ladies' Kennel Association are carried
out. New York will have a bench show
under the management of the assoc1-
alton this fail. despite the recent decis-
ion of the association that it could not
afford a show This decision was re-
considered and Mrs. James l.. Kerno-
chan. Miss May Bird and Mrs. r. F.
Mayhem were appointed a committee.
The Duchess Of Newcastle and Mrs.
Oughton Giles are to be asked over
from England to act as Judges. The
committee will select suitable place
for the show.
national research laboratory of
pharmacy may be built in one of the
leading cities in this country in MEM
T., ~ hi AAI-
phia. who died about 80 years ago.
He was one of the best known phar-
macists of his day, and he has been
called the father of pharmacy" To
honor his memory for the results OBJ
tanned in his efforts to enlarge his
knowledge of pharmacy and to elevate
the calling of pharmacist the memo
rial If the proposed national labora-
tory is not founded. may take the form
| of a monument, a scholarship or n
fund to stipulate research work es-
pecially along original lines.
Billy Madden, manager of Gus. Rub
line. declares that he has waited long
enough on Jeffries, and if the Califor-
! Man does not agree to a match at a
very early date he VIII claim the
worlds championship for the Akron
giant. He will then. he says. arrange
a fight with the next man. and will let
Jefr,ies go. Tom O'Rourke refuses to
match Joe Walcott against Denver Ed.
Martin until he shall have opened his
GOLF club in Connecticut, which will
not be until late in the summer. Mad
den says that while waiting for Wal
colt, Martin will arrange match with
any man in the world. All one has ia
do is to cover Maddens $4,000 now on
deDOSit.