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Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1901-02-23
THE WQMAN'S CLUB

The Woman's club had birthday
party on Wednesday, it's fourth ami
versary. Birthday presents were in or
der, and they came in goodly numbers,
While some are still on the way.
Nine members joined in giving one
dozen cups and saucers of beautiful
.Haviland china. Another party of five
gave one dozen fine china cups and
isaucers. Some members of the itera-
ture department gave a hale dozen
China plates on which Mrs. G. f.
Clarke, chairman of the department,
painted in Silt the monogram of the
club. Others gave individually. cups
and saucers and plates. Mrs. Donald
Campbell and Mrs. Schatzlein gave
pictures of Mendelssohn, Liszt, Wagner,
Beethoven and Rembrandt. all prettily
framed The Social and Domestic Sci
2nce department pledged five dollars
and the Current Topics department
pledged the same.
Some gifts came from outside friends;
The Pantry" on Granite street sent
q box of bon bons and other confections
MIR. Barnes. successor to Morris on
Park street offered the use of his par
Tors free. for any entertainment the
club might wish to give. The club
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1901-02-23

ington's personal and domestic life and
exhibited silver spoon. fac simils
t1f Mrs. Washington's cream iad,e. Mrs.
katherine Finn Kelley gave a recita-
tlon, she wanted. to learn elocution"
Mrs Hastings entertained the club
Win Ihe dream of club Woman''
In her dream she had reached the
ABYSS or dependency ana had written
the verdict, Failure" over the works
and efforts Of her life. when a shadow
stood before her
Who art thou, shadowy phantom Of
the ARP"
EncouMgem the shadow said.
ell, no one needs thee more. ! will
give up my club. though | had loved il
wen. l VIII give up society, though SO.
clal ties are dear l will give IN ambi
tlon, though name ANA fame have
charms. l will live for house and home.
1or husband and children. Life | will
begin anew. And"
The shadow spake again:
lie that you are. a club woman ",
her place and a place for every club wo,
man. Social duties have their claim as
well as social pleasures. Nay, two in
one, the duty is the pleasure. What
would the world be il friendly doors vera
closed and all the world were homn-
Keeping: Name and fame are not amiss
Wheh greatness goes with goodness
hut, ! cried. II have done SD little!s
Judge thou the harvest, but reckon
not it's measure. The stone which the
builders despised hath become the chief
stone of the corner. There will be no
great day If NE despise the day of small
things"
He raised his wand. and 10. / saw the
many workers, ana each carrying a lit-
tie grist OF good deeds we'll and brayelv
done.
Let me see the clubs work." / de-
manded.
He raised his wand again There a7~
peared the little beginning, in the church
basement. The workers We're there.
The screen We're there, too. The hopes
and aims of the club appeared upon the
wall in rainbow fues of promise:
What shall we accomplish?' 1 de-
manded.
Again he raised his wand. I could
scarcely believe my eyes. A STATELY
building stood before me, and ] read
The Woman's Club House, Erected ia
1903" l entered through the stately
door. I tread upon artistic tiles On this
right l read Reading ROOM" further
on Reception ROOM on the left,
"Auditorium'' and Assembly ROOM" Z
cious hall. Wonders ceased not. Here
/ found "Refreshment Rooms" and them
a kitchen, all perfectly appointed; and
there, too, was the screen emblem
and reminder of our humble beginning.
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1901-02-23

passed a vote of thanks to the Pantry
and also to Mr.. Barnes.
Other substantial tokens of regard
on the part of outside friends are still
on the way. The clock, so fondly hoped
for. did not arrive, possibly it has ex
perienced a set back like the legislative
clock in Helena.
The business session though intended
to be short, was rather long. So many
things had to be talked about. There
was the celebrated violinist. Miss Leo
nora jackson. whom the club has de-
termined to bring to Butte, and who.
though only twenty-one years old. has
played before all the crowned heads of
Europe. OF course that does not go
for so very much; Butte is greater than
all of them, and the beauties of Butte
don't need crowns. But the coming of
Leonora Jackson with her able support
ers. all of worldwide reputation. is to
be the musical event of the year. Mrs.
Russell called special attention to 1.-The
SCREEN" This Is the regular order of
business. 1.-THE screen" IS never omit
ted nor any name that appears on 1t.
i, A short programme was then rem
dered. the features of which were
colonial. Miss Voltz gave a history of
our national anthem Hail Columbia -
! and Of our fighting song Yankee
Doodle Miss Voltz also sang an
| eighteenth century song and responding
| to an encore. sang "Saliy in Our Alley
Mrs. Green Majors talked of WASH
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1901-02-23

laced puritan as some are inclined to
tpnk. Excellent refreshments Were
served and a musical and social SEES
sion was held.
The announcement is made this week
that there will be a meeting of the Butte
Federation of Womsn'S clubs next Tues
day, but the call of President NJ. G.. Buzz
70 does not indicate what nature of
business will be considered.
The programme for the coming week
contains much of interest and as the
weather has greatly moderated the out
look is that the attendance will be good
at all of the clubs.
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1901-02-23

~ HE WORK of the women
- clubs during the past week
has been very Interesting.
particularly in the West
Side Shakespeare and the
WCmanS clubs. Owing to the unfortu-
nate death of Joel Crossnan. father of
Mrs. A. ]. Daum. the meeting of the At
las club was postponed. although it was
10 have been Nationa. day.
The Womans club celebrated its fourth
anniversary and it was a decided success
from all points of view. Ms. b. {.
Hastings paper on Club Prophecies was
a happy effort and was thoroughly enjoy
ed. Mrs. Green ajors tod OF the do
mestic life of George Washington AMI
her talk went to show that the Father
of the Country was not such straigh
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1901-02-23
THE WEST SIDE SHAKESPEARE

The West Side Shakespeare club met
last Tuesday evening at the home of Mrs.
Alice Stevens, on West Copper street
and the programme was of unusual in
terest, the third act of Antony and Cleo
patra being read and discussed. Two
excellent papers We're read-Mark An
tony, by Mrs. Jennie S. Fenton, and
Caesar, by Mrs. Carrie b. White. Ow-
ing to unforeseen circumstances, the lat
ter paper was not secured in time for
publication. The paper by Mrs. Fenton
was as follows:
HHADv Nrmnryv
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1901-02-23
MARK ANTONY.

I'VE find Mark Antony to have been
born in Rome about the year Sc b. c.
The Globe-republican., 1901-08-08
A Boer victory.

Durham, Natal, Aug. "details re-
eeived here of what at first seemed an
ordinary skirmish between a British
column and Boer commando near
NqnA, July IS, shows that a hard all
day fght occurred, in which the Brit
aGh narrowly escaped the loss of a gun
N the sixty-seventh field battery
FOur hundred Beers repeatedly rushed
E1Ae British position, killing Major Ed
wards and Gunner Carpenter. The
gina was limbered up and taken at a
EAllop for three miles under a heavy
Ere Five British were killed
The Globe-republican., 1901-08-08
NOW IT Is A FREIGHT JAN.
But Divided among Halt a Dozen
Railroad Towns.
GOODS PILED UP ANYWHERE.

Ell Reno Aug 5--The railroads OI1er-
ating in the vicinity of the KioVxa-Con-
ancIe country are now troubled with
Were taxed to their utmost capacity to
handle their passenger traffic For the
next month they will do a tremendous
freight business. Homeseekers and
people who expect to engage in business
in the new country are all trying to get
their goods shipped in at once The
passenger jam was at FL Reno The
Springs, Marrow and Duncan for the
next ten days, and after that Richards,
the new town on the Lavton branch,
viii be included in the list The Rock
Island will get into Lawton about Sep
TENDER L, and until that time all goods
will have to go via the towns mentioned
above All are 80 miles from Lawton,
the line has not been completed there
yet.
At NARROW freight is stacked all over
a ten-acre field and farmers are making
big money hauling it to the new coun-
try. The same condition exists at Rush
Springs and Duncan At ChickaSha
the jam is with freight cars, but the
The freight jam extended even to Ell
Reno, and north bound passenger
train was laid out here seven hours on
account of freight trains being piled
up.
The Globe-republican., 1901-08-08
DRAWING BLANKS CONTINUES
Arrangements For Townsite Auc-
tons About Completed.
LEAVE HISTORY MAKING TOWN.

Ell Reno, Aug 5.-N. j. O-Brien,
special agent of the general land Office,
with headquarters at Denver, will be
the official town lot auctioneer at Law
ton Mr. O'Brien left promptly for
Lawton, and will arrange for suitable
quarters for the government force
J. r. Hampton, the Lawton townsite
commissioner, is sick at the Kerfoot
with illness, and there are some fears
that he will not recover in time to take
charge of the work the 9th The
name of the official auctioneer for Ana
darl>o has not yet been announced
Wagons loaded with supplies of every
description have left here for Lawton
and other points in the new country
The tents which have been in all parts
of the city are being taken down and
the people who have been here for days
are rapidly leaving Ell Reno The trains
out of the city in every direction are
crowded with homeseekers either going
home or starting for the new towns
E. P. HolcOmb, tOwnSite commission
e- for Hobart, has gone to make pre-
parations for his work there. A force
of men went with him to carry the
work connected with the sale of lots
Col. Andrew ]. James, of Olate, Kans.,
Will be the official auctioneer at Hobart.
He left with Commissioner Holcomb to
assist in the preparations for the work.
silly rumor has gained much ere
dence here to the effect that those un-
successful in the drawing will be given
consolation prizes in the way of town
lots. Town lots in the county seats
will be sold at auction, the proceeds to
be used in public improvements and in
meeting the expenses of their govern
ment until there is something to tax for
that purpose All other townsites viii
be entered under existing laws.
The Globe-republican., 1901-08-08

Topeka, Aug. 3.=The Santa Fe rail
road is preparing to equip its engines
in the Central Division for the use of
Beaumont Oil as fuel. They propose
to spend nearly 500, 600 this year in
equipping its engines for oil and pro-
viding receiving and delivery tanks
along the line. Coal Will eventually be
entirely superseded on the entire sys-
tenn as a steam fuel by first using the
Beaumont oil. The Santa Fe already
has contracts for four hundred barrels
of tandage.
The Globe-republican., 1901-08-08
School District Directors.

Topeka, Aug. 2.-In Jewell count y
the directors of the district schools
have been paying themselves salaries
and there are complaints. R. H. Nc
Bride, county attorney, wrote to Judge
J. s. West, assistant attorney general,
to obtain hrs opinion relative to the
validity of the school directors action
and whether they could be prosecuted
for diverting public funds to their own
use. Judge West held the directors
had no right to pay themselves salaries
and that the money could be recovered.
The Globe-republican., 1901-08-08
Victories Eldest Chfld.

Homberg, Germany, Aug 6--Em-
press Frederick is dying from cancer
Her son, the Kaiser, who has never
shown any affection for his mother, is
present. King Edward VIZ went by
special train and boat to the bedside of
his sister The physicians bulletin
says:
1.-The external disease from which
her majesty is suffering, and which for
years has been slowly increasing, has
in the course of the last few weeks ex-
tended to the internal organs. Her
majesty's strength is diminishing rapid
ly, owing to inability to take sufficient
nourishment. She is conscious and at
without pain
Later: Empress Frederick died at
6:15 last evening.
The Globe-republican., 1901-08-08
Trots A Mile In a:oe Ia.

Columbus, Ohio, Aug. 5.-Cresceus,
champion of the trotting turf, added
more 1aurels to his fame by trot-
ting mile in 2:o214, reducing by half
second his vveelz-o1d record of 2:02s4
made at Cleveland last Friday. The
first half was trotted in O:5934, the first
time that distance has been covered in
less than one minute by a trotter. The
time by quarters was o:2934, O:5934
1904, and 2:O24.
stiff wind blowing directly up the
stretch kept him from stepping faster
The Globe-republican., 1901-08-08
TEN THOUSAND AT LAYTON.
And Crowds at the Two other County
Seat Sites

:, Fort Sill, O. T.. Aug. 5--A town of
10, 900 people, to be known as Lawton,
has grown up just outside the forts
limits, within a night Following the
close of the allotment at Ell Reno, thou
sands of homeseekers who drew blanks
started for Anadarlxo, Hobart and Law
ton majority of the people favored
Lawton, which is 25 miles inland and
thousands are camped in and about the
proposed TOWNSHIP awaiting the sale of
lots August g. Already Lawton has
400 temporary business houses, includ-
ing grocery firm, and a newspaper
and three streets have been laid out A
national bank has been projected
Every form of gambling known on the
frontier is being wide open, side by
side with fake shows of various descrip-
tions, and to add to the scene a thou
sand Comanche Indians have pitched
their tents near by The Indians will
await their last payment for grass,
S12o, 900 in the aggregate, which is due
them under the old contract. Hun
dreds of persons have procured govern
ment liquor, stamps but it will
take two weeks of routine in following
out the laws of the territory before they
can open their places. In the mean
time Lawton will be dry.
The Globe-republican., 1901-08-08

Chicago, Aug 5.-What is considered
to be an important move toward the
adjustment of free transportation has
been inaugurated by officials of lines
centering at Chicago. Owing to the
extra heavy passenger traffic prevailing
at present it has become necessary, the
officials say, to prohibit the issuance
of free-trip passes of all descriptions,
until the close of the Pan-American
exposition in October.
These orders are sweeping and pro-
hibit passes to employees of other lines.
The Globe-republican., 1901-08-08
wool ana wheat CLOG Newton

Newton, Kans-, Aug 6--Yardmaster
Anderson reports an immese traffic on
Aha Santa Fe at present, in fact he
says it is the heaviest he ever saw at
&Ais time of the year The yards are
&aOekaded every night and morning
There seems to be an immense amount
II wool being shipped over the Santa
KA, and train load after train load OF
wheat passes through Newton every
Gay When night comes the employees
are ready to go to bed as soon as they
- their supper.
The Globe-republican., 1901-08-08
Non-N1inera1 Amdavlts.

FL Reno, Aug 6.-Governor w. A.
Richards received information from the
Interior department. that persons maxi
ing homestead entries on lands will
not be required to make non-minera1
land affidavits in connection with their
fling. The affidavit can be made later
on According to the provisions of the
affidavit a person is required to have
knowledge of the land on which they
file and accurately describe each forty
acres. By this method, if the tracts of
land examined should be taken when
the applicant appears at the land office
it would be impossibilit to make
affidavit that the land fled on had been
examined.
The Globe-republican., 1901-08-08

Lawton, Aug. 5.-The youngest
homeseelzer to draw a claim in the
Lawton district was little Ruth Dono-
van, the 1-year-o1d daughter of the
late Judge Donovan, of Enid Judge
Donovan was a soldier. A guardian
was appointed for the child and her
name was registered for a claim under
the law giving soldiers widows and or
phans the right to homestead land on
the same basis as soldiers She drew a
claim in the FL Reno district Her
guardian can hold the claim for her
The Globe-republican., 1901-08-08
A Fight to the Finish.

Pittsburg, Aug ct will be a fight
to the finish. No quarter will be given.
We are prepared to spend all the money
and time necessary to wipe out the
Amalgamated association in all of our
mills
This was the message that came over
the wires from New York to local Off
Gals of the United States steel corpora
ton. Some of the officials heard the
message with misgivings; others with
unconcealed satisfaction. One of the
officials declaring that he was glad of
it. The fight would surely be carried
to finish, and the corporation could
once and for all be free from the infiu-
ence of the union men.
1t is considered probable by all inter
ested that the strike order will be made
general, calling out the Union men in
the National Steel company, the FEEDER
al Steel company and the National
Tube company.
The Globe-republican., 1901-08-08
Immense plies of wheat.

Topeka, Aug. Ga Lincoln CORE
spondent writes: Enormous quanti-
ties of new wheat are piled upon the
ground in the open air at different sta
tions along the entire length of the
Salina, Lincoln Sc Western railway
22O miles. At some stations ten Is or
20 thousand bushels are thus exposed
to the winds, dust and possible rains
The aggregate amount thus exposed
can hardly be less than quarter of a
million bushels, and may be much more.
OF course no wheat is piled outside
until the elevators and warehouses are
filed and no cars in sight.
The Globe-republican., 1901-08-08
Forest fires I'm Prussia.

Berlin, Aug. GA terrible fire is
raging in the extensive forest near
Ka1den Kirchen on the Dutch-Prussian
frontier Fnemen from all the neigh
boring villages, aided by the inhabi-
tants headed by their bourgmasters are
there trying to check the flames, but
so far without success.
Several thousand acres of valuable
timber has been destroyed Train
service through the district has been
suspended, as the fire has reached the
railway track
The Globe-republican., 1901-08-08
rownslte Commissioners Appointed

II Reno, Aug. 2.-Governor Rich
ards has announced the names of the
aOwnsite commissioners. J. H. Hamp-
ton who had charge of the registration
4& Fort Sill, will take charge at Law
eDn- e p Holcomb who was in charge
NJ q booth here during the registration,
will be at Hobart. c. F. NessIer, In
alan Inspector, will be in charge at
Anadarlxo. The men now in the gov
eznment employ will be relieved from
9aty here. The commissioners are
required to give bond of one hundred
thousand dollars each.
The Globe-republican., 1901-08-08

Atchison, Kas., Aug 3--The elevator
of the S. r. Washer Grain company is
totally destroyed by fire together with
all its contents, consisting of about
$50, 900 bushels of grain. The loss,
which is estimated to be in the neigh
bOrhood of $25, 90, was covered by in
surance- The origin of the fire is I'M
known Three Missouri Pacific freight
cars loaded with wheat for the elevator
were also destroyed, and the loss of
the railroad is estimated to be in the
reighborhood of Sc, 900.
The Globe-republican., 1901-08-08
Chance for wagon Immigrants.

Ell Reno. Aug. 5--Commencing to-
morrow 125 names in each land district
viii be called daily for sixty days for
fling of homestead entries Those
who have not fled within that time
will have lost their chance. 1t is esti-
mated that fully 900 of the 800 num-
bers IN each district viii not be fled
because of homesteaders who viii be
disqualified or who viii leave the coun-
try These claims will then be left for
wagon immigrants and others who
failed to draw lucky numbers.
The Globe-republican., 1901-08-08
Opening Po.tomce delayed.

Washington, Aug. 5--Josiah T. White,
who has been appointed postmaster at
Layvton, in the Kiowa country, will not
be able to open his postoffice at this i'm
portant point on August 6 unless his
bond arrives here and his commission
can be forwarded in time to enable him
to begin doing business on that date.
The fault will not be his, however.
When his commission was sent the usual
small bond for a fourth class Office was
sent. Mr.. White suggested that it be
made large enough to cover the grade
the office must soon reach and a bond
for 500, 900 was sent.
w R. Dutton, the postmaster for Ana
darko, has not yet been commissioned.
w NJ English has had his bond APP
proved as postmaster at Hobart.
The Globe-republican., 1901-08-08
why so Many oklahomans.

Ell Reno, Aug. From reading the
names of names in the drawing one
might think that Oklahoma, and
especially FL Reno, had cinch on the
game. But as a matter of fact only a
small per cent of those who have
given their addresses to be notified, as
FL Reno and other parts of the terri
tory are residents of Oklahoma. These
addresses were given as matter of
convenience, to all those who intend
remaining here or near here until
after the drawing.
The Globe-republican., 1901-08-08
aHIRN SCORES WILSON
For Saying That Kansas is Not
Considered Corn Producing.
QUOTES WILSON'S REPORTS.

Topeka Aug. 6.-F- D. Coburn sec
rotary of the State Board of AgricuI-
41re defends Kansas from the state
.nent of Secretary Wilson of the United
States Department of Agriculture, that
Kansas is ssemi-arid region and not
20 be considered as a great corn pro-
auezng state 'fthe crops are too UNI
ecreain-" Speaking about the matter
Mr. Coburn said:
81 have been amazed to see in the
daily newspapers under Washington
date line a statement that Secretary
Wilson of the United States Depart
nent of Agriculture is starting on a
visit to observe conditions in the corn
beI&s' which he is careful to define as
Iowa, Illinois and Missouri. Also he
refutes the contention that Kansas and
Nebraska are included, for conditions
there can never be counted on The
crops of those states are too uncertain ,
The reports of Mr.. Wi1sons's depart
xnent for the past five years show the
foremost corn producing states of the
world lin aggregate yield to be Iowa,
Illinois, Nebraska, Kansas and Mis-
souri,
t=The corn crop of Kansas in one of
4zIe past ten years was greater than
Ea1at of Iowa in four different years of
abe same period; greater than that of
Illinois in seven of the years; greater
slaan Nebraska7s in nine of the years;
while Missouri's nearest approach in
the decade fell nearly 10, 900, 600 short
of being its equal
IF the lands of central part of Kan
kas belong to the seni-arid classical
ton it is Iamentable that there are not
larger areas in the United States that
ean properly come under the same
classification, for the particular portion
of the SunfOxver state, as described,
constitutes what is probably by odds
4he most profitably productive wheat
field in the world, the fours from
which are unsurpassed by the product
srOm wheresoever, all of which is gen
orally well known.
t'This part of the state is the portion
that has made Kansas famous to the
ends of the earth by its wondrous out
put of winter wheats, out-doing all
competitors, and placing the state in a
class by itself. In short, this region,
=arid,. tserni-arid, or otherwise, is with
ont peer in wheat production.
t'Agriculturally therefore, Kansas,
st would seem, is better equipped to
successfully claim recognition as a
foremost commonwealth than any of
4he states alleged to be so favorably
mentioned producing largely both
wheat and corn; the fore part of the
season being favorable, a record break
nag wheat crop is garnered, while if
4he later months are propitious prodi-
gEOas corn crop is gathered-one or the
other, if not both; in Iowa, Illinois and
Missouri compared with the situa-
zion in Kansas, it is apparently either
corn or confusion.
The Globe-republican., 1901-08-08
rampa tna state of s.,ee.

Tampa, Fla, Aug 6--Guards have
been placed around many homes in
Tampa to prevent incendiary fires
Those whose homes are guarded are
known leaders in the anti-Resistencia
strike movement Rumors of possible
incendiarism have been rife for two
days All of the closed cigar factories
are kept guarded Tt is believed that
the crisis in the strike situation will be
reached this week. AS yet there has
been no attempt at violence and every
precaution has been taken to prevent it.