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The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1902-09-12
FINAL HEAT.

Third heat-More than a dozen at
tempts We're made without success to
get good start. Different drivers
We're cautioned and wholesale threats
of fines were made by Starter Kelly.
Even then there was trouble. Finally
the word was given to a fair start.
AM a race for blood ensued, Miss Jen-
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1902-09-12

Egghorn, ch. g., George w. Dunn, Scran-
ton; Baby Ray. ch. M, NJ. f. Howell,
Avoca; Pop b., b. e, w. Bellies, Scran-
ton; Dick. b. g.. DR.. Heckenberger, Pitts
ton; Graydon, br. g., Ed. Tatem, Pitts
ton; Lillian Roy, b. m, ohm Slattery,
Scranton; Prince d., br. g., c. p, Wentz,
Scranton; Lucy L., b. m, NJ. l.. Perrin,
Pittston; Black George. blk e., NJ. L..
Perrin. Pittston; Billy b., George w.
Beemer, Clark's Summit
Free-for-All Trot and Pace-Prlze, $3.50.
Wilkes Medium. b. &, l.. A. Paterson,
CarbOndale; Director Clay. blk e., Jas.
j, Mahon, Scranton; Tinker b. e., DR..
William Haggerty, Scranton; Callie H.,
$, M, Ed, Tatem. Pittston; Miss Jennie,
br. M, Ed. Tatem, Pittston; Exploit, gr.
s., Nj, L. Perrin, Pittston; Clesimtay, b.
s., NJ. l.. Perrin. Pittston.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1902-12-15
A MYSTERY.

Ills mouth was large and his nose not
straight,
Ills eyes We're ii waShed-out blue,
His ears stuck far from II pear-like pate
His hair was cdrroty hue
An insignificant, gimcrack man.
comical, quaint, outrc,
Built on II wondrously homeiy plan
From the odds and ends OF clay.
And the people Knocked, but-Love took
part,
The mischevous, kindly elf
And threw glamour by subtle art
Known Just 10 his cunning self.
Then. sudden, woman. regal. tall.
Sprang close 10 the scareerows side
Indeed, he's the handsomest man of all
In the whole, whole worldl' she cried
Edwin l.. Sabin. I'm Smart Set.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1902-12-15
SCRANTON. DECEMBER Is. 1902.

Judge Newcomb are calculated to in
vite comparison. Fred Morgan, for
forgery and false pretenses, resulting
in his getting Il gallon OF whiskey and
Il few dollars in change, was sentenced
to twelve years and a half IN the peni :
tentiury. Wlatlislaw Nnostanowicz. who
threw Il companion over a porch rail-
ing to he ground several feet below.
breaking the mans neck. and who was
for nearly two years Il fugitive from
justice. was sentenced t. three years
and nine months in the Dellilentiary.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1902-12-15
Occupation for the Negro.

PR ESI DEN CI.ENE-
LANDS address at the meet
IL ing in aid OF the Berean
Manual Training school in
Philadelphia the other night has at
tracted much attention among those
who are of philanthropic turn and
who realize that the progress OF the
black MAN since his emancipatiun has
not been what might have been eX-
pected in land of SUPPOSED freedom
amp enlightenment Mr., Cleveland put
the whole c0lOred question in one
phrase when he said that the way must
DC opened for the negroes 10 engage in
something better than menial service
But Mr Cleveland, like many others
who desire the betterment OF the col
bred man, makes a mistake i'm assum-
ing that the negro Is unable To learn
any trade whereby he may gain an
honest livelihood. The reason that ne
sroes are not found among The trades
'f the country is not because they are
lnable to grasp The problems present
ID. but because they are barred out by
taste. In The public schools the colored
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1902-12-15

boy is allowed to take his place beside
his white neighbor and gain knowledge
which would enable him to successfully
compete In almost any line of skilled
labor; but when he arrives at an age
when he might be able to put that
knowledge to practical Use he finds the
avenues OF labor closed against him on
account OF color; and this rule of caste
Is enforced even more rigidly in the
north than In the south. where no con-
siderntiUn for the black man Is en-
pected. The colored student may WELD
The %hitewash brush black boots; be.
come Il waiter; work upon the asphalt
pave; and In case of unusual good for
tune secure II position as Pullman por.
ter. But let him attempt TO enter as
an apprentice in any of the skilled
occupations for which he may be better
lifted By natural ability and education
than many of his white brethren, and
he would find that lie might as well
have remained a slave.
1t has often been said that the half.
educated negro is worse than the ignor-
ant one. This is not surprising. When
one considers the condition or a colored
man of intelligence who finds the doors
that should have been opened by the
proclamation of emancipation over u
quarter of Il century ago still barred
against him. ana that his rights as an
American citizen offer no opportunities
for bettermeni, it is only IL wonder that
he is not more desperate and untlact-
able. What is wanted is not training
schools to teach the negro trades at
which he will not De allowed to work,
but the promotion of Il sentiment that
will allow him an opportunity to enter
the various avenues OF labor as an ap-
prentice upon equal footing with the
white man. Until this sentiment has
been aroused. all the efforts of all the
philanthropists in creation will be un-
arailing to elevate the condition of the
negro.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1902-12-15
WOULD PASS FOR TAYLOR.

From the susquehanua Transcript
The half tone portrait Of Rev. Thomas
r. Watkins, which appears in today's
issue OF the Scranton Tribune would
easily pass FOR picture OF our friend,
Editor Taylor OF the Montrose Republi-
can. Nh. Watkins has Mr.. Iaylor's eyes,
no hair worth mentioning adorning the
top of his head, and the little bunch of
whiskers under the chin renders the rc-
semblance complete.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1902-12-15

In declining 10 act as Il wet nurse fol
Wall street in its latest speculative
spasni, Secretary Shaw shows that he
has proited by experience. Those who
go into the gambling processes of Wall
street must so prepared to accept the
consequences. 1t is no part OF the duty
Of the United States treasury to rcgu-
late it's movements for the benefit of
squeezed gaiIlesterS.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1902-12-15

Unable to please everybody and sick
of unjust criticism. Police Commission
cr Partridge. Of New York, has re-
signed. 1t continues to looks as though
New York could not stand merely hon
est government for the benefit of the
governed, but must relapse into bri-
gandase for the benefit of the grafters.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1902-12-15

The Prot oteCtionist for December con-
,airs Walter J. Billiards. article,
What Mexico Is Doing and the Prac-
tical Age, II monthly published at Mol
inc. Illinois. has the same gentlcman's
our Educational Work" Both these
interesting and crisply written articles
have appeared recently in the columns
or The Tribune
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1902-12-15

1t is. of course. only a coincidence
tlat Dewey and Coghlan. who had all
plans laid to fight the German ships in
Manila bay and would have done it if
Won Dederichs had not come to time,
are in command not far from Venezue-
Ia. Rut such condolences often make
history
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1902-12-15

Today's special ternl of criminal
court, chiefly To try cases growing out
"t. the strike, will afford an Interesting
test Of the jury system. In some local
tiles in the anthracite region the jury
system has succumbed to prejudice. We
want no such d!sgrANe in LackaWn
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1902-12-15

For once the London Saturday Re
view is right Our Monroe doctrine cam
not be sustained by words alone. The
sure guarantee of European respect for
the Monroe doctrine would be il navy
big enough to enforce it.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1902-12-15

Already physicians in this country
are cliticiZing the methods of DR..
LorenZ, the great Austrian surgeon,
who has healed so many crippled chill
dren; but as usual in such cases the
critics are small potatoes in the meli-
cal profession.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1902-12-15

There il undoubtedly Il method in the
insanity of the Mad Mullah, but the
condition of the persons who report his
death is ditficult to diagnose.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1902-12-15

lust six days more in which lSepubli-
cans wishing to run for recorder may
get intD the race. Do the present en-
tries tultill all requirements?
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1902-12-15

The effect that Pat Grove, the kidnap-
per, will soon surrender. Now that Pat
has decided to come home, no one seems
to want him.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1902-12-15

President Castro has probably been
reading between lhe lines in the Nom
roe doctrine.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1902-12-15

When the time tor stringing the fish
arrives, it will probably be demon
strated that thu Anglo German alliance
is all On the surface.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1902-12-15

As magazine or book writer, Gem
eral DeWer will undoubtedly realize
that the pen is mightiel than the sword
in the way of producing financial re-
suits.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1902-12-15

Ii Will be impossible TO overdo the
Christmas gift business by showerlng
presents upon the needy
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1902-12-15

The Boer war has evidently inflated
Castro's conceptions OF the ability of Il
small power 10 withstand "A big one.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1902-12-15

Italy now shows a disposition TO have
her claims against Venezuela on is
when The receiver is appointed
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1902-12-15

The British generals who expect TO
eat their Christmas dinner in Caracas
will do we'll to make the announcement
nj once.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1902-12-15

Ii is feared that Nh Cleveland's uf-
fection for the colored man will be rc-
ghrdcl with jealous eyes out in Ne
NrnSka.
The Redwood gazette., 1902-07-23
HUBERT PEAVEY APPOINTED.

The city council held a regular
meeting on Friday evening of last
week, accepting the resignation Of
Judge Laudon as city recorder, and
by unanimous vote electing HUI
bert Peavey to the vacant position,
Mr. Peavey was the only applicant
for the place. The latter carries
with it a great deal of work, much
more than the Office is worth. .
The council finally accepted the
new steel water tower, but deducted
1861 from the original contract price
on the ground that Mr.. Horton, the
contractor, failed to complete the
tower on the date specified, Feb. 1st
last, the result Of which was that
the city incurred an expense amount
ing to the above sum for running
the pumping plant continuously,
the amount being over and above
udt Guc ClGS "OulO udFt OClleI " lSt
incurred had the tower been COM
pleted There was still s3,059 due
on the contract, and this was Or
dered turned over to Mr.. Horton.
The cost of constructing the sew
er on Minnesota avenue and ada
cent streets was S2, ,307 As, of which
81 SOC 26 was ordered charged up
against abutting property. In
order to raise the amount necessary
to pay the contractor and for sup
plies it was voted to issue city GER
tificates Of Indebtedness, two for
$3.50 each running for one year. two
for $3.50 each running for two years.
and two for $500 each running for
three years. bearing seven per cent.
interest per annutn.
The Redwood gazette., 1902-07-23
OFF TO THE COAST.
A Party of Sixteen Redwood County People
Left Monday.

\ bunch OF sixteen Redwood coun-
ty people-all but two from Red " ood
Falls, left here Monday morning
and noon over the Minneapolis &
St. Louis, for Minneapolis, where
they were given a special car to
Oregon, to which State they are GO
ing on prospecting tour.
The bunch included 0. L. Dorm
berg, G. E. Mckay. Dr. Henry E.
Schlegel, DR.. ". 4. Palmer, S. G.
Peterson, John aud Alex Clark.
Dwight Bissell, Nathaniel Elliott,
H. f. Miller, Chas. Beer, Sr., and
John Moon of this city. R. G. Rog-
ers aud VIM. Parker OF Delhi town
ship and John Brainerd of Blooming
Prairie.
The Redwood gazette., 1902-07-23

The party left Minneapolis yes
terday morning over the Northern
Pacific for Portland, Oregon. On
arriving there the members will be
taken in charge by a representative
of a land company, the object being
to take advantage of the govern
ment's offer to homestead or secure
quarter section tracts OF pine lands.
the government asking but So
per acre for the land, but allows
only a quarer section to each man.
It is claimed that there is large
amount of this land in Oregon. and
the sixteen gentlemen mentioned
above each expect to secure tract,
and possibly other tracts for Red
wood parties, whom members of the
above parties represent.
During their stay in Oregon John
Moon will visit with his brother,
David, who left here for that State
several years ago.
Returning the party will run from
Portland to Huntington over the
Oregon Railway & Navigation Co.. s
line. From Huntington it will take
the Oregon Short Line to Ogden.
From Ogden the party goes to Grand
Junction over the Rio Grand West
ern, and from Grand Junction to
Denver the picturesque scenic
route, the Denver & Rio Grande,
will be called into service. From
Denver to Omaha the Union Pacific
will be used, from Omaha to Fort
Dodge the Illinois Central, and then
the Minneapolis & St. Louis back to
Redwood Falls
The mileage bill is about SAT. so
round trip, but it S jolly party at
best, and the mileage bill is prob
ably only small item.
The Redwood gazette., 1902-07-23
GUESS AGAIN.

Rev. Orr gives a clue to the name
of the author of "The Ode to Lake
Redwood published in THE GA
ZETTE some weeks ago. He has a
compound name made up of three
names, all of which have figured in
history. The tirsta king of Tyre
and friend of King David, town
and a college in Ohio
The second is an island, a sound
aud a peninsula in the Arctic ar
chipelago, a Scottish knight, Scot
tish reformer, an eloquent preacher
once canon of ST. Paul's: Scottish
author, founder of the fashionable
sporting novel, and an American
writer. author of The Confidence
Man
The third is an American geolo-
gist., major general in the civil
war. an eminent American scholar,
president of a theological school,
and an American pbiIanthropist.
Who is be?
The Redwood gazette., 1902-07-23
THE FACULTY COMPLETE.

The board of education held a
meeting last Friday evening and
appointed teachers to complete the
faculty of the Redwood Falls schools
for the ensuing year The list of
teachers is as follows:
Superintendent-Arthur J. Jones.
Principal-Miss Jessie Wilcox.
High school Ethel NJ.
Wilson and Martha E. Hinkel.
Eighth grade-kate VanCamp.
Seventh grade-kathleen Bros
nan.
Sixth grade-Malvina Linwell.
Fifth grade-Lena Theiring.
Fourth grade Minnie Mark.
Third grade-Flora Patterson.
Seventh grade-Margaret Larkin.
4. Primary-Fannie Everett.
B. Primary-Fannie Jacobs.
1t was voted to employ Arthur ] =.
Cain janitor of the school for the
ensuing year at salary of $3.50 per
anuum
The Redwood gazette., 1902-07-23

J. L. Thompson has been quite
i'll during the past week.
Mrs. F. ". Birch aud children
are visiting with relatives in Fari-
bauIt.
Examinations for teachers Ger
tifcates will be given Aug. II, 12
and 13
Some choice dining room chairs and
rockers for sale cheap at Moon d
Swan Look at them.
Miss Ivy Gale was taken i'll last
week. At one time her condition
was considered serious, but her
condition now is somewhat i'm
proved.
Claude aud Harlow Jennings of
Minneapolis are visiting in and
around town. Mrs. Jennings is
spending few weeks with her sis
ter, Mrs. Frank Clayson, of Chad
ron, Nebraska.
Supt. Race says that three pupils
from rural schools recently received
Eve certificates each from the
State high school board. in the sub
iects of arithmetic, geography, q.
s. history, physiology and algebra
The examination was given in May.
The Redwood gazette., 1902-07-23

Four good horses, new and second
hand wagons and buggies for sale by
J. A. McGettrick. 1t,
S. J. Race has on his lawn a pret-
ty shrub now in full bloom known
as a smoke tree, novelty.
School districts Nos. 25 and 40,
both IN Brookville, are to build new,
modern, up-to-date school houses.
No. 49 says furnace in the base
ment is what they want.
The Redwood gazette., 1902-07-23
RELIABLE GhSO-
LINE STOVES.

We have fifteen styles and sizes
of the famous Reliable Gasoline
Stoves. The Reliable is made Of the
best material throughout. 1t costs
more to make a Reliable than any
other make stove, on account OF
their superior quality, but are sold
at the same price as stoves of INFER
ior quality.
The Smokeless Generator Ranges
are entirely new for the coming sea-
son. They are very compact and
neat in appearance. The ovens are
built in the body of the range, lined
with asbestos, and are quick, even
Bakers
The Redwood gazette., 1902-07-23

The county board of equalization
met Monday and is still in session.
Changes in valuations in different
townships have been made. but the
board is likely to change the latter
before it adjourns. An adjourn
ment is likely to take place this
morning, when the board will again
meet as board of county commits
siOners.
The Redwood gazette., 1902-07-23
A PASTORAL RECEPTION.
Pleasant Social Gathering at the Presby-
terian Church.

The reception planned by the
ladies OF the Presbyterian church
in honor of their pastor, Rev. l.. f.
Badger, on the evening OF the 18th
inst, was held too late for more than
brief mention last week. Its social
Importance is therefore deserving
of a short review in this issue.
Owing to the heat the day pre-
ceding it, it was about 9 O'Clock be-
fore the last of the guests appeared.
These included the pastors and
many Of the members of the neigh
boring churches, all of whom were
pre- 5ente to Rev. and Mrs. Badger,
who were stationed near the door
in order to exchange greetings with
those who entered. After nearly
an hour OF informal sociability, an
interlude of music and speechmak
ing followed Mrs. Cooper led with
40 overture at the organ. Rev. VIM.
Mitchell was first called upon to
welcome the new pastor and his
wife on behalf of the pastors Of the
city, and did so in his frank and
witty way, warning Mr.. Badger
that in coming to Redwood Falls be
had entered upon a warfare not only
against the works of his satanic
ma ajesty. but against number Of
other forces. He must prepare not
alone for opposition within his own
membership, but from his brother
ra ,tors as we'll. The only time
the pastors of this city really unit
ed, observed Mr.. MITCHELL they
all got arrested This aIlusion to
the war on Sunday base ball year
ago caused a general ripple of mer
riment. Mr.. Mitchell referred to
Hamilton college, from which Mr..
Badger had graduated, as the a lima
mater of secretary of war Root and
other strenuous public men, and
thought that the training which Mr..
B. received there, followed by his
long residence in Tracy, ought to
qualify him for still longer labors
in this city, and closed with words
Of cordial welcome to Mr.. aud Mrs.
Badger.
Mrs. Lutz of the NJ. E. church
was asked to welcome Mr.. and Mrs.
Badger from the point of view of q
pastors wife. Mr.. L sustained her
reputation as a ready and entertain
ing talker She quoted from vari
Gus literary sources extracts bear
ing on the Importance of encourage
ment and hel p which men in public
as we'll as private life received from
their wives, and declared that pas
tor S wives did not want pity-they
wanted onl y cordial human sympa
thy on the part of the community ir
which they were attempting to as
sist their husbands in their pastor
al labors.
A. NJ. Welles made the welcoming
remarks ou behalf of the members
Of Mr. Badger flock, his speect
abounding in punning illusions in
PRODUCING the names of most of The
congregation whose names woulc
admit of use in that capacity. Mr.
Badger replied somewhat briefly
referring to the kind words OF The
preceding speakers and expressing
the hope that their cordial relations
would continue.
\ vocal trio by Misses Mckay
Turrell aud Everett closed The
formal part OF the program, and the
company proceeded to the discus
sion Of refreshments in the lecture
room at the rear OF the church.
The Redwood gazette., 1902-07-23
HAIL! HALL! HA1L!!!

We are prepored to write hail IN
surance IN a reliable Old Line. Fire
& Marine Insurance Co., a COM
panv that will make adjustment
and pay the loss Immediately after
the storm. Coll in ond see Us?
GOLD-STABECKB BANK.
The Redwood gazette., 1902-07-23

Miss Bessie Mead is visiting with
friends in Fairfax.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1902-03-14

mediately communicated this intelli-
ge1ce To her son Warren. and he in
tnrn went to franklin AT once for his
brother Drew. The two returned to
Carriers Greek. and on Sunday morn
ing they rode over towards the station.
meeting Simmons ON the railroad be-
tween the station and his home. There
terrific battle with pistols was en-
gagged in, and all three of the men
were shot down. Simmons died that
night, but the Irvine boys recovered
sufficiently TO be out in a few weeks.
Mrs. Irvine and her two sons were
arrested, but the former was acquitted.
The boys were finally convicted after
a hotly-contested legal fight, and they
were committed to prison March a.
1900. after the Supreme Court had
upheld the opinion of the lower court.
Both of the Irvine boys came out
from Nashville Monday morning to
their old home near Carter's Creek
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1902-03-14
SAM MASSEY
A FREE MAN.
The Jury Returned a Verdict Ac-
quitting Him.
Was Charged with the Murder Of
Constable Walter Waugh han
at Mt. Pleasant.

Sam Massey, who has been in the
county Jail about year, charged with
the murder of Walter Vaughan. is a
free man again. The case was placed
in the hands of the jury Thursday
evening about 6 o'clock. and Friday
morning soon after the Circuit Court
had convened, they filed into the court
room and announced to Judge Holding
that they had found the defendant
mot guilty.
When the first vote was taken by tn
jury Thursday evening nine were for
acquittal, and three were doubtful, but
after considering the case during the
night all agreed to the verdict as
stated above
Walter Vaughan, who was constable
at Mt. Pleasant, was killed about a
year ago in M. Rosenthal's saloon at
that place, and Massey was arrested
Immediately afterwards. The killing
caused good deal of excitement, and
there was much feeling against Massey
at the time. Harry Smith, Massey s
companion; Robert Boggan. Rosen-
thai S bartender, and negro driver
were the only eye witnesses to the
shooting. Boggan and the negro were
to have appeared as witnesses for the
State, but Boggan was afterwards
killed, and the negro left the State.
Massey was tried last June, but the
case resulted in a mistl'ial six of the
jurors being for conviction and six for
acquittal. Smith, who was the only
eye witness who testified on the wit
ness stand, swore at both trials that
Boggan did the shooting, and Massey
himself testified to that effect
Officer Friel testified that, when he
and Officer Russell arrived at the scene
of the shooting a few seconds after
they heard the pistol shots, that Bog
gan was clutching Massey and he
could not tell who held the pistol with
which the shooting was done.
Vaughan dying declaration was that |
Massey had shot him The ball which |
ended his life entered the back of his
neck and passed through, lodging
under the skin in front The proof in
the case also brought out the facts that
Massey and Vaughan had quarreled |
Turing the day. that both had been
drinking. and that when they met in
s saloon Massey called
Vaughan out into an anteroom, where
Smith and Boggan. hearing a heated
discussion, followed them. 1t was in
his room that the shooting was done.
These were some of the principal facts
lpon which the jury had to base their
,erdict.