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The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1903-01-10
TWO men
ARE KILLED
Explosion of Gas Plant at Ma
pleton is Fatal.
Several Other Workman Ave Serious.
ly Injured. Nearly Every Glass in
Town is Broken.


BY the explosion of an acetyiene gas
plant at Mapleton, Ia, Thursday, the
building in which the plant was located
was wrecked, two men were instantly
killed, and several others injured.
The dead:
JOHN MATHEWS, age 40: carpen-
ter
CHARLES BRAEFIELD. age 40:
carpenter,
Mathews and Bradfeld were working
on the building. AT AS o'clock Math-
ews was sanding upon the roof of the
ice tank and Bradtield was inside. As
the dram exploded the roof was blown
off and Mathews was hurled to great
height, falling distance of fifty feet
from the building, The top of hi;
head was gone and his body was hor
ribly smashed
The explosion wrecked the plant
broke nearly every pane of glass il
town and damaged the surrounding
buildings.
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Ms,lona! scaru OF rraae.

Washington, Jan. 9.-The thirty
third annual convention of the Ma
tional Board of Trade will be held at
the Shoreham hotel in this city, com
mencing Jan. 10, and will continue
three or four days. The executive
committee will meet here Monday
next. The membership OF the National
Board embraces more than fifty of
the leading boards of trade and com
mercial organizations throughout the
country
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1903-01-10
Times Not Jealous

The Denison Review appears this
week experimentally as a thrice a
week. The enterprise of the Review
people is notorious, and this new move
will undoubtedly meet the support it
deserves from the euterprising people
of Denison. Charter Oak Times.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1903-01-10
curzon Reviews TROOPS.

Delhi, India, Jan. 9-The review
yesterday by the viceroy of India, Lord
Curzcn, of 10000 British and native
troops, led by Lord Kitchener, was
the last important event of the coro-
nation durbar.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1903-01-10
Want postoffice Reopened.

Washington, Jan. 9-senator Nc
Laurin of Mississippi called on Post
master General Payne yesterday and
urged him to reopen the Indianola
(Miss.) postoffice. Mr.. Payne told
him that the case now rested with
President Roosevelt, who was giving
the question careful consideration.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1903-01-10

BY the looks ofthat obnoxious Buile.
tin stairway it would seem as though
'Provdence' and ''Mother Nature"
are for the rights of the citizens and a
clear right OF way
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1903-01-10
PUBLIC SALES
Live Stock and Machinery.

The undersigned having sold u'~
farm, and removing from The comfy
will offer for sale on his farm In lcs
northwest of Denison. on the T. dye
road and miles south of Sch les wig.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1903-01-10
Notice Of First Meeting Of Cred. )

In the District Court of the United S
for the Southern District OF Iowa.
In Matter OF William Purce'
Bankruptcy.
To the creditors of William Pure
| Denison in the County OF Crawford an
trict aforesaid. a bankrupt.
Notice is .reby given on the sth
January A. D 1903 the said William
was duly adjudicated bankrupt; and
the first meeting of his creditors WILDE
at my office In Carroll, Iowa, on the Path
forenoon, at which time the said Orr
may attend prove their claims, apr
trustee, examine the bankrupt and
such other business as may come befr
meeting.
Dated at Carroll, Iowa, 9Th of j"
WILLIAM r. LEI, Referee inT
| p. w. HARDING, Attorney f.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1903-01-10
FREE LUNCH AT NOON

TERM: All sums of $40. and under
cash. Sums over that amount ere lit
of one years time, will be given on ap.
proved notes bearing per cent inter
est, from date.
G. M. RUSSELL.
W. j. McAHREN, Auct.
SEARS MCHENRY, Clerk.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1903-01-10
COUNTY BOARD OF SUPER IS0RS
Proceedings of the Board OF Supervisors
of Crawford County, Jan. Session.
TUESDAY.
January 9th

January 9th.
Board met in Auditors office, Tues
day Jan. s. 1908
Members al! present
Minutes of Monday, January 9th
were read and approved.
On motion clam were allowed as
follows.
- w Bonsal, j 7 transcript
case State rs tganA PetersJl4 9 p
I Carey. Mayor trsnserips
case State vs. Carl Peterson 81
w j Campbell. Mayor tram
/ script case vs. n CARRIER .. { 10
A c Beers, clerk Nishna botny
township making out road
BOOK etc. acknowledgements. 26 so
j w Bonsall, attending 10 quar-
autine, family o. George
Spence Dow City. Is 90
township .......... .. 90
| w q Rolls, trustee Union town
| shlp.... Observation-Disclosures. w
Sol Gibson, trustee Union town
| ship. ................. W
| G q Booth, clerk Unton town
! ship claimed ST. 90. .. s 0J
J ohn Holland, trustee Jackson
township. Northumberland. VI
! W Comstock. trustee Nishna-
/ botny township ....,...... s OF
a A Barber. trustee Nishua-
| botny township. ........,.... s u
VIM r Grimes, trustee Nishna
botny township. ........ 8 G(
J Board adjourned at l. noon to meet
at ] p. NJ.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1903-01-10
AFTERNOON SESSION.


Board met at p ~. and opened
bridge bids which were as follows:
Canton Bridge Co ,.... 49,.
Bids per lineal foot S 4 o.
Repair work. ..........
Oregon Fir per IN feet, 80 90
Pine per IN feet ..... 30 90
OAK per IN feet. .... 80 90
Piles furnished aud driven
per lineal foot. ....... 2S
Driving piles pei ltneal foot 10
John Ward neutrality-suspicious..
Bids per llneal foot. ...... %
Repair WORK.. ..........
Oregon Fir per m feet. 80 90
Pine per IA feet. % 90
Oak per III feet. ....,..... 81 90
Piles furnished and criven
per llneal foJt... 80
Driving piles per lineal foot 70
Herman Grill .....,...........
Bids per lineal foot. ..... 35
Repair work. .,....
Oregon Fir per IN feet $50. 35 90
Pine per N feet. ............ 81 90
Oak per m feet.,....... :. 35 90
Piles furnished and driven
per lineal foot. Observation-Disclosures. 35
Driving piles per ineal foot 20
u M Tdrker...
Bids per lineal foot. 80. "a
Repair work. ....... ......
Oregon Fir per m feet. 30 90
Pine per m feet. .........., 80 90
Oak per m feet. 30 90
Piles furnished and driven
per lineal FOOT. ...,....... %
Driving piles per lineal foot IL
On motion claims were allowed as
follows @
Denison Bulletin, job work etcsl93 OF
Jonn Holland, committee. work
and mileage 90 OF
Il c Schroeder, committee work
and mileage . 20 sd
Hans G Knudsen, labor on road
Morgan township Schroeder
district. 10 90
Green Bay Lumbec Co., lumber
Holland district ..... 10
Fred Book, assessing saloons
West Side. ....,.............. w
L F Morris. soldiers relief COM
mission and mileage. ....... 3 80
G w Holmes, soldiers relief
commission and mileage. ..... 80
Fred Book, soldiers relief com
mission and mileage. ..... 10 SO
] M Campbell. brooms for court
house Observation-Disclosures. 90
Chairman appoints Molter and
Cook as a committee to settle
with County Treasurer and
Sheriff and Holland and
Ahart with Recorder, Auditor
County Superintendent and
J. Clerk.
Z L johnson, clerk Milford
township and assessing saloon
at DelOit 10 0C
Board adjourned at S p m to
meet Thursday January Sth at
IN.
H. c. SCHROEDER, Chairman
M. J. COLLINS. Auditor.
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First National Bank Building,
Council Bluffs, Ia.

The doctor is in Council Bluffs Office
every Saturday, Sunday and Monday.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1903-10-16
The IIIIsh Sc hool DebnIr

The High school has after careful
consideration selected q subject Tor de
bate with the Elko students. and noSi-
tied Elko to that effect in "A letter sen.
today.
The subject chosen was. -Resolved,
That all labor unions should be ahul-
ished." Winnemucca has the privilege
Of selecting the resolution to he debated
while Elko will by right be allowed to
choose between the Affirmative .ud neg
ntive sides OF the quee.ion.
One week from next Fri Lap a
trial debate will be held ut the
school house in the afternoon to deter.
mine who i'll the High School are the
best debaters, and the tittest represen
tatives Of winnemucca in the joint de
bate.
The contest has aroused great inter
est, both in and out OF the school. and
since the subject chosen is one OF world
wide interest and the greatest impor.
portance at this time the debate will be
all the more eagerly listened to.-Silver
State.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1903-10-16
4 Suspicious Character.

The report OF a very s~uspiciously
acting character who passed through
the Jarbrage country. in the northern
part OF this comfy comes TO EIku
through the hunting party just returned
from that district. He was Il man Of
medium sizc, dark cornp!ecteh and wore
"a short stubbv beard. fir carried n
special make short barrpled 30 30 Win.
chester rifle and II Colts SIX shooter.
and evidently To avoid beng seen crOrs.
ed the country regardless OF trails and
and over extremely dangerous and dit.
ficult mountains. lie was first see by
William Pcrkius, who resides on Vii
kins Island, md noticing hiR strange
actions followed him at a distance until
tho fellow campe1 Tor the night in q
dense grove in deep canyon. Whcr
he saw !rrk,ns Hppronch him re
picked up his rifle md kept it in his
hands until Perkins left HIM and was
out Of ei.ht. Much speculation il in.
dulgcd in as to whom tic was iildIiia bus
mess there. Some believe him to- he mn
escaped Folsom convict, bui Mr. Per.
kins, who wns with the posan TINT track.
cd the Winuemucca bank robbers
through that section, thinks il probable
that he was m ally Of tint gang and that
he had returned after part OF the buried
booty. a fow days after this man WIS
was last seen, two horses were report
cd stolen FROM some campers nt Row.
land Gills' ranch about thirty miles
from there. AZ he WINS evidently travel.
ing in that direction II was probably he
that took then.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1903-10-16
a EVIL.

In an address before the Knights OF
Columbus, gathered in Carnesis Hail.
New Terk, to celebrate tile anniversary
OF Americas discovery, W. Bourke
Cochran reviewed the march Of civil
zation and declared that the only blot 10
be seen ut the present day is the divorce
practice. The great private fortunes he
considered to be Of value to the nation,
while the labor problem, he said. is only
a step IN The march Of progress.
-There has Ueeu growth" he said,
ssince tho beginning of the world. Pro
gress IS the Law Of the universe. and the
nations who came before this Que, the
men who lived and accomplished things
before Columbus were si:npi: the links
III II chain which has not yet been com
pleted. When we know that this work
is all for mankind the We can under
stand tint his Was Il mission OF com
merce and of religion and that mission
marked the down nf Justice.
~The present condition Of society is
full Of promise. We have tie greatest
fortunes of the carth-greater than
Romans ever dreamed o!-and though
philosophers say that where wealth ac-
cumulates men decay, | see no cause
for despair. When a large fortune is
not gained by robbery. by fraud or by
manipulation OF the laws, then it can be
but a boon 20 the nation. My neigh
boris prosperity increases my own and
tina. Of the earth.
Nor 10 modern fortunes lend to the
increase Of luxury. On the contrary,
men become more ~self-denying. | see
no sign O; decay in the human race
here. The labor question is III process
OF solution and every TOW is a step to.
ward this. 4. lahoger cannot get more
pay than the value Of his products, for
then the product ceases to be made
Nor can he get much less. because of
the element OF competition. The labor.
er today is not Il servant but S partner
Of his employer, aud their good rests in
Il mutual understanding.
@But the blot ] see upon civilization
is the increasing number Of divorces
In the ancient state the supreme i'm
portancc nf life VAS To increase the i'm,
p%ortance Of the State. To-Day the enc
OF life is the individual good. But
the individual good lies i'll the
prosperity If the family. nud it is at thi.
that the divorce strikes. II not checked
it will destroy the family.
the remedy to this us | see it is t.
realize thai ma.rimnp, is n E'a:e, not ;
contract, and divorce must b" stopped
Divorce strikes nj tho rirtuc Of orr wo
men, and thus virtue il what preserves
the State. Divorce Is the one fnuO
growth upon IL soil, and upon its rid.
dance depends the fate Of our n
tirc.
IF We are to choose between divorced
and polygamy, give US ~polygamy.T
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1903-10-16

All SORTS OF stories regarding the in.
t~entIous OF the men behind the Western
Pacific railroad are finding th,ir way
into the papers of California and Ne
vada. The following from the Sacra.
mento News was probably written by Il
man, who drew more upon his imagiua-
ton than upon facts:
There is said to be Il hitch in the
plans Of the Western Pacific road This
is not idle rumor, but cold fact. The
-S0uthern Pacific and Santa tie are cred.
tied with interest in a movcmcn, To head
oil the projected eutcrpris"
"T1Icrc l. no doubt whatever. III spite
Of denials, that The Gould interests are
the sustaining influence behind the
Western Pacific. Tie nation
comes from excellent authority in San
Francisco Gould is no, Is auxions to
build The liue as he was two moutlrs,
or even II moLih ago About $4,000
| has been expended to date for survey
ing and property on account of the en-
tcrprisc. The story il tina the Southcrn
Pacific and Santa Fa are negotiating au
arrangement, under which they offer to
rrcoup Gould for his ontlay and pay
him S2,OG0,G00 in. addition, upon his
aba, donmcHt OF the railroad PROPOSE.
ton. SO FAR has this negotiation prog.
ressed that the Western Pacific people
are holding il under consideration.
Their decision Is expected within two
weeks, and in San Francisco il is be.
licveI that tho Hartman Ripley offer
will be accepted. This could be done
| gracefully enough Tor the reason TINT
| Gould has all along denied that he had
amy interest in the Western Pacific and
hc could not he nccu sod Of s]urrendcring
TO his powerful r'..!a IL the railroad
nusincss.
"I1ICso ~.i...eTvniE Gra fortified bv Tive
condition in the financial c%entcrs where
money is holding aloOf from now inveRt.
mcni. While il is impossible Ia sup
pose tina; Gould cannot Eccure all tho
money needed to build u t"ranscuntinen.
tai railroad, but 1t il quite probable that
it w upi HiNiipI HItiut'lFlNl uuN butts
who recommend his acceptance OF n
neat e., 000,0 600 in preference to invest
ing s50.000,0O0 in the present uncertain
financial condition,
at Ia limited, moreover. that all the
reports OF the Western Pacific cngin.
GERS in relation to the cost Of tho line
line ave not hccU encouraging. The
fact TINT The North and Central Chill.
fornia IL already covered by the South.
ern Pacific has had a deterrent effect
md dampcnch the ardor 81 promoters 81
the now rCnd. 4 line down the SnCfn-
tnent0 valley would, throughout iis
whole lcngth 10 tide water have Ia par.
allCl Southern Pacific lines nj.
ready operated. Thia ia not inviting To
railroad mcu. while. no inub'. another
roHd will he brought IN n,cr the Sierra
Nevada some time, the Ia? il lmrIly nj
hand. say linnr ciCrF. fUi 'uch an under
taking. When &. y. iTunimpto O
thought out the project nf building on
both sides Of the Sacramento river, he
Ind in mind The possibility 81 II compel.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1903-10-16
Notice To Hunters.

All persons are hereby for
hidden to hunt or shoot on
either of my ranches above or
below the town of Carlin.
Hunters have already killed
one Of my COWS and the guilty
parties will be prosecuted to
the full extent OF the law as
will all others who hunt or
shoot OH either of my ranches.
7. G.. GRIFFIN,
CARLIN, New, Sept, IS, 1903.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1903-10-16

There Is n new sign hanging ont of
a door In the patent Office building. II
Is n novelty ms an official notice put In its
place b. o formal act of tho big Gcpatt-
mcnt OF the government, and In a pcGi-
gree hOOS prob2b bly, would rank
rs n cross between the danger sjrrs
that warn people on the Streets away
from the COS crete relic re- and the "Lcol;-
ont for l0rOT0tlvC" sicns ai railway
crossings. reports the WASHINGTON Star
Way down In what might he called tho
subterranran depths Of the building I'm
which n large part OF the interior de-
partment cFccts arc located. is n room
which Ia tower by several feet than the
nOor OF the corridor with which Il con.
meets. The latter was a hybrid Idcn
perhaps. but It's n condition and NOT n
theory, and that difference between tho
two floors had 10 be guarded AGAINST,
To save tho nnwary from taking nm I'm
voluntary plunge for TINT distance. with
possible hospital results. the department
has hitchcd to the door this flaming
plncard:
Look before you leapl"
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1903-10-16
THE CHEAPEST KILOGRAMS.
ChnrEes for Service Are Lower in
Australia Thnn in Any Other
Country. -.

The Australian commonwealth
telegraph service Is the cheapest in
the world. II Is operated entirely by
the government Us part OF tho postal
system. says the Review OF Reviews.
For city messages. which include n
suburban area OF a radius of ten miles
beyond the city limits. the rate is
II cents for messages OF zen words
II the address: for MESSAGES OF the
same length to any point within the
same statc-and tho states are gencr-
ally very much larger than any Amer
lean statc-tEc charge is l8 cents.
while Tor similar messages to II
station within thecommonwpaIth-and
from northampton. to Queensland.
to Perth. In West Australia. the dis
lance OF wire is more than i.5OO miles
the uniform charge IS q cents.
IL Is calculated. un tho basis of past
experience. that tr-Gc f.trs viii re-
turn II revenue sufficient TO pay oper-
atinS expenses of every Kind. includ-
ing the cost of maintenance. and in
ADDITION Interest IN the original ex-
.ponse OF construction. Amounting To
fully SiS.00O.0n Australians send
more than twice as many messages
over the lines nj the lower rates "a
Americans do at tho present charges.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1903-10-16
ing line and resolved to discourage

ing line and resolved Ia discourage
il.
This will be III welcome news to the
people OF Norshern Calitor MIA who have
been making it easy for the Western
Pacific people and according them a
welcome that must have been very en-.
coursgmg. Every northern county is
expecting great benefit from the road
and the business way in which it has
been handled in all preliminary work
has encouraged them to believe that at
last the hopes OF years were realized.
or course, it must be remembered that
no decision has been reached upon the
alleged offer to Gould. lie may reject
it. but it is something under considera-
ton. Before the ides OF November
come there will lie signs enough to tell
plainly whether Gould WIS only blud.
lug
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1903-10-16
Notice to Creditors.

= Fourth Judicial District OF the State OF
Nevada In and for the County OF E:lko.
In the matierof the Estate Of Peter
Johnson Deceased.
Notice is hereby given that Louis BurlShart,
the Public Administrator was duly
appointed administrators OF the estate Of
Peter Johnson, deceased, on the tenth day OF
September, A.D.IoGG. The creditors and all per.
sons having claims against said deceased. are
hereby notified TO file them, with the necessary
vouchers, with the Clerk OF said Court within
forty days after the first publication OF this
notice. LOUIS BURKuAnT,
Administrator OF the Estate ofPetcr Johnson,
deceased.
Dated at ElkO, September II. 1908.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1903-10-16
NOTICE.

On and after this date no
persons will be allowed near
the Rocky Mountain Oil Co.'S
we'll OH Sec. 20 without writ
ten permission from ]. b.
Arnold of Duluth, Mimi.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1903-10-16

Until further notice, no
hunting or shooting will be
allowed Oil orr ranch at South
Fork. Anyone violating the
above will be prosecuted to the
full extent Of the law.
REINHART Co.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1903-10-16
DIAMONDS,
WATCHES, JEWELRY.

During race daya, Oct, 10, lG and
18th, Mr.. II. Friedrich the Jcweler will
display ms large and elegant stock at
the Depot Hotel.
Everybody visiting the races are III.
vitcd to inspect the line. Largest stork
ever displayed.
Columbia courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1902-1905, 1903-09-04
Strong Unions Unite.

Pittsburg, Sept. According to
frank Buchanan, president of the In
ternational Bridge and Structural
Ironworkers, it is planned to amalga-
mate the six powerful structural trades
into mighty national building trades
council of 100000 workmen. and the alb.
sorption of the smaller trades, such as
granite cutters, marble polishers,
stonecutters, etc. A meeting to fur
Their this OBJECT will be held at Indian.
apolis on October Z, and will be at.
tended by national officers of the car.
penters, bricklayers and masons, the
plumbers and gasfitters, painters and
decorators and building trade laborers.
At the root of the proposed organiza-
ton is decision Of its promoters to
in a great measure abolish strikes.
Columbia courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1902-1905, 1903-09-04
OREGON NOTES.

BY scaling a ten foot wall and run
ming into the nearby woods. Daisy
Goodall and Hattie Higginbottom, two
girls Of Is years, escaped from the
mouse of the Good Shepherd, Cath
Ole institution at Portland.
w. H. Fletcher. who has operated
a sawmill on the Weston mountains
for the past Is years, has just pur-
chased $40 acres OF timber land on the
road leading from Elgin to Weston and
will move his sawmill to that section
in the near future.
Rapid progress is being made on
the arrangements for the Labor day
celebration to be given at Pendleton
by the labor unions September Z.
w. J. Watternberger of Butter creek
has just returned from trip through
Washington, where he has disposed of
a ton and half of honey, on which he
realized a good profit. He collected
the honey from the Butter creek ranch
ers. This is an exceptionally good bee
country, and a large quantity of al
falfa is raised.
One of the big compound engines of
the o. r. & N. company was almost
blown to pieces by the explosion of
the boiler recently at Baker City. Fire
man Faust was instantly killed and En-.
gineer Gilman was so badly mangled
that it is almost impossible for him to
live.
To kill cattle and sheep and store
the meat to escape the heavy expense
of feeding stock until it is needed for
the market is the scheme now contem-
plated by the butchers of Pendleton.
Confronted with two ugly looking
six shooters, j. H. Burke, man about
30 years of age and claiming Port.
land as his home, was forced to sub.
init to arrest while attempting to cash
a forged check at E. W. Haines' bank
at Forest Grove. The shooters were
manipulated by President Haines and
Cashier Kanes, who were expecting a
call from Burke.