davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1903-11-27
Needed His Trousers.

Among the passengers Of 4 N
Just In from England was a eis1
whose Intention 1t was 10 tasl
permanent residence here. mi
examination of his baggage. h
cluded surplices, stoles and al
dutable church yestmeHts. NJ
ton arose whether the reverb
tleman was not called upon to !
for the numerous pairs Il
which he was importing. Said 4
toms officer:
Il a-rn sorry to say, sir, that Il
pay duty on these trousers; onIy
parel you make use of during
seriee can be admitted free I'D
Whereupon the quick wittai1
man exclaimed:
Come. come, my dear mad
surely don't expect me to ofd
church without my trousers
. SO the apparel In question Ras|
Tree OF charge.
The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1903-11-27
"Geoffrey Heathcote. Esq"
2 1ohN fiNNlnoRE. Copyright 1899. by S. S. Mcclure Coz

asking him what was the matter. He
looked up as II surprised to find ! spoke
English freely, and replied that his
mistress was i'll.
Seriously ill?" I said
Shell never see the morn he re-
piled.
so near?" I cried.
so near" he repeated: "for two days
past her only wish hath been to see
your young mistress, and how 1t comes
she arrives, so pat 1 know not. but 1t
seems q miracle thai, my mistress can
bid her farewell. as hath been her ear
nest wish
said no more, but went about my
work with very serious thoughts. What
was to do now. with Ends friend fast
slipping away from her?
The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1903-11-27
Feminine Gender.

4 II
The life of a school teacher i
sorely monotonous." said a teaes
boys school, "if 1t were no; for i
OF humor every day in the scha
one day. for instance, / had up n
class in grammar and set the tg
Ing. l called to Moses, a colored
parse Arkansas, and he said al
with emphasis on the second sya
corrected his pronunciation, and !
on:
Hark-en-saw is q noun, object
Indicative mood. comparative degF!
person. passive. and nominatiTss
scissors.
You haven't said what gender.
l remarked.
Feminine gender quickly y
my smart scholar.
Why. sir7' ! asked. somewhat
Becos It's got Miss Souri, onSa
Louisa Anna on the souf, Mrs. slpp
east and ever so many more shtu
the west
1T was 80 we'll done | Joined n
couraged the laugh which folloE
smart boys humor."
The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1903-11-27
An indisnrs.;.

Twas wet as wet can al,s...
pr,scm q was filling steadily
rrlsciiia, standing, raised H.,
70 scape the floors uncleanIIr.3
her lace-clad ankle and her Y,
Made manifest to common ls y,e g
Inc Grove pressed In; Prison,
Against my arm as on wa sas
Close up.' cried the con1nsssi
she blushed and dropped tfs "
MY clothes We're up, but has
or him to shout 1t QUIT" sh n s,d
Tour
The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1903-11-27
WATCH NJ nua,

a lady's gold filed watch RI,
Waltham or Hampden moyer W.
Warranted for 20 years. t;old N
guard chain with solid gold si1ss
Tor sl5, In fine plush case FIR n
express, prepaid, with my persr
antee. VIII II Beck, Tia IN
leWeler. Sioux City. La.
The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1903-11-27
Amonn The r..

claimeds ~, News: Wall, by benm
h eu haa Ola man Hayrix. "Hara ex-
work, peen tellin' me ez banme yew
n vet i oan SIX months on a dairv yew
milk a c sow aon't know which siae arm.
swered the aan nsn no fault Nv mine.o ~.
had a couple new W. hired man. "Th, b ans
s sn miikln'. and / did e,iers tew do
The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1903-11-27

Genllemen:
have used several
bottles Of Peruna
and feel greatly
benefited there
by from my ca
tarrh Of the head,
and feel encour-
aged to believe
t h a t its c o n
tinued use will
fully eradicate a
disease OF thirty
years. ~standinPn
The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1903-11-27
Two Of a Kind.

Chicago News: "A man needn't be
afraid OF lightning SO long as he can Zee
1t approaching said the would-be hu-
morist.
Same way with a bullet" observed
Lte co octtc
The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1903-11-27
The Audience Worse.

worse.
New York Times: "Ha-a-! I am mad,
mad!" ranted Hamphat, the traeedian in
the dungeon scene.
snorted q man in the gallery
you amt near as mad as us fellers that
paid to get In"
The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1903-11-27

Miss Rose Hennessy, well
known as a poetess and elocu-
ZIONIST, Of Lexington, KY, tells
how she was cured OF uterine
Inflammation and ovaritis by the
use Of Lydia E. Pinkham's Vege-
table Compound.
/" DEAR Mrs. PINKHAM FLOR years I
enjoyed the best Of health nndthought
that Iwou1d alwaysdo 81. I attended
parties and receptions thinly clad, and
would be suddenly chilled, but 1 did
not think OF the results. I caught q
bad cold eighteen months ago while
menstruating, and this caueed inflam-
nation Of the womb ar congested
ovaries. suffered excruciating pains
and kept getting worse. Ny attention
swas called to your Vegetable Com
pound and the wonderful cures it had
perforned3and / made up my mind to
Try Il for two months and zee what II
would do for me. Within one month";
felt much better, and at the close Of the
uuoiruiy well.
4 have advised8A number Of my
lady friends to uso Il, and all express.
as we'll satisfied with the
results as waass-MI ROSE NORA
HrsNEssY, 40 8. Broadway, Lexing-
ton, KY. 1900 fs,5stY ergtsdef .stsssiss
~ 1soung gsnaisansss caHsst - psodsesA
The Meeker herald., 1903-10-31
Death Of Nj. Cas.idav.

Mr.. aud Mrs. "A. c. MSultoit re-
Iurned from Denver Thursday even
ing, after having attended the funeral
services Of Mrs. McultoE's father,
Mr. ID. z. Castiday, which occurred
nj that place Tuesday.
On reaching Denver, Mr.. Moliltop
received full particulars of accident
which caused Mr.. Castiday's death.
1t seems Mr.. Cestiday xas crossing
one Of the most crowded streets In
the busiest part of the City OF
Mexico ana was knocked down by
II carriage; he got up, or rather was
helped To a drug store near by, and
soon recovered, apparently, altho'
dazed, and walked to carriage with n
friend and started for his hotel Be
fore reaching hotel had one or two
vomiting spells, and when hotel was
reached had TO be lifted from cnrri-
age; appeared to be sinking and was
taken to American hospital where
he passed away despite every care
and aid known to medical science.
Deceased had many friends in this
town aud vicinity, all Of whom join
with THE HERALD in extending con-
dolence to Mrs. Moulton and other
members of the family.
The Meeker herald., 1903-10-31
Gu, it in Two.


The recent session of court at
Hahns Peak figures rs the principal
item Of expenditure of county funds
ut the October meeting Of the conf
missioners. 1t is another strik ing IL
iustration of the county seat folly.
The capital Of Rontt has no more
business being at Hahns Peak than a
cotton mill would have at the north
pole. But this simply brings to miud
that pertinent query "Well what are
yon going to do about it?"--Craig
Courier.
lCut the county in two. MIKE
Steamboat capital OF eastern end,
and Craig capital OF western end--or
new county of Motfat thow does
that sound, Bro. Snyder?} With the
Motfat Short Line running through
the Yampa valley you'll have enough
taxable property to support two
counties; and the White River Val
ley road running through Moffat
county from south to north /! Why,
next to Rio Blanco county, you'd be
one of the richest counties in the
s.ate.--f;D HERALp.t -
The Meeker herald., 1903-10-31
Secret of His Success.


NJ. +. Ingak of Cincinnati, the
president Of the Big Four railroad
who will deliver an address in Port
land on '.Old Home Day is Maine
iilan, and whenever he comes to his
native state always spends Il good
portion of his time at Harrison,
where he began the practice of law.
He tells the following very good
snecdote on himself:
''One evening when was at Har-
rison on a vacation bad gone down
to the village store aud joined the eir-
Gle Of Ioafers that had gathered To
talk over the public and private
events OF the nation, state; town and
village. One old fellow, whom I
formerly knew well, when there came
10 lull in tha conversation, leaned over
and said that he wanted TO ask me a
question:
i want to know said he, If it i.
true that you get a salary Of $1,000 a
year?
~ admitted that [ did make as
much as that in twelve months.
"'Well, sad ne. it is remarkable
what cheek and brass will do y
The Meeker herald., 1903-10-31
Eight Giea, Secrets of Success

X
4 certain fellow who answered adj
vortisencnt.s in cheap story papers
has had some interesting experiences
according 10 the London (ky.) Echo.
He learned that by sending 81 to IA
Yankee he could ge. cure for
drunllness. And he did. 1t was to
take the pledge and keep it.n
Then he sent 80 two-cent stamps to
find ont how to raise turnips success
fully. He found out: ssJust take
hold OF the tops and pull"
Being Young he wished TO marry,
and sent "a one-eent stamps to "a Chi
- 70 drin for Information as 10 how
TO make an impression. When the
answer came it read: .'Sit down in
n pan of dough- II was u little
rough, but he was q patient man and
thought n. would vet succeed.
The next advertisement he answered
read. HON to double your money in
six months. He was told to con-
vert his money into bills. fold them
and he would see his money doubled.
Next he sent for twelve useful
household articles and he got pack
age OF noodles.
II 9 was slow TO ioarn. so he sent Al
to find out how 10 get rich" Work
like the doyil and never spend IA cent
stopped him.
But his brother wrote TO find out
how - write without pen or ink. He
va, told o. Mss d lead peucil,,
lie paid 81 to iind out how to live
without work, and WAS told on pos
nj card "tish FOR suck -, ~ We do
The Meeker herald., 1903-10-31
Resd THE ii annAhD and be happy
layin' On o. fIan's.

Layin' On o Hams.
Tn iayin' on o hans nj euro ye,
said good old Deekin White,
3 Fer mother prnetieci Il on me
when was ieetle mite.
',uember when I stol, tn apples oH'n the
pippin tree,
Mter which tn iayin' ON o. hans fell 'ciu
sively on t ine.
lie didn't do no rrayin', other.
a cs'lin' on o. ford--
That nnitsriy fth ter me do 4
Ez aioft his big han SCARED.
none e2 sick ez me
After pop got thrc' a iayin' his g. B. ban on
mo. Hank Long.
The Meeker herald., 1903-10-31

The Denver Post figures that the
military farce now being enacted at
the capitol building, Denver, will
cost the state 100000. A nice sum for
the taxpayers to foot in order that
the generals and colonels may work
their spite out on each other.
The Meeker herald., 1903-10-31
Give Us Some.

Nearly three-quarters Of u million
front are being distributed in the
various streams Of Rontt county by
the hatchery here. III a few years
the streams of this part of the state
will contain tho best fishing to he
iound. as each year, now they will be
restocked.-Steainboat Pilot.
Give us some.
The Meeker herald., 1903-10-31

Clarence Carson vas severely burt
il play "Wednesday 81. the school
grounds Or. Boll exau,ined him and
PRONOUNCED bis inipries NOT serious.
Some Of tho larger boys ARE entirely
too rough in their piay.
The Meeker herald., 1903-10-31
For Cash OnIy.

builders and others will note the
announcements of u. Smith S, CO., in
our advertising columns this week.
On and after November lst, this firm
viii sell for cash only.
The Meeker herald., 1903-10-31
NOTICE.

10 THE tiuSERAL puBric.
Notice Is hereby given ih'lt hi unsirt-
s,.,iea is ;he owner 81 that certEin tract oi
land sltuntrd In Routt Comfy, Colo, along
Che sunke and Bear rivers. RuosiAiin6 ds>-
iRnnted nS The Lily Park rnnch, Together
With all THE hay aud other products raisrd
thereon and thai no perfen or per3ops,
whomsocyer, other than the undersigned,
iiiis OF have the right or authority 10 cut
rprur.>s. s.tIi or oihcfNf-e oi-ro't, VI such
tay-nr any pert thereof.
Any on. purf'.insiag using or feeding SAID
hay or otherwise acquiring The possession
OF the same. does so at his peril. rs the til :
herstgned viii look 70 him for TN fuii
iunrket yalue thereof
Th. ruhtsc Is especially wHrDed and pro-
h9hited from purchasing OF trading for or
obtaining in any inhintT whatever, nny ot
thi. aforesaid hay from the hereinafter
Named persons. VINO are unia~fuliy ana
without II, CHI ;,-,.'rtini soiilu ciOim ther' to
AMI authority 10 sell ti.i- same; tD-Nit;
Tiiendpre r. Irwits. fhcnts u. iarying,
Thcin., Iydiard, Henry a. shank.
William H. M.ic.S Charles T.. Hohun,
George G. Tanning. Frank O. Barnes.
Joseph b. Moore, William k. i.akrr,
Marina \. inrncs. james &. Barnes,
Mrron goiSilf.5. carr q. Wesrieh,
Reid j. Moorc. Iatnes +. Chapman,
4Frnrk Evans. Jyroii Rpbins.
LILY PARK ST0CE JitiDW ING ASSOCIA-
TIoS, BY II. Il; MILLER frssineht.
Suit Lake City. Isah, Sept. ., l''ri.
The Meeker herald., 1903-10-31

Last SATURDAY, Ds. French received
SD new In the announcement of the
s,e,.tIi of his youngest brother, Dom
aid French, which occurred at his
home ~ plymouth, Pa. Deceased
was promising young man IN bis
eighteenth year. 1ubercujar men-
nights was tie cause OF his uaiiueiy
taking of. The doctor has the sim
cere sympathy OF his many friends IN
this county IN his bereavement.
The Meeker herald., 1903-10-31

Henry Wilson of Thoruburg, left
for Denver yesterday morning from
which point Ae win likely go to
Southern California to spend the
winter.
The Meeker herald., 1903-10-31

Gcorge warren And j. Is. limerick
caino in last night from Kansas City,
where they obtained s3.a7 i-2 for
thcir steers and s2s5 FOR cowas. Dunn
Brothers, W. L. Paltison, W A. Kei-
Ter, l.. VI. Sandy and y. N. Vaughan
were all on the market same time
aod iaref. about the same.
The Meeker herald., 1903-10-31

Tom castiday, J. u. Miller and
Art heNew have been ordered onto
'he iiring line" Up to date Art has
ESCAPED the draft =
The Meeker herald., 1903-10-31
Sewing and MenAipe.

The Ladies' Guild of st. James
church solicit plain sewing and
mending. Orders received by the
president. MRs. S. NJ. MILLER.
The Meeker herald., 1903-10-31

Emmelt Williams has sold lis
milk business TO j. p. Sykes, and in
future Will give his entjro attention
80 his ranch interests At present
stage oi our population, one milk
route is satficient, and Mr.. Sykes
IS prepared to inart nj demands in
his line.
The Meeker herald., 1903-10-31

Tuesday is election day, h,it rs II il
decidedly arcNosiisi Year. in Colo
s.uio, not much interest is being
taken in The matter in these parts.
The Meeker herald., 1903-10-31

Frank Goeder 81 aangely, and II.
II Berry Of White River, pulled in
f,on Rife sunday with freight.
They Load out with asphaitum and
report thc rVads liz western end Of
couitgin very good condition.
The Meeker herald., 1903-10-31

A. g. Lisonbe has secured the
aeeury ct the Standard Mcdicnl
Society Of Baltimore, and viii dis
pense its popular remedies in this
,Durfx.
The Meeker herald., 1903-10-31

The county commissioners Will
meet MondtG'fo the purposeof max
ing the annu;,i levy ard transacting
any other business necessary.
The Meeker herald., 1903-10-31

ffhe home OF Mr.. and Mrs J. c.
Gentry was darl.ened yess'rclay
morning when the 9esAh Angel on
tered ard took away one q their lit
lie baby girls. Caiarrahai sastriiis
was the csssu of doHth. The LITTLE
oHe Was miro spsa.hs I'D and was a
i~siy child Mr.. ana sirs Gentry
nave ihe sympathy q; host rf
irieHas IN tiioi, aihictien.
The Meeker herald., 1903-10-31

After tiisrosing Of hisloef, John F.
md Mrs. Wilson, made 4 short visit
tosaoi and took a look at the worlds
fnir buildings
The Meeker herald., 1903-10-31

Miss MeEiiiip is Visiting her
brother, Mr.. Lee Mckiliip, on North
Fork, this week.
The Meeker herald., 1903-10-31

Take away your railroads, Don't
need them MS population increasers.
Watch the weekly. returns in THF
HEHALp.
The Meeker herald., 1903-10-31

AZ Cole returned from Rife Mon
day after seeing w. o. Patton safely
nn board the train.
The Meeker herald., 1903-10-31

Rube Oldinnd ngain strnck a pooi
market. Ru!,e has, just about the
worst luck of anybody we know Of.
The Meeker herald., 1903-10-31

Boru-On Monday morning Octobe,
2Gth, to the wife Of Mr.. j. J. Davitt,
d ll-ponnd daughter. All we'll.
The Meeker herald., 1903-10-31

Mrs. \. J. Ryan moved NJ from the
ranch Thgrsiex and @iil resi,.e in
toxin duFlns the ipalance of the school
yanr
The Meeker herald., 1903-10-31

Walter Spencer, one of the bright.
est writer's In Routt county, has as
suned the editorship of the Courier.
The Meeker herald., 1903-10-31

As u gardiner, Friend Hartke is u
Huccess. See some Of the truck ne
raised the past season.
The Meeker herald., 1903-10-31

Our long spell Of Iniiap summer
was disturbed Friday night py n light
fali of snow, which Disappeared yes
tcrday and ODDS is in command
spgain.
The Meeker herald., 1903-10-31

a. Bgrnhnin is NOW getting out !,
very good qualiry of coal from his
sulphur creek mine,
The Meeker herald., 1903-10-31

MesieriteS take the proposed raii-
road III their usual calm and unrut-
.led WY.
The Meeker herald., 1903-10-31

The state troops 4. Camp Cioldfeld
raeeivcd their long overdue ply lust
Sunday.
The Meeker herald., 1903-10-31

IN. Robinson Of Aspen, is in on a
visit to his partner. Wes ronllinson.
The Meeker herald., 1903-10-31

l,uye katiea Was IL saturday after
having finished gathering his cattle.
The Meeker herald., 1903-10-31

John +. Wilson received s9.59'for
his stesrs and ss.e6 for eows ut X. G.
The Meeker herald., 1903-10-31
FRANK w. DIVERS.

IPostoflice address, Le;idville, Colo
RADIO.
Phase of residence. Court House
Leadville, Colorado.
Place of business, Court House, Lead
vile, Colorado.
The Meeker herald., 1903-10-31
Tislane aa...on CLOSES Today.

1'lr gelG-.aee fellows ara still
fientins ii gu: III Denver.
The Meeker herald., 1903-10-31
cHANNINa SWEET.

Postoiiiee address, Denver. Colorado.
Place OF residence, lii5 Gaylord
street, Denver, Colorado.
Place of business, Denver, Colorado.
The Meeker herald., 1903-10-31

Jacob A. Kahn Of Leaeiyiile, regis
tered at the Meeker hotel Mondny.
The Meeker herald., 1903-10-31
JOHN CAMPBELL

jPostoffice address, Capitol building,
Denver. Colorado.
Place of resitlence, 1920 North TETON
street, Colorado Springs. Colorado.
Place Of business, Capitol building,
Denver, Colorado.
The Meeker herald., 1903-10-31
All Bow TO the Baron.

The Steamboat Springs Sentinel is
ont with AN unqualified endorsement
Of Hon. T.. 0. Wolcott.-Rifie Reyeii!e
+, would he wise and right for tbs
Colorado Springs and Pueblo Repuh-
licsns TO drop their fightr against
+. o. Wolcott. He was fighting for
the principles Of the party when
some Of this outfit was chasing after
Bryan. Then again, what has this
Phil Stewart ever done for Colorado.
-Ysmra tRoutt county, Leader
We are glad to SEQ former Senator
Woicott in the saddle again, becngse
he 1, - Republican and stayed by the
party when it was :tbanslened by lhe
same crowd that is now trying to
iown him and which made COLORADO
cast hervc.e agiinst the best man
rllat ever occupied the presidcntial
chair. we say there is nothing too
good for Ed Wolcott in the gilt %
the Republican party. Steamboat
Sentinel.
The Georgetown Courier recently
Topped over to the Woico,t end Of
the Republican party. under a prem
ise of securing all the patronage, and
to cincli the deal its hackers have
.bought out the Clear Greek Topics.
the only other newspaper in George
town. Brother Randall is one of the
oldest newspaper men in this section
of the state, and now seems to be on
the high road to wealth, as the Re-
publicans always take good care OF
their own.--Golden Transcript.
The Meeker herald., 1903-10-31
ADAIR WILSON.

Postotiice address, Williams block.
Durango. Colorado.
Place of residence, Durango, Ia
Plata county, Colorado.
Place of business. Durango. Colorado
The Meeker herald., 1903-10-31
+. A. KNIGHT.

Postotiice address. Pueblo, Colorado.
Place of residence, l70I West 18th
Street, Pueblo, Colorado.
Place Of business. Pueblo, Colorado.
The Meeker herald., 1903-10-31

Socialist -
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-08-18
THE LIFE OF POPE LEO Kill.
The Republics Offer to Old and
New Subscribers.

By special arrangement The Republic is
able to supply the authorized life of Leo
XIII at a nomiral price. An exceptional
offer is made in an announcement elsewhere
in to-day's issue. Both old and new SUBJ
scribers may avail themselves of this unu-
sual opportunity to get biography of the
venerable Pontiff.
The author speaks of, it as follows. in
what is termed AN Open Letter to the
Clergy Of America:
Mount ST. Vincent. New York.
Friday, July 10. 1903.
Dear Reverend Father:
After many years of labor I have been
permitted to complete the Life of His Holi-
ness. Leo XIII. just as he is completing his
holy career. L may say, beneath the eyes
of all peoples. and with the love and adj
miration of his own flock.
While in Dublin, and laboring heartily
with the Parliamentary party and its chiefs.
together with my friend Charles A. Dana
and the entire laity and press of America
] was summoned by cablegram to Rome by
the Cardinal Vicar (ParocchD to his Holt
ness, and under his eyes, with the aid Of
the personal memoirs furnished by his conn
mand. l wrote, and the Pore corrected
chapter after chapter. the Lie which has
already received the appreciation of the en-
tire American clergy and hierarchy.
the appreciation and blessing of James
CARDINAL Gibbons. Archbishop of Baltimore
and the Delegates Apostolic to the United
States and Canada. You will do this very
old writer favor by commencing 1t to
BERNARD o'RE1LLY,
Prothonotary Apostolic.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-08-18
COURT SUSTAINS WARDAN
FOR STOPPING STREET CAR.
Judge Tracy Declares He Will Fine
Every Motorman Who Is Shown by
Evidence to Ignore Citizens.

Beverly S. Wardan. who stopped Cass
avenue car at Eighth street and Park ave-
nue. with pistol Saturday night, was yes
ter1ay discharged by Judge Tracy in the
First District Police Court.
In discharging the defendant. Judge
Tracy said.
Il will fine the limit any street-car mo-
torman who is brought before me and it IA
proven that he did not stop his car for
passengers have had the same expert
ence with street cars as did this defend
ant, and can well imagine how he was
provoked, us
'.These employees probably work under or
ders from their superiors. but they should
be taught that the laws are paramount to
their rules and the people have rights.
..Citizens living near my home at Page
and Union avenues have had similar expe-
riences Cars have passed them. and the
employees of the Transit Company have
turned to sneer at them as the cars speed
by.
THE police have readily arrested men
who have disturbed the peace of street-car
employees. and I am surprised that they
should countenance such charges.
II do not care to say that Mr.. Wardan's
nandllng OF the pistol Snoulu De Couute-
nanced. but believe he did not intend to
injure any person. He will be discharged"
Mr.. Wardan testified that he had been at
work at the E]y-Walker Dry Goods Com
pany's warehouse. and went to Eighth
street and Park avenue to catch a street
car. Several cars passed him. be declared,
and he could get none. to stop Tor him.
Finally he returned to the warehouse. pro-
cured revolver and stood in the street
with it., Motorman George H. Elowles
readily stopped his car when he saw War
dan standing in the street.
Wardan then climbed on the car and lay
the revolver on the seat beside him.
The conductor it was said, was afraid to
collect Warians fare, and permitted him
to ride to the Four Courts. where the police
were summoned, without collecting the
.nickle.
Wardan's attorney placed D. D. Walker
on the stand to show the good character
of the defendant. Mr.. Walker stated tina!
Wardan had worked for him thirteen years
and his reputation was good.
Motorman Knowles and George w. Fin
nerty testified as to how Wardan held the
revolver in his hand and stood in the car
tracks. They said Wardan made threat.
but when closely cross-examined could not
remember what the threat was