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The San Francisco call., 1903-12-11
FIREMEN PLAN
VIVID DRAMA
Thrilling Exhibition Is to Be
Given in Aid of Widows
and Orphans Association
RENT GRAND OPERA-HOUSE
Audiences TO Witness Alarm,
Turnout, Fighting Flames
and Scenes Of Life Saving

Plans for the monster weeks benefit
for the widows and Orphans. Fund OF
the san Francisco Fire Department. to
take place at the Grand Opera-house.
commencing Sunday, December 20.
have been completed.
IN addition 10 the regular attraction,
consisting Of the drama, The Out
cast, a spectacular feature will be
given by picked men Of the Fire De-
partment, showing the methods and
workings Of the hremen in everyday
life
There viii be scenes representing an
engine-hOuse with apparatus, horses,
telegraphic instruments. sliding poles
and sleeping quarters: the sounding Of
the ALARM hitching up the engines;
leaving for a fire: the run TO the con-
fiagration; lighting the fire ana saving
lie BY means Of jumping nets and pom
pier ladders.
The display to be made by the fire
men on the stage Of the Grand Opera
house VIII be the most realistic ever
placed upon a stage.
The men Of the department are now
trained TO their new surroundings. A
three-stOry frame building will show
the interior of an engine-house and it
VIII be as complete as any Of the regu-
lar quarters Of The Fire Department.
That the public viii generously re
spond in aiding the Widows and Or
phans' Fund Of the fremen is fore
gone conclusion.
While the city government makes
some provision for the families Of fire
men who may actually meet death IN
the discharge Of their duties, there is
no provision made for those left behind
by the brave men. who. owing TO the
nature % their calling, are exposed TO
dangers Of health that too often result
fatally
The hremen OF san Francisco main
tain their own association TO help the
men Of the department who fall i'll.
They also contribute stated sums 10
the newly formed Widows and Or
phans' Aid Association. but the
finances Of the organization require as
sistance-
Chief Sullivan and his men are Op-
posed TO the soliciting Of subscriptions
and therefore they decided on the The
atrical benefit
The cost Of securing the Grand Op-
era-hQUsa and the attraction Of The
Little Outcast" for Christmas week is
a large one. but the firemen did not
hesitate. They feel that the public
WIN respond TO the call and aid the
good cause. The regular attraction is
II good merit and with the exciting
scenes TO be presented by the fremen
I
Opera house during Christmas week
viii be well repaid for visiting the the
ater
Chief sullivan and Assistant Chief
D0ugherty are working hard 10 make
The benefit @ success and are personally
experimenting the rehearsing Of the
fire scenes and the equipment Of the
stage with apparatus.
The San Francisco call., 1903-12-11
REFUSES TO ORDER ARREST
OF 4 DEPARTING ACTRESS
Leading Lady Of Gross Roads Com
pany Escapes Imprisonment Be
r.euSe Of F3IacL-ruars-s Tactics

FlaElt E4sf-t2 pes imprisonment DC-
cause of BIackman's Tactics.
Judge Graham yesterday refused to
issue an order directing the arrest Of
Esther Williams. leading lady of AT
the old Cross Roads" company, which
recently completed an engagement at
the California Theater. The order
was sought by theatrical man
named Blackman Of Oakland, who
claimed that the actress, whose real
name is Mrs. Cousins, owed him $3.50
and was about TO leave the State with
out paving up. In refusing to make
the order Judge Graham said that
TO cause the ladyis arrest would be do
ing her an injustice. He told Black
man that as she had been in this city
for three weeks he should have had
her haled into court on an order Of
examination and not waited until she
was about 10 leave the city before TAX
ing action.
The debt is one Of long standing.
according to Blackman's statement to
the Judge He lent her the money
several years ago. and when she did
not repay him ne brought suit in the
Justices court. He got a judgment
for the amount, but before he could
collect she LETT the city. She came
back here several times in Maud
Granger's company and on each oc-
casion was haled into court 10 show
cause for her failure to pay. She
proved each time that she was heav-
liz indebted 10 Maud Granger and so
escaped Blackman's clutches.
The San Francisco call., 1903-12-11
Feared McCarty's Progressiveness.

]. H. McCarty. whose suit for dam
ages against the Journeymen Horse
shoers' Union and the Master Horse
shoers' Association is on trial in Judge
Hunts court, was recalled to the wit
ness stand yesterday. He said that
a man named McGee had at meet
ing of the Masters Association de-
manded that McCarty be driven from
business because he contemplated es-
tablishing an electric plant and that
if his progress were not stopped the
other horseshoers in this city would
be compelled to close their shops.
The San Francisco call., 1903-12-11
TWENTIETH CENTURY CLUB
GIVES ENJOYABLE CONCERT
Music of the Old French School Is De-
IlghtfuIIy Interpreted by Clever
Artists at lyric Hall.


The programme OF the twentieth
Century Club last night at Lyric Hall
was illustrative of the school of music
in France during the seventeenth and
eighteenth centuries. The numbers
were carefully selected and intelligent
ly interpreted.
The honors of the evening fell to
Mrs. Blanchard, whose beautiful voice
was heard to great advantage in the
solo orfeo.
NJ. Russo of TivoH fame sang Rose
ct Colas'' effectively. Mr.. Balfour was
very much at home with the French
dialect and sang his two numbers to
the evident satisfaction of the audi
ence. Others who sang were Mrs. Mac
Gavin, Mrs Lathrop and Miss Hanks
Miss Anderson played three selec-
tions on the piano
Wallace A. Sabin was the director.
Society was out in large numbers
and the hall was crowded to its ut
most capacity.
The San Francisco call., 1903-12-11
Anpears for Mrs. Cobb.

Attorney Thomas E. Curran has
been retained by Mrs. Sophia Cobb,
widow of the late Attorney Moses G..
Cobb, to represent her during the pro-
ceedings connected with the probate
of her husbands estate. A notice to
this effect was yesterday served upon
Attorney A. Ruef, who is named as
executor of Cobb's will in the docu-
ment, which was filed as such two
weeks ago, and upon Mrs. Rosa Bar
ry a widow, sole legatee in the will.
The San Francisco call., 1903-12-11

The Guild of Arts and Crafts, of
which Miss Octavia Holden is presi-
dent, opened its first exhibition in the
Palace Maple room yesterday afternoon
with some of the finest works of art
that have been seen in this city for
some time. The sale began at once
and continued during the afternoon
and evening, during which time fully
The San Francisco call., 1903-12-11
Formal Occupancy of Guantanamo

GUANTANAMO, Cuba, Dec 10
-Four hundred United States marines
and 300 bluejackets were landed here
to-day and participated in simple pro-
ceedings marking the formal occupancy
of this place as a United States naval
station and the installing of the station
ship. The Cuban and American flags
were saluted with twenty-one guns.
The San Francisco call., 1903-12-11
eomaIi Ievies Desert British.

ADEN, Arabia. Dec. I0.--It is report
Cd here that the Somali levies raised
by the British in East Africa have mu-
tinted and Joined the forces Of the Mac
Mullah.
The San Francisco call., 1903-12-11

DENVER, Colo. Dec. 10.-A verdict was
given by a jury IN the District Court this aft
ernoon in favor Of the city Of Denver in the
suit OF David Charters, former business man
FOR $4,000 damages for injuries said TO have
been sustained by falling on an alleged defec-
tive sidewalk Two years ago,
The San Francisco call., 1903-12-11

No charge for lettering your name In
gold on poclxetboo card cases. cameras.
travelling sets. dress suit cases or any
other fine leather goods purchased at our
store. Sanborn. Vail & Co.
The San Francisco call., 1903-12-11
Californians in Washington.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 1O.-Among
the arrivals at the New Willard are
Mrs. A b. Butler and ]. V. Kimball
Of San Francisco.
The San Francisco call., 1903-12-11

Mr.. and Mrs. Gerhard Wempe, who
are spending their honeymoon abroad,
are at present in Nice.
The San Francisco call., 1903-12-11

Mr.. Nand Mrs. George A Newhan
gave dinner at their home on Frank
lin street Wednesday evening. compIi-
mentary to Miss Margaret NewhaI
who is one of the winter debutantes
The decorations were pink roses
The San Francisco call., 1903-12-11

CHARLOTTE. n. c., Dec. 1O.-Furman Uni
versity OF Csreenville s c.. has received a
gift Of sico.co0 from John D. Rockefeller.
The San Francisco call., 1903-12-11

Mrs. Albert Niblack (nee esHarrington)
sailed yesterday for the Orient
The San Francisco call., 1903-12-11

Mrs. William Prentice Morgan enter
tanned the Six-Handed Euchre Club at
her home on Clay street yesterday aft
ernoon. There was a pleasant game Of
cards. with handsome prizes for the
fortunate players. Among those pres
ent were Mrs. ]. d. V. Middleton, Mrs
Smedberg, Mrs. James Carolan, Mrs.
@. L. Baker, Mrs. William Thomas,
Mrs. Morgan, Mrs. Horace Davis, Mrs.
Ira Pierce, Mrs. Cyrus Walker, Mrs.
Timothy Hopkins and Mrs. Adam
Grant.
The San Francisco call., 1903-12-11

Mrs. Mark Gerstle entertained eight
friends at her hcme yesterday after
noon and a pleasant hour was spent
over the cups of tea
The San Francisco call., 1903-12-11

: Mrs. William T. Sesnon gave her sec
ond lat home" yesterday afternoon at
her heme on Washington street. The
rooms were prettily decorated for the
occasion and the ladies were Hospitality
entertained.
The San Francisco call., 1903-12-11

F. o. AFFELD. y. s. Manager.
Subscribed and sworn 10 before me- this 22d
day OF January. 1908.
CHARLES EDGAR MILLS.
Commissioner for California IN New York
The San Francisco call., 1903-12-11

Net amount OF Risks
written during the
year .s........
Net amount OF risks
expired during the
year -.-
Net amount In force
December 81. 1902.
The San Francisco call., 1903-12-11

Compound has brought home Sincerely yours,
P WHARRY, Flat 81, The Norman, Milwaukee, Wis"
Actual sterity in thinks
sterile write Pinkham lIass
advice given free to all wOuldbe
eE % % sPR,s @ @
Co, Lynn,M MasH
The San Francisco call., 1903-12-11
HAMBURG BREMEN

Losses adjusted and unpaid
Losses in process OF Adjustment or
IN Suspense .---..-..--......
Losses resisted. including expenses
Gross. premiums on Fire Risks run
ming one year OF .ess. 1902. =
25T Oh; reinsurance so per cent .
Gross premiums on Fire Risks run
ming more than one year. S1.126. =
see 81: reinsurance pro rata /.
Commissions and Brokerage due
and TO become due. ue.............
Total Liabilities .......
The San Francisco call., 1903-12-11
NEWLY Welded
PAIR TENDERE D
A RECEPTION

Mr.. and Mrs. Chester L. Hovey gave
home on Broadway in honor of their
son, Richard Hovey, and his bride, for
merly Miss Grace Garoutte, daughter
of Judge and Mrs. Garoutte. During
the reception hours, to IL o'clock, $50
callers thronged the beautiful drawing
rooms. Flaming poinsettias and red
berries were effectively arranged for
decoration with clusters of autumnal
foliage.
Mr.. and Mrs. Hovey have just re-
turned from the wedding trip through
Southern California, and will leave
again next week for another trip. The
bride looked extremely we'll in her
wedding gown of white Battenberg lace
over satin and chiffon. She received
with her husbands mother, Mrs. Ches-
ter Hovey, who was becomingly gowned
in blue crepe mignonne over white silk.
with garniture of lace. Miss Rachel
Hovey wore a pretty gown of white
crepe de chine elaborateIy embroidered.
Miss Amy Garoutte wore dainty
gown of white and pink ffowered chif-
ION over SILK.
The receiving party was composed of
Mrs. Richard Hovey, Mrs. c. H. Ga
route, Mrs. "A. r. Cotton, Mrs. George
Bates, Mrs. E. A. Blodgett, Mrs. Charles
Suydam, Miss Rachel Hovey, Miss Amy
Garoutte. Miss Anita Bertheau and
Miss George Spieker.
Mrs. Victor Clement was guest of
honor yesterday at the sixth luncheon
or the series given at the University
Club by Mrs. Burns Macdonald and
Mrs. Hilda Baxter. American Beauty
roses were arranged with artistic effect
for decoration. The guests were cor
daily received and the luncheon proved
as delightful as those just past.
The guests were Mrs. Eleanor Mar
tin, Mrs. George Moore. Mrs. Adam
Grant, Mrs. William Thomas, Mrs. Pat
ton, Mrs. E. B. Cutter, Mrs. NJ H. de
Young, Mrs. Josephine Morris de
Greayer, Mrs. Henry Buffers, Mrs. Jo-
seph Marks. Mrs. John F. Swift, Mrs.
2. B. Cornwall, Mrs. John F. Merrill,
Mrs. Sidney Gushing. Mrs. Homer S.
King, Mrs. Charles Webb Howard, Miss
Lake. Miss O'Connor and Mrs John
Currey.
The San Francisco call., 1903-12-11

:
Net amount paid for Fire Losses
(including $IO,326 80. losses OF
previous years) -...-.-.-..-....
Paid OF allowed for Commission or
BROKERAGE . ID.
Paid for Salaries. Fees and other
charges for officers. clerks. etc. L.
Paid for State. National and Local
taxes ...-.--..--- .-.--.
All other payments and expendi-
lures -...-..--..-....
The San Francisco call., 1903-12-11

I-NLllII
Net cash actually received for
Fire premiums --.-------.----.
Received for interest and dividends
on Bonds. Stocks. Loans. and
from all other sources. ........
The San Francisco call., 1903-12-11

Total Expenditures .....--sl. f4s.ss5 9l
Losses incurred during the year. ssosOi1 40
Risks and Premiums Fire Risks PTemiunas-
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1903-06-18


This week closes all the colleges
and schools in the state. Com
mencement week is the grand
finale of the college year. Many
youthful reformers will pour out
oratory upon admiring friends
and it is best that it be thus.
There are numerous individuals
who carp and complain that the
graduates had better think oil
saving wood. or milking COWS
or doing other plain and homely
duties. But out of these youth,
full orators are to come our
future statemep, ministers, and
other prominent and successful
men. II they never possessed high
ideals the college and university
tails to serve it's purpose. The
kicker, who never had an ideal
and never planned a future for
himself, will say that all cannot
be leaders and that is true. But
the disillusion will COME quickly
enough after leaving school,
and even if the young orator be
destined never to do other than
milk cows or perform household
duties. he viii be a better man
or woman and a safer, happier
citizen for having had his ideals.
1t il through such men that our
country has, become the greatest
on earth. May the college and
university contmas to give DIS
men and women who while
not forgetting the homlier
duties of life SELL have high and
noble ideals.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1903-06-18
SLABS OF BACON.
Meat Stolen from him and
Other Sources.

Pity is the tenderest OF az
fetions.
is as natural to die as to
By born.
Judge Of the pleasure of the
hart by the pleasure, Of the eye.
The virtue of prosperity is
temperance; the virtue of ad.
vFsity is fortitude.
There is no vice that doth so
cwer a man with shame as to
b found false and perfdious.
It is heaven upon earth to
hive a mans mind move in
clarity, rest in providence. and
tim upon the poles of truth.
Revenge triumphs over death,
lSe sights it, honor aspireth
Tit, fear preoccupateth it.
in taking revenge a man IS
lit even with his enemy, but in
pssing oyer it he is superior.
IL it is a Princes rars to par
On.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1903-06-18

Here's what the Sheldon
Iowa) Sun has to say about a
bushel of Iowa corn. "Out of a
bushel of corn comes four gallons
of whiskey. From whiskey the
distiller gets five dollars, the
saloonkeeper seven, the govern
ment four. the railroad one, the
farmer fifty cents, the consumer
six months and his wife a
divorce.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1903-06-18
Very Low Rates to California
and Return,

Via the Northwestern Line.
First class round-trip tickets on
sale July | to 10, inclusive. to
San Francisco aud Los Angeles.
FAVORABLE Units and stopover
privileges aid choices OF routes
The Overland limited. most
lnxuri owe train lin the world,
leaves Chicago dailMut S:0gP.M,
Less tain three days en- route,
Drawing room aud compartment
cars, observation cars (l,4rber
and BATH, eletriclgihtea
throughoIt~ Three trains a day
from Chicago TO the Coast
through. without change. Daily,
and personally conducted tourist
ar. excursions TO California,
Washington anil Cocoon For
particulars apply TO ticket
agents Chicago & Norsb Nets
srn rs. 2j;s !
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1903-06-18
STATE ENLArlPnENT.
Co. q. Departs For Annual En-
campment.

Tuesday morning Company q.
OF the Third South Dakota
National Guard, departed for
Watertown to attend the annual
encampment. The company
numbered thirty-elght men in
cludlng officers. They Will he
gone a week and while they re-.
ceiye a delightful outing, the en-
campment is more than a mere
pleasure resort. The state
makes u liberal appropriation
each year and this added to the
assistance received from the gov
eminent il sufficient to make the
encampment n serious affair III
many ways. Our system OF re.
tanning in service only a small
standing army makes it impera-
tive that an efficient national
guard he maintained. So for
this reason the boys will have q
good week : work ahead of
them, bnt they will undoubtedly
!enjOt ii.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1903-06-18
chlesge's Centennial Celebration,

The Chicago L North Western, R'y
announces that much interest IL being
evidenced throughout lhe west in
Chicagos celebration Of tia l0oth ami.
verssry of that citys settlement in 1893.
The celsbratios will take place from
September ::26th to October lst. next.
with program that inciudey q series OF
commemorative events that possess
nanny special features OF interest. A
great naval display vii be part Of The
program, together With regattas and the
specsacular iarriral In csnaes, by way
OF the lake. OF 400 Indians the descen-
aants Of tribes formerly occupying THU
site, who will establish q village arousd Q
reproduction of old Fort Dearbhrn. on
lake front.
Athletic contests, parades, great fire
works displays, patriotic meetings and
religious services, q grand chorus military
maneuvers by government troops and on
the concludin6 day q reception to The
president OF the United States an d
other distinguished guests. all ontirbute
70 most elaborate program.
Every energy is being EN- ployed to
ma Ike the occasion typical OF that spirit
that has made Chicago one Of the ~ eat
est cities in the world. Ta
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1903-06-18
Advertising South Dakota.

SlcuA runs argus LeaueI.-
South Dakota is getting some
most valuable advertising in the
grain, livestock and financial
journals just now. While the
pages of those paper are filled
with distresstul accounts of I'M
precedented drouth and crop
destruction on the Atlantic coast,
dangerous drying on the Pacific
and disastrous floods in the
middle district, all of them agree
that South Dakota's prospects
are without a flaw. They agree
that our crops of wheat, oats,
rye, barley and hay are safe and
will be unusually bountiful and
that with ordinary warm
weather we shall raise a great
corn crop. While they all declare
that the winter wheat crop bids
fair to fall short of thirds of
a full yield, they are predicting
that the spring wheat of the
Dakotas and Minnesota will do
much to bring up the total to
the expected level. While the
corn crop in Ohio, Indiana,
Illinois, Iowa, Miupouri, Kansas
and Nebraska will be tremend-
ously injured by either too much
rain or two little, the conditions
in this state could not be improv-
ed.
This story is now familiar to
all people who read these pa oers
and the crop departments of the
general newspaper. The whole
country is aware that this state
leads the union in crop prospects
and that with the increased
acrea ge the outlook for a bump
err yield could not be improved.
The advertising should be worth
mnch TO us. 1t shsuid bring us
thousands of settlers and either
thousands OF investors. It
should do away once and for all
with the old prejudice which for
nelly existed virulently and which
still hangs on in many quarters.
And the story is likely to be
even more favorable than the
one these papers are telling. We
are practical \ certain toraise a
tremendous early crop and have
bright propects for the corn.
And best of all the prices are al
most certain to be high. The
rn;sEovy,neS nj other sections will
greatly reduce the the product
of the country and it looks at
this time as it the supply would
be less than for several years.
This will certainly advance the
price, sharply. With good crops
and high prices here the state
ought to be booming next fall.
-
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1903-06-18

With the endorsement of Pre-
sident Roosevelt by Ohio, his
nomination becomes certain and
after he is nominated the people
will rest, Senator Hanna was
forced to get on to the band
wagon whether he liked it or
not as it is more than propable
that the President would have
beaten him out in his own
state.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1903-06-18
IA
The RaiBnlaker I'm New York

Huronite:-A decade ago the
rain makers were doing South
Dakota. ongcontirued drouth
had so discouraged our people
that they were wiling pray to
the clever advocate Hfprovoking
rain by explosives at high alti:
tudes. !,
Many counties aidlarge sums
to have the. experiment made.
Cities. in some cases, where the
county commissioners turned a
deaf ear to the arguments for
producing rain, paid the costly
expense of the expert
ment. Theexperiment proceeded
bgt the rain came not.
The eastern state were provoked
with mirth, their wits rallied at
South Dakota and epjoyed great
pleasure at DUR expense.
Time rights all things.
In the Empire state. in the
famous Mohawk valley. the
rainmaker now finds willing
customers. The county is drouth-
stricken it's beautiful rivers are
running dry; crops are destroy
ed and the great forests of the
Aditondacks are burning up.
In their sad plight they for
get their jibes at South
Dakota and are breaking their
necks in an effort TO get the much
rain maker to bring
rain from cloudless.skies.
South Dakota will sympathize
with New Workers in their mis-
fortune, and will rejoice in the
fact that her fertile and rainsoak-
ed soil will raise sufficient bread
stuffs to feed the drouth stricken
people of the east.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1903-06-18
INSTITUTE OPENS.
Attendance Very Large for
Beginning.

The Hand county teachers in
stitute opened Monday with an
attendance OF over IA hundred.
THIS is an extremely large
number for the opening days
and the session promises to be a
record breaker. Supt. Grace in
his Efforts 70 improve the con-
dition OF our school has reduced
the institute to two weeks. His
reason tor this ~ that he may
secure the best educators OF the
state for instructors. In this he
has succeeded aud the corp of
teachers this year il better than
ever before. They are PROBES
sors Martindale, Grant, McNhY
Fross, Carroll and Duthie.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1903-06-18

A most startling fact, if true,
was revealed a short time ago
by a man in Kansas who left a
letter at his death stating that
he was J. Wilkes Booth, the
Assassination of Lincoln. That
this later Booth was probably
mere " an imposter and seeker
for noteriety is shown by the
, fact that niece of Booth claims
she pos itivcly identified the re-
mains of the man who was shot
to dsath in a Virginian barn as
her uncle.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1903-06-18

Aberdeen and Sioux Falls both
claim large population gains.
BY a recent directory census
taken at Sioux Falls its popuia-
ton is put at $1,000 a gain of5o
per cent since 1890, Aberdeen
population is placed at about
1900 a gaiI, Of 60 per cent, since
1900. These two ambitious
cities are both making rapid
progress, but Aberdeen is forging
ahead more rapidly than Sioux
Falls and the latter city will
need to look out o. the Huh, city
will become the metropolis o. the
state. -Hurcuitc