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The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1903-06-03
NOTORIOUS DANCE HALL
PROPRIETOR CONVICTED

was no place for the boys to go.
They couldn't go to Georgia Stone s
academy and this kept them away
from the gambling houses. Nothing
is sold there but soda and they
couldn't get drunk on that. l never
sold drink of liquor in the place In
my life"
On cross examination by Mr.. Con-
nor. Freese said: Yes, worked for
Gust Pearson. / run the dancing
academy. 1t isn't dance hall.
THE women employed there are
expert dancing teachers. l don't
know what the callings Of these peo-
pie have been. / have never sent for
or imported women to work. The
women get $40 a week and 20 per cent
on the business done. l didn't know
these women were prostitutes.
don't care whether the women are
prostitutes or not. That don't con-
Germ me.
Il never bought a bucket of beer
in the town. The women go down
into the boxes, down stairs, and drink
beer. l stopped them from shooting
cans of beer. / went and got the
beer myself. I let them pay me the
money to buy the beer.
Il let anybody come there to dance
that is none of my business"
Alvin Nye, who said he was
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1903-06-03
BURROWS VS., CARTER.

Articles were signed last night for
10-round boxing contest between
Jim Burrows and Jack Carter. The
affair will be pulled off on June ~.
or whereabouts, in Elks' hall. The
bout will undoubtedly prove the best
ever seen in this city as the princi-
pals are evenly matched. Carter is
said to be the cleverer of the two,
while Burrows is there with the big
wallop-this last he clearly demon
strated in his recent battle with Joe
Fitzgerald, the big fireman, whom he
hammered almost at will. Carter
comes to the city well recommended
to put up battle that can't be
equalled. True, he got the short end
In his fight with Nose Lafontise at
Butte, but Biddy Bishop, who had
him in charge for that battle, writes
that before going into the ring Car
ter sprained his left ankle and then
wrenched II over again shortly after
the first round opened. Even then
he foored the Frenchman with a left
TO the head. Carter was put out by
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1903-06-03

Professor" A. c. Freese, owner OF
the notorious dancing academy ad-
Joining the Stockholm saloon on Mill
street, was found guilty on two
counts by Justice Hinkle in police
court this morning and was fined 500
on each count, the first count being
Tor vagrancy and the second count
Tor being a disorderly person.
The trial is the outcome Of the raid
on the academy last week, when
Freese, his wife and the women en-
.ployed in the establishment were ar
rested after an investigation by the
,.police of the charges made in The
Press.
Assistant Corporation Counsel Con-
nor put up a good fight in prosecut-
ing the case for the city and Hon.
Sam Wells, Freese's lawyer. did the
best he could for his employer.
Mr.. Wells gave notice of appeal
from the decision. Mrs. Freese is to
be tried this afternoon, and the
girls will stand trial in a bunch
after the case against Mrs. Freese is
finished.
In the trial yesterday Professor"
Freese took the stand in his own be-
half and caused a ripple of laughter
by saying:
I'm opening the place l knew there
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1903-06-03

prompter in the academy, testified un-
der cross examinations:
i've bought beer for those in the
boxes, from the Merchants saloon
The men give me 81 to get the beer
We get it in bottles, not In buckets.
The beer costs us 20 cents. The girls
get nothing out Of this. / keep the
so cents for going after the beer.
Sometimes I give Freese all of the
so cents II he happens to be there.
This money above the 20 cents is
kept for messenger service"
w. Wall, a soldier, who said ne had
been spending from three to four
hours per night around the place:
Orle Summers, an employe of the c.
& c. mill, who says he frequently
visits the place, and Dutch Tena,"
an employee. who has been in the
dance hall business in Spokane many
years and who has figured prominent
ly in police court annals, were other
witnesses who testified to the good
character of the place.
Detectives Burns and Briley. Ser
geant Sullivan, officer Shannon De-
tective Macdonald and Detective Weir
gave case after case proving that
the women and habitues of the place
were the worst characters in the city,
who aids in managing the business.
with the exception of Mrs. Freese,
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1903-06-03
40 Miles
an Hour.

No. s, westbound, which left Pen
dleton Wednesday morning on time in
charge of Conductor Maher, was
doomed TO experience a great novelty
before reaching Portland, says the
Pendleton East Oregonian.
While counting his tickets, the
train speeding along 40 miles an hour,
within 80 minutes of Portland, an ell
derby gentleman who proved to be a
doctor informed him that woman
Mrs. Sears of Sumpter, In the /air
car was in a delete situation and
would undoubtedly add another pass
enger to his list before reaching
Portland. ,sA ia
The conductor was horrorstruck.
1t was too near the end of the run
to allow such an annoying thing to
happen. Besides, No. 5 was on time,
and he would not stop and lose five
minutes arguing the case with the
woman for months salary.
He swore vengeance on Conductor
Nash, who turned the woman over to
thought was to ask Jim Randall, the
engineer, what to do, as he always did
on all previous perplexing occasions.
But he happened to think that Jim
was always out on the road w/en
such things happened at home and
his wife attended to them SO Jim
would not know.
He then determined to put on a
bold front and ask the woman to wait
till she got to Portland; she had wait
ed this long, she could certainly put
it off Is minutes longer.
While he was frantically wondering
what to do things were happening
over in the chair car, and by the time
he had resolved to make the best of it
a 10-pound bouncing boy had been
added to his passenger list and his
bosom swelled with pride to think of
the good luck of the youngster, who
might have been born in the North
Powder desert, had it not been for the
fact that his train was on time.
His feeling of enmity toward the
little woman who had caused the
trouble was swept away. He admir-
ed her for her judgment as she had
evidently intended to reach Portland
before the momentous event happen
ed and had only missed her guess by
20 minutes, a feat which even an o.
r. & N conductor could not accom-
plish.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1903-06-03

Citizens of the First wS~>- = INT to
the council meeting last night and
made a vigorous kick" against the
miserable" water supply furnished
them. Consent was granted for the
visitors to address the council and
Senator Crow acted as spokesman He
said that on many occasions water
from the city mains does not reach
the auxiliary pump on Hilliard street
and that therefore on Cooks addition
hill there is no water Councilman
Hand from the First ward made
speech, urging the removal of Com
missioner Weymouth. Mr.. Foster
moved that Mr.. Weymouth be direct
cd to make a report on the water con-
ditions at the next meeting. The mo-
ton carried
Upon Recommendation Of the
finance committee the council accept
ed Andrew Carnegie's offer of $4,000
for free library.
A petition from the Transfers
union asking that teamsters' wages
while working for the city be increas-
ed to $40 was received and the cor
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1903-06-03
TWO LADIES LAND
FIVE-POUND TROUT.

Two ladies of the North Side-we
won't tell their names-wanted to be
true sportswomen the other day and
struck out for a fishing excursion.
They fished and fished in the swift
waters of the Spokane and then fished
some more-not a solitary bite.
Accountable luck, wasn't 1t? They
had told their friends what they'd do
to the finny tribe and it looked like
the laugh would be on them. They
were. pretty well discouraged when
an old bewhiskered fisherman came
along carrying a trout that was truly
a monster-a five-pounder at least.
A happy thought suddenly struck
one of the discouraged ladies. They
bid for the fisherman's catch--and
6ought--cost seysnty-fye cents. To
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1903-06-03
SHORTAGE OF WATER
AROUSES CITIZENS

prepare an ordinance granting such
increase.
Mayor Boyd sent in the name Of
II. w. Allen as a member of the board
of health to succeed DR.. ID. Q. Webb,
term expired. The appointment was
confirmed.
A plan for the establishment of a
local arbitration board for the settle
ment of labor disputes was referred
to the judiciary committee. p. II.
scullin addressed the council in sup
port Of the plan.
Considerable routine business was
transacted.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1903-06-03

make the play good one of the ladies
two, in fact-slipped into the water
to their knees-after the fisherman
had disappeared of course-and then
threw water over themselves and got
thoroughly soused. They broke one
pole In two--and then took up the
homeward trail.
The husband of one of the ladies
went down town telling of the won
derful catch HE wife had made. He
told thrilling tale of broken pole,
wet clothes and headache from ex-
element. The aforementioned fisher
man was among the listeners. He had
watched and seen the whole per-
formance. When the proud husband
had left he told a story that had that
Of the spouse beaten 4 mile.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1903-06-03

NEW YORK, June 3.-Miss Har-
riet Schade, pretty shopgirl, has
begun suit against Mrs. Colgate
Hoyt, wife of the millionaire perfum-
err for the payment of $4,000 re-
ward. On April Mrs. Hoyt lost
her $4,000 string of pearls with a
diamond clasp. Miss Schade, see
ing the necklace, picked it up and
not esteeming 1t as valuable as her
accent one carelessly threw it to one
side in the drawer of her dresser. A
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1903-06-03
INDIANS CAN'T BOWL.

They can do all sorts of tricks with
a baseball but the Indians were
scalped proper by five athletes at the
S. A. A c. last night in a close and
exciting bowling match. The ball
tossers lost two straight. Zalusky,
Klopf, Nordyke, Hendricks and Car
left their war clothes at home and
their war paint was forgotten, too
Perhaps that's why they lost Anyway
they couldn't take the measure of the
athletes. The latter were composed
of Rothrocks, Fotheringham, Hughes,
C. w. Reynolds and c. l.. Reynolds.
The athletes took the first game 7S5
to 6S2 and the second III to 633.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1903-06-03
TRACEY VS.. SLATER,

Jim Tracey and Kid Slater may
come together for a four-round pre-
liminary to the Burrows Carter bout
The boys met on the street last night
and the proposition was put up to
Slater by Tracey and the kid" re-
piled that he would go on If he de-
cided to remain in the city. Slater
has been planning trip to Portland
for a month or SO. but may stay and
go on in the preliminary.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1903-06-03

friend. however, suspected its worth
and it was taken to an expert who
placed a value of $4,000 upon it.
CONSERVATION reigned in the humble
Schade home at having such valu-
able article in their house.
Learning in a few days that it be-
longed to Mrs. Hoyt. she promptly
returned the necklace but instead
of the $4,000 reward which had been
offered by the Hoyts the girl was
only given 800.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1903-06-03

@. Raymond Payne, representing
the Mining World. is in the city,
where he will locate permanently.
The Mining World was formerly the
Western Mining World and it's staff
has recently been strengthened by
members of the STATS OF the Engi-
neering and Mining journal Of New
York and the Scientific Press of San
Francisco, and will hereafter aim to
be the most readable and complete Of
mining papers.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1903-06-03
FIRE PANIC

PITTSBURG, Pa, June 3.-In a
fire caused by the explosion of chemi
calls in the drug house of the Gilmore
company this morning seven persons
were seriously burned.
One of the panic-stricken girls
jumped from a fifth-story window and
was fatally injured.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1903-06-03

first division. Grim has added to his
STAFF couple good men and they
should help some.
Owney Patton, the new umpire, left
last night for Helena, where he will
be car of all he surveys for a time.
Warner comes here to officiate be-
tween Spokane and Los Angeles.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1903-06-03
CITY NOTICE.

Bids will be received by the board
Of public works until noon June 8,
1903, for the grading and curbing
of Mil street, from the center line
of Sixth street to the center line of
Fifth avenue, according to the plans
and specifications on file in this ONCE.
Bids publicly opened at o'clock
same date.
L. B.. HANDLEY, Secretary.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1903-06-03

Rev. John Bentzien, whose pastor
ate at Grace Baptist church closed
last Sunday and who has accepted the
pastorate of the church at Occur
d'Alene City, will continue to reside
in Spokane until his new home is
ready for occupancy
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1903-06-03

nue. extended, from the west line of
Occur d'Alene avenue to the west line
of Second avenue extended, according
to the plans and specifications on file
in this office
Bids publicly opened at 2 o'clock
same date.
l.. B. HANDLEY, Secretary.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1903-06-03
Dynamite Bank Vault.

REDWOOD FALLS. Mimi, June 8.
The vault in the Gold Stabeck bank
at Vesta was blown open with dyna-
mite last night. Twenty-Five hundred
dollars in currency and $4,000 in
notes were taken.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1903-06-03

The Club Cafe always in the lead.
Our 25c merchants lunch with beer
or wine from 1880 to 2 p. m. as good
as ever. Headquarters for steaks,
chops, etc. /. Chilberg, manager.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1903-06-03

Buy a Sparklet Bottle
to aereate your wines and
water. This bottle with
our syrups will give you a
soda fountain at home.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1903-06-03
SPORTING WORLD.

a f1uke in the second Nose landing
the knockout after they came out of
a mix. Both men have gone into
active training.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1903-06-03
The 5|oane-pdiae(o.
Our Mocha and Java first
in quality; per pound 40c.
Our Oolong Formosa tea
is best for iced tea.

Strawberries, Clark Seeding, Ma
jor, Sharpless, basket 15c; two
for ................ .25c
Hood River berries, box zoe, Q for .55c
Yellow wax beans, Id. zoe, lbs. .a5c
Walla Walla green peas, Id, -. 100
Head lettuce. extra fine. each -. &c
Lemons, extra large, dozen. 49,. .26c
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1903-06-03

The board of public works will re-
ceive bids until noon June 9, for the
grading and curbing of Second ave-
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1903-06-03

It was a hard fight, but the Ia
coma Tigers finally clawed the game
away from Seattle yesterday. They
4 ~.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1903-06-03

ron sAL1-Jn1snY COWS. not

Yo1 0ALI-J030HY COWS. 1O0
and chicken ranches for sale. neaE
. the city, running water. We sell
anything from cambria needle to
a threshing machine. Three-room
house near Bancroft school on in
stalments. John r. Price, 81E
Traders block.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1903-06-03
CITY CARRIAGE CO.

Phone Main 49, conley Bros.
props, cor. Riverside and Howard.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1903-06-03

PHONE EXCHANGE 9.
The Courier. (Genoa, Nev.) 1899-1904, 1903-08-07
A Lively Runaway.

Tuesday afternoon about 4 o'clock
the team of Mr.. Everett, of the Nevada
Placer Gold Mining Co., which was
standing in front of Mack Bros store.
loaded and just about to start for the
mine, became frightened at big team
which started up, and in an instant
were off like foot racer. Several
gentlemen who were in front of the
Gardnerville Hotel attempted to stop
them, and viii Warren, in grabbing
at loose line, slipped and fell, and
one of his legs came in contact with
the wagon, bruising it badly. In fall
ing he sprained the muscles of his
other foot, and in few minutes he
was 80 sore that he did not know
which side to limp on. The team ran
up the street to the turn, narrowly
missing several rigs in the street.
turned the corner nicely, went as far
as the Methodist church, and in max
ing the turn wrecked one of the hind
wheels of the wagon. They were then
turned into the fence and stopped, do
ing no further damage. The wagon
was loaded with supplies for the mine,
and they left trail all along the line
of bread, eggs, beef, cheese, harness,
etc. 1t created considerable excite
ment while it lasted. Mr.. Lawson,
who was with the team, procured an
other wagon and proceeded on his
way home, congratulating himself that
the damage was no greater.
The Courier. (Genoa, Nev.) 1899-1904, 1903-08-07
The Amateur Show.

The Gardnerville Dramatic Club
gave its show in Valhalla Hall last
Saturday evening to large and well
pleased audience. The play down
East" was produced in an exception
ally clever manner for an amateur per-
Torrance. Miss Lillian Fay, as bets, -
played her part in an almost faultless
manner. She has talent, and with
training would make an actress. Miss
Isabel Miller as Hannah Fletcher, "and
Miss Knapp as "Myra Bigelow' were
both excellent. c. E. Dale and Ross
Kahler, were both good. These two.
however, claim to be professionals, and
of course were expected to do well.
Fred. Hussman, G. E. Southworth.
Bert Selkerk, and Abe Harris each
played their parts in very acceptable
manner. The stage, being rather
small, and the scenery limited, not
much was attempted in the way of
stage setting.
S shSS AoiiOWlhR lilc play was
well attended, and much enjoyed.
The only unpleasant thing about it
is that Dale and Kahler, who were the
managers of the show, are said to have
left the country, carrying off the net
proceeds, which caused considerable
ill feeling among their associates.
Chas. Southworth interviewed the
Constable at Carson in regard to their
arrest, and the men were called in
and, after lengthy parley, left Sl5 in
the hands of the officer for South
worth. As to the proceeds of the
show, they claimed they were the
whole thing, and thought if they owed
themselves anything they would en-
deavor to pay it by giving a side-split-
ting play in some California town,
with the gratuitous assistance of the
best local talent.
The Courier. (Genoa, Nev.) 1899-1904, 1903-08-07
A Suspect Visits Gardnerville.

Wednesday forenoon a stranger APP
peared on the streets of this town,
and his actions and appearance Gre
ated the suspicion that he was one of
the escaped convicts from Folsom.
Several gentlemen took good look at
him, and then went to the Postoffice
and looked at the pictures. The man
Tailed with the description, and was
said by several of those who saw him
to closely resemble the photograph of
Roberts, who is said to have been seen
in the vicinity of Lake Tahoe within a
few days. No one who saw him
seemed to want to tackle him, and he
was allowed to depart in peace. He
is said to be headed for Blue Lakes.
After the man had been gone several
hours the news reached the ears of
Constable Carr, and he began to inves-
tigate, but gained no further informa-
ton than is given above Late in the
evening Sheriff Mccormick was noti-
fled by telephone
The Courier. (Genoa, Nev.) 1899-1904, 1903-08-07
Doings on Carson River.

The Nevada Placer Gold Mining Co.
expect to start their plant the latter
part of this week. Manager Everett
went to Carson last week to secure the
balance of the plant, consisting of an
amalgamating pan of the arastra type.
Not finding what was suitable in Car
son, arrangements were made with ].
P. Woodbury. to buy one of the Eureka
Mill pans, which was at once shipped
to the placer mines on the Carson riv-
er. The pan, frame work, shafting
and all were purchased and taken to
the mines. This part of the plant will
be in operation by August 10th.
Three hundred and fifty feet of To-
inch pipe, leading from the penstock
to the Evans elevator, is all laid and
riveted together. The sizeing and
concentrating plant, with large tank
to receive concentrates, is all finished.
The parties who manufacture this ma
chinery in San Francisco by some
oversight failed tie send all the parts
belonging to the plant, and this has
caused much annoyance and delay.
The Nevada Placer Company in
tended to start operations August LIST,
but owing to the delay the elevator
will not start until August Sth.
The Courier. (Genoa, Nev.) 1899-1904, 1903-08-07
The Gold Coin Consolidated Co.

DIR. j. @. Hennessy of Reno and w.
e. Turley, a mining expert, drove up
Sunday, on their way to the mines of
the Gold Coin Consolidated company.
This property is on the Mammoth
ledge, adjoining the Raycraft property,
near Carter's Station. They returned
to Gardnerville Monday, and DIR. Hen
messy went on to Reno. Mr.. Turley
informed us that ON the property at
Carter's the shaft is down 90 feet, and
a new contract has been let to Messrs.
Price and Currie to sink so feet more.
The bottom of the shaft has reached
the hanging wall of the ledge, and
they expect to pass through the ledge
and strike the foot wall before the new
contract is finished. The work they
are now doing is on the Golden West
ground, one of three claims owned by
the company. They have started to
cut the ledge in another place on this
same ground. In sinking the shaft
the workmen passed through vein
of good looking ore, from which DIR.
Hennessy took samples, and will have
assays made. These are the mines
over which there was a controversy
last spring between the Raycraft
brothers and ID. r. Hawkins of Genoa
is interested. A compromise was eff
fected, and a vexatious lawsuit thus
avoided.
Mr.. Turley went to Pine Nut Mon
day afternoon to look at some mining
property.
The Gold Coin company is composed
of Messrs. Price, Currie, Short and DIR.
Hennessy of Reno, Mr.. Turley, and d.
r. Hawkins of this county, and in all
likelihood they will develop a good
mine. These gentlemen say that they
are engaged in developing mine, for
the gold and silver in it, and are not
trying to float any stock.
The Courier. (Genoa, Nev.) 1899-1904, 1903-08-07
Hello | Hello /!

Al karge, manager of the new tele-
phone exchange, arrived in Gardner
vile Wednesday evening, and Thurs
day morning began work on the lines.
The necessary supplies have arrived
from the East, and Mr.. Karge expects
to have the hello apparatus in COM
plete running order within ten days.
The exchange will begin with between
thirty'ave and forty subscribers. All
who intend to use the lines should or
der their telephones put in at once, as
no charge for installing will be made
to subscribers. Those who come in
later will have to pay for their own
wiring. Mr.. Karge says that the line
will be extended to Bodie and Bridge
port in the spring.