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Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1904-04-22
Prothero Enters Suit.

The legal battle for the reward
offered for information leading to
the arrest and conviction of the
murderer of Amasa L. Gleason and
Thomas B. Brighton, two street car
employees, on the night of Jan. 6,
has been commenced in the dis
trict court by Percy L. Prothero
against the Utah Light and Rail-
way company. The complaint
was filed yesterday afternoon by
the attorney for Prothero. The
amount involved in this action is
1000, but it is thought that SINH
lar actions will be brought against
the state, county and city, if neces-
sary, to collect the total sum Of
81 200 offered by them as reward
for the apprehension of the muir
derer of the two men.
1t is alleged in the complaint
filed yesterday that the company
offered reward of 81 900 for in
formation leading to the arrest of
the murderer, and plaintiff, relying
upon said reward, gave the police
information which led to the arrest
of James Shockley, who was last
Saturday convicted in the district
court of the murder of Gleason.
Plaintiff has demanded the pay
ment of the reward, bat defendant
has refused to pay it. Hence Judge
ment is asked against defendant for
81 900, together with interest, costs
of suit and attorneys fees.
The company refused to pay the
reward to Prothero for the reason
that he, shortly after the arrest of
Shockley and himself, assigned his
interest in the money to the wild
ows of the murdered men. Proth-
ero is now in Idaho Falls, but will |
return for the trial of the case. |
News.
Prothero is nephew of E. L..
Prothero, who came here from |
Baraboo, Wis, last summer, and |
has the distinction of being the
first settler on the Twin Falls lands. |
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1904-04-22
wRENs SING A REQUIEM.
How the Birds Mourn the Loss of 4
Comrade.

Did you know that wrsns sing a
requiem-hold a funeral seryice-over
their dead?" said gardener. 81 my
self once saw a requiem in progress.
1t was an early morning in May, and
an unusual twittering outside my win
dow caused me to get up | saw, I'M
der the caves, two curious festoons
hanging from the room. The festoons
were two seri-circles composed Of
wrens-wrens to the number of 20 or
rs, that chung to one another with
foot and wing Thus they hung for
two or three minutes. and all the
while they twittered mournfully. Then
suddenly, they broke loose and few
away On going down l found a dead
wren lying just under the window
over which the birds, in their strange
cluster, had so sadly twittered. A
naturalist to whom l described this
episode said that what l had wit
messed was called the 'wrea's re-
quiem,' an established fact, Though a
thing very rarely seen."-Philadelp
Ledger.
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1904-04-22
Grave Charges Against Brewster

The Park City correspondent of
the Salt Lake Tribune is authority
for the following: Criminal char
yes against Ben Brewster for al
legged intimacy with thirteen-year-
old Emma Gunther, came up for
preliminary hearing today.
The courtroom and stairways
leading thereto were thronged with
excited and indignant citizens, but
at the request of j. NJ. Lockhart,
counsel for the defendant, the 70 m
was cleared and the hearing pro-
ceeded behind closed doors.
Brewster pleaded not guilty to
the charge of attempted criminal
intimacy with a girl under the age
of consent and the witnesses were
examined. Miss Gunther admit
ted in her testimony facts which
virtually confirm the charge
Brewster was bound over in the
afternoon to await the action of the
Distri t court. His bonds were
fixed at $500 and being unable to
furnish them, he was remanded to
the county Jail at Coalville, where
he will be taken tomorrow.
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1904-04-22
Snake Killed by a Mouse.

A remarkable instance of a snake
having been killed by mouse is re-
corded by Mr.. F. F. Francis of VIM
bledon. He states that an ordinary
grass snake which he had in confne-
ment was given mouse for food.
The snake made several attempts TO
catch the mouse, but in every case
missed. The next day the snake was
found to be dead, and there was evil
dence that it had been attacked and
killed by the mouse, which was alive.
and had eaten part OF the snakes
body. The skill Of the mongoose in
tackling the cobra Is well known, but
we fancy that case of this kind.
which could. of course, only occur
with a captive ophidian, must be rare.
London Telegraph.
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1904-04-22
Robbed The Grave.

A startling incident, is narrated
by John Oliver of Philadelphia, as
follows: II was in an awful con-
dition. NV skin was almost yellow,
eyes sunken, tongue coated, pain
continually in back and sides. no
appetite, growing weaker day by
day. There physicians had given
me up. Then [ WIS advised to use
Electric Bitters; to my 10Y. the
first bottle made decided improve
ment. | continued their use tor
three week., and am now we'll
man. | know they robbed the
grave of another yictem No one
should fail to try them. Only SOC,
Guaranteed, at W. Il. Baugh's
drug store.
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1904-04-22
TOO MUCH WATER
Several Residents Driven Out OF
Homes by FlOod-ViIlage
Bridges In Danger.

The worst food that has visited
this section in twenty years inun
dated the north side of the village
this week and had the water riser
much higher it would have flooded
the entire town.
Last week the water began to
rise, and by Sunday the river was
nearly bank full. The melting
snow on Camas Prairie had flooded
Big Wood river and when that
stream overlooked the water cut
across the low land south of the
Cottonwoods and emptied into
Little Wood river. Monday and
Tuesday conditions became alarm
ing and steps were taken to pro-
tect the bridges in the village.
Tuesday night the water came up
so rapidly that nearly the entire
north side of town was under water
and several families were COM
PEELED to move out OF their homes.
All communication was cut off be-
tween the two sides OF town except
by boat and business was practi-
cally paralyzed for the time being.
70 the north and west along the
river, ranches were under water
and the country looked like an
immense lake. At Gooding the
ranches became so flooded that
communication was only main
tanned between neighbors with
difficulty and it was found neces-
sary to close the school until the
flooded subsidized.
Last night about forty feet feet
of track and road bed about mile
this side of Gooding was washed
out, and trains were delayed sever
al hours while repairs were being
made.
This morning the river had fallen
about six inches, and it is now be-
lieved that the worst is over. 1t
will be some days, however, before
cellars will dry out, debris will be
cleared away and things again re-
sumo their normal condition. 1t
is impossible to estimate at this
time the amount of damage done
by the food, but it will be quite
large
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1904-04-22
uNNEEDED STRAIN ON HORSES
Good Teamster Can Do Much for An
lmaIs in His CHARGE.

The strength required of an aver
age sized team of horses and the
strain on the horses to draw a heavy
load over stones or out Of a deep rut
hole, or over many other avoidable
obstacles is often greater than to
draw the same load over a smooth
surface fifty yards.
1t would be a small estimate 10 say
a careless driver strains his team
in that manner twenty times a day.
II driver prevents straining his
horses twenty times each Gay he will
save them 1000 yards of unnecessary
pulling and in the 900 working days
Of the year 100000 yards, and in five
years 100000 yards-nearly 1000
miles.
With proper judgment and careful
ness the driver. at the end of the
five years, will have in place of
team of weak, over-worked, bony
horses, team OF healthy and strong
ones
From business point of view will
1t not pay any horse owner, driver, or
teamster to be careful and consider
ate and to avoid all unnecessary
strains on horses ?-Our Dumb Ami
mails
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1904-04-22
MARBLE CITY, IN IRELAND.
Material Used for All Sorts of Pur-
poses in Kilkenny.

Material Used for All Sorts of Pur-
poses in Kilkenny.
How many people are there who
know that there is at least one town
in Ireland whose buildings and streets
are mostly of marble, whose shops,
houses and churches are adorned with
it? Surely not many. The town of
Kilkenny in Ireland. This beautiful
town has gained the designation of the
Marble City" because so plentifully
has the native black marble found in
its vicinity been used for various pur-
poses in the town, that as matter of
fact, the very streets are paved with
it Black marble is not the only kind
found and used, however, in the town.
There are some splendid examples of
what Ireland can produce in marble to
be seen in the cathedral at Kilkenny.
Green specimens are observed even
finer than the black -es, and the
reredos itself is an excellent instance
of what Ireland can show in this way.
The supports of the pulpit, too. are
discovered to be solid pieces of this
green marble, which is found, not
about Kilkenny so much as in the
farther district of Connemara
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1904-04-22
flakes A Clean Sweep.

There's nothing like doing a
thing thoroughly. Of all the
salves YOU ever heard Of, Bucklin's
Arnica Salve is the best. Itsweeps
away and cures Burns, Sores Brui-
ses, Cuts, Boils, ulcers, Skin Erup-
tions and Piles. It's only 25c. and
guaranteed to give satisfaction by
W. H. Baugh, Druggist
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1904-04-22

In compliance with the require
ments of the school law, l have
designated Friday, April %, as
Arbor Day for Lincoln county.
l.. NJ. BURNSIDE,
12w2 County Supt.
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1904-04-22
HOW BRET HARTE LOOKED.
Winning Personality of the Great Cali
fornia Author.

Mr.. Howells gives us some charming
"reminiscences Of Bret Harte in the
Easy Chair of Harper's, relating to {
weeks visit Harte paid him when the
latter came East from California. Mr.
Howells thus describes the author O
THE Luck of Roaring Camp" 'Ht
was then, as always, child of eA
IRENE fashion as to MS clothes anL
the cut of his beard, which he wore
In mustache and the dropping side
whiskers of the day, and his jovia
physiognomy was as winning as hi
voice, with its straight nose and fas
cinating forward thrust of the unde.
lip, its fine eyes. and good forehead
then thickly crowned with black hal
which grew early white. while hi
mustache remained dark. H
was, as one could not help seeing
thickly pitted, but after the first glance
one forgot this. Pittsburg Press.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1904-04-29
NOtiCiaS de Ia guerra
.USO- -japOneSa


Del Extreme Oricnte tciegrafian
los pcri6dicos dc L.ondres cue sc guar
da todavia gran rcserva sobre las eau
szs que ocasionaron Ia voiadura del
buque insignia del Almirante ruso
Makarof. e. virrcy Alcxief sc en-.
confraba en- Mukden. capital de Ia
Nanchuria, cuzndo ocurrio el dessStre,
enseguida Sc puSo en- marcha para
Port Arthur. con el I'm de hacerse car
90 del mando del escuadron.
La presencia del virrey sc espera-
ba con verdadera expectation, pues
era neceSario que terminase Ia desmo-
ralizacion que reinaba por Ia desgracia
terrible del "Petropavlovsk.
Solamente habfa dos acorazados en-
Ia bahia de Port Arthur sin que tuvie-
sen averfas, el SevaStopol y el Heres-
Wet, pero algunos de los buques ave
riados serzn repa radios prontamente.
FL desastre naval del trece ha con-
vertido q la escuadra rusa en- un factor
defensive, y no podra tonar Ia ofensi-
va hasta que no sea reforzado por los
barcos que Sc envien de Ia escuadra
del mar Baltico. Hasts entonces la
mission de los rusos' consistirz en- con-
servar en- su poder 4 Port Arthur, y
resguardar lossbarcos nsaIySdoS de los
combates habidos, bajo' la protection
de los cafiones de los fueftes:: -
Esperase que el ejercito en- breve
ha de lograr grandes victuFias, y COM
pensara con elias las perdidas que Sc
han tenido en- los combates de Che
mulpo y Port Arthur.
Ademas de los acorazades Sevasto :
pol Y Peresviet, que no han tenido
averias, queda en- Port Arthur el Crit
cero acorazado Bayan, los cruceros
protejidos de primera clase fAskold y
Diana, ell crucero de segunda claSe
Novik, los oaf1oneros torpederos. Vra-
dnik y Gaydamak, los ca!loneros Bohri
Gremiashchi, Giliak y Otvashni, los
cruceroS no protejidos-D Djidjid, Ras-
boynik y Zabiaca; ,yJloss destrUctores
de torpederos, cuyo exacto nlmero no
sc conoce.
Desde elIprinHSid de, las Aostilida-
des han sido averiadoS 6 hundidos
diez buques de guerra de la marina
rusa; las perdidas de los japoneseS Sc
suponen de ,alguna linportancia, aun-
que ellos han tenido buen cuidado de
ocultarlas. ,a,ss. ~. :,
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1904-04-29
6s BrBE1orEcA DEL Bo1ErrN MERcANrrL

Cuando salio de este siempre Sc hallaba al lado de
su naadre separandose desconociendo el ntn-
do no deseando asistir las hestas Pasaba una vida
tranoua sin emociones Ia vida de oven de proyinca
que esta ben edncada. sg4s
Planta debil tfmida, haba crecido Ia sombra de
las fadas de su madre de las que Sc atrevfa sepa-
Tarse.
j segufa sin responder, mas asombrada que emo
ciouada. 81 ,so,
-sconocesa9 pregunto Ia madre despues de uns mo-
rnenuo de siencio-al sefor Enrique de Rochegune1
lie he visto dos tres veces, mama.
-Otras tantas te ha visto 81 desde que ha vueo de
Paris pero no ha sido sin fjarse en- IL
-{TaI vez es e7-murmuro la joven. ia.
-El mismo-respondio el padre,-y te aseguro que
es un joven encantador que padre es e hombre mas
honrado gus
Aeaso sea IN POGO seriO para tu edad-afiadi0 Ia
znadre., =, ..~os. ~
-Nunca Sc es bastante serio en la vidarrespopdi6
lpadre con ono doctoral los hombres fri
Voos.tt 80 IS: - s.-s
-TampOco mi me GUSTAV -apoy6 Ia madre,
-Ha hecho brillantes estudios continu6 81 jefs de
lafarpilas tiene gP gran p0Tyenir
~ e protegeran- afrm6 Ia madre.- e.-La famiIa
ziene granaes relaciones.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1904-04-29
En- Ia plaza de Colon

Esta noche, la retreta de la banda
que dirige e1 maestro TizoI tendra
efecfo eniia, plaza de Colon ycon este
pfograma:
T.. Paso -doble con cornetas Provi-
sional n1mero 8, Veral.
2. panza Maria Teresa, Juan Rios
Ova1leS siiLastti Z as
5. Sinfonfa Brillante Para-graf 8
Suppe. ~
ia, Suppe. - - S'as'
s. Preludio del tercer acto del Ami
no de Hero MaEeqese III.
8. Cuarta Pavana, LuceTna.
sA~m Rasa laaAsQ0ps tNmpetas El
ls'ssss h exsa.z ae u. 80 ~ Z.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1904-04-29
JULIA ROCHEGUNE

Julia Rochegune la madre de Enriqueta Julia,
cuyos sHrimienos fiscos morales acabamos de asls-
r, enfa en- ell momento que Ia henos Presentado
nuestros lectores, algo mas de- yeintidos aGos,
De med1ana -estatura, degada, de- cabeilos oscu-
ros de fneas regulares de fsonomia notable por aire
de honestdad que desprendfa del eounto de So peso
ma Julia era una de honradas personss agdn anto
czndidas, que son la presa de oG audaces intrgan-
tes cuando tienen Ia desgraca de haar alguno su
camno dejzndose coer Ia inconscencia mPruden-
ca dela arafias que quedap presas en- sus teiidos
Hacfa dos amos que Julia Sc habfa casado con Enri-
que Rochegune que entonces ejercfa la abogacfa en-
Anglers fue nombrade juez sustitutO al ao sguiente
de 81 union.
Enrique tenia veintidos amos, estaba dotado de
uua 6gura bastane agadahls, aunque aspseto alec
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1904-04-29

Hace dos dfas reg6 azsanoJuap ell
distinguido medico don Antonio Jose
Amadeo, asiduo y eompetente colabo-
rador del "Boletin Mercandl".
Sea bienvenido.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1904-04-29
~ u 4 !. 2 3s.U1I p
Carolina prOgresa
Sano y pintoresco

Abril, 2S de 1904.
Estuvo aquf el Inspector de Sa-
nidad S's-s SsxsI3 n@
Y resulto, desde luego 10 que debfa
esperarSe. 80 ~ ~ 6 80
La poblacion Sc encuentra en- per-
fecto estado la hygiene tienesaqufebue-
nos amigos: los encargados de ella sa-
ben cumplir'coni isurdeBer. ~:
M
Estamos en- plena actividad.
Sobre los irnproductivos solares sur
gen nuevas casas.
Y Sc. construyen aceras y eunetaS.
Y el arbo1ado de la plaza Sc mies
ira agradeeido a los cuidados que Sc lie
dispense
Carolina Sc engalana, para reciblr a
las personas de buen gusto, que huyen
del verano como 81 tratara de la peste
bubonica. .4 51ase
Aquf debfan celebrarse las proxi-
mas sesiones extraordinarias de la Ca
mara de Delegates, Esros estar1an
mas frescos que 10 que estan.
Corresponsal.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1904-04-29

I sOp S' f1'aDNau JEF'tA 7HEA0 UP
KehehNpa to
Os
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Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-03-01

The conductor stood over the heap,
at manifest advantage.
You lnsauer jacks had enough, or do
ysu want to catch it plenty?"
Eae men, drunk though they were,
realized their helplessness. They sig
nffed they had had enough. Jimmy
thereupon released them and stood up,
brushing down his tousled hair with
his stubby fingers.
"Now, is it ticket or bounce?" inquir-
ed the conductor.
After some difficulty and grumbling
the two paid their fare and that of the
third, who was still dazed.
r The interested spectators Of the little
drama included two men near the
water cooler who were perfectly sober.
One of them was perhaps past the best
of life, but still straight and vigorous.
His lean face was leather brown in
contrast to a long mustache and heavy
eyebrows bleached nearly white, his
eyes were clear, steady blue and his
frame was slender, but wiry. He wore
the regulation mackinaw blanket coat,
peaked cap with an extraordinary
high crown and buckskin moccasins
over long stockings.
The other was younger, not more
than twenty-siN perhaps, with the clean
cut, regular features we have come to
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-03-01

"O"o - oo'B DUoy JtfHe 5tCio o. no obte@s
In few moments the door Of the
inner room opened and Shearer came
out. A mans head peered from within.
"Come on, boys" said he.
The five applicants shuf1ed through.
Thorpe found himself in the presence
Of man whom he felt to be the natu-
raj leader Of these wild, independent
spirits. He was already little past
middle life, and his form had lost the
elastic vigor of youth. But his eye
was keen, clear and wrinkled to GER
tain dry righteousness, and his figure
was Of that bulk which gives an i'm
preston of subtler weight and power
than the merely physical. You felt his
superiority even when he was most
comradely with you. This man Thorpe
was to meet under other conditions,
wherein the steel hand would more
plainly clink the metal.
He was now seated in worn office
chair before a Uttered desk. In the
close air hung the smell Of stale cigars
| and the clear fragrance of pine.
"What is it, Dennis?" he asked the
first Of the men.
"I've been out" replied the lumber
man. Have you got anything for me,
Mr.. Daly?'
The mill owner laughed.
81 guess 50. Report to Shearer. Did
You vote for the right man, Denny7"
The lumberman grinned sheeptshly.
II don't know. sir. I..dtdn't get that
far
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-03-01

Of persons so afflicted and impaired
also to the timbre Of his voice pecul-
iarly hollow, resonant, trumpetlike
note. He stumped about theoretically
on wooden leg Of home manufacture.
1t was a cumbersome instrument,
heavy, with deep pine socket for the
stump and a projecting brace which
passed under leather belt around the
mans waist. This instrument he used
with the dexterity Of third hand. AS
Thorpe watched him he drove in pro
jecting nail, kicked two turkeys" in
side the open door and stuck the armed
end of his peg leg through the top and
bottom Of the whisky jug that one Of
the new arrivals had set down near
the door. The whisky promptly ran
out. At this the cripple flirted the i'm
paled jug from the wooden leg far out
over the rail of the veranda into the
snow.
A growl went up.
"What n thunders that for?" snarl-
ed one Of the owners of the whisky
threateningly.
Non'c allow no whisky here, snun-
ed the harelip.
The men were very angry. They ad-
vanced toward the cripple, who re-
treated with astonishing agility to the
lighted room. There he bent the wood
en- leg behind him, slipped the end Of
the brace from beneath the leather
belt, seized the other peg end in his
right hand and so became possessed of
a murderous bludgeon. This he brand
dshed, hopping at the same time back
and forth in such perfect poise and yet
with SO ludicrous an effect of popping
corn that the men were surprised into
laughing.
Bully for you, pegleg!' they cried.
"Rules an regulations, boys" replied
the latter, without, however, a shade
of compromising in his tones. "Had
support"
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-03-01

ringing OIL u noisy Uell. ne
~ dressed, shivering, and STUN
bled downstairs to the round stove, big
as boiler, into which the cripple
dumped huge logs of wood from time
to time. After breakfast Thorpe re-
turned to this stove and sat half doing
for what seemed to him untold ages.
The cold Of the northern country was
initiating him.
Men came in, smoked a brief pipe
and went out. After time he himself
put on his overcoat and ventured out
into the town. 1t seemed to Thorpe a
meager affair, built of lumber. mostly
implanted, with always the dark, men-
acing fringe of the forest behind. The
great sawnill, with its tall stacks and
its rows of water barrels-protection
against fire-on top, was the dominant
note. Near the mill coughed little
red painted structure from whose stove
pipe column Of white smoke arose,
attesting the cold, clear hundred feet
straight upward, and to whose door a
number of men were directing their
steps through the snow. Over the door
Thorpe. could distinguish the word "Of-
fee" He followed and entered.
In narrow aisle rallied of from the
main part of the room waited Thorpe's
companions Of the night before. The
remainder Of the Office gave accommo-
dalton to three clerks. One of these
glanced up inquiringly as Thorpe came
in.
II am looking for work." said Thorpe.
"Wait there" briefly commanded the
| nlo
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-03-01
awHAm SHALL WE pAr,,.

The rapid growth of population in
America and the constantly increasing
depletion Of the fertility of the soils Of
all the farm lands east OF Illinois and
Wisconsin give not little interest to
the query of now the people Of the
country are to be fed in the next CEN
tury. This question Of population and
food is a very serious one in many
countries. India starves half the time.
The Irishman has had an unsatisf1ed
appetite for 4 century. China's bill Of
fare is rice and rats. Germany has to
chew old horse. The children of the
sun in Spain and Italy are not half
fed. Even Russia does not escape the
famine scourge. Rising above all ques-
lions Of finance, political economy and
diplomacy the world over rises the
cry, what shall we eat?" It will not
down. 1t never will be downed. tt
may be said for this country that tho.
increased demands for the future will
be met with development Of tracts of
country now untitled, by improved and
restorative methods for soils now worn.
by reclamation Of swamp and desert by
drainage and irrigation, by more sci
entific and intelligent understanding Of
the earth and its uses, by the abolition
of the wasteful processes now such a
distinctive feature of American agrfcul-
ture. Some of; these reforms are all
ready under way, and the others viii
follow.