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Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-08-06

summon to bear on state officials Les
lie Nj. Shaw. secretary Of the United
states treasury ana then governor OF
Iowa, was induced. through the belief
that the commercial world was being
deprived Of a valuable secret. TO slBn
the pardon Of Dawson
II was just two years ago that he left
the penitentiary n broken down man.
pale and gray and weak, but with as
sumed confidence ana determination
that his wonderful secret would restore
him 10 social position and bring to nm
great wealth.
Buoyed up with hope Of doubling
their fortunes, men OF wealth dipped in
10 the new company organized. ana
now, when thousands have been sunk In
frultless experimenting some have
stopped 20 consider II there was really
merit In Dawson's formula or whether
he merely used It to pry open his prison
door and then. 60 make good his pre-
fences. led them bllndly into an eXtraY-
agant Investment
Dawson about eight years ago was a
mechanic, living IN Des Mones, lie
was one OF those characters ever IN
duging IN experiments He was not a
man who bore the confidence OF any
great number OF people and moved
hl0ik III MO mummy way th''hiAN %
ing for himself and wife and beautiful
daughter rs best he could. lie flrst at
tracted some attention locally by an
he had discovered a process
for hardening steel, and later he star
tied the community by claiming he
could make the best steel from common
scrap iron.
He exhibited tools he claimed 70 have
have made after his formula, which
had very good merit His secret was
most 2ealously guarded. He succeed
ed IN interesting several persons and
forming a small company a little fac
tory was established on the rlYcr bank,
ana here the experiment was being FUR
thercd when crisis came IN his life.
Minnie Dawson, handsome girl Just
out Of Der teens, had fallen IN love with
a youth named Walter Scott The
match was opposed by her parents, but
the two managed to see each other
Dawson tried first TO induce the girl
TO break with Scott explaining that
soon his secret would bring him wealth
and she would be lifted to a higher
social level, from which she should
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-08-06

apSort nnny in order to .,n
two possiple for tie stoc o,tye as NM.
coss ys"Is We have been t,nnsu.9llers N.
think ~ every way, and , y, the pr.
sn',ih we could prodnooa a. Times Won
we have ' no,,. ana make It an ofSt SCI I
made unifopnm, found that ii c aux, bg
Mr. B,eCyriidli-herein is our Wa.hot t
that no cor W,soh has been 90 Utssfloo
we have o puld correct this ,r SV ,hlopsiu
snita nHNe neen very ssngn,ruI trouble thJ
hho a,.s ana have kept on t r,Ie about rs
49, Nv. lnally dispaired 'yins until Nj
49, ee'i 5b or the executive n We hs|
We. ueclded to send M op9mmittes N
WE ana Mr.. McCarty - SSurton, MI
~ 10 make whatever dis,o NeW Brish,
The New i Rr,,, PEST IN their iuSgv,1. y,
written w. brighton stockholda..ss 'nehi
success up mat we We're nor T rooS hal
M ~ anu seemed willing ~ o'a5S,lns
90 u1e business and save S, 70 dlspOl
'Oulu , Tor the stockholders. Whatever "
The company has now 49,,
on nand, the process. ana h aou me stoaI
month snu machinery for sl,.p "
NJ bnu,n 1"r one year with the nrl,y ~
vi ,p9uylhg II wished. We ask lV ,b p'gier
holders to ratify the ac sG yne stock
eplnmlttee, so that we NAV y'V NO. OF al
close the matter up. '' proceed d
M Dawson has made 49,,
make some of the hos, anl dosl
world, but, not being able '' 10 N al
UNIFORM renders It imnracticahi.u maze
tltlue the business. We bevo V ~. 70 con.
blame, Everything has boo, no one % \
good faith. The promoters bov uOne Do
time to time placed in tbe n' ~. non
Tor sale stock to the amount o a,sssuiy
lourths OF all their holdings x ,nlee'
OF them has received n cent o SlI one
salary or IN any other wav yfasf %
exception Of Mr., Taft who lof I St la
mess and took charge Of the nlo ",' W.
snort time, We shall proceed ~ " " ?
up the business IN a business llL W. , c9's
ner and will make final , reno van
each stockholder when It Is comrIs,', 70
PLEASE do not fail 10 sIgp Il''V
closed proxy In case YOU carn1 n n
present at the stockholders meelI,,
ferred to IN the inclosed notice w.,
truly yours, VT!
"a, NJ. HAGGARDu
&c. G. TAFT
&C. +, MCCARTHY
~ b. BURTON
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year the company prospered. A milling
plant at New Brighton, Pa, was pur-
chased ana Things We're soon set I'm mo-
tlon Several New Brighton folks pur-
chased stock. and while the tests pre.
liminary TO the Wholesale manufacture
OF the crucibe steel were being made
the promoters and stockholders were
sanguine over the success OF the enter
prise.
Then came the obstacle. AT first IT
was thought that Il was only a little
thing that prevented the making of the
steel uniform, and that another process
might do away with It, Undaunted, Mr..
Dawson kept mt his work This was
his first experience In making steel TO
sell In large quantities. With conf
dence he attacked the new problem
He delved into the problem, always
coming out at the same place, being
stopped by the cold fact that the steel
could not be made uniform. Week after
week. month after month passed, and
down in New Brighton Dawson fought
against the impossible.
&C. Taft, in his confidence, turned his
business over to other hands and went
TO New Brighton TO take up the active
management OF the mill. All forces
were united. Finally despair got the
best Of the fight and all Interested
threw up their hands. A committee of
directors visited the plant, and 1t viii
now be sold. The attempt to manu-
facture crucible steel has been aban-
doned,
Hundreds of people in Des Moines
who knew Dawson think today and
have always thought his claims were
without merit, that he was a smooth
talker and a brilliant dreamer. Once
IN prison, his refusal to help the world
until 1t helped him from his difficulty
proved to many that he wished the Sc
cret only to save his life. once free
some have even expressed the belief
that he. knowing his own weakness,
was wiling to take a chance at success
and involve the millions OF others, in
order TO carry out the dream of his
long,. weary hours of experiment,
In the call for the meeting which has
Just been issued to the stockholders the
story of the struggle is thus depicted:
To the Stockholders-"We are sorry
TO announce that we are compelled TO
close down our steel plant and to take
steps to dispose Of It at the earliest OPP
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-08-06

A S AN echo to the crash OF the
N Des Molnes Uowa) }20OO,OOO
n Damascus steel company which
has just met its Waterloo, comes
the story OF the lost art Of making
steel, its pretended discovery by S. H..
Dawson, its attraction for men Of
wealth who staked their fortunes upon
il aud It's use as a key 10 open the penl-
Tertiary door for a convicted murderer,
says the New York Herald.
when the stockholders Of the col
lapsed company assembled In East Or
ange, n. j., 10 make arrangements for
disposition of the sadly depleted stock
there must have fitted before their
minds C0ntendlng opinions as TO wheth-
er Dawson worked In good faith or
made q bold attempt, and, when he
found he had gained the confidence OF
his fellow men, used his supposed Sc
cret as a means of gaining his liberty
from the cell where he was confined FOR
the murder of his son-in-aw OF only
two hours.
The career of S. n. Dawson, eccentric,
inventor and dreamer, Is made inter-
estlng because of the prominent char
acters he assembled about him In hls
race for fame and for q fortune and be-
cause of the untold wealth he as "a poor
man called to his assistance. When he
first commenced TO command the conf
dence of people In his alleged secret for
hardening steel, claimed TO have been
discovered In a moment OF inspiration,
there came that tragic crisis in his life
which brought him face to face with
the gallows.
Then 1t was IN this moment Of peril
that there arose TO defend him S. II.
Prouty, a prominent lawyer at that
time and millionaire soap maker, 1t
WAS when Mr. Prouty was elected to
the bench that he heard n petition of
the stockholders I'm the little company
the inventor had formed before being
sent 20 the penltentiary to compel him
to turn over to them the key to the
safety deposit vault which hid them
his formula. This the Judge refused 10
do.
Then moneyed men who believed
Dawson possessed commercial Alad-
dins lamp and hoped to profit by his
secret in forming a stock company,
brought all the influence they could
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Waists.

A big assortment Of beautiful
Lawn and Linen Waists, wall I ~
ues up to $780, FORM. =. '%o
a number OF finer Waists that
T io@ @ ssso to $50! g. o' go FOR PGr Sl3
a large number OF Japanese SILK
Waists. all sizes, value SIS3
S3.OO, for. ... go, -, 90. ...Vi'Oo
A good assortment Japanese SILK
Waists. value S4O0. C172
Tor r''. '''.',,.,,.''." .~@"o
one lot Of SILK Waists, values up
up to $500 CO ~
loI's ''''st '''''ssss'ss'ss,'
Another lot Of SILK Waists, values
S E62 to $500 1898
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Searching Story Of Euraou Dawson who Invented Es Way Out OF
Jn-A Daughter Who Would Gel Marra Spite Of Every obsla
clo ana a Re-DaoDvsry That Did Not Work Property.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-08-06

All handkorchiefs, Gloves, Underwear, Hosiery,
Lace Remnants, Belts, pillow Shams Bureau Scarfs,
Linen Doos Tray Cloths, Side Board Scarfs are bens
cleared out AT BIG Y EDUCTIONS.
La Junta tribune., 1904-10-19
,...., e,.,.. we~. As.,..

Champe Jameyson and Walter
Dubree. postal clerks between this
city and Albuquerque. who were
tied up at Las Vegas for sixteen
days on account OF the washouts
on the Santa Fe. arrived home
finally last Friday morning. Mr..
Jameyson says the havoc wrought
by the flood waters in Shoemake
canyon was SO tremendous that he
would not risk his reputation for
truth and veracity by attempting
to describe it. The narrow canyon
wasswept from end to end through
out its nine miles. carrying away
five miles Of track. II was neces
saTy to blast . way isso the solid
rock TO find a road bed
La Junta tribune., 1904-10-19
se.vs.., ee.ssI c.rss.

The TRIBUNE has just placed 40
elegant series OF souvenir postal
cards on the market, containing
ten local views as follows: Oteso
county court house, city hall. Park
House, Columbian High School,
birdseye view Of La unta. Colosa-
do avenue view, F. Finney's resi-
dence, Arkansas river-high water.
La Junta Brick and Tile Works,
Santa Fe trains At depot, the OF
chestTa that made La Junta famous
-Wonderlv's.
They will be found on sale At the
following business houses: J. W.
Fisher, T. c. Coltman, La Junts
Drug Company. Palace Drug
Store and A. NJ. Potter.
La Junta tribune., 1904-10-19


joseph Quinn. James Critic
and Claude Livingston. three gen
tiemen Of leisure whose pesmsheos
abiding place is no place in psrtic
ular, and whose destination 10 parts
unknown. had . preliminary ex
animation before Associate Justice
Seeley last Saturday on charge Of
pilfering from Santa Fe ireigh,
cars. They broke into = car load
ed with merchandise and stole
boz Of shoes. Tney then started
ous 10 dispose Of the spoils- The
ksse man they struck vs. S. N.
Rose, the Santa Fe detective.
Although he never wears 'em, be
Of course waited to buy al they
had. providing the price wss light.
TIE prise wss easily asssssed.
oess asy old price vosld do
They bsosehs out one pair. bet
shsy failed 20 6s, sed Roe. ssked
sheo 20 dig up saosbes psir- He
esjsd @ abeat hall . dozes psis.
sod sbes eashesed 10 The eesise
easg-shess ssd ell The shoe
sasesoea were ell bound over 20
she 6sasjca eosrt. asd 10 default q
es.eeo bDeds wefe gives qasssess
|os - HoeeA = Bar - ausis ssia1
|se sA;e psssess sesn q she disssies
|essst-
La Junta tribune., 1904-10-19
e.,ss~ useAa,.s.

Mr.. and Mrs. c. r. Marshall.
father aud mother of Ed Marshall.
OF this city. celebrated their gold
en- wedding At their home in Gar
den City. Kan. Monday. October
10th. Among those present from
La Junta we're Mr.. and Mrs. Ed.
Marshall. Mr.. and Mrs. A. Han
sen and Mrs. Leslie KeGer.
La Junta tribune., 1904-10-19
se..y 10 re~sses.-ss,s yss,.

Casper Ament, OF the Fairmont
country, has been dong land Of.
fce business in tomatoes this sea
son. He had four acres 10 toma
toes and has already received over
5000 for his crop. and is not
through marketing yet. This is
the best record we have yet heard
OF this season. Now don't every
body plant tomatoes next year.
The crop may be a failure next
season. Diversity your crops and
plant little Of everything II Que
fails you will have something to
fall back on.
La Junta tribune., 1904-10-19
Gee sss Constable.

S w. Brown refused to accept
the Republican nomination for
constable in Justice Precinct No.
6, aud the committee on vacancies
named Lutte S. Gee to make the
race. Lutte is just ~ good as
elected right now.
La Junta tribune., 1904-10-19
ce...,as e.ssss.

cs@ssg Esssts.
October z8th-Mahara's AinstTels.
November Ist-Last day for regis
tration without witnesses.
November 8th-Roosevelt elected
president.
November Is,h-Sousa's Band.
La Junta tribune., 1904-10-19
soss soas LOCAL srsss.
Bowen for suits that fit.


Traie with H. G. Todd.
Trade with the La Junta Drug
Company.
Ladies union suits, so cents to
S7- so. at KendalPs.
You will always find q prescrip-
ton clerk at the La Junta Drug
Company.
Leave orders with your butcher
or grocer for soft drinks.-C. w.
Wonderly.
Go to Thompson's for carpets,
art squares and linoleums st Kan
sas City prices.
FoR SALE-Two fresh Jersey
cows; good for cream and butter.
Inquire OF II. H. Chapms
Mayhem House Furnishing Co.
undertaking, embalming. Phone.
447 black; night phone. 46a red.
Z. ]. Mudte and family left
Monday night on No. 10 for East
ern Kansas for six weeks visit
with relatives.
Phil Erickson, prosperous
young farmer Of Fairmont. spent
Sunday in La Junta. looking after
his interests heresbouts.
The Iunior boys and girls Of the
Baptist Sunday school will give !
tea at the parsonage from S to 81
O'Clock. Saturday evening. October
22d
Mrs. Leslie Kefer and children,
who have been visiting relatives in
Garden City. Kan. for several
weeks. returned home Monday
morning.
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. B. Sherman and
daughter. Mildred. who have been
visiting the Worlds Fair during
the past two weeks. returned home
last Saturday night.
For RENT-Suite OF four or six
Office rooms, in La Junts Theatre
block. now occupied by F. A.
Ssbin; steam heat; hot and cold
water. Inquire Of DR.. Finney.
Mrs. Ella Light and her brother.
l. McClellsnd, who have bsen
visiting relatives in Stsfordsville,
Canada, during the past two
months. returned home last Satur
day.
Wilbur F. Hightower, repre-.
senting the c. F. Hoeckel Blank
Book Company. OF Denver. was a
La unta visitor Monday and made
the great family journal a fraternal
call.
Mr.. and Mrs. George l.. Holly.
accompanied by the only boy in
Denver. arrived in La Jun,a las.
Friday night for a few days visit
with relatives. returning home on
the noon train Monday.
Marriage licenses have been is
sued from the county clerks office
to the following: Louis b Sperry
Of Cripple Creek. and Mary Viola
Forse, of Denver; Robert K. Mui-
len aud Lulu NJ. Wisdom, both OF
La unta.
DIR. ]. p. Raster. Of Topeka,
chief surgeon OF the Santa Fe, and
DR.. II. l.. Mum. another emine mt
surgeon OF Tokeka, were La Junta
visitors Monday, stopping over
while on their way home fsom AL.
buquerque.
Ben Flemming. an old time Cat
penier OF this city. Who has been
working IN Pueblo and Colorado
Springs since leaving here, has
been in town for several days, siz
ing up the future metropolis OF the
Arkansas Valley.
Engineer Earl Walker, who has
been running out Of Wellington,
Kan during the past two months,
returned home last week for a few
days visit, the Santa Fe being
practically out Of business in that
section on account Of washouts.
La Junta tribune., 1904-10-19

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The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1904-04-09

We learn that several dogs have
showed signs Of hydrophobia here
this week; they were Immediately,
killed. There are large numbers
of worthless dogs running about
our streets that should be killed.
The town authorities should issue
orders to the Police to destroy all
roaming dogs.
NJ PEASl PEAS!! Sa
Six hundred sacks of Clsys, Mix
ed and Whipoovills for sale, low
est figures guaranteed, call at Du-
rand, Burdin 4 Co.
"A large number Of children
made their first communion here
Wednesday morning. As is usual
on this grand occasion a large
number of persons we're in town
and attended the brilliant ceremo-
MES at the church, crowding the
large edifice to its full capacity.
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1904-04-09
Letter to Jules Francois
st. Martinville

Dear Sir: You'd strike it rich
IF You could find way to shave
your customers in less time, for
Ness cost, and make the shave last
Hwice or three times as long.
You wouldn't shave the same
Rerson 80 many times. or get 30
much of his money; but the whole
town would be talking about you,
and everybody would come to you
flor shave.
Devoe lead-and-zinc is exactly
chat in paints. 1t takes fewer gal
Hons. 1t takes fewer gallons, and
it wears longer. Costs less for The
Job, and you don't have to do il
ugsin for years and years = six
years at least.
"Fewer gallons; wears longer. "
Takes fewer gallons to paint a
house with Devoe lead-and-sinc
than with mixed paints; and il
wears longer than mixed paints OF
9ead-and-oil. Yours truly
Wv DEvoE & Co
80 New Yorl
II. j. Liable sells our paint. :.
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OPERA HOUSE.

Mr.. Geo. w. Scott and his fine
COMPANY opened five nights en-
81 engagement here Wednesday and
.xwill close Sunday April 10th CIV
sing 'matinees Saturday and Sum-
I day afternoon at 2:30 o'clock.
Prices for matinees l5-25cts night
( 1886 Scots. The Company is the
best that Mr.. Scott has ever had
here, and the plays are the very
latest. the specialties between acts
..aars Of the highest order and the
Company all through are very fine.
y. Miss Adelgn as dancer can't
be beat, Scott and Lyons comedy
). sketch team, badly Jim, the child
wondergs Miss Margis Steers the
tsmale baritone. Miss Clyter Bark
ley, the charming soubrette, Harry
Knowles in limitations, Mr.. X. B.
Steers, Bruce Rinaldo including
+. the dramatic aud vaudeville farce
10 by far the best that has ever
been seen>in our city, Sunday
night a grand benefit for the
Woodmen of~the World will he
given.
The Company has been enjoy
ing good houses aud the present
prospects are every night will be
big house, seats. are on sale at
Mr.. Duchamp's store, go early and
get good seat.
All those missing this show will
miss the banner show of the sea-
Bon. Mr.. Scott is we'll known here
and has many friends, let every
one turn out, give him big house
and be will come again.
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THE NEW BELLS.

Father Tbebault received this
week three large bells for the Ca
tholic church.
The bells were gifts by some of
our citizens and subscriptions
raised by the parishioners.
The Inscription on the bells are
as follows:
The large bell:
Maria Angeluo
in memoriam
Mariae Angel Pelleteir Ferran
undecima Die Mali
Defuncti A d 1903
j. B. Ferran
Maria NJ. De Ia Houssaye
Ejus Parentes
Hauc Campanam
Ecclesiae Sancti Martini
Uncupaverunt A d 1904
A. Thebault, Pastor.
The second bell has the follow
ing inscription:
Stephsns
Donaverunt
Mr.. J. B. Levert
Mr.. Albert Levert
Mrs. Albert Levert
Miss Shephsnie Levert
AID 1904
A. Thebault, Pastor.
The smaller bell bear this in
scription:
Augustine
Curiatum Ablatio
A D 1904
A. Thebault, Pastor.
The three bells and their FIXTURE
weight $40 pounds.
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1904-04-09

On the 23rd inst, Gen. Leon
-Jastremski will issue the first num-
Der of The People, which will be
a weekly paper, and the price 81
per annum. The General says:
I'm government designed to
be "of the people, by the people,
and for the people" the intelligent
citizenry should vigilantly guard
the rights and liberties vouchsafed
to them under this form of govern
ment. The better to perform this
duty they should be kept constant
ly informed about the conduct of
the public and political affairs
independent as we'll as official
sources. Occasions arising, all
acts and measures, or conditions,
subversive of the principles and
policies of democratic government,
should also be brought to their at
tention and be freely discussed.
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1904-04-09
SATURDAY, APRIL 9, 1904.


The Ladies Social Club was en-
ttertained Tuesday by Miss Merce-
sdes Bienvenu, the euchre game
resulted in Mrs. J. r. Bienvenu
winning the first prize, agilt frame
mirror, Hiss Mercedes Bienvenu
winning the second prize. punch
bowl, Mrs. Albert Bienvenu get
'ting the BOBBY, a coffee cup. At
ster the game refreshments and
~cakes were served to the guests.
The next entertainment of the
club will be at the home OF Mrs.
u. G. Vautier.
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1904-04-09
WANTED

SPECIAL REPRESENTATIVE insthis
oeuntrv and adjoining territories. to re-
present and adveI lisa an old established
busiRo(e house Of solid financial stand
To- hlarv $sl weekly. sWith expenses,
1knced each Monday by check direot
- headquarters. Horse and buggy
lnsnlshed when necessary; position per-.
nmasDt. Address. Blew. Brothers. 600
l1cnsu Bldg. Chicago. Ill.
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1904-04-09

Beward of Ointments for Ca
tarth that Contains Mercury,
as mercury will surely destroy the sense
of smell and completely derange the
whole system when entering it through
the mucous surfaces. Such articles
should never be used except on prescrip-
ton from reputable physicians, as the
damage they will do IL ten fold to the
good you can possibly derive from them.
Halls Catarrh Cure. manufactured by
+. J. Cheney & Co.. Toledo. O., contains
no mercury. and is taksa internally. ac-
ting directly upon the blood and mu-
cous surfaces of the system. In buying
Halls Catarrh Cure be sure YOU get the
genuine. It Is taken internally aud
made in Toledo. O, by F. j. Cheney & Co.
f.. CHENEY & CO., Toledo, O.
Sold by Druggist. 75c
Halls Family Pills are the best.
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PARTITION SALE.
F.A. DOMENGEAuX & AIS.
WFD. CHAS. HEBERT d AIS.
10Th Judicial District Court.
No. 9756 Civil Docket
st. Martin Parish. louisiana.

In accordance with the terms OF q
Judgment rendered by the Honorable
the 18th Judicial District Court, Of the
State Of Louisiana, In and for the Pa
rish Of st. Martin. III above entitled and
numbered suit, ordering the sale Of the
property hereafter described. Tor the pur-
pose Of eifectiRg apartition thereof, Ind
by virtue Of commission to me direc-
ted, l. Oneziphore BadOn. Sheriff Of st.
Martin Parish, La, will on
Saturday, the 7th day Of May.