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The daily palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1904-1905, 1904-03-24
SUDDEN DEATH
MRS. FERGUSON
ONE OF RICHMoND'S BEST
KNOWN MARRIED
LADIES.
DIED LAST NIGHT
She Was the Wife of Will Ferguson
and Sister of Harry
Brown.
DIED LAST NIGHT

Mrs. Anna NJ. Ferguson, wife of
William Ferguson, died last evening
at her home, 115 north fifteenth
street, aged thirty-five years.
The funeral will take place Satur-
day afternoon at 3 O'Clock, and the
interment will be in Earlham ceme-
terry Friends may call Friday after
noon from to 5, and in the evening
from Z until O'Clock Please omit
flowers.
The deceased was one of Rich
mond's best known young women,
and her sudden death came as a shock
to her many relatives and friends in
this city. As a mother she was kind,
considerate and gentle, as a wife. a
model. She leaves husband and
three small children to mourn her
loss.
The deceased was Miss Anna
Brown, sister of Harry M. Brown,
who is now with the Rock Island.
The daily palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1904-1905, 1904-03-24
NO MORE IND1ANIANs

A dispatch from Washinton says
"No more Indianians will be ap-
pointed Jefferson guards at the st.
Louis exposition. Word to this effect
was received by Senator Fairbanks
yesterday from President Frances,
who says: "In order not to subject
the exposition management to a
charge of gross partiality IN the dis
tribution of positions as guards l be-
lieve it will be impossible for us to
appoint any more men from Indiana,
at least for the present." 1t is stat
ed that more applications were re-
ceived for these positions from In
diana than any other state in the
Union"
The daily palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1904-1905, 1904-03-24
COLLAR AFIRB
A Printers Collar Caught Fire and
Caused Trouble.

Persons who have been under the
impression that printers never wear
collars will have that impression re-
moved when they read the following:
columbus, o., March 23.-A eel
luloid collar worn by John F. Stone,
a printer, made all kinds of trouble
yesterday.
"Stone wanted to light a gas stove.
The stove leaked, and when he ap-
piled the match flame shot out and
ignited the collar Stone was up
stairs in the house at 20 east Rich
street, and, when the circle Of fire
about his neck became unbearable. he
made a dash for the stairs Stone did
not look ahead of him, and he fell
down the stairs. He called EFire!'
and enterprising neighbors turned in
an alarm.
The department responded, but, be-
The daily palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1904-1905, 1904-03-24
ARGUING
BEFORE JURY
IN THE BERTRAM CASE-JOHN-
SONS SPEECH.
HIS FINEST EFFORT
HIS FINEST EFFORT
Robbins Closes For the Prosecution
This Afternoon.

Yesterday, after Prosecutor Com
stock finished his argument for the
state in the Bertram trial. VIM. A.
Bond began. The arguments were
superior efforts on the part of these
gentlemen. The entire case was gone
over at length. Mr.. I. J. Study fol
lowed for the defense and talked
for nearly two hours.
The remaining three hours were
taken up this morning by the Hon.
Henry U. johnson. 1t was the clos
inc argument for the defense and was
classed as one of Mr.. Johnson's
greatest efforts. His arraignment of
certain persons connected with the
case was severe and searching and his
perioration to the jury was great, so
much so that it brought tears to the
eyes of nearly every one IN the court
room. He told of the great mothers
love that Mary Bertram had for her
only child. and that there is nothing
she would not do to shield her. AS
child the mother cared for her tender
ly and the stepfather was devotion it
self to the child He said that even
now-now that Alice Hill had brought
her mother into publicity without 1T
being any fault of hers, he felt sure
that should she need the protection of
a father and mother she would still
find the large heart of her mother
melted sufficient to take her daughter
to her arms and forgive the past.
This is the mothers love for a daugh
ter who had tried to ruin her life and
make her declining days miserable.
Mr.. johnson closed his argument
before dinner.
John F. Robbins began his talk this
afternoon. All who know Mr.. Rob
bins are aware of the fact that his
argument was out of the ordinary,
and it was one of the greatest efforts
of his life. He told of the crime of
the stepfather in terms that were not
to be misunderstood. He classed the
crime with which Bertram is charged
as the basest that could be credited
to a man. Mr.. Robbins took up the
time allowed him-three hours with
one of the most convincing argu-
ments ever heard in the court house.
After he finished Judge Fox read
his charge to the jury. He cited the
law on the subject in case of guilt
and the penalty provided for such of
fenses. He instructed the jury as to
their duties in the premises and what
they were expected to do; that they
should take into consideration all the
evidence, the character of the wit
nesses and general bearing, and, from
their summing up of the case, should
come the verdict. It was a splendid
charge and a just charge.
The daily palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1904-1905, 1904-03-24
AS OTHERS SEE US.
{ Milton News. ]


Several Richmond citizens met in a
talkfest last week concerning the new
bridge the county is going to give
them. Bouquets were passed around
and each fellow was given a chance
to talk. The meeting was waste of
energy. They'll get the bridge and
it won't cost them a yen. Nobody IS
kicking and everything is lovely. 1t
is said the south side wants a wagon
bridge. The city promised that for
the Main street bridge, but the prom
ise was only "verbal' Be careful
gentlemen, to make none but verbal
promises.
The daily palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1904-1905, 1904-03-24
FEDERAL BUILDING
Commercial Club Asks For Change
of Plans.

A dispatch from Washington reads
as follows:
"The Indiana senators and Repre-
sentative Watson have received a
communication from the Commercial
club of Richmond protesting against
the design of the public building to
be erected at that place Efforts will
be made by Mr. Watson to induce the
officials to modify the plans in accor-
dance with the wishes Of the people
in Richmond.''
The daily palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1904-1905, 1904-03-24
DR.. THURSTON
Left His House For The First Time
Is Rapidly Recovering.

DR.. J. M. Thurston, who was strick-
en- with paralysis while delivering a
lecture at Indianapolis a few weeks
ago, was on the streets yesterday for
the first time since he was brought
to the depot with the aid of crutches
and afterwards around the city FOR
a while. DIR. Thurston is improving
with rapidity and will be out and
around by the middle of next month,
having made quick recovery 'ince
his return to this city. His many
friends are very much pleased over
his recovery and were glad TO see him
for the first time yesterday eve ing.
The daily palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1904-1905, 1904-03-24
GILLESPIE
Given the Freed of the Jail-An I'm
usual Procedure.
(By Associated Press }

Rising Sun, Ind, March Judge
Downey recognized James Gillespie,
charged with numbering his twin sis
ter to $4,000 bond, granting the liber-
ties, but not freedom. The bond al
lows Gillespie to walk about the Jail
corridor during the day Such bond
is not recognized in law, but the judge
and sheriff say conditions warrant it..
There is much agitation over the
special privileges.
The daily palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1904-1905, 1904-03-24
STREET CAR STRIKE.
(Rv Associated Press !

Huntington, W. Va, March "a
All employees of the Camden Inter
State Street Railway struck today.
Not car is running on the entire line
from Guyandott, w. Va, to Hanging
Rock, Ohio, thirty miles, Strikers or
ganized hack lines to convey passen-
gers. The cause is the discharge of a
conductor and motorman.
The daily palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1904-1905, 1904-03-24
A BULL FIGHT
Not in Mexico, but in Rush County

Rushville, March 23.-A Polled-
Angus bull owned by Thomas M.
Ochiltree, was attacked by Jersey
bull, owned by William Dagler, yes
terday. The two animals were fight
ing each other viciously for a while,
but the advantage was all with the
Jersey, as the other was dehorned,
and was gored in two or three places.
When the fight was at its hottest
stage, Mr.. Ochiltree seized a piece of
timber and managed to separate the
two enraged animals.
The daily palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1904-1905, 1904-03-24
SCHOOLS OF
WASHINGTON TP
TO HOLD COMMENCEMENT ON
MARCH 26.
A FINE PROGRAM
Invitation Received by County Super
intendent Charles w. Jordan.

County Superintendent c. w. Jor-
dan is in receipt of an invitation to
attend the fourteenth annual COM
mencement Of the Washington town
ship schools. The invitation is artis-
tically gotten up in the latest touches
of the printers art. The cover is of
white parchment, on the front page of
which 1904 is cut out, and under
meath the figures is a piece of yellow
ribbon which make the figures stand
out in bold relief. The invitation
reads as follows:
The Class of '04
Washington Township
Public Schools
Requests your presence
at the
Commencement Exercises
Saturday Evening, March 26.
Nineteen Four
Doddridge Chapel,
Eight O'Clock.
The class colors are red and orange,
the class motto. Excelsior.
Following is the program:
Music Orchestra.
Invocation-Rev. Jensen.
Music Orchestra.
The Education That Counts-Clar-
ence Coffey.
The Economy of Time-Neva Bal
ley.
Character-Perry Sorber.
Orchestra. -.
The American of Today-John Ker-
lin.
The American of Tomorrow-Paul
Hurst.
Solo, "The Old Fashioned Home"
Ada Sorber
Helen Keller Emory Wolford.
Music Orchestra.
What America Has Done for the
World-Ben Doddridge.
Live for Something Wagner.
Music Orchestra.
Grafton, Charlemagne, A Light in
the Dark-Clinton Bertsch.
Music-Orchestra
Presentation of Diplomas-Su Supt.
c. w. Jordan.
Benediction-Rev. Jensen.
Music Orchestra
Music furnished by Milton Or
chestra.
Glass Roll.
High School Clinton Bertsch.
Common School.
Neva Bailey, Clarence Coffey, Ada
Sorber, Rea Wagner. Emory Wolford,
John Kerlin, Paul Hurst, Perry
Sorber, Bennie Doddridge.
Teachers.
Charles w. Jordan, county superin-
tendent, Jesse L. Rowland, principal,
High school.
Ida McCray, Woode L. Brown, Do
ra Wallace, Mayme Simler, Ross
Lammott.
Wilbur L. Doddridge township trus-
tee.
The daily palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1904-1905, 1904-03-24
INVOLVES S75. 900.

Mr.. ID. w. Kinsey, banker of New
Castle, was in the city today on
business. He filed the will of his
father for probate and record. The
will involves about $4,000 and the
property is divided between the chill
dren.
The daily palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1904-1905, 1904-03-24
RouGHT GRoCERY.

Otis Moore, a hustling young man
of this city, has purchased the Cas-
tor grocery on Ft. Wayne avenue.
He is fixing the place up and adding
several improvements.
The daily palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1904-1905, 1904-03-24
RING LEADERS ARRESTED.
(Bv Associted Press

Portsmouth, O., March "a Sheriff
Ketter has gone to South Webster
on account of renewed troubles be-
tween strikers and non-mionists at
the Harbison-Walker Brick company.
No serious trouble is expected, as all
the ring leaders have been arrested.
The daily palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1904-1905, 1904-03-24
RAIN INTERCEDES.
(Bv Associated Press. J

Holdredge, Neb., March PA
heavy rain stopped the prairie fire
after it burned over a strip from three
to ten miles wide and twenty miles
long. The loss is estimated at $780,
900. One man lost his life.
The daily palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1904-1905, 1904-03-24
EARLHAM NOTES
Four of the Students Will be Guards
at st. Louis.

Among the students who will not
return to Earlham this coming spring
term are four young men who will
act as guards at the st. Louis expo
sition. These young men are Clar-
ence Clark, of this city, formerly of
Indianapolis; Otto Haisely, of Fair
mount, Ind.,; Mr. Williams of Garth
age, and A. Thorp.
The daily palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1904-1905, 1904-03-24
KANSAS CITY FIRE.
(Rv Associated Press.

Kansas City, March 24.-Fire in
the Jones retail dry goods store today
was caused by lightning. Loss $780,
900. Insured.
The daily palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1904-1905, 1904-03-24
SCHOOL FUND
Suffers to Keep up the War.
(By Associated Press

Moscow City, March "a. = The
budget voted a million Of the school
funds for war purposes. Instead Of
twenty new schools, only five will be
opened.
The daily palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1904-1905, 1904-03-24
BANK WRECKER.

indianapolis. Ind, March "A. = J.
l.. Broderick pleaded guilty to wreck
ing the Elkhart bank today.
The daily palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1904-1905, 1904-03-24

fore the hose was turned on the man,
the collar had burned itself out. In
falling downstairs Stone was badly
injured. He was removed to a hos
pital in an ambulance
The daily palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1904-1905, 1904-03-24

The last examinations were finished
this morning, and nearly all of the
students have left for their respec-
tive homes. A few students who live
too far from Richmond will remain
at the college or in Richmond.
The daily palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1904-1905, 1904-03-24
PITTSBURG
EXPRESS
Wrecked at Crestline Engineer Nc
MILAN Dying.
(Bv Associated Press J

Pittsburg, March 24.-The Pitts
burg express, eastbound, struck 10
comotive in the yards at Crestline to-
day. The engine was wrecked and
enigneer and fireman were hurt. The
passengers were not injured.
Engineer Mcmillan is lying at the
point of death at Crestline from
scaIds received in the wreck.
The daily palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1904-1905, 1904-03-24

One of the largest classes for the
spring term will be class for bird
study, under the direction of Prof.
Dennis. Prof. Dennis has been alb
sent from the college during the past
term studying in Mexico, California,
etc.
The daily palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1904-1905, 1904-03-24
ALLAN ATKINS
FOUND DEAD
A WELL KNOWN COLORED
CHARACTER PASSES
AWAY.
DIED VERY SUDDENLY
His CHEEKY "Good-a-Mawnin F" Will
be Missed-The Man With
Two Dogs.

One of the best known old colored
characters Of the city, Allan At
kins, was found dead yesterday noon
at his home, on north fifteenth and
G. streets. He had worked hard all
morning beating carpets on north
thirteenth street and in general clean
ing up of the yard.
After dinner he left home to re-
turn to work, and, after he had gone
few squares, evidently felt sick
and returned. His wife saw him pass
around the house, and, thinking 1t was
very unusual for him to return at
that hour, went to the rear of the
house in a few minutes and found
her husband dead A doctor was
called, but the end had come, and he
was tenderly carried into the house.
cold Allan was a we'll known
figure about the city, and had cut
grass and assisted in general work for
various families for nearly twenty
years. He and his two dogs,
"Dewey'' and Mckinley were
known to almost every child in the
eastern and central parts of the city,
and he always had CHEEKY Good
mawnin - for everyone. His two
dogs have followed him around town
for the last four or five years, and
the query of many persons, when IN
formed Of Allan's death was, What
will his two dogs do now?'
The deceased was married to a
white woman and had several chill
dren.
Coroner s Verdict.
The daily palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1904-1905, 1904-03-24

Fred La Mar, of this city, who has
been attending medical college in
Kentucky, will enter Earlham for the
spring term.
The daily palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1904-1905, 1904-03-24
Coroner S Verdict.

Coroner Markley was called, and,
after holding an inquest, pronounced
death due to paralysis of the heart.
The funeral will be Saturday aft
ernoon at 2 O'Clock from the North
End Baptist church. Interment at
Earlham cemetery.
The daily palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1904-1905, 1904-03-24
THE WEATHER.

Indiana = Showers, possibly
thunderstorms tonight and Fri
day, warmer tonight, colder Frida,
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1904-02-19

that they may not pull up. Have the end
posts we'll braced with strong red elm
pole and a No. II wire like this. The
brace pole should be off the ground a
few inches at the second post that it may
not rot off and weaken the fence. With
an iron rod twist the brace wires togeth
er above and below the brace. Should
the fence be 40 rods or more long put
braces in the middle of fence like Fig. 2.
To unwind the spool of barbed wire
or roll of woven wire take an iron shaft
an old buggy axle will do-and run
it through the spool and let axle rest
on wagon bed just in front of the hind
standards of wagon. Run small wire
around each standard and the buggy
axle. and that will keep spool of wire
from bouncing about too much. Take
the end gate out of wagon and run out
little of the wire (wire should be
placed on axle so that it will unwind
from under side) and fasten securely to
one of your end posts. Now drive along
your line of posts and the wire will un-
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1904-02-19
Three Doctors, Opinfona.

Buffalo, n. Y, Feb. 15.-Physicians
have accepted Dodd's Kidney Pills as the
standard remedy for diseases of the Kid
neys and kindred complaints. R. II. Dun
away, NJ. D. of Benton, H., says:
"Dodd's Kidney Pills cured me of Dia-
betes after everything else had failed and
I was given up to die. have since pre-,
scribed them in my regular practice for
every form of Kidney Trouble and have
never as yet known them to fail"
Jesse L. Lines, M. D., st. John, Kan
sas, says
Il prescribed Dodd's Kidney Pills for
the little daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Nc
Bride of this place who suffered from
Epileptic fits following Scarletina; results
We're miraculous; have never seen any
thing like it,
Leland Williamson, M. D., Yorktown,
Ark, says:-
"Dodd's Kidney Pills are the best medi-
cine l know of for all forms of Kidney
Disease. l believe in using the remedy
that relieves and cures my patients
whether ethical or not and l always pre-
scribe Dodd's Kidney Pills and can testify
that they invariably accomplish perma
nent and perfect cure of all Kidney Com
plants"
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1904-02-19
New Potato Bug DESTROYER.

If the inventors keep on turning out
machinery to do the farmers work for
him the problem of hired help will be
solved for the large farmer at least, as
he can afford to buy the machinery and
pay the good wages necessary to COM
mand the men to run it. The latest
idea is the machine for destroying po-
tato bugs in a wholesale way, going
over acres of ground in a day and
adapted for use on single or double
rows of plants. 1t also embodies fea-
lures of adjustment which accommo-
date it to variations in height of the
plants by simply gripping levers pivot
ed beneath the handles by which the
machine is guided. The movment of
these levers raises or lowers the blade
supporters, and as the blades rotate
rapidly they strike the plants and
knock the bugs into the troughs on
either side of the machine.-Milwau-
kee Sentinel.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1904-02-19
POSSIBILITIES IN CORN.
Next to the Selection of Seed Come,
the Preparation and Cultfva-
ton of the Soil.

We only raise a little more than half
a good ear of corn to the hill in the
United States, assuming that a good
ear should weigh a pound. In some OF
the best corn sections the crop equals
an ear to the hill, but there are many
states where it is exceptional to find
an ear weighing over half pound, and
it is a good corn field where there are as
many stalks bearing ears of half a pound
or over as there are OF stalks that bear
only nubbins or nothing at all. To any
one who has never investigated the mat
ter closely it will be surprise to count
the number of barren stalks in row. II
we select good seed corn from an average
field, taking only ears that weigh one
pound or over, about so per cent. of the
kernels planted will produce ears as
good as or better than the original From
Is or 20 per cent will grow barren
stalks, and the balance will produce all
sizes from nubbins to fair ears.
1t is customary to plant at least three
kernels to the hill, and if we could grow
three good ears On each hill we would
nave ABOUT lou DuSuoS W the all e..
Here is problem for the implement
manufacturer to consider carefully.
Next to the selective breeding of seed,
the most important thing in the produc-
ton of a good corn crop is the work of
the implements and machines used in
preparing the ground and eultivating the
growing crop. There has been great
improvement in the past 20 years in the
construction of planters, cultivators
and other implements used in the corn
field, and there is room for equally great
progress in the coming generation, espe-
cially in the direction of thoroughness
in cultivation. The corn crop is the
most valuable product of the American
continent, and it would be almost twice
as great if we could only raise the
equivalent of one good ear to the hill.
If we could average two ears to the hill
our corn crop would exceed the worlds
crop of all other cereals.-Implement
Age
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1904-02-19
COLLEGE AND CAMPUS.

DR.. William E. Huntington has for
mally accepted the presidency Of the
Boston university.
1t is practically settled that the new
state superintendent Of education in
New York to succeed Superintendent
Skinner is to be Andrew S. Draper, OF
the University of Illinois.
What is tantamount to a chair Of
American questions exists in the Col
lege of France. Last year Prof. Izoulet
gave a course of lectures upon economic
questions in America. This year the
subject matter of his course will be re-
ligious questions in the United States.
William David Gibbs, NJ S., who grad
uated from the University of Illinois in
1898, has recently been appointed to the
lege of Agriculture and Mechanic Art.
Prior to this appointment he was d.
rector of the agricultural experiment
station at the University of Texas.
The New York correspondent of a
London paper makes statement which
may come under the head Of "impor-
tant if true" He says that some Amer
lean fathers are endeavoring to secure
the services of English university men
Ito instruct their offspring in the best
style of enunciation. 1t is now consid-
cred impossible, even in infancy, for
American tutors to eliminate the prev
alent nasal twang." Therefore, accord
ing to this veracious journalist, English
varsity men are being called into serv-
ice.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1904-02-19
FENCE RAIL PHILOSOPHY.

Opportunities are often handmade.
The small tree often bears the best
fruit.
No job is impossible to willing
worker.
It's too late to spare when the gran
airy is bare.
If you want to get at the kernel first
crack the shell.
If all work was as easy as lying ev-
erybody would be kept busy.
The best time to read a note or a
mortgage is before you sign it.
To stand upright man, like sack,
must have something in him.
It's thrifty farmer who drives his
work and is not driven by it.
The man who thinks every other
man is liar is most generally a liar
himself.
It's crackin' good hand that sticks
to his work like pig to rough fence
in flea time.
In searching for knowledge a man
frequently finds out something he
didn't care to know.
It's the findin' out of some things we
don't want to know that makes the get
tin of knowledge disagreeable.-Farm
Life