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The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1905-05-03
The Name of Lee

There few illustrous names in our country
annals than that of Lee 1t famous the agitation
that led to the revolutions it appears the Declaration
Independence it prominent and honored in the poll
TICS scholarship and finance that developed land and
our peoples it doomed up nightly in the great rebellion
and seemed for long time to have gone down ruin with
that lost cause.
But is is true old saying that ''blood will e'' The
name of Lee, obscured for years behind cloud of
began to shine again. lost fortune built up brain and
character once commanded the respect of the nation
and the of Lee marked the most prominent link that
bound the old republic to the that oblterated section
al hate and made countymen all brothers under the
stars and stripes against common foe.
10 the patriotism and diplomacy of Fitzhugh Lee as
consel general at Havana the United States is largely in
debted for the dignity and dispatch with which Cuba
made free
10 his far-seeing craftsmanship governor general
largely due the fact that Cuba has been made indie
pendent prosperous and progressive.
He was battescarred hero, who yet had the tender
ness of touch to sweey salve the wounds of nations
hate
The name of Lee has had it's luster restored.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1905-05-03

s29 Riverside Avenue. Ground Floor
(Incorporated.)

1s1Fo1 S1ue dVeHue, OrUuHu FIUUr.
We have a half block Of fine lots
near the Traction company's new car
line that we win sell one. two or
three to one person and build house
to suit If you have from $3.50 to $500
cash and can pay SIS per month and
interest This would be a good chance
for you to get out where you could
raise chickens and keep a cow and
have enough ground so you would not
trouble the neighbors.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1905-05-03
(Scripps News Association.)

CHICAGO, May 3.-The govern
ment's star witness against the beef
trust is a demure little woman who
is now telling the federal grand Jury
at Chicago enough damning facts,
according to secret service men, to
send several big packers to the peni-
Tertiary.
The demure little woman is Mrs.
Mary e. Marcy of Kansas City, for
merly confidential stenographer to at
least three of the big packing houses.
She entered the employ of the packers
to get information. She had no idea
of testifying against them, but she
did aspire to become the Ida Tarbell
of the beef trust.
AS a young girl, Mrs. Carey did
social settlement work in the pack
ing house district in Chicago. She
saw that cattle prices were low, that
the poor paid high rates for beef
She wrote sociological essay and
won a scholarship at the University
of Chicago. A year later she married
Leslie f. Marcy and secured posi-
ton as stenographer in the legal de
partment at Armours. Later she
moved to Kansas City and worked for
the Swift and Fowler companies. Dur
ing all the time she was making car
bon copies of some letters and pre-
serving her notes of other commune
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1905-05-03
Decencv and Cash

The Chicogo & Alton Railroad company has issued
rules for it's employees orbddng them to visit saloons
tracks, dance halls other where liquor is sold
gambling permitted
A cranky idea of some official?
Not at all
General Passenger Agent Charlton says "A the
things which prohibited either tend might tend per
manently temporarily to impair mans physical and
mental powers"
Plain enough.
1t is business matter The railroad requires the best
service the give. The service depends upon the
habits of the man. Therefore the prohibition.
The railroad company is not trying to reform men, 1t
is not heading crusade against vice immortality 1t is
engaged in the railroad business If that business is in
jured affected by the bad habits of employee either
the employe quit his bad habits quit the employ
ment of the company.
And thus does the strenuous requirement of this com
mercal age minister to morris
may pooh pooh sentiment about temperance and
morality He may sey he will drink what he pleases and
where he peases He may say the company is interfering
with his personal liberty 1t matters not Everywhere he
goes the necessity sobrety and seadness of habits
fronts him.
The employe is free to do he pleases so long as he
eases to be decent Which is after all the true
Of personal liberty.
Anyone however obtuse, grasp the significance OF
ethical principles when expressed in terms of dollars and
cents.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1905-05-03
DEMURE YOUNG Woman
KNOWS TRUST SECRETS
Mrs Mary E. Marcy Once the Confidential Stenographer
to Three Big Packers Saved Her Notes and Made Cop
les Of Letters and She is Telling the Grand Jury All
About Them

cations dictated to her by her su-
periors
Mrs. Marcy resigned her position a
year ago, and since has been writing
on the beef trust for socialistic pa
pers and magazines. Last December
she wrote:
I'VE know very well that the trusts
of today. having control of the mar
ket, make their own prices. Take
the beef trust for an example. We
represent the only market in which
the farmer and stockman can dispose
of their produce, cattle and hogs. We
represent the only market upon which
the people can buy.
"a few representatives of the trust
convene every morning to decide upon
the market price for the cattle we
buy and the market price for the beef
we SELL and I only ask you to note
that cattle were never so low nor
beef so high
Secret service men read her ar
ticles and put them in the hands of
District Attorney Morrison. A secret
service man visited her in Kansas
City. When she mentioned the notes
and letters. he knew he had a find"
and she was summoned. Later, it de-
veloped that she was in possession of
the packers private code, without
which many documents and letters
now in the governments possession
could not be translated.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1905-05-03

this he will go daily to each meet,
placing it in some conspicuous posi-
ton. 1t will contain a small safe
and a counter.
Any sport" who misplaces his af-
fections in the first race and is le-
gally divorced from his roll may
bring any of his clothes or jewelry
to the moving pawnshop and obtain
the means of rehabilitation at the
usual rate.
If he wins on the next race he may
recover his garments, his watch, or
his jewelry. If he loses, "Wot worse
off is he?' as Levy says.
"I'll carry $4,000 to the races
every day, and any sport wots in
trouble can come to me. I'll be kind
to him-at only 3 per cent month,
as per usual. / have a heart"
If the police object, the fine sight
Of Levy and his automobile going
around in a circle at 90 miles an
hour, pursued by sports" waving
superfluous garments. pursued in turn
by policemen. will add interest to
the intervals between the stakes and
furnish an entirely novel medium of
gambling
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1905-05-03
(Scripps News Association

NEW YORK, May 2.-The sad
spectacle of a party of thoroughgo-
ing sports" clad chastely in long
raincoats, with a half a foot of bare
leg protruding from the bottom, pur-
suing their way back to town in the
gray cleaning. may be witnessed at
many eastern race tracks this sum-
mer.
Joe" Levy, a philanthropist at 3
per cent Il month, is to attend race
meetings in his professional capacity
of wnbroker, and he will. he says,
advance funds on any part of the
clothing of any sport" down to the
shoes.
Joe" is called the duke of Essex
street, having a shop for the aid Of
the distressed at SO on that thorough
fare. There he gives forth sums of
money, large or small, on "phony"
watches and iewelry, furniture pur-
chased on the instalment plan, and
baby carriages.
He will purchase large red GO
cart of the latest approved pattern,
on the top of which he will raise
three golden balls to the breeze With
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1905-05-03
CHRONIC HEADACHE.

You can depend upon DR., Miles
Nervine to cure chronic headache. be-
cause it removes the cause, by feeding
and building up the nervous system.
1t makes no difference whether it be
sick, bilious or periodic, all head
aches yield readily to its soothing in
fluence upon the nerves. The first
bottle will benefit. or you can have
your money back.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1905-05-03
M. w. A. OF WISCONSIN

SUPERIOR. Wis, May 3.-There
was "a large and representative at
tendance today at the opening of the
annual state convention of the Mod
ern Woodmen of America. Though
the business of the convention will
keep the delegates rather busy, 1t is
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1905-05-03
ORDERS 425 NEW
LOCOMOTIVES

PATERSON. N. j., May 3.-The
Baltimore & Ohio railroad has award
ed contracts to the American Loco
motive company for 245 locomotives,
at an aggregate cost of 100000.
This is said to be the largest locomo-
tive order ever given in America
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1905-05-03
Jack O'Neill
NEW ATTRACTIONS
AT THE COMIOUE

Harris & Harris, comedy change ar
fists; Franco Blondin, comedy cqui-
librist; O. w. Kyle, baritone. The
military drama in four acts by
Browne * Diamond entitled, THE
Pride of Virginia." supported by the
Comique stock company.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1905-05-03

expected time will be found to enjoy
the elaborate program of entertain
ment arranged by the local camps
of the order. Reports show the state
camp to be in good condition as re-
CARDS both membership and finances.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1905-05-03

Mother house hold. Mother man
made happy through a Press want"
ad
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1905-03-09
SAYS he was Robbed

A young recruiting officer named
Van Waggoner has been holding
forth here for the past two weeks,
and claims to have been robbed by a
couple or young men tf this city
Monday morning, of twenty-tw
dollars. His story is that the two
young men enlisted, and came to his
room Monday morning to get their
transportation to Duluth, and that
he told them to find it 10 his vest
pocket. When he awoke he was with
out money. The story of the recruit
ing officer is discounted by some
people who prefer to believe 10 the
honesty OF the boys, and are free to
suggest that the officer was in
such condition as to have been
easily mistaken.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1905-03-09
At the Opera House.

The new North Star Orchestra
will give a concert at the Opera
House before the performance Of
Alfonso and CASTOR, March 18th.
The orchestra is newly organized,
and is one of the best in the city.
If the public wish to show their ap-
precia ton of Manager Sweets efforts
in making this new addition, (which
is of considerable expense) a success
they will cooperate with him and
give the Alfonso and CASTOR attrac-
ton a large audience. The orchestra
is by no means the leading feature
of the performance as the play and
players themselves are of sufficient
merit to warrant a packed house.
Mr.. Sweet is going to give the
people what he thinks they want
with the hopes that the returns will
be a guarantee of approval in which
event the orchestra will be engaged
for future attractions.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1905-03-09
Bayfield, Ladies Go to Jail

A large number OF bayfield, ladies
voluntarily went to Jail Wednesday
afternoon Of last week, and they
were SO well pleased with the ex-
perience that they will likely want
to come again. There was about
thirty of them. and they were old
friends and neighbols Of sheriff Con-
lin and his family. The party came
to Washburn in huge carryall, and
drove directly to the sheriff's resi-
dence, arriving there about four
O'Clock in the afternoon, complete
ly taking the Conlin family by
surprise. Mrs. Conlin and family
quickly adjusted matters to meet
the comfort and enjoyment of her
guess, and served supper to the
entire party at six o'clock. After
that the evening was spent in a
pleasant manner, and the ladies
drove back to Bayfield,, leaving here
at ten o'clock. The follow ing were
the guests: Mesdames Ramsdale,
]. c Boutin. Bachany. Sykes, Pine,
Church, Hannun, McHenry, M. B.
Johnson, S. L. Boutin, Bailey, r. E.
Johnson, Pasque, j. Saunders A. G..
LaBonte, Stard, Thompson, Ryder,
Leihy, F. Brown, Sexton, Eagen,
O'Malley. Crawford, Lambert, Stahl,
and Dowd of Bayfield,; also Mrs. B.
Harrington and Alfred Boutin of
WaShhurn
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1905-03-09

KFNFIELD & LAMoREAUx
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1905-03-09
Resolution Of Condolences

Whereas it has pleased our heaven
Iy Father to summon to her eternal
home Our much esteemed sister, Mrs.
Mary Coffey and
Whereas her family circle is brok-
en-, and husband and children be-
reaved OF wife and mother, therefore
be it
Resolved, That we, members of
ST.. Placidus Court No. 297, OF which
which she was an exemplary MEM
Der, remember our departed sister
in our prayers, and extend to her
family our sincere sympathy in their
sad bereavement and be it further
Resolved that copy O. these reso--
luton be sent to the family of our
deceased member. copy forwarded
to our official organ and COPY
placed on file in our records.
JOSEPHINE MAHER.
SARAH BLAKE,
PHOEBE ARsENEAU,
Committee.
Engraved Cards.
Order your engraved cards ut
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1905-03-09
Engraved Cards.

Order your engraved cards at
THE TIMES Office.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1905-03-09
Big Case Beign Tried in Federal
Court at Madison.
100000 is INVOLVED IN SUIT
Barker and Stewart are Suing the Edward
Hines Lumber Company for Profits
on the Saving of Much Of the
Bigelow Timber

The Barker ard Stewart Com
pauy, of Ashland. are suing the Ed
ward Hines Lumber company for
one hundred thousand dollars, and
the case is now being tried before
Judge Sanborn and jury :. in the
federal court at Madison. 1t ap-
pears that the bone of conten ton is
the timber purchased from the Bige-
low people in this city by the Hines
company. Prior to that purchase
the Hines interests purchased the
Weyerhauser and Rutledge tract OF
timber in Bayfield, county. A con-
tract was made with Barker and
Stewart and in the contract it was
agreed that all other timber that
might be purchased by the Hines
people within a certain described
radius should be sawed by Barker
and Stewart at the same rate per
thousand as the timber IN the origin
al contract. The object of this was
to allow the Hines people to pick up
odd pieces from the farmers and
others. About two wears after this
bargain the Hines 1T the
Bige1oa mill in 49, .,~y, -~,ether
with the Bigelow timber, and sawed
it in their Washburn mill. No ques
tion as to the right of Barker and
Stewart as to this saving was
raised until last year, when dispute
arose between the two companies
regarding some lath, the amount in
volved being $4,000. Then Barker
and Stewart discovered their ola con-
tract and some bright lawyers advise
suit. The action is TO recover what
might have been made by Barker
and Stewart in the way of profits on
the timber. and they modestly ask
for 100000 r. Sleight, OF Ash
land, and John NJ. DIN, of Madison,
are representing the Barker and
Stewart people, while Robert NJ.
B ashford and several Chicago at
torneys, appear for the Hines com
pany. The Hines people will at
tempt to show that there was
fnll understanding that the Bigelow
timber was not included in the
Barker and Stewart contract, while
the plaintiffs rely wholly upon their
contract and will. try and make it
hold TIE Barker and Stewart peo-
pie have evidently taken advantage
of technical point, and If they make
their point stick will come out big
winners. At Madison, where the
case is being tried, opinion IS divided
as to who will come out victors.
Mr.. Hines is present at the trial of
the Csc, and he says that morally he
does not owe the Bark ar and Stewart
people cent, and hopes that the
court anu jury will find with him.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1905-03-09
Telephoning Central

At the time of the fire Friday
night there was a panic in the tele.
phone offices. The new telephone
company had two hundred calls
in as many seconds, while the Wis
consln Telephone company had Ike
experience. Practically all the
drops" on the switch board fell,
and there was the one shout from
telephone users all over the city:
Where is the Fire?" The tele-
phone people are always ready to do
any thing to serve their patrons,
but with such demand as this up.
On them they become helpless. As
matter of fact. this thing occurs
at the time of nearly every fire, and
the telephone girls are not eve n
given time to find where the fire is
located before these calls begin com
ing in. 1t is too much to expect from
the telephone people, and such de
mandS as are made on them do not
permit them to answer calls where it
might be possible for them to aid
the fire department in communicate
ing with the elevator or in getting
important paraphenalia. The TIMES
has been asked to explain the opera
ton OF all this wholesale telepiioning
to central, in the hopes that the
offices of the companies in the city
will not be completely paralized
whenever a fire occurs In future.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1905-03-09
Wife of Tobias Coffey Called from
Earth
These are Left to Mourn Her Sad Death. -
Remains are Taken to Old Home at
Chippewa Falls, Where the
Burial VIII Occur.

After an illness of a week Mrs.
Tobias Coffey died at her home
in this city Tuesday afternoon
from pneumonia. Mrs. Coffey
had been in ordinary health up
to the time of her sickness, but
gradually grew worse and worse
until finally death came to re.
lieve her Of her sufferings.
Everything thatcould possibly be
done to save the life of the sick
woman was done by her husband
and physician, but for days she
seemed to hover between life and
death, until the final dissolution
came. Although in such dan
gerOus condition for several days
Mrs. Coffee was in full possess
ION of her mental faculties, and
made noble struggle to retain
the life which was so dear to her
and her family; but without
avail.
Mrs. Coffee was formerly Miss
Mary Powers, and was born and
raised in the town of Tilden,
Chippewa county. Seven years
ago she was married to Tobias
Coffey, and the young couple
came to this city to make Wash
burn their home. They first
commenced housekeeping in this
city, and in their seven years of
residence have built up a large
circle of very warm friends, to
whom the sad death seems as a
personal loss. Mr.. Coffey oc-
cupies prominent position in
Washburn as foreman of the
Nye-Jenks elevator, and his
home was indeed a happy one,
until Grim Death stalked in and
claimed his cherished wife, and
the mother of his two children,
both of whom are boys, one five
years of age and the other thir-
teen months. Mrs. Coffey was a
member Of the Ladies of the
Foresters and of the National
Protective Legion, and of ST.
Placidus Court and these orders
attended the funeral services
at the home this morning,
where a brief service was con-
Quoted by the Reverend Father
Uric. The remains were &C
companied to Chippewa Falls to-
day by the father and a number
of relatives, including Mrs. Rose
Downey, a sister from Mime
sofa, and Fl. Powers. a brother.
who arrived here from Chippewa
Falls, before the death, At
Chippewa Falls further funeral
services will be held from the
home of Mr.. Coffey's mother,
Mrs. John Coffey, and the re-
mains will be laid at rest in the
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1905-03-09
TIL, Farmers Association Meets at
Ashland
David Dobie, of Superior, Chosen as New.
PpeSid emit. While H. S. Fairail VIII
Continue as Secretary and Byron
Riply as Treasurer

The second annual meeting of the.
North Wisconsin Farmers Assecia-
ton was held al Ashland Tuesday.
The Knight Hotel was chosen as head
quarters, and the meetings were held
in the music hall. It was delight
full arrangement, as the crowds were
we'll taken care of by the hotel.
and the music hall furnished a SPLEEN
did place for the gathering. Super
Tor turned out a big crowd, while
Ashland and Bayfield, counties were
there in force, and even Iron county.
which has not got into the movement
hiterto with the weight that ought
to come from it, was we'll repre-,
sented. The work of the past year
was thoroughly reviewed. and it left
40 question as to the splendid results
that had been accomplished. The.
Grassland was on the railroad tracks
in Ashland, and was visited by Il
good many people. The Grassland
has been heard from at different
points, and mas Gone wonderful
things for the south shore counties.
in the way of awakening interest.
There was u good deal of speech
making. President John T. Scott
opened the meeting, and Mayor
Williams delivered the address of
welcome. AS usual Mr., Williams
had many good things to say, and he
said them in such way as to make
the visitors feel that they were real
ly Welcome to Ashland. This is a.
faculty that Mr.. Williams has, and
it is one of those qualities, which
con- bined with his rugged honesty
has made him mayor that Ashland
has every reason to feel proud of.
If the visitors had the power to Sc
lect Mr.. Williams successor at the
coming election he w)ult get every
vote. for that is the kind OF an inn
preston he makes at all times.
David Dobie, of Douglas county,.
made the respone to this address.
and be was followed on the program
by number OF other speakers,
President VanHlse, OF the Wisconsin,
univ ersity, made the principal adj
dress of tie session, speaking for an
hour an half in the afternoon.
Mr.. Van Hise greatly pleased hts
audience with a good solid talk. DR..
N. G.. j. Dahlstedt, of Port Wing.
called attention to the fact that
Port Wing is one Of the best towns
in the association, and surprised the
visitors by declaring that at the
Braff nursery in his town better ap-
pies were raised than any of those
displayed at the meeting, and in
vited the visitors to come to Port
Wing and see for themselves the re-
markable development of the place.
Considerable routine business was
transacted during the session. and
the following officers were chosen
for the ensuing year: President,
David Dooie, of Superior; treasurer,
Byron Ripley, of Iron River; secre
tary, H. S. Fairall. The next meet
ing will be held in Superior.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1905-03-09

cemetery in her old home.
In their sad and overwhelming
affiiction Mr.. Coffey and his
motheriess children have the
genuine sympathy of their many
Washburn friends.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1905-03-09

We have mace arrangements to
deliver our own wood in the future
Send or telephone your orders direct
to the COX factoIy. Prompt service
and good loads, for good money.
KFNFIELD & LAMcREAUx