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The San Angelo press. (San Angelo, Tex.) 1897-1907, 1905-04-20


Once when lie was pilot on the
Mississippi Mark Twain sat with
crowd of men around wood stove In
n village store. Presence of mind was
being discussed, and nearly everybody
had story about presence of mind to
relate. Twain said:
Boys, through my presence OF mind
I once saved an old mans life. 1t hap
pened this way. / was reading in my
room late ut night when heard fire
bells. | strolled out TO see where the
fire was, and soon came to brick
house that was burning hard.
"An old man leaned half way out
Of the fourth story window, and the
red flames lit up his long white hair
and beard. Help! Help he hollered.
Help! Help" And he waved his arms
around his head making wild gestures.
Everybody in the crowd below
seemed paralyzed. No ladder was
long enough to reach the old man. The
firemen said IL he stayed up there he
would be burned to death and If he
jumped he would be crushed fat
'But l, with my presence of mind
came to his rescue. rushed forward
and yelled for rope. The rope was
brought to me. l threw the old man
the end. He caught It, told him to
tie 1t around his waist. He did so, and
I pulled him down"
The San Angelo press. (San Angelo, Tex.) 1897-1907, 1905-04-20
For plumbing ring up 377. 1t

For plumbing ring up 377, 1t
J. D. Thompson, of Mississippi,
is in the city on a visit to his
brother, j. n. Thompson and
family.
Jack Allday and Frank Mayell
of Birmingham, England who
have been in the San Angelo
country several weeks expect to
leave today for Midland from
whence they will accompany the
Day cattle to Medicine Hat.
Canada.
Mr.. and Mrs. Albert Hahne.
wald and family. who have been
visiting in San Angelo the past
week, left Tuesday for their home
in Leadville, Colorado. They re-
sided here about II years ago.
M. S. Holder went to Santa
Anna Sunday looking after the
interests of the San Angelo Water
Supply Co.
The Hagelstein Co. have the
best and most complete line of
III the city at right prices.
Misses Marguerite Webb and
Annie Cooper went to Miles Fri
day on a visit to O friend.
Geo. Holman returned from
Ballinger Tuesday.
The time to buy a buggy is
now, The place to buy is Hagel-
stein Co.
The San Angelo press. (San Angelo, Tex.) 1897-1907, 1905-04-20
BUSINESS CLUB MEETING.
Held In Commissioners Court Room
Monday Night. Business At
tended to.

The San Angelo Business Club
met Monday i'll the commission
ers, court room for their regular
monthly meeting. Not quite as
large an attendance of business
men were present as is usual.
The minutes of the previous meet
ing were read by the secretary and
were approved,
Austin Spencer made a report
in behalf of the committee APP
pointed to solicit funds for the
entertainment OF the Texas Press
Association. He stated that the
amount required was $500 and
that amount had not yet been
raised. Messrs. B. B. Hail, Aus
tin Spencer and w. A. Snyder are
the members of that commit
tee, Mr.. Spencer asked that
some one be appointed in his
place. President Geo. + Webb
said that he would strengthen
the present committee but could
not let any one off as this was an
important matter and needed the
assistance of all
II. d. Letfel reported for the
band committee He stated that
the committee lacked about $40
having enough to pay good d.
The San Angelo press. (San Angelo, Tex.) 1897-1907, 1905-04-20

-Buggies washed and polished
at Smith 81 Kemp's next to S. A.
Mfg. Co. 16tf
"A nice line of "Quick Meal"
stoves just received at Hagelstein
Company's.
Clarence Wheels and r. H.
Magruder left Friday for the
Indian Territory.
Eclipse and Aermoter mills,
San Angelo Water Supply 60.
Phone 377. 1t
"A nice line of "Quick Meal"
stoves just received at Hagelstein
Company's.
Smith & Kemp are prepared to
wash and oil your harness. Next
door to S. A. Mfg. Co. Phone
425. 1G-tf
Mrs. Will Newton, of Ozona,
arrived Monday on a short visit to
friends in San Angelo.
A lazy liver makes lazy man.
Burdock Blood Btters is the natural,
never failing remedy for lazy liver.
Buy your wife q "Quick
Meal" from Hagelstein Co.
Build up San Angelo and
make her a city of 25000 inhabi-
tants within 2 years Austin
Spencer & Co.
Charlie Daley returned Satur-
day from Ballinger, where he
visited relatives.
Ladies See Austin Spencer &
Co.'S line Of Countess" suits.
They are heauties. 1t
When you get ready to go
fishing buy your tackle from
Hagelstein Co.
Claude Broome left Tuesday for
Austin.
The San Angelo press. (San Angelo, Tex.) 1897-1907, 1905-04-20
Seth NasWOrthY Hurt.

While coming in with an 90
herd Tuesday evening Seth Mas
worthy happened ITO very pain
full accident.
He roped a refractory steer and
instead of the horse throwing the
steer it was vice versa. The horse
fell on Seth's left leg and cracked
the bone above the ankle. He is
able to walk around with the as
sistance of a cane and will he all
right in a week or two.
The San Angelo press. (San Angelo, Tex.) 1897-1907, 1905-04-20

Miss Gula Foot says that DR..
Silas Ballard fitted her with
glasses with which she can see
perfectly, far and near. Other
doctors told her that her eyes
could not be fitted. The glasses
fitted by DR.. Ballard also cured
her of severe headaches.
Rev. e. e. Mathes will preach
at the Cumberland Presbyterian
church next Sabbath morning.
An Easter service will be given
by the young people of the church
at night beginning at s o'clock.
Some of the participants will be
in oriental costume.
Sure thingl It's crack-a-
jack, the Hartford tire. Good
wheels for rent or sale cheap.
Quick service. All kinds of wheel
repairing. Noah Smith at old
Salvation Army hall. Phone 295.
]. w. Covington, who has been
operator at the Santa Fee depot
for some time, left Tuesday for
Dallas where he will take up his
old position IN the division
freight agents Office as chief
stenographer.
Take your harness to the
transfer stables of Smith q
Kemp and have it cleaned, oiled
and polished, Next door to S. A.
Mfg Co. OH Concho avenue. 16tf
Ed Lilly, special travelling Agt.,
of the Santa Fe, accompanied by
his family, spent Saturday and
Sunday in San Angelo.
The San Angelo press. (San Angelo, Tex.) 1897-1907, 1905-04-20
To Interview Business Men.

President Geo. f. Webb, of the
Business Club, has named r. A.
Hall, T. S. Sharpe and w. D.
Wayland as a committee to inter-
view the business men of San An
gelo as to whether or no they
want a carnival tins fall.
The committee will doubtless
wait on the merchants, bankers,
lawyers, property owners and
other citizens some day this week.
Have your answer ready gentle
men and let it be all enthusiastic
"sure ,thing!"
The San Angelo press. (San Angelo, Tex.) 1897-1907, 1905-04-20
N. B. Wilkinson, of Christoval
was here Saturday.

Nuo helS 'uVuludN'
Adjustable window screens at
cost ut Hagelstein's
J. II. Hamilton left Sunday for
Del Rio on sheep business.
San Angelo Water Supply Co.,
Phone 81. 1t
Mrs. l.. +. Bates went to Tenn
pie Sunday to join her husband.
H. H. Sigman & Co. pay high
est prices Tor hides and furs.
Judge G. II. Garland left Tues
day for Brady where he is ship
ping,
Eclipse and Aermoter mills,
San Angelo Water Supply Co.
Phone B77 1t
Thoa. Mccall of Concho county
has been VISITING Chas. Cham
berlaln and family several days,
Everything III music at Aliens
The San Angelo press. (San Angelo, Tex.) 1897-1907, 1905-04-20

Buy goods from AUSTIN Spen-
Ger and help build up San Angelo.
The San Angelo press. (San Angelo, Tex.) 1897-1907, 1905-04-20
Real Estate.

Hills & Cunningham report the
following sales;
For r. II. Henderson aud r..
Wilbur Brown to r. G.. West 143
acres of the Nj. M. West survey,
consideration $1,000.
Fer E. A. Nimitz to r. G.. West
two lots in Miles addition for
500
The San Angelo press. (San Angelo, Tex.) 1897-1907, 1905-04-20
GAS In SIX MONTHS
san Angelo Gas Company Incorpo-
rated. VIII Put in Plant, Work
TO Begin In June

10 Begin In June.
The San Angelo Gas Company,
the incorporation of which was
accomplished recently and which
news was first given to the people
of West Texas in the columns of
this paper, has been granted a
franchise for term of twenty
years. The San Angelo Gas Co,
is composed as follows: Hugh
Jackson, president, w. f.. Leeds,
vice.president, Chas. Schuworth,
secretary and treasurer. Hugh
Jackson of this city, is manager.
The home office of the company
will be in this city A building
will be erected or the lots belong
ing to the San Angelo Laundry
Co., between the laundry building
and the river. The building will
be one story and basement and
will be constructed of brick. It's
probable cost will be $500, and
will be used for the manufacture
of gas. The machinery will be
run by steam. Two large gas
generators have already been pur-
chased at cost of $l0,500. The
piping for transmission of gas to
the various parts of the city will
entail an expenditure of $4,000.
The estimate as figured on the
cost of the plant is $37 1920.
The gas manufactured by the
San Angelo Gas Co. will be made
through the medium of gasoline
and will be non-asphyxiating, 1t
is said that instead of causing
death as IN the case of coal gas,
this gas will if leak occurs in
ones closed bed room, simply
cause a headache. This feature
Is worth consideration.
The company will vigorously
push the installation of gas APP
paratus into the homes and bust
ness houses of San Angelo.
The San Angelo Gas Co. is in
corporated with capital stock of
$40, 900. The stock is divided
into 400 shares, at 800 a share,
S35, 900 Of this stock has been
subscribed and $4,000 will be
offered to the people of San An
gelo. Eight inch mains will be
laid along the principal streets of
the city at minimum depth of
eighteen inches.
Fire ordinances and regulations
will be scrupously regarded and
the street and alley committee
will be the sole judges as to
whether all franchise stipulations
are observed.
The Press sees in this Begin
ming of gas plant another evil
dence of that greater San Angelo
of which this paper is part and
for which it has for eighteen
months SO zealously battled.
There is no question but that the
organization of this institution
means much for San Angeles
future. In this otherwise perfect
Western city, of which we are so
Justly proud, the question OF fuel
is a problem and the day is COM
ing when without an enterprise
of this sort the matter will as
sumo much graver proportions.
With cheap gas, and the company
makes u price of $500 per 1000
cubic feet for gas, this danger is
eliminated, Fuel will be plenti-
full and cheap, The people of
San Angelo will appreciate it
after they know the merits of
good gas for cooking and heating
purposes. The company will
also engage to furnish gas for
lighting and will at an early date
have in stock at its office sample
gas stoves, both for cooking and
| heating.
The San Angelo press. (San Angelo, Tex.) 1897-1907, 1905-04-20
A Daredevil Ride

often ends in a sad accident. To heal
accidental injuries, use Bucklen's
Arnica Salve. "a deep wound in my
foot, from an accident" writes Theo,
dore Schuele, of Columbus, o.,
caused me great pain. Physicians
were helpless, but Bucklen's Arnica
Salve quickly healed it," Soothes
and heals burns like magic. 2jc. al
Central drug store,
The San Angelo press. (San Angelo, Tex.) 1897-1907, 1905-04-20
A Fishing Party,

The following gentlemen com.
posed fishing party which left
here Friday morning. spent u
couple of DAYS on South Concho,
caught good many fish and re-
turned home Sunday afternoon
Geo. Ricardt, r. +. l.. Jackson,
w, G. Johnson, A. II. Burgess, II l..
S. Sharpe, Tom Grimes and A. D..
West.
The San Angelo press. (San Angelo, Tex.) 1897-1907, 1905-04-20
woodl Woodl Woodl

Try the Concho Wood Yard
for the best wood, all lengths
Phone No. 1926, d. p. Gilstrap,
proprietor. If.
The San Angelo press. (San Angelo, Tex.) 1897-1907, 1905-04-20
WinkIer S Hudson %
The Great Cash Store of San Angelo.

rector. The citizens have sub
scribed, so far, $82 per month.
1t was smoved and seconded that
the band committee continue So
Letting funds until the desired
amount is raised.
After the business of the club
had been finished the question of
fall carnival was brought before
the meeting. See account of dis
cussion in another column.
When in town pay Eddie
Maler a visit. 1t
Buy goods from AUSTIN Spen-
Ger and help build up San Angelo.
Big shipment Of Screen
doors at Smith G Robertson's.
Lowest prices in town. 14tf
The San Angelo press. (San Angelo, Tex.) 1897-1907, 1905-04-20

-Buggies wa I'd and polished
at Smith e. KEMP 8 next to S. A..
Mfg. Co. loft
Adjustable Window screens at
cost at Hagelstein's.
Eclipse and Aermoter mills,
San Angelo Water Supply Co,
Phone 877. 1t
When you buy goods from
Austin Spencer & Co. you always
get them at the right price.
The independent. [volume] (Lincoln, Neb.) 1902-1907, 1905-02-23
Bleeding. Oily Kansas
berry.

Our southern neighbor was for some
years always referred to as Bleeding
Kansas" but of late they have been
mixing oil with the blood down there,
and that material being much more in
The Nebraska pop strokes his whisk-
ers and smiles as he views the situa-
ton. An almost solid republican leg
islature has gone into Line of legis-
latiOn much more terrific than was
ever attempted by any populist legis
lature in that state. These radical
measures consist of four or five diff
ferent laws that have been put on the
statute book during the last few days,
all aimed at the Standard Oil trust
First there is an anti-discrimination
bill which prohibits a trust, corpora
ton or a private partnership concern
from selling a commodity one place in
Kansas cheaper than at another place
after deducting the freight rates. Then
follows a bill empowering the state to
build and run plant for refining oil,
maximum freight bill, bill making
pipe lines common carries, and one
forbidding gas from being pumped out
OF the state. Think of all that, Oh! we
mullet heads, and then remember how
The independent. [volume] (Lincoln, Neb.) 1902-1907, 1905-02-23
+. H. TIBBLES, Editor.
c. @. DEFRANCE, Associate Editor.
Il. y. EAGER, Business manager,

The State Journal says: 1.-THE land
is growing scarcer every year. What
is done with it? Is this republican leg
islature carrying it off to the noun
tains or Transporting it to the moon?
The Independent suggests that the
State Journal get out an injunction
and stop such nefarious work.
The independent. [volume] (Lincoln, Neb.) 1902-1907, 1905-02-23
Sic Nebraska Independent

holders In insurance companies, tnere
are other ways of accommodating mil
lions in Will street, but these two are
the chief factors in that accumula-
ton.
1t would seem to be the duty OF
statesmen to devise ways to stop this
accumulation of money in one center,
but the men whom the people have sent
to Washington for the last few years
have been only the agents of these
great corporations. That accumulation
could be easily prevented. One or two
good laws would do the work First
among these would be postal savings
bank, where intel est would be paid on
deposits and making the investment
absolutely safe. That would reduce the
amount going to these life insurance
companies by very many millions. The
money paid to them would thereafter
be strictly for life insurance and not
for investment and endowment policies
The payment into the government saw
ings banks would make better returns,
besides being absolutely safe than
when invested in these so-called endow-
ment policies. The main business OF
these great companies has for years
been more OF an investment than a
life insurance.
If it is asked what the government
could do with these innumerable mil
lions and how it could afford to pay
interest on them, the reply is that the
government could invest them very
much in the same way that life insur-
ance companies now do. Put them in
the securities of railroads and other
monopolies. The government could
take over the railroads, and the de-
|posits of the people that would be made
|il. the postal savings banks would go
la long way in footing the whole bill
When the qeusticn is asked: Where
would the government get the money
Ito purchase and operate the railroads,
THE reply can always be made, "es-
|tablish postal savings banks" With a
savings bank that would receive de-
posts at every ,,ostoffice, the govern
reent would soon Lave all the money
lit needed.
1t would seem that it was hardly
necessary for The Independent to de-
vote so much space to this kindergar-
ten political economy, but as it has
been earnestly requested to do so, it
has complied. Any man ought to know
THAT it was impossible for each OF a
few men down on Wall street to always
| have laying around four or five hun
ldred million dollars of their own money
| tc invest in any scheme that might be
presented to them The money used
flor financing the great trusts was the
money of the common people, every
dollar of it earned by the sweat of
their brows. The savings of the peo-
/ pie have been used to establish gi-
gantic system of oppression and rob
berry.
The independent. [volume] (Lincoln, Neb.) 1902-1907, 1905-02-23
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DR.. Lederle, the New York health
commissioner, got enough dye out of
one can of plum jelly" to color 25O
square inches of white cloth. When
that fact was presented tC the grand
dukes, they said that the passage Of a
pure food bill would entrench on their
prerogatives, and tie bill was laid away
in waste basket.
The independent. [volume] (Lincoln, Neb.) 1902-1907, 1905-02-23

ANONYMOUS comm Aicatons will not b
soticed. Rejected manuscripts will MT. b.
returned
The independent. [volume] (Lincoln, Neb.) 1902-1907, 1905-02-23

When making remittances do not leave
money with news agencies, postmasters. etc.
to be forwarded by them. They frequently
forget o. remit different amount than was
left with them, and the subscriber fails TO get
orDper credit
address e.. communications. and make al
rs1ts money o1ders, cts, payable to
Ebe nebraska 7ndsrendsnf,
Lincoln. Neb.
The independent. [volume] (Lincoln, Neb.) 1902-1907, 1905-02-23

The question is rot whether the SEN
ate had the right to reject the arbi-
tration treaties, hut whether it made q
spectacle of itself for gods and men.
The other nations of the world were
willing to enter into general treaties
with the United States to a1bitrate all
minor matters, blu. the American grand
dukes said, no, and that ended it, The
grand dukes mus. examine separately
every little difficulty that arises and
give their consent before the thing
could be arbitrated. That was to let
the people know that the grand dukes
were the high and mighty ones in this
country and not the president.
The independent. [volume] (Lincoln, Neb.) 1902-1907, 1905-02-23
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ar extent of offenslveness as it has in
this McMulhn bill which not only
makes it an offense for man ito hold
himself out bur undertakes in a ia
therly way to order how man shall
treat himself when he is sick or thinks
that ne is sick. It takes a republican
legislature elected by the railroads,
tc push paternalism to the extremes.
The independent. [volume] (Lincoln, Neb.) 1902-1907, 1905-02-23

There will have tc be special cleo
ton in the First congressional district
or Nebraska, to fill the vacancy caused
by the election of 3urkett to the senate.
The republican nomination for that dis
trict will not depend SO much on the
PROMISES that the candidate will make
~concernlng supporting Roosevelt. as the
other promises he will make concern
ing postof1ices and the fellows he will
see behind closed doors when the rail
road question is discussed.
The independent. [volume] (Lincoln, Neb.) 1902-1907, 1905-02-23

One can see very plainly what kind
Of an opposition the democratic party
is to make to plutccracy when he re-
fleets on the action in voting q subsidy
to the Southern railroad That road
gets the excessively high rates that
are paid for carrying the mails and
then subsidy is voted of $4,000 be-
sides. Did the democratic party ever
vote a subsidy for farmer or q mer-
chant Their subsidies, like those OF
the republicans, a.e for the railroads
and the trusts
Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1905-12-08
0EATHe.

In Newington, n. H.. Nov. 16. Rev. Myron
Dudley. about 20. a native of Peru.
In Simonsville, Nov. Is, Mrs. Matte Davis
Dimick, wife of ID. 5. Dimick, "a.
In Worcester, Mass, Nov. Dc, Mrs Iamira
Ophelia lHudsonl Briggs, wife Of Frederick W.
Briggs. formerly of Brattieboro 90
In West Mortified. Mass, Nov. Is. Leon r.
Merrill, 20 years and 10 months.
In Bartonsville, Nov. q, Charles C. Caldwell,
&c.
In Tropico, Cal, Nov. p. Mrs. Everett c.
Palmer OF Grafton, s..
In Brattieboro, Dec. ,. Florence A. Eames, "a.
In Brsttlehoro. Dec I. Mrs Hiram Knapp. -.
In Turner'S Falls. Mass. Dec. 2. Elhridge
Blackmer. formerly = resident % Norfhheld
In Boston. Mass, Nov. p. Fsyette Thayer.
In West Tovnshend. Nov. Is Matilda p.
Hills, widow Of the late william b Iaurepce.
"a years. months. days.
Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1905-12-08
WEST BRATTtEBORO.
Death Of Mrs. Hiram E. Knapp, Ma
tive Of Dummerston.

Mrs. Sarah S. Knapp. wife of Hi
ram F. Knapp. died at her home II
this village Saturday Dec. 2 after al
| illness of three weeks. Mrs. KNAPP
was born in Dummerston Sept 3. 1928
and was the daughter of Joel and Su
san Dutton Gates. She was married
to Mr. Knapp in September, 1862. II
the spring of 1886 they moved TO Yves
Brattleboro. where they have since re-
sided. Mrs. Knapp was member Of
the Congregational church in Dunn
merston She was true wife
mother and friend Many outside OF
her home circle can never forget he'
ever ready help and sympathy in time
of suffering or sorrow. Besides her
husband, Mrs. Knapp leaves one
daughter. Mrs. f. G. Taylor, of this
village and son. Joel G. Knapp. OF
Roxbury, Mass. The funeral was held
at II a. m. Monday at her late resi-
dence, Rev. L. M. Keneston officiating.
f. II. Miller sang several beautiful Sc
lections. The burial was in Dummer-
ston.
Mrs. Jane w. Davis is spending the
week in Springfield.
Mrs. H. +. Prefontaine is gaining
rapidly and hopes to ride out the next
pleasant day.
Henry Harris is able TO be about
again after being housed several
weeks with an abscess on his ankle.
Mrs Helen S Miller and her daugh-
ter, Daisie L. Miller, returned Monday
from Chesterfield, n. H.. where they
spent Thanksgiving with relatives
Carroll Fisher, who has been en-
ployed in f. F. Perry's clothing store.
went Monday to Bristol, Conn, where
he has position in hardware store.
Mrs. Ezra Fisher and Miss NJ. L.
Stedman have returned from Lynn,
Mass. where they spent several
weeks at the home of Mrs. Fishers
Mrs H. E. Miller.
The Earnest Workers will hold a
business meeting at Academy hall Sat
urday evening Dec. 3. at 1880 o'clock
1t is requested that all interested per-
sons attend this meeting and hear the
reports.
The Near and Farther Lights So
ciety met with Miss Kate Wheeler
Wednesday evening A part of the
evenings program was the packing of
a barrel to be sent to a school in
Beaufort. S. C.
\ Mrs. Eliza A. Morse, who passed her
seth birthday last June. is visiting at
he home of her son. Stanford Morse.
Wednesday. Dec 6, was the eth an
lversary of her marriage. Her
laughter Mrs. T. NJ. Albee. of Brook
inc, came here to spend the day with
Ter