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The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1905-03-27
BULLOCK MARSHALSHiP LIKELY
South Dakotans Seem Unfriendly, Yet
DELEGATION Will Fall in Line

Delegation Will Fall in Line
WASHINGTON, March 26.-While
no official confirmation can be obtained
here of the report that President
Roosevelt will appoint Seth Boiock
marshal for South Dakota, when Mar
shall Kennedy's term expires, there are
indications that it is true.
The only member of the congression-
al committee now in Washington is
Senator Gamble. He would not dis
cuss the matter on the ground that
the members of the delegation had not
considered the question of the appoint
ment of Kennedys successor because
his present term does not expire for
a year Gamble also avoided any fore
cast as to the attitude of the delega
ton toward Captain Bullock, nor
would he say that the president had
intimated to the members of the dele
cation that he would like to appoint
Bullock.
From other sources, however, the i'm
preston is gained that the delegation
has received an intimation of the pres
ident's . intentions towards his old
friend, and when the time comes to
make the appointment they will reg
lister protest against the selection of
a man not formally endorsed by them.
This opposition to Bullock does not
arise from any lack of friendship for
him on the part of the senators and
representatives, but from their desire
to give the marShalShip to some more
active party worker, if Kennedy can
not be appointed for another term.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1905-03-27
Retirement of Capt. Shoemaker.

WASHINGTON, D. c., March 81
Capt. C. F. Shoemaker, chief of the
revenue cutter service, was placed on
the retired list today, having reached
the age limit for active service. Capt.
Shoemaker has been in the service for
many years and at various times has
Atlantic district and other divisions of
the service. He will probably be sue
commanding the cutter Mohawk.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1905-03-27
NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS.

Sealed proposals will be received up
70 Wednesday. March 90, at . O'Clock
n m nv School District No. l, county
of Walla Walla, Wash. Tor Iurhish-
ing steel / beams for new school
buiJding Plans and speclncatlons
he seen at the office of Henry
osterman, architect. Bids must be
marked. Bid for steel l beams Tor
house" and addressed to the
school clerk.
MARGARET CENTER,
Secretary.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1905-03-27
Irritation In Kansas.

GARDEN CITY, Kas., March 81
Irrigation experts, electrical and me-
geological survey are in conference
here today to consider plans for uti-
LIKING the underflow of the Arkansas
river in irrigation work in western
Kansas. The government has appro-
priated $4,000 to begin this work, and
the meeting is held for the purpose
of deciding upon the plan of operation
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1905-03-27

of the Northern Securities company ex-
cept the stocks of the two transconti-
mental roads. The so-called stubs"
represent rights to share in these other
investments, and are the same now as
a year ago when the stubs" sold for
$3.50. The only change has been in the
price; but why the price has quadrupl-
ed is the mystery.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1905-03-27
Ny NOT HAVE TRACK MEET
rces CANNOT AGREE ON
ELECTION OF MEDALS FOR
THE WINNERS.
and Soldiers Will Play Ball
,.xt Saturday Afternoon-6oth
Teams in Shape.

.. e question whether there will
orr intercollegiate track meet IN
u-oUa this year. Whitman and
40 colleges at Pullman and MOSCOW
rot vet agreed over the question
,o.7aIs Last year Whitman, after
,..;ng big deficit in track for the
soriouslv considered the ques-
e cutting out the giving of gold
,-,- n the winners of each event
track meet and this year made
,aa proposition to Pullman and Mos
- do away with expensive medals.
.r.,o institutions, however, do not
+binas in the same light and re-
.,so to sign contracts for a meet
-.i+bo,,t medals and Moscow refuses
oor,a 70 Wala Walla at all unless
NTH the prospect of taking some gold
.,.o,, with ner. Whitman is reluctant
% ogain face a further deficit and the
q, snager has not yet decided what the
ideal college will do.
Tho track meet between the third
,oar academy class and the rest of
whitman will be pulled off in two
soctions on Thursday and Friday af-
tornoons instead of Saturday ON &C
oornt Of the conflict with the baseball
rona James Hill has been elected
cantain of the academy class and
navid Graham will marshal the rest
.athe athletes. A close meet is looked
q This contest will also serve as a
tryout for the selection of men for
tba college track team for the year.
Baseball Saturday.
Whitman college and Fort Walla
VaIa will meet for the first time
this year next Saturday afternoon on
Whitman diamond. The boys from
the fort are said to have a goodly col
lection of ball tossers and Whitman
is getting in better form all the time
taking daily practice in the new gym
during the bad weather. Charlie
Campbell is getting in shape to pitch
some artistic ball for the missionaries
this year.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1905-03-27
The Chicago Grain Market.

CHICAGO, March 27.-Wheat,
$113B @$1.12h; corn, 4SA; oats, 301a
@3O1s.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1905-03-27

With the president insisting upon ap-
pointing Bullock, the delegation will
eventually yield and will probably con-
firm the Deadwood man wnen his
name is sent to the senate.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1905-03-27

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Smyrna times., 1905-07-26
POSTOffICE MOVEMENT PROGRESSING.
Postmaster Jefferson Has Not Received Off.
cial Orders but Indirectly Hears Approval.

The movement to have the postoffice
located in the Hartman property
next to Dunn's Pharmacy on Com
merce Street is progressing satisfac-
tory and that there is every indication
that the postoffice will be moved this
fall. The signs are encouraging and
the public will be glad to learn of any
deal that will bring it about. In the
meantime the friends of Mr.. 81. d.
Hartman the new owner of the pro-
perty are trying to induce him to tear
the old Tschudy store down and build
in its stead a nice brick structure such
as will not ouly be a convenience to
the tenant but an ornament to the
town. Mr.. Hartmann has not yet
said what he will do other than to fix
the property in proper shape to accom-
odate it for the postoffice as soon as
Mr.. Jefferson is in position to make
a deal.
Smyrna times., 1905-07-26
HARRY KeISER has A NARROW ESCAPE.
Caught In Threshing Machinery Was ThrOwu
10 Ground and Knocked Unconscious.

THoRoUGHFARE NECK, July 25:-
While attempting to oil the blower
attachment on his threshing machine,
Harry Keiser met with painful acci-
dent last Thursday while threshing for
Richard Fennimore of near Taylor's
Bridge. He was operating the ma
chine when his sleeve caught in the
flying pulley and whirling his arm
around between the belt and pulley in
the fraction of second with such
force that the speed of the whole ma
chine was slackened. Mr.. Keiser was
thrown with great force to the ground
and was picked up unconscious by fell
low workmen. Strange to say no
bones were broken aud Mr.. Keiser has
been able to resume his duties with
the machine although suffering con-
siderably from his many injuries.
Smyrna times., 1905-07-26
SMYRNA CREAMERY CHANGES HANDS.
Esley NJ Rust Sells Out His Business to the
Chester Pure Milk Company for S3OOO.-
IT. Horn of Clayton viii Manage.

Esley NJ. Rust, proprietor of the
Smyrna Creamery, has sold out his
business to the Chester Pure Milk Co.
of Chester Pa for $4,000. The deal was
consummated last week and the new
management which took hold We'd,
nesday will operate the plant in the
future. Mr.. 7. T. Horn of Clayton
who has charge of the Clayton Or cam
cry also owned and operated by the.
Chester Pure Milk Company will have
charge of the Smyrna branch. 1t is
understood that the new owners will
make a number of improvements and
will do business on larger scale. Mr..
Rust who purposes taking up some
other line of business, has been pro-
prietor for nine years. He started
with IS, 900 pounds of milk month
and increased business until last
month he separated 1856, 900 pounds o.,
milk and made 1872 pounds of butser
When he started there were only Is
patrons on his list and at the close last
week, there were 62. In connection
with the creamery, Mr.. Rust sometime
ago Installed machinery for manufac-
turing skinned milk into curd which
made nice side line to his business
and paying investment. The cream
cry is nicely situated and is one of the
best equipped in this part of Delaware
having capacity of 10000 pounds of
milk a day and between 400 and SOC
pounds of butter.
Smyrna times., 1905-07-26
KENTON CASE COMES UP FOR TRIAL.
Honey and Shepherd, the Two Negroes Held
For Court For AssauItlng Frank Attlx and
for Resisting and AssauItiug Officers.

Constable W. H. Wallace and Magis-
trate Frank H.Johns of Kenton, have
recovered sufficiently to appear against
Phillip Shepherd and Howard Honey,
the two negroes who murderously
assaulted farmer Frank Attix, near
Kenton, on July l, and afterwards
assaulted both the constable and JUS
tice, who attempted to arrest them on
the Attix charge. The defendants were
arranged Saturday afternoon before
Justice Wood, at Dover. The Every
Evening publishes the following story
of the trial: shepherd was charged
with attempting to murder Constable
Wallace. Wallace, who is still suffering
from the effects of his wounds, and is
able to get around only by the aid of
crutches, told how, when he ap-
preached Shepherd and told him he
had warrant for his arrest. Shep-
herd shot at HIM with a revolver and
afterward with double barreled shot
still disabled. Magistrate Johns testi-
fed to hearing the shots, but did not at
first know who fred them; afterwards
he saw Shepherd with his gun raised,
deliberately fire at Wallace. Frank
Attix, the farmer who was assaulted,
and who accompanied the officers to
rufknnacn1
confirmed the statements of both Wal
lace and Johns to the effect that Shep-
herd deliberately took aim and, with
oaths, fired at Wallace. Robert Pryor,
colored, testified to hearing the shoot
ing and seeing Shepherd shoot at Wal.
lace and Johns. Justice Wood held
Shepherd in $1,000 bail for the October
term of court. On the charge ot
assault with attempt to commit MUIR
der ON Magistrate Johns, Shepherd was
aIso held in 81, 900 bail for court. Next
he was arraigned for assault, with
murderous intent on Frank Attix
this being the direct cause of the
trouble. Attix testified to meeting the
two negroes as he was driving home {
load of lumber from Smyrna. They
asked for ride. He refused, where
upon Shepherd struck at him anC
knocked him off the wagon. On thii
charge Shepherd was held in 5000 bail
Being unable to furnish any security
he was committed to Jail to await hi
trial in October. Howard Honey wa
arraigned on the charge of resisting
5 Constable W. H. Wallace while tn,
latter was in discharge of his duty. H,
was held in $500 bail for court. II,
was also held in $500 bail for being al
accessory to the shooting. In defaul
he was com mitted.
Smyrna times., 1905-07-26
SMYRNA RIVER DREOGEkS ON LAST CUT.
New Route May be Used 10 About Ten Days
or Two Weeks by Steamer @. P. Brady.

The two dredging machines, the
ATLANTA" and "Arizona" are making
rapid progress in shortening the
Smyrna River route aud are now work
ing on the last of the four cuts and
the other is cleaning the channel of OBJ
structions. The prospect is that the
new route will be completed enough
to use in about ten days or two weeks
and with this end in view the Smyrna
Transportation Co. has only made
out the August schedule of the Brady
for two weeks when they expect to be
able to use the new cuts, giving longer
time at Smyrna Landing for fruit
growers and having no delay in going
out. This will do away with any
waiting at Flemings Landing for
tides and will enable the Brady to give
quick transit to passenger traffic. One
of the cuts was used by the frankie
last Sunday and when the new route
is ready, Manager Jardine proposes
taking a party of friends over the
course to view the work that has been
done.
Smyrna times., 1905-07-26
SCHOOL DIRECTORS FILLONE
VACANCY LEAVEOTHER OPEN
MISS ELIZABETH MIDDLETON OF THE CLAY
TON SCHOOL SUCCEEDS MISS BECKETT
Was Well Recommended and Became Success
full Out of Dozen Applicants Successor
to Vice Principal Payne Left Open

At meeting of the Board of Direc-
tors of the Smyrna Public Schools on
Friday evening, Miss Elizabeth Mid
dleton, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Ben
jamin Middleton of this town, was
elected to the vacancy in the Intermed-
late Department, caused by the resig
nation of Miss Anna Bell Beckett.
Miss Middleton, was the successful
applicant out of a ten or a dozen.
She is graduate of the class of 1901
of the Smyrna High School and
has had considerable experience in
teaching in this vicinity, and is we'll
qualified for the new position to
which she has been elected. For
the last two years she has been a
member of the Faculty of the Clayton
Public Schools as teacher of the Pri-
mary grade and has won praise for her
careful and painstaking work. She
will enter upon her new Duties in Sep
tember. Miss Beckett, to whose place
she will succeed, resigned last year
that she may get a more thorough
training in normal school work, and
this fall she purposes matriculating at
some good normal school in Pennsyl-
vania. The vacancy caused by tEe res
ignation of Vice. Principal George W.
Payne was left open a while longer.
There are fifteen or twenty applicants
for the position and the Board desires
to look into the matter more closely
before electing successor. A special
meeting will be called in the near fu
ture to take some definite action. The
School Board has voted to make some
needed improvements in the schoo
building. New floors will be put il
the halls besides other minor repairs
The building Committee will also lool
into the sanitary conditions of the
school and provide new and better con
veniences. The School Building will
be thoroughly renovated and cleaned
before the opening of another schoo
term.
Smyrna times., 1905-07-26
LIGHTNING STRIKES HOUSE IN MILLINGTOR
House of Mrs. 7. K. Dukehart Badly Damaged
by Bolt on Wednesday Afternoon.

House Of Mrs. 7. <. Dukehart Badly Damaged
by Bolt on Wednesday Afternoon.
A heavy electrical storm passed over
Millington Wednesday afternoon. The
thunder was heavy and the rain poured
in torrents. The home of Mrs. T. K.
Dukehart, Millington, was struck by
lightning, tearing away the chimney
and weather boarding and breaking a
large hole in the roof, which was COW
cred with metal shingles. Mrs. Duke,
hert and her two children were taking
a nap at the time and plaster was scat
tered all over them and on the bed
upon which they were reclining. They
ran from the house IN the pouring rain
and took refuge in the home of Mrs.
Julia Mallalieu until the storm SUBJ
sided. The house, which has just
been built, is very pretty home and
the painters had Just finished giving ii
the finishing touches.
Smyrna times., 1905-07-26
FRUIT GROWERS WILL PREPARE EXHIBITION
Arranging for Session of Peninsula HOrticul-
turaI Society to be Held In chestertOwn.

Judge James s. Harris of Still Pond,
Nd. president; Professor Wesley
Webb, of Dover, secretary; DIR. A. t.
Neale of Newark; S. Fl. Derby of
Woodside; Senator Charles Wright of
Seaford and W. G. Dawson, of Cam
bridge, at a meeting held in Dover
Friday, the executive board of the
Peninsula Horticultural Society, de-
cided to have at the Chestertown meet
ing to be held next January one of the
finest exhibitions of fruits and fruit
growing machinery ever seen on the
peninsula. The convention sittings
will be held in Stam's Opera House,
while another hall will be used for
exhibiting purposes. Outside on the
Chestertown public square, exhibits
and demonstrations of spraying ma
chine and horticultural implements
will be in progress the whole time of
the convention.
Smyrna times., 1905-07-26
EDGAR sPRUANcE PURCHASES A PROPETY
Buys the Pierce Property on East Commerce
Street At Trustee Sale Saturday For $500.

Robert II. VanDyke, ESQ.,, of Dover
trustee for the Charles H. Pierce Es-
tate sold in Smyrna on Saturday after
noon the Pierce property on east Com
meTce Street, adjoining the residence
of Ezekiel V. Cooper to Mr.. Edgar
Spruance for $500. The property
which is without astenant at present,
was appraised at 81 900. 1t is under
stood that MIR. Spruauce purchased it
for investment and will put in good
rentable condition.
Smyrna times., 1905-07-26
PROLIFIC FRUIT FARM NEAR CHESWOLD,
John W. Thompson Expects $500 Quarts Of
Eidorado BIackberrles aud Leads In Peaches

CHEswoLD. July 24:-JOhn W,
Thompson of near Cheswold, is much
pleased with his prospects for q
large crop of "Eldorado" blackber,
ries. 1t is from this second fruiting
and from a patch of 1900 Oplants setting,
he now feels sure of at least $500
quarts. The fruit is of fine quality
also and today in local market sold
for 10 cents per quart. Mr.. Thompson
with his "Greensborough" peaches
seems also in the lead with prices.
They are selling IN the New York
market at St.25 per grape carrier. This
package contains less than ive-
eight basket.
Smyrna times., 1905-07-26
FEAR ANTHRAX IN THOROUGHFARE NECK.
Cow Belonging TO Samuel Sweetman Dies
With Every indication Of Dreaded Disease.

Win every tnuiCduOn OI Dred0ed DiSease.
THoRoUGHFARE NECK, July 25:-Con-
siderable alarm prevails among stock
owners of this vicinity over the death
of COW belonging to Samuel Sweet
man that had every indication of the
much dreaded anthrax. The carcas of
the animal was carefully cremated and
a speciman of blood sent to the Della
ware College Experim ent Station. By
incubation and great care of dead an
imafs this dread disease was sup
pressed after severe outbreak in 1902
when thirty-two cattle, sixteen sheep
and ten horses were lost in Blackbird
and lower Appoquinimink hundreds.
Sirce that time there has only been an
occasional outbreak easily suppressed.
Smyrna times., 1905-07-26
FRIENDSHIP SUNDAY SCHOOL EXCURSION.
VIII Take Place Next Tuesday on Steamer J.
p. Wilson For Trip to Brandywine Springs

p. Wilson For Trip to Brandywine Springs
The committee appointed to arrange
an excursion for Friendship M. F..
Sunday School have chartered the
handsome new Dover steamer "John 2.
Wilson" for next Tuesday, August 1st,
when they will take trip to Brandy
wine Springs Park near Wilmington.
The arrangement made gives a fine op-
portunity for a pleasant ride up the
Delaware including a trolley ride
through the city of Wilmington and
fully four hours at the Springs. The
event is anticipated with great deal
of pleasure by the grown folks as we'll
as the children of Thoroughfare Neck,
and should the day be fine, an at
tendance of between 300 and 400 are
expected to join the excursion. Boat
will leave ,FlemIng's Landing wharf
at Z o'clock in the morning and
returning will leave King Street
Wharf, Wilmington at O'Clock in the
afternoon. Tickets which will cost rs
cents for the ronnd trip can be pro-
cured from the committee composed
of John A. Latta, Abraham Stats,
Harry Woodkeeper, William Keiser,
1ghomas Jones and j. ID. Reynolds.
Smyrna times., 1905-07-26
RAISING SUBSCRIPTIONS FOR BUNGALOW
Movement 10 Progress to Have a TwO-story
Structure on Side of the Present One,

Structure on Side of the Present One..
The party of Smyrnians who are.
stockholders in the bungalow situated
on the bay shore, of Bombay Hook Is
land near the Lighthouse, are inter
ested in a movement to have another
bungalow built, wo-story structure
to be erected alongside of the one
built last year. Eight of our town
people have already subscribed in
amounts ranging as high as $40 each and
it is their intention to raise the fund and
have the new structure erected at once
so as to be of benefit to outing parties
this summer. The new bNzgSlow,
which will cost in the neighborhoor'
of $3.50, will be 12x19 feet, two stories
high, fitted out with several small
rooms and porch extending around
the whole house. The present bunga-
low is only 6x16 feet, one story high.
Smyrna times., 1905-07-26
pRODlOAL SUN HATcHgs SETTING EGGS.

Farmer Of Bridgeton N. j. Tired of Waiting
Threw His Eggs Out, the Sun Did the Rest.
The torrid hot days of last week was
not without its reward to Joseph Wiley
of Bridgeton N. j., so reports the
Salem Sunbeam. Eggs which had
been under a setting hen on the farm
of Joseph Wiley near Bridgeton, N. j.,
showed no sign of Matching after the
regulation period, and some days to
spare, so Wiley took the hen off and
threw the eggs into field last Mon
day. Tuesday he saw little chicks
hopping from the eggs he had thrown
away. The sun had done what the
hen had failed to accomplish.
Smyrna times., 1905-07-26
MOVEMENT To INACCURATE
AN EARLY CLOSING OF STORES
PETITION BEING SIGNED BY MERCHANTS
TO CLOSE STORES AT SIX O'CLOCK.
All Have Signed With the Exception of Three
and These are Expected to Sign This
Week-System a Success 10 Dover.

A movement is in progress to have
the stores of Smyrna close at six
o'clock on all evenings except Wednes-
days and Saturdays. Heretofore the
merchants have been closing up at
o'clock, and since the six o'clock closing
system has been adopted with so much
success in Dover, an effort was started
last week to get the merchants to sign
similar agreement in Smyrna. In
view of the fact that nearly all the
trading in our stores is done in the
evening by persons living in town
having ample opportunity of making
their purchases through the day, the
merchants believe that the six o'clock
system with the exception of Wednes-
day and Saturday nights (when the
slores will keep open as late as usuaD
they will be performing a duty they
owe to themselves, their employees
and their families. After all it is
chiefly a matter of educating the peo
pie to it, and there seems to be no rea-
son why the merchants and their clerks
should contine themselves to their
places of business fourteen hours a
day when eleven or twelve will DO.
With these reasons firmly set, a list
was circulated with the result that all
the merchants haye signed with the
exception of three and these are ex-
pected to subscribe their names this
week. This of course does not apply
to the drug stores, ice cream saloons
and soda water fountains which do a
large amount of trade in the evening.
A Dover merchant in letter to one of
our Smyrna merchants has the follow
ing to say of the system in Dover: ''In
reply to your letter of the 22nd will
say that our early closing movement
is working splendidly and we would
not go back to the old idea of 8 and 6
o'clock for anything. Our merchants
are all more than satisfied and we find
that our patrons are helping us in the
movement, they are all coming out in
the mornings and afternoons and we
have no trouble in closing at six. We
first thought of closing at seven but
tried this hour few years ago but il
did not work for the women would
wait until after supper before coming
down town and they would begin com.
ing in the stores about the time we
would get ready to close, in this way
some would have trade at the closing
hour and some would not and natural
ly those who had it at that honr could
not turn it away the other merchants
would get jealous and remain open all
the evening. The six O'Clock hour
does away with all this. when the clock
or bells ring at six we close up tight
and leave the stores and stay away
from them just as we would on Sun.
day. Our town and country trade are
all in and through by six so that none
of US have had to keep open 3 minutel
after SIX. 1 do hope you will all ge
together and all close for it means 81
much to you and you will not lose
dollar in the end. If you start the
movement do as we are doing, leav,
your stores and stay away from them
during the evening""
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