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Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1905-09-13
BUCKsPORT.

The Bucksport ball team polished of the
Castine nine by score of 10 to Saturday.
Rev. William Forsyth has purchased OF
John j. Lee house on Mcdonald street at
present occupied by N. G. White.
NIB. Scott, of this place, had his foot
crushed while unloading heavy timber
from car at Frankfort Wednesday.
Rev. S. A. Bender, who resigned from
the East Maine conference seminary, has
Joined the Western Wisconsin seminary,
and win be assigned charge upon his
arrival there.
The seminary opened Monday with al
most a new corps of teachers. The new
president, Frederick Bragdon, has taken
hold with vigor, and already his work is
having effect. Prof. Edward A. Cooper
and his able assistant, Miss Florence
Slower, are again at the head of the COM
mercial department. The boarding house
will be under the personal supervision OF
the president.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1905-09-13
BROWNSVILLE.
E. A. j.,
Sept. IL.

A son was born to Myrl Limeburner
and wife, Sept. 10.
Bently Grindle is at home from Castine,
where he has been employed.
Mrs. n. P. Douglass is at Bar Harbor,
where she has employment with her sis
ter, May Green.
Mrs. Ruth Staples and Mrs. Melinda
Emerson leave this week to visit their
sister, Mrs. Fannie Gray, at Bar Harbor.
Miss Abbie Hinckley who is training
for a nurse in the Maine general hospital
at Portland, is spending her vacation with
her parents here.
The marriage OF Gladys e. Douglass, of
this place, and James II. Staples, Of Sandy
Point, took place Sept. 2. The young
couple are now on short wedding trip,
after which they will return here for a
short time as the guests of Mrs. Staples
parents. They have the best wishes of
many friends, and it is hoped that they
will make their home here.
Sept. IL. L..
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1905-09-13
DIED.

AUsTIN-At West Brooksville. Sept 10, Mrs
Eliza Austin, widow of John Austin, aged
Is years, 10 months.
BANKS-At stonington, Sept 10, infant daugh-
ter of Mr. and Mrs Leverett II Banks.
CLARK-At stonington. Sept 2 Frances
Evelyn Clark, aged years, months, days.
EATON--At South Biuehill, Sept 10, Jeremiah
Eaton, aged rs years, months. Is days.
GRINDLE-At Penobscot, Sept Q, Mrs Fannie
Grindle aged So years.
HAYNES-At Boston, Sept O. Mrs Philena e
Hay widow of Asa Haynes, formerly of
Ellsworth, aged So years.
HERRICK-At Penobscot, Sept 10, Mrs Lucy
Herrick, aged 80 years, months.
LYNAM-At Bar Harbor, Sept 4, Nancy A.
wife of John Lyman, aged p years,
months. II days.
PERER-At Stonington, Sept 0, Peter Perer,
aged month. day.
ROBBINS-At Sedgwick, Aug 20, Eugene Z
Robbins. aged months, Il days.
ROBERTSON-At Hall Quarry, Sept S, Eleanor
Il, daughter of David and Helen Robertson,
aged year.
sMITH-At Bar Harbor, Sept 4, Colon D
Smith, aged q days.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1905-09-13

THE AMERICAN prints more vital sta
tistics-births, marriages and deaths
than all the other papers printed in the
county combined, and most of them IL
prints from one to t,oo tueeks ahead of its
contemporaries.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1905-09-13

A common mistake of local advertisers
is to estimate the vatue of advertising
space Of one newspaper BY the amount
asked by some other publication. II is a
mistake Of judgment for business man
to estimate the ralue of space in repu-
table newspaper NTH good circulation,
by that Of some other publication tehich
ioiH accept business at any price and be
pleased to get it.-Leavenworth (Kansas)
Times.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1905-09-13
O4-HEBROK ACADEMY 1905

The Fall Term of Hebron Academy will open
Tuesday, Sept. 70, 1905.
Gives thorough preparations for all colleges
and technical schools. Placed on list of APP
roved fitting schools by New England College
Certificate Board.
All new buildings steam heated and electric
lighted purest and most abundant water and
sanitary requirements fully met
Sturtevant III me for girls is the finest dormf-
tory to be found in school or college In New
England and yet rooms are rented for soc per
week and steam heat and electric lights, SOC.
Baths Oh each floor. Fine gymnasium, ball
ca e. baths, steam heat and electric lights.
800 will paw all expenses for II weeks
tie NJ For cataloeue and information address
L. w. SARGENT. Principal. Hebron. Maine.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1905-09-13
BORN.

BENNETr-At orland, Sept 5. to Mr. and Mrs
( Ernest l. Bennett, a son.
GRINDAL--At Sedgwick, Aug 10, to Mr. and
Mrs Myron ID Grindal. daughter. Ksth-
crime
LAKE-At Ellsworth, Sept 6, to Mr. and Mrs
Simon Lake, a daughter. ~
SCOTIA Ellsworth, Sept 9, to Mr. and Mrs L
Myrtle Scott, a daughter.
WEBBER-At Winter Harbof, Aug 80, to MIR
and Mrs b Webber, a d. lighter.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1905-09-13

The newspaper chieh has no uniform
rate for advertising space, and is salts
fed to take phat IL can get for IL, Is a
cheap advertising medium, and the ad-
vertiser need expect nothing but cheap
results. (Ind.) Press.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1905-09-13

II you do not expect to win you win be
an easy loser.
Conversation may be lost art, but talk
ing isn't.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1905-09-13

It's the most difficult thing in the world
to forget what you want to forget
Idleness travels very slowly and poverty
soon oyertakes her-Hunter.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1905-09-13

Steamer PERCY ", Capt. Harry. C. Smith.
Three Trips Per Week.
Steamer will leave Ellsworth Monday. Thurs
day and Saturday at 7.30 m for +Surry, sSouth
Surry, Bluehili connecting with Eastern s
Co at Bluehill for Rockland and BOSTON,, South
Bluehill, -Nortn Brooklin, West fremont Bass
Harbor mckinley and Atlantic.
RETURNING.
Leave Atlantic at q m, Tuesday, Friday
and Sunday, touching at the same points and
connecting at Bluehill with the Eastern 8 Co
from Boston.
The above schedule also gives through con-
necton via Eastern 8 Go from Atlantic, Bass
Harbor and West fremont to Boston Tuesday
and Friday, and from Boston Thursday and
saturday.
Connection is made at Bass Harbor with
steamers of Maine Coast Transportation Co, to
and from Boston and Portland. and freight Is
billed through.
Connection is made at Bass Harbor (McKin-
ley) with steamer Cimbria for Bangor and Bar
Harbor.
All freight billed through via Eastern 8 Co
to all points to and from Rockland and Boston.
flag ldTsding o. w. TAPLEY,
Treas. and Gen. Manager.
Ellsworth, Ne.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1905-09-13

Subscribe for THE AMERICAN.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1905-09-13

On the evening of February 2s, 1904, a
sAyer meeting of unusual interest had
"a y! held, and at its close, several fingered
lslen TO the cheering, social words Of
"Ned pastor, Rev. John Z. Simonton.
" night had been unusually cold and a
" hte IN the old worn stove and furnace
been necessary for the comfort of
pose assembled.
ohly short time after the pastor and
sorshipers had reached their homes,
nfe alarm sounded, and 1t soon became
so"h that the Methodist church was on
Inc lire companies responded
Iptiy, but Notwithstanding the united
w o. hremen, church men and citizens
Sullding was so badly damaged that it
useeined inadvisable to repair it, and
s5se'ose no further occupation was ever
M OI Il by the society.
~ oud Fellows OF Ellsworth gener-
rendered the use OF their public hall
e pastor for Sunday services until
n ~ arrangements could be made. Their
~ oher was gladly accepted, and for
IN months that hall was used as the
nsss place of the society. Later, ar
II pents were made with the Free
n,op ptlst society for the use of their
~ M ouildingsat the corner of Church
rs Snool streets, and from that time to
Hiding. -A'
Hanning for Netp Church.
meeting of the board OF trustees of
areh property held March IA, 1904, it
.ed that the trustees authorize the
~ .ne old church and lot at the best
npsosslDle; and that committee be
Ios "a 70 obtain an option upon GER
rch VI lots upon which to build a new
''ohn P. Simonton was appointed
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1905-01-27
The Risks Officers Run In Battle.

one OF the remarkable features of
tie war il tie east is the proportion OF
officers in the casualty reports, par
ticulArly on the Russian side. While
no figures are available from which ac-
curate information may be obtained,
unOtilClal estimates after the battles OF
LiaOyanG and Shakhe placed the num-
Der OF officers killed and wounded in
both armies at a much higher figure in
proportion to the total than the study
Of other modern wars had led the *.
pertS TO expect. Regarding the jan
aheSe 1t Is said that the impetUOSiW
OF the younger officers has Strong
bearing upon this phase Of the casualty
reports, while Of the Russians some
persons. even in General KurOpatkiuS
army. have alleged that raw troops
have deserted their officers in the face
OF the enemy's fire. This was charged
particularly of several Russian rcei-
ments at NanShan hill. Other CORE
spondentS have accused Russian OIL.
GERS of deserving their men, and it is
SAID that Lieutenant General Count
Keller lost his life through exposing
himself il a white uniform in order TO
present an example to bis Subordinates.
During our civil war the loss in OH.
GERS Killed and wounded in proportion
70 tAe;r number was in excess of that
r" me men. OF the total number killed
md wounded during the war there
were G,3G1 officers and 1913, 7O5 enlisted
men, or one officer to sixteen men.
At Gettysburg the officers lost - per
cent as against loss of 81 PEI cent
from the ranks. At Shiloh the officers
I0St 21.3 per cent. the ranks 17.9 per
cenS
Ii the Franco-Prussian war of 1870
there was remarkable excess of loss
among the German officers. The per
centages of killed and MORALLY wound
ed in the entire German army were.
Enlisted men, 81; line officers, s: staff
officers. go.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1905-01-27

! Writing in the London Sphere, Mr..
Clemcnce Shorter takes up the cudgel
to dethrOne Stevenson in this wise:
Any half dozen critics who are in agree
EIeit can easily place man on pima
Gle. and the rest Of the writer's In news
paper land will follow blindly in his praise.
Let it be granted that Mr.. Stevenson
was a pleasant writer, that his Treas
ure Island is a capital book for bows
that his Master of Ballantrae' is a read
able story for groWnups, that his Virgin.
ibus PuerisQue" is a remarkable volume
Of essays and that in his "Chi!d's Gar
den Of Verses there is much to please the
httie ones. Certainly Stevenson was an
industrious and an agreeable writer, and
he had sense for style that few have
today. But that Is quite another thing to
MS being great writer which, to read
some of the eulogies that have been pass
cd upon him, one might be misled into
assuming.
Inc great writers of every epoch are
those who strike new note. who break
away from convention. Not in re single
department Of his literary work did
stevenson break away from convention.
hdt the readers are not few who re-
member that they turned to Stevenson
as relief from the conventionality OF
the dominant schools when lie stepped
into the arena. In fact a love of fc-
ton was restored to many backsliGers
ny reading "lrcaSure Island" kid
mapped" and Master of Ballantrae"
Some measure of greatness must be
accorded to writer who wins and
holds the allegiance of two continents
A half dozen critics and the writer's
OF newspapers may start an authors
boom, but he must deliver the goods
or else not live to become the subject
Of serious criticism. Stevenson is read
and reread by adults who were brought
up on the masters of fiction.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1905-01-27
Whcn Her Husband
Saw the MiIiiner


" 81 II, > '-A->NlHi' WAS mao When
AVE- NJ went 'I''o lHe millinery e6
'"''IN"NirIl'' ana the longer lie
y" IIe lil'uU'r he SOI. presently
LIZ "''N' Il ''e' u 1t STUNNING Dl"cI
N'''''''' '''"' H""S Oh peg neal the
". ..,,,. .'''', "''',i
''', ~ 'i'' i'"' l ""lt |" see You
"Do'''
LIZ proprietor came forward. "Nhat
~"' Wv ''' "" ut 'SNed'
i'u can ia Iil'S h"t over the way
NY "i'' '''Ne'' ~" w. Salu SlondlsH
NNi'''''' wy sue ""iIUS 'Hc lcatler
tN, y" '"' '''''' ''''' 'h'' ~" moved
~ anu Sic wants Tie Tin 10
Il ''''ie iil"'e over llie temples.
says ~" 'e ''i"Se" 10 make
any "''er"liohs Oh the ground that the
"uu'l'oH OF SUBTRACTION VI another
'''''il - po"lu 10 rum IT, but tell You
'''''' ''il noilSei'Se' NY "lle knows
~" SIe wants her nat 10 Io0k, and II
sue can S'aIo up for her rights III do
II LOT heF' she IS coming around this
AFTERNOON 10 Try the hat on again. II
IL ISL ready by that time there'll 10
no emu OF i row.
Inc proprietor twirled the black hat
on his foretinger and looked from it to
The mead SaleSW0man lugubriously.
i remember,' he said, that the lady
VINO ordered this hat did bring it back
Yesterday to be remodeled. Perhaps il
VIII he possible to make the alterations
suggested, after all"
Tie managers humility made Stand.
1sh feel very proud Of himself. "rhats
the only way to deal with those fol-
lows" he said when he left the shop.
you've got to meet them on their own
level. 1t takes man to do that. No
wonder women get cheated out Of their
very eyeteeth. They haven't cot sand
enough to say the things that have to
be said to secure thoir rioh+s"
Throughout the day Standish confirm
ed to rrveI in self concentrations, and
he actually went home half an hour
ahead Of time to see if his wifp's hat
had been mctamorphoSed into the thing
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1905-01-27
Sunset Express" Very Fine Train.

Sunset Express" Very Fine Train,
1.-THE Sunset Express" the newly
equipped through train on the South.
ern Pacific, arrived in San Antonio
for the first this morning from New
Orleans and is undoubtedly the finest
equipped train that ever came in the
city.
Many Of the coaches are entirely
new and the old ones have been COM
pletely Overhauled.
One Of the features of the new train
is special observation car for the
accommodation of the travellers The
car is extra long and is luxurious1v
finished. About One-fourtl nj .J.,a,
is an observation room. 1t is aim,
a house of glass and furn: st,1 WITH
chest OF movable chairs,
Eeother end of the car alonp
G are a number OF tables al
h.l drinks are served, while at the
tftr lotby the very large windows
are l. oles and chairs where the tray-
eler' can write or otherwise occunv
themselves.
1nls is only one of the many cars
that are to be added to this train in
order to enhance the comfort of The
through traveler.-San Antonio Ga.
zette, December II, 1904.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1905-01-27
IA 6

Az Q F LEVINE LICENSE or ALI, Bus
MESS { ssIoNs, Ere, As
PROVIDED BY STATE Law.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1905-01-27
Getting In Trim For Battle.

It must be taken Tor granted that if
the axiom, I'm time Of peace prepare
for war;" il being Strenuously lived up
30 i'll one spot more than another lust
at present that spot is about the center
Of southern Mamchuria. When the
spring campaign opens the Japs will
have several hundred miles of colnmu-
niCHtionS to keep clear of Kuropatllin's
cavalry. This arm Of Russia's outfit
has been heavily REINFORCED of late.
C0SSackS have been called in from
holding down diSalIcctcd subjects at
home and sent to the front.
On the east the ,JapS have long ey
posed line southwark to Fengwang-
chens and thence to VIII. on the river
1alu, the route traverScd by Kurokrs
advancing army last spring and sum-
mer This line is probably the danger
point. On the west Oyama's line has
its base at NewchWang, and the roads
from that point to the front have been
doubled and strengthened.
1t Is said that General Remseu
Gampf, who ought to prove the For
rest or Sheridan of the cars army, ia
at the head Of 10000 troopers. 1t may
seem late in the day, but there was no
really effective cavalry work in our
civil war until the third year.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1905-01-27
Robert Louis Stevenson,

Writing in the London Sphere, Mr..
Clemonce Shorter takes up the cudgel
to dethrOne Stevenson in this wise:
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1905-01-27

We all had our tribute ready when
the dispatches announced the imminent
passing Of Lew Wallace few weeks
ago. But the old hero is in the list
hotIy championing something or other.
as usual. The general fought in Next
co and has memoirs, some of them hay
Ing inspired his Aztec novel, The Fair
Cod The name Mexico" he says.
Should be perpetuated in naming the
new state to be created out Of old
Mexican territory. The worlds love Of
romance has done much for Lew Wal
lace, and it speaks well for him that
he does not turn his back upon senti-
ment now that he is about done with
earthly things.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1905-01-27

PRovIDEp LY STATE Law.
c
y nhCII4 10 /. lie II or ialned by the Mayor and
DT g OF trustees OF the Town or Welsh, La
Il"t' tlcIe Is hertDy le'led an ANIMAL Ii
cenSe tax for the year 1908, and for each sub.
Sequtnt year upon each person, association of
| PERSONS or business INNS prosecuting any
traqe' professor, vocation, calling or business
| IN the town OF Welsh, from whom license Is
requlred by the State of Louisiana.
~. Be IL further ordained. etc, That
ne license laN IcVled by THIS ordnance shall
ne III grace ana amount the same sthat levied
oS me NtaIe OF L"ulslana Tor the same year,
except me business OF barroom cafe, cabor-
VI other pace Wnere ylnous, malt, Splrltnous
or otller Intoxicating liquors are sold or kept
lor SAFE, barter, exchange or give away; the
ahnua license tor which shall be based on the
aIiluai stoss receipts OF SAID business, as fol-
i' E,rs ti VI ,ss vh., .,o ,,. ,
rlLst lass Nhch the gross annual receipts
are thlrtIIseVen thousand dollars $4,000 or
iole; Ie ieense snail be twelve thousand dol
i'ts' Hlj;' WV
oi ;etoilu lass. nneh the gross annual re-
celptS are twenty-five thousand dollars or
more, and less than thirty en- thousand
uoiiarS' Ihe license shall be lille thousand, SIX
inquired VI collars; Is9'HcV.)
lnlrd Class. when the gross annual receipts
are twenty Thousand dollars or more, and less
shal 4 iwehty-nve thouSsnd dollars the license
IS~ OnnN W. n'Ae" H"t4"l D.
"Lio"UtL C,oo. u-,o A..
co;nts W. va fFt uheu the slnSs annual re-
ont ioSs ,hnn t ,nuu' . uoliars or more
G Siues s tnah twenty thousand dollars, the
MN Ti"n W ~ .i'ono"nu uoiiatS' Ho'Ouo.l
uo ! .o Ilass. Hheh the gross annual sales
"he oei .noutanu uol5rS or more, anu less
~ aa"n nitee. .nous"I" u"liars' Inc incense shall
&c c iW,'I thousah" eIght hundred dollars,
"tt;roII' C
or ml Sa SlasS Mhen the cross annual receipts
"ie Se,eh 'nouSanu hNe nundred collars, or
NO. ttho'E, anu lesS 'iiah ten thoNsand dollars,
d Se ilGeiist snail ne tiree Thousand SIX hun
uI S ,,Otia[ r.; E"'oVo;j
Het eaun eiasS. Nnen 1he gross annual re;
I ieI are i've 1n0uSahu aollars or more and
t tfss ia seven thousana I'VE hundred dollars
c ,u ilG"iise Siiail pe TWO thouSano TOUR nun
ut t HoilaTS, N3'4WW1.I'
ElsntH lass. Nncn the gross annual re-
fCelptS are less thhn hVe Thousand dollars, the
license \ Cf, snaii De one thousand two hundred
o9iilars 81 ,2ool
IrovlGea no license shall be issued to sell or
IIilulact uIe any 'lnOuS. SplrltuouS, malt or
3 Grn t lltoS n LIQUORS within three hun
hi ;ecC ''oo' OF any church or public school
oI1luiHS. ru
!; loNIVeu I,ufIher mat all applications for
t Ivy, w sci of lhonI'1Actnte any malt, VIM
Gus Gus, Splllt.lous !,r other Intoxicating liquors
f1Ia1. pe ~ wiring; specllylnE by lot and
bI!Sh Ihc lotH ION bl inc Dul QinG WhGre on
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1905-01-27
No Cause For AInrp,

Bunny-Ma, there comes a hunter.
Old Rabbit-Sit right still. He won't
hurt you. That old chan has been
shooting around here every fall for the
last ten years, and he's never hit any
thing yet.-Detroit Free Press.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1905-01-27
Conventional.

They were parting.
The light in the hall was dim.
Good night" he said, bending to
press a kiss upon her cheek.
Nov, if you ever tell any one" she
began.
All he whispered, Il printed that
kiss there, not for publication, but as
an evidence of good faith."-Chicago
Tribune.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1905-01-27

With cotton to burn and record
breaking corn crop, the gentleman
fahmah, sub, what don't raise no cot
ton and bays his cawn," has a laugh
coming to him.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1905-01-27
A conscientious Architect,

Caller-l have $4,000 to put into a
mouse, and wish to SELF a design.
Honest Architect sir. John,
show the gentleman 80 ans of orr
S3,0OO houses.-New York Weekly.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1905-01-27
He Spoke From Experience.

Colonel, do you think there is any
money in horse racing"
Yes, indeed. All mine is."-New
York Times.
The La Jara chronicle., 1905-02-03
La lara Cemetry Association.

The La Jara Cemetry Association
held meeting last Saturday and
elected board of directors, Daniel
E. Newcomb was chosen president
and l.. A. Norland secretary. The
following business was transacted.
The capital of the association was
placed at 400 shares. Seven
hundred shares were set aside to be
sold for the purpose of creating a
sinking fund and for beautifying the
grounds. MIR. Willard was employed
as superintendent and sexton.
The association invites the inter
est and co cooperation of the people by
the purchase of shares in the associa-
tion to the end that the grounds may
be improved and beautified.
The La Jara chronicle., 1905-02-03
Spring Election Near at Hand.

La lara will elect mayor and
three aldermen, and the voters should
begin to select the ones who will give
the best service and represent the
best interests of the community
There has been disposition on the
part of interested parties to have the
old officers hold over, but there is de-
cided opposition to this scheme.
The people should have the best SER
vice obtainable, and should begin to
cast about for good men TO elect who
will advance the interests of the town
on correct lines.
The La Jara chronicle., 1905-02-03
A CHALLENGE.

A faker is always the frs. to yell
fake. wish to inform the public
that the race that was run between
Lueero and Guyman was as square
race as was ever run in the San
Luis Valley. Now l have heard for
the past two years that the Antonito
people have declared that Bricken,
stine could beat Guyman 100 or 1875
yards. l will say that 1 will match
Guyman against Brickenstine from
/ to 1000 yards for $50 to $500 at
any time or place. L. A. LOCKE.
The La Jara chronicle., 1905-02-03
Humane Officer has Close Call.

The Denver Post of Tuesday con-
tanned the following:
While rescuing bunch OF horses
in Conejos county last Saturday,
Special Agent Ii. B. Kerr Of the HUI
name society nearly lost hts life by
falling through a 16O,foot trestie.
Only the fact that he had presence of
mind to thrust out his arms and
grab the railroad track, aud the
presence of John Bassham, who as
sisted him in rescuing the horses,
saved Kerr's life. When Bassham
realized the fate of his comrade he
rushed over to him at the risk of his
own life drew Agent Kerr to safety.
This morning Agent Kerr reached
Denver. Last week it was reported
to the Humane society that bunch
of horses were suowbound in Conejos
county. Agent Kerr left Friday and
the next day he found sixteen horses,
including two colts, near Los Pinos,
held prisoners in five feet of snow.
Realizing he could do little without
aid, Kerr hastened to AutonIto,
where lie summoned John Basham.
The two returned to where the horses
were and forcing their way from the
railioad tracks, a distance of 100
yards, through the snow, they res
cued the animals.