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The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1906-08-30
Selling Turnips.

4 well known physician tells a story
which for clear rit and chserfulness
sayors strongly Of the famous Mrs.
Wiggs II the Cabbage Patch"
He was on, on a round of psoi,s-
-.onal calls one morning and noticed
a lo',le irl of probably 80 years truGg.
Ing along with a basket far TOO heavy
t.. beer strength. .a the child seemed
,o be going mis- way he asked her
10 ride with him. By way OF making
conversation. he asked wha, the bas-
Ee, contained
"Turu.p greens. was the laconic
reply
"Anj whore are you taking them'
Jest a-sellin en-. she answered
Then, without further questioning she
youchsafed the story.
You know. we got the cutesr kid
at on house you ever saw Gee. but
she's a pippin. Amt a purifier kid in
town an that un Of ours. One lay
seen a cloak down town at I'D Jest
fl her, 50 ! told mamma at wuz goin
10 sell turnip green's an buy It fer
de kid Well, ! sold, oh, ever 80 many
and | thought sure ! had coin enuff
TO get It fer de kid, but when asst
mamma she come purity near cryln'
an said she was mighty sorry, but
she had 10 spend some Nv II fer gro
ceries But just told here never mild
there wuz lots more turnip greens.
Guess | got bout nun TO get the cloak
now, ef she amt had to spend none:
but il don't matter much ef she has.
fer there's plenty Of reens an I'm
goin' to git the kid that cloak some.
how Record.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1906-08-30
KID STORIES
FROM REAL LIFE



---' ---'e are among u -s-- "-s7
- O. Ft-.-.f+ --- P4--7-'-
g. ,--'- .t NeE ora. s H4-. SIDE a.
-5o--l. ---ei t-@ .---'' avon u
"-lo'- i7.-Et-' q i-~ Gays
yl= '.--E -' '.-4 -s =+A,'@ ana
7~-.+7 ola .aas @-o ives 10 --- le'z.--
-'1-'l 90 4-ha' aLl e-@i.s
yL- L.-Illi'- last wees 'l+ "as On A-'
iE1li 'e-aLla ~Le- llA! y.s '' A'-
more ,L-l -ai7 came Pc. 'l."''
piping l-- c'. Oh N,5I-a Iaps's'
9-~.-. 1= --t a.-iae.-l lei a--ea .i.-.
be STOP l.-l "..- TIE -.is-, efl-1'-
Record. lady
Ai,-r az il-.-A. 2 hesitation 'A- al
,"ele- les. '- .1. l"4ss @. !y-E
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1906-08-30
TRY TO FORCE OPEN ARSENAL
I've Men in Uniform and One ,r Civ
iIian Csrb Are Seen.

Brow2sville. Texas Aug. 2s.-lt has
leaked out that on Saturday m.r-inc
abou, 3 clock. a few hours p-evts
10 the departure of the negl. 1i'e's.
three men. TWO in soldiers a.,-9ru
and one in civilian dress. were caught
in the act Of forcing open the door Of
the arsenal ar Fort Brown. The noise
awakened a white teawster, an ey-
soldier. who lives about thirty feet
from the arsenal On seeing the men
he called ont, asking what they were
about, when they Immediately ran
away. disappearing before an alarm
could be given
The broken lock was found next
morning some distance from the ar.
senal
OHcers a. Fort Brown admit mat
this is true
II believed that the men are rr
gro soldiers who were trying 70 g:t
sunpowder to come and blow up th b
town
The ammunition AM a Calling gun
are kept in the arsenal but the gun
is dismantled There was no guard
at the arsenal
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1906-08-30
WARNING ORDER.

In the United States Court in the
Indian Territory, Southern District:
Margaret Brown, plaintiff, VS., vii.
liam Brown. defendont, Marietta, No.
1856.
1ne defendant, William Brown Is
warned to appear In this court in thir.
ty days and answer the complaint of
the plaintiff, Margaret Brown.
Witness the Hon. Hosea Townsend,
Judge OF said court and he seal there.
of, this 29th day of August, 1906.
(SeaD I, NJ. CAMPBELL, Clerk.
II. G, HOUSE.
Josiah Clark, Attorney.
J. c. Graham, attorney for non-res.
First published Aug. %, 1906
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1906-08-30
1 DIVORCE Aso 4 WEDDING
V-t. sts~s- Way s.eot0s -. "Ifs
q s e-f- Smith.


Sa- y1-. A-g -s-Wlth .-- an
-rr-r.--u. here today ,h1. H.- 40
- = a. s--sss. la- .Bsll-' i-
F.-c- l- sioux Fails from william
E.Il-.sll-t stewart !: b=caza Gag
-a1, gossip a. once mat Mr. stew
a-- @o-l1 .y.1 b. The bride cs James
Ha--s SMITH .l0sl o. s-@u-"
Smith ST. Smiths fortune 5 eeu.
u...-1 a1yshef. from 10000 10 to
Uepcygge9
re divorce decree gives y s.ep
a-, tie custody % her daughter A.....
until the latter becomes Of age WI.
Lam Rallelznder Stewart Jr. .s Civ.
~ into The custody Of the father
The troubles between the stewa-ts
reached al acute stage sometime aft
er MisB Anita stewart made her de-
but At q dinner dance given Dy N.
husband and wife In their town home
~ West FIfty-ssyentn street 10 Jan.
uary. 1865 This was the las, social
function given By the couple
Mr Stewart who is a man of 81 is
nov al Bar HsrDor. lie is stud!DUs
and serious and be has never oa-ed
much for the frivolous side Of lie.
Society ~ him was bore aud ac zig.
ured little IN the entertainments
whore his wife was always prominent
Mrs. Stewart, however, loved 50.
cie'y IN the winter she was at all
Of the exclusive gatherings iu New
York and she was prominent in the
summer colony at Newport Where
society bored her husband, II was her
|ufe.
when Mr. Smith purchased the old
William & whitney mansion ar Fifth
Iayeuue and Sizty.seyeuth street and
began 10 play a prominent part in
|'he doiugs Of the -Four Hundred"
Mrs. Stewart aided him in the marF
costly entertainments he gave Sh.
managed his dinners and his dances
and just prior 70 the final separation
~ the Stewarts the millionaire bach.
eior and Mrs. Stewart were often seen
! together.
The fact thu; not a single restric
tion is placed on either husband OF
wife places them both in position to
marry again II they SO choose. There
was no mention Of alimony in the de
cree and here IL Is believed that a
money settlement was effected before
the suit for divorce was brought.
Mrs Stewart charged desertiOn in
her suit, and it was opposed
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1906-08-30
Kiss and Make 10 Aaain.

London, Aug. 29.-The Earl OF Ross
lyn and his American countess have
made up and after long separation
have become reconciled. The earl and
countess. with some American friends.
have gone on a cruise in Norwegian
waters in the yacht Eothen.
The friends OF the titled pair un-
derstand that the earl has agreed 10
give up gambling and abandon his cost
ly efforts 70 break the bank" at
Monte Carlo.
The countess fortune was not large
enough TO withstand the earl's earnest
belief that he had discovered a sys-
TEN which could not lose.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1906-08-30
.AzsEss WEEKLY or BRYAN.

.T1e-. are many '.s-sgls ~tJ 80 10
gat g11-rstaaf aaat they call The 70.
cent s.9.-1t dlsil-ssmeat oi Mr. Bry-
a1 1T ls -es. 4.Ist be- never was
Inferred BE ,oos nap Ia The grave
rare. but saH never dug under. The
-easg1 any hearts tast have been cold
~ min since 1896 have suddenly &c
yeloyed warmth are worth studying
The silver .ssge g. dead and need
no longer sosre away from Bryan ony
one Who likes bis leadership in their
particular The sentiment that
man Who went wrong On silver has
20, sound enough judgment 70 be- ht 20
be president IS much modified By the
thought that Bryan o. ten years older
than be gas in 1896, and has speu,
,hs, interval ln la5Ogs AMI experience
that could hardly fail 20 broaden and
Improve ais under rs'audiug There f.
a .2.nd basil FOR the belief thai Bryan
ia a. wiser man than he was ten years
ago. ''''.
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.'' 81 j.. ''' 90 o. 80. '.'' ~.
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The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1906-08-30
PRINCETON WlNKs AT DRINK.
W. c. T. U. Leader Attacks the Uni.
versity Professor.

Ntl NlAJ FINlNoop's
Trenton, y. J. Aug 29.-Colege pro-
,r#ors ana officials here are respon
sibln lu aI the drinking among the
Princeton students and We intend 10
put q stop 10 g. said Mrs. j. V. B'rk
ford. president of the Womau's Cnri-
uan Temperance Union in Princeton
today after q meeting Of the 50 )1c'S
N the college autua,.ies wanted 10
they could run the salJo1a Gut OF
Princeton but they don want 90.
In fact. they wink ~ ,hc boys drink
ing
IT would be dwip nice n We could
stop the boys tom smoking, too con.
unucd Mrs Bickford, but ! guess We
will have to wait bit on that"
II is proposed that the w c T. l..
send its members to the council meet
tugs and there insist that no licenses
be- granted ana that those now IN force
be revoked Already the union mas
prevented two licenses from being is-
sued.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1906-08-30
Want OIL at Mil Creek.
Ardmorelte Special

ATdmOrcltc Special
Mnl Greek, T. r, Aug e9-An en-.
rhgsiastic meeting of NH Creek clti.
z"ns was held last night for the pur.
pose OF discussing the adyisability Of
drilling an oil well at this place Per
man'nt organization was effected by
clocting j. T. Walters president and
WCStevens secretary Of the meeting
Il was unanimously decided 10 negoti-
ate az once with men in the business OF
drilling wells, and any correspondence
along this line viii be gladly received.
$4,000 will be raised and the work
will be pushed as quickly as a contract
for work can be let.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1906-08-30
NEGROES wARs THE MAYOR
Unsigned Letter Sent t. the Enter.
rrise says Blacks viii Pvls Cit,

rrise says Blacks viii Pyle Cit,
Beaumont Aug -s--he negroes ..
Beaumont. according 20 au unsigned
letter resolved ty the Enterprise las,
n gh,. have termed a1 organization for
the purpose of reseD.lng anything 5gnA
10 punish any Of their race By officials
Of the city
Friday night ;he Cheers Of the city
rounded up almost 700 negroes in the
city who we're fined ss ysgrauts or
ordered 20 leave the town. Many DE-.
rroes lef, the city the next day and
E. was though, tha. would be the end
q the matter.
The letter vas received yesterday
AM warns Mayo fIetcher of tr1r.
bIe and ends By saying that the d..
eryes will re, rule this city.
The city authorities have the matter
il hand and 10 a secret organization
has been perfected 70 psecipi,ate
trouble with the whites. action RuI
be taken 20 end IT'S existence ig shor,
order.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1906-08-30
WARNING URDER.

In the United states Court In the
Indian Territory, Southern District:
Emma Shirley plaintiff, VS.. Henry
Shirley, defendant
The defendant Henry Shirley, IS
warned TO apoar in this court in thirty
days and answer the complaint Of
the plaintiff Emma Shirley.
Witness the Ion Hosea Townsend,
judge Of said court and tne seal there
Of, this 29th day Of August, 1906.
CSeaD c. VI. CAMPBELL. Clerk.
II. G. HOUSE
Josiah Clark, Attorney.
J G. Graham, attorney fer non.res.
First published Aug 80, 1906.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1906-08-30
Active Practice viii Begin Latter Part
Of Next Week.

Active Practice viii Begin Latter Part
Of Next Week.
The organization OF basket ball
team by the young ladies Of the city
has been perfected and they will be
ready for play soon. The young ladies'
hay secured a tract OF land lying on
the Frisco right Of way in West Ard
more which will be used as the
grounds They are having the ground
cleared off today and hope to begin
practice by Friday Each member is
assessed a small fee for membership.
The membership rolls contain the
names Of about twenty young ladies
all ol whom are enthusiastic over bas-
ket ball. Among them are some Of
the young society ladies Of the city,
who have become interested in the
team. The exercise afforded by this
very enjoyable game is most healihful.
The team will retain the old officers
of former years FOR the present
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1906-08-30
LABOR DAY. SEPTEMBER ,.
IMPORTANT CHANGES.
Pref. Evans Is Re-orssn. the City
Schools.


schools.
More money is being spen, on Ard.
more City Schools and more strength
and convenience 70 pupils and patrons
are growing out Of il. Here are some
itemized statements interesting 10 all
Ardmore school people.
~ There will be an Eighth Grade
In First and Third wards from the
first and in the Second and Fourth
wards when school buildings are com.
pleted
~ A Seventh Grade will BE- placed
In the Third ward and all pupils pro-
NOTED 70 that grade on entering it
from the Third ward will not pass 10
First ward as heretofore.
t3J Tn First Grade In Third ward
has grown too heavy for one teacher
II will be divided between Mrs Berk-
shire and Mrs. Hardy.
~ Last year there we're - teach.
ers doing the work. this year there
will De thirty-one. Better work will
be the consequence.
80 4 supervisor Of music and draw.
ing will take charge Of this most i'm
pouaut work oi the schools.
D,l The pupils entering Eighth Grade
o1t OF Second ward viii enter that
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1906-08-30

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81 s--5=i E .-=-s= ~ luxe gaze r.ta.
--- aag.rr '-s -es--zr e. an --z r-
So ~ go -.- -t 5-1=- e-a- F- ps.-
-.- -- ss r---' ---lsu cs rs. -a-l
.. F-1a- 5-ar r. s-E other aa-e t-
---s l-1ss r1- z-ra t-e s---a1 .-
-..-.---t His 'a-ta- ac,=lt=- o. Free
a--aa .-lar lr4T=--.1~ IcDs--a
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1906-08-30
BLAZE At sPiNoLEToP.
Boiler E1plodes Doing Much Damage
Totsi Less $4,000.

Beaum ., Tex, Aug Zs-A FIRE
broke out in the eKith-Ward district
Of Spindletop tonight caused by the
explosion Of boiler belonging 70 the
Sunset on Company Of Houston under
lease 70 {. A. Richardson. A terrific ey.
plosi1n ensued. the boiler and pump
house being torn shreds.
About fifteen derricks were destroy.
cd, ten Of them being overproducing
wells and the total loss will be about
100000 to $4,000. The fire was fought
by the Spindletop FIRE equipm snt and
az midnight was under control
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1906-08-30
LABOR DAY, SEPTEMBER 3.
NEGROES FIND PLUMBER.
Chasing Rabbit They Discovered Sill.
ver"sre Recently Stolen.

Ver"are Recently Stolen.
Paris, Texas, Aug. 2s.- Afew nights
ago the residence Of j. VI Dodd, bank.
er AZ Grant J. r., was burglarized
The burglar secured almost a tulI
set Of costly silver tableware. The sil.
yerware was found concealed in the
woods on this side Of the river, near
Athur city by two lttle negoes. While
The boys were In the field at work
their dog run a rabbit in a hollow tree
near a branch. The boys went TO twist
the rabbit out, ami while climbing
through some sproIts, close 70 the
tree that had grown mp around a
green stump, they discovered the sill
verware, hidden away in the stump.
The yaluablcs had the name of the
owner on them. II is supposed that r
burglar had secrcted them here un,n
the excitement Of the burglary should
lie out with the intention Of calling
for them later
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1906-08-30
WILL Ask Fcs BOND
Att5r-.ys working fs- Release :.
D. PIE P-:.t-ss-


E-- S-L~e.i Il R-ss-ji left ges--I-
1ay tl- Ct.cszhz vh4-s BE- f- son-
ra-g rtA Attorney Jones O. Paulf
valley goes o. represent D-. Price
Patterson ~bo g charged win the
murder o. D-. He-rez q: Msssv..le %
the streets q tha; city some days ago.
The c.-clmstances q The 6illl1g are
that he tao physicians had = -o~
over their professional re--i;ory
which u i said Heron had fought
from Patterson. ], is the purpose q.
III R1sseI and NJ Jones 70 20 De.
fore Judge Dacs--s5a ot Chi-kaslz in
an st,eIg, 20 secure hsbess corpus
pepsrs. 80 Patterson can b4 released
90 Ooad l- having ,e.l held <.th "
bond .n the preliminary hearing.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1906-08-30
TRUST BUSTING

seuterber. which brings The Fed
eral oour,s Into regular session. viii
se. renewed aclwty all along The
line iu rhe trust busting campaign.
Many of ne pending cases wi.l come
up for trial carly 90 the fah. indicr
ue1ts aea.ns, alleged offender VIII
be- SOUGHT Zoo several ludIcia. dsIista.
and ths Government. force oi .nF''.h.
gators uu continue 20 seea for inio'
nation oD which 'p Uase prosecutions.
The popular impression .s that the
Government Hll not hud DO easy ID"
cripple o., OH Trust uuques'.onapiy
the Department of Justice realizes
that IL Will meet glth many obstacles
But il tells that 81 has caught thr com
pany with the goods on b. and u pro-
poses TO make a heroic effort 10 In.
nict punishment Later .u The year
ALI tho evidence collected uy the Bl
rcau of CORPORATIONS on which the le-
gal advisor of tho Government be
lieyc Indictments and convictions 90.
be- secured Vul be- laid before the
Grand ur.os lt is the private opin-
ions Of the attorneys connected with
these prosecutions that 10 the Govern
rncnt cannot severely punish the
STANDARD Oh on The evidence gathered
by Commissioner Garfield IL Will not
be worth while ever again 20 attempt
To uunish the corporations The De
parimont OF Justice is forowarined
that the trust proposes to night ant
fight hard against any punishment be
ing inflicted No one Identified with
the present tight against the company
expects 10 witness definite results this
fall n 10 Dr. fight 10 the finish, as
II surely viii be. h. may take several
years 90 determine the final outcome
While the Department Of Justice is
endeayorIup 10 secure some copper
ribbed indictments against the stand
ard OH company II will also bee en.
gagged in the trial Of numerous anti
trust cascs that are already .n court.
These trials will probably consume
much -, p,, time of Federal courts
IN somo of IA. districts during the faIl
ana winter Tho cases ar. pretty
w.i sc,t,,,,d ov.r tho coupfry Tho
urboi,s,l, g,ocore, AssocI,iion is bc.
An, rr,s.cpt,d i, tho soutborr district
os Elorrd, Tho mnmb.rs of the As.
mediation lay. a,.d ,psw.rs and The
caso bae l.,p continued from time 10
limo T, will bo heard Al tho next
farm or co,rt
posqInly thor. will hn som. further
s,cps I'm what ar. known as the Reef
Trust caso. I'm Cbicaro Tho Terminal
paliro,5 ,ss,,i,tl,, ,t 81 Iouls a. op
t a., " r.,..t s,,.,.. ,.... t..
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1906-08-30
Being Good.

The ability to look ahead was evi.
denced N two little fellows studying
out the flaming Ringing circus bills
Gee amt il a big 'un," said one
Wonder when it's a comm, said
the other; them pills don't say
No, they don t, but guess III De.
gin 10 get in the kindlin regular now"
Record.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1906-08-30
LARGE WATERMELON.
Nynnewood Gets a 65.Pounder-The
AntEHorse Thief Picnic.

ardmorcite Special
Wynucwold. l. r. Aug 29.-Joe
Turner, farmer living five miles west
u here brought a watermelon 10 the
Commercial club rooms yesterday
which weighed sixtyfye pounds. He
had wagon load that weighed from
forty 10 dit puuds each.
The 4. H. r.. A. picnic and barbecue
which will bo held here Aug 3lst and
september lst, promises 20 be- the
biggest thing of the sort ever held In
the l7th recording district
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1906-08-30
REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS.
Compiled by the chiekasaw Title Co.
Abstrsctors.

Lee Cathey and wife TO c. II. Wood,
ward lot J. block l5S, Admore Con.
sideratiOn $3.50
James r. Clemens and wife 70 G.
W. Jones. all Of book L., Consisting
OF lots. Davis. Consideration $500.
J l. higgins and wife and ". >.
Smith and wife 20 Joe ". McFarlane
and Harriette a McFarlane, part OF
lot /. block 81. Ardmore. Considera.
tion 800
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1906-08-30
Negroes Held Without Bail.

Tulsa l. r, Aug. 29.-Sil Hwell,
Geoge Murray and Younger Jackson,
the three negroes charged with the
murder q lilue Harry Pi,ster, We're
weer held 20 the grand jury without
bail today
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1906-08-30

DR.. ]. 0. Gillian a prominent citizen
Of Berwyn is an Ardmore visitor 10.
day.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1906-08-30
skeen for Constitutional Convention

From residents Of the lO4th consti.
tLtional district, which district in.
Guides Wapanucka, it is learned there
is FCmc talk OF rdnning Hon. c. A.
Sheen Of Wapanucfa as a deleg ate
90 the Constitutional Convention. Mr.
SEoen is staunch democrat. lie
hos a host of friends in that district.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1906-08-30
SHOWS HIS DEMOCRACY.

Roosevelt's Son Insists Upon Paying
For Permit to Hunt.
Glonwood Sprin :, Aug 29-Thco.
dore Roosevelt Jr. is outdoing his faith,
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1906-08-30

When you buy our fiavorIng ex.
tracts you get something pure. They
are cheaper to use on account of their
extra strength.
26 f. j. RAMSEY, Druggist.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1906-08-30

Look into that special scholarship
nd typewriter offer made by the Sci.
!ldge Business College. 24-tf
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1906-08-30
Bugeies, Buggles.

Blvens. Corhn & Frens,e! have in
line OF new buggies.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1906-08-30
cHARLEs EVANS.
BASKET BALL TEAM.

Superintendent.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1906-05-19
GIRL SAYS She WAS
TRAINED TO Be A Thief
Child and an Old Woman Are Ar
rested for -Robbing ST.
Louis Stores.
fRy Associated Pressl

ST. LOUIS. MO-, May 1S.-Aocom-
panied by a 13-year-old girl. woman
known as May Buhrman has been ar.
rested OH n shoplifting charge her
little companion being Blanche Wilk-
erson. who told the police. when ques.
toned that she was being trained to
steal.
When searched after her arrest in a
department store May Buhrman was
found to have concealed in her cloth
ing a veriety of dry goods. hardware
and jewelry which would have done
credit to Il village store
The assortment ranged from a
dozen safety razors 10 an extra large
new spring model hat.
The Buhram woman is &c years old.
Arrested with her was little Blanche
Wilkerson. l3 years old. Both gave
their address as $500 Easton avenue.
They were arrested by Patrolman
Quicker on complaint of NJ Schoen.
berg, president of the May company.
who became suspicious of the DuFr-
man woman on account of the hoop
skirt effect of her petticoats
at the detention ward in the Cen.
trail District station the Wikerson
girl told Chief Desmond that she had
been trained to steal Chief Des-
mond is investigating the statement.
The articles recovered after .Ic ar
rest included two boxes of Japanese
toothpicks, two dozen pearl buttons,
fifteen packages of assorted flower
seeds, two pairs of ladies' long SILK
gloves, one dozen safety razor blades.
a bolt Of black velvet ribbon. n ladies'
hat trimmed in black, two hair rats
and Il black silk waist
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1906-05-19
t is Believed That There Has
Been a Great Loss Of Life
IN Lumber Camps.
-FOUR COUNTIES ARE IN FLAMES
Tiber Lands in Wisconsin Devastated
and the Residents are Fleeing From
the estructon-Area Of More
Than 200 Square Miles Burned
over.
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MARIENNETT. WIS, May 1S-The
best Information obtainable at this
hour is that the forest fire which is
sweeping the country north of here
has reached Iron County north OF
Dickinson. This makes four counties
which are suffering from ire, the area
is 200 miles square.
The country swept by the flames
starts from the pine timber lands to
barrens. Part OF the land Is i'm Iron
Mining country and the distric. IN
cludcs immense tracts OF hard wood
which has not been touched by the
axe. In the barrens settlers have
taken their residence and ii Is for
these that the greatest anxiety is felt.
Information received at Mariennctt
is that the village OF Shaffer on the
METROPOLITAN branch of the North
Western Railway in Dickinson. Coun.
ty WIS wiped out.
No news could he received us to the
loss Of life, there il any has oc .urrcd.
Shaffcr is Il lumber town. The village
consisted Of Il big mill and two hotels.
with warehouses and Headquarters for
the lumber. camps.
The village of Saunders in Iron
county. lumber town, directly rnrth
OF Florence. Wis. has also been swept
by the flames. Here us at Shaffer.
many may have met death. The town
consists Of any residents. four sa-
looms, two hotels, and a big saw-mill..