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Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1906-05-17

Dorothy Reynolds. the 3-year-old
daughter of Alton Reynolds. a mail
carrier at Newton, narrowly escape
death as result of drinking and in
haling chloroform from a bottle found
on table. The bottle had been set
there by the mother who had been
called up stairs. When she returned
the little one had inhaled considerable
of the drug and had drank some Of
it. She Immediately sank into stupor
and for three hours all efforts 10
awaken her proved futile. Later she
regained consciousness and it is now
thought that she will recover. 4
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1906-05-17
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DeS MOineS Letter
= Items of Interest from Our Correspondent
\ at the State Capital
important Saloon Decision.

Important Saloon Decision.
Saloonkeepers, bartenders and jani-
tors must get out of saloons promptly
at 10 o'clock and remain outside until
5 o'clock in the morning, according
to decision handed down by the
supreme court. The bartenders can
not even remain behind locked doors
to count the cash or wash the last
glasses.
Associate Justice Ladd wrote the
decision of the supreme court, in
which he says on the subject of clos.
ing at 10 o'clock: !,
IF the proprietor or employees re-
main, even though the door be fast
ened, how shall it be known that
others are not also there? If they
may open the saloon to leave they
may do so to enter, II they can
leave or enter together they may do
so separately and at all hours of the
night, and so save for the sale of in
toxicating liquors, the place be kept
open as effectually as though being,
open were not prohibited. The law
allows those engaged in the traffic
seventeen hours of each day to
prosecute their business and there is
no excuse for encroaching on the re-
naming seven hours. in winding up
the business of the day or preparing
for the next. If such work is essen
tial, 1t may be done earlier in the
evening or later in the morning, for
it will be noted that keeping open SO
late as 10 o'clock or opening as early
as o'clock is not compulsory.
Regardless Of this. however, the
statute in explicit terms has exacted
the conduct of this business in a sin
gle room, with but one entrance, the
view Of the bar from the street I'M
obstructed, without chairs or other
furniture save back of the bar for
employers; in fact so kept as to be
unsuited for any other purpose
and in declaring that it shall not be
OPEN during the hours referred to,
irrespective of the purpose, the law
makers intended that the business
conducted therein should cease and
the place be so closed and not be
opened during the prohibited hours
save possibly in an emergency"
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1906-05-17
Railroad Earnings Increase.

na''Sdo 1oiIiihSo iS'CaoS'
Reports of five principal railroads OF
the state have been filed with the ex-
ecutive council, as basis for assess
ment for taxation this year, and show
that they enjoyed very profitable
business in 1905, an increase in their
net earnings amounting to $2,633,000
being feature of the consolidated
report.
1t is reasonably estimated that the
Northwestern system, the other trunk
line railroad in Iowa, will show an
additional s750,0OO increase in net,
earnings for 1905 as compared with
1904.
The six trunk lines, then, viii re-
port approximately an increase of
S3,37S,000 in net earnings for the year,
which maintains the rate of increase
in earnings during the recent years "a
universal prosperity. These net earn
ings increases, also, are not larger
than the increases in gross earnings,
which indicates no cutting down of
expenses or efficiency in the systems.
The increase in the net earnings OF
those roads which have reported are
&C follows.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1906-05-17
PANY.

SHOWING STANDARD COM
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1906-05-13

See e. W. Robinson, Agent O. & o. Ry.
Before Arranging for your trip.
Through Trains vestlbuled. Rlectris
Lighted, Steam Heated, Dining
Cars a La Carte through the
grandest scenery East OF 4
the Rocky Mountaias.
For RIehmohd, Cincinnati. indiana,
pole. st. Louis, Chicago, loula-
VILE. Nashville. Memphiss I
West and Southwest:
1910 A. M, and 6:25 P. M. daily,
Local for Richmond and James nlvsa
Points:
7:4o "A. NJ, Daily.
l z'ad for ',Iehman5. tITsi
No. D'lS ~
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PURE ENGLISH IS USED
IN THE OHIO VALLEY
London savant Says Buckeyes spaak
More Correctly Than
Eritis!,ers.
(Rv Associated Pressl

CHICAGO, May Ia Sir Jonathan
Williams. an English savant. declares
the purest English is spoken in the
Ohio Neilcy ami Kentucky. rather
than in London or any other part OF
the British Isles or possessions.
He has travelled extensively. study
ing the different RECOMMENDATIONS.
1T is only on the middle ground
here in America he said. that
have found the true English, the Eng.
lish of Shakespeare and Dr.. John.
son, nnmixed with dialettical absur-
dities or with peculiarities OF express
sion
Your East is initiative Of Cock
neyisms. unnatural. and, therefore.
I'M. English
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1906-05-13
'0PEN|NGOF RACE. SEASON.
Matinee Meeting al Hampton Roads
Park Friday.
GOOD PURSES ARE OFFERED
Horses VIII Be Brought From WASH
nston, Baltimore and Rockville,
Md, and Fast Sport is Promised
Four Running Races.

The racing season on the PENN.
sula will he inaugurated next Friday
with a matinee meeting at the Hamp-
ton Roads Driving Park. The prin-
Cipal object Of this meeting will be
to try out number of the horses
entered for the big spring meet at
Norfolk. beginning Tuesday. May %.
the first races of the year on the
Virginia Maryland circuit :.
In the meet next Friday there will
be four races, three running and a
mixed trOtting aud pacing race
The running races will be five fur
long dash. Il six furlong handicap
and a halfmile heat race. best two
in three. Purses of 500 each will
be Offered for these events The
harness race will he a free.for-all and
the amount Of The purse will deperd
upon the number Of entries received
Most Of the horses will he from
Baltimore, Washington and Rockland
Nil. but it is probable that a few
local flyerswill be in the running.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1906-05-13
Made Happy for Life.

Great happiness came into the
home of S. c. Blair school superintea.
dent. at st. Adams, w. Va. when his
little daughter was restored from the
dreadful complaint he names. lie
says: ''My little daughter had ST. vi
tus Dance. which yielded to no treat
ment but grew steadily worse until as
n last resort we tried Electric Bitters
and rejoice to say three bottles eff
fected complete cure" Quick. sure
cure for nervous complaints. general
debility, female weaknesses. impover
ished blood and malaria. Guaranteed
by w. Blair Langhorne's drug store
price. soc. tu,th,su
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1906-05-13
Money to Loan at 6 Per Cent.
NJ. o. LACkEY.

Try IIull's Little Liver Pills for
Blliousness. Constipation and Torpid
Liver. 40 doses. 10c. a splendid
after dinner Pill. HULL'S CUT RATE
DRUG STORE, 80 w. Queen street,
Hampton, Va. Phone, 2SS. Look for
silver front. 5-6-tf SUI
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Il takes notice. said Uncle Eben
dat man who kin laugh at his
own troubles ginerally has too mucn
sense to laugh at those of other PEG
pie. Washington Star.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1906-05-13
OYSTER BAY HOMES
NOT FOR us. CLERKS
Presidents official Family Has q
Hard Time In Finding Hotel
Accommodations In Town.
FEW PLACES OPEN FOR GUESTS
Quarters Are Scarce and Washington
Men Are Not Anxious to Move to
the Summer Capital" as They
Cannot Find Placs Where they
Can Rent Rooms.
FEW PLACES OPEN FOR GUESTS
iBy Associated Press.l


WASHINGTON, May l2.-lNIembers
Of the White House clerical force and
secret service detectives who will &c.
company the President to Oyster
Bay are just now making frantic Of
forts TO obtain quarters for the sum.
mer in the little village by the
sound.
Their anxiety over the question OF
he'd and board generally takes on an
acute form AT about this time every
year, and this springs attack is even
worse than was experienced in pre-.
r'ous outbreaks of the trouble.
II is said OIL good authority that
quarters will be scarccr this summer
than ever before. because two or
three lending hordIang house keepers
hay cforsaken the business or The
town and have left no successors to
conduct their affairs
Cottages Are Closed.
Word has reached the White House
that the Thompson cottage. OH the
HILL next door to st. Dcminic's
Catholic church, will not dispense
good cheer this season AS "Thomp.
sons" was the summer home and
eating place of nearly all of the
Presidents clerks and stenographcrs.
moi only loc+ ,.,,, I,,t a,,,,, ..
since President Roosevelt assumed
Office, this news has carried conster.
nation into the little white building
over which Secretary Loeb holds
sway.
The various secretaries. clerks,
stenographers and telegraph opera
tors who expect to accompany the
President to his home are therefore
Just nov busily engaged attempting
to establish themselves by mail.
a rumor reached the White House
week or two ago that the new
hotel" in Main street. Oyster Bay,
would be ready for occupancy this
summer and for a little while the
disconsolate boarding house hunters
were hopeful. The hotel in question
has been in course of construction
for four years, and at the close of
last summer was still far from com.
pletion.
The new hotel.' be ii known,
boasts of fifty rooms-that is to say.
it will boast of fifty rooms IL it
opens before it crumbles with age.
The single hotel now open for bust.
ness in Oyster Bay at present has
only eleven, and. naturally. cannot
accommodate very much OF crowd.
The joy which greeted the news
of the installation of these bath tubs
was not long lived, for today word
reached the executive Offices thai
the workmen had departed and ST.
lence had once more gained posses
sion of the hotel
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Fear.

Meekly-Yes, we're going to move
to Swamphurst
Doctor-But the climate there may
disagree with your wife.
delphia Ledger
Meekly-It wouldn't dare,-Phila
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1906-05-13
Eurnishe i Residence.

Des irably situated in Hampton III
water front. All modern convenience;
and handsomely furnished
1t NJ. o. LACKEY.
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Merchants & Miners
transportation Co.'s

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dence and Baltimore.
Leave Newport News, via NoffoIR,
for Boston every Tuesday, W.dnes.
day, Friday and Sunday. LsaYee for
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ana Saturday, sailing from Norfolk 81
500 p. m.
Leave Newport News for Bsltimo.s
daily, except Tuesday and Wednesday,
at p. m, connecting for Washington,
Philadelphia and New York.
Fare to Baltimore. one way, sS.0s.
round trip. $500, including utsts,ccrs
berth. Accommodations and erisirs,
unequalled.
Freight and passengers taken for el.
points North and south. steamers
leave Baltimore, foot Of Long Dosk,
daily. promptly at 8 p. m.
Cn]y line running Sund.y staSsrsa
between Newport News and Baltimore.
For further information apply to
.. r.. McNElI.L. Agent.
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Rocky Ford enterprise., 1906-02-16
Rapid Pension Leal.ls,Ien.

Washington. - The House Friday
ground out Its usual scmi'monthly
srist OF private pensions. making anew
record Of pension legislation by passing
In scycnty.two minutes i.s bills for
the benefit OF veterans who arc barred
for one reason or another from coming
In under the general statute. Seven
ty.hyc per cent. OF the bcneilciarlcs are
either blind or edridden.
This order. vii b u number OF minor
bills. and the pa sage Of two amend.
mcn,S TO the Ph liippinc tarlff act OF
1905. constituted the transactions OF
the day. The tar n amendments place
American cotton goods ON an equality
so far us the cost OF production is con
ccrncd. with European goods. Low
grades OF shoes were admitted ut u
lower tariff.
a bill was passed authorizing the
secretary OF the interior to lease for n
buffalo pasture $500 acres Of land In
Stanley county. South Dakota. Nd
iourncd to Monday.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1906-02-16
German W.. American Railways.

Berlin.-Priyy Councillors NJ. Hon
and +. Schwabach. whom the Prussian
government sent To III. United States
In 1904 to study American railway Hys-
TENS. have Just published an exhaus'
tive work. making many striking com
parisons OF the American and Prussinn
railroads. oficn to the disadvantage OF
the former. They quote Official stalls
ties showing that per million pasaen'
gers carried the American roads Killed
six time and wounded twcnty'nin"
times as many OF them M the Prussian
roads.
The writer's found that the average
passenger rate In America was 20:
cents per mile. against o.ss cents In
Prussia. while freight rates nominaily
average OTIS cents per ton per mile In
tn. United States. against l.JG cents In
Prussia.
The original cost of construction OF
the Prnssinn lines was slSty'thrcc per
cent. higher per milo than that OF the
American roads.
n conditions were oluElixcd. Hcrrcn
Hon and Schwabaeh iisurc. that III"
American average for freight would be
LA cents per ton per mile and that Of
Prussia o.so.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1906-02-16
sTockMAN SHOT.
wourdsd BY would.be Assassin While
Repairing Fences.

Dcnver.-A Republican special from
Greeley Thursday says: Tom O'Ncill.
tho wcii.known stockman. living at
Gault. forty miles north of here. was
shot In the leg to-day by an unknown
party In ambush.
O'Ncill was some miles from his
ranch. repairing his fences In n lonely
section. when he was startled by u
shot coming from the undcrbrush near
by. II was followed by four others In
quick succession. one OF which caught
O'Nciii In the leg. innicting n severe
wound. O'Ncill. though badly Grip.
pied. managed to reach his horse and
rode to his home.
Considerable feeling exists between
O'Ncill and other ranchncn OF tho
Gault section. who allegc that O'Neill
has fenced certain government lands
on which are the only watering places
for stock for miles around. thus pre-
venting range cattle from getting VA.
ter. O'Ncill claims he owns the land
fenced and that his fences are con.
stantly being broken down In revenge
by those who do not respect his rights.
Perhaps no region In Colorado re-
tains tho characteristics OF the West
as II was thirty years ago more than
does the Gault country. Great herds
OF cattle feed there and cowboys ride
the range. II IL alleged that Il bitter
feud exists between O'Neill and others
and there Is danger OF n serious out
break Mt any time which may involve
the whole neighDorhood.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1906-02-16
wirHoRAws HIS NAME.
MIR. Chambers Refuses Appointment to
Colorado Springs Postoffiee.

Colorado Springs. Colo. = Placing
party interest before personal profit
II. l.. Chambers. who was recently
nominated by President Roosevelt to
succeed l.. &. Dana as postmaster OF
this city. on Thursday sent telegram
to Congressman Franklin T.. Brooks.
declining the nomination. MIR. Cham.
bcrs stated that ho withdrew In favor
OF no one. and that. should the Senate
confirm his nomination before his with.
drawal was acted upon. he would
promptly resign. The telegram sent
by Mr.. Chambers 20 Congressman
Brooks was AZ follows:
"on account Of the bitterness TO
mentcd here over the appointment OF
postmaster of Colorado Springs. havo
positively determined that | will not
accept the appointment. VIII YOU SEQ
that my name IL withdrawn immedi.
ntely. or shall wire the President re.
aucsting withdrawal? My decision Is
final"
1t is understood that l.. c. Dana. the
present incumbent. has no definite as.
surancc OF rcappointmcnt. and that on
the contrary. Assistant Postmaster @.
NJ. Edmondson. Col. l.. r. Ensign and
]. +. Humphrey are prominently men.
toned for the position. Colonel En-.
sign and Mr.. Humphrey arc both q.
A. X. men. and the appointment OF
either IL calculated to appease the vet
erans. who were up In arms against
the deposition of Dana. MIR. Dana Is
nom n.committal regarding his opinion OF
the effect of Chambers withdrawal
upon his reappointment.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1906-02-16
Eish,.Hour Section Fail.

Washington.-Almo the entire ses
sion OF the Senate Friday was devoted
to the consideration OF the urgency de
iclency bill. which was passed prac-
ticaily rs II was reported from the
committee on appropriations. The only
discussion In connection with the bill
was over an amendment suggested BY
Mr.. Patterson to strike out the provision
relieving all allen workmen on the ca
nal from the operations Of the eight
hour law. Mr.. Patterson contendcd
that to require men to labor more than
eight hours day In the tropics was
inhuman and argued that the require.
ment would do injustice to American
labor. Several senators on both sides
OF the chamber controvcrteu the posi-.
tion.
The amendment was voted down
without rcsorting to n roll cali.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1906-02-16
Suicide from Grief.

Denver. - Heartbroken over tho
death of her fiance the day before. and
hopeless of the future because she be-
lieved her family had forever turned
her out into the world to earn her own
living, and because she was without
money to continue the struggle for ex-
istence. Alice Croft, daughter of u
ranchman residing near Sullivan, Col.
orado. went into a rooming house at
1850 Lincoln avenue about l o'clock
Thursday afternoon. gave fictitious
name. took quantity of poison. threw
herself upon the bed of a room she. had
engaged. and died alone with her grief.
The sad ending OF Alice Croft came
almost on her birthday. In a few days
she would have been twenty.four years
old. Her sweetheart. Frank Senter,
passed away Wednesday after suffer-
ing for two weeks from peculiar case
of nosebleed.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1906-02-16
Around the Salton Sink.

San Francisco.-After an eXpendi-
ture of about 100000. the Southern
Pacific officials announce the final COM
pletion of new piece of track thirty
nine miles long in the Colorado desert.
which will enable their trains to run
without interference from the waters
of the Colorado river, which have filled
the Salton sink and ruined about forty
miles of their main line. The new
track will become part of the main
line unless the Salton sink is finally
rid of water by the proper control of
the waters of the Colorado.
The new track leaves the present
main line at Mecca, a station thirteen
miles east of Indio, and joins the main
line again at a place called Volcano. 1t
is fifty feet higher than the piece of
main line it supplants and is about
two miles away from the present Level
of the water in the Salton sink.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1906-02-16
Two Judicial Districts.

washington.-Repr Brooks
has introduced n bill to establish two
judicial districts In the state of Colo.
RADIO. 1t provides that the counties OF
Routt. Grand. Summit. Lake. Larimer.
Weld. Logan. Sedgwick. Phillips. Nor.
gan. Yuma. Washington. Adams. Arap-
ahoe. Boulder. Gilpin. Clear Creek. JEFF
ferson. Park, Douglas. FL Paso. Elbert,
Lincoln, Kit Carson and the city and
county OF Denver shall constitute the
Northern district of Colorado. and the
present District Court of Colorado.
from and after the time when this act
takes effect. shall be known as the
District Court of the Northern district
OF Colorado. The remainder OF the
state will constitute the Southern dis
trict of Colorado.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1906-02-16
Denver MURDER
ENGINEER SHOT ~ POLICEMAN
IN BALLOON.
HAD KILLED HIS MAN BEFORE
Denver Liquor Tragedy After saieo:,
Closing Hours-vietim Dies ant
Slayer Arrested.

Denver.-Thomas johnson. q steam
engineer who came from Duluth. Min
nesota, a few weeks ago. was shot and
killed soon after midnight this morn
ing by Policeman Charles Secrest In .
quarrel over dice game In tho Cot.
,age saloon. at 1920 Curtis street. Sc.
crest. without apparent provocation.
fired two bullets into Johnson's alb.
domen. Johnson died In the ambu'
dance on ths'way To the hospital. So
crest was arrested by Sergennts Dou.
gal and Mcintyre and their men. and Ii
In the city Jail charged with murder.
As reported by tho Post. Sccrest.
who WAS on duty at the time, was
standing at the bar. and he insisted on
shaLi Ing dice TO determine who should
pay for the drinks for the house.
Thomas Johnson. among others.
yielded to his desire. They shook dice.
Secrcst lost and bought tho drinks. and
insisted that the dice be again shaken.
This was done. and Sccrest lost
again. He bought the drinks second
time. and then lost his temper. He Ut
tered half u dozen words OF abuse.
Johnson told him there was no cause
for abuse, for Secrcat himself had pro-
posed to shake the dice.
With the CLEAN OF mailman In mis-
eye. Secrcst drew his big colts r.vol-
yer and fired twice. johnson fell To
the floor with two bullets In his body.
Patroimnn Durkin. who had been Try
ins To persuade Sccrcst TO 10 home.
rushed into the saloon while the gray
ish smoke was still coming from tho
barrel Of the revolver. Secrcs; waved
the weapon menacingly. and Durkiu.
knowing just how desperat. Sccrcst II.
went TO n telephone and notified police
headquarters. An ambulance. patrol
wagon and n squad OF police were hur-
'ticd to the spot.
Four years ago Secrcst killed Henry
Reed In Patrick Hickcy's saloon. 1851
I.arimcr street. In exactly the samo
manner as he killed johnson. Three
shot were fired after quarrel had
started over drinks.
Sccrcst claimed that the man had
threatened to whip him. but he told tho
police when they came To arrest him
that he was trying his new gun."
Reed died ut the county hospital tho
following day and Scctcst escaped
punishment.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1906-02-16
Aiqeciras Conference.

London. - kilograms from CONT.
mental capitals and editorials in the
London newspapers reflect the re.
newal OF uneasiness over the antici.
pated failure of the Algeciras confer.
ence on Moroccan reforms In conse-
qucnce OF the deadlock on the French
and German contentious with regard
to the question of police. A long Al.
geciras dispatch of semi.oiiicial ia.
ture. published In Paris. seems to fore.
shadow an abortivc result. II not the
actual rupture of the conference. and
declares that the lines have been
reached beyond which 1t is impossible
that France can go.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1906-02-16
COAST TERMINAL.
Union Pacific Buys Frontage at Pvy.
aliup.

Tacoma. wash.-Negotiation be-
tween the Union Pacific Railway
Company and the st. Paul and Ia
coma Lumber Company have been
closed whereby the Hartman inter
ests have acquired seventy acres OF
tide lands forming an ideal site for
railroad terminals and hayin. front
age OF 1900 feet on the bay and about
400 feet on the Puyallup waterway.
The property is the highest priced
land on the tide flats and cost ap'
proximateiy $i.000.000. OF which the
Union Pacific has paid a large amount
in cash.
In purchasing the property. one OF
the conditions of the sale is that the
Union Pacific improve II and locate Its
railroad terminals and shipping ware
houses upon IL within a certain time.
Officials OF the st. Paul company
refuse To state the exact time limit by
which the Union Pacific Is bound. but
II Is understood TO be about twenty
months. as they say that the Union Pa
cine will b. here sooner than any
other transcontinentai line could build
to Tacoma were IL To commence con
struction work at once.