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The newspaper., 1906-05-04
STORY, WYOMING.
A Favored Spot Described as an Earthly
Paradise by the Enthusiastic
Citizens.

- year or more ago we met
and held considerable conversa-
ton with gentleman living in a
nook in the Big Horn mountains.
He gave US graphic picture of
his country and in spite of the
fact that we knew we were in the
best country on earth, the North
Fork, we were interested.
The other day letter was re-
ceived at this office from him re-
porting that railroad surveyors
tor the Colorado and Southern
are now surveying line to their
town, now named Story, and we
are invited to come up there this
fall and see country that from
its description must be just about
duplicate of this section.
Among the advantages they
claim are the purest and best
water imaginable, an altitude of
six thousand feet. mercury never
below zero, all kinds of game and
fish for the sportsmen, fruit in
great variety and every sort of
general farm products. Their
mineral wealth is an important
item, producing as they do wide
range of the precious and useful
metals, together with coal in un-
limited quantities and perfect
quality.
Remembering our Denver visit
with the hardy old pioneer who
has resided at Story so long, it is
a pleasure to say few words
even at this distance, that may
interest some unfortunate eastern
er in the beauties and opportu-
mites of the once boundless west,
now so rapidly .ettling up. Very
soon indeed there will be no vir-
gin west. The lands will all be
subJugated and under cultivation.
The game and the best of the fish,
ing will have gone with the Indian
and buffalo. Story seems one of
the last of these fruitful regions
to come into the public notice.
Prosper thee, fair city of the
eastern slope. The hunting
grounds of the Sioux and Chey-
ennes shall become the happy
homes of thousands of people in
the next few years.
The newspaper., 1906-05-04
School Election.

The annual meeting and school
election of district No. 8 will be
held at the central building be-
tween the hours of 80 and 5 D, m.
on May 9TH, at which election !.
M. Underwood stands as candi-
date for re election for the Office
OF President of the Board.
G. II. MERCHANT, Secretary.
The newspaper., 1906-05-04
PAPERS DID NOT TELL HALF.
Well Known Lady Writes Her Parents
at this Place Of the San Fran.
cisco Disaster.

=
privilege of printing letter from
Mrs. Edith Dean, daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. w. T Bross, who
passed through the great quake
with safety but who lost all their
property in the disaster. AS Mrs.
Dean is well known here her
words will be read with interest
by large number of our people.
Below we append the entire let
ter with the exception OF few
personal paragraphs:
SACRAMENTO CAL, April 20, 1906
DEAR FATHER AND MoTHER:-
Are you glad your children es-
capped from that horrible earth
quake and fire? OF course ! know
you are.
Aunt Emma received Berts
telegram Saturday night but
Frank had sent one early in the
morning so she didn't answer
1t was simply terrible | never
thought we should live to tell the
tale and am SO nervous even yet
! can't settle myself for any thing.
imagine there are quakes every
time the house shakes which is
quite often on this noisy corner.
The earthquake came at 5:l5
Wednesday morning waking us
out OF heavy slumber. We were
on the third floor in practically
new frame building. We could
not get out of bed and it seemed
as if the sides of the room would
come right down on our heads,
pictures and brio a brac fell to
the floor and bureaus jumped to
the middle Of the room.
Elsa was on lounge in one
corner and Frank couldn't get to
her until it was most over, she
never will be whittier and she
shook just like she had a chill and
said: 10 papa come here quick
/ don't like this old house its
crazy want to go to uncle James"
We dressed as soon as possible,
its a mystery how we got dressed
too, and before we got out on the
street another one came. Every
one was afraid to go back.
The sight that met our eyes was
astonishing, every thing IN ruins,
We were just two blocks from
the city hall the whole thing
came down and left the iron
frame. We walked over to Eva's,
more than a mile, found them all
safe and sound but had been
locked IN their rooms, the doors
had to be pried open. We stood
around for awhile and decided to
go back, by that time the fire
down town was raging.
Couldn't get Elsa to stay in the
house. We ate bite and stayed
on the sidewalk until ten. The re-
port of a fire came to US then of
The newspaper., 1906-05-04

woman building fire for break
fast three blocks from US, soon
the block was all ablaze. Frank
stuffed things in our trunks and
carried them down the long steps,
edibles and such as that put in
hampers, then he dragged the
trunks two blocks before he could
get any one to take charge of
them.
We went to Jefferson Square
six miles from our house. then
went back after the things and by
l or o'clock our bed and home
had gone up in smoke. The fire
came up to the square or park on
one side and within two blocks on
another.
We camped there from Wednes
day noon until Friday morning
ten o'clock. Thursday the fire
began to creep up on us from the
other side, about four o'clock we
ran into the debris and it was SO
hot we had to cover up our faces
at times, They checked it for a
time and at seven o'clock we went
back to the park and stayed un-
til next morning but didn't sleep,
all night they would call for vol
unteers to fight the fire and finally
it got so close we could hear the
orders that were given.
Frank started at FIVE o'clock to
see if he could find some kind of
a rig to take us out or down to
the depot, didn't find it until nine.
Mind you all day the day before
we were SO hemmed in we couldn't
get out either way.
After getting in the one horse
rig eight of us started down
through the burnt district past
our late home over to Market,
down Market to Ninth, over
Ninth to Mission, down Mission
to Sixth, down Howard and back
to the depot. The sights were ter
rible, saw a mans charred body on
the side of the street. Hot, o so
hot, people going from the place
by the thousands and trying to
carry their things they had saved
from the flames.
We were fortunate for we did
not suffer for anything to eat and
drink. People think the papers
exaggerate but the half is not
told, those who were not there
can't realize so many poor mortals
that were injured and could not
get away and were roasted alive.
Since going to the city last fall
we have lost nearly four thousand
dollars.
Frank had just got started in
the real estate business and few
days before had gone into part
nership with man who had a
restaurant, luck is against us, We
haven't much more to loose. /
try to cheer up though when !
hear of SO many who haven't
friends or relatives to even go to
until they can get work to do.
All Of my pretty wedding pres
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Episcopal Services.

Bishop Spaiding, the Episcopal
bishop of the district of Salt
Lake, which includes western
Colorado, will hold services on
Tuesday May the Sth, at s p. m.
in the Methodist church. Every
one is invited.
The newspaper., 1906-05-04
Never.

A man may dig and fret and swear,
And hustle like dog.
The things he grows ne'er look
like those
In the seed catalogue.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1906-07-18
Personal.

Mrs. J. w. Haseltine has re.
turned to her home in kershaw
after a visit to friends here. -
Rock Hill Record.
Mr.. George G. Carnes leaves
today for Wills Point, Texas, to
visit relatives.
Judge j. E. Stewman, of the
Probate court, paid a visit to
Chester this week.
Capt. It. G. Hicks spent the
past week calling on his numer-
Gus customers in North Carolina.
Mrs. j. F. Gregory and young
est daughter, Miss Hortense, are
visiting relatives in Jefferson,
M. and Mrs. James w. Miller.
Judge Ira b. Jones is in Co.
lumbia, attending an extra ses-
sion of the Supreme court.
Miss Maude Gregory has been
spending few days with friends
in Heath Springs.
Sheriff J. z. Hunter is spend
ing a day or two in Monroe.
Messrs L. II. Rowell, a. Beaver
and J. F. Carnes, of the Taber.
nacIe section, leave today for
Beliville, Ga, to visit relatives.
Rev. r. +. Sharpe, of Van
wyck, was in town yesterday. -
He was on his way to Yorkville,
to attend the Rock Hill District
Conference.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1906-07-18
the Pan HHHILe Ctub.

In accordance with announce.
ment previously made in The
News, the Pan Handle Club has
been chartered and duly organ.
ized. The officers are: w. T..
Williams, president; E. G Car
penter, vice president; ID. L. Will
liams, secre ary and treasurer
Board Of managers: g. ID Jones,
J. NJ. Ri1di-, Jr., q. @. Heath,
+ i. Mobley and j. II. WIther-
spoon.
The clubs headquarters will
be in the Springs block, "A sui e
of rooms nov beng fitted up for
the purpose.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1906-07-18
LITTLE LIGHT on A BURNING CUES
TON.

Now here's a man who may
be able to tell US what a peek-a-
boo waist is. We asked DR..
Gardner, Of the Greenwood
Journal, to enlighten US on the
alllmportant subject, but he
admitted that it was :.too hard"
for him and referred our inquiry
to Billy Buck, who in turn pass
ed it on to Billy Brown. Like
the genial doctor and Billy Buck,
Billy Brown had to acknowledge
that be, too, was barren of infor-
nation on the subject. We were
about to give up in despair OF
ever finding out what a peek-a-
boo waist is, when we came
across the following in the Caro-.
lima Citizen, written by the
"hoss editor"
"Why Ill this fuss about the
peek-aboo waist? 1t looks cool,
is cool and is certainly pretty
and becoming. What's wrong
with it2 Do the modest men who
are fighting the peek.a.boo want
girl to wear furs in summer.
The men would wear peek-a-boo
garments, too. if it were not for
their ugly hairy skin showing
through,
That's good as far as it goes,
but it doesn't go far enough;
though, so far as we know, it
may go as far as the p,ek-a boo
itself. Since the Citizens "hoss
editor" has seen the mysterious
and perplexing garment, we ap.
peal to him TO tell us exactly
what it is and what it looks
like.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1906-07-18
Notice to Trespassers.

All persons will take notice that
they are hereby forbidden under the
penalty of law, to hunt with gun or
dog, to fish or attempt to catch fish,
in any manner whatever. or to pick
berries, gather nuts, or ride. drive or
walk, cut or attempt to cut timber, or
trespass in any other way, on my la nd
in Indian Land township, Lancaster
County, state of south arolina, ad-
Joining the lands of A. p. Spratt, James
Wilson. Daniel Wilson. James Rich
ardson, and others. This July 8, 1905.
MRS. NJ. K. GORDON.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1906-07-18
@EETING OF THE STATE BOARD
OF EQUALIZATION.

The State board OF equalization,
ghich met in Columbia a few
days ago, was unable to complete
ITS work on account Of the fact
that about ten counties had not
sent in their abstracts, which
will necessitate the board meet
ing again later on, probably in a
few days. The board appointed
committees on cotton mills, fer.
tilizer plants and cotton seed oil
mills. Mr.. W. j. Cunningham, Of
Lancaster, was assigned to the
committee on fertilizer plants
The board agreed upon The
hundred per cent valuation,
leaving unvil It's next meeting
The fixing Of the taxable value,
which last year was sixty per
cent.
According TO the report of the
committee on cotton mills, the
mill properties in the state have
increased in value about So. .O0O,-
600. The other committees also
report increase in the value of
fertilizer plants and cottonseed |
oll mills. The valuation of the
Cotton Mills is placed
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1906-07-18
PRICES VIEWS ONCOTTON.

Price, the famous cotton spec
ulator, usually on the bear side
Of the marhet, now has unbound
I'd confluence in materially bet.
ter prices for the staple, Judging
from his card published in yes
terday's daily papers. In the
concluding paragraph Of the card
referred 10 M. Price says:
| have, perhaps undeservedly,
the reputation Of being chronic
bear on cotton. For this reason,
f no other. my present conf
denca IN extremely high prces
should be accepted a. based
only upon The most thorough
study o! the situation. Just as
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1906-07-18
Wednesday, July IS, 1906.
CANDIDATES. ASSESSMENTS.

Some time ago we directed
htention to the striking con
aBast in the assess ments levied
"a candidates in the counties of
Lancaster and Chester, the fig
sres in the latter county being
aore than three times higher
than Lancaster's. The last issue
Of the Camden Chronicle con-
5sins a statement of the Ker-
shaw county assessments, from
which it appears that the candi-
dates in that county will have to
pay about as much as the Ches.
ter county aspirants for office.
One reason however, why the
Rershaw assessments are so much
higher than Lancaster's, is the
fact that Kershaw pays her man
ayers of election. The sum of $6
ts appropriated for the managers
at each voting precinct. The
sum of $50. is also appropriated
by the executive com mittee to
pay the Camden papers for pub
Gishing the primary election no.
!ices 1t may be that Chester
county also pays her election
managers. All counties, we be
heve, make some provision for,
she newspapers.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1906-07-18
TILLMAN AND HIS pITCHFORK.

Even the Republican papers
are now praising South Cardinals
senior Senator. Here, for exam
pie, is what the Springfield
Republican, one Of the foremost
journals in the United States,
says of Senator Tillman, in an
editorial commenting on The
withdrawal OF Col. Lumpkin:
TilIman is assured OF his seat
for SIX years from next March.
and the pltchfork will be doiug
business in the Senate after the
big stick has left the White
House. 1t is a good thing for
the Senate. Only this last wear
has there Ueen any popu ar ap-
peciation of the remarkable abil
ity hidden beneath TilIman's
picturesque exterior. Some of
those who have seen the inside
Of things ihis year at Washing
ton and been Intimate with the
chief actors in the long melodra-
ma, reports the impression that,
leaving aside the question Of un
Couthness or other defects, the
two men who, with President
Roosevelt, seem altOgether eX
ceptional as to be claSsed or ex
planned as 1eniu-es-for genius
es are privileged to be erratic-.
are Tillman in The Senate and
john Sharp Williams in the
House. AS long as TIllman re
mains in the Senate he cannot
fail 10 make the dry bones rattle.
lie IS given TO eXaggerations Cf
style and statement. as he frank !
ly admits, and his frequent ap.
parent assumption that he is 'he /
only honest man IN the Senate !
is unjust and CALLING 10 his tel |
low Senators. But it all serves
TO a good public end, tor 1t puts |
the rest of the Senate upon its |
And then, what a dull !
place the Senate would have |
oeen without the pitchfork!
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1906-07-18

thoroughly as | believed last
December that it was a mistake
TO bull cotton above II cents
pound, l now believe an extra.
ordinary advance is imminent.
Numerous reports of serious de
terioralion as a result of exces-
sive rams and insect damage are
reaching me from all sections
of the belt.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1906-07-18

at last years figures, namely,
1882. 800 The valuation of The
Kershaw Oil Mill is $4,000.
The total valuation of the
cotton mills in the state is S46.-
229,779. The valuation last year
was S41, ,507,2 ,294.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1906-07-18
Republican Convention.

Notice is hereby given that a meet
ing OF the Lancaster tOuDty Republic
can convention will be held at the
courthouse Saturday, 2lst Instant, 20
eIec' delegates TO the State COnven-
uoh. EAch voting precinct in the
county Is urged TO send delegates.
+. X. MA >SEY,
Chairman
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1906-07-18
Bridge to Let.

! will let the contract to build a new
bridge TO the lowest responsible bid
der over a creek on the New Cut road
between o. Is. aud DR.. Sapp's on Tues
day, the 3lst day Of July, at 3 o'clock
p. IN. pecitlcatiOns to be made known
at the time and place OF letting. reserve
ing the right to reject any AID all
0InS. M G. Gardner,
July, IL lSO6. County Supr.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1906-07-18
Due West Female COLLEGE

18th year begins Sept 18th. with
iulI Faculty OF Five Men and Nine
women. l45 pupils-25 per cent in
crease over last year. New Carnegie
DormitOry with all modern comforts.
ready for occupancy in the fall. l.
ual extras Board and Tuition $3.50
per year.
Rev. JAMES BOY,E, Pres,
AOoeVilIe o. Due West, ). G..
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1906-07-18
THE STATE CAMPAIGN.

continue to fill appointments
made for them by the executive
committee. They are making
practically the same speeches at
every point, and as reports of
their remarks have already
more than once been published
in these columns, it is not worth
while to republish them now.
Any new features developing
from time TO time will be noted.
About the only unusual Incl
dents in connection with the
campaign that have occur Ell
during the last few DAYS "crop-
ped out" at the Monks Corner
and Kingstree meetings. At the
former place, last Friday, Mr.
A. G. Jones, candidate for gov
ernor, made the statement that
Mr.. B. Freeman, representative
OF Bait more liquor concern
Charles Ii. Ross & Sons-told
him that it was a common prac-
tice 10 pay a concession of ten
per cent to the board of direc-
tors, which was divided equally
among the members OF the
board.
At the Kingstree meeting day
before yesterday Cansler, candi.
date for railroad commissioners
created somewhat of a sensations
by "jumping on" Commissioner
Wharton. The incident is report
ed by the Columbia Record as
follows
The feature of the day was
Cansler's attack on Railroad
Commissioner Wharton. He
said he himself is lame in the
leg, while Wharton is lame in
the head. If not elected he will
work two more years and make
enough money 10 run again.
Wharton never had been COM
missioner OF the people and
never would be, as the railroads
own him body and soul. He
again declared that Wharton
had given free passes to rural
delivery delegates to Illinois.
Mr.. Wharton interrupted with
the remark that it was false aud
that any man who asserted it
would have TO stand under tha,
allegation. He read Johnson's
letter declaring that he had new
er received any such letters from
him and that Wharton had made
no offer OF free passes.
Mr.. Cansler rushed to the front
with a confident grimace on his
face and read those words from
Wharton's telegram from Or.
ange burg, published in the Green.
vile News of the l1th: "As to
having given many passes that is
not true y
The candidates speak to-day
at Marion. 1t will be recalled
thai The ates for Lancaster and
he ghborirg counties are as fol-
lows
Lancaster, Saturday,, July
rs h; Chesterfield, Thursday,
Jnly Goth; Camden, Friday,
July 27rh; Winnsboro, Monday,
Aug. 9Th; Chester, Tuesday,
Aug. 7rh; YorkvilIe, Wednes-
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1906-07-18
Business Notices.

~ All Notices inserted under
this head at the rate OF ONE CENT
a WORD for each insertion. No
notice to be counted less than 20
words
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1906-07-18
THe EiOiH PicniC-- The Lndies to
!SeN Refreshments

As previously stated there will
be big picnic at Elgin on the
day of the Farmers Institute TO
be held there, namely, on July
25,h. The ladies Of Elgin reserve
the right TO sell refreshments on
that day, as they desire to raise
money with which 10 have the
church painted.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1906-07-18

Entered as seconj-class matter, Oct :. 1905,
~ the postorice at Lancaster, y c.. under Act
s Congress OF March g. 1879.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1906-07-18

WINTER CABBAGE PLANTS
Now ready to set. Price 25c per 100.
or 50 90 per 1000 cash with order
}. X. Culp, Chester, sc.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1906-07-18
TO THE GINNERS OF LANCAS-

TO THE GINNERS OF LANCAS-
TER COUNTY - am prepared to
insure your cotton gin and machin-
cry At specially low rate for the
season, beginning Aug. 18th 1906, to
Jan. 10Th. 1907 Remember this il
special rate only for the ginning sea-
son and so low that Won cannot af-
ford TO he without il For particulsrs
call on or write me at Lancaster
;. {. Respectfully, j. + Taylor.
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FREE.-Ladies, clip this ad. out,
send TO me, will send you TEN days
treatment for all Female { OmplaIntS,
iree OF charge. Address with stamp,
Mrs. VI. A. Hilton, Kershaw, Sc.
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Tho N0Wc Does Job Printing
luU NOHD for others. Why
can't we do yours? p? ?? ?
Omaha daily bee., 1906-10-30
GOULD PUSHES A LAW SUIT
Attempt of Western Paciac to Reach
Pacific IL Now in
Court.


SAN FRANCISCO Oct. 2s.--The night OF
the Western Pacific to reach tidewater in
Oakland and to cross the tracks OF the
Southern Pacific will be heard in the court
of appeals today when the case will come
up before Judge Ross. The question
at issue is the right of the Western
Pacific to cross the right OF track
of the Southern Pacific at the Oakland
water front in order to reach tidewuter
When the case was heard before Judge
Morrow, a decision favorable to the Gould
interests vas rendered and the case was
promptly appealed.
Although the question Is a vital one to
the Gould line and will determine, TO a
large extent, its future policy, even II the
case goes against It, the Western Pacific
will not be prevented from gaining an
entry to San Francisco. It will effectually
cut OF access to the Oakland water front,
but the franchise OF the Western Pacific
provides three ways by which the road may
enter the city. Permission is gwen TO come
in by way Of Dumberton Point. or to come
up the peninsula from the Santa Clara
valley.
Omaha daily bee., 1906-10-30
Foreirn Financial.

LONDON. oct. S.--Money conditions in
the market here today we're slightly easier.
Discounts were easier. On the Stock eX-
change the effect of investment purchases
was again apparent IN the case Il home
rails. Gilt-edger securities benefited frac-
tiorally by the brighter money outlook.
and the fact that the Bank of England
secured the bulk OF the u. 100000 gold avail
able further stimulated the more confident
feeling. Foreigners were irregular on the
Indifferent Paris advices.
Americans were cheerful and had an up
ward tendency. the New York bank state
ment being regarded as generally favor
able. Prices moved to wei over parity in
the forenoon and later New York sent
buying orders and prices advanced and
closed firm at a fraction below the best
quotations OF the day. Grand Trunk was
easier, owing 20 the disappointing revenue
statement. Kafflrs were dull Japanese
imperial Ca Of 1904 closed at 1904
PARIS. Oct Son the Bourse today
rentes were weaker, pending a decision as
10 whether the new income tax will b.
applicable to government securities. Rus
sian imperial 4s closed at 722O and RUSSIA,
bonds Of 1904 at 1885,
BERLIN, Oct. ga calm feeling pre-
vailed on the Bourse today. owing to the
belief that the danger OF a general strike
in the coal mining regions has passed.
Omaha daily bee., 1906-10-30

AlrticiesI Open. High. Low. Closet saty