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Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1906-07-07

You can get nice, hot chicken ia
males at all hours at the parlors OF
Mrs. w. r. Hayes, on Virginia
street. Try them. You can also get
fresh bread and doughnuts, and pies
and cakes baked to order.
The Paducah sun., 1906-05-14
Rabbi EncIow Here Today.

The Rev. II. G.. Enelow, former
rabbi at Temple Israel here. and now
rabbi OF Adas Israel congregation of
Louisville, and considered one of the
leading rabbis of this country, will
arrive here at 6 o'clock this evening
en- route to Cairo. where he will lect-
urc tomorrow for the benefit of the
San Francisco sufferers. DR.. Enelow
will be pleased to meet some of his
friends at the residence of Mr.. Sol
Dreyfuss.
The Paducah sun., 1906-05-14
DIED on THE STREET.
Steamboat Cook Drops Dead Satur-
day-Had Been ON River %
Years.

Randolph Finley. colored. co years
old, died suddenly of heart failure
saturday night shortly after O'Clock
on Kentucky avenue in front of John
Winfrey's saloon.
Finley was standing in the door ol
the Winfrey saloon. 12i Kentucky
avenue. and was noticed to wavef
and fall forward on his face. Officer
Cross saw him fall and rushed to his
assistance. but Finley was dead in
few minutes after. he fell.
Coroner Frank Eakcr held an in
vestigation Sunday morning and de-
cded that death resulted from heart
trouble. He ordered the body buried
in the Potters field sunday morning.
The Paducah sun., 1906-05-14
THE ALDERMEN.
Adjourned Meeting Tonight--Mucb
business TO BE Transacted.

The aldermanic board will meet In
adjourned session. tonight and have
busy session. Among the important
matters to be acted on are the mu-
nicipal ownership of light and water
plant. an ordinance fixing the bound.
AIRY lines Of the saloon district and
the ratification of electrical inspee.
tor appointment.
The routine business is voluminous
and the meeting likely will last un-
I'll late into the night. It is under
stood saloonmen will put up fight
The Paducah sun., 1906-05-14
TO ENGLAND
Observation-Disclosures Basket Com.
pany Ships Its Products.

The MergenthalerH Baskei
company shipped a carload of its pro
duct TO London, England, Saturday
There were $50, 900 baskets in the
shipment This concern also is ship.
ping baskets 10 Glasgow. Scotland
and at present have shipped more
than a million with many untitled or
ders on hand. Paducah, in the heart
of the United States is still a knows
market. because of this and severa,
other enterprises which cater ia
foreign demand.
The Paducah sun., 1906-05-14
SMALL FIRE
Calls Department TO South Third
Street Residence.

The Nos. . and fire companies
were called to the residence OF Mrs
NJ. Powley. at 1928 South Third
street. Sunday morning at 1880
o'clock. A spark from the fue ig-
nited shingles on the roof. Little
damage was done. the fremen ex
tinguishing the blaze before a head
way was gained. The Nos. and
companies were called to the Mergen-
thaler-H Horton Basket and Machine
oompany's plant In Mechaniesburs
Saturday night early, BY p false
The Paducah sun., 1906-05-14
alarm. Chief Wood is investigating


Having to lay upon my bed for IA
days from a severely bruised leg,
only found relief when used bot
tie OF Ballard's Snow Liniment.
can cheerfully recommend 1t as the
best medicine for bruises ever sent
to the afflicted. 1t has now become a
positive necessity upon myself.
ID. r. Byrnes, Merchant. Dovers-
vile, Texas, 25c and soc and s1.O0.
Sold by Alvey & List
The Paducah sun., 1906-05-14
Public Sale of Franchise.
Paducah. Ky.. Nav Z. 19O6

Paducah, KY, May T. 1916.
will offer for sale, at the city hall
door. on the 3Oth day Of May, 1906,
between the hours Of 10 and ~
o'clock a. m, franchise for operat-
ing a street railway in the city Of
Padueah. in accordance with an ordi-
nance recently passed ordering such
sale. and in accordance with the
terms and conditions reserved in
such ordinance.
The city reserves the right to re-
ject any and all bids.
o. B. STARKs. Acting Mayor, City
Of Paducah, Ky.
The Paducah sun., 1906-05-14

Finley has brother and son in
st. Louis and two sons in Louisville.
lie had been running on the river
for more than twenty-five years.
The Paducah sun., 1906-05-14

ASK FOR UNIFORM
SCALE ON SYSTEM
Painters and Decorators to
Meet l. c. Officials.
Several Other Local Unions Have
Asked for Conference Con-
ccrning Agreement.
NEWS AMONG RAILROAD MEN

Local members of the Brotherhood
OF Painters and Decorators have re-
ceiyed notification of a date set for
the Illinois Central road to hear the
demands OF the Brotherhood in re-
gard to the new scale to be asked
for.
This is the first reply to requests
made for conference with employees.
and the date is fixed May 2S at Chi
cago. Mr.. William Renshaw will
meet committee from this union
and hear whatever demand is made
The painters this year did not seek
much OF an increase. They ask for a
slight increase in some sections,
working directly for uniform scale
the system over. No committee from
Paducah has been appointed. but 1t
Is tipped that MIR. Harry Savage will
be named as committeeman from Pa
ducah lodge.
Other local unions. which have
asked for a conference. are: Machin-
lists. bollermakers, blacksmlths, pipe
filters, timers and carmen.
Smallest Engine.
The smallest locomotive ever turn
ed out of the Paducah Illinois Cen
tral shops. was sent out for break
ing In" this morning It is a pocket
edition" and belongs to the Mengle
Box company. of Louisville The en-
gine is used In moving timber in the
Tigertall district near Dyersburg.
Tenn. and has been in the shops for
general repairs.
Accident To Compressor.
This morning the air compresslng
engine broke down and a portion OF
the local Illinois Central shops was
thrown out of operation. The COM
presser furnishes motive power for
the big cranes in the blacksmith
shops. the forges and car testing
. tracks. and the accident caused al
suspension OF business in the black
smith shops. The break is being re-
paired and the shops will be incon-
venlenced no longer than today.
Mr.. Stafford Here.
Mr.. II. II. Stafford. first assistant
principal engineer, was in Paducah
Sunday on business. lie arrived on
the Monon train from Memphis and
left for Chicago Sunday afternoon at
4:2O o'clock. the transfer boat maxi
ing special trip TO take him across.
Mr.. Sanord's business here was un-
important. being merely an lnspec-
tion.
Mr.. c. F. Akers. OF the air depart
ment, In the Illinois Central shops,
has returned TO work after a several
days Illness OF malarlal fever.
The local lodge. Brotherhood of
Railway Carmen. will meet tonight
in regular session and will initiate
three applicants into the order.
The Illinois Central will run an
excursion to Cairo Sunday to accom-
modate those who desire to attend
the ball game or spend Sunday out of
the city.
Born to the wife of Mr.. William
Andrews, the Illinois Central pipe
litter, OF Madison street, boy.
The Paducah sun., 1906-05-14

Mr.. Crockett Wright, OF the local
Illinois Central blacksmith shops has
returned after a ten days visit in
Henderson. lie was called to that
city by an accident to his brother.
His brother has recovered.
Messrs. Harry Judd and George
limbaugh, the delegation from I'm
ion Encampment No. 20, will leave
tonight for Frankfort to attend the
grand encampment which begins
Wednesday and remains in session
one day.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. p. Doron. of Chi
cago. will arrive this week to visit
the family of Mr.. NJ. Il. Ham on
North Sixth street. Mr.. Doron was
formerly with the Hammond Packing
company. hcadquarters'at Paducah. :
The Paducah sun., 1906-05-14

against the boundary line proposed
in the saloon district" ordinance.
The Paducah sun., 1906-05-14

Engraved cards and pissc ,l.s5 a
The Sun omcs.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1906-08-24
DEATH OF PIONEER.
Jno. r. Trerice Died sunday Aug
10, 1906.

The subject OF this sketch was born
in Nova Scotia, in 1888 and came to
Washington in 1865. For many years
he lived in and near Seattle. When he
first arrived in Seattle it consisted of
only few houses. For years he fol-
lowed the occupation Of laying wooden
sidewalks. The town of Kent is partly
located on land on which he had a
ranch. In 1887 he moved to Mission,
now Cashmere, Wash. and took up a
homestead. In the spring of 1904 he
moved to this place.
He leaves a wife, al adopted son,
Frank, who lives here with the family,
a married daughter in Seattle and one
in Tacoma, and a son, Arthur Trerice,
whose home is in Everett.
The funeral sermon was delivered by
Rev. j. Mcfarland, of Cashmere,
brother-in-law, Sunday evening.
The remains were taken to Tacoma
for interment in the family burial lot
in Edison cemetery, on Monday. The
remains were accompanied by Mrs.
Trerice and Frank and Arthur Trerice,
of Everett.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1906-08-24
S1.OO Per Year

Oh! if it would only stay still minute.
There, it is perfectly still.
Two rifles sprung to two shoulders.
two fingers press the triggers at the
same time and two bullets plant them
selves deep in the heart of mountain
fir stump at the same instant.
Mrs. LaRue, with butcher knife and
kids is sent to see if it is killed. 1t is.
She says so. And also says some other
things about poor eyesight, etc.
They move on again in stately array.
Mrs Mccoy hears noise behind and
whirs around with Winchester at full
cock. "What is it? Oh! where is it?
Can't you do anything Mrs. LaRue ex-
cept stand there and shake; you look
scared to death What's there to be
afraid of? I'm here. Pm not scared"
''If you don't point that gun in some
other direction besides my head MI
never speak to you again, Mrs. Mccoy"
''Ohi goodness me, didn't know it
was aimed at you" Saying which
Mrs. Mccoy lowered it and they started
peaceably on. They must have gone
as far as q of an inch when Johnnie let
out a screech. "Oh! hi XII yum. Gee,
there Mag And sure enough it was.
Mag came tearing down the trail at
the fastest gait her legs could carry
her, exclaiming; "Oh, mamma! it's
Mr.. Duncan coming up"
"Well, if that don't beat all, here we
start out to kill real genuine noun
tain lion for yelling, and it turns out to
be nothing but an ordinary man sing
ing" Saying which they turn back to
the tents. They disappear down the
trail, Mrs. Mccoy and Mrs. Martin side
by side in the lead, Mrs. LaRue, kids
and butcher knife in the rear.
Scene-A tent on Eagle creek. All
lights out. A sound of distant thun-
der. Don't get alarmed tho it's not
going to storm. It's only few good
old Leavenworth snores).
Suddenly voice is heard. Someone
talking in their sleep. 'If you will
tame them to eat out of your hand,
they'll be gentle enough.
We don't know what was meant by
the last sentence, whether a man or
mountain lion was to be tanned,
r. r. RUMBLER.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1906-08-24
MOUNTAIN LION LOOSE.
Attempts TO Garry Off Three Women
and Five Children.

Cougars in front of them,
Cougars in back of them,
Cougars a. the right of them,
Screeched and yelled,
But on strobe these brave little girls
Into the jaws of death,
Into the mouth of hell,
Strobe these brave little girls.
It's shame to murder the charge
of the light brigade like that, but in
the language of Dinkelspiel. st must
be did"
To start at the beginning the charac-
ters were, Mrs. Nc Coy, wife of en-
gineer Del Mccoy, Mrs. LeRue, and
Mrs. Martin then the children. There
was bunch OF them.
The scene. A tent at Eagle Greek.
The hour $50 pm. Just beginning to
get dark.
First act. Mrs. Martin is just finish-
ing a ghost story. One of those weird,
uncanny sort of ones. About where
the man is murdered by his own wife's
husband, you know. And then comes
back to haunt the murderer. 1.-THE
poor man looked up an saw the awful
est thing with blood all over it and it
came toward him. All of a sudden it
opened its mouth the awfulest' oh! 90
weow, weow. ooh! Lordy, what was
that Mrs. Mccoy grabbed Mrs. Mar
tin and Mrs. Martin grabbed Mrs. Nc
Coy. Again it pealed forth, the weird
est uncanny yell. 1t sounded as tho
right behind the tent.
cts somebody coming up and they're
yelling, said Mrs. LeRue," P" " 'Tis not, .
from Mrs Martin. ''Well what is it
then? Was the question fired from all.
Mrs. Martin glanced all around,
opened her mouth to speak and shut it
again. Her face getting whittier and
whittier all the time. Finally she took
Mrs. Mccoy by the arm and pulled her
to one side. In stage whisper she
said: "Don't you let on TO the rest,
but it's cougar, that's what it is
Mag. Mccoy had slipped up behind and
with the sharp ears of childhood had
heard.
"Oh! gee, it's cougar and it's go
ing TO eat us up. Won't that be dandy ?
I'm going out and look at it. And be-
fore she could be caught. out she dash
ed into the darkness
"Oh, my child my childr' cried Mrs.
Mccoy, and would have tainted, only
there wasn't room to fall Instantly
all became wild confusion. Mrs. Nc
Coy recovered and grabbed her Win
chester; Mrs. Martin grabbed a %,
Mrs. LaRue a butcher knife and five
kids. A rush was made for the door
and cougar, and Mag Mccoy wildly
yelling and cheering they disappear in
the night
Act Second-A mountain trail. Dark
ness lighted up occasionally by the
moon. Characters same as before.
Mrs. Martin and Mrs. Mccoy are dis.
covered stealing quietly (you could
only hear them a mile away up the
trail both with loaded rifles. Mrs. La.
Rue, butcher knife and kids, are about
ten feet behind.
"Hush. what was that? There, dom
you see itY''
''No, don't. All! yes. Say, it's it
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1906-08-24
SNOW CREEK TO WENATCHEE
To he Piped Down Peshastin Creek
10 Wenatchee Valley.

W. R. Prowell and Pat Sherburn Of
Wenatchee, spent three days here last
week investigating the water flow OF
Snow creek. Mr.. Prowell told the
writer that he found the water of Snow
creek amply sufficient for Wenatchee's
needs. He says If the plan works out
the water will be taken out Of Snow
creek near the head and piped across
the intervening ridge TO Peshastin val
ley and down that valley to its junction
with the Wenatchee river and down
that river to Wenatchee.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1906-08-24

the party making the REIMBURSEMENT, a
reference to the selection or attempted
selection, which will enable the Com
missioner of the General Land Office to
readily identify the same upon the re-
cords of his office, and that the land in
cluded in the REIMBURSEMENT has not,
since the deed OF REIMBURSEMENT was
filed for record, been sold or in any
wise encumbered by the person or cor
poration making the REIMBURSEMENT to
the government.
This statement should be addressed
to the Commissioner of the General
Land Office, should be styled and brief
ed statement conformable to Senate
Resolution, March 10, 1906 and must
be accompanied by the deed of relin-
quishment to the government OF the
United States, executed and recorded
prior to March 8, 1905, and an abstract
OF title duly authenticated showing that
at the date the deed of REIMBURSEMENT
was recorded the title to the land was
in the person or corporation making
the REIMBURSEMENT. If the deed OF re-
linouishment has been lost or for any
reason can not be produced, copy
thereof properly certified by the re-
corder of deeds of the county in which
the land it situate will be accepted.
Deeds and abstracts of title will,
upon the request of the party filing the
same, be returned after they have been
examined and noted by the Commits
sioner of the General Land Office.
The persons, firms, and corporations
interested herein are expressly hereby
notified and warned that while the
statements and accompanying papers
herein described may be filed for trans
mission to the General Land Office, in
the local land offices, and that while
the data contained in all statements re-
ceived in the General Land Office at a
/ time when its incorporation in the re-
port to the senate provided herein is
practicable, will be included in such re-
port, all responsibility for the filing OF
such statements and accompanying pa
pers in the manner herein provided,
rests with them, and that they are
hereby directed to meet the require
ment herein made at the earliest date
possible.
If deeds of relinquishments and ac-
companying papers as provided herein
are filed in your offices, you will imme-
diately transmit them to the General
Land Office with special reference to
these instructions.
Post these instructions in your Offices,
furnish copies theteof TO the local post
master, and county and municipal Off
GERS, with the request that they be
posted in their offices if convenient.
Furnish copies thereof TO the local
newspapers as news items, and give
such other publicity thereto as you may
be able without incurring expense.
Very respectfully.
G. F. POLLOCK,
Acting Commissioner.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1906-08-24
RELINQUISHM EMF
of Land In Forest Reserve Must be
Filed by Oct. 1, 1906.


81 Filed by Oct. 1, 1906
W DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR,
GENERAL LAND OFFICE,
WASHINGTON, d. G.
Registers and Receivers, United States
Land Offices.
Senate resolution OF March 10, 1906,
is as follows
Resolved, That the Secretary OF the
Interior be, and he is hereby, directed
to furnish to the Senate, on the hrst
Monday in December, nineteen hun
dred and six, the names OF the persons
firms. and corporations who conveyed
or relinquished to the government OF
the United States lands within the linn
its of government forest reserves, and
who duly recorded the same in the
proper county prior to the Act OF March
third, nineteen hundred and five, and
who, had prior to said Act failed to Sc
lect other public lands in lieu OF the
lands so conveyed or relinquished, or
who. have failed, thru ne fault. OF their
own, to obtain patents TO lands selected
by them in lieu oftlands so conveyed or
relinquished, as provided by the Act OF
June fourth, eighteen hundred and
ninety-seven, and who can not on ac-
count OF said Act of March third, nine
teen hundred and five, make such Sc
lection, and also report the number oil
acres so conveyed or relinquished.
That in order to procure such infor-
nation the Secretary of the Interior is
hereby authorized and directed TO re-
quire all such persons, firms, and cor
porations to file in the Land Depart
mert, within time to be by him des-
ignated, such proofs OF their convey
ance or REIMBURSEMENT as he may pre-
scribe; and he is further authorized and
directed to make such further orders,
rules, and regulations as may be neces-
sary to procure the information hereby
required,
Pursuant to the provisions of the
above resolution all persons, firms, and
corporations who conveyed lands to the
United States government situate with
in the limits OF established forest re-
serves by deeds duly executed, ac-
knowledged and recorded in the
proper county Offices prior to March 8.
1905, with bona fide intention OF there
after selecting other public lands in
lieu of the land so rcconveyed or relin-
quished under the provisions of the act
of June A, 1897 40 Stat, 36), and acts
amendatory thereof, and who failed to
make any selection in satisfaction OF
the lands by them so relinquished or
whose selections under the provisions
OF the aforesaid act OF June 4, 1897, have
failed through no fault OF the party
making such REIMBURSEMENT, and who
by reason of the approval of the act OF
March 3, 1905. are now prevented from
making any selections, are hereby di-
rected to file in the Office of the Com
missioner of the General Land Office
on or before October l, 1906, an instru-
meni in writing describing the land re-
linquished to the government prior to
4 March 8, 1905, and containing repre-
sentations by the person or corporation
who made the relinquishment, that nc
selection In lieu thereof has been made,
or in case any selection was made and
the selection has failed without fault OF
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1906-08-24

Work began this week on the POgue
fiat government irrigation project.
The work involves an expense of a
half million dollars. 1t is expected to
deliver water next year. Scarcity OF
labor may compel the government to
undertake the work. With the scarcity
of laborers, contractors do not seem to
banker after the job.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1906-08-24

Emil Frank will commence within
the next ten days on two story brick
building 3Oxll0, adjoining the Lose
kamp block, the walls of which are
complete. This will make a fine brick
block facing 80 feet on Front street and
ll0 on Second avenue.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1906-08-24

Miss Anna Tholin returned from Se-
attic Wednesday after an absence OF
two months. She had been in poor
health for some time and went TO the
Sound metropolis to put herself under
the care Of specialist. She returned
very much improved.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1906-08-24

The lower floor of the new Losekamp
building has been let on long term
lease. The corner room will be occu-
pied by the Tumwater Savings Bank
and the store room, which fronts on
both streets, will be used for stock of
general merchandise.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-04-26
Why Frenohwomen Dress Well.

Cheap fashions In Paris do not moan
cheap fnery. and that Is why Frcnchwo-
men dress we'll When they want f1nory
they pay for 1t. and when they can't af-
ford IL they go without and dress accord
Ing 10 their means That IL the whole So
cret. They dress as well. relatively on
flo (SS0) year as on flC00 ($5OoO The
style is everything. and that-wltbIn lin
its-iS as accessible to a short as To -
long purse.
Experts say that the very cheonest
dress which Partisan shop girl can buy
-one at 10 ( 30 c. for instance-has \
style about It and Ia In the fashion
Would she find Its equivalent In England ,
In Paris 1t is an axiom that there is onIy
one fashion for rich and poor alike. and
East End hats and coster-glrl modcs
have no French equivalent whatever ~
is true that the French girl devotes two
thirds of her life, as a rule. TO the stud,.
OF dress She knows within n week or 40
what the great ladies are wearing ana
whIlo carefully rcfraining from amin
their luxury. she follows their fashIonS
closely. In short. she asks for style with
out fnery. She would no more thInk ne
going to her work In an unfashIonabIy
cut >dress than she would OF hanrinS
chenp ribbons, sham lace and tin oTna
ments round herself Hence her own snc-
clal shopS must keep as n:vch up-to-date
IS the great couturLof S.-PeriS Letter Ia
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