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Barton County democrat., 1906-04-20

police in patrolling the streets and
maintaining order. Martial law
has been declared. Am working
In conjunction with the civil au-
thorities. Have had no interfer-
ence with sending any message.
You cannot send too many tents
or rations. About two hundred
thousand people are homeless. and
food is very scarce. The provis-
ion houses are all destroyed. All
the government buildings in the
city are gone. Signed: Funston"
Oakland, Calf, April 10, noon.
The San Francisco fires have
assumed such proportions this
morning that dynamite and GUN
cotton even failed, and the firing
OF guns cannot stop them.
The flames are now rushing
through the residence portions.
and the fires still spreading. The
panic in the city is increasing.
Owing to traffic facilities it is
only possible for a few to get
away at time. The number of
persons killed by falling buildings
has been doubled by those killed
by the fire.
New York, April 19.-At II: Is
the Postal Telegraph company re-
ceived the following from Frisco
by way of Oakland:
The fire is still raging. The
entire city is doomed. There is
no water except along the bay and
the shore. Buildings are being
dynamited to check the flames.
The powder supply is exhaust
ed, even the powder in the govern
ment arsenal is gone The fire
cannot be checked until it burns
itself out. Every building in the
business section, and onebalf the
residence section has been destroy
ed now. Not a large building is
left"
Oakland, Calf, April 19.-The
fire at s a. m. had swept over
Knob Hill, the center of the finest
residerce section of Frisco. The
fires are still beyond control.
San Crus, Montery and Hol-
lister also suffered heavily.
In Santa Rosa not a single
building escaped destruction or
damage. The loss of life there is
now estimated at over five hun
dred.
All but two of the Stanford
University buildings are reported
down. Every business block in.
Barton County democrat., 1906-04-20

Lot Ewalt left Wednesday even.
ing for Mitchell, Kansas to attend
the funeral of his brother-in-law,
j. j. Christopher, who died Tues
day at the hospital in Wichita
from injuries received by being
caught in some machinery there
last Saturday.
Barton County democrat., 1906-04-20

Judge Tory went to Pawnee Rock
Wednesday evening and united in
marriage Charles F. Belt of Topeka
and Miss Jessie D. Brewer. The
wedding was quite home affair, only
the immediate relatives and friends
OF the contracting parties being pres.
ent. Both the, families are old resi-.
dents of Barton county, and well and
favOrably known to our people. An
elaborate wedding supper was served
after the ceremony.
Barton County democrat., 1906-04-20

Olddsn anyone to enter the city.
The situation is unimproved.
Thousands are lined up, awaiting
the distribution of food by the
soldiers.n
Barton County democrat., 1906-04-20

Henry Lutschg is building an
addition to MS home in the third
ward and otherwise improving the
property.
Barton County democrat., 1906-04-20

John Miller, one Of Wheatland
townships prosperous farmers was
in town Thursday to have a dislo-
Gated shoulder fixed up.
Barton County democrat., 1906-04-20

Mrs. Chas. Brown, of Hoising-
ton was in the city Wednesday,
visiting and shopping. She re-
turned home that evening.
Barton County democrat., 1906-04-20
FRISCO IS DESTROYED
THOUSANDS Homeless
. Fires Are Still Raging and the Entire City
Seemed to Be Doomed
GOVERNMEN1 giving ALL AID POSSIBLE
The Fate Of Many Who Fell in the CrumbnQ Buidinos or
We're Burned to Death viii Never Be KNOWN
THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE face TO FACE With STARVATION
GOVERNMENT giving ALL AID POSSIBLE
THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE face TO face With STARVATION

Oakland, Calf, April 19.-The
fire has spread to the residence
districts, and is raging unchecked
, this morning.
The entire CITY seems doomed.
} There is nothing to eat except in
the outlying districts.
Not a wire connects San Fran
cisco direct with the continent.
Q The United States Mint is now
ablaze.
Los Angles, Calf, April 19.-
I The Santa Fe officials have receiv-
ed a bulletin saying: The earth
quake at San Francisco last night
at 7 o'clock was the worst yet
Oakland, Calf, April 49,
Details of the San Francisco
horror, at midnight we're: Esti-
mated dead, in San Francisco
10000. Inmates of the St.
Agnews insane asylum 275: at
San Jose 65; at. Santa Rosa 300;
at other points $50. Injured over
: 5000.
Homeless in San Francisco 1OO.-
600. The property loss in the
city estimated at two hundred
million dollars.
The area burned over in San
Francisco is ten square miles,
comprising 13O city blocks.
sSan Francisco, April 10, 10: a.
; m.-The fire is. still raging this
. morning and working eastward.
The residents are stricken with
terror and in dread of the tidal
wave which invariably follows an
earthquake.
Thousands on the coast are fee
ing to the hills.
twenty-five extensive fires are
now raging, and the high wind
from the west is sweeping the
furious flames across the city.
The supply of drinking water is
exhausted, and actual hunger has
Overtaken thousands of the
stricken people. A state of
famine prevails.
Washington D. C. April l9-
The following message was re.
ceiv ed from Gen. Fred Funston
this morning:
San Francisco. CAL, Military
Secretary, Washington, D. c.
Your DISPATCHES received. Have
already filed several to you. I'm
possible to inform you now as to
) the full extent of the disaster.
The city is practically destroyed.
The troops have been aiding the
Barton County democrat., 1906-04-20

Mrs. Stanley Torrey and little
daughter. of Lyons came in Wed
nesday for a visit with Mr.. and
Mrs Harry Baldwin.
Barton County democrat., 1906-04-20

County Attorney Kopplin went to
Hongeman county this morning to
look after some real estate in that
part Of the country.
Barton County democrat., 1906-04-20

A marriage license was issued
Thursday to William F. Rhodes of
Canon City, Colorado and Birdie NJ.
Archer, of Cheyenne township.
Barton County democrat., 1906-04-20

The Prorgess Club will meet
next Monday afternoon April %
with Mrs. Mitchell 1412 0delI
street. Members take notice.
Barton County democrat., 1906-04-20
LOCAL HAPPENINGS.
Miss Ella Converse is attending
college in Edmond, Okla.

Smed Wilkinson and family, of
Holsington, are visiting in the
county seat today.
Barton County democrat., 1906-04-20

Mrs. Will Bushman, of Ellin-
wood, formerly Miss Birdie Man.
ming, Of this city, is quite i'll with
typhoid fever, at the family home
in Ellinwood.
Barton County democrat., 1906-04-20

Rev. c. D. Danner, a brother
of W. 7. Danner, formerly a pas
tor here, has accepted a charge at
Cimarron, Kansas. where be SER
we'd his time in a print shop mary
years ago. In noting the fact
the minitser had once worked in
that shop, the editor of the Jack
sonian says he doesn't want to
create the impression that he is
graduating preachers from that
Office. Chase Register.
Barton County democrat., 1906-04-20
VIM. Remick Commander.

II. 5. Converse has completed
the Carroll house ready for the
plasterer, and it is now being
painted. He has gone out near
Albert with his gang on a new
iOh.
Barton County democrat., 1906-04-20

Will Renner,i editor of the Bison
Bee' was a very pleasant caller at
this office Thursday afternoon.
Barton County democrat., 1906-04-20

The first news of the great dis
aster at San Francisco yesterday
was received here at 9 20 a. m. in
a special to the Daily Rustler.
By 4 30 Great Bend people were
reading a most complete report of
the disaster in their home paper.
several hours before they could
get any other paper.
Barton County democrat., 1906-04-20

Harry. Baldwin, BRAKEMAN on the
Missouri Pacific, has moved into
the Rasor property on the north
side, and the new agent, Mr.. Nc
lnness, has rented the Chas.
Dodge place just west of the Mis-
souri, Pacific depot.
Barton County democrat., 1906-04-20

>. Il. Gwinn is making some ex-
tenslve improvements in his home
place on south Main street, having
the lawn graded up, and rebuild
ing some.
Barton County democrat., 1906-04-20
The STATE SHOOT IS ON.
The Opening Day a Most Successful
One All Around.

NsO"N VI CllOOlCI0
present from all over the country
and a great many of the local
shooters. The program was start.
ed at nine o'clock and was not
finished until nearly seven that
evening.
Among the events of the day
was the shooting of one of the
local sportsmen, Ben McMullen,
who in the special event No. Z, for
the prize offered by the Marlin
Arms Co., of a repeating rifle,
made a score Of 25 straight birds, a..
as did also Ed. O'Brien, champion
amateur of the state, and j. D.
Lewis of Hoisington. In the
shoOt-off for the tie, McMullen
won out by breaking "a out of %;
Lewis got 23 and O'Brien 90, giv.,
ing the rifle to McMullen.
In giving the scores made at
the first days shoot the totals oDly
are given, as the amount of work
necessary to figure up each indi-
vidual score in the thirteen events
would have been too much for
even that postmaster of figures
+. c. Whitney, of the Winchester
Arms Co., who is acting cashier
of the shoot. The totals given are
what were made out of possible
200: Heer 1871, O'Brien 100,
Chas. Spencer lS9, Chris Gotleib
lS9, E. W. Arnold 1S7, Myers 1856,
Ford 1856, Planck 1856, Young 1856,
McMullen 1856, Prose 1873, Hart
man lSl, Hodges $50, Hardy $50,
Adams $50, Anderson 179, Wolf
us, Bell 17S, Mackey l7S,
us, West l7S, Collins
III, Rankin rs, Zinn ia, Lewis
ia, Chelf l73, Debus l73, Valer-
ius 172, Maxwell 172, Decker l72,
Vowel III, Worthington 10,
Beard 16S, Z. Logan 167, Aims
worth l66, Moleton 166, Merritt
l64, Gruber 164, Whitney 164,
Vincent l63, Artz 16l, Geo. Lewis
l5S, F. V. Sfrupe l42.
The following shot at 100 birds
and broke the number after each
name: Hart l24, Morton lSl, E.
B. Strupe 1872, Mitchell III.
The following shot at 100 birds
md broke the number after each
name: Billy Allen 70, W. C.
Williams "a, Wilson 50, Cooper
Is.
Mayhem shot at 30 birds and
broke %.
In the special event No. Z, for
he Marlin rife. twenty-five birds
we're shot at with the following
scores OB'rien 25 McMullen 25.
Lewis 25, Hartman "a. Hodges
"A, Arnold "a, Ford "a, Anderson
"A, Prose "a, Beard "a, Aims
worth "a, Maxwell 20, Vincent 90.
iruber %, Moulton 20, Witseck
p, Whitney %, E. Logan %,
81, Wolf 10, Chas.
aulme IS. The first three men
having tied for first place, they
hot 25 birds to decide the tie,
With the following scores: Nc
Mullen "a, Lewis %, O'Brien o.,
irving McMullen first place in
he special and giving him the
'secial premium offered by the
Marlin people.
Squad No. 2, composed of Ford,
ieer, Witzeg, Myers and Nc
Mullen made the highest average
VI any squad during the day, max
ng 81 out of possible 100. Ben
dcMullen's friends will be pleas
d with his fine record and hope
hat he may continue to keep it
Ip throughout the meeting.
The visiting sportsmen al seem
o think that Great Bend is a
'ood town to come to, and are
aving a good time while here.
Louis Baldwin of Lyons, came
Barton County democrat., 1906-04-20

The two months old daughter Of
MIR. and Mrs. Joe Denbo who re.
Gently came here from Indiana
died at the residence of Mrs. Grill.
ley, 1902 Holland street, Wednes.
day evening of Pneumonia. The
funeral was held Thursday after
noon at 2 O'Clock. Mr.. Denbo is
a.nephew of Johnn Denbo, who
lives south Of the river.
Barton County democrat., 1906-04-20

}. k. Hall of the Hoisington Ice
Manufacturing Co. was a caller
Thursday. He says their plant will
be ready for operation about Nav
1St.
Barton County democrat., 1906-04-20
remens Street Carnival June 9th Inclusive reat d

San Jose is destroyed, and martial
law is declared there.
Washington, April 19.-Super.
lntendent Leach of the Frisco
Mint, in telegram sent at 10 last
night, reports the buildings, with
s3O9,OOo 900 are saved. His re.
port states that the mint is the
only place standing for blocks
arounu. The building is slightly
damaged by the earthquakes.
The treasury officials here are not
convinced, however, that the
building has not been DESTROYED
since Leach reported.
Washington, April 19.-Cable-
grams of sympathy have been re-
ceived from King Edward of
England, President FalIieres of
France, and Emperor William.
Ihe senate appropriated half a
of dollars for the sufferers,
to be expended under direction of
the Secretary o. War.
Lincoln, Neb., April 49,
Governor Mickey has wired to
Governor Pardee asking what the
people of Nebraska can do.
Kansas City, Mo-, April ia
mass meeting of citizens will be
held here tonight to act regarding
the San Francisco catastrophe.
Washington, April, 19-The
commissary general has ordered
four hundred thousand army
'ations rushed to San Francisco.
1t Is expected to have a million
'ations there within ten days.
Two smaller earthquakes shocks
we're recorded here, at S:46 last
hight, and 2;;3O this morning.
New York, April 19.-The
National Park Bank has. transfer
'ed, through the sub-treasury
S3, OOO,0O in gold to San Francis
20. j. Pierkpon. Morgan sub
'cribed S25, 900 to the relief fund.
Oakland, Calf, April 10, 9:lO
/. m.-The fire on the northwest
'ide of Market street ,,is spreading
south and west against the wind
the residence section of
he city, and north towards the
water front.
The town is already a mass of
'uins, and may be wiped off the
nap altogether. The worn out
iremen and volunteers no longer
make any serious effort to stop
he confagration, realizing that it
S futile.
- The Hopkins Art Institute and
residence are burning. |
dalf the town camped out over
light by necessity. Parks, open
OTIS and sandy stretches along the
beach are filled with refugees.
soldiers continue to shoot down
narauding ghouls.
Many of the injured were burn
ID to death as they lay helpless.
n the Mechanics Pavilion, the
temporary morgue, over a hun
lred we're killed by the fire. The
nurses we're forced to desert them
Ind flee for their lives.
Washington, April ia tele-
gram from General Funston, dat
I'd at 9:l5 a. m. says: "The.city is
till burning. Matters cuold not
,e worse"
A western Union bulletin saws:
The Western Union and South
Barton County democrat., 1906-04-20

H. NJ. Sanderson is enjoying a
visit from his father, who came in
Tuesday evening from Usage
county, and will remain several
DAYS.
Barton County democrat., 1906-04-20

Louis Baldwin of Lyons, came
in Wednesday for a short visit
with his brother, Harry Baldwin
and family, and will go from here
to Lacrosse.
Barton County democrat., 1906-04-20

Everybody is invited to attend
the entertainment at Odin Tues
day, April "a. Good music,
plenty of refreshments, dinner
and supper, and a stage represen-
tation at night.
Barton County democrat., 1906-04-20

Those of our people who have
friends and relatives in San Fran
cisco are getting somewhat un-
easy. One of the Harper boys
from west of town. and family, is
living there, also Jim Beardsley,
a brother of Web.
Barton County democrat., 1906-04-20
Notice.

There will be a special meeting
OF the Maccabees Friday evening,
April Goth, at s o'clock, at their
hall. Every member should turn
out and meet State Deputy
MoSher, of Chanute.
VIM. Remick Commander
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tlnfer.Ocssn. Devils Lake, N. b., June 20, 1895.

other European capitals. Some
Americans Of wealth, whose IN
vestments were largely in San
Frarcisco. found themselves In
hard straits. and a few even sold
their automobiles and other lux
uries and with the cash proceeds
started for America to see what
was left Of their realty holdings on
the Pacific coast.
England has the leastappearance
of a commercial advance, yet is
really prosperous, the effects Of
tie Boer war having almost
entirely worn away. Londoners
interested in South Africa say that
affairs are looking up and thatre-
turns upon investments cut off or
materially lowered by war, are
again coming in. London is free
from the spectacle Of the "unem
ployed,'' who were parading the
streets not long ago and crying for
bread or work. There is much less
poverty and less talk Of it, and
everyone seems confident Of better
things. Europe. on the whole, is
enjoying prosperity no less than
America.
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A. B.. Kerlin has had a force
Of men cleaning up his premises
around the electric light plant.
and what an improvement it
makes +! And his property never
looked so neglected as does
many another piece Of property
in town. Willour citizens clean
up the alleys? Next week we
will have visitors here by the
thousands, and surely we should
feel a little pride in presenting
a good appearance.
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| GENERAL NEWS |


Ottawa, June %. Sunday will
be more thoroly observed turnout
Canada than in any other country
of the world if the Lords Day bill
before parliament becomes a law
The measure, a government bill
is one of the most sweeping pieces
of Sabbath legislation ever framed
and insures to Canada a first day
of the week which will be in al
truth real day of rest. How wide
is the scope Of the bill may be seen
from the following summary Of its
main provisions;
It is made unlawful to sell any
thing on Sunday, to transact any
business or to employ any other
person to do any business or labor,
except works of necessity, for
money.
Games and performances Of all
kinds for which all admission fee is
charged are made unlawful.
Excursions of every kind, by
land or water, on which passengers
are carried for amusement. are pro-
hibited.
No public park or pleasure
ground or amusement place of any
kind, to which an admission fee is
charged can be kept open.
No person is allowed to shoot at
target or any other object.
Sale O. foreign newspapers is
prohibited,
Certain specific exceptions to
- the first provision above are enum-
Grated, but are extremely limited
in scope. They allow work in
connection with divine service,
work for relief of the sick, sale of
drugs, work in respect to telegraph
and telephones, essential work on
any industrial process of such a
continuous nature that it cannot be
stopped without serious injury,
work for the supply of heat, water,
gas or light, conveying of travellers,
continuous passage to their desti..
nation of trains and vessels in
transit when Sunday begins, load
ing and unloading merchandise at
intermediate points from passenger
boats or trains, keeping railway
tracks clear of snow and making
emergency repairs, yards before 6
a. m. and 8 pm, labor about an
ocean vessel which would other
wise be unduly delayed in sailing,
caring for livestocks and perish
able products, operation of ferry
or passenger boat, hiring of horses
for personal use, work after s p. m
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For a real estate advance the
like of which America has not
seen, and that would make even a
Minneapolitan of the old boom
times open his eyes, one should go
these days to a far-of Egypt,
which ancient country, according
to returning Minneapolis travellers,
is now one of the most prosperous
of the world.
George F. Piper of tie Chamber
of Commerce, returned recently
from a long tour of Europe. end
ing with a run up the Nile to
Assuan Mr.. Pi per saw evidences
of prosperity all thru southern
Europe. At Nice, two years ago,
Mr.. Piper found the local author
tiles claiming a population for the
famous tourist city of 10000 in
habitants, and now there is a
population estimated as high as
100000. Other cities in France
and Italy have grown also. New
buildings are in evidence and the
people apparently are prosperous
and less poverty is seen than il
former years. In Naples, from
which city Mr.. Piper got away
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before the eruption Of Wesuvius,
conditions are much the same. 81.
it .is not, however, until one
lstrikes Cairo that prosperity
greater than anything in comparii-
son is seen. Until within recent
years Egypt was neglected and
governed. Today the English
are in control and credit for the
wonderful advances made goes
principally to Lord Cromer, the
british representative. There
have been increases in land values
that make our own northwest
prices seem ridiculously low. Ex-
| act comparisons, however, are not
fair, for Egypt, with about 10000,
600 people, has only about 1000
600 acres Of desirablei:la land, so that
circumstances favorable, to an in
crease existed prior to the stimulus
| Of the British occupancy, and the
fact that from much of the area
two to four crops are taken in a
year makes difference.
81 Nevertheless. the prices are as
tonishing. The lowest farm value
heard of was $3.50 an acre and from
that up to 81, 900, while 33lb, or
about $l7 an acre was the lowest
annual rental. In Cairo, which
under old census figures, appears
in guide books as having a
population of about 100000. but
really has something close to LOCO,
900 in the city and suburbs, a
parcel of real estate of good
location, yet almost mile from
the center, sold recently for $3.50,
900, the size being about l5Oxl5O
feet.
At Carlsbad Mr.. Piper met
Senator Washburn and his son.
Stanley Washburn. Senator
Washburn was then on his
seventh visit to Carlsbad.
Thru France and the grain
crops were looking fine, a little too
much moisture being the only
complaint. East central Europe
has the promise of a good harvest.
Financial Paris presents the ap-
pearance of full confidence in the
outcome Of the French commit
ment in Russia, and tho the debt
has grown enormously; the French
bankers have not the sligtesh I'M
easiness. However unsettled the
conditions in Russia may become,
all financial Europe belives in the
ability of that country ultimately
to pay all her obligations.
While Mr. Piper was in Paris
the San Francisco earthquake
occurred, and the effect upon the
American colony was pronounced,
for San Franciscans have always
been partial to Paris and more are
to be found than in London OF
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Notice of Hearing Petition to Establish
Heirship.

Notice of Hearing Petition to Establish
Heirship. q
State of North Dakota, County of Ramsey
In County Court, Before Hon. John f. enry,
Judge. * lsI Z r. p -
In In matter Of the Estate Of Delvina Coyken.
dali, deceased. ID 5ssaa! (,
Fred Coykendall, Petitioner. vs. Lillian Coy.
kendall, Frank Coykendall and Pearl Coyken-
dali, Respondents. "A n i
The State of North Dakota to the above nam.
ed Respondents and all persons interested in
ed ~ - Z m -l5"'-.TT s
Notice lie hereby given that Fred CoykendaIl
has filed in the County Court of said County of
Ramsey duly verified petition praying for
decree establishing the right of succession to
the estate of Delyina Coykendall. deceased, and
that Saturday, the 18th, day of July 1905, at 10
o'clock A. NJ. of said day Of a regular term OF
this Court. to-wit: of the Term, 4. D. 1905, at
the County Court room in the city of Devils
Lake. County of Ramsey, North Dakota, has
been set by order of this Court as the time and
place for hearing said petition At which said
time and place any and all persons interested
may appear and show cause why the prayer
OF said petition should not be granted. 8
Dated at Devils Lake, North Dakota, this
18th day of June 1906. S }17Et,' 8
1.-The Court:
- John F. Henry,
!-Brennan & Gray, Judge of Co. Court
Attorneys for Petitioners
Let the service of the above citation be made
by publication in the Devils Lake Inter-O Ocean
of Devils Lake Ramsey Co. N. D. for three
successive weeks. a2g 9l III &
r, John F. Henry. h
t7 - sn&EsG Judge.