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Omaha daily bee., 1906-02-04

NE of the first things that the
Iowa territorial government did
49, was to appropriate $500 for a
tkgsHhl territorial library. 1t then pro-
S%sA-AAS ceeded to pay no further atten-
ton TO the library till many year later,
when 1t began gradually to increase mig
gardly appropriations. Within the next few
months the Iowa state library will be
moved into one OF the most beautiful and
complete library buildings in the west
The first appropriation OF $500 was ex-
pended by Governor Lucas, the territorial
governor, who made the selection of the
books, with the aid of some literary
friends" as he put it in his report The
books were valuable books of those times
No list Of the books purchased by Gov
ernor Lucas is known to exist though a
small pamphlet or leafet was printed while
the library was yet but few years old.
The pages of the leafet are 3x6 inches in
size and It contains about a dozen pages.
A very meagre starting for the portentous
proportions.
Omaha daily bee., 1906-02-04
Gossip and Stories About Noted People

sent, as If with the knowledge that he
would survive the others and Bismarck
too.
Omaha daily bee., 1906-02-04
why Rockefeller Wears "A Wig.

WAS not through vanity nor a
desire TO keep his head warm that
John ID. Rockefeller adopted a
wig. One of his close friends is
resnnnsih fnr the statnnnont
Omaha daily bee., 1906-02-04

with Notes by Piscinas Paulus Marsus"
printed August q. 14S5. Then there are a
number Of Elzevir Dutch books printed in
l51 and others from the Aldus Press printed
in 1923 and the work of Aristotle with notes
In Greek and Latin, printed before the six
teenth century.
Omaha daily bee., 1906-02-04
Current Topics Discussed by Blind Men

Ne of the sights of the upper
west side, New York City, is two
blind men who are chums. They
live within a few blocks of
each other.
Omaha daily bee., 1906-02-04

NE of our best known MEM
bers of Parliament built him
self a mansion in a remote part
Of Hampshire, on the confines
of the New Forest
Richmond daily palladium., 1906-01-29
ITO be Continued
Bent Her Double.

. ~ knew no one, for four weeks,
when | was sick with typhoid and
kidney trouble,'' writes Mrs. Annie
Hunter of Pittsburg, Pa, "and when
Il got better, although | had one of
he best doctors / couldl get, l was
bent double and had to rest my hands
on my knees when / walked. From
this terrible affection / was rescued
by Electric Bitters, which restored
my health and strength, and now I
can walk as straight as ever. They
are simply wonderful. Guaran-
teed to cure stomach, liver and kid
ney disorders; at A. G. Luken &
Co.'s drug store; price soc.
Richmond daily palladium., 1906-01-29
MANY ~ PUBLIC BUILDINGS
BURNED IN THIS COUNTRY
....e- EACH WEEK.
LESSONS FROM THE lROQUOIS
Leading Architects Now Laboring To
Reduce the Danger to
+ Minimum.


Pittsburg, Pa, Jan. 2S.--How
many theatres are safe from fire ?
Is the Iroquois disaster in Chicago
forgotten? Underwriters figure that
three theatres, three public halls and
twelve churches are burned up in this
country every week. It is this
problem which is causing fire insur-
ance people and architects to do some
hard thinking these days.
"a theatre audience is like a
crowd of people sitting before fire
place made of dry wood, crammed
with infammables, and with the
chimney top covered by stoneslab'
says John R. Freeman, president of
the Rhode Island Fire Insurance
Company, and an expert on the the
atre fire hazard eff match
should be applied to such a fireplace,
you can imagine what would hap
pen"
A Pittsburg architect who has
made a special study of the subject
supplements this alarming descrip-
ton by the assertion that there are
not more than half dozen safe the
aters In the United States. The safe
theatre he describes as one IN which
the stage, its surrounding walls,
roof and curtain, form a fireproof
box, virtually independent of the au-
ditorium. This is the main consid-
GRAFTON. The next most important
feature of theatre construction is the
means of exit.
On the stage of the Iroquois Thea
tire, at the time of the disaster which
cost nearly 500 lives, there were TO-
900 square yards of canvas, 5000
yards of gauze, 10,miles of rope, and
5000 feet of dry white pine. The
burning of the gauze alone would
have produced 1000 degrees Of heat.
This shows that the theatre stage
must have adequate smoke and heat
vents, always ready to open instant
ly. These vents are to a stage what
the chimney is to fireplace. But
the stage fireplace. like any other,
must be itself unburnableto in order
to be safe.
Pittsburg has recently built a real
Richmond daily palladium., 1906-01-29
WROTE Letter
TO PRESIDENT
SECRET AGENTS ARREST LEAD
ER OF "cIvIC CADETS OF
AMERICA"
WANTED new GOVERNMENT
B. S. Catchings Informed Mr.. Roose-
welt South Was About To Secede
kilograms to Public Men.

Philadelphia. Pa. Jan. 26. With
the arrest In this city of Benjamin 5.
Catchings, thirty years old, who says
G Is a son of q former representative
from Alabama, the United States Se-
ere Service officials believe they have
solved the mystery of the "Civic Ca
dets Of America
For several months men of nation
al prominence, from President Roose-
velt down, have been receiving pecu-
iarly worded letters, i'll which they
were urged 10 support new scheme
of government for the United States,
which the writer claimed was being
promoted by the "Civic Cadets of
America. = Failure to respond to
these communications always result
ed in the receiving of numerous tele-
grams.
1t was letter to President Roose-
welt that caused the arrest of Catch
ings. In this letter he stated that
"The South was about to secade
from this damnable union.'
Immediately after Agent Griffin,
Captain Donagy and Special Police
man Patterson took him in charge,
the man sent telegram to friend
in which he asked that one thousand
soldiers should be sent to him, as he
was Gin the hands of the enemy =
Catchings, it is said, has spent
large sums of money in sending the.
literature of the Civic Cadets of
America into all sections of the
country, and seems undesirous of
reapine any personal glory out of his
work. Although there is no evidence
that anyone is associated with him in
the Cadets, he apparently rests un-0
der the delusion that he is the head
Of large body Of men who are de-
terinined to restore to the people the
power said to have been usurped by
government officials.
While he is not altogether coherent
i ndescribing his plan, he says he
would do away altogether with the
present system Of electing Congress-
men and Senators and have substi-
tuted for them "Cadet Congress"
elected directly by the people. In
case this Congress is unable to agree
upon any question, no matter how
trivial its nature, the matter, accord
ing to Catchings s plan, should be at
once submitted to vote of the peo-
pie.
Richmond daily palladium., 1906-01-29
BOARDS ROUTINE WORK.

The following routine work was
done by the board of public works
yesterday.
The contract for the construction
of sanitary sewer in the alley be-
tween South Seventeenth and Elgh-
teenth streets, from South A to
South B street, was awarded to John
H. A. Schneider at the price of 79c
per lineal foot Mr.. Schneider was
also awarded, the contract for the
grading, grayeling and bordering
of Linden avenue, at, the price OF
$3.50 per lineal foot.
A resolution was adopted for the
improvement Of South A street,
from 21st to 23rd streets, by the
grading, graveling and bordering
and the construction of cement side
walks, and cement curbs and cutters
along both sides. Sidewalks to be five
feet in width. -.
The petition for the cementing of
the alley between South 18th and
10Th streets, from South A street to
the first alley south Of Main street,
was referred to the Engineer for
plans and estimate.
The clerk was instructed to pre-
pare a resolution for the construc-
tion of sanitary sewer in the alley
running North and South between
North 18th and 18th streets, from
North II street to Whitewater river,
and present same at the next meeting
of the Board.
Richmond daily palladium., 1906-01-29
THE MAN ON THE BOX
SYNOPSIS.
BY HAROLD MacGRATH.


4 SYNOPSIS. M
CHAPTER I-Introduces the hero.
pDopert Warburton. well to do West
foint graduate on duty In Arizona. Az
yer being wounded by an Indian resigns
nis commission in the army and leaves
por European tour.
l. CHAPTER H.-Introduces the heroine.
taiss Betty Annesley, daughter of re-
Erred army officer living near Washing
Fon. beautiful representative young
tAmerican girl. whom Warburton mas
Eeen In Paris. is smitten. and foilows
70 New York. Seeks introduction on
Poard steamer but fails.
CHAPTER III.-Upon reaching New
PORK Warburton locates hotel IN wnich
the Annesleys are guests and dimes there
tn order to see Miss Annesey once more.
Ehagrineds 10 see young Russian COUNT
Ennesley in 10 dinner Next morning
fhe Count and the Annesleys had dlsdp-
peared
| cHAPTER Iv-warburton goes to
Washtngton TO visit his relati%es.-a
maTied brother. who holds a Sovsrn-
ment position. and sister engaged TO
pm old school chum OF his. Invited TO
Pccompapy Family 70 bah at British em-
passy. hut dtclincs Concoets scheme
20 play Joke on his sister and sister-in-
law
CHATTER -Warburton meets his
fisters fance whom he had not seen
For eight years Sees the folks off for
he embassy bali and then proceeds TO
put his Joke into execution, which IS 10
disguise himself as a c0aChf1aH ana
Hriye his sister and ter-in-laW, VINO
must return alone. from the embassy 10
their home.
/ CHAPTER VI.-Warburton i'm his dis
suse goes 10 British embassy and takes
The place Of his brothers eoachman,
whom he has bribed. He mistakes MS
Earriage number when called and gets
he. wrong passengers without knowing
H. Drives frantically about the streets
pursued by mounted policemen. When
farriage comes to q stop he springs down
hnd throws his arms about the frst or
his passengers to alight, who proves 10
pc Miss AnnesIey instead OF his sister
| CHAPTER VII.-Warburton Is ar
rested on charge of drunkenness and ab-
fuction preferred by Miss Annesley and
locked up over night In police court.
where he has given the name of James
Osborne. the charge OF abduction Is with
Drawn but he Is fined SIS for drunkness.
Sends note to Chuck his old chum,
elling or bis trouble.
Richmond daily palladium., 1906-01-29

l.s safe theatre. It's stage Is con-
strncted exclusively of steel beams
and hollows tile are-prcofing the
saIae material which the insurance
companies chose to use III construct
inc the model unburnabie Cnderwrit-
ers Laboratories in Chicago. The
bridges on either side and the grid
iron above are of steel. The stage
is separated from the auditorium by
a thick brick wall extending over the
stage portion of the building we'll
above the roof of the auditorium.
Embodying all the most recent les
sons III fireproof construction Is the
Majestic Theatre, just completed in
Chicago. Among other novelties it
has steel fireproof curtain.
throughout this great building, of
which the theatre is but a portion,
tie latest designs of steel and hollow
tile frepreofpg Is used. This struc-
ture derives still further interest
from the fact that It's exits number
forty-tWo.
These are but samples Of the most
recent forms of construction. Great
holocausts like that Of the Iroquois
Theatre and the Paris bazaar are
soon forgotten But those who have
studied this problem carefully say
that such eatastrophes are likely to
happen any day until all places
where largo numbers Of people gath
er, are as unburnable as is the steel
frame and hollow tile Office building
Richmond daily palladium., 1906-01-29

Sufferers who say they have tried
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New York.
Richmond daily palladium., 1906-01-29

Mr.. Osborne las come In reply to her
letter" he said to the little black
eyed French maid.
'Ees Meestaire OSBORNE zee new
groom?"
Yes
Il go thees minute." Helm, what
fine-looking young man to make eyes
at on cold nights in the kitchen!
Warburton sat down and twirled his
hat. Several times he repressed the
desire to laugh. He gazed curiously
about him. From where he sat he
could see into the kitchen The French
chef was hanging up his polished pans
| in glistening row back of the range,
and he was humming little chason
which Warburton had often heard in
the restaurants of the provincial cities
OF France. He even found himself
catching up the refrain where the chef
left of, Presently he heard foot.
steps sounding on the hardwood floor
which announced that the maid was
returning with her mistress.
He stood up, rested first on one foot
then on the other. aud awkwardly
shifted his new hat from one hand to
the other. then suddenly put the hat
under his arm, recollecting that the
label was not such as servants wore
inside their hats.
There was something disquieting in
those magnetic sapphire eyes looking
SO serenely into his.
Richmond daily palladium., 1906-01-29
NO HOSPITALITY FOR
"WANDERING WILuIES'
Door Of Police Station Basement to
Be Closed to Tramps.

There is considerable agitation at
present as to the advisability of al
lowing tramps to- sleep in the base
ment of the city building owing to
their abuses Of the eity's hospitality.
Unofffeially the board of public
works Is against the custom of free
bed to ..bums' which has been the
custom for years past.
The police think that they should
be kept separate from the prisoners
in the city Jail, perhaps because the
aristocratic boarders of that section
of the city building object to mixing
with such common trash. - The
door to the basement is now locked
to the Wandering Willie frater-
nifty and it is probable that the
board of public works will order that
it continue to remain closed.
Richmond daily palladium., 1906-01-29
CHAPTER VIII.
ANOTHER SALAD IDEA.

When they found him missing, his
rack. his inseparable walking-stick In
he umbrella stand. they were nightly
Worried. They questioned Jane, but
she knew nothing. Jack went out to
he stables: no news there. William,
having driven the. girls home himself,
Jared say nothing. Then Jack wisely
Ielephoned for me. and hurried over
10 the house.
Maybe he hunted up some friends
asst night" ! suggested.
But here's his hat!" cried Nancy
ooh. he's all right; don't worry. I'll
ake tour around the city. I'll find
lim. He may be at one of the clubs -
Fortunately for Mr.. James. Osborne
eturned home first, and there found
lis note awaiting me. was at the
ourt by noon armed with S35 and a
uit of clothes of nay own found the
lerk.
"a young man, dressed as a groom
md locked up overnight" I said cau-
iously. II wish to pay his fine"
James Osborne?"
Eyes. that's the name; James Os-
Iorne, down into my pock-
t. $3.50
Fines just been paid We were
bout to release him. Here, officer,
how this, gentleman to James Os-
orne's cell, and tell him to pack up
nd get out"
So his fine was paid! Found the
honey In his clothes, doubtless. On
he way to the cells wondered what
he deuce the rascal had been doing to
et locked up overnight. l was vastly
ngry, but at the sight of him all my
niger melted into prolonged shout of
lughter.
"That's right; laugh you old pirate!
wish you had been in my boots a
W hours ago. Lord!"
/ laughed again.
''Have you got that 1852" he asked.
''Why, your fine has been paid"
piled. rather surprised.
"And didn't you pay it?'
"Not 1! The clerk told me shat it
Id just been paid
Warburton's jaw sank Imply. "Just
zen paid?- Who the deuce could
i've paid 1t, or known"
First, tell me what you've been up
He told me snatches of the exploit as
changed his clothes, and it was
iestion which of us laughed the more
Mt he didn't say a word about the
olen kiss, for which think none the
SIS of him.
"Who were the women?'' I asked.
He looked at me for space, as IL
sciding. Finally he made negative
gn.
Don't know who they were, eh?"---
credulously.
He shrugged, laughed, and drew on
s shoes
81 always knew that was the jack
s Of the family. Chuck, but never
pected to do it so well. Let's get out
this hole. l wonder who can have
lid that fine? No, that would
pt be possible!"
what would not be9'
''Nothing. nothing, laughing
But l could see that his spirits had
me up several degrees.
t'The whole thing is likely to be
the evening papers," l said. He
,eded little worrying. And knew
s. horror of publicity.
THE newspapers? In the newspa-
RS? oh, | say, Chuck, can't you use
,ur influence to suppress the thing?
hink OF the girls"
Fiji do the best can. And there's
lily one thing for you to do. and that
to cut out of town till your beard
Is grown 1t would serve you right.
pwever, II the reporters got the true
cts"
Richmond daily palladium., 1906-01-29

Men are judged by the company
they keep, but it isn't as easy to size
up a woman by her hat. Judge her
by the amount Of HOLSTERS Rocky
Mountain Tea she takes. 35 cents,
Tea or Tablets. For sale by A. G..
Luken & Co.
Richmond daily palladium., 1906-01-29

See Dickinson Trust Company for
loans on real estate. Favorable
terms on loans of less than one-half
the value of property.
Richmond daily palladium., 1906-01-29

The Los Angeles Limited, electric
lighted, new from the Pullman shops,
with all latest Innovations for travel
comfort, leaves Chicago 1000 p. m.
daily, arrives Los Angeles 4:25 p. m.
third day. Solid through trains via
Chicago, Union Pacific e Northwes-
tern Line and The Salt Lake Route.
For rates, sleeping car reservations
and full particulars apply to your
nearest agent or address.
A. H. Waggener, Trav. Agt, 215
Jackson Blvd, Chicago, III.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1906-02-01
DIAMOND BLUFF.

Earl CARRIER spent Sunday with
| friends in Prescott.
Miss Hazel Gantenbein has been
visiting relatives in ST. Paul the past
week.
Frank Gantenbein came up from
Dubuque for few days last week,
returning on Monday.
John Kemp expects to move his
family and household goods to Rip
pie, Mimi, next week.
Elias Nash moved his household
goods over on Prairie Island last
Saturday and will help John Boner
in the fish business.
There will be no preaching serv-
ice here next Sunday evening as
Rev. Davis will preach in Belden-
vile. The c. E. meets with w. ].
Shanks as leader.
H L. Niles has sold his team to
John Kemp and expects to dispose
Of the rest of his stock and house
hold goods soon and embark for
Livingston, Mont.
Rasmus Pilgard of Minot, N. D !,
was here to attend the funeral of
Hans Pilgard which occurred last
week Wednesday at p. M, from
the Baptist church, Rev. Reichert
Of Red Wing conducting the
service.
A sleigh-load 10y of the Hager
young people came up and stopped
at w. L. Sparks last Saturday
night. Popcorn and apples were
administered to appease their raging
appetites and to keep them none the
worse for the tipsover enroute. We
may also add that they did not re-
turn home till rather late the follow
ing morn.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1906-02-01
FARGO.

A few from here are hauling pc.
tatoes to Spring Valley.
MISS Olive Chinook of Clifton
visited friends here the first of the
week.
Mrs. Peter Reynolds of Kinnic-
kinnic was a visitor at V. Reynolds
recently.
Miss Greedy of Beldenville spent
Saturday and Sunday here with
Miss Vivian Browell.
Earle Browell, a student at the
High School in River Falls is at
home, sick with la grippe.
Miss Mildred Hawley entertained
about twenty of her young friends.
the occasion being her 18th birth
day.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1906-02-01
BIG RIVER.

J. D. Boals was a caller in Fargo
recently.
Reports say that Mrs. Chas. Ray
is quite sick.
Thos. Brackin spent a few days
here last week.
Jacob Taylor was River Falls
visitor the past week.
Mr.. Mason of Ellsworth visited
at the home of A. Raphael last Sun.
day.
Miss Effie Boals is spending a
few days with her parents in River
Falls.
Jim and Dave Gray with their
wives spent the past Sunday with
their parents in River Falls.
Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Brackin OF
Herman, Mimi, are visiting at the
home Of his sister, Miss Sarah
Brackin.
Mrs. Robt. Hannah of River
Falls spent the first of the week
with her sister-in-law, Mrs. VIM.
Davidson.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jim Gray, accom-
panied by their niece and nephew,
Josie and Harry Day, of Minnesota,
visited in Ellsworth last Saturday.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1906-02-01

Miss Laura Lafferty is quite sick.
Toe Mortimer was in Durand Sat
urday.
Harry Watterson was over from
Lake City Saturday.
Albert Johnson and family spent
Thursday in Lake City.
Lawrence O'Connell drove to
Spring Valley Thursday.
Mr.. and Mrs Will Herbison Wis
tied friends in Plum CRY Thursday
Mrs. Carrie Clifford and Nancy
Taylor were Plum City visitors last
Friday.
Fred Green came over from Lake
City Saturday for short visit with
relatives.
A. D. Worden and John Fox
transacted business in Lake City
Wednesday.
Miss Eliza Worden visited Mrs
Maude Harvey in Maiden Rock
Wednesday.
Frank Sanford went to Hartford
last week, called there by the death
of his mother.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jake Wiskercher
attended the dance at Plum City
Saturday night.
Mr.. and Mrs. Chas. Erdman anc
Mrs. Jake Solverson visited friends
in Ellsworth Friday.
Mr. and Mrs. John Buck anc
daughter Alvina visited friends a
Zumbro Falls last week.
Mrs. Will Christian and Mrs
Albert Przybilski spent Wednes
day with Mrs. Chas. Erdman.
Ralph Davis visited at w. H
Tousley's in Spring Valley lasl
week Wednesday and Thursday.
Misses Maggie Erdman. Corr
Maxwell ard Reba Holt attended
the teachers association at Plum
City Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank McDermif
were in Lake City the first of tbs
week to attend the marriage of Mrs
McDermitt's sister.
Miss Lois Martin of Nader
Rock visited her sister, Mrs. Fl
Davis, and brothers Howard ano
George, from Monday to Saturday
Mrs. Addie Tousley of Spring
Valley and Miss Lois Martin o
Maiden Rock and Geo. Martin ane
family visited at Howard Martin
Tuesday.
Ben Green of Neosho, Dodg'
county, came last week for a visi
with relatives here-his brothers
Frank and Fred, sisters, Mrs. Jas
Martin and Mrs. Wilbur Wood, ant
his mother, Mrs. Phebe Gould.
Florence Nelson, the seven-vear
old daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Wal
ford Nelson, went to Rocheste
Monday to have an operation per
formed on her arm; her sister, Mis-
I Ella, went along to help care for her
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1906-02-01
BELDENvILLE.

Grandma Greeley is visiting in
Ellsworth.
w B. Hopper was a St. Paul Wis
itor over Sunday.
Mrs. ]. A. Hall is visiting in
Mortified, MINI.
F. A. Severance made a trip to
Eau Claire this week.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Locke visited
in Prescott last week.
Mr.. Dill of Prescott is shipping
lumber from this place.
Mrs. M. M. Walters is visiting
her son at Spring Valley.
Miss Nettie Winger of Martell is
spending the week at Mr.. Foss'.
The Ladies Library Society will
give a Carpet Rag social at the
Hall next Saturday night. Dancing,
cinch, fish pond, and other amuse-
ments. Everybody invited.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1906-02-01
DONEGAL.

Mr.. and Mrs d P. Collins visit.
ed friends here Tuesday.
John Finn visited friends in Ellis.
worth the first of the week.
Mrs. A. A. Tingwall visited with
friends in River Falls the first of the
week.
Miss Myrtle Adams is visiting
her grandparents, Mr.. and Mrs. l.
Hall in Oak Grove.
John Driscoll was given a sur
prise party Monday night on the oc-
casion of his birthday.
Jas. Carolan of River Falls spent
the past week at the home of his
mother, Mrs. B. Carolan.
Miss Lizzie Carolan has been Wis
iting her sister, Mrs. G. Gibler, in
Oak Grove the past week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Vincent Fait were
out from River Falls Sunday on a
visit to Mr.. and Mrs. J.'H. Clifford