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The Mena weekly star., 1906-07-12

MT. and Mrs. George Hall are the proud parents of buxom nine pound girl. born yesterday; regular Fourth of July maiden.
The Mena weekly star., 1906-07-12

OThomas Quinn, a business ma
 of Texarkana, spent the day in Mena for the purpose of renting a residence and will bring his family here to spend tue summer.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-08-31
COW TURNS FAUCET
TO GET A DRINK
Sagacious Animal Saves Long
Walk to River to Satisfy
Thirst.

PORTLAND, Or, Aug. 30.-The Couu.
ty Poor Farm has. according 10 the as
sertion OF the inmates, the cleverest
COW In the State. The animal is an old
red Jersey that has been on the farm for
years. The matron at the farm last sum-
mer discovered that the faucet on Inc
hydrant In the back yard was frequently
turned on. but constant watching failed
to disclose the miscreant.
The same trouble occurred again this
summer The matron noticed the water
was turned on about the same time every
afternoon. While she watched she saw
the old red Jersey come leisurely UP the
road, into the back yard and walk
straight up to the hydrant. The COW
pushed the faucet with her nose, but II
did not seem TO work So she tried her
horns. and when that method failed.
opened her mouth. took hold OF the fau-
Get and turned It.
Mrs Bossy then drank her all of cold
water and turned away toward the green
fields. evidently pleased that she did not
have to go a quarter OF mile to the
river to satisfy her thirst.
The next day the cow seemed much
puzzled to find new faucet and appeared
detected when after half an hour OF hard
work she could not get her drink. Then
the matron had watering place made
and the cold water was allowed to run
nj all times
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-08-31
"GET-R|CH-QU|CK"
MAN IS IN TOLLS
Handsome Harry" of Philadel-
phia, Fugitive From Justice,
Surrenders TO Officers.

PHILADELPHIA, Aug. 30,-William
K Latlmer, familiarly known as Hand
some Harry" manager Of the Provident
Investment bureau, which was forced out
OF business eighteen months ago. and
who has since been fugitive from
justice, today surrendered. He was
held for trial In the Federal court,
With Frank C. Marin, alias Judge
Franklin Stone, and Stanley Francis,
alias Arthur F. Foster, Latlmer was
Jointly indicted in September, 1905.
charged with conspiracy and using the
mails to defraud. The three were al
legged TO have been the organizers of the
Provident Investment bureau, a get-rich-
quick concern. They were also accused
OF being the principal officials OF the
Storey Cotton company, which failed In
March. 1905. Francis was sentenced TO
Ave years, Marin and Latimer escaped.
Latimer said he fed to London. where
he travelled through England, France
and Canada. He was arrested In Calgary.
Alberta. but was released. as his offense
was not extraditable. Weary Of wander
Ing, he finally determined TO surrender.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-08-31
A Tall Tree Yarn,

Scott Cummins. the poet of Winches-
ter, Woods county. was q cow puncher
In the Northwest many years ago. His
outfit came to Snake river one day with
5000 cattle. Cummins. with poets IL
cense, relates what happened;
The river was too dangerous for
swimming. but after following the bank
short distance the foreman found a
giant redwood tree that had fallen across
the river Fortunately the tree was
hollow, and making a chute. they had
no trouble In driving the cattle through
the log to the other side.
LAS the cattle had not been counted
for several days, one of the cowboys was
stationed to count them as they emerged
from the log. The count fell short some
300 head. but about that time a distant
lowing was heard
Their surprise may be imagined when.
on looking about. they found that the
cattle had wandered off into q hollow
limb. Kansas City Star.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-08-31
LAWYERS KEEP BUSY
American Bar Association Listens to
Address of Judge Parker.

ST. PAUL, Aug. 30-The feature Of to.
days session of the American Bar assoca.
ton was tho annual address of Judge Alton
r. Parker.
The rest of the session devoted TO
hearing committee reports.
In the afternoon the delegates were en-
tertained NJ luncheon by the Town ond
Country club.
In the report Of the committee on juris
prudence and law reform, the question
Shall this association recommend TO Con
Ercss that law be passed making an in.
dictment conclusive evidence OF the facts
therein sllegedi'' adversely passed
upon.
The report of the committee was adopted
The committee legal education recon-.
mended many changes in tho method Of
granting degrees at schools, both in America
and Europe
Tho committee also recommended the crea-
tion OF State boards of law examiners in
every State.
The report OF the committee on CONNER
cial law, which approved, recommends
that the committee for next year be in
structed TO oppose any effort TO repeal the
present bankruptcy law.
Tho report of the committee on interna-
tional law recommended that the United
States Government instruct its delegates 10
The Hague conference 10 urge the adoption
of recomm cndations of the interparliamen"
tery union.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-08-31
PLEA FOR POLyGAMy
SHOCKS THE WOMEN
Mormon Elders Teachings
Arouse Wives of South
Dakota to Action.

MITCHELL, 8. D., Aug. 30.-For the
aries have been working In this city in
spreading the gospel Of their religion
AT the first they worked quietly in q
houseto house canvass In distributing
literature. and talking but little. Later
one OF the elders appeared in the city
and gave n number of addresses on the
streets. Since then they have been more
vigorous In their work.
The missionaries, however. met with
sort OF a Waterloo when they invaded
the south part Of the city and endeav-
ored to Impress their religion on a cou
pie OF women who arc Free Methodsts,
Mrs, Mary J. Bailey and Mrs. Mary E.
Anderson. the latter the wife OF the pas
tor of the church. The men gained ad-
mission TO the house, not telling who
they were until they had gone inside,
They were piled with questions con-
corning polysamy and they at once went
into an earnest defense of that feature
OF their work and made statements that
aroused the anger and indignation Of the
women. The Mormops declared >their be-
lief IN plural marriages, and when the
women insisted that they desist from
explaining the details Of that belief. the
missionaries persisted In making things
plain, giving expression TO thoughts and
ideas that made the women indignant
After the men left the house. the wo-
men donned their hats and started out
In advance Of the missionaries to call
on all the neighbors. whom they asked
to refuse the Mormons admission into
their homes. Al the houses where the
missionaries called later they found that
the women had been successful In their
campaign.
Reports received from other parts OF
the city are TO the effect that the same
kind OF talk concerning plural marriages
was INDUCED in by the missionaries and
one or two excitable encounters took
place. Today two more Mormon mis-
sionaries arrived in the city to aid In
the work, and the campaign is liable to
become quite interesting before either
side wins out In the contest that has
been precipitated by the encounter with
the south side women
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-08-31
RATTLE Of GUNS
HEARD IN HAVANA
But Roar Of Sound Is Only Try
ing Out of Weapons by
Soldiers.
AMERICANS WILL LEAD
SOLDIERS TO THE FRONT
Rural Guards Are VictOrs in
Conflict With Insurgents
East of Capital.

HAVANA. Aug. S0.-The rattle Of ma
on the sea front of Havana. where Maj
Clews's corps was trying It's new weapons
and drilling for their new duties. Part of
the corps is going to the front tomorrow.
but its destination has not been divulged.
Maj Clews has appointed the following
Americans officers Of his corps:
Battery A-Capt- E. R, Webster. who
served In the United States navy and
commanded a Cuban gunboat for three
years, subsequently being Consular agent
at Cardenas; Lieutenant, William Shock
ley, formerly Of the United States artil-
lery.
Battery B-Csptnin, Capt. Clegreaux
sharpshooter, who served with the
American forces In Cuba and the Philip
pines; Lieutenant, Adolph Fittig, an
American citizen and formerly Lleuten-
ant In the German army.
Battery Captain. George Reno, for
merly in Cuban revolutionary army; Lieu
tenant, -. Alexander, a former United
States artilleryman.
The officers of battery D have not yet
been named. There are twenty-five Amer
leans In the corps
Gen. Avalos and Pine Guerra are close
to each other tonight in the vicinity OF
Guanes, whittier Avalos, with 1000 troops,
marched today from Sabalo.
The Associated Press correspondent
with the column reports that a consider
able number of the recruits fell out dur
ing the march from San Juan de Marti
neg, overcome by the heat and choking
dust, and that some were Ill with fever,
induced by drinking bad water,
Plundering at Sabalo.
The story of the plundering of Gala
fore by Guerras men has been duplicated
on a larger scale at Sabalo. When the
Government troops reached that place
Wednesday they found the general store
In ruins. Guerra's men had crowded into
the store and began taking what they
chose. Guerra and some OF his officers
tried to prevent this, and finally drew
their machettes and wounded several men
The townspeople assert that there was
considerable bloodshed. Guerra failed to
control his men.
The only fight Of consequence reported
today was a three hours conflict between
100 rural guards and volunteers and an
insurgent band estimated to number 800
near Campo Florido, twenty miles east Of
Havana An American who witnessed the
nghting says the rural guards and volun-
rcers made fine charge up a hill, rout-
ing the insurgents.
Reports OF surrenders under the Gov
ernment's offer of amnesty are more nu-
merous tonight. most OF them coming
from towns near Havana. An insurgent
chief one Tata Sanchez, is the most
prominent Of those who surrendered to-
day.
On the other hand. the insurgent insur
rection is receiving some recruits, among
them Col. Carlos Duas, prominent resi-
dent Of San Antonio de Los Banos,
The situation near Cienfuegos is threat
ening. 1t is reported that 5000 insurgents
are out there.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-08-31
TO INCREASE ARMY
Strength Of Different Departments
Augmented by General Order.

WASHINGTON. Aug. 3o.-The enlisted
strength OF the army is slightly in
creased In a general order issued at the
War department today The strength of
the different branches of the service Will
be as follows:
Enlisted men in cavalry. 12.240; ar
tillery corps, 32S; coast artillery.
1928; torpedo companies. 527 field ar
tillery. 4012; infantry. 24.4sO. engineers,
1882; additional strength. 1861. Total
enlistment in the line. 5s,12S. To this is
added for the stan departments. 43S7,
making a total OF 62,515,
The enlisted strength under the last
general order. Issued February 8, this
year, was 60,79S The increase is mainly
for the purpose OF carrying into effect
the recent executive order OF the Secre-
tary of War requiring that each cavalry
and infantry regiment shall have de-
tachment Of machiDe-gun experts. Re-
cruiting parties and depots. which in
February had assignments of 900 men,
are TO be increased to 1900 men
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-08-31
AN ORDINANCE.

An ordinance confirming the assess-
ment upon the property on the north
side OF Military avenue between WeHt
and Alta streets. in Sidewalk District No.
AZ, for the construction OF a cement
sidewalk.
Be II ordained by the City Council of
Salt Lake City. Utah:
Section 1, That the assessment list
made by the City Treasurer as corrected,
approved aud completed by the Board Of
Equalization and Review, heretofore duly
appointed by the City Council for that
purpose, of the property abuttipg on the
north side OF Military avenue between
West and Alta streets, in Sidewalk Dis
trict No. AZ Of Salt Lake City, for the
purpose Of constructing a cement side
walk upon said portion OF said street.
is hereby confirmed. and the assessments
made and returned In said completed
lists are hereby confirmed
Section 2, This ordinance hall take
effect upon approval
Passed by the City Council OF Salt
Lake City, Utah, August 6. 1906, and re-
ferred TO the Mayor for his approval.
]. B. MORETON,
City Recorder.
Approved this Sth day of August, 1906
EZRA THOMPSON,
Mayor.
State of Utah, City and County of Salt
Lake-ss.
1, j, B. Moreton. City Recorder Of Salt
Lake City, Utah. do hereby certify that
the above and foregoing is a full. true
and correct copy Of an ordinance en-
titled, IAN ordinance confirming the as
sessment upon the property on the
north side OF Military avenue between
West and Alta streets, IN Sidewalk Dis.
trict No. AZ, for the construction Of ce-
ment sidewalks" passed by the City
Council OF Salt Lake City. Utah, August
6. 1906 and approved by the Mayor Au-
gust s. 1906. as appears OF record in my
Office
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, have hero
unto set my hand and affixed the corpor-
ate seal OF said city, this 9th day of Au-
gust, 1906.
(Seal) J. B. MORETON,
City Recorder.
Bill No. lis.
Sidewalk Extension No 113. b661
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-08-31
HOW TO TREAT PLUMBING
If You Don't Want Your House to Get
Full of Sewer Gas While Away.

To prevent poisonous gases from com
ing u from the cesspool or sewer into
the house trap is always arranged on
every waste pipe. The simplest trap in
use consist of bend in the pipe deep
enough TO hold cupful or so of water.
This water fills the pipe at the bend
to 4 depth of a few inches, and, rs
sewer gas cannot dive through the
water, none can get past the trap as
long as it is full of water. At the same
time the water In the trap offers no
obstacle to the passage of waste water
to the drain, since any such waste
water, when poured down., pushes be-
fore it the water already in the trap,
and itself takes its place.
When. however, the house is empty
and the fixtures not in use the water in
the traps begins TO evaporate and grad
ually sinks to point where the bend
of the trap is no longer filed and the
air from the sewer begins to pass into
the house. The simple traps which are
most in use at present lose the protec-
tion Of the water In them in from two
TO three weeks.
When house is to be closed for that
length of time the pipes should first be
thoroughly flushed out with clean water
and then, just before the house is left
to itself, a tablespoonful or so of olive
oil, lard oil or any lubricating oil may
be poured down every waste pipe. This
oil will find its way to the trap and
float on the surface of the trapping
water, protecting 1T a long time from
evaporation. Kerosene oil is useless for
this purpose, as it is so volatiSe that it
soon disappears; but crude petroleum
will answer, if its smell is not objec-
tionable, and it is very cheap.
Oil applied in this way floats mostly
on what the plumbers call the house
side of the trap-that is, the side near
est the fixture; and, as certain amount
of evaporation takes place from the
other side, the seal will be lost in
course OF time, Notwithstanding the
protection of the oil, SO that for secur-
ity during a longer period, it is neces-
sary to employ different means.
Some plumbers fill the traps entirely
with oil, which is quite effectual with
any oil except kerosene; others use mo-
lasses for filing them and others crude
glvcerine. None of these liquids are
subject to evaporation under such cir
cumstances and any Of them will keep
the traps secure for many months.
Otherwise than by the protection of
the traps, ordinary house plumbing
needs very little care on being left to
itself in warm weather.-Everyday
Housckeeplng
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-08-31
Car DELAYED.

The refrigerator car which was to
have left Salt Lake Tuesday morning,
carrying the fruit exhibits from Utah TO
the Irrigation congress at Boise, was de-
layed by the non-arriyal Of some OF the
exhibits. and did not leave until Thurs
day evening at 1880 o'clock. The force
in the office OF the State Board OF
Horticulture here were working hard all
day looking after the loading of the ex-
hibits.
This morning party composed Of
those who will have charge of the Utah
exhibit left for Boise. The following
were In the party; E. D. Ball and R, F.
Northrup. Logan; W. o. Knudson, Brig
ham City; r. E. Wilson and C. A
Hickenlooper, Ogden: Joseph T, Atkins,
st. George; M. ChrIstopherson Salt Lake.
Secretary ]. e. Taylor will leave this
evening for Boise, and will remain with
the party until September s. All are
expected to return by September 10,
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-08-31
BIG WATER SNAKE
Pulled Drowning Fisherman Into Boat
and Saved His Life.

Some twenty years ago, when | was
a youngster about 16 years OF age,
was in the habit Of spending a week or
two every summer visiting my brother
in-law, who had cottage at Thousand
Island Park, Thousand Islands
Every day was spent in fishing. II we
could not get a guide, We went alone,
and II so happened that one day. my
brother-in-law being called 10 Albany on
business, l had 10 go out alone, il
wanted any fishing that day. l got out
the canoe, bait. tackle. etc, and started
for Eel bay. I found the "hole." as they
called it.. where the water is all the way
from fifty TO 300 feet deep, dropped my
trolling spoon overheard and soon had
fine ''musllle" in tow, After trolling
around three or four hours In the hot
sun. / became drowsy, rigged up my line.
with one end tied TO my wrist. and lay
down in the bottom OF the boat TO take
q nap.
How long I slept I know not, but
awoke with a start and thought some
one was pulling my arm off. AT length,
realizing the condition of things, I made
grab for the line and began to haul.
Whatever it was, 1t was a whopper, and
just as I felt it coming to the top OF the
water it shot through the water and
whizzed over my head back into the
water on the other side of the boat In
turning quickly to see what ! had hooked,
I got entanged in the line, lost my
balance and over / went. AS / felt my
self going l made a grab for the side OF
the boat, but instead OF catching the side
l somehow grabbed the forty or fifty feet
of loose line lying In the boat aud got
all tangled up with IT, so much SO that
l could not use my arms or legs and felt
myself slowly going down without being
able to help myself
After / had come to the top twice I
felt myself going down for the third tim
knew | was goner and struggled
anew to free myself, but without success.
Just as / had about given up all hope,
felt a tugging and a series OF jerks on
the line from above. and realized thar
some one was pulling me up. Soon I
saw the bright sun through the water
In another few seconds / was at the top
and right alongside of the boat being
drawn closer and closer. and not a soul
in sight. / couldn't understand 1t, but
lost no time on that account. but man
aged TO raise one arm high enough to
grasp the side of the boat and finally
got my knife out OF my pocket and set
myself free.
There in the bottom OF the boat was a
huge water snake all coiled with the line
wound about him like thread on a spool.
1t seemed that II was the snake I had
hooked which shot over the boat. but IL
must have dropped In when 1 rolled our
and in its exertlons to free itself had
rolled around in the boat, rolling itself
up In the line and hauling me to the top,
The snake was three feet seven inches
long, etin have its skin, which has
been stuffed, and Is now In my dem Any
one can see it--Chicago Inter Ocean,
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-08-31
His Masters Voice.

The first instance recorded in Berlin
of a dog using telephone occurred
there the other day, when a poodle
which had been lost by two provincials
during. their stay in the capital was
recognized by this means. 1t answered
the description left by the owners as
20 outward appearance, and in order to
solve all doubts its probable masters
were rung up on the country telephone
and asked to communicate with the dog.
against whose ear the receiver was
placed, On hearing itself called by its
name the animal burst into a Joyous,
excited bark, which was recognized by
the owners Mt the other end of the wire.
The dog was thereupon forwarded to its
masters by rail.-Chicago Journal.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-08-31
MURDER OR NOT, IS
QUESTION OF POLICE
Officers of Indiana Town Be-
lieve They Have Slayer of
Sarah Schae6fer.

EVANSVILLE, Ind. Aug. 30.-The po-
lice here say they believe they have in
custody the murderer of Sarah Schaefer.
the Bedford, Ind. school teacher muir
dered two years ago last January. In
the person OF Ernest Tanksley ar
rested here yesterday on charge or
kidnapping Nellie RaIney, II years old.
The kidnapping story will hardly stick.
as the woman Claims she left home OF
her own accord and later Joined Tanks
ley.
What is believed to be startling evil
dence has been placed in the hands OF
the Prosecuting Attorney at Bedford
within the past two weeks that makes
him believe the murderer OF the school
teacher is now in custody A bundle OF
letters written by Tanksiey to Miss
Rainey previous to the Schaefcr murder
was recently discovered by the father OF
the girl and In one OF them Taukslcy
asked her 10 meet him the very night
OF the murder OF Miss Schaefer and at
the very place where the crime was conf
mltted
This letter leads to the belief that
Tanksley intended to kill Miss Rainey,
with whom, IT is claimed. he had been
Intimate, and that Miss Schaofer, who
was about the same size and age as Miss
Rainey. passed the fatal point at the
time the man was expecting Miss Rainey,
and that he dragged her into the alley
and murdered her without knowing that
he had murdered the wrong woman.
Since the receipt of the letter in ques-
ton, which furnished the clue, the
Prosecuting Attorney has been busy, and
believes he has collected enough evidence
TO convict Tanksley, II Is claimed that
there is evidence OF Tanksley's burning
some bloody clothes that night.
The Marshal OF Bedford and the father
OF Miss Ralney arrived at the same time
that Tanksley was taken into custody
here, and will leave with the pair for
Bedford tomorrow morning,
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-08-31
SHOT BY B00TBLACK
Young Woman of Stockton Is Victim
of Mexican Criminal

STOCKTON, Cal, Aug, 30.-Mrs.
Belle Crooks, a young woman who had
made her home in Stockton for several
years, was shot twice this afternoon
by Cruze Miranda, Mexican boot
black. after he had followed her several
hours, She will probably die. The
Mexican shot her in the back as she
was trying to reach the police Office to
complain to the officers that he had
threatened to do her harm, and she fell
after the second shot, almost In the
doorway of the police headquarters.
Then Miranda turned his pistol toward
himself, but was caught by the Chief
Of Police and disarmed The bootblack
had been annoying the woman for sew
erai months