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The San Francisco call., 1906-05-17
WHARVEs OF PACIFIC
MAIL COMPANY AGAIN
HAVE NARROW ESCAPE

The Pacific Mail wharves, which
were saved by almost superhuman ef-
forts from the flames that destroyed
the city, narrowly escaped destruc-
tion by fire on Tuesday afternoon.
This latest confiagration started on
the new double-decked wharf. Had
the flames gained a little more head
way both the new wharves and the
liable freight, would have been de-
stroyed
The new wharf, where the fire
started. is Uttered with sawdust and
shavings, and into this infimmable de-
bris some cheerful lunatic is thought
TO have dropped a blazing match, a
lighted cigar or cigarette.
When the fire was discovered the
flames had eaten far under the lower
deck Of the wharf and had the struc-
Jure in firm grip. The dock force un-
der Captain Anderson at once has
tened TO the scene Of the confiagra-
ton. but all their efforts would have
avsiled nothing but for the arrival
II the little revenue cutter Hartley
whose pumps supplied the water
which held the fire in check until the
State fire tug Governor Irwin reached
the wharf
The Irwin's sprayer was brought
into action and after an hours fight
the fire was extinguished and the
danger Of wholesale destruction
sverted.
The San Francisco call., 1906-05-17
STEiNMAN HELD TO ANSWER
ON A CHARGE OF MURDER
accused Guardsman Is Released on
Bonds Furnished by Parents Pend
inq Trial Before a jury

Jacob II. Steinman, sergeant OF Troop
A., Cavalry, N. G. c.. who shot and
killed Joseph Meyer. superintendent of
the chiidren's playground in Columbia
square, on April 10, was held by Presid
ing Judge Thomas F. Graham of the
superior Court to answer before a jury
for the crime of murder.
Judge Graham stated that there is
ample evidence to show that the defen-
dant wantonly killed Meyer, but, in view
OF the conflicting evidence adduced be-
fore him he felt disposed to make an
oroef admitting the defendant to bail
In the sum of $4,000
Assistant District Attorney John O'Gara
not objecting, the order was m-de. and
herman Steinman of 1888 Washington
street, lhe father of the young sergeant
win MS uncle, Ben. NJ. Steinman, for
mer Mayor of Sacramento. but now of
-ol3 Pacific avenue, qualified on the bond
ana the defendant was ordered released
The San Francisco call., 1906-05-17
REGISTRATION BUREAU HAS
ITS WORK NEARLY DONE
Careful Canvass Of the City Is Made by
Committee Assisted by the
School Teachers,

The Central Registration Bureau has
nearly completed its task and there re-
remain only few more relief stations to
be registered.
The school teachers have responded
willingly. although twice the number
would have been required to complete
this tremendous task Of canvassing the
whole city.
II the volunteers who have terminated
their work would report to the Central
Registration Bureau at the Hamilton
School, POOL Geary street; Mr.. Graham.
chairman Of Section 2, at the Jackson
Primary School; Mr.. Wetmore, Twenty
fifth and Guerrero streets, or to Dr. ].
Howard, Columbia square, and volunteer
their assistance for final registration,
clerical or investigating work. and also
leave their names and addresses with the
officers mentioned, they will render a
most timely and highly appreciated ser
vice to those who are in need and want.
The San Francisco call., 1906-05-17
Seeks MIssInn Peonle.

onlei Oman received a dispatch yes
.eroay from James F.. Donaghy, captain
Oh detectives, Philadelphia. asking him to
i,,iu Mlcnael j. Hare. whose father had
oieu tnere on Sunday. He also received
a letter from Mrs. George Hurshman.
spring valley ranch, Leavings, Alberta
Canada, asking for information about her
orotner-ln-law, Walter Hurshman a
printer, and his wife and child. William
Greer Harrison, 2s13 Scott street. re-
ported that Flora Dellow, who was a
teiephone operator at the Adler Santa
rum on Green street near Van Ness
avenue at the time of the earthquake,
was missing.
The San Francisco call., 1906-05-17
Civil Service Records Sawed.

All the minutes. eligible lists and other
records OF the Civil Service Commission
ers were preserved intact. On opening
the safe none of them were found to ha
oeen destroyed. The Civil Service Com
mission has notified all departments sub
Ject to civil service regulations that if
VIII be necessary for them to submit
lists of their temporary appointments for
the month OF May, 1906, in order that
tney may be passed upon by ,.e Civil
service commission before the warrants
OF such temporary employees can be or
dered paid by the Auditor.
The San Francisco call., 1906-05-17
Police Seize Wine and Liouors.

corporal r. n. McGec and Policeman
>. M Morrissey reported at police head
quarters yesterday that on Tuesday night
iney seized four barrels of wine and a
keg of whisky at the fruit store of d.
Dedomenico, 1921 Twenty street.
The liquor was taken to the police sta
tion at twenty second and Mission
streets Dedomenico was suspected of
selling liquor to soldiers.
The San Francisco call., 1906-05-17
Two Looters Are ARRESTED.

Fred Edwards and John Davis were
arrested by Policeman John Gallawav at
Fourth and Mission streets yesterday
morning with a load of loot consisting
OF about 1900 pounds of copper. They
were taken to police headquarters, and
after the loot had been transferred from
the wagon to the yard in the rear of the
Lowen High School they were taken by
galloway to Portsmouth square to clean
oricks. charge of grand larceny will
be made against them
The San Francisco call., 1906-05-17
chevra Rof. choII,

A large and enthusiasup meeting OF the
SheE7ra Rofa Cholin, an association formed
Tor the purpose OF attending medically
The families OF their members. has
unanimously passed a resolution to
continue the same and TO remit the dues
FOR several months. Another meeting
VIII be held Sunday, May 20, at 1431
Buchanan street. at D. m
The San Francisco call., 1906-05-17
BOYS Eseane Fron AZ sooI..,,

chief Dinan was notified yesterday by
George c. Turner assistant superinten-
oent Of the Boys and Girls Aid Society
t1st two Of the inmates. Joseph Lubisno
l5 years Of age, and Joaquin Portusach'
is. had escaped on Tuesday reward
of So for the capture Of each was offered.
The San Francisco call., 1906-05-17

1925 600 Transferred to San Francisco.
NEW YORK. May 16--A special tele-
graphic transfer of ss25.ooo was made to
San Francisco today through the Sub
Treasury.
The San Francisco call., 1906-05-17
Liquor Dealer Arrested.

oAhLAND. May 16--John H Brady.
a saioonkeeper at 42o Seventh street. was
arrested Yesterday morning for violating
the midnight closing ordinance
The San Francisco call., 1906-05-17
eWiNBuyY Your
Burned Piano

WE WANT YOUR OLD PIANO. No matter what
the injury by fire exposure, is of value to US rian9
plates and all metallic parts will be purchased by US an
allowed for according their condition Plates uninured
by warping are NOT SCRAP IRON. but valuable N
proportion to their design and pattern For plates when
good condition allowance of from SIS upward can De
made For pianos damaged by heat allowance
will be made according to their value,
The demand for plates and metallic parts is limited
and will be quickly supplied.
Early callers a OAKLAND HEADQUARTERS,
951 BROADWAY, or our TEMPORARY OFFICES, 937
BUCHANAN ST., this city, will benefit.
Repair storage and moving departments fully restored
The San Francisco call., 1906-05-17

tted Eyes and Eyelids, Pink-Eye and
Remedy; Soc.
The San Francisco call., 1906-05-17

While the big fire ragged in the North
The Lamar register., 1906-08-15
A Big Convention.

A meeting Of the republican state
central committee has been called by
the chairman for August 25th to fix
the time and place and basis of repre-
sentation for the state convention
The basis will likely be one delegate
for each $50 votes cast for Governor
Peabody at the last state election
That will make big convention
nearly nine hundred delegates.
The republicans have the initiative
and can afford to get into the field
early. They have made good
record in office-no state administra-
ton has made better one. They
are now united and enthusiastic.
The clouds have already rolled by
The sun of harmony is shining
With the splendid record made by
the republican president and con-
gress, aud the prominent part taken
in it by the republican representa-
ttves in congress from this state
there should be no difficulty in elect
ing three republicans to help the
president some more, and legisla,
ture that will send republican also
to the senate.-Ex.
The Lamar register., 1906-08-15
Brooks Not . Candidate.

In q letter to Chairman Farley,
published yesterday in the Denver
Republican, Representative Brooks
finally announces his decision not to
be q candidate for denomination.
Mr.. Brooks states that his reasons
"are purely personal and of a busi-
ness nature"
Mr.. Brooks decision to keep out
of the coming contest will be mat
ter of regret not only to the republi-
can party, but to all of the people
of the state, for in the three years OF
his service he has made record OF
usefulness unequaled by any other
Colorado congressman. 1t IS only
simple truth and justice to say that
in this period he has accomplished
more work of permanent value to
his state than all the rest OF the
Colorado delegation, in both house
and senate, combined. Only results
The Lamar register., 1906-08-15

count, and in the face of the results
achieved by Mr.. Brooks, partisan
and other differences are matters OF
small moment. Even his democratic
opponents are united in according
him the high credit due for his per-
formance.
A state can only build up strong
delegation in congress by keeping
there indefinitely the men who, after
trial, show real fitness. Mr.. Brooks
has stood the test of three years and
has proven himself worthy. and for
the good of the state it is sincerely
to be regretted that he has declined
to be a candidate for another term
Colorado Springs Gazette.
The Lamar register., 1906-08-15
Right Sort Of Talk.

If Denver chooses to become
feverish, it does not follow that
Colorado Springs, or Pueblo, or
Leadville should be excited. One
Denver is enough for any state.
The capital of Colorado is con-
stantly in the limelight and in a
most unsavory way. We may all
wish that Denver, instead of being
the abode of perpetual politics,
would sometimes get into the public
prints as a city of peace and plenty,
of progress and prosperity whose
citizens would be able to get some
thing else than politics for diet,
morning, noon and night, and where
construction and not destruction
would be the order of the day.
Failing in this, let us see to it that
the rest of the state is not involved
in the quarrel Our business is to
keep clean our own door yard, to
take advantage of every natural re-
source that we have, to stimulate our
commercial enterprises along all
lines, and to make of Colorado a
great manufacturing and agricul-
tural state, of which we shall all be
contented and prosperous citizens
Colorado Springs Telegram.
The Lamar register., 1906-08-15
N ay Valley.

The threshing of grain is progress
ing without interruption and the
Yields continue above all expecta-
tions.
The Heath boys thrsshed $50
bushels from a six-acre field. Two
other fields averaged 40 bushels per
acre.
Miss Lulu Per1ue returned last
week from Syracuse where she had
been visiting friends.
Jessie Davis is busy caring for
the great crop on the Stone farm,
not Strain, as it read in recent items.
Mr.. Israel Heath has been en-
ployed by the school board to teach
the coming term Of school in May
Valley, and a most satisfactory term
is assured.
Harye Kaufman threshed 1900
bushels of wheat for Volney Lyvere
last Saturday, the biggest days run
heard from this year. Mr.. Lyvere
has several thousand bushels Of grain
this year, and probably the largest
general crop of any individual farmer
in the county.
Now let every farmer, gardner and
fruit grower get to work and make q
display of the best of his products
The Lamar register., 1906-08-15
THE FAIR.
The 8IRgest and Best In the History
Of the Valley VIII Be Held
Here on August 20-3I.


The sixth annual fair of the Prov
ers County Fair Association will be
held on August 30, 30 and 81, and
will be the best ever held in the
valley anywhere.
The people of Prowers and Bent
counties have enjoyed the most pros
porous season in the agricultural
history of the valley, and are just in
humor to lay of for few days from
hard work and enjoy the big program
of smusements which the Association
has prepared for their entertainment.
There has never been more varied
or more attractive program in all
lines presented to our people and
they have earned vacation and the
means to enjoy it.
The displays in all lines will be
Of the finest and the racing card will
be better than usual, and will provide
especially for local horses. There
will be cowboy relay races each day
and one mile relay foot race for
teams from the valley. A farmers
wagon race will also be feature. A
baseball tournament between the
Holly and Las Animas teams will be
held on the three mornings of the
fair at the grounds and will be for a
purse of $3.50. Another attractive
feature of the morning will be
balloon race, the first ever held in
the valley. 1t will be thrilling
and highly entertaining sight.
The Western Amusement Com
pany will give street carnival all
during the fair week. Each evening
will be filled with interesting and
attractive features, and the we'll
known motto of the Prowers County
Fair, Something doing all the
time," will be carried out literally.
One night will be given over to
big mask carnival.
The Santa Fe railroad has made a
rate of one fare for the round trip
from all points on the road, which
will give everybody in the valley an
opportunity to nee the greatest fair
ever held in this section.
The Lamar register., 1906-08-15

at the coming Prowers county fair
We are SO fortunate as to be farming
the best soil under the best canals in
the best county in the state and let's
all get together and show 'em the
truth of this statement by bringing
it in, and proving the assertion.
Frank Lay is tearing down his old
barns and graneries and building
larger ones in order to house the
grain, hay and stock of one of the
great producing farms of the north
side.
The Lamar register., 1906-08-15
Last Excursion.

The last of the Santa Fe's sum
mer excursions for 1905, will be run
on Sunday, August 10, to the fa-
nous Green Mountain Falls on the
Colorado Midland Ry. The train
will leave Lamar at 5:25 q. M, and
arrive at the falls at noon. Return
ing will leave the Falls at 800 p. IN.
Fare for the round trip from Lamar
will be So rs. This has always
proved the most delightful of the
summer excursions in Colorado and
is sure to be we'll pstronized.
The Lamar register., 1906-08-15
Spoitz.

The speltz crop this year is going
to prove the biggest record breaker
of all the grain crops. The reports
coming in from the threshing outfits
show some phenomenal results, and
the lowest crop yet reported was
little over 10 bushels to the acre.
Yields of 80 to 100 bushels are COM
mon and there are some fields run
ming considerably over the 100
bushel mark. AS the grain is fully
equal to corn for feeding purposes,
the crop will be of immense value.
The Lamar register., 1906-08-15
Gordon.

We publish this week the adver-
tisement of the new town of Gordon,
located in the northwest part of
Prowers county. The townsite COM
pany is composed of citizens of that
locality and all are interested in the
success Of the town. 1t is well To-
Gated for good local trading point,
and its prospect is very promising.
The Lamar register., 1906-08-15

The fair season in Colorado will,
open on August 80 with the big fair
of the Prowers County Fair Associa-
ton. In this case the best will come
first. Everybody should attend.
The Lamar register., 1906-08-15
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90 YEARS AGO
Notes from The Lamar Register Of
August z, 1886
DsOOeOOsssesosssssssst

L. F. Blodgett is member of
Kansas party that came up overland
and are now encamped in town.
The Bank of Lamar, the first
banking institution in the town, was
opened on August 1lth, with fine
equipment.
Il. NJ. Magill, proprietor of the
Englewood Chief and Cimmarron
Jacksonian, was in town this week
and made arrangements to start a
democratic paper on September LIST.
A movement was on foot to build
q church but the Register seem ed to
favor q school house first
A Garden City man who bought
500 worth of lots at the town sale,
at this date-6O days later-sold out
for 5000.
The postofiice fixtures had just ar
rived and Postmaster Decker hoped
to have them installed In few days
The Lamar register., 1906-08-15
ANNOUNCEMENTS.
Sherin.

The undersigned desires TO announce
himself as candidate for the office Of
Sheriff OF Prowers county, Colorado,
subject to the action OF the republican
county convention.
G. A. WATSON.
The Grenada sentinel., 1906-07-21

The season has been exceptionally
favorable for large corn crop. Speak.
ing of a good corn crop reminds us of
a story we once heard of the neighbors
in a community which was suffering
from a drOuth getting together to
pray for rain. In the party was a
man by the name of Johnson. who
owned grist mill. One old brother
got down to pray and grew fervent and
eloquent in his petition to the throne
of mercies, finally he saiG: Lord
send US rain that will make the ears
of corn grow as big as ash hopperS
and the grains as big as iron wedges
and may nobody else's mill but Bro.
Johnson's be able to grind the corn"
The Grenada sentinel., 1906-07-21
TUBERCULOSIS A DEADLY FOE OF
THE NEGRO.

tuberculosis is more deadly foe OF
the negro than of the white man.
This fat has been frequently noted
in the South and the elaborate re-
ports made by DR.. Flick in this city
seem to prove it beyond question.
What appears to be reliable authori-
ties also declare that the educated ne
grOeS of the South are more suscepti-
BILE to the disease than are the labor
erS Of the fields. This raises some in
tereSting questions. Can the negro,
after thousands of years of open air
and sunshine, endure tranSplanting
that puts him within an enclosure
and in shade? Can the race that
from the beginning has lived mainly
in hot countries, unfettered by a
thousand things which have impris-
Oned the white man, now take up the
burden Of the latter and bear it with
out a physical breakdown?-Ph Philadel-
phia Press.
The Grenada sentinel., 1906-07-21

One of the Saddest tragedies that
has occurred in the annals of crime
was perpetrated by a man by the
name of Graham at Bonneville a few
days ago when he deliberately shot
Mrs. LOveleSS, while her three chill
dren were playing by her side. AS an
excuse for his crime Graham alleges
that he had had improper relations
with Mrs. LoveleSs and that she had
told his wife and thereby caused do
nestle trouble in his household. The
public will hardly be inclined to ac-
cept his story as true for the reason
that man guilty of what he confess
SeS himself to be would not permit
domestic affairs to weigh so heavily on
his mind, Graham is now in Jail and
will most probably suffer the extreme
penalty of the law
The Grenada sentinel., 1906-07-21
THE SANE ALL OVER HIS DISTRICT

We give below an excerpt from the
report of the grand jury made at the
conclusion of recent term of the cir.
cult court at Charleston, which is an
evidence of the very high esteem in
which Hon. Earl Brewer is held by
the people Of Tallahatchie county.
The same sentiment prevails through
out his district. He has a warm place
in the hearts Of his constituents.
They have tried him and know his
worth: I'VE desire to thank the Court
and officers for their kind assistance
during this term. We are sure that
we represent the entire people of this
county when we say to the Hon. Earl
Brewer, our honest, faithful and able
district-attOrney, We'll done, good
and faithful servant!- We learn, with
profound regret, of his resignation,
but we have known for some time
that his great abilities, his untiring
devotion to the public service, his
firm adhearance to right and Justice,
and his broad and comprehensive
views upon all questions of public pol
icy touching the rights of the great
common people, entities him to high
er honOrS and a broader field Of USE
fulness. Whatever may be his future
career, we desire to assure Mr.. Brewer
of our good wishes and high apprecia-
tiOn Of what he has wrought for us
in his four years as district-attor-
ney."
The Grenada sentinel., 1906-07-21

One distillery company in Ken.
lucky turns out every seven days ], POS
barrels of sweet mash whiskey. The
output for a year would be 62, 400 bar
rels. The cost of all this 70 the man.
ufacturer may be fairly estimated at
1914, 900 and they receive from the
wholesalers profit of from 81 to So
per barrel. The government comes in
for nice little rake off, but the fell
low who has to pay it all, including
transportation charges, government
and local license fees, salary of bar
keeper and rent Of building is the man
before the bar, and for 62, 400 barrels
OF booze he lets 60 Of s24, ,761. .67S and
then goes home and beats his wife be-
cause supper isn't ready. !.
The Grenada sentinel., 1906-07-21
BRYAN THE THIRD TINE.

In many respects Bryan is one of
the most remarkable men that the
country ever produced. His star, like
a meteor, shot across the armament of
American politics in 1896, and while,
at a few times, it has been thought
to be sinking, or, at least, in partial
eclipse, it was not so; and above and
beyond all he has continued to rise
and has been one of the central, ifnot
the central, figures before the scruti-
nizing eye Of the people of the United
States for the past ten years. He has
toured the country as no National
character ever did. He has perhaps
addressed more people, face to face,
than any other man the world ever
knew. With all of his public utter
anceS he has never been known to
cross himself or to have been guilty
of haSty or indiScreet speech. At no
time or place has he ever sacrificed
his convictions or varied his high
ideals of governmental policy that he
might be called great by those who
had been opposing him or that he
might ingratiate himself into the es-
TEEN of those who diStruSted him.
Defeat did not daunt him, but every
reverse of has displayed more and
more the effulgence of his character
and has made his political doctrines
echo and re-echo, as it were, from
every hill and dale in the land. 1t is
true that the issue that brought him
into prominence no longer exists but
happily for him he has stood for more
than one thing. He has had the sat-
iSfactiOn of seeing some of the theo-
ries of national politics which he ad-
vocated, given a practical application
by the party Of the opposition. To
say that he has not developed and
that his ideas are exactly what they
were when he was first nominated for
the presidency, would be attributing
to him narrOwnesS that the most
obtuSe critic knows he does not possess,
and it can not be denied that Roosevelt
has sought to incorporate into law
number of things which Bryan first
brought to public attention.
Whether one agrees with Bryan or
not, he will always command sincere
The purity of his private
life, his lofty conceptions of public
duty and his altruistic application of
governmental policies makes it evil
dent at all times that he stands for
that administration of the govern.
ment which will bring the greatest
good to the greatest number. The
country needs him as it's next chief
oyocutivo
The Grenada sentinel., 1906-07-21

A faithful and true woman and ar
enthusiastic helper in our Woman ,.
Foreign Missionary Society has beer
called from life of service and suffer
ing to her home in Heaven. She will
be greatly missed, not only in her of.
ficial position in the society, but in
her quiet home-life and among hel
friends, therefore be it
Resolved. First, That we mourn
our loss, butt bow to the will of Him
who doeth all things well.
Second, That we extend to her be-
reaved sister, Mrs. Payne, our love
and heartfelt sympathy.
MRS. L. j. BROWN, Pres.
MRS. CAMPBELL, Rec. Sec.
MRS. w. L. CLIFTON, Cor. Sec.