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Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1906-03-23
THE
NEW
WALL
PAPERS

Are ready for your
inspection. No daintier
designs for bedrooms or
more striking and suitable
patterns for the more pub
lie apartments have ever
been shown in Brattle-
boro. Wouldn't you like
to see them?
The prices suit modest
pocketbooks.
The La Jara chronicle., 1906-12-14
SEEKS DEATH IN FIRE TO SAVE
SON FROM PERDITloN.
ATTEMPTS BURN HOME
Chicago Mother Declares Child Who
Had Recently Died Was Doomed
to Fires of He'll Through Her
Oversight.

Chicago by the idea
that only sacrifice of herself to the
flames would avail to release her
dead son from eternal punishment.
Mrs. Stella Bowman the other morn
ing set fire to her home on California
avenue. When firemen reached the
building and burst in the door they
found the old woman kneeling in an
attitude of prayer near her led with
bible clasped in her hands and the
flames all about her. Mutely she
struggled with her rescuers and
begged to be allowed to remain in the
burning house to face death.
The sacrifice of her life, she be-
lieved. had been demanded of her be-
cause through a fancied fault she had
allowed her son to die without the
consultations of religion.
The time for her attempt upon her
life was carefully chosen. She waited
until her husband. Peter Bowman, and
her daughter Grace had left for the
morning service at the Dutch Re-
formed church. They urged her to
accompany them, but she refused.
After tey had left the house she
took a can of kerosene from the
kitchen and emptied its contents over
the bed and furniture in her own
room. She saturated the bedding and
set the bed on fire. Then she kneeled
with the bible in her hands to await
the horrible death which she felt
would release her son from torture.
Neighbors saw smoke issuing from
the windows of the house and a tel
ephone call was sent in to nearby
engine house. The firemen arrived
none too soon.
When they burst in the door they
saw the bent figure of an old woman
huddled together on the floor in the
front room facing the flames, which
had communicated themselves to the
furniture and were drawing rapidly
nearer. Startled by the noise of the
crashing wood the old woman turned
upon her rescuers and threw up her
hands in a mute appeal to be left to
the death she had chosen. She was
carried struggling from the house and
taken to the station.
The La Jara chronicle., 1906-12-14
TiNkliNG LEADS HUNTERS TO
CABIN OF TRAPPER.
TRAMP WOODS TWO DAYS
Men Lose Way While Going for Help
for Injured Guide-Party Out
for Tough Experience
and Get It,

Arver, Ont.-The tinkling of a bell
tied to the neck of a skunk saved
lost party few days ago from serious
Inconvenience II not actual starvation
and brought aid to an injured trap
per and another man.
Louis Dubois a man named Staring
and friend known as "Stubby" Will
son. came up here from Chicago re-
Gently and went into the wild lands
10 miles north to shoot and fish. They
picked up trapper named Jerry Cain.
and carrying their tent and pro-
visions on their backs. set out to
rough 1t. They said they wanted a
tough experience under the skies and
they certainly got it
From the moment they struck into
the wild lands they met with nothing
but trouble. Staring fell into a bog,
caught n severe cold and almost had
pneumonia before his companions
could nurse him back to health.
Dubois cut a small artery in his leg
while chopping wood for fuel and Will
son sprained a thumb in setting
mink trap. But the courage of the
party remained unimpaired until Cain
slipped on wet rock while angling
for trout and broke an ankle bone.
This accident quickly stopped the
northward progress. Gains ankle be-
gan to swell Immediately and it was
soon seen that the man must have
medical aid. AS near as they could
figure It, they were 35 miles from
the nearest parish settlement and
must make the distance without
guide as Cain couldn't walk or be
C lied mile in his condition. This
was q pretty hazardous undertaking.
as uone of the Chicago men had ever
been in this section before and was
not used to travelling by compass.
Cain drew rough map of the terri
tory and gave 1t to Dubois who with
Wilson set out for help. leaving Star
ing to stay with the trapper. The first
day they got along all right. but the
following morning misty rain came
no and in less than an hour the ad-
The La Jara chronicle., 1906-12-14
Deer Raced With Train.

The section men under Foreman
John Mccarthy Witnessed a strange
sight Monday, that of a deer racing
the Fitchburg flyer.
They were working just west of
Grover lane cut when they saw the
deer running on the track ahead of
the express, 1t kept this up for about
500 feet, when the train overhauled IL,
striking the deer and throwing it
down a 50-foot embankment Tho
deer. however, strange TO say. did not
seem injured. for it was able to jump
up and leap the wire fence, disappear
ing in the woods beyond.-East Hamp-
ton correspondence Hartford Courant
The La Jara chronicle., 1906-12-14

sawbones, and we will pull out your
eye-teeth for you," was the general
shout.
With this the dents" leaped for
ward and rushed toward the bleachers.
Each dental student carried a gro
tesque papier mache cane. and these
they welded with effect as they
jumped into the stand among the
"medics." The latter. Napoleon-like,
bided their time. Suddenly they drew
forth CHASTITY objects. long and glisten-
ing. tied with red and purple ribbons.
Stretching forward. they met the on
rushing dents with these terrible
clubs, smashing the heads of the in
Vaders numerically.
They're using human bones on u.s."
was the next shout of the besiegers,
who retreated in bad order.
Another attack was attempted but
this time the "medics" fiourished the
leg and arm bones fiendishly and
pounded the dents" over head and
shoulder with such energy that the
latter were compelled to give up kope
of displacing their opponents from
their citadel. The fracas was becom-
ing intolerable when the whistle an
nouncing the second half of the game
sounded and the riotous rooters
scampered away to obtain good seats.
The La Jara chronicle., 1906-12-14
WOMAN OFFERS UP
LIFE AS SACRIFICE.

1t is the belief of her family that
her mind has become deranged
through worry. A son. Peter Bowman,
Jr., died last March of hip disorder.
During the ten months that he was
confined to his bed Mrs. Bowman
took care of him. Only once, when
for two weeks he was at the hospital.
was he out of her charge. The strain
is believed to have resulted in q men
tai breakdown.
One circumstance of the sons
death in particular was a source of
constant distress to the mother.
The La Jara chronicle., 1906-12-14


striking
40 he padded miles without
collector the district staff of
official
For few seconds the other day Quentin the president
where he is enrolled pupil said he assumed the
of his period while
The teacher had been making the pupils the
evil of ovendugence certain beverages
said:
a
from
to
their
heads"
The La Jara chronicle., 1906-12-14
LIVES ARE SAVED
BY BELLED SKUNK.

venturers completely lost their bear.
ings. What to do they didn't know.
but one thing was certain and that
was they must continue on south.
For two days they kept on the march
without seeing a sign of human
habitation and were almost ready to
give up, when they heard bell tinkle
in the woods.
Following the sound with .heir
hearts beating in anticipation, they
came to an old barn beyond which
was a cabin. This proved to be the
home of a trapper named Peteois, who
The La Jara chronicle., 1906-12-14

Shortly before his death she had re-
moved the bible. which always lay on
stand by his bed, to make room for
his meals. She had forgotten to re-
store it, and when he died she be-
lieved he had been condemned to
spiritual torment as result of her
oversight
In the cell at the station she re-
peated her pitiful story to the officers.
telling them she had seen in n vision
that his release might be purchased
only by supreme sacrifice. God had
come to her. she said, and ordered
her to set fire to the house.
MY little Peter has never been
saved" she moaned. 81 saw Jesus
send him down to the fires of hell
And 1t was that took the bible away
from him in his last hours. and 1
must suffer punishment"
The La Jara chronicle., 1906-12-14

legiate roofing on the football field
of Northwestern Uni, ersity the other
day. The eleven football warriors of
the Northwestern Dental School were
trying their prowess against that of
the team of "medics" and between
halves the melee which offended many
spectators began
1t had been 0 to score during
the initial part of the struggle, and
tne dents" overjoyed at their sue
cess In holding the needles" in such
splendid fashion, marched en- masse
upon the field and halted in front of
the bleachers containing the rooters
for the doctors.
Come down here. you bunch OF
The La Jara chronicle., 1906-12-14

welcomed and fed the wanderers and
told them that they were 20 miles
east OF the trail The bell they head
was tied to the neck of skunk.
THE animals got pretty thick about
here" said Petois, 'and l belled one
to keep the rest off. l think 1t is
lucky l did
The trapper took the men ts the
nearest settlement, where they OBJ
tanned a doctor and guide and re
turned to their camp. Here they
found Cain in high fever, but under
treatment this went down, and after
his leg had been set in a plaster cast
be was taken out of the woods oa a
litter.
The La Jara chronicle., 1906-12-14
GIRL IS SHUT in CAVE
WITH BATS AND MICE
Frightened by Bear She Jumps Into
puaout, Closes Door, and Almost
Goes Insane.

Haleston, Pa.-Fifteen-year-old Sadie
McMicken of the Kettle Creek section
became frightened at the sight of a
black bear in the woods and sought
refuge in dugout or cave. the door of
which became fastened by the heavy
wooden latch on the outside and made
her prisoner.
Her presence in the cave stirred up
colony of bats. which repeatedly
struck the girls face and hands with
their ugly bodies. She also feared the
presence of copperheads or rattle
snakes in the cave. AT the end of four
hours, when party of searchers were
attracted to the cave by the girls
sd Jams, they found her in a condition
bordering on hysteria.
She had gone out at five O'Clock to
the maple grove, mile from the
house, to bring in the cows. In the
drove were two understood heifers.
At the edge of a deep wood that runs
for miles back into the Kettle Creek
region the girl heard the wether cows
bell and started across the woods to
intercept her.
She had got into the deep timber
Wnen Sne saw Wnat Sne tnOuSnt was
one of the little black heifers browsing
in a laurel thicket.
She had got within a few yards of
it when the animal. hearing her for the
first time, suddenly turned and faced
he's. She found 1t was not heifer, but
a black bear. She ran for refuge to
the dugout, used for the storage Of
camp kettles and other sugar-making
accouterments, which was close at
hand.
The door of the cave has a latch only
on the outside. She raised it, slipped
into the cave. and jerked the door
shut. the heavy wooden latch dropping
into the catch again and making her a
prisoner.
Pe,ring through a knot hole in the
door, she saw the bear scampering
away through the woods. When she
found that she was prisoner she
shouted. but her voice hardly pene-
trated the cave itself. She was COM
PEELED to be a companion Of the bats
and mice for four hours.
The La Jara chronicle., 1906-12-14
Had Its Drawbacks

Mrs. Upmore-Yes. she is a wonder
fully talented woman. l wish / had
her vocabulary.
Mrs. Suddyn-Klymer-It' certainly
fine one-but it broke down with
her the other day. miles and miles
from anywhere, and 1t cost her SIS
to have it hauled to the nearest re-
pair shop.-Chicago Tribune.
The La Jara chronicle., 1906-12-14
Proc. HANSEN sINos ALEALEA IN sIegRIA.

After twice risllng his life and once nearly
losing it in the interest of agricultural science,
Prof. n. Il. Hansen, of the South Dakota expert
ment station of the department of agricultural,
has found in northern Siberia alfalfa suited to
the arid lands of the northwest, where the win
ters extremely cold. Prof Hansen got on
the track of the alfalfa a year ago, but 40
late in searching for 1t that he was badly frozen
in Siberia. Despite this experience he made All
other trial this year. and he has informed Secre
tary Wilson that he has been successful and is
his way back with seed.
Through the bureau of plant industry the d.
partment of agriculture has been engaged for a
The La Jara chronicle., 1906-12-14
Our Washington Letter
Presidents Son Go Maine Hunting Tp-Governmen Scientist
Risks Life for Farmes-Boom Shpbuidng- Interesting
Gossip from the Nations Capital

NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Roosevelt son OF
the president, will go shortly a hunting trip
into Maine, where William Sewall. President
Roosevelts old Maine woods guide and western
ranch superintendent has lately erected three
attractive resort.
Some time ago Mr.. Sewall invited the presi-
dent to come to Maine hunting trip. but thus
far the head of the nation has been too busy With
bigger game-canals. revolutions etc, to accept.
Kermit, however, accompanied by cousin. ia to
visit the Sewall camps. which are situated
horseback the shore of Mattawamkeag lake.
nine miles in from Island Falls and reached
after a drive of two miles, tiye-mile canoe trip
The La Jara chronicle., 1906-12-14

Secretary Taft recently returned from trip
of inspection to of the western army posts.
The business of Secretary Taft's trip was to as
certain their fitness for brigade posts.
He found Fort ID. A. Russell. Wyo. amply
provided with all the land necessary for the ac
of full brigade and with ample
room for exercise and maneuvers. Fort Robin
son. Neb. also will be suitable when more land
has been purchased. Fort Sheridan, Chi
cago H.. cannot properly be made brigade
post.
At Fort Leavenworth the secretary believes
it Will be possible to purchase additional ground
at a reasonable price, making the post large
enough for brigade.
The La Jara chronicle., 1906-12-14


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The La Jara chronicle., 1906-12-14
WELD HUMAN BONES
AS CLUBS In MELEE
Medical Students Display Grewsome
Armament on Football Field When
Attacked by Dentists.

Chicago.-Human bones were used
as cudgels and an ossified arm or leg
swung by a lusty medical student
played star part as bludgeon in ar
offensive exhibition of latter-day col
The La Jara chronicle., 1906-12-14
GREAT BOOM IN sHlPsulLDlNe.

Should the present rate of shipbuilding in the
United States continue the current fiscal year
will record the greatest output of shipyards in
half century, according to the report of Com
missioner of Navigation Chamberlain.
A summary OF the report says: The years
construction 1,221 vessels of 41S,745 g.oss
tons. Only three ocean steamers We're built. On
the great lakes 40 steamers of 232 366 gross .ons
built The tonnage built during the
rent fiscal year up to November 10 aggregate
100000 gross and if the present rate of construc-
tion is not checked by strikes delays in fur
nishng structural steel the output of our slip
yards will be the largest in half century and
will be close the output 5S3. 900 tons in lss.5
The La Jara chronicle., 1906-12-14

Riley its 10000
already accommodating regiment OF field
place is On a basis
allotted
that is brigade
The La Jara chronicle., 1906-12-14

alfalfa various parts of the United Owing to the vide
variety suited all conditions noueons of aaas have
sections
The La Jara chronicle., 1906-12-14

Uses Millions Of Rinsbonss.
Sheffield uses yearly over 100000
ringbones for knife handles.
The La Jara chronicle., 1906-12-14
BEARS UP TO MANY TRICKS.
Strip Orchard. Toboggan on Lumber
Chute and Steal.

Laquin ,Pa.-The black bears of
Wheelerville continue to hold the
palm for being the smartest of their
kind in this state.
They have stripped the apples off
the orchard of small farmer living
near Cold Spring, the thievery being
accomplished in two nights. Last
summer, in the neighborhood of Wells
grove Junction, TWO cubs got to nos.
ing around a hand truck on a lumber
road and started the thing down
grade, one of the bears on top of It.
That bear had a sad fall and a roll
among the rocks, while the truck went
off the track at curve.
Between Wheelerville and Grover.
one midday recently, a bear frightened
a huckster's horse until in its pung.
ing about it scooted crate of eggs
and two firkins of honey into the road.
way from the wagon and then started
on a canter up the road. The bears
fell to and greedily devoured the eggs
and honey before the huckster got his
frightened horse stopped and returned
with a gun.
One morning less than a month age
an engineer on an early freight on the
Susquehanna & New York railroad
pulling his train up the Ellenton grads
through the Pleasant Stream timbers,
saw what he first thought was a man
lying on the track few rods ahead
But the object proved to be bear,
and as the engine approached Bruin
sat up on his launches and grinned
Defiance at the lOcOmOtiye
But a shrill whistle from the iron
horse was too much for the bear. and
he shambled off into the thicket. Some
of the trainmen of the Susquehann2
& New York carry rifles for chance
shots at inquisitive bears along the
run between Monroetown and Ralston.
The La Jara chronicle., 1906-12-14
Reserved,

THAT Miss Wadleigh is ratho. re.
served. isn't she?"
very much so. reserved her for
lisc last night ht"-Mllwaukee Sentinel.
The La Jara chronicle., 1906-12-14
Not Heroic,

How dare you kiss me, sir!" sz-
claimed the indignant maid.
The man laughed little tantalizing
laugh.
"Oh. it was hardly a deed of dar-
ing" he replied. II don't believe IN
the microbe heory."-Chicago Daily
News.
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Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1906-05-14
PARCEL SHOWER
PRETTY PARTY GIVEN SATUR.
+ DAY IN HONOR OF MISS
FORTUNE. Ii,

One of the prettiest parties of the.
season was a parcel shower given on
Saturday afternoon, by Mrs. w A.
Falconer and Miss Bentley in honor
of Miss Ella Fortune whose marriage
will occur June sixth. z,l stsi@
The rooms were tastefully decor
ated in pink and white with carna-
lions and smilax. Hearts were also
a prominent feature of the decora-
tons. %L5.a :.
The early part of the afternoon was
spent in playing hearts. The score
being kept by tieing white ribbons on
rings wound with pink. Miss Cole
man received first prize, heart
shaped box of bon bons, and Miss
Rose MeHugh the consolation.
At 4:30 o'clock luncheon of five
courses was served in which the
color scheme of pink and white was
carried out.
: Miss Bentley then announced the
date of the marriage and requested
the bride to be-" to Investigate the
contents of. the parcel table. The
gifts were many and beautiful.
A dainty book was provided in
which each guest wrote her favorite
recipe and an apt quotation.
Mrs. Falconer and Miss Bentley
were assisted by Mrs. A. N. Leslie
Mrs. E. L. Faunce, and the little
Misses Hortense Moore, Helen Hos.
hins, and Harriette Falconer who
were becomtngly attired in pink and
white ! =
The following were the guests:
Misses Satterlund, Clara and Emma
Stevens, Coleman, Brown, Plants, De
Graft, Name and Rose McTIugh, Lar.
son, Boyle, Fortune, Allen, and Mes,
danes Milan Ward, Young, Marks
LaMoure, Leslie and Faunce.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1906-05-14
MRS. GRANT MARSH DEAD.

The following from St. Louis
paper will be Of interest to the many
friends of deceased in this section,
who have known Mrs. Marsh since
the pioneer days of the long,. long
ago, and from whom great sympathy
Will go to the veteran steamboat
captain:
After an illness of > more than a
year, Mrs. Katherine Marsh, wife Of
Captain Grant Marsh, well-known
riverman, died at the Carondelet
hotel yesterday morning at Z o'clock.
Mrs. Marsh was just anticipating a
trip to Bismarck, N. D., to join her
husband, as she has done for the last
two or three years, when, about a
week ago, she was suddenly taken
very sick with heart disease.
Her husband has been notified, but,
as he is somewhere up the Yellow
stone River, it is not probable that
he viii get home until Sunday, so the
funeral services and A. arrangements
will be postponed until then.
Mrs. Marsh was the mother of five
children, two boys and three girls,
and had been married for forty-seven
years. Mr.. Marsh is in his seventy
second year and she was in her sixty
fifth. III
The children who survive their
mother are Mrs. G. J. Hail Of Roose-
welt, Arizona; Mrs. R. =. Gaines of
Luxora, Arkansas: Mrs. r. S. Albert
OF Redwood City, California, and John
B. and Grant G. Marsh. The funeral
services will take place from the
residence Of her son, Grant G. Marsh,
at his home, No. 1928 Michigan
avenue.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1906-05-14
Bids Wanted,

Sealed bids will be received by the
board of county commissioners of
Burleigh county at the Office of county
auditor, for the material and con-
struction of two 30-foot I-beam steel
bridges with 15-foot approaches at
each end. Plans and specifications
are on file at the Office of county
auditor. A certified check for $500
must accompany each bid. One
bridge is 27a miles from railroad
station and the other about miles
Bids will be opened on Thursday,
May 31st, at 10 o'clock a. m. The
board reserves the right to reject any
Or all bids. l. w. HEALY,
County Auditor.