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The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1907-02-08
Benner, Be99 s Garvin

has just returned from Leeds. He
states that hundreds of cattle have
frozen along the snow fences. In one
place he saw about Is animals stand
ing up and frozen solid as monu-
ment. He states that on the branch
lines of the railroads some towns have
not had train since Jan. 5, and that
drives must be made to reach or leave
the towns.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1907-02-08
TRAVELLERS TAKE NOTICE.

All are Requested to Watch for Frozen
Horses Standing Beside the Tracks.
. st. Cloud Journal-Press: E. L. Rey-
nolls, who returned from North Da-
kota yesterday, says that if you double
the worst of the newspaper stories
concerning the conditions of affairs iii
the Dakotas you have the real. He
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1907-02-08
Went West

"Senor" Hoffman with Marshall
Wells began the initial steps of trip
into the state today.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1907-02-08
On the Road.

Carl Bergen, formerly in the photo
graph business in Crookston, has &C.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1907-02-08
THE WEATHER.

/: North DakOta-Fair tonight and
(: Saturday. Moderate temperature.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1907-02-08
Sells Tombstones

H. Harold with the Northwestern
Monument company was passenger
to Larimore this morning.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-04-27

w. T. Stead can't understand
why men give up their seats IN
street cars to women. Is it posi-
BILE Mr.. Stead has seen street cars
in which men had seats?
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-04-27
BLIND MAN IS A GOOD
OPERATOR

BOONVILLE, Ind, April 81
For 10 years the sole breadwinner
for his widowed mother and 3
younger sisters. Gilbert Mcdonald
continues to hold position as OPP
orator on the Louisville & Nash
vile railroad at the village OF
Maunie. few miles east of Carmi,
H., although he has been blind
since birth. He is the only blind
operator in the world.
When Mcdonald was IL years old
he began the study of telegraph.
Untaught, he had to familiarize
himself with the use of language.
AS soon as he had mastered the
Morse alphabet he would spend
hours in taking down words that
went over the wires. At night he
would take the list home, where
his sisters would teach him their
meaning.
BY perseverance and close atten-
ton he has managed to enlarge his
vocabulary to over 1000 words, and
he can tell the meaning of each.
This record is most remarkab bic
when it is considered that he can
not read or write. He uses the
typewriter with dispatch and can
take" as fast as a press man can
send it in.
Mcdonald is the assistant opera
tor at Mamie and is frequently left
in charge of the office. He can sell
tickets, make change and perform
the regular duties of station
agent.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-04-27
WILL NOT WEAR
CLOTHES
Special Correspondence to The Press

Special Correspondence to The Press
ST. PETERSBURG, April 81
There are prisons in Russia where
sentence of Imprisonment spells
death, and there are a few where
the inmates enjoy many privileges.
In the latter they have govern
ment of their own, are kept in cells
only at night, permitted to purchase
food and literature, to see their
friends and write letters.
Protests against prison manage
ment and demands for improve
ments take the form of strikes. In
these strikes the men usually re-
fuse to eat or perform labor.
A novelty, however, has been in
troduced at the Smolensk prison.
The prisoners there refuse to wear
clothing. For a month they have
emulated Adam. The prison au-
thorities are firm as the captives,
and the clothesess conditions will
go on indefinitely.
The prison at Smolensk and 9th
ers in the empire are Overcrow ded
because they hold many of the pris-
oners formerly sent to the penal
colony on Sakhalen island. Half
the island was coded to Japan, after
the war, and Russia at that time
agreed to send no more prisoners
there.
All was serene at SmOlensk until
the arrival, last December, of a
!.
bastapol. A number of them, who
had been condemned to life impris-
onment. became the leaders of the
others. They came in singing revol-
utionary songs, and when fficials
protested, they said that they had
not come to suffer punishment, but
to bring to successful close the
struggle begun outside against the
rule of the czar. They destroyed the
holy pictures and icons placed in
the cells.
When these prisoners were or
dered to exchange their ordinary
dress for the garb of convicts they
refused. They would wear their
own clothes or nothing. The Of
fcials insisted. The prisoners de-
bated the question of making their
protests in the form of a violent up
rising or passive resistance. The
latter course was chosen, ond the
ground that it would win public
sympathy for them. Since their
clothing has been taken away they
have never appeared in the pres
ence of prison officials in garb of
any sort. An agitation in their IA
vor has been begun outside. under
| the direction of a former member
of the douma. and hympathizers
subscribe to a fund to buy them
food and tobacco.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-04-27
PRETTY GIRL VICTIM
OF SNUBBED ADM|RER

CLEVELAND, April 27-Because
of snub unwittingly given an ad-
mirer whose identity is mystery
to her, Miss Louise Straley, pretty
high school girl of this city, is liv-
ing in a state of terror, fearing she
will become the victim of his vile
threats.
The unknown prosecutor is car
rying on a campaign of annoy
ance, in which series of filthy
letters is prominent. Some are
mailed special delivery. Others
are tackled on the door of the girls
home at night.
This despicable courier has been
seen lurking about the girls house.
He is flashily dressed. A big dia-
mond sparkles in his shirt front.
He has an automobile at his COM
mand.
Miss Straley's relatives have
turned the house into an arsenal.
Each member of the family has a
revolver. Two shotguns are kept
handy.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-04-27

Miss Straley's father Is an en-
gineer who runs the Twentieth
Century flyer of the Big Four. He
saw a man whom he suspected
walking about the house one night
and followed him for miles on a
street car. The mysterious stranger
disappeared in a crowd, and next
day the father received a threaten
ing letter, saying he would get a
bullet in his head if he again fol-
lowed the man.
The United States secret serv-
ice experts and the local police
have worked on the case for the
past 3 months. They confess they
are completely baffled.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-04-27

The Spokane Press delivered to
any part Of the city for 25 cents
per month.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-04-27
ONCE WEALTHY
NOW VAGRANT

Once wealthy woman who made
$4,000 in Alaska, Pearl Waters
was yesterday convicted of va
grancy in Justice Hinkle's court
and fined SIS. She did not have
the money necessary to pay the fine
and was given over to the Saliva
ton Army.
The woman attempted to set fire
to the Yale block lately by pour
ing coal oil over everything in her
room and then placing the oil can
in the stove so il would explode.
Other roomers smelling the smoke
forced the door and saved the
place.
The woman is not right in. her
mind since she lost her money. Her
husband is said to live in Portland.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-04-27
WAR
HAS BEGUN

In response to the personal at
tack made on Mayor Daegett by
the republicans. the Dasgett forces
today began a personal campaign
against c. Herbert Moore, the re-
publican nominee for mayor. The
first intimation appeared this morn
ing. Painted in great red letters on
the west side of the Granite block,
where the old Marion block was
torn down. was IF it's in the Re
view il aint true Before the town
was astir workmen had put the sign
\ in place. The wind tore some of
jit away about 10 o'clock, but it was
quickly replaced.
There is now being painted a
great canvas on which will be de-
picted c. Herbert Moore as fore
man of the recent grand jury. de-
Tending the Washington Water
Power Co. which the jury was
seeking to indict on information
furnished which alleged that the
company had used its funds with
city and county in turtherlng Its IN
terests.
OF course democrats disclaim all
knowledge of where the sign came
from. Mayor Daggett said: Il be
lieve in making a political fight
along political lines and not being
personal about it, But things have
reached stage now where we must
get personal in order TO defend our
selves"
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-04-27
SAME MAN ON
BOTH TICKETS

A curious feature of the direct
primary law was developed last
night when the city council can
vassed the election returns. 1t
shows democrat committeeman
for both parties Changes are made
only in the head Of the tickets.
Daggett getting 757 votes, Moore
3,340 and Doust 2,093.
In some instances there was a
close count on committeeman In
Brickell precinct, Frank Kelly,
democrat, was elected committee
man for both republicans and demo-
Gratis. In Belmont precinct f. F.
Quinn and A. M. Baldwin tied for
democratic committeeman and on
the toss-up Quinn won. No demo-
cratic committeeman were elected
In Cliff or Carlisle precincts.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-04-27

about year ago. A wife and 4
children survive him. Rev. OiiveM
w. Van Osdel will officiate at the
funeral services, which are to bo
held from the First Baptist church
Of this city Sunday afternoon 2:D.
A. B. Newman, aged &c, died this
morning at st. Luke's hospital 0e
pneumonia. Funeral services Will
be held from the New England nm.
dertaking parlors Monday after
noon. A father, mother. 2 brothers
and 3 sisters survive him. The de-.
ceased had lived with his parentA
at E23 Illinois av.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-04-27
HAUL AWAY THE
DIRT TODAY

Sixteen teams were sent to va
rious districts of the city at $3.50
O'Clock this morning to begin haul
ing away the rubbish collected for
cleaning day" Commissioner
James T. ONO is in charge of the
work. Rem c. Rice. secretary of the
city beautiful committee, who had
charge of the work last year, hay-
ing turned the job over to the COM
missioner. ONO has everything
systematized this morning.
The Third and Fifth wards each
got 4 teams; were sent to Union
park: Altamont got l: Brown and
Cannon Hill additions each got l.;
| team will look after all that ter
ritory south of Second av. between
Division and Monroe SITS; Corbin
and Mantle parks each got !.
About $500 was turned over to
the commission to pay for the hire
of teams and laborers to load the
wogans. Every man will be re-
quired to work the full s hours.
With all at work, it is expected that
every bit of rubbish collected will
be hauled away before evening.
Last year it took several days to
get the rubbish hauled away, and
many were missed.
Each teamster was given notice
before he started out this morning
where rubbish should be dumped,
and given a list of places listed for
collections. Commissioner Ono will
visit each district several times to-
day to see that all is in good work
ing order.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-04-27
IDENTIFICATION COMPLETE

Eddie Quinn, manager of the In
dams. has on exhibition a fine
landscape photograph the crowd
last Saturday, when the attendance
reached 5000. 1t is particularly
fine job and the fans are laying
bets on picking their mugs out of
the crowd. One old fan remarked,
81 kin tell that's me cause that's
tn kid there that was hollerin'
Keep still whiskers till dere's
sumthin doin'.'
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-04-27

Silent" Smiths will shows he
was worth 100000. 900. He could
afford to be silent In fact, he had
to be. Talkativeness would have
at1racted the asSeSSOrS
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-04-27
! Bits O. News

A general discourse on occult
science will be given by Kumar
Akhoy Kumar at 424 Temple court
Sunday evening at o'clock.
A burglar at the Rossland house
last night stole watch, razor and
other articles from Dave Daniels
room.
Wallace r. Kelsey, a pioneer resi-
dent of this city, died yesterday at
Elk, Wash. The deceased was APP
pointed postmaster at that place
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-04-27
HAYDEN LAKE SCHEDULE

Under a new schedule announced
for the Hayden Lake division of the
Inland Empire system, trains leav-
ing this city at $50. 9, 10:40, 1:10
and 800 will make direct connec-
lions with the lake. The first Sun
day morning train will leave the
lake at SIS. Beginning Monday
an early morning train will be run
to the lake from Occur d'Alene.
The building Of the Hayden Lake
hotel is we'll under Roadway.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-04-27
FIGHT IN a DIVE,

Sam Sparifio, Italian, was arrest
ed in the Yale block yesterday
afternoon for chewing a girls fin
ger. Sam first drew a knife and
declared he was going to start a
vice crusade. One of the women
bounced a beer bottle off his head
and he promptly started the cru
SADIE. Part of it was the chewing
of the woman's finger. Patrolman
McCloud was called and stopped
the melee
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-04-27
BROKE ARM SPANKING SON

ALMONT. Mich, April FL
This hurts me more than it does
you, said the mother of Harold
Manning, aged II. He wiggled just
as her hand fell heavily. Her arm
was broken between the wrist and
the elbow by the blow.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-04-27
SUICIDE ENDS TROUBLE

VICTORIA. b. c., April PIE.
G. Russell. executive agent of the
Grand Trunk Pacific railway. who
was in charge of the work at
Prince Rupert. committed suicide
on the wharf at that place yester-
day. 1t is claimed that charges of
mismanagement of funds entrusted
to him in dealings with the British
Columbia government and the In
dams were being investigated.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1907-07-24

had made mistake and bumped into
the mud in shoal water, but inyestiga.
ton revealed big dead FISH. the nero
having been killed in a collision with
the steamer.
The nero is good to eat, so the
prize was turned over to the captain
Of "A Venezuelan sloop, who towed II
to San Carlos The nero measured 20
feet In length. II feet In circumference
and weighed about 200 pounds
On his arrival temporary market
was established and the fsh sold at
~ cents. Venezuelan money a slice.
Some idea Of the size Of the fsh can
be- obtained when It Is said that the
whole population OF San Carlos. 900
all told dincd sumptuously on nero
that day.
According to Director Spencer OF
the squadron. the nero IS food FISH
allied to the group called by the Span.
iards nero de Alto. It attains a large
size and is found In southern waters,
sometimes on the coast Of Florida.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1907-07-24
lick's FolIy.

The story OF "Iick's Folly, or the
Mahogany MIL" has TO do with the
romance Of the life Of James Lick. the
donor OF the Lick observatory.
In early life young Lick fell in love
with the daughter OF well to do
miller for whom he worked. When he
made known his love. which was re-
ciprocated by the girl. the miller was
angry and Is said to have replied.
"Out. you beggar! Dare you think
Of my daughter. who Will inherit my
richcsl Have you mill like this?
Have you a single penny In your
purse;"
- this Lick replied that he had
nothing as yet. hut one day he would
have n mill beside which this one
would be II plgsty.
In 1854 the quiet, parsimonious
James Lick surprised everybody by
building a magnificent -four mill near
San Jose. The mill was finished with
In In soliu mahogany highly polished
and was furnished with the best
machinery possible. He made the
grounds about the mill very attractive
and began early to set out trees both
for fruit and ornament
Lick caused his elegant mill 10 be
photographed without md within and
sent the pictures 10 the miller who
had scorncd him In his youth
Nineteen years after Mr.. Lick built
his mill, Jan 10, 1873, he surprised the
people Of san Jose again by giving 1t
10 the Paine Memorial society Of Bos-
ton, half the proceeds OF sale TO be
used for memorial hall and half TO
sustain lecture course.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1907-07-24
JOT GUNTERS WILL
VERY BRIEF oCUMENT-BE'
oUEATHs TWO MILLIONS IN
PROPERTY TO WIFE.

san Antonio, Tex, July 23-The
viii OF the late Jot Gunter disposing OF
an estate valued at between $1,000, ,OO0
and 100000 was filed for probate
late yesterday afternoon. It is one OF
the shortest Wills that it would be
possible to write and contains not
more than 200 words.
All the estate is community prop
crty and BY the will Mr. Gunter leaves
all of his shares to his widow. The
application filed by Mrs. Gunter as
cNccutriX under the will states that
the property is valued at sl,5SO,OOO
hut as Il is maily in land, which has
Ayyn advancing in value recently, 1t Is
believed this valuation is very conser.
vatiyc.
The will was executed July Z, l9Oi
and was witnessed by j. u Crcnshaw.
John Dyer and William W Laws.
Mr. Guntcr directs that all his
debts paid. all the residue of the es.
tate 20 to his wife and that there be
no court proceedings in connection
with the estate beyond the probating
of the will
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1907-07-24
DISCOVER A LAKE
IN DEEP RECESS OF PINE WOODS
IN CHocTAW NATION WHERE
WILD GAME ABouNpS.

Denison, Tex. July "a George Mel
son and Andy Williams, who have
been prospecting Tor several weeks Ia
the eastern portion of the Chuctaw
nation. think that they have discoy-
cred u lake that has never been visit
cd by white man. II is in the mouu
tains about thirty miles from tho Ark.
ansas line. The only way to got into
the country is on horseback and 3d..
your way through the pine forests
They travelled two days without seeing
human hnbitation. but finally came
upon a fullblood Indian wickup The
inhabitants He'd when they saw Ncl
SON aud Williams in the woods The
LAKE is surrounded by immense bould
ors and must be- approached ON foot
II Is a mile In length and thrce-fuurths
of a mile wide Nelson let down htty
bottom. The lake is literally alive
with black bass. They were in camp
az the lake ten days and saw hiJcn
bears every day. Deer and Wild turk
cy were always in sight. one night a
panther visited camp, When they ar
rived at Autlors. ON the line of the
Frisco and described the country and
lake Indians who had lived there til-
o. years cIarrd that they had never
heard of such body of water
The nearest cut To that country is.
hy old Fort Towuaon. yet the two men
, think it doubtful II they could again
locate the strange country
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1907-07-24
lONDON'S FOGS.
They Are the Real Thing. These Dense.
Damp Blankets.


Until one has passed a winter and
spring in the British capital he knows
nothing about real fog. Perhaps
there Is one place where fog gathers
more frequently. but never 80 densely
That Is ON the banks Of Ncwfound-
land. The story used TO be told of the
veteran H. T.. Judkins. commodore OF
the Cunard line, that when asked by a
woman passenger II there was always
a fog on the banks he replied curtly:
How DO know, madami | don't
live here"
But the LondOner who has to remain
In town during the winter knows more
about fogs than would the keeper Of a
llghtship anchored In the path OF trans
atlantic travel It IL because OF the
bad fog that the Britisher goes to the
country In winter and remains In the
city during the summer lie reverses
the American rule. The height of the
London season Is NJ the very time
when New York and most American
cities south Of parallel ~ are swelter-
ing In the heat and deserted by every
There Is so much bad winter weather
In London that really fine day Is Il
surprise. In the months between No
vcmber and May the average resident
OF the British metropolis generally
awakens to find that big town envel-
oped In dense mist that clings TO the
window pancs, finds Its way into every
crack and crevicc, forms In drops of
water upon the stone sills. only to drop
TO half open shutters below; searches
for small openings at window tops and
thereby gains admlttance TO the sleep
ing room, where the mist expands Ike
the genii OF the Arabian tales until II
fills the apartment, first chokes the
sleeper, then causes him to turn over,
only TO find that new place ON his
pillow IL damp and causes him to say.
as every I,ondoner does times without
number, another bad day"
Such Is a typical awakening during
lous city OF the world!
Were 10 tell you that pedestrians
constantly collide with one another.
that the cries OF the cnbmen warning
other drivers and people afoot are IN
cesSant and that objects animate or
luanimatc are often wholly invisible
one foot distant you'd bc incredulous.
and yet such Is the fact. Not every
fog Is SO dense as that. but they do
occur I'm Iondon.-Jullus Chambers In
Brooklyn Eagle
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1907-07-24
SUIT FOR $4,000
ILLINOIS MAN SUES SIX HIGH
SCHOOL BOYS BECAUSE HAZ
Ed HIS SON.

bloomington. H., July .-Because
Charles Stoner of Stark County was
injured by hazers his father has be
gun suit for 100000 damages against
William Pilgrim. William Ilarwood
and j. W Starkcy. It is said that
Pilgrim and Starkey cannot be found.
Young Stoner is in Il serious condi.
tion from his injuries and may be a
cripple for life. lie was student in
the Bradford high school and was IA
leader In his class, but his studious
disposition and quiet reserved man
ncr .irritatcd the young men of the vi
cinity and they planned to haze him
Stoner was bound and gagged and car
ried to the cemetery, where he was
lashed to tombstone lie struggled
to escape. when one of his tOrmentors
drew n revolver and threatened to
shoot him Then the tombstone fel
over on the boy and injured him Sc
VerclV
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1907-07-24
CONVERTING REDSKINS
FIRST COMBINATION MISSIONARY
REVIVAL AMONG BLANKET
INDIANS IN WlCHlTAS.

Lawton. O. r., July 23.-The first
combination missionary revival among
the rod blanket Indians of oklahoma
IN the past fifteen year shas just clos
ed near here resulting In the conver-
sion and church acception of seventy
red skins and the installing of great
religious truth into the minds Of more
than 900 representatives. Of the
kiowa. Comanchc. Apache. Wichita,
Arapahoe and Usage Tribes lnterprc.
ters from the tribes told the saliva.
ton story In seven Indian languages.
Among the prominent Interpreters
were Chief Geronimo. the Apache
warrior, and Quannah Parker. the
great Comanchc father. Leading di-
vines from various parts OF the union
were present, among them being Dr.
G. c. divers of New York. Dr j. h.
Ford, Buffalo and Rev. 81. W Love ol
Atlanta, Ga The meeting was held
near the famous seat of the battle OF
the Wichita mountains whore the last
engagement between fronticrsmeu
and Comanches took place thirty years
ago.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1907-07-24

The marriage was a very quiet IL.
fair there being only few of the
friends of the contracting parties pre- 3.
ent.
Mrs. Palmer Is one of Ardmore's
most charming young ladies', and is
known by almost every one in the
city for her sweet disposition. and is
liked b. all. Mr.. Deem the groom is
employed by the Ardmore Loan a.
Trust company where he holds a re.
sponsible position. He is one of the
city's most promising young business
men and should make a mark in the
world. The happy young couple will
make their home on Fourth avenue.
northwest.