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The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1907-02-09

BY the time the ungry singers were
through nearly everything in the burg
had been eaten up. For lunch all that
could be accommodated went to the
boarding house and the rest repeated
the dose of grocery store dainties.
They Rugged Him.
The Red Feather" troupe gave a
cheer for the Acme Mills man. The
girls declared he was a darling and
had saved their lives. Whether they
voiced their appreciation in a more
learned over the phone.
At 1:45 this afternoon, they were ex-
pecting to start for Walla Walla at
2:30, and were still growing good
naturedly at the railroad company.
If the assertion that singers do their
best after eating lightly, is true, there
ought to be something extraordinary
in the way of a performance at the
Keylor Grand tonight.
The company passed through Lamar
at 1880 last night and were left to their
own resources for 20 hours without
anything to eat except what was pro-
vided by the good people of Lamar.
Chief of Police Jerry Brown hap
pened to be on the train, along with
Senator Charley Nye. What they
have been doing for their country could
not be understood over the telephone
But it is announced they are going
to see the show tonight.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1907-02-09
Thaw to Testify,
DRUNKEN BEGGAR JAILED,

Tom Cunningham Was Given Room in
the City Inn.
Tom Cunningham was arersted by
the police late yesterday evening and
charged with vagrancy. He was plac.
ed in Jail. Cunningham is a farm
laborer. When he comes to the city
he spends his wages for liquor. After
who will give him a cent either for
food Or liquor.
An old friend of the police, John
Doe" was in company with Cunning
ham when arersted and he was taken
to the station along with Cunning
ham. A charge of being drunk and
disorderly was lodged against him.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1907-02-09

SACRAMENTO, Cal, Feb. "a mile
of Southern Pacific track went out
at Mikton Friday as the result OF the
break in the YOlO levee. A section
gang cut back Of the levees letting
the water into the Yolo basin and re-
lieving the pressure on the levees but
the damage is very great. Governor
Gillett will invoke state aid to stop
the gap in the levee as the people in
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1907-02-09

Yesterday was a novel experience for
some of the leading business houses
and banks of Walla Walla.
For the first time in many years
several big concerns failed to get
single letter out of the postoffice NO
mail came in from any source except
stage from Milton.
The tie-up in transportation circles
has almost put a stop to some lines OF
business. Some harvester concerns
which have a dozen men on :he road'
are suffering the most. These men are
all shut up in different places ana
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1907-02-09
M LETTERS WERE DELIVERED TO
MERCHANTS Of THE CITY YESTERDAY

drawing their salaries but cannot move
TO solicit business and cannot commu-
nicate with their headquarters in this
city.
The postof1ice employees are having
almost a vacation but are dreaGing the
hours which will come after the del
uge."
If the train from Pasco gets in to-
night. it will bring So sacks of delayed
mail. The clerks will work on this
until it is distributed, but the car
riers are permitted to work but eight
hours a day.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1907-02-09
MILLIONAIRE FIREMAN KILLED
Son Of Wealthy Albany Masnate Loses
Life in New York Railroad
Wreck.

OSSING, N. Y, Feb. 9.-Of the
two trainmen killed yesterday in a
wreck on an Adirondack express car
here it is learned today. that one was
Alfred Armitage son of an Albany mil
lionaire, while he was working as a
fireman to prepare himself thoroughly
as a practical railroad man. He re-
fused a position of Importance in the
New York central office. The surviv-
ing trainmen were arrested.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1907-02-09

With the view of remedying the lack
of a large hall in this city the men,
bers of the Knights of Columbus are
considering the erection of a fine three
story building for that purpose.
The plan is to form a stock company
among the membership of the lodge
and construct a fine three story build
ing which will cost not far from $780,
600.
Many members of the lodge have ex-
a large amount of stock but the prop
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1907-02-09
GIVE CONCERT At MILTON.
Whitman GIee Club Is Not Deferred
by Waste Of Waters.

Members of the Whitman college
glee club and several college girls, left
for Freewater and Milton, by team,
just before noon.
The club will give concert in
F'reewater this afternoon and one in
Milton this evening. The students will
return Immediately after the concert
is over.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1907-02-09
Hundreds Eat on Railroads.

PENDLETON. Ore, Feb 9.-There
is little improvement in the situation
and there has been no traffic over
any of the roads for some days. Hun
dreds of travellers are marooned here
and the railroad is paying their ex'
tracke and cause slides.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1907-02-09
KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS PLAN An $4,000 BUILDING

room for the knights of Columbus, in
the most sumptuous style.
It is the second floor, however, which
will make thebuilding distinctive. Tne
whole floor will be used as an immense
hall capable of holding any crowd whic
hall. capable of holding any croWd
which might gather in Walla Walia
The need of such hall in this city
is the main reason for the construction
of the building. There was barely room
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1907-02-09

There is no celery in town and no
lettuce, as these have to be shipped IN
almost altogether at this season OF the
year.
Irishmen and Germans alike will
suffer. Potatoes are up to $1.50 and
few to be obtained. The bad cond1-
tions of the roads about town is re-
sponsible to a degree for the scarcity
of spuds and it is thought that as soon
as things dry up some, that the price
will go down.
Sauer Kraut Dear.
'Non est is also the condition or
the raw material for sauer kraut. The
man from the .'vater-land" Will look
disgusted until trains move again, be-
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The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1907-02-09
ALI the Skates You Need.

The Drumheller company ordered $50
pairs of roller skates of the latest i'm
proved pattern from Chicago yesterday,
for the new Ransom rink. The mater
ial for the roofing of the new building
was also ordered by this company from
Chicago manufacturers.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1907-02-09
EkELBRETTS PART COMPANY
Divorce Granted Woman Because He
Didn't Support Her.

Fora Ekelbrett has been granted a
decree of divorce from Joseph Excl
brett for failing to provide for his
family Mrs. Ekelbrett is awarded the
custody Of the two minor children
Christabel and Edith. Ekelbrett aban-
doned his family more than year
ago. The couple was married at Ly.
ons, Kas., January Il, 1891.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1907-02-09
Army Officer to Wed.

Marriage licenses were issued TINS
afternoon to Lieutenant Paul hugo
Weyrauch of Fort Walla Walla, anu
Edith Moffatt; Jass j. Vernon ana
Maggie Davis of Walla Walla.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1907-02-09
BeIlingham Isolated.

BELLINGHAM, Wash, Feb. g.
Floods, washouts, and landslides have
cut Bellingham off entirely from the
outside world and communication is
growing worse. Bridges are out over
the Great Northern and the North
ern Pacific tracks are blockaded. All
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1907-02-09

SHEA JURY FORMED. 4.

= CHICAGO. Feb. 9-After a I
+ weeks examination of talesmen, Z
= jury to try Shea, the interna- I
= tional transfers union, and 4
= others. charged with conspiracy to I
= ruin the trade of Montgomery Z
= Ward & Co., during the teamsters .
= strike in 1905 was secured today Z
+ for a second trial. The first re- Z
= suited in a disagreement of the =
= jury. Testimony begins Monday. Z
+ 4
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1907-02-09

would stand trial and suffer the cOnse-
quences as she had lost confidence in
him. The case has attracted wide
spread attention in Dayton and Col
umbia county Both young peoples
parents are prominent and wealthy.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1907-02-09
evidence to show the effect of Whites

evidence to show the effect of Whites
cruelties on Thaw's mind.
Thaw to Testify.
Delmas is reported to have today in
sisted that Thaw take the stand in his
own defense. He has practically de-
cided that the defendant tell his own
story of his mental tortures.
Suffering from a realization of his
wife's prosecutions without the ability
to right them with visions of her pure
soul blackened by constituencies
envoy of satan, his story is expected to
surpass in dramatic interest Evelyn's
tale of her ruin.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1907-02-09
= = = = = = . = = = = = = =
, SEVEN BURN.To DEATH

= WILKESBARRE, Pa, Feb. o. I
z Seven dead miners were taken I
= from the Wanamie colliery of the I
= Lehigh and Wilkesbarre coal COM i
Z pany at five this morning, burning i
= timbers having killed them. One !
= other is believed to be dead. 4
= - = = = = = = = = Z Z = = = Z
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1907-02-09
GUT OFF NORTHWEST FROM WORLD

land traffic in northwestern Washing
ton is suspended.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1907-02-09

Washington are using boats to get
from house to house.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1907-02-09
sodOIlly,

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vehicle H'
1904 taxes
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all white
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total mum
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Track Open Above Starbuck.

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Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1907-08-10
A GREAT FORTUNE
IN RABBITS EARS
The Duty of th4 Board of Supervisors
Placed Beforelit in New Light.

The supervisors for some time have
been viewing with alarm the growing
business IN Jack rabbit ears and they
have been threatening to stop paying
the bounty provided by law, to save
the countv from bankruptcy. But
Chairman Orme at dinner yesterday
was brought to see that the county had
never before made such a profitable
investment as Il does every time it
buys pair Of jack rabbit ears for five
cents.
1t was shown to him that in many sec
tons of the countr-, especially in the
vicinity of Peoria, where jack rabbits
are indigenous to the soil. the alfalfa
fields have been laid waste by these
pests. Mr.. Orme said he had noticed
that; few days ago he had driven
through that neighborhood and had
seen only one alfalfa field. That had
probably come w since the great
drive there a month or so ago.
1t was further show him that a jack
rabbit in the course of a season would
devour an acre of alfalfa. and that an
acre of alfalfa freed from the ravages
of the rabbits ought to produce six
cuttings, which at the present price of
hay ought to bring 800. All this is
wasted and lost through the activities
of a rabbit with pair Of five cent ears.
In what other way, Mr.. Orme was ask
ed, can Maricopa county invest its
money so as to recover 2000 times the
amount OF the investment
Mr.. Orme admitted that the buying
of rabbit ears was good business pol
icy, now that the matter had been pre-
scented to him in this light. but it was
rather hard on the board to have to
count several thousand ears in an ad-
vanced stage Of decomposition. but for
the good of the county it would con-
tinue to be done.
He said that dav or two before. a
boy brought in skunk skin. He was
stopped at the door, for the fragrance
had preceded him. and he was told that
merciful Legislature had drawn the
line somewhere: it was at skunks.
Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1907-08-10
Personal Mention .

The following named registered at
the Ford hotel yesterday: c. G. Belts
Of Chicago; w. A. Bondurant of Los
Angeles: o. l.. Gambrel of Lincoln.
ILL.,; Albert r. Jones of independence.
kas.; ID. A. White of Denver; +. r.
Casey of Bloomington. Ill.
Those registering at the Hotel Ad-
ans yesterday were: Mr.. and Mrs. ].
c. Reed. Wickenburg; Bruce Wolfe,
South Bend. Ind; f. A. Allen. Kansas
City; ]. F. Westcott. St Joseph: j. C.
Ackert and wife, Chicago; A L. Sump-
tion. Los Angeles; p. ID. McRae. St
Louis; j. II. Hamilton. San Francisco:
w. p. Durham of Los Angeles: ]. A.
Goodwin. Kansas City; F. w Oldfield,
Los Angeles.
Among the guests registering at the
Commercial hotel yesterday were: F.
L. Blumer. City; Ed Perry and son OF
Clifton; Miss Moss of Deming; W. H
Sweeney Of Chicago; Riley Johnston
and wife of Buckeye; |. II. Franken-
berg Of Tempe; Mrs. John A. Tillman
of Ray.
Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1907-08-10
BANK PRESIDENT All %

Edward r. Thomas. of New York.
probably has achieved more than any
other American millionaire as young
as he. When "a he was a member of
the stock exchange and a bank presi-
dent at 2S. Last year with several
friends he put up s2.000.000 to finance
a 00.000-bale cotton pool. the largest
pool ever formed in cotton speculation.
In the horse racing. motor racing and
automobile world he is particularly ac-
tive and daring.
Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1907-08-10

Clifford Greve spoke truly men he
said that cowardice is the milestone
around most mems necks. The major
ity of people are laboring at their pres
ent tasks because they are AFRAID TO
try to do anything else.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1907-07-19
WATER WILL Be
CLEAR AGAIN
HERE TONIGHT
Repairs to Main at Runyon Will
Be Completed This Afternoon,
Engineer Says.
USED POND WATER DAY OR TWO.

The brown color which has appear
ed in the city water for a few days
will last until tonight. The water is
expected to be clear again tomorrow.
This color is due to the fact that it
is pond water which has to be used
while the crack in the 24-inch main
near the Worthington pump at Run
yon is being repaired. This break
caused the shutting off of the ground
storage supply and the water had to
be used instead from the pond at
Runyon.
City Engineer S. J. Mason said this
morning that the supply of ground
storage water would be turned on at
Runyon about 2 o'clock this after
noon and, since,it takes the water six
or eight hours to reach this city, the
water will continue to be brown until
some time tonight.
Several of the water commissioners
left shortly after 2 O'Clock to inspect
the bend in the twenty-four-inch
main and to attend to other matters.
1t is expected that photographs of the
various parts of the works will be
taken today. They will be used in
the annual report.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1907-07-19
PROBE INTO STATE AFFAIRS
RESUMED AT TRENTON TODAY
State Hospital Is
First On The
Record.

TRENTON, July 19:-All doubt
about the continuance of the demo-
cratic assembly probe\ was dispelled
yesterday when John H.Backes, coun-
sci for the Hahn committee, announc-
ed that not only was it not the pur-
pose to abandon the investigation, as
has been rumored, but it was the in
tention to prosecute the work with re-
newed vigor.
When the new committee was ap-
pointed it was decided to defer actual
probing until this week in order to
give Mr.. Backes time to prepare the
preliminaries in readiness for the eX-
animation of witnesses. He has been
at work on this since the assembly ad-
journed. The committee will meet at
the state house today and will i'm
mediately begin to dig into state af-
fairs.
According to the announcement al
ready made, the state institutions
which receive their appropriations in
bulk from the state and have entire
charge of their own finances will be
probed first. Mr.. Backes yesterday
prepared large number of subpoenas
for service and has directed Sergeant
at Arms Hague to serve them.
There is general belief that the
state hospital for the insane in this
city will be the first institution
brought under the Hahn searchlight
If has happ raportad for cOmp time
that it was the purpose of the probers
to dig into the insane hospital, and
the outbreak of typhoid fever and the
unsanitary conditions alleged to ex-
ist there by the State Board of Health
has made it certain that the commit
tee will take up this institution. The
insane hospital is one of the institu-
tions which manages its own finan-
ces.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1907-07-19
.OL|CEME
HAD ANNUAL
CLAM BAKE.
Local Officers Feasted at Fine
Affair in Mckinley Hall
on Elm Street.
ELABORATE MENU ENJOYED.

The policemen of this city had their
annual clambake yesterday afternoon
in Mckinley Hall on Elm street. The
hard shower at O'Clock delayed the
affair for only a few minutes and the
policemen ate from the time of the
shower until 5 o'clock. =
There were all kinds of good things
to eat, including steamed CLAIMS, cauli-
flower, onions, spring chicken, fish
and soft drinks. The CLAIMS were
cooked by Patrolman L. c. Jensen.
Because of the rain the Indian bake
at 2 o'clock was postponed until later
in the afternoon and the steam came
first.
A feature of the affair was a clam
eating contest between Patrolmen
Meshrow and Hensen. According to
witnesses Patrolnan Meshrow own
the contest by eating seventeen more
of the clans than his competitor. An
other contest was held by the other
policemen but after a large number
of clans had been devoured the count
was lost and the race was declared
off:
All of the policemen were present
at the bake and, if reports are true,
the affair was one that will not soon
be forgotten by those who enjoyed
it. A very few guests dropped in, but
the rain deferred others.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1907-07-19
NEW FLORIST
TAKES CHARGE

William Struve, of this city, has
purchased the business of the Perth
Amboy Floral Company, formerly
owned by George w. Yepsen.
The property, which is located at
Woodbridge road and Barclay street,
consists of thirteen lots and four up
to-date hot houses. The business will
now be run under the firm name of
William Struve & Sons. The busi-
ness will be continued as formerly,
but many improvements are contem-
plated by the new owners and an ad-
ditional hot house may be erected.
Mr.. Struve has had considerable ex-
perience in this line of work, having
few years ago owned a floral and
fruit farm on the Metuchen-Amboy
road, adjoining the Jackson estate.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1907-07-19
A COMPLAINT
IN HANDS OF
CITY ATTORNEY
Health Inspectors lI5 =!
ed TO Enforce the Doing u /.
With Nuisances.
TWO PROMISE TO COMPLY.

Inspectors G. w. Fithian and .Cort-
landt Brewster, of the local Board Of
Health, have sent the first complaint
of health nuisance to City Attorney
Hommann. The inspectors had COM
rlaints made out for three such cases
csterday, as told in the NEWS yes
.erday. They were e. Ricci, Therkel-
son & Brown and Samuel Fine.
Of these, one complaint is in the
hands of the city attorney, one Of the
parties has commenced work to abate
his back yard nuisance and the in
spectors are holding off the compL int
against the third party because of his
good promises. This action was TAX
en- yesterday by the inspectors as
last resort to deal with property own
ers who practically refuse to obey the
requests of the department These
cases have long been hanging fire and
notices have been sent to the owners
from time to time, but in every case
they received no attention. The
now in the hands OF the
city attorney will be taken up imme4
diately and the owner brought I'd
justice.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1907-07-19
SHOE STORE
RANSACKEO
BY THIEVES
lntruders Gained Entrance by
Means Of Transorl-.Sto Is
or 70 Pairs Of Shoes.
MONEY REMOVED LAST NIGHT.

Thieves entered the shoe store of
M. Shanghold at 125 Smith street
last night and stole fifteen or-twenty
pairs of shoes.
When Mr.. Shanghold went to the
store about s o'clock\this morning he
found that his desk had been broken
open. Last night he took between
two and three hundred dollars away
from the store with him. 1t was the
first time in weeks that he had not
left a large sum of money in the
store and his action was fortunate.
Finger marks show that the in
truders entered bye means of the
transom over the front door of the
store. Patrolman McDermott, who
made an investigation, found that
there were two of the thieves, one in
side the store and the other outside.
Over fifteen pairs of shoes were talk
en-, the thieves escaping with them by
means of the back door and through
the city yard. No money was taken,
as it had been removed from the
store when Mr.. Shangold went home
last night. Mr.. Shangold said this
morning that the only reason he re-
moved the money last night was that
he had a feeling that some harm
might happen to it. Many boxes of
|shoes were upset and thrown on the
floor, and the whole store was in dis
order. The proprietor expects to dis
cover more loss before night.
The police are working on the case
but have not yet found any clues to
the guilty parties. There is nothing
to indicate at what time of the night
the robbery occurred.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1907-07-19
ACT ON VOGEL
SITE TONIGHT

The Board of Health did not hold
the proposed committee meeting last
night to decide on the Vogel slaugh-
ter house license. and a meeting has
been scheduled for tonight instead, at
which the members will discuss the
new site of the slaughter house near
Mullen's dairy.
This site seems favorable to the
board in every particular and it is
expected that Mr.. Vogel will be in
to build on this site and the
license granted at the next meeting.
A member of the board said this
that under no circumstances
will an extension of time or a new
license be granted at the present To-
cation of the house on Division street.
But a little more than a week re-
mains of the forty-fve days allowed
Vogel to remain at this location. At
the end of this time the Division
street place will be closed, the board
declares, whether or not the 1ew
place is ready for business.
Re an adyertiser-1c word.