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Las Vegas daily optic., 1907-04-18
TRACK and Train

on. Mr.. Hackney was for many
years superintendent of motive pow
er Of the Santa Fe. coming to that
road In the late 20 when 1t was a
small and insignificant system and
leaving 1t In 1890 when 1t had
grown to a trunk line reaching from
Chicago to the Pacific. As superin
tendent of motive power he lived in
Topeka for many years. later going
to Chicago to direct his department
from there.
Many interesting stories can be
told Of Mr.. Hackney when he was
superintendent of motive power
here. He brought Uncle Dick.
then the largest locomotive in the
world and a mechanical curiosity, to
Topeka. He purchased it for use or
the coast lines. Engine men shook
their heads and said that the engine
was too big to go over the Rator
mountain. Mr.. Hackney could gel
no engineer to take the responsibili
ty, so he donned overalls and jump
er, secured a fireman to accompany
him, and took the engine over the
mountains himself. Since then the
Santa Fe has bought hundreds Of 10
comotives larger and heavier thar
the Uncle Dick"
When the Santa Fe was crossin.
the Ration range, Mr.. Hackney al
most lived in a work train at the
east end of the work. eating hi.
meals out Of the cook car like an or
binary laborer.
Mr.. Hackney will celebrate hi!
S1st birthday next month. and for 1
man of his age is in remarkabl!
good health.
Las Vegas daily optic., 1907-04-18

The representatives OF the Broth
erhOod Of Railway Trainmen and the
Order Of Railway Conductors have
failed 20 reach q settlement with the
management Of the Denver and Rio
Grande railroad. The company re-
fused the demands OF the men for
an increase in wages on the basis OF
the Chicago settlement and a strike
may possibly be called on.
Large leather cases are all the fad
for people who take their pet dogs on
tn train with them. and are afraid 10
put them in the baggage car. Peo
pie who take their pets with them
have the satisfaction OF knowing that
they are In good company. yester'
day when No. pulled up to the de-
pot and stopped. q lady and q young
man carrying a large leather case
stepped from the Pullman and walked
over on Railroad avenue by Gross
Kelly and company's. where they
placed the case on the ground. open.
ing tt up, two small terriers jumped
out, took their exercise and were
placed In the case and put on the
train again. People who object &C
strongly on paying fare for theil
children. may pattern after the doc
cases and have cases made TO put
the children In when they take Q
trim
Las Vegas daily optic., 1907-04-18
"uncie Dick" Still Here.

A most interesting story OF he
life of George Hackney of Topeka
Kan, who is a prominent resident OF
that city and who was ono OF the ear
liest superintendents of motive pow
er for the Santa Fe, appeared in an
issue of the Topeka Capital and from
which the extract below was made
Uncle Dick" the old engine men
toned. is now in regular service In
the local yards and on the Hot
Springs branch. and was last spring
in use in the Santa Fe yarcs at Rat
Las Vegas daily optic., 1907-04-18
HOSTETTER'S
STOMACH BIT TIERS

should therefore be the first thought
as soon As you notice an attack oi
sick headache. dyspepsia. indises
ton, cosslssness. heartburn. malaria
or female tlls. 10 10 absolutely pure
Las Vegas daily optic., 1907-04-18
Are Ready for Next Years Orders.

Representatives of certain Car
building concerns have informed the
railroad officials that they are now
in a position to accept contracts for
new equipment to be delivered early
next year. About a month ago the
railroad officials were notified that
the car builders would not accept or.
ders for new cars to be delivered
this year, and certain car building
concerns would not promise to have
the new equipment delivered until
June or July Of 1908. As a result OF
Las Vegas daily optic., 1907-04-18
YOU CAN RELY
ON TIE RiuERR-

Past experience has taught thOas-
ands os persons In all cases Of siom.
ach, liver or bowel disorders the bit
tiers can be relied on 10 give relief
even when other medicines have
failed.
Las Vegas daily optic., 1907-04-18

FOR sAIlE-Lady's bicycle. Call AZ
ter I o'clock. 500 National. 4-ss
Las Vegas daily optic., 1907-04-18

FOR SALE-House Of seven rooms
J corner lots. bath and all modern
eonveniences. barn, ETC.: 5000
also horse and buggy: call at
725 Seventh street. at
Las Vegas daily optic., 1907-04-18

The Oklahoma Central Railway
company. with headquarters at Pur'
cell, |. r. has amended its charter
by increasing the capital stock from
s., ,OOO. 900 to s10.OOO.OOO. Its plans
contemplate building a steel wagon
bridge over the South Canadian river
between Purcell and Lexington, In ad
dition to the extension Of the road
south from Lehigh and west from
Chickasha. the present terminus o'
the road.
Las Vegas daily optic., 1907-04-18

FOR SALE-Good miich COW; gives
four to five gallons a day. See her
at 720 Tilden ave. <-l6
Las Vegas daily optic., 1907-04-18
in,erurban Line for Oklahoma.

Charles Fl. Filson. territorial secre-
tary. has issued a charter TO the Ok.
iahoma City Rapid Transit Railway
company. with headquarters at Okla
homa City. $4,000. .OoO capital. to build
an interurban line between Oklahoma
City and Tecumseh. passing through
the counties Of Oklahoma. Clevelan
and Pottawatomie. The incorporators
include Silby Of Saginaw, Mich; d.
d. Klapp, Il. w. Milburn. G. NJ Ciss'
ma, J. II. Surber, George Weed. Hen
ry Lopp. G. A, Ruggles. NJ. II. Ten
nison. c. B. Connor. s, B. Mitchell
ami W. L. Powell, all Of Tecumseh.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1907-08-17

Sockeye salmon have reached the
highest price on record this season,
fifty cents each having been paid for
them, while humpbacks have sold as
low as one cent. About 2, 900 salmon
a day are being canned by the Island
Packing Company.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1907-08-17
A Suggestion For
aLaunCh Landing

S. M. Bugge has made a most SEN
sible suggestion for the practical i'm
provement of the foot Of Spring street
which has for many years been a
dumping ground for rubbish and gar
bage not we'll calculated to favorably
impress visitors. Mr.. Bugge sug-
gests that the present wharf site at
the foot of the street be utilized as a
anding place for launches and other
small craft and that a neat floating
boat house be built to occupy nearly
all of the space between the Bugge
and Carter docks and that the foot OF
the street be nicely graded to the
waters edge and beautified with
grass, flowers and shrubbery. 1t is
an ideal place for boat landing and
could be made very attractive if i'm
proved and utilized in the manner
suggested. If an assignment OF the
lease of the wharf site can be secured
it ought not to to be difficult mat
ter to obtain by public subscription a
sum sufficient to carry Mr.. Bugge's
idea into effect.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1907-08-17
Excursion to
Ringlings' Circus


San Juan people desirous of attend
ing Ringing Bros. Circus at Belling'
ham Monday will have abundant op.
portunities to do so, so far as trans
portation is concerned. Passengers
by the regular steamers will be able
to attend the evening performance
and the steamer Buckeye viii: leave
here about 6 a. m. running direct to
Bellingham, reaching there in time
for the morning parade as well as the
afternoon exhibition. The fare for
the round trip will be $1.25. The
steamer Elmo will run from West
Sound, leaving there about $50 and
touching only at Orcas. The circus
and great aggregation OF animals
constitute one of the greatest shows
in the world, well worth going long
distance to see.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1907-08-17

vidng the and minimum
The 49 deg the
30 de and the minimum AZ The
the maxima month 6S the
ina for the ces month 80 deg The highest
81 deg 2Sh 99 temperature
corded was deg. below zero, January 81 1893
The the last killing spring
killing
lest killing known September 2lst killing
frost known April 18th.
precipitation 308 seasonay
follows: Spring. inchs 81
inches November has the most precipitation the
So inches July has he precipitation
or inch The recorded monthly
937 nches December 189 precipitation any month
was in July, 1897.
The annual snowfall inches, which
February
falls from the first of May to the first of November.
distributed through
out the follows January 49, February
May l2 June H. July s. August September October Novem
her, II December, Is.
The annual number clear prevailing winds
the southeast.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1907-08-17
Christian EndeavOr Picnic

The Christian Endeavor society of
the Valley Presbyterian church held
very enjoyable picnic at Argyle last
Saturday, though the number present
was small owing to rain. The after
noon was spent in Mr.. and Mrs. Ir-
win 5 tent or under umbrellas by the
big camp fire and passed all too soon
with merry chat and song and music
on the baby organ and eating the
dinner brought in full baskets. This
young society is beginning it's Chris
tian work with an emphasis on the
social element. That they are not
thinking wholly of fun, however, is
shown from the model prayer meet
ing led by Rev. James Thomson, with
which the picnic closed.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1907-08-17
:" Jim" Campbell
Arrested For Theft

j. B. Campbell, for many years ar
employee of the Roche Harbor Lime
Company and well, if not favorably,
known on this island, was arrested a
few days ago by Sheriff Delaney upon
warrant issued at Burns, Harney
county, Oregon, chars ing him with
having stolen from man named
Owens, of that place, ring, lady's
gold watch, some clothing and num-
Der of other articles. Campbell re-
turned to the island about two week S
ago and went to work at Roche Har
Dor, where the man whom he robbed
had also worked for short time.
When charged with the theft of the
articles enumerated Campbell EN-
phatically protested his innocence but
when the ring and watch we're found
in his possession he confessed to hav-
ing taken them. When his trunk and
was Delng searched cy the sheriff IN
the bunk house at Roche Harbor he
managed t get the ring and watch
out and hide them under the mattress
Of his bed, where they were found by
his roommate, who later handed the
ring to him here in the presence of the
sheriff. Campbell stepped into the
harness shop, cut hole in his pocket
with knife, threw the ring under
the sidewalk by the meat market and
when told by the sheriff to produce it
declared that he had lost it. He was
lodged in Jail here for several days
awaiting the arrival of the officer
sent to take him back to Oregon for
trial.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1907-08-17
Steamboat Meeting

Notice is hereby gwen that a pub.
lie meeting O. business men, farmers
and all persons interested in the or
ganization of company to build and
operate steamer between island
ports and Seattle and Bellingham is
to be held at the court room in the
court house Tuesday evening, Aug.
20. A large attendance of producers
and shippers is earnestly desired.
L. B. CARTER
P. A. JENSEN
AUGUST WOLD
E. F. TEMPLIN
G. B. BUXTON
E. ED. ALLEN
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1907-08-17
Saved Again

Ed Gilshenan has again escaped
from the briny deep. He was found
about 7 o'clock Wednesday morning
clinging to the top of his capsized
boat about midway between Cement
point, Waldron island, and the fish
trap. He is said to have been in the
water for several hours when he was
discovered and rescued by Chas.
Fernett, Jack Allen, John Lafferty
and Jimmy Desker.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1907-08-17
THE CLIMATE OF SAN JUAN COUNTY
Interesting Weather Data Compiled from Reports of Observer Richard
{. Wills, of the Olga Station

weather division Washing
contains full the cmatogy Olga compiled
from the complete Richard Willis who has been
official weather establishment
the station in January, 1890.
The eastward Ro
strait Obstruction latitude 4o 80
between 50 diversified bv hills and val
ys the y timbered where ca off Some OF the
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1907-08-17

nils are quite high.
Mount CONSTITUTE m,
four or five miles
north of olga, rises
to a height of 2, 429
feet.
The maximum aud
minimum thermome-
ters, which are of
the standard " ea-
ther Bureau p a t.
tern, are exposed
! on a veranda on the
north side of a dwell
! ing, and are about
five feet above the
ground. The ra in
gage is in an open
space near by, and
it's top is three feet
above the surface of
the ground.
| The monthly mean
temperature h a S
| kon~ oh4oSl IL
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1907-08-17

P. E. Peterson, executor of the
will Of NJ. r. Lunblad, says that the
ISLANDER was slightly mistaken in
the statement that Mr.. Lunblad pro
vided IN his will for keeping the Val
ley Presbyterian church in repair.
Instead he provided for paying off the
mortgage on the church property,
amounting to about 81, 900, and this
was done through Mr.. Peterson sew
erat years ago.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1907-08-17

On account of delay at East Sound
the Edison ball players did not reach
here last Sunday. There win be no
game tomorrow.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1907-08-17

The directors of school district No.
IL are to be congratulated upon hav-
ing secured the services of Prof. +.
F. Joubert as teacher there during
the coming school year. He refused
an offer of much larger sum per
month to take the principalship OF q
school 10 another part of the state,
but preferred to remain here in q
minor position on account of his home
and property interests.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1907-08-17

The steamer Fingal cleared from
here for New Westminster yesterday
with 546 sheep and lambs purchased
by Paul e. Ladner, Of Vancouver.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1907-08-17

The Ladies Guild and Ladies' AID
Society will hold their second joint
annual picnic at the Newhall lagoon
next Wednesday. The members OF
the two societies are privileged to
bring their friends and it Ms hoped
that there will be large attendance
Every member will be expected to
bring basket lunch. The ladies are
invited to meet about 10 O'Clock at
Mrs. o. III. Culver's.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-08-12
THUGS ASSAULT MAN
NEAR WHITE HOUSE
Three Men Jump From the
Bushes and Give Pedes-
trian a Beating.

While walking from Haehnek grove
to the Wolf Lake club house, yesterday
afternoon, Thomas Gray was set upon
by three unknown thugs and badly
beaten up Gray was walking along
and when about to cross the Chicago
Junction tracks the three unknown men
jumped out from the weeds on one
side of the road, and before he could
get away he was knocked down and
beaten into an unconscious state.
William Thompson, who lives near the
scene of the assault, in passing saw the
man lying to one side of the road ap-
parently dead, picking him up he was
taken to the Thompson home where
after about half an hour he regained
consciousness.
Emmerlings ambulance was called,
but by this time friends of the as
saulted man had arrived and were TAX
ing care of him. The police accom-
panied the ambulance and Gray gave
them the name of Frank Biegel, but
his friends who were caring for him
said his name was Thomas Gray. No
clue has been found to Gray's as
sailants. Gray is said to live in South
Chicago.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-08-12
DROPS DEAD AS He
ALIGHTS FROM TRAIN
Supposed Thomas Corcoran,
Gibson Trainman, Dies
of Heart Failure.

A man supposed to be Thomas Cor
coran, switch tender on the Chicago,
Indiana & Southern road, dropped dead
this morning just as he had alfghted
from the 6 o'clock Lake Shore subur-
ban train. The man arose from his
seat in the train apparently in the best
of health and had stepped off the train
and crossed the second track when sud
denly he threw up both hands and fell
to the ground unconscious. Passen-
gers ran to his assistance and he was
removed TO the depot, where medical
aid was summoned. BY the time the
physician had arrived life was extinct.
and death is supposed to have been
caused by heart failure. Emmerllng's
ambulance was called and the body now
lies at the morgue awaiting identiflca-
ton
The police accompanied the body to
the morgue and in searching for some
means of Identification found a rail-
road pass on the Chicago. Indiana &
Southern. made out to Thomas Cor
coran. giving his occupation as that OF
switch tender
The man is thought to be employed
al the Gibson yards as passengers say
he boarded the train there
The dead man is between As and SO
years old. light complexioned. with
white hair. weighs about $50 pounds
and is feet 5 inches in height.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-08-12
TO ESTABLISH BRANCH
OFFICE IN HAMMOND.

Ernest Hummel of Chicago is nego-
tiating for the purchase of the Jacob
Lash and George Lawrence property
on Sheffield avenue near Douglas park
for the purpose of opening UP an up
to-date beer garden. and also TO erect
buildings for establishing a branch Of
fee Of the United Brewing company of
which he is secretary.
For some time the United Brewing
company has had designs on Ham
mond, realizing that this city is a
good place to establish a branch office
and within the next month those who
claim to know, say that they will To-
cate an elaborate branch office here.
building costing approximately S15.-
600 viii be erected for the Brewing
concern and about s2.500 will be ex-
pended for the saloon and beer garden.
Mr.. Hummel is now quite an extern
sIve property holder in Lake county
owning property in Gary and several
farms in the south end.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-08-12
The North Holman Street
Bridge in Dangerous
Condition.
ARE IN PERIL
Crowded Car Jumps Tracks and
Wheels Sink Deep Into
Planking.

Hammond passengers on one of the
late Hammond Sixty third street cars
had a narrow escape from death about
II o'clock last night although none
of them were aware of the fact. The
the car jumped the track sinking
bridge south of the Simplex plant
when the wheels on the right side of
the carp jumped the track, sinking
through the decayed planks with moth
ing but a rotten beam holding
the car from going into the Calumet
river.
The motorman and conductor worked
over half an hour before the car was
again placed on the rail which was badly
bent, during the delay the passengers
remained on the car and none of them
knew what narrow escape they had.
After the car had been placed on the
track the people were taken on into
Hammond about half an hour late. The
right track over the Holman street
bridge was not used after the accident
last night and crew of men are re-
pairing the structure today. In TAX
Ing out some of the planks and beams
that support the cars. it was found
that the majority of them were rotten,
and it is a wonder that they have held
cars as long as they have.
Although the right track is being re-
paired the chances are that the left
one is just as bad the right side If
not worse and the officials should look
after repairing this side before there
is loss of life.
Even the men who were repairing g
the hole in the bridge this morning re-
marked how unsubstantial the struc-
ture was.
on account Of the cars being unable
to run over the right track at the
Holman street bridge, cars are being
delayed about five minutes on each
run.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-08-12
TRAIN HITS
TWO MEN
Accident Happened Near
Nickel Plate Depot Last
Night.
ONE IS BADLY HURT
John and Antoine Deistler, of Chicago
Found Lying Beside Track
After Train Passed.

Two men were struck by the SIG
NickelPlate train last night in charge
of Conductor Sauces., and one of them
was badly injured. The men, who gave
the names of John and Antoine Deist-
Ter and address of % Washburn ave
nue., Chicago, We're attempting to catch
the train which struck them as they
were hurrying to the depot. The
Deistlers are brothers, John being a
pattern maker and Antoine a teamster.
1t is said by those who saw them
before they were struck that they acted
as if they We're intoxicated although
this cannot be proven. There was no
one who actually witnessed the acci-
dent but it is thought that they were
bound for Chicago and were hurrying &
to the depot to catch the S:16 train
which they knew to be about due.
They apparently failed to hear or see
the train as they had been walking
directly along the track. and had am
pie time to get out of the way. They
We're picked up a few minutes after
the train had passed, by members OF
the section gang, who are quartered
In cars along the main track near the
depot. Both men yere lying within
two feet of each other and it is
thought improbable for this reason
that they had attempted to jump on the
train while it was in motion.
Antoine was badly hurt about the
head. a deep cash being cut in his
scull half way around his head Bott
were considerably Jared but there is
no doubt but what both viii recover
Antoine was hurt much worse than his
brother, John, but both of them were
taken to St. Margarets hospital il
Emmerling's ambulance.
1t is also the theory of the police
that. the two men were intoxicated
and were unable to get out of the wa,
of the train as it approached. They
may have been lying near the tracl
asleep at the time.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-08-12
BEATS WOMEN
into INSENSIBIL|TY
Foreigner Resorts to Force
to Collect Bill of Ten
Dollars.
Especial to Lake County Tlmes.)

South Chicago, August 12.-Paul
Stutzki. a foreigner living at 72S Oak
ley avenue, beat two women into un-
consciousness yesterday because he had
been unable to collect So from them.
The women he attacked were Mrs. NJ. +.
Weller and her mother, Mrs. John Co
minsky, living at One Hundred and
Eleventh avenue and Lake Calumet.
According to the police of the East
Side station Stutzki went to the Weller
house yesterday afternoon and de-
manded $40, which he said was due
the place. Weller was on the lake in
a boat, fishing. and Mrs. Cominsky gave
him So and told him to return for the
remainder when her son-in-law had
returned from his fishing trip.
FcIIs Two Women With Fist.
Stutzki became angered and struck
Mrs. Cominskl in the face with his fist
telling her
Mrs. Weller. who was in another
part of the house. heard her mother
call for help and ran to her assistance
She was attacked by Stutzki and beaten
into insensibility before her husband
who in the meantime had returned
from the lake. came to her aid.
Weller then fought with Stutzki, who
drew a revolver and fred four shots
at him None of the shots took effect
but the noise attracted the attention Of
persons in the neighborhood who no
tilted the East Side police.
AsxaiIant Arrested After Chase.
A patrol wagon filed with policemen
v-au hnrrfed fo the n1ace and after 9
chase, Stutzki was arrested at On,
Hundred and Thirteenth street ant
Lake Calumet by Sergeant Mulligar
/ and Policeman O'Brien.
Stutzki was taken to the police sta
ton and was locked UP on charge o
assault and Of carrying conceale,
weapons.
/ A physician was summoned to atten,
Mrs Weller and her mother. who SUI
+ fered severe bruises.