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Tonopah bonanza. [volume] (Butler City [i.e. Butler], Nev.) 1901-1909, 1907-02-09
CHISELERS WOULD
HAVE NO POETRY
"HERE LIES THE BONES OF
MARY ANN JONES'" TO
BE BARRED.

SIOUX CITY, Ia, Feb. 4.-Twice
was the immortal Shakespeare flout-
ed by the Iowa Marble and Granite
Workers during their convention
here. BY resolution they condemned
the use of poetic efforts on tomb
stones, and they made up a theater
party to see Romeo and Juliet" and
plainly showed their disapproval of
it.
They said tney didn't care if
Shakespeare did have poetry on his
tombstone, it is in bad taste, and it
is also improper for Juliet to come
wandering out on balcony at mid
night in her robe de mutt and hold
converse with man prowling about
the premises.
The clasped hands, the fearful
ebulitions of the grief-stricken muse
and all of those morbid evidences of
regret are to be kept off the grave
markers hereafter except where the
prospective customer insists to the
point of taking his business else
where.
This ban on the poetry-loving
mourners and friends of the departed
is likely to cause a revolt. The au-
thor of the following pathetic stanza
engraven on a marble tablet in an
Eastern cemetery, will probably head
the petition of protest.
Here lies what's lef of Mary Jones.
Tonopah bonanza. [volume] (Butler City [i.e. Butler], Nev.) 1901-1909, 1907-02-09
OLGA NETHERSOLE
LOSES Her COAT
MILLIONAIRE GILLESPIE OF NEW
YORK PROBABLY WILL RE-
PLACE GARMENT.

SANTA BARBARA, Feb. Olga
Nethersole has lost Russian sable
coat worth $4,000. and Millionaire
j. w. Gillespie. a prominent New
York and Santa Barbara clubman
will probably replace the costly gar
ment.
lhe coat has been lost in the ex-
press. Il is worth something like
$4,000 of which sum the express
company will doubtless contribute
one-thirtieth, or the snug little nest
egg of 500. Tracers have failed to
locate it, and Gillespie will probably
investigate the New York fur mar
ket at once.
Meanwhile Olga Nethersole has a
stunning gray squirrel coat, which
she may use.
After leaving Los Angeles early in
the month the actress visited Santa
Barbara. Gillespie arranged lunch
con at his beautiful country place
near here At his Mediterranean
villa a merry party spent the after
noon Then Olga Nethersole was
taken back to her car in the Pan
hard.
At the car she remembered leav.
ing the Russian sable coat at the
villa. OF course, she said nothing ot
its cost. It was arranged that Mr.
Gillespie should send 1t on to Oak
Tonopah bonanza. [volume] (Butler City [i.e. Butler], Nev.) 1901-1909, 1907-02-09

remember hoping we were going to
the Waldorf had heard so much of
and wanted to go there. The han
som stopped in front of dingy-look-
ing building. | was told to get out
Mother had dressed me- My skirts
were just to my shoe tops, then. I"
This was in August, 1901 Referr-
ing to White, she said: He was a
big, fat and ugly man. | remember
him meeting us at the head of three
flights of stairs.
White gave her presents and final
ly induced her mother to visit friends
in Pittsburg, promising to look after
Tonopah bonanza. [volume] (Butler City [i.e. Butler], Nev.) 1901-1909, 1907-02-09
ROCKEFELLER'S
GIFT FOR
GENERAL EDUCATION
[By Associated Press. !

NEW YORK, Feb. John D.
Rockefeller today made a gift of
$4,000 900 to the general educa-
tional board. He has previously Civ
en- $11,OOO,OOO. making a total of
$43,O0O.0O for the purpose. This
is the largest single gift ever given.
1t is in income-bearing securities. 1t
is to bedevoted to general education
throughout the nation.
Tonopah bonanza. [volume] (Butler City [i.e. Butler], Nev.) 1901-1909, 1907-02-09
COURT DECLARES
NON-LIABILITY
AGREEMENT VOID
IBy Associated Press. ]

UKIAH, Cal, Feb. Judge
White has declared void the contract
entered into by Mrs ]. F. Perkins
with the Sunset Telephone Company.
The woman, who is go years old.
fell down hole dug for telephone
pole and sustained injuries that made
her an invalid for life. The agent
of the company visited the sick
woman and paid her $500 as a set
tlement. The court declared her in
competent at the time she signed the
settlement. She is now suing for
$4,000 damages.
Tonopah bonanza. [volume] (Butler City [i.e. Butler], Nev.) 1901-1909, 1907-02-09

In connection with the above dis
patch il was learned last night that
an effort was being made by the Pa
cific Telephone and Telegraph Com
pany to secure control of the South
ern Nevada Company and that nego-
tiations TO that effect were pending.
Nothing as yet has been decided nor
has any definite action been taken
in the premises.
Tonopah bonanza. [volume] (Butler City [i.e. Butler], Nev.) 1901-1909, 1907-02-09
OKLAHOMA MAY
BE DEPRIVED
OF STATEHOOD
tBy Associated Press. ]

WASHINGTON, Feb 7--Repre-
sentative Murphy introduced pill
to repeal the act admitting Oklahoma
to statehood on the ground that the
constitutional convention of Okla
homa and Indian Territory had failed
TO comply with the conditions of the
act and wasted public money in po-
litical chickering's, leaving no money
for an election to ratify or reject
Tonopah bonanza. [volume] (Butler City [i.e. Butler], Nev.) 1901-1909, 1907-02-09
MORGAN ASSAULT
CASE IS ENDED
PROSECUTING WITNESS LEAVES
TOWN AND COMPLAINT
as DISMISSED.

Owing to the fact that Morgan, the
prosecuting witness in the now well
known assault case, had left town
the charges against "Cockney' Cor
don and Richard Gould, for assault,
were dismissed yesterday by Judge
Brissell, upon motion of Deputy Dis
trict Attorney Morris.
Tonopah bonanza. [volume] (Butler City [i.e. Butler], Nev.) 1901-1909, 1907-02-09
OCTOPUS
FORCES The CLARKS TO sign AWAY RIGHTS
FOR N|NETY-N|NE YEARS
N~%~~%~A~N~~~%N~~N~~N~~
[By Associated Press. ]

Los ANGELES Feb. Id Ross Clark, second vice presi
dent of the Salt testified before
about the roads connection with the Hartman interests
cording the witness the Salt
half interest in the property 20 Hartman because har
and embarrassed by Ha The
through the Utah
the final act of coercion e with
implied threat of paraleng the Clark
the Cark forced to sell half of their
into ron-clad freight
Tonopah bonanza. [volume] (Butler City [i.e. Butler], Nev.) 1901-1909, 1907-02-09
PRESIDENT woMEN's CLUBS.

BAKERSFIELD, Cal, Feb. T.
Mrs. f. B. Bush of this city was
chosen president of the Federation
of California Womens Clubs.
Tonopah bonanza. [volume] (Butler City [i.e. Butler], Nev.) 1901-1909, 1907-02-09
LARGE APPROPRIATION.
[By Associated Press. l

WASHINGTON, Feb. Z. The
House passed the river and harbor
appropriation bill, carrying over $780,
100000.
Tonopah bonanza. [volume] (Butler City [i.e. Butler], Nev.) 1901-1909, 1907-02-09
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[By Associated Press. ]

LONDON, Feb. S.-The Tuaw attracting
on here This mornings publish
evidence given Thaws wife,
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1907-10-02

Carl Jorganson yesterday received
from his grandmother in Belgrade.
Mimi. probably the most unique and.
withal the most valuable postal card
that ever came to Bismark. It con-
sisted Of an ordinary postal card with
. little greeting to Carl on the back.
But the remarkable part was what
was attached to the card. and what il
still more remarkable. is that it ever
reached it's destination. and shows
that there Is not much danger in send
ing money through the mail after all.
Through . hole in the card was at.
tached bit of narrow ribbon about
six inches long, and at the end Of the
ribbon dangled roll of bills-good.
long, Uncle Sans greenbacks-con.
tanning $50. Now. what do you think
OF thaty The outside bill was gold
note and looked considerably like the
advertising money one sees about
the street. but IL was the real stuff :
and smelt good. Few would believe
that it was ''real" money in the roll,
but such it proved to be- And il
looked good to Carl. for it was .
present. -Bismark Tribune.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1907-10-02

In an open letter to John Cownie
and the other members Of the state
board Of control, Charley Miller Of
the Waverly Democrst, chairman OF
the state democratic committee, rips
II into the Knoxville inebriate hos
pital and its superintendent for the
treatment accorded dipsomaniacs sent
there BY the state. claiming that no
attempt is made to cure the disease,
drunkenness, but that an inmate 10
regarded simply as disreputable.
incurabla, and is kept there for time
and then sent away. with no effort to
cure him. Charley says some telling
things about the doctors trust in
Iowa, organised to I'LL the legislature
with physicians. to combine to raise
prices and to make every effort to I'LL
every possible position with q phyti-
clan belonging to the trust. and If
there isn't place for him. TO create
one. The doctors in Bremen county
were indicted because Miller showed
mp their trust, and now he proposes
to give some Attention to other
physicians throughout the state who
belong to this trust and need looking
after . bit.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1907-10-02


Some Of the papers supporting Gum
minis for Senator are inclined to dis
credit the statement made by various
papers that Gov. Cummins announced
last year during the subernatorial
Ecauapatsn thet he would not be -
|eandidats sgsihst Senator Allison for
Senator. We have it from one OF the
most prominent citizens OF Iowa, an
ardent supporter Of Cummins for the
governorship and now supporter Of
Allison for Senator, that he now has
q letter in his possession. written to
him last year. in which Gov. Cum
minis stated positively that he would
not contest with Senator Allison for
the Senatorship. We have no doubt
that this gentleman would not object
to his name being given out. but it is
not our place to do so at present. in
this public manner. Besides. we
have been told by gentleman who
heard him, that Gov. Cnmmins made
the Same statement in public ad-
dress At Waukon. But this is imma-
terial. for the record Of Gov. Cum.
minis shows that he will 20 to any
limit to accomplish the ambition Of
his life-a seat in the u. 8. Senate.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1907-10-02

In letter from Conductor George
q. Graham. who IL now located at
Mobridge. 8. D.. he sends us copy
Of Time Table No. / Of the @. NJ. &
st. r. Ry. Of South Dakota, giving
the frst public schedule Of trains
from Mobridge to Mcintosh, over the
new Pacific Coast extension Of this
road. Mr.. Graham says that they
now have ninety miles Of the exten-
sion completed ready for service. and
il 10 certainly q grand piece Of rail
road. Mr.. Graham is engaged in
hauling ballast to the front. He has
one Of the new consolidated engines,
No. 40, the frst OF its kind to cross
the Missouri river on this extension.
He likes It very much in South Dakota
aud IL glad that he went out there.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1907-10-02

The Northeastern Iowa Teachers
Association will meet at Cedar Rapids
Got. II. l8. 19. Miss Mabel Bates of
this CITY will discuss 'The Kindergar-
ten Situation in Iowa and It's Future. =
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1907-10-02

The state board Of parole has placed
the ban on cigarettes. and provided
that parolled prisoners must NOT
smoke the ''cofiin nails, = under pam
atty Of being sent baack to prison.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1907-10-02

A1vsse1s1n6 naasa-Dhplay. u cent? psr Inch
each insertion. hat rate. Contracts fou
100 inches ~ esnts pr inch. Locals II
cent? Per line.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1907-10-02

What time the boys at the state
normal school will have this year.
There are 1000 girls and only 100 boys
In attendance.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1907-10-02

The country Is anxioualy awaiting
the return Of Walter Wellman from
his unsuccessful attempt to reach the
north pole in an airship. that It may
learn from him a. soon IS possible
who the next president of the United
States is going to be.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1907-10-02

For town Of its size. Iowa hes few
better newspapers than the Arlington
News. Mr.. Lake furnishes his readers
each week good. live editorial page.
all the news OF his town and goodly
supply Of country correspondence, all
|of which, together with splendid
advertising patronage. makes COM
bination which is hard to beat among
the newspapers in the smaller towns
Of northeastern Iowa.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1907-10-02

They were gathered anxiously about
their chief. taking orders for the day.
and it was . task for the keenest in
tellect.
See that the canal between Lake
Ontario and Lake Erie is finished by
tomorrow morning, /" he said. address,
ing q keen. stout. man who was dented
al over from having so often served
Is . target, ''or I'll drink fresh blood
for breakfast; kick Colonel Manners
ont OF the army for not knowing who
hit Billy Patterson telegraph Cover.
nor Hymen that II the State of Mar.
riage doesn't adopt . universal di-
vorce law. the Union will have to be
dissolved; dam the Mississippi
River spank Senator Fairplay stoI
the war over in Afghaniatan; ask my
secretary what ! think about mis-
cegenation; ind ont II the Chinese
Emperor's got his queue: write my
article on Repose' reform New York
politics talk : spell with the lexico.
graphsrs see that the North Poles
discovered; have the Warrington
Monument scrubbed; and-be good tt
your mother. :"
There Was the slamming Of . door,
and the Chief had gone.
"Whew r. sighed the agent that
over. for one day. at any ratei H
didn't forget single itsm. .
At that moment man rushed
breathlessly into the room. and looket
wildly around. II was the head o
the Weather Bureau.
"Yes-bv this time the bears al
over Virginia are scuttling to cover. :
Great heavens r. sasped the new
comer. land I neglected to nnd on
what kind Of weather I was 70 Civ
'eml Suppose ] make : mistake 7
I-Ex.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1907-10-02
Current Comment.

Taft 10 in Japan, Root in Mexico
and Roosevelt IL tanning the Missis-
sippi. Hip. hip hurrahl
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1907-10-02

The Iowa State Department Of Agri-
culture at its last meeting appropri-
ated $500 and appointed s. B. Pack
ard Of Marshalltown, @. F. Curtiss
of Ames and H r. Wright OF Des
Moines committee to take up the
matter Of noxious weed determination
throughout the state. The committee
desires to locate all patches Of Canada
thistle. Russian thistle. quack grass,
wild mustard and wild oats in the
state. and also to determine the ex-
tent Of the injection OF less refractory
weeds, and will take steps toward aid
ing in the campaign for their exter-
mination. They will recommend to
the Legislature . measure requiring
township authorities to inaugurate .
crusade against all noxious weeds. II
is hoped that our readers will give at
tsntion to this matter and inform the
committee Of the location Of such
weeds.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1907-10-02

Congressman Haugen will appoint
some young man from the fourth dis.
trict TO cadetship ct West Point.
DO you want it,
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1907-10-02

II may not be generally known that
the governments demands and receives
penalty from railroads transporting
United States mail for failure to de-
liver the Same on schedule time. The
20. NJ, q st, Paul road paid penalty
OF 1911 on this account during the
flrst six months Of 1907. The post
ofiice department. IL very lenient with
the roads in this matter. permitting
them to be thirty minutes late ten
times in quarter without penalty.
but fines are imposed for delays ex-
ceeding that number.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1907-10-02

C0ee..ol5 wees Vvates 0sseet.
DseA TslesAenass uunbes Is.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1907-05-16
Proposals Wanted.

Sealed proposals will be received by
the Board of County Commissioners, of
Cavalier county, North Dakota, until
two o'clock p. M, Tuesday, May 2Sth,
1907, for furnishing record books for the
ensuing year, a satisfactory bondiin the
sun of $4,000 given in favor of the
Chairman of the Board of County Com
m%issioners must accompany each bid as
a guarantee that the party bidding will
enter into a contract with the county for
the amount stated in the bid and for the
proper fulfillment of the contract should
the bid be accepted. Specifications of
the supplies required can be seen at the
Auditors Office, or will be mailed upon
application. The board, reserves the
right to reject any or all bids. Address
tenders to the undersigned marked
"Proposals for furnishing county sup
plies" By order of the Board of,,County
Commissioners.
JOSEPH Power, Co. Auditor.
Dated at Langdon, this 10th sday of
April, 1907. 39-41
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1907-05-16
BRYAN'S BROOKLYN SPEECH.

Mr.. Bryan's speech at Brooklyn, a
great speech even for him, has evoked a
degree of enthusiasm for his nomination
next year. So conservative a paper as
the Brooklyn Eagle is forced to ac-
knowledge that the speech was generally
pronounced the greatest of Mr.. Bryan's
remarkable career. This may we'll be
believed, for although it did not begin
until midnight, and lasted until o'clock
in the morning, not one person left the
room; and, as the Eagle reports, save
Che frequent storms of applause the en-
unciation of his doctrines evoked, the
silence was almost portentious,' the
auditors leaning forward with strained
ears to catch every word that fell from
his lips" The most exciting moment in
the delivery of Mr.. Bryan's speech was
in connection with his espousal of the
initiative and referendum. He had said:
"You may help it, you may retard it, but
one of the things that is coming, that is
coming, that is Jeffersonian, that is
democratic, is the initiative and referen-
dunn for the control of the government"
The audience rose to their feet with
volley after volley of cheers when he
clinched this declaration with a defiant
challenges: "You may differ from me or
every question:" he exclaimed, "but il
you do not believe in the right of the
people to govern themselves, ] will drive
you out of the democratic party; if the
democratic party does not believe in the
rule of the people, it Will have no trouble
in driving me out.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1907-05-16
Notice to Contractors.

Sealed bids will be received at the
Office of Joseph Foster, clerk, up to 8 a.
M, on Saturday, June 18th, 1907, for the
erection of a frame school building, at
Clyde N. D. Plans and specifications
may be seen at the T%reasurer's Office at
Clyde State Bank, Clyde, N. D. Each
bid for the building must be accom-
panied by a certified check for five per
cent of the amount of the bid, as a
guarantee of good faith to enter into a
contract. The building to be completed,
and ready for school purposes by Sep
TENDER LIST, 1907. Surety bonds to the
full amount of the contract will be re-
quired of successful contractor. The
Board of Directors reserve the right to
reject any or all bids.
By order of the Board of Directors Of
Bruce School District. 42-4e
JOSEPH FOSTER, Clerk.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1907-05-16

The pure food department recently
had samples of tobacco examined and
Analysed and the fact was revealed that
the trust is preparing all kinds of stuff
for the innocents to put in their pipe
and smoke. The kinds known as Eng
lish Curve Cut and Lucky Strike con
tanned forty per cent of tobacco and the
balance was common brown paper cut
fine. Bull Durham contained not a
partical of tobacco. but was made OF
finely chopped straw paper soaked in
the juice of tobacco stems and refuse.
Dukes Mixture was only ten per cent
tobacco and the rest brown papers.
When a man thinks he is suffering from
nicotine poisoning it may be nothing but
the taste of straw smoke creosote in his
mouth.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1907-05-16

The wild rose of our prairie was
given official recognition by the state
legislature during its last session as
North Dakota's state flower. This re-
calls to mind that some years ago there
was considerable talk about having a
national flower just as other nations
have. Nothing came of it, for while
there were enthusiastic advocates of
goldenrod, clover, laurel, arbutus and
many other flowers, there was no agree
ment upon any one of them, neither was
there any one with which any national
sentiment was associated. The same
causes still exist, yet perhaps the spring
and summertime never return with all
their wealth of blossom but many wish
We had a flower that would be to this
country what the rose, shamrock and
thistle are to England, Ireland and
Scotland, and the cornhower to Ger.
many.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1907-05-16

In no way can a community so fitting
ly display its patriotism and regard for
those who helped established and pre-
serve our free institutions as by a proper
public observance of Memorial Day.
Churches usually provide special
memorial services but these, while
eminently fitting, should not do away
with the public observance participated
in by the whole community. The
general display of flags on that day, the
review of our nations past with tributes
to its heroes by eloquent speakers follow
ed by the decking of graves, not only of
soldiers but all in the cemetery by rela.
tiyes and friends are customs which for a
generation have been a part of our
American life.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1907-05-16
NOTICE TO DESTROY NoXIoUs WEEDS.

Pursuant to Section 2os6, Revised Codes of
1905, Notice is hereby given to each and every
person Owning Or occupying land within the
owned or occupied by him within said County,
Az weeds Of the kind known as Canadian
Thistle, Wild Oats, French Weed, Cockleburr,
Mustard and Russian Cactus. by pulling the
same or blowing the land on which the same
are growing, such pulling or blowing to be
done at such time as shall effectually prevent
destruction of said %noxious weeds must be
made at such time as will absolutely prevent
the reseeding of the same. All such persons
aforesaid are hereby required to the
destruction of said noxious weeds not later
than the 18th day Of June, 1907, and henceforth
continuing to destroy from time to time
throughout the entire season Of 1907, all noxi
Gus weeds Of the kinds above named at such
times as will prevent the possibility of reese ed
ing. All persons are hereby further notified not
to deposit or cause to be deposited on the high
way in or along the banks of any natural water
course any of the noxious weeds above describ-
ed under penalty of the law for the violation of
this notice.
BY order of the Board of County Commits
Sioners.
Dated at Langdon, n. Oak. this 18th day
of May, 1901.
JOSEPH Power,
42-43 County Auditor.