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The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1907-11-02
At the National Capital
Gossip of People and Events
Gathered in Washington

ing they took up position in from
of the white house from which they
could command both walks. The first
trespasser to appear was an Afro
American named Charles Lancaster
1t was still dark when he arrived, and
the bull at the west corner let him
get little distance by before he made
up his mind as to Lancaster's unde
STABILITY. Then he discharged bel
low and advanced on the enemy, head
down and tail up.
Lancaster moved eastward with
some haste, and the bull did likewise
At the east corner the west bulls col
league came charging out with a few
savage remarks.
Lancaster emerged from the east
gate about as conservatiyely rs shot
departs from a gun, and the two bulls
fortunately got jammed in the door
way. The Afro-American never stop
ped till he got to the house Of deten
ton. Meanwhile the two bulls
finding the mollycoddle crop 8
little short, tired of the job and wan.
dered to Iowa Circle, where they were
later arrested by a policeman and
locked up.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1907-11-02

VISITING him daily in his cell at
' the Tombs, Mrs. Evelyn Ncsbit
Thaw is the sole comfort Of her hus-
band these days. Deserted by her
husbands friends and left alone in
the hot months TO carry cheer from
the outside world TO the man whose
love for her caused him to Kill Stan.
ford White, the actrcss-wife has been
faithful and unCOmplaining.
Alone in her apartments in the Lor.
aIne, the young wife seems to have
been prisoner herself, for her only
ventures out of doors have been to the
black prison whore Thaw sits plan.
ming when they Will take trip to
Europe Ter visits must lift Thaw in.
to cheerful hOpcfulness, for, of all
those connected with the case, he is
the most certain OF acquittal In the
next trial.
Although this strain Of more than a
year has told on the beautiful model,
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1907-11-02
GOTHAM THE GREATEST
THEATRE CITY In WORLD

AT EW YORK is the greatest theater
~ city in the world. It's growth,
thcatrically, has been phenomenal
since 1896. when the Bowery thcatcr
was built, in which went the large au.
dioncos Of those days to hear Forrest,
the elder Booth, Charlotte Cushman
and others only little less in ability.
Since then the theator center, by
easy stages, has gone mp Broadway
TO about FOrtyseCond street, with its
arms reaching out into the other bor-
oughs until now the city has SO places
of amusement filled with pleasure
seekers during the season.
While New York, with its 1900 goo
of population, has 96 places OF amuse.
ment. London. with 100000 in its
metropolitan district, has rs, and they
each average smaller attendance
tlan do these in New York, and dur.
ing the season there Is large pro-
portion Of New Workers in their All
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1907-11-02

W WASHINGTON.-In the absence or
W President Roosevelt in the cane
brake and with Pete" the bull dog
sequestered on Surgeon-General Rix-
ey's farm, the white house grounds
have not been left unguarded. a
couple of bullS-nOt bull dogs, but
real bovine bulls-haye taken upon
themselves the task, formerly so well
discharged by Pete" of seeing that
the grounds are unprofaned by unde-
sirable citizens, mollycoddles or milk
sops.
Since the president and Pete went
away newspaper men, mollycoddles
and the criminal rich have roamed the
white house grounds with impunity.
Undesirable citizens have shown a
tendency to stand on the walks and
bark at the white house. and neither
Slippers" the siX-toed cat, nor Quen-
tin Roosevelt's snakes have proved
equal to the task of preserving the
requisite cain.
How the two patriotic bulls dis
covered the state Of things and decid-
ed that it was up to them to rectify
it will never be known. 1t is a fact,
however, that early the other morn
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1907-11-02

dionces. Theatcr for thcator, New
York has moro money invested In
buildings and fittings than London.
At the height Of the New York
amusement season there are as many
as lli0OO persons in its place of pub.
lie amusement in one night They are
now rapidly approaching that condi-
tiOn since the homecoming season has
set in, and the number Of strangers
is increasing with the advancing an.
tumn The attendance is now grow
ing from night to night, and is par
tiCularly noticeable in the houses
where are the more successful plays.
Then New Workers are natural the
alter attendants and many OF them
take all of their relaxation in this man
ncr This Is true of the man with a
small salary as well as of the man
Of wealth, and real sacrifices are,often
made to save money for theater
tickets.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1907-11-02

Longworth as her immediate neigh.
bors, Mrs Ryan lives entirely apart
from the social world
Everybody, or nearly everybody,
socially speaking, called on Mrs
Ryan, of course but few persons got
beyond the white and yellow portal,
which is guarded by sphinXlika but.
Ter. who gently informs all come,s his
mistress is not at home Within a
week each person leaving a card re,
ceives one in return, with the written
message that Mrs Ryan regrets she
is unable TO receive or make visits
To the few who have been fortunate
enough to make her acquaintance and
win her friendship, Mrs Ryan lie r gra.
cious kindly woman Of strong person.
allty. interested in the affairs of the
world so far as an intelligent epM MccI.
alton Of life goes, but far removed
from its friyoa4es.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1907-11-02

furnish no wine to guests at the
White House. There is no power on
earth that can compel the president
to observe any law.
As all writs in the District of
Columbia run in his name, it is ob.
viOus that he would not arrest him
self for disregarding the law, That
he had disregarded it would be no.
tice to all peace officers that he de-
cided not to ensorce it against him.
self
All presidents ct the United States
have at times set vine before their
guests. Until Theodore Roosevelt be-
came president the White House had
a wine cellar and dark room in tho
attic set aside as a storeroom for
liquors.
He did away with them both. Th,
cellar is now used fer machinery ane
the dark room is a Fart of the quar-
ters for the servants.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1907-11-02
PLEDGE TO WIFE KEEPS
TEDDY FROM THIRD TERM

is determined to shield Ethel from the
publicity that came to Alice Roosevelt
and she would prefer that the former
girl wait until the family should be
established in private life. Still she
realizes what it is for young girl to
make her social bow in the white
house, and for that reason she will
grant to Ethel just three months as a
social grOwn-up.
Mrs. Roosevelt from the first hour
of the presidents incumbency has
been solicitous about its effect on her
children Often she has pleaded with
persons not to spoil the children and
has exerted all her influence to keep
all their doings out of print
1t is likely Miss Roosevelt will
spend the two years after she leaves
Washington in travelling abroad and
studying music and languages. She
will not be IS until the summer OF
1909.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1907-11-02
FAMOUS POLITICAL CENTER
WILL SOON DISAPPEAR

THE Passing Of the Fifth Avenue no.
tel will mark the disappearance OF
the last Of the city's hotels possessing
dstnctivcly political atmosphere.
The Fifth Avenue hotel has been the
center Of Republican activity in New
York almost ever since the party
came into existence
Until the last campaign the party
Headquarters for the state was in the
hotel. and during the years when
Thomas G. Platt was the boss he re.
sided there Now Plat, boss no long,
er has moved to an obscure side
street, aud only few old.time politl,
clans are 10 be met wandering
through the corridors Of the famous
building on Madison square.
The Hoffman house once occupied
a position in Democratic politics sim.
uar to hat Of the Firth Avenue IN Re.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1907-11-02
DAILY VISITS OF WIFE
SOLE COMFORTS OF THAW

Evelyn Thaw still retains the girish
appearance and almost childlike de-.
meanor There are times that she has
entered the living tomb of her hus'
band pale and wan, but the clouds dis
appear before she reaches her hus.
band Her mission there is to carry
sunshine
While showing this deyoticn, to
Thaw, the wife gained one disttsS ion
last summer. She was the only wife
Of millionaire who remained in hot
New York while the summe' resorts
wero open.
Thaw's buoyancy is remarkable.
Far from fading and wasting away,
the prison officials say that he eats
Ike a laborcr and his moody spells
seem to have disappeared
Thaw, for once, seems to be pleased
with the legal arrangements, and ap
pears willing to leave his case in tho
hands Of attorneys.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1907-11-02

WOMEN have changed the faces of
" empires, and why should not a
woman have a strong voice in saying
whether such and such man should
rule the republic of so-and-so?
Capital gossips assert Theodore
Roosevelt will keep his promise not
10 run again for the presidency, and
i'll that retirement he will be fulfilling
not merely his promise to the people
but his pledge to his wife.
Mrs. Roosevelt has informed exceed.
~ ~ close friends that her husband
~ she long ago decided that, purely
'Camily affair, not a political one,
And theirs would leave the white
aoGs.s On March 4, 1909.
1t is said that Mrs. Roosevelt re.
luctantly consented to introduce her
yonng daughter Ethel to Washington
society, probably in Christmas week
OF 1908
Mrs Roosevelt, says the confidants.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1907-11-02
ACT OF "DRYS" MAY
EMBARRASS ROOSEVELT

IF congress at the coming session
prohibits the manufacture and
sale Of alcoholic liquors in the District
Of Columbia, as now seems probable,
President Roosevelt will be in an EN-.
barrassing pUsition-the prohibitions
lists say between the devil and the
deep sea-"
For tactical reasons the prohibit
tiOnists will tack their bill to an ap-
preparation measure so as to assure
its passage. When such an appropria-
ton bill comes befor the president
he will have to decide, first, whether
he can afford to jeopardize the inter-
ests of the branch of the government
for which the appropriation is pro
posed, by vetoing the whole bill in
order to get rid of the liquor devil"
clause.
If he decides he cannot afford to
tnterpose veto he will have to de-
eide whether he shall obey it and
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1907-11-02
WINTER LIFE AT CAPITAL
ATTRACTIVE TO WOMEN

THE fascination of Washington as a
i place of residence especially to
those who have tasted the delights of
official life, is once more illustrated
by the announcement that Mrs. John
f. Reyburn, wife Of the recently elect.
ed mayor Of Philadelphia, will con-
tinue her home at the national capital,
notwithstanding her husbands posi-
ton as the municipal chief OF the city
OF Brotherly Love.
Quite another type of woman seek.
ing residence in Washington as a re-
lief from less satisfying city is Mrs.
Thomas F. Ryan, wife of New York 5
g.eat financier, who last season
bought and furnished the former resi-
dence Of the late Mrs. Harriet Lane
Johnston with a view to passing her
winters in Washington. Right in the
heart Of the smartest residence sac
uon with Representative aud Mrs.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1907-11-02

the capital
and the luence stood in
had enough -
a lradys characteristics
all 'ti
he established
9TH in a banched other
possibilities material lor
quickly
Albany he
Acquaintance he had made in his bar
tending a Albany lighting The banker
politician both made vast amount OF
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1907-11-02
MAY BE AMBASSADOR

David Jayne Hill, minister to the Netherlands
II is reported will succeed Charlemauge Tower
as ambassador to Germany, taxing over all inc
numberless problems that are continually arising
from the restrictions placed upon American ,fade'
and the annoyances to which German-AmeIicah
citizens are subjected in the FatherIand MI
Hill has several qualifications which VIII h' MN
for the post. lie has made special atuuy Oh
European relations. has a charming manner ana
gpeaks German nuently. Mrs. Hill is descended
from German foreathers. but the family has been
American since the Revolution. She combines
wit, beauty and a fascinating personality ana
speaks German French and Spanish as fuently as
she does her native tongue.
The Hills are not so wealthy as iheLr prede.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1907-11-02
STANDARD OIL OFFICIAL

most startling evidence in the suit to bust the
Standard Oil trust, is one Of the younger mon
who has done in comparative obscurity the real
work of the great trust. SO carefully has he
avoided the mclight that few people have ever
heard Of him although he has long been direct
OF and secretary Of the company
To the surprise of everyone, Mr., Pratt has
been a frank witness. He admitted that when
the STANDARD OIL Co. Of Ohio was "dssoyed'
by the courts il simply rcorganizcd. The
stockholders of the old company were the stock
holders OF the new, and each held his proportion
of the stock 1t was the same company under
new name.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1907-11-02

Michael Jansen Vreeand who to the United States in 1886 from
assistant
delivery shoyelng gravel lie
worked brought
Neand prominently order
chaos railway which Whitney controlled
electricity without hitch the Nreeand Then Wttne gaining
details of the Metropolitan
Then
discinarian the kind the
number president of the He also into effect
o o O the system
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1907-11-02
IN THE LTMELTGHT
Ex-GOTHAM RAIL WAY MANAGER

Herbert II. Nreeand, president of the Metro
polan Securities Co. the holding company of
number of the street railway concerns now under
investigation by the public utilities commission
in New York city, who resigned as manager of tho
New York Railway company under the federal
court receivers, who appointed him TO that post
Immediately after they took charge of the property
of the insolvent corporation, is said to have pre-
sented to himself a bill for $4,000 salary and
expenses to have audited it himself and to have
signed the check to pay il, without itemizing the
expense account This was testified to by Lemuel
+. Qugg, who dispensed S2lT307 of traction
money TO mold public opinion in favor OF the
traction companies.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1907-11-02

Mr. Ii was professor 30 lie served
the position to
in Europe nd His
Washington university
Washington that he not liked by
later he
transferred 20 important post minister the Netherlands
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1907-11-02

of founders the
wealth his while
M Pratt has two sons college
in their fathers they VIII
the business the
did Tor MI fIat
is In he Of the company
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1907-11-02
DRINK MIXER TO MAGNATE

From a mixer of drinks to dealer in jugglery
is the life story in brief of Anthony \. Brady
Anthony n. Brady is the man who, it brought
in the Metropolitan Street Railway company
investigation, sold the Metropolitan paper street
car line for S965 G0719 As a wearer of the big
White apron Brady used to set the glasses out on
the bar for some of the men he is now interested
with in some of the biggest deals that are trans.
acted in Wall street
Brady's first job was that Of bartender in the
bar of the old Delayan house in Albany There
are those who yet remember that when the young
man across the mahogany mixed a cocktail he
did it 50 well that the taste of the drink fingered
long. Also young Brady obliging and of a
friendly disposition and he soon won the favor
The Red Cloud chief., 1907-08-16
RIVERTON
From the Review.)

The camping out at the Red Cloud
Chautauqua did not agree with Teddy
Gray. He returned home sick.
Last Tuesday while playing in the
yard, Paul Hancock, the f~our.year-old
son of Herman Hancock, was badly
stung by running into a bunch of hon
ey bees.
Quite a number of our boys spent
Sunday in Red Cloud having "A "good
time They report things rather lively
at the Fourth Avenue Hotel, so much
so that their quarters were changed.
Last Saturday Frank Trivit and Sam
Moore met on the prairie south of town
somewhere between this place and
Smith Center, 'kans., to settle a little
difference there was between them.
Trivit was too much for Moore and it
is reported that Moore does not want
any more.
Handsome Church died Monday
afternoon after being confined to his
bed for some time with Bright's dis
ease. Handsome was born in Riyerton
and when "a small child he was awarded
the prize for being the handsomest
baby in the neighborhood. Later the
measles settled in his eyes leaving him
in a helpless condition.
The Red Cloud chief., 1907-08-16
Neusy Notes From Rei9htorin9 Touns
GATHERED FROM OUR EXCHANGES
TOunS
u EXCHANGES

how the continuous warm weather
must make horses as well as folks irri-
table and nervous.
Miss Nettie Bailey, sister of Mrs.
Claude Stiles, arrived from Red Cloud
last evening, and will assist the latter
in the agreeable task Of conducting the
ever popular Reynolds hosiery.
Mrs. A.. G. Hunt and Mrs. August
Meyer, who were taken to the Omaha
hospital last week, were both operated
on Monday. Mr.. Hunt, who returned
home Wednesday morning, reports
that both patients have rallied from
the operation, and that if nothing un-
forseen occurs will soon be about.
Mondays passenger eastward was
something in the nature of an ambu-
lance for Omaha. Henry Kumke went
down expecting to return with his wife,
who is now greatly improved. With
him went Carl Zimmerman, who is
suffering from appendicitis and on
whom it is thought an operation will
be necessary. On the same train and
bound for the same destination were
John Berg and John Heinrich. Both
these boys appear to be candidates for
the operating table. Blanche Chevalier
accompanied by her father we're also
passengers TO Omaha.
The Red Cloud chief., 1907-08-16
GUIDE ROCK
From the Signal.)


All available teams we're in Red
Cloud Sunday. Our people patron
lied the Chautauqua literally.
A. M. Hayes and wife were passen-
gers for Excelsior Springs. Mo-, Sun
day. She will remain indefinitely but
he is expected home in a few days.
X. f. Martin and wife, of Portland,
Oregon, visited this week with D.Jones
and wife. They will go from here to
the jamestown Exposition and from
there to points in California, arriving
home late this fall. They also spent a
few days in Red Cloud.
+. W. Roland returned Monday from
Red Cloud where he conducted IA con
dictionary stand during the Chautau-
qua. He reports that he did a land
office business and is we'll satisfied
with the result of his trip. Among
other things he sold while there, $50
sacks of peanuts, 600 popcorn fans, 67
dozen bottles pop, ITO gallons of ice
cream and 27O0 cream cones.
The Red Cloud chief., 1907-08-16
Scot Free.
deep.

The expression scot free" which Is
In use every day, hanks back to the
times of Scottish romance and tragedy
so LUMINOSITY described by Sir Walter
Scott In The Antiquary' and Rob
Roy" In these stirring tales we are
told of one form of Scottish trials Civ
en- certain offenders of justice. He
who had broken the law was Invested
of all Of his clothing and placed at
n certain distance from archers who
had bows and arrows ready, waiting
the command. Fire" When the com
ment would begin running and the
archers firing, and II IN running this
gauntlet II of the arrows hit him he
was allowed to go scot free.-Exchange.
The Red Cloud chief., 1907-08-16
SMITH CENTER
From the Messenger

j. Emery Sappentield died at his
home in this city last Friday morning.
JIG. II. Armitstead of Gaylord, an
old settler in this county, died last Sat.
urday.
Edwin Wentworth, who went mp y
Chicago "A couple of weeks ago in con
pany with Fred Uhl, presumably for
a visit, was married yesterday to a
Chicago lady.
1t may not be generally known but
inst the same Charles Uhl of this city
has stirred up the a~bstractors of this
county from one side to the other.
They now have a national organization.
and as president, Charles S. is in Chi
cago attending a national gathering
of the abstractors from all parts of the
country, this week.
The Red Cloud chief., 1907-08-16
The Water Lily.

Almost everybody has observed the
strange characteristic Of the water lily
bud opening its petals at sunrise and
closing them again at sunset. 1t was
for this reason mainly that the an
clients held the water lily sacred TO the
sun Pllny says: 1T is reported that
in the Euphrates the flower Of the 10
tus plunges into the water at night. re-
naming there till midnight and to such
n depth that il cannot be reached with
the hand. After midnight it begins
gradually to rise, and as the sun rises
above the horizon the flower also rises
above the water, expands and raises
itself some distance above the element
In which 1t grows" 1t was also
through this popularity that HANGAR
vile proved that the Egyptians con
sidered the lily an emblem Of the
world as it rose from the waters Of the
deep.
The Red Cloud chief., 1907-08-16
FRANKLIN
From the Sentinel.)


Webb Prussia received a Geographic
dispatch Tuesday from his brother in
Iowa announcing that his father was
very low and not expected to live.
Word has been received from Mr..
Lyman, whose election to succeed Prof
Aller was announced last week, that
he will accept the position rendered
him.
Sid Horton, one Of u good friends
to the northwest, was severely cut in
a barbed wire fence last Friday, the
accident being due to a runaway while
out riding with Will Davis, the Bloom
ington hog buyer.
Wednesday evening, July 81, at 6 o.
clock at the home of Mr.. Ben Reams,
occurred a very pretty home wedding
in which their daughter, Miss Elsie
was united in marriage to Orlie Hol
dredge, Of Riverton.
The Red Cloud chief., 1907-08-16
BLADEN
From the Enterprise)

Jack Fish sold his eighty acre farm
this week to George Fritz, the price
paid being $50 an acre, or S6i00.
The sad intelligence was received Of
the death of the mother of Carl Har.
riet, which occurred at Nelson, last
Sunday morning.
The la%undryman from Red Cloud
was in town Thursday looking the sit,
uation over with a view of locating a
good laundry here.
The many friends of Rev. A. J.Young
will be pleased to hear that he is rap
idly recovering from the operation
that was performed on him at the
Methodist hospital in Omaha and will
be with us again soon.
Last Sunday the team of Everett
France became frightened on our
streets and took a spin out north of
town. The team ran into a buggy on
Main street, overturning the rig and
throwing Mr.. France out.
Our item last week about the bible
belonging to II. S Wallace, brought up
the fact that there is a bible in Bla.
den that is much older than the one we
mentioned. Mrs. Sara Gibson Burden
has brought to this office "A bible that
has descended through three genera
tions and she herself is a g~reat-grand
mother. This bible first belonged tc
Thomas Gibson in Scotland and des
cended to the father of Mrs. Burden
and from him to her. 1t could now be
long to the sixth generation from the
first owner. 1t was printed in 1856 and
is now l2l years old.