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River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1907-01-24
JAMAICA SCENE OF DISASTERS.
Fate Has Pursued the Island by Hur-
ricane and Quake.

Jamaica has been the scene OF
many catastrophes of nature, both by
storm and earthquake. A great earth
quake visited the island in 1892, de-
stroying Port Royal, when out OF
5000 houses only 200 were left stand
ing. 1t was this catastrophe that led
n the founding of Kingston. In 1882
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1907-01-24

ments, also medical supplies. Reports
from Kingston state one operator
missing and one injured.
--latest information from Kingston
reports no Americans killed or in
jured up to seven p. m. January II.
Impossible to touch charred remains,
found in bad state of decomposition,
necessitating cremating some of them.
Estimated dead will reach 1000,
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1907-01-24

Sir James Swettenham, governor of
Jamaica, was prompt in taking meas
ures to stop the panic and disorder
He was ably assisted by Sir Alfred
Jones, a visitor.
Many persons made their way tc
the hills following the disaster, but
their flight was orderly. Tie fire was
under control late Monday night. It
was still burning IN places along the
wharves, bit danger of it's spreading
was believed to be over.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1907-01-24
Keeps Young by Outdoor Exercise.

Although James Bryce, the new
British ambassador to this country,
is SO years old, he has not by any
means exhausted his physical ener-
gies or his fondness for exercise in
the open. His favorite recreation is
mountain climbing, and he is presi-
dent of the English Alpine club.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1907-01-24
WASHINGTON a Single State.

The state of Washington produced
10000, 100000 shingles in 1906 fiscal
year, or 681a per cent of the total out
put of the United States. Washington
has 459 mills, with daily output of
47,940.0ne, or Is per cent more than
in 1905. In no other other state does
the yearly output approximate 1,OOO.-
nm mn
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1907-01-24

PerunG is h0uSeh0H fr1end f'S
mere than million homes. THIS
number is Increasing every day.
Perun0 has become household 700r&
all 0Ve,' the English speaking 7o0rlG.
1T is an old tried remedy fer all ca
tarrhaI diseases Of the head, threat,
lungs, stomach, kidneys, blaaaer ana
female organs.
Ask Your Druggist for Free Pernna
Almanac for 1907.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1907-01-24

Any fool may catch on, but it takes
a wise man to let go.
The Ordway new era., 1907-09-27
WHEN PRICES OF BREApsTUFF
GO UP THEY DECREE
IT so.
PACKING PLANTS RULE
CONSUMERS PAY MORE, BUT RAW
MATERIALS SHOW NO
INCREASE.

Chicago-Investicati OF the pack.
Ing trust now under way by govern
ment officials is alleged 10 have dcve:-
opcd that ten men in Chicago compose
the dynamic force of formidable lisr
Of corporations that control prices
from those of meat on the hoof 10
shoe. and from breadstuns to trans
portation.
These ten men are asserted to hold
the balance upon the worlds supply OF
the commonest necessities OF life: y
Ogden Armour. +. F. Swift. Ira n. Nor
ris. Thomas +. Wilson, S. A. McRob-
erts. l.. F. Swift. Edward Morris. T. j.
Connors. Arthur Meeker. Lawrence A.
Carton.
The most casual newspaper reader
will readily recognize the list as being
from the inside of the big packing
plants OF Chicago. That fact becomes
significant when 1t is stated that they
are all directors of the same corpora
tion-the National Packing Company.
organized under the laws Of New Jer-
sey. with a capitalization of $4,000
900. The directorate controls the fol-
lowing:
The price OF meat TO all consumers.
The price of cattle to all breeders.
The price of leather to all factories.
and thus. incidentally:
The price OF shoes.
The grain trade is controlled. and. /.
follows:
Control Bread, Too.
The price Of bread.
Thus without taking such endless
details as the fertilizer market, where
the trust controls the price that 3
farmer pays for his fertilizer, 1t Rp-
pears that the latest fight Of the gov
ernment in the trust field is directed
to the two chief essentials OF life
bread and meat.
That The big ten at Chicago har
raised the price of these things to the
consumer and made no corresponding
increase In price paid for raw material
Is the chief assertion OF the govern
mcnt. and IL is upon this general line
that the most interesting trust fight ir
the country is now being planned.
when the directors Of the National
Packing Company decide upon the
price to be paid for cattle, that settles
il for all Of the houses" is the informa-
tion that has come into the hands o.
the government.
All of the other corporations OF the
-uuntr.y.-~ssh-n- few -nnimnortant- ex-
ceptions. bow to the wishes OF the ter
leaders OF the food market OF the
world.
The Ordway new era., 1907-09-27
Duel to Death on Hay Wagon

Sturgis, 8. D.-To settle a long stand
ing fcud over their right to certain
lands, Lon Ferris. Virginian. and
Jesse Wallace, Texan. neighborins
ranchmen, fought duel to the death
on the range north OF here. For hneeh
minutes both men battled for shprem'
acy on the top of a hay wagon. hrst
with their fists and then with reVoi''
ers.
Ferris finally succeeded in killing
Wallace with the latter's own gun. anu
then rode to town, where he gave him.
self up. He declared that Wallace ana
a friend named Anderson. neighoor.
who watched the battle from me
bushes, and was the only witness OF
the tragedy. had waylaid him at work, work
and Wallace challenged him to ss,.'1
accounts. Ferris is married, while "a''
lace was single.
The Ordway new era., 1907-09-27
Live Toad Buried Centuries.

Melbourne-A miner has sent to the
Geological gardens, Perth, live toad
which he dug out of strata OF hard
cement while sinking shaft with en-
plosiyes. 1t is believed that the crea
ture has been entombed for centuries.
When released from confinement the
toad was quite inanimate. Its eyes,
which were transparent, with no pupil,
gradually became normal, and II Is
now in excellent health. The chamber
in which 1t was confined was perfectly
smooth, and there was no room for
movement. The toad is now being ex-
amined by geologists.
The secretary of the geological gaa'
dens says toads bury themselves IN
mud when the water in which they
have been living dries up. and remain
there until the next rain comes. II
drouth sets in. and no rain comes,
there will be no change In the con
dition of the toad, and therefore notn.
ing to bring him to state of anima.
tion, and 30 he may continue for All
time. until some one comes along 70
anearth him.
The Ordway new era., 1907-09-27
DO NOT JAR THIS
IT WILL GO OFF.

Albert Scoield is blasting rocks anG
stumps on his Lewisboro farm. He
reached IA field this morning just In
lima tn see one of his cows swallow
two sticks of dynamite which had been
left in the cleft of big stump over
night.
The greasy paper wrapping of the dy'
namite had provoked the animals's ap-
petite, but scarcely had she taken the
dainty morsel into her midst than
acute indigestion attacked her and.
Jumping the low fence she ran through
the village, believing in pain. Scoheld,
at a respectful distance, chased her,
yelling:
Don't stop her! She's full of dy-
Mantle: she'll explode IL she stops sud
denly"
A consultation OF war was held. John
Simpson. the best shot In Lewisboro.
armed with his trusty carbine. took
position 200 yards from the COW.
"Bang!' Simpsons carbine sounded.
The COW still mooed: the sun still
shone.
Bang" The COW fell dead at Simp.
sons second shot. Then. slowly. very
slowly, her body was dragged to IN"
swamp.
The Ordway new era., 1907-09-27
Built Fire With oiI-oead!

Sugar City. Colo.-The child OF
George Schwartz was burned to death,
Mrs. Catherine Hell was fatally In
jured and her son. Carl, probably NOR
tally hurt by an explosion which took
place in the He'll home. when Mrs.
He'll attempted TO light fire with the
aid OF kerosene.
At the time, Mrs. He'll and the
Schwartz child. whose home is close
by, were In the He'll kitchen and Carl
He'll was In an adjoining room asleep.
The explosion ignited the clothing ot
both the child and woman. The son.
awakened by the screams OF ho'h'
rushed to their assistance and In beat
ing out the flames which EMBODIED his
mother was terribly burned.
While young He'll was battling with
the flames which enfolded his mother,
the Schwartz child burned 10
death. 1t is stated tonight that Mrs.
He'll cannot possibly recover and that
her son is In precarious condition.
This Is the second accident OF slm''
lar nature to have occurred here win
in the week.
The Ordway new era., 1907-09-27
Fined for Trespassing.

The fourth important case won by
the government upon the question
whether It is a crime to violate the
regulations of the secretary OF agri-
culture has Just been decided In the
United States District Court. held at
Deadwood. South Dakota. where Rob
ert p. Bale was found guilty OF graz
ing trespass on the Black Hills ma
tional forest and fined 500 and costs.
Mr.. Bale ut once paid the fine and
was released.
The defendant Is a stock owner re-
siding south OF Rapid City and has
been grazing about $50 head OF cattle
in and adjacent to the Black Hills ma
tional forest for some years. When
the range in the national forests was
nut under administration in 1906 and
the grazing fee system introduced Mr..
Bale refused to secure grazing per-
nit or to remove his stock from the
forest.
After repeated efforts on the part
of the local forest officers to persuade
Mr.. Bale to remove the stock. he was
finally arrested and in August. 1906.
was indicted by the United states jury
at Deadwood. The trial OF the case
was delayed over two terms OF court
by an effort to have the case tried at
Deadwood instead OF Sioux Falls and
the case was not presented to the jury
until September 4th. The court was
prompt in overruling the defendants
demurrer attacking the constitution
ality OF the grazing regulations and IN
reachinC a decision the jury was out
only fifteen minutes.
The Ordway new era., 1907-09-27
wyoming Man Ends Life.

Cheyenne, wyo.-W. d. Pease, city
water commissioner. committed sui
eide at the municipal filter bed. nine
nn,,es north of town. The body was
found half an hour after death oe.
CURED. Pcase had been despondent
for some time, realizing that he was
growing old and that his health was
falling. Nine months ago ne was re re-
age and this preyed on his mind. This
morning he took two men to the hitter
and put them to work. He informed
them Just before noon that ne was
re,urn When he did not return they
investigated and found his body:
He had shot himself In the mead
but had failed to infiict a fatal wound
He then fred bullet ,a,,r through nsars n1s Of
ase n veteran of the Civil War ana
had been connected with the city gov
ernment for twenty-five years.
The Ordway new era., 1907-09-27
FINE GIFT TO PRINTERS HOME
Woman Donates 100000 for Comfort
of AGED Members Of Craft.

Colorado Springs. Colo.-a Colorado
Springs woman has offered $loo,ooe
for the establishment of an endow-
ment fund for the erection and mafnte-
nance of cottages in which to house
the families of inmates Of the Union
Printers home in this city. The boare
of trustees of the home, at the ma.
session at their meeting here. passed
the necessary amendment TO the cnar-
ter of the home to permit tne estaD-
lishment of the fund.
Another important action taken by
the trustees was the erection OF a 'u-
berculosis sanitarium. The presens
bospital annex will be used for this
purpose and the most advanced meth
ods known TO science for the treat
ment of consumption will be adopted
The offer of the 100000 from the
woman, whose name Is withheld, was
made about one year ago, but coul'-
not be accepted, because Of the char
Ter as II then stood. The last Legfsla-
ture passed q law permitting incorpor-
ations to change their charters
It is expected that citizens from al.
over the country will contribute to inc
fund and that within few years the
amount will have grown suffciently 10
accommodate all occupants OF the nos
pital. Heretofore there has been g
great deal of hardship among the FAM
lilies of the printers because OF en-
forced separation. The new fund VIII
hermit the relatives to live near them
in cottages and tents.
There are about sixty patients IN
the hospital annex and nearly 100 IN
the regular building.
The Ordway new era., 1907-09-27
PRIEST HAD A WIFE.
Widow Appsars and Asks for H..
share Of Eatate.


Denver.-Evelyn Benns Lepore afte,
nghting for four years has at last been
acknowledged to be the wife of Rev.
Father Felix Mariana Lepore. The
priest In charge OF Mt. Carmel Catholic
chnrch. who was shot and mortaiiv
wounded In his study at the church No
vember 10. 1903. 1t is believed BY Jo.
seph Sorice, who was also mortally
wounded by the priest In the afYray.
Both men died within few hours.
When the estate OF Father Lepors
was Med for probate by his brother.
rehce l.eporc. 1t was stated that the
deceased clergyman had no heirs at
law except his father. three sisters and
brother. The estate was worth some.
thing like $4,000 when first placed in
the custody of the courts. This in.
cinded real estate. money In bank and
a number OF patent rights held by the
deceased at the time OF his death.
II was not until the estate had heen
admitted TO probate that there ap-
peared claimant to the property in
the person of Evelyn Benns, who
claimed that she had been the wife OF
the priest since July !. 1896. and that u
son was born as the result OF that mar
riage September Is. 1898. Mrs. Benns'
claims were ridiculed by Felice Lepore,
the administrator OF the estate, and
since that time until the present the
fight against Mrs. Lepore's claims has
been most bitterly contested.
Yesterday afternoon Judge Grant l..
Hudson signed the decree that will give
TO Mrs. Lepore her rights to her wild
ow's share in the estate. The decree
states that the court Is convinced from
the evidence submitted that the WON.
ans claims are Just and that she Is In
fact the widow of the deceased. That
the wedding was solemnized July l..
1886. and that Victor Mariana Lepore.
now nine years OF age. is the son OF the
deceased priest is also asserted In the
document.
The Ordway new era., 1907-09-27
Shortage Of Car. Begins.

Denver.-Because Of shortage OF
cattle cars live stock is being shipped
into Denver from eastern Colorado In
box.cars. During the past few days
several carloads have arrived at the
stock yards in this way.
The railroads are already complain
ing that they are having dimcuHy IN
supplying all the cars demanded
when the heavy shipments Of coal
commence, which win occur in ten
days or two weeks. the railways VIII
be unable to supply all the cars re-
auired, and may have dimculty In NOV
ing the shipments they receive.
Business In this state was never be-
fore SO heavy at this time Of year. The
fruit crop. although not as large az
last year, requires more than thousr
and cars. The sugar beet crop Will
commence moving just when the DE-
mand for coal will begin to be heard
and the general shipments Of the AM
tumn, which are always Aeevy. VIII
eive tho railroads more bua3Aess than
they can handle. ssj.s
One u TIA members Of the Inter
state Commerce Commission y tnves-
tieatlng ne car shortAse ~ other
parts q the country and vjll probably
ap1ne 20 pepves within the neat month'
The Ordway new era., 1907-09-27
u.na 1orn From WrI.t.

Fort Collins, Colo.-While at worH
nm the engine OF the threshing machine
owned by Steve Burdee. Lee Hiil va.
caueht In the hy.wheel and dansu. 81.
ousiy and probably fatally injured. M ne .
!. NOV in the Fort Collins hospital Tne
machine was at work OH the Ens'A
ranch, north Of here. -. :, N.
Hiil climbed ON the upper part cn q me ne
.r~ina 10 oil the bearings, wnen ns
str,,ok the belt in some mannsI e n....ss .s
threv Il Oh the wheel. Tne peIt ..s,,Six s,
In and threw him agn,nss gar sns % soms
rsvoivine hy.whsel wSrs III, III, sn6
distance away sav G.. n..l -. = III tiilIs 10 70
slopDed The eeslns: SSs s'ss ISs 9%s.rsss "A Z "a
~ him from terrible ~. sSc ss,sc<. ~
N hsal was tor z srS ~ < ~ ~ u
! ! iiS g. .sssy' =: \ 40 ~ =; n
The Ordway new era., 1907-09-27
THIRTY.FoUR PERSONS KILLED
Texas Trainmen Disregard Orders and
Terrible Wreck Follows.

FL Paso, TeXas.-In collision be-
tween the south. h.bound Ell Paso ex-
press and north.bound freight on the
Mexican Central, at En- Carnacion de
Dios. n few miles from Aguas Calien.
ties, thirty-four were killed and nine
teen injured. making the worst wreck
on that road in years. Telegraph lines
were broken by the wreck and only
meager details obtainable. II is I'M
possible to obtain list OF dead or In
jured. All those killed were in the day
coaches. The passenger train was In
charge OF Conductor Randleman and
Engineer Brock. 1t is believed that
four bodies are yet in the wreckaSe.
The dead and wounded were taken to
Aguas Calientes. The wrecked pas.
senger train left Ell Paso Tuesday.
There are no prominent persons
among the killed or wounded. The
disaster is said to have been due to a
disregard OF train orders.
The Ordway new era., 1907-09-27
Two seriou. Accidents.


n,eeiey. Culo.-.-rwo peculiar acci
sS nave occurred here in the last
nIhest X. bliss. One III the best
I""wn R.", farmers IN this section. and .
EE".nrer at many Of the farmers insti-
b,a' IN tho stAte. wis chewing some
asy' when "a small piece OF the shell
.,.".'e lodged In his throat. The ir.
H. EE,u.Sn from this caused such u swell.
rr,s r.s mat his throat closed UP. 1t WAS
GSocessary tn operste In order to reduce
W swelling. His condition II serious:
sSnn keninil. young farm hand
|sorking on John Ncw's ranch, wss
rMned rs IN the face BY muls. end his
~ ec practically torn ernm biz face.
..Ss Nv organ was tOrn yOose from one
s nI the sace. ~ ~ h1saso bschen
seat thero ua6 ualy j 9rlell neece
lS;s I':s' 8, !. g. :; {: :;
The Ordway new era., 1907-09-27
Lady Mayores. in London.

London.-ln years to come London
ers may sae bewitching lady mayor.
II, richly embroidered silk gown. jew
eled collar and cooked hat. driving In
the state coach to welcime the King
at Temple Bar. This is made possible
NV the new Women as Councillors"
act which not only qualities women to
sit on county and borough councils hut
also opens to them the positions OF
mayors and aldermen. The measure
has aroused mixed feelings. Some
women who take an interest In local
government hail with enthusiasm the
prospect Of one OF their sex presiding
1t guildhall banquets and entertaining
kings. On the other hand the major
ity Of mayors and aldermen are any
thing but delighted at the possibility
Of their duties being reduced to that
Of handing around tea and cake At
civic entertainments. women are
undoubtedly - we'll qualified ~ men
% deai with sucA Nuesttcns - educa'
t5pe. huaSlng ard saAltathpa.~ : sat1 :
voIaa gesl13aA ysetefdAy, svNhy
inS111 ~ ~ ~ - 49, Dn5csats
The Ordway new era., 1907-09-27
kwee COMING ev THOUSANDS
FROM EVERY LAND AND
WILL STAY.
BUY IN I DAY
Iox of THE COLORADO STATE
COMMERCIAL ASSOCIATION
BEARS FRUIT.

.,yer-"The statement has been
4. n great many times during the
two or three months that the
ent fall season would see more
aeseekers in Colorado than ever be.
in the history Of the state" said
hes B. Young secretary of the Colo
State Commercial Association
statement is not overdrnwn,
On tell you that in our Offices at
time there were sixteen men and
men and that out OF this number
r,een had just completed purchases
land in the state and were going
ne to complete arrangements for
Wing to Colorado with their house
a effects. their stock and their fam
you will readily see that q Is
Of n great movement from the
II toward Colorado IL not all talk.
Jus, out OF curiosity. ] have kept
rk OF the number OF homcseekers
d have called al the Offices OF the
kociatIon during the past week. The
obef was lg1. Out Of this number
{h,y.nine had or will within u very
ku time become owners OF property
our state. These homcseekers are
ming from all pnrts OF the country.
Ih probably more from Iowa than
an any one state. These men are
bs,ly farmers and for the most part
! men OF means. But they have
hrd Of Colorado and of the wonder.
crops that can be raised on our
hds. They are tired of raising oats
kt run twenty bushels to the acre.
Yen they have been shown that on
kd In Colorado that costs no NOR"
b. land back East they can raise all
way from sixty to n hundred bush.
: Of this same grain They have
kn their land increase rapidly in
Due and at the same time deteriorate
its crop producing capacity. They
D anxious for u chance. and In Colo.
bo they have found exactly what
~ are looking for.
Inquiries from Foreign Lands.
f'Jnsi to show that the fame of Colo
bl0 is spreading beyond the seas and
hi even the people OF far.on coun.
les are beginning to know what n
|tat agricultural region this state is
addition to hcing tn" greatest min
b state In the Union, we received In
y mail this week from place in
nrkey letter addressed To the
dorado State Commercial hssocia.
pn It was written in English and
y writer said That hc had read and
lard of Colorado and wanted Ia know
'meihing more ahIut the state. We
r In correspondence with u man in
" West Indies. who Is anxious 10
nj canning factory in Colorad"
y bav" had inquiries from the Philip
ne isauds and one frnm bombay.
dia within tho past month. The ad-
'riising that the state is getting is
nvins Ia be the greatest thing that
'ef happened for the state.
u have talked with n number OF
ilfoad men and they. one and all.
'rcc that the movement into Colo
do this fall Will be greater than eve"
fore
The Ordway new era., 1907-09-27
~ II. Roeeas DROPS ,4o,oooeoo
ss'd to Have Invested Heavily In Tide.
water Railway proIee, .,a ,o.3

"s"~ay Project and Lost.
New York.-Reports have been cur.
rent on Wall street for some time that
II. II. Rogers Of the Standard on Com.
pany had been heavily interested in
tne udewater railway project in Vir.
kihia and that he had iost hea vily nv
me Investment The Evening Poet
says that 1t can be stated Dositively
mat Mr.. Rogers incurred n persopai
obligation In the tidewa,er nrotect
much In excess of 100000. 600. The
Post also says the situation mas heen
entirely cleared up.
The Evening Post saws. "Confrma.
.ioh was obtained in Wall street Of re.
pol's 10 inc eject that II. II. Rogers
vas heavily interested In the tidewater
railway project.
according to the stories previously
cIcuih'ed, upwards Of forty per cent.
ol Mr. Rogers fortune has been in.
vowed In the tidewater investment. II
was reported today that the personal
ooligation incurred amounted TO $40.
ooo,ooO. II can be stated positively
'hat the sum Is much larger than the
amount named, also that the situation
mas been entirely cleared up.
In order to meet the demands made
upon MIN In connection with the con,
stfuction OF the railroad, Mr.. Rogers
was forced TO dispose OF n large
amount OF investment stock at a sacri.
nee. All during the recent decline in
prices the vice president of the Stand
ard OIL Company sold giIt.edged
stocks. such as Standard OIL, Consoli.
dated Gas, Union Pacific and St. Paul