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The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1907-02-20
When Brother Is Sentenced to
Term in State Prison
she STILL BELIEVED IN PRISONER
MOST DAMAGING EVIDENCE
SAY GUILTY.

MILWAUKEE, Feb. 20-After spend
ing the night weeping over the fate
of her brother, convicted of robbery,
Clara Boos, aged % dropped dead
The brother, Peter Boos, was convicted
in the municipal court of robbing Mrs.
Margaret Kleinwacher of $55 at her
home in south Milwaukee.
Miss Boos was one of a family OF
IA children. She and Peter were OF
about the same age and were INSOFAR
able. Throughout the entire trial she
sat by the young prisoners side and
clasped his hand. Her faith in his in
nocence was unshakable. In the face
Of the most damaging testimony she
confidently expected his acquittal.
When the jury returned a verdict OF
guilty the young woman tainted and
upon recovering from the swoon burst
into a torrent of tears. All night she
wept and when, in the morning she
arose from her bed, her foot had
scarcely touched the floor when she
fell dead.
Miss Boos will be buried at the old
farm home on Saturday. and on that
day her brother will receive his sen
tence, which will doom him to confine
ment in states prison.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1907-02-20

T. Boyd Mrs. c. Bates, with her four
children, the oldest seven years old,
were living in an old house with moth
ing to eat excepting what the neigh
bors brought them and with scarcely
clothing sufficient to keep them from
freezing. The doctor was called By
the neighbors to see the mother who
is in a delicate condition and unable
to leave her bed.
The Bates family has lived in Pa
louise for several months The husband
was for a time employed by the Pot
latch Lumber company at Harvard.
About three months ago he went to
Standpoint to work and since that TIME
the mother and children have Travelled
a rocky path. AS long as she was able
the mother did washing, the seven.
year-old child doing the work at home
and caring for the smaller children
the youngest of which is less than a
year old. Since the mother became I'm.
able to work the neighbors have help.
ed to provide for the family The city
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1907-02-20
CITY NEWS IN BRIEF

| James Gordon of St. John, was Op
Grated on at ST. Mary's hospital yes
terday
| A social will be held Friday evening
at Valley Chapel school house, under
the charge of the Ladies' Aid society
| Marriage licenses were granted yes
terday to Lester Warren Stone and
Tesa Marie Green; Archie M. Camp
and Libbie e. Brunson.
Mrs. Seamans, mother of Mrs. A
Earring, was buried this afternoon from
the residence of her daughter, one
mile east of the city. Rev. Austin OF
ficiated.
Mrs. Ben Grote, daughter of John
Huffman the well known farmer, was
operated on at st. Mary's hospital
yesterday for appendicitis. The oper
alton was successful.
| There is a possibility that Spokane
| high school will be here Saturday
evening to play basketball with Whit
man college although this is still far
| from definite.
Owing to the failure of several OF
the witnesses to reach the city the
Bremmer suit has been postponed.
No trains between Walla Walla and
Wallula is responsible for the delay.
William H. Sherwood. the great
American pianist will give a piano
! forte recital at the KeylOr Grand opera
house on the evening of March Il. MI.
Sherwood is a musician of note and
will no doubt draw a large house.
Marietta Macy has instituted d.
vorce proceedings against David Macy.
The plaintiff alleges cruel and inhu-
, man treatment. Judge Brents has Is
sued restraining order preventing the
defendant from disposing of the COM
munity property or interfering with
the plaintiff
Canned sardines eaten by Mr.. and
Mrs. Carl Church and Mrs. Mary M.
Ely was responsible for the trio SUI
fering an illness from ptomaine pois'
on. After a physician had been sum-
moned Mr. and Mrs. Church soon re-
covered without any i'll effects. Mrs.
Ely is receiving treatment at st.
Mary's hospital She is recovering
rapidly. Mrs. Ely is not the wife OF
! DR.. Ely as was reported.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1907-02-20

year was not a successful one finan-
cially there is every prospect that this
one will be a record breaker. The
student body seems to be backing
every project and this sentiment OF
loyalty is spreading to the city. You
have a band of loyal supporters in Wal
la Walla because Whitman stands fol
clean athletics. I ask you students to
support the various activities this
spring for We have need for dollars
as never before in the next few
months"
Mr.. Winans was requested by Pro
lessor Beatton to state the standing
of the different departments for last
year and this. Football this year
showed a deficit of about $50 accord
ing to Mr.. Winans which did not reck
on with student due per centage which
could not be accurately estimated un
til the end of the college year.
Morgan Excuses Himself.
Manager Arthur Morgan of the foot
ball team was called upon to make a
report himself. He said that the veal
had not ended as successfully as haC
been hoped, but that the department
had purchased large amount OF para
phernalia and that this ought to be
taken into consideration. II think this
years man ought to be given credit fol
what he has bought He also statec
that the season had ended with de
felt of about $50 not counting student
percentage.
Calvin Thomason, Pioneer manager
made a brief report on the Pioneer
and urged all students to subscribe
if they had not already done So.
Manager Ernest Schmidt of the bas
ketbaD team went into things rough
shod in his report saying that the man
agement of the team had to go outside
of Walla Walla to make money as II
did not get support enough from the
students of the college to pay for the
games held here.
Despite this fact the department al
at the present time shows a surplus
of SAG. 20 in some 500 of money taken
in and paid out. In passing Schmidt
paid a compliment to the tennis de-
partment which, he claimed. got larg
or share of student dues than basket
ball whereas the latter spent seven
times as much money. He thought
this should be the test of the amount
contributed from the general fund.
Cox Makes Neat Talk.
Howard Cox for the glee club MADE
one of the neatest little talks OF the
morning saying:
81 suppose you know we have a real
un-to-date glee club. So great was the
interest in it that 35 tried for 16 places.
We intended to go to Weston and Athe-
ma hit the foods came and we could
not get to Weston. We had to go to
Milton by an expensive method but
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1907-02-20

Today was the warmest day so far
this year. The mercury bested the 60
mark by considerable today while it
only got up to SO once in January.
Hon. Gilbert Hunt will probably pre-
side at the intercollegiate debate be-
tween Whitman college and Pacific
university on Friday night. Whitman
will be represented by Wolfe, Green
slade and LivengOOd while Peters
Allen and Warde will speak for the
Webfoot college.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1907-02-20
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REWARD OFFERED.

y Walla Walla, Wash, Feb ~, =
y 1907. --,
= This is to certify that j. B. =
y George has deposited in this bank .
= the sum of FIVE HUNDRED .
y DOLLARS, (s5OO), to be held .
y as a reward to the person or per- .
<sons who shall furnish evidence =
= sufficient to convict the person or =
y persons guilty of making away =
y with G. w. George.
The conditions under which .
y said deposit is made are: that the .
y reward shall not be. withdrawn .
. for the period Of one year from =
. Feb. 10, 1907, and that convic- =
= ton be obtained within the same =
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y The Baker-Boyer National Bank. =
BY H. H. TURNER, Cashier. :"
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The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1907-02-20

authorities were notified of the con.
dition of the family by DR.. Boyd and
took immediate steps for temporary
relief. Sufficient clothing was pur.
chased fa the children and they were
placed in the homes of neighbOrs tenn,
porarily. The mother was taken to
the Palouse general hospital, where
she will be cared for through child
birth
All efforts to locate the husband
have been futile. The last heard OF
him was some weeks ago, when he
sent his wife $40 in letter. 1t is be-
lieved by many that he has permanent
ly deserted his family. He has al
least been grossly negligent of their
welfare.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1907-02-20
FAMILY IS LEFT DESTITUTE
Husband and Father Leaves Woman
To Support Herself ard Children
BY Washing Clothes.

PALOUSE, Wash, Feb. 2O.-Cases
of restitution are extremely rare IN
the fair city of Palouse. Occasionally
misfortune, or the neglect and worth
lessness of the husband and father
causes a mother and children to suf-
fer, but these cases are few and when
brought to the notice of the neighbors
or the officials relief is prompt.
A most pitiful case in the east part
of town was brought to the notice OF
The Republic Tuesday by DR.. George
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1907-02-20
PERSONAL MENTION

w. R. Waller of .Tekoa, is bust
ness visitor in the city. ....
J. E., Cherry and j. ]. McAllister
of Milton, are registered at the Palace
F. S. Cass of Wallula, is a business
visitor in Walla Walla.
DR.. M. Peittrizychi is registered al
the Dacres from Dayton.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1907-02-20

made enough off the concerts given at
Milton and Freewater to pay for the
extra expense and also for the music
and stationery bill Of the club for the
year. l am sure the club will not
come out behind on the year"
Cox outlined the proposed trip which
the club will take to RitZville, Cheney,
Sprague, Pullman, Moscow. Lewiston
and asked the students to write home
and tell the folks the greatest glee club
in the country was coming and not to
miss it,
Harry Davenport, track manager,
spoke of the fine spirit in regard to
track and outlined the schedule for
| the year. He spoke of the good for
| tune of the college in having Coach
Mitchell to train the team this year
I'VE have the best chance for winning
every meet We ever had" he said.
Track Outlook Good.
Captain George Philbrook of the
track team told of the unprecedented
| interest in track as 20 men had already
| ordered expensive track shoes for
, themselves, which he said was some
thing unheard of in the northwest.
He stated that all the colleges which
Whitman would meet this year were
on a par. Washington had lost Rex
Smith and another star and the mar
gin between Whitman and Idaho and
Whitman and Pullman was small last
i he ~,
"Victory lies with the institution that
puts out the team which trains most
consistently"
| George Woodward reporting for the
oratOrical department said this depart
ment was $3.50 ahead to date with the
expenses of the debate this week and
the heavy expense of sending an orator
to Corvallis this spring for the inter-
collegiate oratorical contest. He urged
support of the coming debate and Of
the local oratorical contest i'm March.
| Wolfe Pleads for Debaters.
Roy N. Wolfe. president of the de
bate council pleaded for support for
the three coming debates and espe-
cially urged students to enter the ora
torical contest and to "whoop it up"
for the contest.
Director Donald w. Mitchell maze a
stirring talk on the coming minstrel
show. He is chairman of the commit
tee which has the matter in charge.
He said that one feature Of the show
would be fancy stage marching sucn
as is used in Forepaugh's circus.
He also spoke of support for spring
athletics and said that only an album
dance of college spirit would keep
Whitman in the class with colleges
having an enrolment of 700 to 500.
This had done it in the past and would
continue to do So He urged every
body to hang together and the show
and track and basebaH>would succeed.
Harold Ellis of the senior class, a
member of the committee said that the
show would succeed and urged every
body to get out and sell tickets. for in
this lay its success or failure.
Louis Sutherland, the alumni MEM
Der of the committee, talked in the
same vein suggesting division of the
town into districts for the irksome but
necessary work of selling tickets.
A standing vote taken on whether
or not to give the show resulted in a
unanimous verdice in favor Of it.
An amendment was proposed to the
constitution changing the color of the
athletic sweater from maroon to blue.
|
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1907-02-20
NOTICE TO THE PUBLIC.

My wife, Maggie Vernon, having left
my bed and board and divorce hav-
ing been secured, l hereby give notice
that l will not be responsible for any
debts contracted by her. Signed:
]. VERNON.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1907-02-20

To Cure q Cold IN One Day.
Take LAXATIVE BROMO Quinine
Tablets. Druggists refund money X 1t
falls to cure. E. w. GROVES sigma
tnre IS on each box: &c.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1907-02-20

DR.. ]. F. Boyle. rooms 213-214 Ran
som building has changed his Office
,hone nun.oer to Main b94.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1907-02-20

Roosevelt Signs Exclusion Bill.
WASHINGTON. Feb 2O.-The pres
ident signed the immigration bill con-
tanning the coolie exclusion provision
at noon today.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1907-02-20
COLLEGE VOTES IS; TO

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Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-03-30

Benjamin Powers Of Beloit, IS a
guest of his friend Clarence Howe.
VIM. Mcmahon had business at
Hazel Green few days this week.
Ralph Muesse is home from
Madison, a guest Of relatives and
friends.
Miss Rothschilds is in the Bel
telephone Office, during the absence
of the day operator; Miss Place, who
is very i'll.
The annual meeting of Lancas-
ter cemetery association will be held
in the rest room, at the city hall,
next Thursday evening, April 4, at
8 O'Clock p. m. This meeting has
heretofore been held in the after
noon, and the change to evening is
made, as the rest room is not avail
able for the afternoon. The prayer
meetings of the Congregational and
Methodist churches Will be called at
z o'clock p. m. as you may attend
both meetings.
Two men down in Texas where
we were last week held up printer
and forced him to saw wood. They
pleaded guilty to aggravated assault
and were fined $500 and given fif-
teen months in jail. A man who
would force a printer to saw wood
should spend the remainder of his
life in the penitentiary. But this
printer must have been a terrible
coward, for the majority of the
printing fraternity will go against
anything before the wood pile.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-03-30

There are two kinds Of girls in
the world, the girl who work and
the girl who gads. Commend us to
the former. Work lends dignity to
a pretty, girl, is an added charm to
her. The girl who works, God bless
her. combines the useful and orna~
mental. She might CAD about, roll
on sofas, gossip and read story
books, but she prefers to be of some
account in the world and goes out
stenographer, teacher. saleslady or
hOusekeeper bravely makes her own
way. Such are the salt of the
earth and of such is the kingdom of
heaven.
Ages pass, but each returning
Easter brings again its lesson of
sacrifice, of unselfishness and of
great love for humanity. Great
snowy banks of lilies, emblems of
purity, are offered in remembrance
of the greatest self-abnegation
in the history of the world. In vast
cathedraland modest chapel vibrates
the majestic music of praise for tina
most wonderful resurrection, upon
which Is based the faith of the
mightiest people of the earth.
The walking habit is coming
into greater popularity every year.
In some towns walking clubs are
forming, with all the usual accom-
paniments of characteristic uni
forms and red tape. Students of
physical culture say that walking is
one of the best exercises in which
one can indulge. Let the people
get out in the open air and walk.
The Eastern Star ladies will give
an Easter party Monday evening
following Easter. All mem ers and
visiting members are requested to
be present. An Easter offering of
ten cents will be taken up.
Miss Nettie Baker daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. W. T. Baker is very
i'll with pneumonia.
Mrs. W. F. Joeckel and daugh-
ter Mae are Easter guests of rela-
tives at Lake Mills.
Mrs. VIM. Evans and daughter
Dorothy, returned to their home in
Oak Park, Ill.
Miss Charlotte Lowry returned
home Tuesday from Bridgeport
Conn.
Mrs. Carrie Hudson visited in
Fennimore Thursday.
Alfred Bushnell is here from
Madison.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-03-30
7. NJ. YOUNG.
Local JOttineS.

John Cover was in Fennimore
wednesday.
Cal. Taylor is here from South
Dakota on business.
AID. J. r. Place went to Neills-
vile on business Thursday.
T. n. Young transacted bust
ness in Fennimore Wednesday.
Mrs, Z. W. rockingham is or
a visit with friends at BaraboO.
Rush Godfrey and Warren Gel
bach are home from Madison, dur
ing the vacation.
Miss Mertie Market, Miss
Sprague and brother Claude are
visiting in Portage.
Miss Maud Carthew arrived
home Wednesday evening, from
Downer College, Milwaukee.
Mrs. Geo. Tuf1ey and baby
daughter of Marion are visitors at
the home of Jacob Baumgartner
and wife.
LOST-A roll of bills containing
forty dollar somewhere in Lancas-
ter or the Mt. Hope road. Finder
leave at this office and receive re-
ward. 26t2
In Emmanuel Episcopal church
Lancaster on Easter day there will
be celebrationso of the Holy Eucharist
at s, z, and 1O:3O a. m. Evensong
and sermon at 7:3O p. m. There
will be services at Mount Zion at
3 p. n.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-03-30

The manufacture Of soft soa p
by the busy housewife for the most
part l. an historic industry, relegat-
ed to the background, along with
many other pioneer plans of home
manufactures. However, some few
of the old settlers still persist in
getting thirty cents worth of soap
from ten dollars worth of labor,
just for ''auld lang syne."
Ringing Bros. greatest show in
this or any other known world will
open the ball for the year 1907 IN
the coliseum at Chicago Thursday,
April 4th. Extensive preparations
are now being made in Ringlingville
looking to the most elaborate pre-
sentatiOu of features that this ag-
gregation of master shOwmen has
ever put out.
Miss Emma Kinzel was called
to Rockford, ILL.,, Wednesday, to
see her brother George, who at
tends Browns Business college
there; he is i'll with scarlet fever.
Another excursion to Texas
next Tuesday. Fare $3.50 for
round trip from any railroad point
II Wisconsin. This includes berth
in sleeper without extra charge.
Hubert Alt is in Chicago and
Milwaukee on business and will
stop over at Richland center on his
return to renew % acquaintance.
Miss Mary Smith, Miss Portia
Showalter, Miss Howe and Mrs. F.
s. Horton visited the schools in
Fennimore, Tuesday.
We might have told you that
this spring weather was sure not to
last. You remember March came
in nike a lamb.
City Clerk Stone gives official
notice in the Herald today of the
municipal election to be held Tues
day.
Miss Mabel Vincent has been
engaged to teach the spling term at
the Burton school.
It'd Metcalf and wife visited
III Glen Haven, first part of the
week.
Operator Henry Koch is back
on duty at the Northwestern sta
ton.
Geo. Philips was here from
Platteville for a visit Thursday.
Marguerite Joeckel is visiting
friends at Livingston.
Walter and Lester Grimes are
visiting in Madison.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-03-30
Oldest Idea of Humor.

The oldest idea of humOr is sur
prise. This the child exhibits when it
hides and cries Boo" both surpris-
ing and frightening its senior. One
may find this primal sense Of humOr
distributed through the modern short
story. Poems which end contrary to
their foreshadowings are of this sort.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-03-30
A Lone Paid Pension,

The revolution put an end to much
personal and family history in France.
1t spared the pension of Lord Shell
burne. Able Morellet and, as it now
appears, also that accorded in 1857 to
the ''pOsterity" of one killed in shoot.
ing by the dauphin, as to which the
council of state of the republic has
lust pronounced a decision.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-03-30
PULLING un PRINCIPLES

Many men do not allow their prin-
eiples to take root, but pull them Up
every now and then, as children DO
flowers they have planted, to see II
they are growing.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-03-30
FOOLISH.

"YOu need FIVE drugs" said a fool
ish physician TO a patient. water
food, air, sleep and exercise" But the
patient sought another DOCTOR and
the foolish physician died poor.-Sat-
urday Evening Post
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-03-30
TwentY-third Psalm.

The twenty-third psalm is the night
ingale of psalms. 1t is small, of
homely feather, singing shyly out of
obscurity; but o, it has filled the air
of the whole world with melodious
joy greater than the heart can con-
ceive! Blessed be the day on which
that psalm was born!-Henry Ward
Beecher.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-03-30
Sneezinu Clears the Brain.

Sneezing is the best brain clearer
known. Many persons conclude an
attack Of faintness, or fainting, with
a violent sneeze. Our ancestors took
snuff from a belief in the efficacy Of
sneezing. But tobacco 50 taken is in
part absorbed into the blood and hurts
the system
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-03-30
pIaasant 60 the Mic.

al never knew before what the little
chimney back of the gas stove was
for" said the girl as she came in QUE
of the kitchen and stood in the door
way. but I know now. 1t was built
for the mice. There is a nest of them
in there now as nice and warm as
can be-"
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-03-30
Useful Bed Hammock

When cOnvalescence has begun, a
patieat usually suffers much from the
restlessness which is generally a
symptom of this stage of illness. A
bed hammock will be found a won
derful relief in cases where the pa
tient is tired of one position, while it
forms a good stepping stone" to the
next period, when a couch is per-
misSible.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-03-30
Discipline

No amount of mere organization OF
Of educational specialties can take the
the place of the function in education
that is coordinate with tutelage, dis
cipline. 1t can safely be asserted
that discipline in the schools tends
to disciplin: in the home. and the
neglect of ii in the one sphere. reacts
diSastrously in the other.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-03-30
a Won7an,s Opinion.

Mrs. Henry n. Peck says she has
no doubt of the truth of the biblical
statement that God made man first,
because the job shows lack of prac-
tee.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-03-30
The First MarmaIade.

Marmalade, then made only of
ounces, was known in Henry Wills
reign. The word is derived from
'mermelO," ounce,
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-03-30
The WorId,s Unfortunates.

Taking the statistics for the entire
world, Az persons to the thousand are
either deaf, dumb, blind, or mentally
deficient.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-03-30
Somethino to Be Thankful For.

City Everything I've bought
has gone down. Everything I've sold
has gone up: All, well, thank heaven,
they can't go sideways. London
Punch
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-03-30
The Scrub Team.

Il tell yer, a college cOurse'u take
all them hi-falutin' nonsense outer
boy. Here's Hiram writes that.
they've put him on their scrub team.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-03-30
WAY of Most People.

Some people have a clever way Of
striking a happy balance; they lose
their own tempers and find other PEG
pies faults