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The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1907-04-09
NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS.

Firs, published in Daily Leader Apri,
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1907-02-28

Albert Bintner's baby is i'll with
Grippe.
Mrs. W. B. Everett is ill with the
La Grippe.
Ide shipped several good punches
of hogs east the pa week.
William Ordway is able to be out
of bed now after long illness.
Mrs. William Gearheart is suffer-
ing with an attack of neuralgia.
The Rebekahs will meet the fret
aud third Thursdays in each month.
Mr.. E. j. Bennett, south of Oak
field, is moving to Lorah this week.
John G. Christensen will soon
commence work on a 52x6O foot barn.
Peter Nielsen has purchased the
Neff house and moved there on Mon
day while Fred Bennett moved
from there into the Ward Smith
residence in Oakfeld.
Thielen & McGovern report their
shipments of hogs from this branch
from Saturday to Saturday of last
week as thirty-four cars besides
three cars Of cattle Monday eve.
Bruce Westphalia was shelllng
corn last week when the horses start
ell suddenly, causing one of the rods
on the sweep to part and one end
flew around, striking his knee and
for while he thought the knee cap
was broken but when the doctor ar
rived and examined it he found no
bones broken but q very severe
spraip instead.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1907-02-28
E. S. ELLSWORTH DEAD.
Passed Away Peacefully at His Home
in Iowa FalIs-Highly Honored

Passed Away Peacefully at His Horne
in Iowa FalIs-Highly Honored
Iowa Falls, Ia, Feb. ICE. S. ELS.
worth, millionaire capitalist, railroad
builder, educator and man of affairs
OF this city, died suddenly at any early
hour yesterday morning in his mag.
nlficent home overlooking the Iowa
river. Only few days ago he suf.
Tered from a severe cold which ag.
grayated an old condition called by
the physicians 'h rdening of the
heart" On last Sunday, however, Mr.
Ellsworth was well enough to talh
with callers and there was no thought
that his death would come so sudden.
ly. He was surrounded by physicians
and the members Of his family when
death came. The end was very
peaceful.
Mrs. Ellsworth and her son were al
the bedside when the philanthropist
passed away. The Chicago daugh
ter could not be summoned in time
Mrs Morton, however, was notified
by wire of the death and left Chi
cago about noon for Iowa Falls.
The news that its richest and mosI
prominent citizen had suddenly passed
away could scarcely be believed when
it was circulated through Iowa Falls
this morning. Mr.. Ellsworth fol
more than quarter of century has
been one of the chief hackers of Iowa
Falls and all it's leading interests
He leaves a. fortune. of at least $1,000.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1907-02-28

000 and some local calculators are
inclined to compute 1t at twice thai
figure. He was president of Ellis
worth college, president Of the First
National bank of Iowa Falls, heavy
stakeholder in the State National and
the Home Savings banks Of lowe
Falls, owner of big ranches in Han
cock, Emmett and Wright counties
several farms in Hardin county, the
Metropolitan opera house at Iowa
Falls and stakeholder in many com
panies. Outside of his personal hold
ings, he had been public beneficiary
in his home city by personally back
ing some Of the biggest enterprises
there. He started Ellsworth hospital
and gave large part of the money
for its maintenance. Ellsworth col
lege was not established by President
Ellsworth, but by man named Tobin
The school, however, never gained
any prominence until Mr.. Ellsworth
started the ball rolling by giving cash
for new buildings. He gave $4,000
cash for the building recently erected
Mr.. Ellsorth was responsible for the
Carnegie-Ellsworth library. He took
the matter up with Mr.. Carnegie and
agreed to stand responsible for the
sum that Iowa Falls had to raise He
gave largely to this fund himself,
though the amount was never made
public.
But perhaps the greatest accom-.
plishment of Mr.. Ellsworth's eventful
life was the building of the Des
Moines, Iowa Falls & Northern rail,
way. He dreamed fifteen or twenty
years ago of building a connection to
Des Moines which would be a short
line and his idea was that it would
be Des Moines- Chicago line in con
junction with the Illinois Central He
met many obstacles in the construc-
ton of the road, but stood by his guns
until the line was in operation and on
a paying basis.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1907-02-28

Whitecaps took Andrew Miller Of
Wheatland from his home at mid
night, tied him to the trunk Of g
tree in the woods and gave him a
terrible beating. Miller, who is a
blacksmith, is accused of neglecting
his wife and spending his money for
drink.
Claude Grant, a prosperous and
well-to-do farmer residing near
Boone, was shot Monday afternoon by
Claus Meier, neighbor. Meier and
Grant met in the road and Meier fred
at his2 four times. The cause of the
trouble is not known. Grant will re-
cover.
A curious old will has been filed in
the office of the clerk OF the Atlantic
district court. Asa A. Runyan is the
name of the decedent and the will is
dated 1S48, In Louisville county, Ken
lucky. The will leaves the slaves to
his wife and disposes of his other
property to his children. Included in
the estate are 100 acres of CasS coun-
ty land, hence the fling of the will
here.
The saloons In Cherokee have been
closed in conformance with an order
served on them several days ago by
the county attorney, Guy Gillette.
The saloons have been permitted to
run for several months, although the
required number of signatures were
not secured when the mulct petitions
were circulated. The city and county
officials simply ignored the law in
volved, but recently protests have
been so numerous that the officials
were compelled to enforce the law.
Struck squarely in the eye by the
fist of E. S. Hepner, an employee of
the Sinclair Packing company, j. A.
Parker, $50 Seventh street, Des
Moines, was knocked through the
plate glass window in the front OF
the Peoples Furniture store on Wal
nut street last night. Parker re-
ceived serious cuts about the head
and shoulders, inflicted by falling
glass. His wounds were dressed and
he was taken to his residence in the
patrol wagon
Jumping from the sidewalk down
an areaway which leads into the Lane
& Gillespie saloon, 223 Court avenue,
Des Moines, Special Policeman Miller
alighted astride the shoulders of Will
Bell, who was emerging from the
place with jug of whisky and a
pocket full of stolen quarters. Bell
was dragged to the street by Miller
and Patrolman Bellizzi and was taken
to the police station, where he is
held on charges of breaking and en-
tpriDc-
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1907-02-28

Gale Hewitt and j. M. Damon. both
Keokuk safe blowers on trial in Iowa
City, pleaded guilty of robbing the
postoffice at Hills, Iowa. They re
ceived sentence of eight months in
the penitentiary.
The little town of Denmark. eight
miles north of FIT. Madison, is in Il
state of excitement over an attempt
to blow up the house of Rev. C. N.
Manchester, pastor of the Baptist
church.
Death from nearly eight ounces of
carbolic acid is the selfdetermined lot
of G. A. Brown, Percy, Iowa, resi-
dent found dead in barn near Col
fax by Preston Brown, an uncle and
former father-in-law of the suicide
The Waterloo Granite Brick COM
pany has secured an order for 1,000,-
900 bricks for the Waverly beet sugar
factory The shipment will make 100
car loads. The sugar factory will re-
quire 100000 bricks.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1907-02-28
FINDS NO VERDICT.
Question as to Whether Miners Pur,
chased Tickets or Rode Free.

chased Tickets or Rode Free.
Des Moines.-After a session last
ing all Tuesday evening, the coroner's
jury called to investigate the cause
of the death of the eight miners who
were killed in the Northwestern
wreck at the outskirts of this city a
couple Of weeks ago, refused to re.
turn verdict. Owing to the conflict,
ing testimony offered and the large
sum involved, it was decided to sub.
poena more witnesses. The inquest
will be continued until next Friday,
Whether the miners purchased
tickets or rode gratis is the point
upon which ultimate settlement by
the railroad company will hinge.
Several of those on the stand last
night maintained that the Northwest,
ern company had been in the habit
of selling passenger tickets to the
miners and that on this occasion fares
had been paid. Railroad witnesses
on the other hand, claimed that the
men had been riding free of charge
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1907-02-28
Oakfield and Brayton

Frank Jenkins was visitor in At
lantic over Sunday.
Hans Hansen was an Atlantic bus
mess caller one day last week.
Jens P. Juhl was business visitor
in Omaha several days last week.
Elmer Could vas a business caller
in Atlantic Thursday of last week.
Fred Low of near Brayton. made
q business visit in Atlantic last week.
Ed Nielsen was hauling out Clipped
brick Monday for the foundation Of
his new house.
Mr.. Hans K. Hansen is a sufferer
from tonsilitis and is under the care
ola physician.
The ten-day-old babe of Mr.. and
Mrs. Chris lessen died last Saturday
with an attack OF La Grippe.
j. NJ. Roberts and Harry Bow en- of
Extra are boring a we'll for A. E !.
Andrews southwest of Brayton.
Mrs j. NJ. Thoma. of Aztec, New
MeAlco, arrived mere ounQay on 8
visit to her sister, Mrs. G. T.. Bison.
Max Bendixen returned to his
home in the Bluffs accompanied by
Arthur Hansen who will visit there
a few days.
Miss Vivian Bartlett who is at
!, tending school in Atlantic, visited
her parents, FL. M. Bartlett and wife,
over Sunday.
Miss Blanche Lockough of Allan
tic, visited last week with her
mother, Mrs. George Fietzmier
I northeast of Oakfeld.
George Frederiksen was in South
Omaha last week, returning with q
car of cattle which he placed on his
Trou blesome Or eek farm.
W.lliam Everett drove his coming
four-year-old horses to Extra last
Saturday where he struck bargain
with an Elk III orn man and sold the
entire outfit, horses, harness and an
old buggy for S2o5, cash in hand.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1907-02-28

Henry Burton is seriously -indis-
posed this week.
Harry Carey's were guests of John
Berg last Sunday.
Old Mr.. McKibben is visiting this
week with Calvin Dimick's.
Nels Jorgen Petersen has purchased
lumber for big 52x52 foot barn.
Mrs. Dell Heath has been quite ill
with La Grippe but was improving
Monday.
Miss Anna Christensen went to
Extra Monday to visit her brother,
P. NJ and family.
Mrs. Ben Clark and child returned
to Orient Monday after months
visit at the parental home.
| o. Kelly moved from Oakfeld to
the A. f. Anderson farm and will
work for the latter this summer.
The Green Bay Lumber Company
received two GAYS of lumber and one
car of wire fence material this week.
Fred p etersen, the new blacksmith
from the Bluffs, has moved into the
Mae jenkins house near the church.
William Thielen was limping
around Monday, caused by his horse
falling on him and injuring one ankle
and leg severely.
Miss Stella Liegan is working this
week for Mrs. 1. P. Hallock and next
week Miss Msude Bowen will work
there as long as needed.
Kirk Merrick's have moved into
the M. E. Jenkins residence in Oak
field and John Kelly's from there
into the house vacated by Merrick.
Iona Beers has moved from the
A. r. Anderson farm to Oaktield
where he will reside in his own
house which he purchased some
time ago.
The Bray ton Band gave another of
their fine dances last Friday evening
and from now on untilfurther notice
will have their dances every two
weeks on Friday evening.
For Sale Cheap
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1907-03-31

MRS. RICHARD C. THOMPSON, Regent Pine Bluff Chapter D. A. R.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1907-03-31
BOARD OF TRADES
 ANNUAL ELECTION
To Be Held Monday From 10 a. m. to ; Y. m., and Thirteen Direc-
 tors Are to Be Named.

At the annual election of the Pine Bluff Board of Trade, which is to be held at Board of Trade headquarters tomorrow from 10 o. clock in the morning to 3 o'clock in the afternoon, thirteen directors are to be elected to pilot the af- fairs of the Board of Trade during the coming year.
 The polls are to be centralized at the headquarters on Chestnut street. Three judges, John B. Speers, Frank M. Roane and F. c. F'urth have been named to act dur ing the election and although no unusual interest has been manifest ed in the election, it is believed that the contests will become inter- esting before the ballot boxes are closed.
 The election is to be carried on systematically. A ticket, upon which will be printed about forty or fifty Board of Trade members. will be presented to each voter Those named will be representative of the various business houses in the city. Out of the total number thirteen are to be voted for. Inn mediately after the election of the thirteen directors the annual meet ing of the old directors Is to be held and later the new directors are to elect officers for the ensuing year.
 The present officers of the Board of Trade are: w. x. Trulock, pres ident; P. p. Byrd. vice president: E. C. Howell, treasurer: ]. l.. Cald- we'll. secretary: P. P. Byrd. J. l.. les Well, F. L. Dilley, J. w. Will kins, Fred Fox, J. F. Rutherford, s. c. Alexander Jr., w. N. Trulock. D. C. Bell, V. O. Alexander and E. c. Howell constitute the present board of directors.
 At the election held last year a total of twenty-eight votes were cast out of possible one hundred. There was little interest manifested in the result and owing to the fact that thnro arc no annOunced can- didates for honors this year, it is predicted that no greater interest will be shown at this election. 9th CTS say the voting will be lively.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1907-03-31
Challenges monsignor Lucey to Invite in
 Writing Protestant and Jewish Pastors
To Hold Mass at St. Joseph's Catholic Church-Rever end C. c. Cline Denies the Charge of Having Vii fled Catholics in His Sermon-Attacks Monsignor Lucey.

Editor Graphic: 1 wish in the fiji st place to call your attention to serious mistake in your head lines in attempting to quote one thing from MT. Lucey's article. You say in the caption that MT. Lucey invites certain ministers to con- duct services for him" in St. Jo- sephs. Now if you will read again the article you will see that he did not invite them, that he said, "If my good friends: **# *#* will come to St. Joseph's church next Sunday morning and celebrate mass for me, will agree to go to their house of worship and hold the fort for thenl." This is his lam guage. Now, there is a world of difference between the two, your caption and his language. To test it, will challenge MT. Lucey to give to these gentlemen an invita- ton in writing to celebrate mass for him. and to receive their an- swers in writing and then give both to the pubic. When you get a little better acquainted with the of Catholicism, you will be able to understand such "foxey" sentences as this. Doubt less it was MT. Lucey'S purpose to
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1907-03-31

have you reach the conclusion you did, and you may rest assured that a large number of your readers fell into the same Jesuitic trap. When he wrote those lines he knew abso-
 lutely without the shadow of
 equiyocation, that not one of his good friends" named would ever attempt the blasphemy of blessing a cracker and offering it up as the "veritable body and blood, soul and divinity of the Lord Jesus Christ ? Tn making such a state ment as that to the Pine Bluff pub lie he was banking upon it's ignorance of the meaning of the Catholic mass, and what shall l say
 of the unfortunate position in which he has placed his good friends" before their intelligent members. The only, charitable ex- planation I can give for MT. Lucey's Juggling these gentlemen into our controversy and even hinting that to be as charitable as he. they would celebrate mass" for him, is the fact that he felt the need of support and wanted to lean upon them. I have refused to give their names, because l know they are heartily ashamed of
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1907-03-31

drainage district would have no trouble whatever in placing a drainage bond among your Pine Bluff capitalists, but should there be any difficulty, the writer feels that he can without any trouble Whatever, place the entire is3ue with his friends in Memphis.
 Let us call meeting at the earliest date practical and get down to work. Advise us, and the writer will not only be present, if invited, but will do everything in his power to assisa the movement.
 Can you send me a copy of the bill?
 Yours truly,
 w. A. GAGE & CO.,, ING,
 Bv w. E. Gage, Vice President
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1907-03-31

am gfieVed to learn that Mrs. Na- Cure has been lead to form such ! conclusion. Nor do know how she could arrive at such. l have several kind letters from her of a recent date in which she comments my efforts in behalf of the society and officially rec
 ognizes the newly formed chapter, and furthermore says if any further token of appreciation OF recoenjtion is desired she will be glad 70 furnj,1 the same.
 1 furthermore have an engrossed parchment voucher or commission from the national society directine recognition of the Pine Bluff chapter from all.
 In addition to this Mrs. McLain, the national president, has seen fit 10 ap- point me on one of the national con- vention committees The members of ] these committees are selected from those whose credentials have been re- ceiVed and approved by the national
 board. am far from thinking the appointment personal compliment. l take it that the national president desired to recognize the state and saw proper to personify that recogni- tion in me.
 1 am sure with your acute judicial mind you will readily see that my dear Mrs. Mcclure is laboring under some misapprehension. I know your good wife personally. No lady in this state stands higher in my esteem It was I who named her as state regent in national convention in 1906.
 I am only induced to write this per sonal letter to you at the suggestion of my husband, Dr. R. c. Thompson, who knows you we'll and has assured me that your merted good name IS proper constructionist of legal points will make you realize the jus tice of my appeal to you to endeavor to induce Mrs. Mcclure to reconsider some of the steps taken in the matter.
 Assuring you of my continued friendly feeling for your delightful wife and expressing the personal wishes for you from my husband I beg to remain yours very respect fully,
 MRS. RICHARD C. THOMPSON,
 Regent Pine Bluff Chapter D. A. R.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1907-03-31
WATER COMPANY
 OFFICIALS HERE Say Many Improvements Will Be Made Immediate ly at Local Water and Light Plant.
CAME TO PINE BLUFF
To Hurr. Work Along-aontraet Let Yesterday For Additional We'll Other Improvements Are Assured. Will Remain Some Time

1 Ii. R. Dennis, vice president of The ! Securities Company, which owns and operates the plant of the Pine Bluff Light and Water Company, and M. M. Mann, one of the stockholders in
 the same concern, are in the city nak | ing preparations for extensive itn- Iprovements which are to be made at
 the local water and light plant. l Messrs. Dennis and Mann are from New York. Mir. Dennis is to remain
 in the city for one month while MT.
 Mann stated last night that he would Iprobably return to the Eastern Me
 tropolis ill week or ten days They
 spent yesterday conferring with Pres-
 ident Frank G. Bridges, of the local
 company, and also inspected the wa
 terworks and light plant.
 "We are just here to hurry along | the improvements planned',' said MT. Dennis. "The new pump recently in- stalled is to be followed by the ad dition of reservoir, with capacity of one and a half million gallons, which is now about half completed. A contract was let, today, for another we'll, to be dug immediately and which, it is estimated, will have a million gallon capacity. The con- tract was let to Johnson and Fleming, of Memphis, who sunk the present wells It is the intention of the com pany to make many other improve ments without further delay.
 Bids have been received for the
 laying of new pressure mains to form belt pipe line to encircle the city of Pine Bluff.
 Ford Bacon and Davis, expert constructing engineers, are to have full charge of all the construction which are to be made on the light and gas plant as we'll. An expect constructing engineer, representing them, will arrive in Pine Bluff Mon- day or Tuesday to take up the work and will remain here until the work is finished.
 "A new air compressor for which bids have also been received, is also to be installed with other modern equipments"
 Neither Mir. Dennis nor MT. Mann would discuss the local situation or the recent inadeuate water service at the East End conflagration or the Bluff City Lumber Company fire. They said they only know what they heart about the water service and are not in position to give their opinion of it.
 Both of the gentlemen give out the assurance that The Securities Compt- ny is making no wild promises. They stated that the improvements are to be made on the local plant and that their statements to that effect are not idle ones, without foundation.
 They declined to discuss the recent decision of the City Council to have the plant of the Pine Bluff Light and Water Company thrown into the hands of a receiver, after forfeiture of the company's charter and contract with the city is secured.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1907-03-31

The recent statement of Mrs. Rumina Ayres Mcclure, state regent of the Arkansas D. A. R., that Mrs. Richard Clough Thompson. of this city, would not be recognized at the national D. A. R. convention in Wash lngton as regent of the Pine Bluff chapter, and Mrs. Thompsons pre- sentation of official documents later, showing that she had been recognized
 by the national society and had been supplied with her commission as echapter regent, has caused no little
 sensation in club circles throughout
 the state, because of the prominence
 of the principals in the controversy. Mrs. Thompson is a lineal descend-
 ant of Captain Joseph Wadsworth. who saved the charter of Connecti- cut; Levi Food, of Virginia, and Phineas Kellogg, who figured promi- nently ill the battle of Lexington. Her maiden name was Miss Anita Kellogg and she is charter member of the first chapter of the Daughters of the Confederacy in Ohio
 The statement issued by Mrs. Me- Cure in the Gazette of several days ago has prompted Mrs. Thompson to white Judge John M Mcclure. of Lit tie Rock, personal letter regarding the matter. The letter was mailed last Tuesday, but up to the present time no answer has been received The communication follows:
 Pine Bluff, Ark, March 26, 1907. Hon. John Mcclure, Little Rock, Ark, My Dear Sir: I crave your pardon for drawing on your kindly patience in connection with a matter which re- lates to your esteemed wife and mv-
 self.
 In recent issues of the Gazette has
 appeared a number of articles appar-
 ently having the sanction of Mrs. Me Cure, as State Regent of the Daugh-
 ters of the American Revolution, as-
 serting that the Pine Bluff chapter
 D. A. R., had not been recognized by the National and State organizations. In addition thereto it was further as serted that the regent of the Pine
 Bluff chapter, myself. would not re- ceive recognition at tn National con- vention in Washington, on April 15, 1907
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1907-03-31
JOHN LANGFORD
 WAS INDICTED

John Langfard, a negro, formerly employed as porter at the Merchants and Planters Bank, was arrested yes terday with a bench warrant charging him with larceny and embezzlement. Langford gave bond, which was sign ed by Jake Mosby and Frank Jack son. It was fixed at $500. Dep uty Sheriff Bono arrested LangfOrd, the bench warrant being issued after an indictment had been returned against Langford by the Jefferson county grand jury.