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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1907-02-28
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WHOLESALE GRoCERs

WHOLESALE JhUNEhHs
GENERAL COMMISSION MERCHANT
And Dealers ID
ALL KINDS OF LIQUORS,
dave on hand GiDson's Xxx, XXX, XAAA,
and Pure Old Rye, Old Cabinet and Mono
gram WHISTLES; also Baker'sand Ihompsont
Pure Rye Whistles, 10 which they invite the
attention OF the trade.
)rdefs from the country for merchsndist
shall receive prompt attention.
Dnngnments Of Flour, Grain and Country
Produce solicited, for. which they guarantee
he highest market prices and prompt returns
N. z corner Cameron and Royal Street,
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1907-04-04
The Spleen.

The spleen? Up to 1900 no physician
dared to stand up in a clinic and tell
what 1t w;ls made for. For ages it
was supposed to be the organ of irasci-
bility. "Oh, his spleen is up! meant
that the old man was hot in the collar.
Curious thing, that spleen. There is
herb called "spleenwort,' which was
supposed to remove such splenetic dis
orders as i'll humor, melancholy and IT,
ritability. saw spleen the other
day for the first time and was astound-
ed. 1t was soft, highly vascular,
plum colored thing With a smooth sur
face. 1t was nearly six inches in
length and weighed seven ounces Now
here Is the funny feature of the spleen:
After a hearty meal it is very much
smaller than at other times, which,
may help to explain why man is
good natured after dinner. In diseased
conditions the spleen may reach q
weight of eighteen or twenty pounds
New York Press.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1907-04-04
Melinda Had to Go.

One Of the old governors of the Car
olinas was man who had lived a
farmers life most Of the time until he
was elected, and his wife, having new
err seen IL steamboat or railroad and
having no wish to test either one, re-
fused to accompany her husband to
the capital. When the governor reach
ed his destination. he found that al
most all the other officials We're ac-
cOmpanied by their wives. and he sent
an imperative message to his brother
to fetch Melinda along" The brother
telegraphed. "She's afraid even to look
ut the engine" The governor read the
message and pondered over it for a
few moments. At the end Of that time
he sent off the following command:
bill, you blindfold Melinda and back
her on to the train"
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1907-04-04
THE 1907 SESSION LAWS.

The present session of the
Legislature promises to make a
lot of trouble for the new 1905
code. Up to date great many
more bills have been introduce
ed than any session of the past
If you do not get a copy of the
new measures, you will not
know what is the law. The
quickest, cheapest and best way
to know the new law is to buy
a copy of the "Pocket Edition"
This will be printed within a
few days after the governor has
disposed of the last measure
before him. It will, in addi-
ton to the laws, contain a lot
of North Dakota statistical
matter, which will be of inter
est, we think. The "Pocket
Edition" will cost but dollar.
and its possession may save
you much more than this.
Send this sun: and your adj
dress and The Times will have
10Y delivered you as soon
. print ed.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1907-04-04
MUSICAL rYRANTs.
Trials Of the New York Hostess Who
Hires Qperalic SINGERS.

Not SO very long ago Il soprano who
had been engaged to sing at one of the
largest houses OH Fifth avenue, with
her maid, was usl!2red into the
room reserved for the artists. She
was slow in removing her wraps and
concluded after she was part Of the
way out Of them that it was time for
the hostess to welcome her.
So she told her maid to put them on
again after she had inquired of one OF
the servants where the lady was.
when he saw the preparations for de-
part,lre lie rushed in haste to the
| hostess.
| She had been detained at the dinner
table. as a dinner of very elaborate
character was preceding the musical.
1t was difficult for her to leave her
guests She reached the hall. however,
just as the singers ample form was
disappearing through the portiere.
"Ah, Mrs. Smith," the singer said.
''Then am in the right house? 1 was
going out to tell my coachnan we had
made Il mistake else you would have
Dct'll III lllc uOCE ID meet ule.
The hostess looked as if she would
like to speed her flight into the open,
but her guests We're soon to arrive.
and she did not dare risk offending the
star attraction at her biggest party of
| the season.
ton that no other woman shall be en-
gagged and no musicians Of any kind
without consulting them. a young
hostess sent out cards to invite her
friends to hear a great prima donna
sing. Ar+erward she heard from her
friends Of I'll kinds If wonderful per-
formers that she might also have en-
gagged.
AS the money question played no
part in her plans the young woman
began to engage them. BY the time
the night of the party arrived she had.
in addition to the soprano, band Of
choir boys who would look beautiful
marching down her marble stairway,
band of Venetian gondo!iers who
would he charming at the entrance to
the music room caroling "Santa Luz
cia," baritone who sang beautiful
love songs in excellent French and a
voice as soft as pomade, a girl who
could pound the piano with the best of
the men players and a quartet that
played antique music on near antique
instruments.
The prima donna arrived and beheld
in the artists room this job lot of mu-
steal entertainers. The hostess hur-
rfed in to greet her.
Put surely" the prima donna said.
''you don't need me when you have so
much for your guests?'
The singer was in earnest. She was
perfectly willing to go home and lose
her $4,000 fee rather than be part Of
such musical vaudeville as the mex
perienced hostess had planned. Out of
gratitude because she consented to re-
main to make the party success, the
young matron sent the prima donna q
diamond bracelet the next day.-New
York Sun.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1907-04-04
ADDITIONAL LOCALS

Mrs. H. G. Albrecht and Mrs
Gus Schiller entertain the
ladies Turner club Saturda y
afternoon April 6.
Marcus Peschel was informed
by letter the first of the week
of the death of his oldest broth
er at the village of Unterwald,
krain, Austria. by the death
Of his brother the family is
reduced in number to two,
Marcus and another brother
who fills the responsible posi-
ton of assistant postmaster in
the city of Trieste, Austria.
At the regular meeting last
night the following were elect
ed officers of the Commercial
club for the ensuing year.
President L. E. Smith. First
Vice President w. J. Robinson,
Second Vice President r. !.
Hughes, Treasurer Rob r..
Barber, Secretary H. N.
Morphy.
The board of trustees of the
Science school held an i'm.
portant meeting this week.
This was the first meeting
since the new members were
appointed and the board organ
lied by the election of Chas.
Quinn as president and Geo.
E. Wallace secretary. It was
decided to at once pay balance
of purchase price for the school
property, to build an addition
TO the shops, to add to the
equipment of both shops and
laboratories, with an appropria-
ton of $1,000 to be spent in adj
ditions to the library. The old
faculty were all reelected
though there will be additions
made if conditions warrant.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1907-04-04
MARRIED..

This afternoon at five O'Clock
at the home of the brides
mother, Mrs. A J. Moe, at
Fergus Falls, NJ nn., will occur
the wedding of Miss Borgie
and Prof. Frank L. Rairdon
principal of the Dwight school
in this comfy. The ceremony
will be followed by a supper
and reception in the evening.
They will take a short wedding
trip and will be at home to
their many friends at Dwight
after April 18th.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1907-04-04
APPOINTED RECEIVER.

Judge Amidon has appoint
ed H. ]. Hagen, president of
the First State bank of Aber.
crombie, receiver for the pro.
perty of the United Farmers
& Merchants Exchange COM
pany of Abercrombie, the
action being taken on appli-
cation by creditors, pending
the outcome of the involuu-
tary bankruptcy proceedings
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1907-04-04
THE BEST EVER.

The Morning Call, Fargo,
has inaugurated a news service
which gives the people Of
North Dakota the worlds news
at least twelve hours sooner
than heretofore. A young man
in each community can put his
spare time to good advantage
after school hours, by hustling
subscriptions on liberal COM
mission. Better write at once.
The Morning Call, Fargo, N. D.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1907-04-04
Warned,

Some years ago Miss Mabel Love
was playing the title role in Little
Red Riding Hood" at Dublin. She was
entering the room to visit her grand
mother in bed when an excited and
anxious little voice shouted from the
gallery: Stop. stop! 1t isn't your
grandmother. It's WOLF"
The house burst into storm of an.
plause and laughter ut the child's in
nocent alarm for the safety of the lit
tie maiden in the red hood.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1907-04-04
TRAGEDY AT FERGUS FALLS,


Jacob Grinsland, a farmer of
Main township, near Fergus
Falls was shot and killed by
Hans Gilbertson, his hired
man Monday April 1. The
shooting is said to have been
result of a quarrel over wages.
The two men were in the yard
in front of the Grinsland re-
sidence and Gilbertson drew a
rifle aud fired, Mrs. Grinslnnd
and two little children witness
sing the shooting, Grinsland
babe them good bye, and died
almost Immediately.
His wife and children then
fled to the neighbors, while
Gilbertson turned and went in
an opposite direction. The
sheriff was notified and started
to search for him, but mes
sage was received few
minutes later that he had
been found. He had taken a
shot gun and, going to a barn
placed the muzzle in his
mouth, and blew off the top OF
his head.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1907-04-04
CARD OF THANKS,

| desire to express my heart
felt thanks to the many kind
friends for their kind acts and
expressions of sympathy ten
dered during the illness and
death of my father.
MRS. MASTERsON.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1907-04-04
WHooPING COUGH.

have used Chamberlain e
Cough Remedy in my family
in cases of whooping cough
and want to tell you that it is
the best medicine I have eve,
used.-W. f. CASTOR, Posco
Ga. This remedy is safe and
sure. For sale by Henry
Miller.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1907-04-04
A Great Relief.

Lady" said Meandering Mike, "do
you want any wood chopped:"
NO" was the sharp answer.
Nor chores Of any kind done?"
NO =.
I'm dat case l feels relieved. kin
take chance on askin' you fur some.
thin to eat. Washington Star.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1907-04-04

Samue! Ogden was the first English
owner Of the land ON which Ogdens.
burg, N. Y, is now built.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1907-01-26
Bomb ThroWer an Iowa Man.

Robert Steele, who undoubtedly is
the bomb thrower who wrecked the
Fourth Street National bank in Phila.
delphia, left Garner, Ia, six years ago
with his wife and two children, going
to Chicago where he secured employ
ment. From there he went east and
while he did not correspond with per.
sons in Garner 1t was learned there
that he had located in Philadelphia.
While in Garner he ran harvesting
machine shop in which he was not
overly successful in securing work.
He was of morose, respondent, retir-
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1907-01-26

ing been fire. Bones and portions
of roots and fruits were scattered
about the place, which presented the
appearance of having been inhabited
by the wild man for many months.
There was a fragment Of calico in
the cave, which may have been a part
of a garment. The wild man wore no
clothing at all. being we'll covered
with shaggy hair.
After the people of the valley be.
low were informed of the capture they
related the disappearance of young
woman from the settlement a year
ago. Some of the captors thought
there might be some connection be-
tween the rag found in the cave and
the disappearance referred to.
Some persons advance the theory
that the wild man is really human
being, who has become demented, and
from long exposure and rough living
reverted to animal methods, even to
the long hair.
No signs can be found of any other
specimen of the sort. although there
is considerable uneXplored territory
that might cover few more of his
kind without discovery.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1907-01-26
W RUXp

ing disposition. mixing little with PEG
pie generally
He believed the world owed him Il
living and in numerous letters writ
ten while he WAS in Garner said that
the United States owed him a l!yel!.
hood and that he was going to collect
Il though ne was having ditncuiy IA
doing SO, Because 0. his attitude ha
was considered by many to be men,
tally daranged but was never looked
upon as q dangerous or desperate
man.
After giving up his machine shop he
peddled patent medicines for q tua
Steel was So years old, He has u
brother, Charles Steele, living Al.
Klemme, "a
Steele's widow aud family I've a..
1910 North Ashland avenue, Chicago.
Hts father, now dead WAS an aot.ya
Socialist
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1907-01-26

the nitroglycerin's force was hurled
fiat upon the floor, many beneath
crashing, cutting showers of heavy
glass from the skylights and parti-
tions, some beneath the desks at
which they had been sitting second
before.
Not only from the banks quarters,
but from all over the building came
cries Of terror and shouts of warning
Men and women raced out through
both Of the big doorways into Fourth
street, some fleeing 70" blocks in their
fright. Pedestrians stopped in amaze
ment as they heard the great boon"
and saw fugitiyes with bloody faces
and hands pouring from the building.
In the terrific explosion both Nc
Lear and the bomb-thrower were in
stantly killed. A negro messenger
named William Crump, who was try
ing to eject the stranger, had both his
eyes blown out and was fatally in
jured. A dozen or more employees and
patrons were severely hurt and the
entire first floor of the bank was
wrecked.
The cashiers body was torn limb
from limb. Both legs were blown off,
one arm was blown from its shoulder
half the head was all that remained.
Of the bomb-thrower so little was
left that waste basket contained all
that was later taken to the morgue.
He was literally shattered to atoms.
The only thing that remained intact
about his body OF his clothing was
little brass name plate attached to a
bunch of keys, which was found near
a strip of blue cloth that had been
part of his trousers. The words RI
Steele, Garner, Ia" were inscribed
upon the plate. Through this clew it
was discovered that the man was Rob
ert Steele, who had left the Iowa town
six years ago for the east. and had
presumably been living with a wife
and three children somewhere in this
city then. His identity would probably
never have been known for the little
brass plate.
President Rushton, whom the
stranger had left only half minute
before throwing the bomb, escaped
serious injuries, but had several small
cuts on his face and hands First Vice
President Edward +. Shanbacker,
though only few feet away, was un-
scathed, Second Vice President B. NJ.
FARES, whose desk IS a mere step
from the cashiers, probably escaped
death only through having been Ill
and having stayed at home
The explosions force swept through
every department OF the bank and
wrought havoc as it went In the col.
lateral department, not far away from
where the bomb was thrown, 100000
worth Of valuable securities were
blown from the desks and trays and
were scattered in a twisted torn mass.
Just outside the waiting room,
which Is in the same section of the
bank, a massive brick fireplace, sur
mounted by large marble clock, was
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1907-01-26
EVANSTON HAS ZOO" DINNER
WHICH OUTSHlNES NEWPORT
MONKEY FEAST
DOG AND CAT HAVE SQUABBLE
Little Difference Nearly Ends in Back
Alley Afair-Guests Not Ad-
ntted Without Animal
Escort.

Chicago Evanston has
backed nobby Newport off into innocu-
Gus desuetude, and Mrs. Minnie Fiske
Griffin has out-Lehred the individual
Harry Lehr by giving an animal din
ner in ten courses that is the correct
thing in the gossip line for all lake
shore, Harry corraled some press
comment and not little popularity
among the Newport smart settlers by
giving a monkey dinner.
Mrs. Griffin gave dinner TO the
whole zoo. She eXerted considerable
effort to keep the news of the Noah S
ark gastronomic symposium from the
spotlight of publicity. Nevertheless it
became known that:
Ten grown-ups, who move in the
most exclusive set of the hub of cul-
ture, attended the zoo dinner at Mrs.
Griffin's imposing residence on Foster
street and each of these ten grown
ups grayely escorted pet animal to
dinner
1t was a banquet of beauty and the
beast. Of course the beasts were all
pedigreed. Nothing but strictly
blue-blooded animal can run in the
Evanston set. The beasts were feast
ed royalty. Seldom has such a culin-
AIRY spread been set even for kings.
The list of honored guests were: A
white pig, guinea pig, a game cock,
a rabbit, a dove, parrot, a chanel
con- a Boston terrier, white Angora
cat and a squirrel.
Just to show that the dinner was
strictly in honor of the furred and
feathered, Mrs, Griffin specified in
the invitations that no guest would
be admitted unless accompanied by
his or her small animal escort. The
distinguished little beasts were con-
and automobiles. Upon arriving they
were first Invested of their wraps-in
the parrots case brass wire opera
coat-and then escorted into the re-
csption hall, where all were made &C
Quainted.
Right here little difference arose
among the guests that mortified the
hostess and all but turned this eXclus-
i've event into a back alley tete a tete
Mr.. B. b. Terrier either succumbed
TO the pangs of early hunger or else
resented some past wrongs, for he
turned on Miss Angora and tried to
bite a outlet out of her back. Miss
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1907-01-26

building a desk in an office directly
over the bank was completely upset
and the employees panic-stricken. A
medley of bells sounded all through
the building as telephone bells in each
office began to tinkle under the vibra.
ton Of the building and chimes sound
ed on every side. The news stand in
front Of the bank was mixed up as
badly as though it had been turned
upside down. Papers, books and mag.
azines were scattered everywhere.
1t was an hour before anything like
order was restored. Some of the bank
officials and clerks actually did not
know they were injured until friends
or strangers pointed out their wounds.
The banks telephone system was
thrown out Of order by the explosion
and the attaches ran all aver the
neighborhood, bloody and disarrayed,
seeking phones over which they could
let their families know that they We're
safe.
Eugene McIlhone, secretary to the
second vice president, who was caught
almost in the center Of the explosions
radius, recovered consciousness before
aid reached him, and then walked
about for five minutes, dazed and help,
less, before ne discovered that the in,
deX finger Of his right hand had been
blown completely off.
Crowds numbering thousands gath,
cred in Fourth street, in front of the
building; in Harmony street, to the
south of it, and in Orianna street, up,
on which the rear windows face.
Along both these latter streets ghast,
ly relics abounded. In Orianna street
We're fragments of glass and wood to
which particles of flesh adhered. Har,
mony street was Uttered from curb TO
curb with glass and wood, with here
and there a bit Of brass from the
grillwork. Some of the ultra-morbid
took away in their pockets some bits
Of the debris as souvenirs.
All afternoon and evening the Bull,
lit building was visited by the
crowds At night the police We're still
in charge Of the bank. The officials
were there, too, going over accounts
to see that the money and securities
We're intact. Outside of the two certi.
fled checks reported missing it was
said, unofiicially, that everything had
been found.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1907-01-26

Phi'Adrlphia.--lt was Just It.4O
o'clock 20 minutes before closing time
at the Fourth National bank ON the
morning of January s, when tan,
dark unkcmpt stranger entered the
haak corridor from the north corridor
of the BullltI building Patrons of
the hauh-uol many In number, for.
mRtcly-werc passing In and ont to
make deposits or drafts before noon.
The clerks and tcIlers were busy To-.
falling mp their sheets for the day. Tho
officers were hurrying % wind mp their
business Scarcely anyone noticed
'hn newcomer
TIE had on 4 dark blue suit Of cloth
Ing hose who saw him remember.
ragged and shiny from age. lie wore
a black -'ouCt hat He pecvcd around.
hc>jtl,nGly and then caught sight Of
prrsidrnt Rush,on standing near one
oi The vaults which we've soon To be
closed No mus, have knowu Mr..
Rushton Cor hcdld nj. ash anyone for
the president hur approached him and
spoke TO him immediately.
My name Ds e. q Williams NE
said 'und | live I'm lbr suburbs OF
Philadelphia wan, To know it YOU
can let me have a loan OF $4,000"
Mr. Ru,hrou saw 'm, tAo wau was
some sort ora crank. and to get ria of
him, asked sbat he name his securi
ties, which The president would CON.
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The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1907-01-26

He j. about six feet tall. vigorous.
covered with long hair. and has blue
eyes and a ruddy complexion He
eats raw meat and uncooked yeget.
ables but Will not touch cooked food
lie has no apparent language but
seems TO possess intelligence above
that Of dumb brutes.
Travellers in the remote mountains
Of Fl Apio month ago saw the wild
man and save chase on horseback
The creature was run to earth liz a
natural cave in a hillside There he
was oyeypowAred only after ne-c~
rshy
Ihe-e Vas no furniture n the cave
2 any 9ppea. ance o. there ever hav.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1907-01-26

sells sprouts with lyonnaise dressing,
Miss Guinea Pig-Green radishes
hashed with celery tips.
Master Game Cock-Corn nubbins
garnished with whole wheat heads,
crushed sea shells.
Br'er Rabbit-Apples sliced with
pears on lettuce leaves.
Mr.. B. b. Terrier-Pork chops
Dreaded strips of roast turkey.
Miss Angora-English pudding
whipped cream.
Miss Pigeon-Hulled oat fakes
wheat crackers crumbled
Mr.. Squirrel-English walnuts, pc
cans, roasted chestnuts.
Poll Parrot-Water crackers and
cheese waters.
Miss Chameleon-Bottled flies from
Florida.
Conversation did not flag ard
pleasant time was had by all, includ-
ing the humans who We're among
those present"
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1907-01-26
PIGS ARE GUESTS
AT NOVEL BANQUET.

Angora elevated her tail to $50 de-
grees above, did some finger nail
etchings on Mr. B. b. Terriers face
and spat right before all the guests.
A little bit of furniture Juggling fol-
lowed that provided parlor exercise
and amusement for all assembled.
When quiet was restored Mr. Pork
er was grunting his disapproval, while
Miss Pigeon went off into a corner
and began to pout. The things PoIl
Parrot said about the affair would
raise a blister on an icicle.
Following the reception each hui
man guest chose a partner for the
grand march into the dining hall,
Here are the individual menu cards
for the honored guests:
Mr.. Porker-Asparagu tips, Brus-