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The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1907-02-04
Little God PerChed on Leaden Bail
Brings Wedding.
ROMANCE N THE CITY Of DESTINY
GIRL SHOOTS MAN SHE LOVES
AND HE THEN PROMISES TO
MARRY HER.

SEATTLE, Feb 4.-William Shu-
man, the Tacoma bartender who. was
shot twice in room at the Butler
MOTEL by Annie Walker, the girl whom
he had temporized with in the matter
of setting wedding date, will soon
he will marry the girl. The incident
of the girls shooting but emphasized
the fact that he really loved the girl
though she had a way of impressing
if effective.
While Shuman and the girl were on
the way to the county Jail in the pO-
lice patrol. after the mans wounds had
been dressed, Shuman moved UP close
to her and said that he was sorry for
what he had done; that he would not
prosecute her, and would marry her as
soon as they got out of the trouble.
Miss Walker hesitated but a moment; ;
then, throwing her arms impulsively
about his neck, she sobbed out her de-
sire for forgiveness. They embraced
land kissed, ignoring the presence of
Detectives Barbee and Philbrick, who,
suddenly, had something of an i'm
portant' character concerning a matter
at headquarters to discuss.
While Shuman's wounds We're being
dressed at the police station prepare
tory to his removal to the county Jail
to be held as a witness, Miss Walker
was summoned before Chef of Police
Wappenstein and Sergeant of De-
tectives Tenant. Asked for her story.
she said, simply:
impuIsive but Good.
Il live with my mother at 2113 South
A street, Tacoma. Shuman, who is a
bartender in the Mint saloon, Tacoma.
boarded at our home. After a time we
became sweethearts.
"Shuman promised to marry me
weeks and months ago, but he put
it off and put it off, and it nearly drove
me crazy.
Il hadn't slept for nights, and
couldn't eat. 1t was killing me, and
decided to have a final understanding
with him when 1 arranged for our
meeting in the room at the Butler
hotel this afternoon.
when he came to the room l asked
him what he intended to do about our
marriage. but he tried to pass it off
with a light remark, and added that he
thought March would be nice month
OF be married in.
when he said that he was going to
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1907-02-04
ANGRY BEES RAN AMUck.
They Stung to Death Al the Poultry
on the Farm.

LONDON, Feb. From Cape Town
comes the following: 4 very large
number of turkeys. geese. ducks, fowls
and chickens were recently killed in
the Stellenbasch districts. in quite a
unique way. A few days ago several
hives of bees on Mr.. ChOete's farm,
Klapmuts, which had been there for a
number of years, were attacked by
what is known i'm the Dutch language
as the matbij, presumably with the
object of eating the honey.
In consequence of this, it appears
the bees showed their resentment by
attacking all the poultry on the farm
and practically annihilated the lot.
They further attacked the occupants
who had very rough afternoon,
struggling to gain the victory over the
bees. 1t is said that one of the cOiOred
domestic servants was unrecOgniZabie
after the engagement.
1t was fortunate that the cattle and
horses We're in the field, otherwise
things might have been more serious.
In the evening everything became
more normal when the bees were
smoked out with sulphur and eXter-
minated. 1t is said that the expert
ence which the residents of the farm
had on that day they do not wish 10
have repeated. A struggle with in
furiated bees is a most awful and pain
full experience.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1907-02-04
BABY PET OF kLoNDIkE DEAD.
First White Child Born in EIdorado Is
Now Mourned by Miners.

DAWSON, Y. T., Feb. 4.-Little Mary
EldOradO Lehman. who was buried re-
Gently from ST. Mary's church, was
the first white child born in the re-
giOn of the famous gold water way.
whose name she bore. She was the re-
inhabitants of the north in cosequece
of this distinction. and her death caused
much real sorrow. Little Eldorado''
as she was kown, had been attending
school at ST. Mary's Catholic mission
and her little schoolmates attended the
funeral.
Little Eldorado. when born on Edo
RADIO. eight years ago, was so joyous
ly welcomed by the hardy miners that
they fiocked to the Lehman cabin with
gifts of pure gold and gave the wee
newcomer $1,000 in choicest nuggets.
Some time ago Little Eldorado con-
tracted tubercular trouble which set
tied in the neck. The parents plan
alton. The case suddenly became so
severe that the little girl had to be
taken to the hospital. After an opera
ton the trouble went to the head and
the child died in CONFUSION result
ing from meningitis.
Little EldOradOs father sold his in
terest in Jackson gulch a few days ago
to the Yukon Consolidated and was
preparing to go outside, fixed finan-
cially to spend the remainder of his
days without hard work.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1907-02-04
NO RATES FOR SOLDIERS.
Roads Refuse Special Fare for Troops
En- Route to Philippines.

OMAHA, Feb. 4.-The Union Pacific
and the Northwestern railroads have
refused to make any special rates tC
the government for the shipment OF
soldiers Ell route to the Philippines tC
and from San Francisco, and the quar-
termaster's department of the depart
ment Of the Missouri is much risap-
pointed, the officers expressing them
selves in forceful language over the
action of the railroads.
Yesterday bids We're opened in Oma
ha for the transportation of 600 men
500 horses and large amount Of
equipment, from Forts Robinson anG
Russell to San Francisco. Only the
Union Pacific and Northwestern sub.
mitted bids, and both bids were fol-
regular full rates. Railroad official.
say the government will secure NJ
more cheap fares.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1907-02-04
SPOILED AN ELOPEMENT.
Father of Owatonna Girl Stops Runa
way Match at Faribault.

MANKATO, Mimi, Feb. f. What
was prevented at Faribault yesterday
afternoon by the timely arrival of the
young lady's father. who kindly but
forcibly took her back to her home,
promising the young man that he could
WOO and wed her in q proper manner.
The couple had come from Owatonna
and as they stood upon the station
platform inQuirinS the way to the
courthouse. the girls father stepped
from the same train and faced them.
The three left Immediately for home
and there is the prospect of a wedding
at Owatonna instead of at Faribauit.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1907-02-04
Even From the Mountains.

Billiards. Snow Linment is praised fOl
the good it does. A sure cure fol
rheumatism and all pains. Wright w
Loving, Grand Junction. Colo. writes
II used Billiards. Snow Liniment, last
winter, for rheumatism and can rec
ommend it as the best Liniment on the
market. ! thought. at the time l was
taken down with this trouble. that il
would be a week before | could get
about. but on applying your Linimen,
several times during the night, l was
about in As hours and well in three
days. Sold by A. B. Shelton.
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board a car for Tacoma at O'Clock, in
dicating that the question was settled
so far as he was concerned, made up
INV mind to do that which l had
planned; 1 decided to kill him.
Il drew the gun from my dress and
lust pulled the trigger as many times
as it would report. / pulled it several
times after it did not make a noise, and
II drove me frantic to think that l had
not killed him.
He had grabbed me by the hair as
soon as I started to shoot, and this
made it impossible for me to use the
gun properly; but 1 do not see how l
missed him, do your
The girl, who is 10 years old and is
very pretty, was unrepentant after the
shooting and while telling the story OF
her wrongs at the mans hands and his
apparent intention not to right them.
It was not until they were on their
way to the county Jail and he made
the first protestation Of regret that
she relented and took advantage OF
the woman's right to change her mind,
although the revulsion was a great
one.
Shuman's wounds have made his
condition one of great pain. He suf-
fered greatly during the night, but was
hopeful. He was kept in the hospital
ward preparatory to removal to the
hospital today, where an effort will be
made to remove the bullet imbedded in
the arm, under the shoulder. The
other wound is in the left hand.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1907-02-04
Couple! Embrace and Then Plunge
| Under Fast Train.
NO one KNOWS WHO THEY WERE
STRANGE TRAGEDY ENACTED IN
PENNSYLVANIA BEFORE ON.
COMING ELEcTRIcs.

PHILADELPHIA, Feb. Am I'M
known man and woman clasped each
other in last embrace on high
bridge, kissed each other and then
turned to meet death under the wheels
| of an oncOming electric train between
Camden and Gloucester City this
morning. 1t is believed they sought
death because of suicide pact.
Both were we'll dressed, but nothing
to identify them was found. The man
was thrown into a stream below the
high trestle on which they stood. If
not killed by the trolley he undoubt-
edly was drowned while unconscious.
Woman's Skull Fractured.
! The woman was killed by fracture
of her skull. She was thrown to one
side on the side of the bridge.
The II o'clock train from Atlantic
City on the West Jersey and Sea-
shore railroad was running at nigh
speed when the couple were struck. 1t
was behind time, and MOtorman John
Bruden had turned on all the power.
AS the train approached Newton
| creek bridge, a few miles from Cam
den, MOtorman Bruden saw a man and
a woman on the track. He blew his
whistle but the couple made no move
to escape and the mOtorman could not
get the train under control before it
had struck them.
She Is Found Dying; He Missing.
The mOtorman and Conductor James
Curtis ran back to the spot as soon as
the train could be stopped. They
found the woman dying. She had a
large bruise on her forehead, which
an autopsy developed, was a mortal
injury.
The man was nowhere to be seen. He
had sunk in Newton creek. His body
has not been recovered.
The woman's body was brought to
the morgue. She was about 25 years
old, five feet tall and weighed about
125 pounds. She was dressed in a red
plaid suit and wore a fur boa and a
black velvet hat with a long ostrich
feather. On her left hand was plain
gold wedding ring. The only thing that
may lead to her identification is the
initials w. c. on a gold watch found on
her body.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1907-02-04
A Stitch in Time

will save nine. So will a bottle of
Balalrds Horehound Syrup always
kept on hand save many a spell of
colds, bronchitis and whooping cough.
Mrs. s.. Hot Springs. Ark. writes
Il keep a bottle of Billiards. Horehound
Syrup in my medicine chest, and thank
my forethought many times. 1t has
prevented many severe spells of sick
ness Sold by A. B. Shelton.
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PAGE SEVEN

that is so often noticed on dried fruit.
AS result of the discoveries ii IL
dwellings without CAREFUL cleansing.
and even then they should never be
kept in living rooms. and the Feelings
should be promptly removed.
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STUBS HER TOE; DIES IN AGONY.
Iowa Womsn's Slight Injury Grows
Into Blood Poison.

DIES MONIES. Ia, Feb. AIRS.
Sarah Ann Morgan died in terrible
agony today from stumbling her toe
three weeks ago. Despite the forts
of doctors. q slight scratch grew I'M
til blood poison set in. Mrs. Morgan
was hanging clothes when she ran into
~, nhSfr
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1907-02-04

wAlIA WALLA JUNK SHOP.
Wholesale and retail dealers IN all
kinds of Hides, Wool, Scrap lron'
Brass, Copper, Rubber, Lead, Zinc
Bottles, Old Rubbers and Second
Hand Sacks. and Secondhand FIR
niture, Stoves and Carpets.
EPSTEIN & YOUDOVITCH,
Phone Main $50. III East wan Of
WALLA WALLA, WASH.
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GENERAL.
WHITE FRONT.

WHITE FRONT.
waLlA WALLA JUNK SHOF.
Wholesale and retail dealers in all
kinds of Hides, Wool, Scrap Iron,
Brass, Copper, Rubber, Lead, z'ne'
Bottles, Old Rubbers and Second
Hand Sacks, and Secondhand Fur
niture, Stoves and Carpets.
M. SHANK,
pLone Main 879. 105 East Main ST.
WALLA WALLA, WASH.
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THIRD FLOOR.

DIR. A. E. BRADEN-SFECIAL AT
tention given to Genito- Urinary and
Venerial Diseases. Rooms 304, 305,
BOG, BOT. Telephones: Office, 1443.
Residence, 1444.
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FOR RENT.

,-op RENT-TWO NICE. NEW FIVE
room cottages; inquire Slater q oia-
fer. Phone l34l.
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FOURTH FLOOR.

WEATHER BUREAU-ROOMS 412,
Alb. F. Newman. observer. Tele-
phone, Main 514.
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DIR. J. F. BOYLE, ROOMS 213, 214.
Telephone: Office. Main 594; Resi-
dence, 1896.
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DIR. c. N. SUTTNER. ROOMS 2l2-213-
214. Telephones: Office, Main lS5;
Residence, 1876.
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Ransom Block
Corner First and Alder Streets.
Business Directory
FIRST FLOOR.
GOLDEN RULE APARTMENT
Store.
SECOND FLOOR.

e. d. MATTINSON, LOANS. INSUR.
ance, Surety Bonds. Notary Public.
Rooms 206-2O7. Phone. Main $50,
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-01-17

very good time when we sung de
hymns all together, and I reckon dat
some of de prayers was sort o. flighty
and not up to de top-notch in gram
mar, but I'm believin' de Lawd heard
dem jest de same. and gin us jest de
same chance to reach heaven.
Il sit down in de old rockin' cheer
of an eavenin' and think of these
things, my frens, and den compare
nifty years ago wild today. It jest
makes my ha'r stand up to do it.
git SO excited sometimes dat de old
woman has to tell me to put my cold
feet in de oven and drink hot catnip
tea.
de two-room cabin of half a CEN
fury ago has become de six-room flat
OF today. De puncheon f1oah am hid
den under tiger-skin rugs. De two or
three old chars and de humble bed
have been replaced by furniture fit fur
king. One of de lookin' glasses hang
in up costs mo- dan all we had in our
cabins.
Fur thirty years hadn't a pane
OF glass in de winders of my ca bin.
didn't see de need of it, and agin sor-
ter felt dat 1 wanted to gin de Lawd a
free chance to look in at any time o.
day or night. Today you couldn't git
a black man to lib in house widout
windows, and he wants lace curtains
TO boot. He's willin' to keep de LaWd
out ana de Debbil in.
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RFsI, T7sTATE-TRANsFERs.

~~~~>-~--~-~~-~@>|>-c~-~~
G. D. Lyle and wife to r. ]. E11be
bard and wife, lots 208, 30. and IL 80
West Tenth avenue: consideration d ooV
J. s. Daniels and husband to e. w.
Horn, lot 15S and north half $50 van o-o
Buren, street; considerable = l. ~
F. Gilbert and wife to A. C. Town
send, west half of northeast quar-
ter, 21-11-15; also east half of. soutns
west quarter, 16-11-15,F and west half 81,
of southeast quarter, l-H-le' con-, ooo
Siderat1on -, -1-'00o
E. E Hounson and wife to the A. T,
& s r. Railway company, lot 81
Elm street: also lot 81 Ash street, a-o
B. Miller's add; consideration; 1zoV
]. McMorran and wife to H. NC
Moran, west half 9of southeast
Quarter 20-13-15; consideration. 49,. i
r. L. Cochran to F. Lee and X. M .-Cf-
Baker w Hgts 3o2 ana t hoiae
F. Lee and wife to r: M Baker, IoIs
11S, 120 and 122 Darling street, VIII -7-
lard; consideration =. So. ,a.-... lfS
M D. Heustisvtel iW1oS. ssSsWberry,
east half lots 49, 1879 2Q1. 2l1lx 20. ~
Mp9 and 211 Burr street. western ..-.
Land and Lot Co. $ add. cons1dera- ON
ton :. 80. NV
w. M. Bunce to G. w. KreiDe, east
half of ara 59u5hwest, oaaf'e. 80 200
r. W. Goodrich and wife to ], Neil,
lots 10 and y Redeem avenue, Eu- 900
cid Park add; consideration..--.. 1s5
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''Wall, come to think of it, that's
So. unused the farmer land We'll lest
frame up them verses and keep 'em
as long as We live. Abe, we are a
thousand times obleeged. If you ever
get bounced out of your job for writ
ing poetry come right here and you
shall have SIG month as nv hired
man. Durn my hide, but George
Washington wasn't in it with you for
poetry!''
After I got across the red bridge 1
learned that something had happened
to the widow F9rmingt and I called
at her house to get the news. 1 found
her in bed with a broken knee-cap
Abe, she said, as she gave me her
hand, 'I was waiting patiently for you
to come along. I'm lone widow. I
have my trials and tribulations. 1 shall
be in bed for two weeks yet, and /
want something to cheer me up
You mean poetry said.
81 do, and if you'll rattle me off
man in the state. Write something
that can leave to future generations
to show that I suffered for my coun-
try
never appealed to me in vain and af-
ter devouring two fried cakes and a
glass of milk I sat down and invented
the following. 1t is called:' THE
Busted Knee-Cap, or the Widow Who
Chased a Hog" and can be sung any
time of day and in any key and to any
tune:
'STwas a day in December-the snow
flakes were flying
The north wind was blowing so
cold and so drear;
The. roses of June had got through
with their dying, -
And the big hoIlyhocks had got
cold in the ear.
"A cute little widow-her first name
2-.e Is Sarah
Her hair it is black and her eyes
are the same
'Twould be easy indeed for this widow
to marry,
But a widow she is and will e'er be
the same.
'she looked out of the window, the
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-01-17
HONEST ABE, e. S. VI.
He Puts Sorrowful Cases into More
SO-roWfuI Verse.
(By NJ. Quad.)

(By NJ. Quad,)
1t vas showing and blowing to beat
the band the other forenoon Wnen !
drove uD to Farmer Benefits and ran
into, the house for a glass OF not clder
and a piece, of mince pie. found my
self in a house of mourning at once
Two days before they had buried a
hired man that had worked 1or thelr
family for a number of years.
''Look-a-here. Abe said the farm
er, after relating the particulars, Il
, shouldn't have had the nerve 10 can
you in off, your cart, as L know thAI
the postmaster-genera is jealous OF
your reputation as a country poet ana
is only waiting for a chance to bounce
YOU but being as you are In mere, L
want you to do the fair thing by Hen
ry. You knew him. You knew that
he could liftsa barrel of cider or throw
a tramp ten feet high. Give him fair
show You needn't strain yourself to
reach the top notch. but at least give
us something touching to remember
him by"
After a second glass of cider I felt
the muses. working, and calling for
piece of blank paper 1 dashed off the
following, which I entitled: "Oh, Tell
Me Not
"Oh, tell me not in mournful verse
That Henry Jones is dead;
That with one kick an old gray
Smashed in his curly head.
"Oh tell me not Wen hear no more
The voice so loud and clear;
The voice that made the cows sit up,
And filled the hogs with fear.
"Oh, tell me not, when night has come,
And roars the cheerful fire;
That Jim won't tell US tales of war,
And makes himself liar.
"Oh. tell me not that he has gone
Where SORROW is no more:
Where he can sleep It'll MONDAY
comes,
And then can sleep some more.
1.-THE old gray horse pines and pines,
And with him we are grieving;
And that poor Jim has angel wings
Each one of us is believing"
Tears were shed while I was reading
the verses with proper fervor, but af-
ter a minute the farmer said:
Don't think I'm trying to pick any
fault with them verses, Abe, but in the
third one don't you bear down on poor
Jim rather heavy?"
"You mean where he tells war stor-
les and lies about them 20
That's it,
''Why. father, we know that Jim
used to sit and talk and lie like a |
trooper said Bill Bennett the son. /
lied tell about killing rebels by the :
dozen, and about advising General
Grant to do this and that, and he was /
not in the war at all. That's the /
beauty of the verses-they are true to |
life"
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BROTHER GARDNER.
He Would Go Back to the Good Old
Days.

my frens." said Brother Gardner
of the Lime Kiln club, as he arose in
his place the other evening, 'I'ze bin
doin' heap O. thinkin' and lookin'
around fur de last week, and has
come to ak myself: why all dis trub-
BILE and turmoil and tribulashun p Why
do we do it, and what does it amount
to arter we have done 1t?
Oar am a few among you yere dis
evening who kin remember how we
used to lib in de old and better days.
De black man who had a two-roomed
cabin and an acre of ground wasn't
reachin' out arter another thing on de
face of dis airtn. He had reached de
pinnacle and was willing to stop.
Oar was con meal in de bar'l, ba-
con hangin up in de kitchen and vege-
tables in de garden. We didn't have
broadcloths or silks, and we didn't
nave stuff cheers and fried oysters. but
when de sun went down dar was sing
in in cherry cabin in de land. We
didn't have no cuckoo clock to wind
up befo' gwine to bed, but we slept in
peace and did not dream of bein'
turned out doahs bekase de rent was
behind.
I'VE played On de ak and hoe ard
shovel, stead of de pianer, but de
music brl1ng US peace and contentment
jest de same.
Oar was no high teas. low coffees
and at homes for US. Some times a
dozen of US gathered together to talk
and sing, but dar was dipper of
spring water fur refreshment, stead of
ice cream and angels food.
we had our churches, but de pews
wasn't cushioned, and our preachers
didn't wear diamond pins and talk in
SIGH hieh-flown language dat we could
not fo3ler him.
we was humble people. We had
no strivins and longins. If we found
dollar in de road, we thanked God:
used 1t to buy de old woman a pair of
brogans. If we didn't find de dollar
we still thanked God and got along de
best way we could.
Oar was pollytics around in dem
old days, but a fat possum up a per-
summon tree was mo- to us dan who
should be gov'ner of de staff We
didn't vote. but we didn't miss any
thing by it.
It couldn't walk out wild a black
suit on and carry a gold-headed cane
and bow in a patronizin' way to white
men, but can't remember dat I cuff
led de chill ems ears bekase of it
i nave heard folks wonder how we
managed to exist in dem old days. but
l hbed den and am libin' now, and I
kin tell you dat we went about wild
contentment in our hearts and felt dat
II was good to be alive. We worked
hard and libed plain and when de Deb
oil come alone he passed us by as peo-
pie ne couldn't meddle wild. He Just
looked US ober and said to hisself dat
1t would be time frown away.
m reckonin' dat We didn't keep