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The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-11-16
6RUTALLY Beaten
BY Ex-HUSBAND

Such story of cruelty and beat
ings as was told to Justice Hinkle
yesterday by Mrs. May Moon was
never before heard in police court
She charged her ex-husband, J. N.
st. Clair, with whom she had lived
II years before securing a divorce.
with beating her and also said that
on one occasion gang of men re-
fused to interfere. st. Clair is fore
man at Nine Mile. On Nov. Mrs.
Moon went out there to see her son
and was attacked. ST. Clair was
fined SIS and costs and roundly
leCtured by the court.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-11-16
BIG GAME
ON TO-DAY

SEATTLE, Nov. 16.-Everything
is ready here today for the annual
big game between the University of
Washington and University of Ore
gon. Moores, Of Oregon, will prob
ably enter the game. Yesterday the
team took light signal practice on
Washington's field Bruce c.
Shorts and R. n. Rockenberry will
act as umpire and referee. A
crowd of 5000 people is expected
to come out. Coaches Frost and
Place are both Dartmouth men
and the teams will play much the
same style Of game.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-11-16
We Will Plant Trees and
Take Care of Them
For You

This is
n
free varieties fruit
taken by successful the North
a bother
head a single do it,
buy the
irrigated do S O
havet youth ave
growing a children
This doubl
me
will double
making if work.
ideal country home children and
every as n the
If o
o
special won't last
all Ne
only a payment
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-11-16
ROOSEVELT MUST
SAYS BOURNE

WASHINGTON, d. c., Nov. 10
Senator Bourne, of Oregon, stated
yesterday that without doubt the
presidential nominees will be
Roosevelt for the republicans and
Bryan for the democrats. "Ihe
nomination will simply be forced
on Roosevelt said the senator.
He can't refuse it. Likewise,
since Mr.. Bryan has decided to ac-
cept the nomination if the party
offers it, no doubt remains he will
be the nominee
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-11-16
ROOSEVELT ON NEeHo

WASHINGTON, D. c., Nov. ID
At the installation Of Rev. w. p
Thirkoild as president of HowS I'd
university, which institution is e-
voted principally to the ADVANCE.
ment of the negro, President Rode
welt, British Ambassador James
Bryce and Andrew Carnegie m5de
speeches dealing principally With
the negro question. The president
called attention to the many d&n-
culties encountered by the negrosin
his desire to get ahead in the
world, but counseled him to march
steadily ahead and overcome the
difficulties one by one and that his
reward would be equally great. Mr..
Bryce and Mr.. Carnegie spoke
along similar lines.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-11-16
HORSETHiEF SHOT

VANCOUVER, B. c., Nov. 10
Harry Stout. horsethief and MUIR
derer of Robert Williams. North
western trader of KamlOops, was
killed in the snOw-clad hills north
of Kamloops last night after a des-
perate battle with mounted police.
A revolver duel followed his discov-
cry but the policeman pulled his
gun first and had the better eye.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-11-16
GRANT IS HAPPY

A. P. Grant, a prominent stock
holder in the National Biscuit Co..
is a happy man today. He arrived
in the city yesterday afternoon ex-
pecting to find his son at the NOR
que but instead found him in the
best of health. He would not say
how long he will be in the city.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-11-16
HIS HENS GO A-FORAGING

An extraordinarily warm pro-
ceeding is expected in the police
court when the trial of Fred d..
Bliss, of 1918 Mission av., begins.
L. E. Warren, his neighbor, charges
him with allowing his chickens to
run at large,
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-11-16
BOY BREAKS NECK

The disappearance of Wilmer
Froestad, age Z, from his home
at 11Sh Division ST. has been re-
ported to the police. The boy is
chunky, light complexioned and has
light gray eyes. He wore a cap
and gray suit when last seen yes
terday.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-11-16
GOOD ROADS
CONVENTION

PORTLAND, Nov. 16.-The Ore
gon Good Roads association closed
a two-day convention last night
with the election of John H. Scott,
president; P. B. Thielson, secre-
tary, and c. ]. Trenchard, of AS
toria, treasurer.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-11-16

Although repeated complaints
about the filthy, iii-smelling dump
kept by w. ]. Root on the North
west boulevard property he is fill
ing in have been made to the health
board, Inspector Thomas Ca
vanaugh returned report which
reads as though the scent from the
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-11-16
STEALING MORE LIGHT

The Washington Water
Power Co. is again stealing
light from the city by allow
ing several arc lights each
night to go unlit and charg-
ing the city as though they
were kept lighted all night,
as provided by their con-
tract A notable instance is
the arc light on the corner
of Second av. and Jeffer-
} son st.
Mexico Missouri message., 1907-02-14
CHAPTER xi.--contInued.

She had been standing much like
statue. in guarded restraint. but at his
words and the touch OF his hand she
seemed to melt and flow into eager ac'
ouiescence, murmuring some hurried
little words OF thanks for her father.
and stepping by his side with eyes
down.
In words that we're well-chosen but
somewhat hurried. he proceeded to
instruct her In the three-fold character
OF the Godhead. The voice at FIRST
was not like his own, but as he went
on II grew steadier. After she drew
her hand gently out of his, which she
presently did. Il seemed TO regain Its
normal and calmness.
He saw her to the door Of the cabin
on the outskirts of the settlement
and there he spoke q few words OF
cheer to her ailiDg father.
Then he was off into the desert. pac'
Ing swiftly into the grim, sandy soil
tude beyond the farthest cabin light
and the bark OF the Outmost watch
dog. Feverishly he walked. and far
until at last, as II naught in himself
could avail, he threw himself to the
ground and prayed.
Keep me good! Keep me 10 my
vowsS Help me till my own strength
grows. for | am weak and wanting
Let me endure the pain until this
wicked FIRE within me hath burned It
self out. Keep me for her!"
Back where the houses were, In the
shadow OF one OF them, was the
flushed. full.breathlng woman. hurt
but dumb. wondering. in her bruised
tenderness. why Il must be so.
Still farther back, inside the stock
ade, where the gosslplng group ye
fingered. they we're saying 1t wal
strange that Elder Rae waited so lonl
to take him a wife or two.
Mexico Missouri message., 1907-02-14
Ton y. son! y: sssss 8


Now. having little subdued the
tossing storm cloud OF hair. she stood
with one hand upon her hip and the
other shading her eyes, looking in
tently into the streets OF the new set.
Element. And again there was ban.
tering Jest from the men about. and
the ready, careless response from her.
with gestures OF an lmpishly reckless
unconcern, Of a full readiness to give
and take In easy good fellowship.
But then, In the very midst OF n light
response to one OF the bantering men,
her gray eyes met for the first time
the very living look Of the young
Elder standing near. She was at
once confused. breaking on her speech
with an awkward laugh. and looking
down. But, his eyes keeping steadily
upon her. she. as II deiiantly. returned
his look for a futtering second. trying
to make her eyes survey him slowly
from head to foot with her late cool
carelessness; but she had to let them
fall again, and he saw the color come
under the clear skin.
He knew by these tokens that he
possessed power over this splendid
woman that none of the other men
could wield-she had lowered her
eyes to no other but hIm-Rnd all the
man In him sang exultantly under the
knowledge. He greeted her father,
the little Seumas Cavan. OF indomit.
able spirit, fresh. for all his march OF
thousand miles. and he welcomed
them both to Zion. Again and again
while he talked to them he caught
quick glances from the wonderful
eyes-glances OF interest, of inquiry
now OF half.hearted defiance, now
OF wondering submission.
The succeeding months had been q
time OF struggle with him--a struggle
Mexico Missouri message., 1907-02-14

10 maintain his character OF Elder
after the Order Of Melchisedek In the
full gaEe OF those yelvety gray eyes.
and In the light of her reckless. full
Tipped smile; to present to the tempt
ress a shield OF austere piety which
her softest glances should not avail
to melt. For something in her man
ner told him that she OWNED all his
weakness; that, II she acknowledged
his power over her, she recognized
her own power over him. power
equal to and Justly balancing the 9th.
or. Even when he discoursed from
the pulpit. his glance would fasten
upon hers, as il these were but the
one face before him instead OF thou
sand. and he knew that she Knocked
him in her heart: knew she OWNED
there was that within him which
strongly would have had her and him
self far away--alone.
Nor was the GIRLS own mind all OF
piece. For. II she Haunted herself
before him. as If with an impish re-
solve TO be his undolng, there were
stili times when he Ewed her By his
words OF IRE. and by ais high. deter.
mined stand IN some circle TO which
she knew she could never mount.
That night when ho walked with her
ia the moonlight. she knew BIO had
trembIed on the edge OF the galf nxed
so mysterlousIy between them. She
had even felt herself leaning over TO
draw him down with her own warm
arms; and then all at once he had
strangely moved away. widening this
mysterious gulf that always separated
them. leaving her solitary. hurt ami
wondering. She could not understand
n Lifts called through them 50
xircnxly HOW could hs breast IA
Mexico Missouri message., 1907-02-14

was literal and circumstantlal to a de-
gree that made Brigham and the older
men In authority sometimes wrlthe
They were appalled, at the sweeping
victories he promised the Saints over
the hated Gentiles at an early day.
They suggested. too. that the Lord
might withhold an abundance from
them for a few years until he had
more thoroughly tried them. But
their counsel seemed only to infiame
him to fresh absnrdlties. In the very
days OF their greatest scarcity that
winter. when almost every man was
dressed In SKINS and the daily fare
was thistle roots. he declared TO them
at Sunday service;
"a time OF plenty is at hand--of
great plenty. ] cannot tell you how
know these things. ! do not know
how they come to me. pTay--and
they come to life In my spirit; Chat
is how have found this fact; In less
than year states goods OF all need
cd kinds will be sold here cheaper
than they can be bought In eastern
eitles. You shall have an abundance
at prices that will amaze YOU
And the people thrilled to hear him.
partaking Of his faith. remembering
the guiis that ate the crickets. aud
the rain and wind that came 70 save
the pioneer train from IRE. To the
leaders such prophesying was merely
reckless, inviting further chastise.
monts from heaven. and calculated 10
cause a loss OF faith Ia the priesthood.
And yet. Wild as Il was. they saw
this latter prophecy fulfilled; for now,
30 soon after the birth Of this new
empire vhlIo II suffered and grew
weak and eada sair a perish q ~
Mexico Missouri message., 1907-02-14
And why, why must n

mighty rush? And why. why must II
be ao3
During the winter that now cume
upon them, Il became oven greater
wonder to her: for II was common
suffering time of dark days which
she felt they might have llghtcned for
each other and time when she knew
that more than ever she drew him.
For hardly had the feast OF the Har-
vest Home gone by when food once
more became scarce. Tho heaven
sent gulls had. after all. saved bu;
half crop. Drought and early frost
had diminished this: and those who
came In from the east came all too
trustlngly with empty meal sacks.
BY the beginning OF winter there
were 5000 people In the valley to be
fed with miraculous loayes and fishes.
Half OF these were without decent
shelter. dwelling under wagon covers
or In hlmsy tents. and forced much
OF the time to be without fuel; for
wood had TO be hauled through the
snow from the distant canyons, and
so was precious stun. For three
months the cutting winds came down
from the north, and the pitiless win
ter SHOWS ragged about them. An In
ventory was early taken OF the food
stuffs. and thereafter rations we're Is
sued alike to all. whether rich or
poor. Otherwise many Of the latter
must have persisted. II was a time
of hard expedients. such as men are
content 10 face only for the love OF
God. They ranged the hills and
benches to dig sego and thistle roots
and In the last days Of winter many
took the rawhides from their roofs.
boiling and eating them. When spring
came. they watched hungrily for the
first green vegetation, which they
gathered and cooked. Truly It seemed
they had stopped in a desert as cruel
in its way as the human foes from
whom they had fed.
II was now that the genius OF their
| leader showed. He was no longer
! Brigham Young. the preacher, but a
| father in Israel TO his starving chill.
dren.
The efforts Of Brigham to put heart
into the people were ably seconded by
Joel Rae. He was loved like Brigham
| but not feared. He preached like
Brigham submission to the divine will
ms interpreted by the priesthood. but
he was more extravagant than Brig
ham In his promises of blessings in
store for them. He never resorted to
vaEueness In his pictures OF what the
Lord was ab9ut to do for them. He
Mexico Missouri message., 1907-02-14
State Happenings.
neeauae 8 cid Lauahed.

South St Joseph-Charles Frisby.
aged IS. called at the residence Of
sllas Casteel to keep an engagement
with Casteel's daughter, Dora, aged
is, and upbraided her for her indit.
ference TO his protestations Of love.
She laughed and otherwise treated
his earnest appeals In ligkt-hearted
words. stung with jealousy. young
Frisby rushed up the stairs OF the Cas-
teel home, entered bed room and
blew out his brains with a revolver.
Mexico Missouri message., 1907-02-14
A PIonssr Editor Dead.

Savannah-Leroy d. Carter, aged
so. died here. He started the Adven-
turer, the first newspaper published In
st. Joseph. Mo. In 1874 Carter was
elected sheriff OF Andrew county on
the grange ticket. The late Gov. Alt.
geld OF Illinois was elected prosecut-
Ing attorney OF Andrew county on the
same ticket. Upon his retirement
from office, Carter removed to his
farm south OF Savannah, where he
lived until his death.
Mexico Missouri message., 1907-02-14

The sultan OF Morocco haa written
letter TO the president. in which he
addresses the latter IA "the beloved.
the most cherished. the exalted. the
most gracious friend, the most hon.
ored and excellent president Of the
United ststea who is Americas pillar.
the most celebrated preserver OF the
tioa OF true friendship, the faithful
friend. Theodore Roosevelt" That
ought 70 give the Bellanay Storers q
iar.
Mexico Missouri message., 1907-02-14

Frederick J. strater, of Boston.
metallurgist. who has spent several
years experimenting over the smelling
crucible, believes that he has discoy.
cred a hitherto undreamed source OF
wealth in common coke. the melting
OF At least $40 worth Of TIN from q
ton Of coke costing only "a now at re.
tail. His method, known only to him
self, is a simple one.
Mexico Missouri message., 1907-02-14

Four.nfths OF the operatives in the
Japanese mills are women. probably
due to the fact that they win work for
less than the men. who can do better
outside. Men are only employed when
absolutely necessary. such as for
bosses, loom flxers. the heavier card
room work. etc. Weaving in Japan
Is almost entirely woman's Job. as
spinning IL with as.
Mexico Missouri message., 1907-02-14
CHAPTER XII.
a Fiuht for Life.

The stream Of Saints to the Great
Basin had become well.nigh contin.
uous-SRints OF all degrees OF pros
perity, from Farley Pratt, the Archer
OF Paradise, with his wealth OF wives,
wagons and cattle, to Barney Blsier,
unblessed with wives or herds, who
put his earthly goods on wheelbar'
row and. To the everlasting glory OF
God, trundled It from the Missouri
river to the valley OF the Great Salt
Lake. Train after train set out for
the new Zion with faith that God
would drop mama before them.
One by ono the trains worked down
into the valley. the tired Saints max.
Ing fresh their covenants by rebap'
tism as they came. In the waters OF
the River Jordan, Joel Rae made hun.
dreds TO be renewed in the Kingdom.
swearing them to obey Brigham, the
Lords anointed, In all his orders, splr.
Itual or temporal. and the priesthood
or either OF them, and all church au-
thorltles in like manner: TO regard
this obligation as superior to all laws
OF the United States and all earthly
laws whatsoever; to cherish enmlty
against the government OF the United
States, that the blood of Joseph Smith
and the Apostles slain In that genera.
ton might be avenged; and to keep
the matter OF this oath profound Sc
cret then and forever. And from
these waters Of baptism the purified
Saints went TO their inheritances In
Zion--took their humble places, and
began to sweat and bleed in the up.
building OF the new Jerusalem.
From n high. tented wagon In one
such train, creaking Its rough way
down Emigration canyon, with strain.
Ing oxen and tired but eager people.
there had leaped late one afternoon
the girl whose eyes were to call to
him so potently-lncompar eyes,
large and deep. OF yelyety grhyness.
under black brows splendidly bent.
Nor had the eyes alone voiced that
call TO HIS starved senses. He had
caught the free. fearless confidence In
her leap over the wheel, and her
graceful abandon as she stood there,
finely erect and fulEcuryed, her head
with It's. Greek lines thrown well back,
and her strong hands raised TO read
| Just the dusiy hair that tumbled about
her head like storm cloud.
Men from tho train were all about
and others from the settlement, and
these spoke TO her. some in serious
greeting, some with testing words
She returned II all In good part With
kout embarrassment the sally
I OF the wInking wag who called out:
"Now, then. Mara cayanl Here we
are, and q girl like yourself ought q
catch an Elder. at the very lowest"
She laughed with easy good nature
still fumhling In the dusk OF blown
hair at the back OF her head. showing
lulElIpped mouth. beautifully large
with strong.icoking. white teeth. I'll
catch never a one myself II YOU
please, Nathan Tannerl Ia do nj
catching at an. now I'm the one vii
have 10 be caught"
i Her voice wan contralio, with tbs
| little hint Of roughness thar made 4
warm aud richly eolden; that mad'
| Il fall indeed, upon tho cars Of tn
listening Elder like q cathedral ehim'
cenmg him 10 forget all and worship
~-foract 81 but that he VIVA i've AM
| l&enly Hlfh the no, blood snFginH AM
efovdlns ana csyine cai y hla veins
Mexico Missouri message., 1907-02-14
Yeuth Given es Years,

St Louls-William Weismiller, 10
years old, who was charged with first
degree murder for the killing OF Hosea
wardle in q saloon on the night OF
January 80, pleaded guilty to charge
OF second degree murder in the circuit
court and was sentenced to 80 years
In til, penitentlary.
Mexico Missouri message., 1907-02-14

II is hard to understand why Mon
tana girl in her teens should have
eloped with man over so. In Mon
tana girls are SO scarce that they can
take their pick of the men. Now, II
II had been In Boston we should not
have been surprised. for no unmarried
girl in Boston ever gets out OF her
teena.
Mexico Missouri message., 1907-02-14
Killed When Train Was Wrecked.

.Sedalia-In the wreck Of q freight
train on the Missouri. Kansas 6 Texas
railroad, near Deerheld, Mo-. in which
10 cars went through bridge, Walter
Connolly. of Pilot Grove, in charge Of
car OF blooded cattle. was killed.,
Col. r. l.. Hartman. OF Pilot Grove.
owned the cattle, which we're lost, and
which he was shipping to a stock show
at Enid, Okla. He estimates his loss
at $4,000.
Mexico Missouri message., 1907-02-14

AS the censor has suppressed tho
last volume OF Kuropatkiu's Lessons
of the War" II is apparent that the
general had not learned his lesson &C
cording to governmental standards.
Mexico Missouri message., 1907-02-14

over In Philadelphia the newspapers
are raising a great howl because deal
erS In tactical huid are blending skim
milk with the other kind. Compared
with other stories Of clever financing
IN that city. this one does not seem
20 deserve the prominence that Is
given to IL.
Mexico Missouri message., 1907-02-14

A fashion magazine says the girl
of 1907 is tall and slim. She will have
20 wait awhile because the man OF
1907, SO soon after Christmas, is still
rather short for good appearance in
her company.
Mexico Missouri message., 1907-02-14
Was a Wealthy Landowner.

Leavenorth, Kas-K. b. Cecil. wag.
on boss at Fort Leavenorth, and a
freighter in the early days, died at his
home in East Leayenworth, Mo, aged
&c. He as one OF the wealthiest land
owners in the southwest
Mexico Missouri message., 1907-02-14

The officers of the better managed
and most successful cotton mills OF
Japan pay good deal OF attention
70 the Improvement OF conditions
among the help and to increasing the
facilities for education. especially cd
wcation along textile lines.
Mexico Missouri message., 1907-02-14
Missouri Veteran Freezes to Death

Leavenworth-Willia Higley
veteran OF the civil war, GO years old.
was found frozen to death within the
soldiers home grounds. He had
crGwled through a hole in a hedge
fence, but. becoming exhausted. sank
within sight OF the barracks and
died from exposure. Higley served in
Company c, Fifth Missouri infantry.
Mexico Missouri message., 1907-02-14

Mrs. Ella Burr McManus. in pro.
viding for a memorial OF her Jour.
nallst father, stipulated for a COM
petent and gifted sculptor. remark.
ing also on the "many atrocities in
the name of art inflicted upon our
American cities"
Mexico Missouri message., 1907-02-14

In order TO let them know who is
ruler the new shah OF Persia is going
TO start business by cutting on few
heads. He might make a more last
ing impression and prove that he is up
with the times by giving each OF the
refractory ones an operation for ap'
DendIcttis.
Mexico Missouri message., 1907-02-14
Ausd Negro Found Dead.

st. Louis-Sam Allen, a negro al
lie led TO be lO2 years old, was found
dead in bed at his home, IL South
Fourth street, by his wife. Aliens
death was caused by natural cause.
Mexico Missouri message., 1907-02-14
A Brakeman Killed.

Macon-Milton Fox. 30 years old.
a brakeman on the Burlington, fell
between the cars and was instantly
killed. He leaves widow and two
children at Brookheld.
Mexico Missouri message., 1907-02-14

The Pail Mall Gazette expresses
pride and wonder In having received a
letter composed OF u single sentence
of 200 words. Henry James will pro-
badly say tut. tut" in much more
elongated fashion when he sees this.
Mexico Missouri message., 1907-02-14

The Morse Christian name Haakon
and the English family name Hawkin
or Hawkins come from the same root.
and are pronounced In the same fash
son
Mexico Missouri message., 1907-02-14

Less than FIVE per cent OF the ex.
penses Of the "a slaughtering and
meatpacl5ing establishments OF Chi
cago Is for wages.
Mexico Missouri message., 1907-02-14

The largest bird of prey in the world
Is the bearded vulture, which meas,
ures. from wing tip to wing tip, as
much as nine or ten feet.
Mexico Missouri message., 1907-02-14
Rhodel Mad oons Nothlno."

Jefferson City-The committee ap-
pointed by the Missouri senate to
investigate the conduct of State Cams
Warden ]. II. Rhodes has reported.
holding that, while the warden had
been rather dictatorial In actions
toward certain county officials. he had
done nothing which would warrant the
senate demanding his resignation.
Mexico Missouri message., 1907-02-14

Justice is the cornerstone OF true
religion, and unless IL is laid deep in
the heart and soul Of man thore IL
no lasting happiness.