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Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1907-05-30

in New York to close a deal for the
purchase of another mill
The Steel Merger.
They picked up everything In sight,
hurried to Chicago, and, within a
week after the opening of their cam
paign, they had the whole company
organized This is the way that Gates
likes to do things. Gates and all his
followers cleaned up fortunes in this
flotation. The public appetite was
keen for industrial stocks, especially
for steel stocks, and the conversion Of
manufactured stock certificates into
the coin of the realm was accom-
plished in short time. Two years
later the big trust was formed in the
steel trade, and the Gates companies
were turned into the merger. Gates
wanted to go on the steel board,
but the chief promoter, Mr.. Morgan,
wouldn't have 1t. The banker said he
didn't think that Gates was safe man
to have In a great corporation direc-
torate.
Mr.. Morgan's coldness toward him
didn't seem to worry him at all. Not
many months later Gates began to
plunge heavily in Louisville & Nash
vile. He told his friends that it was
a great property and that 1t ought to
60 higher. He and his following in
New York and Chicago, which by that
time had grown to large proportions
because of the money he had made for
them in his steel stocks, put the stock
from around par to above $3.50. The
street woke up one morning to dis
cover that Gates had "cornered" Lou
isville. The Northern Pacific corner
panic was still fresh in the mind of
Wall street and there was a momen-
tary scare But Gates said he didn't
wa,d to hurt anybody. The road
looL cd good to him and he had bought
some of the stock. In fact, he had
bought the control. Gates didn't have
any special use for a railroad with
1890 miles of track, and he looked
around for a purchaser. He went to
Mr.. Morgan's office one morning. and
SAID, mOTBhu, L OWN ln0 COhITOl VI
the louisville. II you want 1t or have
a buyer for 1t, you can take 1t OF my
hay ds." Mr.. Morgan found a buyer
and Gates cleaned up fortune.
dates Is born gambler. When he
wal a country shopkeeper out in I'LL
nois he spent many night in box
car on the siding. playing the great
American game" by the light of a
traInmans lantern. Great financier,
that man Gates" exclaimed a railway
fireman one day, as he saw by the
newspaper headline that Gates had
made big coup In Wall street, I'VE
knew that before Wall street ever
heard OF him, when he raked In the
jackpots out at Turner junction." was
tho engineers reply Gates believes
that gambling is what makes the
world go. Life Is q gamble" said he
tho other day. Everything is a
galnble. When the farmer plants his
corn he is gambling. He bets that the
weather conditions will enable him 10
| raiSe good crop. Sometimes he
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1907-05-30

Street ever organized a more elabor-
ate system of getting advance infor-
nation of things that would affect
Wall street. When the street was
waiting anxiously for the final decis-
ion in the Northern Securities case,
and the Union Pacific party believed
that 1t had defeated James j. Hill, Mr..
Gates one day sent word to Mr.. Hills
office that he had something to tell
him. The railroad president walked
down Nassau street and across Wall
street to the plungers Office. There
he learned from Gates that the SUI
preme court decision would be against
the Union Pacific. Gates didn't tell
how he knew 1t, but he assured Mr.
Hill that he knew what he was talk
ing about. Northern Securities began
to soar that day, and never stopped
until 1t had advanced $40 a share.
Some days later the Supreme court
decision was made public. 1t was just
what Gates said it would be-
Gates Ia a born bull He has never
taken any part In bear campaigns,
because he's too much of an optimist
to bet on stocks going down. Every
time during the past six or seven
years when the market has had a bad
break, the story has gone around that
Gates was hurt. The bull market of
the fall Of 1902 was almost entirely
Gates market Gates and his follow
Ing put st. Paul nearly to 5000, and
were loaded up with stocks when it
was discovered that the Standard Oil
crowd had been selling stocks all the
way up. The market collapsed and
the Gates crowd took heavy losses.
1t is Gates peculiar fame that he
owns, so far as is known, the most
singular pleasure craft possessed by
a millionaire. 1t Is q sidewheel yacht
proverbial church, and fitted out in a
manner that puts to shame it's more
pretentious rivals of the propeller
variety. With his wife he has spent
much time on this distinctly family
seagoing craft, which pleases him to
the point where he tolerates good
naturally the quips of his friends ON
It's packinEcase proportions.
Small wonder is 1t that his liking
for pictures has taken him into the
school called Photographic" by the
critics. His favorite Is Messonier and
OF the red and blue clad soldiers,
courters and ladies who troop
through that artists canvasses he has
goodly company in his Waldorf
rooms, And he finds unending de-
light in the bright colors and clear
cut figures.
OF the hordes Of newly created mill
ionaires borne ato Wall street on the
wave of Industrial combinations which
overwhelmed the country from 1898
to 1901, Gates was the most pictur-
esque. He has added to that distino-
ton the further honor Of lasting the
longest and of retiring not without
laurels. One may not wonder II It
might not be said OF him now what
he once said of himself on another
question, that he is mot broke, but
badly bent"
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1907-05-30

asset. and he soon became danger
GUS rival of Col Ellwood. The colonel
brought an action for infringement of
patent rights and bitter fght was
the result. But Gates hung right on.
Col. Eflwood finally had TO make peace
with him. The two became business
partners and have been closely asso-
ciated In big enterprises ever since.
Other barbed wire mills began to
spring up, and Gates saw that there
would be disastrous trade war II
the rivals were not corralled. He went
around the country buying them up
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1907-05-30
THE STORY.

I'D OAZ was absent from Bethlehem
- at the time of the return of Naomi
and her daughter-in-law, Ruth, but on
his reaching home this bit of news
was among the first to reach his ears,
for the townspeople had not yet ceased
to gossip concerning the event, in fact
he had scarcely gained the gate of his
village before he was surrounded by a
group Of neighbors who poured into
his interested ear all the story Of
Naomi's life and misfortunes in the
land of Moab, and of her having lost
husband and sons there, and of her re-
turn in sorrow and poverty to the old
home she had left over ten years be-
fore.
"Elimelech might better have taken
your advice and stayed in Bethlehem"
calculated one, as the story was fin
ished
Yes" responded Boaz, sadly; 81
have often wished that he had listened
to me and been content to remain.
From what you tell me, he could not
have Jared worse had he done so.
Elimelech and his two sons dead and
only Naomi left" he repeated, half to
himself, meditatively. and what OF
Naomi?" he added, after few min.
utes pause, as his thoughts turned
from the dead to the living. You say
she has brought a Moabitish woman
with herr"
Yea, her daughter-in-law, Ruth,
wife Of Mahlon. And they do say she
is devoted to the old lady, but some
strange motive must have brought her
from her country and her people, for
Naomi hath nothing to offer her. In
fact it does seem that her coming
makes Naomi's lot tho haroer, for
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1907-05-30

young Gates had made enough money
10 buy out his two partners. At one
of the farms where the lad had
threshed wheat he fell in love with
farmers rosy-cheeked daughter.
This gave him an incentive to 60
ahead and make fortune.
A farming community away from
the railways does not present many
golden opportunities to an 1S-year-old
boy, Near the farm was strip of
woodland where Gates shot par
tridges and squirrels. Tramping along
a foot-path in the woods one day the
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1907-05-30

ERMONETTE


"Whom not having seen, ye
love. "-These words of Peter to
Christians refer to the Christ,
and are strikingly pertinent in
connection with this story of
the romance of Ruth and Boaz.
This noble and high-minded
man, Boaz, had heard of the
eelf-sacrifice and devotion of
Ruth, the Moabitish woman, and
his appreciation of true goodness
and worth had aroused in his
heart an admiration, yea, a love,
which could have had no other
sequel than that which this beau
tiful love story unfoIds.
It 10 a splendid thing to have
heart which is sensitive to the
qualities of real goodness. Our
perceptions of worthy qualities
in others are so modified and
tempered by the external and su-
perficia conditions of wealth
and social position, that many a
human flower of the rarest pur.
ity and grace and beauty is born
to blush unseen and unknown in
the busy, occupied world about.
1t is easy to see the virtues of
those to whom we may look for
favors, but we have little thought
or time to spend upon the one
who in his humble, narrow
sphere is living nobIy, heroical-
ly, sublimely.
To most of the people in
Bethlehem Noami and Ruth were
but poor, needy unfortunates. To
the former the surprised word
of greeting on her return was
spoken, and sympathy express
ed, and then she was forgotten.
For the latter there was the
curious, wondering gaze of the
neighbors and friends and towns
people of Naomi, and the un-
spoken query as to why she had
come and what she had hope of
gaining.
But to one person at least in
Bethlehem there came an appre-
citation of the purity and
strength of character of Ruth.
He heard of Naomi's return, and
being klnsman of her dead
husband he might have felt an.
noyed at the thought that here
was poverty-stricken relative
who would make drafts on his
bounty. He heard of the coming
of the daughter-in-law, and he
might have listened to the IN
kindly criticism which must
have been dropped as the
strange woman from a strange
land came into their midst. VIVA,
scheme had she in coming?
What selfish purpose had she
to serve? Suspicion of her mo-
tives and contempt for her ma
tionality and her poverty might
nave so prcJuoiceo MS nina as
to blind him to the rare woman
Iy virtues which she possessed.
But his love for real goodness
was SO keen and genuine, and
his high-minded judgments so
free from bias and impure mo-
tives that he was able to under
stand fully "aIl that Ruth had
DONE" and though he had not
seen her, he loved her. His was
not a sentimental, supe rfioiai
love. It was such love az only
good, pure, strong heart can
feel as 1t finds those qualities in
another, for purity loves purity;
goodness loves goodness.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1907-05-30

unto Ruth: 1t hath fully been showed
me. all that thou hast done unto thy
mother-in-la since the death of thine
husband: and how thou hast left thy IA
ther and thy mother, and the land OF thy
nativity, and art come unto a people
which thou knewest not heretofore. -
Ruth 2:11; read all the chapter.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1907-05-30
swlnburne Writing a Tragedy.

Algernon Charles Swinburne, the
poet is engaged in writing a new
tragedy, the subject Of which is Ce.
sare Borgia
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1907-11-05
A FATAL ACCIDENT.
Walter Jorgenson Fatally Injured While
Loading Lumber.

Yesterday afternoon an accident hap
pened at the dock at Hume's mill that
resulted in the injury of Walter
Jorgenson, the mate Of the schooner
Annie NJ. Campbell. The schooner was
being loaded with lumber from the mill
and Jorgenson was experimenting the
work of loading. A slingful of timbers
was being lowered to the deck of the
boat, when the sling broke and the
heavy body fell on the unfortunate man
crushing him. DR.. Fulton was huwiedly
called and found the man unconscious,
He ordered him taken to the hospital,
at once, and his orders were obeyed as
promptly as possible. His condition on
his arrival at the institution was very
low, and his death expected momen-
tarily, He was still unconscious when
placed in bed and every effort was
made to revive him. His injuries were
such that all hope OF his recovery was
abandoned.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1907-11-05
Plague Worse in Frisco

Plague Worse in Frisco
Plague reports from San Francisco
are to the effect that Of 50 cases Of
bubonic plague reported to the health
officers, So deaths have resulted.
committee yesterday is very cncourag.
ing. The committee on organization,
of which DR.. J. A. Fulton is chairman,
appointed sub committee consisting Of
Manager ]. H. Whyte and Mr.. @. N.
Sherman, to solicit the primary con-
tributions to the stock-list Of the Clat-
sop Fuel Company, the concern that is
to float the initial investment and do
the first work in search of oil and gas;
these gentlemen put in just one hour
and Is minutes yesterday morning, and
reported solid fraction over $4,000 in
subscriptions: Which is indicative Of
the assured, success Of the new venture.
The financial situation was considered
and depositors were advised to keep
their money in the banks, as they would
thereby best conserve their own inter-
ests and those Of the public.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1907-11-05
Lewis and Clark Items

Hon. Walt. j. Ingalls,, the deputy war
horse OF the Lewis and Clark country.
was in the city yesterday. and reports
bis section OF CIatsop in aourishing con,
dition as to crops. politics, and real
estate activity. He says no one out
there 10 doing any unnecessary worry
Ing about the financial situation prevail.
ent over the country, all hands having
abundant faith in the commercial and
financial resources that are certain to
carry the country through any possible.
crisis. Mr.. ingalls, says number Of farms
have changed hands up the creek lately.
G. s. Dow having disposed Of fine 80
acre place; Dan Ingalls, and wife having
sold their L. & G. farm OF 100 acres;
Mr.. Swigler having sold the Heckard
ranch to some dairy people; Thomas
Hansen having sold l40 acres to Fort
Stevens man. for $1,000; and the dairy
stock and equipment heretofore belong
ing to Mr.. Vincent having been disposed
of to Hardley Gragg OF this city.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1907-11-05
FCRT STEVENS HAS
A TEDDY
ONE or UNCLE SANS BOYS KILLS,
A BEAR NEAR FORT STEVENS
HE IS AFTER ANOTHER SKIN IS
PRESENTED TO COL. WHITE.

For sometime past. two huge bears
have been prowling around Point Adams,
and the cemetery adjacent. Uncle Sans
representatives, at Fort Stevens, and
Point Adams, anxious 10 emulate the
example, OF our illustrious Teddy
wanted a bear
Private Romine, located at Point
Adams asked permission Of his superior,
Col. White, the commanding officer to
hunt the bear. Col. White Immediately
gave his consent and Romine started on
bis hunt.
He trailed the bears, night and day.
watching every sign. and sleuth-like
finally located one Of them. Taking de.
liberate aim, he emptied the contents
Of his regulation rife. and the shot
struck home. The bear dropped, but to
make assurance doubly sure. he fred a
second shot, and, approaching the ami
NAL be fred two shots from his re-
yolyer, into the carcass. And there was
a dead bear. The skin Of the animal has
been presented To Col. White. who Is
having 1t stuffed, and II will soon be
exhibited as trophy Of the chase.
Col. White Is elated at the success Of
one Of his men and has extended his
permission to private Romins to con-
tinue his good work. Romine says he
did not get the big one, and his Colonel
clapped him on the back and told him TO
get 1t. Rornine says he will. The
colonel is popular with his men and
there Is not one Of them who would not
like to present him with bear skin.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1907-11-05
IAN OPERA BOUFFE
HICHWAYMAN
TWO LADIES ON THEIR WAY HOME
HELD UP By FRIGHTENED MAN
WITH DUMMY PISTOL - MAN IS.
SCARED AWAY.

On Saturday night AT shout 0.3O as
Mrs. Thos. Parker, and daughter May.
were on their way home. they were
rulely surprised AT the corner of Seventh
and Franklin avenue. As they approach
ed the above corners. q man sprang from
the shadows and In o loud tone COM
manded them TO throw up their hands.
Not replying at once. the man confronted
them and presenting what appeared 70
bc pistol, demanded their yaluables.
The implement was pointed at the head
VI Miss Parker, and her mother struck.
from the hand Of the assaiant. the
deadly appearing weapon. II was a
question who was the most frightend,
Mrs. Parker or the assailant. However,
Miss Parker with rare presence Of mind
and nerve, seized the thing and pointed
II at the man who scampered away. On
examining the deadly implement 1t was
found to be crude imitation Of q
pistol. The handle was rudcly carved
from wood, the barrel was q piece Of
round iron, or steel, one. half Inch In
diameter. while for a hammer, for the
deadly weapon, wire nail was used.
bent TO appear as hammer. II was q
fearful looking thing, as presented to
ones sudden view. ut night and Mrs
and Miss Parker are TO be commended
for their bravery. A description Of the
assailant was given the police and soon
Harry Landers, demented man. was
in custody. When brought before the
ladies, they were not positive in their
Identification and stated that although
the apparel Of the man tailed with their
observation. stiil they could not be posi-.
tive a. 10 the arrested man being the
culprit. Chief Cammal being satisfied
that the work was that Of one who was
not accountable for his actions. and no
identification being possible. released
Landers
From an examination Of the supposed
pistol II could be seen at a glance that
only boy or halfwitted person
eould have constructed II. The ladies
received fright but otherwise no harm
was done.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1907-11-05
Some Kicking

Considerable compliment is being made
by residents Of Uniontown. at the
methods of the contractor, on the i'm
proyement of Bond street, at the west
end. The street Is torn up at the
terminous and is impossible for teams.
Foot passengers are compelled to walk
over narrow sidewalk, on the south
side, while on the north side there is
no means of passage. 1t is understood
that walk will be built at once on the
north side, and much of the inconven-
ience will be obviated. According to the
contract the contractors have the right
to keep the street closed until the com
pletion of the contract, the time limit
Of same being January |, zoos. How
ever, it appears to be the intention of
the contractors to cause as little incon-
yenience as possible, but as they are
responsible for accidents occurring on
the street, during the continuance of
the contract, the city authorities cannot
interfere.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1907-11-05
Landers
ASTORIA WINS.
Defeat Albany Athletic Club In Football
by Score Of 9 to o.

On Sunday the football team Of the
Albany Athletic Club went down TO
defeat at the hands OF the Astoria Club
II was perfect day for the sport. and
both teams being in fine condition. a
great game was played.
Albany showed on the field. with a
fine body OF men, and they were looked
at askauce by the home team. before
the lineup for play. Everyone was on
his mettle, and when the kickoff was
made, the scramble commenced. Good
plays were much in evidence, one par.
ticular one being place kick. by Ben
son, from Albany's ao.yard line. Ste.
hich, Of the local team. gave a fine ex-
hibition making several good plays, His
advances of . and 10 yards at time
brought to him the commendation OF
his team mates and the spectators.
Much credit is due to Captain Minard,
for his able handling Of good team, and
he will certainly receive it,
The Albany boys, who are perfect
gentlemen. took their defeat with good
grace, and when they departed Sunday
night a large crowd, including the As.
toria team were at the depot to bid
them a pleasant au revoir, Ii the AL.
bany boys return here to play again II
win behoove Astoria to hustle some. The
next game will be on Sunday next. and
win be between Astoria and Bunker
Hill Of Portland.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1907-11-05
Delegate to Muskogee--

Governor Chamberlain has appointed
John II. Whyte, Of the Astoria Chamber
OF Commerce, delegate to the Trans
Mississippi Commercial Congress. which
convenes at Muskogee, Oklahoma. on
Tuesday. the 10th Of the present month,
and lasts until the 22nd. The commits.
sion arrived yesterday and Is hand
some document Mr.. Whyte win be un.
able to got away on this business,
though he would like very much to at
tend. He is willing however to waive
the honor In favor Of any live Astorian
who Is going that way on business and
who would be disposed to represent Ore.
gon and Astoria in this important as
sembly.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1907-11-05
Home From Taku--

John L. Carlson. Of Carlson Broa.. Of
this city. has arrived home from Taku.
Alaska. where he been during the past
season In the interest Of tho Taku Pack.
Ing Company, OF which he 10 now the
principal, II not the sole, owner. He
reports that the company packed $4,000
cases of salmon this season as against
$1,000 last year. Mr.. Carlson 10 In As
toria Waiting relatives and friends and
looking up some OF bis interests here.
and will return TO his Seattle home In
the course Of few days.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1907-11-05

MI. and Mrs Frank tlossop and foul
children, arrived At noon yesterday from
England, 10 make their home In Az,
toria. M~. Glossop Is D sister of Ales
Tagg, one Of Astoria's enterprising busi.
ness men.
Dr. Pilkington, who has been boarding
officer for the quarantine department
during DR.. HoIt's leave Of absence, will
be relieved from his duties Wednesday
DR.. Holt's leave having expired.
g. III. Marshall, Of Portland. Is visit.
ing Astoria. with view to locating
here. He Is a guest at the Northern.
d. J. Hanna, Of Minneapolis, IL busi.
ness visitor to this city.
DR.. J. NJ. Holt was Portland pas.
senger on last nights train. He will
attend to business connected with the
quarantine department while at the
fDetIOpOh5'
II. G.. Van Dusen, master fish warden
Of this state, viii attend the meeting Of
the board Of fish commissioners at
Salem today and will present to the
commission his monthly report.
Mr.. and Mrs. spelmeir arrived Sunday
evening. They had been paying visit
to st. Louis, Mo-, with relatives, and not
having seen them for about 50 years,
the meeting was very pleasant.
Police Commissioner Foard has re.
turned home. He has been attending to
bis lumber interests at Bucoda.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1907-11-05
In Imperial Valley

A letter was received from Frank Hart
Yesterday. by W, L. McAfee, his mana.
ger In this letter Mr., Hart states that
he Il now in Imperial Valley, and that
the weather Is fine. 1t Ia beautiful
country rich in farm productions, and
crops good. At times the weather be.
comes warm, but the torrid tempera-
ture has its good points, in producing
crops. Mr.. and Mrs. Hart are enjoying
themselves and their return is uncer.
tain, Probably in month, their friends
may see them again at home.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1907-11-05
win Secure Right Of Way

The Master Fish Warden received q
letter yesterday from Attorney General
Crawford regarding the abstmct TO land
on Tanner Creek. which tho 1sh com.
mission dcsirc 10 secure for a hatchery
site. The opinion expressed In tho let.
ter directs tho Master Fish Warden
10 endeayor to secure the properties de-
sired by purchase from the owners, the
Oregon Railway 4 Navigation Company.
and that IL the purchase can not BE-
effected, then condemnation proceedings
will be commenced.