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The Kennewick courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1905-1914, 1907-02-15

''LEONAEr, ETHEL HAS JUST TOLD ME
THAT SHE IS ENGAGED.
Bettins, and she had seemed to be
such a model governess and compan-
ion, so highly recommended. Well. l
shall take Ethel abroad next month.
Perhaps she will forget him."
More likely, being clever youth,
Tremayne-was that the name?-will
smell rat and persuade her to elope
meanwhile. No, my dear Elizabeth;
we must think of some better plan
than that"
What? Do suggest something,
Leonard, quickly. l declare l have
been SO unstrung all the afternoon
have not known what callers said to
me. 1t seemed as If every one must
know it and be plying me-"
Leonard Grey rose slowly and drew
on his gloves Geli1 erately.
'You and Ethel are to go to the En-
pire with me tonight. you remember
and l have table afterward at Sher.
rvs. l think I'll step over to the
academy and ask this Tremayne to
make the fourth. I was going to have
Dick, but
Leonard! At the Empire! And
sherry's! Oh, really
Mr.. Grey took her hand between his
! two broad palms.
my dear little woman, it is not be-
cause 1 wish to make Mr.. Tremayne's
acquaintance, but because think 1t is
best"
Ethel stole furtive glance from the
stage to the back of the box. Some
how she was vaguely relieved that her
mother and not Tremayne was seated
in the front at her side. or course
Tremayne was delightful. but some
how his evening clothes did not fit as
we'll rs his riding suit. The invitation
had been rather sudden. Perhaps they
had not teen properly pressed, but
there really was an unsightly hump
/ If cloth over his right shoulder blade.
She glanced back at the stage, then
turned to the left. Why was Mrs. Van
Colt leyeling her glasses at their box in
such direct fashion? Really, women
past belled0m could he so OdiOus,
The orchestra broke into r0licking
march. The star was about to enter.
Tremayne leaned over her chair.
makes you think Of Il canrer
through the park on frosty morning,
doesn't it:''
Ethel smiled and forgot the oiious
The Kennewick courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1905-1914, 1907-02-15
a Practical
WooinG
By CARRIE GREEN
Copyright, 1903. by Homer Sprague


There could be DO doubt about it.
Mrs Rainsford was agitated. Her
slender white hands. Hospitality engag
ed in making tea for Leonard Grey,
trembled Her guest. leaning back i'll
his chair on the opposite side of the
fireplace. watched this phenomenon
curously.
The little social world in which these
two figures moved realized that had it
not been for Mrs. Rainsford's daughter,
Ethel. the tall. clean cut. personable
bachelor, watching his hostess with
narrowing eyes, would long ago have
married the pretty widow, with her
Geuze-like figure and her independent
fortune, but what 1t did not know was
that Grey was chatting under the long
delay and the frequent pOstpOnements
which had marked his patient wooing.
But, even as he wondered at the trem-
bling hands, he knew that the psychic
logical moment fer comment had not
yet arrived.
Five minutes later Mrs. Rainsford
stirred her tea violently and raised
tear filed eyes to the friendly face
across the fireplace.
Leonard, Ethel has just told me
that she is engaged"
Mr.. Grey set down his teacup with
clatter that did not harmonize with
the subdued surroundings and the
waning light in the library.
(Which One," he demanded, "Harry,
Jack or Teddy?"
Neither" snapped Mrs. Rainsford.
Then followed something very like a
groan. "It is her-her riding master
one Oscar Tremayne Now. isn't that
name quite enough, without the-er-
position the fellow holds p
Handsome, presume" unused Grey
unsympathetically. KNOWS how to
wear English riding clothes, etc. How
did 1t happen"
Mrs Rainsford leaned forward con-
fidential]y.
81 am beginning to believe 1t was a
plot between this wretched man and
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The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1907-01-18
SENATE.

Senator Doris. Of oregon, intrOduc'
ed a bill In the Senate Thursday max.
ing it unlawful for any business cor.
poration, either in its own name or
the name of any person, to own, hold.
control or vote the stock Of any other
corporation.
The bill provides that II majority
Of the stockholders snail permit the
shares Of stock owned by another cor
poration In the corporation Of which
they are stockholders to he voted, or
II majority shalt permit its business
and affairs to be controlled by another
corporation, then the Attorney General
may bring proceedings to forfeit It's
charter.
Another section provides that any
person who knowingly attempts 10 vote
or votes any shares Of stock which are
directly owned, held or controlled by
another business corporation, with In.
tent or effect Of securing TO the cor
poration owning, holding or controlling
such shares the management. control
or direction OF the business Of the 9th
or corporation shall be deemed guilty
of misdemCanor, and punished by
fine of not exceeding $1,000 or imprls
oned in jail not exceeding one year.
It Is not very often that Senator
Bradley, of St. Francois. makes a rec
ord as humorlst in the Senate. Usu
ally, he Is so busy with bills affecting
the mining interests, reminding thu
railroads OF their sins and provldinr
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1907-01-18

st. Lo'ls--Miss Alice r. Gray was
savIgely assaulted near home, after
dark in Tuxedo Park, suburb. 4 man
stepped mp behind her and struck her
on the head with base ball bat. The
man then ran away. Miss Gray was Sc.
verely injured No cause is known for
the deed. A youth OF &c was arrested
on suspicion A year ago twin
brother assaulted young woman In
q similar manner. and is now In the
Boonville reformatory.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1907-01-18
Got Thousand WIN a Brick.

st. Joscph--A robbcr, equipped only
with a brick for the foray, smashed a
large plate.glass window Of the c. q
T. Burnett jcwelry store ut S O'Clock
at night. seized tray OF diamond
rings and escaped Clerks and p'des
TRANS were attracted by the crashing
Of glass and saw tall young man
without mask WELD brick, and when
an opening was effected quickly push
his hand into the window, and picking
up 1000 worth of diamonds, saun'
tered off. Clerks in the store gave
chase, but he escaped
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1907-01-18

church fair In Montreal, Canada. u
was the work of the clergyman's wife
who thus converted into useful cash
the buttons contributed to her hus-
bands offertory baskets.
The Hon. Hokc Smith, speaking at
Atlanta in September. was enthusI-
astically Rugged by Policeman T. J..
Williams. The latter was then hauled
before his commissioners for taking
an interest In politics"
The Philadelphia Westminster re-
ports that u New York firm offers TO
at out any church with small mirrors
set in the pewbacks to enable femi-
nine worsh!ppers to see II their hats
are on straight during prayer time.
The Kansas cotton crop having
shown a surplus, agricultural papers
OF the state urged that shirts be made
an iDch lonser--by law, That, they
say. would increase the demand for
cotton just enough ito make thingf
come out even"
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1907-01-18
Fouu Released On Bond.

Springfeld-At Cassville, at the CON
cluslon OF the preliminary examina'
ton of Walter Fogg. charged with the
killing OF Lee Heffey, wealthy Barry
county farmer, and the woundlng Of
his son. Clyde Hefhey, and bystander
named Lon Talman, the night OF De-
cember rs at Milwaukee, a short dis
lance from Cassville, the prisoner was
released on $4,000 bond.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1907-01-18

January, 1905, came in with proof
that Kentucky deacons are made OF
much the same stuff as Kentucky col.
,onels. Two of them had an argument
as to John d. Rockefeller's fitness for
heaven, deciding the matter with shot
guns. The churchman who upheld
Mr.. Rockefeller got two charges OF
'buckshot in the breast.
June brought news from Des Moines
that some highwaymen had returned
to James Morgan. their victim of the
night before, three teeth they had
"unlntentionally" knocked out. They
thoughtfully suggested a plate.settlng,
So the months of 1906 have run.
In Germany, too, the year opened
oddly. One Schmeid had had carved
upon his deceased wifes tombstone
some frigld words to the effect that
she had died of INSCRIPTIONS treat
ment, whercupon libel suits followed,
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1907-01-18
Missouri
Legislature
HOUSE.

All trust companies anu
institutions, exclusive of building AID
loan associations and national banks,
are to be placed under the supervision
of State Bank Commissioner II a bill
introduced by Representative Hum
phrcy. of Plate County, In the House
Thursday morn 'ng, passes.
The measure requires that the banks
be taken from the supervision OF the
Secretary of State and placed In the
hands Of Bank Commissioner, who Is
to he an appointee of the Governor AZ
a salary OF S3,500O a year. lie and his
deputy must have had at least three
years experience in the banking bust.
ness
Representative Humphrey stated
that the bill was drawn up at the r..
quest OF the Missouri Bankers Assoc
citation. There will be eight examiners
who will visit every bank and trust
company In the state once 4 year.
Another provision requires that
three OF the directors of each bank
shall make a personal inspection OF
the condition Of the account At least
twice a year and forward the report
to the Bank Commissioner, the same
TO be regarded as strictly confidential
communication.
Representative Austin Riggs, Of st.
Louis, offered an amendment 10 the
election laws to increase the salaries
of the Judges and clerks Of election for
the City of st. Louis from 81 to s. a
day and to allow them $3.50 a day for
every day they are called upon to visit
the Election Commissioners office.
Speaker Atkinson, of the house of
representatives, on Wednesday an.
Hounccd the standing committees of
that branch of the general assembly.
Not craftsmanship was given to the
s. Louis members, but It was al their
own request.
Every candidate for speaker Of the
house Of representatives gets chair
manship of some committee, and the
other democratic members of the
house are taken care of by appoint
ments on important committees.
Representative Simmons, who was
the most formidable opponent &c
Speaker Atkinson in the race for the
honor of presiding over the house al
this session, is named at the head OF
| the committee on ways and means
| Wallace Crosslcy, of johnson county
heads the committee on education ant
public schools; Representative Hous
ton, of Cass county, will preside oycl
the committee on private corporations
and Representative II. F. Stapcl, o
Atchison county, heads the committee
on the jamestown exposition.
Speaker Atkinson In making his Sc
lections, stated that he hoped the!
wodld Prove satisfactory to all of tn,
members, as he had made his selec
ticns without fear, favor or affection
No republican is placed at the heat
of any committee, but they are siyel
representation In each.
There was big slump in the mum
Der Of bills introduced Wednesday
being sent In by the members. Som
covered propositions already lhcol
poratcd in other bills. while the ma
jority were local In nature.
The second reading Of bills was ca
ried out Wednesday for the first tim
this session, and the first thirty whic
were returned from the printer wer
read and referred to the respcctly
committees.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1907-01-18
State Happenings.
Fire In a state institution.

Marshall.--Fire started in the lauD
dry OF the Missouri colony for the
feeble minded at this place. The fire
was caused by tho explosion OF gas
ollne tank situated In the laundry
which caused the fire to break out Ia
q great number of places at the same
time. One girl inmate OF tho institu'
ton was standing close TO the tanF
at the time OF the explosion and wa'
burned severely. but the doctcrs be
lieve that she will recover. The en-
tire building, including laundry, ki.Sh
en-. cold storage, grocery room, bake
shop, employees dining room and gen
eral dining room OF the inmates was
burned TO the ground The locs Is es
timatcd AT $50. 900,
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1907-01-18
LEGISLATIVE NOTES.

Representative Dale of Andrew
county has heard so many persons
talk of the barrel Of apples his prede.
cessor, the late Representative Moscr,
sent to the general assembly, that he
has conilded to Railroad Clerk Reed
OF the state auditors department, his
intention to do likewise.
Representative Barker OF Macon
and Traughber of Carroll and Sena'
tor Hudson of Livingston were all
born In Carroll county where all C:
them resided until after they had
reached their majority.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1907-01-18
Woman Badly Burned,

Chlllicothe-Mrs. Sarah Krause, an
aged woman, living In the west part
of Livingston county, sustained burns
that II Is though will prove fatal. Mrs,
Krause lived alone. Neighbors passing
her home saw her In the yard enyel.
opcd in flames They hastily went to
her rescue but not until she had been
dangerously bnrned about the head
and body.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1907-01-18
For Annapolis and wcot Point.

nn-Congressman Champ
Clark has appointed two examining
boards to meet nj Mexico, Mo, on Sat
Urday February >. to select youths
who will receive his appointment as
cadets at the military academy at
West Point and the naval academy AT
Annapolis.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1907-01-18
Died From Laudanum.

Kansas City.--Allen Moore, presi.
dent Of the Chilicothc normal school
and business college. died in a police
ambulance while being taken from a
hotel to the emergency hospital in the
city hall An oyerdore OF laudanum
was the cause. It was said Mt tho
hotel that Prof. Moore had taken The
drug Tor stomach trouble.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1907-01-18
A Sharp Letter.

Springfield Corporation Counsel
Lewis, Of Chicago. has addressed
very sharp letter to the state board
OF equalization. The letter accuses
the board OF falling to notify either
him or the encouragement OF the
state when representatives OF the cor
poratons, for whose higher assess.
ment he had made a plea before the
board. were to make their arguments.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1907-01-18

Senator Doris introduced a bill
which he said was not an administra.
ton measure, but was along the line
Of the series Of antitrust bills, and
sought to attain an end in the same
direction. 1t provides that It shall 30
unlawful for any business corporation
to own. hold. control or vote the stock
of another corporation.
Official Reporter Daniels is school
teacher, From his desk in the house
he can see three of his former pupils
occupying seats as members of the
Legislature. These are Representa-
tives Oliver of Pemiscot, Settle OF
Wayne and Sweeza of Reynolds.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1907-01-18

and the wldower went to Jail for IA
days.
In Manila, the meanest man In the
Islands stole his mother.in.law's tomb
stone and pawned 1t.
An actual sale OF burial memorials
was held in September, in Breslau. A
"rlng" OF undertakers had been formed
to bear prices. but n speculative out
slider insisted on playing bull, and the
local troops had to be called In to
.luict the resultant hard feeling.
Just Love.
One lover has cabled his proposal
to New York from BuenoB Ayres. and
another. over In London, took ad'
vantage OF his dentists trade to SEND
in his heart-deep proposition neatly
engraved on the plate of a set OF false
teeth. Both won out
At Lynchburg Md, were married
couple who had found a new use for
old love letters, The high contracting
parties knelt upon white satin pillows
stuffed 70 cracking with their amatory
.epistles.
Letters Of another sort have figured
IN the news Of the twelvemonth.
Elisha HAYES. OF Stoughton, Mass,
has received. in his ninety.third year,
ono written 10 him during the civil
war by his boy, then at the front;
while another missive, mailed In Bos.
ton In 1888, never reached Its object
in Granville n. Y. till last September
Up In Rlddeford, Me. an honest
farmer had dream reminding him
that he owed a neighbOr a dollar
Both had forgotten II, but, having fg
aired that the loan was of 26 years
standlng, Il was formally closed up
Laws Lighter Side.
A London magistrate discharged q
man and his wife charged with con
,splracy, on the ground that they were
legally one person, and one person
could not consplre.
A Chicago physician was founC
guilty of robbery. Inasmuch as he haC
diagnosed n certain case In way
afterward proved wrong. The jury
under false pretenses, and he had t
give back 800.
Another glimpse Of legal methods
has come across from Germany, whert
the mayor of town was caught pick
Ing the pockets of prisoner, and wa
"sent up" for a month.
Wilmington produced the champion
10 story. Francis T.. Davis, with 1
letters In his name, was arrested b,
.Patrolman Francis G.. Green ditto
at 1913 on January 10, the call goin
.in from box 10. At 9:13 next day h
was arraigned before Edwin r. Cocf
ran (l3 letters AGAIN., and his fin
and costs totaled exactly sl3
Miss Margaret Schidu. Of Cleveland
ion August %, sent invitations to 2
friends to attend her twenty-five
birthday party. September 49, at .
East Twenty.third street. An orche'
ira Of 90 pieces discoursed exactly 3
sweet dances from behind 20 palms.
The other hoodoo digits came Il
twice in April once when a Baltimor
negro was arrested for stealing
chickens; again at st. Louis, where
baseball ian" fell dead OF heart di
ease during the thirteenth inning {
the 81. LouisPittsburg game.
The Old Folks.
The annual brdegrooms OF an az
past expecting Just that of them wei
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1907-01-18
Ordered to Cut Out Dangerous Wires.

Selalia-Two deaths from live"
wires in Sedala within two weeks
caused the city council at n special
Pope to cut out and ground. without
notice, any dangerous or imperfectly
insulated wire found in the city limits.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1907-01-18
TWO Years for Two convicts.

jefferson City.-Harry Grimm and
Sam Thompson, two negro convlctg.
who came here from St Louis, and
who walked away from the power
house at the penitentiary a few days
ago in the circuit court were given
fire years each for jailbreaking.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1907-01-18
A LEGISLATORS Wife Dead.

St ouls.--The wife of Representa-
tive Charles J.. Willard was buried
here. She was Il, and married Mr.
Willard 40 years ago at Cleveland, o.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1907-01-18
Coincidence and Paradox.

Two other Observation-Disclosures trans.
Atlantic tales tell of New Zealand
horse race, which was won by one.
eyed mare, ridden by a one-eyed
jockey, the two weighing.room clerks
also having but two eyes between
them; and of Partisan June wedding
when the twin brothers Charlton mar
ried the twin sisters VoIsse. twin
cousins tmale and female) acting as
best man and maid of honor.
In New York, during February
masked ball, there was panic and
many casualties, all because the cot.
ton snow man of the grand march had
suddenly caught fire.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1907-01-18
Will Moi Onnose Willlams.

Champ Clark, of Mis-
souri,, it Is stated, will not oppose John
Fsarp Williams for democratic leader
ship In house.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1907-01-18
charned WITH a kllllna.

Washington Simeon and
Walter Fink indicted on the charge
Of killing Walter Robinson and Ott9
Budds meyer In this city.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1907-01-18
Died at the Breakfast Table.

st. ,Louis-With a sigh, John w.
Spargo, q well.known educator foil
from his chair nc the breakfast table.
dead
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1907-01-18

sisted on appearing In The parlor with
neither shoes nor stockings,
Des Moincs produced, in May, a
baby who changed color three times a
day. when little Eli Rami awakes he
is a proper pink. By noon he is n
dark ginger In hue and before bedtime
is startlingly pale. But then. he Is
the son Of HindoO father and an Hi
nois mother.
In August the hello lady on the
line between Meredith and Wolfboro,
n. H., heard the voice of two.hour.
old subscriber. The news of his ar
rival In the world came first, and then
his nfantilc Endorsement travelled
across Lake Winnipseogee.
Hard Liquor.
Chicago and Kansas City give two
Of the best of the years hardliquor
yarns. In one case three saloon keep.
ers were fined $500, to be paid the
orphans of a man who had died Of
| drink; and In the other n certain Sci
| by Jones was sentenced to get drunk
and stay so. Poor Jones was later ar
rested In Chicago for stealing In order
TO raise the wherowith to carry out
the Kansas City sentence.
London is responsible for this: The
armchair OF confirmed tippler, used
at a "psychometric lecture" made
| tipsy every one who sat in II. The
signs of drinking continued upon -four
subjects till the chair was burned
when they at once sobered up.
Weird Wills.
When the late Michael Davitt be
queathed TO all his friends "kinI
thoughts, to my enemies the fulles
possible forgiveness, and to IRELAND
my undying prayer for her absolute
freedom he did not leave thu
stranges will of the twelvemonthi
probate.
Mrs. Christina Hoch, of Brooklyn
wllled the ashes of her body, whel
cremated, as fertilizer for rose busl
on her sons grave; Mrs. Isabel Kream
er. at Westminster, Eng, left her cor
leg to the parish poor warden; and
lady OF Florence. Italy, bequeathe
$500 to the stan OF local newspape
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1907-01-18

Isaac Lloyd, of Liverpool who. az 30,
was wed to widow OF 60 In March,
while. u month earlier, Deacon French,
of Nashua, n. H., at IS married
spinster of 76.
The "70s" have even more to tell
In January. Andrew Lansair, Of To-
ledo, began cutting another set OF
teeth: in February Il lie Seur tMinn)
matron painted her entire house; in
October, Frank Bookwalter. returning
to his boyhood home in Attica. Ind
after Go years absence, had the door.
step lifted that he might find Il dime
he had lost down the crack as a boy
Of Ave. He found Il. And each OF
these was Just three score years and
ten.
The note OF pathos, which SO often
sounds with age. came from Middle
town, n. Y, in April Matthew
| Smedes, aged 30, could no longer re-
sist the call of the fields. He took to
| the plow again-and was found dead
in the first furrow he had Guided
/ in harness, as he had wished to die
Australia may claim something near
the record! At some amateur the
atricals near Victoria, in January two
people In the stalls. whenever the he
roine was kissed, kissed each other
loudly. The man of this couple was
husband to the stage heroine, and this
was his way of repronng behavior
across the footlights to which he wal
distinctly opposed.