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CanÌƒon City record. [volume] (CanÌƒon City, Colo.) 1883-192?, 1907-12-12

though they would have to ride nearly
all night. But there was moon. They
were to follow A. soon a. they could
hitch up.
But when Bert reached bis friend ne
found him in bed. SO he would have to
get the dog ready for shipment him
self. He went to the stable and found
the box. It was large and roomy and
had soft hay on the bottom. But
Prince .lolnnd wns as big a. 4 man.
and Bert began to wonder II this box
would be large enough for 80 mon
strous dog to turn In. He tackled the
letter containing the key to the self
locking paddock on the top. md then he
thought he would get In himself and
rec II It wns large enough. He found
It quite roomy enough. and the warmth
was agreeable. He lay down and curl.
ed around In q comfortable position
while wondering what Mary would
say to the dog and fell sound asleep.
He was worn out with three nights Of
watching. and he slept SO sonndly
that he knew nothing Of what took
place after.
What did happen was this: RE men
CanÌƒon City record. [volume] (CanÌƒon City, Colo.) 1883-192?, 1907-12-12

This noble creature was In small
neighboring place to which there was
no railroad. and Bert had had his
friend make n large box In which TO
bring him to Mary's home. The box
was large and really quite handsome
and was provided with air holes. The
splendid dog would be taken in II &"
the plantation and set on the veranda
in daylight. or. at least. that was
Berts plan. A letter was written and
inclosed in strong envelope. which
was also to contain the key to the pad
lock. and In Rcrt's pockets were tacSs
and hammer to fastcn II on the top
Of the box.
Friday afternoon Mr.. Burnside pass
ed away In the arms Of his young
clerk. The old man had sincerely low
ell Bert. and Bert loved him. though
still somewhat In awe Of him. Bert
was truly grieved. but men must
work." so Bert hastily gave the neces-
sary orders for the funeral Sunday.
and then he rushed to his friend to see
about shipping the dog 80 that II should
reach Mary's home at the precise time.
When Bert reached the little town he
went to the express ofiice and by un-
usual offers managed to persuade them
that the dog be delivered as he wished.
CanÌƒon City record. [volume] (CanÌƒon City, Colo.) 1883-192?, 1907-12-12

presents the young folks were to have
games and supper and good Old
fashioned Virginia reel.
Christmas fell on Saturday this year.
Bert had expected to be there every
evening during the week to help. but
Tuesday. Wednesday, Thursday and
Friday passed without word from
him, nor did he come.
At first Mary was surprised. then
hurt, then Indignant. He should have
sent her word at least II he had not in
tended to come. and she went about
with q heightened color. but with IA
heavier heart than the occasion war
ranted or she realized. The skies were
dark and the house gloomy, and she
was growing very tired Of the whole
thing since Bert had not come to help.
He was 80 capable and 30 CHEEKY.
Well. she had lived twenty years with
out him and doubtless would not die II
he did not come at ALL
The reason OF Bert's apparent defec-
ton was that Mr.. Burnside. his EN-.
ployer. was dangerously III. He was
alone in the world. having no relative
living. and 1t became Bert's duty to
remain with him and take care Of him
for Mr. Burnside could not bear Bert
to leave him. Bert had written to
Mary. and. with the strange generosity
which strikes any man when II regards
the woman he loves. Bert gave an old
negro a dollar to take the letter. The
dollar and n saloon proved too much
for the old man. and the next morning
he was carried to the calaboose. while
the letter lay soaked scrap Of paper
In the mud.
and had int ided to give her n superb
Ot. Bernard dog Ms her Christmas gift
CanÌƒon City record. [volume] (CanÌƒon City, Colo.) 1883-192?, 1907-12-12

invent to find some way to further his
own cause with Mary and to save her
home. The week before Christmas
had come before he could do more than
sigh over the hopelessness Of it all.
Mary had determined to have
Christmas such as she had seen In the
college and at the homes Of her school
mates-a big tree and presents for all
Bert rode out every day as soon as
his duties were done to help Mary in
the decorati Of her tree. and they all
anticipated much pleasure. After the
children had gone home with their
CanÌƒon City record. [volume] (CanÌƒon City, Colo.) 1883-192?, 1907-12-12

ER name was Mary Bout
well. She came from old
Puritan stock on her IA
ther's side and from a CO
lonial Virginian family on
her mothers. She had the
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1907-12-26
new BANKING LAW
OKLAHOMA DEPoSlToRS PRO-
TEcTEo BY GUARANTY FUND.
BECOMES OPERATIVE FEBRUARY II
State Banks Pay 1 Per Cent of Aver
age Daily Deposits to Board to
Protect Patrons.

Guthrie, Okla.-The new banking
law for the state of Oklahoma, wherein
is provided a guaranty fund for the
protection of %depositors in i~nsolvent
banks, will become operative Feb. IT,
1908. Its makers believe it will make
impossible a run on an individual
bank or permit a money panic in the
state.
Each state bank is required to pay
to the state banking board a sun
equal to l per cent of its daily average
deposits. Whenever this sum is &C.
pleted it shall be increased by further
assessments.
When a bank fails, the state bank
examiner steps in and forthwith pays
the depositors from the guaranty
funds held by the banking board.
These payments become a first lien
on the assets of the defunct bank.
National banks that wish to avail
themselves of the benefits of the law
may do so upon a plan agreed upon
by the banking board, the bank COM
missioner and the comptroller Of the
currency of the United States.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1907-12-26
PLEAD INSANITY
TRIAL OF WHITES SLAYER Ex.
PEcTEp TO CLOSE SPEEDILY.
NO CONTEST is THOUGHT PROBABLE
jerome Said to Have Doubted Pris
oner's Responsibility From
the Outset.

New York-The trial of Harry
Kendall Thaw for the killing of Stan
ford White, which has been set for
January 6, is likely to come to a sud
den close through admission by the
defense that the defendant is insane,
was insane at the time of the shoot
ing, and always was insane. II this
plea is accepted Thaw will be sent to
the Mattewan asylum.
1t is not believed that District At
torney Jerome will raise any objec-
ton to this course. 1t was known
early in the trial last spring that he
had grave doubts of the prisoners
sanity at that time, and toward its
close he stopped the proceedings by
declaring his conviction that Thaw
was at that moment incompetent men,
tally to plead before a jury. He was
still prepared to argue that on the
night of the tragedy he was sane, al
though from his prolonged examina-
ton of the alienists of the defense 1t
was believed that of even that he was
not sure.
If Thaw Is committed to Mattewan
as insane at the time of the killing,
he will remain therS until it is de-
clared upon authoritative grounds
that he Is sane. He cannot be tried
aagin for the killing.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1907-12-26
ACCUSED MAN KILLED.
Shots Fired at Night From Ambush
Ended Life of Murder Suspect.

Graham, Okla.-Sheriffs are search
Ing the country surrounding this
town for the man who shot John
Arlington, 81 years old, from am
bush, as he was leaving the home
Of his fiancee.
1t is thought that the murder may
have been in revenge for that of a
young man named Emberlin, last Jan
uary. Arlington was under bond on
the charge of killing Emberlin.
Arlington had left his sweetheart
| Wednesday night, after kissing her
goodnight, and vas passing through
the front gate of her home, when
shots were heard in the darkness and
the young man fell mortally wounded
He died in a few minutes.
Neighbors, aroused by the shots,
beat the woods all night for the mur.
derer, without avail. Officers arrived
Thursday, but have found no trace OF
the assassin. The young woman,
whom Arlington was to have married
shortly, is Frustrated.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1907-12-26
HAD FORMER o
Nebraska Boy Held in Los Angeles for
Killing Policeman.

Los Angeles, Cal.-Daniel Mes
xii, who is in jail charged with the
murder of Policeman Lyons, came
from Nebraska, where he has a record.
A letter just received from County
Attorney Tirrell of Lincoln says, in
part:
II have prosecuted Meskil at differ
ent times and am thoroughly familiar
with his youthful criminal record. He
learned the printers trade in the re-
form school at Kearney, Neb. He was
in the county Jail here many times
for assaults of various kinds upon his
mother, sisters and brothers. For ex-
ample, a sister did not wait upon him
quite so quickly as he thought she
should, and he stuck a table fork in
her back until it penetrated the body
for considerable more than an inch"
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1907-12-26
TELLS OF MASSACRE
PROMINENT MEXICAN ESCAPES,
WOUNDED, FROM YAouIs.
WAS LINED UP WITH THE OTHERS
Worst Indian Uprising in Five Years
Is Causing Great Uneasiness.
Americans viii Leave.

Nogales, Ariz.-Two of the Yaqui
Indians arrested by Sheriff Saxon
Thursday have been identified by a
Mexican who escaped the massacre.
The Mexican officers also have a
dozen Yaqui suspects in custody.
Leonal Carrillo, member of a prom
inent family of Tucson, who was one
of the party of Is ambushed by Yaquis
on the Dolores river last Wednesday
when twelve Of the number were
killed, has arrived here.
Carrillo was stood up naked with
the others by the Yaquis. but when
the fatal volley was fired. he was only
wounded and s~ucceededfin escaping.
Carrillo and five others fed without
clothing across the desert to a neigh
boring ranch. They reached there COW
cred with blood and exhausted from
their terrible experiences.
Carrilloe was driving with Jose
Fernandez, a wealthy ranch owner,
and four other Mexicans from the
town of Imuris on the Sonora railroad
to the Fernandez ranch. AS they
reached the Dolores river they were
suddenly confronted by a band of 20
armed Yaqui Indians dressed as Next
can soldiers. The Indians had with
them IL Mexican prisoners.
At the command of the Yaqui chief,
GARLIC and his five companions were
surrounded and at the point of rifles
compelled to dismohnt from their
wagon and line up. They were then
ranged alongside the IL other Mexi-
al prisoners.
After all had been compelled to I'M
dress the entire IS were stood in line
in front Of leveled rifles of the In
dams. The Yaqui chief then slowly
counted up to the number ZIG" when
the Indians fired a volley and all but
six of the party dropped dead. Car
rillo was wounded, but not seriously
With the other five, he fed.
The Indian uprising in the Magda
lena district is the worst in five years
and is causing the greatest uneasiness
among the mining men, who fear
wholesale massacre. Many American
mining men are making arrangements
to leave the country.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1907-12-26
IN CONGRESS
HOUSE.

Speaker Cannon did not complete
his committee assignments until near
ly u o'clock Wednesday night. To
insure the printing of the official lists
in time for Thursdays session; each
committee table was sent to the pub
lie printer "Wednesday night as soon
as it was finished. Mr.. John Sharp
Williams, who by virtue of his mi
nority, leadership had the naming of
democrats to the various committees,
worked behind closed doors all of
Tuesday and Wednesday and sent his
completed list to the speaker Wednes-
day night. The assignment task was
heavier this year than eevr before. for
two reasons: The creating Of about
SO additional committeeships by the
enlargement of each of the more i'm
portant committees by one republican
and one democrat on account of in
creased membership of the house and
the fact that many members foresee
in the speakers selections an effect
real or fancied-on the presidential
situation.
The more or less Ill feeling that has
long existed between Congressman D.
A. DeArmond of Missouri and John
Sharp Williams OF Mississippi, minor.
ity leader in the house, eliminated
Thursday afternoon in a brief but rat
Ting fist fight. The set.to took place
in the cloak room of the house, just
after adjournment of that body, and II
required the efforts of six fellow con
gressmen to get the belligerents apart
and out of striking range of each
other.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1907-12-26
NINE OWNERS STAND PAT.
Western Federation of Miners Are
Tabooed at G%oIdfield.

Goldfield, Nev.-Judge Hilton, chief
counsel for the Western Federation of
Miners, who has come here with a
plan to settle the differences be
tween the miners and the Mine Own
ers' association, is doomed to disap-
pointment SO far as the operators are
concerned.
When asked what action would be
taken by the mine owners towards a
settlement, as suggested by Hilton,
Secretary Erb said:
1.-THE mine owners have taken the
stand that they will have no dealings
whatever with the Western Fedora
ton of Miners. We have given our
ultimatum, and it was for them to re-
ject or accept it. We can hold no
conferences"
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1907-12-26
CHANGE IN MILEAGE BOOKS.
New Form of Ticket Does Away with
Rate Law Difficulties.

Chicago, Ill.-For the purpose of
doing away with the difficulties
which have attended the use of rail
way mileage books in consequence of
the passage of rate laws by various
states in the west, the Chicago &
Northwestern railroad has placed on
sale a new form of 1000 and 2,0OO-mile
tickets. Each ticket is good "for
bearer" Moreover, they are available
for as many persons as care to ride
on the ticket at one time, and will be
accepted at the current rate per mile
in the state where they are used.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1907-12-26
SENATE.

The resolution of Senator Culber-
son of Texas, directing the commit.
tee on finance to investigate the
causes of the present financial strin-
gency and to recommend immediate
means for its relief, was allowed tc
lie on the table and it will be the
subject of remarks by Mr.. Culberson
at some future time.
The republican senators held a
caucus Tuesday and accepted the re-
port from the committee on commit
tees on the assignment of senators to
committees. Many changes were made
in assignments to chairmanships and
new senators secured the following
chairmanships: Bourne of Oregon,
fisheries; Dixon of Montana, civil serv-
ice examination; Borah of Idaho,
weights and measures.
In the senate resolutions were
adopted by Senator Tillman asking
the interstate commission
as to whether any corporation engaged
in interstate is the owner
of the stock Of any other corporations
carrying passengers and freight and
calling upon the interstate commerce
commission to define the authority Of
the federal government and of the
states in respect to the control of the
liquor traffic through the operation OF
the interstate law. These resolutions
provoked debate and finally were re-
ferred to senate committees, though
one of them was transferred into a
bill.
Senator Culberson spoke on his res
olution calling on the committee of
finance to investigate and report on
the case of the present financial strin-
gency and to recommend measures
for the prevention of its recurrence.
The resolution was referred to the
committee on finance.
The senators who will serve on the
democratic congressional campaign
committee for 1908 have been named
as follows: Clay, Taliaferri, Martin.
Stone, Newlands, Latimer, Owen, Gull
berson and Taylor.
The senate discussed for two hours
a bill to allow a suspension of the
law requiring annual work on mining
claims, in the course of being perfect
ed, to the amount of at least 500 an,
nually during the year 1908. The bill
was urged because of the difficulty
of securing funds for prosecuting the
work. Action on the measure was
finally defeated by a motion of Sena'
tor Carter, who called for an execu'
tive session at the moment the bill
was to be voted upon. 1t can not now
come up until after the holidays.
The secretary of the interior sent 8
communication to the senate recon
mending provision in the urgent de
ficiency appropriation bill for the sup
port of Ute Indians, who are now of
their reservation and in the vicinity
of the Cheyenne River agency in South
Dakota. Authority to expend a por
ton of their tribal funds to prevent
want and suffering among them is re
quested.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1907-12-26
INVESTIGATING ALLEGED BRIRE
Governor Warner of Michigan Calls
on Harvester Co. in Chicago.

Chicago, Ill.-Governor F. M.
Warner Of Michigan arrived in Chi
cago Thursday and announced that he
had come for the purpose of investi-
eating the alleged attempt to bride 10
senators Of the legislature to vote
against certain acts in which the In
ternational Harvester Co. was said to
be interested.
II will visit the offices of the har-
vestcr company" said Governor War
ner, land intend to get at the bot
tom of this affair myself. l am 60
ing to leave nothing undone to ascer-
tain the truth"
Governor Warner said he would
probably leave for Michigan Thursday
night.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1907-12-26
REFUSED to Indorae Huahes.

New York-By an almost unani-
nous vote, the republican COM
mittee OF New York county Thursday
night refused to adopt a resolution in
dorsing Governor Hughes for the re-
publican presidential nomination.
When the resolution was offered, a
motion was Immediately introduced
providing that the resolution go over
for consideration at the next meeting
In January. This motion was adopt
ed with a shout that could be heard
outside the committee room.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1907-12-26
Used the Banks Securities.

Searchlight, Nev.-During a meet
ing of depositors of the Search
light Bank and Trust Co., held here
Wednesday night, a committee report
ed that securities owned by the bank
have been hypothecated to McCor-
mick & Co. of Salt Lake for the sum
of $4,000 and it is alleged that the
money was used by President Homer
Tabor in private enterprises.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1907-12-26
Election Is Postponed.

Chicago.-E. H. Hartman won
a victory Thursday afternoon in
his fight with Stuyvesant Fish for CON
troll of the Illinois Central railroad
when Judge Ball, in a decision, post
poned decision in Fish's injunction
suit to February, the exact date to be
fixed later. This necessitates post
poning the election. Most of the prox-
les held by both sides will expire
meantime and both sides will have to
recanvass the stockholders for prox-
les.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1907-12-26
Minnesota Would Gust Standard.

st. Paul, Minn.-District Attorney
General Edward 7. Young Thursday
began proceedings in the district court
Of Hennepin county to Gust the Stand
ard Oil Co. of Indiana from Mime
sofa. The proceedings are brought
under a state law forbidding discrim-
inrtion between citieis in the prices
charged for commodities. 1t is alleged
that because Of the competition in
Minneapolis and st. Paul, oil is sold
by the Standard at a lower price in
these cities than in other sections.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1907-12-26
Denies Robbino Peoria Schools.

Peoria, Ill.-Newton c. Dougherty,
former superintendent of the Peoria
public schools, occupied the witness
stand Thursday and testified in his
own behalf in the case brought by the
school board against him for the re-
covery of 100000 taken from the
school funds. The tide of the evidence
turned to the robbing of the Peoria
school board safe last January and
Dougherty Indignantly denied he
knew anything about the robbery.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1907-12-26
LOSES MONEY, CUTS HIS THROAT
Wallace Erskine, Actor, Presumed to
Have Specialized.

Columbus, Ga.-Just because he
received unfavorable news from
New York regarding financial matters
In which he was interested, Wallace
Erskine, a member of the prince
Chap" company, went to his room at
the hotel after Thursday nights per-
Torrance and cut his throat with a
razor.
Erskine was found soon afterward
very weak from loss Of blood. Physi-
clans think he will recover 1t is said
Erskine lost considerable money in
Wall street.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1907-12-26
Harden LOSING Prestine.

Berlin, Germany.-Maximilian Har-
den, who two months ago was the ia
vorite of the people, who was oheered
and congratulated by crowds of ad-
mirers as he appeared in public, was
received by icey silence by the few
hundred persons who had collected
outside the main entrance of the Grim
inal court to witness the departure of
the principals in the present hearing.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1907-12-26

Columbia University has also de-
cided to give up the system of con
Quoting examinations on honor, and
will go back to the old custom OF
having the examinations supervised
by officers of the university to pre-.
vent cheating. If we are not mis-
taken, Princeton is now about the
only university where the honor sys-
teni Is still maintained with entire
success and satisfaction to all con-
cerned. It is a unique distinction for
President Woodrow Wilson's young
men. and IT is hoped may not be taken
away from them.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1907-12-26

The story that an aged woman at
Findlay, o., was burned to death while
engaged in the ancient rite" of burn
ing incense for worship, is married by
the incidental statement that she
poured kerosene on the incense. That
is a modern rite, numbered by many
among the evils for which the Stand
ard Oil company is responsible.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1907-12-26
Coal Operators in INDIANAPOLIS.

Indianapolis, Ind. - Fifty coal
operators and the leading officials
of the United Mine Workers from Hi
nois, Indiana, Ohio and Western Penn
sylvania were in secret session here
Thursday considering whether the in
terstate agreement shall be revived.
Should the decision be affirmative, a
joint meeting Of operators and miners
will be held here in January to fix a
wage scale for two years.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1907-12-26
Orchard Recalled to the Stand.

Boise, Idaho,-Harry Orchard was
recalled to the witness stand Thursday
and Edgar Wilson, for the defense,
put impeaching questions to the
witness, Clarence Darrow, chief
counsel, still being i'll. Orchard de-
MED that he had threatened in the
presence of any person to kill Gov.
~Steunenberg because he had been
driven from the Occur d'Alenes and
had lost his interest in the Hercules
mine.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1907-12-26
q EMULSION of Jews Denied.

st. Petersburg, RUSSIA dispatch
from Vladivostok, in reply to an in
quiry, shows the statement tele-
graphed from there Wednesday that
the Jews of Vladivostok had been or
dered to depart within four days, to
have been founded on a misconcep-
ton. The status of the Jews who are
legally entitled to reside at Vladivo-
stok has not been changed.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1907-12-26
Sixtv-One NoIande Victims.

Yolande, Ala,-At eight o'clock
Tuesday night forty-two bodies had
been taken from the Inflated Yolande
mines, in which an explosion occurred
Monday. Nineteen more are reported
in the mines, making a total OF sixty
n victims. All day long the rescue
parties have toiled in the mines here
against fearful odds"
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1907-12-26
Walker Consents to Return.

New York, N. Y.-The Pinkerton
detective agency in this city con
irmed the report that William F.
Walker, the %absconding treasurer of
the New Britain Comm Savings
bank, had been captured at Ensenada,
Lower California. Positive identified
ton has been made and Walker has
consented to return to Connecticut
without resort to ~extradition proceed
ings.