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, 1907-03-04
A PIONEER
IS CALLED
ELIZABETH WEIGH GATHERED
TO FATHERS AFTER ALMOST
FOUR SCORE AND TEN.
illness Dated from TUESDAY, When
She Was Stricken at Home Of
Daughter, Going to Her Own Home
and at Once to Bed-Born In Eng
land, Mother of Three Daughters.

Mrs. Elizabeth Ann WEIGH, born
Crisp, the wife of Henry G. Welch and
the mother of Mrs. Jennie Simpson,
Mrs. Ivy Caverly and Miss Tessie
WEIGH, died at 10 o'clock Sunday fore
noon, at her home at Fifth and Sheri-
dan streets, of heart trouble, surround
ed by the members of the family and
conscious to the end. The funeral will
occur from the Methodist church on
Wednesday, at 10 o'clock a. M, attend
ed by the friends and members of AL
pha chapter, Order of Eastern Star,
and Laramie lodge, Daughters of Re-
bekah, the deceased having been a
member of both organizations.
End Came Swiftly.
Mrs. WEIGH had been i'll since Tues
day. being taken at the home of Mrs.
Simpson, just a short distance away,
that afternoon. At first there was a
slight stroke Of apoplexy, and the ply
sicians had conquered that, but he
weakened condition of the heart ag-
gravated the trouble, and the end,
though just as sad, was not entirely
unexpected for a few days. Mrs.
WEIGH died as she had lived, in the
full of hope O a bright hereafter. Her
hands were in those of her loved ones,
her eyes upon their faces and her
trust in the Lord to the last moment
of her earthly career. 1t was ike a
babe going to sleep, SO peacefully came
the dissolution.
Native of England.
Mrs. WEIGH was born in Cambridge,
shire, England, March "a, 1888, and
was preparing to celebrate her sixty
ninth birthday. She came to this
country when young and settled at
Hillsdale, Mich, where she was mar
ried to Mr.. Welch in September, 1858
The members of the family a already
begun to plan for the golden wedding
anniversary, the occasion to be maze
much of in its celebration. The de
ceased was one Of the twelve original
members of the Sixty club, organized
some seven years ago. each member
at that time being sixty years OF age
or over. There have occurred three
deaths in the twelve-Mrs. Robinson
Mrs. Naismith and now Mrs. Welch
BY a peculiar and sweetly solemn co
Incidence. the memorial services o
both Mrs. Robinson and Mrs. Naismltf
were held at the home Of Mrs. Welcl
at the celebration Of her birthday
Member Of Family Of Five.
The deceased leaves her thret
, 1907-03-04
RELIGIOUS CENSUS
OF LARAMIE READ

OF LARAMIE READ.
At the meeting of the Ministers as
ISOLATION of this city, at the home Of
Rev. and Mrs. Walton on Fremont
street, Rev. r. Addison Lansdel of the
Baptist church read a paper on Some
Moral and Religious Aspects of Lara
ME-" giving figures of the religious
population of the city. The figures
We're furnished by the officers of the
different Sunday schools and the pas
tors Of the different churches, and were
quite interesting to the members of
the association. There is a notable
disparity between the total juvenile
population Of the city and the enroll
ment and average attendance at the
Sunday schools, which the association
and Sunday school officers will endeav-
or to remedy to a certain extent.
, 1907-03-04
President Creates Reserves.

Washington, D. c., March 4.-The
president signed the proclamation ere,
ating or increasing to thirty-two forest
reserves in the various western states.
The agricultural bill, then pending,
contained the provision that hereafter
such reserves should not be estab'
lished except by act of congress.
Congress May Undo.
The president concluded that the re.
serves which he considered very i'm.
portant would be wholly or in part dis.
sipated before congress could again
consider the matter. In the memoran
dunn the president says that if con
gress differs with him, it will have
full opportunity in the future to take
such position as it desires anent the
discontinuance Of the reserves.
, 1907-03-04
NOTES FROM THE COURT HOUSE

The papers in the Creasman case
were certified from Justice Hynds'
court this afternoon.
Sheriff Bath and his men are getting
the court house cleaned up in apple.
pie order for the opening of the March
term a week from today.
Judge Carpenter this afternoon ad
journed the September term of the
district court and the March term will
begin on Monday, the 18th.
William Davidson today sold to
James c. Davidson an undivided hall
interest in 120 acres in section l and
200 acres in section ~, township IA
range IS, for $1,700, including interesf
in the Pollock and Bags irrigatint
bitches.
, 1907-03-04
Town License Increased.

Hartville, Wyo., March 4.-The town
council has increased the retail liquor
license from 800 to $500, and the clerk
of the city was instructed to notify
every saloonkeeper in an official note
that women and minors must be kept
out Of the saloons, the marshal being
instructed to fully enforce the law.
w. P. Rutland was made a special po-
liceman to assist in the enforcement
of the laws.
, 1907-03-04
Meet for Last SITTING.

Washington, d. c., March 4.-Both
houses of congress met at $50 for
the last sitting of the session and of
the Fifty-ninth congress. The attend
ance was slim, both in the house and
senate, and those present showed signs
of fatigue, due to the almost continual
meetings since last Saturday morning.
Senate Was LeisureIy.
The house proceeded as if the entire
session was still before it, but the
senate, finding itself without a quo
rum, and with all the necessary rou-
tine business disposed of, took a recess
in a few minutes after assembling, and
it was at once evident that no further
serious effort would be made to secure
action on the ship subsidy bill or upon
any disputed measure.
La Toilette Bill Alone.
The only important measure, aside
from the ship subsidy bill, which was
lin the air" was La Follette's railroad
employees bill.
Subsidy Bill Dead.
The ship subsidy bill, which has
been before congress in a more or less
prominent way for the past two years,
and for the past two days in an acute
form. finally received its quietus in the
senate ct II o'clock today, when Sen
ator Gallinger, in behalf of the meas
ure, o and finally announced his
decision not to press it for further
consideration.
Employees Bill Agreed To.
The senate today agreed to the con-
ference report on the bill limiting the
hours of service of railway employees,
as agreed upon by the conference last
night. The house also agreed to the
co%nferees' report and in both houses
the adoption was by unanimous vote'
TeIeeraphers Included.
The agreement limits the daily ser
vice of railway telegraphers to nine
hours, with the provision that the re
quirement may be extended as to an!
particular cases when a proper snow
ing is made to the interstate commerce
commission.
Adjournment Delayed by Error.
The final adjournment of congress
was delayed slightly by an error IL
the enrolment Of the La Toilette bill
regulating the hours of service TO
trainmen. The bill had been enrolle'
in advance by agreement of the con
f%erees, and it was found a change hal
been made in the p~hraseology. whic'
necessitated re-eprollment.
No Deficit to Face.
Representative Tawney OF Mime
sofa, chairman Of the committee o.
appropriations, answered a question Il
the house today that. instead OF facinI
, 1907-03-04
FOOLISH CHARGE
AGAINST MONDELL
SECRETARY OF INTERIOR RAISES
SILLY QUESTION CONCERN
ING HIS HOMESTEAD.
Claim Has Good Frame House, Barns,
Stock Sheds, Well and Some of
Best Fence in the State-Hartville
Town Council Increases Saloon Ii
cense to Seven Hundred Dollars.

Newcastle, Wyo, March 4.-The dis,
patch from Washington stating that
Congressman Mondell of Wyoming, a
citizen of this city, is attempting to Sc,
cure 100 acres of land by fraud would
be a huge joke if it was not malicious.
This piece of land, lying five miles
west of Newcastle, contains a good
shingle.roofed frame house, 16 by "a
feet. in which a family is living.
other Good Buildings.
On the place is a good stable, stock
! sheds. a good well and around it is
, 1907-03-04
QUIET CELEBRATION OF
SILVER ANNIVERSARY.

Today is the t~wenty-fifth anniversary
of the marriage of Postmaster and
Mrs. Elmer e. Beltz. but Mr.. Beltz is
away from home and Mrs. Beltz and
her son, Warren, dined together quiet
ly at home. They propose to make
much more of the golden anniversary.
Mr.. Beltz and Miss Mary Hounihen
were married March 4, 1881, at Cum
berland, Nd, and came within the
first year of their married life to Ed
gar, Neb.. and to Laramie twenty-five
years ago where they have since re.
sided. They now live at Fourth and
Thornburgh streets.
, 1907-03-04
President at Capitol.

Washington, d. c., March 4.-The
president arrived at the capitol at
about IL o'clock. Thirty bills were
signed by him there before noon. De.
lay in engrossing the bill limiting the
hours of railway employees prevented
the president from completing his en-
tire task before noon. and it was ex-
actly three minutes after IL when he
attached his signature to that meas.
ure. This was the last bill he signed
at the capitol.
, 1907-03-04

New York, March 4.-Dr. Evans was
continued on the stand in the Thaw
trial this morning and his cross-exam
nation was concluded at noon. In the
course Of his questioning Mr.. Jerome
asked: Were Thaw's mental process
ses such as that he knew he was at
lacking White on the roof garden?"
He had insane knowledge, yes" re-
piled DR.. Evans. The witness said
that in the brainstorm the defendant
had insane knowledge of what he did
not have knowledge of in his sound
mind.
Thaw Not Responsible at Time.
Jerome questioned Evans closely in
regard to what Thaw realized as in the
, 1907-03-04
Cannot Use Flag for Advertising.

Washington, D. c., March 4.-That
states may pass laws prohibiting the
use of the United States flag for ad-
vertising purposes was declared by the
United States supreme court in decid-
ing the case of Nicholas V. Halter and
Henry V. Hayward, appealed from the
supreme court of Nebraska. Halter
and Hayward are liquor dealers in
Omaha and were prosecuted under the
law of the state upon the charge of
selling beer in bottles decorated with
the national colors. The Nebraska
courts are upheld.
, 1907-03-04

n OF the best cedar-post fences in the
state. The land has thirty acres seed
ed with alfalfa and ten acres with
bronze grass. The improvements
amount to about 81, 800 and have been
made within fourteen months.
Coal Mile Below Surface.
The report of the United States geo,
logical survey indicates that if there
is any coal "on" the land, it must be
at a depth of not less than a mile.
, 1907-03-04
GAVE NICE BILL
TO SUNDAY SCHOOL,

At the Presbyterian sunday school
yesterday n of the classes, that
formerly taught by Miss M. N. Grant,
now of Goldfield, reported the receipt
of a 500 bill from James M. Fenwick,
whose wife was a close personal friend
and roommate of Miss Grant in this
city. The money comes as the class
contribution to the building fund of
the Sunday school, and a prouder lot
Of young girls it would be difficult to
find. Miss Merithew is now the teach
er Of the class. the members beint
Nina Cook, Hattie Singer, frost Rog
ers, Florence Scholl, Mary Bills and
Alice Graham.
, 1907-03-04
CAME TO TOWN
WITH LOAD OF WOOD

Cyrus Mann, the Horse creek ranch
man and woodman, was in the city
this morning with a large load of wood
for local consumers. Mr.. Mann says
there is much more sno on the other
side Of the range than on this, as
much of the snow blew across the
summit n filed the ravines and
gulches On that side.
, 1907-03-04
CATTLE MARKET At
CENTERS Of TRADE
THiRTY-EIGHT THOUSAND HEAD
REPORTED AT OMAHA, KAN
SAS CITY AND CHICAGO.
Market Steady to Stronger and Ten
Cents Higher at Kansas City and
Forty-two Thousand Sheep Offered
at Three Cities Today.

Omaha, Neb.. March 4.-Cattle-Re-
ceipts, $500 head. Market steady to
stronger. Cows and heifers, $4,000
4.5O; western steers, $3.25@5.25; Tex
as steers, $3.0O@4.40; cows and heif-
ers, $2.25@4.25; Gamers, $2.00QS.00;
stockers and feeders, $2.SO@4.S5;
calves, SO. OO O. so; bulls, $2.75@4.20.
Sheep-Receipts, 10000 head. Mar
ket steady to lower. Yearlings, $5.75
@G.45; wethers, $5.2595.65; ewes,
$4.5O@5.3O; lambs, $6.50Q7.25.
, 1907-03-04
WELL KNOWN ACTRESS
WITH OWN COMPANY.

Miss Josephine Deffry, the well
known and brilliant young actress,
who was last seen here with Theodore
Lorch's company a year ago, Is now
at the head of a company Of her W
and is playing in the western part OF
the state, opening tonight for three
nights at Diamondville in "a Ruined
Life"
, 1907-03-04
BIDS OPENED FOR
PoSToFFICE SUPPLIES

Postmaster Beltz on Saturday open
ed the bids submitted for furnishing
the government building with fuel,
laundry, light, hauling and general
supplies. They were at once noted
and forwarded to the treasury depart
ment at Washington, Mr.. Beltz making
public none of the figures submitted.
Two local firms figured for the general
supplies, which included brooms, dus-
tiers, soap, towels and the like.
, 1907-03-04
Appeals for Russian Sufferers.

Washington, d. c., March 4.-Declar.
ing that Russia had always been a
good friend of America in the past,
President Roosevelt, in a letter to the
Russian famine relief committee Of
New York, made public today, appeals
for contributions in behalf of the fam
inc sufferers in that country.
Sends Personal Check.
With the letter he sent his personal
check for $100 and calls attention to
the "~literally unparalleled prosperity
of our country" and hopes the people
will give generously on this occasion.
, 1907-03-04
STATE Of MIND WHEN
THAW KILLED WHITE

sane manner, and what he knew in the
insane condition of mind on the night
OF the tragedy, but the doctor always
came back to the same stand that
Thaw was not responsible at the time
of the murder.
Or. Evans Excused at Noon.
DR.. Evans was from cross
examination at noon. He was tempo.
rarily excused from redirect examina-
tion and DR.. Wagner was called to the
stand.
, 1907-03-04
WILL BUILD STORE
ON SECOND STREET.

The w. H. Holiday company will
soon begin the erection of a tw~o-story
store building on Second street, next
to the Greenbaum store, the building
to have brick and iron front and con
crete side walls. The lower floor will
be occupied by the Weightman meat
market The building will be hurried
to completion.
, 1907-03-04
As to Weiqhinq Mails.

Washington, D. c., March 4.-One of
the last official acts of George B. Cor
telyou as postmaster general was the
issuance of the following order: THAT
whenever the weight of mail is taken
on railroad routes, the whole number
of days the mails are weighed shall be
used as a divisor for obtaining the
average weight per day."
, 1907-03-04
Vaderland Uninjured.

London, March 4.-Advices from Do
yer state that the Red Star line steam
err Vaderland, which was grounded on
Goodwin sand last night, got off early
today and proceeded on her voyage.
The fact that the steamer resumed her
voyage indicates hat she sustained no
serious damage.
, 1907-03-04
Kansas City Live Stock.

Kansas City, Mo, March 4.-Cattle-
Receipts, 10000 head, including 500
southerns. Market strong to 10c high
er. Southern steers, $3.75@5.25;
southern cows, $2.50@S.75; stockers
and feeders, $3.75@5.35; bulls, $3.00q
4.25; calves, $3.50@7.25; western fed
steers, $4.O0@6.O0; western fed COWS.
$2.75@4.50.
Sheep-Receipts, 1000 head. Mar.
ket steady. Muttons, $4.75@5.75;
lambs, $ 6.50@7.4O; range wethers, $5.2I
$3.50; fed ewes, $4.25@5.25.
, 1907-03-04
BIRTH OF DAUGHTER
TO FORMER RESIDENT.

Mrs. Beltz has received a letter from
DR.. and Mrs. VIII Wright of Pocatello
that she should have received before
leaving for Kansas City, informing her
of the birth Of a daughter now, six
weeks old, to the Wrights at Pocatello
DR.. Wrign. was formerly a resident
of this city.
, 1907-03-04
Chicago Produce Market

Chicago, Ill, March 4.-Wheat-
May, 1850; July, 1850. Corn-May,
46h @46%c; July, 45Bc. Oats-May,
4O3sc; July, 35B @35&c.
Pork-May, $16.12k; July, s16.32h.
Lard-May, $9.45; July, s9.47k. Ribs
May, $S.S5; July, 1886.
, 1907-03-04
CLOSING Stock Quotations,

New York, March 4.-Closing quota
tions on the stock exchange: Atchi.
son, 80; do preferred, 96h; New York
Central, 122A; Pennsylvania, 1858;
Southern Pacific, SsB; Union Pacific,
1868; do preferred, 80; Copper, 1885;
Steel, 42A; do preferred, 1929.
, 1907-03-04
Sends Personal Check.


Ufa, Russia, March 4.-Prison In
spector Kobe was shot and killed this
morning by three re~volutionists. One
of the assassins was captured. He said
the inspector had been sentenced to
death by the social revolutionists ow-
ing to his cruelty to political prisoners.
, 1907-03-04
MORE TROUBLE IN
THE HUTTON SCHOOL.

There has been a new outbreak in
the Hutton grove school of the Lara
mel school district, where Miss John
son is teaching. One of the boys, &C.
cording to the teachers story, has be-
come so unruly that she is no longer
able to control him, and the difference
between teacher and pupil has become
so marked as to threaten the useful
hess of the school. Miss johnson was
told this morning to suspend the boy
pending a hearing by the school board
in this city.
, 1907-03-04
THE F|FTY-MNTH HAS
PASSED INTO HISTORY

a crisis in the treasury at the close of
the fiscal year 1906, as seemed immi-
nent at n time, there would be a
surplus of $40. 900, 900 at that time.
Nearly Billion Dollars.
The total appropriations made at the
present session of congress, he said,
would aggregate $919,94S,6 79.
, 1907-03-04
Edward at Biarritz.

London, March liking Edward
started for Biarritz this morning for a
three weeks stay. He will afterwards
join Queen Alexandria in the south of
France for a cruise On the Mediterra-
mean in the royal yacht, returning to
England about the end of April.
, 1907-03-04
GONE TO DENVER TO
BUY NURSERY STOCK,

Postmaster Beltz went to Denver
yesterday to look after some nursery
stock for his trade here. He will see
what can be done in the matter Of
securing shade trees for planting here,
both for the city and for citizens.
, 1907-03-04
CHEYENNE YOUNG MAN

Walter Williams Of Cheyenne has
Joined his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. John
Williams, in this city and may decide
to locate here. He has been connect
ed with one of the large mercantile
concerns Of the Capital city.
, 1907-03-04
Live Stock at Chicago.

Chicago, ILL.,, March 4.-Cattle-Re-
ceipts, $4,000 head. Market 10c high
er. Beeves, $4.2596.90; cows and
heifers, 81. 6O@5.25; stockers and feed,
ers, $2.75@4.00; Texans, $4.0094.75;
westerns, s6.O0@7.25.
Sheep-Receipts, $4,000 head. Mar
ket steady. Sheep, $S.75@5.65; lambs,
$4.75@5.50.
, 1907-03-04
HOME FROM DENVER
AFTER A SHORT STAY.

Mrs. Nellie Wilson has returned
from Denver, where she had been with
her daughter, Mary, n whom she
left in the hospital there following an
operation for appendicitis.
, 1907-03-04
Archie Roosevelt Improved,

Washington, D. c.. March 4.-Con-
siderable improvement was shown to-
day in the condition of Archie Roose-
welt, the third son of the president,
who has been i'll since Friday with
diphtheria.
, 1907-03-04
Swettenham Has RESIGNED.

London. March 4.-The resignation
of Governor Swettenham of Jamaica
has become an accomplished fact, and
he will leave that island as soon as his
affairs can be arranged.
, 1907-03-04
Executed for Killing Aunt.

Ossinning, N. Y, March 4.-Frank
Furlong, who killed his aunt, Mrs.
Margaret Keller, in New York City in
1904, was put to death in the electric
chair at Sing Sing today.
, 1907-03-04
OPERATED ON SKULL
FOR OLD TROUBLE.

DR.. Tebbitt and Drs. Ballard this
morning performed an operation upon
the skull of William Brown, the trou-
BILE coming from an old injury. The
operation was performed at Mr..
Browns home and the patient is doing
nicely this afternoon.
, 1907-03-04
ARScEsS ON TONGUE
CAUSING TROUBLE.

Grant Harnden, about 40 years OF
age, is under the care of DR.. Tebbitt
and being prepared for treatment for
abscess of the tongue, which, on Sat
urday was SO severe that Mr.. Harnden
could not bring his teeth together. He
is getting along well today and will
soon be ready for the operation.
, 1907-03-04
The Metal Markets.

New York, March 4.-Lead quiet,
$6.0O@6.3O; copper, s25.25@25.3O.
st. Louis. Mo, March 4.-Spelter
quiet, $6.75.
, 1907-03-04
St. Louis Wool,

st. Louis, Mo, March 4.-Wool mar
ket steady. Territory and western me,
dunn, 24@2sc; fine medium, 1S@22c;
fine, 14@17c.
, 1907-03-04
JOINT MEETING AT
CARNEGIE AUDITORIUM.

Tht orchestra inc Choral union will
meet together tonight at the Carnegie
library, at 1880 o'clock. A full attend
ance is requested.
, 1907-03-04
New York Money Market.

New York, March Mooney on call
firm, "a per cent. Prime mercantile
paper, $500 per cent. Silver, 691sc.
, 1907-03-04

The Republican Is the only paper in
Laramie that prints all the news and
reaches all the people.
, 1907-03-04
GREAT NORTHERN VESSEL DA-
koTA GROUNDED OFF JAPAN
COAST AND UNDER WA
TER TO HER MIDDLE.
Passengers Rescued in Boats From
Japanese Steamer Tokai and From
Shore, Vessel Seeming to Be Near
lv Total Loss-Red Star Liner
Vaderland Aground, but Manages
to Float off Without Injury.

Toxic, March 1.-The captain of the
Japanese steamer Tokai, who was
steaming abreast of the Great North
ern steamship Dakota yesterday, re-
ports that when he sighted the steamer
she was headed southwest. She
changed her course quickly, in order
to avoid grounding, just at the moment
she struck.
, 1907-03-04

Magazines n music bounL n any
lyle at The Republican bindery. No
lily us and we will call for ths hooks.
, 1907-03-04
Swept Out of Course.

She was evidently swept out of her
course by the current. The passengers
were panic-stricken, but were rescued
by the boats from the Tokai and from
the land, which took all ashore.
Treacherous Current.
The day was very calm, but the
dreaded current is peculiar in that To-
cality, off ~Shirahama, and was very
strong. The Dakota now lies one mile
off shore with her bow under water up
to the second mast. She is still sinking.
, 1907-03-04
CONGRESS ADJoURNS FOR sEs-
SION SHORTLY AFTER NOON
TODAY WITHOUT MUCH
EXCITEMENT.
Adjournment Delayed for Few Minutes
by Error In Enrolment of La Fol-
lette Bill Regulating Hours of Ser
vice for Trainmen-Ship Subsidy
Bill Receives Quietus at Eleven
News From Washington.

@ Washington, D. c.. March A. @
@ The senate adjourned sine die at Q
@ 1913 this afternoon and the house @
Q seven minutes later. @
Q 9 . = q Q @ @ @ @ q . @ @ 9 @ =
, 1907-03-04
Many Friends to Mourn.

There are many here to mourn the
taking away of this truly good woman,
who with her husband had been a res
ident Of the city for the past thirty
years, and the mourning will not be
confined to those who are nearest her
in ties Of kinship. Her sisters of the
Sixty club will mourn as for a dear
friend, the members of the secret So
cieties will miss her kindly smile and
HELPFUL presence, and the whole COM
munity will look in vain for her COM
ing to relieve distress, comfort the af-
ficted and cheer the depressed. The
church will lose one of it's staunchest
friends.
, 1907-03-04
DISTRICT ATTORNEY SEEKING TO
GAIN FROM ALIENIST CON-
CEPTlON OF BRAIN
OF SLAYER.

DR.. Evan Came Back at End of Each
Question to Stand That Thaw
Was Not Responsible at Time
Life of Architect-Mayor Schmitz
to Be Arraigned Wednesday.
, 1907-03-04

daughters here She has three broth.
ers-James Crisp in western Texas,
Joseph Crisp in Texas and William
Crisp in Michigan, and one sister, Mrs.
Daniel Nottage, at Shreveport, La.
Mrs. Simpson is the wife of the man
ager of the Laramie Grocery company,
Mrs. Caverly's husband is the baggage
agent here and Miss Tessie WEIGH is
a member of the faculty Of the East
Side school.