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The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1907-08-31
SOLDIERS UNIFORM
Will Undergo Changes-No Felt Hat
No More Leggings.

Washington, d. c., Aug. 81
Changes in uniform for the enlisted
men of the army, with a view to
making it more practical for every
day service purposes, are receiving
attention at the war department just
now. Various recommendation have
been received on the subject, one of
which has come from Col. L. NJ.
Mans, whose observations are based
on his experience with the militia in
the field. He believes that the present
regulation felt hat is unsuited for
campaign purposes in a hot or tropi-
cal climate, and that the infantry
marching trousers should be made
full around the knee, and the cuff
extended oown the leg far enough to
be enclosed by the top of the march
shoe, thus doing away with the leg.
ging.
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For the last week in August that
such a good showing should be made
in the bank clearings is pleasing to
the business man OF Paducah. An
even break would not have been con-
sidered bad, but when this year sails
over 1906 il speaks well for the city
and the commercial interests.
Summer is on the last lap and the
merchants have been reducing prices
on remnants. This has kept Broad
way hustling with shoppers in the
morning In the afternoon the heat
prevents much buying in the retail
stores. Autumn goods are arriving
and the window trimmers are using
the golden colored leaves for decora-
lions.
In the manufacturing line there Is
no complaint to be offered. The Lack
Malleable Iron works Is in full blast
and the flow of iron daily is Of high
quality. The glass factory has fires
burning. but It will be the middle OF
next week before the furnaces are
ready for the blowers to begin work.
All lines Of manufactures see a busy
season ahead. and their books are
full of orders. Travelling men have
started out booking fall and winter
goods and they are meeting with
good success. In every way this au-
tumn and winter from present pros
poets will be a hummer. Practically
nothing has been done in tobacco
this week, as the last remnants have
been cleaned up. Farmers are kept at
home by the heavy crops, and the in
dications are that they will have
plenty OF money for this winter.
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to this country where his first APP
pearance was made in Les Manteaux
Norris al the Standard theater. Later
he played the part OF Nick vedder IN
rip Van Wrinkle"
The Partisan Romance.
Mansfeld's genius had so far fail
ed TO make itself manifest TO bis as
sociates. but in 1883 his opportunity
came when A. VI. Palmer put on the
Partisan Romance" j. II. Stoddart
was cast for the part OF Baron Chev-
rial in the play. stoddart at the last
minute declined to play the part.wlth
which he said ne was not in full sym
patty. Mansfield. who had been cast
for a small part In the play. stepped
forward and begged permission to
play the part Of the palsied dlssolute
Old Frenchman.
Mansfield lifted what at first seem
ed a small eccentric part to one Ca
ail-absorbing interest. The public and
the critics forgot the play to talk Of
Mansheld's Baron Chevrial and from
that day Mansfield became a leading
actor on the American stage.
Mansfield returned TO England.
where his Baron Chevrial. DR.. Jekyl
and MI Hyde and Prince Kari were
declared masterpieces OF character
painting. He produced Richard III
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1907-08-31

II was a nice compliment from the
navy department. agreeing to send
the plucky little gunboat Pajucah to
this city to receive her silver SER
vice: and thanks is due TO Congress
man ollie James, as well, for the in
terest he took in the matter, and the
energy he displayed in securing the
concession.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1907-08-31

Why doesn't President Harahan
spend the time intervening before the
next directors meeting at Billy Mul-
doon's farm?
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1907-08-31

Dick Garfield, who closed his
swell gambling Joint" at Saratoga,
because his aristocratic patrons were
hit hard ON Wall street, perhaps
doubts the universally and uniform
ity of our prosperity.
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CIRCULATION STATEMENT.
July, 1907

Total ........ .......' lOl'szS
Julv average 1920
Personally appeared before me,
this August 2, 1907, f. ]. Paxton
general manager OF The Sun, who
afhrms that the above statement OF
the circulation of The Sun for the
month Of July, 1907, is true to the
best of his knowledge and belief.
PETER PURYEAR,
Notary Public.
My commission expires January
%, 1908.
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King Edward, walked out OF a
music hall at Marienbad, because a
song was indellcate. Bet it was in
delicate, too.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1907-08-31
MANSFIELD RICH
Leaves Estate OF Nearly Million-AIl
to Wife and Their Only
Child.
THE ROMANCE OF HIS CAREER

New London, Conn, Aug. al
Richard Mansfield. the greatest Eng
disappearing actor of his time, died
in the newest Of his three country
homes, Seven Acres, having. as hi
doctor said, actually worked himself
to death. Cirrhosis OF the liver, ag-
gravated by dropsy. was the specific
cause of his death. but the primary
cause, his doctor declares, was over
strain of the nervous and physical
systems in the profession he loved so
well and tried so hard to elevate.
Mr.. Mansfield funeral is to be held
on Monday at ~ O'Clock. The SER
vices are TO be conducted in the
Seven Acres home, and the burial
is to be in the little private cemetery
belonging to a Gardner family.
Mr.. Mansfield died one Of the rich
est actors in the woEld. SO far as
could be ascertained tonight, he deft
fortune Of more than 100000.
Sketch of His Life.
Richard Mansfield was born on the
little island OF Heligoland, on May
"a, 1857. His mother was Nine
Mansfield Rudersdorf. a famous PR
ma donna, and it was from her that
Mansfield inherited his love for the
arts. The actor studied at several
schools on the continent and went to
England to study art in the South
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1907-08-31

OF course, that Irish congress will
be composed of representatives from
every country in the world
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1907-08-31

The Prince Of Wales is an able
IcTtic and a keen inspector Of hospl-
tails and their work.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1907-08-31
Daily Thoughe.

"He who works in faith will work
faithfully"
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1907-08-31

The tone doe Cannon takes about
the presidency is the way we always
felt about getting rich.
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You DON'T HAVE TO WAIT

Kvery dose makes you feelbetteF. LaE-Pos
keeps your whole 'nside~ right Sold on the
money back plan everywhere Price 10 cents.
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Dull Month of August Exper
fences a Boom
Morning shopping Hours Bring Wo
men TO broadway Where Bar
gains Are ON Display.
ARE EXCELLENT

Bank clearings this week. S6i5, 5i9
Same week last year. ... 6Og,21s
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1907-09-19
MISSOURI VALLEY TIMES
HARRIS & HOYLE, Editors
Weekly Established July 3, '6s
Daily Established April I, 81
Weekly $1.50 a Year; Daily 15c
per week.
Brakeman Killed at Bee

Seward, Neb.. Sept. 13. An
accident with a fatal ending
occurred at Bee, Seward coun-
ty, this morning, at 8 o'clock.
Patrick German, a brakeman
on the Northwestern freight,
while hanging onto the train
while it was switching in the
yards at that town, was hit by
a projecting spout OF the Un.
dixie Elevator company there
aud was knocked down and SO
injured that he died. The
body was brought to Goehner's
undertaking, establishment at
Seward. His home was at
Superior, Neb.
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With the approaching end of

With the approaching end of
the fishing season and the ad-
vent of the fallshooting, fisher
men and hunters are making
regarding Iowa game
laws. Fishermen have another
of sport, the Iowa law
the closed season for
all game fish November to Is,
with the exception of salmon
and trout, for which the closed
season extends from November
| to March l. The laws re-
garding the killing of game
birds and animals in the state
fix different dates for the kill
ing of them. Grouse and
prairie chicken, December l to
September 1. Quail, from
January l to November 1.
Ducks, geese, brandt, rail,
plover, sand pipers, and marsh
and beach birds, April Is to
September /. Gray, fox or
squirrels, January l to
September l. The law forbids
the killing of quail on the
public highway, and the use Of
amy artificial ambush, sneak
boat, sink box or similar device.
except decoy ducks and geese,
and prohibits shooting on
waters of the state between
sunset and sunrise.
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Elmdale Items

attended M. q. conference
at Council Bluffs Saturday and
Sunday. Everybo d'.y was
Methodists then. Quite a lot
of business that | didn't catch
onto, but which has to be at
tended to. We all were we'll
repaid for going.
This weather puts me in
mind of the weather in eastern
Oregon at this time of year;
hot and dry, lots of dust. Our
weather changes but theirs
keeps on one day like the other.
Charles F. Clover, brother of
H. w. and Edward, is visiting
here for a few days.
Mr.. Mandelko and julie Deur
are haullng considerable corn
to market.
George Knowles, an old time
friend of your scribe, is visit
ing here. He lives in Council
Bluffs.
This is a busy week, going to
fair and getting fall work done,
then it is most too hot for COM
fort.
Fred Hughes is putting up
a great deal of hay north of
Freely Myers farm. l am
thinking hay will be plentiful
this year.
Had a talk with DIR. Gasson.
He tells me he is doing we'll;
have one hospital in Council
Bluffs and will start others in
different towns.
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We notice in the Omaha Bee
this morning. the following
statement: The Northwestern
railway expects to take posses
sion of its new freight depot at
Fourteenth and Davenport
streets October 1st, and begin
receiving freight there on that
date. It is expected that
the freight house proper will
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1907-09-19

be entirely comple> by
that time. The two-story Of
flee at the south end of the
freight house will not be ready
for occupancy until November
LIST. The new depot will re-
ceive outbound freight only
and the old one will be used
for inbound traffic until an
other mammoth freight house,
the counterpart of the one un-
der construction, is erected
next year.
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Verdict Against Fouts

VSi IlSt Against TOiitS
Observer:
All Of Monday forenoon was
devoted to securing q jury in
the case Of State VS. Fouts
charged with an assault with
attempt to commit murder,
the affair happening on March
2,at the home of one Eldridge
in Mo. Valley.
The charge made by the
state and ON which Fouts was
indicted was that he assaulted
one of the Mcssers with a billy
and Messer was unconscious
several hours after he had been
struck.
Several witness IS for the
state testified that Fouts had
told them that he could whip
all three of the Messers and
one Jim Brown, who was with
them at the dance. That he
was going to do soIand that if
any one interferred he would
Shoot their hair off. 2
1t is stated that Fouts entered
the room in which the dancing
was going on and that he
struck one Messer with his
hand, then hit the other one
with a billy. Knives were
drawn and a few other exciting
occurrences transpired.
Fouts on the stand stated
that he had been engaged as
floor manager. That one of
the Messers had called him a
vile name and he started in the
room seeking for a retraction
when Roll Messer stepped in
front of him. He said that he
slapped this one and then an
other drew a knife. He struck
at one with a billy but did not
know whether he hit him or
not.
He testified that he had re-
ceived several cuts, some on
the face and forehead, on the
body and one went into one of
his lungs.
Quite number of witnesses
appeared for the state, while
the defense had but a few.
With the conclusion of tho
defense's testimony Monda,
afternoon County ATTORNEY
Smith waived arguments to
the jury and as the judge did
not have his instructions ready
the case was postponed until
Tuesday morning when Judge
Green gave his instructions.
The jury was out but a short
time when a verdict for an
assault with intent to do great
bodily injury was brought in.
Brought into court Monday
morning Fletcher Douty.
charged with passing a forged
check on a Mo. Valley saloon
keeper, plead guilty and was
sentenced by Judge Green to
six months in the penitentiary.
The trial of Mrs. Riley VS..
Kellogg is going on today.
This case has been tried once
but the jury disagreed.
Following came the case of
Amen VS. The Illinois Central
which after a short time in
court was dismissed without
prejudice.
Wa po+ioo in tha Onoobo poo
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1907-09-19
Wednesdays Fair

lolllly lOOhSSt loSVl dUIe LUZ UllG
first big day of the Harrison
County Fair. About 8 o'clock
teams began to arrive from the
country and the people stopped
in town and did their trading,
and then drove on to the
grounds, so that they might
have the whole day to spend
among the exhibits. The dis
pays were all gotten in good
condition last evening and early
this morning aad there is
enough attractions for the most
speptical. The morning trains
brought in large crowds from
the main line of the North
western from Logan and on up
| the line, and the local Sioux
City train brought down a great
number from Mondalnin and
that way. Attenor q little after,
the special train arrived bring
ing in a record breaking crowd
of farmers and others inter
ested in the fair. Quite a
number of the merchants v !
still working to complete lncr
booths, but by afternoon they
will all be lined up in good
shape. We believe there were
more people in town this fore
noon this year than last, even
though the speakers of last
year were grc; ,lrawing cards.
At noon the farmers spread
their lunches on the grass in
our beautiful park and all en-
joyed a big picnic dinner, such
as only the farmers know how
to prepare and appreciate
They were a happy lot and an
4 ticipated the afternoon with
lgreat pleasure.
In the floral han we noticed
the following exhibits of citi-
zens of this city, especially
merchants: w. d. Bird, gro
ceries; ]. r. McGavren, hard
ware; Valley Mills, flour; w. e.
Smith has an unique display OF
furs which attracts a great deal
of attention; Harris Grove Api-
ary;; Mrs. Mary Woodward
carpet loom; T. a. Heath, gro
ceres. The textile depart
iment is certainly an interest
ing place, but we cannot nov
| give the names of all exhibit
ors. The fruit and jellies, anc
|plants make a good showing.
w. G. Fensler, groceries; tho
art department is we'll repre-
sented; II. H. Dickman, cloaks
suits, and dry goods, etc.
i The parade Of stock on ex.
hibit was held right after din.
ner. The following men have
sheep on exhibit: Frank Car
lisle, Orson; w. E. Jones, Oak
Lawn Stock Farm; Spencer Ak
tell; Frank Rainier, Elk Grove
ST. ok Farm. All the sheep ex-
hibited are Shropshire.
Hogs II. L. Aldridge, G. w
Huff, Maple Stock Farm, Mon
DAMN; p. B. Ryan, 10 head Of
Duroc Jerseys. He has one
large boar which took first
prize at the Avoca fair last
week, which is a beauty. d
M, Remington, all hogs ex
hibited were Duroc Jerseys.
Poultry George Fl. Hall, ]
A. Coleman, E. r. Caldwell, o1
Dunlap, and George ]. Gleason
Cattle George H. Daring
ton, shorthorns; Chauncey Zah
ner.
Mules B. B. Fayler, team
mules and jack. jerks Kerr
Little Sioux, mules.
Prizes will be awarded this
afternoon on stock and list will
follow later. The racing is ir
progress as we go to press anc
J results will appear tomorrow.
} We will say in conclusion that
there were more teams On the
streets today than there has
heen for wears. and the grounds
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st. John Items

Mrs. John Brundige and Miss
Belle Brundige were visiting
Mrs. Chinworth a few days ago.
Miss Julia Ellen who is at
tending the Boyles college at
Omaha, spent Saturday and
Sunday at home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Mack Fouts
were visitors at Bruce More
houses Sunday.
Arthur James was a st. John
caller Sunday.
I. A. Denton and wife re-
turned home after a few weeks
visit with relatives in Missouri.
Will Jones and family were
visiting with G. A. Pitzer Sun
day last.
H. Morehouse was visiting
his son Bruce Morehouce, last
Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. Greene and
family were e.l.lng at E.
Greene's Sunday.
Master Charlie Fickel spent
Sunday at c. A. Pitzer's.
Miss Lottie Kirkland ard
Miss Gladys Greene attended
church at Loveland Sunday.
Joe kirkland attended SER
vices in the Valley Sunday.
The Northwestern line has
given notice to the interstate
commerce commission that,
effective September 2G, it will
refuse to pay the elevation
allowance of three-fourths of a
cent per 100 pounds on grain
now paid for loading and un-
loading at Omaha, South Oma-
ha, Council Bluffs, Missouri
Valley and Fremont, destined
to st. Paul, Duluth and other
points which take the same
rates on the Chicago, st. Paul,
Minneapolis and Omaha line.
Grain dealers Of Omaha in
terpret this action on the part
of the Northwestern as mean
ing that it does not care TO,
this business. They say that
anyhow the road will not be
given any grain at Omaha fol
St. Paul or Duluth.
John Kinney, who was ar.
rested in this CITY in August
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John Kinney, who was ar
rested in this city in August
and has since been in Jail in
Logan, was indicted on a
charge of burglary. 1t is
stated that he stole from H. H.
Dickman some furnishings
from his store. With him was
Charles Wilson, who has also
been indicted, charged with as
sisting a prisoner to escape.
These are the two men who
caused Marshal Butcher and
Brinker considerable worry by
getting out of a locked jail.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1907-09-19

, SCIeGlS. lIleFc WAS one rum
away this morning, but there
was no one in the buggy, con-
sequently no one injured. Who
ever said that there would not
be a big crowd, will have an
other guess coming.
The annual report of the
Chicago & Northwestern rail-
way which was issued yester-
day from Chicago, shows a total
gross earnings of SGS,S7S, 900.
The operating expenses ard
charges were $53, 1873, 300, leav-
ing a net income for the year
of SIS, ,74O,G0O. Divid en- d S
amounting to s7,910,200 were
paid, leaving a surplus of
81, ,S40,400. AS compared with
last year passenger earnings
We're increased by $3.50, 400,
and freight earnings 81, $50, 400.
The increase in operating ex-
penses and taxes was S5,O37,-
500. The Northwestern has
also expended vast amount of
money in building the new
extensions in the west, but
which are now in operation and
bringing in large shipments of
cattle and sheep. The N. & w.
division of the road have put
ON some 20 engineers this fall
from other divisions to help
out during the. rush of stock
| business.
The Audubon Co. Republican
gives the following as the dis
tance from Audubon, Iowa, to
certain points, as follows:
Audubon to Omaha, S5.
Omaha to Kansas City, 1876.
Is. City to Ft Worth, SOL.
TT. Worth to El Paso, GID.
El Paso to Los Angeles BIG.
Los Angeles to San F. ATS.
San Francisco to Port'd 772.
Port'd to Seattle, 1856.
Seattle to Spokane, 400.
Spokane to Billings, 6l9.
Billings to Omaha 1872.
We notice in a news item
from Council Bluffs that Mrs.
johanna Taylor was granted a
divorce from Zachariah Taylor,
and the custody of their minor
children. Cruel and inhuman
treatment was charged by Mrs.
Taylor. The Taylors were
married August IL, 1856 in To-
gan. Their martial and other
troubles have been aired in the
courts in Council Bluffs for the
past few years.
Louis Keith was indicted on
the charge that he entered
bunk cars of the Chicago q
Northwestern and took some
goods belonging to trainmen.
This is the party who gave the
trainmen the chase below town,
and who was captured after
having been fired upon.
Lewis S. Putnam, for many
years one of Jowa's best known
railroad men, is dead at his
home in Clinton, passing away,
after an illness of several years
duration. Mr.. Putnam was re-
tired by the Chicago Il North.
western IN 1900, after thirty
four years of continuous ser.
vice for the company.
w. w. Hicks, a former en-
r!oye of the Northwestern, left
this morning for South Omaha,
/. where he will take treatment at
4 the baths.
Matt Smith left this morning
for Prague, Oklahoma, where
he will remain for some time
visiting.
Frank Murray has accepted
a position in the local railroad
shops.
L. ID. Gascho left this morning
for Alva, Oklahoma, where he
expects to close up a deal for
the heating plant of this city.
His brother, N. r. Gascho, is
still in the city. They will take
active charge at once if the
deal is completed as expected.
John Mathis was a business
passenger to Omaha this morn
ing.
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doubt will soon meet and begin
work for the meeting next
year. While there was not a
large attendance, there We're
proxies enough to transact the
necessary business.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1907-09-19

PAV-tiSo SllUiSI " ClIIlSdCIs llc
necessary business.
Atlantic, Sept. II. One of
the greatest natural curiosities
ever discovered in these parts
has been in operation since
early in May with no sign of
abatement. tits a natural gas
we'll that has been found on the
farm of Mrs. M. o. Stone in
Grant township. Wcrkmen
sank a We'll l25 feet deer, the
last IA feet of which was
through solid rock. AS soon as
the rock was drilled through,
there was a volume of water
and gas issued forth that COM
PEELED them to leave the we'll.
1t continued to flow gas and
water through and around the
S.inch iron pipe that had been
inserted, until it became un-
Manageable and overhowed a
large section Of the land i'm the
neighborhood. All the me
there was a dull roaring sound
and the earth quivered and
shook like an earthquake. At
times there was q vOlume of
black dense heavy smoke issued
from the hole, us if TIE earth
was on fire. This smoke come
only occasionally and the water
becomes unmanageable only at
times. but the flow of gas and
water accompanied by the
trembling of the earth CON
tinues at all times.
Standard Oil Cos Earnings.
New York, Sept. II. Profits
aggregating s490,315,934 were
male by the Standard Oil Co.,
in the Syears from 1899 to 1906.
Testimony to this effect was
given by Assistant Comptroller
Fay, of the company in the fed
eral hearing today. In the same
period the company's gross re-
ceipts we're $2OO,O91, ,623 to
S37 .004,531. This is the first
time the company's earnings
have been made public.
A list of securities owned by
the Standard Oil Company of
New Jersey presented today,
shows that corporation owns
1890 shares of the stock of the
Standard Oil Co., of Indiana,
which company was recently
sentenced by Judge Landis, in
Chicago to pay a fine of 500, ,240,-
900.
In addition to stating that in
the period of seven pears refer
red to the company's total prof
its aggregated s490,315,934.
Mr.. Fay said that S30S, ,359,A80
were paid in these years. His
statement also disclosed that
the capital stock of the STAN
d lrd of New Jersey was $685.
998,612 in 1899 and s9s, 3333, 1873 ,3s2
in 1906.
Weather Crop Bulletin
Des Moines, Ia, Sep. l6,
'07. Cool weather prevailed
the first half of the week, but
the latter part was warm
enough to give a slight excess
Of temperature, with more than
thn l1cual amount of cllnchina