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The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1908-05-08
ATTEMPTED SUICIDE.
3. r. Smith, in Jail Hangs Himself in
His Cell.

Fergus Falls, Mimi, May 4.-Ben-
jamin R. Smith, who was foiled in an
effort to escape from the county Jail
few days ago, tried to commit sui
eide by hanging.
Smith and Applin, two alleged mail
robbers, have been laying plans to
break away all winter, and as the
federal court convenes here both are
being watched very closely. During
the night Smith tore up his blankets
and made stout rope, which he
fastened to the bars at the top of his
cell, standing on a chair while adjust
ing it about his neck, and then kicked
the chair from under him. His feet
swung clear of the floor, and he was
strangling when Night Waterman
Albertson, hearing and unusual noise,
rushed in and cut him down. He
now refuses to eat.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1908-05-08
Cost of Prairie Fires.

Crookston.-Asa result of the many
prairie and forest fires in this part of
the state, State Auditor Iverson will
have heavy expense account this
season on moneys to be paid to fire
fighters. The number of fire fighters
might be conservatively estimated at
10000 in the northern part of the
state this month.
Each of these, if assisting, will re-
ceive $3.50 day and the fire wardens
will receive So per day.
Minnesota statutes prescribe that
mayors of cities, presidents of village
councils and supervisors of townships
are ex-officio fire wardens and must
take the responsibility of looking af-
ter fires in their districts.
The fire fighters make application
to the state auditor after making out
verified claim to which they have
sworn before town clerk, justice of
the peace, notary public or other per-
sons authorized by the state to admin
lister oaths.
The expenditure by the state for
extinguishment of public fires this
month will go up to near $500
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1908-05-08
Cresceus Sold.

Savage.-For the first time in har-
ness horse history, Russia has come
to Minnesota to secure speed. After
several weeks of cabled negotiations,
Cresceus, 2:02I, champion trotting
stallion of the world, has been sold by
M. w. Savage to one of the most pro-
minent of Russian horsemen, Tsheme-
rzin by name, and a resident of ST..
Petersburg, for $4,000. The famous
stallion will be shipped across the
water some time during the first part
of May.
The closing of this deal is the cul-
mination of series of interesting in
cidents extending over the past three
years, and is the result of very perse-
vering efforts on the part of group
of Russian horsemen to get possession
of the great son of Robert McGregor.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1908-05-08
GENERAL NEWS.

Fire destroyed the New Aveline
hotel in Fort Wayne, Ind, in the early
morning hours and 20 or more per-
were killed by leaping from windows.
Many others were badly injured.
When rain stopped the searchers in
the ruins of the New Aveline hotel at
Fort Wayne, Ind, II bodies had been
found, nine of them identified and two
men were known to be missing.
The Atlantic battleship fleet was
united once more, at Santa Cruz, when
the ships of the second squadron ar
rived from Monterey and the fiotilla
of six destroyers joined it from San
Pedro.
The steamer Minnie E. Kellon was
wrecked in storm near Newport,
Ore, and IL of her crew were
drowned.
The government of Colombia be-
lieves the government of Panama is
intriguing with Venezuela to declare
war on Colombia.
British officials have unearthed a
native plot at Calcutta to kill Gen.
Kitchener and overthrow the govern
ment
Judge Lands at Chicago, in 81
cases of the government against six
railroad companies, charged with vio-
lations of the 2S-hour law, imposed
fines aggregating $13,500.
Heavy frosts in southeastern Iowa.
northeastern Missouri and western
Illinois badly damaged strawberries
and other fruits.
Ray Lamphere of Laporte, Ind, was
held on charge of numbering Mrs.
Della Guinness and her three children,
who were burned to death.
Ambassador Reid announced the en-.
gagement of his daughter Jean to
Hon. John Hubert Ward, brother of
the earl of Dudley.
Two seamen of the German battle
ship Elsass were killed and six others
were wounded at Kiel, as the result of
the explosion of a mine.
Three thousand Christian Ar
menians are reported to have been
massacred by Kurds in the provinces
of Persia recently invaded by Rus
sian troops on a punitive mission.
Several of the buildings on the
jamestown exposition grounds were
destroyed by fire.
The private bank of Malone & Son
of Cayuga, Ind, was closed by the
state bank examiner.
Republican conventions in Maryland
and North Carolina instructed for
Taft and that in Maine declared him
its choice without instructing the dele
gates.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1908-05-08
Prisoners Rob in Jail.

Chicago.-A hold-up in the county
Jail in which the victim was beaten
into insensibility and robbed of s4.75
was reported to Judge Kersten. Harry
Daley, under a 14-year sentence for
killing George Seeberger, a south
side merchant, last August, was identi-
fed as one of the assailants by Clinton
Schisler, formerly switchman for the
Wabash railway, convicted of receiy-
ing stolen property. Both men swere
going to the criminal court building
in the jail elevator for hearing on their
motions for new trial.
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Box Car Thieves.

Red Wing, Mimi, May 4.-Detec-
tive Frank HI. Dougherty of the Chi
cago, Milwaukee & ST. Paul arrested
one of the trio of box car thieves who
broke into a car in the local yards
and stole quantity of smoked meats
at Hastings. He gave his name as
Smith Hartland of Indianapolis, and
was brought to Red Wing for trial,
where he pleaded guilty to charge
of petit larceny and was sentenced
to thirty DAYS in the county jail.
The other two men have not been
captured.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1908-05-08
Anqered Spouse Kills Two.

Battle Creek, Mich.-Angered by an
action for divorce started by his wife,
Joseph B. Blunt, liquor salesman,
broke into the home of Mrs Blunt's
parents here Saturday, where she was
living with their children, and killed
his wife's father and mother, Mr. and
Mrs. Homer s. Jones. Mrs. Blunt,
who saw her parents killed, fed scant-
lily clad from the maddened mans re-
volver, rushing outdoors into a snow
storm with her baby in her arms.
Blunt then came downtown and gave
himself up to the police.
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OBITUARY..

A. B. Richards, veteran plainsman
and Indian fighter, died at Nebraska
City, Neb.
Julian Bakk, the Jewish millionaire
publisher of Rech of st. Petersburg,
hanged himself because of heavy finan-
cial losses.
Miss Rhoda Augusta Thompson, the
last real daughter of the American
revolution, died at Woodbury., Conn.
Baroness lido Won Ruexleben, who
shot and killed her husband and then
shot herself in their chateau at Rud.
denberg. is dead.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1908-05-08
NEWS NOTES.

Mankato.-Mr. and Mrs. B. J. Lien
celebrated their fiftieth wedding an
niversary at Trinity Lutheran church.
Red Wing.-Hilver Kullander was
badly burned about the hands and face
by an explosion of gas in the celler of
his home. In an effort to locate the
leak of gas he run lighted match
along the pipe.
Minneapolis. Minnesota University
is to lose the services of Frederick S.
Jones, dean of the college of engineer
ing and prominent in other depart
ments, in 1909, if the Yale corporation
ratifies his appointment to succeed
Henry Parks Wright, dean of Yale
university.
Mankato.-Responding to the Or
ders of the state railway and ware
house commission, the Chicago, Mil
waukee & st. Paul road has put on
additional passenger train service on
the Southern Minnesota division.
The passenger train that has until
now stopped at Jackson goes through
to Sioux Falls, s. D. 1t is believed
that this will prove satisfactory to
the people west of Jackson.
Mapleton.-The pardon board has
has decided to continue until the July
meeting the case of Alfred A. Buck,
the former banker who is serving a
term in the state prison, and has
applied for pardon.
Winona.-Winonai is doomed to an
ice famine this summer. On account
of the small amount of ice put up last
winter the local dealers already are
cutting off customers.
Washington.-O. E. Hemple was
appointed postmaster at Richdale,
Otter Tail county, vice E. o. Hemple
resigned.
Minneapolis B. Hart, the
attorney, who was suspended from
practicing as an attorney for six
months by the decision of special
supreme court will apply for re.
hearing in his case.
Faribault. Prominent women are
planning to establish an association
for boys and young men of Faribault
similar to the plan of the Y. M. G. A,
only of local scale.
St. Paul. Mrs. Nettie HockenbrocB
thirty-nine years old, 5O2 Broadway
was found dead in bed by members Of
the family.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1908-05-08
Prince HeIie to Renounce Faith.

Rome.-One of the greatest difficult
ties In the way of marriage between
Prince Helie de Sagan and Nine.
Anna Gould is the fact that the Cath
Ollie church, not recognizing divorce,
has refused to annul Nine Goulds
first marriage. The prince is deter
mined to marry Nine. Gould, and to
this end he has decided to turn
Protestant. This will enable the cou-
pie to be united by both civil and re-
ligious marriage ceremony. If the
prince remained Catholic there could
be no religious marriage.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1908-05-08
osAKIS PoSToFFICE ROBBED
p. M. Kept His Funds in a Bank and
Loss Was but $85.

Osakis, Mimi, May 6.-Burglars
secured an entrance into the post
Office by breaking pane of glass in
rear door. The loot secured was COM
paratively small, as the Postmaster
Bronson has salty deposit box in a
local bank, in which he keeps his sur
plus funds and the stamps of the
office.
The safe was opened and $s5, repre-
senting the stamp sales of the day
and the money order funds taken in
after the close of the bank were
stolen.
The burglars did not touch the few
stamps in the safe and stamp drawer.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1908-05-08
Getting Pike Spawn.

Towner.-The state game and fish
commission now has five crews in the
field gathering pike spawn to be tax
en- to the fish hatcheries and used for
stocking the streams throughout the
state. A report received from one of
the crews was that in one day they
had gathered 100000 pike but mo re-
ports have been received from any of
the other crews.
Last year the total haul was about
200, 100000 pike, and it is expected
that this years crop will be at least
as large as that of last year.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1908-05-08
Pursues Thief: Policeman Slain

Denver, Col.-Making the last
rounds of his watch, Charles M. Beck,
a policeman, was shot through the
heart and instantly killed in the store
Of the Denver Photo Supply company,
into which store he had crawled in
pursuit of burglar Saturday.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1908-05-08
TWIN CITY MARKETS.
Minneapolis, Nav

Minneapolis, May B.
Wheat-No. northern, $1.O9; No.
northern, ,O7. July $1,073s. Durum
No. 1 SOC. Oats-No. white, 49c.
Barley No. &c Rye-No. 74c
Corn-No. g 66c. Flax-No. 1 $1,2O.
Creamery, extra 29c; firsts
CSC. dairy, fancy, 24c seconds 21c.
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Indictments for Brokers.

Thirty-four indictments
were returned by the grand jury Sat
urday against well-known Cincinnati
brokers participating in the operation
of bucketshops.
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South ST. Paul. Nav X.

South St. Paul, May 8.
Cattle-Steers, $500 and $6.75
cows $500 and $500. Hogs-$5. 80
and 1918. Sheep-Muttons. $5.75;
lambs $6.75.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1908-06-22

Kansas City. Mo, June 2l.-Upon
the Rev Anton Kuhls, for half
century rector Of ST. Mary's Roman
Catholic church in Kansas city, Kan
has been conferred the honor of
appointment to the official family Of
the pope.
The Rev FatherKuhls will bear
the title of domestic prclate, and
wear the purple robes of bishop
with the white linen lace oyerdress
called the rochet. II he visits Rome
he may enter the popc's audience
room auannounccd.
The title was conferred upon Faith
cr Kuhls at the request OF Bishop
Liuis OF the Lcayonworth diocese,
who. when he visited Rome last
year. spoke OF the work the priest
had done for the church in Kansas
city to have this title, and the only
one in the Leayenworth diocese. The
papal bull comforting the honor on
Father Kuhl is dated May %, and
was read to him last night.
The honor is too great he said.
Il have only done my duty
The Rev Father Kuhls may don
the purple robes next Sunday II he
so desires.
The Rev Father Kuhls il 20 years
old lie is a German by birth. lie was
ordained a priest in 1868. lie was
then % years old. \ year later he
came to old Wyandotte and founded
ST. Mary's church from which the
other parishes in Kansas City Kan,
have grown. His congregation now
worship in a large stone church at
Fifth street and Ann avenue. one
Of his greatest works was the build
ing Of st. Margarers hospital, estab.
Hshcd in 1887.
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ing for the Issuance OF said bonds
shall have printed Oh their tickets.
For the issuance OF $4,000 at s per
cent 20 year waterworks bonds"
~nd those voting against the issu-
ance of said bonds shall have printed
on their tickets, Against the issu.
ance of $4,000 at per cent 20 year
waterworks bonds"
That the places OF holding said elec.
tions and the judges and clerks OF
same shall be as follows:
Voting Precinct No. at First Bap-
list chur h-Judges: DR.. w. NJ. An.
derson, l.. West. NJ. ]. Hayes. Clerks:
j. l.. higgins, b. S. Curtis.
Voting Precinct No. 2 at First
ward school building-Judges: Paul
Jones, NJ. l.. Alexander. Guy =. Cobb.
Clerks: T. II. Banks, J. c. King.
Voting Precinct No. 3 at West End
Wagon yard-Judges: Ed Hoffman,
X. h. Jordan. ]. B. Mansfield. Clerks:
I'D Deem, VIM. Kilgore.
Voting Precinct NO. at Halls
store-Judges: c. Z. Hall, John f.
Easley. Moran Scott. Clerks: o. L.
Elvington, Ed Allen.
Voting Precinct No. at Second
ward school building - Judges:
Charles Fraley. Sam Daube. James
Smock. Clerks: James Chandler. L.
n. Murdock.
Voting Precinct No. 6 at City Hal
Judges: w. NJ. Robinson, w. p
Poland, George Dashner. Clerks: A
G.. Edwards, T. Il. Choate.
Voting Precinct No. at Staples
store-Judges: Porter Staples. z
West, w. C. Kendall Clerks: w. i
Whitehurst, c. o. Bum.
Voting Precinct No. s at Fourth
ward school building-Judges: T.
Jones, w. +. Wilmington, 4. +. Pye
att. Clerks: Chas. Cook. j. f. Var
nell.
Voting Precinct No. . at Whiting
ton hotel-Judges: NJ. V. King. C. d
Wortham, Tom Bell. Clerks: II. 7
Rutherford, +. NJ. Snyder.
Witness my hand this the 14th da!
OF May, 1908.
r. w. DICK. Mayor.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1908-06-22

deep and 1875 feet long. the total
amount OF cost to be $2S. S.5S5.s0. and
for the extension OF water mains
around in new district and for two
inch lines IN new paving district,
100000. | would suggest s3O,O0O.OO
for the lake. as there may be more
trouble before these improvements
are completed. and by making same
S3O,OOO.O0 would allow for any extra
repairs that would have to be made.
to the extent Of $4,000.
Respectfully submitted.
WALTER c. DEAN,
City Engineer.
The ground plan of the reinforce
ment of the dam and quantities Of
same are on file at my Office.
WALTER c. DEAN.
City Engineer.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1908-06-22
MOB OF BLACKS HANG NEGRO.
Enraged Nearesses Drag offensive
Member Of Race - Pole.

Hamburg. Ark. June 2l-A mob of
ouragcd negro women dragged Ernest
Williams, negro, to a telegraph pole
ON the outskirts of Parkdale, town
iu this county and lyn"nal MIN one
uight rrcrr - according % a report
received hc,c today Negro women
of that town are reported to haze or
pluizcd a league to enforce ba'tcr
moral conduct boy their race and TO
protect themselves from negro Ual.
It lis alleged that Williams conduct
was offensive 20 some OF them and
that they captured him one nigh, and
took his life /, has caused sensa
tion, not only among the negroes, b -.
among white residents OF the yicin.
ity. The lynchiug occurred between
: and : O'Clock at night and the body
was not discovered by the authori
ties until the next day. \ coroner's
jury returned a verdict that the blacS
had met his death by being strangled
with a grass rope at the hands OF per
sons unknown.
The town marshal disclaimed al
| knowledge as 10 who constituted IN,
/ mob, or as to its cause, He said nc
I investigation had been conducted ant
/ declined 10 give an opinion as &c
| whether the mob was composed OF
whites of blagks Williams, II Is said
had used Objectionable language II
the presence OF some OF the wohof
in this repor ed league. He was 4
resident OF Par iale.
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Election Proclamation.

BY virtue OF authority vested In
ne AS Mayor OF the City OF Ardmore,
Oklahoma, in conformity with reso-
luton OF the City Council OF said city,
an election is hereby called and the
same shall be held In said city on
the cath day OF June, 1905, for the
purpose OF determining whether or
not there shall be issued by said city
$4,000 at per cent 20 year water
works bonds. The proceeds of said
bonds TO be used for the purpose OF
raising the dam at the City Lake &
feet in height; making roadway on
TOP of same: for the constructing Of
masonry wall at the toe OF said dam,
for stripping barrow pits of all sod
and vegetable matter; for construct
ing core wall across old spillway; for
eNcavating through rock for new
spillway; building retaining walls OF
masonry in new spillway; for paving
OF the water slope with rock and ce-
ment filler; for sodding the outside
slope OF new embankment with Ber-
muda grass; for filling pipe under
dam with concrete; for raising pump
house floor and cementing outside OF
said house below water level; for
clearing out the timber and brush on
watershed below the new water level;
for placing clay core wall in the
present dam; and for the extension
of water mains in said city OF Ard
more.
All persons who are legally quail
ned under the law shall be entitled
to vote at said election. Those yot.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1908-06-22

We, the Waterwurks Committee OF
the City Council. and the Commit.
tee appointed by the Commercial Club
of the City OF Ardmore, hereby state
that we have personally inspected
the dam at the city lake. and have
carefully gone over the plans and
estimates of Walter C. Dean. and We
unhesitatingly- recommend that the
improvements outlined by Mr.. Dean
and hereto attached be made.
We are confident that by making
the improvements as herein outlined
that the said dam will need no fur.
ther repairs and will stand as long as
time lasts. A smaller amount OF mon
ey could be probably used in fixing
said dam; but taking into considera-
ton the tremendous Importance OF
the city lake to the city, and realiz.
ing the fearful consequence II any.
thing should happen to said dam, We
therefore, think 1t is the safest and
wisest course for the city to fix the
same as there will be no possibility
OF its giving away in the future.
The plans and specifications in
every detail and even the estimated
cost OF each item can be seen at the
office of Walter C. Dean, City Engi
neer. Respectfully.
NORRIS SASS,
]. NJ. SHELTON.
j. X. PENNINGTON.
WaterworKs Committee
j. n. DODSON,
b. A. SIMPSON.
NJ. GORMAN.
Committee OF Commercial Club
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1908-06-22
DATE CHANGED

The auction sale OF the Mlddleburg
Townsite lots has been postponed
from June 10 to about July definite
date will be announced later). This
change In the date Of the sale was
made necessary by the crippled
condition OF the train service on
the various railroads. 7tr
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1908-06-22
FROM CITY COUNCIL AND COM.
MERclAL CLUB.
RELATIVE TO CITY LAKE
Recommendations by City Engineer
Walter c. Dean-Reports Favor
Voting Bonds for Reconstruction
Of City Lake Dam.
Ardmore, Okla. May II, 1908.

Ardmore, Okla. May II. 1908.
To the Honorable Mayor and City
Council. City Of Ardmore, Oklahoma.
Gentlemen:
After making survey and calculat-
Ing the quantities OF ma-rIal and la.
Dor to raise the present dam at the
city lake. SIX (6) feet in height. max
ing roadway on top twelty (2Gj feet
In width and making slope on the out.
side OF same two GU feet horizontal
to one Q foot vertical OF clay for
the construc ion OF masonry wall at
the top Of outside slope, to stripping
barrow pits and base Of new dam of
all soil. sod and vegetable matter, to
constructing concrete core wall across
old spill.way. to the present spill-way
to building retaining walls OF ma
sonry in new spillway. to the paving
of the water slope with rock and ce-
ment filter, TO sodding the outside
slope of the new embankment with
Bermuda grass, TO fillisg rp- under
the embankment with concrete, to
raising the pump bouse floor and
cementing outside os said house be.
low water level. and to cleaning out
the timber and bush on water shed
below the new water level, and to
placing of clay core wall in the pres.
ent dam six feet wide. fifteen feet
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1908-06-22
Women Who Wear Well.

II is astonishing how great chnnge I.
few years ot married life often make iu
the appearance and disposition Of ma.y
women. Tie freshness, the charm. '.'
hrilliaur" vanish like tho bloom lrUM D
peach whic. = rulcly handled, ~,
matron is only dim shadow, a faint crhD
OF the charming maiden. There are tvD
reasons for this change. ignorance and
neglect Few young women appreciate
the shock 10 the system through tl,
change which comes with marriage asa
motherhood. Many neglect 10 deal Will
the unpleasant pelvic drains and weak
ncSScs which too often come with mar
rlagr and motherhood, not uudcrstaru.nl
that this secret drain is robb,ng the Ch,uh
Of its frwAuoss and the form OF H.
fairness.
As surely as the g, neral health suffer
when there is dHN,l. l.-emcnt Of the health
OF the delicate womIn>g organs, so surely
who et,Cse organs arG>SStab.lshed ir
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WouGn1S peculiar ailments.
For nursing mothers, or for those broken
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The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1908-06-22
HE'S IN THE
P0PE'S FAMILY
AN UNUSUAL HONOR CONFERRED
UPON FATHER kUHLS.

The Venerable Priest Of Kansas City,
Kan, Is Made a Domestic Prelate
In the Papsl HousehoId-A High
Place in the Church.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1908-06-22

DeWitts Little Early Risers, the
famous little liver pills, are sold by
W. b. Frame. d&w