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, 1908-07-01
JUDGMENT
FOR LARGE AMOUNT.

In the district court at Lander L.
Temple, a South Dakota attorney, has
been awarded a judgment of $1,000
and $500 accrued interest against Wal.
ter Puteney. The case was an unusual
one, growing u of the arrest Of Pute.
ney in South Dakota a number OF
years ago on a charge of horse steal
ing. Temple defended the accused
mar and freed him, %whereupon Pute-
ney gave his note for $1,000 in pay
ment of legal services. Puteney lat
err refused to pay the note and when
Temple sued him in the district court
here set up the defense that the obi.
cation vas outlawed. The our de
cidej otherwise and ordered judgment
for $f,700 entered.
, 1908-07-01
DEMANDS FOR ROOMS
NOT BEING MET,

Secretary Eggleston of the Laramie
Commercial club says the response to
bis request for addresses OF parties
who have rooms to rent to the families
OF officers of the United States army
during the August maneuvers on the
Crow creek forest reserve have not
been as numerous as he could have
wished. The officers are writing to
him. in the hope that they may be able
to get their families settled before
they are compelled to go into camp on
the reserve.
, 1908-07-01
WANTS AUTOiSTS TO
REGISTER FOR PARADE.

Elmer Lovejoy, who will lave charge
Of the automobile parade for the Fourth
of July, asks all owner of automobiles
who expect TO participate to report 10
him, SO that he can make assignment
to the line. 1t is desired to have as
large a number of machines as posi-
BILE as this is expected to be the great
est display of automobiles ever made
in the state.
, 1908-07-01
Press Reports Confirmed.
FRONT OFFICE CHANGES
AT THE REPUBLICAN,

Mr.. Frank S. Burrage, cashier and
advertising manager for The Re-
publican, retired at the close of
business yesterday afternoon and
today assumed his new position as
secretary of the board of trustees of
the University Of Wyoming. He will
be succeeded in the business office OF
The Republican by Mr.. Clark of WITCH
ita, Kas., an experienced advertising
man, who expects to join the force
here on Monday, having been detained
at Wichita by the illness of his wife.
Leon Kennedy has been retained in
the front office" and given promotion
at a substantial increase in salary.
, 1908-07-01
Mekeen win Have the Engines.

w, R. McKeen, superintendent of
motive power and machinery for the
Union. Pacific. has assured the passen-
ger department of that road at Omaha
that he will be able to furnish all the
large engines needed for the immense
traffic which the Union Pacific will be
called upon to haul to the democratic
national convention. Extra cars will
be added to all the regular trains,
ample to handle all who desire to go
from Omaha, says the Bee OF that city.
The through business from the east
will be handled IN special trains and
will no interfere with the regular bust
ness.
, 1908-07-01
Tried to Climb Pole.

N. J.. Welty, who left this afternoon
for the west, offered the loan of his
motorcycle to a Republican reporter,
but the latter desired a machine that
wifi climb stairs. MY machine will
probably meet your requirements" Mr..
Welty said. when / first tried to
ride the resky thing on the broad
prairie around Howell, It started up
a telegraph pole and would nave gone
up if l could have guided the wheels.
| dismounted suddenly"
, 1908-07-01
ENTRIES FOR RACES
TO BE MADE TOMORROW.

Secretary Charles F. Kuster has re-
turned from Denver. where he has
been for a few days. and will be at
the hotel to make entries for the horse
races at the fair grounds during the
Fourth of July celebration. He will
be at his office tomorrow evening and
all day on Friday. This promises to
be one of the clever attractions Of the
big celebration.
, 1908-07-01
FORMER RESIDENT WILL
VISIT BROTHER HEE

Mrs. Amos Teft of Nevada, who was
formerly a resident of this city and
who still owns a home on Ninth street,
near the corner of Custer street, ia
expected in the city tomorrow for a
visit with the family of her brother,
E. D.. Hiskey, at Sixth and Thornburgn
streets. Mrs. Teft has been visiting
with her mother at Monroe, Ia, and
is on her way home. Mr.. left is en-
ployed in Nevada and is making mo-
ney.
, 1908-07-01
PREPARING TO ERECT
HUGE STORAGE RESERVOIR.

Greenough Bros, who some months
G obtained wide notoriety when they
asserted the Red Canon placers, near
Lander, had been sailed in an effort
to induce them to purchase the prop
erty, have taken up their lease on the
property of William Schliechting. in
volved in the deal. and are, it is re
ported, preparing to erect a storage
reservoir there. In this reservoir wa
ter is to be conserved for use in work
ing the p~lacers.
, 1908-07-01
SECURES CONTRACT TO
SURVEY PARK BORDER.

w: s. Adams of Riverton has been
notified by the general land office that
he has been awarded the contract for
surveying the. south boundary of the
Yellowstone park. Bidding for the
contract was remarkably uniform. Ad-
ans successful bid being only 81 a
mile lower than that of the next bid
iers, Bartlett Brothers Of Cheyenne.
The work to be done lies in An ex-
tremely mountainous and dihicult coun-
try.
, 1908-07-01
BIG SHIPMENT OF
FARM MACHINERY.

AS showing the development of the
Laramie valley into an agricultural
section, it vas noted this morning that
the Laramie Grocery company received
two full carloads of harvesting and
farm machinery including mowers
reapers, binding apparatus and other
farm tools. The valley is teeming
with farms and the dealers have been
put to it to meet the demand made
upon them from time to time. Most
of the new machinery will be used in
the coming hay and grain harvests.
, 1908-07-01
BUYS A RESIDENCE
FOR HER FAMILY.

Mrs. Nancy ]. Houseley today
bought of A.. B. and C. e. Cady, for
81 and other considerations, the Buff
fun house at the corner of Eighth
and University avenue, ON the east half
of lots l and 2, block $50, and will
make her home there with her grand
son, Tyler Rogers. the locomotive fire.
man. Mr.. Cady bought the property
some months ago, but did not occupy
it as a home. He lives at Seventh and
Sheridan streets.
, 1908-07-01
PLEADS GUILTY TO
FELoNIoUs ASSAULT.

Elmer SUIT, who several months ago
shot william Clarke in the back, has
entered a plea Of guilty of felonious
assault at Lander and will be sentenc-
ed to the penitentiary. The shooting
occurred while Clark was quarreling
with his divorced wife, and at the
time the was arrested on a
charge of completely in the shooting.
SUIT has exonerated her and she Is at
liberty.
, 1908-07-01
SEVENTH MAN ADDED
TO WORKING FORCE.

Joe Jackson, until recently connect
ed with the blacksmithing department
Of the Union Pacific railroad, has
entered the employ Of the Lovejoy
Novelty works, making the seventh
mechanic to be added to the force OF
that concern. It is expected that the
work of building the addition TO
the garage on Second street will start
within the fortnight, the plans having
been drawn and the specifications sub
mitted to the contractors. The build
ing will be extended to the alley, add
ing at least one-third to the floor area.
, 1908-07-01
FAMILY REUNION OF
THE LOGAN FAMILY.

For the first time in several years
the family of Terry Logan Of this city
will have a reunion this summer Miss
Susie Logan, who has been living in
New York for the past twelve years,
is expected on Saturday, and Tom Lo-
gan of San Antonio, Texas, will be
here later in the month. Will Logan
is To- employed by the railroad COM
pany at Rock Springs, and of course
will be present during the summer.
, 1908-07-01
Stock at the Yards.

The following shipments of sheep
were at the yards here this morning,
leaving for the east by special train at
10 o'clock: c. H. Bown, Huntington,
Ore, to Chicago, eve cars; C. M.
Gary, Huntington to Chicago, four
cars; l.. l.. Ormsby, Huntington to Chi
cago, eighteen cars.
, 1908-07-01
ARRIVAL OF LUMBER
STARrc AnrEI Ar

A lot of Washington lumber for the
addition to the Johnson hotel arrived
last night and today work was resumed
on that building, the workmen having
being hindered by the non-arrival Of
the flooring and roof timbers. The
walls are being pushed now. the brick
work having started this morning.
, 1908-07-01
eNeak 70 WORK.
Santa Fs shops at Topeka Re-empIoys
Eighteen Hundred Men.

Topeka, Kas, July 1.-The Santa
,Fe today let the contract fQr terminal
hsildings-at CANADIAN. Tex forx15o,-
600. At Topeka today 1900 men re-
sumed work in the railway shops. The
officials say that no more men will be
laid off and work will be permanent.
, 1908-07-01
Going to Coast for Summer.

Mr.. and Mrs. N. ]. Welty left this
afternoon for Ogden, Utah, and after a
visit there with friends will go on to
the coast, visiting at San Francisco,
Los Angeles, Portland and other cit
les, and will spend the next two
months on the coast. The Office at
Howell has been turned over to Mr..
Strout Of Memphis, Tenn, who will Of
fciate as agent for the company at
Howell until the return of the Weltys.
, 1908-07-01
WILL SPEND SUMNER
WITH FATHER HERE.

Mrs. George M. Williams and two
bright little children are expected to
arrive from their home at Los Ange-
les, Cal, for a few months visit with
the family of her father, DR.. H. l.. Stew
ems. Mrs. Williams was born and
reared here and has a whole cityful
of friends who will be glad to welcome
her to her former home.
, 1908-07-01
COMMISSION FIRMS TO
BE REPRESENTED HERE,

Both the Lee Live Stock Commission
company and A. ]. Knollin are pre-
to open commission houses here
within the next few weeks for the
purpose of handling shaep for the
feeding pens in Colorado, and both
firms will have representatives and Of
fees at the stock yards. 1t is the in
tention of both concerns to handle the
most of the feeder stock for the Colo
RADIO pens.
, 1908-07-01
Home from Convention.

AL Konold returned today from Co.
lumbus, O., where he went to attend
the annual International convention of
the brotherhood of Locomotive Engi
neers. Mr.. Konold also made a three
weeks visit with his aged parents at
Ontario, Canada.
, 1908-07-01
Machinery for the Shops.

Machinery is being installed as fast
shops in Omaha and it will not be long
before these magnificent shops will
be ready to put in full operation. Most
of the machinery was bought for the
new shops last fall and a considerable
portion of it has already been deliver
ed. The huge travelling crane in the
wheel shop was installed Saturday.
, 1908-07-01
MORE N . FLOODS.
Heavy D~ownpours Causing New Trou-
Bile In Many Places.

Topeka, Kas., July 1.-Mahy por-
tons Of Kansas were flooded Tuesday
afternoon and last night. ST. Marys
and Rossville report over four inches
Of rain lasts night, while Valley Falls
had the heaviest downpour, with hail,
in years. Two washouts of Santa Fe
track are reported. A terrific cloud
burst of twelve inches is reported from
Pawnee county. and much wheat was
DESTROYED, but there is no wire and
conirrlat1tn cannot be secured.
, 1908-07-01
Changes In Office suiIdino.

H. B. Hadley has a force of men
at work at the telegraph Office today,
making some changes in the building.
A door Is being cut from the long dis
lance telephone booth to the telegraph
Office. The door at the end Of the hall
will be closed and a window will be
placed to furnish more light into the
yardmaster's office.
, 1908-07-01
DROPS PISTOL AND
RECEIVES SERIOUS WOUND.

The practice Of carrying a revolver
will cost ]. ]. Roland, q Baggs sheep
herder, his life. The weapon fell from
Roland's pocket, vas discharged when
1t struck the ground and the bullet
passed through the mans body from
end to5end. There ia no hope for the
recovery of the victim Of the accident.
, 1908-07-01
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9 GROCERIES TO CLOSE c

Q ALL DAY SATURDAY.. O
Q The grocery stores of the city @
Q will be closed all day on the 9
Q Fourth. They will observe the us O
Q ual Saturday hours on Friday, Q
Q keeping open until s o'clock in the Q
Q evening, when they will close O
Q and remain closed until Monday q
. morning. G
. Q Q o o O Q O 0 O O O Q Q @ @
, 1908-07-01

Washington d. c.. July General
Myer, commanding the department of
Texas, telegraphed the war depart
ment today that he had sent four
troops of cavalry to Del Rio, near the
scene of operations of the insurrec-
tionists in Mexico.
Ellsworth viii Investigate.
American Consul Ellsworth at Por-
firio Diaz has informed the state de
partment that he is going to make a
trip to the Las Vacas country to inves-
tigate the conditions there.
Press Reports Confirmed.
Several dispatches received through
Official sources, and apparently cor
roborating the press dispatches regard
, 1908-07-01
Negro Mail Robber Taken.

Washington, d. c., July IF. E.
McMillin, chief inspector of the post
office department, was today notified
of the capture at Monroe, Mich, of
Charles Stevens. alias Savage, a ne
gro, in connection with the recent rob
berry at Kansas City of $4,000
through a registered pouch of mail
from Los Angeles to New York city.
, 1908-07-01
DEATH CAME
AT MIDNIGHT
CHARLES ScHWATkE VICTIM OF
COMPLICATION OF DISEASES
AT HIS HOME HERE.
Was Born in Germany Fifty Years
Ago and Came to Laramie in 1888,
Being Member of Maennerchor and
EagIes-Leaves Wife, Four Chill
dren and Brothers and Sister.

Charles Schwatke, born in Germany
In 1858, and who has been a resident
OF this city since 1888, died about /
O'Clock this morning, at his home at
109 Hodgeman avenue, of a complica-
ton Of diseases. The funeral arrange
ments have not yet been completed,
the family awaiting word from rela-
ttves In tho east. Mr. -Schwatke leaves
q wife and four children, besides four
brothers, Otto, julius, Albert and
Ernest, and one sister, Mrs. Darling
Of Cheyenne. They will probably all
be present at the funeral.
Ill Three Days
M. Echwatke was interested with
his brother, Otto Schwatkes In the IA
loon business at the Lnxus bar at the
oCrner Of First and Thornburgh
streets. He has been ailing for sev-
eral days. but his illneRe did not take
alarming turn until SIkree days ago,
when he became bedfast. Last night,
about midnight, physicians were called,
but death. came suddenly. His body
taken in charge by Undertaken
Stryker.
Was early Member.
Mr.. SchwAtke was 4 member OF
Laramie aerie. Eagles, and was one
Of the early members of Laramie
Maennerchor, the pioneer singing So
ciety of this part Of the state. He
a good citizen, a loving husband
and father with friaudc IN avarv hand
, 1908-07-01
Condltlon of COTTON cron.

Washington, D. c., July The av-
erage condition of the cotton crop
June 25 was S1.2 per cent of normal,
as compared with 1877 on May 20 last,
" on June 25 of last year and S1.s
the average June condition Of the past
ten years. The announcement was
made today by the agricultural depart
ment.
, 1908-07-01
Monet for Bryan.

Denver, Colo, July Frank s.
Monet. formerly republican attorney
general OF Ohio. arrived today direct
from a conference w1fh Bryan at LIN
coin and will make An argument for
a strong injunction plank. Monet as
serts that the slightest weakening on
this question Will cause Bryan to lose
a quarter of a million votes In Ohio
and the coal producing states.
, 1908-07-01
BRIDE OF MONTHS
BECOMES A WIDOW.

When Ivar Hansen dropped dead st
the ranch of Jep Peterson near Raw
Inns, his bride Of two months became
a widow, without a relative within
1000 miles to offer comfort Mrs. Han
sen came all the way from Sweden to
marry Hansen less than two months
aRn
, 1908-07-01

Mae wood Indicted.

new York, July 1.-Mae c. Wood,
the Omaha woman who sued United
States Senator Platt for divorce. was
indicted by the grand jury on a
charge of perjury and forgery today.
Miss Wood is at liberty on $4,000 bail.
She will be arraigned in court Mon
day.
, 1908-07-01
TOLL OPERATOR WILL
VISIT IN COUNTRY.

Harry latham returned this morn
ing to his home at Gleneyre, Colo. at
ter attending 10 some business mat
tiers In the city. He was accompanied
by his daughter. Miss Bessie. n OF
the toll operators In the telephone ex-
change. who will spend a few days
visiting her parents.
, 1908-07-01
STEEL FOR
NEW LINE
TRACK BEING LAID ON BORIE
CUTOFF OF DENVER DIVISION
OF THE UNION PACIFIC.
Statement Made by Trainmaster, Who
Says Gangs Are Closely Following
the Graders-lnterestin Items Of
News Concerning Railroads and
Railroad Men.

Trainmaster Let's is authority for
the statement that the laying Of steel
began on the Borie cutoff this morn
ing, the track gang following up the
work of the graders.
, 1908-07-01

Muriel-They say CECILIA wears such
short skirts. Hasn't she a perfect
right?
Mr.. saylate-She has. and an equally
perfect left!
, 1908-07-01
BISHOP STILL LIVES.
RALLIED Last Night and Had Rather
Comfortable Time.

Cooperstown, N. Y, July bishop
Potter passed a fairly comfortable
night, after rallying last night. His
condition this morning, however, was
no more hopeful than on yesterday.
, 1908-07-01
EIGHTY KILLED.
Battle in Persia Yesterday Resulted in
Heavy Slaughter.

st. Petersburg, July LIN the fight
ing yesterday at Tabriz, Persia. it is
reported that eighty were killed and
many more were wounded.
, 1908-07-01
ten YEARS
IN San QUENTIN
WALTER BARNETT SENTENCED
TO CALIFORNIA STATE PRls-
ON AT SAN FRANCISCO.
Convicted Of experimenting Bonds and
Securities Belonging to Estate Of
Which He Was Special Admins
trator-Was Vice President of the
Western Pacific.

San Francisco, Cal, July 1.-Walter
J.. Bartnett, formerly vice president and
general counsel for the Western Pa
cifc and vice president and general
counsel for the California Safe Deposit
and Trust company, which failed in
this city last November for about
$ 1000, 900, was today sentenced to the
San Quentin penitentiary for ten
years.
Hypothecated Securities.
Bartnett was convicted Of hypoth-
coating bonds and securities to the
amount of 100000 belonging to the
estate of Ellen M Cotton. of which he
was the special administrator.
, 1908-07-01
Q Q Q o Q o O O o o @ @ {
LIFE FOR ORCHARD. {
!, State Board Of Pardons Com.
, mutes Death Sentence.

Q Boise. Idaho. July 1.-The state Q
o board of pardons today commut- @
Q ed the sentence of Harry Orch Q
Q ard, who was under sentence to Q
y hang next Friday for the murder @
Q OF former Governor Frank Steun- @
Q enberg, to Imprisonment for life. @
o O Q Q Q O0 @ Q O q Q Q q Q I
, 1908-07-01
DELAWARE MAN MAKES POSITIVE
sTATEMENrzo 4REPREsEN-
TArlvE OF rss9 ssocl-
ATeo PRESS To-Day.


Wilmington, Del, July LIN reply
to = question from a representative of
the Associated Press, Judge Gray this
morning stated that he had sent a
telegram to the New York Evening
Journal AZ follows:
Gray Is Quoted.
II have your telegram saying it is
stated positively that l will accept the
vice presidential nomination and ask
ing whether it is true.
Would Not Accept.
"As 1 have repeatedly said I would
not consent to being placed in nomina-
uou. - 4 candidate tor president. l
now say, with emphasis, that I will,
under no circumstances. consent to
tho nomknAtion for the vice presidency.
tSigned} George Gray"
, 1908-07-01
sherman Going Home.

Cleveland. O., July 1.-Congressman
Sherman, after a good nights rest,
spent the morning chatting with
friends and making preparations for
his departure tomorrow for his home
in Utica, N. Y.
, 1908-07-01

Jacobson for Governor Of Minnesota.
st. Paul, Mimi, July 1.-The repub-
lican state convention today nominal
ed Jacob F. Jacobson for governor by
reclamation
, 1908-07-01
MEXICAN TROUBLE
WILL SOON Be ENDED

ing the trouble at Las vacas, were
made public today.
Nine Mexicans Killed.
They indicate that at the Las Vacas
fight several days ago nine Mexican
soldiers and twelve bandits were
killed. After their repulse the ban
dts took refuge in the mountains, and
the prediction is made that they would
be driven north to Texas.
Officials of the administration famil-
lar with conditions in Mexico, and also
members of the Mexican embassy, pre-
dict the early subsistence of the pres
ent ins%urrectionary movement.
, 1908-07-01
Gray is Quoted.
yohnson,s Mar on HIND.

Denver, Colo, July 1.-The principal
event in connection with the forth
coming democratic Convention today
VS. the arrival Of Frederick B.
Lynch Of Minnesota a. the represer
tat1ve in chief OF the presidential boom
of Governor Johnson.
Jehnson noin0 Discussed.
Tho announcement Of Lynch's com
ing caused . renewal OF the discus
sion Of tho possibilities ct the pomina.
ton d the governor o the Vice pres
tasncy ss1her that the prsstdsncy.. 1t
u eoncedsd on Ill hands, privately ev-
en BY the 3ohnson s~npportsrs. 4hak
his nsgniastion for IL hEst po6ftion Il
problSmatical, but his friends are de-
termthSd to have his name presented
to ~ convention Tor tie pre6sdsncy
and lnoe& Of them are quito positive
.tha4 Dc would mol; acceM he second
place. v II rendered him.
nrv,nse erIends =. nt-e4.+ar~
TIA discrrsason OF Johnron,s chances
for the vica presidency a not indulred
In SERIOUSLY by the inner Bryan cir.
Giles. They do not accept his name
with favor, and even thus far in ad
vance Of the convention it may be an
nounced that he win not be Bryan's
running mate In the event that the
Nebraskan IL nominnAed.
n,dn,t Like .Joh.ee. n~.,ttIrc In.
Bryan.s friend. a. steedfsst on
4hfe mint .nH ~h,,a tn.v - act oman
" criticise .John.on,s csn6i8ecy thev
wera eytdentIv d-aaplenee6 a his enter.
inr the nee.
Graz Would All. Better
On the other hsnd- Judee crav Of
Delaware would be yerv acceptabie to
nrvsn and the -nosition a aanera,lv
co.oeded n him Il be- viii aecept. His
coneervatism Is moi a bar, but rather
. help to his candidacy, and Bryan's
closest friends concede the wisdom Of
selecting a candidate who would be
closer with the eastern thought than
Bryan himself, and while they point
out thak Gray meets this demand. in
many respects he would not be antag-
onistic to Bryan's especial supporters.
Would n.In l b vot.
II "a believed that his connection
WITH a.. Anthracite coal .trike arhtra.
Hon : few veara arm wonla ala inn.
menselv to The popularity Of I'M.
ticket smnts ~ Iahor1ne cl.sses and
Il i. oontepds6 1hsasvhile on the fed.
anal bench II naver 49, son,,ed the
laborine interests.
, 1908-07-01
GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS BELIEVE
REVOLUTION IN SOUTHERN
REPUBLIC is NOW
ABOUT sUBsIDING.

Believed That Mexican Troops Are
Pushing Rebels N%orthward To-
ward American Line-Nine Mex
leans and Twelve Bandits Killed
as Result of Several Days Fight
ing at Las vacas-Robber Caught.
, 1908-07-01
SOME LUMBER

TO LOCAL YARDS.
Herbert Black of Salt Lake, repre-
senting the Bridal Veil Lumber COM
pany, was here today, looking after the
interests of that great concern, taking
orders from the Boston and Wyoming
Lumber company and others.
, 1908-07-01
HERE FOR TREATMENT
FOR A FEW DAVIS

Mrs. Wilson of Hanna and her sis
Ter, Mrs. Chris Anderson, of that place
are in the city, Mrs. Wilson coming
for medical treatment. She was taken
i'll several days ago, and DR.. McCollum
was summoned to Hanna, but she is
believed to be better now.
, 1908-07-01

RAIN AND HAIL IN
THE AFTERNOON TODAY.
A good shower Of rain, accompanied
by enough hail toscover the ground,
occurred this afteruoon, and was Crate
fully received. ? 2
, 1908-07-01

Daily Republican 80 cents = month.
, 1908-07-01
DANIELS is DEAD.
General Passenger Agent for the New
York Central Railway.

~Plattsburg, N. Y. July 1.-George
H. Daniels. general passenger agent
for the New York Central. died at
Lake Placid today. +.
, 1908-07-01
CHURCH AND SOCIETY

~ TniOHI THTGns
No paper will be issued from this
office on the Fourth of July, the Friday
issue carrying the society report for
the week and the various church an
asked to have their copy" in this Of
flee during the early forenoon of that
day.