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Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1908-11-28

with me and point out your man.
Walter gladly accompanied the conduc-
tor to the smoking car. His old acquaint-
ancs was busily engaged as before in
gamc, and laughing heartily at some IA
yorabls turn.
''There he is" said Walter, indicating
him with his finger.
The conductor walked up to him and
tapped him on the shoulder.
whats wantedr he asked, looking up.
You've looked at my ticket"
L wish to speak to you a moment"
He rose without making any oppost-
tion, and walked to the other end OF the
ear.
WELL" he said, and there wns a slight
nervousness In his tone, whats the NAB
tort Wasn't my ticket all rightT
mo trouble about that The thing H.
viii you restore this boys pockstbook r
"SIr." said the pickpocket, clustering,
do you mean to insult me2 What nave
I to do with his pocketbook"
you sat beside him, and hs missed 1t
directly after you left him."
What Is that to me? You may search
me IL you life. You will find only one
pochotpVoh uPVh hio, "ho shaf - HiJ
own"
II am aware OF that" said the conduc-
tor, coolly. 81 saw you take the money
out and throw 1t from the car platform"
The pickpocket turned pale.
you are mistaken In the person," he
said.
mo, am not. advise you to re-
store the money forthwith"
Without a word the thief, hnding him
self cornsred. took from his pocket a roll
Of bills, which he handed to Walter.
"Is that rightf" asked the conductor.
YES" said our hero, after counting
his money.
80 far, 30 good. And now, slippery
Dick" he continued, turning to the thief
81 advise you to leave the cars at the next
station or l will havs you arrested. Take
your choice"
The detected rogue was not long IN
making his choice. Already the cars had
slaekensd their speed, and a short dis
lance ahead appeared small station. Th.
place seemed to be of very little impor
lance. One man, however, appeared Il
have business there. Walter saw h,l
quondam acquaintance jump on the plat
form, and congratulated himself that hi'
only loss was a pocketbook whose value
did not exceed one dollar.
The conductor on seeing the pocketbool
supposing it to be an old one, but as soor
as he heard OF the robbery suspected n
once the thief and his motive.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1908-11-28
CHAPTER XVII.

Walter stopped long enough at Buffalo
to visit Niagara Falls, AZ he had intend
ed Though he enjoyed the visit, and
found the famous cataract fully up TO his
expectations, no incident occurred during
the visit which deserves to be chronicled
here. He resumed his journey. and arriv-
ed in due time at Cleveland.
He had no difficulty in finding the office
Of Mr. Greene, the agent of Messrs. Flint
& Pusher. He found that this gentleman,
besides his agency, had a book and sta
tionery business of his own.
81 don't go out myself" be said to
Walter; 'but | keep a supply of Flint's
books on hand, and forward them to his
agents as called for. Have you done
much in the business7'
mo, sir; am only beginner. have
done nothing yet"
81 thought not. You look too young"
"Mr. Pusher told me | had better be
guided by your advice"
you had better go fifty miles on at
least. The immediate neighborhood has
been pretty well canvassed. There's
Earle, now. hourishing and wealthy
town. Suppose you go there first"
"I'll go this afternoon"
you are prompt"
Walter arrived In Earle In time for
supper. He went to a small public house.
where he found that he could board for
dollar and a half day, or seven dol
lars by the week. He engaged a weeks
board, rejecting that he could probably
work to advantage week In so large a
place, or, II not, that FIVE days at the
daily rate would amount to more han
the weekly terms.
He did not at first propose to do any
thing that evening, until it occurred 10
him that he might perhaps dispose of q
copy Of his book to the landlord In part
payment for his board. He went into the
public room after supper
"Are you travelling alone?" asked the
/ landlord, who had his share of curiosity
EYES," said Walter. 81 am a book
agent"
Injecting with pretty good success?"
''I'm just beginning" said Walter. smil-
ing. IF you'll be my first cutomer, II
stop with you a week"
"What kind of book have you got?"
Walter showed il. 1t was got up 10 the
usual style of subscription books, witt
abundance of Illustrations.
It's one Of the best books we evel
sent out" said Walter. In a professional
way. "Just look at the number of pic
lures. If you've got any children. they'l
like it: and. If you haven't, II will b.
just the book for your center table,"
II see you know how to talk" said th
landlord. smiling. what is. the price z
'Three dollars and half"
That's considerable"
"But you know I'm going to take
out In board"
well, that's a consideration, to b
sure. A man doesn't feel 1t so much a
II he took the money out Of his poke
and paid cash down. What do you ga,
Mrs. Burtonf' addressing his wife. VIII
just then entered the room. This youn
man wants to stay here a week. and pa
' partly In a book be is agent for. Shall
, agree7"
! Let me see the book" said Mrs. Blu
ton. who was a comely, pleasant lookir
, woman of middle age. whats the nan
, Of it?'
"'Scenes In Bible Lands" said va
, ter.
He opened It. taking care to displn
. and point out the pictures So WALTZ
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1908-11-28

Gunner-The Ultra-vnn Tassels
moved to-day. There were seven vans
for the furniture and six extra vans
Guyer-Indeedi And what were the
extra vans fort
Gunner-why, to remove their fam
lily skeletons
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1908-11-28

The population OF Canada. according
to the official estimates'of that country
was e,5O4- 300 on April l. an increase
Fl per cent In six years.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1908-11-28

The elephant beetle of Venezuela
the worlds largest insect 1t weigh
a half pound
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1908-11-28

but that Is the record of whaling
bark that has Just locked In New Bed
ford. The vessel left New Bedford in
1884 for o voyage around Cape Horn
and since has been engaged most OF the
time In whaling In northern ATTITUDES.
The snip brings news that the whaling
ships in the Atlantic are generally max
ing heavy catches this season. The
whaling business seems to have expert
enced a revival, and with this New
Bedford is developing new Importance
which presents some likeness to its old
time activities as a whaling port
Springfield Union
Baseball IL chronic complaint Oh
Senator Crane. When he was Govern
or OF Massachusetts he took his entire
star out for a drive and surprised them
by having the carriages pull up at az
open field and announcing there was to
be a baseball game Two mines were
chosen and the game began Pretty
soon somebody came along the road
"Wbat teams are they7" he asked one
of the drivers. "Why. that man pitch
ing is the Governor OF Massachusetts,
the driver replied The one catching
ia the Lieutenant Governor The first
baseman is a Congressman. the SECOND
baseman is the Judge Advocate Gen
eral." "Say." interrupted the passer
by. perhaps you would like to know
who l am am Napoleon Bonaparte-'
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-03-23
JONES CASE GOES OVER.
County Attorney Schenck Was Not
Ready This Morning.

The case of the state against Theo-
dore w. Jones, the rich negro who was
arrested for bigamy, was scheduled for
preliminary hearing in the court of
Topeka this morning. but was con-
tinued until tomorrow, owing to the
fact that County Attorney Schenck
was engaged in a civil case in district
court.
Jones is the person. who is charged
with marrying Marie Thomas about
Christmas time, in Topeka, while he
still had wife in Chicago. Wife No.
l Is in Topeka, prepared to give evil
dence against her hus band.
All parties in the case are colored.
Marie Thomas, the second woman in
the case, is the wealthy and talented
representative of the race" who
dropped into Topeka last winter and
bought property in Governors
Square" the exclusive district. 1t is
alleged by the prosecution that she
made her Topeka splurge with Jones
money.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-03-23
NEAR THE 5000 MARK.
The State Fair Fund Continues to
Grow.

The committee from the CONNER
cial club which is soliciting funds for
the state fair project met today noon
at the Glenwood hotel. The only
donation reported was one Of 500
made by the Independent Telephone
company.
The understanding has existed that
the concert to be given by Marshall's
band for the fair fund would be held
on the last day of this month, but
Marshall communicates the fact to
the committee that it would be i'm
possible to hold the concert at this
time. The date was not fixed and
will not be until another meeting of
the members of the band is held and
it Is possible that the programme can
not be carried out until some time in
the early part of next month.
The report of Secretary Poole in
dictates that $500 is the total of the
subscriptions pledged to date. The
committee will be enlarged and to-
morrow noon will meet at the Cope
land hotel for lunch and a plan of
work for the afternoon outlined and
it is expected that the $4,000 mark
will be passed before the committee
meets for lunch the following day.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-03-23
PENALTY EXCESSIVE.
That Is What Ais the Minnesota
Rate Law.

Washington, March 23-The supreme
court of the United States denied the
petition of Attorney General Edward
T. Young of Minnesota for a writ of
habeas corpus in the case in which he
Is held for contempt of court by the
United States court of Minnesota be-
cause he refused to abide by an in
junction issued by that court forbidding
his taking any action looking to the
enforcement of the maximum railroad
rate law, the court at the same time
pronounced invalid the Minnesota law
regulating both freight and passenger
rates. The opinion was announced by
Justice Peckham who held the Mime
sofa law to be unconstitutional on its
face because of the enormous penalties
imposed for disobedience to 1t.
Justice Harlan delivered a dissenting
opinion, in which he expressed the view
that the decisions of the court in the
Minnesota and North Carolina cases
marks a new era in the relationship
between the states and the federal gov
eminent and between the federal and
state courts. He commended that the
suit of the railroad company in the
Minnesota case was in reality a suit
against the state and he dwelt at length
upon the enormity of permitting a sub
ordinate United States court to order
the Imprisonment of an official of a
sovereign state to test law of that
state. IF this can be DONE" he said
why can't a similar injunction be put
on a grand jury or a district attorney
| in any criminal proceedings"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-03-23
BOAT OWNERS TO ORGANIZE.
They Will Hold Meeting Tonight to
Form an Association.

A meeting of the boating enthus-
lasts of the city will be held this
evening at O'Clock at the store of
The Santa Fe Watch company on
West Eighth avenue for the purpose
of forming an association. A. S.
Thomas who is booming the meeting
is enthusiastic over the prospects for
a club of this kind and said: There
are fifteen or twenty motor boats on
the river at this time and several more
have been ordered shipped and think
that before the summer is over that
there will be thirty or forty boats
owned in Topeka.
"The river offers fine opportunities
for water sports and II IS right here
at our door and 1 am sure that it will
be but a short time until the boating
will be classed among the sports of
the city. In forming this association
we hope to enthuse the present own
ers of boats and encourage others to
join with us in the pleasures which
we find on the river this class OF
boating. The meeting will be open
to the public and any one who is in
terested in boating in any way will be
welcomed"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-03-23
TO HELP LABOR OUT.
Bill Prepared by Civic Federation
Introduced by Hepburn.

Washington, March 23.-The bill pre-
pared by the National Civic Fedora
ton after conferences with the presi-
dent and representatives of capital and
labor to relieve the Stringency of the
Sherman antitrust law was introduced
in the house today by Representative
Hepburn, Qa.) chairman of the COM
mittee on interstate and foreign COM
merce. 1t was referred by Speaker
Cannon to that committee for cOnsid-
Grafton and report and it is understood
that President Roosevelt will in mes
sage to congress, made recommended
ton concerning it.
There is no information on which to
frame a prediction of the failure or
success of the bill in the house nor will
there be until hearings have been given
in committee. Party leaders today pro-
fessed to be wholly ignorant of the de-
tails of the bill and to have only a
general understanding of it's purpose.
One of the most interesting sections
of the federation bill is that which
seeks to relieve organized labor from
the suppressive effects of the recent
supreme court decision declaring labor
unions to be conspiracieS in restraint
of trade and therefore unlawful The
bill. broadly speaking, aims to restore
to the unions their right of peaceable
existence, including the right to strike,
but leaving them still amenable to the
Sherman act in the matter of boycotts,
picketing and similar coercive prac-
ices. The section is as follows:
Nothing in said act approved July 2
1890. or in this act, is intended, nor
shall any provision thereof hereafter
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-03-23
LOCAL MENTION.

H. C. Mulroy, who is employed in
the general superintendent's Of
fee of the Rock Island, has
recently purchased the three lots on
and Lane streets. He has closed a
contract with the Blanchard Con-
struction Co., of North Topeka for the
erection of a new modern residence on
the lots, which will cost in the neigh
borhood of five thousand dollars.
Work will be commenced in few
days and Mr.. Mulroy expects to sell
the place as soon as the residence is
built. 1t will be one of the most beau
tiful dwellings in the Washburn col
lege neighborhood.
Dr. S. Temple, Osteopath, 735 Kan
ass ave. Ind. 1912. Res. 5174Bell 1885.
Absolutely pure drugs at Prices drug
store in the big block.
J. M. Miller is receiving visit to-
day from his cousin, John A Ready
of SedaIia, Mo-, whom he saw last in
Pennsylvania in 1858 just so years
ago. Mr.. Ready is a lawyer and has
lived in Missouri 40 years.
A baseball game has been arranged
for Thursday afternoon by Manager
Dick Cooley of the local team. The
team will play Washburn, and this
will give the fans an opportunity to
witness a game every afternoon this
week. It has been reported that
Washburn would play at Lawrence
Wednesday afternoon, but this is de-
MED by Manager Stahl of the Wash
burn team. Consequently the game
with the White Sox Thursday will be
the first game for the local collegians.
The price does not always determine
the quality of a cigar. For instance,
Eagles Rose Tint cent cigar is far
better than most ten cent cigars. AT
all dealers.
pet Factory, 712 East Fourth street.
Mayor VIM. Green returned this
noon from Excelsior Springs where
he spent Sunday.
A special session of the United
States court will be held Thursday
and Friday of this week. Judge Pol
lock will come to Topeka for any
hearings that may present themselves
Nothing could please a man more for
a birthday present than box of Eagles
Smokers. They are put up in tin foil
packages which keeps them soft and
fresh.
The assessors appointed by the
mayor to assess special taxes for paw
ing met this morning and began their
work
Helen Perryman, who has been very
sick for a month, is somewhat i'm
proved On Friday afternoon she was
remembered by Miss Smith, her teach
er, and all the scholars in her room at
Euclid sch ool The girls went in a
body to her home laden with fruit and
| flowers of the choicest variety.
r. R. Vermillion of Wichita, gen.
eral attorney of the St. Louis & San
Francisco road, is a Topeka visitor
| today.
Red Cross butter is guaranteed
| McSpaddan Gro. Co. 1401 w. 18th
The Rock Island has announced a
speciaI rate for California travel.
which is ma de on account of the visit
of the Atlantic squadron to the Cali
| fornia coast. These rates will be in
effect during the entire time the fleet
| is resting on the California coast
Mr.. and Mrs. Lynn Bloom spent
| Sunday in Baldwin.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-03-23
STAHL OFFERS A CUP.
Will Give 1t to Washburn Basketball
Team Winning Championship.

AS winding up of the local basket
ball season in Washburn college circles
a series of games has been arranged
between the different classes of the
college. AS an extra inducement to
the class teams, Manager Walter w.
Stahl of Washburn has hung up
trophy of a silver loving cup which he
will give to the class winning the col
lege championship. The first games
will be played at Music hall tomorrow
night. The freshmen team will play
the sophomores and the juniors and
seniors will also meet. The winners
of these two matches will play the final
game Friday night and the cup will at
this time be presented to the winning
team. Every department In the col
lege will be represented In these teams
and the games will no doubt be mark
ed by the displays of college spirit and
class spirit which are always shown
on such occasions. The following are
the class captains: Freshmen, Glenn
Millice; sophomore, Stanley Reed;
Juniors, Hugh Hope; seniors, Leo
Haughey.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-03-23
SUES FOR A MESSAGE.
Western Union Failed to Deliver One
for Fred Morgan.

With an original cost OF SO cents and
a final possibility of 81, 814.9S, Fred Nor
gan of Topeka is suing the Western
Union Telegraph company. The case,
as set forth in the petition filed in
district court today, is based on this:
On August 20, 1907, Mr. Morgan tele-
graphed friend in Jerseyville, ILL.,, to
the effect that he would arrive that
night with the body of his sister-in-
law, who had died in Topeka, and re-
questing this friend, one Benjamin
Ackard, a prominent merchant of the
town, to arrange for the funeral The
message was delivered too late, the
plaintiff arriving in Jerseyville with the
remains, only to find that the telegram
had not been delivered in time. and the
arrangements were not made. AS a re-
suit. he had to make hurried arrange
ments, which resulted in an extra ex-
pense for hack hire, grave diggers,
etc, amounting in all to $14. He
learned later that the telegram had
been wired to st. Louis, and thence for
warded to the addressee by mail, arriv-
ing in Jerseyville on the morning OF
August 81.
In his suit, Mr.. Morgan asks for dam
ages, to-wit: The $14 extra it cost him
by reason Of the delay in transmission
of his telegram; his SO cents expended
in sending the telegram, and last, but
by no means least, $1,000 "vindictive'
damages.
A suit of this kind, under the new
laws, must be referred to the secretary
of state, who accepts service for al
foreign corporations.
The time that this telegram wa:
transmitted was during the commercial
telegraph strike of 1907. The striks wa.
called on August II, and lasted abou
two months. During that time, tht
Topeka telegraph offices were subjec
to the strike conditions, and the man
ayers alone were left to run the offices
1t was generally understood that the.
accepted kilograms subject to delay.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-03-23
HOCH HOLDS RECEPTION.
State Officers Shake Hands With Dr.,
Abbott.

Governor Hoch had a reception al
his office this morning for DR.. Lyman
Abbott of New York Nearly all the
state officers attended
DIR. Abbott was escorted over from
the high school to the state house by
Arthur Capper, J. w. Gleed and N H
LOOMS, in the formers automobile
Word had been sent around to all the
state offices. and at about 11:30 there
were probably rs of the state officers
present. Everybody sat around the
edges of the big reception room and
looked embarrassed, except DR.. Abb
bolt, who sat on the couch in the
middle of the room, which is a very
uncomfortable thing to sit on, and en-
tertained the crowd with interesting
conversation.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-03-23
PARDONS ROY STONE.
Governor Sets Caney Young Man Free
After Protests Are Removed

Governor Hoch this morning issued
an unconditional pardon from the
state penitentiary to Roy Stone, a
young man from Caney, who was sent
up in 1906 to serve a term of from
5 to 81 years for statutory crime.
About a month ago Governor Hoch
turned down an application for a par
don in this case, because there were
protests on file in his office against it.
The attorney for the girl in the case
objected strenuously and offered to
bring the girl herself to Topeka to
protest. Since that time, the friends
of the young man have fixed it UP in
some way with the girl, and she has
withdrawn her protest
There is a very long petition in the
hands of the governor recommending
the pardon and also a protest with q
good many SignerS.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-03-23
CONTRACT FOR WATER MAIN.
Awarded to Dunford Brothers by the
Commissioners.

The contract for the construction of
the four thousand feet of ditch work
for the big eighteen inch feed main
from the waterworks pumping station
to the city has been let by the board
of waterworks trustees to Dunford
Brothers. The line will run across the
asylum property to the north of the
asylum buildings and will be brought
through Auburndale to Seventh and
West streets where it will connect onto
the city main system. The pipe has
not yet arrived.
A twelve inch main will be laid from
West street down Seventh street to
Kansas avenue, resulting in an in
creased pressure for fire purposes One
block of the ditch work has already
commenced from Tyler to Topeka
avenue From Topeka avenue to Kan
sas avenue the twelve inch main will
supplant a six inch main.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-03-23
THE SENATORS HERE.
Washington Baseball Team Arrives in
Topeka This Morning.

The Washington baseball team ar
rived in Topeka this morning on an
early Santa Fee train. They came from
Wichita where they succeeded in de-
feating the Western Association cham
pionS in a couple of games. The team
will remain here for three games clos
ing their engagement Wednesday af-
ternoon and leaving Immediately for
their return trip to Washington.
The aggregation which arrived in
Topeka this morning is but a portion
of the Washington squad. However, it
is pretty representative bunch and
is composed of many old and seasoned
players as well as youngsters. Joe Can
tillon, the energetic manager of the
Nationals. is with the other section of
the team. The aggregation which is
playing in Topeka is under the leader
ship of Jerry Edinger. Edinger is the
trainer of the team and is we'll known
in this section of the state. About 10
years ago he played in this brush and
was a star player about the time. that
Spec Hurlburt broke into the game.
He umpired the game last season be-
tween Washington and Topeka.
There are two players with the Wash
ington team who will attract especial
interest during the present series.
Milan who played with Wichita for a
part of two seasons will play one of
the outfield positions and Shipke who
was an infielder with the Leavenwo rth
team couple of seasons ago, will play
third base during the series The other
players who are with the team are:
Long Tom Hughes, pitcher; Smith,
pitcher; Warner, catcher; Case Patton,
pitcher; Kahoe, catcher; Peterson,
pitcher: Wilson, pitcher; Kaphan, in
fielder and Menke, infielder.
Walter johnson, the pitching wonder
who showed up so we'll at the close of
last season, is in a Washington hospi-
tai as a result of an operation.