davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1908-08-14
How He Was Persuaded.

Down in Alabama" said John D.
Fearhake. there's deputy marshal
who doesn't let any such trifles as eX-
tradition stop him. Term of court
was about to begin at one time and a
gentleman who was out on bail was
reported to be enjoying himself over
in Georgia. Deputy Jim went after
him. Next day he telegraphed the
Judge: 4 have persuaded him to come.
A few days later he rode into town
on a mule. leading his prisoner, tied up
snugly with a clothes line. The pris-
oner looked as II he had seen hard SER
vice. Why. for heavens sake. Jim,"
said the judge. you didn't make him
walk all the way from Georgia. did
your No, sir said Jim. 7 hoped
not said the Judge. No. said Jim.
part of the way drug him. and when
we came to the Tallapoosl river he
swum'" s'- ~
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1908-08-14
Over the Phone.

Over the Phone.
Hello, hello! who Is this please?"
the man at the phone impatiently
hurled at the mouthpiece. lT 80
This is-whom did you want?"
came back a feminine voice.
II called for number-confound 1t.
I've forgotten the number now! Who
il this. anyway"
"Sir! ] think you might be a little
more polite in your manner towards
lady. You've doubtless got the
wrong number" r-i
How can l tell II I've got the right
or wrong number II you won't tell me
who you are? Some women make me
tired"
you're a gentleman"
you're a lady!"
You're positively insulting. ="
Back up, who are you, anyway"
"Sir. I'll tell you who am. I'm the
wife Of the biggest stockholaer in this
telephone company. am Mrs. George
Banks: that's who I am. sir"
Great Scott. Mary! I've been trying
to get you. This is George. your hus-
band!"-Judge. ---. - rr. ~
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1908-08-14
A Professional Tribute.

Caesar was voluminous writer as
we'll as q warrior and statesman" re-
marked the student. ...- .-a. ..,,
yes" answered Mr.. stormington
Barnes. II have always admired Cae-
sar. Going on the principle that all
the worlds q stage, he decided to be
the whole show, including the press
agent. Washington Star.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1908-08-14
That's What He Said.

Jones-Is that your wife on a bi-
cycle?
Brown-It is.
Jones-I thought you said you would
never permit her to ride one.
Brown-I don't permit it; but what
difference do you suppose that makes
to her?
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1908-08-14
still Life.

II consider this painting q beauti.
full piece Of work." commented the art
dealer. Its a dog after Landseer."-
rs that so!" exclaimed Neurich.
well, the purp doesn't seem to be
going after him very industriousIy."
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1908-08-14
Absent-Minded

1.-THE sexton of our church must be
getting absent minded"
"Why?"
plate at funeral"
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1908-08-14
A Welcome Relief,

well, I'm glad Georgia and Ala
bama and the rest of those southern
states have gone dry" ,--,r
why? Are you an advocate OF
temperance" S
Not exactly; but after this there
will be no reason to mix Maine up
with all the prohibition jokes."-Chi-
cago Record.H Herald.
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-06-28

known fact that the Apaches will never make
their camp In place where any of their number
have been hanged Being an army officer Captain
Simpson could not openly countenance the hang
ing of prisoners, so he turned them over to
Woolsey and fastened away. Woolsey promptly
turned the squaw loose and hung the bucks upon
the nearest tree. 1t good business" as the
White Mountain Apaches ever after stunned the
spot.
In 1866, Simpson returned to Taos, where he has
remained ever since, excepting for occasional
scouting expeditions as long as any need remained
for services of that kind. AS Kit Carson was
painfully illiterate, he obliged to call upon
Simpson to make out his reports and attend to his
correspondence during the whole time he acted as
Indian Agent. Simpson and Scheurich are insep
arabic companions in these days of peace that
have fallen upon the Taos valley, and spend many
an hour reteng the story of the stirring scenes
in which they participated when New Mexico was
the "last frontier" and when no farmer in that
neighborhood ever went into his grain fields with
out his Winchester in his hands. prepared to de-
fend himself against red marauders These two
are literally "the last of Kit Carsons scouts and
In the arms of Scheurich (his brotherin-law, by
the way) the great Captain of the Southwestern
deserts passed away, at Fort Lyon, in 1858. He
was buried in the Taos cemetery, and every
Memorial Day these surviving comrades of many
hard fought fight place flowers and the nag OF
the G. A. r. upon his grave.
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-06-28

coming into close and intimate contact with King
Woolsey, of Prescott, who did more than any
other single individual to prevent the entire ex-
termination of the whites in the CO.'S One of the
memorable Indian fights that Captain Simpson
recalls occurred in 1864 the very ground
where the thriving mining town of Globe now
stands. King Woosey, with about 80 miners and
mountaineers, had run into several times their
number of White Mountain Apaches. Finding the
savages too strong, he sent to Simpson, 100 miles
away, for help. Woolsey managed to hold the
Indians in check until the arrival of Simpson
with the sorey needed reinforcements Then the
two united their forces and went in to win. After
a hard fight the Indians routed, leaving a
number of dead in the field and two braves and
one squaw prisoners.
The position of the Indians had been admirable
from a defensive standpoint-being almost in
accessible and we'll supplied with water, although
there was no other water within forty miles. 1t
was evident that this would always be retreat
and lurking place for the savages unless some
thing was done to keep them away. 1t is well
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-06-28
assing Of the Southwestern
Pioneers.
Continued from page =.

Alloys Scheurich both now resting after the
storm and strife 'of earlier years in the somno-
: lent community of Taos, in Northern New Mexico
Both were friends and companions Of Kit Carson.
Both served in the army, and drifted to Taos
when that was the storm center of the Southwest.
and one of the most exposed points on the whole
frontier.
Alloys Scheurich was born in Germany In 1886,
. came to America when 16 years of age. reached
st. Louis in 1853, and Immediately enlisted in the
Third United States Infantry. Shortly thereafter,
as sergeant he set forth with his command on the
long march afoot to Fort Union, remaining there
until In 1856, when he was sent to Fort Massa-
chusetts, to participate in the Ute and Apache
war-precpitated by the virtual plotting out by
/. the Indians of the Colorado settlement OF Pueblo.
After the suppression of the Utes and Apaches,
. he was transferred to Cantonment Burgwin, In
Taos county, New Mexico, where he remained
until mustered out, with the rank of corporal, in
1858. From 1858 to 1868, most of his time was
spent on the Santa Fe Trail-part of the time as
scout and part of the time freighter on his own
account. During this period Kit Carson was
United States Indian Agent in Northern New
! Mexico. and the friendship between the two men
was as close as 1t possible for 1t to be. when
one of the men was of the taciturn, retiring and
somewhat unsocal disposition of Carson. In 1855
he married Maria Teresina Bent, daughter of
Charles Bent, builder of Bents Fort and trading
post on the Arkansas, and afterwards first Amer
lean Governor of New Mexico. Governor Bent
was assassinated in the Taos nsurrection of 1S47
and Mrs. Scheurich Is perhaps, the sole living
witness of the massacre, in which her father was
the most prominent victim. The Scheurich home
is located hardly stones throw from the adobe
dwelling in which Governor Bent was killed, and
not more than two squares from the old home OF
Kit Carson. il
Captain Smith H. Simpson was born in New
York City, in 1888, went to New Mexico when 10
years of age, and settled in Taos in 1855. He
served through the Ute and Apache War, spent
year as Government express rider, went to Mexico
and mixed up in thirteen revolutions in twelve
months, and then returned to the United States
to fight the Apaches. AS Captain in the United
States army, he was the principal agent in the
tanning OF the White Mountain Apaches of Arizona,
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-06-28
Summer is Here.

Summer is here
TITS true, it's true,
Birds are singing on leaf and bough.
Nature has donned
Her suit SO new,
And never looked happier than now.
Flowers we see
OF every shade,
Modest annd pure will they always be-
But of the many
God has made,
The Rose is queen of them all for me.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-05-01
French Husband OK
If Married for Lone

WASHINGTON, d. c.. May L.,
The implied charge that French
men do not make good husbands
for American women IL indignant
ly resented by Nine. Jnsserand.
wife Of the French. ambassador,
herselfSafi American. formerly Miss
Elise Richards OF Boston, She met
M. Jpsserand In Paris, where her
father was head OF the banking
concern Of Munro h Co.
.sThs popular Inference that
Frenchmen do not make good hus-
bands Is altogether mistaken
.One," she declares. There are
scores OF happily married Ameri-
can women presiding over homes
In Paris and other French cities to-
Nay. But they married for. love.
So long as American women con.
TIME to marry foreigners, French
men .or others. for purely selfish
reasons, social or financial, there
Will always be marital unrest,
Love marriages alone VIII curb the
divorce evii.n ~
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-05-01

e The new labor. temple committee
meets with representatives. of the
Ingersoll Amusement Go. this aft
ernoon for the purpose Of signing
8 contract forAthe labor temple pic
mic at Natatori m park, which has
been endorsed by both the Central
Labor union and the Building
Trades alliance. 1t Is figured that
the date for the picnic will be fixed
for May 81 or May %. The conf
lmittee will ,hod a session this even
ing to compare notes.
: The labor temple corporation has
a first payment Of $12,534 to- make
on the site by May ~ or lose the
option, In view of this pressure
the committee resents the opposi-
.tion 1T has encountered to raising
funds by popular means, claiming
that there Ii no other method by
which the amount needed may be
made available In the time remain-
ing. About $1,000 Ii on deposit.
The answer. to The objection to,
three members efsthe COMMITTEES
being put on salary at % per day
Is that the committee members so
paid have been compelled TO. leave
their regular employment and are
working early and late on the prob-
lem of financing the temple. 1t Is
stated that a statement covering
the entire course followed by the
committee will shortly be issued
for the inspection OF all the union
labor men In the city.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-05-01
ENPLA|h
SHELTON CASE

Regarding charges that Ser.
gent McPhee interceded for "a
shelton when he WAS arrested Tor
allsE6d fleec4nS or q man out Of
$3.50 about year ago Police Chief
Rice this morning made the follow
Ing. statement.s ~
The charge against McPhee 10
q misstatement. 4 dealt with Shell
ION, and all McPhee did was to
arose fl1e name from the blotter
on my instructlons. S This man
Sgme to me with q story about not
Moving one card from another
add that when he went up to the
Pastitne club with friend he lost
his money In q poker game. sent
Detectice Brfley to nab Shelton,
which he did in record time. Shell
ton denied the mans assertions and
said that ne had gambled for four
nights at the Pastime club and ev-
cry night was successful, once
cleaning up everybody at the table.
The night before he made his re-.
port to me he had lost all the
money he won. It was the other
fellows money that he lost. He
represented to me he didn't know
one card from another but when
confronted by Shelton and others
who had played with him. he adj
rhittAl he lied to- me merely be.
cause he desired to cause Shelton
trouble. Others who played With
hin stated toms that illey consid 9.
cred the man TO be q ioffRi
gambler =, @s.-Ss---
!. I'M then ordered him .out- Of the
once and sent for sergeant Nc
Pfiee, whom | toldto cross OFF Shell
TOMS name because we had no case
with which to prosecute"
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-05-01
LAY IN WAIT FOR.
WICKED WON An

After a vigil lasting from IL
o'clock last night until noon today,
Patrolman Joe Scott, who during
all that time occupied room No. 8
in the Helena lodging house, arrest
ed T. II. Brown and Bernice Wise
on charge of robbing r. Baker,
laborer. OF $3.50.
Just before midnight Baker APP
peared at police headquarters and
told his story. He said that he had
been drinking In the Nez Perez sa-
loon and the bartender told him
that he would find a congenial COM
panion In the Wise woman, who
lived In room 3 of the Helena, He
went up there and had several
drinks brought up from the saloon
below. In some mysterious manner
his money disappeared.
When the policeman went to the
room the woman was gone, SO he
was instructed by Sergeant Sulli-
van to remain in the room until the
occupants arrived. 49,
\ When searched Brown had only
a few dollars. but the woman
had $75. ~ CT y
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-05-01
GIN BARTENDER
USED AS DEC0Y

The proprietors of the Kaiispell
salo0H where Nell Pickrell, dress
ed ina natty suit Of mans attire,
has bten working under, the name
OF H3rry Allen for several days,
will lot be, prosecuted, according
to Pa Ice Chief Rice. who was well
acqua!ntei with the fact that She
was Mmployed there and counten-
fancedH in hopes of pSing her for a
deCoy FOR the criminal element
With Shom she. Is accustomed to
run ALTHOUGH the chief, Sergeant
Sullitfn and Detectives Lister and
lBrfl6y8knew her to bea woman, the
pr0pti& tors only knew her as an
excep4 onally attractive young bar
tendeH She has worn mems attire
for III past nine years and says
She tSts along q lot better and II
Is e6haer for her to make living.
As tai result of her work at the
Kall&eh saloon the, police were en-
ahle6&to capture Clarence Kauff-
mansse vagrant who Ii now serving
a $7R&ne ON the rockpile.
ThS chief first. got acquainted
withell in Tacoma when he went
to u Clarke Yarnell. one OF Stub
Casnt's gang ofstreetcar hoidpps.
The Tacoma police told him chat
Neil hls the friend and ally OF hall
the &2yer crooks nov operating in
the fthwest When she appear.
ed tn This city she was merely kept
undt1s close surveillance In hopes
that thers OF the tough element
woulG congregate about her. She
will pw be ordered to leave the
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-05-01
ssPETTlB0NE DOPE" !.
DEALER FINED AND !,
STOCK c0NElScATED

william Kyle. the street fakir
who was caught peddling prepare
ton which ignites when wet and
is considered too dangerous, thing
to- alIowssin CANNON USE, was fined
t25 and costs this afternoon by. JUS
tice Hinkle,, who ordered the stub
confiscated and destroyed II has
not been analyzed and It's chemi-
cal properties have not been de-
termined Kyle claims he bought
II from a man In Seattle, who has
the recipe.
The stuff proved to be an explo-
sive when Immersed in water.
scattering fire over the expert
menter.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-05-01

WASHINGTON. d. G. May IL.
Today Is the tenth anniversary Of
the battle Of Manila bay. and the
victor, Admiral George, Dewey, sat
for the accompanying picture to
show the readers Of The Press just
how he looked today.
AT n, Uncle George lis finely
preserved specimen Of the sturdy
old sea dog. He is rugged and
healthy, keen of eye and clear Of
skin, vigorous and active. In his
office in the navy department he
looks more the retired capitalist
than the annihilator OF Montojo's
feet. His face is kindly. his smile
one OF pleasant good nature. He
lacks the gruff abruptness OF
Fighting Bob" Evans, but he has
all hhis determination and quick
ness of decision. Ia
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-05-01
.SKEEDADLE JUDGE QUICK
THE IRISH ARE AFTER YEZ

Con Crowley, who during Floyd
l.. Daggett's term as the chief exc
cutive Of the city was known as the
consulting mayor" and who lately
finished a $l5.00U plastering job
down In the wilds OF Moscow.
Idaho, somewhere. appeared today
in a new political role-the head OF
club known as the Ignorant
Irishmen's club" Up to noon Con-
ner proudly exhibited 100 sigma
lures to a membership list he was
taking around. When Judge Miles
Poindexter made his famous speech
in the council and referred to Can
non. Irish railroad attorney. as zig
norant Irish" Conner was down in
Moscow II hit him there and
ranked
ranked within his breast. More
than once he was en- the point OF
throwing up his contract and COM
ing TO Spokane 10 defend the Irish,
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-05-01

The Spokane Club Must nv Liqpo.!
License 81 Arrests WIN Follow.

scale and pefhaps Z little more ex.
elusive than. the others, was found
to come within the Nv. Isl I
Those from the cluD who visited
the mayor yesterday were David
Ham. Joseph Spear, M, a. Folsom,
b. M. Strickland and, DR.. George +;
Epoolittle. They alleged that the
bar did not make expenses: that
Without having to they closed the
bur on Sundays out OF respect tor
the Sunday closing ordinances. They
also .cOyly remxrked that they IN
tended to erect 4 new club building
~ not hampered too much just
what they meant by that 10 taken
as . hint that II they had TO pay
the license they wouldn't build.
But that's altogether too thin for
the chief OF police. They also OBJ
jectei to having the Sp0ka4& club
classed with the clubs that c6ln-
prise gamblers and fleece people. z
There have been weird tales Of the
high stakes frequently gambled for
In the Spokane club. a IS
Finally they left with the asser.
tioA that II necessary they would
contest the city's right to chatte
them q retail license. ss.
1t ID announced on beh9u Qf the
club that the attampt M rnSle A
pay q retail LIQUOR yliceilse viii aye
fought In the courts, NJ A. FOX
som, the new prexid tent az tbs club,
~ ~ rharO< ~ thn 2 vYnWpnyvion& q
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-05-01
Revolt SEASON
BLOOMING

SAN FRANCISCO, May News
brought directly from the scene by
the steamer Aztec states that war
between the little republic of Mica
ragua and Salvador is iminent.
Hostilities are. also verging into
war between Colombia and
Panama.
Two international conflicts may
soon be raging on South, and Cen-
tral American territory despite the
recent Pan-American conference
AMI arrangements for peace.
Panama is anxious to invade Co.
lo1abia, while both Salvador and
Nicaragua are massing troops.
: However. TAFT Is on the way.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-05-01
GAN TAFT AND hBR|O
Be Y0kED1UP I0GE
Banquet Tonight Looks I'm SIX
Footed Plan to That n.

T. y M rr|- ~ sl~A-
Inc iall cAmpaisu IN tps sue
OF wasninston = 20 pc Ieuncnesi as
smoolniy as possloie tonignt a.. the
g &c, olnner served ~ tne s,no.y.
.l = mere WIN pc room :. tne LADIES .or
'oyv vi .ne erect anu lne gan.,es
Will pe open 70 inc genera puonc
- = c,ock, wnen tne .s ~ anu l'1
oratory DEEMS Oh ne HlAin no s,I ,
Locany mere Will pe = pon.lcal
skeieton Z. the .east ID ,ne psrsoh
OF henry Mcnfioe, LOT whose pIes.
ence lne Meaq aeneIents can nn NJ
NO excuse, Mcbr,de As aiter Meas :
!op. N tnis ne mas the suppo,t OF
ms. yowtss neWspapers, wn.cn l
Taft organisation here since It's n.
fancy. II CoWles can sWlng II, 1ne
Mc6Ilde boom VIII ne conpleo Win y,
;tne siait movement ana tney 2 AZ
60 e1ohting down the line togetn'
ers Consummation OF fthAt scneme
VIII ieaRe the Jreeuiar srepuDIlcanss
trailing along penlnd 9 procession
that mas been iargely innusnced Dy
Turner ana otner pofiticai outcasts
OF tnes 0ld parry
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-05-01
Diuorce Without
Help Of Courts

g CHICAGO, May 1.--Mrs. and
Mrs. George M. Ferguson. popular
members OF Northside society and
numerous clubs. have evolved a
scheme which they think has the
divorce court beaten to stanistill.i
Their Belmont av. mansion Is va
cant. Ferguson is living ct 9 down
town club and his wife ut . fashion
able hotel. They have agreed to:
separate, but will not seek Z di-.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-05-01
FLEET SAILS THROUGH SEA
OF CALIFORNIA P0PPIES

y
MON &Y, Cal. MAY OH;
;lfsask sMeomed the battIeship'
feet Today, ana no prettier recep-.
$40 las boensgfvens the srsAEs ~
mazda since itsleft Maedaiens hAys
At daybreak the committees boay&E
ed their boats and went to sea tt
welcome the incoming fighters.
Dozens OF launches laden with
women and girls. were on the bay.
TO aid their welcome.
A slight fog obscured the view
until the sun was we'll up, when III
lifted and revealed the big white
boats lazily rolling In the sea on
Lovers point.
Sighting the feet was the signal
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-05-01
THEY SWEAT ALREADY

Portland, alleged to be n seaport
town and something OF summer
resort. had a temperature OF 50
yesterday. Spokane was comfort
able and. seasonable with ~ for the
high mark and 80 Tor the lowest
The high hot weather mark OF the
season developed naturally at
Phoenix. Arizona, which is even
more abandoned thaa Portland,
Oregon.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-05-01
seq WE'D HIS TIME
BEFORE THE TRIAL

TON Fox, who swiped a suit case
valued at about $40 and was bound
oyerato the superior court on Jan.
"a aG has been In the county jail
since. was released this morning
despite the fact that he. pleaded
guilty, The dismissal came on a
Recommendation OF the prosecuting
attorney. who deemed the period
he hdA spent in jail to be sufficient
punishment.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-05-01

MRS. GEO. N. FERG USON n
vorce. The reason given by both
for the separation 10 disimilarity
of tastes. W
3. In order that they may not en-
counter each other in public they
have prepared separate lists Of
cafes and theaters, chosen by lot.
Mrs. Ferguson adheres closely to
her list for a week and her hus-
band invites his friends only to
those places on his list At the end
OF the week they exchange lists.
All their friends know OF the ar
rangement and do not invite the
couple to the same affair.
Ferguson is the son OF wealthy
insurance man and Mrs. Ferguson
is the daughter of rich manufac-
turer. OF Saginaw, Mich. Both their
children died.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-05-01

Ben Wingard. bartender at the
Great Northern saloon. who was ar
rested through mistake. II is claim
ed by c. s. Seaman of the Grote-
Rankin furniture store, was dis
missed in police court this after
noon. 1t was shown that money
which Wingard entrusted to a sup.
posed friend to deliver to.the furni-
ture store iI payment of bill was
embeZzled.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-05-01

(. RoMN 1faY The pope has re-
fused to innui the Marriage Of
Anna Gould to Count noni de Cas-
'tellane. This means that the pro-
posed marriage with de sagan mnst
be accomplished without the Sane
ton Of the Catholic church. 4
II is said that number of in;
fiuential preiates exerted their In
.fiuence to have the pope annuf the
former marriage, bit the pope was
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-05-01
FULTON ESCAPES SUIT

/. SALEM, Ore May 1.-The suit
for $4,000 damages against Full
ton by J. s. Smith was formally
dismissed today by Judge Burnett
because OF failure. of Smith to file
an amended complaint against Fnl-
ton. whose demurrer to the. original
complaint was sustained last week.
Smith charged Fulton with libel. !
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-05-01
BOOST
MAY MARKET
$50 suXZn UZH1UIA

CHICAGO, May May day In
the wheat pit saw May wheat adj
vance ave cents. A syndicate Of
bulls Is supposed to have control
OF the actual wheat. On the open,
Ing day OF the delivery month they
began forcing their advantage and
shorts were squeezed to
the extent Of Ave cents.