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Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1908-07-30

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The board of county commissioners
adjourned to view roads to July 8,
1908, 9 a. m.
Pierre, S. D., July 8, 1908, 8 "a. m.
The board of county commissioners
met, present Messrs. Youngberg,
Erickson, Metzgar, Fay and Latta.
Motion was made and carried by
the board of county commissioners
to purchase of Sioux Falls Metal Gull
vert Company IS Ingot culverts.
The following bills were presented,
allowed and ordered paid by warrant:
D A Stinger assessing Blunt village .-- 70 90
Standard Bridge Company, bridge in
Breton twp --------------------------12 1904 80
sam McGattee road work 48 90
James Monkhouse court certificates 72O
John Hunsley hauling election booths 90
Oscar Cook bridge work. - 90
Oscar Cook road work 90
E Doan bridge work 6OO
E c Calkins hardware for bridges 795
Blunt Advocate publishing notice home
stead proof Of Ida Crary 100
A Bowes bridge work ork- 12 SO
John Bergh painting and papering poor
----------------------.--- 45 60
John Bergh painting and papering poor
house ------------------------- LAT is
Geo Whaley hauling bridge lumber----- 6 90
Amos Wiley hauling bridge lumber a 90
c w Flaherty bridge work % 90
Henry E Reedin bridge work - 5 90
] P Erickson boarding paupers ----- 8 so
Lew Richards road work Is 90
Collins road work work-------------------- 81 rs
FeKlenschmidt road work 27 90
Downing Lumber Company bridge lum-
Der ---------------------.---- I'll 81
st. Mary's Hospital care of destitute----- 1853 90
St Mary's Hospital care of Destitute s 90
St Mary g Hospitalcare of destitute 81 so
st. Mary's Hospital care of destitute-. il 90
Youngs M D release Of quarantine
claim $3.O allowed wed-. 2 90
c M Hollister M D services county physi-
cian Observation-Disclosures 81 25
M Hollister M professional services - 80 90
Binder & Borst hardware supplies 2 SO
Chas Hall bolts for ridge---- 80
John Bergh care Of fpoor---------- 65 90
Archie R Potter certificates Sc 80
Archie R. Potter register Of deeds
salary April, May June-------- 800 90
w Roach hauling lumber and work on
bridge 90
Fred Beers work on bridge e--.-----. 90
w Aelliken work. ON bsiage-------.---- 90
Bernard Jensen xoEkon nhiaEa-- s %
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1908-07-30

A Minnesota woman having been
divorced five times, is forbidden to
marry. She has probably made up
her mind by this time, without the
law stepping in to break her of the
habit.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-11-22
BY JOHN L. COWAN
Drawings by Wladyslaw T. Benda

it the myth of the Dorado-the Gilded Man
that inspired the Conquistadores to perform deeds
of almost unbelievable valor. That particular YER
sion of the treasure myth had real foundation in
fact; but long after Ell Dorado had disappeared
forever beneath the waters of Lake Guatavita the
search for him still continued.
In the north, it was the myth of the Qu1vlra that
led the first great interior exploration of territory
comprised in the United States, sixty-seven
years before Jamestown was founded. 1t inspired
perhaps the most amazing land journey of expora-
ton ever performed, and played part of the first
Importance in the settlement and colonization of
the vast territory of the Southwest from the
Missouri River to the coast of California 1t never
had grain of fact for its foundation; but it has
been paid tribute of blood nearly every year for
three hundred and sxyeight years, and is implicitly
believed to this day by hundreds of deluded victims,
of whom doubtless wasting their energies
the burning sands of the New Mexican desert,
delving for treasures that existed, at the
very moment these lines are meeting the eye of the
reader
The Quivira myth born at the Pueblo of
Pecos, in Northern New Mexico, in 1910. Coronado
had penetrated that far into the nhospable wilder
ness in the hope of finding another Mexico. 1t is
not probable that he would have gone farther, had
not captive plains Indian assured him that the
Quivras, living far to the northeast, possessed
inexhausble treasure of the yellow metal that the
Spaniards sought. No doubt the lie manufac-
tured by the Pecos Indians who compelled the cap
tive to tell to the credulous Spaniards in order to
rid themselves of unwelcome guests The bait was
TAKEN and Coronado and his started forth
their rainbow chase, with their informant Called
the Turk) guide.
For nearly thousand miles that little band of
seekers traversed desert and plain until at
last the country of the Quiviras was reached some
where the present site of Kansas City. Imag-
inc their disappointment at finding only horde of
naked nomads, ignorant of what gold looked like
and possessing no treasure" with the exception
of little disk of copper, proudly by the
savage chief So far as Coronado was concerned
the Quivira myth was exploded forever. So he
agely cut off the head of the perhdious Turk, and
retraced his steps back to Mexico, pronouncing the
whole country to the north be barren sterile and
worthless.
Others Came After
THAT ought to have killed the fable of the wealth
of the Quiviras for all time; but in little while
it bobbed up serenely, with vitality than
Had not Coronado gone in search of the treasures of
the Quiviras, and failed to find them? Then of
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-11-22

and Juan Dominguez de Mendoza, while thousands
of Others kept up unremitting chase of the will
o'the-wisp for three hundred years
After the unlucky Turk lost his head the Quivira
myth became wanderer, with to fix its habita-
ton. Within comparatively recent years, it has
become localized at spectral gray ruin, eighty
east of the Manzano Mountains, known throughout
New Mexico as Gran Quivira. In reality the ruin
is the crumbling remnant of the Pueblo Indian town
of Tabira, with its great stone church founded by
the Franciscan fathers two and a half CEN
turies ago, and destroyed by the Comanche Indians
about 1917. How it happened that Tabra
the mining camps might be able to explain could
interview him in the land of shades; but no
living being now knows.
In any event, this spectral quadrangle fronting
the dark Mesa de los Jumanos is fit home of TO
nance. The ruins must be counted among the
most imposing in America; while the vast so1itudes,
mind of the coolest to such extent that he is
willing to believe anything. It doesn't seem strange,
therefore, that have drilled for hundred feet
more into solid bedrock in search of buried -
treasure; and that the fortune hunters. have tun-
need the fallen church and convent, the crumbling
piles of the communal houses of the Indians, the
haf-subterranean estufas in which the forgotten
priests of the pagan red used to perform OBJ
lations to strange gods in search of imaginary gold
Nor is it at all likely that the myth of Gran Quvira
whence came the Gran is another mystery will
be fully laid for centuries yet to come.
Mysteries of Tabira
Tabra numbered at least fifteen hundred Yet
this sepulchra ruin is than thirty miles from
water at elevation of thousand and fortyseven
feet 1t is this fact that has brought death many
and suffering to all those who have delved for the
treasures of Gran Quivira. Round about are a
million acres of pasture land, on which not hoof
nor horn can be seen, because of the dearth of
water there.
Hence, for many years the Territory of New Mex
leo has offered a reward of ten thousand dollars
to anyone who would discover the lost water of
Gran Quivira. Perhaps the lost water mythical
as the lost treasure; for the Indians who dwelt
there true children of the desert, and vast
ruined reservoirs still dstinguishable. 1t may
be that they depended for their supply upon water
caught and stored the occasion of the inrequent
rains Others con lecture that the springs that sup
piled Tabira were destroyed by an earthquake shock;
and the few that dig for water instead of for gold
believe they cunningly choked up and hidden
by the destroyers of the community, to prevent it
from again being occupied.
Pecos Has Its Own Treasure
DECOS, the birthplace of the myth of Quivira,
within recent years has come into possession of
mythical treasure of its own This was one of the
most populous of the pueblos, its inhabitants
bering at the time of the discovery not less than
twenty-five hundred But it border COM
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-11-22
Others Came After

THAT ought to have killed the fable of the wealth
of the Quiviras for all time; but in little while
it bobbed up serenely, with more vitality than
Had not Coronado gone in search of the treasures of
the Quiviras, and failed to find them? Then of
course they must still exist to reward some more
lucky searcher. Among the great names enrolled
the list of the of this siren of the South
west who have left record of their fruitless wan
Governor Luis de Rosas, Diego de Guadalajara,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-11-22
Pecos Has Its Own Treasure

DECOS, the birthplace of the myth of Quivira,
within recent years has into possession of
a mythical treasure of its This was one of the
most populous of the pueblos, its inhabitants
bering at the time of the discovery not less than
twenty-five hundred. But it border COM
munity, subjec to the raids of the Comanches
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-11-22
Myth of the Quivira

TWO of the most remarkable chapters in the his
tory Of American exploration deal solely with
the chase of the treasure myth In South America
Evening star., 1908-01-10
PANAMA MERCHANTS.
Protest Against Commissary Privi-
leges to West Indian Laborers.

Through the Panama republic foreign
office the State Department has been
furnished with a copy of the protest
Of the Panama merchants against the con-
tinuation OF the granting of the privileges
OF the commissary operated by the 18TH
mian canal commission TO certain West
Indian laborers employed on the isthmus.
The operai ions of the commissary have
been a thorn in the side of the Panama
merchants ever since il was established
Their contention has been that II inter-
fered seriously with legitimate business,
while on behalf of the commission ts
mantai nance has been upheld because of
the alleged high prces charged b. the
merchants. A feature which has aggra.
waited the situation recently has been the
adoption by the commission of the prac-
ticc of paying off the employees once a
month. instead of twice. This was dcter-
mined on by Col. Goethals in the interest
of economy, both of time and money 1t
invariably followed that the day after
pay cay practically was made holiday
By most of the employees. especially the
laborers. with the result that no work
was done by them. In consequence OF this
arrangement the merchants of Panar.'l
felt the loss OF the extra trade, whici.
otherwise would come to them.
If the privileges of the commissary are
denied to the West Indian laborers, the
officials declare, ii will complicate the
say the prices charged by the merchants
are such that the men will not be able 20
save anything. and will be disposed TO re-
turn to their homes.
Evening star., 1908-01-10
H11LsDALE CITIZENS MEET.
School Matters Discussed-Reuoval
Of DR.. Chancellor. Approved.

The IIillsdale Citizens Association
met last evening in Odd Fellows Hall.
on Sumner avenue in that suburb. ard
much of the time of the association
was given up 10 the discussion OF
public school affairs. The meeting was
presided over by Allan Jackson. the
first vice president. in the absenc, of
President j. e. Anderson T.. & Hoff-
man. the chairman of the committee on
public schools. presented a report. stat
ing, in part:
THE opening of the night school in
avenue Monday night last was COM
plete success. nearly fifty pupils being
enrolled. The school is under tue prin-
cipalship of r. e. Green, assisted by
Miss Emma v. Smith OF Howard ave-
nue., Hillsdale. President j. B. auder-
son OF the citizens association. Secre-
tary r. u. Wilkinson. Rev. c. ii. Par
ker and Chairman Hoffman Of the
school committee We're present at the
opening exercises as the representa-
of the association are earnestly re-
quested to announce the opening of
the night school in the town. so that
as many as possible may take advan-
tage Of the increased school facilities
Since our last meeting William f.
Chancellor, the superintendent OF pub
lie. instruction. after trial lasting
eight weeks. has been found guilty and
has been removed from office
Rev c. H. Parker in referring to
the removal of Supt Chancellor. ex-
pressed his approval of the action of
the board of education in dismissing
him from Office; He declared Supt.
merited the disapprOyal of all persons
of judgment and conscience Mr. Par
ker urged the association to express
Evening star., 1908-01-10
KNITTING MILL FIRE
LOSS 100000 AND FIVE FIRE
MEN WERE HURT.

DETROIT, Mich, January 1O.-Five fire.
men were injured, none of the seriously,
at fire which caused about 100000
damage today in the Forester & Cheney
knitting mills at the corner of Porter and
Sd streets The loss is thought to be COW
cred by insurance.
The fire broke out in the basement o.
the four-story plant from an unknown
cause. Fireman James Donnelly was
swept off a ladder at the third floor by a
stream from hose and badly bruised.
Soaked, But Saved.
Four other firemen had narrow escape
from being burned to death, and in addi-
ton to suffering slight burns inhaled
quantities of smoke. Firemen Harry o.
Traver A. J. Petersmark. E. Lockman
and w. f. Waterloo climbed the fire es-
cape to the fourth floor and were working
in the building there when the flames
lower floors and rapidly mounted toward
them.
1t was five minutes before a. ladder
could be raised from the ground and the
fire by that time was burning all about
the men. Firemen on the ground played
streams of water on the men as they
stood on the fire escapes waiting for res
cue. One of the men became frantic with
fear and had to be forcibly restrained
from jumping.
Evening star., 1908-01-10

its approval of the removal of DIR.
Chancellor. Finally, following a dis
cussion in which DIR. w. X. Scott, Sec
retary Wilkinson and Acting President
Jackson took part, this was done..,
Secretary Wilkinson read com
munication from the District Commits
sioners stating the matter OF placing
lights on street will be looked. into.
The secretary reported he had. .erans-
mitted to the Commissioners certain
data to indicate that the citizens Of
HiRsdale have taken the successive
steps recommended by the Commission
ers in order to have the streets in
Barry farm dedicated to the District
and then taken over by the District for
improvements. The secretary stated he
had caused notice of the opening of
the night school to be sent out through
the several churches in the town. On
his motion a vote of thanks was given
Rev. William V. Tunnel of Washing
ton for his interest In behalf of a
night school for Hillsdale.
Secretary Wilkinson further reported
having called to the attention ot the
Commissioners the alleged saniIary
arrangement of the Birney Public
School annex. Some of the Eembers
present made statements concerning
the bad condition of the streets in
their respective sections of the town.
and these matters the secretary was
instructed to take up with the proper
officials.
Evening star., 1908-01-10
BOARD MEETING HELD.
Routine Business Transacted by
Daughters of American Revolution.

The National Society of the Daughters
OF the American Revolution held a board
meeting yesterday afternoon for the con-
sideration OF routine business. The presi-
dent general. Mrs, Donald Mclean, came
from New York to preside at the meet
ing, and was accompanied by her daugh-
ter. Miss Bessie Mclean. whose engage
ment to a young army officer has just
been announced. The board passed upon
the admission Of 500 members. which
makes a total of 3.775 admitted TO the
national society since the meeting Of the
last continental congress.
1t is stated that arrange menrs are al
ready in hand for the meeting of the
continental congress in April. There is a
meeting of the Continental Hall commit
tee this afternoon, and large attendance
is expected.
Mrs. and Miss Mclean were among
the guests in the blue room at the re-
ception of the diplomatic corps at the
White House las: night and the president
general will be the guest of honor tonight
at reception given by the d. A. r.
at the Eobitt House. Tomorrow af,er-
nocl she will be the guest of honor at
reception given. by Mrs. Lewis Pay
SON at her Massachusetts avenue home.
Evening star., 1908-01-10
Schooners Sustain Damage.

The schooner Clara A. Donnell, in "a
gale in Boston harbor last Tuesday drag
ged her anchor and fouled the schooner
Rachel w. Stevens. carrying away por-
ton of the rail and doing other damage to
the latter schooner. After colIiding with
the Stevens the Donnell continued to drift
and finally went ashore on Bird Island.
1t is expected that tugs will be able to
float her without difficulty.
The four-masted schooner Eagle Wing
put into Georgetown. S. c.. last Wednes-
day with sails missing and otherwise
damaged in a heavy gale she ran into on
the Carolina coast Tuesday. The vessel
will repair damage at Georgetown before
continuing her trip to the south. The
schooners Donne'1 and Eagle Wing are
well known at this port. having been here
numbers of times with ice and other car
goes aboard. The Stevens has also been
in port here with cargoss from points In
the north.
Evening star., 1908-01-10
Forfeits His Collateral.

When the name Of Rev. William Thomas
Twanley was called in the Police Court
this morning there was no response. and
collateral to the. amount OF $40 was de-
clared to be forfeited The charge against
Mr.. Twamley was Nhe failure to pay a
hack hire bill of ST.. said to have been
due for an all-night drive by the minister
through different sections of the city.
Henry Johnson. hatkman. giving his
address as 233 18th street southwest was
named as the complaining witness. The
circumstances attending the arrest were
given In The Star yesterday.
Evening star., 1908-01-10
TWO MONTHS IN JAIL.
Floyd Bell Convicted Of Stealing
Auto Storm Apron.

Floyd Bell. colored. was sent to Jail for
two mouths TODAY In default of $50 fine
by order of Judge Kfmball Of the Police
Court for stealing an automobile storm
apron from DR.. Z. c. Manbry the evening
of January last. Policeman Mcpherson
of the first precinct testified he arrested
Bell several hours after the alleged theft
for d:sorderly conduct and found the miss
ing apron in his possession.
Through other witnesses the stolen
property was traced from Dr. Manbry's
automobile into Bells possession. Bell
gave as his excuse for the theft that he
was in an intoxicated condition and did
not know what he was doing.
Evening star., 1908-01-10
The Urion Station Bar.

To the Editor of The Star:
/ have taken a deep interest in the sub
ject which has been ably presented in
regard TO licensing saloon in the Union
station. and note with sincere sorrow and
regret that there Is probability OF the
license being granted. Leaving out en-
tirely the moral side of the qeusto
which mas been thoroughly presented /
would like to ask how the railroad COM
panes using the station can consistently
refuse to employ drinking men when they
thus place the temptation right before
them:
7. w. AIDERTON.
Evening star., 1908-01-10
CHARGE OF MURDER.
Alfred Browns Plea Of Guilty Is
Later Withdrawn.

Before Justice Barnard. i'm Criminal
Court No. . this morning Alfred Brown,
colored, indicted for murder in the first
degree, was arraigned and pleaded guilty.
Brown was without counsel, and the court
directed the appointment of Attorney Da-
vid Rothschild to defend him. On behalf
of his client Mr.. Rothschild asked leave
to withdraw the plea of guilty and enter
one of not guilty when the case is ralled
for trial. The charge against Brown is
that he sho. and-killed his brother in
Southeast Washington about two months
ago,
Evening star., 1908-01-10
Overcome by Gas.

Heny Neney. colored. thirty-five years
old. was removed from his home 1o229 III
street northeast. this morning TO the
Casualty Hospital suffering from the in
halation of coal gas Veney lived on the
second floor of the house. where he was
found unconscious in bed by other occu.
pants of the building. Ii is said lie was
overcome from gas escaping from a fur
mace in the basement. 1t was said this
afternoon at the hospital that though
the mans condition was serious he would
recover.
Evening star., 1908-01-10

Coroner hewitt has made an investiga-
ton of the accident that happened yes
terday morning at the stable of Ernest
Burgdorf. 40 Sth street. In which Claudius
w. Matthews. painter. lost his life.
The coroner was told that Matthews
rigsed the end OF the rope scaffold upon
which he was working and that he was,
therefore. responsible for It's arrange
nlenf. There was a painter working on
the other end of the scaffold at the time
the accident occurred. A certificate Of
accidt ntal death was given and the body
was turned over TO relatives.
Evening star., 1908-01-10
subcommittee on Coin Motto.

,Pearre of Maryland and Wood of New Jer-
sey have been constituted by Chairman
Mckinley of the House committee on COIN
age, weights and measures a subcom-
mi,tee to consider the. question OF the
restora ton of the motto. .'In God We
Trust" 10 the coins from which Ii was
recently removed bs order OF President
Roosevelt
Evening star., 1908-01-10
Special Trial Board Named.

Capts. III. B. Elliott and J. f. Null
hall and Lieut. J. L. Sprinkle of the met
ropolitan police force have been appoint
ed by the Commissioners to constitute the
police trial lizard TO take such additional
testimony as may be presented in the case
pending against Private. George " John
son Of the eighth precinct.
Evening star., 1908-01-10
SALE OF HOUSE.
Purchaser. to Occupy Bloomingdale
Propertv as a Home.

Stone & Fairfax. real estate corpora tio7,
report having sold for w. L. Lewis the
two-story and cellar brick dwelling 1870
North Capitol street which the purchaser
will occupy as his home. This house con-
tains seven rooms and bath and is heated
by furnace. The house is valued at
81 500
Evening star., 1908-01-10
RESIDENCE SOLD.
House on First Street Bought by @.
B. Stewart.

J.. G.. Brooks has sold through his
agents. Boss K Phe,D5. lii: residences 1fl1
1st street northwest, TO Charles h. Stew
art. who will occupy IL as his residence.
The house contains eight rooms, modern
bath and large attic. Consideration
withheld.
Evening star., 1908-01-10
Foot Ball Manager Dolin Resigns.

Peter J. Dolin. manager of the George
town University foot ball team and OF
the 1909 class. handed I'm his resignation
as manager of the team at a meeting OF
the executive board this afternoon.
The daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 190?-1908, 1908-11-03
Another Joke.

Down the street he dashed with his
hair flying In the breeze.
The bitter end!" he shouted wild
ly. The bitter end!"
He's going TO Jump of the bridget"
shouted one Of his pursuers.
Catch him!" yelled another.
And after a dozen men had tumbled
over one another trying to round him
up they found him calm and smiling,
What's the matter with you?" they
demanded.
Nothing" he responded mildly.
We'll. what about the bitter end'"
Here II is, gentlemen. The end OF
Pittsburg stogie. ] am selling these
stogies to-day at ten cents for five
and with each stogie you get genu
inc Chile diamond"
But 90 determined men rushed him
and his stogies down into the tunnel
and left him.-Chicago News.