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the mother and father find the body of
the child they knew was dead, yet hoped
was not.
Strong men on guard join tears with
the stricken ones.
Such is the scene at the ColInwood
morgue today
Such was the scene again and again
as the groups OF parents were admitted
TO the hall Of death. AlF yesterday az
ternoon. ali last night and today the
mothers and fathers of Couinwood
stood at the door Of the lake Shore
storehOuse awaiting their chance 90
una their dead.
The system of Identification wss per-
feet The entire personnel Of the Lake
Shore offices was in charge and escorted
tho parents through the aisles.
Time and again a mother. having
found her child under a blanket would
throw up her arms and sink uncOu-
sgious.
Fathers were affected differently
some cursed; some gazed stony-eyed
them. the light of reason having de-
serted their eyes temporarily: some
rayed like mad men.
one poor fellow was led away by
stout men. jabbeTinE unintelligibly.
Some one laughed and a silence. so in
tense that IL was deathlike, fell upon
the hundreds within hearing
The stricken mothers We're carried up
stairs, where nurses and physicians add
ministercd such aid as was calculated
TO dull the stabs OF agony
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LAWYER is ARRESTED
ON BANKERS CHARGE

NEW YORK, March 5.-Charged with
having attempted to extort 500 from
William r, Montgomery, former presi-
dent Of the Hamilton Bank, Nathan A.
Vidaver is under arrest here. Nidaver
was appointed a special deputy attor-
ney TO prosecute the Kissena- Park in
vestlgation before the Queen county
grand jury and is now under special
retainer from the attorney general IN
connection with the action to dissolve
the charter Of New York City. Mont
gomery is also under indictment
charged with having made overdrafts
on the Hamilton Bank.
Vidaver was arrested in the Aston
House, after having luncheon with
Montgomery. who. il is alleged. passed
$500 in marked bills TO him. The plant"
was made with the knowledge Of the
district Attorney Office. and the arrest
was made by one Of JerOme's detec-
tiVes
NidaveT was arraigned in the Center
Street Police Court and held in $500
bail for a hearing. He made a heated
speech denouncing his arrest and the
district attorney. Moses II. GTossman,
a lawyer. went upon his bond.
Vidaver. il is alleged, said that for
81 500 he would stop ali criticism OF
the Hamilton bank.
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VITAL RECORDS
Births.

James and Margaret Warden, boy.
Charles A. and Louise II. Trueworthy
boy.
Alfred +. and Misuls +. Schiller, boy.
Barney and Emma r. ShcmulOVitz. girL
James j. and Julian Spellman, girl.
John T. and Mary J. Smith, boy
George n. and Elizabeth Il. Royston
girl.
Frank and Anna G.. Kicker, boy.
James i. and Gertrude Quinn, girl.
Laurence and Bertha O'Brian, girl
Charles j. and Florence Nichols. girl
Simon and Minnie Lyon, girl.
William j.. and Blanche Lambert, boy
Junn j. and Mary T.. Fcgan, girl.
Thomas l.. and Catherine Farrall, boy
Isaac II. and Mary j. Fisher girl.
W. @. and Blanche NJ. Finch, girl
John b. and Grace =. Echer. girl.
Elmar ana Loretta Dwyer, boy.
George w. and Pearl +. Curtin, boy.
j. II. and Alice l.. Bean, girl.
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FATHER OF CHILD VICTIM
SOBS STORY OF DLSAST

CLEVELAND. March 5.-A father
stood on the street in Co!linwood today.
and told a neighbor how his little girl
aged nine. burned 10 death.
He told how she helped her mother
with the breakfast dishes lie told
how she laughed. end waved her hand
10 him as she skipped off down the
street for school yesterday.
He told how she looked when they
got her out her poor little body charred
by flame, twisted in awful agony. He
laid his face in the arm of his shabby
overcoat and sobbed.
The word yesterday that scores of
children had died in the flames Of their
school merely startled those it did not
leave stricken and hysterical OF dazcd.
Realization Today.
Realization came today in the plain.
heartrending little stories thar. passed
from man 10 man in the streets. and
from one home TO another
1t vas learned then how some certain
little girl or the snubnOsed yOungster
who passed the house every morning
rafting & stick against the fence Dickets
met death. How he was taken out
with his little legs twisted, stinened,
charred; his arm thrown up across his
| burned and blaCkened face.
a hush OF pity fell. Today the silence
OF death, an awful. wholesale death Of
little children lies upon the town.
one story is that OF an unknown lit
tie girl among the many heaped up
against the closed rear door. The flames
were at her back when she pressed her
face TO the crack Of the door and
pleaded: Mister, help me out"
Couldn't Force Door.
William Davis could hear her. He
| threw his weight against the door and
tried to force it open back through the
| piled up bodies. She could almost touch
him. Her face was to the crack. Her
| hair was scoTching. Her baby hands
| reached out pleading: Mister, help
me-" Something fell from above on
| Davis head and stunned him Before
/ others could reach the child she had
/ fallen back among the dead.
| Whose little girl? None could answer
1 this question. To every stricken par
/ ent, 10 every one whose child was saved,
/ TO all who heard this story. the thought
! occurred: Suppose my child was a
| that door reaching out and pleading
/ Mister, please help me
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TODAY'S CALLERS
AT WHITE HOUSE

Gen. Stuart Woodford, manager OF the
Hughes Presidential boom.
Senator'S Hepburn Of Idaho.
Curtis OF Kansas.
Burlsett of Nebraska.
Brown Of Nebraska
Gamble Of South Dakota.
Fulton OF Georgia.
Representatives Bates Of Pa.
Smith OF California.
Ellis of oregon.
Alexander Of n Y.
Calder OF New York.
law OF New York.
Porter Of New York
Bennett OF New York
Reale Of Pa.
Lillcy OF Connecticut
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Deaths.

Mary a. Belt. C. years, the Astoria
Rosa NJ Doing, % years, National
Homeopathic Hospital.
northwest.
Mary J. Shaffer, y years, SIGH Eleventh
street southwest.
Ann NJ. Heath, a years, 619 II street
southwest
Mary Krahling. g years. 31s Ninth street
southeast
Mary NJ. WoIter, 3 years, 223S Four
tccnth street northwest.
William Mcclure, jr.. ] year, SIS Third
street northwest.
Albert w Dyer. II months, 1910 Thirty
fourth street northwest.
Ralph l. Logan, "a days. 1903 G street
southeast.
Infant OF George w. and Pearl z. Cur
tin. / day, H3 Fifteenth street south
cas-
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which has befalIen so many OF your
homes has come 10 me on the eve Of
my departure for Cleveland. Would that
human heart and hand could assuage
that sorrow and grief that tears the
hearts OF the bereaved.
we would stand poWerIess and de-
spaiTiug I'M the face of such an awful
catastrophe. carrying on its fiery bill
lows so many precious and beloved chill
dTen save FOR the strength that comes
from consciousness that depths Of hui
man sympathy never before reached
have been opened throughout the whole
world and that pi-T and compassion OF
him who loved their most viii sustain
every heart pierced 10y this agony.
should there Zoe any service our peo-
pie might be able 10 render command
them.
"EvanECline Booth"
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A PERSIAN MANUSCRIPT.

There is no-F 10 be seen In the city
library at Lyons a Persian manuscript
OF the year 1923 Of the Hejira. or 1913
Of our era. The manuscript is LIE Kha-
ma" or The Five Treasures by Nj
zami, and Is said 10 ne the poets mag
mum opus. The writing is on Chinese
paper. The penmaaship is very good
and is in four cOlOrs. viz. gold. black.
green. and red. There are also some
fine specimens Of drawings OF the pc
riOd.-EXChange.
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Marriage License

Robert 4. Bias and Mile . Ruffin.
August Blase and Jessie Scott.
Ernest G.. Kelley and Daisy Greenleat.
Henry Johnson and Annie Peyton.
Conrad II. Nuger. OF this city, and
Katherine q. Lustner, of Baltimore,
Samuel Jackson and Stachie +. Weems.
James II. Arnold. Of this city, and Sibbie
A. Talent. of Ethel. Va
Samuel 5. Shaw and Sarah 1. Mac
LauEhliu.
Charles a.. Rollins and Carrie Hawkins
John J.. Downs and Laura J. Crooks.
John 4. y. Morris and Daisy Harris.
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Aid of Salvation Army
Is Offered to Sufferers

NEW YORK. March 5-Evaugeline
Booth, commander Of the Salvation
Army. today sent a message OF sym
pathy 10 Mayor Tom L. Johnson. OF
Cleveland. Offering him any aid he may
need.
Tire message follows.
Tom I. Johnson, Cleveland. Ono.
THE news OF the terrible calamity
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: At almost every house along the street
! today white ribbons floated from the
/ dOorknObS. At one three bows of white
marked the number Of dead. AT the
table there at noon father sat silent
with eyes that stared ahead and saw
nothing The food before him lay UNI
tasted. At the side of the table were
/ their three chairs; I'm the corner the
I skates OF the younger boy; on the rack
behind the door hung the cap and cloak
OF his little girl-all dead.
Daughters School Pad.
In the mans toil-roughened hands lay
a sheet of paper with figures penciled
over it. At ne top was her name in a
slow. rounded hand Alice"
Tuesday night she sat by him at the
table when the supper dishes were
cleared away. He helped her with her
lesson 1t was a hard lesson for the
little girl He thought how pleased she
had been Whrn they got il right al last.
lie though how she looked when she
kissed him coed night sleepily and went
upstairs TO bed He thought how she
( looked that last morning when she
started of 10 school.
Slowly. his eyes still staring straight
ahead, he folded the bit OF paper that
! had been his little girls and laid il
away in his pocket.
The baby in his chair pounded the
tray Win MS Spool Edpds bdbN
cried, IN childish prattle, Papa. when S
Alice coming homer
The man could not speak. Tears
rolled down his furrowed cheeks.
He hid his face IN his arms on the
| table am sobbed aloud. his shoulders
shaking
sd0tner Sobs Over Bodies.
IN he front room ,he bodies lay side
by side. And there beside them. crying
the mother knelt. They together at the
morgIe had claimed their dead They
| passed along the long lines OF gharred
| twisted little bodies. The mother pitched
| forward fainting when they at last
| found their third
/ Just across the street from the burned
school IS a little candy and school sup
ply store. II IS closed today. In the
windows lie displayed the slate pencils,
/ rulers, tops. marbles, balls, and choco-
/ late rats, licorics sticks, and all-day
| undertakings for which the children
who are now dead spent their pennies
| Such things as these fell from the
| pockets of tine Cnarred clothes at the
! Tlcrgue when the bodies were Nfted for
! removal
! IT was school time at $50 a. m. today
there was no school in CollingWood.
/ At the regular hour the children came
! out upon the streets. Fascination drew
/ them 10 the ruins where their playmates
] had persisted.
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washington, y. c., March 8, 1868.
THIS IS TO GIVE NOTICE that the
partnership heretofore existing between
Charles Early and James J. Hampton,
under the firm name OF Early & Lamp
ton, has ceased TO exist. CHARLES
EARLY. nho-ot
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Special Notices.

MRS. G. r. PATTERSON. Of Tennaly-
town, d. G. wishes TO inform her friends
and partrons that she has entered part
nership with SIR. Leon Balarsky, located
al 2l20 l4th n. nv. .vheFe they VIII con-
duct ladies' tailoring ana dressmaking
establishment. nll5-5t
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Married
MACFARLANE-GOSs- April 20. 1901, az
Camden, y. J.. THOMAS ". MAGYAR
LANE and MABEL r.. tfOSS. L
Died
CANPBEILs-Departe this life. Thursday.
March 8. 1908. at - 3. IN, GEORGE o.,
beloved husband % the late Margaret To5in
Campbell at re resi- 7euce, 40 Third street
northeast.
Notice OF funeral he.eafter- Il
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Scramble at Doorway.

One boy, as nearly as can be learned.
tried 10 pull the door toward him. An
sther thought in his terror he could
DO 90 more quickly. There was a
scramble
One OF them went down. then another.
and another, until there was a heap at
the door.
The line. excited by cries. by the
struggle, by the danger, involuntaTily
impressed upon them. could hold to-
gether no longer. II would have been a
miracle ~ they could have done so.
Then what followed can only be
imagined. Girls and boys fought with
each other. Some went down. then rose
a s others went down. It was Ike water
IN q whirlpool or like the tossing of
ouicksand.
4 minute Of this was enough to
keep some of the children on the
1oor. and their bodies were twist
"a tn-o horrible masses. Some We're
held by the legs so tightly that
they could not be eXtricated. Even
when rescue was at hand. more than
one child had 10 be abandoned because
a half dozen arms in death grip held
her by the legs. When the rescuers
pulled harder the flesh bruised and
slipped from the bones, like the tender
bark OF elder shoots.
IN one or two of these bodies which
held the mass Ike a keystone holds
an arch. could have been budged, there
might have been some hope of saving
many of rhem. But the keystone could
not be found.
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Saw Daughter Perish.

Mrs. john Phyllis broke through the
Gordon at the door in time to see her
daughters face and hear her voice be-
fore the flames killed her. Some say
there was conversation between
them
The mother screamed and tried to
reach her daughter. The girl reached
ont her hands. The hand of another
behind her grasped her cheek and the
nails cut.
Jennie's body was found mangled and
led the mother away. After awhile her
hand hurt aud she looked at il to
discover that II had been burned TO the
bone
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Cannot Tell Details.

'lf--' thus began all the interviews
Of the townspeople, with the idea of
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1908-10-30
s.les Agent. Wanted. /.

5000 per week or 400 per. cent pro.
flr. All samples, stationary, and art
catalogue free. We want one perma.
nent agent in this locality for the larg-
est picture and frame house in America.
Experience unnecessary. We instruct
you how to sell our goods and furnish
the capital. If you want q permanent,
honorable and profitable position,
write us today for particulars, cata-
logne and samples. Frank w. Williams
Company, 1914 w. Taylor ST., Chicago,
ILL., N-30
WANTED-Success Magazine requires
the services of man in Hot Springs
to look after expiring subscriptions
and to secure new business by means
of special methods usually effective;
position permanent; prefer one with
experience, but would consider any
applicant with good natural quail fica-
tions; salary sl.50 per day, with com
mission option. Address. with refer
ences, r. =. Peacock, Room 102, Sue
cess Magazine Bldg, New York.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1908-10-30
Another Hospital.

We are informed that DR.. Notrebe
has concluded to remain here and will
arrange for converting large portion
of the Gillespie into a hospital. He
has met with splendid success and be-
lieves with some changes in the build
ing be will have first class hospital.
The more such ACCOMMODATIONS Hot
Springs has, with skillful attendance,
the more people will be attracted here.
Already the town is commanding at
tention Of people from all over the
country, from the fact that it has the
very best hospitals, with one making
q speciality in the cure of cancers) and
with some of the ablest and most sue
cessful physicians and surgeons in all
the country. With this unsurpassed
climate, reinforced with hospital &C.
commodations and skill, Hot Springs
is surely gaining fame and will steadi-
ly grow-and not very slowly eli ther.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1908-10-30

There's none go blind as those who
won't fee. But you can't pass up my
clothes. ''See That Fit?"-J. p. Friz-
eel, The Tailor.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1908-10-30
Death Of Johnnie Ryan.

On Sunday, Oct. %. death claimed
johnnie Ryan, one Of the time
freighters to the Hills, who has been q
permanent resident Of the Hills since
the advent of railroads, which put 9
stop to frei9hting across country from
Cheyenne, Wyo. At that time he be.
came known as ssCheyenne Johnpie,' :
and the appellation has clung to him
since.
For the past several months his
health has been gradually failing and
q few weeks ago his physician decided
that he had cancer of the stomach and
could not live long. He was brought
to town from his ranch about ten days
before his death and died at the Sisters
Hospital Sunday morning.
Funeral services we're conducted
Monday afternoon, Rev. Chappell
officiating.
His wife and two small children sur.
vive him, who have the sympathy Of
the community in their loss.
Deceased was Is years of age and
located at Hot Springs in 1880. In his
boyhood days he was "news boy" on
a train in the south and his associa.
tions there caused him to sympathize
with the south in the rebellion aud he
fought upon that side during the entire
war. He had bright mind and was a
warm hearted, congenial fellow.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1908-10-30

NOTICE OF SALE OF REAL ESTATE.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1908-10-30
EBEN W. MARTIN
College Boy Nov. 2.

The College Boy is not q 90 called re
written vsrsion Of some antiquatsd al
most forgotten comic opera, nor old
show with : new title, but . bright
spafkling, up-to.date play, With tune.
fgl catchy music and original comedy.
The management states smphatieall5
the attraction 10 strietly moral aad e.
aned as 1t totally lacks that element oi
vulgarity and coarseness often found
in similar organizations Of lesser note,
This is the original College Boy and
the same that delighted theatre goera
for three consecutive seasons and now
bigger and better than ever. The
College Boy has been declared by press
and public as the greatest success Of
all successes that have gone before
At Opera house, Monday evening, Nov.
9. Seats for sale at Hargens and
Richer's.
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Election Returns.

Arrangements have been made for
receiving election returns Tuesday
night through the Western Union Office
aud 4,hulletined at the Evans hotel
dining room. The ladies of the Episco-
pal church are to serve supper there
that evening and will also serve lunches
along until Il late hour. All are well
coined to be there and get the benefit
of the election returns, the republic.
ans and the democrats having united
in arranging for them.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1908-10-30
HOT SPRINGS SOUTH DAKOTA FRIDAY OCTOBER |sO 1905.
1 Voters Remember

Mr.. Martin ID on two Republican
tickets this year-one In tho general
'Slection on the full Congressio ional term
beginning March 4th, next, the other
the special election to all the vacancy
created y the death ot Col, Parker.
Both elections will be held the same
day, November 3rd. Take two tickets
With you to the booth. Tho entire Re.
publican ticket in the general cleo
tioil can 30 voted by s GROSS at the top
lX). The special election ticket
should be marked in this manner:
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1908-10-30

Notice is hereby given that I, J. F.
Parks, as auditor of Fall River, South
Dakota, will sell at public auction to
the highest bidder, at the front door
of the court house in the city of Hot
Springs, S. D., at 2 o'clock p. NJ, on
Saturday, November 7th, 1908, the fol-
lowing real estate, to wit:
Lots and 8, in block l, of Edge,
mont, s. D.
Terms of sale: One. fourth of the
purchase price in cash, the remainder
in five equal annual arinstallments, with
interest at the rate of six per centnm
payable annually, or all cash at the
option of the purchaser.
First publication October 16, 1908.
Lrst publication Nov. 6.
j. F. PARKS, Co. Auditor.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1908-10-30
Another Opera House.

AL Dearduff has now ompleted his
plans for new opera house in this
city and the first of this week the work
was commenced. He will put new
stage in his building, just north of
Chase's store, which will have stage.
opening of 22xl6 it. full new set Of.
curtains and scenery are being painted
by F. G. Hinrichsen and Joe Herms of
the Atlas Scenic Co. The building will
be arranged so as to seat 600 people,
making one of the best opera houses
in this part of the state. The building
will be refitted aud in shape for en-.
gsgements by the 10th of November.
Mr.. Dearduf has shown his ability
in the line he has been working, and
with his efficient manager, Cloide
Cofflng, should meet with success.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1908-10-30

To quickly check cold, druggists
are dispensing everywhere, clever
Candy Cold Cure Tablet called Pre-
the speeze stage, to head off all colds
Box 6f 48-25o. Highley's drug store.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1908-10-30
AT THE CHURCHES.
BAPTIST CHURCH.

BAPTIST CHURCH.
Services for Sunday, Oct. 18th,
Sunday school at 1000. Morning
service at 11:0O, sermon by the pastor,
on ssThe Autumn Leaf" No evening
service. Prayer meeting on Thursday
evening at 1880 A cordial invitation
to all our services is extended to every
G. M. CLINE,
I Pastor,
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1908-10-30

Served as coffee, the'new coffee sub
stitute known to grocer's everywhere
as DR.. Shoop's Health Coffee, will trick
even a coffee expert. Not grain of
real coffee nit either. Pure health
full toasted grains, malt, nuts, etc, have
been so cleverly blended as to give 9
wonderfully satisfying coffee taste and
flavor. And it is 'smade in minute,' =
too! No tedious 20 to 80 minutes
boiling. Test it and see. DR.. Shoop
created Health Coffee that the people
might have genuine coffee substitute
and one that would be thoroughly sat
isfying in every possible respect. Sold
by j, j. March.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1908-10-30
Accounts in First Clase Shape.

In order to learn the facts relative
to the matter and hoping to quiet the
defamers of Mr.. Sage, L. D. Smith,
treasurer of the republican county
central committee, wrote to the ac-
counting department of the North
western R'y company and received
the following reply:
Chicago, ILL.,, OCT. %. 1908.
Mr.. L. D. Smith,
Treas. Rep. Central Committee.
Hot Springs, 8. Oak.
Dear Sir: In reply to yours will
say that as far as the accounting de-
pertinent is concerned We have never
experienced any trouble at all with
Mr.. Sage while acting as agent for this
company at Hot Springs. In fact HIS
ACCOUNTS WE'RE AT ALL TIMES
IN FIRST CLASS SHAPE.
Yours truly,
j. w. BRANCH,
Gen'l. Travelling Auditor.
IhaC is an eXceptlonally hlgh re-
commend to come from a railroad
company, for they seldom will say any
thing for men who have left their EN-.
ploy, and it should silence those who
are busying themselves trying to con.
vince the voters that Mr.. Sage was dis
charged because his accounts with the
company were in had shape. This
proves that there is no truth what
ever in the insinuations that are being
made against Mr.. Sage. They are being
circulated for political effect, hoping
to defeat him. Let tho voters seriously
consider this matter and understand
it and not be led astray. There is
method1n the scheme to defeat Mr..
Sage and the taxpayers better open
their eyes.
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For Sale.

Ranch, cattle and household furni-
ture for sale at bargain If taken at
once. Also two unfurnished houses
for rent.