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The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-08-31

into the cage with my hair standing up like a
German diplomats
But there wasn't no call at all to be afraid Just
like the manager said Estelle was the height of
compatibility. mustard plaster cold and
distant compared to him. And without trouble
at all except that he Jumps up on me and tries to
kiss me, 1 takes him out and bitches him to the
mountain.
THE curtain goes up showing a panorama of
burning sand embellished with potted palms
and the mountain which Estelle is tied to. And in
another minute the coons comes on dragging the
leading man.
"of course, nobody but me and the manager has
yet mixed up with Estelle socially, and for all the
rest may know, he's the concentrated squintessense
of unaduterated savagery. So you can bet them
coons ties up the leading man like they'd worked
all their lives at the bundle counter, and then
ducks off the stage like the theayter afre;
which, of course, adds verisimilitood to the
and don't encourage the leading too
much.
"Estelle after gazing in disappointment and lonely
surprise after the disappearing coons, the
leading man and perks up quite some. He purrs
a little and rubs himself socially against the noun
tain and then starts to go across to where that
hysterical guy is tethered
THE leading man forgets his bonds and gets
ready to make a flying start for the wings With
his eyes plugged out SO you could have knocked
'em Off with a stick and his hair standing up all
his head like needles on the peeVish porcupine
the Teller says, he waits until Estelle is within
eighteen inches of him. Then SO sudden that in
comparison to him a streak of lightning would be
slow and sedentary, he gives yell and starts off
for the wings in such a hurry that he knocks the
leading woman, who's just coming on to rescue
him, off into the bass drum, and disappears from
view.
THE curtains rung down, and the manager goes
onto the of the stage and tells the audi
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the door, / watzes in the lobby. THAT dam
animated door-mat you've got in behind Is tearing
it of the audience is frightened TO death. Three
women has tainted already and the people is going
out faster n / seen EN- come in in my life.
Look a there
Il looked. Seventeen people all at
trying to get through door that originally
intended to accommodate a thin guy going sid,
ways
~ guess better go inside. l says.
II guess you'd better says the door-man.
There ought to be at least person in there for
the actors to play to-
by violent efforts 1 manages TO get inside and
work way halfway down a side aisle. SOS TO be
out of the rush.
Il could hear 'em the stage setting scenery at
and l knowed the manager had how things
was going, but was shamed to admit that his idea
was frost AID so trying TO get the scene over
with and reyoonte me and Estelle before the audi
ence had went home.
The curtain was rung up in j1y: and OF
course the people that was still in the theayter
turned TO look. Poor Estelle nosng around
the stage dragging the mountain after him. and
aiming his good eye this way and that in a
frantic effort to find me, and all the while letting
out roars and yowls and yips and yells that made
the photograph frames in the lobby rattle.
He only had one good eye But that was
certainly peach. In less than a minute he had
spotted me; and with one delighted, joyous heller
of pure happiness, he leaps the footlights still
towing the mountain after him, and begins to sprad-
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ence which is all trying to get of the theayter
at once. that there amt no danger-that the saw
age brute has been subjued and put back into his
cage and so on and so forth until there amt no.
body left in the house to talk to- and next afternoon
opens in Paterson.
knowing Estelle's social propensites,
somewhat doubtful next day when raises the
curtain on the third act. But, being we've
aged to give the leading man full and unqualified
confidence in Estelles pacific intentions and IN
bounded amiability, we're hoping for the best.
And it was when the coons had dragged
the leading on, and had departed like bunch
of two-year-olds in steeplechase leaving the lead
ing man to tie his hands and feet, he done
unmoved And when Estelle went socially toward
him, he didn't try to break no sprinting records
but just lay there grttng his teeth and trying to
appear digniied and courageous.
But would you believe it, before the leading
woman had chance to get the stage and
the leading man. Estelle has laid down comfortably
alongside that langushing guy and went to sleep!
And all through that thrilling saving scene he
don't wake up at ALL but just lays there and
so that when the herowine yells, Sweetheart, you
safe at last!' you can't hear her at all. He
don't wake up until after the curtain is down and
the audience is yelling itself sick. And then has
to go out and prod him six eight times with
scmiter before he'll come to.
During the next six weeks I got to be very fond
of Estele, and he got to be very fond of me, too.
You know how you'll grow to love good, faithful,
afectionate dorg that's big, and slow, and poky,
and that is perfectly and soopremely happy when
he put his head your knee and have you rub
his
We'll, that's just how 1t was with>me and Es-
telle.
And we kept getting and more that
way every day. In fact, byme-bye Estelle gets so
attached to that he Just can't abide to have
leave him at all. He'll cry and NOPE and whine
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Copyright 1908. by Thomas H. Mckee.

YER in one corner of the little cafe e.
careless and cursory orchestra was
painfully maltreating the latest speci-
men of melodious petit larceny that had
Los Angeles herald., 1908-04-03
PRAIRIE FIRE BURNS MAN
AND DESTROYS DWELLINGS
By Associated Press.

By Associated Press
PAXTON, Neb., April "A prairie
fire has been raging in the sand hills
for two days
James Kane is known to have been
burned to DEATH Many houses were
destroyed hundreds of head of live
stock were lost and thousands of acres
of prairie burned.
The first started Tuesday. All day
Wednesday a fifty-mile wind swept the
blaze across the prairie with tremen-
dous speed.
. Blazing embers We're carried ten
miles in advance of the flames in
places. The sky was so black with
smoke that ranchmen were unable to
locate the fire until the blaze was upon
them.
AS rapidly as possible ranchers
plowed safety furrOWs around their
buildings. but in many cases the flames
reached them before the plowing was
completed.
This happened in the case of James
Kane, a ranchman north of Paxton,
who, together with his live stock and
house, We're burned.
Grave fears are held for the safety
of other ranchers.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-04-03
ACCUSED OF WORKING GAME
ON HEIRS OF OLD ESTATES
Man Taken Into Custody at Santa Cruz
Accused of Getting Various
Sums of Money by
Fraud
BY Associated Press.

BY Associated Press.
SANTA CRUZ, April &c. J. Forbes
was taken into custody this mornig by
Chief of Police Armstrong and Deputy
Sheriff Rountree and lodged in jail.
Forbes, when searched, had innumer-
able blank forms and $40 in cash in his
pockets. Forbes has been representing
himself as lawyer and an agent for a
research company that makes a busi-
ness of digging up and recovering old
estates for the Legitimate owners.
The only charges connected with the
transactions are sums ranging from
s11S5 to $19.S5 for typewriting the
necessary information and sending 1t
to localities where the property is sup
posed to be.
Tuesday Mrs. Mary Gerbick paid
$11.S5 to recover a 100000 Maryland es-
tate. Wednesday Mrs. Bachner of So
que avenue paid $19.S5 on valuable
German estate, while he secured SIS
from Mrs. Kennan of North Santa cruz
on another alleged fictitious property.
He attempted similar transactions on
Mrs. Seaver of Beach Hill, but met
Waterloo.
The woman put off paying him the
money until this morning. Before the
time of payment came she made inves-
legations that proved to her, she says,
that the man was a fraud, and When
Forbes appeared at the Seaver home IN
the aristocratic quarter of the city ne
fell into the arms of the police.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-04-03
BRYAN ONCE MORE
IN CAMPAIGN HEAT
PUTS IN A STRENUOUS DAY
MAKING SPEECHES
Visit to Des MoInes characterized by
Same Hard Work of First Famous
Presidential Race--Has a
Big Banquet

BY Associated Press.
DIES MONIES. Iowa, April 2.-Mr.
Bryan was kept busy from the time
of his arrival in Des Moines In the
early morning until late at night, maxi
ing speeches. greeting the prominent
Democrats who come from every part
of The state, and holding conferences.
His speeches during the day were
non-politicai. His first address was
made at st. Joseph's academy. Then
followed in quick succession other ad-
dresses at Des .doines college and
Drake university during the morning.
After luncheon he spoke to the Bryan
Volunteers at p. M, to the students
of the Fast high school at p. m and
TO great crowd in University Church
of Christ at p. m.
He was greeted with great crowds
wherever he appeared and the demon
stration of the college men was spe-
cially enthusiastic.
The whole day was suggestive of
Bryans famous campaigning of 1895,
and he stood it's strain we'll
This evenings banquet was attend
ed by several hundred Democrats, a
hundred or more of them from out
of the state
Los Angeles herald., 1908-04-03
STRONG ARM NEEDED FOR
PEACE, SAYS PRESIDENT
Makes Characteristic Reply to Invita-
ton to Address North Carolina
Peace Congress-Will
Aid Program
Rv Associated Press.

By Associated Press.
WASHINGTON. April 2.-Senator
Overman of North Carolina today In
troduced to President Roosevelt Payne
Davy, president of the North Carolina
Peace society, who invited the pres-
dent to attend and address the arb-
tration and peace congress to be held
at Wilmington. N. c., the first week
in May, this being the first anniver-
sary of the peace society.
The president did not signify whether
or not he would be able to attend the
congress, but expressed in emphatic
language his approval of the program
of the North Carolina society on ade-
quate armament and effective arbi-
tration.
After promising his assistance in
every possible way to effectuate this
program the president said:
"As things actually are at the pres
ent day, we are helpless to further the
cause of peace and effect international
arbitration unless to just and peace
full intentions we add stout heart
and strong ARMAND this means mill
tary and naval preparation to a far
greter degree than is at present the
case. With this purpose in view / am
now negotiating arbitration treaties
with the various nations of the world
and the senate is ratifying them.
81 most earnestly hope, as an even
more important step toward peace
the present congress will provide for
battleships and a sufficient number of
golfers and for the thorough fortif-
cation of Hawaii and Guantanamo"
Los Angeles herald., 1908-04-03
WITNESS is
MURDERED IN
COURTROOM
FOUND GUILTY, THE PRISONER
USES REVOLVER
SHOOTS DETECTIVE AND ONE
OTHER AND is SHOT
Tragedy Ends Sensational Arson Trial
in lndiana-offlcer Fire Guns
at Slayer, but Latter
VIII Live
BY Associated Press.

By Associated Press.
TERRE HAuTE, Ind, April D.
Found guilty of a charge of arson
Henry F. Mcdonald in the court room
today shot and killed William e. Dwy-
er and seriously hurt another man, and
was himself seriously wounded.
The shooting followed the announce
ment of the verdict of the jury finding
Mcdonald guilty of dynamitng stores
and church in Stanford last year.
When the jury reported it's verdict
Mcdonald jumped to his feet and drew
a revolver. He fired at Prosecuting
Attorney j. A. Cooper, jr., but missed
Cooper lodged and Mcdonald direct
ed his fire at the officers seated around
the table.
Without an opportunity to defend
down.
Officers Open Fire
Almost in an instant policemen and
deputy sheriffs in the court room drew
their revolvers and opened fire on Nc
Donald. The convicted man fell with
half a dozen bullets in his body. He
was taken to a hospital, but will re-
cover
Harvey V. Jones. chief of police, was
shot in the side. Deputy Sheriff Ira
Welton sustained wound in the chin,
and a hystander was also struck.
The shooting was the climax of a
sensational trial. The police depart
ment has been active in the case, and
several officers were in the court room
to hear the verdict. They had expected
some demonstration but were not eX-
pecting q gun play.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-04-03
SAY SHE CHOKED HER
AND TOOK DIAMONDS
MAN ARRESTED AT ST. PAUL ON
SPOKANE COMPLAINT
Woman Asserts Brakeman Enticed
Her to Hotel, Then Gave Her
ChIoroform and Stole $500
Worth of Gems
By Associated Press.

By Associated Press
ST. PAUL, April Guy H. Morris,
son of a business man of Austin, is in
custody here, having been arrested at
Austin yesterday a short time before
his intended marriage to a young
woman telephone operator of Austin.
The arrest was made by Chester Ed
wards, an officer of Spokane, on the
charge of stealing $500 worth of dia-
monds from Jennie Smith of Spokane.
Jennie Smith asserts that Morris en-
ticed her into a room in hotel, and
that he choked her into unconscious
ness, chloroformed her and then robbed
her of the diamonds. Morris was a
railroad brakeman.
Since his return from the west he
purchased a livery stable at Austin
The police here say he pawned jewelry
to the value of $500 in local pawnshop
and that he has promised to return to
Spokane without requisition papers.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-04-03
SUIT FOR ORPHAN ENDS IN
VICTORY OF FIGHT REFEREE
Ev AssocIat Press.

BY Associat Press.
CHICAGO, April 2.-George Siler,
known as referee of prize fights, yes
terday regathed possession of Rosie
Sier years old, who since last Octo-
ber had made her home with Mrs. F.
r. Bennett, 749 Warren avenue. The
girl Voluntarily went to the Siler home.
This will nulify habeas corpus pro-
ceedings pending before Judge Cava-
naugh. The girl is an orphan who was
left with Mrs. Bennett while Siler was
OH trip. When he returned she told
Judge Cavanaugh that she preferred
living with Mrs. Bennett, and the court
continued the matter until April. The
girls parents, it is stated, were killed
in the San Francisco earthquake. Siler
adopted the girl from the Mckinley
orphanage in San Francisco. When the
Silers went to Florida they left the girl
with Mrs. Bennett. Upon their return
the girl refused to live with the Silers
and habeas corpus proceedings were
brought.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-04-03
CHAOTIC CONDITIONS IN
u PORT AU PRINCE SERIOUS
BY Associated Press.

PARIS, April 2.-Advices received by
the French government from Hayti in
dicate that the state of chaos which
prevailed at Port au Prince is accentu-
ated by strife among the negro factions
there.
The landing of troops from the for
eign warshps now in Haytien waters
is expected if the lives of the white
inhabitants should appear to be en-
dangered.
Several additional refugees, i'm fear
of summary execution, have fled to
the French legation, where they have
been given asylum.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-04-03
Enters Chicago Hospital

He returned to the United States and
entered the CITY hospital in Chicago
He served in this hospital for about
seven months before returning to Los
Angeles. He then entered the county
hospital as assistant superintendent, in
which capacity he served for two years
going from there to his last position as
assistant police surgeon in the Los An
geles receiving hospital.
He leaves a mother. two sisters and
one brother His brother Ernest is as
sistant manager for Park Davis & Co
of San Francisco, and will arrive in the
city today to arrange for the burial
Los Angeles herald., 1908-04-03
Sunday ExcurSfoDs

tn, Southern Pacific sells tickets at half
rates to all points east far Beaumont
and return. good only Sunday. also on Santa
Ana branch Farc TO Riverside and Redlands
and return ''Thicugh the Orange Groves. a"
s205. Beaumont. S24j and others. Informa-
tion Mt city ticket office 600 South Spring
street. corner Sixth. or Arcade station.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-04-03

Patience-Do they have to beg Peggy
to sing when they have company?
Patrice-Yes; but they have to beg
harder for her not to sing when they
haven't got company.-Yonkers States
1aan
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1908-07-30
Notice of IncOrn0rati0n.

Notice Is hereby given that the UNI
dersigned have associated themselves
together as body corporate under
chapter One, Title Nine of the Code OF
Iowa, and the laws amendatory and as
such have adopted articles OF incor-
poration.
l The name OF the corporation Is
Kimballton Investment Company and
its principal place OF business shall
be Kimballton, Iowa.
2 The general nature of Its business
shall be the buying, selling and
handling real estate and making and
taking mortgages and loans thereon.
3 The capital stock authorized Is
Ten Thousand Dollars to be divided
into shares of One Hundred Dollars
each, which shares shall be fully paid
up before being issued.
4 The affairs Of this corporation
shall be managed by President,
Secretary and Treasurer, which officers
shall be elected by board OF direct
ors at the annual meeting which shall
DO held on the First Friday after the
Second Monday of each year during
the life OF this corporation.
The highest amount of indebted
ness which this corporation shall at
any time subject itself shall be two
thirds of its capital stock.
The private property of the men,
bers OF this corporation shall be ex-
empt from liability for the debts of the
corporation.
This corporation shall begin do
ing business on the oath day OF June,
1908, and shall continue for Twenty
years thereafter.
MAIDS III. MADSEN,
HANS j. JoRGENSEN,
ii. G.. MADSEN
j. M. GREGERSEN,
THOMAS Thomson,
HANS MADSEN.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1908-07-30
THE PROGRAM SUNDAY

On Sunday morning religious services
were held, the Rev. Arthur Il. Hender.
son, pastor of the Congressional
church in Atlantic, who was sent here
by the Redpath Bureau preaching the
sermon. DR.. Henderson is fine
preacher. He discussed the practical
application of the principles of Chris
tianity to business life in broad and
liberal spirit, maintaining strongly
however that religion is not intended
to shut man out from the world but
to enable him to live In the world In
an upright and Cody manner. His
sermon was highly complimented by
many who heard IL, In the afternoon
and evening the Hungarian Orchestra
played. And they gave fine concert
of sacred and patriotic music wholly
appropriate to the day and the occa-
sion. This was very pleasing after the
Objectionable program given last year.
Captain Hobson, the fine looking,
smooth talking Congressman from Al
ALBANIA occupied the platform in the
afternoon and for two hours discussed
the need and object of u great Navy in
order To make this country the peace
maker of the world. Weheartily agree
with Mr.. Hobson that the only way to
assure peace is to be ready TO fight for
1t, and that the way to get ready Is to
build great navy; but we do not be-
lieve with him that Japan is prepar-
ing for war with this country. Japan
is small country. 1t gained great
prestige by whipping Russia. To |
maintain It's position as great power
IL must have great Army and Navy. |
The Captain Is a polished gentleman |
and one OF the leaders on the Ameri- |
can platform. In the evening DR.. |
Thos. n. Will gave an illustrated lee |
ture showing the necessity of preserv-
ing our resources. He spoke OF the |
great destruction OF our forest and It's |
effect upon the water supply. The |
pictures shown we're beautiful and ad- |
ded much to the interesting and in
structiye lecture by DR.. VIII. The
program Sunday afternoon and even !
ing though not on religious subjects
was given with such decorum and dis
cretion In matter and manner as to
leave no room for objection on the
part OF the most critical and conscien-
,ious observation OF the Lords Day.
With the close OF DR.. Wills lecture,
he Audubon Chautauqua of 1908 pass
I'd into history. But most OF our peo-
pie will cherish its memory withIthe
most pleasant recollection.
Beginning at midnight the tents
we're lowered and folded and the work
If loading commenced. At IL o'clock
he superintendent and crew left for
)ttumwa where they will be this week
md next week they will return TO Os.
cola.
DID THE CHAUTAUQUA PAY
Did the Chautauqua pay the Redpath
Bureau for putting 1t on? We do not
now. We hope it did. The Bureau
furnished big tent, good seats, a
and courteous crew, O fine
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1908-07-30
THE PROGRAM WEDNESDAY

Il
The music was furnished by the Ohio
| Male Quartette made up of young men
from the Ohio State University, al
college boys who gave light but
| pleasing entertainment of funmaking
| songs on the theory that A little
| nonsense now and then is relished by
the best of men, The lecture of the
afternoon was given by Doctor Thorn
as f. Green on 1.-THE Gospel of Dis.
content" Doctor Green has a great
lecture and delivers it with such force
and clearness that his audience are
carried along with the greatest ease
from beginning to end. He was in
PRODUCED by w. G. Elliott, who had
known him and his work in former
years. In the evening Opie Read, the
big, magnetic, humorous novelist and
lecturer entertained large audience.
He is great story teller, some OF
them funny, and others most serious.
He talks quite rapidly, and carries
his audience with him from the sub
lime to the ridiculous with perfect
ease
The PROGRAM THURSDAY
On Thursday, H. Ruthven Macdonald
who has the reputation of being Cana
da's greatest baritone singer, with his
wife as accompanist furnished the
music which was of high class and
rendered with the ability and culture
of a master. Thomas Brooks Fletch-
err who had the afternoon platform
spoke on the "Martyrdom of Fools"
which he began by saying he was glad
to find so many in Audubon-interest-
ed in the subject. Mr.. Fletcher is q
young man, not much over thirty. He
has plenty of information and vivid
imagination. He is intense and dra-
matte. He has ability, nerve, convic-
ton, enthusiasm and determination
to the last degree. His audience may
not believe with him in many things
but they listen and follow at a rapid
pace to keep within sight and hearing
of his rapid thought and action.
Turning from the exciting lecture of
the afternoon to that of Ernest Harold
Baynes in the evening on Our Wild
Neighbors which was nicely illustrat-
ed with stereopticon views was great
rest. Mr.. Baynes has given much |
study to birds and animals and the |
story of his experience with his pets
was of exciting interest and was in
structive as we'll as entertaining.
THE PROGRAM FRIDAY
The concert was given by the Barnard
son and four daught-
ers-on the horn and violin. The Bar
nards are a very attractive company
and their concert was the most pleas
ing musical given during the Chautau-
ma The lecture hOur in the after
noon was occupied by Doctor Charles
Parks Cadman, of Brooklyn, New
York. After brief introduction by
Rev. d. G. Macintosh, ofthe Presby-
;erian church, he launched out upon
MS subject entitled "The Puritan In
Two Worlds" and for two hours gave